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• Review concludes Whitecaps' response to misconduct allegations was appropriate - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 23:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Review concludes Whitecaps' response to misconduct allegations was appropriate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says federal Tories running to the ‘extremes’

  11-08-2022 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former B.C. premier Christy Clark is endorsing Jean Charest to be the next leader of the federal Conservatives at a time when she says the party is running to the extremes.
  
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• Police ask for public assistance locating missing Lethbridge man - CTV News Calgary

  11-08-2022 23:41 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police ask for public assistance locating missing Lethbridge man  CTV News CalgaryLethbridge Police asking for help locating missing city resident  Lethbridge News Now4 suspects sought by Lethbridge police after woman assaulted along Mayor Magrath  Global NewsCharges laid following $13K Lethbridge drug seizure  My Lethbridge NowLethbridge woman faces weapons charges following incident in Taber  CHAT News TodayView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• NDP says Alberta government members should resign over prize for sexist, racist essay

  11-08-2022 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Opposition is calling for top legislature leaders on women's issues to quit for giving a prize for an essay that urges women to forgo careers and focus on baby-making.
  
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• All hail to Cale and his day with the Stanley Cup

  11-08-2022 22:53
  
  Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar has had quite the season. He won the Norris trophy as the NHL's best defenceman, the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoff MVP and he capped it off by helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup. On Thursday, it was Makar's day with the Cup and he took it back to the place where his hockey career all began – the Crowchild Twin arena. Makar grew up playing hockey in northwest Calgary and he says this stop was a special one. "Oh, it means so much," the 23-y
  
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• Young Calgary entrepreneur making backcountry food and winning awards

  11-08-2022 22:46
  
  Erin Creegan-Dougherty had 12 minutes to pitch her business to a panel of judges at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Canadian national event in Halifax. She was one of eight student finalists chosen from thousands of applicants. Creegan-Dougherty finished third winning $15,000. "It makes all the difference in the world so for me," she said. "(The prize money) really allowed me to be able to purchase the equipment that's necessary to be able to expand my business to have a full time
  
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• Trump hires prominent Atlanta attorney for election probe - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 22:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Red Deer man facing sex charges involving teens, police say there may be more victims

  11-08-2022 22:39
  
  A Red Deer man has been charged with sexual offences against children, and police believe there may be additional victims. On Aug. 2, Red Deer RCMP received a report of a sexual assault that happened the night before involving two teens, aged 13 and 14. Officers investigated and Momodou Lamin Bah, 30, has since been charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference, two counts of invitation to sexual touching, and failing to comply with a release order. He is in custod
  
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• NDP calls for resignation of government members who awarded controversial essay

  11-08-2022 22:33
  
    The Alberta NDP has demanded resignation letters from leaders of the province's status of women department, who awarded an essay that claimed "women are not exactly equal to men" and suggested "foreigners" are used to "replace" Albertans. Associate minister Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and parliamentary secretary Jackie Lovely shouldn't "be anywhere near the status of women ministry," the NDP's children's services critic Rakhi Pancholi said Thursday. The two MLAs confirmed they were the only
  
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• Sellers 'expecting yesterday's prices': Canadians cope with a correcting housing market

  11-08-2022 22:32
  
  Less than a year after purchasing their four-bedroom townhouse in Surrey, B.C. for $870,000, Aneesh Bhandari and his wife decided to sell their home in early May. They were both were looking forward to their first open house, Bhandari said, making bets on how many showings the home would get. They later discovered only one person came to view the property. “It was an eye-opener,” Bhandari told CTVNews.ca in a telephone interview on Thursday. “My realtor didn’t expect that
  
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• Clear skies, warm weather in store to enjoy the peak of the Perseids meteor shower

  11-08-2022 22:09
  
  While a supermoon is expected to wash out all but the very brightest of this year's Perseids meteor shower, astronomy experts say if you choose your spot well, you will still be able to enjoy it. The Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak on Aug. 12 and 13 and that is when the best viewing period will be. Gary Boyle, educator and writer with the Wonders of Astronomy, says a comet that last passed through the solar system 30 years ago causes the phenomenon. "A meteor shower is caused by a com
  
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• RCMP investigate after 2 vehicles taken from parking lot of Innisfail business

  11-08-2022 21:23
  
  Innisfail RCMP are looking for suspects after a pair of truck were stolen earlier this week. Officials say that on Aug. 9, police were informed of an incident where two vehicles were taken from the parking lot of a local business. A preliminary investigation indicates that a group of suspects entered the property and broke into two vehicles parked there. "The vehicles that were stolen are described as a grey 2002 Ford F-250 with Alberta license plate BWX7430, which had a welder in the box of the
  
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• Student-developed exhibition showcases local media history at the Galt - My Lethbridge Now

  11-08-2022 20:45 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Student-developed exhibition showcases local media history at the Galt  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta's monkeypox vaccination rate increases as more cities offer shots

  11-08-2022 20:32
  
  Eligible Albertans can now get vaccinated against monkeypox in nine cities across the province. The vaccines were made available in Calgary and Edmonton at the end of July, but are now also offered in Edson, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer and St. Paul. Alberta Health says 2,213 Albertans have signed up to receive a monkeypox vaccination so far, and, as of Thursday, 1,498 doses have been administered.   The vast majority of vaccinations have
  
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• Gymnastics coach from Lethbridge, Alta., faces additional sexual assault charges - CBC.ca

  11-08-2022 20:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Gymnastics coach from Lethbridge, Alta., faces additional sexual assault charges  CBC.ca
  
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• Former Alberta NDP cabinet minister Deron Bilous will not seek re-election

  11-08-2022 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  First elected in 2012, Deron Bilous served as a cabinet minister in Rachel Notley's NDP government from 2015 to 2019, and was re-elected for a third term in 2019.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers remember young fan Ben Stelter: ‘So strong, so brave, such a fighter’

  11-08-2022 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Edmonton Oilers shared their grief and their memories of a special fan Thursday, after six-year-old Ben Stelter passed away following a battle with brain cancer.
  
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• Jury can't reach verdict in engineers' Flint water trial - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Jury can't reach verdict in engineers' Flint water trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Luxury goods tax on super-rich could hit green cars: experts - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 18:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Luxury goods tax on super-rich could hit green cars: experts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nearly $3M in drugs seized, 5 people charged in Calgary ALERT investigations

  11-08-2022 18:38
  
  Five people are facing charges after a pair of Calgary drug busts in which police seized nearly $3 million in methamphetamine and fentanyl. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigations, called Operation Cairo and Operation Crucible, wrapped up on July 20 and July 28 respectively. In the first investigation, officers searched two homes in Coventry Hills, seizing the following:Two loaded handguns; 12,609 grams of methamphetamine; 1,201 grams of fentanyl powder; 3,000 tablets o
  
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• Volleyball standout Tyler Chernishenko joins Lethbridge College Kodiaks - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 18:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Volleyball standout Tyler Chernishenko joins Lethbridge College Kodiaks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jamie Ellacott facing more sexual assault charges linked to Lethbridge gymnastics facility - Global News

  11-08-2022 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jamie Ellacott facing more sexual assault charges linked to Lethbridge gymnastics facility  Global News
  
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• Jamie Ellacott facing more sexual assault charges linked to Lethbridge gymnastics facility

  11-08-2022 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police have laid additional charges of sexual assault against a gymnastics coach. They involve three more children who attended the Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy.
  
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• Lethbridge gymnastics coach facing more sexual assault charges

  11-08-2022 18:01
  
  A Lethbridge gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl he coached is now facing additional charges. Jamie Ellacott, 33, was arrested on July 12 and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. Lethbridge police say further investigation has identified three more young girls from the same facility, the Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy, who reported being sexually assaulted during sessions in May 2022. Police say the victims were 10, 12 and 14 years old. Officers a
  
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• Calgary police seize 40 kg of meth in multi-million dollar drug bust

  11-08-2022 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  ALERT said both the meth seizures — equivalent to more than 40,000 grams — rank among the largest in the organization's history.
  
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• Lethbridge reports five drug poisoning deaths in May - My Lethbridge Now

  11-08-2022 17:45 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge reports five drug poisoning deaths in May  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Lethbridge's new Legacy Park fully open to the public with the completion of Phase 2 - My Lethbridge Now

  11-08-2022 17:44 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge's new Legacy Park fully open to the public with the completion of Phase 2  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Backup Shiltz to start for Ticats in rematch with Argonauts - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Backup Shiltz to start for Ticats in rematch with Argonauts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge wrestler to compete at World Championships - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 17:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead retires - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 17:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead retires  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Saved 1200 Lost Varieties - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 16:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Saved 1200 Lost Varieties  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta secures four more gold medals in swimming at Canada Games

  11-08-2022 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time in Canada Summer Games history, women's rugby sevens medals were awarded, as British Columbia defeated Quebec for gold, while Ontario earned bronze.
  
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• Lethbridge to host youth soccer provincials this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 15:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Kevin Stanfield's forecast: Calmer weather for Calgary this week

  11-08-2022 15:49
  
  Heat warnings continue, and today offer a chance to generate a series of thunderstorms, which will roll off of the foothills and produce discreet pockets of instability, few of which may become severe locally. Along the development zone, these storms will push through in a hurry, should they occur. Precipitation will be light in these areas, which doesn’t bode well for the outdoorsy folks reading this – the campfire may be a tough sell at a number of parks this weekend in the wake of
  
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• Kevin Stanfield's forecast: Calmer for Calgary this week

  11-08-2022 15:49
  
  Heat warnings continue, and today offer a chance to generate a series of thunderstorms, which will roll off of the foothills and produce discreet pockets of instability, few of which may become severe locally. Along the development zone, these storms will push through in a hurry, should they occur. Precipitation will be light in these areas, which doesn’t bode well for the outdoorsy folks reading this – the campfire may be a tough sell at a number of parks this weekend in the wake of
  
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• Calgary's forecast: heat warning, storm watches Thursday evening

  11-08-2022 15:49
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: Lots to cover for this one. First: the record high for today is 32.2 C; this was set in both 1906 and 1939. At 1300 hours, we reached 30.7 C; not terribly far off. Second, here's the earlier Tweet I put out:The heat warning continues, and a severe #abstorm watch is in effect for #Calgary as activity develops from the west. #yyc pic.twitter.com/K7fHgyn67b — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) August 11, 2022 As of 15:00, no severe warnings have been issued. Yesterday on CTV Ne
  
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• Open Farm Days celebrates 10 years this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 15:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Monkeypox vaccine now available in South Zone communities, including Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 14:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Province moves to next step of developing 18 new rest areas - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 14:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Province moves to next step of developing 18 new rest areas  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Armed man demanding savings holds Beirut bank staff hostage - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 13:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Skyline Clean Energy buys Lethbridge Biogas plant - Medicine Hat News

  11-08-2022 12:44 via medicinehatnews.com
  Skyline Clean Energy buys Lethbridge Biogas plant  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Lethbridge Police asking for help locating missing city resident - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Gymnastics coach from Lethbridge, Alta., faces additional sexual assault charges - Toronto Star

  11-08-2022 09:00 via thestar.com
  Gymnastics coach from Lethbridge, Alta., faces additional sexual assault charges  Toronto Star
  
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• 'Thank you. I love all of you': Serena Williams plays final match in Canada

  11-08-2022 03:33
  
  Serena Williams looked out at the sold-out crowd at Sobeys Stadium, searching for the fan who had just shouted "Serena, you're the best!" "Thank you. I love all of you," said Williams, with a mix of sweat and tears around her eyes, acknowledging the more than 12,500 spectators who watched her final match in Canada. Williams lost to Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the National Bank Open on Wednesday. Williams, who turns 41 this September, announced her intention to re
  
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• Serena Williams plays final match in Canada, losing to Bencic at National Bank Open

  11-08-2022 03:33
  
  Serena Williams looked out at the sold-out crowd at Sobeys Stadium, searching for the fan who had just shouted "Serena, you're the best!" "Thank you. I love all of you," said Williams, with a mix of sweat and tears around her eyes, acknowledging the more than 12,500 spectators who watched her final match in Canada. Williams lost to Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the National Bank Open on Wednesday. Williams, who turns 41 this September, announced her intention to re
  
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• Serena Williams loses 1st match since saying she's prepared to retire

  11-08-2022 03:33
  
  Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis. Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn't smile. She didn't wave. She took a sip from a plastic bottle as she walked in. Some folks in the crowd captured the moment with the cameras on their cellphones. Others held aloft handrawn signs - oh, so many signs - with messsages such as “Queen” or “T
  
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• Canadian army veteran charged with murder after mass shooting in Belize nightclub

  11-08-2022 03:26
  
  A Canadian Armed Forces veteran has been charged with murder in connection to a mass shooting in Belize that left two people dead and eight others injured. J.R. Smith, who served with the Royal Canadian Regiment in Afghanistan as part of Operation Medusa in 2006, is accused of driving the getaway vehicle following the July 31 shooting at a nightclub. Police in Belize allege that three local men who were with Smith got into an argument over a woman in the club. They left, but allegedly returned l
  
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• Number of people in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 increases

  11-08-2022 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province also announced 21 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded over seven days, bringing the total number of verified coronavirus deaths in Alberta to 4,694.
  
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• Bedard shines as Canada downs Latvia 5-2 at world junior hockey championship

  11-08-2022 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist and Canada opened its world junior hockey championship with a decisive 5-2 victory over Latvia on Wednesday.
  
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• Employees at Calgary business keeping an eye on the sky after hawk attack

  11-08-2022 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Employees at a business in southeast Calgary are keeping their eyes to the sky after a co-worker was attacked by an aggressive hawk.
  
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