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• Calgary going green in a big way with new solar power installations

  06-10-2022 23:04
  There's a lot of work that has to be done in preparation to put up 175,000 solar panels and a massive amount of space is required for ATCO's two projects that equal about 170 Canadian football fields. The Barlow project is located northwest of the intersection of Barlow Trail and 114th Avenue and the Deerfoot project is further east on 114th Avenue near 52nd Street. Combined, they will make up the largest solar arrays in a major urban centre in Western Canada. Bob Myles, ATCO’s executive v
  
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• Trudeau demands Poilievre apologize after misogynistic tag found on YouTube videos - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 22:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Trudeau demands Poilievre apologize after misogynistic tag found on YouTube videos  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Motorcyclists injured in collision involving moose north of Aidrie

  06-10-2022 22:31
  Two motorcyclists are in hospital following a collision with a moose in Rocky View County on Wednesday evening, Mounties say. The Airdrie RCMP says the incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. on Highway 574 near Range Road 21, north of Airdrie, west of Crossfield. There, a moose walked onto the highway, into the path of the westbound motorcyclists. One struck the animal while the other veered into the ditch. Both motorcyclists were transported to Foothills hospital in Calgary. One was flown by ST
  
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• 'Please slow down': High-speed motorcycle crashes drastically increasing as police aim to increase safety measures

  06-10-2022 22:17
  Yano Amorin Jr. is being remembered by his loving family members and friends as a man with a passion for motorcycles, a loving husband who put family above all else and someone who would always strive to achieve his goals. The 39-year-old was killed while riding his motorcycle on Sept. 10 during a collision on Deerfoot Trail along the Calf Robe Bridge. Police say he lost control as he braked for slowing traffic in the centre lane. When he attempted to pick up the motorcycle that had slid into th
  
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• Results for United Conservative Party leadership vote have been delayed

  06-10-2022 22:10
  Despite vowing to declare a new leader by 7 p.m. Thursday, the UCP now says results will be delayed. "Voting at in-person locations this morning was steady but manageable," a statement from the party reads. "The mail-in count is moving along well but there are over 80,000 (ballots)." The statement goes on to say more than 250 volunteers are carefully counting ballots now. "We believe it is more important to ensure accuracy than rush the program," it reads. Originally, the party planned to announ
  
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• Edmonton Oilers release Jake Virtanen from professional tryout offer - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 21:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Edmonton Oilers release Jake Virtanen from professional tryout offer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New public art piece comes to Legacy Park - My Lethbridge Now

  06-10-2022 21:39 via mylethbridgenow.com
  New public art piece comes to Legacy Park  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• City launches online survey for municipal website feedback - My Lethbridge Now

  06-10-2022 21:39 via mylethbridgenow.com
  City launches online survey for municipal website feedback  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Belinda Crowson given Outstanding Achievement award for historical preservation - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 20:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Belinda Crowson given Outstanding Achievement award for historical preservation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary home renovator accused of breaking into customers' homes

  06-10-2022 20:35
  A 34-year-old Calgary man faces break-and-enter, weapon and property theft charges after he allegedly returned to steal items after renovating homes. According to police, the suspect gained the trust of victims after being hired to complete home renovation services through his company Innovative Renovations Ltd. The accused would allegedly return to the homes while the residents were away, force his way inside and swipe items ranging from:Electronics; Designer handbags; Wallets; Jewelry; to, Doc
  
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• UCP members say party needs to 'pull together' following leadership vote

  06-10-2022 20:34
  The mail-in ballots are in and the doors were open other party members seeking to vote in-person, but this evening, the UCP and Alberta will have a new leader. All seven candidates – Leela Aheer, Todd Loewen, Rebecca Schulz, Rajan Sawhney, Brian Jean, Danielle Smith and Travis Toews – are listed on each ballot with voters tasked with listing their top choices. In many polls leading up to Thursday's event, Smith, the former Wildrose Party leader, was considered the front runner. Some
  
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• University, college curling lags in Canadian curling scene

  06-10-2022 17:55
  In the aftermath of missing the playoffs in February's Winter Olympics, Jennifer Jones and her teammates discussed why other countries have become so strong in international curling. The conversation planted an idea in the head of Jones' second Jocelyn Peterman. She was still in Beijing when she messaged her curling club's director about establishing varsity curling teams for the University of Calgary. A U of C alumnus, Peterman looked north for her reasoning. The University of Alberta in Edmont
  
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• WinSport slides funds from track to day lodge expansion, Luge Canada not impressed

  06-10-2022 17:28
  Frustrated officials with Luge Canada are disappointed WinSport is using money that had been earmarked for the restoration of Calgary's Olympic sliding track on day lodge renovations. The sliding organization says the $25 million track restoration was scheduled to begin in 2020, but the project was temporarily shelved due to a funding shortfall as the commitments from the provincial and federal levels of government only equated to $17 million. WinSport has since reallocated the province's $10 mi
  
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• Luge Canada claims WinSport's sliding track funds to day lodge expansion

  06-10-2022 17:28
  Frustrated officials with Luge Canada say WinSport is using money that had been earmarked for the restoration of Calgary's Olympic sliding track on day lodge renovations. The sliding organization says the $25 million track restoration was scheduled to begin in 2020, but the project was temporarily shelved due to a funding shortfall as the commitments from the provincial and federal levels of government only equated to $17 million. Luge Canada says WinSport has since reallocated the province's $1
  
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• Luge Canada claims WinSport's sliding funds from track to day lodge expansion

  06-10-2022 17:28
  Frustrated officials with Luge Canada say WinSport is using money that had been earmarked for the restoration of Calgary's Olympic sliding track on day lodge renovations. The sliding organization says the $25 million track restoration was scheduled to begin in 2020, but the project was temporarily shelved due to a funding shortfall as the commitments from the provincial and federal levels of government only equated to $17 million. Luge Canada says WinSport has since reallocated the province's $1
  
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• Bizarre 'Alien' Holes Discovered on the Ocean Floor - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 16:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Bizarre 'Alien' Holes Discovered on the Ocean Floor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chance of flurries at tail end of Calgary's 5-day forecast

  06-10-2022 15:58
  Some light overnight showers passed by and with it, patchy fog has leveled off along sections of the province, prompting fog advisories near Grande Prairie. Locally, we are indeed sitting at 2 C after a clearing-out overnight.  At 95 per cent humidity, that fog layer could be quite dense in some areas, and will continue to be until the sun pops up high enough to burn it off. I'd mentioned on the CTV News at Five and Six yesterday that the temperature drop coming Monday overnight into Tuesda
  
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• Telus will not sponsor Hockey Canada's men's programs this season - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 14:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Telus will not sponsor Hockey Canada's men's programs this season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Suncor Energy Inc. selling wind, solar assets to Canadian Utilities Limited

  06-10-2022 14:22
  Suncor Energy Inc. says it is selling its wind and solar assets to Canadian Utilities Limited for $730 million. The move follows Suncor's announcement last April that was divesting its wind and solar assets to focus on areas of energy expansion, including hydrogen and renewable fuels. The Calgary-based oilsands giant says in a release Wednesday that it wants to concentrate on its core business as it progresses to net-zero by 2050. Kris Smith, Suncor's interim president and CEO, says its efforts
  
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• Alberta United Conservatives head to polls on final voting day to replace Kenney

  06-10-2022 14:08
  Albertans will learn today who the new premier of the province will be. Voting is wrapping up by members of the United Conservative Party to select a successor to Premier Jason Kenney. Kenney announced in the spring he was leaving after receiving 51 per cent in a party leadership vote. There are 124,000 eligible voters, many of whom have already cast ballots by mail. There will be in-person voting stations at five locations in various regions today, and the winner will be announced tonight in Ca
  
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• Jets dominate Flames behind Rittich's 37 saves, four second-period goals in 5-0 win

  06-10-2022 13:35
  David Rittich was glad he delivered a shutout for his new Winnipeg Jets team, but any kind of victory would have felt good. Rittich made 37 saves and Kyle Connor scored two of Winnipeg's four second-period goals as the Jets defeated the Calgary Flames 5-0 in pre-season action Wednesday. "Obviously, it's great if you perform well," Rittich said. "If you get saves and you get a shutout it's nice. I don't really care. "Most important thing for me is we got the win. That's what matters." Rittich use
  
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• Alberta UCP members head to polls on final voting day to replace Kenney

  06-10-2022 13:35 via globalnews.ca
  There are 124,000 eligible voters, many of whom have already cast ballots by mail.
  
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• Lethbridge Family Services opens new courtyard to assist with clients - Medicine Hat News

  06-10-2022 12:33 via medicinehatnews.com
  Lethbridge Family Services opens new courtyard to assist with clients  Medicine Hat News
  
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• GasCity Crossfit competes in Lethbridge - Medicine Hat News

  06-10-2022 12:29 via medicinehatnews.com
  GasCity Crossfit competes in Lethbridge  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Former cop attacks Thai day care centre, kills at least 36

  06-10-2022 12:27
  A former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care centre Thursday in Thailand, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers and then shooting more people as he fled. At least 36 people were slain in the deadliest rampage in the nation's history. The assailant, who was fired earlier this year, took his own life after killing his wife and child at home. Photos taken by first responders showed the school's floor littered with the tiny bodies of children still on their blankets, wher
  
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• Fired police sergeant attacks Thai day care center, kills 36

  06-10-2022 12:27
  A former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care center Thursday in Thailand, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers and then shooting more people as he fled. At least 36 people were slain in the deadliest rampage in the nation's history.   The assailant, who was fired earlier this year, took his own life after killing his wife and child at home.   Photos taken by first responders showed the school's floor littered with the tiny bodies of children still on their
  
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• 37 dead, mostly preschoolers, in Thai day care rampage

  06-10-2022 12:27
  A former policeman facing a drug charge burst into a day care centre in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers before shooting more people as he fled in the deadliest rampage in the nation's history. The assailant, who was fired from the force earlier this year, took his own life after killing his wife and child at home. A witness said staff at the day care locked the door when they saw the assailant approaching with a gun, but he shot his way in. At least
  
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• Senators' Stutzle, Canadiens' Caufield among NHLers set for breakout seasons - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 12:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Senators' Stutzle, Canadiens' Caufield among NHLers set for breakout seasons  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Thai police: More than 30 killed in childcare center attack - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 10:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Thai police: More than 30 killed in childcare center attack  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Climate Changed: Fiona demonstrated wild hurricane future, and need to adapt - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 10:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Climate Changed: Fiona demonstrated wild hurricane future, and need to adapt  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 10:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police release more details about a collision in South Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Police release more details about a collision in South Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘It’s coming’: Lethbridge businesses see increasing foot traffic - Global News

  06-10-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  ‘It’s coming’: Lethbridge businesses see increasing foot traffic  Global News
  
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• Hurricanes Blanked 3-0 by Raiders - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  06-10-2022 08:53 via lethbridgehurricanes.com
  Hurricanes Blanked 3-0 by Raiders  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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• DynaLIFE says routine urinalysis testing to return to normal in Alberta on Thursday

  06-10-2022 06:36 via globalnews.ca
  Urinalysis testing for Albertans at DynaLIFE facilities will return to normal on Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the health-care company.
  
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• Kidnapped California family, including baby, found dead - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 06:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kidnapped California family, including baby, found dead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Motorcyclist injured in northwest Calgary crash

  06-10-2022 05:50
  A man is in hospital after his motorcycle went off the road and hit a fence in Calgary’s northwest on Wednesday. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m., on 14th Street N.W. between 64th Avenue and North Haven Drive N.W. The road was closed for several hours as police investigated. Officers say the man sustained life-altering injuries in the incident, but that they are not life-threatening.
  
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• 3 arrested as Strathmore RCMP recover 'trove' of stolen property

  06-10-2022 05:29
  Strathmore RCMP say three people are facing charges after police uncovered a large amount of stolen property being stored at a rural property in Wheatland County. Officials say police were called to the home near Carseland on Sept. 30 at approximately 1 a.m. to check up on an occupant living there. When officers arrived, they recognized a travel trailer on the property that was stolen only days before and another trailer that was also determined to be stolen. While RCMP were at the scene, a male
  
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• Athabasca University board of governors shakeup meant to move relocation plans forward: minister

  06-10-2022 03:47 via globalnews.ca
  Wednesday afternoon, the Ministry of Advanced Education announced it had removed four public members from the board via an order in council.
  
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• UCP leadership campaigns reach out after thousands of mail-in ballots are rejected

  06-10-2022 03:43
  Thousands of mail-in ballots in the United Conservative Party leadership vote have been rejected and now some voters are receiving phone calls and emails telling them they'll have to vote in person on Thursday. One such email is from the Danielle Smith leadership campaign, which claims to be an "emergency notice" to the person that their ballot has not been received by the UCP. "We asked the UCP party to send the email to those whose ballots have not been verified (received), on behalf of our ca
  
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• OPEC+ decision could affect already inflated gasoline prices in Alberta

  06-10-2022 03:23
  Decisions made at a conference of international oil producers are expected to affect the crude oil market and the price of gasoline at Alberta pumps, which are already back to summer peaks. Several gas stations throughout Calgary posted prices at $172.9 – almost 10 cents higher than the Alberta average, and the national average, according to CAA. Gasoline prices were closer to $1.36 in Alberta in mid-September. Leaders gathered for an OPEC+ summit in Vienna decided Wednesday to slash globa
  
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• 'It's a celebration': Powwow held at Lethbridge elementary school - CTV News Calgary

  06-10-2022 02:28 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  'It's a celebration': Powwow held at Lethbridge elementary school  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'It's a celebration': Powwow held at Lethbridge elementary school

  06-10-2022 02:28
  For the first time since 2019, the Holy Spirit School Division held a powwow. The field of Children of St. Martha School was filled with drumming, singing and dancing. "The celebration is all about children. And also included in that beautiful celebration is our beautiful elders, our beautiful grandmothers," said Elder Christiana Fox. COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have kept the school and school division from holding a powwow until this fall. Principal Shannon Collier sees this as the scho
  
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• More than 1,000 jobs, millions in funding added to Alberta aviation industry

  06-10-2022 02:17
  The Alberta government is pledging more than $73 million toward the province's aviation and aerospace industry – a move it says will foster growth and make Calgary a hub for travel. Part of the money – approximately $8 million – will be given to Calgary's Mount Royal University to support its pilot training program. The government says it will also expand its offerings of bursaries and loans to students. Another $15 million over three years will be put toward a "labour market t
  
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• Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2022 02:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Suspect identified, sought for pair of arsons in Varsity

  06-10-2022 01:58
  Police have put a name to a man believed to be behind a pair of arsons in the northwest Calgary community of Varsity. The first fire happened shortly after 3 a.m. on May 18, in the 1100 block of Varsity Estates Drive N.W. The second happened around 5 a.m. on June 4, in the 1200 block of Varsity Estates Road N.W. Investigators have CCTV footage of the first fire being set, and believe the same individual is responsible for the second, too. In both incidents, police said Wednesday, the suspect is
  
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• Hockey Alberta remains quiet as parents, advocates call for change

  06-10-2022 01:50 via globalnews.ca
  'We can’t say that hockey is our national sport until everyone commits to change and we all feel safe and welcome.'
  
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• Alberta sets standards for psychedelic drug-assisted therapy

  06-10-2022 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  Psychedelic drugs include psilocybin, psilocin, MDMA, LSD, mescaline (peyote), DMT, 5 methoxy DMT and ketamine.
  
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• Alberta Livestock Expo sheds light on industry innovation, changes - Global News

  06-10-2022 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Livestock Expo sheds light on industry innovation, changes  Global News
  
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• Alberta Livestock Expo sheds light on industry innovation, changes

  06-10-2022 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  According to organizers, around 75 exhibitors from Canada and the United States are in attendance for the annual event, which runs Wednesday and Thursday in Lethbridge.
  
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