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• Shortage of veterinarians a widespread issue

  09-09-2022 23:41
  The vet shortage affecting Medicine Hat is not only a local or provincial phenomenon, but nationwide. “Many people and lots of the data suggest it may be worldwide to some extent,” said Dr. Daren Mandrusiak, president of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. There is a shortage of support staff as well. Over the past several decades, there has been large population growth combined with a propensity for people to own more pets. However, there hasn't been much increase in the num
  
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• Opening reception of U of C art exhibition postponed

  09-09-2022 23:11
  The Friday opening reception of Prairie Interlace: Weaving, Modernisms and the Expanded Frame, 1960-2000 scheduled for 5 p.m. has been postponed due to the Queen's death, the University of Calgary announced Friday. Two curators' tours scheduled for Saturday morning were postponed, and a Saturday symposium was cancelled. The exhibition however, remains open to the public. A collaboration between Regina's MacKenzie Art Gallery and the U of C's Nickle Galleries, Prairie Interlace is an ambitious sh
  
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• Online fundraiser collects thousands for family of Banff stabbing victim

  09-09-2022 22:55
  A GoFundMe campaign, started to help the family of Ryden Brogden, has raised thousands to help support one of the passions the murder victim had. The 27-year-old was stabbed to death outside a Banff business on Sept. 3 and his family says they are still struggling with his loss. "He was humble, kind, lived his life with intention and loved all animals, which he would affectionately refer to as 'critters'," the crowdfunding website's description reads. "Ry would help anyone – anytime, he wa
  
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• Jasper power situation could remain unstable for weeks because of wildfire damage

  09-09-2022 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  ATCO said crews have not been able to inspect the transmission lines, but cautioned they may take several weeks to fix depending on the extent of damage and wildfire activity.
  
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• Big shoes to fill for King Charles III as Calgarians reflect on Queen's passing

  09-09-2022 22:25
  Calgarians saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II are reflecting on the great reign of the longest serving British monarch in history, but now questioning what the future holds for her son Charles. "She was an integral part of our life growing up," said Mel McCartney who moved to Calgary from Hertfordshire, England 21 years ago. "We have so many fond memories. It’s an outpouring of love and support through this devastating loss." McCartney founded a group of expats called 'Brits in Ca
  
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• Sheriff: 3 children among victims shot to death in Maryland - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 21:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sheriff: 3 children among victims shot to death in Maryland  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 3 charged, including minor, following 8 overnight break-ins in Medicine Hat

  09-09-2022 21:29
  Two men and a minor have been charged following an investigation into six home break-ins, two business break-ins and three vehicle thefts that took place in a matter of hours in Medicine Hat. Medicine Hat Police Service officials say the break-ins occurred during the night of Aug. 31 into the morning of Sept. 1 in the areas of Ross Glen, East Glen, Crestwood and Strachan Road. Three suspects —47-year-old Steven Slater of Medicine Hat, 18-year-old William MacPhail of Medicine Hat, and a min
  
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• Justice minister pleased with Lethbridge Police action plan - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 21:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Distillery teams up with city to grow Lethbridge's urban forest

  09-09-2022 21:18
  A Lethbridge distillery teamed up with the City of Lethbridge this week to help expand the city's urban forest. Heaven Hill Distilleries donated $6,000 to the City of Lethbridge to plant 40 trees in Palliser Park at 28 Street North and 9 Avenue North, next door to its subsidiary Black Velvet's distillery. It's all part of the company's 2030 plan to plant 5,000 trees, explained Heaven Hill's Rachel Nally, who's the company's environmental and sustainability manager. "As a part of that (2030) stra
  
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• Distilleries team up to grow Lethbridge's urban forest

  09-09-2022 21:18
  A pair of distilleries teamed up with the City of Lethbridge this week to help expand the city's urban forest. Heaven Hill Distilleries donated $6,000 to the City of Lethbridge to plant 40 trees in Palliser Park at 28 Street North and 9 Avenue North, next door to Black Velvet's distillery. It's all part of Heaven Hill's 2030 plan to plant 5,000 trees, explained Heaven Hill's Rachel Nally, who's the company's environmental and sustainability manager. "As a part of that (2030) strategy, we've comm
  
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• Canada's Olympic champion Kripps joining bobsled team as technical coach

  09-09-2022 21:04
  Canada's Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is becoming a coach. The 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., is joining the national bobsled team as the program's new technical coach. The move comes two weeks after Kripps announced he was retiring from competition after 16 years in the sport. “I'm extremely excited to take on this new role and pass on the knowledge I've accumulated over my career,” Kripps said in a release. “I think coaching is the best way for me to have a posi
  
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• Elks coach Jones not thinking about home losing streak ahead of Stampeders' visit

  09-09-2022 21:00
  The Edmonton Elks could have an infamous date with CFL history Saturday night. But the prospect of losing a CFL-record-tying 14th home game in a row isn’t at the front of their minds. The Elks (3-9), who have not won a home game since October of 2019, will host the Calgary Stampeders at Commonwealth Stadium. It’s the return match after the Labour Day Classic, which the Stampeders held on to win 26-18. “I don’t think so,” Elks general manager and coach Chris Jones sa
  
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• Quebec election: Parti Québécois leader supports candidate who made explicit video - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 20:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Quebec election: Parti Québécois leader supports candidate who made explicit video  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crown calls for jail time for Calgary woman who left body of newborn in dumpster

  09-09-2022 20:54
  An Alberta prosecutor says the mother of a baby girl discovered dead in a Calgary dumpster on Christmas Eve in 2017 should serve time in jail. Nina Albright, who is now 24, entered a guilty plea in November to offering an indignity to a body. She gave birth to the baby girl in her parents' home but told police the infant stopped breathing after a couple of minutes. Three medical examiners determined the baby was born alive, but couldn't say when she had died. Crown attorney Vicki Faulkner says A
  
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• 'Crime of sadness': Sentencing hearing for woman who left body of newborn in dumpster

  09-09-2022 20:54
  An Alberta judge says he will not consider jail time for the mother of a baby found dead in a Calgary dumpster on Christmas Eve in 2017, despite the Crown's request that she serve up to six months. Nina Albright, who is now 24, entered a guilty plea in November to offering an indignity to a body. Court has heard that Albright gave birth in her parents' home but told police the infant stopped breathing after a couple of minutes. She said she tried to clear the baby's airway but didn't call for he
  
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• First Nation suing Alberta government over cumulative environmental effects - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 20:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• PRE-SEASON GAME DAY: Hurricanes Begin Exhibition Season Against Tigers – Lethbridge Hurricanes - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  09-09-2022 19:47 via lethbridgehurricanes.com
  PRE-SEASON GAME DAY: Hurricanes Begin Exhibition Season Against Tigers – Lethbridge Hurricanes  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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• Canada's Olympic champion Kripps joining bobsled team as technical coach - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 19:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Olympic champion Kripps joining bobsled team as technical coach  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Online or in person, Albertans invited to send condolences to Royal Family

  09-09-2022 19:11
  The provincial government is ensuring Albertans have an opportunity to offer their condolences to the Royal Family upon Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday. "For many of us, Her Majesty is the only monarch we’ve ever known, essential to our identity as Albertans and Canadians. In this period of mourning, let’s come together in expressing our compassion and support for the Royal Family, whose devastating loss we share," Premier Jason Kenney said in a statement. Condolences are bein
  
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• Queen Elizabeth’s complicated, ‘ambivalent’ relationship with Indigenous Canadians

  09-09-2022 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  University of Manitoba prof Niigaan Sinclair says Indigenous Canadians respected many things about the queen, but still have a 'complicated' relationship with the monarchy.
  
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• Taber, Alta. doctor has permit suspended over inappropriate texts with patient

  09-09-2022 18:44
  A southern Alberta doctor had his practice permit temporarily suspended following an investigation into sexual texts he exchanged with a patient. The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta confirms Dr. Petrus Krog, a general practitioner based in Taber, Alta., received a three-month suspension of his practice permit after he admitted to sexual boundary violations. The text messages between Krog and the patient were exchanged in early 2019 and were determined to be "clearly of a sexual n
  
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• Unemployment rate ticks up to 5.4 percent in August - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 18:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Unemployment rate ticks up to 5.4 percent in August  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's unemployment rate jumps yet hospitality faces staffing challenges

  09-09-2022 18:17
  Rising unemployment is a sign the economy is starting to cool off amid efforts to rein in inflation, while Alberta's hospitality sector struggles to fill open positions. Teatro Group officials say there are open positions in management, front-of-house and in the kitchen at all seven of its Calgary locations. "There's definitely a shortage of people who are coming through the front door looking to work in hospitality," said Matthew Batey, chief operating officer for Teatro Group. "It is very curi
  
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• Alberta's unemployment rate jumped to 5.4 per cent in August

  09-09-2022 18:17
  Alberta's unemployment rate spiked in August but jobless rates in both Calgary and Edmonton remained largely unchanged. According to Statistics Canada’s August 2022 Labour Force Survey, Alberta had an unemployment rate of 5.4 per cent last month, up six-tenths of a percentage point from July when it sat at 4.8 per cent. Statistics Canada noted that Alberta, along with Manitoba, had the youngest employed population in Canada, as younger workers outnumbered older workers by approximately six
  
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• How Albertans can pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

  09-09-2022 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  To write a handwritten note, Albertans will be able to do so at provincial buildings and government centres across the province throughout the next week.
  
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• Statue damaged outside Sunalta church, hate crime unit investigating

  09-09-2022 17:45
  The Calgary Police Service's hate crime and extremism team is investigating a recent act of vandalism that caused damage to a statue outside a church in Sunalta. CPS officials say a man approached Sacred Heart Church, in the 1300 block of 14th Street S.W., in the late afternoon hours of Sept. 1. He proceeded to damage a religious statue before fleeing the area on foot. The suspect is described as:Approximately 180 centimetres (5'11") tall; Having a slim build; and, Having what appears to be tatt
  
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• Family-Friendly cycling event to raise money for Lethbridge YMCA - My Lethbridge Now

  09-09-2022 17:23 via mylethbridgenow.com
  Family-Friendly cycling event to raise money for Lethbridge YMCA  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Suspect in Memphis shooting rampage granted public defender - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 17:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Suspect in Memphis shooting rampage granted public defender  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sept. 11 memorial marked by parade in Lethbridge | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  09-09-2022 17:02 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Sept. 11 memorial marked by parade in Lethbridge | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge firefighters to participate in memorial for Sept. 11

  09-09-2022 17:02
  Members of Lethbridge's fire department will be taking part in a procession to honour all first responders who have died in the line of duty on Friday. Officials say the service, which is being held in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attack, will also commemorate those who continue to serve their communities. To mark the occasion, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services will be holding a parade on Friday. The service says its members have been through a lot lately, es
  
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• Ex-Miss America Mund qualifies as ND congressional candidate - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 17:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ex-Miss America Mund qualifies as ND congressional candidate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Board puts abortion rights question on Michigan fall ballot - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 17:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Board puts abortion rights question on Michigan fall ballot  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• IAEA: Ukraine power plant needs safe zone to avoid disaster - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 16:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  IAEA: Ukraine power plant needs safe zone to avoid disaster  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Read the full transcript of King Charles III's first live address

  09-09-2022 16:31
  King Charles III spoke to the public in a televised address as the new monarch, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. The King travelled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London on Friday to help with preparations for the state funeral, and begin his first full day of constitutional duties. He arrived at Buckingham Palace with Camilla, Queen Consort, and greeted crowds of mourners, as some shouted, "God Save the King."Royal Dispatch newsletter: Sign up for exclusive insig
  
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• King Charles III to give first televised address at Buckingham Palace as monarch -- how to watch

  09-09-2022 16:31
  King Charles III will speak to the public in a televised address today as the new monarch, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. CTVNews.ca will livestream the King’s address from Buckingham Palace at 1 p.m. ET. Charles travelled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London earlier Friday to help with preparations for the state funeral, and begin his first full day of constitutional duties as the new King.Royal Dispatch newsletter: Sign up for exclusive insights on the
  
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• King Charles III gives first televised address at Buckingham Palace as monarch

  09-09-2022 16:31
  King Charles III speaks to the public in a televised address as the new monarch, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Charles travelled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London earlier Friday to help with preparations for the state funeral, and begin his first full day of constitutional duties as the new King.Royal Dispatch newsletter: Sign up for exclusive insights on the monarchyHe arrived at Buckingham Palace with Camilla, now Queen Consort, and greeted crowds of mour
  
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• Jasper National Park trapping bears that moved into town, may need to 'destroy' animals that return

  09-09-2022 16:25
  After trying a number of hazing strategies, officials will begin trapping and removing about 10 bears from the Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park.  For several weeks now, at least 10 black bears have been – as Jasper National Parks officials put it – "making use" of Jasper and the abundant fruit in the town's greenspaces and yards. The number includes two mothers with cubs.  The animals have proven "reluctant" to leave and come back "almost immediately" after being mov
  
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• Canadian women prepare for second appearance at Rugby League World Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 15:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Early rain leads to a cool Friday in Calgary

  09-09-2022 15:33
  After a chillier day yesterday, perhaps a brief window of acclimatization will help us cope with a repeat; today will remain below seasonal, with showers overnight evaporating and adding to the colder layer. Speaking of the colder layer, I'd like to bid a fond farewell to Brittney Matejka on her final day on CTV Morning Live – it's been a slice. Thanks for capturing this one, too:Say it ain't snow.... #abroadsHwy 22: North of Hwy 520 south of Chain Lakes is waking up to a dusting of snowfl
  
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• Lethbridge plant's processing capacity adds acreage for southern Alberta potato producers - FreshPlaza.com

  09-09-2022 14:11 via freshplaza.com
  Lethbridge plant's processing capacity adds acreage for southern Alberta potato producers  FreshPlaza.com
  
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• 'We know nothing's over': Underdog Vancouver Whitecaps continue playoff push - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 13:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'We know nothing's over': Underdog Vancouver Whitecaps continue playoff push  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Premier League games off as 'mark of respect' to queen - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 13:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Quebec election: Parties resume campaigning today after death of Queen Elizabeth - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 11:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lethbridge Fire and EMS honour fallen firefighters for 20th annual 9/11 memorial - Global News

  09-09-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Fire and EMS honour fallen firefighters for 20th annual 9/11 memorial  Global News
  
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• Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 08:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Power lines down following vehicle collision in city’s south

  09-09-2022 05:41
  The intersection of Macleod Trail and Heritage Drive was closed Thursday evening after a vehicle struck a power pole. Power lines were knocked to the ground as a result of the crash, which police say happened around 8 p.m. Calgary police, fire crews and Enmax were called to the scene. No one in the vehicle was injured, though police did not provide details on how many people were inside at the time of the incident. Police later posted on Twitter, requesting that motorists avoid the area.Calgary
  
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• Canadians respond to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 03:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Shandro calls Lethbridge Police action plan ‘very thorough and professional’ - Global News

  09-09-2022 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  Shandro calls Lethbridge Police action plan ‘very thorough and professional’  Global News
  
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• Shandro calls Lethbridge Police action plan ‘very thorough and professional’

  09-09-2022 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  In March 2021, the province requested the LPS submit an action plan to address waning confidence in the force.
  
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• South Carolina: Senators reject a near-total abortion ban - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2022 02:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  South Carolina: Senators reject a near-total abortion ban  Lethbridge News Now
  
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