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• The Choker: An Ancient Accessory Worn By Royalty And Prostitutes Alike - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 23:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Cat Food-Inspired Restaurant To Open In New York - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 23:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• 'So ignorant': Beltline residents still fed up with constant vehicle noise pollution

  05-08-2022 23:54
  
  It's one of the busiest neighbourhoods in the city, but many Calgarians say there's still no reason for the Beltline to be this loud.  Vehicle noise has been polluting the core -- day and night -- for years. And despite other cities trying to tackle the problem, it could be sticking around in Calgary.  "We obviously know it's an issue, but it's just not something we regularly enforce," Calgary police service sergeant Steve Campbell said. "It's a difficult task." Residents say they're f
  
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• Calgary is a 'great fit' for new Flame Huberdeau - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 23:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• As oil prices fall, what happens to Alberta’s gas tax relief plan?

  05-08-2022 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's current gas tax relief plan is tied to the price of oil. For the relief to be changed, the price of WTI would need to average below $90 USD for the entire quarter.
  
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• Firefighter: As many as 10 feared dead in house fire - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 22:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Firefighter: As many as 10 feared dead in house fire  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Russia sanctions LGBTQ activist, Freeland and Joly's staff, singer Chantal Kreviazuk - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 22:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Russia sanctions LGBTQ activist, Freeland and Joly's staff, singer Chantal Kreviazuk  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Pope’s tour is over. Here’s what some Indigenous Peoples want Canadians to take away

  05-08-2022 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The reconciliation tour is over. Global News asked Indigenous witnesses and their allies what they want non-Indigenous people in Canada to take away from Pope Francis' penitence.
  
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• Chun takes halfway lead at Women's British Open - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 22:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Chun takes halfway lead at Women's British Open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Provincial, territorial federations want Hockey Canada meeting before paying dues - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 22:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Nutrien CEO says Ukraine war will drive fertilizer demand for years - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 22:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nutrien CEO says Ukraine war will drive fertilizer demand for years  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP investigating homicide in Banff after bar fight - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 21:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta tornadoes declared catastrophes, Insurance Bureau of Canada says

  05-08-2022 21:15
  
  A pair of tornadoes that flattened trees and caused significant damage to a number of properties in southern Alberta are expected to exceed $60 million in insured losses. The update comes as the Insurance Bureau of Canada says both the tornado in the Bergen area on July 7 and the Redcliff tornado on July 18 were declared catastrophes by the Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). Under that classification, each incident is expected to exceed $30 million in insured losses. According
  
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• Alberta tornadoes declared catastrophes by Insurance Bureau of Canada

  05-08-2022 21:15
  
  A pair of tornadoes that flattened trees and caused significant damage to a number of properties in southern Alberta are expected to exceed $60 million in insured losses. The update comes as the Insurance Bureau of Canada declared both the tornado in the Bergen area on July 7 and the Redcliff tornado on July 18 as "CATs" or catastrophes. Under that classification, each incident is expected to exceed $30 million in insured losses. According to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC
  
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• Fire ban in place for Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks due to high risk of wildfire

  05-08-2022 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A notice posted on the Banff National Park website sadi the ban, which also includes Yoho and Kootenay national parks in B.C., was issued Friday.
  
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• Athabasca University president calls Alberta on-site staffing demand backward, ruinous

  05-08-2022 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president of Athabasca University says the Alberta government's demand that the online school relocate 500 staffers to the tiny rural town is backward and self-defeating.
  
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• 40 Calgary restaurants, breweries offering special fixed-price menus for food festival

  05-08-2022 21:00
  
  Forty Calgary restaurants and breweries are taking part in the an annual food and drink festival held throughout the province. Alberta on the Plate's dine around festival runs from Aug. 12 to 21. During the festival, participating restaurants offer multiple-course, fixed-price menus to customers that feature food from local producers and growers and drinks from local distillers and brewers. For example, Bridgette Bar is offering a three-course gourmet dinner for $65, the Deane House will have a
  
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• Government to use regulation to ban handgun imports in two weeks - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 20:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Interim CEO says Suncor must stop diagnosing, start executing workplace safety changes

  05-08-2022 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new interim CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says the oil and gas giant is ready to stop studying its workplace safety problem and start implementing solutions instead.
  
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• Alberta's Legal Aid lawyers vote for new job action - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 20:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta RCMP investigates Friday morning homicide in Banff

  05-08-2022 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said Banff RCMP was called at around 2:26 a.m. on Friday for a fight at a local bar on Banff Avenue where they found an injured 26-year-old man. He later died in hospital.
  
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• Banff man killed in altercation at bar, suspect in custody

  05-08-2022 20:24
  
  One man was killed and another was taken into custody after an altercation in Banff, Alta. on Thursday. RCMP say the victim, a 26-year-old man, was injured in an incident at a "local drinking establishment" on Banff Avenue at around 2:26 a.m. The victim was rushed to hospital where he later died. RCMP took a 22-year-old Banff man into custody from the same location where the victim was found. The Alberta RCMP major crimes unit is investigating the death with help from Banff RCMP and the RCMP for
  
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• Canada adds three wrestling medals at Commonwealth Games - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 20:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada adds three wrestling medals at Commonwealth Games  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government expands temporary rent assistance program - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 20:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lethbridge police seek suspect in multiple thefts

  05-08-2022 20:02
  
  Lethbridge police are looking for the public's help to identify and locate a suspect who they say stole a laptop and committed other thefts. Officials say the incident involving the computer took place on Aug. 3 and the suspect is involved in at least two other thefts in the city. There are no details about what was stolen in those incidents. The man was seen driving a white Mazda 3 sedan that has a sunroof, black rims on the passenger-side wheels and silver hubcaps on the driver's side wheels.
  
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• Lethbridge, Medicine Hat region boasts lowest unemployment rate in Alberta - My Lethbridge Now

  05-08-2022 19:55 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
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• 88-year-old Claresholm woman celebrated for losing 122 lbs - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 19:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Suspect sought after Beltline assault leaves victim with concussion

  05-08-2022 19:15
  
  Calgary police are hoping the public can help them identify a man believed to be involved in an assault in the Beltline. The incident happened outside Bacchus Karaoke and Bar in the 200 block of 14th Avenue S.E. just after midnight on June 5. Police say the victim was walking along 14th Avenue with a group of friends when a stranger approached him. The pair had a brief exchange, at which time the suspect allegedly hit the victim in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. He suffered minor h
  
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• Doctor critical of lax COVID rules wins Tenn. Dem gov race - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 18:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Doctor critical of lax COVID rules wins Tenn. Dem gov race  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canola Council recommends cutting canola later for higher yield - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 18:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Fire ban issued for Banff National Park

  05-08-2022 18:19
  
  A fire ban has been issued for Banff National Park due to elevated fire danger. The ban covers the entire national park including all front and backcountry campgrounds and day use areas. It means a ban on all open fires, including campfires, barbecues (charcoal, briquette or wood), wood-burning stoves including cooking shelters, turkey fryers and tiki torches. The ban doesn't include portable propane fire pits, gas or propane stoves and barbeques, propane or gas lanterns (with an enclosed flame)
  
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• Lethbridge Police need help identifying theft suspect - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 17:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calgary police used non-lethal weapons in arrest of city hall break-in suspect

  05-08-2022 17:29
  
  Alberta's police watchdog is providing more insight into an incident at Calgary city hall earlier this week that saw a man set multiple fires inside. Police were called to the municipal building at 4 a.m. on Aug. 2 for reports of a break-in, and arrived to find a man with a knife lighting fires. On Friday, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) shared new details, saying officers used "verbal efforts" to disarm the man but, when those proved unsuccessful, discharged non-lethal weapon
  
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• Canada is banning the importation of handguns, effective Aug. 19

  05-08-2022 17:03
  
  The Canadian government is moving to ban the importation of restricted handguns, effective Aug. 19. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced Friday that the federal government has decided to push ahead with the importation ban without the approval of Parliament, moving to make the policy change through regulatory restrictions. The measure will prevent individuals and businesses from importing handguns into Canada, the government says. The governm
  
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• Canada banning importation of handguns through regulations

  05-08-2022 17:03
  
  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada plans to temporarily ban the import of handguns into the country without the approval of Parliament, using a regulatory measure that comes into effect in two weeks. The change will last until a permanent freeze is passed in Parliament and comes into force. The government tabled gun control legislation in May that includes a national freeze on the importation, purchase, sale and transfer of handguns in Canada but it has not yet passed. The tempor
  
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• Lethbridge Police ask for help finding missing teen - My Lethbridge Now

  05-08-2022 16:54 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
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• Alberta's unemployment rate continues to fall, dropping to 4.8 per cent in July

  05-08-2022 16:37
  
  Alberta's unemployment rate continued its downward trend last month as jobless rates dipped in both Calgary and Edmonton. According to Statistics Canada’s July 2022 Labour Force Survey, Alberta had a unemployment rate of 4.8 per cent, down just one-tenth of a percentage point from June when it sat at 4.9 per cent. In Calgary, unemployment fell to 5 per cent in July from 5.5 per cent the month before. Edmonton's unemployment rate, meanwhile, plunged to 5.1 per cent in July co
  
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• Lethbridge police seek man accused of multiple thefts around city

  05-08-2022 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The suspect's vehicle is described as a white Mazda 3, having a sunroof, black rims on the passenger side and silver hub caps on the driver’s side.
  
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• Israel strikes Gaza amid soaring tensions with militants - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 15:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary to see a sunny, seasonal weekend

  05-08-2022 15:48
  
  First, I mentioned on CTV News at 5 and 6 yesterday, but credit where it’s due: we went 3,532 days between periods of our air being 100% saturated:Today at 8am, the humidity was 100% which made it #Calgary's moistest hour in almost 9 years, since Sep 8th, 2013 #YycWx— Calgary Weather Records (@YYC_Weather) August 4, 2022 Our outlook for today also offers some interesting vantages; as the low that pushed storms through yesterday passes on, its cyclonic rotation will generate northern
  
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• Pembina Pipeline's profits rise on higher crude, natural gas prices

  05-08-2022 15:32
  
  Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it earned $418 million in the second quarter, reflecting higher natural gas liquids (NGL) and crude oil prices and margins, as well as rising volumes on its key pipeline systems. The Calgary-based energy infrastructure company says its profit works out to 69 cents per diluted common share, up from $254 million or 39 cents per diluted common share in the second quarter of 2021. Pembina Pipeline reported second-quarter revenue of $3.1 billion, up from $1.9 billion in th
  
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• Suncor's Q2 net profit increases more than fourfold year over year

  05-08-2022 15:26
  
  Suncor Inc. says it earned $3.99 billion in the second quarter of 2022, or $2.84 per common share, more than four and a half times the $868 million it earned in the same period of 2021. The Calgary-based oil producer and refiner, which reported after markets closed Thursday, says its adjusted funds from operations hit $5.35 billion in the quarter, the highest in the company's history by 33 per cent. Production from the company's oilsands assets increased to 641,500 barrels per day in the second
  
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• Canadian country artists to headline Lethbridge College Coulee Fest - My Lethbridge Now

  05-08-2022 15:05 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
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• Elon Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud

  05-08-2022 14:55
  
  Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted US$44 billion deal for the social media company, which he said held back necessary information and misled his team about its true user base. The countersuit by the billionaire and Tesla CEO alleges that Twitter committed fraud, breach of contract and violation of the Texas Securities Act.Download our app to get local alerts to your device Get the latest local updates right to your inboxMusk's counterclaims were filed confidenti
  
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• Merrifield says he's vaccinated, ready to play for Blue Jays - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 14:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Most Canadians feel anger over use of Hockey Canada fees in sexual assault settlements: Nanos survey

  05-08-2022 13:00
  
  Most Canadians say they feel anger over revelations Hockey Canada maintained a fund, financed by player fees, for uninsured payments including but not limited to sexual assault complaints, according to a new survey by Nanos Research. The survey, commissioned by CTV News and The Globe and Mail, shows 73 per cent of Canadians feel anger about the situation, with 14 per cent saying they feel disinterest, about two per cent feeling satisfaction and 11 per cent who said they are unsure. Women were mo
  
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• Canada's unemployment rate remains at historic low of 4.9 per cent

  05-08-2022 11:30
  
  Canada's unemployment rate stayed a historic low of 4.9 per cent in July, remaining unchanged from June as the country continues to face a labour shortage. In its latest labour force survey, Statistics Canada says the economy lost 31,000 jobs, marking the second consecutive month of job losses.Download our app to get local alerts to your device Get the latest local updates right to your inboxThe number of public sector employees fell, while the number of self-employed workers rose. There was lit
  
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• New Brunswick residential school survivors on ‘giving back all that pain’ to Pope Francis

  05-08-2022 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Survivors of the Shubenacadie residential school said they were "kidnapped" and imprisoned at the institution together, and attended the papal tour together "as family."
  
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• China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 10:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Three more ships with grain depart Ukrainian ports - Lethbridge News Now

  05-08-2022 09:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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