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• High court temporarily blocks lifting of asylum restrictions - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 23:51 via news.google.com
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• Canada's David Cameron records remarkable comeback win at ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 23:44 via news.google.com
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• Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge's removal ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 22:52 via news.google.com
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• Suspicious vehicle investigation in Lethbridge results in drug seizure

  19-12-2022 22:47
  Lethbridge police say a 35-year-old man has been charged after a significant drug bust over the weekend. Officials say police located an SUV that possessed a licence plate that was presumed stolen. Officers observed the male driver walk into a home and soon returned to the vehicle, where "police intercepted him." "In an effort to leave the scene, the driver reversed the SUV into a police vehicle, then drove forward colliding with a second police vehicle," police said in a release. "When he could
  
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• Lethbridge Christmas Tree Collection taking place in January 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 22:47 via news.google.com
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• $10K worth of drugs seized from vehicle in Lethbridge | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  19-12-2022 22:47 via news.google.com
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• Extreme cold in Alberta leads to messy commutes, travel delays and health warnings

  19-12-2022 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  As temperatures reach -40 with the wind chill, Albertans being warned to stay inside, dress appropriately when heading out and avoid roads unless necessary.
  
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• Deep freeze: Calgarians hunker down for cold snap

  19-12-2022 22:29
  Dave Litwin wasn't planning a shopping trip to Canadian Tire on Monday morning but apparently his truck was. "I went to start it this morning. (It) wouldn't go," he said. "My wife had to boost me. Then I stopped for a coffee and the truck wouldn't start. I had to get boosted again, so I'm buying a new battery." A lot of Calgarians are likely buying new batteries or trying to salvage their old ones right now. With the temperatures hovering around -30 C, many people just want to stay inside. That'
  
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• 'Bring it on!' Calgary is ready for a promising year in the film industry

  19-12-2022 22:26
  As people look forward to watching the TV show The Last of Us, Calgary’s film industry looks forward to people seeing the city’s potential. The HBO’s post-apocalyptic series, set to debut Jan. 15, was a major production with an enormous budget that filmed in and around Calgary in 2022, including at Calgary Film Centre. “I'm excited for the premiere of The Last of Us,“ said Erin O’Connor, business development manager with Calgary Film Centre. “It will bri
  
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• Flight delays, cancellations cripple Alberta’s two big airports

  19-12-2022 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  WestJet attributed the 'multiple cancellations and delays over the past 24 hours' to the severe winter weather impacting operations across Western Canada. 
  
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• B.C. Lions sign Canadian OL Andrew Peirson to contract extension - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 21:11 via news.google.com
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• Libyan court sentences 17 former IS members to death - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 20:38 via news.google.com
  Libyan court sentences 17 former IS members to death  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Medicine Hat police seek suspects who allegedly distracted woman, stole wallet at gas station

  19-12-2022 20:34
  The Medicine Hat Police Service is looking to identify two men who allegedly swiped a driver's credit card while posing as Good Samaritans concerned with the state of her car. According to police, the suspects approached the victim's car at a gas station along the Trans-Canada Highway on the evening of Nov. 9. One of the men knocked on the driver's side window and told the driver that there was an issue with one of her tires. When the driver got out to check on the state of her tire, the second
  
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• Danielle Smith appoints MLA as parliamentary secretary for civil ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 20:34 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge drivers reminded to adjust to road conditions - My Lethbridge Now

  19-12-2022 20:32 via news.google.com
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• 'Freedom Convoy' protest voted news story of the year - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 20:21 via news.google.com
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this week: December 19, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 20:12 via news.google.com
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• Jan. 6 panel pushes Trump's prosecution in forceful finish - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 19:44 via news.google.com
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• Prepayment to save residents on tax bills - My Lethbridge Now

  19-12-2022 19:38 via news.google.com
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• 'Freedom Convoy' protest voted news story of the year

  19-12-2022 19:23
  The massive convoy of demonstrators that rolled into Ottawa this past winter loudly heralded a new era in Canadian politics, with blaring horns and the rumble of hundreds of idling engines. The weeks-long "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa and the kindred demonstrations that appeared at provincial legislatures and international border crossings aimed to force governments to end COVID-19 public health restrictions and vaccine mandates. The protest was by far the top choice for The Canadian Press
  
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• Maple Leafs acquire Dryden Hunt from Avalanche for Denis Malgin - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 18:46 via news.google.com
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• Dean Brody to play Calgary concert at WinSport Event Centre in March

  19-12-2022 18:44
  Canadian county artist Dean Brody will be performing in Calgary in the spring. The Canadian Girls singer will play at the WinSport Event Centre at Canada Olympic Park on Friday, March 24.                                                                                      "Brody, a pa
  
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• Cold weather could slow recovery of oil from Keystone pipeline leak: TC Energy

  19-12-2022 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Keystone pipeline suffered the worst leak in its history when about 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in Washington County, Kan., on Dec. 7.
  
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• Canada wins way back into women's world junior curling ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 18:32 via news.google.com
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• TC Energy says cold weather could slow recovery of oil from Keystone pipeline leak

  19-12-2022 18:20
  TC Energy Inc. says upcoming cold weather has the potential to slow the recovery of the oil spilled from its Keystone pipeline leak in Kansas. The company says it has recovered an estimated 7,233 barrels of oil from a creek as of 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. The Keystone pipeline suffered the worst leak in its history when about 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in Washington County, Kan., on Dec. 7. The company says the affected segment of the pipeline remains isolated as investigation, recove
  
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• World archery championship in 2024 awarded to Lac La Biche, Alta. - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 18:07 via news.google.com
  World archery championship in 2024 awarded to Lac La Biche, Alta.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Goaltender Stuart Skinner signs three-year contract extension with ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 17:46 via news.google.com
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• Calgary Zoo remains open during cold snap but Zoolights cancellations extended

  19-12-2022 17:33
  The Calgary Zoo has cancelled the next two Zoolights due to the extreme cold weather, but Calgarians are encouraged to bundle up and take in a daytime visit with sparse crowds. The Zoolights closure has been extended through Monday and Tuesday nights as a result of the frigid conditions where wind chill could potentially near -40. Weather forecasts are being monitored and a decision on the status of Wednesday's event has yet to be made. The zoo will be open during regular admission hours on Mond
  
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• Christmas Check Stop campaign yields more results in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 17:18 via news.google.com
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• World Curling Federation extends competition ban on Russia, Belarus - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 17:14 via news.google.com
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• Inflation, high prices cause ‘perfect storm’ driving more into homelessness: advocates

  19-12-2022 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  ``I think we're facing a quadruple whammy that's driving a wave of new homelessness and making homelessness much worse for the people who are already there,'' Richter said.
  
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• 133 Christmas trees! Red Deer couple goes all out for the holidays, humane society

  19-12-2022 16:34
  Tom Kereluk and Vince Jackman have always loved decorating for the holidays and their home is a testament to that. The Red Deer, Alta. couple has managed to put decorated Christmas trees on every floor of their home and in each room, including the garage, and their efforts benefit animals in need. "We have 133 trees in the house," said Jackman. "They range anywhere from little small ones all the way up to the 12 foot (3.6 metre) trees that are in the house." The passion began about 15 years ago
  
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• Hurricanes lose two in a row heading into holiday break - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 16:24 via news.google.com
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• How climate change is affecting Canada’s icy landscape: ‘Glaciers can’t get a break’

  19-12-2022 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  The National Glaciology Project team, travels by helicopter with skis to visit the same 10 glaciers at least twice per year to measure them.
  
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• Dutch leader apologizes for Netherlands' role in slave trade - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 15:42 via news.google.com
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• Flight delays, cancellations frustrate holiday travellers at YYC Calgary International Airport

  19-12-2022 15:20
  It's the busiest time of the year at YYC Calgary International Airport as people return or head home for the holidays. Upward of 50,000 passengers are expected to roll through the airport each day through Jan 3. Airport officials expect the busiest days to be Dec. 22, 23 and 27, but many people travelling to Calgary on Monday morning are already dealing with the frustration of flight delays and complications. "My flight was delayed six hours, and all of my luggage i
  
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• Canada concludes Calgary's speedskating World Cup with mass start medal haul

  19-12-2022 14:56
  Ivanie Blondin returned to the podium in her signature race, while Connor Howe and Hayden Mayeur took advantage of chaos on the final day of a speedskating World Cup in Calgary. The Canadians produced three mass start medals Sunday. Ottawa's Blondin was second among women and Howe of Canmore, Alta., and Toronto's Mayeur were second and third respectively in the men's race. Blondin crossed the line behind Irene Schouten of the Netherlands, which mirrored the result of the women's mass start in Fe
  
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• 'Perfect storm' of inflation, high prices driving more into homelessness: advocates

  19-12-2022 14:29
  Social agencies and advocates say rising interest rates and high inflation are pushing more Canadians into homelessness. Chaz Smith, who was once homeless himself, said some of the clients of his BeTheChangeYYC street outreach group have been on waiting lists for affordable housing for more than five months.  He said with interest rates and inflation on the rise, it could make the rental market more difficult to enter. "My fear is we're going to see people default into the rental market tha
  
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• Lindholm scores twice as Flames beat Sharks 5-2

  19-12-2022 14:17
  Elias Lindholm scored two goals 19 seconds apart in the first minute of the third period, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 Sunday night. Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist, and Milan Lucic and Dillon Dube also scored for the Flames, who had lost five straight. Jacob Markstrom had 23 saves for his ninth win in the opener of a rare two-game series between the clubs in San Jose. Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, and Timo Meier also scored for the Sharks, who lost their se
  
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• Three of 5 people killed in Vaughan, Ont. were members of condo board, police say

  19-12-2022 14:09
  Police say three of the five people killed during a mass shooting at a building in Vaughan, Ont. were members of the condo board. The update was provided by York Regional Police on Monday afternoon. Chief Jim MacSween said three of the victims were men and two were women. A 66-year -old woman was seriously injured and remains in hospital. This is a breaking news update. Previous story follows. Officers responding to a mass shooting in Vaughan Sunday night found multiple people dead on several fl
  
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• Gunman used semi automatic handgun in Vaughan, Ont. shooting that left 5 dead

  19-12-2022 14:09
  Officers responding to a mass shooting in Vaughan Sunday night found multiple people dead on several floors of a condo building before the gunman was shot dead by an officer in a hallway, Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit said Monday. Officers with York Regional Police were dispatched to the building on Jane Street, just north of Rutherford Road, for an active shooting at around 7:20 p.m. and the gunman was pronounced dead about 40 minutes later, SIU Spokesperson Kristy Denette told re
  
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• 'A horrendous scene': Investigation underway after six people killed in Vaughan, Ont. mass shooting

  19-12-2022 14:09
  Authorities are investigating what led to a lone gunman opening fire Sunday night inside a condo tower in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, killing five people before being shot dead by police. York Regional Police (YRP) responded to an "active shooting call” at a condominium at 9325 Jane St., north of Rutherford Road, just before 7:30 p.m. A gunman, later identified as a 73-year-old man, opened fire, killing five people and injuring another before being fatally shot by police, York YRP Chie
  
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• Court: UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 12:01 via news.google.com
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• South African president reelected leader of ruling ANC party - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 11:10 via news.google.com
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• 'Perfect storm' of inflation, high prices driving more into ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 10:11 via news.google.com
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• Lindholm scores twice as Flames beat Sharks 5-2 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 07:31 via news.google.com
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• Authorities: Kyiv targeted in early morning drone attack - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 06:08 via news.google.com
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• Thai navy ship sinks, rescue underway for sailors in water - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 04:56 via news.google.com
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• Late McCann goal lifts Seattle Kraken over Winnipeg Jets 3-2 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2022 04:56 via news.google.com
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• 6 people dead, including suspect, after shooting in Vaughan, Ont.

  19-12-2022 04:21
  Six people are dead, including the suspect, after a gunman opened fire inside a condo tower in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, Sunday night. York Regional Police (YRP) said the mass shooting happened in a condominium in the area of Jane Street and Rutherford Road. Police said officers arrived to find a number of victims fatally shot. The suspect was shot following an interaction with officers and was pronounced dead at the scene. "An interaction occurred between the suspect and our officers and
  
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