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• Gas prices in Alberta the lowest in the country - Lethbridge News Now

  28-12-2022 23:33 via news.google.com
  Gas prices in Alberta the lowest in the country  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary to face many issues in 2023, Gondek says

  28-12-2022 23:18
  In a year-end interview with CTV News, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says the city faces many of the same "wicked problems" other Canadian cities will experience in 2023. Those include the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mental health crisis, addictions among Canadians and rampant poverty. One way to help many of those issues at once could be to revitalize the downtown cores of all of the major Canadian cities, Gondek says. "We proposed to the federal government if we could come to them with
  
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• After 25 years of searching, Lethbridge woman found her cousins in Transylvania - CBC.ca

  28-12-2022 22:45 via news.google.com
  After 25 years of searching, Lethbridge woman found her cousins in Transylvania  CBC.ca
  
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• 'Edmonton's a bit ahead of Calgary': How Alberta's premier plans to even things out

  28-12-2022 22:26
  Danielle Smith had great things to say about Edmonton's economy, arena and airport in her year-end interview with CTV News Edmonton. Calgary however, needs some attention, Alberta's premier told 6 p.m. anchor Erin Isfeld during a sit-down conversation on Dec. 14. The premier's comments came when she was asked how she plans to appeal to Edmonton voters ahead of the May 29 election. "I think, in some ways, Edmonton's a bit ahead of Calgary when you look at some of the issues we've had to address i
  
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• Canada-wide warrant issued for suspect in fatal Forest Lawn shooting

  28-12-2022 21:25
  A warrant has been issued for a 22-year-old man who is considered armed-and-dangerous in connection with a fatal Christmas Day shooting in a southeast Calgary neighbourhood. Yosief Hagos is wanted on a second-degree murder charge as part of the investigation into the shooting death of 24-year-old Samuel Welday Haile. An injured Haile was found in the 2600 block of 36th Street S.E. at around 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 25. He was taken by ambulance to hospital where he later died. Hagos is described as:App
  
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• 'Sky's the limit': New Calgary Flames organist wants you to send in your song requests

  28-12-2022 20:17
  It's the middle of a Calgary Flames game and Warren Tse is practicing a Taylor Swift song on the organ. Tse is in his first full season as the Flames' organist, entertaining the crowd between whistles with a mix of classic arena music, top 40 pop hits and everything in between. He gets dozens of song requests during any given game, quickly learns them if he needs to, then plays them to more than 19,000 fans at the 'Dome. "It really boosts the energy of the crowd in a way that just playing tracks
  
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• Transport minister calls Sunwing chaos ‘unacceptable’ as passengers remain stranded

  28-12-2022 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  'Canadians are patient when it comes to weather disruptions but they rightly expect their airlines to keep them informed and to manage these disruptions smoothly,' said Alghabra.
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service investigating northside homicide ... - Global News

  28-12-2022 18:46 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge Police Service investigating northside homicide

  28-12-2022 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  Police said officers arrived at a home along the 2500 block of 13 Avenue North at 11 p.m. after reports of a disturbance involving a man and a woman.
  
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• Severely injured woman dies in Lethbridge home, man arrested

  28-12-2022 18:36
  A 59-year-old woman is dead and a 59-year-old man is in police custody following a Tuesday night police investigation at a Lethbridge home. Officers were called to a home in the 2500 block of 13 Avenue North shortly after 11 p.m. for reports of a disturbance. A man was spotted exiting the home and quickly arrested. Police found a critically injured woman inside the home. EMS attempted to revive her but she succumbed to her injuries on scene. Investigators have deemed the death a homicide and say
  
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• Calgary man faces impaired driving charges in Christmas Eve police pursuit

  28-12-2022 18:18
  A 51-year-old Calgary man faces several charges in connection with a Christmas Eve police pursuit spurred by suspected impaired driving. Calgary Police Service officials say there were several reports of a white Chevrolet Express van driving erratically in the city's southeast. The van travelled southbound 24th Street S.E. onto northbound Deerfoot Trail before heading west on Anderson Road and north on Bonaventure Drive S.E. The van was said to be involved in a hit-and-run crash during its trave
  
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• Crews respond to train derailment on Highway 3 east of Taber - Lethbridge News Now

  28-12-2022 16:27 via news.google.com
  Crews respond to train derailment on Highway 3 east of Taber  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CP train derailed near Taber Wednesday morning

  28-12-2022 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  Taber RCMP said 11 Canadian Pacific railcars derailed near Taber, Alta., Wednesday morning. Police added there were no reports of injuries.
  
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• 11 train cars derail along Highway 3 near Taber

  28-12-2022 16:00
  A section of Highway 3 was reduced to single lanes of eastbound and westbound traffic on Wednesday as crews cleaned up after an early morning train derailment near the southern Alberta town of Taber. RCMP officials confirm 11 train cars left the tracks at around midnight along the highway between Highway 36 and Range Road 162. No injuries have been reported in connection with the derailment and Mounties say the spilled contents are not dangerous goods or hazardous. CTV News has not confirmed wha
  
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• 'Never seen a fire like that': 1 dead, 9 hospitalized in QEII crash north of Airdrie, Alta.

  28-12-2022 15:38
  One person is dead and nine people were taken to hospital by ambulance following a Tuesday night crash on the QEII highway involving at least 14 vehicles. Emergency crews were called to the crash scene, located north of Veterans Boulevard and south of the Highway 72 overpass near Crossfield, shortly after 10 p.m. RCMP officials say one person was pronounced dead on scene. The identity of the deceased was not released. A preliminary investigation into the crash determined the vehicles involved in
  
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• 1 dead, 9 hospitalized in QEII crash north of Airdrie, Alta.

  28-12-2022 15:38
  One person is dead and nine people were taken to hospital by ambulance following a Tuesday night crash on the QEII highway involving at least 14 vehicles. Emergency crews were called to the crash scene, located north of Veterans Boulevard and south of the Highway 72 overpass near Crossfield, shortly after 10 p.m. RCMP officials say one person was pronounced dead on scene. The identity of the deceased was not released. A preliminary investigation into the crash determined the vehicles involved in
  
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• 1 dead, 9 hospitalized in QEII crash north of Airdrie

  28-12-2022 15:38
  One person is dead and nine people were taken to hospital by ambulance following a Tuesday night crash on the QEII highway involving at least 14 vehicles. Emergency crews were called to the crash scene, located north of Veterans Boulevard and south of the Highway 72 overpass near Crossfield, shortly after 10 p.m. RCMP officials say one person was pronounced dead on scene. The identity of the deceased was not released. A preliminary investigation into the crash determined the vehicles involved in
  
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• 1 dead, 9 hospitalized in QEII crash near Airdrie

  28-12-2022 15:38
  One person is dead and nine people were taken to hospital by ambulance following a Tuesday night crash on the QEII highway involving at least 14 vehicles. Emergency crews were called to the crash scene, located north of Veterans Boulevard and south of the Highway 72 overpass, shortly after 10 p.m. RCMP officials say one person was pronounced dead on scene. The identity of the deceased was not released. A preliminary investigation into the crash determined the vehicles involved included:A commerc
  
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• More than 20 vehicles involved in major pileup on Highway 2 near Crossfield: RCMP

  28-12-2022 14:17 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said a Tuesday night multi-vehicle crash on Highway 2 near Crossfield has closed the northbound lanes north of Airdrie as of Wednesday morning.
  
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• 1 dead, 9 injured after multi-vehicle pileup on Highway 2 near Crossfield: RCMP

  28-12-2022 14:17 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said a Tuesday night multi-vehicle crash on Highway 2 near Crossfield was fatal and has closed the northbound lanes north of Airdrie as of Wednesday morning.
  
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• Are we headed for a recession? Here are the signs to look out for

  28-12-2022 14:03
  As we head into 2023, many economists have said Canada should brace for at least a mild recession amid high inflation and aggressive rate hikes from the Bank of Canada. Economists at RBC forecast in October that Canada could enter a "moderate" recession in the first quarter of 2023. Similarly, in the fall economic statement, the federal government presented a "downside scenario" that would see a "mild recession" in Q1. Here are some of the indicators that can offer a glimpse into whether Canada
  
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• Lethbridge water treatment plant workers get 10% raise - Alberta Worker

  28-12-2022 12:22 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge water treatment plant workers get 10% raise  Alberta Worker
  
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• Police investigating death of 59-year-old Lethbridge woman as ... - My Lethbridge Now

  28-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Police investigating death of 59-year-old Lethbridge woman as ...  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Oilers cash in on late power play to burn Flames 2-1

  28-12-2022 05:56
  Connor McDavid's league-leading 31st goal to extend his point streak to 16 games was the winner on Tuesday as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 2-1. Tyson Barrie with his 100th career goal also scored for Edmonton (19-15-2), which leap frogs Calgary to move back into the second wild-card spot in the NHL's Western Conference. Mikael Backlund scored the lone goal for Calgary (16-13-7), which had its four-game points streak snapped. Backlund also put a shot off the goalpost in the game's
  
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• Alberta man stuck in Cancún for 4 days due to Sunwing flight cancellations

  28-12-2022 03:19
  An Alberta man is among the hundreds of Canadians who remain stranded in Mexico after their Sunwing flights were cancelled abruptly last week due to winter weather. Kody Thorne and his partner set off for Cancún on Dec. 17, but their relaxing trip came crashing down on Christmas Eve when they arrived at the airport to fly back home to Edmonton. “As soon as we walked in, it was absolute chaos. The lineups were horrendous. There were people camped out on the airport floor, laying down
  
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• Boxing Week, New Year’s Eve keeping Lethbridge businesses busy

  28-12-2022 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge businesses set Boxing Day sales through the week, hoping to draw customers into their shops through the new year.
  
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• Three-day pond hockey tournament drops the puck in Chestermere

  28-12-2022 00:47
  Thousands are set to gather in Chestermere this week for the Tim Hortons Western Canada Pond Hockey Championship. Nearly 1,000 players aged four to 66 are lacing up their skates to participate in the sixth annual event. "Over the years, it's been amazing. Last year was bitterly cold at minus 37. This year has been a dream," said organizer Alex Halat. Halat also takes charge of the World's Longest Hockey Game and knows that Chestermere can handle the influx of people, the lake will hold until Thu
  
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• Victim in deadly Forest Lawn shooting on Christmas morning identified

  28-12-2022 00:15
  Calgary police have named the man fatally shot in Forest Lawn on Christmas morning, and confirmed he is the city's 26th homicide victim of the year. Officers were called to the 2600 block of 36 Street S.E. around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25. Samuel Welday Haile, 24, of Calgary was found shot and taken to hospital by EMS, where he later died. An autopsy was conducted on Tuesday. Police say investigators are currently trying to figure out why Haile was killed and that at this point, it is unknown
  
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