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• Morley Community School students develop clothing line

  20-07-2022 23:42
  
  The hoodies and tee shirts that five Morley students designed are not only popular with classmates but have found a market with tourists and residents from Lake Louise to Calgary. Members of the school's entrepreneurial academy were tasked with re-branding the school store and also coming up with a way to promote community spirit along with the Stoney dialect. "It's a great source of pride for us because it's language that we spoke for a long time really like our ancestors," said 17-year-old Jac
  
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• Alberta ends visitor restrictions at AHS acute care sites - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 23:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Hockey Canada says it will stop using reserve fund to settle sexual assault claims

  20-07-2022 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada said the so-called ``National Equity Fund," which is maintained by membership fees collected across the country, to settle sexual assault claims.
  
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• Dassanayake returns for second stint as Canada men's cricket coach - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 23:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Suspect approached other homes before being shot by Calgary police: ASIRT

  20-07-2022 23:33
  
  Alberta's police watchdog has released new information on an incident in Coventry Hills on Sunday night that ended up a man being shot by Calgary police, saying the suspect had been approaching other homes in the area before the situation escalated. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says officers were called to a home in the 12100 block of Coventry Hills Way N.E. just before 10 p.m. after a man knocked on the door of the home and told the resident inside he was being chased by s
  
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• Vandalized transformer led to Keystone pipeline operating at reduced rate

  20-07-2022 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  An American utility company says vandalism to a transformer led to a power disruption which has forced the Keystone pipeline to operate at a reduced rate.
  
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• Elks face big challenge taking on unbeaten Bombers in Winnipeg - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 23:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Elks face big challenge taking on unbeaten Bombers in Winnipeg  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Review committee recommends Quebec Justice Gérard Dugré be removed from office - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 23:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Review committee recommends Quebec Justice Gérard Dugré be removed from office  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UPDATE: Two missing children found safe - My Lethbridge Now

  20-07-2022 22:57 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  UPDATE: Two missing children found safe  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary police vehicle catches fire, extinguished by CFD

  20-07-2022 22:41
  
  Calgary firefighters put out a blaze that engulfed a police vehicle in the city's northeast on Wednesday. Police say an officer was driving a marked police truck in the area of Edmonton Trail and 25th Avenue N.E. at around 10 a.m. when a warning light came on. As the officer pulled the vehicle over and stepped outside, the front end of the truck began smoking and caught fire. The officer called the fire department, who extinguished the blaze before it spread to the cab of the truck. A spokespers
  
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• Hockey Canada execs, CHL president to face questions from MPs in Ottawa next week

  20-07-2022 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada has been under intense scrutiny since news broke in May that it quietly settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges eight unnamed players assaulted her in 2018.
  
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• Tenille Townes leads Alberta artists nominated for CCMA awards - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 22:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Tenille Townes leads Alberta artists nominated for CCMA awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary WestJet employees back strike vote if new deal can't be reached

  20-07-2022 21:46
  
  The union representing more than 700 WestJet employees at airports in Calgary and Vancouver says workers have voted to support a strike if they cannot reach a new contract with the airline. It could happen as soon as July 27.  Unifor Local 531 represents baggage service agents, customer service agents and guest service leads, among others, in the two cities.  The union says after months of negotiating the two sides are still far apart on multiple subjects. One in particular is a sticki
  
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• Williams suspended, Richardson fined by CFL for Touchdown Atlantic incident - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 21:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Williams suspended, Richardson fined by CFL for Touchdown Atlantic incident  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Low demand for booster as Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands

  20-07-2022 21:32
  
  Albertans aged 18 and older can officially book a fourth shot to protect against the COVID-19 virus, but demand for the mRNA vaccine has been low according to local pharmacists.  CTV News contacted several pharmacies in the Calgary area and discovered that most had vaccinated 10 or fewer people Wednesday morning, the first day of expanded eligibility. Faust Charlong, co-owner of Penny Fausta Pharmacy, says her northwest Calgary site is accepting walk-in appointments, but demand for the vacc
  
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• Functional planning study underway for Memorial Drive eastern extension

  20-07-2022 20:31
  
  The City of Calgary is undertaking a study to determine the configuration and exact location of a previously approved extension to Memorial Drive that will see it extended from Abbeydale Drive to the eastern city limits at 116 Street East. The extension will include a new crossing of the CN Rail line, and an east-west overpass over Stoney Trail. However, it will not include an interchange with Stoney Trail or any connections to the ring road. Other potential intersections that are being loo
  
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• Lethbridge to look at allocating funds for encampment solutions - My Lethbridge Now

  20-07-2022 20:03 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge to look at allocating funds for encampment solutions  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• $5.3 million to bolster substance addictions programs in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 19:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  $5.3 million to bolster substance addictions programs in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hinshaw to announce changes to COVID-19 data reporting Wednesday

  20-07-2022 19:41
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will give a COVID-19 update on Wednesday. A government release says Dr. Deena Hinshaw will announce changes to how the province reports COVID-19 data. Alberta has been updating its COVID-19 dashboard only on Wednesdays for weeks, and suspended scheduled press conferences recently. On Tuesday, the province announced all Albertans 18 and older can get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose starting Wednesday. Watch Hinshaw's announcement live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca
  
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• Hinshaw announces minor changes to COVID-19 dashboard

  20-07-2022 19:41
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health said the province would make some adjustments to its COVID-19 data dashboard. The changes involve hospitalizations, outbreak tracking, health-care capacity and vaccine outcomes. For hospitalizations, Alberta Health will add a graph that shows people hospitalized directly or indirectly due to COVID-19. The province is going away from specific outbreak locations by zone. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says it's a highly-manual process, and it's not timely because it's
  
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• Missing Calgary man Mike Langois last seen in Rundle: police

  20-07-2022 19:26
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a missing man last seen in the community of Rundle earlier this month. Police say Mike St. Laurent Langois was last seen leaving the 200 block of Rundlewood Close N.E. on Saturday, July 9. He was later reported missing by his family. Langois is described as 173 centimetres tall (5’8”) and weighing approximately 68 kilograms (150 pounds) with a medium build, short light brown hair and a beard. When he was last seen, Langlois w
  
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• Man in critical condition after being pulled from Bow River near Harvie Passage

  20-07-2022 19:15
  
  A man is in critical, life-threatening condition at the Foothills Medical Centre after being rescued from the Bow River. The Calgary Fire Department aquatic response team was deployed to a location near the 12th Street S.E. bridge shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a body floating facedown in the river. The crew located the man near the Harvie Passage, pulled him from the water and began performing CPR until EMS arrived to transport him to hospital. It is not known where the man e
  
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• Man in critical condition after being pulled from Bow River near Harvie Pasasage

  20-07-2022 19:15
  
  A man is in critical, life-threatening condition at the Foothills Medical Centre after being rescued from the Bow River. The Calgary Fire Department aquatic response team was deployed to a location near the 12 Street S.E. bridge shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a body floating facedown in the river. The crew located the man near the Harvie Passage, pulled him from the water and began performing CPR until EMS arrived to transport him to hospital. It is not known where the man ent
  
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• Truck driver in deadly Broncos crash granted day parole

  20-07-2022 19:09
  
  The Parole Board of Canada has granted Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the trucker who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, day parole for six months.Get the CTV News app for Saskatoon area breaking news alerts and top stories Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges for the 2018 crash that killed 16 and injured 13. He went through a stop sign at a rural Saskatchewan intersection and drove into the path of the junior hockey team's bus as it was
  
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• Ceremonial opening held for new Waterton Lakes Visitor Centre - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 18:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ceremonial opening held for new Waterton Lakes Visitor Centre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash granted day parole for 6 months

  20-07-2022 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jaskirat Sidhu, who has been serving his sentence at a prison in Bowden, Alta., asked the Parole Board to be released pending possible deportation.
  
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• Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash

  20-07-2022 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jaskirat Sidhu, who has been serving his sentence at a prison in Bowden, Alta., is asking to be released pending possible deportation.
  
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• Six Lethbridge Bulls selected for WCBL All-Star Game July 23 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 17:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Dog owners face 12 charges in fatal atttack on Calgary senior

  20-07-2022 17:29
  
  City of Calgary officials confirm three dogs that killed an 86-year-old woman in a northwest neighbourhood in June are alive and remain in custody. Betty Williams was attacked by the dogs in the alleyway behind her home in the 1500 block of 21st Avenue N.W, in the community of Capitol Hill, on June 5. She died from her injuries on the way to hospital. The dogs were seized and the City of Calgary awaits the outcome of its Dangerous Dog Act application to euthanize the animals from the Court of Qu
  
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• Dog owners face 12 charges in fatal attack on Calgary senior

  20-07-2022 17:29
  
  City of Calgary officials confirm two dog owners have been charged after their animals killed an 86-year-old woman in a northwest neighbourhood in June. Betty Williams was attacked by the dogs in the alleyway behind her home in the 1500 block of 21st Avenue N.W, in the community of Capitol Hill, on June 5. She died from her injuries on the way to hospital. The dogs were seized and the City of Calgary awaits the outcome of its Dangerous Dog Act application to euthanize the animals from the Court
  
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• Dog owners face 12 bylaw charges in fatal attack on Calgary senior

  20-07-2022 17:29
  
  Two dog owners have been charged after their animals killed an 86-year-old woman in a northwest neighbourhood in June. Betty Williams was attacked by the dogs in the alleyway behind her home in the 1500 block of 21st Avenue N.W, in the community of Capitol Hill, on June 5. She died from her injuries on the way to hospital. The dogs were seized and the City of Calgary awaits the outcome of its Dangerous Dog Act application to euthanize the animals from the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. Denni
  
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• City awaits euthanization decision on dogs that killed elderly Calgary woman

  20-07-2022 17:29
  
  City of Calgary officials confirm three dogs that killed an 86-year-old woman in a northwest neighbourhood in June are alive and remain in custody. Betty Williams was attacked by the dogs in the alleyway behind her home in the 1500 block of 21st Avenue N.W, in the community of Capitol Hill, on June 5. She died from her injuries on the way to hospital. The dogs were seized and the City of Calgary awaits the outcome of its Dangerous Dog Act application to euthanize the animals from the Court of Qu
  
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• Uvalde schools looking to fire police chief after shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 17:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary runs ongoing storm risks for the next couple of evenings

  20-07-2022 16:45
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: As of 3 p.m., it's all quiet. Still, a risk of storms will persist until the 7 o'clock hour for Calgary. That potential for stormy weather is now bleeding somewhat into Saturday. Storms of this variety may appear quite suddenly on the horizon before barreling through, and while Calgary's chance remains remote, it's still worth having a plan for, should your evening involve a jaunt about town. We'll do it all again tomorrow, as the jet continues pressing instability off the foot
  
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• Calgary runs another storm risk Wednesday evening

  20-07-2022 16:45
  
  Much of yesterday's forecast is holding steady today. The only exception: a bump in temperatures. With the jet positioned across the Rockies, severe thunderstorms are a possibility; because of a layer of stability near the surface, there remains a chance that storms will be held off, but the potential for large hail and strong, warning-level wind gusts exist in any storms that can overcome that layer. Thursday and Friday, we'll do it all again. Warm and sunny conditions will start us off, and is
  
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• Wednesday marks deadline for Alberta UCP leadership contestants

  20-07-2022 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cutoff is 5 p.m. for applicants to submit a package of forms and consent documents along with at least 1,000 signatures and at least $75,000.
  
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• Deadline for Alberta UCP leadership contestants to submit their applications passes

  20-07-2022 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cutoff was 5 p.m. for applicants to submit a package of forms and consent documents along with at least 1,000 signatures and at least $75,000.
  
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• 8 UCP leadership hopefuls say they made application deadline, approval still pending for some

  20-07-2022 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cutoff was 5 p.m. for applicants to submit a package of forms and consent documents along with at least 1,000 signatures and at least $75,000.
  
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• Southern Alberta homeowners face massive cleanup, rebuild after devastating storm

  20-07-2022 16:15
  
  Monday's devastating storm in southeast Alberta has some families facing the daunting task of rebuilding and putting the pieces of their lives back together after losing nearly all their possessions. Strong wind turned regular items into projectiles that ripped through homes, damaged vehicles, sent at least one garage airborne and had people running for shelter. The catastrophic storm produced funnel clouds but, as of Wednesday, no confirmed tornado touchdowns in the area outside Medicine Hat.Ry
  
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• Potential strike looms as WestJet employees in Calgary, Vancouver seek new contract with airline

  20-07-2022 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor Local 531 represents baggage service agents, customer service agents and guest service leads, among others, in Calgary and Vancouver.
  
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• Deadline for Alberta UCP leadership contestants; most have filed applications - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 15:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• WestJet employees in Calgary and Vancouver back strike vote if deal can't be reached

  20-07-2022 14:12
  
  The union representing more than 700 WestJet employees at airports in Calgary and Vancouver says they have voted to support a strike if they cannot reach a new contract with the airline. Unifor Local 531 represents baggage service agents, customer service agents and guest service leads, among others, in Calgary and Vancouver. The union says wages are a key issue in the contract talks. It says the workers voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike as early as July 27 if a deal cannot be reached. Bef
  
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• Deadline for Alberta UCP leadership contestants; most have filed applications

  20-07-2022 14:00
  
  It’s deadline day for those seeking to be the next leader of Alberta’s United Conservatives and most of the contestants have already filed their applications. The cutoff is 5 p.m. for applicants to submit a package of forms and consent documents along with at least 1,000 signatures from across Alberta and at least $75,000 towards the entry fee and good behaviour deposit. Two of the nine applicants — Travis Toews and Danielle Smith — have already had their applications for
  
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• Alberta UCP confirms 3 candidates in leadership race at deadline

  20-07-2022 14:00
  
  Alberta’s United Conservative Party has confirmed three candidates for its leadership race as the clock ticks down on the deadline for applications. Travis Toews, Danielle Smith and Brian Jean have been confirmed as candidates ahead of today’s 5 p.m. deadline. Toews stepped down as finance minister in late May in order to run while Jean is currently the UCP legislature member for Fort McMurray-Lac la Biche, and Smith is the former leader of Alberta’s Wildrose party. Rajan Sawhn
  
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• Alberta UCP confirms 3 candidates in leadership race as clock ticks down on deadline

  20-07-2022 14:00
  
  Alberta’s United Conservative Party has confirmed three candidates for its leadership race as the clock ticks down on the deadline for applications. Travis Toews, Danielle Smith and Brian Jean have been confirmed as candidates ahead of today’s 5 p.m. deadline. Toews stepped down as finance minister in late May in order to run while Jean is currently the UCP legislature member for Fort McMurray-Lac la Biche, and Smith is the former leader of Alberta’s Wildrose party. Rajan Sawhn
  
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• Lethbridge Rugby Club alumni reminisce at weekend celebration - Lethbrige Herald

  20-07-2022 12:14 via lethbridgeherald.com
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• Inflation may have peaked in June as gas prices soared: economists

  20-07-2022 10:30
  
  Economists are predicting Canada's inflation rate may have peaked in June as soaring gas prices pushed the cost of living up 8.1 per cent compared with a year ago, its hottest pace in nearly 40 years. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the annual inflation rate for June was up from 7.7 per cent in May and marked the largest yearly change since January 1983 when it hit 8.2 per cent. <br /> The increase in the consumer price index for the month was largely due to higher gasoline prices, which
  
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• Canada's annual inflation rate rises to 8.1 per cent in June

  20-07-2022 10:30
  
  Canada's inflation rate was up 8.1 per cent in June compared with a year ago, its largest yearly change since January 1983. The inflation rate in May was 7.7 per cent. Statistics Canada said price acceleration in June was largely the result of gas prices rising even faster. In comparison to a year ago, gas prices were up more than 50 per cent. The price acceleration in June is consistent with what economists expected, as energy and food prices continued to rise and the economy reopened further.
  
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• Hugo Houle's Quebec hometown celebrates his Tour de France stage win - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 10:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hugo Houle's Quebec hometown celebrates his Tour de France stage win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Questions raised about value of random COVID-19 tests for travellers - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2022 10:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Questions raised about value of random COVID-19 tests for travellers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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