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• Time extension for appeal denied for Edson arsonist, thief

  07-02-2023 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal denied a request to extend the time period for an appeal from Thomas James Berube, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in September 2022.
  
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• New living option for Calgary seniors brings them closer to family

  07-02-2023 22:28
  
  Seniors looking to downsize now have another option where they won't need to move into a condominium, apartment or senior care facility. Garden Lofts are stand alone, prefabricated backyard suite with a goal of keeping aging parents next door to their loved ones. John Brown, co-founder of Garden Loft, says the premise began at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine. Members of a home health project had contacted the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape where Brown is th
  
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• Premier Danielle Smith greets Prime Minister Trudeau with awkward handshake, grimace

  07-02-2023 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith met Just Trudeau during a photo opportunity in Ottawa Tuesday and to discuss renewable energy options for Alberta.
  
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• Wild Bros: 'geeking out' about good food to help the community - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 21:52
  
  Wild Bros: 'geeking out' about good food to help the community  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man with alleged ties to organized crime arrested, 8 guns seized

  07-02-2023 21:09
  
  A Calgary man is facing dozens of charges after police seized an arsenal of guns last month, many of which were allegedly smuggled into Canada. The two-month-long investigation began at the start of December 2022 after officers identified a person believed to be connected to organized crime and drug trafficking. On Jan. 31, police took the suspect into custody during a traffic stop and searched his vehicle as well as two homes – one in the 800 block of Fourth Avenue S.W. and the other in t
  
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• More charges expected against former 'Dances With Wolves' actor

  07-02-2023 21:03
  
  The Tsuut'ina Police Service, which serves a community west of Calgary, says it has spoken with more alleged victims of former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse and additional charges will be laid against him in the coming days. On Tuesday, Tsuu'tina Police said they've received a number of Crime Stoppers tips about Chasing Horse and they have revealed evidence of additional offences. "We are in the process of applying for arrest warrants for formal charges to be laid on our behalf,"
  
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• Alberta authorities to provide update on former 'Dances With Wolves' actor

  07-02-2023 21:03
  
  The Tsuut'ina Police Service, which serves a community west of Calgary, is expected to share more details about the case against former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse, CTV News has learned. Chasing Horse was arrested last week by North Las Vegas police and was formally charged on Monday. His offences include sex trafficking, sexual assault against a child younger than 16 and child abuse. Last week, B.C. authorities charged him with sexual assault in connection with an incident in
  
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• Calgary charity closes its doors after 25 years in service

  07-02-2023 20:43
  
  An organization that provides less fortunate Calgarians with gently used furniture is closing down after more than a quarter century in business. On Tuesday, the Calgary Inter-Faith Furniture Society (CIFFS) announced it would close effective Feb. 11. On its website, CIFFS said the decision was because of the death of its lease benefactor. "For more than 25 years, we have been a place where all Calgarians can turn to when taking their first steps on the road to a brighter future," said Donna Eva
  
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• Downtown revitalization key part of Calgary Chamber's 2023 provincial election platform

  07-02-2023 20:16
  
  The Calgary Chamber has released its provincial election platform, including priorities the organization hopes whomever is elected will embrace. Policy initiatives call for specific investments into Calgary's downtown core and support for small businesses. The platform, titled Accelerate: Driving Alberta Forward, is billed as a business-led, solutions-oriented plan to "build economic momentum and achieve economic resilience." It has also outlined spending ideas for province's projected $12.3 bil
  
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• Calgary Chamber launches provincial election platform

  07-02-2023 20:16
  
  The Calgary Chamber has released its provincial election platform, including priorities the organization hopes whomever is elected will embrace. The platform, titled Accelerate: Driving Alberta Forward, is billed as a business-led, solutions-oriented plan to "build economic momentum and achieve economic resilience." Developed in consultation with Calgary Chamber members, the election platform – released on Tuesday -- includes 120 recommendations in 21 areas under the five following heading
  
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• Strathcona County mother charged with international sexual exploitation of her toddler

  07-02-2023 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Material found on devices of a California man charged with sexual misconduct led law enforcement to the home of an Alberta woman who was allegedly sexually exploitering her child.
  
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• 'X-Men' star James McAvoy coming to the 2023 Calgary Expo

  07-02-2023 19:40
  
  James McAvoy, known for his role as Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, will attend this year's Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. Calgary Expo 2023 runs from April 27 to 30 at Stampede Park, and this year marks the event's 16th anniversary. McAvoy is currently starring in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials and has an extensive body of work as a dramatic actor under his belt, including roles in M. Night Shyamalan’s films Split and Glass. McAvoy, 43, will meet with fans on Apri
  
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• Interior Health’s former top doctor found guilty of child sex assault

  07-02-2023 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Albert De Villiers was found guilty Tuesday of the sexual molestation of a child under the age of 12 in Grande Prairie, Alta. It's a charge he denied.
  
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• Former top doctor of B.C.’s Interior Health region, Alberta’s North zone found guilty of child sex assault

  07-02-2023 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Albert De Villiers was found guilty Tuesday of the sexual molestation of a child under the age of 12 in Grande Prairie, Alta. It's a charge he denied.
  
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• Aspiring pilots say licence processing backlogs at Transport Canada slowing careers

  07-02-2023 19:18
  
  Against the backdrop of a global pilot shortage, hopefuls aspiring to a career in the skies say their Canadian licensing applications are taking far too long to process. Student pilots who have completed the training requirements for their private or commercial pilots' licences say their credentials are being delayed due to what they say are unacceptably lengthy processing times at Transport Canada. Adam Sheard, a Vancouver man who hopes to become an airline pilot, completed all of the requireme
  
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• Lethbridge wrestlers earn 15 medals at 2023 Alberta Open - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 19:15
  
  Lethbridge wrestlers earn 15 medals at 2023 Alberta Open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vehicle strikes pedestrian on 68th Street N.E.

  07-02-2023 19:14
  
  A woman was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after she was hit by a vehicle in the city's northeast Tuesday morning. Police officials say the woman was crossing in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 68th Street and 12th Avenue N.E., between the communities of Abbeydale and Marlborough Park, shortly before 7:45 a.m. when she was struck. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene following the collision. As of 11 a.m., the southbound lanes of 68th Street remained closed betw
  
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• Senior in life-threatening condition after being hit while crossing Calgary road

  07-02-2023 19:14
  
  Calgary police are asking anyone who witnessed a crash that left a senior in life-threatening condition to contact them. Police officials say the woman was using a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 68th Street and 12th Avenue N.E., between the communities of Abbeydale and Marlborough Park, shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday when she was hit by a southbound Mitsubishi Outlander. The victim, a 69-year-old woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Outlander, a 62-
  
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• Senior dies after being hit while crossing Calgary road

  07-02-2023 19:14
  
  Calgary police are asking anyone who witnessed a crash that killed a senior to contact them. Police say the woman was using a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 68th Street and 12th Avenue N.E., between the communities of Abbeydale and Marlborough Park, shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday when she was hit by a southbound Mitsubishi Outlander. The victim, a 69-year-old woman, was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition and later died, police say. The driver of the Outlander, a 62-yea
  
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• Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby out vs. San Antonio Spurs - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 19:05
  
  Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby out vs. San Antonio Spurs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WestJet pilots at an 'impasse' with airline over contract talks: union

  07-02-2023 18:51
  
  The union representing WestJet pilots says contract negotiations with the airline have been unproductive and federal arbitration may be needed to avert a strike. ALPA Canada, which represents approximately 1,800 pilots at WestJet and its low-cost subsidiary Swoop, says it has been negotiating with the Calgary-based company since September. It says the two parties are at an impasse over issues like wages and scheduling. WestJet pilots first unionized in May 2017, marking a major shift in culture
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed by CTrain at Dalhousie Station fell: Calgary police

  07-02-2023 18:43
  
  Calgary police say a pedestrian who was hit and killed by a CTrain on Tuesday morning appears to have fallen off the platform. Officers were called to the Dalhousie LRT station in the 4000 block of Dalhousie Drive N.W. at around 8:45 a.m. for reports a pedestrian had been hit by the train. EMS confirmed the man died at the scene.  Though CTrains continued running through Dalhousie Station, they weren't stopping at the location due to the police investigation. Transit users hoping to travel
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed by Calgary CTrain at Dalhousie Station

  07-02-2023 18:43
  
  Calgary Transit says while CTrains are running through Dalhousie Station, they aren't stopping at the location due to a police investigation. Officers were called to the LRT station, located in the 4000 block of Dalhousie Drive N.W., at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday for reports a pedestrian had been hit by the train. EMS confirmed the pedestrian died at the scene.  Police say they're in the process of investigating how the person ended up on the tracks, but confirm they weren't pushed. Transi
  
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• Calgary CTrains not stopping at Dalhousie Station after pedestrian hit and killed

  07-02-2023 18:43
  
  Calgary Transit says while CTrains are running through Dalhousie Station, they aren't stopping at the location due to a police investigation. Officers were called to the LRT station, located in the 4000 block of Dalhousie Drive N.W., at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday for reports a pedestrian had been hit by the train. EMS confirmed the pedestrian died at the scene.  Police say they're in the process of investigating how the person ended up on the tracks, but confirm they weren't pushed. Transi
  
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• Mother charged with sexual abuse of toddler in Edmonton area after FBI tip

  07-02-2023 18:23
  
  A Strathcona County toddler has been rescued from suspected sexual exploitation, and the child's mother has been charged, police said. The child was rescued on Saturday after police received a tip from the FBI in the United States 48 hours earlier detailing prolific and ongoing sexual abuse of a young child in Alberta. The alleged sexual abuse was uncovered after the arrest of Brian Davis, 30, in Yuba City, Calif., in October who is accused of performing sexual acts on a victim under the age of
  
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• Controversial Calgary Lecturer Shut Down At University Of Lethbridge - pentictonherald.ca

  07-02-2023 17:58
  
  Controversial Calgary Lecturer Shut Down At University Of Lethbridge  pentictonherald.ca
  
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• Officials warn of rising incidents of sextortion involving minors - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 17:53
  
  Officials warn of rising incidents of sextortion involving minors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Toronto FC confirms signing of Norwegian international defender ... - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 17:52
  
  Toronto FC confirms signing of Norwegian international defender ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U.S. actor facing sex charges in Nevada also facing charge in B.C.

  07-02-2023 16:57
  
  A former actor in the movie “Dances With Wolves” who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia. Documents filed in B.C. show Nathan Chasing Horse was charged last week with one count of sexual assault linked to the southern Interior village of Keremeos in September 2018. RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in an email that an unendorsed warrant has been posted in B.C. for Chasing Horse. He says it is too early in the process to kn
  
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• Medicine Hat takes initial step toward butting out smoking in public

  07-02-2023 16:40
  
  Medicine Hat city council passed the first reading of a proposed bylaw that would ban smoking in parks and at public events. The outdoor smoking and vaping bylaw would prohibit outdoor smoking in public spaces. Monday's initial reading did not include debate. Councillors will be able to question the proposal during the second reading. Medicine Hat is not the first Alberta municipality to consider a smoking ban and, if the bylaw passes, the city would join a list that recently expanded when the t
  
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• Evening snow showers possible in Calgary

  07-02-2023 16:21
  
  The low crossing the northern prairies is continuing to keep precipitation out that way today, while southern Alberta deals in another waft of gusty patterns. We started the morning off already swinging in at 5 C, and dropped as low as 4 C overnight. Quite the run! Gusts peaked at 55 km/h. The day today will feature a similar approach; gusty periods in the 50s, temperatures climbing near 10 C locally. Wednesday and Thursday will feature a system sagging through our area, which will offer up some
  
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• PM Trudeau presents premiers $196B health-care funding deal, with $46B in new funding over the next decade

  07-02-2023 15:48
  
  The federal government is pledging to increase health funding to Canada's provinces and territories by $196.1 billion over the next 10 years, in a long-awaited deal aimed at addressing Canada's crumbling health-care systems with $46.2 billion in new funding. This new cross-Canada offer includes both increases to the amount budgeted to flow through the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) as well as federal plans to sign bilateral deals with each province and territory that are mindful of each system's u
  
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• PM Trudeau presents premiers $196B health-care funding deal, including $46B in new funding

  07-02-2023 15:48
  
  The federal government is pledging to increase health funding to Canada's provinces and territories by $196.1 billion over the next 10 years, in a long-awaited deal aimed at addressing Canada's crumbling health-care systems with $46.2 billion in new funding. This new cross-Canada offer includes both increases to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) as well as working on bilateral deals with each province and territory, with an expectation that in order to access new federal dollars, provincial and t
  
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• PM Trudeau presenting premiers with health-care funding offer today

  07-02-2023 15:48
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be presenting the federal government's offer for billions in new health-care funding to the provinces and territories at a highly anticipated meeting in Ottawa today. The sit-down — the first in-person meeting of all First Ministers since the COVID-19 pandemic — will see the prime minister outline how much money his government is willing to provide, as well as his expectations for provincial accountability on spending the money to deliver improved c
  
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• PM Trudeau presenting premiers with health-care funding offer

  07-02-2023 15:48
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is presenting the federal government's offer for billions in new health-care funding to the provinces and territories at a highly anticipated meeting in Ottawa today. At the sit-down — the first in-person meeting of all First Ministers since the COVID-19 pandemic —the prime minister is outlining how much money his government is willing to provide, as well as his expectations for provincial accountability on spending the money to deliver improved care. Ge
  
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• College and university sports recap: February 7, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 14:56
  
  College and university sports recap: February 7, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadians now expect to need $1.7M in order to retire: BMO survey

  07-02-2023 14:38
  
  Canadians now believe they need $1.7 million in savings in order to retire, a 20 per cent increase from 2020, according to a new BMO survey. The eye-watering figure is the largest sum since BMO first started surveying Canadians about their retirement expectations 13 years ago. It's also a drastic increase from the $1.4 million in savings Canadians expected to need for their nest eggs just two years ago. The results reflect Canadians' concerns about current economic conditions, particularly infla
  
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• Sport Central announces new Executive Director - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 13:21
  
  Sport Central announces new Executive Director  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quake deaths pass 6,200 as Turkiye, Syria seek survivors

  07-02-2023 12:52
  
  Search teams and international aid poured into Turkiye and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake. The death toll soared above 6,200 and was still expected to rise. But with the damage spread over a wide area, the massive relief operation often struggled to reach devastated towns, and voices that had been crying out from the rubble fell silent. "We could hear their
  
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• Quake deaths pass 5,300 as Turkiye, Syria seek survivors

  07-02-2023 12:52
  
  Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkiye and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug -- sometimes with their bare hands -- through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake. The death toll soared above 5,300 and was still expected to rise. But with the damage spread over a wide area, the massive relief operation often struggled to reach devastated towns, and voices that had been crying out from the rubble fell silent. "W
  
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• Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkiye, Syria seek survivors

  07-02-2023 12:52
  
  Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkiye and neighboring Syria, with the discovery of more bodies raising the death toll to more than 5,000. Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts, and Turkiye's disaster management agency said more than 24,400 emergency personnel were now on the ground. But with such a wide swath of territory
  
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• Overnight rescue dig saves toddler trapped in Thai well - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 12:15
  
  Overnight rescue dig saves toddler trapped in Thai well  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Lethbridge welcomes incoming president to campus - Global News

  07-02-2023 09:00
  University of Lethbridge welcomes incoming president to campus  Global News
  
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• Safety patrollers skate with Lethbridge Hurricanes | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  07-02-2023 09:00
  Safety patrollers skate with Lethbridge Hurricanes | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge police ask for public assistance in search for missing teen - iHeartRadio.ca

  07-02-2023 09:00
  
  Lethbridge police ask for public assistance in search for missing teen  iHeartRadio.ca
  
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• Digvir Jayas welcomed to University of Lethbridge | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  07-02-2023 09:00
  
  Digvir Jayas welcomed to University of Lethbridge | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Frantic searching in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4000 - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 07:27
  
  Frantic searching in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4000  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lafreniere scores in OT to lift Rangers over Flames 5-4 - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 05:35
  
  Lafreniere scores in OT to lift Rangers over Flames 5-4  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alexis Lafreniere scores in OT to lift New York Rangers over Calgary Flames 5-4

  07-02-2023 05:34
  
  Alexis Lafreniere scored 1:37 into overtime and Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Monday night. Lafreniere led a 2-on-1 rush and then tracked down a rebound, beating Flames netminder Jacob Markstrom for his seventh goal of the season. That ended a frenzied game that was tied four times and featured several fights following big hits — two by Rangers captain Jacob Trouba. Calgary’s Andrew Mangiapane and Michael Stone scored two minutes
  
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• NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2023 04:43
  
  NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia  Lethbridge News Now
  
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