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• Cochrane senior issues warning after scammers robbed him of nearly $10K

  15-09-2022 23:50
  An 86-year-old Cochrane man is warning others about the dangers of telephone fraud after he was scammed out of nearly $10,000 in a scheme that police call a "grandparent scam." Stu Bradley recently lost his beloved wife Dixie, who passed away in August, and says scammers utilized information in her obituary to earn his trust and identify close family members.  It all began when he received a phone call at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday from someone claiming to be a Const. Jeffrey from Ol
  
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• Theatre production showcasing deaf actors

  15-09-2022 23:48
  Inside Out Theater is hosting a show called Caustic Effect and it's an international collaboration featuring the deaf community. It's written by Monique Holt who lives in New York City and is a story about merfolk. "It's based on a deaf theme, but the merfolk are not deaf but it still shows the struggle within a community," said Holt. "It's a very visual show, I think its fun to watch and I feel like now's the time for families to be able to take in this message and maybe children and young peop
  
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• Shandro removes chief of Alberta Human Rights Commission

  15-09-2022 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Collin May was asked to resign by Shandro after the National Council of Canadian Muslims and 27 other community associations sent a letter to the justice minister.
  
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• Alberta human rights commission chief refuses to quit, retains lawyer

  15-09-2022 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Collin May was asked to resign by Shandro after the National Council of Canadian Muslims and 27 other community associations sent a letter to the justice minister.
  
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• Jasper faces more than $10M loss in revenue due to Chetamon wildfire

  15-09-2022 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  'If anybody's itching to get out for the weekend, we could definitely use your business,' says Tourism Jasper as the Rocky Mountain destination recovers from a wildfire crisis.
  
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• Lethbridge police seek suspect wanted in gas station thefts

  15-09-2022 23:03
  Lethbridge police are looking for the public's help to track down a suspect wanted in a pair of thefts that targeted two separate gas stations this month. Officials say police were first called to a Gas Plus station on the 100 block of Jerry Potts Boulevard West on Sept. 6 around 2:15 p.m. A man allegedly grabbed a carton of cigarettes and, when confronted by a worker, shoved them and fled southbound on foot. Police say he was also involved in a theft at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 at th
  
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• Alberta barley and wheat farmers voting on potential merge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 22:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Donation drive to support Lethbridge food banks as demand rises - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 22:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Donation drive to support Lethbridge food banks as demand rises  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta rescinds appointment of human rights chief over alleged Islamophobic comments

  15-09-2022 21:40
  Collin May's appointment to the Alberta Human Rights Commission was rescinded late Thursday afternoon. An Order in Council appeared on the government's website stating that the change had been made, as recommended by Justice Minister Tyler Shandro. The following is a previous version of the article from The Canadian Press: The head of the Alberta Human Rights Commission is refusing to quit despite public direction from Justice Minister Tyler Shandro to do so over a passage in a book review that
  
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• Alberta human rights chief refuses to quit over alleged Islamophobic comments

  15-09-2022 21:40
  The head of the Alberta Human Rights Commission is refusing to quit despite public direction from Justice Minister Tyler Shandro to do so over a passage in a book review that has been criticized as Islamophobic. Lawyer Kathryn Marshall tweeted Thursday that she has been retained by human rights chief Collin May, adding: “He will not be resigning.” Marshall said further details will come out later. Shandro's office declined to comment. NDP justice critic Irfan Sabir said the standoff
  
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• Alberta appoints new acting Human Rights Commission chief

  15-09-2022 21:40
  The Alberta government has rescinded the appointment of the head of its Human Rights Commission in a dispute stemming from a passage in a book review that has been criticized as Islamophobic. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro's department did not formally announce it had removed Collin May as head of the commission. Instead, it emailed to media late Thursday afternoon a copy of the official cabinet order rescinding May's job, without comment. Sometime later, University of Calgary law professor and
  
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• End of summer-blended gas means lower prices at the pump for Calgary consumers

  15-09-2022 21:31
  Thursday marked the end of summer-blended gasoline, which, it turns out, should bring a bit of good news for inflation-bruised Calgary motorists. According to a blog posted on gasbuddy.com, Sept. 15 is the day gas refineries switch from making more expensive, summer-blend gasoline to cheaper, winter-blend gasoline. In summer,  gas has a higher chance of evaporating from your vehicle's fuel system, which produces more smog and greater emissions. Because of that, fuel is blended with lower Re
  
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• Weeks-long boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 21:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Weeks-long boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta human rights chief refuses to quit over alleged Islamophobic comments - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 20:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lethbridge United in the JPHL's newest team | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  15-09-2022 20:35 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge United in the JPHL's newest team | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge hockey academy balances sports and academics

  15-09-2022 20:35
  A new hockey academy in Lethbridge is ready to lace up the skates for their first season. Lethbridge United has been practicing for about a week in preparations for their debut. Everyone involved is thrilled to be apart of the team’s first season. “The locals felt it was something that we needed here so I'm excited to be the first coach for the first team,” said Lethbridge United U18 head coach Ed Zawatsky. The academy will compete in the Junior Prospects Hockey League (JPHL),
  
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• Man injured in Blackfoot Trail rollover

  15-09-2022 20:04
  One man was injured in a crash on Blackfoot Trail on Thursday that temporarily closed the westbound lanes of the road.  The crash happened at around 11:15 a.m. at 17A Street S.E. and caused one of the vehicles involved to roll, coming to rest on its roof. Calgary EMS say paramedics took one man to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition. The closure of the westbound lanes caused significant backups in the area.UPDATE: Two vehicle incident on WB Blackfoot Tr at 17a St SE, WB Black
  
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• Food insecurity in Alberta is 'alarming' as costs increase, officials say

  15-09-2022 20:02
  As food banks across Alberta are stretching to help those in need, a new donation campaign is set to begin. The initiative, which is a partnership between the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) and Food Banks Alberta (FBA), is scheduled to begin on Friday. All of the proceeds of Calgary's food drive will benefit the Veterans Food Bank of Calgary. Officials say it comes as Alberta is facing "record demand" on its food banks as a result of Canada's economic situation. The AMA says there is an average
  
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• Foul play suspected in Montreal man's Calgary disappearance

  15-09-2022 19:41
  The Calgary Police Service homicide unit and the brother of David-Alexandre Beliveau have issued a plea for information more than a year after he went missing. Beliveau, a Montreal transplant, was last seen in the southwest Calgary neighbourhood of Shaganappi on Sept. 4, 2021 and was reported missing by worried members of his family later that month. Investigators believe Believeau, who was 36 years old at the time of his disappearance, may have been the victim of foul play. Beliveau is describe
  
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• Canadian camping in London for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral: ‘I want a front-row seat’

  15-09-2022 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday afternoon, Bernadette Christie could be seen fast asleep on the ground beneath her Canadian flag, oblivious to the hundreds of people streaming by only a few feet away.
  
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• 17 new family doctors to begin practicing in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 19:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  17 new family doctors to begin practicing in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to rename Federal Building after Queen Elizabeth II

  15-09-2022 19:30
  Edmonton's Federal Building will be renamed after the late Queen Elizabeth II, Premier Jason Kenney announced in the legislature chambers Thursday afternoon. The building, located in the legislature grounds, hosts government staff and MLAs. "On her several visits to our province, she demonstrated a great love and admiration for this place and for its people, for its First Nations, for newcomers from every corner of the world," Premier Jason Kenney said. "I believe it is fitting that we extend th
  
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• Alberta holds accession ceremony for King Charles III

  15-09-2022 19:30
  The Alberta government held an accession ceremony for King Charles III Thursday afternoon. Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani, Premier Jason Kenney and several MLAs attended the ceremony at Government House in Edmonton. Lakhani, Kenney and Justice Minister Tyler Shandro signed a proclamation of accession for the new King of Canada. All attendees sang God Save the King. The legislature will hold a session at 1:30 p.m. to celebrate the Queen’s life and public service, and offer condolences to the Royal
  
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• Calgary public schools to remain open Monday for day of mourning

  15-09-2022 19:16
  The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) says its schools will remain open on Monday but students and staff are encouraged to honour the Queen with a moment of silence. Earlier this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sept. 19 would be a national day of mourning in Canada and a federal holiday. Premier Jason Kenney then said it would be a "provincial day of mourning" in Alberta, but not a holiday. The CBE announced Thursday its schools and workplaces will remain open on Sept. 19 as schedule
  
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• Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian royal 'diehard' camping in London ahead of Queen Elizabeth's funeral - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 19:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian royal 'diehard' camping in London ahead of Queen Elizabeth's funeral  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AHS reaches out to patients of a former Calgary midwives clinic over hepatitis B concern

  15-09-2022 18:59
  Patients of a former Calgary business that offered midwifery services are being told to seek testing after Alberta Health Services determined it was not properly sterilizing its tools. The Calgary Midwives Collective (CMC) was ordered to close by AHS on March 31 following an inspection that was launched in response to a public masking complaint. During the investigation, the inspector found "a lack of confidence that proper sterilization of medical equipment was being attained." "Following AHS-p
  
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• AHS reaches out to patients of a former Calgary clinic over hepatitis B concern

  15-09-2022 18:59
  Patients of a former Calgary business that offered midwifery services are being told to seek testing after Alberta Health Services determined it was not properly sterilizing its tools. The Calgary Midwives Collective (CMC) was ordered to close by AHS on March 31 following an inspection that was launched in response to a public masking complaint. During the investigation, the inspector found "a lack of confidence that proper sterilization of medical equipment was being attained." "Following AHS-p
  
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• Montana judge blocks anti-trans birth certificate rule - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 18:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Montana judge blocks anti-trans birth certificate rule  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• All Calgary dayhomes require business license, police check as of 2023

  15-09-2022 17:22
  Calgary city council has approved a motion requiring all home-based child care providers have a business license and undergo a police background check by Jan. 1, 2023. The move was made in response to critical incidents that have occurred in unlicensed dayhomes including the 2012 death of 22-month-old Mackenzy Woolfsmith, who died as a result of injuries she suffered while being cared for at a private home in Silverado. The mandating of licenses aims to protect children, reduce the risk of poten
  
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• More than a million Alberta chickens, turkeys and geese euthanized due to avian flu

  15-09-2022 17:13
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the number of birds infected with avian flu is growing in the country and Alberta has the highest number of cases of the disease. The organization released an update on confirmed cases of H5N1 in poultry farms on its website on Wednesday. That data indicates there are 18 "infected premises" in Alberta and investigations were launched on Sept. 12 at a farm in Willow Creek County and another near Drumheller, Alta. The CFIA has not confirmed any cases
  
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• Millions of Alberta chickens, turkeys and geese euthanized due to avian flu

  15-09-2022 17:13
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the number of birds infected with avian flu is growing in the country and Alberta has the highest number of cases of the disease. The organization released an update on confirmed cases of H5N1 in poultry farms on its website on Wednesday. That data indicates there are 18 "infected premises" in Alberta and investigations were launched on Sept. 12 at a farm in Willow Creek County and another near Drumheller, Alta. The CFIA has not confirmed any cases
  
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• City looks to assist applicants for federal social housing grant - My Lethbridge Now

  15-09-2022 17:10 via mylethbridgenow.com
  City looks to assist applicants for federal social housing grant  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Person of interest sought after man found dead in northwest neighbourhood

  15-09-2022 16:38
  The Calgary Police Service is searching for a woman who is believed to have been the last person to have been in contact with a man who was found dead in August. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 18th Avenue/Victoria Crescent and 20th Street N.W., in the community of Banff Trail, on the afternoon of Aug. 25 for reports of an unresponsive man in the road. A man in his 50s was declared dead on scene. His name has not been released. Police have classified the nature of his death as
  
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• Roger Federer says he is retiring from professional tennis - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 16:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Smoke heading out, rain heading in for Calgary

  15-09-2022 15:58
  For the second straight day, the amount of settled smoke we've had come to ground in Calgary has dropped slightly. This bodes well for the weekend, where we expect to see the westerlies take on a southwesterly profile and push the smoke toward central Alberta, dispersing the wave that's hung over southern Alberta for the past several days. For each action, there is a reaction; in our case, the smoke has been trapping a reasonable amount of heat near the surface, and this layer leaving will help
  
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• Northbound Deerfoot Trail slowed by crash near Douglasdale Boulevard

  15-09-2022 15:33
  The morning commute on Deerfoot Trail slowed to a crawl Thursday morning after a crash blocked a northbound lane in the city's southeast. Emergency crews were called to an area near the Douglasdale Boulevard S.E. exit shortly before 7 a.m. The crash occurred in the left hand land and drivers were encouraged to stay right to pass. As of 7:15 a.m., the crash is adding an additional 17 minutes to northbound commutes from the south end of the city to downtown Calgary. CTV News has not confirmed whet
  
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• Oil and gas companies make up biggest share of TSX’s top performers in 2022

  15-09-2022 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's oil and gas sector has roared back as the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions has coincided with strained global supply tied to the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Motorcyclist who hit traffic officer, fled scene, wanted by Edmonton police

  15-09-2022 14:12
  An Edmonton police officer needed to be hospitalized Wednesday evening after being hit by a motorcyclist. The officer was conducting traffic enforcement near northbound Terwillegar Drive and 37 Avenue when he was struck around 7:15 p.m., according to the Edmonton Police Service. "The officer was attempting to direct the motorcycle to pull over when he was hit. The motorcycle then fled the scene northbound on Terwillegar Drive," EPS said in a news statement. The officer's injuries were believed t
  
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• London mourners brave 9-hour wait to say goodbye to Queen

  15-09-2022 12:20
  Thousands of mourners waited for hours Thursday in a line that stretched for nearly 4 1/2 miles (7 kilometers) across London for the chance to spend a few minutes filing past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin while she lies in state. King Charles III spent the day in private to reflect on his first week on the throne. The queue to pay respects to the late queen at Westminster Hall was at least a nine-hour wait, snaking across a bridge and along the south bank of the River Thames beyond Tower Bridge. B
  
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• Crowds queue for Queen's coffin as Charles spends quiet day

  15-09-2022 12:20
  Thousands of mourners lined up through the night to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament's Westminster Hall on Thursday, as King Charles III spent a day in private to reflect on his first week on the throne. The queue to see the Queen lying in state stretched for 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometres) Thursday morning, along the south bank of the River Thames and then over a bridge to Parliament. Thousands in the line didn't mind the hours of waiting. "I'm glad there was a queue because
  
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• Dozens of cyberespionage operations perpetrated against Canada since 2010: study - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 10:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 08:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New long-term care facility to open in Lethbridge this fall - Lethbridge News Now

  15-09-2022 03:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New long-term care facility to open in Lethbridge this fall  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Terrible and expensive': Alberta's opposition lashes out against provincial police proposal

  15-09-2022 02:59
  Alberta's opposition party says the plan to potentially replace the RCMP isn't thought through -- and taxpayers will feel the heat because of it.  The province says no final decisions have been made when it comes to a provincial police force, but a report it ordered did show some of the financial consequences.  That data suggests that if Alberta decides to go it alone, transitioning away from the Mounties will cost $366 million dollars to set up, and an annual fee of $735 million. 
  
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• Some childhood routine vaccines declined in Alberta over last 2 years due to COVID delays

  15-09-2022 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  The past two years of pandemic disruptions to learning in schools has also affected some routine vaccinations.
  
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• Robot hired in Calgary restaurant to help ease staffing shortage

  15-09-2022 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  Employment agencies are scrambling to keep up with staffing demands from employers, leaving many companies to take some unconventional approaches to hiring.
  
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• Reports of sextortion involving Lethbridge victims have more than doubled

  15-09-2022 01:12
  Police in Lethbridge, Alta., have seen the number of sextortion reports they field more than double in 2022. Local reports of sextortion — a largely online act which sees a culprit threaten to release sexual images or videos of a victim if they don’t pay up or provide more content — jumped from 20 between January and September, 2021, to 43 between January and September, 2022. Lethbridge police say 20 per cent of this year's sextortion victims were under 18 y
  
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• Lethbridge police say sextortion is on the rise in the southern Alberta city | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  15-09-2022 01:12 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge police say sextortion is on the rise in the southern Alberta city | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 17 new doctors coming to Lethbridge, some before winter: AHS - Global News

  15-09-2022 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  17 new doctors coming to Lethbridge, some before winter: AHS  Global News
  
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