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• Fossil fuel sector needs investment to reduce emissions: RBC exec

  20-09-2022 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  Royal Bank of Canada executives say investment is needed not just in green energy companies, but also in the fossil fuel industry, if Canada is to meet its climate change targets.
  
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• Calgary's emergency responders surprise kids at Alberta Children's Hospital

  20-09-2022 23:08
  Ropes dangled from the roof of the Alberta Children's Hospital all the way down to the ground, and at exactly 10 a.m., firefighters, police and other rescue professionals started rappelling. On their way, they knocked on the windows and waved to the kids inside. Constable Kevin Mathiesen with the Calgary Police Service tactical unit was one of the organizers of the event. He says it took more than a year to put together because of the pandemic. "I've been calling it 'Rappelling with the Heroes,'
  
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• Sunday, Monday football games fight for ratings supremacy - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 22:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sunday, Monday football games fight for ratings supremacy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AHS, partners to hold one-day ‘pop-up clinic’ Friday in Lethbridge - Alberta Health Services

  20-09-2022 22:52 via albertahealthservices.ca
  AHS, partners to hold one-day ‘pop-up clinic’ Friday in Lethbridge  Alberta Health Services
  
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• Group claims “misinformation” from Alberta Justice on provincial police proposal - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 22:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Mountain View School keeps students engaged with its agriculture program - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lethbridge College Coulee Fest a big success - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 22:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge College Coulee Fest a big success  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Makes no sense': Union says SAIT workers need the day off on Sept. 30

  20-09-2022 22:14
  Classes have been cancelled at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology for Sept. 30, but workers are still expected to come in, a workers' union says. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says the school has instructed its workers that they will be working on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation this year – a day that was declared a statutory holiday by the Trudeau government. Officials call the move "a reversal of its approach last year." "Even though classes have
  
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• CFL suspends Stampeders linebacker Judge for 1 game following incident with Lions

  20-09-2022 21:24
  Canadian linebacker Cameron Judge received a one-game suspension from the CFL on Tuesday for a post-game altercation involving B.C. Lions receiver Lucky Whitehead. The incident happened Saturday night following B.C.'s 31-29 overtime win at McMahon Stadium. After the game, Judge approached Whitehead, who'd removed his helmet, on the field and struck the Lions player, knocking Whitehead to the ground. That touched off an on-field melee involving Lions and Stampeders players as Judge was ultimately
  
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• Coaldale town council approves pay increases - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 21:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Coaldale town council approves pay increases  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada tuning out noise around expectations at FIBA Women's World Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 21:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada tuning out noise around expectations at FIBA Women's World Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Committee seeks public input on proposed bike path between Lethbridge and Coaldale - My Lethbridge Now

  20-09-2022 20:48 via mylethbridgenow.com
  Committee seeks public input on proposed bike path between Lethbridge and Coaldale  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Family of Calgary homicide victim says they are 'overwhelmed with grief'

  20-09-2022 20:37
  The family of a man who police say was not the intended target of a deadly shooting last month says he was "a remarkable man" who was doing his best to build a life in Calgary. Temesgen Tesfatsion was shot to death in the Ambassador Restaurant and Bar, located at 3504 17 Ave. S.E., at about 4:40 a.m. on Aug. 21. Police say the shooter was targeting someone other than Tesfatsion inside the establishment. In a statement released Tuesday, Tesfatsion's family says he was a victim of "a senseless kil
  
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• Emergency crews to hold mass casualty simulation in Lethbridge Sept. 21 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 20:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Emergency crews to hold mass casualty simulation in Lethbridge Sept. 21  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger says everyone’s been pronouncing his last name wrong

  20-09-2022 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  If you've been pronouncing Chad Kroeger's last name like the U.S. grocery store chain, you're wrong.
  
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• Lethbridge police nab 5 suspected impaired drivers | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  20-09-2022 19:24 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
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• Lethbridge police catch 5 suspected impaired drivers during weekend blitz

  20-09-2022 19:24
  The Lethbridge Police Service's ongoing effort to crackdown on unsafe driving led to dozens of tickets, an arrest and several roadside sanctions for impaired driving this weekend. The traffic response unit continues to conduct highly-visible traffic enforcement on random summer weekends as they attempt to curb speeding, racing, stunting and loud vehicles in the city. On the weekend, traffic response unit patrol members:Issued five immediate roadside sanctions for drinking and driving; Issued 30
  
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• 'It's asinine': Inner city residents critical of new street parking permits

  20-09-2022 18:57
  Calgarians who live in multi-residential buildings will soon have access to new permits allowing them to park on the street near their home, but it will come at a cost. The residential parking zone passes, which could cost up to $150 per month, permit owners to park their vehicles in designated street parking spots within 150 metres of their home in high-congestion parking areas. The permits will be available to Calgarians who live in multi-residential buildings with more than 20 units as well a
  
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• Calgary council approves new parking permit for apartment, condo residents

  20-09-2022 18:57
  Calgarians who live in multi-residential buildings will soon have access to new permits allowing them to park on the street near their home. The residential parking zone passes, which must be purchased, permit owners to park their vehicle in designated street parking spots within 150 metres of the home in high parking congestion areas. The permits will be availble to Calgarians who live in multi-residential buildings with more than 20 units as well as those that are at least four storeys tall. R
  
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• Alberta government helping Pakistan after catastrophic floods - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 18:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 2 dead following plane crash in southwest Sask.

  20-09-2022 17:59
  Two people are dead following a plane crash in southwest Saskatchewan, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). TSB said a Cessna 172 left Swift Current, Sask. for a pipeline inspection flight on Sunday morning. The aircraft was destined for Estevan, Sask. It crashed approximately six nautical miles south-southwest of Shaunavon, catching on fire after impact.Download the CTV News app to get local alerts sent to your deviceTSB said the two people on board were fatally injured
  
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• 'Absolutely life changing': Cochrane man surprises wife with $13M LOTTO MAX jackpot

  20-09-2022 16:20
  An Alberta man plans to enjoy his retirement and help out his family after winning a $13-million lottery prize. Assat Aytnyakov, who lives in Cochrane, discovered he had won the jackpot in the Aug. 9 LOTTO MAX draw after checking his numbers online, then double-checking the ticket at a local business. "It was a shock and a surprise," said Aytnyakov. "This money is absolutely life changing." According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, Aytnakov had informed his wife that he had won "a hug
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled for missing Vancouver child, found in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 16:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Amber Alert cancelled for missing Vancouver child, found in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hurricanes trim roster by re-assigning three players - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 15:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hurricanes trim roster by re-assigning three players  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 in critical condition following northeast crash, third person in custody

  20-09-2022 15:43
  Two people have been taken to hospital in critical condition and one person is in police custody, after two vehicles collided Tuesday morning near an intersection in the city's northeast. Emergency crews responded shortly after 7 a.m. to the intersection of 96th Avenue and Cornerstone Drive N.E. EMS officials confirm two people were transported by ambulance from the scene in critical, life-threatening condition. The ages and the genders of the patients have not been released. According to EMS, a
  
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• Fall-like weather, with a good dose of sun, for Calgary this week

  20-09-2022 15:28
  At the advent of a new ridge of high pressure approaching, we're faced with strong wind from the north, which aims to drop our temperature Tuesday; still, it likely doesn't end as cold as yesterday's 10.1 C. While this ridge brings a strong northern burst aloft, at the surface, wind speeds are somewhat nominal. Abundant sunshine might seem deceiving in the wake of how chilly we keep things. Still, our high temperature for Tuesday falls short of normal. With the start of fall so close by, this da
  
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• Stampeders mourn death of 'Ironman' Harry Langford

  20-09-2022 14:23
  It was an ironman streak that impressed football fans, players and reporters in the 1950s. Harry Langford, who played 135 consecutive games for the Calgary Stampeders over nine seasons (1950-58), was one of the franchise's earliest stars and toughest athletes. He died Monday morning at age 92. Langford, a Winnipeg native, was a five-time CFL all-star lineman and was added to the Stampeders Wall of Fame in 1992. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. One of his thrills in
  
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• Statistics Canada to release August inflation data this morning

  20-09-2022 12:14
  Statistics Canada is expected to release August inflation numbers this morning. The country's year-over-year inflation rate slowed in July to 7.6 per cent, largely due to lower gas prices. As gas prices continued to fall, RBC is forecasting the annual inflation rate in August was 7.2 per cent. The federal government announced last week a slate of measures to help low and modest-income Canadians deal with decades-high inflation, including doubling the GST rebate for six months. The Bank of Canada
  
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• Inflation slows to 7 per cent in August: Statistics Canada

  20-09-2022 12:14
  Statistics Canada says the country's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.0 per cent in August. This marks the second consecutive month where inflation has slowed, largely due to lower gas prices. This is a breaking news update. Our earlier story follows Statistics Canada is expected to release August inflation numbers this morning. The country's year-over-year inflation rate slowed in July to 7.6 per cent, largely due to lower gas prices. As gas prices continued to fall, RBC is forecasting
  
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• Inflation is cooling, but the Bank of Canada isn't done its fight: economists

  20-09-2022 12:14
  Inflation in Canada is cooling faster than expected, but economists don't expect the Bank of Canada to back down from its fight just yet. The annual inflation rate slowed to 7.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday in its latest monthly consumer price index (CPI) report. Prior to the release of the report, RBC forecast inflation in August was 7.2 per cent. The slowdown was largely driven by the price of gasoline falling, however, Canadians are still feeling the pinch at the grocery
  
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• Canada's inflation rate cools in August but grocery prices continue to climb

  20-09-2022 12:14
  Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 7.0 per cent in August largely driven by the price of gasoline falling, but the cost of groceries continues to climb. In its latest monthly consumer price index (CPI) report, Statistics Canada said grocery prices rose at the fastest rate since 1981, with prices up 10.8 per cent compared with a year ago.Download our app to get alerts to your device Get the latest newsletters right to your inboxStill, the national year-over-year inflation cooled more than e
  
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• Annual inflation rate slowed to 7 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says

  20-09-2022 12:14
  Statistics Canada says the national year-over-year inflation rate was 7.0 per cent in August, marking the second consecutive month inflation has slowed on an annual basis. In its latest consumer price index report, the federal agency says lower gas prices have largely driven the slowdown.Download our app to get alerts to your device Get the latest newsletters right to your inboxExcluding gasoline prices, year-over-year inflation was 6.3 per cent, making August the first month since June 2021 whe
  
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• Amber Alert for 3-year-old boy in Vancouver cancelled

  20-09-2022 11:36
  An Amber Alert that was issued in Vancouver for a three-year-old boy late Monday night has been cancelled. Vancouver police asked for assistance to locate the young boy, saying he was last seen at B.C. Children's Hospital. At about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, the Amber Alert was cancelled. Vancouver police said RCMP officers found the child and his mother near Calgary, Alta. "The child is now receiving care and the suspect has been arrested," Vancouver police said in a brief statement. 
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service asking for public's assistance in locating suspect - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgarians aid Ukrainian refugees using WestJet buddy passes; company says no more

  20-09-2022 02:46
  Michael Garnett, a former pro hockey player in the NHL and more recently a goaltender of 10 years in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, says he is devastated to see the destruction caused to Ukraine by Russia. “My wife and I have been inside Ukraine during the war and we’ve heard the air-raid sirens and that changes you,” said Garnett from his Calgary home. Garnett and his wife, Rebecca Rider, who is a pilot with WestJet, say their charity, Help from Canada, aids in alle
  
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• Hidden gems, highway calls, lots of Ralph Klein: The candidates looking to lead the UCP

  20-09-2022 02:22
  After a long summer of speeches, meet and greets and heated debate, the UCP leadership race is now less than three weeks away. Seven candidates are competing to take the party's top spot — and enter the premier's office — on Oct. 6. For those Albertans who are still undecided (or for those who have already cast a ballot but are curious if Leela Aheer listens to audiobooks), we've prepped a candidate questionnaire to help you get to know the people running. All seven are listed below
  
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• Travelling this winter? Expect demand to go ‘through the roof,’ industry warns

  20-09-2022 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  Experts say demand could spike further if remaining COVID-19 restrictions such as vaccine mandates are lifted, encouraging travellers who were previously hesitant to fly.
  
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• Alberta man found guilty in death of Metis hunters appealing conviction, sentence

  20-09-2022 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta man found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of two Metis hunters is appealing his conviction and sentence.
  
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• No charges against woman pushed by police officer in social media video

  20-09-2022 01:43
  A woman who was taken into custody after she was pushed to the ground by an Edmonton Police Service officer will not face any charges related to the incident. A video of the shove was released to social media last week. EPS claims the woman was armed with a knife and refused to drop it before the video was filmed. The officer will not face consequences because EPS found that he used the least amount of force possible to safely arrest her. A spokesperson confirmed on Monday that the woman had not
  
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• ‘It’s insulting’: Indigenous people respond to Queen’s moment of silence in Calgary schools

  20-09-2022 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  While millions expressed their adoration for Queen Elizabeth II, there are many who say it only intensified the difficult relationship between the monarchy and Indigenous peoples.
  
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• Lethbridge residents pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  20-09-2022 00:44 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge residents pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Your gas guzzler kills': Edmonton woman finds warning on her SUV along with deflated tires

  20-09-2022 00:40
  A vigilante trend of deflating SUV and pickup tires in the name of environmental protection appears to have arrived in Edmonton with one victim calling it "frustrating." Brandee Rintoul found two tires on her Honda SUV deflated Sunday along with a note, apparently from "The Tire Extinguishers." Similar flyers have been found on vehicles with deflated tires in Victoria and Kitchener. "SUVs are unnecessary, and pure vanity," the note says. "We are taking actions into our own hands, because our gov
  
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• Lethbridge pays its respects to Queen Elizabeth II - Global News

  20-09-2022 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge pays its respects to Queen Elizabeth II  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge pays its respects to Queen Elizabeth II

  20-09-2022 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge joined cities across Canada and around the world in mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral on Sept. 19, 2022.
  
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• Almost a year later, charges laid in fatal hit-and-run near Macleod Trail

  20-09-2022 00:24
  Police arrested a suspect and seized a vehicle weeks after a deadly hit-and-run near Macleod Trail, but it took almost a year before charges could be laid. Police say a 46-year-old man from Calgary has been charged in an incident that occurred last year. Investigators say at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Oct. 1, a 35-year-old man was crossing 50 Avenue S.W., between 1 Street S.W. and Macleod Trail, when he was struck by a light-coloured pickup truck. The driver of the truck then proceeded through t
  
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• Calgary defence lawyer starts charity for families dealing with domestic violence

  20-09-2022 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary defence lawyer started a charity to help families going through the court system after her own personal experience.
  
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