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• Lethbridge ready to celebrate Halloween | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  31-10-2022 23:49 via news.google.com
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• 'Happy Halloween, everyone': Lethbridge ready to celebrate spookiest day of year

  31-10-2022 23:49
  Last-minute touches are being done at the “Pirate Ship on 6th Avenue South” in Lethbridge ahead of trick-or-treaters arriving. “It’s excitement. We're going to have a busy night,” said owner Carrie Kerber. “We have about five hours of craziness, costumes, laughter, a few screams and a lot of fun, and maybe a little candy.” It took the Kerbers more than a month to transform their home. Now, the family is gearing up to lift the spirits of hundreds with the
  
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• Raptors' all-star guard Fred VanVleet listed as out against Atlanta - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 23:37 via news.google.com
  Raptors' all-star guard Fred VanVleet listed as out against Atlanta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Alberta justice minister wins appeal after contempt finding

  31-10-2022 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  A contempt of court finding against a former Alberta Justice Minister was overturned Monday morning by the Alberta Court of Appeal.
  
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• Head of AMA pediatrics questions Premier Smith’s evidence on masks in schools

  31-10-2022 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Heath experts question where Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is getting her information from when it comes to mask use in schools.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks, Rogers Communications sign 10-year broadcast rights deal - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 23:14 via news.google.com
  Vancouver Canucks, Rogers Communications sign 10-year broadcast rights deal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'She's not a medical doctor': Parents slam premier for masking comments

  31-10-2022 23:13
  Tracey Bartie says her 15-year-old son Nate needs to wear an N-95 mask to school every day because he’s immunocompromised. “It’s called acquired respiratory distress syndrome,” said Bartie. “In essence, if he gets a virus, he ends up with croup-like symptoms and ends up requiring a steroid that they give brain-injured patients, so its pretty hard-core.” Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday the province will not permit any masking mandates on children in Albert
  
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• 'She’s not a medical doctor': Parents slam premier for masking comments

  31-10-2022 23:13
  Tracey Bartie says her 15-year-old son Nate needs to wear an N-95 mask to school every day because he’s immunocompromised. “It’s called acquired respiratory distress syndrome,” said Bartie. “In essence, if he gets a virus, he ends up with croup-like symptoms and ends up requiring a steroid that they give brain-injured patients, so its pretty hard-core.” Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday the province will not permit any masking mandates on children in Albert
  
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• Lethbridge College joins Metaverse Standards Forum as Principal Member - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 23:13 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge College joins Metaverse Standards Forum as Principal Member  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gunfire between Calgary officer and Canyon Meadows suspect caught on camera: ASIRT

  31-10-2022 23:08
  Alberta's police watchdog has released new details of an incident in Canyon Meadows last week that saw a man dead after exchanging gunfire with a police officer. The officer responded to the 500 block of Canyon Meadows Drive S.W. at around 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 28 for complains about a vehicle parked near a condo complex that was playing music loudly. On Monday, The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said the officer activated his body-worn camera when he arrived at the scene, and it sho
  
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• Sketch of Lethbridge robbery suspect released by police

  31-10-2022 23:03
  Lethbridge police have released a sketch of a male suspect wanted in connection with a robbery involving a youth in late September. Officials say police were called to investigate an incident that took place between 11 p.m. on Sept. 25 and 1 a.m. on Sept. 26 in the area of 13th Street and Third Avenue South. A 17-year-old youth was walking in the vicinity with a man and a woman. The group proceeded into an alley, where the man attacked the youth and stole various items from him. Both the male an
  
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• Critics warn proposed Alberta well cleanup plan a royalty giveaway: ‘Money for free’

  31-10-2022 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  The so-called RStar proposal, developed by an industry group, has been criticized by legal experts, energy economists and the province's own internal analysts. 
  
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• University of Lethbridge searches for 15th chancellor - My Lethbridge Now

  31-10-2022 22:48 via news.google.com
  University of Lethbridge searches for 15th chancellor  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Delegation returns from Haiti amid high expectations for Canadian leadership - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 22:27 via news.google.com
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• Co-owner Grant has enjoyed stellar ride with Bulldog Hanover - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 21:31 via news.google.com
  Co-owner Grant has enjoyed stellar ride with Bulldog Hanover  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Einarson's Canada squad thumps New Zealand 11-3 at Pan Continental Championship

  31-10-2022 20:37
  Kerri Einarson's Canada squad scored five in the eighth end to complete an 11-3 win over New Zealand on Monday in its opening match at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships. With Canada sitting four in the final end, Einarson drew for a fifth point on her last shot, leading to New Zealand conceding the game. “We wanted to play our game and put some pressure on them,” Einarson said. “We couldn't get lulled into the hitting game, and we thought that if we keep putti
  
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• Employer confirms tentative contract with B.C.'s 49000 public school teachers - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 20:11 via news.google.com
  Employer confirms tentative contract with B.C.'s 49000 public school teachers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police seek suspects wearing jerseys during Mount Pleasant break-and-enter

  31-10-2022 19:37
  Calgary police are looking for information on a break-and-enter in the community of Mount Pleasant earlier this year where both of the suspects were potentially wearing Flames jerseys. The break-in happened at a home in the in the 500 block of 18th Avenue N.W. between 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 16 and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, while the homeowners were away. Police believe two suspects were involved, both of whom were wearing red jerseys with black and yellow markings – the same colours
  
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• 'Money for free': Critics warn proposed Alberta well cleanup plan a royalty giveaway

  31-10-2022 19:29
  EDMONTON - Critics fear Alberta's new United Conservative premier is preparing to bring in a program that would use billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded royalty breaks to subsidize energy companies to fulfil their legal duty and clean up old wells. The so-called RStar proposal, developed by an industry group, has been criticized by legal experts, energy economists and the province's own internal analysts. But for more than a year, Danielle Smith and newly appointed members of her cabinet have
  
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• Calgary's green cart compost collection returns to biweekly schedule

  31-10-2022 19:19
  The end of October brings with it the end of the City of Calgary's weekly collection of residential green carts. Beginning Nov. 1, city crews will only collect the bins every second week until weekly service resumes on April 1, 2023. If your green cart is full by collection day, additional food and yard waste can be placed in designated paper bags next to the green bin. Blue cart recycling collection will continue to be picked up every week while black bin garbage will remain on a schedule of ev
  
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• Southwestern Alberta regions under winter storm advisory

  31-10-2022 19:17
  There's a snowstorm on the way for some communities in southwest Alberta, which could seriously affect travel in the region on Tuesday. On Monday morning, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued an advisory for a winter storm watch for a number of areas in that area of the province. The agency's website says between 25 and 40 centimetres of snow is expected, which will begin sometime on Tuesday morning. "Heavy snow is expected to start Tuesday morning with 40 centimetres of snow poss
  
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• B.C. offers new pay model for doctors, includes $135000 raises - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 18:34 via news.google.com
  B.C. offers new pay model for doctors, includes $135000 raises  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Suspended sentence for Calgary woman who left body of newborn daughter in dumpster

  31-10-2022 18:09
  An Alberta judge has handed a suspended sentence to the mother of a baby found dead in a Calgary dumpster on Christmas Eve in 2017, despite the Crown's request that she serve up to six months.  Nina Albright, who is now 24, entered a guilty plea last November to offering an indignity to a body.  Court has heard that Albright gave birth in her parents' home but told police the infant stopped breathing after a couple of minutes.  She said she tried to clear the baby's airway but did
  
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• Lethbridge police search for man wanted on multiple warrants - My Lethbridge Now

  31-10-2022 18:04 via news.google.com
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• Critics warn proposed Alberta well cleanup plan a royalty giveaway - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 17:56 via news.google.com
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• Shots fired, vehicle crashes into planter during downtown drive-by shooting

  31-10-2022 17:43
  Calgary Police Service members are investigating an early morning drive-by shooting in the downtown core. Officials confirm the shooting took place at around 2:30 a.m. A vehicle drove onto the sidewalk along Fifth Avenue S.W. and crashed into a planter before taking off. A block of Fifth Avenue S.W., between Fourth and Fifth Streets, was closed for several hours as officers searched for evidence including shell casings. No injuries have been reported in connection with the shooting and police ha
  
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• Neuron Mobility wraps up first year of shared e-scooters in Airdrie

  31-10-2022 17:20
  Neuron Mobility says riders in Airdrie travelled more than 65,000 kilometrestotal in the first year that the company's e-scooters were available for use. Airdrie city council approved a two-year shared e-scooter pilot program in June and has two providers operating in the city: Bird Canada (silver) and Neuron (orange). Neuron launched on July 1 and says Oct. 31 marks the final day its e-scooters will be available for 2022. Then, on Nov. 1, the company will collect all 100 e-scooters fr
  
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• Lethbridge and District Exhibition makes $2 million investment request to Lethbridge County › Sunny South News - Sunny South News

  31-10-2022 16:05 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge and District Exhibition makes $2 million investment request to Lethbridge County › Sunny South News  Sunny South News
  
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• Calgarian charged after allegedly sending lewd messages to teenage babysitter

  31-10-2022 15:46
  A 48-year-old man has been charged with luring a child following a police investigation into sexually inappropriate messages sent to a teen who advertised on a babysitting website. Calgary Police Service officials say the teenage girl was contacted by a man in May who indicated he was a parent in need of a sitter for his daughter. The professional tone of the conversation allegedly became inappropriate with the man texting sexual comments and offering money in exchange for photos of the teen. Th
  
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• Afternoon Halloween flurries expected, full blown snow Tuesday

  31-10-2022 14:55
  Let's start with some good-news-bad-news for your Halloween and trick-or-treating forecast. The good news: the chance of flurries during your trick or treating is down quite a bit. The bad news: …because it'll likely happen by the early afternoon. Up to a centimetre is possible, though a rarity among forecast outputs. Our best odds are a skiff. Which brings us beyond… Tuesday, the first day of November, will offer the grace of a decent commute to work for drivers, but that’s
  
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• B.C. announces new payment model for family doctors

  31-10-2022 14:15
  The B.C. government has announced a new payment model for family doctors that officials hope will help address some of the trouble attracting and retaining physicians in the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the new model will be presented as an optional alternative for family doctors, who are currently compensated based on the number of services provided, and be available beginning in February. The new model will see physicians paid based on the time they spend with patients, the number
  
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• Knight battles, wrestling shows and candy: Calgary neighbourhood goes all out for Halloween

  31-10-2022 14:08
  Scarefest is back in Auburn Bay and the annual free Halloween block party in the southeast community is expected to draw a crowd of more than 5,000 people. A portion of Auburn Sound Manor S.E. will be blocked off to vehicles between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. as thousands of little monsters flood the street to hunt for candy. Halloween at Scarefest is much more than a quest for sugary loot. "We’ll have Doc Brown with his Delorean time machine, ECTO-1 with several Ghostbusters, Kitt from K
  
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• Women's health at risk as Lethbridge battles severe obstetrician shortage, doctors warn - CBC.ca

  31-10-2022 12:00 via news.google.com
  Women's health at risk as Lethbridge battles severe obstetrician shortage, doctors warn  CBC.ca
  
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• Survey suggests 20 per cent of Canadians skipping meals to cut down on food costs

  31-10-2022 11:27
  Laurie O'Connor says more people in Saskatoon are struggling to get food for themselves and their families as prices in grocery stores rise out of reach. "We are definitely seeing an increase and have been noticing that since January," said O'Connor, executive director of the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre. The majority of respondents in a Canada-wide survey released Monday said they are using coupons or hunting for sales to cope with increasing food costs. Nearly 20 per cent were also
  
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• Volunteer Lethbridge program gets outside interest: ‘We’re achieving what we want’ - Global News

  31-10-2022 08:00 via news.google.com
  Volunteer Lethbridge program gets outside interest: ‘We’re achieving what we want’  Global News
  
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• Volunteer Lethbridge program attracts outside interest: 'We're achieving what we want' - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  31-10-2022 08:00 via news.google.com
  Volunteer Lethbridge program attracts outside interest: 'We're achieving what we want' - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge youth robbed, police seek suspect | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  31-10-2022 08:00 via news.google.com
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• Eichel scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Jets 2-1 - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 04:10 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge homeowners getting extra spooky for Halloween - Global News

  31-10-2022 02:22 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge homeowners getting extra spooky for Halloween

  31-10-2022 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  The spirit of Halloween is in the air in Lethbridge and decorations are coming alive. Ghouls and pirates are part of a few of the most extravagant displays in the city.
  
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• 'We're hurt': Family seeks answers and justice after Calgary man fatally assaulted

  31-10-2022 01:48
  The family of a Calgary man who was fatally assaulted last weekend in the Rundle neighbourhood is calling for upgraded charges. Catherine Crowchief said she has more questions than answers about how her 26-year-old nephew Carl Crowchief died. "We're so confused. We're hurt, we're sad, we're mad," she said. Carl was assaulted at a home in the 100 block of Rundleson Way N.E. on Oct. 23 and died of his injuries. Police believe the incident was domestic in nature. "Our culture tells us to pray, to f
  
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• 'We're hurt': Family of Calgary man fatally assaulted seek answers and justice

  31-10-2022 01:48
  The family of a Calgary man who was fatally assaulted last weekend in the Rundle neighbourhood is calling for upgraded charges. Catherine Crowchief said she has more questions than answers about how her 26-year-old nephew Carl Crowchief died. "We're so confused. We're hurt, we're sad, we're mad," she said. Carl was assaulted at a home in the 100 block of Rundleson Way N.E. on Oct. 23 and died of his injuries. Police believe the incident was domestic in nature. "Our culture tells us to pray, to f
  
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• Busy ER departments leading to added healthcare costs and workloads: University of Alberta study

  31-10-2022 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  A new study out of the University of Alberta has found that overburdened emergency rooms are leading to hidden costs and workloads.
  
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• Vigil outside burned northern Manitoba home mourns loss of four kids - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2022 00:25 via news.google.com
  Vigil outside burned northern Manitoba home mourns loss of four kids  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Highway 93 reopens after 20 vehicles involved in crashes: RCMP

  31-10-2022 00:11
  RCMP say Highway 93 North between Lake Louise and Jasper was impassable for several hours Sunday as emergency crews responded to more than a dozen crashes. According to Mounties, officers began to receive reports of crashes around 3:50 p.m. along the highway, also known as the Icefields Parkway. Officials estimated around 20 vehicles were involved in crashes or had slid off the road due to poor winter driving conditions in the area of Peyto Lake. As of publication, police say no injuries were re
  
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• Highway 93 impassable after 20 vehicles involved in crashes: RCMP

  31-10-2022 00:11
  RCMP say Highway 93 North between Lake Louise and Jasper is impassable as emergency crews respond to more than a dozen crashes Sunday afternoon. According to Mounties, officers began to receive reports of crashes around 3:50 p.m. along the highway, also known as the Icefields Parkway. Officials estimate around 20 vehicles are involved in crashes or have slid off the road due to poor winter driving conditions in the area of Peyto Lake. "The highway is currently impassable and motorists are advise
  
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