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• Canada sees largest loss of bee colonies in past 20 years - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 23:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada sees largest loss of bee colonies in past 20 years  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stormy weather Monday evening heralds a warm-up

  25-07-2022 22:59
  
  It's plenty chilly, compared to just a day ago, even. Showers are tracking in from the northwest, and there remains a chance we see thundershowers later in the afternoon. Speaking of, Friday is the forecast's biggest jumper; now we're running a risk of thundershowers on the back of the extreme heat on the day, which serves to counterbalance our temperature the next day, thanks to that layer of evapotranspiration. So, while Monday's thundershowers herald a warm-up, Friday's thundershowers lead to
  
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• First UCP leadership debate being held in Medicine Hat July 27 - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 22:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  First UCP leadership debate being held in Medicine Hat July 27  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Toronto midfielder Michael Bradley named MLS player of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 22:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Toronto midfielder Michael Bradley named MLS player of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pope Francis apology: A look at reactions across Canada

  25-07-2022 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here is some of the reaction from politicians and Indigenous leaders to Pope Francis' historic apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools in Canada.
  
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• 18-year-old woman killed in Bow Trail crash, police seek dash cam footage

  25-07-2022 21:31
  
  Calgary police are asking drivers who have dash cam footage of a crash on Bow Trail on Friday that killed a young woman to come forward. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Bow Trail and 45th Street S.W. at around 3 p.m. for reports of a two-vehicle collision. Police say it's believed a grey 2011 Acura MDX was turning from eastbound Bow Trail onto northbound 45th Street S.W. when it hit the side of a black 2004 Lexus GX470 travelling west, causing it to roll. An 18-year-old passen
  
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• ArriveCan app continues to frustrate users and experts after glitch fix - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 20:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  ArriveCan app continues to frustrate users and experts after glitch fix  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Newest Flames are open to calling Calgary home for foreseeable future

  25-07-2022 20:38
  
  Two of the newest members of the Calgary Flames spoke to media on Monday following a Friday night trade that saw Matthew Tkachuk acquired by the Florida Panthers. Tkachuk was shipped off with a 2025 conditional fourth round pick for forward Jonathan Huberdeau – who notched 115 points for the Panthers last season, defenseman Mackenzie Weegar – who had  a career year with 44 points, 21-year-old forward Cole Scwindt and a 2025 conditional first-round draft pick.  Both Huberdea
  
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• Newest Flames are ‘open' to calling Calgary home for foreseeable future

  25-07-2022 20:38
  
  Two of the newest members of the Calgary Flames spoke to media on Monday following a Friday night trade that saw Matthew Tkachuk acquired by the Florida Panthers. Tkachuk was shipped off with a 2025 conditional fourth round pick for forward Jonathan Huberdeau – who notched 115 points for the Panthers last season, defenseman Mackenzie Weegar – who had  a career year with 44 points, 21-year-old forward Cole Scwindt and a 2025 conditional first-round draft pick.  Both Huberdea
  
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• Nordegg wildfire now being held

  25-07-2022 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A wildfire is considered "being held" when the blaze is not expected to continue to grow given current weather conditions and resources, according to the province.
  
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• Nordegg wildfire being held; firefighters from B.C. and Quebec arrive to help

  25-07-2022 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 70 firefighters from Quebec and 90 from B.C. are helping out in Alberta fighting wildfires.
  
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• Raj Sherman denied chance to run for Alberta UCP leadership

  25-07-2022 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative Party said Raj Sherman 'missed a few of the requirements' to be included in the leadership race.
  
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• Full text of the Pope Francis’ residential school apology: ‘I am deeply sorry’

  25-07-2022 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pope Francis delivered an apology to Indigenous residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alta., after a visit to the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School.
  
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• RCMP investigating vandalism to Southern Alberta monument - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  RCMP investigating vandalism to Southern Alberta monument  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Keystone pipeline resumes normal operations after power supply damaged

  25-07-2022 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  TC Energy said Saturday is has safely resumed normal operations of the Keystone pipeline system after a power outage last weekend.
  
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• PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 18:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich back in court for bail review

  25-07-2022 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lich was ordered to stay in jail to await trial for her role in the protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in February, after the court ruled she had breached her bail conditions.
  
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• Street sweeping text reminders to end in Lethbridge on July 31 - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 17:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Street sweeping text reminders to end in Lethbridge on July 31  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mechanical issue stops CTrain travel between Sunnyside and Lions Park Station

  25-07-2022 16:01
  
  A mechanical issue is causing some slow downs for commuters who use the Red Line LRT. Calgary Transit says CTrains are not able to travel between Sunnyside and Lions Park Station until further notice due to a power issue, though shuttle busses will be running between the two stations. CTrains are running from Somerset Station to Sunnyside Station, and from Tuscany Station to Lions Park Station. The mechanical issues comes after the Calgary Fire Department received a call about a downed powe
  
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• CTrain travel between Sunnyside and Lions Park Station resumes Monday evening

  25-07-2022 16:01
  
  A mechanical issue that caused interruptions  for commuters who use the Red Line LRT was resolved early Monday evening. Earlier Monday,  CTrains were not able to travel between Sunnyside and Lions Park Station due to a power issue, causing shuttle busses to transport passengers between the two stations. However, Calgary Transit tweeted that service resumed between the two stations around 7 p.m. The mechanical issues arose after the Calgary Fire Department received a call about a downed
  
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• Strike averted after WestJet reaches tentative agreement with Unifor service workers - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 15:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Strike averted after WestJet reaches tentative agreement with Unifor service workers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Strike averted after WestJet reaches tentative agreement with Unifor service workers

  25-07-2022 15:15
  
  There will be no strike at WestJet this week now that the airline has reached a tentative labour deal with the union representing hundreds of workers at the Calgary and Vancouver airports. Both the airline and Unifor Local 531 announced the deal on Sunday evening, days before nearly 800 baggage and customer service staff could have walked off the job. Unifor announced last week that workers had voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike as early as this Wednesday if a deal could not be reached. Nei
  
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• WestJet strike averted as tentative agreement reached with Unifor service workers

  25-07-2022 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Both the airline and Unifor Local 531 announced the deal on Sunday evening, days before nearly 800 baggage and customer service staff could have walked off the job.
  
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• Pope Francis to visit former residential school, expected to issue apology

  25-07-2022 12:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The day's events begin with a trip to Maskwacis, Alta., where the pontiff is scheduled to visit the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School.
  
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• Pope Francis ‘deeply sorry,’ asks for forgiveness for residential schools during Alberta visit

  25-07-2022 12:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Pope is giving an address before survivors and elders in Maskwacis, Alta. The former Ermineskin Indian Residential School was one of the largest institutions in Canada.
  
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• Pope Francis to visit former residential school site, Edmonton church

  25-07-2022 11:43
  
  Pope Francis is expected to speak publicly for the first time on his Canadian visit at a meeting Monday morning with First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in a community south of Edmonton. The day's events are to begin with a trip to Maskwacis, Alta., where the pontiff was to see the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School, which was one of the largest institutions in the country. It is expected that this is where the Pope will issue an apology to Indigenous residential school s
  
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• Pope Francis to issue apology to Indigenous residential school survivors

  25-07-2022 11:43
  
  Pope Francis is expected to speak publicly for the first time on his Canadian visit at a meeting Monday morning with First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in a community south of Edmonton. The day's events are to begin with a trip to Maskwacis, Alta., where the pontiff was to see the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School, which was one of the largest institutions in the country. It is expected that this is where the Pope will issue an apology to Indigenous residential school s
  
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• 'I ask forgiveness': Pope Francis issues apology for residential school abuses

  25-07-2022 11:43
  
  Pope Francis has issued a public apology for the role that the Catholic Church played in Canada's residential school system during his visit to the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School in Maskwacis, Alta. “I am here because the first step of my penitential pilgrimage among you is that of again asking forgiveness, of telling you once more that I am deeply sorry. Sorry for the ways in which, regrettably, many Christians supported the colonizing mentality of the powers that
  
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• Day 2 of Pope visit to include stops at a former residential school, Edmonton church

  25-07-2022 11:43
  
  Pope Francis is expected to speak publicly for the first time on his Canadian visit at a meeting this morning with First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in a community south of Edmonton. The day's events begin with a trip to Maskwacis, Alta., where the pontiff is scheduled to visit the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School.Read more: First-hand accounts from residential school survivorsIt is expected this is where the Pope will issue an apology to Indigenous residential school
  
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• Lethbridge police continue traffic enforcement initiative | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  25-07-2022 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police continue traffic enforcement initiative | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Authorities: 7 hurt in shooting at Los Angeles park - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 05:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Authorities: 7 hurt in shooting at Los Angeles park  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Send in the clowns? LeBron's a yes, Martinez a no - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 05:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Send in the clowns? LeBron's a yes, Martinez a no  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian citizen killed in Ukraine with three other foreign volunteer fighters identified

  25-07-2022 04:19
  
  A Canadian citizen who died recently in Ukraine has been identified as a volunteer fighter, nicknamed “Beaver”, who was part of a special operations group within the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Emile-Antoine Roy-Sirois had travelled to Ukraine with the goal of helping the country fight against invading Russian forces. He was with three other foreign fighters, two Americans and a Swede, when they were ambushed by a Russian tank in the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine last week. Their un
  
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• Alberta, Calgary see rise in COVID-19 cases as large events return

  25-07-2022 02:58
  
  The lack of restrictions and return of large events could be behind Alberta’s latest rise in COVID-19 cases, according to a Calgary developmental biologist. “One could map it even when you have regions with a lot of festivals, a lot of large gatherings, then the spread might be bigger,” said Gosia Gasperowicz, developmental biologist and researcher at the University of Calgary. “For example, with Stampede, it’s not only people being at Stampede but all the parties a
  
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• Canadian women tip Italy in test of rugby powers - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 02:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian women tip Italy in test of rugby powers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What's happening around Lethbridge this week: July 24, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 02:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  What's happening around Lethbridge this week: July 24, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down during vicious southern Alberta storm

  25-07-2022 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Climate Change Canada confirmed a tornado touched down in southern Alberta earlier this month during a storm that caused devastation to several homes.
  
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• Lethbridge Tool Library launches with free repair café for the community - Global News

  25-07-2022 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Tool Library launches with free repair café for the community  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge Tool Library launches with free repair café for the community

  25-07-2022 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Saturday, the Lethbridge Tool Library launched their non-profit with a Brews and Screws repair cafe for people needing help fixing broken items. 
  
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• Canada's Pierce Lepage leads the decathlon at worlds after eight events - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 00:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's Pierce Lepage leads the decathlon at worlds after eight events  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• O'Ward wins in Iowa after Newgarden crashes while leading - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 00:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  O'Ward wins in Iowa after Newgarden crashes while leading  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jonas Vingegaard, king of the mountains, wins Tour de France - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 00:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Jonas Vingegaard, king of the mountains, wins Tour de France  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bills open camp seeking to shake sting of '13 Seconds' loss - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2022 00:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bills open camp seeking to shake sting of '13 Seconds' loss  Lethbridge News Now
  
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