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• From therapy to a new passion: Lego Star Wars superfan earns world record

  14-10-2022 23:57
  An Edmonton man recently became the world record holder for the most Lego Star Wars sets. That journey started 23 years ago as a way to recover from surgery and has since become a new life passion. Frederick Oliver holds the current Guinness World Records certification for the most interlocking plastic brick Lego Star Wars sets, with 858. The previous record holder had 789 sets. That number only includes official sets designed by Lego. Oliver has more than 1,000 sets total, including some that a
  
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• Alberta toddler’s truck obsession turns into sweet friendship with his garbage man

  14-10-2022 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Friday is the one day of the week three-year-old Nolan looks forward to. It’s not because it's the weekend, but because it's garbage pickup day and he gets to hug his best friend.
  
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• Cowgirl Up set for ATP world premiere, a few years late

  14-10-2022 23:48
  Alberta Theatre Projects are set to kick off the 2022-23 season with the world premiere of Cowgirl Up next week at the Martha Cohen Theatre. It just took a few years longer for this particular premiere to happen than the theatre thought it would. The play, which tells the story of an aspiring barrel racer named Cassidy Clark and her quest to win a buckle at a rodeo, was nurtured and workshopped at ATP. The world premiere was originally set for April, 2020, when it got derailed by the pandemic. "
  
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• Calgary man charged after allegedly threatening congregation of Russian Orthodox Church

  14-10-2022 23:44
  The priest of the All Saints Russian Orthodox Church says he received several calls on Tuesday night from a man threatening its members. "He said are there going to be any Russians there? I said yes, although we have 15 nationalities in our parish," said Dmitry Grygoryev. "He said I don’t care is there going to be any Russians? I said yes. He said you’re all going to be dead." Grygoryev himself is Ukrainian and still has family back home. And 30 per cent of church members are from Uk
  
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• Actor, athlete Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 23:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Actor, athlete Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kananaskis Country wildfire brought under control

  14-10-2022 23:34
  Wildfire officials say a two-hectare blaze in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park is now under control less than 24 hours after crews responded to the scene. Alberta Wildfire says firefighters were first dispatched to the out-of-control fire CWF167 in the Kananaskis Country region at about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. On Friday morning, officials said a dozen more firefighters and two helicopters were sent to assist and, by the afternoon, the province's website said the blaze was under control and "being h
  
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• Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter's review of Trump docs - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 23:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter's review of Trump docs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Report shows how pervasive poverty is in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 22:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Report shows how pervasive poverty is in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Elmore looks to reclaim Canadian record at Toronto Marathon - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 22:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 'Over so fast': Alberta man killed in Las Vegas stabbing remembered by widow

  14-10-2022 22:37
  The wife of an Alberta man who was fatally stabbed in a random attack on the Las Vegas Strip last week is remembering him as a kid at heart. Brent Hallett, 46, had been travelling the world since April 2021 with his wife, looking for their forever-home. They had been to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore before landing in Las Vegas, a favourite destination the two had been to many times. "He loved Disneyland, so he was kind of a kid at heart, but he was also an old soul," Carmelita Hallett said Fr
  
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• Absence of former CFL running back in person delays sentencing hearing for voyeurism

  14-10-2022 22:17
  The sentencing hearing for a former CFL running back who pleaded guilty to voyeurism after he filmed a consensual sexual encounter without the woman's permission has been delayed because he failed to appear in person.   Jerome Messam, 37, was expected to appear in Court of King's Bench in Calgary, but his lawyer applied to have his client attend online. Court heard that Messam had purchased plane tickets and was planning to appear, but there was no explanation as to why he remained in
  
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• Alberta NDP looks back at Smith's 2014 comments to push for byelection

  14-10-2022 22:13
  Alberta's Official Opposition is pointing at Premier Danielle Smith's past comments in a new call to have her initiate a byelection in the riding of Calgary-Elbow. The Alberta NDP says Smith, speaking on CTV News' Power Play on Sept. 8, 2014, called then-PC leader Jim Prentice’s decision to not assume the vacant riding left by Alison Redford the wrong move. "I think it's quite telling that Mr. Prentice said he's not going to run in the seat that was left when Alison Redford ended up retiri
  
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• Lethbridge County man charged following execution of search warrant

  14-10-2022 21:30
  A 34-year-old Lethbridge County man has been charged following the execution of a search warrant earlier this week. The search took place Wednesday on the 100 block of Laval Boulevard West, in a residence as well as in associated vehicles. That produced what police believed to be a large amount of stolen property, along with a small quantity of cocaine and assorted pills. Justin Edward Barlow was charged with possession of a controlled substance and failure to comply with a release order. He was
  
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• Here's how a recession could affect your work, real estate and expenses

  14-10-2022 21:00
  Many economists say a mild recession is on the cards as they look ahead to 2023. Though plenty of Canadians remember living through a recession or two, for millions of others it will be the first major downturn in their adult lives. Some are in their late 20s, perhaps thinking of buying a house or already homeowners. Others are new graduates, entering emerging into competitive job markets. The word “recession” likely brings to mind the upheaval of 2008-09, when the global financial c
  
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• No timeline for hiring Iran sanctions staff, federal minister says - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 20:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  No timeline for hiring Iran sanctions staff, federal minister says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP warning about ‘breeding ground’ for online child sexual exploitation

  14-10-2022 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  The site has been around since 2009 but has experienced a spike in popularity since the beginning of the pandemic as influencers use the site and post videos for their followers.
  
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• Wynton Marsalis joins forces with Michigan Marching Band - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 20:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Wynton Marsalis joins forces with Michigan Marching Band  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CF Montreal hopes late-season surge stretches into playoffs - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 20:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Supreme Court of Canada reinstates Calgary man's first-degree murder conviction

  14-10-2022 20:06
  The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a first-degree murder conviction for a Calgary man. A jury found Russell Steven Tessier guilty in 2018 for the death of Allan Gerald Berdahl, whose body was discovered in a ditch 11 years earlier with a gunshot wound to the head. The Alberta Court of Appeal later overturned the conviction, citing the trial judge's decision to allow evidence from a conversation Tessier had with police before he was a suspect and was told he had a right to a lawyer. Tessier
  
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• Person of interest sought in Crescent Heights death

  14-10-2022 18:36
  The Calgary Police Service is seeking a man who may have information in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in an abandoned home in the summer. Officers responded to the 200 block of 14th Avenue N.E. on the evening of Aug. 20 after the body of Rhonda Waite was located inside a residence. Investigators have deemed the death of the 54-year-old, who was also known as Rhonda Joroszek, as suspicious. On Friday, police released a composite sketch of a man who is believed to have
  
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• Alberta's decided voters split between support for UCP, NDP: Poll

  14-10-2022 18:24
  A new poll suggests Alberta’s UCP and NDP are neck-and-neck in their popularity amongst Alberta's decided voters ahead of next year’s general election. The poll from Leger, released on Friday, surveyed 1,000 Albertans aged 18 and older from Oct. 7 to 10. It indicates a near-equal proportion of decided voters would vote for the NDP (44 per cent) or the UCP (42 per cent). However, a large gap remains in terns if who Albertans think would be best suited as premier, with NDP Leader Rache
  
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• Susan Auch is out as chief executive officer of Speed Skating Canada.

  14-10-2022 18:02
  Susan Auch is out as chief executive officer of Speed Skating Canada. A spokesman says the Speed Skating Canada board of directors decided that it "was in the best interest" of the federation that Auch no longer serve in the role. A reason for the departure was not provided. Auch, a three-time Olympic medallist in long-track speedskating, spent more than five years in the position.  She had previously served as president and vice-president of Speed Skating Canada. Auch, 56, was inducted int
  
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• Oilsands group pledges to spend $16.5B on carbon capture project by 2030

  14-10-2022 17:44
  Canada's biggest oilsands producers say they will spend $16.5 billion before 2030 on the first stage of a massive proposed carbon capture and storage facility near Cold Lake, Alta. The Pathways Alliance, a consortium of the country's six largest oilsands companies, says preliminary work on the proposed project is well underway. The group has not yet made a decision to go ahead with the project, which would capture CO2 emissions from more than 20 oilsands facilities in northern Alberta and store
  
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• Tech companies want Alberta premier to wade into battle over ‘software engineer’ job title

  14-10-2022 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta judge ordered an injunction against someone not registered with APEGA who was using ``software engineer'' online in 2019.
  
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• High inflation and recession risk will affect Calgary, Conference Board of Canada says

  14-10-2022 17:00
  A new outlook on Calgary's economy for the rest of this year and into 2023 suggests that while the city is riding high on housing and retail figures, it will not escape challenges posed by high inflation and recession. The report, from the Conference Board of Canada, says that COVID-19 is no longer "the biggest risk" to economies in Canadian cities but that's been replaced by "stubbornly high inflation and rising interest rates." The agency also says oil prices are expected to moderate next year
  
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• Energy's boom could spare Calgary from the worst of 2023's expected recession: economists

  14-10-2022 17:00
  A new outlook on Calgary's economy for the rest of this year and into 2023 suggests that while the city is riding high on housing and retail figures, it will not escape challenges posed by high inflation and recession. But te report, from the Conference Board of Canada, says that the city could be spared from some of the worst of the recession. That's because of the energy industry's 2022 resurgence. "Alberta is sitting on a resource that's extremely valuable to the world economy right now, espe
  
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• Lethbridge unveils new Park 'n' Bark - My Lethbridge Now

  14-10-2022 16:50 via mylethbridgenow.com
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• Coaldale ready for growth with opening of wastewater lagoon upgrades - My Lethbridge Now

  14-10-2022 16:50 via mylethbridgenow.com
  Coaldale ready for growth with opening of wastewater lagoon upgrades  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Flu vaccine available in Alberta next week - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 15:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Flu vaccine available in Alberta next week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• BA.4 and BA. 5 COVID-19 bivalent vaccine available soon - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 15:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  BA.4 and BA. 5 COVID-19 bivalent vaccine available soon  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary stays above seasonal through the weekend.

  14-10-2022 15:19
  Calgary has lost one of its two record-setting trends. What are the odds!? Pretty good, I’d reckon, but it was still a tough pill to swallow.Streak over. After 6 consecutive October days with minimum temperature >2°C in #Calgary, the minimum temperature was only -0.4°C today. We made it to 8th place, only 4 days behind the record. #YycWx pic.twitter.com/TFODhDa1jI — Calgary Weather Records(@YYC_Weather) October 13, 2022And so, we were down to just one streak; consecutive h
  
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• College and university sports preview: Oct. 14, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 15:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  College and university sports preview: Oct. 14, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Flames end run of season-opening losses with 5-3 win over Colorado Avalanche

  14-10-2022 14:06
  The Calgary Flames won their season opener for the first time in well over a decade with a 5-3 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Flames halted the NHL's longest active winless streak in openers — 0-10-2 after their last win in 2009 — by scoring twice in the second and third periods. "I saw a random stat that it's been awhile since the Flames won a season opener, so I'm happy we can get that off our backs and we can just carry on anoth
  
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• Lethbridge College prepares for 'Rock Your Mocs' in November - Medicine Hat News

  14-10-2022 12:30 via medicinehatnews.com
  Lethbridge College prepares for 'Rock Your Mocs' in November  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Protest convoy truck noise caused hearing loss, woman tells Emergencies Act inquiry

  14-10-2022 12:25
  A legally blind Ottawa woman says the loud and constant noise of the "Freedom Convoy" protest last winter left her with permanent hearing loss and mental-health problems. Victoria De La Ronde is the first witness to testify before the inquiry into the federal government's use into the Emergencies Act to end gridlock in downtown Ottawa. She says the protest was an assault on her hearing that left her hopeless and trapped in her home, and she is still triggered by the sounds of vehicle horns and t
  
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• Emergencies Act inquiry hears how residents were impacted by protests

  14-10-2022 12:25
  An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act got a blaring introduction today to life in Ottawa during the "Freedom Convoy" protest as the deafening chorus of big-rig horns was played for the commission. The first witness, a legally blind resident of downtown Ottawa, flinched as a recording of the horns resounded in the conference room for the benefit of the commissioner, lawyers, protest convoy organizers and members of the public. The witness, Victoria De La Ronde, told
  
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• Emergencies Act inquiry hears about life in Ottawa convoy protest

  14-10-2022 12:25
  An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act got a blaring introduction Friday to life in Ottawa during the "Freedom Convoy" protest as the deafening chorus of big-rig horns was played for the commission. The first witness, a legally blind resident of downtown Ottawa, flinched as a recording of the horns resounded in the conference room for the benefit of the commissioner, lawyers, protest convoy organizers and members of the public. The witness, Victoria De La Ronde, told
  
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• Search leads to charges against Lethbridge man | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  14-10-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Search leads to charges against Lethbridge man | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Poor berry crops have more bears poking around Alberta towns for food: wildlife experts

  14-10-2022 05:57 via globalnews.ca
  It's not just Cochrane dealing with backyard bears. Banff and Canmore have also had some visitors.
  
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• Dry weather shifts Calgary's rivers into 'winter slow flow' sooner than expected

  14-10-2022 03:18
  Calgary's recent long stretch of warm dry weather is having an affect on the Bow and Elbow rivers, but officials with the City of Calgary say the water supply is in good shape. Downstream around Calgary it may not appear that water is scarce, even though river sources upstream in the mountains west of Calgary received less then half of expected summer precipitation. Experts say that has caused a winter-level low flow and has also switched the river's source from mountain snowpack to groundwater
  
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• Smith’s discrimination comments being used as recruiting tool in Ontario

  14-10-2022 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  Smith hasn't apologized for the comments, but has since said she did not mean to trivialize discrimination faced by minority communities and other persecuted groups.
  
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• ‘It’s too much’: Madame Premier clothing company up for sale

  14-10-2022 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  The owner of a popular Calgary clothing store that promotes equality in politics has decided to step aside, citing her own mental health.
  
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• Calgary man hit with multiple charges following alleged hate crimes

  14-10-2022 02:11
  A Calgary man faces multiple charges in connection to a series of alleged threatening, harassing phone calls believed to be hate-motivated. According to police, multiple threatening phone calls were made to the All Saints Russian Orthodox Church, at 905 8th Ave. N.E., starting around 8 p.m. on Tuesday this week. The church’s staff and congregation were threatened in the calls, police say. Police say the same day saw four additional, separate reports of threats and harassment against Russia
  
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• Gravestones toppled, damaged at Innisfail Community Cemetery; RCMP investigating

  14-10-2022 02:07
  Mounties out of Innisfail say a cemetery in the central Alberta town has been badly vandalized. And currently, the RCMP doesn’t know who did the deed. Roughly 100 grave stones at the Innisfail Community Cemetery were toppled sometime during the evening of Oct. 12, the RCMP said. Some grave stones were damaged as a result, according to the RCMP. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the RCMP detachment in Innisfail at 403-227-3342 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously
  
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• Longtime Lethbridge restaurant closes its doors - Global News

  14-10-2022 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  Longtime Lethbridge restaurant closes its doors  Global News
  
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• Longtime Lethbridge restaurant closes its doors

  14-10-2022 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  Mocha Cabana, a longtime staple in the Lethbridge restaurant scene, has closed its doors.
  
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• 'Active shooting' wounds multiple people in North Carolina - Lethbridge News Now

  14-10-2022 01:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Active shooting' wounds multiple people in North Carolina  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blood Tribe to take over shelter operations from Alpha House in Lethbridge

  14-10-2022 01:30
  How Lethbridge helps and shelters its most vulnerable residents is changing. The Blood Tribe Department of Health will be taking over operations of one of the city’s largest shelters from Alpha House. In a statement Alpha House says the province will be transferring their grant funding to the BTDH in January 2023. “We understand the decision supports a recognition that this work should be led by an Indigenous organization given the majority-Indigenous population accessing services,"
  
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• Alberta’s flu vaccines and COVID bivalent booster available soon

  14-10-2022 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  Bookings for both the flu and bivalent COVID vaccines are available through Alberta's vaccine booking system or by calling Health Link at 811.
  
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• Southern Albertans concerned about OBGYN access - Global News

  14-10-2022 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  Southern Albertans concerned about OBGYN access  Global News
  
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