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• 'It is unfortunate for our customers': Flair Airlines postpones Lethbridge flights weeks before launch

  17-11-2022 23:59
  Many Lethbridge residents who were hoping to fly to Arizona from Lethbridge this winter now have to wait at least a year to catch a direct flight south. Flair Airlines was scheduled to begin direct weekly flights from the Lethbridge Airport to Tucson, Arizona on Dec.1, but unfortunately, the launch has been postponed until next winter.                           &
  
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• Toronto's Harris, Winnipeg's Oliveira friendly combatants in Grey Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 23:57 via news.google.com
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• Alberta to double funding for mental health programs in K-12 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 23:56 via news.google.com
  Alberta to double funding for mental health programs in K-12  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Government of Alberta announces healthcare reforms - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 23:40 via news.google.com
  Government of Alberta announces healthcare reforms  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary contractor who took $30K from customers faces charges

  17-11-2022 23:40
  Calgary police say a local contractor faces charges after customers paid him $30,000 for work that was never completed. To make matters worst, he tried to cheat them out of refunds, police added. Officials say Emmanuel Reyes Montalvo, 41, who also went by the name Miguel Santos, approached a number of residents in Livingston and Saddle Ridge with offers to build detached garages at the homes. "After signing contracts and receiving nearly $30,000 from the victims upfront, allegedly to purchase ma
  
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• Local figure skater following in mother's skates as part of Disney on Ice cast

  17-11-2022 23:39
  As a kid, Shaylyn Jackson always dreamed one day she would be part of the Disney on Ice cast. She says she wanted to follow in her mother's skates. "My mom actually has VHS tapes from when she travelled with Disney," the 20-year-old said. "I would spend hours in our basement, just watching them over and over again. I just knew what I wanted to do." Jaime-Lyn Jackson skated with Disney on Ice in 1996 and '97. She knew her daughter was destined to one day be part of the show as well. "She used to
  
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• Royals acquire forward Alex Thacker from Lethbridge – Victoria Royals - Victoria Royals

  17-11-2022 23:28 via news.google.com
  Royals acquire forward Alex Thacker from Lethbridge – Victoria Royals  Victoria Royals
  
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• A national dental-care benefit is now law, here's who is eligible

  17-11-2022 23:10
  Canada will soon have its first form of national dental care coverage, now that legislation implementing a benefit program for children under the age of 12, has passed. On Thursday, the bill bringing in the dental benefit for lower-income families—known as Bill C-31— received Royal Assent and has become law. Brought forward alongside a benefit for low-income renters, the dental benefit was an initiative sparked by an agreement between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagm
  
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• Lethbridge-to-Tucson flight postponed to December 2023

  17-11-2022 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  The company was set to debut a direct flight from Lethbridge to Tucson, Ariz. this fall. Supply chain challenges have left those plans on the ground for now.
  
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• All aboard!: A team at Calgary's Heritage Park is building an accessible passenger rail car

  17-11-2022 23:05
  The rail car is out of the elements, parked inside one of Heritage Park's two woodworking shops. It's a bright, warm space where carpenters have spent the past seven months transforming an old Morrissey, Fernie and Michel railway flat deck that lived out its life working in the Crowsnest Pass. It's known as Car 53, but now looks more like a colonist passenger car. George Harding, general manager of facilities and maintenance at Heritage Park, says the old floor boards and red paint on the steel
  
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• Former Vauxhall, Alta., baseball academy student Adam Macko dealt to Blue Jays

  17-11-2022 22:26
  The Toronto Blue Jays sent shockwaves through the baseball world Wednesday, trading all-star Teoscar Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners. But the high-profile deal also featured a player some in southern Alberta might be familiar with: a former Vauxhaull Jet, lefty Adam Macko, is headed to the Jays in return for Hernandez, along with right-handed reliever Erik Swanson. Macko – who was born in Slovakia and lived in Ireland as a boy - attended Vauxhall High School in southern Alberta prior to
  
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• Coaldale looking to create Citizens on Patrol group - My Lethbridge Now

  17-11-2022 22:22 via news.google.com
  Coaldale looking to create Citizens on Patrol group  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Halloween candy in Rocky Mountain House did not test positive for fentanyl

  17-11-2022 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  What central Alberta RCMP initially thought may have been fentanyl in a child's Halloween candy has not tested positive for a controlled substance.
  
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• Calgary man charged after cocaine found in shipment of bananas at Coutts border crossing

  17-11-2022 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  A 26-year-old Calgary man has been charged with importing and possessing a controlled substance after cocaine was found in a shipment heading across the U.S.-Canada border. 
  
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• University of Lethbridge celebrates International Education Week - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 21:36 via news.google.com
  University of Lethbridge celebrates International Education Week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 43 kilograms of cocaine found in banana shipment at Alberta-Montana border crossing

  17-11-2022 21:36
  A search of a commercial truck bringing bananas into Canada from the United States led to the seizure of roughly 43 kilograms of cocaine and charges against a Calgarian. Border crossing agents searched a truck at the Coutts border crossing on Nov. 6 and found the cocaine hidden within the load of bananas. The truck driver, 26-year-old Gurkirat Singh of Calgary, has been charged with importation of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Sin
  
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• Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 21:31 via news.google.com
  Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Shigella outbreak in Edmonton’s inner city put 115 people in hospital

  17-11-2022 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  To date, 173 people have contracted shigella, mostly from an outbreak in Edmonton's inner city, but AHS believes there's a bend in the curve.
  
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• Red Deer ICU full, new patients being diverted to Edmonton or Calgary: AHS

  17-11-2022 21:05
  New ICU patients in Red Deer are being diverted to facilities in Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta Health Services confirms. Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre currently has 20 ICU beds, including eight new beds that opened since June. AHS spokesperson Kerry Williamson says the hospital is currently providing care to 20 ICU patients. "Patients with urgent needs will continue to receive urgent care. We continue to do all we can to ensure our patients receive the care they need, when they need it," he s
  
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• Work remains halted at Tamarack Energy site after contractor deaths

  17-11-2022 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Work remains halted at an oil and gas site in northern Alberta where two contractors died Saturday in an explosion.
  
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• Contract worker safety in spotlight again after latest oil and gas deaths in Alberta

  17-11-2022 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Work remains halted at an oil and gas site in northern Alberta where two contractors died Saturday in an explosion.
  
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• 'Make sure they feel at home': Free skate giveaway helps new Calgarians

  17-11-2022 20:25
  Hundreds of pairs of skates are now in the hands of some of the newest Calgary families as part of a campaign from Calgary's Olympic Oval. Thanks to the facility, more than 200 pairs were collected and are now being distributed to new immigrants. Shabana Shahzad with the Centre for Newcomers says the initiative came from a desire to integrate immigrant families into Canadian culture. "They are excited because they are planning to learn skating," she said. "Because it's a Canadian sport and they
  
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• 2 Calgary-area men spin their way to $250K and $800K in lottery wins

  17-11-2022 20:05
  A couple of Calgary area men were big winners in the Big Spin and Bigger Spin lotteries recently. Calgarian Dustin Long spun the Big Spin wheel and took home $250,000 while Richard Ford of Okotoks spun the Bigger Spin and walked away an $800,000 winner.Long bought his $5 Big Spin ticket from a Petro Canada station at 1840 Ninth Avenue S.E. in Calgary. "When you grab the wheel to give it a spin, there's a lot going through your mind," Long said, about the thoughts running through his head as he r
  
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• Lethbridge Plays hosting National Child Day celebrations this weekend - My Lethbridge Now

  17-11-2022 19:57 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Plays hosting National Child Day celebrations this weekend  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta to announce plans for health-care reform Thursday afternoon

  17-11-2022 19:42
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Jason Copping will announce their plans to reform the province's health-care system on Tuesday. The pair will be speaking about the next steps for Alberta Health Services(AHS) at Calgary's McDougall Centre at 2 p.m. The news conference comes one day after Smith outlined her expectations for health care in the province in a mandate letter to the health minister. Smith outlined 11 commitments for Copping, including overhauling AHS, improving senio
  
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• Alberta Health Services board fired, new commissioner appointed, sources say

  17-11-2022 19:42
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Jason Copping will announce their plans to reform the province's health-care system on Thursday, but senior government sources have already leaked some details. The pair will be speaking about the next steps for Alberta Health Services(AHS) at Calgary's McDougall Centre at 2 p.m. The news conference comes one day after Smith outlined her expectations for health care in the province in a mandate letter to the health minister. Smith outlined 11 co
  
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• Alberta Health Services board fired, new administrator appointed, sources say

  17-11-2022 19:42
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Jason Copping will announce their plans to reform the province's health-care system on Thursday, but senior government sources have already leaked some details. The pair will be speaking about the next steps for Alberta Health Services(AHS) at Calgary's McDougall Centre at 2 p.m. The news conference comes one day after Smith outlined her expectations for health care in the province in a mandate letter to the health minister. Smith outlined 11 co
  
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• Alberta announces health-care reform: AHS board fired, administrator appointed

  17-11-2022 19:42
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Jason Copping announced their plans to reform the province's health-care system on Thursday, saying the Alberta Health Services (AHS) board has been fired and an administrator will take over in its place. "I promised Albertans that I'd address the decades-long issue that we have in our health-care system, and that I would do it without delay," Smith said. "The current process isn't working fast enough, so we need to do something different." Smit
  
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• Alberta health minister’s mandate from premier includes creating health spending accounts

  17-11-2022 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Danielle Smith outlined her expectations for the health minister in a mandate letter sent to Jason Copping earlier this week.
  
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• More than $200K in drugs, loaded handguns seized in Calgary bust

  17-11-2022 19:03
  Calgary police say charges are pending against three people after more than $200,000 worth of drugs were seized in a four-month-long trafficking investigation. The investigation culminated with a Nov. 9 search of three homes in the community of Dover, Penbrooke Meadows and Whitehorn, a business in Greenview and two vehicles. During a searches police seized the following:Two loaded handguns; 177 grams of fentanyl; 1.6 kilograms of crack cocaine; 161 grams of powder cocaine; 58 grams of methamphet
  
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• $20K gem stolen from New Horizon Mall, witness photos released

  17-11-2022 18:42
  RCMP are seeking two people who may have information regarding the recent theft of a pricey gem from a store in New Horizon Mall. Officers were called to the mall on the evening of Oct. 30 after the owner of the store reported a gem, believed to be worth between $20,000 and $30,000, had been stolen. RCMP have not disclosed the type or provided a description of the gem. Investigators have released surveillance images of a man and a woman who may have information regarding the theft of the gem. RC
  
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• Smith scraps Alberta Health Services board, installs official administrator

  17-11-2022 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Jason Copping are scheduled to speak Thursday afternoon about the government's "Alberta Health Services reform plan."
  
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• Premier, health minister to announce ‘Alberta Health Services reform plan’

  17-11-2022 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Jason Copping are scheduled to speak Thursday afternoon about the government's "Alberta Health Services reform plan."
  
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• Uber launches new safety feature for riders and drivers in Calgary

  17-11-2022 16:34
  Uber is doing more to improve safety for drivers and riders that use its service and Calgary is the first Canadian city to pilot the company's new feature. Starting Thursday, Uber users and drivers in the city will be able to access an audio recording feature, a system that allows trips to be recorded through their apps. "We hope that every trip goes well, but we also know that sometimes things don't go as planned," Uber said in a statement. "With the new Audio Recording safety feature, riders a
  
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• Urban, McGraw and Pardi headline Calgary's 2023 Country Thunder lineup

  17-11-2022 16:20
  Some of the biggest names in country music will be making their way to Calgary next summer for the next edition of Country Thunder Alberta. Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Jon Pardi will headline the Aug. 18 to 20, 2023 festival at Fort Calgary. This will be the second year the festival has been held in Calgary following pandemic-related cancellations in both 2020 and 2021, and organizers were blown away by this summer's turnout. "The hiatus from one of our favourite places in the world to play was
  
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• Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Jon Pardi to perform at 2023 Country Thunder music festival

  17-11-2022 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Jon Pardi are among the performers set to play at the 2023 festival, which runs from Aug. 18 to 23 at Fort Calgary. 
  
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• Warm this weekend in Calgary, just 1 more cool day to go!

  17-11-2022 15:10
  Hey look, a tweet.Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something unpleasant after a period of relief. — Susie Dent (@susie_dent) November 16, 2022Tomorrow is nothing new. We dealt with it plenty of times this summer; we dealt with the promise of a large bloom of heat… but it seemed there was always a lull on the lead-up. That's the story Thursday. It'll be a cool one, with our high of -7 C around 10 degrees below seasonal. Thankfully, the ridg
  
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• More than half of Calgarians feel less safe now than in 2019: poll

  17-11-2022 14:26
  A majority of Calgarians say they feel less safe now than they did in 2019, according to a recent poll conducted by ThinkHQ Public Affairs. Fifty-three per cent of Calgarians said they felt less safe than they did pre-pandemic, compared to four per cent who felt safer and 42 per cent who felt about the same. Almost half (48 per cent) said they felt crime is high in Calgary, compared to 12 per cent who believe it's relatively low. Women were more likely than men to feel safety has declined, with
  
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• Royals acquire forward Alex Thacker from Lethbridge - Independent Sports News

  17-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge police to add over 35 positions over 4 years | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge police to add over 35 positions over 4 years | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge economic SPC recommends 2023-26 police budget ... - Global News

  17-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Smith moving ahead with promised AHS overhaul based on directions to health minister

  17-11-2022 05:38
  Premier Danielle Smith has outlined her expectations for health care in Alberta in a mandate letter to the health minister. In the letter, Smith outlined 11 commitments for Minister Jason Copping, including overhauling Alberta Health Services, improving senior care and addressing health-care staffing issues. Copping said his first focus will be to improve EMS response times, decrease surgical backlogs and cut emergency room wait times, though he added that the United Conservative governmnt has a
  
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• Smith moves ahead with AHS overhaul

  17-11-2022 05:38
  Premier Danielle Smith has outlined her expectations for health care in Alberta in a mandate letter to the health minister. In the letter, Smith outlined 11 commitments for Minister Jason Copping, including overhauling AHS, improving senior care and addressing health care staffing issues. Copping said his first focus will be to improve EMS response times, decrease surgical backlogs and cut emergency room wait times, though he added that the UCP have already been working to improve in those areas
  
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• New tally show Arizona voters reject stricter voter ID law - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 05:35 via news.google.com
  New tally show Arizona voters reject stricter voter ID law  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man in custody following 'high-risk' incident at Lethbridge home

  17-11-2022 04:53
  A 36-year-old man has been arrested following what Lethbridge police call "a high-risk incident" Wednesday. Police did not release much in the way of details Wednesday evening, but did say the incident occurred at a home in the 4500 block of 28 Avenue S. Police say the man left the home and was taken into custody without incident shortly before 6:30 p.m. There is no word on charges at this time, nor has the man's identity been released by police. There were no injuries and there is no further ri
  
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• 'High-risk' ordeal in Lethbridge ends with arrest | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-11-2022 04:53 via news.google.com
  'High-risk' ordeal in Lethbridge ends with arrest | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Reports: Myanmar releases 4 foreign prisoners in amnesty - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 04:12 via news.google.com
  Reports: Myanmar releases 4 foreign prisoners in amnesty  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Seoul: North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 03:29 via news.google.com
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• Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 03:01 via news.google.com
  Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Verlander, Alcantara are unanimous Cy Young Award winners - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2022 02:24 via news.google.com
  Verlander, Alcantara are unanimous Cy Young Award winners  Lethbridge News Now
  
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