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• It's a Fine time for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to snap slump - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 23:57 via news.google.com
  It's a Fine time for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to snap slump  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Every moment counts': Calgary couple ties the knot on ICU patio

  21-10-2022 23:51
  A Calgary man fighting a terminal illness married his longtime partner this week in an emotional ceremony that took place right inside the hospital where he'd been staying. Gordie Shaver has been inside the Peter Lougheed Centre for the better part of a month. The 52-year-old is experiencing problems with his organs. After receiving a tough-to-hear diagnosis Monday night – that he'll be lucky to make it to Christmas – his partner of eight years knew what needed to happen. "It has alw
  
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• No new youth addiction centre as requested by AHS, says Alta. government, despite rise in teen drug poisoning

  21-10-2022 23:19
  Despite Alberta's child and youth advocate being concerned more children are dying from drug use, the province shut down a request from its health authority to build a new youth-centric treatment centre earlier this year. In a Freedom of Information and Privacy Act request, CTV News Edmonton learned that Alberta Health denied a request to fund the construction and operation of a new youth addiction treatment centre. According to the documents, Alberta Health Services submitted in June 2020 a fun
  
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• Former Vancouver Whitecaps striker Masato Kudo dies following brain surgery - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 23:14 via news.google.com
  Former Vancouver Whitecaps striker Masato Kudo dies following brain surgery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Foothills Country Hospice ready to host its biggest fundraiser of the year

  21-10-2022 22:43
  The Gratitude & Giving Gala is billed as an elegant, enchanted evening, and the Oct. 29 event benefiting the Foothills Country Hospice is already sold out. "It's one of the main fundraisers," said Debi Hartle, who is co-ordinating the event with a goal of raising $250,000. "We have to raise $1.3 million every year for operational costs, so our gala is one of the biggest fundraisers that we do." It'll take place in Okotoks at the Foothills Centennial Centre, where 450 people have bought ticke
  
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• Airdrie's plan to euthanize problematic beavers draws pushback

  21-10-2022 21:58
  Every morning, Brent Baker walks along the river near his house in Airdrie to visit his neighbours. The furry residents don't live along the water — they live in it. "I've lived here since May 1, 1988," Baker told CTV News, "and the beavers have been here longer than I have been. "They're part of nature, they belong here." But not everyone in the city north of Calgary agrees. The beavers have been gnawing on neighbourhood trees and restricting the flow of the Nosehill Creek that runs throu
  
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• Calgary Community Painters Society celebrates 50th birthday

  21-10-2022 21:14
  A group of Calgary painters are celebrating a milestone anniversary. The Calgary Community Painters Society (CCPS), which was formed in 1973, is celebrating its 50th birthday with a Friday afternoon reception at the Triwood Community Hall, at 2244 Chicoutimi Drive N.W. The reception will be followed by the Palette Fine Art Show and Sale, which kicks off at 5 p.m. and continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 65 Calgary artists are represented in the show, which features paintings by indepen
  
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• Lethbridge-East MLA named infrastructure minister & deputy premier - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 20:47 via news.google.com
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• Verdict in Calgary police officer hit-and-run death scheduled for November

  21-10-2022 20:37
  A teen charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer is scheduled to learn his fate next month. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car. The alleged driver, who cannot be identified because he was 17 at the time, has testified he was scared when Harnett and another officer approached the vehicle during a traffic stop and he saw Harnett put his hand on his gun.
  
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• Researchers explore new materials to cap inactive, leaking oil and gas wells

  21-10-2022 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  You don't have to go far to see them. At the end of overgrown service roads rests once productive pieces of Alberta's oil and gas landscape.
  
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• Alberta premier’s new cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent roles

  21-10-2022 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Danielle Smith says some key ministers will stay in place, including Health Minister Jason Copping, Justice Minister Tyler Shandro and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange.
  
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• Prescribed burn in Banff National Park expands beyond boundary

  21-10-2022 20:00
  A fire, set deliberately in Banff National Park in early September, has grown beyond the area that was originally planned, prompting a response from Alberta wildfire crews. Parks Canada says the prescribed burn operation in Dormer Valley began last month and was supposed to be limited to a certain area. However, officials say it grew beyond those boundaries and crossed into provincial lands on Oct. 19. "As a result of low humidity and high overnight winds, the Dormer Valley prescribed fire has e
  
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• Psychiatrist says Alberta man who killed his mother suffered psychotic episode

  21-10-2022 19:54
  A psychiatrist has testified that a psychotic episode that led to an Alberta man killing his mother earlier this year may have been triggered by his attending a religious gathering in Atlanta. Dr. Kenneth Hashman initially found Alexander James Thorpe, who is 21, fit to stand trial in the death of Melanie Lowen, whose body was found at her home in Airdrie, north of Calgary, in January. But he recommended a further assessment questioning his criminal responsibility after finding he suffered from
  
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• Psychiatric expert says Airdrie man who killed mother suffered psychotic episode triggered by religious conference

  21-10-2022 19:54
  A forensic psychiatric expert told court Friday that a 21-year-old Airdrie man who admitted to killing his mother earlier this year experienced an abnormal psychotic symptom triggered by attending a religious conference in Atlanta. Dr. Kenneth Hashman found that Alexander James Thorpe was fit to stand trial in the second-degree murder death of 48-year-old Melanie Lowen whose body was found at her home in Airdrie on Jan. 13. Hashman is the medical director and lead of forensic inpatient serv
  
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• Alberta man who killed mother found not criminally responsible

  21-10-2022 19:54
  A judge has ruled that a 21-year-old Airdrie, Alta., man who admitted to killing his mother earlier this year is not criminally responsible for her death. That was the ruling Friday afternoon, when Justice Suzanne Bensler determined that Alexander Thorpe was not criminally responsible by reason of  a mental disorder. Thorpe will be remanded in custody of Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre. ABNORMAL PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOM Earlier in the day, a forensic psychiatric expert told court 
  
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• Airdrie man who killed mother found not criminally responsible

  21-10-2022 19:54
  A judge has ruled that a 21-year-old Airdrie man who admitted to killing his mother earlier this year is not criminally responsible for her death. That was the ruling Friday afternoon, when Justice Suzanne Bensler determined that Alexander Thorpe was not criminally responsible by reason of  a mental disorder. Thorpe will be remanded in custody of Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre. ABNORMAL PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOM Earlier in the day, a forensic psychiatric expert told court  that Th
  
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• National freeze on handgun market now in effect - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 19:45 via news.google.com
  National freeze on handgun market now in effect  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chilling! Olympic Oval transforms into haunted maze, offers spooky skate

  21-10-2022 19:38
  The Olympic Oval at the University of Calgary will be changing from a speed-skating facility to an haunted house ahead of Halloween. On Oct. 26, the site will be host to Oval After Dark, transforming the Oval's Room 54 and surrounding catacombs into a maze of horror, thrills and chills. The immersive haunted experience, which is not recommended for anyone under 16, is open to everyone – not just university staff and students. The event runs from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.,
  
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• Price discount for Canadian oil widened in October; experts see weakness until 2023

  21-10-2022 19:31
  Oil from Western Canada is once again trading at a significant discount compared to global prices. A Scotiabank report says the difference between the price of Western Canada Select (WCS) — an oilsands bitumen blend — and New York-traded West Texas Intermediate (WTI) has widened dramatically in October, to more than US$25 per barrel. That's the most significant price differential Canadian oil producers have had to contend with since 2018. At that time, a lack of pipeline capacity fro
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for southwestern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 19:22 via news.google.com
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• Toews, Shandro, LaGrange to keep portfolios in Smith cabinet reveal Friday: sources

  21-10-2022 18:44
  Albertans will get a clearer idea of who will run what government departments under Danielle Smith when the new premier is expected to reveal her cabinet on Friday. According to senior government sources, several ministers will be keeping their jobs, including Travis Toews in finance, Adriana LaGrange in education, Jason Copping in health and Tyler Shandro in justice. Other ministers will be joining the ranks as well. Mike Ellis is expected to head up a new portfolio of public safety; Jeremy Nix
  
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• Toews, Shandro, LaGrange to keep portfolios in Smith cabinet reveal Friday

  21-10-2022 18:44
  Albertans will get a clearer idea of who will run what government departments under Danielle Smith when the new premier reveals her cabinet on Friday. Several ministers will be keeping their jobs, including Travis Toews in finance, Adriana LaGrange in education, Jason Copping in health and Tyler Shandro in justice. Other ministers will be joining the ranks as well. Mike Ellis is expected to head up a new portfolio of public safety; Jeremy Nixon will take over seniors and social support; Peter Gu
  
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• Alberta's new premier has revealed her cabinet. Here's who is in charge of what

  21-10-2022 18:44
  Albertans have a clearer idea of who will run what government departments under Danielle Smith after the new premier revealed her cabinet on Friday. Several key ministers under the former premier Jason Kenney will keep their jobs, including Tyler Shandro as Minister of Justice, Jason Copping as Minister of Health and Adriana LaGrange as Minister of Education. As well, Demetrios Nicolaides will stay on as Minister of Advanced Education and Rick Wilson as Minister of Indigenous Relations. However,
  
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• Youth assaulted at Airdrie park, RCMP search for suspects

  21-10-2022 18:31
  RCMP in Airdrie are investigating the assault of a youth at a local park. Police were called to Fletcher Park at around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 for reports the victim had been assaulted by "several other youth." Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
  
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• Sports journalists pleased access is improving after restrictions during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 18:17 via news.google.com
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• Snow clearing response in Calgary improved ahead of winter storms

  21-10-2022 18:16
  The snow is yet to fly in Calgary this season, but the city says it's ready to handle anything that comes down faster than ever before. The City of Calgary says it's updated the procedure it uses to clear priority routes in order to reduce the amount of time it takes for plows to respond to snow storms. Officials say the new regulations should see vehicles responding to Calgary's "highest priority routes" quickly and having them completely cleared within 36 hours of the beginning of snowfall. "T
  
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• Fire breaks out in attached garage of New Brighton home

  21-10-2022 18:12
  Two adults and two children escaped unharmed after a fire broke out in the garage of a southeast home Friday morning. Fire crews were called to a home on Brighton Woods Crescent S.E., in the community of New Brighton, for reports of a fire in the attached garage. The four residents had made their way out of the home prior to the arrival of firefighters. The flames had spread from the garage into the attic when Calgary Fire Department members arrived but were doused before they moved into the liv
  
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• Patient Played Saxophone Throughout His Own Brain Surgery - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 17:47 via news.google.com
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• 30 Street West in Lethbridge to permanently close on Oct. 24, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 17:21 via news.google.com
  30 Street West in Lethbridge to permanently close on Oct. 24, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Another anti-vaccine candidate enters Brooks-Medicine Hat election race

  21-10-2022 17:11
  Another candidate has registered in the Brook-Medicine Hat byelection, the same race that Premier Danielle Smith hopes to use to gain her seat in the Alberta legislature. Bob Blayone, with the Alberta Independence Party, has declared his candidacy in the race, which is set to be decided on Nov. 8. The 54-year-old currently lives in Peace River, but was born in Taber and grew up in Raymond. Blayone says his party fights for the freedom of an individual's rights and that includes stances against C
  
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• Coaldale receives another donation towards multi-use rec centre project - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 17:03 via news.google.com
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• Former No. 1 Simona Halep suspended for positive doping test - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 16:39 via news.google.com
  Former No. 1 Simona Halep suspended for positive doping test  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 16:36 via news.google.com
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• Snowfall warnings issued south of Calgary and in mountain parks

  21-10-2022 15:44
  Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued snowfall warnings for sections of southern Alberta as up to 20 centimetres of snow is expected over the weekend. As of Friday morning, warnings are in place for several communities south of Calgary as well as Kananaskis, Canmore and the Crowsnest Pass. Areas expected to received between 10 and 20 cenitmetres of snow this weekend include:Okotoks – High River – Claresholm Kananaskis – Canmore Crowsnest Pass – Pincher Creek an
  
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• Federal freeze on buying, selling handguns now in effect: Minister - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 15:39 via news.google.com
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• Snow this weekend for Calgary

  21-10-2022 15:22
  Now that we’re less than 24 hours out, the forecast models – for the most part – are starting to reach a consensus. The answer is two to five centimetres. The timeline has moved up for the Calgary region, with snow beginning to fall late this evening – with a slight shot at flakes near the dinner-hour. It then extends out to Sunday, with a moderate chance for flurries dying off near noon. Saturday's snow will have a heavier impact in the foothills; snowfall warnings are i
  
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• Stephen Curry launches graphic novel series on sports stars - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 15:21 via news.google.com
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• College and university sports preview: Oct. 21, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 15:17 via news.google.com
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• Stop talking coal, protect Rockies with legislation, Alta. opposition tells premier

  21-10-2022 14:17
  Alberta's Opposition New Democrats want the provincial government to end any uncertainty about the future of the province's Rocky Mountains by legislating that no new coal mines will be permitted there. Energy critic Kathleen Ganley says Premier Danielle Smith's recent suggestion that she might reopen discussions on a mine already denied federal and provincial permits just roils the waters on an idea Albertans have already said they don't support. Smith reportedly told people in Crowsnest Pass,
  
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• Flames suffer first loss of season as Tuch's hat trick leads Sabres to 6-3 win

  21-10-2022 14:11
  Led by strong individual performances including Ramus Dahlin's record-setting start to the season, the Buffalo Sabres have looked the part of a more formidable opponent than years past. Dahlin scored for the fourth straight game — an NHL record for a defenceman to open the season — and Alex Tuch notched his first career hat trick as the Sabres handed the Calgary Flames their first loss of the season on Thursday night with a 6-3 victory. "It's crazy,” Dahlin said about his accom
  
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• Volunteer Lethbridge screening model unique in Canada - Lethbrige Herald

  21-10-2022 12:19 via news.google.com
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• Italian far-right leader says she is ready to govern - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 11:26 via news.google.com
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• OPP testimony on 'dysfunction' in Ottawa police during 'Freedom Convoy' continues - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 10:09 via news.google.com
  OPP testimony on 'dysfunction' in Ottawa police during 'Freedom Convoy' continues  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 10:09 via news.google.com
  First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge MLA becomes minister for first time. - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  21-10-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Afghan refugees arrive in Lethbridge - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  21-10-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Afghan refugees arrive in Lethbridge - Bridge City News  Bridge City News
  
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• Jack Eichel scores twice, Golden Knights top Winnipeg 5-2 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 08:00 via news.google.com
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• Kaprizov's OT goal gives Wild 4-3 win over Canucks - Lethbridge News Now

  21-10-2022 05:45 via news.google.com
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• Missing Penhold, Alta., woman found safe: RCMP

  21-10-2022 05:40
  Mounties out of Innisfail, Alta., say a missing woman has been found safe. The RCMP asked the public for help finding Nelah Rothwell, 20, on Monday night, saying the resident of nearby Penhold, Alta., hadn’t been seen since that morning. Thursday night, police said she had been located and was OK, and thanked the public for its role in making that so.
  
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• Calgary Heritage MP Bob Benzen to ring in new year with return to private life

  21-10-2022 05:30
  Calgary Heritage’s Member of Parliament is retiring from the role at the end of the year. Bob Benzen announced via social media and a release to news outlets on Thursday that he intends to step away from the House of Commons as of Dec. 31. He said while it has been an honour and a privilege to represent the riding’s constituents, it was never his intention to become a career politician. “When I first announced my intention to seek the Conservative Party nomination in Calgary He
  
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