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• Premier-designate Danielle Smith out of touch with Albertans: Opposition NDP

  07-10-2022 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said on Friday Smith was elected by a "fairly extreme group" within the United Conservative Party that represented only one per cent of Albertans.
  
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• Kaye says latest Canada Soccer offer to players shows some improvements

  07-10-2022 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Canada Soccer's recent revised compensation proposal to its players is a sign of progress but a deal has yet to be reached, says Canadian international Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  
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• Husky Oil charged in connection with 2020 pipeline leak

  07-10-2022 22:43
  The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has laid charges against Husky Oil for a spill that released 900,000 litres of contaminated water into the environment two years ago. The agency says the Calgary-based company, which is now amalgamated into Cenovus Energy Inc., is facing six counts under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act following a probe by its major investigations team. They include:Releasing a substance into the environment that may cause a significant adverse effect; Failing
  
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• Police seek further information on serious crash in city's northwest

  07-10-2022 22:34
  Calgary police say they're still trying to figure out what happened Thursday when a vehicle left a northwest Calgary road and careened down an embankment. In the aftermath, the vehicle's driver was brought to hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to police, the incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Country Hills Boulevard near Rockyspring Gate N.W. Investigators believe a westbound GMC Sierra crossed the centre line, left the road and went down the embankment, finally coming to a st
  
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• Judge blocks restrictive Ohio abortion law as suit proceeds - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 22:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Judge blocks restrictive Ohio abortion law as suit proceeds  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cardston RCMP investigating fatal collision - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 22:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cardston RCMP investigating fatal collision  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 18-year-old killed in head-on Hwy. 5 crash east of Cardston, Alta.

  07-10-2022 22:13
  An 18-year-old man is dead and two people were transported to hospital following a Sunday night crash east of Cardston. Emergency crews were called to a location on Highway 5 near Range Road 261 shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday after an eastbound car collided with an oncoming van. According to RCMP, the driver of the car was ejected from his vehicle and pronounced dead on scene. The identity of the 18-year-old has not been released but RCMP confirm he was from Viking, Alta. The two occupants of the
  
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• Smith's slim margin of victory suggests a challenge for the Alberta election

  07-10-2022 22:10
  While Danielle Smith, the new leader of the Alberta UCP, did come away with a victory Thursday night, it didn't happen until the final ballot was tallied. Political experts say a situation like that suggests she will have a tough time in the upcoming election. "It was a bit of a squeaker. There were some real shocked faces in the room when the first ballot came in and she was below 44, 43, 41 per cent – was a bit of a shocker," said ThinkHQ's Marc Henry in an interview with CTV Calgary Mor
  
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• Nike suspends Hockey Canada partnership, 'paused' support after sex assault claims - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 21:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Nike suspends Hockey Canada partnership, 'paused' support after sex assault claims  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rising inflation adds extra cost for Alberta families hoping to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner

  07-10-2022 21:36
  A classic roast turkey dinner with all the fixings will cost Calgarians a lot more than they bargained for this year as inflation has drastically increased the price of the traditional holiday meal. According to Statistics Canada, the total cost of a turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, pumpkin pie and beverages now comes in at an average cost of $203.95 for a family of four. That’s up 12 per cent from the $181.75 cost from last year according to a survey of several grocery retaile
  
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• Lethbridge MLAs, mayor react to Danielle Smith becoming UCP leader - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 21:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge MLAs, mayor react to Danielle Smith becoming UCP leader  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Critics concerned Danielle Smith could alienate Albertans, Ottawa

  07-10-2022 21:04
  While Danielle Smith easily won the leadership of the United Conservative Party Thursday night, critics say it's not an endorsement from the province. "The fact of the matter is, Danielle Smith essentially got support from about 1 per cent of Albertans," said NDP leader Rachel Notley, who is set to face Smith in a provincial election next spring, "I would argue it's a fairly extreme group and I would argue that it's just over 50 per cent of the UCP membership." Smith was chosen leader after six
  
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• 'Chaos, costs, conflict': Notley says UCP leader out of touch with Alberta concerns

  07-10-2022 20:52
  Alberta's Opposition leader says the province is due for more chaos, costs and conflict after Danielle Smith's victory last night in the United Conservative Party leadership race. After Smith won the leadership last night in a narrow six-ballot win, the NDP's Rachel Notley says the party will continue to be consumed with its internal bickering instead of bread-and-butter issues like the cost of living. Notley says Smith, who hasn't yet faced any general voters, has no mandate to impose some of t
  
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• Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 20:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hockey Alberta won’t withdraw funding from Hockey Canada just yet

  07-10-2022 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  “We have outlined that a lack of action may lead to Hockey Alberta taking other actions which include, but are not limited to, withholding participant fees.”
  
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• 'Operation Noah's Ark' Saves 275 Parrots Stranded by Ian - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 20:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Operation Noah's Ark' Saves 275 Parrots Stranded by Ian  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hockey Alberta demands action from Hockey Canada

  07-10-2022 19:46
  Hockey Alberta says it is taking its own steps to make the game safer in light of how its national body has handled sexual assault allegations. “Allegations of maltreatment, regardless of where or when they occur in our sport, need to be investigated and adjudicated by individuals with specialized skills,” Hockey Alberta said on its website in an update to members. CTV News Edmonton reached out to Hockey Alberta multiple times but the organization refused an on-camera interview or to
  
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• Unemployment rate in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat down to 3.3% in September - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 19:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Unemployment rate in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat down to 3.3% in September  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Weegar and Flames agree to 8-year, $50M deal

  07-10-2022 19:30
  The Calgary Flames have signed MacKenzie Weegar to a sizable contract extension that's expected to keep him wearing red and white for years to come. Weegar, who was acquired in the off-season from the Florida Panthers, agreed to an eight-year, $50 million extension; an average annual salary of $6.25 million. The defenceman tallied eight goals and 36 assists in 80 games with the Panthers in 2021-22, his sixth season with the team. The 28-year-old Ottawa native was traded to Calgary alongside Jona
  
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• CF Montreal watching TFC regular-season finale in Philadelphia with interest - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 19:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  CF Montreal watching TFC regular-season finale in Philadelphia with interest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Planned condo development on Juno Beach site cancelled after government deal - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 19:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Planned condo development on Juno Beach site cancelled after government deal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps continue improbable quest for playoff position - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 19:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Vancouver Whitecaps continue improbable quest for playoff position  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Libyan group: At least 15 killed after fire on migrant ship - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 19:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Libyan group: At least 15 killed after fire on migrant ship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Southern Alberta MLA resigns, encourages Danielle Smith to run in the seat

  07-10-2022 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta legislature member has resigned and is encouraging the freshly chosen United Conservative Party leader — and next premier — to run for her seat in a byelection.
  
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• Toronto Argonauts set to square off at home versus B.C. Lions - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 18:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Toronto Argonauts set to square off at home versus B.C. Lions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Yellowknife pub acquitted of breaking COVID-19 rules - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 18:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Yellowknife pub acquitted of breaking COVID-19 rules  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Children’s pain medication to continue to be ‘intermittently available’: Health Canada

  07-10-2022 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  Health Canada says it's working with manufacturers of children's acetaminophen and ibuprofen products to keep increasing supply to deal with the ongoing shortage.
  
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• Brooks-Medicine Hat UCP MLA tenders resignation, encourages Smith to run

  07-10-2022 18:11
  The UCP MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat says she has tendered her resignation and is encouraging recently selected UCP leader Danielle Smith to run in the riding. Michaela Frey announced Friday morning that she had submitted her notice to the Premier-designate Smith, speaker Nathan Cooper and the clerk's office. "It is my dear hope that Premier-Elect, Danielle Smith, chooses to run in Brooks-Medicine Hat," said Frey in her letter to the constituents of Brooks-Medicine Hat that she posted to social m
  
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• Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech BA.4/BA.5 Omicron vaccine - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 17:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech BA.4/BA.5 Omicron vaccine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pink diamond breaks auction record in Hong Kong - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 17:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pink diamond breaks auction record in Hong Kong  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge man accused of making lewd, harassing calls to Medicine Hat businesses

  07-10-2022 16:42
  A Medicine Hat Police Service investigation into indecent, harassing phone calls to local businesses has led to charges against a Lethbridge man. Police officials say the investigation followed multiple complaints from staff at several Medicine Hat businesses over the last few months regarding repeated, unwanted lewd calls that would disrupt their workday. Investigators identified 31-year-old Jacob Jacobsen as the suspected vulgar caller and he was arrested on Wednesday at his home in Lethbridge
  
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• Health officials hope new Omicron vaccine will improve uptake of COVID-19 boosters

  07-10-2022 16:19
  Health Canada approved on Thursday the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant. The vaccine, which is approved for people at least 12 years old, can be given three to six months after a second dose of the primary vaccine series, or the most recent booster shot. Health Canada said the bivalent booster has already been given to nearly five million people in the United States and there have been no new safety concerns. "Canad
  
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• Health Canada authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech BA.4/BA.5 Omicron vaccine

  07-10-2022 16:19
  Health Canada says Canadians ages 12 and up can now be given the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Health Canada officials are scheduled to discuss the approval in detail later today. The authorization says the vaccine can be given three to six months after a second dose of the primary vaccine series, or the most recent booster shot.COVID-19 Brief newsletter: Sign up for an informed guide o
  
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• Lethbridge radio station 'Today's Country 95.5' rebrands to 'WILD 95-5' - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 16:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge radio station 'Today's Country 95.5' rebrands to 'WILD 95-5'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fair weather through the weekend in Calgary

  07-10-2022 15:29
  Our forecast from yesterday is holding steady. The shift from last night's forecast models to today's is solely in the precipitation type expected late Monday and early Tuesday. It's a tricky thing, predicting up to five days out; however, the line of models from that distance did a pretty solid job. Our low temperature outlook for Tuesday has improved. Not enough to negate flurries, but enough to challenge their development. There is a trade-off, however; now, we have some potential to see up t
  
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• Calgary's warm weather hiccups Tuesday

  07-10-2022 15:29
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: I have had the blinders on a bit too much chatting about the potential for flurries (still ther, but barely, FYI) Monday evening that I've completely neglected to discuss the wind; with our air temperature expected to drop from a high of 23 C to a low of 3 C, we can anticipate overnight wind gusts out of the northwest clocking at 60 kilometres per hour, with some gust potential striking to the eighty kilometre per hour range. It's a fine thing to have Wednesday posted in the fo
  
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• Canada's Denis Shapovalov will meet Taylor Fritz in Japan Open semifinal - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 15:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Denis Shapovalov will meet Taylor Fritz in Japan Open semifinal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Driver in 'confused state' arrested, stolen van recovered outside Calgary

  07-10-2022 15:04
  A Manitoba man faces vehicle theft charges following an RCMP investigation into reports a van was swerving and frequently drifted on to the shoulder of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Calgary. Officers responded to an area west of the town of Strathmore on the afternoon of Oct. 1 but their pursuit was short-lived as the suspect vehicle, a white utility van, had already stopped along the highway. RCMP officials say the driver was outside the van "in a confused state" and there were signs he had
  
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• Twitter to offer live look-ins throughout the MLB postseason - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 14:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Twitter to offer live look-ins throughout the MLB postseason  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge’s MLAs, mayor and others react to Danielle Smith’s UCP leadership win - Global News

  07-10-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge’s MLAs, mayor and others react to Danielle Smith’s UCP leadership win  Global News
  
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• Smith needs to unify UCP after close vote to win party leadership: political commentators

  07-10-2022 07:52 via globalnews.ca
  Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party on Thursday to become Alberta's premier-designate.
  
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• Who is Danielle Smith: UCP leader and Alberta's next premier

  07-10-2022 05:06
  The United Conservative Party (UCP) has placed Danielle Smith, the former leader of the now defunct Wildrose Party, at the helm as it looks to solidify support ahead of the next provincial election. The 51-year-old, who lives in High River with her husband, will become Alberta's next premier but will first need to secure a seat in the legislature. Smith was named leader of the Wildrose Party of Alberta in 2009 and was elected as MLA for Highwood in 2012. She crossed the floor to join the governi
  
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• Meet Danielle Smith: UCP leader and Alberta's next premier

  07-10-2022 05:06
  The United Conservative Party (UCP) has placed Danielle Smith, the former leader of the now defunct Wildrose Party, at the helm as it looks to solidify support ahead of the next provincial election. The 51-year-old, who lives in High River with her husband, will become Alberta's next premier but will first need to secure a seat in the legislature. Smith was named leader of the Wildrose Party of Alberta in 2009 and was elected as MLA for Highwood in 2012. She crossed the floor to join the governi
  
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• Danielle Smith wins UCP leadership race, to be next Alberta premier

  07-10-2022 05:05 via globalnews.ca
  The United Conservative Party announced Danielle Smith is Jason Kenney's successor, after ranked ballots were tallied.
  
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• Four candidates out, Danielle Smith ahead with 46.2 per cent in Alberta UCP race

  07-10-2022 04:05
  Following an hour and a half delay, the United Conservative Party is releasing the results of its leadership vote on Thursday. The UCP leadership race will be heading to a fifth ballot as Rebecca Schulz dropped off the ballot during the fourth round. In the fourth round of counting Danielle Smith moved ahead to 46.2 per cent. Travis Toews was next with 31.9 per cent, Brian Jean with 13.9 per cent, Rebecca Schulz remained at 8.4 per cent in the fourth round. Schulz joins Todd Loewen, Rajan Sawhne
  
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• Delay behind them, UCP set to begin to announce results

  07-10-2022 04:05
  Following an hour and a half delay, the United Conservative Party set to release results of its leadership vote on Thursday. The first ballot is expected to be delivered shortly. If no winner is realized at that point, the next results, incorporating voters' second choices for leader, will be announced a short time later. Originally, the UCP event and leadership results were expected to begin at 6 p.m. MT but were delayed. More than 250 volunteers were called in to help count the ballots that co
  
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• Danielle Smith wins Alberta UCP leadership, named premier-designate

  07-10-2022 04:05
  After a night of delays, vote counts came hard and fast, resulting in Danielle Smith being named the UCP leader and Alberta's new premier. Smith won on the sixth and final ballot of the night, defeating her closest challenger Travis Toews, a former minister under outgoing UCP leader and premier, Jason Kenney. She had 53.77 per cent of the votes to Toews' 46.23 per cent. Brian Jean, Rebecca Schulz, Todd Loewen, Rajan Sawhney and Leela Aheer were all eliminated on earlier rounds. Originally, the U
  
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• OnStar aids police in seizure of stolen vehicle in Strathmore, Alta.

  07-10-2022 03:41
  Strathmore RCMP say they've arrested two people in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation aided by the OnStar service. Officials say they were notified by members of the Calgary Police Service who said they were tracking a stolen GMC Yukon through the subscription-based communications and emergency services system. Police said the vehicle had left the city and was heading east on Highway 1 toward the town of Strathmore. Strathmore RCMP members soon located the SUV and monitored it until
  
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• Senators win third straight over Canadiens behind Stutzle's three-point effort - Lethbridge News Now

  07-10-2022 03:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Senators win third straight over Canadiens behind Stutzle's three-point effort  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Varsity arson suspect captured in northern Manitoba

  07-10-2022 03:10
  A suspect in a pair of arsons in the northwest Calgary community of Varsity has been picked up by police a couple provinces over. Dominik Wesley Bird was arrested in northern Manitoba on Thursday, just a day after Calgary police put out a plea to the public for help finding him. At the time, it was believed he might still be in Calgary, or have fled to the Winnipeg area — he is believed to have connections in both places. Police say the assistance of the public was vital in locating their
  
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