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• Calgary family-owned dry cleaner collects, cleans winter jackets then gives them away

  15-12-2022 23:45
  Dolphin Dry Cleaners is once again collecting gently-used winter gear at all seven of its locations around Calgary, dry cleaning them, and giving them away to people who need them. The owner of Dolphin Dry Cleaners, Imran Rajpoot, gave away his first winter coat 20 years ago.  He quickly understood the importance of having a quality winter jacket in Calgary. "Here in Calgary, winter gear is a necessity of life," he said, in a release. "Especially for those living on the streets. If through
  
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• Tourism grant to help show off Lethbridge in virtual reality - My Lethbridge Now

  15-12-2022 23:40 via news.google.com
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• Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley pitches stability to business crowd in Calgary

  15-12-2022 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Rachel Notley says she would lead a "no surprises government'' focused on growing the Alberta economy and providing strong public health care and education if elected next year.
  
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• Alberta raises some business cost, liability supports to keep community clinics open

  15-12-2022 23:28
  Alberta is reinstating several programs and increasing supports family doctors and other medical specialists receive to help cover operating expenses for their office-based practices. Building off previous announcements after the new Alberta Medical Association (AMA) agreement with the province was passed this fall, Health Minister Jason Copping revealed further support increases Thursday. "Too often we hear about doctors having to leave their communities and move to a larger centre just to
  
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• Lethbridge County Council approves 2023 operating and capital ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 23:26 via news.google.com
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• Respiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 23:12 via news.google.com
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• University of Lethbridge staff ratify agreement, narrowly avoiding strike - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 23:05 via news.google.com
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• New indoor hockey facility helps Calgarians improve their skills

  15-12-2022 23:05
  A new 6,300-square-foot facility in northeast Calgary is designed to help you improve your hockey skills, no matter what level you're at. Randall Krawec is the owner of Overtime Hockey Lanes, and says it's the first facility of its kind in Calgary. "We didn't want it to be a training facility," he said.  "We wanted it to be an entertainment/recreational facility where anyone can come in." "There's something for anybody and everybody to do." BUILT WITH HIS OWN HANDS Krawec says he and a coup
  
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• Calgarians help charity replace stolen vehicle

  15-12-2022 22:49
  It's been 16 months since the Community Kitchen Project (CKP) had their delivery truck stolen from the parking lot at their northeast warehouse. But now a brand new white truck with a refrigerated box on the back to haul food is parked at the loading dock. The vehicle, a critical part of the operation to pick up food donations from businesses all over the city, was purchased with funds raised by the community to help replace the stolen vehicle. Community Kitchen Project CEO Sundae Nordine 
  
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• MADD Lethbridge and Area launches Project Red Ribbon in ... - Pincher Creek Echo

  15-12-2022 22:18 via news.google.com
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• 'My heart was melting': How hockey helped an autistic Calgary boy become the Flames' fire starter

  15-12-2022 22:17
  Vicki Hall thought she'd never see her son A.J. inside of a roaring Saddledome. The eight-year-old boy is on the autism spectrum and experiences extreme sensitivity to sound — so much so that even small community hockey rinks were a no-go for most of his life. But on Wednesday night, during the third period of a tight Flames-Canucks game, A.J. was the one hyping up the crowd, yelling for fans to "make some noise!" on the arena's jumbotron. The boy then slammed his hand down on the button t
  
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• Liberal government seeking delay to expanding medically assisted ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 22:16 via news.google.com
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• Notley makes pitch to Calgary business community for an NDP government

  15-12-2022 22:13
  Rachel Notley says if she returns to the premier's office, she will consult more with Albertans as her party creates policy. "One of the things we know is we were new to government last time and there was a lot of work to do to get used to that role," she said. "Now we are more comfortable … We would talk to the business community more." The leader of Alberta's Official Opposition addressed members of the business community Thursday at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce luncheon. During a Q-an
  
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• Calgary public school board adds fall break, pulls plug on year-round school system

  15-12-2022 22:08
  The Calgary Board of Education will transition nearly all schools that had been operating on a modified year-round calendar to the traditional schedule beginning in the fall of 2023. CBE chief superintendent of schools Christopher Usih announced the change in a letter to parents and guardians sent Thursday. A fall break, scheduled for Nov. 9 through 15, 2023, has been added and will be observed at all schools on the traditional calendar. Nearly 30 schools have been on a modified mid-August throu
  
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• Senate joins House of Commons in adjourning for a holiday break - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 22:00 via news.google.com
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• Texas officer convicted of manslaughter in window shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 21:48 via news.google.com
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• EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 21:48 via news.google.com
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• Shell Canada snapping up gas stations in preparation for energy transition

  15-12-2022 21:44
  Shell Canada says its purchase of 56 gas stations from the parent company of Sobeys is part of Shell's long-term plan to grow its network of retail fuel stations across the country. The two companies announced Thursday that Shell will acquire the gas stations from Sobeys parent Empire Co. Ltd. for about $100 million. Kent Martin of Shell Canada says Shell is aggressively growing its retail fuel network worldwide. He says the company knows gasoline demand will decline over the long-term in favour
  
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• Alberta says it will take control of prosecutions for banned firearms from Ottawa

  15-12-2022 21:22
  Alberta's justice minister says provincial prosecutors are to take over the handling of charges under the federal Firearms Act starting in the new year. Tyler Shandro says he is also advising Alberta's prosecutors that the province does not consider it to be in the public interest to go after law-abiding owners of banned weapons — although he can’t tell them when to lay charges. Shandro says he has written to his federal counterpart, David Lametti, to advise him of the change startin
  
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• Tips for staying healthy at Christmas gatherings

  15-12-2022 21:03
  A local infectious disease expert is sharing tips for gathering safely this holiday season. Dr. Lynora Saxinger, a professor at the University of Alberta, says while there are a number of viruses circulating, people can still gather safely under certain circumstances. COVID-19 COVID-19 numbers are currently down, but Saxinger says it should still factor into your plans. “There are still a lot of people in hospital with COVID infection but the incidents of severe infection is much less beca
  
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• Hangar Flight Museum looking for high school student to send to United Space School

  15-12-2022 20:59
  If you're a high school student interested in a career in the aerospace industry, the United Space School wants to hear from you. The portal opened Wednesday for applications to be named the next Western Canadian delegate to attend the Foundation for International Space Exploration (FISE) United Space School. The Houston school hosts students from approximately 50 different countries, who spend two weeks in Texas working together with other students to create a hypothetical manned mission to Mar
  
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• Sextortion scams plaguing young Southern Albertans - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 20:39 via news.google.com
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• Alberta police warn of continued sextortion with more than 100 victims this year

  15-12-2022 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Sextortion is a form of online blackmail where criminals deceive young people through various digital platforms like Snapchat and Instagram to obtain explicit images.
  
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• Whitecaps transfer Canadian defender Derek Cornelius to Sweden's ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 20:28 via news.google.com
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• Alberta to prosecute federal firearms ban on case-by-case basis - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 20:09 via news.google.com
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• 'Devastating impact': Sextortion remains a concern in southern Alberta

  15-12-2022 20:04
  Police are warning Calgarians about the dangers of sextortion scams, which continue to be a widespread issue. According to the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), more than 100 youth in southern Alberta were victimized by sextortion scams between March and early December. The high number of victims has prompted ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit to urge parents to promote online safety in their homes.  "Sextortion scam offences have inundated ICE and the same can be
  
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• Nurse tempers any expectations about imminent return of Precious ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 19:58 via news.google.com
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• Facebook intimidating Canadians with threats to pull news from ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 19:57 via news.google.com
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• Slovak government falls after losing no-confidence vote - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 19:42 via news.google.com
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• Minister asks feds to raise rent top up threshold, says thousands of Albertans on AISH ineligible

  15-12-2022 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is asking Ottawa to adjust the criteria for its $500 rent top up, saying the current limit makes tens of thousands of Albertans with disabilities ineligible. 
  
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• Canadian forward Levonte Johnson a finalist for soccer's MAC ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 19:27 via news.google.com
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• Info sought in unsolved murder of Calgary man

  15-12-2022 19:13
  Police are continuing to seek suspects in connection with the murder of a Calgary man who went missing from his northeast home earlier this year. Investigators say Keanan Crane, 22, was reported missing on April 25 and was last seen in Whitehorn on April 11. Police say it's believed he was killed sometime between April 11 and 12 and his body was taken out of the city. Cochrane RCMP discovered his remains approximately a month later. Investigators say his family is devastated by his loss and poli
  
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• Police charge Southern Alberta man after recovering four stolen ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 19:04 via news.google.com
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• Canada's climate action plan underfunded, unclear regarding top ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 18:45 via news.google.com
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• Medicine Hat man caught behind wheel of stolen pickup, additional vehicles recovered

  15-12-2022 18:39
  Jeffrey Lawless, a 37-year-old Medicine Hat man, faces charges following an investigation into a stolen pickup truck that led to the recovery of several stolen vehicles. Members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) spotted a 2002 Ford F350 pickup truck on Dec. 7 in Medicine Hat that had been reported stolen from Redcliff that same day. Officers arrested the driver and, during the subsequent search of Lawless' property in Medicine Hat, located several stolen items including a dir
  
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• Updated respiratory assessment tool launched by Alberta Health ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 18:36 via news.google.com
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• Brampton, Ont., to host women's hockey world championship in 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 18:24 via news.google.com
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• Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez named Tennis Canada's players of the ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 18:15 via news.google.com
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• Alberta’s justice minister to announce new firearm measures

  15-12-2022 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Shandro's announcement comes after the province passed Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, on Dec. 8.
  
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• Alberta’s Crown prosecutors to determine charges under federal Firearms Act: Shandro

  15-12-2022 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Shandro's announcement comes after the province passed Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, on Dec. 8.
  
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• Transportation Safety Board determines cause of fire near train in southeast Calgary

  15-12-2022 18:00
  A fire near a freight train in Calgary is just one of many incidents that prompted Transport Canada to adopt new safety rules during periods of extreme heat. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report into the incident on July 17, 2021, determined that flames and embers were being emitted from the exhaust stacks of the lead engine as it travelled slowly on the tracks in southeast Calgary. The embers landed in the right-of-way, igniting a fire that extended for approximately 724 metre
  
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• Calgary police investigate fatal shooting in Douglasdale

  15-12-2022 17:56
  Calgary police are investigating a fatal shooting in the community in Douglasdale. Emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Douglas Ridge Circle S.E. at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived they found one man dead at the scene. An autopsy will be conducted later this week. Police believe the shooting was targeted and are in the process of gathering CCTV footage from the area and speaking with witnesses. Anyone with information about the shooting i
  
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• Calgary police descend on Douglasdale amid death

  15-12-2022 17:56
  Calgary police are investigating an incident in the community of Douglasdale. Calgary EMS confirm one person was found dead along Douglas Ridge Circle S.E. on Thursday morning. Police have cordoned off the area and a heavy police presence can be seen as police investigate. This is a developing story and will be updated with more details when they become available… 
  
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• Alberta Health Services warns of button batteries injuring youth - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 17:53 via news.google.com
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• Man face charges in connection with erratic driving near Strathmore, Alta.

  15-12-2022 17:08
  Mounties say a 34-year-old man was arrested following an incident of erratic driving in the town of Strathmore last week. Strathmore RCMP say on Dec. 7, a member of the public called them to report a vehicle that was swerving in its lane and, at times, nearly hitting other vehicles. Officers caught up with the driver in the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Westmount Road. "The vehicle appeared stalled and the driver was observed exiting the vehicle in an attempt to leave the area. Th
  
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• Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 17:02 via news.google.com
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• Paralympic curler Ideson says club accessibility in Canada lacking - Lethbridge News Now

  15-12-2022 16:45 via news.google.com
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• Calgary's 5-day forecast dropping like a stone

  15-12-2022 16:33
  The main body of yesterday’s article gets the job done well, here; Thursday and Friday are the final vestiges of seasonal weather ahead of a substantial cold snap. Highs next week will fall below -25 C, with that cold air’s shift triggering an easy 10 centimetres of snow from Saturday to Monday; some models are suggesting that we’ll see lighter, yet more consistent snow through Saturday and Sunday now, as well. This may as well be the final reminder: after tomorrow, those shopp
  
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• Porter Airlines enters Calgary market with 2 daily flights to Toronto

  15-12-2022 15:34
  A Toronto-based airline will soon be arriving at YYC Calgary International Airport with plans for two daily round-trip flights to Canada's busiest city. Porter Airlines announced Thursday that it has added Calgary to its list of destinations with flights to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport beginning on Feb. 22, 2023. The airline says the introductory rate for the round-trip flight, including all taxes and fees, will start at $262 on one of its Embraer E195-E2 aircraft — a 132
  
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• Internationally-trained dentist from Calgary killed in northern Ont. crash

  15-12-2022 15:32
  A 51-year-old Calgary, Alta., man has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash in northern Ontario, police say. Dr. Abdul Hashmi was killed Dec. 4 around 4 p.m. when his northbound, four-door SUV left Highway 129 and went into the ditch on the other side of the road, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Thursday morning. It happened about 40 kilometres south of Chapleau, near the Highway 667 intersection, police said.Hashmi was a dentist who immigrated from Pakis
  
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