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• Alberta's gas tax suspended Sunday, but prices are rising once again

  31-12-2022 23:29
  Albertans are set to see another change in gas prices starting Sunday.  The province will stop collecting its fuel tax on Jan. 1, which, in theory, should reduce prices at the pumps by about 4 cents a litre.  The government has plans to suspend the levy for six months before reinstating it based on the price of oil beginning in July.  But the pocketbook bump comes after a three-day-jump of more than 10 cents a litre at many Calgary stations this week.  It's renewed outrage am
  
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• Advocates propose paying most vulnerable $20/day to enter drug treatment

  31-12-2022 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  The $600 per month would go into people’s pockets and not towards food or accommodation costs, giving them something to work with when they leave treatment and attempt recovery.
  
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• Highway 3 reopens after 'vehicle incident'

  31-12-2022 22:37
  The Crowsnest Highway has reopened in both directions, according to an update from Drive BC Saturday afternoon. A "vehicle incident" west of Princeton was first reported around noon, with traffic initially reduced to single-lane alternating. However, a full closure of the route followed around 1 p.m. No further information on what prompted the closure has been released.  CLOSED - #BCHwy3 is closed west of #PrincetonBC at Whipsaw Creek Rd due to a vehicle incident. Crews are on scene. No det
  
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• Highway 3 closed in both directions due to 'vehicle incident'

  31-12-2022 22:37
  The Crowsnest Highway has been closed in both directions Saturday afternoon, according to Drive BC. A "vehicle incident" west of Princeton was first reported around noon, with traffic initially reduced to single-lane alternating. However, a full closure of the route followed around 1 p.m. No detour is available and no estimated time of reopening has been provided. The next update is scheduled for 3 p.m.  CLOSED - #BCHwy3 is closed west of #PrincetonBC at Whipsaw Creek Rd due to a vehicle in
  
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• Calgary Transit offering extended New Year's Eve service

  31-12-2022 22:06
  Calgary Transit is offering extended service for New Year's Eve, on both light rail and bus service. The agency posted on Twitter Saturday afternoon that CTrains will run until 4 a.m. Sunday morning.Calgary Transit will have extended service tonight. The CTrain will run until 4:00 am on Jan. 1, 2023. Routes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 301, 302, and MAX Orange, MAX Yellow, MAX Teal, and MAX Purple will run until 3:00 am on Jan. 1, 2023. Visit https://t.co/idG7MI3pUB for more. — YYC Transportation
  
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• World juniors: Switzerland through to quarterfinals with shootout win over Slovakia

  31-12-2022 21:25
  Switzerland's Rodwin Dionicio played hero at the world junior hockey championship Saturday, earning his team a 4-3 shootout win over Slovakia. Dionicio, a defenceman for the Ontario Hockey League's Niagara IceDogs, beat Slovak netminder Adam Gajan in the 10th round of the shootout. Switzerland came into the third period down 3-1 but rallied with goals from Mischa Ramel and Lorenzo Canonica to force extra time. Liekit Reichele also scored and had an assist for the Swiss in regulation play. Slovak
  
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• Colourful art brings light to blind Edmonton artist’s life: ‘There’s always a way’

  31-12-2022 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Even though her world looks dark, Hammond chose to fill her home, and her heart, with colour - using her creativity to make vibrant art.
  
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• Lethbridge firefighters respond to north side garage fire

  31-12-2022 19:10
   Lethbridge fire crews responded to a garage fire on the north side of the city early Saturday morning. After receiving a call around 5:40 a.m. Saturday morning, crews from two stations fought the blaze in the 300 block of 16 Street North. The garage was already a total loss by the time fire crews arrived. They were able to extinguish it before it spread to any residence. No one was injured. Damage was estimated at $75,000. Investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire.
  
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• Dec 31 North Lethbridge Garage Fire - City of Lethbridge

  31-12-2022 18:53 via news.google.com
  Dec 31 North Lethbridge Garage Fire  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Extra staff redeployed to help children's hospital deal with staffing shortage

  31-12-2022 18:41
  Alberta Children's Hospital is redeploying staff over the New Year's long weekend in order to address the ongoing surge in respiratory illnesses and staffing gaps. Starting Friday, staff from paediatric critical care transport teams have been moved to help expand patient intake capacity, creating a fast track area within the children's hospital ER. They've been reassigned until Tuesday. Young patients transported by STARS or EMS will still get virtual support by the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  
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• Missing Drumheller woman located

  31-12-2022 17:56
  Drumheller RCMP say that have found Dawn Flater, a 50-year-old woman reported missing Saturday, and that she is safe. Flater's family and the Drumheller RCMP expressed concern for her well-being and wanted to confirm that she was OK.
  
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• Drumheller RCMP seek public assistance locating missing woman

  31-12-2022 17:56
  Drumheller RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating Dawn Flater, a 50-year-old woman who was last seen Friday. Flater's family and the Drumheller RCMP are concerned for her well-being and want to confirm that she is safe. She's described as 154 centimetres  (5'1") tall,  weighing 63 kilograms(140 pounds), with blonde hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-823-7590. Anonymous callers can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online or by
  
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• Tyler Pace's 9 points not enough as Roughnecks drop close one to Seals

  31-12-2022 17:31
  Tyler Pace scored nine points by himself Friday night but they weren't enough to lead the Calgary Roughnecks to a win against the San Diego Seals. The Seals jumped on the Roughnecks early, building a 13-5 lead after 30 minutes, then hung on as Calgary stormed back in the second half. At the end of the night, the final score was 17-14 San Diego in a high-scoring National Lacrosse League contest at the Saddledome. Roughneck captain Jesse King scored four goals, and goaltender Christian Del Bianco
  
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• Wranglers extend win streak to 5 with victory over Bakersfield

  31-12-2022 16:26
  The Calgary Wranglers stayed hot Friday night, defeating the Condors 2-1 in a game in Bakersfield. Emilio Pettersen and Matthew Phillips scored for the Wranglers, while Alex Peters responded for Bakersfield. Phillips…right back at it! pic.twitter.com/RuQtxYLbV5 — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) December 31, 2022Oscar Dansk stopped 31 shots for the Wranglers, who won their fifth game in a row. The Wranglers are 18-2-1 over their last 21 games. They're back in action Saturday night,
  
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• LeBron James scores season-high 47 points on 38th birthday

  31-12-2022 15:00
  LeBron James knows how to celebrate in style, scoring a season-high 47 points as he inspired the Los Angeles Lakers to a 130-121 win over the Atlanta Hawks on his 38th birthday. James helped his team come back from 15 points down at the State Farm Arena and ended the game with 10 rebounds and nine assists. "I feel better than 18," James told reporters. "At 18 years old I knew how to play the game, I knew I belonged in the NBA but I didn't know what I could become. I just knew that [if] I continu
  
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• Russian strikes intensify as Ukrainians return for holiday

  31-12-2022 14:45
  Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others, in a sign that the pace of Russia attacks had picked up before New Year's. Some Ukrainians defied the danger, however, to return to the country to reunite with families for the holidays. Ukrainian officials claimed Russia was now deliberately targeting civilians, seeking to create a climate of fear to see out the year grimly and usher in a bloody 2023. First lady Olena Zelenska
  
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• Benedict XVI, first pope to retire in 600 years, dies at 95

  31-12-2022 14:16
  Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. He was 95. Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11, 2013, when he announced, in his typical, soft-spoken Latin, that he no longer had the strength to run the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church that he had steered for eight years through scandal and indifference. His dramatic decision
  
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• Most read and most notable Alberta news stories from 2022

  31-12-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  As Albertans brush up on the lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne" and prepare to bid adieu to 2022, it is the perfect time to reflect on all that has unfolded in the past year.
  
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• No injuries in north Lethbridge garage fire | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  31-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  No injuries in north Lethbridge garage fire | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Connor McDavid shines as Oilers pound Kraken 7-2 - Lethbridge News Now

  31-12-2022 07:11 via news.google.com
  Connor McDavid shines as Oilers pound Kraken 7-2  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hurricanes Drop See-Saw Battle to Broncos - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  31-12-2022 05:38 via news.google.com
  Hurricanes Drop See-Saw Battle to Broncos  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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• Barbara Walters, a superstar and pioneer in TV news, dies

  31-12-2022 03:50
  Barbara Walters, a pioneer as TV news' first woman superstar, has died, according to ABC News. She was 93. Her cause of death was not immediately known. Other details, such as where she died, were not immediately released. Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, with an unprecedented $1 million annual salary. During more than three decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, Walters' exclusive interviews with the famous and powerful brought her celebrity status that r
  
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• Police seek public assistance in locating missing West Hillhurst senior

  31-12-2022 03:17
  Calgary police are asking for public assistance to help locate a Calgary senior who was reported missing in West Hillhurst. Gerard McDonald, 65, was last seen by the staff at Bethany Care Centre at 916 18A Street N.W. on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. McDonald has a medical condition, and staff and the police are concerned for his well-being. He's described as 187 centimetres  (6'2") tall,  weighing 89 kilograms (197 pounds), with brown eyes, short, dark grey hair and a grey mustache. He was l
  
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• Police say missing senior found safe

  31-12-2022 03:17
  Calgary police say a Calgary senior who was reported missing in West Hillhurst has been found. Authorities notified the public about a senior who went missing on Friday evening. Several hours later, he was found. "We thank the public and the media for their assistance," police said in a release. No further details will be released.
  
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• A look back at the famous and influential people we lost in 2022

  31-12-2022 02:50
  From musicians and actors to the Queen herself, the world lost a number of beloved and influential figures this past year who made their mark in the worlds of film, music, sports and politics. Here are some of those notable individuals who died in 2022: MICHAEL LANG The famed co-creator of the Woodstock music festival died on Jan. 8 at the age of 77 from a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Lang was just 24 years old when Woodstock took place in August 1969 in New York's Catskill Mountains. Alon
  
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• Alberta small businesses look ahead to 2023 amid fears of a recession: report

  31-12-2022 02:37
  The Canadian Federation for Independent Business (CFIB) has released an updated look at how small businesses across Canada are feeling about the future. Overall, the report suggests small business owners nationwide feel slightly more optimistic about the year ahead than they were a month ago, but their short-term outlook has worsened. The small business confidence indicator registered 50.9 index points in December, up 0.9 points over November. While it is an uptick, it remains at
  
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• Cochrane Humane Society squeezed by puppy pile

  31-12-2022 01:55
  The Cochrane Humane Society is currently caring for 60 puppies ranging in age from two to roughly four months of age. Earlier this month, they numbered about 100. "This year is just - it's through the roof. We have litter after litter after litter coming into our care, and at the beginning of the month, we had about 100 puppies in care," said Janine Rossler, executive director of the Cochrane Humane Society. Earlier this week, the shelter put out a call for used bed linens and towels to help kee
  
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• What's on in Calgary for New Year's Eve

  31-12-2022 01:53
  Anyone want to go out for New Year's Eve? The forecast is fair if watching fireworks at midnight is your jam. The Flames are in town playing at the Saddledome, and Trooper is playing late at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino if you lived your best life in 1978 and are hoping for a flashback. Here's a partial list of what's going on in Calgary Saturday night. Zoo Year's Eve. After a week of cancellations due to the deep freeze, Zoolights is back. Featuring two million lights, axe-throwing, ice skating
  
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• 'She's doing great': Alberta girl hospitalized with rare mix of viruses close to going home

  31-12-2022 01:43
  A 15-month-old girl who has been in Edmonton and Calgary hospitals for nearly two months with an uncommon mix of viruses – is getting better. Ainsley was hospitalized in November after contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well as rhinovirus and an adenovirus. She was transported from Calgary to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton because she needed to be placed on an ECMO machine and ventilator. On Dec. 3, her mom said she accidentally became detached from the machine,
  
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• After Sunwing halts Saskatchewan service, some stranded passengers may return via Edmonton

  31-12-2022 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  The ripple effect of flight cancellations and lengthy delays continues to strand Canadian travellers and cause issues for airline Sunwing.
  
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• Nanton RCMP investigating stabbing spree that left 1 dead

  31-12-2022 00:50
  Residents of Nanton are still reeling from a stabbing that took place in the town earlier this week that left one woman dead and three others injured. The attack happened Tuesday evening in a residence in the area of 21 Street in Nanton. A 54-year-old woman from Nanton was found dead at the scene while a 32-year-old woman and two men aged 55 and 36 were injured. Those that were injured were taken to hospital. It was shocking for a town of just over 2,100 people located south of Calgary at the ju
  
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• Affordability measures coming to Albertans in the new year, along with changes to CPP and EI contributions

  31-12-2022 00:50 via globalnews.ca
  Inflation relief, announced in Premier Danielle Smith’s televised address near the end of November, should come in January.
  
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• Calgary woman frustrated over WestJet customer service scam

  31-12-2022 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  A WestJet spokesperson said the company is aware of multiple fraudulent websites and social media accounts impersonating the airline.
  
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