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• Canadians cut back on groceries, while stores deal with the leftovers

  10-11-2022 23:15
  Once a week, Becky Yeh makes dinner for her son. The rest of the time, the Calgary senior is cooking for one. "I cook only for myself so the choice is not much," she said as she loaded groceries into her car outside the Centre Street Safeway. "Lunchtime is a salad and then at night it's only a small portion of fish and bowl of vegetables. I usually make fresh vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower." But like many other Canadians, Yeh is noticing how much more those vegetables cost. In
  
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• Man killed in police shooting in Blairmore, Alta., posed a danger to police, ASIRT says

  10-11-2022 22:47
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says police utilized the proper response to deal with an "armed and dangerous" suspect during an incident in 2020. On Feb. 11, 2020, police responded to the scene of a Home Hardware store in Blairmore, Alta., at approximately 5 p.m. to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle. ASIRT, which was called in to investigate the police shooting, determined the suspect had attempted to flee the area, posing a risk to the responding officers and several membe
  
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• Calgarian looking forward to home improvements, travel and general do-goodery following $1M lottery win

  10-11-2022 22:39
  "Unbelievable" is how Jonathon Lloyd described the discovery that he was suddenly $1 million richer last month. The Calgarian picked up his Lotto Max ticket from a Petro Canada gas station on Strathcona Drive S.W. on Oct. 13. When the draw happened the following day, his numbers were up for one of the Maxmillions prizes. (His numbers were 5, 8, 17, 36, 39, 40 and 43, if you're curious about that sort of thing.) Lloyd didn't figure it out until a few days later. And it took him a few more days st
  
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• Premier Smith tells minister to 'launch an Alberta Police Service' despite higher costs

  10-11-2022 22:14
  Alberta's new premier is moving ahead on a plan to ditch the RCMP and create a provincial police force, despite a report stating it will cost taxpayers more. Danielle Smith made the order in a Wednesday mandate letter to Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis. In it, she instructed Ellis to work with Justice Minister Tyler Shandro to "launch an Alberta Police Service (APS)." In Shandro's letter, she instructed him to "finalize a decision" on the matter. Both letters were made p
  
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• Second suspect arrested in murder of Calgary man

  10-11-2022 21:32
  Calgary police say they have made another arrest in connection with a murder in Upper Mount Royal this past July. Shawn Garry McCormack was found dead in an alleyway in the 1100 block of Frontenac Avenue S.W. on July 3 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Officials say a woman, who has not yet been named, was arrested in Forest Lawn following an investigation. Investigators say she will be identified once charges are formally laid. "Detectives are in the process of interviewing this suspect, and when char
  
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• Competition Bureau investigating Canadian Gas Association claims after complaint

  10-11-2022 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  The federal Competition Bureau is investigating the Canadian Gas Association to determine if it made misleading statements about the environmental impact of natural gas.
  
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• 'A hand up': Calgary emergency program helps vets in dire straits

  10-11-2022 21:05
  Many veterans who made big sacrifices to serve their country are now fighting a desperate battle after leaving the military – to escape homelessness. Andrew Bento once thought he was left to fight for a better life alone. But the Calgary army vet found help in a special program designed to give vets in dire situations a hand. Bento, who served with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 2007 to 2010, lived in a car with his partner, Brianna Morrill, for seven months. "We were on
  
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• Calgary's Field of Crosses celebrating 14 years with the help of many volunteers

  10-11-2022 21:03
  On a dark, frigid morning the Field of Crosses set up along a two hectare park next to Memorial Drive is lit by spotlights. It's enough light for volunteer Clyde Johnson to sweep the pathway. He wants to make sure it's just right for officials and the public attending the sunrise ceremony for the Women of War.  Johnson is an American Vietnam veteran who now lives in Calgary and says cleaning up is a way for him to serve and remember those who have fallen for our freedom. "The veterans that
  
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• Updated Coaldale snow removal policy released - My Lethbridge Now

  10-11-2022 20:59 via news.google.com
  Updated Coaldale snow removal policy released  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 2-alarm fire breaks out at Calgary condo complex

  10-11-2022 20:54
  Fire crews are responding to the scene of a two-alarm fire at a southeast Calgary condo building on Thursday. Officials say firefighters have responded to the scene, in the 15300 block of Bannister Road S.E. at approximately 12:30 p.m. At least one resident of the building is unable to escape at this time, CTV News has learned. A number of roads in the area have also been shut down for the incident. We have a crew headed to the scene and will have details as soon as they become available…
  
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• Tim Hortons brand soup base recalled for containing insects

  10-11-2022 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the recalled product was sold in Ontario and Alberta.
  
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• Lethbridge street closed to install services | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  10-11-2022 20:21 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge street closed to install services | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Banff bison pilot program takes off as population swells

  10-11-2022 20:02
  Parks Canada says a campaign to re-introduce bison into Banff National Park is paying off as the original population of 16 animals has grown to approximately 80. The data, collected over the first five years of Parks Canada's Plains Bison Reintroduction Pilot, monitored the lives of a small group of animals that were released into an enclosed pasture in 2017. Officials say the herd was released to explore the full reintroduction zone the following year and that's where the animals have been livi
  
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• Cooking fire destroys north side home - My Lethbridge Now

  10-11-2022 20:01 via news.google.com
  Cooking fire destroys north side home  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Quebec Liberals name Marc Tanguay interim leader after Anglade resignation - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 19:56 via news.google.com
  Quebec Liberals name Marc Tanguay interim leader after Anglade resignation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge garage fire sparked by space heater | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  10-11-2022 19:55 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge garage fire sparked by space heater | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Faulty power cord cause of $150K Lethbridge garage fire: investigators

  10-11-2022 19:55
  A faulty electrical power cord from a portable space heater was behind a garage fire on the west side of Lethbridge Wednesday. Around 5 a.m., 21 Lethbridge fire crew members from four stations responded to reports of a single-car garage on fire on the 700 block of Columbia Boulevard West. The blaze was brought under control by fire crews. No one was injured. Estimated damage to the garage, house and vehicles was $150,000. An investigation deemed the fire accidental, with the cause being catastro
  
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• Tsuut'ina Nation residential internet access to be bolstered by feds, province

  10-11-2022 19:37
  The federal government and government of Alberta are committing a combined $2.6 million to improve internet access and infrastructure on a First Nation that borders Calgary to the west. The funding will see broadband connections established to 183 Tsuut'ina Nation households that are currently without internet access and improve internet services for 400 additional homes on the nation. The Tsuut'ina Nation, which is also contributing $300,000 to the initiative, will serve as its own service prov
  
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• Alberta received no federal help to deal with protest blockade last winter: inquiry

  10-11-2022 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  The accusation is contained in a terse text exchange from last February that was tabled as evidence at Emergencies Act inquiry.
  
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• Alberta minister accused Blair of ‘not telling the truth’ about the Emergencies Act

  10-11-2022 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  The accusation is contained in a terse text exchange from last February that was tabled as evidence at Emergencies Act inquiry.
  
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• Alberta sovereignty act, protection for the unvaccinated part of Shandro's mandate

  10-11-2022 18:19
  Alberta's justice minister has received a long to-do list from Premier Danielle Smith in his mandate letter. The letter says Tyler Shandro is to develop and enact the proposed sovereignty act to challenge "unconstitutional federal encroachments on areas of provincial jurisdiction." It says Shandro is also to take legislative or regulatory steps to prohibit discrimination on the basis of COVID-19 vaccination. Smith has previously said the unvaccinated are the "most discriminated group" she has se
  
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• Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 17:54 via news.google.com
  Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Calgary Stampeder running back expected to be sentenced for voyeurism Thursday

  10-11-2022 17:34
  A former Calgary Stampeder running back who pleaded guilty to voyeurism after he filmed a consensual sexual encounter without a woman’s permission is expected to learn his sentence Thursday morning. Jerome Messam, 37, was originally expected to appear in Court of King’s Bench last month, but his lawyer applied for him to attend online. The Crown is opposed to Messam appearing by video conference and he is required to appear in-person Thursday for sentencing. Court heard that Messam,
  
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• Body found in burning vehicle outside Calgary

  10-11-2022 17:20
  A body was found inside a burning car east of Calgary Tuesday morning and an autopsy confirmed the death was a homicide. Members of the Langdon Fire Department were called to a spot along Township Road 230 at around 5:30 a.m. for reports of a vehicle fire. Once the flames were doused, crews found a body inside. RCMP officials have not released the identity, age or gender of the deceased, or how they died. An autopsy was conducted Wednesday in Calgary and the RCMP major crimes unit is now leading
  
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• The War Against Spotted Lanternflies, as Told by a Native Pennsylvanian - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 17:09 via news.google.com
  The War Against Spotted Lanternflies, as Told by a Native Pennsylvanian  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays exercise team option on Anthony Bass contract - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 16:28 via news.google.com
  Toronto Blue Jays exercise team option on Anthony Bass contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• College and university sports preview: November 10, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 16:23 via news.google.com
  College and university sports preview: November 10, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man who killed ex-girlfriend and her daughter to serve 22 years in jail

  10-11-2022 16:14
  A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend and her 22-month-old daughter in 2019 will spend 22 years behind bars before he is allowed to apply for release. Robert Leeming, now 37, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Aliyah Sanderson, the daughter of his former girlfriend Jasmine Lovett, earlier this year. He had already pleaded guilty to murdering Lovett on the first day of his trial, but said he did not intend to kill the toddler – insisting she had fallen down some stairs and
  
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• Calgary man who killed ex-girlfriend and her daughter to learn parole eligibility

  10-11-2022 16:14
  A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend and her 22-month-old daughter in 2019 is expected to learn how much time he will spend behind bars before he is allowed to apply for release. Robert Leeming was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Aliyah Sanderson, the daughter of his former girlfriend Jasmine Lovett, earlier this year. He had already pleaded guilty to murdering Lovett on the first day of his trial, but said he did not intend to kill the toddler – insisting she had fallen
  
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• State of emergency unneeded to clear Alberta border blockade: provincial official

  10-11-2022 15:45
  A senior civil servant in Alberta says the provincial government never declared a state of emergency after protesters blockaded a key border crossing because it would not have helped. Marlin Degrand told the public inquiry investigating the federal Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act that triggering the provincial legislation would not have given police extra powers to help clear protesters at the crossing in Coutts, Alta., last winter. He says the Alberta government had other option
  
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• Alberta received no federal help to deal with border blockade last winter

  10-11-2022 15:45
  Alberta received no help from Ottawa to clear protesters blockading the main border crossing with the United States until after the crisis had passed, a public inquiry investigating the federal use of the Emergencies Act heard Thursday. And a provincial minister accused his federal counterpart of lying about the role the state of emergency played in ending the blockade in Coutts, Alta. A convoy of 1,000 vehicles of all types drove to the small border town on Jan. 29 to protest provincial and fed
  
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• Alberta, Ontario civil servants testifying at inquiry into Emergencies Act

  10-11-2022 15:45
  Ontario's deputy solicitor general is expected to finish his testimony this morning at the public inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act. Mario Di Tommaso briefly appeared Wednesday, telling the commission that after the first weekend of "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa, he realized it had "turned into an occupation." But his testimony was interrupted when the lawyer examining him suffered a medical emergency, leading to first responders being called. D
  
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• Teen found guilty of manslaughter in New Year's Eve hit-and-run death of Calgary officer

  10-11-2022 15:32
  A teen was found guilty of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer Thursday. 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 accused, 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.  Crown attorney Mike Ewenson
  
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• Teen charged with murder in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer to hear verdict

  10-11-2022 15:32
  A teen charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer is scheduled to learn his fate today.  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 accused, 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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• Milder weather through the weekend with a chance of flurries Saturday

  10-11-2022 15:19
  This was fun. Here's a look at the wonderful Melissa Gilligan's article on Calgary being among the 33 communities that broke low temperature records yesterday. Yikes. But, we're aiming for 10 degrees above yesterday's high for Thursday; we'll acclimatize brilliantly. The example I like to use is this: If you're outside, and it's -30 C out in the dead of winter, and then go into a house set to 21 C, it'll feel toasty as heck! And if it's 30 C out in the summertime and you go into a house set to t
  
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• Teen found guilty of manslaughter in hit and run death of Calgary police officer

  10-11-2022 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  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.
  
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• Teen charged with murder in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer to learn fate

  10-11-2022 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  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.
  
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• Pathways president says industry will be judged on whether it accomplishes its goals

  10-11-2022 14:56
  Not that many years ago, the idea of showcasing the Canadian oilsands at an international summit on climate change would have been laughable. It is just three years since green energy think-tank the Pembina Institute declared the oilsands as on a "collision course" with this country's climate goals, and fewer than six years since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked fury in Alberta by commenting in a public forum that the province's oilsands industry needs to be "phased out" as part of Canada's
  
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• Alberta premier’s lobbying record holds clues to her governing agenda, observers say

  10-11-2022 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  Danielle Smith first registered as a lobbyist in June 2019 for the Alberta Enterprise Group, a Calgary-based association of 100 companies of which she was also president.
  
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• Danielle Smith's lobbying record holds clues to her governing agenda, observers say

  10-11-2022 14:37
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised to focus on the concerns of everyday people after winning a seat in the legislature Tuesday, but observers say other clues to her agenda can be found in her record as a lobbyist for one of the province's most powerful business groups.  "I find this extremely useful as an indicator of what she's going to do," said Laurie Adkin, a political scientist at the University of Alberta.  "These are her people. These are the people she worked for." Smith f
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: Nearly 1,100 people in hospital

  10-11-2022 14:29
  Alberta reported 46 new deaths in its weekly COVID-19 data update on Wednesday. Of those deaths, 18 were attributed to this week, while the other 28 were retroactively added between Sept.13 and Oct. 31. The provincial death toll now sits at 5,093. The province currently has 1,090 Albertans in hospital with the coronavirus, 36 of whom are receiving care in ICUs. Last week’s hospital numbers increased from 1,109 to 1,136 since the last update, meaning hospitalizations have decreased by 46. T
  
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• Alberta premier issues mandate letters to ministers stressing focus on inflation, ‘affordability crisis’

  10-11-2022 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Danielle Smith issued mandate letters to six her cabinet ministers on Wednesday, making clear her first priority is addressing affordability and inflation in Alberta.
  
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• Gondek, council get failing grades in first-year report card: poll

  10-11-2022 14:12
  A new poll released Thursday suggests support for Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Calgary city council is sliding. The one-year report card, released by ThinkHQ Public Affairs, shows Gondek's approval rating dropped to 35 per cent, with 55 per cent of respondents expressing disapproval of the job the mayor has done to date. That marked a three per cent decline from the spring, when Gondek received a 38 per cent approval rating.There were a lot of strong feelings expressed toward Gondek, most of it negati
  
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• Calgary Mayor Gondek, council get failing grades in first-year report card: poll

  10-11-2022 14:12
  A new poll released Thursday suggests support for Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Calgary city council is sliding. The one-year report card, released by ThinkHQ Public Affairs, shows Gondek's approval rating dropped to 35 per cent, with 55 per cent of respondents expressing disapproval of the job the mayor has done to date. That marked a three per cent decline from the spring, when Gondek received a 38 per cent approval rating.There were a lot of strong feelings expressed toward Gondek, most of it negati
  
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• Statistics show people who consider themselves Christian in Lethbridge a minority - Lethbrige Herald

  10-11-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
  Statistics show people who consider themselves Christian in Lethbridge a minority  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• France grants port to migrant rescue ship amid Italy rift - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 13:51 via news.google.com
  France grants port to migrant rescue ship amid Italy rift  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ontario, Alberta civil servants to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

  10-11-2022 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Public Order Emergency Commission is examining the Liberal government's decision to invoke the act and holding hearings in Ottawa until Nov. 25.
  
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• AP VoteCast: How voters felt about happy hours, Taylor Swift - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 11:35 via news.google.com
  AP VoteCast: How voters felt about happy hours, Taylor Swift  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta, Ontario civil servants testifying at inquiry into Emergencies Act - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2022 10:08 via news.google.com
  Alberta, Ontario civil servants testifying at inquiry into Emergencies Act  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Inflation, COVID-19 holding Canadians back from holiday travel, poll suggests

  10-11-2022 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  Of the 1,001 Canadians surveyed, 77 per cent said they’re comfortable travelling within Canada over the holidays, while 55 per cent said the same for international travel.
  
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