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• University of Lethbridge welcomes Vice-Provost for Iniskim Indigenous Relations - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2022 23:58 via news.google.com
  University of Lethbridge welcomes Vice-Provost for Iniskim Indigenous Relations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Child endangerment charges laid after 'massive' seizure at alleged drug trafficking home

  24-11-2022 23:58
  Lethbridge police say they seized a "massive" quantity of drugs, weapons, cash and stolen property from a home where a child was living. The investigation into local drug trafficking activity, which began in September, culminated with the search ofa northside home on Wednesday. During the search, police seized fentanyl, MDMA, cocaine, methamphetamine, Oxycontin and an assortment of narcotics (in pill form) worth an estimated $140,000.  In addition to the drugs, police seized:A loaded rifle;
  
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• Calgary research team working to bring new hope for children and families affected by cancer

  24-11-2022 23:38
  Cancer cells have a way of tricking our immune system into thinking they belong in our bodies, so local researchers are working toward new immunotherapies that will function like vaccines in young cancer patients. The work is being done in a lab that looks like any other at the Cumming School of Medicine, but what makes the difference for Dr. Aru Narendran and his team are the powerful computers they're able to use not only to network with other researchers, but to figure out complex problems. "
  
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• $140K worth of drugs confiscated from Lethbridge home - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2022 23:20 via news.google.com
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• Britain takes gold, Canada finishes sixth as skeleton World Cup returns to Whistler

  24-11-2022 23:14
  Great Britain's Marcus Wyatt earned his first skeleton World Cup gold medal Thursday - and set a record in the process. The 31-year-old finished the two-heat race with a time of one minute, 45.44 seconds, just 0.01 seconds ahead of South Korea's Seunggi Jung. Fellow Brit Matt Weston finished 0.66 seconds back of Wyatt and took bronze. Calgary's Blake Enzie was the top Canadian in the field, finishing sixth, 1.42 seconds back of the leader. Evan Neufeldt came in 13th. Wyatt and Weston both got of
  
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• Provincial supports still leave families on waitlist with no help: Inclusion Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  24-11-2022 22:57 via news.google.com
  Provincial supports still leave families on waitlist with no help: Inclusion Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 'Ideal conditions' help WinSport open its ski and snowboard hill

  24-11-2022 22:48
  WinSport says the time has arrived to open the ski and snowboard hill at Canada Olympic Park. Officials announced the facility will open for visitors on Friday. "Our snowmaking team has been taking advantage of every cold-weather window during the past couple of weeks, and thanks to Mother Nature's blanket of natural snow, the season will open with ideal conditions," WinSport said in a release. So far, the Bronze, Silver and Gold carpets, along with the Legacy Chair, will be open to guests on th
  
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• Western Canada university hockey teams to host Ukrainian national team

  24-11-2022 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Ukraine U25 men’s national hockey team will play against western Canada university teams as preparation for an upcoming tournament and to raise money for their country.
  
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• Alberta Government maintains forecasted $12.3 billion surplus - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2022 22:39 via news.google.com
  Alberta Government maintains forecasted $12.3 billion surplus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Volunteers make world of difference for Calgary’s senior ER patients

  24-11-2022 22:35
  Spending day and night in a hospital emergency room is often a difficult experience for senior citizens in need of care, but a group of enthusiastic volunteers are hoping to bring just a little extra joy. These volunteers make up the SUPER (Seniors Support in the ER) program at Calgary’s South Health Campus. Pearl, an ER patient, says it’s the volunteers that have kept her going through difficult moments over the past few days. “The volunteers are so excellent. They’re al
  
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• 'I make mistakes,' Danielle Smith admits – but what are they?

  24-11-2022 22:34
  In her address to Albertans on Tuesday, Premier Danielle Smith admitted she is "far from perfect" and said she can "make mistakes" – though she hasn't yet said which mistakes or positions she was referring to. "Having spent decades in media and hosting talk shows I discussed hundreds of different topics and sometimes took controversial positions, many of which have evolved or changed as I've grown and learn from listening to you,” Smith said in her address. "But I know I'm not a talk
  
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• 'I make mistakes': Danielle Smith admits, but what are they?

  24-11-2022 22:34
  In her address to Albertans on Tuesday, Premier Danielle Smith admitted she is "far from perfect" and said she can "make mistakes" – though she hasn't yet said which mistakes or positions she was referring to. "Having spent decades in media and hosting talk shows I discussed hundreds of different topics and sometimes took controversial positions, many of which have evolved or changed as I've grown and learn from listening to you,” Smith said in her address. "But I know I'm not a talk
  
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• Police, RCMP help corral loose ostriches in southern Alberta

  24-11-2022 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  In a post on Facebook, the Taber Police Service said the birds made their way out of town and "created traffic hazards."
  
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• Alberta’s top doctor warns parents about concerning, ‘severe’ flu season

  24-11-2022 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's new chief medical officer of health penned a letter to parents warning them that this flu season could be "more severe than we have seen in years."
  
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• Police rounding up ostriches on the loose in Taber - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2022 20:33 via news.google.com
  Police rounding up ostriches on the loose in Taber  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Authorities chase down runaway ostriches in Taber, Alta.

  24-11-2022 20:24
  It was a strange situation in one southern Alberta community on Thursday where police were called to help wrangle some runaway ostriches. In a viewer video sent to CTV News, RCMP officers in Taber, Alta., are seen driving in marked cruisers trying to head off one of the birds that was running down a street. The first officer is unable stop the bird, which stumbles and runs off to be chased by another RCMP member in a marked cruiser. The Taber Police Service said the incident took place on Thursd
  
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• Canada’s Alphonso Davies offers his take on first game loss at World Cup

  24-11-2022 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Canada Soccer has not made Davies available to the Canadian media since he arrived last Friday from Germany, although he did do an interview with TSN on Sunday.
  
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• Calgary Folk Fest unveils 2023 Block Heater lineup

  24-11-2022 19:16
  Block Heater will be returning to downtown Calgary and Inglewood this winter with a series of indoor and outdoor concerts, held in unison with the Chinook Blast visual art festival. The initial lineup for the eighth edition of the family-friendly Calgary Folk Music Festival has been announced and is sure to warm the hearts of music lovers from Feb. 9 – 12, 2023. The 2023 lineup of indoor performances, which will be held at Festival Hall, The Ironwood, The Palace Theatre, Central United Chu
  
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• Parking ticket? Pay it with a toy! Toys for Tickets returns to Alberta

  24-11-2022 19:00
  An annual campaign that lets those who have received parking tickets at Alberta Heath Services (AHS) lots pay them with a toy is returning this year. The program, called Toys for Tickets, gives people the opportunity to donate a new, unwrapped toy rather than paying their fine. "We paused the Toys for Tickets campaign during COVID-19 but, given its past success and positive reception, we are happy to launch it once again this holiday season,” said Nick Ternovatsky, director of parking for
  
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• Toys being accepted as payment for Alberta Health Services parking tickets - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2022 18:24 via news.google.com
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• Alberta residential schools digitally preserved in University of Calgary project

  24-11-2022 18:15
  Three Alberta residential school sites have been recreated in 3D for a digital preservation project through the University of Calgary. The aim of the project is to keep a digital, spatially correct record of the school grounds and accurately depict daily life for students who lived there amid periods of prolonged abuse. These include Old Sun Indian Residential School on Siksika Nation east of Calgary, and two schools near St. Paul: University nuhelot’ine thaiyots’i nistameyimâk
  
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• Edmonton man charged after $7M in drugs seized in drug importation investigation

  24-11-2022 17:48 via globalnews.ca
  The months-long investigation looked into cross-border drug importation involving commercial transport vehicles.
  
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• Edmonton man accused of smuggling $7M in heroin, cocaine into Canada

  24-11-2022 17:35
  A 42-year-old Edmonton faces drug trafficking charges after he allegedly brought dozens of kilograms of heroin and cocaine into Canada in commercial transport vehicles. The Integrated Border Enforcement Team — comprised of Calgary Police Service, RCMP and Canada Border Service Agency members - seized 38 kilograms of cocaine and 30 kg of heroin as part of the investigation into the suspected movement of hidden illicit drugs into Canada. The total street value of the seized drugs is estimate
  
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• Lethbridge and District Exhibition gets a seven-figure boost from County › Prairie Post - Prairie Post

  24-11-2022 16:27 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge and District Exhibition gets a seven-figure boost from County › Prairie Post  Prairie Post
  
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• Likely severe illness season will 'disrupt school, sports and upcoming holiday gatherings,' Alta. CMOH warns

  24-11-2022 16:26
  Alberta's new chief medical officer of health is warning flu and respiratory viruses – which have caused a premature disruption to school and work – will result in more of the same during what is expected to be a "severe" illness season. A letter with the information as well as basic health advice – signed by Dr. Mark Joffe and the senior medical officer of health at Alberta Health Services, Dr. Laura McDougall – recently went out to all school and daycare communities in
  
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• Fort Macleod RCMP charge two people following property crime investigations - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2022 15:00 via news.google.com
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• Alberta to give update on whether province still on track for $13B surplus

  24-11-2022 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  The benchmark price for West Texas Intermediate has since softened but remains strong at around US$80 a barrel.
  
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• Alberta projects $12.3B surplus for budget in latest fiscal update

  24-11-2022 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's projected surplus for this year's budget is falling slightly but is still expected to finish at $12.3 billion.
  
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• Reenergized: Alberta forecasting a $12.3 billion surplus thanks to high oil revenues

  24-11-2022 14:19
  High revenue from a rejuvenated energy sector will lead Alberta to surplus of more than $12.3 billion this fiscal year, according to the province. The number was included in the second quarter fiscal update rolled out Thursday by Finance Minister Travis Toews. The $12.3 surplus is down $900 million from first quarter projections, but $11.8 billion higher than what was predicted in Alberta's last budget. And by and large, there's one thing to thank. ENERGY, RE-ENERGIZED Non-renewable resource rev
  
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• Alberta to deliver update on whether province still on track for $13B surplus

  24-11-2022 14:19
  Albertans are to get an update on whether the province is still on track to record a $13-billion surplus in this year’s budget. Finance Minister Travis Toews will roll out results of the second quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal year today. The budget Toews presented in February predicted a surplus of just $511 million, but that projection soared to $13.2 billion in the first-quarter update on the strength of oil prices in the US$100-a-barrel range. The benchmark price for West Texas Intermedia
  
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• Solutions to Alberta’s healthcare system woes could lie outside the system

  24-11-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  “The emergency department seems to be the focus of everyone's attention. But the solutions to the emergency department aren't really in the emergency department."
  
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• Solutions to Alberta’s health-care system woes could lie outside the system

  24-11-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  “The emergency department seems to be the focus of everyone's attention. But the solutions to the emergency department aren't really in the emergency department."
  
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• Bowman should remain community resource, says Lethbridge Historical Society - Medicine Hat News

  24-11-2022 12:22 via news.google.com
  Bowman should remain community resource, says Lethbridge Historical Society  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland to testify on 'Freedom Convoy' at Emergencies Act inquiry

  24-11-2022 12:16
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is next on the witness list at the public inquiry probing the federal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to weeks-long protests last winter. Freeland, who is also the federal finance minister, was the lead on emergency economic powers given to banks and other financial institutions to freeze the accounts of participants in the "Freedom Convoy." The Public Order Emergency Commission is scrutinizing the events that led to the fed
  
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• Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland testifying on 'Freedom Convoy' at Emergencies Act inquiry

  24-11-2022 12:16
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is next on the witness list at the public inquiry probing the federal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to weeks-long protests last winter. Freeland, who is also the federal finance minister, was the lead on emergency economic powers given to banks and other financial institutions to freeze the accounts of participants in the "Freedom Convoy." The Public Order Emergency Commission is scrutinizing the events that led to the fed
  
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• An economic threat is a national threat, Freeland tells inquiry into Emergencies Act

  24-11-2022 12:16
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland drew a direct link between Canada's economic and national security on Thursday as she defended the Liberal government's decision to declare a public order emergency to end the "Freedom Convoy" protests. The assertion came during her testimony to the Public Order Emergency Commission, where the government has faced questions about the legal basis upon which it invoked the Emergencies Act in February to clear protesters from Ottawa and several U.S. border crossin
  
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• Ambassador Bridge blockade escalated economic threat from 'Freedom Convoy': Freeland

  24-11-2022 12:16
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the economic threat to Canada escalated "exponentially" when "Freedom "Convoy" protesters blocked a key trade hub between the United States and Canada in early February. Freeland, who is also the deputy prime minister, is testifying today at a public inquiry investigating the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act. Freeland says Canada was already facing several serious economic threats when thousands of protesters descended on Ottawa in late Janu
  
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• Job seekers connect with employers at Lethbridge Career Fair - Lethbrige Herald

  24-11-2022 12:12 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge police detail drug bust at home where child was living | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  24-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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  24-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Economic challenges and goals similar for Lethbridge and Great ... - Global News

  24-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Economic challenges and goals similar for Lethbridge and Great Falls | Watch News Videos Online - Global News

  24-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Malkin's winning goal in shootout leads Penguins past Flames

  24-11-2022 04:50
  Evgeni Malkin scored the deciding goal in the shootout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Malkin, who was recognized for playing his 1,000th NHL game on Sunday, flipped a backhander over Dan Vladar’s glove. After Malkin scored, he threw his stick into the crowd and celebrated with his teammates. Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell also scored in the tiebreaker for the Penguins, who improved to 6-1-1 in their past eight ga
  
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• Experts weigh in a day after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces Inflation Relief Act

  24-11-2022 03:08
  Albertans are weighing in on Danielle Smith's Inflation Relief Act a day after the new Premier announced her targeted measures during a televised, campaign-like speech. The act, which is slated to take hold in January, will give $600 over six months to families earning less than $180,000 for each child under the age of 18. Seniors will also receive the benefit. Additionally, Smith says her government will index income supports to inflation, provide $200 in consumer electricity bill rebates throu
  
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• Dog missing after Calgary break-and-enter reunited with family

  24-11-2022 02:52
  Calgary police say a dog that went missing following a break-and-enter at a northwest home has been found. Officials first reported that during an investigation into an incident at a home in the 100 block of 59 Avenue N.W. on Monday, it was determined that the homeowner's dog had disappeared. Now, approximately 24 hours after the plea for public information went out, police say the dog was located and reunited with its family. The investigation into the break-and-enter is ongoing and there are n
  
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• Lethbridge soccer fans watch Canada's return to FIFA World Cup - CTV News Calgary

  24-11-2022 01:28 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge groups raise awareness for men's health: 'You're not alone' - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  24-11-2022 01:19 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge groups raise awareness for men's health: 'You're not alone' - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge groups raise awareness for men’s health: ‘You’re not alone’

  24-11-2022 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  Razors and cans of shaving cream are likely sitting untouched for many Lethbridge men taking part in Movember as they grow facial hair in support of men's health.
  
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• Southern Alberta businesses hoping World Cup creates economic boost

  24-11-2022 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge businesses and community soccer teams both hope Canada playing in the World Cup will have a lot of local impact.
  
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• 2 Albertans in their 20s added to COVID-19 deaths

  24-11-2022 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  Forty new deaths were added to the province’s pandemic death toll in the week ending Nov. 21, bringing the total to 5,177.
  
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