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• Calgary police investigate after stolen truck crashed

  13-08-2022 23:40
  
  Calgary police are looking for the public's help to track down a female suspect who they say stole a truck and then crashed it in Bowness. Officials told CTV News Saturday that around 8 a.m., a driver crashed a stolen truck onto a concrete barrier on 77 Street and Bowness Road N.W. No one was hurt in the incident, but the suspect fled the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Calgary Carifest honours Caribbean culture as thousands gather to celebrate

  13-08-2022 23:22
  
  A couple thousand Calgarians wore colourful costumes, played traditional music and danced for hours in the downtown streets Saturday morning to celebrate Caribbean culture. The 2022 Carifest showcased several cultural groups from Jamaica to Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil and beyond as they paraded from Olympic Plaza all the way to Shaw Millennium Park. Billed as the city’s largest festival, organizer Sabrina Naz Comanescu says she’s overwhelmed by the community support after
  
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• Canada's Rory MacDonald knocked out by replacement fighter in PFL semifinal - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2022 23:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Rory MacDonald knocked out by replacement fighter in PFL semifinal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Two-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2022 21:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Feds quietly change rules to allow one-time ArriveCAN exemption at land border crossings

  13-08-2022 20:57
  
  The federal government has quietly updated its rules at the border to allow fully vaccinated travellers entering through the land border a one-time exemption from fines or quarantine requirements if they unknowingly fail to submit the required health documents through the ArriveCAN app. In an email statement sent to CTVNews.ca on Saturday, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said the one-time exemption will only be given to fully vaccinated travellers who have not had a history of non-compl
  
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• Afghan rights leader heartbroken after year of Taliban rule - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2022 17:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Afghan rights leader heartbroken after year of Taliban rule  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• N.W.T. RCMP deploy controversial roadside cannabis screening devices - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2022 16:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  N.W.T. RCMP deploy controversial roadside cannabis screening devices  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 1 dead following crash in southwest Calgary

  13-08-2022 15:55
  
  Officials say a driver has died after a serious crash early Saturday morning in southwest Calgary. EMS told CTV News that paramedics responded to the scene, near 17 Avenue and 85 Street S.W. at approximately 4:20 a.m. When they arrived, they found a single vehicle involved in the incident. The driver, whose gender has not been determined, was pronounced dead at the scene.Calgary police have not released any details of the incident. This is a developing story and we will have more details when th
  
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• Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack

  13-08-2022 15:51
  
  "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. Rushdie remained hospitalized with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted in the evening that he was "off the ventilator and talking (and joking)." Rushdie's agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed that information without offering further details. Earlier in the day, the man accused of attacking him Friday at
  
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• Ukrainian minister says Russia blocking access to medicines

  13-08-2022 14:43
  
  Ukraine's health minister has accused Russian authorities of committing a crime against humanity by blocking access to affordable medicines in areas its forces have occupied since invading the country 5 1/2 months ago. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said Russian authorities repeatedly have blocked efforts to provide state-subsidized drugs to people in occupied cities, towns and villages. "Throughout the entire six months of war, Russia has not
  
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• More than 10,000 Canadians received a medically-assisted death in 2021: report

  13-08-2022 14:00
  
  More Canadians are ending their lives with a medically-assisted death, says the third federal annual report on medical assistance in dying (MAID). Data shows that 10,064 people died in 2021 with medical aid, an increase of 32 per cent over 2020. The report says that 3.3 per cent of all deaths in Canada in 2021 were assisted deaths. On a provincial level, the rate was higher in provinces such as Quebec, at 4.7 per cent, and British Columbia, at 4.8 per cent. “It is rising remarkably fast,"
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Spyware tools scary, but we’ve made our lives an open book - Saltwire

  13-08-2022 12:18 via saltwire.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Spyware tools scary, but we’ve made our lives an open book  Saltwire
  
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• Downtown concert series showcasing Lethbridge artists - Lethbrige Herald

  13-08-2022 06:49 via lethbridgeherald.com
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• Police seek public assistance identifying man in attempted child luring

  13-08-2022 06:10
  
  Calgary police seek public assistance identifying an unknown man who they believe tried to lure a young girl who was out with her mother and sister Thursday night. The incident took place around 10:35 p.m. at the Chocoland Café, at 237 8 Ave S.E., when a man entered and sat close to a mom and her two children. The man waited until the mother briefly stepped away from the table, then is alleged to have grabbed one of the girls by her arm and asked her to let him come closer. The girl and h
  
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• Small wildfire burning near Banff's east gates

  13-08-2022 05:58
  
  A small wildfire was burning Friday night around 8:30 p.m., according to Parks Canada. It said a 0.2 hectare wildfire was burning two kilometres west of Banff's east entry gate, on the north side of Highway 1. A tweet from the national park authority indicated that there was no risk to any communities at the present time. On its Facebook page, it added that two helicopters were responding in addition to Parks Canada firefighting personnel. This is a developing story. It will be updated as more i
  
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• Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery scores big upset win at Bellator 284 - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2022 05:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery scores big upset win at Bellator 284  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Indigenous group walks to honour loved ones lost to overdoses

  13-08-2022 05:43
  
  More than a dozen people walked from Morley to Calgary Friday, in support of those working towards sobriety and to pay tribute to loved ones who have lost their lives to addiction. All of the participants said they've also struggled with addiction, homelessness or mental health issues. They want to show others experiencing the same challenges that change is possible. The group left Morley under a full moon early Friday from the Morley Chiniki Gas Bar, walked to downtown Calgary, and will return
  
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• Divisional clash of Lions, Stampeders features quarterback intrigue

  13-08-2022 05:27
  
  Which quarterback will grab the spotlight is a prominent subplot of Saturday's divisional clash between the B.C. Lions and host Calgary Stampeders. The season's first meeting of B.C. (6-1) and Calgary (5-2) tussling for second place in the West Division is a fascinating pairing of a decorated Stampeders quarterback closing in on a milestone and a young Canadian Lions quarterback taking the league by storm this season. The division-leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9-1) dropped t
  
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• Alberta essay writer speaks out over controversial contest outcome

  13-08-2022 04:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of the women whose entry wasn't selected as a winner of the Alberta government's essay contest says she would rather see the government change than apologize.
  
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• Calgary police, humane society seize 42 animals in northeast Calgary

  13-08-2022 03:52
  
  Calgary police and the Calgary Humane Society have launched a joint investigation after seizing 42 animals from a property in the city's northeast  Friday morning. According to a summons on site, five goats, four sheep, one cow, 30 chickens and two cats were removed from the property. Reasons for the seizure ranged from deprival of adequate food, water and shelter to overall neglect. Officers were called to the location on 52 Street N.E. just north of Stoney Trail at 10:15 Friday morning in
  
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• B.C. 'clear' there's not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2022 03:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. 'clear' there's not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: August 12, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2022 02:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: August 12, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What can parents look for as sexual trauma cases on steady rise in Alberta?

  13-08-2022 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Christina Johnson, executive director of the Sanare Centre, said when child sexual abuse or assault happens, it's typically done by someone that the child knows and trusts.
  
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• 'Communications failure': UCP minister tells reporters to stop asking about essay award

  13-08-2022 01:59
  
  A UCP MLA shook her head in frustration and said "wow" while walking away from a microphone Friday, as the fallout continued over an "abhorrent" essay that her government awarded. Whitney Issik, minister of environment and parks, twice told reporters to stop asking her questions about the controversy. She is the first UCP minister to make herself available to journalists since the story broke earlier in the week. "A mistake was made and an error was made, and they've apologized for it," Issik sa
  
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• Police seek public assistance locating vehicle, suspect in Radisson Heights shooting

  13-08-2022 01:44
  
  Calgary police seek public assistance to help them identify the owner of a truck they believe was involved in a Thursday shooting in the southeastern neighbourhood of Raddison Heights. Around 10:30 a.m., officers were called to a residence in the 2800 block of 15 Ave. S.E. for reports of shots fired. After interviewing several people, including the complainant and witnesses, police believe an argument took place between two men at the residence, followed by one man leaving. He then returned and
  
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• Prehistoric shark tooth fossil discovered by young boy in central Alberta yard

  13-08-2022 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Never in a million years did we dream that it could have been from a prehistoric animal that's now extinct — or a marine animal that's now extinct.'
  
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• Dawgs kick off western finals against Sylvan Lake Gulls

  13-08-2022 00:53
  
  The Okotoks Dawgs announced Friday that they've opened general admission patio seating for Friday night's game against Sylvan Lake Gulls. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks. It's the opening game of the best of three western finals, with the winner advancing to the Western Canadian Baseball League championships. The Dawgs won the west with a 43-13 record before dispatching Brooks in two straight games in the opening round of the playoffs. Okotoks will host tonight's contest, w
  
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• Rattlesnakes still active in Lethbridge

  13-08-2022 00:48
  
  Forget snakes on a plane. Everyone who saw the 2006 movie did. How about southern Alberta rattlesnakes on the prairie instead? Those are apt to pop up more frequently in the dog days of August, when hotter temperatures over the next few weeks means we could see even more rattlesnakes than usual. That's because the snakes tend to leave their dens more when the weather is warmer. Lethbridge and southern Alberta are home to the prairie rattlesnake. It’s one of just three species of rattlesnak
  
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• Restrictions may be gone, but 2022 world juniors feels like ‘bubble’ tournament

  13-08-2022 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the restrictions are gone, the empty arena is still a talking point.
  
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• Set pieces cost Canada in 2-0 loss to South Korea at FIFA U 20 Women’s World Cup

  13-08-2022 00:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  South Korea took advantage of set pieces to hand Canada a 2-0 loss in its opening game Thursday at the FIFA under-20 Women's World Cup.
  
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• UCP MLAs ‘bandwagoning’ as leadership race enters final months, says Alberta political scientist

  13-08-2022 00:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Endorsements may not be a good indicator of who may win the UCP leadership race, said Mount Royal University professor Duane Bratt.
  
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• UCP MLAs ‘bandwagoning’ as leadership race enter final months, says Alberta political scientist

  13-08-2022 00:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Endorsements may not be a good indicator of who may win the UCP leadership race, said Mount Royal University professor Duane Bratt.
  
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