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• UCP leadership hopefuls wait for party candidacy approval

  21-07-2022 23:57
  
  The race for the UCP's top job is heating up, and it's expected to get even hotter as the summer goes on.  The application deadline for potential candidates came and went Wednesday evening, and as many as eight candidates could be on party member ballots in October.  That may come as a surprise to those tracking the race after some strict applications rules forced all potential candidates to submit 1,000 signatures and $175,000 to even be considered for the top job.  "It's going t
  
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• Former finance minister questions whether Alberta sovereignty bill would pass

  21-07-2022 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's former finance minister has added his voice to those questioning whether a rival's promised bill rejecting federal law would pass in the legislature.
  
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• Defence wraps cross-examination of Virtanen accuser as B.C. trial continues - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 23:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Defence wraps cross-examination of Virtanen accuser as B.C. trial continues  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Folk Fest focuses on reducing environmental footprint

  21-07-2022 23:38
  
  Calgary’s Folk Festival is ramping up its environmental initiatives as it prepares to host more than 40,000 people this weekend, marking the first in-person event in three years. Prince’s Island Park is expected to be filled to the max with music lovers, street vendors, and about 100 volunteers which means a lot of extra trash can be expected. To mitigate waste, folk fest organizers have set aside several recycling, garbage, and compost stations which are clearly labelled for attende
  
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• Independent MLA Thomas Dang not seeking re-election

  21-07-2022 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a statement posted to Twitter, Dang said he will continue to serve his constituents in Edmonton-South for the remainder of his term.
  
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• Oilers' owner Katz accused of paying 17-year-old dancer for sex in Nevada civil suit

  21-07-2022 22:47
  
  Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz is denying ever paying an underage ballerina $75,000 for "sexual favours," as was alleged in a civil suit filed earlier this month in Nevada. The lawsuit is a counterclaim filed by a prominent ballerina and her husband, Dusty and Mitchell Button, in response to allegations they committed sexual offences against young dancers under their wing. The Buttons instead argue they are the victims of a coordinated attack meant to ruin their reputation, and allege that Sag
  
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• Lethbridge dog owner faces 6 charges under Dog Control Bylaw following biting incident

  21-07-2022 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The owner of two dogs is facing multiple charges under the City of Lethbridge Dog Control Bylaw 5235.
  
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• Lethbridge dog owner charged after two youths bitten - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 22:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge dog owner charged after two youths bitten  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Out-of-control Nordegg wildfire grows overnight

  21-07-2022 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RWF-038 wildfire, located about 19 kilometres west of Nordegg on the north side of Highway 11, is being fueled by increased temperatures, low humidity and high winds.
  
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• N.S., N.B. premiers to ‘monitor’ Hockey Canada controversy ahead of 2023 world juniors

  21-07-2022 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The premiers of N.S. and N.B. say they will be watching the Hockey Canada situation closely ahead of the 2023 world juniors to be hosted by Halifax and Moncton.
  
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• Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'very mild symptoms' - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 21:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'very mild symptoms'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Zoo hosts parades featuring life-size puppets of endangered species

  21-07-2022 21:41
  
  The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is holding parades at the zoo featuring depictions of endangered species and wants you to join in on the educational fun. The conservation parades, which makes its way down the zoo's Discovery Trail at 11 a.m. each day, includes puppets constructed by the Green Fools Theatre of several at-risk species that the zoo is trying to protect. Visitors will encounter a polar bear, a greater sage-grouse, a whooping crane, a great grey owl and a burrowing owl. Dean Bareham
  
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• B.C. ending immigration detention arrangement with CBSA, citing human rights - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 21:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. ending immigration detention arrangement with CBSA, citing human rights  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hot weather leads to sweat, delays for Canadian travellers in Europe - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 20:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hot weather leads to sweat, delays for Canadian travellers in Europe  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hand-foot-and-mouth disease cases in Alberta childcare centres see dramatic increase

  21-07-2022 20:51
  
  Alberta Health Services says it is seeing an uptick in hand-foot-and-mouth disease in childcare centres. In 2021/2022, the province has received 156 reports of HFM in childcare facilities, 84 of which were in the Edmonton Zone, compared to 61 outbreaks, 31 of which were in the Edmonton Zone in the previous year. In Alberta in 2018/2019, there were 90 outbreaks and in 2017/2018, there were 120. The president of the pediatric department of the Alberta Medical Association says the increase is likel
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders push back game versus Toronto to Sunday - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 20:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Saskatchewan Roughriders push back game versus Toronto to Sunday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada’s wildfire response: How provinces are adapting amid extreme heat

  21-07-2022 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  From developing models and new technologies to collaboration, Canadian western provinces are looking at ways to improve wildfire mitigation practices as wildfire season heats up.
  
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• 2 charged after suspected fentanyl seized in targeted traffic stop near Brooks

  21-07-2022 20:29
  
  Two people face drug trafficking and possession charges after police seized suspected fentanyl and other illicit drugs from a home in a southern Alberta village and during a traffic stop. The drugs were allegedly found and seized during a targeted traffic stop in Brooks on July 6 by Medicine Hat Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) members . Additional drugs were allegedly found in a house in the village of Empress, Alta., located along the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary roughly 120 kil
  
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• Veteran Calgary police officer charged after investigation into 'indecent act'

  21-07-2022 20:03
  
  A 12-year veteran of the Calgary Police Service has been charged following an investigation into what police call an "indecent act." Daryn Emmett, 54, was arrested on Wednesday and subsequently placed on administrative leave. CPS officials confirm the alleged incident occurred while Emmett was off-duty, but provided no details regarding what happened or when and where it occurred. The outcome of the criminal case against Emmett will determine if the CPS pursues additional internal discipline.&nb
  
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• B.C. announces consumer protection policy for homebuyers in competitive market - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 19:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. announces consumer protection policy for homebuyers in competitive market  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government changes course, will continue coverage for insulin pumps

  21-07-2022 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  There will be no changes to the current Insulin Pump Therapy Program and Albertans will now have access to newer pump models, Health Minister Jason Copping said on Thrusday.
  
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• Amazing Race boosts tourism in Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  21-07-2022 19:28 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Amazing Race boosts tourism in Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Old Age Security payments increasing by 10% for seniors 75+ - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 19:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Old Age Security payments increasing by 10% for seniors 75+  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's high court upholds first-degree conviction against B.C. killer - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 19:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's high court upholds first-degree conviction against B.C. killer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• $135K worth of drugs confiscated in southeastern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 19:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  $135K worth of drugs confiscated in southeastern Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Senior officer faces military charges after probe of relationship allegations - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Senior officer faces military charges after probe of relationship allegations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2021 Annual Report released by Town of Coaldale - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  2021 Annual Report released by Town of Coaldale  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 18:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• West Germany soccer great Uwe Seeler dies at 85 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 18:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  West Germany soccer great Uwe Seeler dies at 85  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trudeau: Hockey Canada needs a 'real reckoning' in wake of scandal - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 18:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Trudeau: Hockey Canada needs a 'real reckoning' in wake of scandal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge crews help to restore power in Medicine Hat following storm - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 17:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge crews help to restore power in Medicine Hat following storm  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Maud Charron, Josh Cassidy named Canada's flag-bearers for Commonwealth Games - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 17:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Maud Charron, Josh Cassidy named Canada's flag-bearers for Commonwealth Games  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Missing Calgary woman believed to have been murdered: police

  21-07-2022 17:21
  
  A Calgary woman who was reported missing in 2017 is believed to have been killed, according to police. Calgary Police Service officials are scheduled to provide additional details regarding the investigation into the disappearance of Tammie 'Irish' Howard, and her suspected murder, during a Thursday afternoon media conference. According to police, the ongoing five-year investigation into the missing persons report has tied a light-coloured Jeep Wrangler to her death. Family members reported Howa
  
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• Missing Calgary woman believed to have been killed: police

  21-07-2022 17:21
  
  A Calgary woman who was reported missing in 2017 is believed to have been killed, according to police. Calgary Police Service officials are scheduled to provide additional details regarding the investigation into the disappearance of Tammie 'Irish' Howard and the suspected homicide of Howard during a Thursday afternoon media conference. Family members reported Howard's disappearance to police in April 2017, after last hearing from her on Christmas Eve of 2016. Police said Howard had a high-risk
  
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• Province to announce supports for Albertans with diabetes

  21-07-2022 17:19
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping is expected to make an announcement about supports for Albertans with diabetes on Thursday morning. The province has faced criticism in recent months over a plan to change its insulin pump program. The announcement will be carried live at 10 a.m. on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca 
  
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• Alberta drops proposed changes to insulin pump program

  21-07-2022 17:19
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping announced Thursday morning that the province will not be going ahead with proposed changes to the insulin pump program. The government faced criticism from individuals and organizations alike after announcing the changes earlier this year. “I’ve heard your message loud and clear,” said Copping. “That is why I have decided to cancel the proposed shift to the changes in the insulin pump therapy program to government sponsored benefits. To be cl
  
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• Alta. prisoner serving time for manslaughter dead: Correctional Service Canada

  21-07-2022 16:30
  
  A man serving time for manslaughter in the death of a woman in Edmonton in 2017 recently died while in an Alberta prison, according to Correctional Service Canada. Timothy Crowe died on July 18 in Bowden Institution, the CSC stated on Wednesday. It's not known how he died. Since October 2018, Crowe had been serving a sentence of five years and seven months. On March 6, 2017, a woman was found dead in an Edmonton condo. Crowe was charged with second-degree murder two days later. Per policy, CSC h
  
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• Red Deer recovery community slated for fall completion - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 15:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Red Deer recovery community slated for fall completion  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's 5-day forecast; storm potential entering weekend

  21-07-2022 15:05
  
  We can nearly reload yesterday's forecast for today. Convective inhibition will present for Calgary Thursday, meaning we have a nonzero chance of storms, but run only a slight risk of active weather this afternoon. If a storm does develop, hail and wind remain the primary concerns. Tomorrow is looking a bit more active, now. A shortwave crosses the Rockies, and pushes storms out. These would be a fair bit more widespread, and Calgary could find itself somewhere along the convective line. Severe
  
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• Alberta Government enhancing support for victims of crime - My Lethbridge Now

  21-07-2022 13:58 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Alberta Government enhancing support for victims of crime  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• The Centuries-Old Italian Chapel Built Into A Sheer Cliffside - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 11:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Centuries-Old Italian Chapel Built Into A Sheer Cliffside  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'A personal journey': People travelling great distances to see Pope Francis - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 10:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  'A personal journey': People travelling great distances to see Pope Francis  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge dog owner faces 6 charges under Dog Control Bylaw following biting incident - Global News

  21-07-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge dog owner faces 6 charges under Dog Control Bylaw following biting incident  Global News
  
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• Jan. 6: Trump spurned aides' pleas to call off Capitol mob

  21-07-2022 08:52
  
  Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, Republican congressional leaders and even his family, Donald Trump refused to call off the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, instead "pouring gasoline on the fire" by aggressively tweeting his false claims of a stolen election and telling the crowd of supporters in a video address how special they were. The next day, he declared anew, "I don't want to say the election is over." That was in a previously unaired outtake of a speech he was to give, shown
  
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• Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 07:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tenille Townes looks forward to Alberta homecoming with 7 CCMA Awards nominations

  21-07-2022 07:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tenille Townes is once again the front-runner at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, and that gives her another reason to come home to Alberta and see her family.
  
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• Steeplechaser Jeruto plunges into water after gold at worlds - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 06:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Steeplechaser Jeruto plunges into water after gold at worlds  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 187 minutes as Capitol attacked - Lethbridge News Now

  21-07-2022 06:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 187 minutes as Capitol attacked  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tkachuk says he won't re-sign extension with Flames: Athletic article

  21-07-2022 05:47
  
  The news just keeps getting worse for the Calgary Flames. It appears Matthew Tkachuk's days in Calgary may be numbered. According to an article in The Athletic by Jeremy Rutherford and Hailey Selvian,Tkachuk has informed the Flames he will not re-sign a long-term deal to play for the Flames. As a result, it now appears a trade involving the 24-year-old fan favourite is likely to happen sooner than later. The article reported that Tkachuk has provided the team with a list of American teams he wou
  
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• Wildfire evacuation order issued for Nordegg area

  21-07-2022 03:42
  
  An evacuation order was issued for Clearwater County Wednesday evening due to a 200-hectare wildfire about 19 kilometres west of Nordegg. Clearwater Country issued an evacuation order for the Snow Creek Provincial Recreation Area, the Dry Haven Provincial Recreation Area, the Centre for Outdoor Education, Fish lake Provincial Recreation Area, Frontier Lodge and Goldeye Lake Provincial Recreation Area and the surrounding area shortly before 9 p.m. April Macintosh and her family were planning to c
  
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