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• No one injured following transit bus crash near Lake Minnewanka

  10-08-2022 23:53
  
  A transit bus that ferries passengers to some of the popular tourist destinations in Banff National Park was involved in a crash on Wednesday. Representatives of Roam Transit said in a statement that a bus on Route 6 – the trip that heads toward Lake Minnewanka – was involved in a crash. Officials say there were no passengers on the bus at the time and no one was hurt as a result of the crash. It is unclear what led up to the incident, but a heavy tow truck needed to be brought in to
  
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• No one injured following tour bus crash near Lake Minnewanka

  10-08-2022 23:53
  
  A transit bus that ferries passengers to some of the popular tourist destinations in Banff National Park was involved in a crash on Wednesday. Representatives of Roam Transit said in a statement that a bus on Route 6 – the trip that heads toward Lake Minnewanka – was involved in a crash. Officials say there were no passengers on the bus at the time and no one was hurt as a result of the crash. It is unclear what led up to the incident, but a heavy tow truck needed to be brought in to
  
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• Lethbridge hostage survivor inspiring others to donate blood and plasma - Global News

  10-08-2022 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge hostage survivor inspiring others to donate blood and plasma  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge hostage survivor inspiring others to donate blood and plasma

  10-08-2022 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends and family started a blood and plasma drive to honour Linder, who has made more than 100 donations herself.
  
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• Aid shipment to Afghanistan cancelled due to anti-terrorist law - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 23:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary woman charged in death of Tammie Howard, last seen in 2016

  10-08-2022 23:34
  
  A Calgary woman has been charged in conjunction with the murder of Tammie Doreen Howard, also known as Irish, who was last seen in December 2016. Howard's partial remains have also been located. Police have been investigating her disappearance since Howard was reported missing in April 2017 by her family. "Over the last five years, our Missing Persons Unit investigators have followed up on leads and pored over evidence in an effort to locate Irish, who we believe was murdered in a particularly v
  
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• Snowbirds grounded in 'operational pause' as B.C. accident investigated: Air Force - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 23:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Snowbirds grounded in 'operational pause' as B.C. accident investigated: Air Force  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Data from the Curiosity Rover on Mars being studied by University of Calgary scientists

  10-08-2022 23:20
  
  The Curiosity Rover has been gathering data from Mars and sending it back to scientists on Earth for 11 years. In that time, it's traveled more than 28 kilometres and gained 609 metres in elevation at Mount Sharp on the Martian surface. Benjamin Tutolo is an associate professor at the University of Calgary's department of geoscience who is taking a careful look at data transmitted by Curiosity about the layers of rock in the area. "It's sending us things like geochemical analyses of the rocks th
  
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• Oilers fan Ben Stelter dies after fight with cancer: ‘The world lost the most special boy’

  10-08-2022 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  'You had a bigger heart than anyone we've ever met. Our hearts are left with a Ben-sized hole in them and life will never be the same without you. We are absolutely crushed.'
  
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• Beloved Oilers fan Ben Stelter dies after fight with cancer: ‘The world lost the most special boy’

  10-08-2022 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  'You had a bigger heart than anyone we've ever met. Our hearts are left with a Ben-sized hole in them and life will never be the same without you. We are absolutely crushed.'
  
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• Monkeypox vaccine locations added in Alberta as confirmed cases rise

  10-08-2022 22:57
  
  Albertans will no longer have to travel to Edmonton or Calgary to get a monkeypox vaccination. Immunization appointments also became available starting Wednesday in: Edson, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer and St. Paul. There were more than 1,000 confirmed cases in the country on Wednesday with the vast majority in Ontario and Quebec, according to Health Canada. There were 19 cases in Alberta Wednesday, according to Alberta Health Services. The first case of monk
  
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• Morreale: CEBL's championship weekend caps another successful CEBL season - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 22:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Morreale: CEBL's championship weekend caps another successful CEBL season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oil production booms in Alberta

  10-08-2022 22:24
  
  Daily crude oil production in Alberta has increased in 2022 amid high demand and high price environment, according to economists. Between January and June of this year, 3.6 million barrels per day have been produced up by 100,000 barrels from 3.5 million barrels produced daily for the same period in 2021, according to ATB Deputy Chief Economist Rob Roach. "Alberta is doing its part to try to get more oil into the market. And also to take advantage of the higher prices that are out there," said R
  
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• Alberta NDP slams United Conservative Party for health centre closures

  10-08-2022 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Recent data from AHS showed most of the reductions happened in rural communities such as Peace River, Rocky Mountain House and Sundre.
  
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• Lethbridge rattlesnake wrangler prepares for annual migration - My Lethbridge Now

  10-08-2022 22:12 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge rattlesnake wrangler prepares for annual migration  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Trans Mountain names Dawn Farrell new CEO and president

  10-08-2022 21:46
  
  Trans Mountain Corp. says Dawn Farrell will become its new president and chief executive next week. The pipeline operator says Farrell has more than 35 years of experience in the energy business, where she has held senior level positions. She was most recently the president and CEO of TransAlta Corp. and helped the company transition away from coal-fired electrical generation. Farrell's appointment comes after Ian Anderson announced in February that he would retire from the position in April. Fa
  
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• Montreal public health investigating after man dies from legionnaires' disease - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 21:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Montreal public health investigating after man dies from legionnaires' disease  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Lethbridge researchers to look at waste water in Little Bow watershed - My Lethbridge Now

  10-08-2022 21:40 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  University of Lethbridge researchers to look at waste water in Little Bow watershed  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Pacific FC sells CPL leading scorer Alejandro Diaz to Norwegian team - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 20:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pacific FC sells CPL leading scorer Alejandro Diaz to Norwegian team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• World food crisis prompts rise in child marriages: Canadian aid agencies - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 20:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  World food crisis prompts rise in child marriages: Canadian aid agencies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vehicle in downtown hit-and-run that injured pedestrian found, driver still sought

  10-08-2022 19:12
  
  While officers have successfully located a vehicle believed to been used in a hit-and-run in the downtown core on Tuesday, police say the driver hasn't yet been located. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Macleod Trail S.E. at about 3:30 p.m. for reports of a crash. Police say the victim, a woman in her 20s, was standing at the northwest corner of the intersection waiting to cross when a silver/grey Jeep Gladiator left the far left lane of Fifth Avenue, passed ot
  
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• Class of 2022 – Lethbridge Hurricanes – WHL Network - Western Hockey League

  10-08-2022 18:47 via whl.ca
  
  Class of 2022 – Lethbridge Hurricanes – WHL Network  Western Hockey League
  
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• TC Energy Corp. completes public offering of common shares

  10-08-2022 17:58
  
  TC Energy Corp. says it has closed a $1.8-billion bought deal offering of common shares. The Calgary-based company says it will use the proceeds to fund costs associated with the construction of the Southeast Gateway Pipeline, a US$4.5-billion offshore natural gas pipeline in the southeast region of Mexico. The company says pending this use, it may also use the proceeds to pay down company debt or invest in short-term liquid investments. RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank were lead underwriters
  
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• Man ambushed, stabbed to death in Banff bar, friends say

  10-08-2022 16:58
  
  The court appearance for a man accused in a Banff homicide last week has been put over until the end of the month. John-Christopher Arrizza, 22, is charged with the second-degree murder of 26-year-old Ethan Enns-Goneau. RCMP say Enns-Goneau was injured in an altercation at a bar on Banff Avenue, identified by CTV News as the Dancing Sasquatch, in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 5. He was taken to hospital where he later died. But many friends, family and locals take e
  
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• Man accused of fatal alleged "ambushing" in Banff bar appears in court via CCTV

  10-08-2022 16:58
  
  The court appearance for a man accused in a Banff homicide last week has been put over until the end of the month. John-Christopher Arrizza, 22, is charged with the second-degree murder of 26-year-old Ethan Enns-Goneau. RCMP say Enns-Goneau was injured in an altercation at a bar on Banff Avenue, identified by CTV News as the Dancing Sasquatch, in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 5. He was taken to hospital where he later died. But many friends, family and locals take e
  
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• Man accused in deadly dispute at Banff bar set to appear in court

  10-08-2022 16:58
  
  The man accused of killing a 26-year-old Banff man last week is expected to appear in court on Wednesday. John-Christopher Arrizza, 22, is charged with the second-degree murder of Ethan Enns-Goneau. RCMP say Goneau was injured in an altercation at a bar on Banff Avenue, identified by CTV News as the Dancing Sasquatch, in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 5. He was taken to hospital where he later died. Arrizza is expected in a Canmore court via CCTV.  Enns-Goneau's death is the first
  
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• Court appearance put over for man accused in deadly Banff bar dispute

  10-08-2022 16:58
  
  The court appearance for a man accused in a Banff homicide last week has been put over until the end of the month.   John-Christopher Arrizza, 22, is charged with the second-degree murder of 26-year-old Ethan Enns-Goneau. RCMP say Enns-Goneau was injured in an altercation at a bar on Banff Avenue, identified by CTV News as the Dancing Sasquatch, in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 5. He was taken to hospital where he later died. Arrizza was set to appear in court on Wednesday vi
  
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• Children at centre of Saskatchewan Amber Alert found safe - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 16:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Children at centre of Saskatchewan Amber Alert found safe  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Albertan wakes up $13M richer with lotto jackpot win

  10-08-2022 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  One winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot in Alberta worth a cool $13 million.
  
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• Albertan to wake up $13M richer with lotto jackpot win

  10-08-2022 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  One winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot in Alberta worth a cool $13 million.
  
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• Hot and potentially stormy weather in Calgary Thursday

  10-08-2022 15:45
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: A lot of the activity in the coming days is shaped from south of us. Calgary still qualifies along with foothills communities and Lethbridge for stormier conditions Thursday. There's a remote chance these storms become severe, at this point. Smoke models are in agreement that additional smoke could arrive in a thicker phase overnight tonight for Calgary and parts of southern Alberta; however, the zone of uplift associated with storms keeps the worst of that at bay.   MORNI
  
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• Hot and potentially stormy weather in Calgary on Wednesday

  10-08-2022 15:45
  
  The main lines yesterday were a lot of cloud locally Wednesday, and a chance of storms Thursday; both elements remain true. A significant area of low pressure is brushing past and forcing a rise that keeps us under a bed of cloud for today; the next positive from this cloud-line comes from that rising air; while smoke could play a factor above us, near-surface elements are limited, at best across southern Alberta. Cloud or no cloud, it’s going to be a toasty one, today, as Calgary remains
  
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• Young Calgary girl missing from community of Rundle found safe

  10-08-2022 15:24
  
  Calgary police say a young girl who went missing on Tuesday has been found. The 11 year old was last seen in the 300 block of Rundlelawn Road N.E. at about 11:30 a.m. Police said there was nothing to indicate foul play but the girl's family was concerned for her welfare. Her disappearance didn't meet the threshold for an AMBER Alert, but police did work with the Missing Children Society of Canada to locate her.
  
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• Young Calgary girl missing from community of Rundle

  10-08-2022 15:24
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a young girl who went missing on Tuesday. Shanea Logan, 11, was last seen in the 300 block of Rundlelawn Road N.E. at about 11:30 a.m. Police say there is nothing to indicate foul play is involved but the girl's family is concerned for her welfare. "Although this case does not meet the threshold for an AMBER Alert, we are working with our partners at the Missing Children Society of Canada to issue an alert in hopes of locating Shanea," r
  
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• UCP leadership candidates to meet with Alberta Teachers' Association

  10-08-2022 15:04
  
  Six of the seven United Conservative Party candidates vying for the party's leadership will discuss education spending, policy and the future of teaching in Alberta with teachers from across the province Wednesday afternoon. The public education forum at this year's Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) summer conference is set to take place at 1 p.m. at the Banff Centre. Leela Aheer, Todd Loewen, Danielle Smith, Rebecca Schulz and Rajan Sawhney will attend the event in person, whil
  
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• UCP leadership candidates meet with Alberta Teachers' Association

  10-08-2022 15:04
  
  Six of the seven United Conservative Party candidates vying for the party's leadership will discuss education spending, policy and the future of teaching in Alberta with teachers from across the province Wednesday afternoon. The public education forum at this year's Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) summer conference is set to take place at 1 p.m. at the Banff Centre. Leela Aheer, Todd Loewen, Danielle Smith, Rebecca Schulz and Rajan Sawhney will attend the event in person, whil
  
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• UCP leadership candidates get an earfull from Alberta Teachers' Association at Banff event

  10-08-2022 15:04
  
  Wednesday, Alberta teachers had their say on the future of provincial education and they let the candidates hoping to become the next UCP leader know how they felt. The grilled leadership candidates on their plans for education. The candidates had some hits and misses, and by the end, skeptical teachers said its actions that will rebuild trust that's been lost between them and the United Conservatives. That much was acknowledged by UCP leadership hopeful Todd Loewen, who said, "It sounds like ma
  
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• UCP leadership candidates get an earful from Alberta Teachers' Association at Banff event

  10-08-2022 15:04
  
  Wednesday, Alberta teachers had their say on the future of provincial education and they let the candidates hoping to become the next UCP leader know how they felt. The grilled leadership candidates on their plans for education. The candidates had some hits and misses, and by the end, skeptical teachers said its actions that will rebuild trust that's been lost between them and the United Conservatives. That much was acknowledged by UCP leadership hopeful Todd Loewen, who said, "It sounds like ma
  
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• ‘Under a microscope’: Team Canada preps for World Juniors

  10-08-2022 14:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Less than 200 people were in the stands for the first game of the tournament Tuesday, an afternoon tilt between Slovakia and Czechia.
  
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• Shoes for Kids YQL partners with Lethbridge Family Services - Medicine Hat News

  10-08-2022 12:43 via medicinehatnews.com
  Shoes for Kids YQL partners with Lethbridge Family Services  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Poilievre preferred among Conservatives, but Charest favoured by Canadians: poll

  10-08-2022 10:42
  
  Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre remains the heavy favourite to be the next Conservative party leader but he trails opponent Jean Charest for support among Canadians as a whole. A new Leger poll conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies suggests 44 per cent of Conservative voters believe Poilievre would make the best party leader. His chief rival, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, is backed by 17 per cent. The poll was conducted online between Aug. 5 and Aug. 7 among 1,50
  
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• Community members celebrate the completion of Legacy Park in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Community members celebrate the completion of Legacy Park in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Serena Williams' legacy involves plenty of wins, plenty else - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 07:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Serena Williams' legacy involves plenty of wins, plenty else  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit to be heard by LA jury - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 06:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit to be heard by LA jury  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 06:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Makar, O'Connor take the Stanley Cup for a float on the Bow

  10-08-2022 06:06
  
  It's been to Niagara Falls, the Kentucky Derby, tossed off a balcony and guest starred on Howard Stern. It's even been to Innisfail. But Tuesday around 6 p.m., the Cup had a truly Calgarian experience when it floated down the Bow River. And it wasn't even drunk! The Bow visit was a last-minute event hastily orchestrated by a combination of the Calgary Fire Department's Water Rescue Unit and Calgary's contribution to the Colorado Avalanche, namely Logan O'Connor and the team's superstar defencema
  
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• Orioles rally after rain delay, beat Blue Jays 6-5 - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 05:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Orioles rally after rain delay, beat Blue Jays 6-5  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face Evers - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 05:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face Evers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Beaned Little League batter rises to console upset pitcher - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2022 05:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Beaned Little League batter rises to console upset pitcher  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary schools, businesses improve ventilation to stop COVID-19 spread

  10-08-2022 03:46
  
  When COVID-19 restrictions lifted in Alberta, the owner of Kaffeeklatsch decided to find a way to improve ventilation. “So people who are here are breathing the freshest air that they can, which minimizes the risk of contracting COVID,” said Jessica McCarrel, who runs the coffee shop by day and nightclub by night. First, McCarrel installed a CO2 monitor, which can detect how much fresh air is in the space and signal when it might be a good time to open a door or window. Health Canada
  
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