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• Caribou chase posted to social media distresses conservation groups

  03-08-2022 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The video shows two caribou rushing ahead of a large vehicle that is driving closely behind the animals for about 30 seconds.
  
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• University responds in policy fight with Alberta government, suggests not being heard

  03-08-2022 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta online university facing a potential multimillion-dollar cut in a policy fight with the province says it will consider the government's latest demand.
  
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• Man hospitalized after shooting in Tuxedo Park intersection

  03-08-2022 22:24
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help identifying two people believed to be involved in a shooting in Tuxedo Park last month that injured one man. Officers responded to the intersection of Second Street and 30th Avenue N.E. at around 11:20 p.m. on June 24 for reports of shots fired. Police believe the victim was walking along Second Street when he "had an interaction" with a man and woman walking the same direction. "As the victim crossed through the road at 30th Avenue N.E., the man
  
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• Calgary EMS red alerts for April increased tenfold in three years

  03-08-2022 22:22
  
  New data from Alberta Health Services quarterly report, obtained by a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) shows that the number of red alerts in Calgary for the month of April were 10 times higher than three years prior. In April 2019, 41 red alerts were noted with a total time of one hour for the entire month that an ambulance was not available. Most recently, that exploded to 618 red alerts totalling nearly 11 hours where an ambulance was not available. Alberta NDP lead
  
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• Alberta NDP criticizes United Conservative Party’s new provincial policing website

  03-08-2022 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government says the website will provide the public with information about the benefits of having a provincial police service.
  
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• Calgary Humane Society hosting party to celebrate centennial, $14M renovation

  03-08-2022 21:44
  
  The Calgary Humane Society is throwing a party to commemorate its 100th anniversary and the completion of a $14 million renovation to the shelter. Thanks to the renovation, the shelter now has 60,000 square feet of space to use. It also helps them comply with current standards set out by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians – the professional organization for shelter veterinarians. The celebration will be held from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 6 at the Calgary Humane Society Park on 110th
  
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• Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in southeast Calgary crash

  03-08-2022 21:11
  
  Calgary police say speed and alcohol are being investigated as factors in rollover on Tuesday night that seriously injured one man. The crash happened in the area of Deerfoot Trail and Barlow Trail S.E. at around 11 p.m. Investigators say the victim was travelling south on Deerfoot Trail in a 2014 Ford Mustang when he drove into the median separating Deerfoot Trail and Barlow Trail, and continued to drive up the barrier. His vehicle was launched a "significant distance" before rolling over, acco
  
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• Aircraft experienced engine failure during operations near Cranbrook - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 21:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Aircraft experienced engine failure during operations near Cranbrook  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Whitecaps sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schopf - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 20:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Whitecaps sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schopf  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 20:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Marino advances to Citi Open quarterfinals with win over Petkovic - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 20:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Marino advances to Citi Open quarterfinals with win over Petkovic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• World Rugby gives U of C $500K to study injuries in women’s youth rugby

  03-08-2022 20:18
  
  The University of Calgary has received funding from World Rugby to research concussions and injuries in women’s youth rugby. The SHRed Concussions research team, which is part of the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Kinesiology’s Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre (SIPRC), will receive a $500,000 grant. The funding comes after SIPRC chair Dr. Carolyn Emery, Dr. Stephen West and PhD candidate Isla Shill submitted a proposal to World Rugby to develop, implement and evaluat
  
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• World Rugby gives U of C $500K to study injuries in girls' rugby

  03-08-2022 20:18
  
  The University of Calgary has received funding from World Rugby to research concussions and injuries in girls' rugby. The SHRed Concussions research team, which is part of the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Kinesiology’s Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre (SIPRC), will receive a $500,000 grant. The funding comes after SIPRC chair Dr. Carolyn Emery, Dr. Stephen West and PhD candidate Isla Shill submitted a proposal to World Rugby to develop, implement and evaluate the effecti
  
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• Avian flu: About 100 carcasses of seals found dead in Quebec - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 20:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Avian flu: About 100 carcasses of seals found dead in Quebec  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa apologizes for 'radical social engineering' experiment on First Nation - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 19:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ottawa apologizes for 'radical social engineering' experiment on First Nation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Parents have 'lost total trust' in the sport after Hockey Canada allegations

  03-08-2022 19:51
  
  As police investigate alleged group sexual assaults involving members of the 2003 and 2018 Canadian men’s world junior hockey teams, 39-year-old Erin Schnare said she is on the fence about allowing her children to register for the upcoming hockey season. Schnare lives in Halifax with her husband and three children. Her eldest son, who is about to turn seven, has been playing hockey for nearly two years, while her three-year-old daughter will soon be eligible for enrollment. “I don&rs
  
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• Over 1000 people celebrate Heritage Day Festival in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 19:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Over 1000 people celebrate Heritage Day Festival in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Iraqi cleric orders followers to continue protest in Baghdad - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 19:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Iraqi cleric orders followers to continue protest in Baghdad  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary’s 10 new inclusive playgrounds: Here’s where they’re located

  03-08-2022 19:22
  
  The City of Calgary is celebrating the completion of 10 new inclusive playgrounds. Inclusive playgrounds cater to a number of diverse needs, letting all children play together without segregation or stigmatization, no matter their abilities. The city says the new facilities are barrier-free and accessible to children and caregivers with mobility challenges, and have features like directional braille indicator signs to help those who are blind or partially sighted. "These playgrounds also include
  
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• Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 19:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Pride says LGBTQ refugees to lead the Pride parade in September

  03-08-2022 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Pride says this year's parade marshals will be LGBTQ refugees who now call the city home.
  
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• Airdrie man charged in road rage incident involving gun

  03-08-2022 18:05
  
  An Airdrie man is facing charges after allegedly pulling a gun on another driver in a road rage incident on Monday. RCMP officers were called to the QEII Highway at Yankee Valley Blvd. at around 8:45 p.m. for reports of an erratic driver. Police say a man in a silver sedan had reportedly been speeding in the southbound lanes of the QEII when he got into a verbal fight with the driver of another sedan, pointing a firearm at the vehicle. Officers were able to find a sedan matching the description
  
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• Police arrest driver in early morning Parliament Hill crash - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 18:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Police arrest driver in early morning Parliament Hill crash  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What comes after Pope Francis’ apology? Here’s what advocates say

  03-08-2022 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  After the Pope delivered his apology, Gitxsan advocate Cindy Blackstock published "A Post Apology ‘To Do’ List," which includes eight items that need to be addressed.
  
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• Iran, US, EU to send envoys to Vienna for nuclear talks - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 17:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Iran, US, EU to send envoys to Vienna for nuclear talks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Montreal police investigating after two men killed in separate shootings - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 16:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Montreal police investigating after two men killed in separate shootings  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Raptors to play in Edmonton, Montreal and to hold training camp in B.C.

  03-08-2022 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Toronto Raptors will play a pair of pre-season games in both Edmonton and Montreal.
  
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• Calgary could see showers or a thunderstorm Thursday, warming on the weekend

  03-08-2022 15:17
  
  Another low pressure air mass is forming off of the Rockies and trundling through southern Alberta; precipitation (and storms) are most likely on the northern face, sweeping through the southern Peace Region and making a stop in Edmonton before moving on. Yesterday evening on CTV Calgary News at 5 and 6, I remarked on how Calgary’s chance for showers or thundershowers was far greater Thursday; this continues to hold true, as our forecast barely acknowledges potential for activity today, no
  
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• A touch of smoke in Calgary ... plus, your five day forecast

  03-08-2022 15:17
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: I mentioned briefly that smoke was looking to push over us. Here it is - to an extent. At the moment, our parts-per-million of smoke particulates aren't pressing into the "moderate" air quality health index...  yet. We'll watch for a lot of the remnant smoke aloft to sink in this evening. There's a reasonably good chance we're dealing with smoke tomorrow, too. After this, we'll watch for smoke to alleviate Friday, but it's doing so in some pretty windy conditions! We'll se
  
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• Interfaith foodbank "desperate" for water donations - My Lethbridge Now

  03-08-2022 15:10 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Interfaith foodbank "desperate" for water donations  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 'The most expensive part of your years': Parents feel inflation's squeeze

  03-08-2022 13:36
  
  With inflation at a nearly 40-year high, Canadians are feeling the financial strain. In a six-part series this summer, The Canadian Press is speaking to people at different stages of life to see where they're being hit the hardest. This story details the experiences of parents with young children. ------ Carlyne St Jules may have to cut her family vacation short this year, thanks to soaring inflation. "Everything out here, it's $300 and up," she says of hotel rooms in Montreal, where she has fam
  
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• Cost-of-living increases have Canadian parents worried about opportunities for their children

  03-08-2022 13:36
  
  With inflation at a nearly 40-year high, Canadians are feeling the financial strain. In a six-part series this summer, The Canadian Press is speaking to people at different stages of life to see where they're being hit the hardest. This story details the experiences of parents with young children. ------ Carlyne St Jules may have to cut her family vacation short this year, thanks to soaring inflation. "Everything out here, it's $300 and up," she says of hotel rooms in Montreal, where she has fam
  
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• Pelosi departs Taiwan after visit that fueled US-China rift - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 12:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pelosi departs Taiwan after visit that fueled US-China rift  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers loses state Senate bid - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 10:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers loses state Senate bid  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge moves to clean-up homeless encampment - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City of Lethbridge moves to clean-up homeless encampment  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance in Navajo presidential race - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 08:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance in Navajo presidential race  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mavericks fall 9-5 Tuesday night to Lethbridge - Medicine Hat News

  03-08-2022 07:26 via medicinehatnews.com
  Mavericks fall 9-5 Tuesday night to Lethbridge  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Kansas GOP nominates Kobach for AG, advancing comeback bid - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 07:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kansas GOP nominates Kobach for AG, advancing comeback bid  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib wins Democratic primary race - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 06:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib wins Democratic primary race  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 06:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Murray, Smiley advance in Washington Senate primary - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 05:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Murray, Smiley advance in Washington Senate primary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gausman delivers 1-hit gem as Jays beat Rays 3-1 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 04:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Gausman delivers 1-hit gem as Jays beat Rays 3-1  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary vet warns dog owners to be aware of harmful effects of foxtail

  03-08-2022 04:22
  As more people and their pets spend time outdoors, Calgary veterinarians are once again warning about the potentially harmful effects of foxtail grass.  The sharp, barbed seeds can drive forward into the tissue, becoming lodged in a dog’s paws, ears, throat and skin. “The risks of foxtails really depend on where they enter the body and where they migrate to,” said Dr. Shelby Kimura, a veterinarian at Healthy Paws Forward Veterinary Hospital.   “Much like when yo
  
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• Calgary vet warns dog owners to be aware of harmful affects of foxtail

  03-08-2022 04:22
  As more people and their pets spend time outdoors, Calgary veterinarians are once again warning about the potentially harmful affects of foxtail grass.  The sharp, barbed seeds can drive forward into the tissue, becoming lodged in a dog’s paws, ears, throat and skin. “The risks of foxtails really depend on where they enter the body and where they migrate to,” said Dr. Shelby Kimura, a veterinarian at Healthy Paws Forward Veterinary Hospital.   “Much like when yo
  
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• Pilot uninjured, jet damaged in Snowbirds 'incident' during takeoff in B.C. - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 02:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pilot uninjured, jet damaged in Snowbirds 'incident' during takeoff in B.C.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cougar euthanized after child attacked over August long weekend

  03-08-2022 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A female cougar was euthanized after she attacked a child near Baptiste River Sunday.
  
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• Lethbridge has highest crime severity rate in Canada for third year in a row

  03-08-2022 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge has the highest ranking crime scene index score in all of Canada, but that doesn't mean changes in crime aren't happening.
  
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• Kailen Sheridan, Lucas Cavallini named Canada Soccer players of the month - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2022 01:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kailen Sheridan, Lucas Cavallini named Canada Soccer players of the month  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'It sounded like bombs': Hailstorm damages dozens of cars on Alta. highway

  03-08-2022 01:15
  
  Monday night, Gibran Marquez made a phone call he never wants to make again. Marquez was one of many people trapped in a hail storm on Monday evening near Red Deer, Alta., which left dozens of vehicles damaged and drivers and passengers bruised and confused along the side of the QEII highway.  As the hail pelted down, shattering all the windows, he said he wasn’t sure if he would make it home. “It was one of those things where I ended up calling my parents,” he adds. &ldqu
  
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• 'It sounded like bombs': Hail storm damages dozens of cars on Alta. highway

  03-08-2022 01:15
  
  Monday night, Gibran Marquez made a phone call he never wants to make again. Marquez was one of many people trapped in a hail storm on Monday evening near Red Deer, Alta., which left dozens of vehicles damaged and drivers and passengers bruised and confused along the side of the QEII highway.  As the hail pelted down, shattering all the windows, he said he wasn’t sure if he would make it home. “It was one of those things where I ended up calling my parents,” he adds. &ldqu
  
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