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• Trans-Canada Highway: Fall closure announced for Kicking Horse Canyon

  13-09-2022 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Kicking Horse Canyon section, located east of Golden, will undergo a lengthy traffic closure between Sept. 26 and Dec. 1.
  
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• Death in Discovery Ridge deemed not criminal in nature

  13-09-2022 22:48
  The death of a man in Discovery Ridge over the weekend is not suspicious, Calgary police say. Officers were called to a building in the southwest community at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening after a body was found inside one of the units. The Chief Medical Examiner completed an autopsy on the victim on Tuesday and the death was determined to be non-criminal. No further information will be released.
  
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• Calgary-based digital fundraising platform hits $100M milestone

  13-09-2022 22:34
  A company that help charities organize their 50/50 raffles, and operates the online components for them, is celebrating as more than $100 million has been donated through their programs. Rafflebox has proven to be a godsend for organizations who have been trying to meet their fundraising goals during challenging times. The charities are required to market and promote the draws, while the company provides the technical aspects. Founders Matthew Broussard and Simon Cusack say their first digital r
  
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• Man accused of masturbating while following women in Edmonton arrested and charged

  13-09-2022 22:24
  A 31-year-old man from Onoway, Alta., is facing a total of 15 charges after several women in Edmonton complained that he was masturbating in his car while following them. Mackenzie Murry has been charged with seven counts of committing an indecent act, seven counts of breach of probation and a breach of a conditional sentence order. His vehicle, a silver car that police said had its license plate obstructed, has been seized and will be searched. Police believe there may be more victims and addit
  
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• Two Hurricanes players to attend NHL rookie camps - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2022 22:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Two Hurricanes players to attend NHL rookie camps  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary adds 2 new names to list of fallen firefighters at memorial service

  13-09-2022 21:59
  Dozens of Calgary firefighters took part in a solemn ceremony on Tuesday to honour their fallen comrades. The Calgary Fire Department's annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service was held outside city hall at noon. The service paid tribute to 60 Calgary firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty, including nine during active firefighting and 51 from illnesses related to firefighting. This year, two new plaques were added to the three-storey monument at Calgary's Police Officers a
  
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• Calgary's construction industry 'back in growth mode,' officials say

  13-09-2022 20:45
  An update on Canada's employment suggests good news for Calgary's construction industry. According to Statistics Canada's most recent Labour Force Survey, approximately 82,800 Calgarians were employed in the sector, an 8.5 per cent increase year-over-year. The president of the Calgary Construction Association says this means the industry is recovering from the pandemic. "Calgary’s construction industry is back in a growth mode," said Bill Black in a release. The organization says there has
  
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• Wildfire smoke from B.C. spreads to Alberta as several blazes still uncontained

  13-09-2022 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada is maintaining advisories for a portion of northeast B.C. and the southern half of the province and has extended air quality statements across southern Alberta.
  
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• Town of Coaldale pushing for return of local EMS services - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2022 20:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Town of Coaldale pushing for return of local EMS services  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Unity a key message as UCP leadership candidate Travis Toews visits Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2022 19:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Unity a key message as UCP leadership candidate Travis Toews visits Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chestermere welcomes 6 more firefighters as population grows

  13-09-2022 19:54
  Chestermere has announced six more firefighters are joining the local fire department, including the city's first two full-time female firefighters. In a Tuesday news release, the City of Chestermere explained that council members are working to ensure firefighters, peace officers and RCMP expand as needed to keep up with the city's growth. "Adding these brave men and women to our team increases staffing levels around the clock and gives Chestermere Fire Services the ability to handle various ca
  
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• Flames hire decorated women's hockey player Rebecca Johnston in player development

  13-09-2022 19:13
  Canadian women's hockey team veteran forward Rebecca Johnston has been hired by the NHL's Calgary Flames in a player development role. The three-time Olympic gold medallist will work in player development, prospect evaluation and on-ice instruction as well as with the Flames Foundation in community programs in a full-time role, the Flames said Tuesday. Johnston, of Sudbury, Ont., was the oldest player on the Canadian team that won Olympic gold in Beijing in February at 32. She was also a member
  
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• 15 Calgary homes searched in multi-million dollar drug bust

  13-09-2022 18:57
  Police are sharing the details of a multi-million dollar drug bust that saw large amounts of illegal narcotics seized from more than a dozen locations throughout Calgary.  The investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), called Operation Carlos, took place over a nine-day period from the end of August to the beginning of September, with support from the Calgary Police Service and RCMP. ALERT investigators are still in the process of cataloguing the evidence, but
  
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• Trudeau announces 'federal holiday' for Queen's funeral, but here's who'll actually have the day off

  13-09-2022 17:56
  While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday and a day of mourning as Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral takes place in the U.K., Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan later clarified the designation only applies to federal government employees. The prime minister’s comments at a news conference Tuesday morning have prompted many to wonder whether they’ll have the day off next week, while the provinces are taking a piecemeal approach to whether s
  
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• Trudeau announces 'federal holiday' for Queen’s funeral, but here’s who’ll actually have the day off

  13-09-2022 17:56
  While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday and a day of mourning as Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral takes place in the U.K., Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan later clarified the designation only applies to federal government employees. The prime minister’s comments at a news conference Tuesday morning have prompted many to wonder whether they’ll have the day off next week, while the provinces are taking a piecemeal approach to whether s
  
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• Monday, Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday for Queen's funeral: Trudeau

  13-09-2022 17:56
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Monday, Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday and a day of mourning as Queen Elizabeth II is buried in the U.K. “We will be working with the provinces and the territories to try and see that we’re aligned on this,” Trudeau said at a news conference in New Brunswick Tuesday. “There are still a few details to be worked out, but declaring an opportunity for Canadians to mourn on Monday is going to be important.” “So for our part, w
  
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• Monday, Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday, day of mourning: Trudeau

  13-09-2022 17:56
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Monday, Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday and a day of mourning as Queen Elizabeth II is buried in the U.K. Developing story…
  
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• Alberta man who killed infant son sentenced to 7 years

  13-09-2022 17:44
  Warning: This story contains graphic details. The man who killed his one-year-old son and assaulted another child in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., in 2019 was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday. Damien Starrett "punched, kicked, stomped in the head" of his son Ares Starrett, a judge said when he found him guilty of manslaughter in June. Starrett, 33, was sentenced to seven years, but with credit for poor treatment at Edmonton Remand Centre and restrictive bail conditions, his sentence was
  
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• Medicine Hat man charged after neighbour reports handgun threat

  13-09-2022 16:48
  A 44-year-old Medicine Hat man faces charges following a weekend standoff with police that occurred after he allegedly threatened a neighbour at gunpoint. Officers were called to a home on Copper Road S.E. in the southern Alberta city on Sunday at around 11 a.m. after a resident said they had been threatened by a neighbour with a handgun. Police cordoned off an area around the suspect's home and neighbours were told to shelter in place. The man surrendered to police without incident after a peri
  
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• Air Quality Statement likely continues in Calgary for much of the week

  13-09-2022 15:24
  The high-pressure ridge from the weekend has moved on and,I n its place, southern Alberta is caught beneath a westerly approach of wind. Given the wildfire situation in B.C., the translation will be exceptionally poor air quality across parts of the province today. As of this morning (6 a.m.), parts of the city are registering air quality ratings of between a 4 and a 5, with expectations that air quality locally hits the same markers found at citizen sensors west of Calgary; Kananaskis has repor
  
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• Southern Alberta shrouded in smoke from B.C. fires

  13-09-2022 14:51
  Calgary and parts of southern Alberta are seeing a late start to the wildfire smoke season, with fires in B.C. and the northwestern U.S.  pushing a thick layer of smoke into the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting the brunt of the haze to blanket Calgary by late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, bringing Calgary to a peak Air Quality Health Index (AQI) rating of 7 out of 10. Forecasting smoke is a tricky task and predicti
  
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• 2 adults, 7 children escape southeast house fire

  13-09-2022 14:19
  An early morning basement fire in the southeast neighbourhood of Penbrooke Meadows sent nine people, including seven children, into the street. Fire crews were called to a home in the 100 block of Pennsburg Way S.E. at around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday and encountered heavy smoke pouring from the front door. All nine residents had escaped the home unscathed prior to the arrival of firefighters. The fire started in the basement and crews faced zero-visibility and extreme heat during their successful effor
  
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• Taber Police investigating report of armed robbery at local corn stand - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2022 14:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Taber Police investigating report of armed robbery at local corn stand  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liberals unveil dental care details, boosts to rent benefit and GST rebate in NDP-backed affordability package

  13-09-2022 13:36
  Unveiling how the Liberals plan to act on affordability issues, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to table legislation to implement the first phase of a national dental care plan, a top up to a housing benefit for renters, and a doubling of the federal GST rebate, at the start of the fall sitting of Parliament. On Tuesday in New Brunswick amid a Liberal caucus retreat, the prime minister released the details of a three-pronged plan aimed at low-to-modest income families, after the annou
  
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• Feds to unveil details of cost-of-living aids for low, modest income Canadians

  13-09-2022 13:36
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today will unveil the full details of a plan to try and take some of the sting out of inflation for Canadians feeling it the most. Both Liberal and NDP sources tell The Canadian Press the plan includes doubling GST rebate cheques for six months as well as a temporary dental-care benefit for some families with young children, and an expanded housing allowance payment.Capital Dispatch: Sign up for in-depth political coverage of Parliament HillAll three are initiatives
  
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• Slain Toronto police officer fondly remembered as 'gentle giant'

  13-09-2022 13:10
  A Toronto police officer fatally shot inside a Mississauga coffee shop Monday afternoon is being remembered as a “gentle giant,” a “larger than life” person whose positive presence was felt before he even entered a room. Const. Andrew Hong, a 22-year veteran of the Toronto police force, was shot and killed in an "ambush attack." He was 48. Hong is survived by his wife, two teenage children and his parents. Hong, who was a member of Toronto police’s Traffic Services
  
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• 'A big boy with a big heart:' Slain Toronto police officer Const. Andrew Wong fondly remembered

  13-09-2022 13:10
  A Toronto police officer fatally shot inside a Mississauga coffee shop Monday afternoon is being remembered as a “gentle giant,” a “larger than life” person whose positive presence was felt before he even entered a room. Const. Andrew Hong, a 22-year veteran of the Toronto police force, was shot and killed in an "ambush attack." He was 48. Hong is survived by his wife, two teenage children and his parents. Hong, who was a member of Toronto police’s Traffic Services
  
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• 'A big boy with a big heart:' Slain Toronto police officer Const. Andrew Hong fondly remembered

  13-09-2022 13:10
  A Toronto police officer fatally shot inside a Mississauga coffee shop Monday afternoon is being remembered as a “gentle giant,” a “larger than life” person whose positive presence was felt before he even entered a room. Const. Andrew Hong, a 22-year veteran of the Toronto police force, was shot and killed in an "ambush attack." He was 48. Hong is survived by his wife, two teenage children and his parents. Hong, who was a member of Toronto police’s Traffic Services
  
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• B.C. couple puts deposit on electric truck only to learn it would be $10,700 more when it arrives

  13-09-2022 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  This past August, Jason Bean said his Ford dealer informed him the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning couldn't be delivered and he would be bumped to the 2023 model. 
  
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• Alberta justice minister asks human rights chief to step down after calls from Muslim community

  13-09-2022 04:05
  Alberta's justice minister has asked for the resignation of the province's Chief of the Alberta Human Rights Commission just months after he assumed the position. Lawyer Collin May was appointed chief of the commission in May this year, after three years of being a member. He was to begin his duties as chief effective July 14 and serve a term of five years. On Monday, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) released a letter it sent to Justice Minister Tyler Shandro signed by 28 Muslim o
  
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• Mural project cancelled by Vernon city council after some deem it ‘scary’

  13-09-2022 03:34
  Calgary artist Katie Green was preparing a mural series exploring mental health and the effects of homelessness and addiction, to be installed in the Okanogan city of Vernon, B.C. The project had already received a Canada Council Arts Grant, and was approved by Vernon’s city council, but was kiboshed after an online petition titled "Say No to Vernon ‘Scary’ New Murals" garnered more than four thousand signatures. In the petition, organizer Sharmay Taylor wrote, “The mural
  
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• Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2022 03:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Voter support for Pierre Poilievre was heavily concentrated in southern Alberta

  13-09-2022 02:56
  Pierre Poilievre became leader of the Conservative Party of Canada over the weekend and the ridings where he had the most support were in southern Alberta. With his wife and one-year-old son by his side, Poilievre gave his first speech to the national Conservative caucus as leader on Monday. “Canadians are hurting and it is our job to transform that hurt into hope, and that is my mission,” he said. Poilievre also issued a challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “If you real
  
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• Pierre Poilievre receives majority of voter support in leadership race from southern Alberta

  13-09-2022 02:56
  Pierre Poilievre became leader of the Conservative Party of Canada over the weekend and the ridings where he had the most support were in southern Alberta. With his wife and one-year-old son by his side, Poilievre gave his first speech to the national Conservative caucus as leader on Monday. “Canadians are hurting and it is our job to transform that hurt into hope, and that is my mission,” he said. Poilievre also issued a challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “If you real
  
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• General support services workers ‘reluctantly’ vote to accept new deal with AHS: union

  13-09-2022 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  People who work to support Alberta's health-care workers have voted to accept a new deal with AHS.
  
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• Alberta’s human rights commission chief asked to resign due to Islamophobic comments

  13-09-2022 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and 27 other community associations sent a letter to Justice Minister Tyler Shandro on Monday.
  
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• Lethbridge reaction rolls in following Pierre Poilievre’s landslide CPC leadership victory

  13-09-2022 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Member of Parliament Rachael Thomas believes her party's newly elected leader will have success uniting the federal conservatives. 
  
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• Smoke from wildfires settles in over Lethbridge

  13-09-2022 01:06
  A summer with mostly clear skies above Lethbridge has come to an end. Smoke from wildfires in B.C., Montana and right here in Alberta has hit the southern half of the province, and those most vulnerable will have to be on their guard. “Most folks already know their triggers, and if wildfire smoke or smoke period is a trigger then we just ask you to protect your health during a wildfire,” said Nina Snyder, COO for Alberta Lung. “You can limit outdoor activities and strenuous act
  
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• Lethbridge air quality dips due to smoke from wildfires | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  13-09-2022 01:06 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge air quality dips due to smoke from wildfires | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge reaction to Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative leadership victory - Global News

  13-09-2022 00:49 via globalnews.ca
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• Lethbridge man's mobility scooter destroyed in August hit-and-run - CTV News Calgary

  13-09-2022 00:32 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge man's mobility scooter destroyed in August hit-and-run  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Power outage planned for sections of south Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2022 00:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Power outage planned for sections of south Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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