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• Royal children start new academic year at school in Windsor - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 23:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in north Edmonton where people told to shelter in place

  07-09-2022 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  One person is dead and two others were seriously injured in what Edmonton police said were random assaults in north Edmonton's Homesteader neighborhood.
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in north Edmonton stabbing; suspect arrested following manhunt

  07-09-2022 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  One person is dead and two others were seriously injured in what Edmonton police said were random assaults in north Edmonton's Homesteader neighborhood.
  
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• Suspect in custody after 1 killed, 2 injured in northeast Edmonton

  07-09-2022 23:42
  Police have taken a 25-year-old man into custody after one person was killed and two others were injured in northeast Edmonton Wednesday afternoon. The Edmonton Police Service apprehended Clarence Lawrence around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Police asked people in the area of Hermitage Road and Henry Avenue NW to shelter in place while they investigate. EPS says the assaults are random.Edmonton Catholic Schools has confirmed they have locked the exterior doors of their schools as a precaution, impacti
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured after 'random' attacks in north Edmonton, police asking residents to shelter in place

  07-09-2022 23:42
  Police are asking residents, drivers, and pedestrians in the area of Hermitage Road and Henry Avenue NW to shelter in place because there is a male in the area with an edged weapon. One person is dead, and two have been injured as a result. Police say the assaults are random in nature. The attacker is described as male with curly black hair, light skin, with a dark hoodie and grey shirt. He is also described as dishevelled and untidy. He is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approa
  
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• Calgary Police Service officer charged in off-duty incident

  07-09-2022 23:34
  A member of the Calgary Police Service has been charged with uttering threats after an off-duty incident earlier this week. Police say the officer was arrested by RCMP on Tuesday following a domestic incident outside of Calgary in a neighbouring municipality. CPS says the officer, whose name won't be released to "protect the privacy of those involved," has been with the service for nine years and is on leave. "Information about this incident and charges are being released in the interests of pub
  
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• Calgary police officer charged with uttering threats in off-duty incident

  07-09-2022 23:34
  A member of the Calgary Police Service has been charged with uttering threats after an off-duty incident earlier this week. Police say the officer was arrested by RCMP following a domestic incident outside of Calgary in a neighbouring municipality. CPS says the officer, whose name won't be released to "protect the privacy of those involved," has been with the service for nine years and is on leave. "Information about this incident and charges are being released in the interests of public transpa
  
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• 85 unit seniors' housing facility officially opens in Crowsnest Pass - My Lethbridge Now

  07-09-2022 23:18 via mylethbridgenow.com
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• Lethbridge College to offer domestic tuition to some refugee students - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 23:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Wrong type of steel used in failed part led to fatal Evansburg helicopter crash: TSB

  07-09-2022 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  One of the main rotor strap retaining pins on the helicopter was made from an inappropriately weak type of steel, causing the part to fail after just 21 hours of service.
  
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• WestJet debuts new, gender neutral uniforms with name tag space for pronouns

  07-09-2022 22:40
  WestJet workers are getting a new look as the airline revamps its uniforms with an eye to gender inclusivity. The Calgary-based carrier says the new blue pantsuits, skirts and dresses with teal accents are meant to be gender neutral, so workers can select the uniform that is most authentic and comfortable to them. The uniforms also include redesigned name tags with space for staff to denote which pronouns they prefer people use when addressing them. The uniforms were designed by Project Runway A
  
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• Bragg Creek residents want changes following the death of a black bear

  07-09-2022 22:19
  Residents in a community outside Calgary are looking for solutions for a trio of bear cubs whose mother had to be euthanized last month. A black bear was shot and killed by officers from Alberta Environment and Parks on Aug. 28 in Bragg Creek, after it got into a resident’s garbage. It had three seven to eight-month-old cubs with her that have now been left orphaned. Resident Ania Bergmann says the bear had recently broken into a shed stored with grain, but is concerned now that the cubs a
  
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• Collision on Highway 3 at Coalhurst intersection - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 22:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Counting ballots to determine next Conservative leader to begin Thursday - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 21:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Government emissions targets for fertilizer use unrealistic, industry report argues

  07-09-2022 21:54
  A new industry-led report suggests Canada's farmers can likely only achieve half of the federal government's targeted 30 per cent reduction in fertilizer emissions by 2030. The report, commissioned by Fertilizer Canada and the Canola Council of Canada, examines what effect a 30 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers on Canadian farms would have on crop yields and farm financial viability.Capital Dispatch: Sign up for in-depth political coverage
  
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• Traffic down to one lane after collision outside Coalhurst - My Lethbridge Now

  07-09-2022 21:52 via mylethbridgenow.com
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• Jasper residents, businesses enter third day of fire-induced power outages

  07-09-2022 21:32
  Half of Jasper's residents were still without power midday Wednesday, more than 50 hours after a wildfire in Jasper National Park burned down 18 power poles that service the mountain town. Just after 6 p.m. that evening, the entire town was once more without power. In an 11 a.m. update, ATCO regional manager Amanda Mattern said "technical difficulties" troubled the company's plan to provide generator power to all residents by Tuesday evening. "Switching generators into a utility system is very c
  
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• Jasper loses power again on third day of fire-induced power outages

  07-09-2022 21:32
  Half of Jasper's residents were still without power midday Wednesday, more than 50 hours after a wildfire in Jasper National Park burned down 18 power poles that service the mountain town. Just after 6 p.m. that evening, the entire town was once more without power. In an 11 a.m. update, ATCO regional manager Amanda Mattern said "technical difficulties" troubled the company's plan to provide generator power to all residents by Tuesday evening. "Switching generators into a utility system is very c
  
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• Half of Jasper still without power on third day of fire-induced outage

  07-09-2022 21:32
  Half of Jasper's residents were still without power midday Wednesday, more than 50 hours after a wildfire in Jasper National Park burned down 18 power poles that service the mountain town. In an 11 a.m. update, ATCO regional manager Amanda Mattern said "technical difficulties" troubled the company's plan to provide generator power to all residents by Tuesday evening. "Switching generators into a utility system is very complex and we anticipated these types of challenges. To safely transfer power
  
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• Half of Jasper’s power restored; Parks Canada says drones hampered fire fight

  07-09-2022 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Jasper and surrounding areas lost power at 4 a.m. Monday and the power that has since been restored is focused on essential services only, the municipality said.
  
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• All of Jasper without power again; Parks Canada says drones hampered fire fight

  07-09-2022 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Jasper has been dealing with power outages on and off since 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5.
  
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• Police investigating assault along 14th Street Southwest

  07-09-2022 20:40
  One woman was taken to hospital after a dispute involving two suspected drivers became physical Monday afternoon. Calgary Police Services officials confirm officers responded to the area of 14th Street and 90th Avenue S.W., near Glenmore Landing, at around 1 p.m. on Labour Day following reports of an altercation. "Upon arrival, police discovered a woman, who is believed to have been driving one of the vehicles, was injured and was later treated by EMS," said CPS officials in a statement to CTV N
  
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• Calgarians to be honoured for bravery by Canada's governor general

  07-09-2022 20:33
  Canada's governor general will be honouring a group of five Calgarians, along with other Canadians, this week for their selfless acts of courage that saved the lives of others. Governor General Mary Simon will be presenting 41 Decorations of Bravery during a ceremony in Ottawa at Rideau Hall at 11 a.m. on Friday. Among this year's recipients are five Calgarians who put their lives on the line to save others from harm – Margaret Irene Bell, Kaden Clouston, Mackenzie Terrance Vatter-Martinea
  
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• Police: California sheriff's deputy wanted in double slaying - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 20:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Bret Hart's Canada Walk of Fame induction to be celebrated in Calgary

  07-09-2022 20:13
  A public celebration will be held in Calgary next week to honour Brett 'Hitman' Hart's 2021 induction into Canada's Walk of Fame. The special hometown ceremony will be held at 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the Victoria Pavilion, located at 1800 Stampede Trail S.E., near the south entrance to the Stampede grounds. The wrestling great, who followed in the footsteps of his father Stu Hart of Stampede Wrestling fame, will unveil his Canada's Walk of Fame Hometown Star plaque during the event. The monume
  
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• CCMA Country Music Week in Calgary: What’s happening and where

  07-09-2022 19:52
  Hundreds of Canadian country musicians will be riding into Calgary for Country Music Week. Calgary is hosting the 40th anniversary Canadian Country Music Awards on Sunday, and the four days leading up to the star-studded ceremony are packed full of free live music and events featuring dozens of artists.  Tourism Calgary says the ceremony will bring some 6,000 guests to the city, which is marking its 10th time hosting the awards – more than any other. "Calgarians are dusting off their
  
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• Canadian Country Music Awards come to Calgary: Everything you need to know

  07-09-2022 19:52
  Hundreds of Canadian country musicians will be riding into Calgary for Country Music Week. Calgary is hosting the 40th anniversary Canadian Country Music Awards on Sunday, and the four days leading up to the star-studded ceremony are packed full of free live music and events featuring dozens of artists.  Tourism Calgary says the ceremony will bring some 6,000 guests to the city, which is marking its 10th time hosting the awards – more than any other. "Calgarians are dusting off their
  
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• Reuse Rendezvous returns for its 10th year - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 19:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta government to fund more private surgical facilities to reduce hospital wait times

  07-09-2022 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  The news comes as hospitals across Canada struggle to deal with backlogs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which canceled thousands of surgeries across the country.
  
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• Canada's Brooke Henderson to feature in PGA Tour 2K23 video game - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 18:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Undercover officers, wire taps were part of Coutts border protest investigation

  07-09-2022 18:27
  Newly unsealed court documents have revealed more details about the RCMP investigation that led to criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, during the border blockade in Coutts, Alta. in February. The most serious charges were laid against four Alberta men: Christopher Lysak, 48, of Lethbridge; Anthony Olienick, 39, of Claresholm; Chris Carbert, 44, of Lethbridge; and Jerry Morin, 40, of Olds. Four lengthy applications for search warrants, submitted by police, show that investiga
  
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• 'This was a war': court documents show police concerns about Coutts border protest

  07-09-2022 18:27
  Newly unsealed court documents have revealed more details about the RCMP investigation that led to criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, during the border blockade in Coutts, Alta. in February. The most serious charges were laid against four Alberta men: Christopher Lysak, 48, of Lethbridge; Anthony Olienick, 39, of Claresholm; Chris Carbert, 44, of Lethbridge; and Jerry Morin, 40, of Olds. Four lengthy applications for search warrants, submitted by police, show that investiga
  
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• Coutts blockaders collected firearms to use against police, RCMP documents allege

  07-09-2022 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  A faction that blockaded the Canada-U.S. border in Alberta last winter to protest COVID-19 health measures was stockpiling weapons to use against police, according to allegations unsealed on Wednesday. The RCMP alleged in search warrant applications filed in court that anti-vaccine mandate demonstrators who six months gathered in Coutts, Alta., were “arming themselves for a...
  
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• Car crashes into Coventry Hills home, careens into yard

  07-09-2022 17:01
  An investigation is underway into a Wednesday morning crash in a northeast neighbourhood that ended with an attached garage damaged and a car in a backyard. The Calgary Fire Department responded to a home in the 100 block of Coventry Green N.E. at around 8 a.m. after a car left the road, struck the attached garage, and crashed through a neighbouring fence. EMS officials confirm two people — a man and a woman —were taken from the scene to the Foothills Medical Centre in non-life- thre
  
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• Subject of Sask. manhunt taken into custody, transported by ambulance

  07-09-2022 15:59
  The prime suspect in a mass stabbing incident in Saskatchewan was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. He was subsequently transported by ambulance, according to an officer on scene. Myles Sanderson was located near Rosthern, Sask., around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to an update on a civil emergency alert that has been in effect in the province since Sunday morning. The update, which formally cancelled the alert, said there is no longer a risk to public safety. Rosthern is located 65
  
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• Subject of Sask. manhunt taken into custody

  07-09-2022 15:59
  Police say the prime suspect in a mass stabbing incident in Saskatchewan has been taken into custody. Myles Sanderson was located and taken into custody near Rosthern, Sask., around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to an update on a civil emergency alert that has been in effect in the province since Sunday morning. The update, which formally cancelled the alert, said there is no longer a risk to public safety. It followed a previous warning issued Wednesday afternoon saying a person reportedly arm
  
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• Subject of Sask. manhunt dead from self-inflicted injuries

  07-09-2022 15:59
  The prime suspect in a mass stabbing incident in Saskatchewan has died from self-inflicted injuries, according to an Associated Press source. Myles Sanderson was taken into custody by RCMP Wednesday afternoon. He was subsequently transported by ambulance, according to an officer on scene. RCMP is expected to provide an update at 7:30 CST. CTV News will stream the news conference live. It can be viewed using the player above. Sanderson was located near Rosthern, Sask., around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday,
  
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• Subject of Sask. manhunt dead after going into 'medical distress' following arrest: RCMP

  07-09-2022 15:59
  The prime suspect in a mass stabbing incident in Saskatchewan is dead following his arrest. Myles Sanderson, 30, was taken into custody by RCMP Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after his arrest, Sanderson went into medical distress and was subsequently transported by paramedics to hospital, according to RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore. Speaking during a news conference in Regina Wednesday evening, Blackmore said he was pronounced dead in hospital. Prior to the arrival of paramedics, Bla
  
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• RCMP say armed person spotted in Wakaw, Sask. may be connected to stabbings

  07-09-2022 15:59
  A new emergency alert was issued Wednesday afternoon after a person reportedly armed with a knife was reported in Wakaw, Saskatchewan. RCMP believe the sighting may be related to the fatal stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation. The person was believed to be traveling in a stolen 2008 White Chevrolet Avalanche with Saskatchewan license 953 LPL. The vehicle was reported stolen around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday and was last seen travelling in Wakaw on Cemetery Road. "Their direction of travel is unknown,"
  
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• Myles Sanderson located, taken into custody: RCMP

  07-09-2022 15:59
  Police say the prime suspect in a mass stabbing incident in Saskatchewan has been taken into custody. Myles Sanderson was located and taken into custody in Rosthern, Saskatchewan around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to an update on an civil emergency alert that has been in effect in the province since Sunday morning. The update, which formally cancelled the alert, said there is no longer a risk to public safety. His arrest comes following an emergency alert issued Wednesday afternoon saying a p
  
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• 'Unsafe and irresponsible' drone usage in Jasper temporarily grounds fire-fighting helicopters

  07-09-2022 15:34
  Two more people will face charges after flying drones during the firefight in Jasper National Park, authorities say.  As ground crews on Tuesday laid hose and sprinklers along the south perimeter of Chetamon Wildfire, about 15 kilometres north of the Jasper townsite, fire specialists took to the air to get an updated look at its size. At the remote north end of the fire, eight helicopters with buckets dropped water in an attempt to cool and suppress the flames.  That is until they were
  
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• 'Unsafe and irresponsible' drone usage during Jasper firefight temporarily grounds helicopters

  07-09-2022 15:34
  Two more people will face charges after flying drones during the firefight in Jasper National Park, authorities say.  As ground crews on Tuesday laid hose and sprinklers along the south perimeter of Chetamon Wildfire, about 15 kilometres north of the Jasper townsite, fire specialists took to the air to get an updated look at its size. At the remote north end of the fire, eight helicopters with buckets dropped water in an attempt to cool and suppress the flames.  That is until, they wer
  
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• Drones ground firefighting helicopters in Jasper National Park, operators to be charged

  07-09-2022 15:34
  Two people will face charges after flying drones during the firefight in Jasper National Park, authorities say.  Crews spent Tuesday morning laying two kilometres of hose and sprinklers along the south perimeter of Chetamon Wildfire, about 15 kilometres north of the Jasper townsite. More hose line and sprinklers were set up at the nearby Snaring Campground and "critical infrastructure" close to the mountain town. Meanwhile, fire specialists were able to safely fly along the entire peri
  
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• Cold front for Calgary Wednesday brings wind, possible showers

  07-09-2022 14:51
  With our overnight temperature dropping steadily, many Calgarians will wake up to smokier weather today. The layer of haze that settles in will likely stick around for a portion of the day, with the Firesmoke model projecting a clear-out later this afternoon as part of a wind setup from the north, and the return of wildfire smoke again this evening. The current Air Quality Health Index rating for parts of Calgary is between a 3-4, and south of Calgary, near Okotoks, it's closer to a 7. That wind
  
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• Bank of Canada set to raise its interest rate for the fifth time since March

  07-09-2022 10:47
  The Bank of Canada is expected to raise its overnight rate for the fifth time, amidst historically high inflation. "We can expect a pretty significant rate hike," says Kevin Page, president and CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa. "Anywhere between 50 to 100 basis points."Download our app to get alerts to your device Get the latest newsletters right to your inboxStatistics Canada reported inflation rose by 7.6 per cent in July, down from its peak of 8
  
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• Bank of Canada hikes interest rate by 75 basis points, anticipates another increase

  07-09-2022 10:47
  The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate by 75 basis points, moving its policy rate to 3.25 per cent from 2.5 per cent. Since March, the bank has increased its policy rate by 300 basis points -- the fastest pace since the mid-1990s -- in an attempt to bring inflation back to its mandated two per cent target. The bank attributes the war in Ukraine, ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns in China and volatile commodity prices as the main drivers of elevated global inflation.Download our app to get alerts
  
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• Bank of Canada expected to raise key interest rate today - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2022 10:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Tied vote for Lethbridge Starbucks workers at five stores - USW Canada

  07-09-2022 09:00 via usw.ca
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• Steelworkers: Tied Vote for Lethbridge Starbucks Workers at Five Stores - businesswire.com

  07-09-2022 09:00 via businesswire.com
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• Steelworkers: Tied Vote for Lethbridge Starbucks Workers at Five Stores - Business Wire

  07-09-2022 09:00 via businesswire.com
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