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• Missing truck found, witnesses still needed in 'violent' downtown homicide

  05-01-2023 23:40
  The Edmonton Police Service is asking for the public's help in a "violent" homicide last week.  On Jan. 1, officers responded to 10714 106 St. in Central McDougall and found 70-year-old Ronald Bell dead. Due to Bell's injuries and the state of the home, which had an extinguished unreported fire and an active water leak, homicide investigators were called in immediately, said Det. Jared Buhler at a Thursday press conference. "Based on our scene examination and the autopsy, I think it's safe
  
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• New COVID-19 variant posing new questions about public health, individual decisions

  05-01-2023 23:21
  Many Albertans seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the latest COVID-19 variant in the province.  Four cases of the new Omicron strain have been confirmed by government officials to CTV News. The highly-transmissible "Kraken" strain is becoming dominant in many countries, and some experts suspect Canada won't be far behind.  But at the Calgary International Airport, that doesn't appear to have changed the behaviour of many travellers.   Masks were few an
  
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• Downtown Calgary assessment values rise in best properties, but appeals likely coming

  05-01-2023 22:58
  Calgary's hallmark downtown properties saw significant jumps in assessed value over last year, despite overall high vacancy in the core. "We've been pulling all the levers but at the end of the day, we're still hovering around the 33 to 34 per cent vacancy rate in the downtown core," said Greg Kwong, regional managing directory for CBRE, a global real estate services company with offices in Calgary. According to numbers from the City of Calgary, Brookfield Place saw the greatest jump, now assess
  
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• Lethbridge welcomes four new family doctors, more to start in early ... - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 22:42 via news.google.com
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• Skip Time jumping for joy as they prepare to perform before the Harlem Globetrotters Sunday

  05-01-2023 22:30
  For the second year in a row, Skip Time will perform before the Harlem Globetrotters game against the Washington Generals and they're as excited about the opportunity as they hope to make the Calgary crowd. Those two teams hit the court at 3 p.m. at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday. Prior to that, Skip Time, Calgary's first jump rope club, will try to pump up the crowd with a high energy routine. Seventeen-year-old Piper Bourne has been jumping rope since she was six.  Bourne said even t
  
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• Skip Time jumping for joy as they prepare to perform before the Harlem Globetrotters Saturday

  05-01-2023 22:30
  For the second year in a row, Skip Time will perform before the Harlem Globetrotters game against the Washington Generals and they're as excited about the opportunity as they hope to make the Calgary crowd. Those two teams hit the court at 3 p.m. at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday. Prior to that, Skip Time, Calgary's first jump rope club, will try to pump up the crowd with a high energy routine. Seventeen-year-old Piper Bourne has been jumping rope since she was six.  Bourne said even
  
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• Lethbridge Police nab seven impaired drivers during Christmas ... - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 22:26 via news.google.com
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• Police wrap up Christmas Check Stop campaign - My Lethbridge Now

  05-01-2023 22:18 via news.google.com
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• About 50% of Canadians don't know tire pressure can be affected by winter temperatures: Kal Tire survey

  05-01-2023 21:25
  Only half of Canadians know their tire pressure needs adjusting during the winter, according to a survey commissioned by Kal Tire.  Some 3,100 Canadians who service their own vehicle were surveyed between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2 for the project.  Less than a quarter reported checking their tire pressure in the past year and only five per cent reported checking their tire pressure monthly.  Drivers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba were found to be the best at this habit: 49 pe
  
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• ‘Most-transmissible’ COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 detected in Alberta

  05-01-2023 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  On Wednesday, an Alberta Health spokesperson confirmed four cases of XBB.1.5 have been identified in the province.
  
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• High-risk offender released into community: Calgary police

  05-01-2023 20:28
  Calgary police issued a statement that a high-risk offender was released into the community Thursday. Shaun Gerard Desruisseaux, 43, committed a number of sexual assaults between 2008 to 2011 in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan and targeted women, and a teenager, who were not known to him. He was released from detention after serving two-thirds of a 15-year sentence. Desruisseaux is subject to statutory release conditions. He'll be supervised by Correctional Services Canada. He's described as 1
  
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• Province says details on affordability payments coming on Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 20:25 via news.google.com
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• Byelection coming for Calgary Heritage following incumbent's departure

  05-01-2023 20:06
  Calgarians who live in one federal riding will be heading to the polls sometime early this year. Calgary Heritage, located in the southwest, became vacant when Conservative MP Bob Benzen announced his retirement last year. That announcement became official on Dec. 31, 2022. According to Elections Canada, Stephane Perrault, the chief electoral officer of Canada, received notice of the vacancy on Monday. "A byelection will take place to fill the vacant seat," the agency wrote in a statement. That
  
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• Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper Park backcountry lodges

  05-01-2023 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  The two lodges were on habitat used by caribou for calving, rearing and rutting, and added to pressures the animals were facing from predators.
  
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• Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper ... - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 19:34 via news.google.com
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• Sunwing 'incredibly sorry' after holiday travel disruptions leave customers stranded

  05-01-2023 19:18
  Sunwing has issued an apology to passengers left stranded after winter storms upended operations but says "most of our customers enjoyed their holidays with minimal disruption." In a joint statement on Thursday, Sunwing Travel Group CEO Stephen Hunter and Sunwing Airlines president Len Corrado said they are "incredibly sorry for letting our customers down." "We regret that we did not meet the level of service our customers expect from Sunwing," the executives said. "We had clear failures in exec
  
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• $300K in stolen property, including work trucks, recovered by Alberta RCMP

  05-01-2023 19:18
  Mounties have arrested three people and recovered more than $300,000 in stolen property following a break-and-enter in Innisfail on Wednesday. Officials say police were called to respond to a commercial break-and-enter at a rural property on Jan. 4. "Three suspects entered a rural commercial property and stole tools and keys to numerous work trucks," RCMP said, adding that three trucks were stolen by the suspects. With the help of the business owner, the suspects – all from Calgary –
  
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• Coaldale town offices moving to new Civic Square building - My Lethbridge Now

  05-01-2023 18:58 via news.google.com
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• 2 temporary art installations coming to downtown Calgary

  05-01-2023 18:49
  Calgary will temporarily be home to two new art installations designed to make the city more welcoming during the winter months. The projects are a part of Calgary's annual Winter City Design Competition, which sees local engineers, architects, artists and post-secondary students dream up creative new elements for Stephen Avenue and the Beltline. "Calgary has an amazing design community and we’re excited to provide creative opportunities to help bring their ideas to life," competition
  
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• Hurricanes reassign Bansley to Melville Millionaires - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 18:46 via news.google.com
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• Calgary's Fish Creek Provincial Park is one of the top places to run in Canada

  05-01-2023 18:30
  A picturesque provincial park in southeast Calgary has received a top honour, which was decided after analysing more than 100,000 online reviews. Fish Creek Provincial Park took the fourth spot on a list of top places to run in Canada, compiled by SportShoes.com, which was based on Tripadvisor reviews. "The study analysed Tripadvisor reviews for over 760 cycle routes, running paths and popular swimming locations across different countries to find out which attractions have left visitors so conte
  
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• Veteran tackle Stanley Bryant signs extension with Blue Bombers - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 17:50 via news.google.com
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• New hotel opens in Banff offering 21 suites, 2 rooftop pools

  05-01-2023 17:43
  Tourists heading to Banff this winter have one more option to consider when deciding where to stay. A new boutique hotel has opened just off Banff Avenue offering 21 apartment-style suites. The hotel, called Basecamp Suites Banff, has options ranging from a 305 square-foot one-bedroom suite with a queen bed and a pullout sofa to a three-bedroom suite that can sleep eight to 10 guests. Each suite in the hotel, located on Marten Street in the Cascade Shops, has a fully equipped kitchen. "Designed
  
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• Man's body found near Roxham Road unofficial border crossing in ... - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
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• In The Rings: Formative steps underway for curling players ... - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 17:26 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge's Shannon Clark named Canada's best female MMA ... - CTV News Calgary

  05-01-2023 17:06 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge woman named Canada's top female mixed martial arts fighter

  05-01-2023 17:06
  The country's top female mixed martial arts fighter for 2022 lives right here in southern Alberta. Shannon Clark, who lives in Lethbridge, was given the title after notching a pair of wins in her first two professional fights that followed three victories on the amateur circuit. She's done all of this since her debut in October 2019. Clark, who doesn't have another fight scheduled until at least the spring, is ranked third out of 20 female fighters in Western Canada and sixth in the country. She
  
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• 20 people face charges for theft, shoplifting and stolen vehicles in Airdrie area

  05-01-2023 16:34
  Authorities say an enhanced enforcement plan in the City of Airdrie and Rocky View County has paid off. Airdrie RCMP say they arrested 20 people over the month of December with the assistance of a number of retail loss prevention officers. Officials say the strategy, from the detachment's crime reduction unit, focused mainly on theft, shoplifting and stolen vehicles. "The project resulted in 20 new criminal code charges and the execution of 38 outstanding warrants, for charges including robbery,
  
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• Precision Drilling beats debt reduction goal for 2022

  05-01-2023 16:18
  Precision Drilling Corp. says it has beat its debt reduction goal for 2022. The company says it reduced its total debt by C$106 million in 2022, exceeding its C$75-million debt reduction goal. As of Dec. 31, 2022, the company says its outstanding debt included US$44 million for a senior credit facility due June 18, 2025, and US$348 million in 7.125 per cent senior notes due Jan. 15, 2026. The company also had US$400 million outstanding in 6.875 per cent senior notes due June 15, 2029. In additio
  
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• Kevin Stanfield's forecast: After a cooler Thursday, Calgary warms

  05-01-2023 16:02
  Welcome back to 2023! We’re getting into gear with a shorter article today, I reckon. Patchy fog was a feature for the earlier hours, though locally, not so much. Cold air advection is the name of the game today, with an added chill circulating on the heels of arrival into a ridge of high pressure. A touch of northern air is common as that flows through. But wait! There’s more! Southwesterlies will develop overnight tonight, and while our usual suspects (looking your way, Cardston) c
  
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• Kevin McCarthy fails and fails again: 3rd long day in GOP House speaker fight

  05-01-2023 13:25
  For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker's chair of the U.S. House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize the chamber's gavel.Pressure was building as McCarthy lost a seventh, eighth and historic ninth round of voting, tying the number it took the last time this happened, 100 years ago, in a prolonged fight to choose a speaker in a disputed election. With
  
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• Lethbridge meat plant wants to hire 20 TFWs - Alberta Worker

  05-01-2023 12:54 via news.google.com
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• Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by Pope

  05-01-2023 12:21
  Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was sparked by the German theologian's decision to retire. Bells tolled and the crowd applauded as pallbearers carried Benedict's cypress coffin out of the fog-shrouded St. Peter's Basilica and placed it before the altar in the square outside. Wearing the crimson vestments t
  
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• Lethbridge's Shannon Clark enjoys a string of victories after hitting ... - CTV News Calgary

  05-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge sport & tourism groups to bolster both industries through ... - Lethbridge News Now

  05-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: January 5 - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  05-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Warriors turn in solid showing to take win over Hurricanes in ... - Moose Jaw Today

  05-01-2023 05:59 via news.google.com
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• Fatality inquiry report looking into death of Alberta girl known as Serenity released

  05-01-2023 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  A fatality inquiry looking into the case of an Alberta girl who died while in care has been released, offering recommendations to prevent a similar case from unfolding again.
  
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• Amazon to lay off 18,000 workers, Salesforce also cutting jobs

  05-01-2023 03:54
  E-commerce giant Amazon and business software maker Salesforce are the latest U.S. technology companies to announce major job cuts as they prune payrolls that rapidly expanded during the pandemic lockdown. Amazon said Wednesday that it will be cutting about 18,000 positions. It's the largest set of layoffs in the Seattle-based company's history, although just a fraction of its 1.5 million global workforce. "Amazon has weathered uncertain and difficult economies in the past, and we will continue
  
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• Going for gold: Canada roars back to beat U.S. in world junior semifinal

  05-01-2023 03:41
  Canada is one step away from its 20th gold medal at the world junior hockey championship. Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Thomas Milic was outstanding in making 43 saves as the tournament hosts fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the United States 6-2 on Wednesday in another emotional matchup of the bitter international rivals. Joshua Roy had two goals, including one into the empty net, and two assists for Canada, while Connor Bedard and Logan Stankove
  
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• Alberta premier, environment minister challenge yet to be tabled federal 'just transition bill'

  05-01-2023 03:20
  Alberta's premier and environment minister are taking aim at the federal government's intention to create a 'just transition bill' to help any displaced energy workers find new jobs in a net-zero future. First promised by the federal Liberal party in 2019, the "just transition legislation" pledge at the time included ensuring energy workers and communities involved in the oil and gas sector have a future in green energy as Canada moves to reduce emissions. Premier Danielle Smith says Albertans a
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: January 4

  05-01-2023 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  Global News at 6 Lethbridge for January 4, 2023.
  
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• Calgary woman loses thousands of dollars to package delivery scam

  05-01-2023 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary woman is warning others after she fell for the so-called fake package delivery scam defrauding her out of almost $2,700.
  
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• New doctors arriving in Lethbridge as AHS recruitment efforts ... - Global News

  05-01-2023 01:57 via news.google.com
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• New doctors arriving in Lethbridge as AHS recruitment efforts continue

  05-01-2023 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  'The physicians get requests daily and multiple times a day from people that are looking for doctors or with family members that are looking for doctors.'
  
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• Alberta kids to get access to more COVID vaccine options

  05-01-2023 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta distribution of the Pfizer bivalent doses for kids aged 5 to 11 and the Novavax vaccine for youth aged 12 to 17 comes nearly a month after Health Canada's approvals.
  
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• Support for Ukraine, anti-Semitism mural highlighted at ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Edmonton

  05-01-2023 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  'Even some people who had not seen Fiddler before, they saw that connection between the anti-Semitism themes in Fiddler and then seeing the mosaic.'
  
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• Suspect in Nanton, Alta., stabbing makes first court appearance

  05-01-2023 01:40
  Ryan Kelly Sutherland appeared in Fort Macleod provincial court, via CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre, for charges stemming from an alleged stabbing attack in a Nanton home late last month. Police were called to the scene, near 21st Street on Dec. 27 and found 54-year-old Nanton resident Judith Hall dead at the scene. Her husband, 55-year-old Searle Hall, was found injured along with 36-year-old Chad Haase and 32-year-old Alana Beaulieu. The three were taken to hospital to treat their injurie
  
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• Proposed biodigester project near High River, Alta., has residents wanting it snuffed out

  05-01-2023 01:40
  A proposed biodigester project and digestate pond on private Rimrock land west of High River, Alta., is receiving pushback from Foothills County neighbours and town residents. Tidewater Renewables announced in October it had secured a 20-year lease with Rimrock Renewables to sell up to 525,000 gigajoules of renewable natural gas to FortisBC, to power more than 5,000 homes in British Columbia. But the project, which is awaiting approval from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEP), is being
  
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• Southern Alberta businesses dealing with inflation, possible recession entering 2023

  05-01-2023 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows 24 per cent of Alberta businesses are at risk of closure.
  
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