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• RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., stabbed to death at homeless camp - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 23:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• California man charged in 3 slayings linked to serial killer - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  California man charged in 3 slayings linked to serial killer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes players to represent Canada in U-17 Hockey Challenge - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 23:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary's unusually warm autumn weather is coming to an end

  18-10-2022 23:33
  So far, autumn has been unseasonably warm in Calgary, filling parks and pathways with people enjoying the temperatures while they last, but the end is near.  Tuesday's forecast high is 24 C. If we reach that, it means Calgary will set a new record high temperature for Oct. 18. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the hottest temperature recorded on that date is 23.9 C, set in 1942. CTV News weather anchor Ryan Harding says as of 2 p.m., Calgary sat at 23.7 C. The average high
  
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• New building, more aircraft among goals as Hangar Flight Museum looks to triple its size

  18-10-2022 23:29
  The goal for the Hangar Flight Museum is to have a new building in the next five years to house more aircraft and artifacts, according to executive director Brian Desjardins. He's been working with the City of Calgary and the Calgary Airport Authority to come up with a feasibility study for a larger, permanent structure. "Now we're working with all levels of government to engage them to see how we can find and raise $60 million for the project," he said. "Our immediate need is $1 million for the
  
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• $1 million grant to support public safety research at Lethbridge College - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 23:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Children’s hospitals ‘gravely worried’ about upcoming flu season amid ER crisis

  18-10-2022 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  As flu season approaches, officials at children’s hospitals across the country say they are “gravely worried” about an influx of children with flu, COVID-19 or other viruses.
  
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• Trudeau guarantees this time Canada will meet its emissions target - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 23:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Trudeau guarantees this time Canada will meet its emissions target  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 22:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Four defensive TDs highlight last week's CFL regular-season games - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 21:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary Zoo to remove all designated smoking, vaping spots at end of year

  18-10-2022 21:49
  Smoking and vaping will no longer be permitted anywhere at the Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute as of New Year's Day. Zoo officials say the two existing designated smoking areas — one by the Kitamba Café and the other near the Safari Lodge — will be removed Jan. 1, 2023. "The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo will be smoking and vaping free in 2023 for staff, volunteers, visitors and event attendees," said Alison Archambault, director of brand and engagement, in a statement to CTV News
  
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• Former Lethbridge College students finalists for Alberta engineering award - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 21:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Rare 1st edition Anne of Green Gables novel found in Alberta museum

  18-10-2022 21:15
  A rare printing of a classic Canadian novel related to the Anne of Green Gables series has been located on the shelves of an Alberta heritage museum. Pioneer Acres Museum, located in Irricana, Alta., said it was looking through its collection recently and found a copy of The Chronicles of Avonlea, written by famed author Lucy Maude Montgomery. The book was determined to be a first edition, which was printed in 1912, and are often considered to be fairly valuable. However, the museum's copy is a
  
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• Longtime NHL coach Mike Keenan takes over as coach of Italian men's national team

  18-10-2022 21:12
  Mike Keenan will be leading the Italian men's national hockey team as head coach, the Italian Ice Sports Federation announced Tuesday. Keenan, 72, coached eight teams in the NHL over a span of 25 years from 1984 to 2009.  Italy, which did not compete in the 2022 Beijing Games, is set to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Host countries get automatic entries into Olympic competition for hockey. Keenan won the Jack Adams Award in his first year as a head coach with the Philadelphia Flyers and als
  
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• SAIT, NAIT seek $8M to help bolster scholarship for construction trades

  18-10-2022 21:11
  Alberta polytechnics are hoping to remove barriers for those looking to enroll in construction trades by beefing up an existing scholarship program. The scholarship program, called BILD Alberta Scholarships for Construction Careers, was initially launched earlier this year.  It currently contains more than $7 million, thanks to a $2 million donation from Jayman Build CEO and Chair Jay Westman and investments from Homes by Avi and Anthem Properties. On Tuesday, the Southern Alberta Institute
  
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• Calgary men among Canada’s top 25 most wanted

  18-10-2022 21:11
  Rewards of up to $250,000 were announced Tuesday by the BOLO (Be On The Lookout) Program as it updated its list of Canada’s top 25 most wanted. Two of the wanted men are connected to crimes in Calgary: Kier Bryan Granado, 26, and Talal Amer, 29.   Granado is second on the list, wanted for murder, while Amer is sixth on the list, wanted for manslaughter. TALAL AMER Calgary police issued a Canada-wide warrant for Amer's arrest earlier this year in connection to the death of Angela McKen
  
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• $8M sought to help bolster SAIT, NAIT scholarship for construction trades

  18-10-2022 21:11
  Alberta polytechnics are hoping to remove barriers for those looking to enroll in construction trades by beefing up an existing scholarship program. The scholarship program, called BILD Alberta Scholarships for Construction Careers, was initially launched earlier this year.  It currently contains more than $7 million, thanks to a $2 million donation from Jayman Built CEO and Chair Jay Westman and investments from Homes by Avi and Anthem Properties. On Tuesday, the Southern Alberta Institute
  
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• Wild birds harmed by close contact for social media posts, Lethbridge wildlife centre says

  18-10-2022 21:05
  Officials in a southern Alberta community are struggling with a rising number of reports of residents getting too close for comfort with wild birds that they say could lead to serious problems for the ecosystem as a whole. The City of Lethbridge, in partnership with the Helen Schuler Nature Centre, says it has witnessed an increase in reports of wild birds being hand fed, primarily for the purposes of social media posts. The city says while some may see the situation as "an exciting and memorabl
  
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• Mayor of Iqaluit announces immediate resignation on Twitter - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 21:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mayor of Iqaluit announces immediate resignation on Twitter  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Tragic and horrific': RCMP officer fatally stabbed in Burnaby, B.C.

  18-10-2022 20:58
  An RCMP officer has died after being stabbed in Burnaby, B.C., the province's public safety minister has confirmed. Mike Farnworth told reporters at the legislature Tuesday afternoon that he had been notified of the death, and that the victim was a female officer who was on duty. "This is absolutely a tragic and horrific situation." Farnworth said, his voice shaking. "This is the worst news anyone wants to hear." Around 11:20 a.m., dozens of first responders from multiple police agencies descend
  
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• 'Her loss is immeasurable': Slain B.C. RCMP officer worked on Burnaby detachment's homeless outreach team

  18-10-2022 20:58
  The RCMP officer who was killed on duty in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday has been identified as Const. Shaelyn Yang, a member of the local detachment's mental health and homeless outreach team. Speaking at an emotional news conference hours after the tragedy, the head of the Burnaby RCMP described Yang as a valued member who embraced the challenges involved in working on her specialized unit. "She was compassionate and caring, and she brought those skills every day to her job working with our community
  
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• 'Her loss is immeasurable': Fallen B.C. RCMP officer worked on Burnaby detachment's homeless outreach team

  18-10-2022 20:58
  The RCMP officer who was killed on duty in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday was a beloved member of the local detachment's mental health and homeless outreach team, authorities revealed at a news conference hours after the tragedy. Her commanding officer at the Burnaby RCMP detachment identified the deceased as Const. Shaelyn Yang, a 31-year-old who embraced the challenges involved in working on her specialized unit. "She was compassionate and caring, and she brought those skills every day to her job work
  
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• 'Her loss is immeasurable': B.C. RCMP officer killed on duty worked on homeless outreach team

  18-10-2022 20:58
  The RCMP officer who was killed on duty in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday was a beloved member of the local detachment's mental health and homeless outreach team, authorities revealed at a news conference hours after the tragedy. Her commanding officer at the Burnaby RCMP detachment identified the deceased as Const. Shaelyn Yang, a 31-year-old who embraced the challenges involved in working on her specialized unit. "She was compassionate and caring, and she brought those skills every day to her job work
  
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• 'I don't select the leader': Nixon says he'll work with Smith to keep UCP together, defeat NDP

  18-10-2022 20:57
  Alberta's finance minister didn't exactly offer a glowing review of new premier Danielle Smith Tuesday, but he said he respects the process that saw her elected. "I don't select the leader. Our membership do," Jason Nixon told CTV News Edmonton. He and others were headed into a caucus retreat at the Best Western Plus in Sylvan Lake around sunrise, the first under the new United Conservative Party leader. Nixon was asked directly if he thinks Smith is the right person to lead the UCP. "The right
  
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• Police: Man arrested in connection with 4 Oklahoma slayings - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 20:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Appeal of child sex-related convictions dismissed for Coaldale man - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 20:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Appeal of child sex-related convictions dismissed for Coaldale man  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Capitals' Kuznetsov suspended one game for high-sticking Canucks' Burroughs - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 19:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Capitals' Kuznetsov suspended one game for high-sticking Canucks' Burroughs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Russell Teibert undergoes ankle surgery - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 19:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 4 charged following tool theft at Lethbridge construction site

  18-10-2022 19:29
  A Lethbridge Police Service investigation into suspicious activity at a local construction site has led to the arrest of three men and a woman as well as the recovery of a stolen trailer and tools. Officers were called to a home under construction on Sixmile Crescent South on Sunday morning at around 9 a.m. for reports of items being loaded into a cargo trailer.  The suspects fled the area in a truck but left the trailer behind. Police caught up to the suspect vehicle near the intersection
  
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• Mystery Surrounding Penguin Egg Rejection Finally Explained - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 19:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lethbridge Police charge four individuals, including Claresholm man, with possession of stolen property › Prairie Post - Prairie Post

  18-10-2022 19:16 via prairiepost.com
  Lethbridge Police charge four individuals, including Claresholm man, with possession of stolen property › Prairie Post  Prairie Post
  
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• Four charged in connection to theft of trailer, construction tools in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Court dismisses appeal of southern Alberta man's sexual assault convictions

  18-10-2022 18:48
  Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal from a man convicted of a series of sexual assaults. Trevor Pritchard of Coaldale, Alta., was convicted of sexual assault five times between 2004 and 2019, and designated a dangerous offender in January 2021.  He asked the Alberta Court of Appeal to overturn his most recent convictions for sexual assault, computer luring and possession of child pornography. In his appeal, Pritchard argued the trial judge erred by limiting the scope of expert evide
  
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• Police search Georgia landfill for missing toddler's remains - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 18:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lethbridge residents advised to avoid hand feeding wild birds - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 18:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Federal government announces funding for Earth observation satellites - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 18:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• North Korea fires artillery shells near border with S. Korea - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 18:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta lowers recommended age for breast cancer screening to 45

  18-10-2022 18:26
  Alberta Health Services has lowered the recommended age for breast cancer screening. The health authority now says women should begin screening every two years starting at age 45, instead of age 50. The decision was based on guidelines from the Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Clinical Practice Guideline Committee. Alberta is the first province in the country to make the change. “When we weighed the harm versus the benefit and the cost effectiveness, it was shown that screening starting at
  
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• Alberta lowers age for women to be screened for breast cancer

  18-10-2022 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Health Services has lowered the recommended age for biennial breast cancer screening for average-risk women from 50 to 45.
  
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• 20 new record high temperatures set in Alberta, including in Calgary

  18-10-2022 18:02
  Environment and Climate Change Canada says late season heat led to 20 weather records being broken throughout Alberta on Monday. Of the communities with new record highs, the warmest was Cardston, which saw temperatures climb to 27.1 C, breaking the previous record of 25.8 C set back in 2015. Calgary also set a new record high after hitting 25.8 C, more than a degree warmer than the old record. Record high temperatures seen throughout the province on Oct. 17 include: AirdrieNew record of 25.4 C
  
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• Admitted pedophile on trial for kidnapping dies in custody - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 17:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers who cleared protest - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 17:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers who cleared protest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Women's World Cup ski races conditionally approved for Mont-Tremblant - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 17:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Women's World Cup ski races conditionally approved for Mont-Tremblant  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ZOOLIGHTS to return to Calgary Zoo in mid-November

  18-10-2022 16:18
  A popular Calgary holiday tradition will be returning for its 26th year, and this edition will stick around for more than seven weeks. Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute officials announced Tuesday morning that the switch would be flipped for this year's ZOOLIGHTS on Nov. 18. The seasonal light displays will run nearly every night from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on St. George's Island, in the prehistoric park and near the main entrance outside regular Calgary Zoo operating hours. "We're thrilled to welcome t
  
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• BOLO Program to reveal top 25 most wanted fugitives in Canada

  18-10-2022 16:11
  The top 25 most wanted fugitives in Canada will be revealed today. The BOLO (Be On The Lookout) Program is set to announce an update to its list Tuesday afternoon from British Columbia RCMP Headquarters. The announcement will be made by RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, along with BOLO Program Director Max Langlois, and Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers Executive Director Linda Annis.Download our app to get local alerts to your device Get the latest local updates right to your inboxToronto
  
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• Check your field account balance - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 15:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary's 5-day forecast; cooling for the weekend

  18-10-2022 15:11
  The base of the jet will have spent the first 20 days north of us; it acts as a barrier, keeping the cold air out. It's about to drop off. Our standing forecast has pushed it ahead, now, and thus our temperatures will drop off by Friday; however, the event, in question, starts Thursday afternoon with a series of northerly wind gusts near 60 kilometres per hour. After this point, we're staying below seasonal. There remains a slight chance for flurries on Saturday morning. The long-range forecast
  
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• College and university sports recap: Oct. 18, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 14:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Carbon emissions from forestry masked by government accounting, says report

  18-10-2022 12:23
  An analysis suggests Canada is using questionable methods to dramatically underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry industry, which it says equal those from Alberta's oilsands in some years. "Canada is taking credit for carbon removal from vast forests that have never been logged as a way of masking emissions," said Michael Polanyi of Nature Canada, which co-sponsored the report. The report released Tuesday, also sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council, uses federal dat
  
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• Neymar set to testify in fraud trial over Barcelona transfer - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2022 12:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Neymar set to testify in fraud trial over Barcelona transfer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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