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• University of Calgary diagnostic hub aims to advance research into fighting infection

  07-11-2022 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Centre for Advanced Diagnostics aims to become a new hub in the global push to advance diagnotic technology.
  
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• End of an era: Bo Levi Mitchell likely headed elsewhere next season

  07-11-2022 23:32
  The Calgary Stampeders are still licking their wounds from Sunday's 30-16 loss to the B.C. Lions in the CFL Western Division semi-final. Monday, the team was back at McMahon Stadium, cleaning out their lockers and saying final goodbyes to teammates. Defensive end Shawn Lemon says it was a tough loss. "That's what brought me to tears in the locker room yesterday," Lemon said. "I just enjoy this group, you know what I mean? And it's just tough because you know this version of this team doesn&rsquo
  
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• 'One leads and the other follows': BMO Centre is a priority for Calgary

  07-11-2022 23:19
  As Mayor Jyoti Gondek and stakeholders in Calgary's East Village development plan are set to meet on Monday, some organizations are suggesting it might be best to put arena talks on the back burner for now. The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) says that while it's nice to hear that talks about a new home for the Calgary Flames have been rekindled, it is focused on a project – the expansion of the BMO Centre – that is well on its way to completion. "We are motivated to comple
  
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• Lethbridge Family Services works to keep Christmas magic alive with Angel Tree campaign - My Lethbridge Now

  07-11-2022 23:00 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Family Services works to keep Christmas magic alive with Angel Tree campaign  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge offering supports during extreme cold - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 22:59 via news.google.com
  City of Lethbridge offering supports during extreme cold  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• “Blood Moon” total lunar eclipse to be visible Tuesday morning - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 22:45 via news.google.com
  “Blood Moon” total lunar eclipse to be visible Tuesday morning  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Charges laid against 3 people in Drumheller drug bust

  07-11-2022 22:26
  Three Drumheller, Alta., residents face charges in connection with a drug investigation that took place between September and November. RCMP say members of the Drumheller general investigation and general duty section, along with Lethbridge's Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team and the Southern Alberta crime reduction unit conducted an investigation and collected evidence to arrest four people. The operation resulted in two search warrants on two homes as well as two vehicles in Drumheller. Po
  
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• Expect more flight cancellations and disruptions after weekend outage, WestJet says

  07-11-2022 21:49
  Flight cancellations continued today after WestJet's system-wide outage on Sunday led to halted flights, long customer service wait times and other disruptions.  The Calgary-based airline says another 31 flights are cancelled today due to the effects of the system outage combined with winter weather affecting Alberta and parts of Western Canada.  Over the weekend, a system-wide outage led to the cancellation of over 200 WestJet, Swoop and Sunwing flights that have many travellers still
  
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• Trial begins for Calgary man charged with second-degree murder in infant's death

  07-11-2022 20:32
  A Calgary father has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his infant son. The trial for 32-year-old Anthony Karl Kurucz started this morning in the Court of King's Bench in Calgary. It is scheduled to run for almost three weeks. Police have said emergency crews were called to a Calgary home in April 2018 to help a three-month old in medical distress. The infant, Jayden Cyluck-Kurucz, was unconscious and he died in hospital two days later. Court heard a recording of the 911
  
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• 'He's not breathing': Trial begins for Calgary man accused in infant's death

  07-11-2022 20:32
  A Calgary father has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his infant son, as court heard the man's 911 call in which he said he was trying to calm the baby down. The trial for Anthony Karl Kurucz, 32, started Monday in the Court of King's Bench in Calgary. It is scheduled to run for almost three weeks. Police have said emergency crews were called to a Calgary home in April 2018 to help a three-month-old in medical distress and that Kurucz was alone with his son at the time.
  
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• Lethbridge West Starbucks workers file application to join Steelworkers union - Vancouver Sun

  07-11-2022 20:31 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge West Starbucks workers file application to join Steelworkers union  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Province wants residents to stop dumping pumpkins in Alberta parks

  07-11-2022 20:26
  The Alberta government says staff members at provincial parks and recreation areas are dealing with a pumpkin problem. Alberta Parks says they've been finding an increased number of pumpkins being left inside park boundaries over the past week and officials are concerned about their impact on wildlife. "Leaving pumpkins to decompose in provincial parks can have detrimental effects on our wildlife and landscape," the Facebook post read. "Pumpkin seeds lead to pumpkin plants, which are not a natur
  
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• Robertson, MacKinnon and Karlsson named NHL three stars of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 20:16 via news.google.com
  Robertson, MacKinnon and Karlsson named NHL three stars of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• More WestJet flight cancellations, disruptions anticipated after weekend outage

  07-11-2022 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Flight cancellations continued Monday after WestJet's system-wide outage over the weekend led to halted flights, long customer service wait times and other disruptions.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes split weekend games, return to ice November 9, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 19:55 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Hurricanes split weekend games, return to ice November 9, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Officials: US aid worker shot dead in Baghdad in rare attack - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 19:30 via news.google.com
  Officials: US aid worker shot dead in Baghdad in rare attack  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• John Lennon's killer says there was “evil in my heart” - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 19:30 via news.google.com
  John Lennon's killer says there was “evil in my heart”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Death in Beddington Heights non-criminal: Calgary police

  07-11-2022 19:30
  The death of a man in a northwest neighbourhood last week has been determined to be non-criminal, according to Calgary police. Emergency crews were called to the 0 to 100 block of Bermuda Drive N.W., in the community of Beddington Heights, in the early evening hours of Friday, Nov. 4 for reports of a man in medical distress. A body was located on scene. Investigators originally classified the man's death as suspicious. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Monday co
  
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• City of Lethbridge to host Redevelopment Plan meetings for Victoria Park area - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 19:30 via news.google.com
  City of Lethbridge to host Redevelopment Plan meetings for Victoria Park area  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Artist Cedric Laquieze Turns Dead Insects Into Fairies! - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 19:16 via news.google.com
  Artist Cedric Laquieze Turns Dead Insects Into Fairies!  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Reality has sharp teeth’: Alberta’s role at COP27

  07-11-2022 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  COP27 is underway in Egypt and as one of Canada's biggest emitters, Alberta has a big role to play.
  
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• Alberta Health Services expands Connect Care service across the province - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 19:08 via news.google.com
  Alberta Health Services expands Connect Care service across the province  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Advance polls quiet ahead of Alberta's Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection

  07-11-2022 19:04
  A high-profile byelection where Premier Danielle Smith is attempting to secure a seat in Alberta's legislature failed to draw significant interest in advance voting opportunities. The provincial government confirms 12.4 per cent (4,231) of eligible voters (34,060) cast a ballot in the five days of advance voting that ended on Nov. 5. Advance voting numbers for the byelection were much smaller than those of the 2019 provincial general election where 30 per cent (7,538) of eligible voters (34,297)
  
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• Judo Canada signs on to federal government's Abuse-Free Sport program - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 18:54 via news.google.com
  Judo Canada signs on to federal government's Abuse-Free Sport program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• College and university sports recap: November 7, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 18:51 via news.google.com
  College and university sports recap: November 7, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Empire Co. hit by IT problems affecting pharmacies at Sobeys and other grocery stores

  07-11-2022 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  The company said an 'IT systems issue' is affecting certain pharmacies, though it said stores remain open and are not experiencing significant disruptions.
  
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• Calgary, southeastern Alberta under snowfall warnings

  07-11-2022 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy snowfall is expected throughout the southeastern part of the province Monday, according to Environment Canada.
  
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• Advance voting numbers released in Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection

  07-11-2022 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Advance polls opened last Tuesday for eligible voters in the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat in southern Alberta and wrapped up on Saturday.
  
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• Canadian Press NewsAlert: CUPE to end education worker protests in Ontario - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 18:12 via news.google.com
  Canadian Press NewsAlert: CUPE to end education worker protests in Ontario  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Transit to host scavenger hunt with $500 Art Market gift certificates

  07-11-2022 17:49
  Calgary Transit will be hiding five "little paintings" on CTrain cars and in stations, and those who find one will be rewarded with Art Market Craft Sale swag. The five Calgary Transit passengers who locate the artwork during the Saturday, Nov. 12 scavenger hunt will receive:A $500 gift to the Art Market Craft Sale at the TELUS Convention Centre; Four passes to the show; and, Tote bags.Instructions on how to claim the prize will be painted on the artwork. The Art Market Craft Sale runs from Nov.
  
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• Putin-linked businessman admits to US election meddling - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 17:38 via news.google.com
  Putin-linked businessman admits to US election meddling  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Veterans' parade returns to national Remembrance Day after two-year hiatus - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 17:29 via news.google.com
  Veterans' parade returns to national Remembrance Day after two-year hiatus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Military investigating after Canadian soldier dies in Iraq - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 17:07 via news.google.com
  Military investigating after Canadian soldier dies in Iraq  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Presidential push: Biden, Obama, Trump stump before Tuesday's midterm elections - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 15:50 via news.google.com
  Presidential push: Biden, Obama, Trump stump before Tuesday's midterm elections  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman attacked in Lethbridge road rage assault: police

  07-11-2022 15:44
  Lethbridge police are asking for the public's help with identifying the suspect vehicle in a recent case of road rage where a woman was attacked in her vehicle. Officials say the woman was followed to the 1500 block of 29 Street on Friday, Oct. 21, by a man driving a blue sedan. The male driver confronted the woman when she stopped, claiming she had cut him off earlier. The man opened the driver's side door of the woman's vehicle and grabbed the woman by the wrists when she tried to draw attenti
  
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• Lethbridge road rage attack | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  07-11-2022 15:44 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge road rage attack | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary's 5-day forecast; largely sunny and cold

  07-11-2022 15:39
  Snowfall warnings will run through the day and clear out late this evening or early Tuesday morning for southeastern Alberta, as the newest system has repositioned slightly. Brooks, Cardston, Cypress Hills, Hanna, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat are the recipients; Calgary sits on the periphery.Locally, we'll see a good glut of snow fall throughout the day; eight to 12 centimetres. But, it's taking long enough to fall to keep Calgary clear of snowfall warnings for the time being. The next transitio
  
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• Rihanna talks motherhood, Super Bowl: 'It was now or never' - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 15:22 via news.google.com
  Rihanna talks motherhood, Super Bowl: 'It was now or never'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vans go up in flames in southeast parking lot

  07-11-2022 14:41
  An investigation is underway into a Sunday night fire in a southeast Calgary parking lot that saw two vans reduced to charred frames. Firefighters were called to the 2800 block of Second Avenue N.E. at around 8 p.m. Two vans were engulfed in flames in the lot outside The Alex Community Health Centre and quickly extinguished. There were no reports of any injuries. The cause of the fire has not been confirmed.
  
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• 2022 No Stone Left Alone ceremony to remember Canadian veterans

  07-11-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  The 2022 No Stone Left Alone ceremony at Edmonton's Beechmount Cemetery will be held on Monday, Nov. 7. Global News will live stream the ceremony.
  
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• 2022 No Stone Left Alone ceremony in Edmonton honours Canadian veterans

  07-11-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  The 2022 No Stone Left Alone ceremony at Edmonton's Beechmount Cemetery will be held on Monday, Nov. 7. Global News will live stream the ceremony.
  
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• CUPE announces end to strike after Doug Ford offers to rescind education law

  07-11-2022 13:51
  The union representing 55,000 education workers across Ontario is committing to end their mass walkout on Tuesday after Premier Doug Ford offered to rescind the legislation that made the strike illegal. CUPE Ontario School Board Council of Unions President Laura Walton said Ford agreed to put his commitment to repeal the legislation that made the Ontario education workers’ strike illegal in writing. “We have received and can confirm that the premier will introduce and support legisla
  
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• Lethbridge county commits $2 million to Exhibition's agri-food hub - My Lethbridge Now

  07-11-2022 13:49 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge county commits $2 million to Exhibition's agri-food hub  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Quebec's highest court to begin hearing appeals on provincial secularism law - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 10:08 via news.google.com
  Quebec's highest court to begin hearing appeals on provincial secularism law  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Provincial and territorial health ministers meeting with federal counterpart in B.C. - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 10:07 via news.google.com
  Provincial and territorial health ministers meeting with federal counterpart in B.C.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge activates warming centres | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  07-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  City of Lethbridge activates warming centres | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Tylenol shortage contributing to kids' hospital crush: ER nurse

  07-11-2022 08:13
  As hospitals in Canada struggle with an influx of children dealing with respiratory illnesses, the ongoing shortage in children’s Tylenol is only complicating the problem, one expert says. Fevers that may have been dealt with at home with the proper over-the-counter medication appear to be progressing to the point where concerned parents end up in emergency rooms. “It’s the Tylenol and Advil shortage that’s making them come to ERs, come to hospitals,” Eram Chhogala
  
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• Cyprus' Greek Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II dies at 81 - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 07:16 via news.google.com
  Cyprus' Greek Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II dies at 81  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge police searching for man involved in road rage assault

  07-11-2022 05:41
  Police in Lethbridge are asking the public for help identifying a male driver involved in a road rage incident where he followed a woman and assaulted her. According to the Lethbridge Police Service, on Oct. 21, officers responded after a woman was followed to a home in the 1500 block of 29 Street S. by a man not known to her. The man confronted her after she parked, opened her driver's side door, said she previously cut him off and then grabbed her wrists, police said. The woman managed to honk
  
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• WestJet back online after global outage but more disruptions expected - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2022 04:18 via news.google.com
  WestJet back online after global outage but more disruptions expected  Lethbridge News Now
  
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