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• Boxing Day collision on Deerfoot Trail leaves senior seriously injured

  27-12-2022 22:04
  Calgary police are looking for dash cam footage as they investigate a vehicle collision on Deerfoot Trail. The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. on Dec. 26, near the Calf Robe Bridge. Police say a northbound Ford Ranger struck a Ford Edge that at the time was stopped on the right shoulder. As a result, the Edge was knocked down an embankment and the Ranger exited the asphalt, driving onto the median. The driver of the Edge, a 70-year-old man, had to be freed from his vehicle by emergency cre
  
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• RCMP advises caution while driving in central and southern Alberta

  27-12-2022 22:03
  Highway 2 between Red Deer and Airdrie and other key roadways in central and southern Alberta are in a poor state due to weather, the RCMP says. Mounties are warning of black ice, freezing rain and changing conditions along Highway 2, which are causing poor surface traction and visibility for motorists. Likewise on Highway 1 east of Strathmore, where multiple vehicle collisions have occurred.
  
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• Canadian Sunwing passengers stranded in Mexico for 5 days with ‘no communication’

  27-12-2022 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Five days after they were supposed to return Calgary, two women and their kids finally made it home from Mexico after Sunwing cancelled their flights.
  
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• Here are some of the most unnecessary 911 calls in Canada in 2022

  27-12-2022 21:50
  Every year, 911 operators across Canada receive scores of unnecessary calls. From fiery sunsets to overflowing toilets to Tinder match police checks, here are some of the worst offenders from 2022, along with a reminder: 911 should only be used for police, fire or medical emergencies, like when a crime is in progress, or when life, safety or property is in immediate danger. For all other issues, like cats in trees, look up your local non-emergency phone numbers. FALSE ALARM In 2022, a 911 caller
  
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• Calgary police charge man, recover gun in connection with September shooting

  27-12-2022 20:27
  Police say they've charged a man in connection with a northwest Calgary shooting that happened in September. They also say the gun used in the shooting has been recovered. Gunshots rang out from a vehicle into the Monte Carlo Lounge and Bar at 322 10 St. N.W. on Sept. 18, seriously injuring a woman and causing minor injuries to a man. Moses Danto, 28, now faces two charges of aggravated assault and one charge of discharging a firearm with intent. He'll appear in a Calgary courtroom on Jan. 10, 2
  
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• Canadian oilpatch likely to surpass 2022’s production record, but not by much

  27-12-2022 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  In Alberta alone, over the first 10 months of 2022, crude production averaged 3.7 million barrels per day — an all-time record thanks to surging global demand.
  
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• Jean Paré, author of ‘Company’s Coming’ cookbooks, dies in Edmonton at age 95

  27-12-2022 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta-born mother of four whose 'Company's Coming' cookbooks have become fixtures on kitchen shelves around the world has died at age 95.
  
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• Footage of RCMP shooting in Strathmore shows up on social media as police watchdog investigates

  27-12-2022 18:28
  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating in the aftermath of a police shooting involving the Strathmore RCMP. Meanwhile, a portion of the altercation, which occurred early Christmas morning, was posted to social media by a witness. Multiple gunshots can be heard in the video. The footage is recorded from a distance and does not capture the incident visually. Mounties in the southern Alberta town said Sunday they were called to a local gas station around 3:30 a.m. to deal with an "unwante
  
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• Footage of fatal Strathmore RCMP shooting shows up on social media as police watchdog investigates

  27-12-2022 18:28
  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating in the aftermath of a deadly police shooting involving the Strathmore RCMP. Meanwhile, a portion of the altercation, which occurred early Christmas morning, was posted to social media by a witness. Multiple gunshots can be heard in the video. The footage is recorded from a distance and does not capture the incident visually. Mounties in the southern Alberta town said Sunday they were called to a local gas station around 3:30 a.m. to deal with an "
  
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• Canada see’s increase in police shootings. Experts warn of ‘perfect storm’

  27-12-2022 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Police shootings remain uncommon in Canada compared to other countries, including the United States. But criminology experts say the increasing number is a cause for concern.
  
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• Dec. 27, 2022 – Post Game Skate Rules – Lethbridge Hurricanes - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  27-12-2022 17:19 via news.google.com
  Dec. 27, 2022 – Post Game Skate Rules – Lethbridge Hurricanes  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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• Elections Alberta Q3 fundraising totals give insight into political landscape

  27-12-2022 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  When it comes to raising money, Alberta's two main parties have out-earned the other parties by hundreds of thousands of dollars according to Elections Alberta's Q3 report.
  
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• Canadian oilpatch likely to surpass 2022's production record, but only slightly

  27-12-2022 16:42
  Canadian oil and gas companies are expected to increase spending in 2023, but analysts say it will be another year of modest growth and not a return to boom times. For Canada's energy industry, 2022 was the year that finally snapped a decade of weak commodity prices and brought prosperity back to the sector. With the lifting of global pandemic restrictions, the war in Ukraine, and the cumulative impact of years of under-investment in oil and gas, energy prices hit record highs in 2022 and Canadi
  
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• Expert warns of 'perfect storm' as the number of police shootings increases in 2022

  27-12-2022 15:58
  James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel. His family says he was excited about his future, but that was stolen by a stray bullet fired from an Edmonton police officer's gun. The 59-year-old was in his basement suite watching television when he was killed in February. Police have said officers were chasing a robbery suspect on foot when they fired. That man, a 36-year-old with a fake gun, was also killed. Hanna's loved ones have said they want answers a
  
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• True scale of homelessness in Canada is being undercounted, experts say

  27-12-2022 15:00
  The true scale of homelessness is being grossly undercounted in the official estimates, experts say, leading to a chronic underfunding of programs designed to help unhoused people. The most recent statistics of unhoused people nationwide are from 2016 in a Canadian Observatory on Homelessness report, which states more than 250,000 people in Canada experience homelessness in any given year. According to a 2018 federal government report,on any given night across the country, 25,000 to 30,000 peopl
  
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• Stories from the Heart: Revisiting some uplifting Alberta moments in 2022

  27-12-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  From collective mourning of a young Edmonton Oilers fan to the ways Alberta embraced Ukrainians fleeing the war overseas, there's been many positive tales over the past 12 months.
  
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• Boxing Week, New Year’s Eve keeping Lethbridge businesses busy - Global News

  27-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Boxing Week, New Year’s Eve keeping Lethbridge businesses busy  Global News
  
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• Oilers seek direction as they take on Flames

  27-12-2022 05:49
  History repeats itself. That lesson is in black and white numbers for the Edmonton Oilers as they prepare to visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Oilers return from the holiday break with an 18-15-2 record, the exact same mark they sported through 35 games last season. Edmonton is in a similar spot, sitting outside a playoff position. The good news for the Oilers is that they can remind themselves how last season they posted a 10-3-1 mark in their next 14 games, finished second in the Pacifi
  
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• 1 stroke happens every 5 minutes in Canada, Heart and Stroke study shows

  27-12-2022 01:04
  A stroke happens approximately every five minutes in Canada, according to a new study from the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the University of Calgary. "Definitely a large burden for our health care system to be dealing with," said Jessalyn Holodinsky, postdoctoral fellow at the U of C and lead author of the study. The study looked at how many people with a stroke visited hospitals or emergency departments across the country from 2017 to 2018. The result was 108,707. "These estimates provide a
  
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• 'Stuck in limbo': Edmontonians stranded as Sunwing flights delayed four days

  27-12-2022 00:56
  Despite being told they have a flight coming Tuesday, two Edmontonians stranded in Cancun are not hopeful they'll get to go home soon. Moe Hussein has been stuck in Cancún, Mexico, since Dec. 22, when his Sunwing flight home was cancelled. For four days, he said he's been checking in and out of a hotel, going back and forth to the airport for Sunwing flights that never come, and spending hundreds of dollars on taxis. "They're saying my flight's on the 27th now, and who knows. They've said
  
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• Calgarians flock to city's big box stores to take advantage of Boxing Day savings

  27-12-2022 00:18
  It's typically one of the busiest shopping days of the year and Monday was no different, with stores reporting lines of people waiting to drop money on flashy deals. Staff at Best Buy at Deerfoot Meadows say about 100 people were lined up, ready to go inside to find the best deal on all electronics. "Black Friday is obviously a very busy day for us, but Boxing Day is one of our biggest sales events of the year," said store leader Steve Toews. "It's been really amazing with customers this year &n
  
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• Lethbridge small stores pushing local option | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  27-12-2022 00:05 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge small stores pushing local option | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge businesses push importance of shopping local on Boxing Day

  27-12-2022 00:05
  It was Boxing Day, and Albertans were heading out to find the best deals they could get their hands on. While many chose to go to the big box stores, smaller businesses in Lethbridge were emphasizing the importance of getting out and shopping local. "It's hard to compete with those big box stores, so we're trying our best to keep the money local," said Tony Fritz, co-owner of the Herbal Apothecary. "You give your money to Wal-Mart or somewhere like that, it's leaving the city," said Alex Kindrac
  
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