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• Proposed definition of prohibited assault-style firearm draws Conservative ire - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 23:57 via news.google.com
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• Calgary police officer charged with assault in on-duty incident

  22-11-2022 23:45
  A Calgary police officer has been charged with assault in connection to an on-duty incident last year that saw force used on a woman while she was handcuffed. The incident unfolded at a home in the community of Temple on June 17, 2021. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) says officers took a woman into custody, putting her in handcuffs, but a "struggle" occurred before she could be placed into a cruiser and "force was utilized." "The woman sustained injuries during the incident and was transported
  
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• Fatal Lethbridge house fire considered accidental | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  22-11-2022 23:44 via news.google.com
  Fatal Lethbridge house fire considered accidental | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Death in Lethbridge house fire not criminal in nature

  22-11-2022 23:44
  Lethbridge police say a death that occurred as a result of a house fire last week is not considered to be a crime. Officials were called to a home in the 2100 block of 5 Avenue N. around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 because of a fire. Crews found smoke and flames coming from a stairwell outside the home and, once they were put out, they located a man's body, as well as clothing, blankets and other items. An autopsy determined the victim was a 38-year-old Lethbridge resident, but his cause of death is no
  
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• $70M Calgary lottery winner originally thought he won $70K

  22-11-2022 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary man has made history by becoming the first Albertan to win $70 million on the Lotto Max lottery.
  
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• Police: 4 dead at pot farm were 'executed,' Chinese citizens - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 23:28 via news.google.com
  Police: 4 dead at pot farm were 'executed,' Chinese citizens  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's Crawford tops downhill training run at Lake Louise - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 23:24 via news.google.com
  Canada's Crawford tops downhill training run at Lake Louise  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Your guy has really screwed the pooch’: Kenney told feds over Coutts blockade

  22-11-2022 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces "holding the bag" to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Coutts border crossing.
  
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• 'Historic' health table formed to address social issues in southern Alberta - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  22-11-2022 22:57 via news.google.com
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• ‘Historic’ health table formed to address social issues in southern Alberta

  22-11-2022 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  Provincial, municipal and Indigenous leadership have formed a new intergovernmental health table in an effort to address social challenges facing two southern Alberta communities. According to Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen, the partnership will strive for open conversations about “matters of importance” to both Lethbridge and the Blood Tribe. “One area I often hear from residents...
  
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• Canadian men's rugby sevens head coach Henry Paul steps down - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 22:54 via news.google.com
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• 'Something you never expect': Calgary man revealed as $70M lottery winner

  22-11-2022 22:06
  We're finally learning who the lucky person is that won a whopping $70 million on a Lotto Max ticket earlier this year. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) said back in October that a single winning ticket for the Oct. 21 Lotto Max draw was purchased in Calgary. On Tuesday, the WCLC revealed the winner was Calgarian Mitchel Dyck. Dyck says he doesn't usually play the lottery, but will when cashiers ask him if he wants to buy a ticket. He bought his winning one at a Centex location in B
  
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• Loblaw bargaining standoff a sign of heightened labour tension: expert

  22-11-2022 22:05
  A labour expert said the tense bargaining between Loblaw and its distribution workers in Calgary is emblematic of the wider labour movement in 2022 amid the effects of the pandemic and rising inflation. The Teamsters Local Union 987 of Alberta said almost all of the 534 unionized workers at a Calgary distribution centre for Loblaw were served layoff notices effective this week amid ongoing contract negotiations. The union said workers have rejected two offers from the employer and are asking for
  
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• Lawyers frustrated by Ottawa's disclosure of documents at Emergencies Act inquiry - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 21:59 via news.google.com
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• Partnership to address health and social challenges in Lethbridge and Blood Tribe First Nation - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 21:48 via news.google.com
  Partnership to address health and social challenges in Lethbridge and Blood Tribe First Nation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Partnership between Blood Tribe, Lethbridge and the province looks for healthcare solutions - My Lethbridge Now

  22-11-2022 21:47 via news.google.com
  Partnership between Blood Tribe, Lethbridge and the province looks for healthcare solutions  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• AP sources: Biden to extend student loan pause - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 21:35 via news.google.com
  AP sources: Biden to extend student loan pause  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Concern for his well-being': 14-year-old goes missing in Calgary

  22-11-2022 21:23
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a missing teen who hasn't been seen since Sunday night. Daulton Threefingers, 14, was last seen in the northeast community of Bowness at approximately 10:40 p.m. Police say he isn't familiar with the city and there is "concern for his well-being." Threefingers is described as 160 centimetres (5'3") tall and approximately 68 kilograms (150 pounds) with a slim build, brown eyes, medium-length black hair and a nose ring. He was last seen we
  
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• B.C. premier wins labour praise for poking Ontario, rejecting notwithstanding clause - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 21:08 via news.google.com
  B.C. premier wins labour praise for poking Ontario, rejecting notwithstanding clause  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa learned of Coutts, Alta., 'individuals armed to the teeth' day before Emergencies Act, Mendicino says

  22-11-2022 20:45
  Canada's public safety minister told the inquiry into the Freedom Convoy he learned of the lethal threat presented by protesters at a major border crossing in southern Alberta a day before the government invoked the Emergencies Act. Marco Mendicino is one of seven federal cabinet ministers scheduled to testify at the inquiry and, on Tuesday, he told the commission the government had been closely monitoring the situation in Coutts, Alta. The minister also said RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki share
  
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• Ottawa learned of Coutts, Alta., 'individuals armed to the teeth' day before Emergencies Act, Medicino says

  22-11-2022 20:45
  Canada's public safety minister told the inquiry into the Freedom Convoy he learned of the lethal threat presented by protesters at a major border crossing in southern Alberta a day before the government invoked the Emergencies Act. Marco Medicino is one of seven federal cabinet ministers scheduled to testify at the inquiry and, on Tuesday, he told the commission that the government had been closely monitoring the situation in Coutts, Alta. The minister also said RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki s
  
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• Coutts, Alta., cell of 'individuals armed to the teeth' prompted Emergencies Act, Medicino says

  22-11-2022 20:45
  A blockade of vehicles that shut down a major border crossing in southern Alberta – along with the lethal threat it presented to authorities – was the flashpoint to invoke the Emergencies Act, Canada's public safety minister told the Freedom Convoy inquiry. Marco Medicino is one of seven federal cabinet ministers scheduled to testify at the inquiry and, on Tuesday, he told the commission that the government was paying a lot of attention to the situation in Coutts, Alta. The minister
  
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• Break it down: Dancers begin charting path to Paris Olympics - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 20:32 via news.google.com
  Break it down: Dancers begin charting path to Paris Olympics  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta paramedic responds to serious crash resulting in death of daughter: ‘My worst nightmare’

  22-11-2022 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Erickson said since that fateful day, the family has been “overwhelmed with grief and absolutely gutted.”
  
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• Witness sought after man found unresponsive on 17th Avenue dies in hospital

  22-11-2022 20:16
  Calgary police are hoping the public can help them identify a person who may have more information about the death of a man earlier this year. The man was found unresponsive at the corner of 17th Avenue S.W. and 11th Street S.W. on Sunday, June 12. Bystanders attempted first aid and paramedics rushed the man to hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name and age haven't been released. Calgary police say circumstances surrounding the death are "undetermined." As such, detectives are looking t
  
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• 'Irresponsible populist nonsense': Addictions minister calls out Poilievre over drug policy

  22-11-2022 20:11
  
  Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's comments about safe drug consumptions sites are "irresponsible" and "misguided." Her comments come after Poilievre released a video Sunday titled “Everything feels broken,” in which he says safe consumptions programs need to be defunded, because they lead to “massive” increases in overdoses and crimes. “The addictions that we see, that have terrorized these people and o
  
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• Alberta paramedic recalls treating critically injured teen not realizing it was her daughter

  22-11-2022 19:23
  An Alberta paramedic is expected to tell her story of a recent response to a horrific crash where she treated a severely injured teenager, not realizing it was her own daughter. Jayme Erickson is scheduled to discuss the loss of her daughter Montana, who was critically injured in a Nov. 15 crash outside Airdrie, Alta. The paramedic attended to the teenager who was then airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre. Following her shift, RCMP visited Erickson's home to inform her that it was Montana w
  
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• Alberta paramedic in mourning after treating critically injured teen not realizing it was her daughter

  22-11-2022 19:23
  An Alberta paramedic who responded to a horrific crash where she treated a severely injured teenager, not realizing it was her own daughter, is mourning the loss of her child. Jayme Erickson discussed the loss of her daughter Montana, who was critically injured in a Nov. 15 crash outside Airdrie, Alta. The paramedic attended to the teenager who was then airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre. Following her shift, RCMP visited Erickson's home to inform her that it was Montana who was the victi
  
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• Lethbridge city council is asking residents for input on a parks master plan - CBC.ca

  22-11-2022 19:21 via news.google.com
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• History fuels Latvian determination to support Ukraine and resist Putin's Russia - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 18:57 via news.google.com
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• Three-time Canadian Olympian Natalie Achonwa announces pregnancy - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 18:55 via news.google.com
  Three-time Canadian Olympian Natalie Achonwa announces pregnancy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary non-profits call for $30M injection from province to keep sector afloat

  22-11-2022 18:40
  Leaders of multiple Calgary non-profits came together on Tuesday to call on the province to help keep the troubled sector afloat. Karen Ball, president and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO), says non-profit organizations have been doing more with less for the past three years, and are now in crisis.  "Between the pandemic, rising inflation, and now a looming recession, this essential sector has been dealt blow after blow," Ball said. "Staff are suffering. The peop
  
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• Shop of Wonders looks to help about 1,500 kids - My Lethbridge Now

  22-11-2022 18:22 via news.google.com
  Shop of Wonders looks to help about 1,500 kids  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary Zoo welcomes male snow leopard as part of breeding program

  22-11-2022 17:58
  The Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute has introduced a male to its snow leopard habitat in the hopes he'll hit it off with the current resident and the pair will produce cubs. Tadashi, who is 1.5 years old, recently arrived from Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, N.Y. and has been placed in the main enclosure with Leika, the female snow leopard. The move was made as part of the AZA Species Survival Plan's breeding recommendation. Snow leopards, which are native to mountainous regions of Asia, are classifi
  
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• Lethbridge Animal Shelter stops accepting surrenders due to overcrowding

  22-11-2022 17:13
  An abundance of unclaimed stray cats and dogs has prompted the Lethbridge Animal Shelter to turn away people looking to surrender their pets. As of Tuesday, shelter officials say the facility is operating above its capacity and there are concerns overcrowding could increase the risk of illness and stress amongst the animals. If you are currently missing a pet in the Lethbridge area, you are asked to contact Community Animal Services to determine if the animal is at the shelter. Anyone who finds
  
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• Online Streaming Act won't police user-generated content: heritage minister - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 17:12 via news.google.com
  Online Streaming Act won't police user-generated content: heritage minister  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Study Suggests T. Rex 70% Larger Than Previously Thought - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 16:34 via news.google.com
  Study Suggests T. Rex 70% Larger Than Previously Thought  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sentencing hearing to begin for Alberta man who admitted to murdering woman, toddler in Hinton

  22-11-2022 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  A sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin Tuesday for a man who admitted to killing a woman and her 16-month-old son in western Alberta.
  
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• Alberta man who admitted to murdering Hinton woman, toddler sentenced to life in prison

  22-11-2022 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  Robert Major pleaded guilty in May to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Mchale Busch, who was 24, and her son, Noah McConnell.
  
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• Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 14:37 via news.google.com
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• Calgary in fair form this week; flurry risk overnight

  22-11-2022 14:24
  This one screams "chinook." The B.C. interior is coping with a number of snowfall warnings, our upper air pattern is largely westerly. Expect gusts to stick near yesterday's, though – that's to say, 33 kilometres per hour. Yesterday offers a good example day to break the mold – we got to 9.3 C! You don't always need massive gusts to generate heat. Sometimes, a little thermal advection goes a long way. That said, I’m in a position to not be too disappointed if we crack above the
  
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• Smith announces affordability measures including cheques, tax holiday, utility rebates

  22-11-2022 14:11
  Alberta's premier is dipping into the province's surplus to help people struggling with the rising cost of living with rebates, tax breaks and cheques bound for families, seniors and people with disabilities. Danielle Smith made the announcement Tuesday in a nine-minute, pre-recorded address broadcast on 6 p.m. newscasts. She did not take questions from journalists and did not say how much the new initiatives will cost the provincial treasury. Smith began her remarks by blaming the Liberal gover
  
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• Premier Smith to announce new affordability programs in televised address: sources

  22-11-2022 14:11
  Premier Danielle Smith will announce more supports on Tuesday for Albertans dealing with high electricity, natural gas and fuel bills, government sources confirmed to CTV News Edmonton. The premier is scheduled to deliver a televised address to Albertans on CTV News at Six at 6:30 p.m. Smith will return to the legislature next week after winning a byelection in the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat. She has promised an agenda that includes help for Albertans dealing with sharp hikes in gasolin
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to deliver televised address during dinner hour

  22-11-2022 14:11
  Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to deliver a televised address to Albertans this evening. Smith, who became leader of the United Conservative Party in early October, is to return next week to the legislature after winning a byelection in the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat. She has promised an ambitious agenda that includes help for Albertans dealing with sharp hikes in gasoline and energy costs. She has also said she would bring in an Alberta sovereignty act that would allow her governm
  
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• King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
  King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi's Argentina 2-1 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 13:20 via news.google.com
  World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi's Argentina 2-1  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta nurses leaving front-line healthcare for less stressful units, jobs

  22-11-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  In increasing numbers, Alberta nurses are deciding to leave the full-time frontlines to work in health settings that offer more work-life balance. A popular choice? Aesthetics.
  
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• Top US diplomat criticizes FIFA armband threat at World Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 12:51 via news.google.com
  Top US diplomat criticizes FIFA armband threat at World Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to deliver televised address during dinner hour - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2022 10:08 via news.google.com
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to deliver televised address during dinner hour  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Historic' health table formed to address social issues in southern ... - Global News

  22-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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