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• Messi, Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties at World Cup

  09-12-2022 23:15
  Lionel Messi's quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout Friday. Messi converted his penalty in the shootout and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved two attempts. Lautaro Martinez scored the clinching penalty. The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Messi scoring one goal and setting up another. The Netherlands equalized in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time. Argentina will play Croatia in the semi
  
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• 2 dead, 2 injured in crash on Highway 21 near Edmonton

  09-12-2022 22:40
  Two people were killed Friday and two others were taken to hospital after a crash on Highway 21 south of Township Road 514 on the southeast outskirts of Edmonton. RCMP said they recived the call at 10:28 a.m. and a 21-year-old woman from Strathcona County and a 40-year-old woman from Fort McMurray were found dead at the scene. The injured people, a 42-year-old female and a 45-year-old male, were in stable condition, Kerry Williamson with Alberta Health Services confirmed to CTV News Edmonton Two
  
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• Calgary Flames recall forward Radim Zohorna from Wranglers

  09-12-2022 22:36
  The Calgary Flames dipped into their AHL farm team again Friday, recalling centre Radim Zohorna. Zohorna has scored five goals and added 11 assists in the first 20 games of the AHL season for the Wranglers.Adding another Z to the C-of-Red.All the best with the @nhlflames Radim! pic.twitter.com/og2Q40F6Ca — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) December 9, 2022His recall comes a day after the Flames recalled Matthew Phillips, who was named the AHL Player of the Month for November. The Flames al
  
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• Alberta’s chief paramedic leaving post in early 2023

  09-12-2022 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Darren Sandbeck will be leaving the chief paramedic role, with interim leadership being put in place, AHS said.
  
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• Construction on Calgary Cancer Centre concludes, will accept patients in 2024

  09-12-2022 21:56
  With construction on the Calgary Cancer Centre now complete, the provincial government has handed over control of the facility to Alberta Health Services (AHS).  Infrastructure Minister Nathan Neudorf and Health Minister Jason Copping made the announcement on Friday at the $1.4-billion facility, which sits next to the Foothills Medical Centre. It's now up to AHS to fill the centre's empty spaces with equipment and get the building ready to accept patients in 2024.   "Nearly half o
  
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• Calgary Cancer Centre handed over to Alberta Health Services as construction finishes

  09-12-2022 21:56
  The Alberta government has handed the keys for the newly built Calgary Cancer Centre to the agency that delivers health care in the province. Infrastructure Minister Nathan Neudorf and Health Minister Jason Copping made the announcement at the $1.4-billion centre next to the Foothills Medical Centre in northwestern Calgary. With construction complete, Alberta Health Services is now to spend the next year getting the facility ready for patients from across southern Alberta. The centre is schedule
  
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• Key Canada-U.S. oil pipeline outage could lead to crude supply shortage in the States: experts

  09-12-2022 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  An outage on the largest oil pipeline to the United States from Canada could affect inventories at a key U.S. storage hub, analysts and traders said on Friday.
  
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• Construction complete on Calgary Cancer Centre, set to open in 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 21:33 via news.google.com
  Construction complete on Calgary Cancer Centre, set to open in 2024  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Want free parking? City of Calgary launches initiative to support local businesses

  09-12-2022 20:53
  The Calgary Parking Authority is stepping up to support local small businesses over the holiday season by giving away four $150 parking credits. Every week over the next month, the parking authority will choose one lucky winner, it announced in a Friday release The goal is to encourage Calgarians to shop at local businesses and support businesses improvement areas (BIA) over the holiday season. "Local businesses make up the fabric of our communities," said Erin Chrusch, leader of business and lo
  
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• Leslyn Lewis’s former campaign manager to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in 2023

  09-12-2022 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Steve Outhouse confirms he will serve as campaign manager for Smith and the United Conservative Party when Albertans go to the polls next spring.
  
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• Quebec adopts law making oath to King optional for elected members. - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 20:37 via news.google.com
  Quebec adopts law making oath to King optional for elected members.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mounties charged in shooting found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault

  09-12-2022 20:33
  Two Mounties on trial in the death of an Alberta man have been found not guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault. Const. Jessica Brown and Cpl. Randy Stenger were charged after the 2018 shooting of Clayton Crawford near Whitecourt, northwest of Edmonton. A jury heard that the two officers shot Crawford 10 times. Whitecourt RCMP had been notified of the sighting of a purple pickup truck at a rest stop that was seen fleeing a shooting the day before in the hamlet of Valhalla Centre. Confusio
  
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• Leslyn Lewis's former campaign manager to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in 2023

  09-12-2022 20:20
  The man who ran Leslyn Lewis's campaign as she made two consecutive bids to become the federal Conservative leader is off to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith try to win a provincial election in 2023. Steve Outhouse confirms he will serve as campaign manager for Smith and the United Conservative Party when Albertans go to the polls next spring. Outhouse is well known in Conservative circles and was Lewis's campaign manager during the federal party leadership contest this year, which Pierre Poi
  
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• Alberta Mounties found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault

  09-12-2022 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Two Mounties on trial in the killing of an Alberta man have been found not guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault.
  
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• Suspect arrested in disturbance at Beltline bank that closed section of 17th Avenue

  09-12-2022 19:59
  Calgary police took one person into custody on Friday morning after a disturbance at a Beltline bank. Officers were called to the CIBC in the 1200 block of 17th Avenue S.W. just before 10 a.m. Police shut down 17th Avenue S.W. in both directions between 11th Street and 12th Street S.W. while the situation unfolded.  A heavy police presence could be seen in the area at the time and the public was asked to stay away from the area.We are currently on scene responding to reports of a disturbanc
  
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• Suspect arrested in disturbance at Beltline bank that closed 17th Avenue

  09-12-2022 19:59
  Calgary police took one person into custody on Friday morning after a disturbance at a Beltline bank. Officers were called to the CIBC in the 1200 block of 17th Avenue S.W. just before 10 a.m. Police shut down 17th Avenue S.W. in both directions between 11th Street and 12th Street S.W. while the situation unfolded.  A heavy police presence could be seen in the area at the time and the public was asked to stay away from the area.We are currently on scene responding to reports of a disturbanc
  
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• Police descend on Calgary bank after man acting erratically threatens to get gun

  09-12-2022 19:59
  Calgary police took one person into custody on Friday after an incident at a Beltline bank that prompted officers to shut down part of 17th Avenue.   Police were called to the CIBC in the 1200 block of 17th Avenue S.W. at roughly 9:40 a.m. for concerns of a man who had entered the building and was acting erratically. "He started causing some property damage and making a lot of vulgar comments," said Staff Sgt. Becky Spore. "He then proceeded to escalate and made some threats to the pat
  
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• Calgary police block off 17th Avenue street after disturbance at CIBC bank

  09-12-2022 19:59
  Calgary police took one person into custody on Friday morning after a disturbance at a Beltline bank. Officers were called to the CIBC in the 1200 block of 17th Avenue S.W. just before 10 a.m. Police shut down 17th Avenue S.W. between 11th Street and 12th Street S.W. while the situation unfolded. A heavy police presence could be seen in the area at the time. Just before noon, police were seen escorting several people that looked to be employees out of the building. Police confirmed one man was a
  
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• Fire department advises Calgarians to be aware of lithium battery dangers

  09-12-2022 19:52
  Calgary fire officials are reminding residents to be aware of the risk posed by lithium-ion batteries and the "large amount of energy they contain in a small space." The CFD says while the power cells are safe if used properly, they are prone to overheating and catching fire if they're misused. Officials say the number of lithium battery-caused fires has increased by 150 per cent since last year. Fire officials say those dangerous circumstances occur when they are not used, charged or stored pro
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: December 9, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 19:51 via news.google.com
  What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: December 9, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Tigers in Toque & Teddy Toss ... - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  09-12-2022 19:49 via news.google.com
  GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Tigers in Toque & Teddy Toss ...  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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• Haitians rally for interim government, but remain split on military intervention - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 19:46 via news.google.com
  Haitians rally for interim government, but remain split on military intervention  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline

  09-12-2022 19:45
  An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday. Canada-based TC Energy said it shut down its Keystone system Wednesday night following a drop in pipeline pressure. It said oil spilled into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (240 kilometres) northwest of Kansas City. The company on Thursday estimated the spill's size at about 14,000 barrels and said the a
  
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• Indigenous community services, 211 get funding to address gender-based violence in Alberta

  09-12-2022 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  Six Alberta-based organizations, along with the 211 hotline, are getting a cash boost to address gender-based violence (GBV).
  
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• Indigenous groups plan to develop new protected conservation area in N.W.T. - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 19:16 via news.google.com
  Indigenous groups plan to develop new protected conservation area in N.W.T.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No criminal charges in fatal Columbia Icefields rollover - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 19:08 via news.google.com
  No criminal charges in fatal Columbia Icefields rollover  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Supreme Court upholds manslaughter convictions of Calgary men in death of landlord

  09-12-2022 19:06
  The manslaughter convictions of two men in the 2016 beating death of their landlord have been upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada. James Beaver and Brian Lambert, who are both from Calgary, were convicted in 2019 and handed four-year sentences in the death of Sutton Bowers.  Court heard Lambert engaged in a physical confrontation with Bowers after the two argued about expenses, then Beaver joined in.  Bowers suffered fractured thyroid cartilage in his neck and stopped breathing. 
  
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• Lethbridge cheerleaders win gold and silver at national competition - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 19:02 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge cheerleaders win gold and silver at national competition  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No decision on landfill search, Winnipeg Police Board considering outside help - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 18:52 via news.google.com
  No decision on landfill search, Winnipeg Police Board considering outside help  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• US Renewable Fuel Standard changes could help Canadian canola growers - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 18:51 via news.google.com
  US Renewable Fuel Standard changes could help Canadian canola growers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11

  09-12-2022 18:28
  Health Canada has approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster for use in children ages five to 11, which targets the original strain of the coronavirus and more recent variants. More coming.
  
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• No criminal charges to be laid in fatal July 2020 rollover on Columbia Icefield: RCMP

  09-12-2022 18:03
  No criminal charges will be laid in connection to the rollover of an icefield tour bus in the Rocky Mountains which killed three passengers and injured 14 others.  RCMP on Friday announced they and crown prosecutors found "no criminal charges are warranted" in the July 2020 crash on Alberta's Athabasca Glacier.  "While the RCMP is aware of the charges resulting from the regulatory investigation, the criminal standard is high and the criminal investigation is independent, separate and p
  
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• Premiers to hold virtual news conference - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 17:54 via news.google.com
  Premiers to hold virtual news conference  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks sign kicker Lewis Ward to two-year contract - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 17:46 via news.google.com
  Ottawa Redblacks sign kicker Lewis Ward to two-year contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's women-owned businesses to receive support from federal government

  09-12-2022 17:35
  The federal government will announce support and resources for Alberta's women entrepreneurs and investors on Friday. Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal will unveil details at an 11 a.m. news conference in Calgary. He will be joined by representatives from Calgary Economic Development, the Calgary Immigrants Women's Association and Movement51. A news release from Prairies Economic Development Canada says the announcement is intended to "grow women-owned businesses and advance inclusive economic gr
  
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• No criminal charges to be laid in fatal Columbia Icefield tour bus crash in Jasper National Park

  09-12-2022 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  More than two years after three people were killed in a tour bus rollover in Jasper National Park, the RCMP say no criminal charges will be laid. 
  
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• Red Thread Gift Shop spreads holiday cheer for Calgary hospital patients, staff

  09-12-2022 16:41
  The Red Thread Gift Shop at the Peter Lougheed Centre offers a variety of basic items for patients and their families, but its team of volunteers is also providing a sense of warmth, comfort and love this holiday season. The store features a wide selection of gifts, snacks and toiletries for sale with every purchase made supporting hospital support programs that focus on patient care along with new hospital equipment. "It’s been my go-to place every single day because I’m all alone i
  
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• Health officials investigate outbreaks at Calgary hotel

  09-12-2022 16:27
  Alberta Health Services (AHS) is investigating a number of cases of a contagious illness that could be connected to two social gatherings at a local hotel. The agency told CTV News that the events at the Carriage House Inn, located at 9030 Macleod Trail South, occurred on Nov. 25 and Dec. 3. An examination of the patients who became ill following the first event confirmed the presence of norovirus. Testing is still ongoing on the attendees of the second event, but AHS inspectors are looking into
  
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• Flurries for Calgary this weekend

  09-12-2022 16:13
  Man, that upper air is taking us for a ride. The cool is cooler, the warm stays warmer longer, and the snow tries to stick it out for a wider range of days. Locally, we're still in a somewhat benign zone for Friday; wind gusts may make it to 40 kilometres per hour before rapidly fading for a calm afternoon. The chance of flurries that strikes out Saturday would (if it happens) be a scant band or two; ditto for Sunday and overnight Monday, as well. It's hardly worth the mention. When we finally d
  
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• Russia's Putin says more US prisoner exchanges are possible - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 15:55 via news.google.com
  Russia's Putin says more US prisoner exchanges are possible  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crescent Point to acquire Kaybob Duvernay drilling assets from Paramount Resources

  09-12-2022 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary oil and gas company says those assets include 130 net drilling locations across almost 65,000 net acres of Crown land.
  
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• Exclusive surveillance footage shows duffle bags being loaded onto Pivot Airlines jet

  09-12-2022 14:00
  Travellers would normally pay top dollar to stay at a beautiful villa at an exclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. For pilot Rob DiVenanzo, the experience was a nightmare. He was part of the five-member flight crew that was detained in the country for nearly eight months after they found large duffle bags that were stuffed with cocaine in their plane's avionics bay, and reported them to Dominican authorities and the RCMP. When W5's Avery Haines caught up with him, he was staying in a villa
  
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• Exclusive surveillance footage shows duffel bags being loaded onto Pivot Airlines jet

  09-12-2022 14:00
  Travellers would normally pay top dollar to stay at a beautiful villa at an exclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. For pilot Rob DiVenanzo, the experience was a nightmare. He was part of the five-member flight crew that was detained in the country for nearly eight months after they found large duffel bags that were stuffed with cocaine in their plane's avionics bay, and reported them to Dominican authorities and the RCMP. When W5's Avery Haines caught up with him, he was staying in a villa
  
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• LPS performing check stops the next few weeks - My Lethbridge Now

  09-12-2022 13:49 via news.google.com
  LPS performing check stops the next few weeks  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Democratic Sen. Sinema has registered as an independent - Lethbridge News Now

  09-12-2022 13:16 via news.google.com
  Democratic Sen. Sinema has registered as an independent  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Premiers demand ‘urgent’ meeting with Trudeau on health funding

  09-12-2022 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canadians are “frustrated and frightened” by strains facing the country’s health system, but stressed focus on solutions, not dollars.
  
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• Canadians ‘frightened’ about health-care system amid growing strains: Freeland

  09-12-2022 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canadians are “frustrated and frightened” by strains facing the country’s health system, but stressed focus on solutions, not dollars.
  
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• Premiers to hold virtual news conference on struggling children's hospitals

  09-12-2022 12:48
  Canada's premiers plan to hold a news conference in Winnipeg today as children's hospitals struggle to deal with a wave of child illnesses. Hospitals across the country have been cancelling some surgeries and appointments as they redirect staff amid an increase in pediatric patients. Admissions are surging under a triple-threat of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and COVID-19 at a time when the health-care system is grappling with record numbers of job vacancies. In Ottawa, two teams of Ca
  
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• Premiers to hold virtual news conference

  09-12-2022 12:48
  Canada's premiers plan to meet virtually today, a month after talks with the federal government on health-care funding ended without an agreement. The premiers have been calling on Ottawa to increase its share of health-care costs to 35 per cent, up from 22 per cent, and keep this level of funding going forward. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office says they are meeting to discuss health-care funding. Last month, the federal government withdrew from a joint communique on health funding with provin
  
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• Premiers demand meeting with Trudeau to discuss increased health-care funding

  09-12-2022 12:48
  Canada's premiers are demanding Ottawa shoulder what they argue is the federal government's fair share when it comes to health-care costs across the country. Premiers presented a united front as they emerged from a closed-door meeting in Winnipeg today with calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit down with them to broker a deal. Premiers have repeatedly insisted their provinces and territories are being forced to pay a disproportionate amount of the costs when it comes to health care. Fed
  
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