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• Aspiring Alberta country singer’s French accent strikes a funny chord: ‘This can’t be real’

  02-01-2023 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Aspiring country singer Jase Ernest has gained notoriety on TikTok — not for his singing per se, rather his 'Alberta' French accent that some compare to language in The Sims.
  
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• Details on Alberta’s affordability payments expected ‘soon’

  02-01-2023 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Support is supposed to be on the way, but Albertans looking to get financial relief promised by the province for the new year will have to wait before they can apply.
  
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• No evidence of gas price gouging since provincial tax removal, Alberta government says

  02-01-2023 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Dale Nally, minister for red tape reduction, said businesses found guilty of price gouging can be fined up to $300,000 or receive up to two years of jail time.
  
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• Mayor reflects on challenges and victories of 2022 - My Lethbridge Now

  02-01-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  Mayor reflects on challenges and victories of 2022  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Meet Marcel, Calgary's first baby of 2023

  02-01-2023 21:05
  The province has a new policy that it no longer announces the first born baby of the year, but the mom of the first-born Calgary baby has a different opinion. Meet Marcel Duquette, all eight pounds, one ounce of him, who arrived at 12:07 a.m. on Jan.1, 2023 at Rockyview Hospital in southwest Calgary to mom KeSandra (Cassandra) Duquette and dad Philipe Dubuc.KeSandra said the birth of Marcel was pretty smooth sailing. "It was a completely different experience than with my last two!" she said. "It
  
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• Stjernborg's shorthanded goal leads Sweden over Finland in world ... - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 20:19 via news.google.com
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: January 2, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 20:11 via news.google.com
  What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: January 2, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Friends rally to support family of man killed in multi-vehicle crash near Airdrie

  02-01-2023 20:05
  Friends and family are rallying to raise funds for the family of a Carstairs man who died in a multi-vehicle collision Dec.27 north of Airdrie. Brad Dowell, 36, was killed and nine others sent to hospital in a collision that involved at least 14 vehicles. A Facebook page has been created in Dowell's memory, with members of his community posting remembrances of Dowell. "He was a devoted father, loving husband and a dear friend," wrote Nicole Kotyk. "He was always the life of the party and knew ho
  
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• Man arrested on attempted murder charges in machete attack - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 19:54 via news.google.com
  Man arrested on attempted murder charges in machete attack  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec wants feds to focus on environment, for Alberta it’s the economy: PCO polling

  02-01-2023 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Global News has obtained a 1,000 pages of polling data commissioned by the Privy Council Office, data which reveals regional differences when it comes identifying top priorities.
  
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• Forsberg, Karlsson, Raanta named NHL's three stars of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 18:41 via news.google.com
  Forsberg, Karlsson, Raanta named NHL's three stars of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's Rose and Crown pub known for spooky history shuts its doors

  02-01-2023 18:13
  Pieces of an iconic Calgary pub are hitting the auction block. The Rose and Crown pub announced on social media Saturday that it has closed its doors permanently. The building was converted into a bar back in 1986, but was originally a funeral home, built in the 1920s. The Rose and Crown was considered by budding ghostbusters some to be one of the most haunted places in Calgary. On Instagram, commenters mourned the closing of a cherished Calgary venue. One, @abcarruthers said, "Met my wife here,
  
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• Hitmen kick off 2023 with loss to Red Deer

  02-01-2023 17:18
  The Calgary Hitmen said hello to 2023 with a Sunday afternoon loss, dropping a 5-3 decision to the Red Deer Rebels. After Red Deer jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period on goals from Jace Isley and Kai Uchacz, the Hitmen bounced back in the second on goals from Brandon Whynott and London Hoilett. Uchacz, with his second of the game, gave Red Deer the lead but Oliver Tulk tied it again before the end of the second. Despite heavy pressure, the Hitmen couldn't get the go-ahead goal. Lat
  
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• Canada's Leylah Fernandez progresses at ASB Classica

  02-01-2023 16:42
  Canada's 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez opened her 2023 season with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 win Monday over 15-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the ASB Classic. Third-seeded Fernandez needed only 61 minutes to sweep by the Czech teenager, who entered the main draw on a wild card. Fernandez beat three top-5 players, including defending champion Naomi Osaki, on her way to the 2021 US Open final where she was beaten by Britain's Emma Raducanu, who also is in the main draw at A
  
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• 'It never needed to be this way': Prince Harry wants his father, brother 'back' in new interview

  02-01-2023 16:13
  Britain's Prince Harry said his troubled relationship with the Royal Family "never needed to be this way" and he wants to get his father King Charles and his brother "back," in an excerpt from an interview with broadcaster ITV released on Monday. "It never needed to be this way," he said in the clip. "They've shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile," he said. "I would like to get my father back; I would like to have my brother back."These are the 5 main takeaways from 'Harry and Meghan' on
  
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• Russia says Ukrainian rocket kills 63 Russian soldiers

  02-01-2023 14:49
  Russia's defence ministry said Monday that 63 Russian soldiers have been killed by a Ukrainian strike on a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where military personnel was stationed. Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system and two of them were shot down, a Russian defence ministry statement. The strike, using a U.S.-supplied precision weapon that has proven critical in enabling Ukrainian forces to hit key targets, delivered a new setback for Russia which in recent month
  
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• Moscow says Ukrainian rocket strike kills 63 Russian troops

  02-01-2023 14:49
  Ukrainian forces fired rockets at a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian soldiers were stationed, killing 63 of them, Russia's defence ministry said Monday, in one of the deadliest attacks on the Kremlin's forces since the war began more than 10 months ago. Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system and two of them were shot down, a defense ministry statement said. It did not say when the strike happened. The strike, using a U.S.-supplied precision weapon that
  
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• An activist in office: Steven Guilbeault's first year as environment ... - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 12:06 via news.google.com
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• 'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug ... - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 10:07 via news.google.com
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• Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI body lying in state at Vatican - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 09:27 via news.google.com
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• Helicopters collide over Australian beach, 4 passengers dead - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 08:47 via news.google.com
  Helicopters collide over Australian beach, 4 passengers dead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ukraine reports more Russian drone attacks - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 08:23 via news.google.com
  Ukraine reports more Russian drone attacks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Senators snap Sabres six-game streak with 3-1 win - Lethbridge News Now

  02-01-2023 03:52 via news.google.com
  Senators snap Sabres six-game streak with 3-1 win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Political scientists weigh in on how Alberta’s upcoming provincial election may shape up

  02-01-2023 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta election is still several months away but experts say the unofficial campaign will only get more interesting as we go.
  
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