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• Detectives release image of homicide victim found in Deerfoot Athletic Park

  18-02-2023 23:48
  
  Calgary police released a CCTV image of a homicide victim discovered in a northeast Calgary park last week. The body of Judy Maerz, 58, of Calgary was discovered in Deerfoot Athletic Park at around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Detectives released CCTV footage of Maerz from Wednesday night. They're asking anyone who might recognize her from Wednesday or Thursday morning to call them. Investigators are also asking people to provide dashcam footage from anyone who was driving north on Deerfoot Trail bet
  
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• Ukrainian women update their closets with a free Calgary shopping spree

  18-02-2023 23:38
  
  New Calgarians were offered a free shopping spree Saturday in an event put on for Ukrainian refugees.  Kristen’s Consignment Store and the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) hosted 140 women, who were able to take home five pieces of clothing each.  Kristen Klok said the idea came to her last month as she was sorting through her shop inventory.  "(The women) have been through so much and I know this is just something little that we can do to help brig
  
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• One dead after being struck by vehicle walking into traffic along Highway 1

  18-02-2023 22:56
  
  A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Highway 1 early Saturday morning near Heritage Road. Around 1:30 a.m., Cochrane RCMP responded a report of a pedestrian who was allegedly walking in and out of traffic along Highway 1 near Hermitage Road. In the middle of responding to the first  call, police received a second call at 1:45 a.m. A pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle along Highway 1. Police determined that it was the same person who had inspired the first co
  
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• Regina Pats superstar Connor Bedard scores 50th goal in 40 games

  18-02-2023 22:37
  
  For the second time in two years, star centre for the Regina Pats, Connor Bedard, hit the impressive milestone of scoring 50 goals in a season. While the Pats didn’t come out with the win in their Friday night matchup against the Prince Albert Raiders, Bedard passed an impressive benchmark, scoring his 50th goal in 40 games while also recording 100 points on the season. Bedard is the first Pat to have back-to-back 50 goal seasons since Mike Sillinger, who scored 50 goals in three straight
  
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• South Korean minor hockey players drop puck in Calgary for 'dream come true' experience

  18-02-2023 21:27
  
  South Korea, a country of 51 million people, has fewer than 10 ice skating facilities in its entire country, but that hasn’t stopped a team of its young hockey players from following their dreams of playing at the highest level. It’s why the Korea Blitz hockey team of elite 2013 and 2014-born boys made the trek to Calgary this week to further develop their skills and compete against local teams in an effort to grow their hockey program. On Saturday morning, the club faced off against
  
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• Police seek public assistance to locate missing Forest Lawn man

  18-02-2023 21:00
  
  Calgary police seek public assistance trying to locate a missing southeast Calgary man. Robert Stanley Mainland, 65, also known as Bobby or Bubbles, was last seen near a 7-11 in the 5300 block of 17 Avenue S.E. in early January. Mainland is well-known in the Forest Lawn community, where he's lived for over 40 years. Family, community members and police are concerned for his well-being. He's described as 162 centimetres (5'4") tall, and 56 kilograms (125 pounds), with a slim build, brown eyes, gr
  
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• Huberdeau denies Sutter is 'sucking the joy out of the players' after agent's tweet

  18-02-2023 20:26
  
  The Flames spent the post-game part of Thursday night putting out a social media fire ignited in part by a tweet from Jonathan Huberdeau's agent. With 27 games left in the season, the Flames are teetering on the cusp of qualifying for the playoffs, but Thursday that wasn't translated into a sense of urgency as the team surrendered three straight goals late to drop a 5-2 decision to Detroit. The loss was their second in the last two weeks to the rebuilding Wings. Fans were already unhappy with ho
  
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• 1 man dead after single vehicle rollover near Lethbridge - Global News

  18-02-2023 18:50 via news.google.com
  
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• 1 man dead after single vehicle rollover near Lethbridge

  18-02-2023 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said there were "signs of impairment" at the scene, just outside of Coaldale, Alta.
  
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• One man dead in single vehicle rollover early Saturday in Lethbridge County

  18-02-2023 18:49
  
  One man is dead following a single vehicle rollover in southern Alberta early Saturday morning. Around 2:40 a.m., Coaldale RCMP received reports of a rollover at the intersection of Highway 512 and Range Road 194 in Lethbridge County. Officers responded along with emergency medical personnel, who located a man in his 40s in the overturned vehicle. The injured man was transported by ambulance to hospital, but was declared dead. Officers are working with a collision analyst at the scene to determi
  
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• Del Bianco stops 54 shots as Roughnecks sweep season series against Vancouver

  18-02-2023 18:09
  
  Haiden Dickson and Jesse King each scored four times as the Calgary Roughnecks defeated the Vancouver Warriors 14-9 Friday night at Rogers Arena. The win gave the Roughnecks a season sweep of the Warriors. Christian Del Bianco stopped 54 of 63 shots to get the victory for the Roughnecks. King added four assists to lead all scorers with eight points Friday night. Dickson had seven points, while Josh Currier, Tyler Pace and Tanner Cook all logged five apiece.Four straight wins, a sweep of the Warr
  
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• Early-morning collision forces closure of Lethbridge street

  18-02-2023 17:49
  
  An early morning collision forced the closure of part of 13 Street, Lethbridge police said Saturday. The collision forced the closure of the northbound lanes and the inner south bound lane of 13 Street from 2 Ave. S. to 2 A Ave. N. by the city to allow crews to clean up the road. The city sent the release at 9:02 a.m. and said they expect the cleanup to take around three hours. No other information was available about the collision.Due to a collision the northbound lanes and the inner southbound
  
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• Alberta comes up short against wild card Kaitlyn Lawes in Scotties opener

  18-02-2023 17:06
  
  Kayla Skrlik and Team Alberta, from Calgary's Garrison Curling Club, opened their Scotties campaign Friday night against wild card Kaitlyn Lawes of Manitoba, at the event in Kamloops. It didn't take long for things to get interesting. In the first end, Skrlik, holding the hammer and facing four Lawes rocks in the house, made a good shot to clear them out and give Alberta a 1-0 lead. By the fifth end, Lawes, with a bit of help from Alberta's Laura Walker who's part of her wild card squad, moved b
  
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• Calgary police searching for missing uniforms

  18-02-2023 16:39
  
  The Calgary police are missing some uniforms. In a Saturday release, the police revealed that last Monday, at around 5:50 a.m., they responded to reports of a commercial break and enter at a company that makes uniforms for the Calgary police and peace officers. Upon arrival, police determined that a number of uniforms from the display in front of the store were missing that belong to the Calgary and Saskatoon police. Police remind the public that if they are ever concerned when someone identifie
  
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• More survivors found in Turkyie, Syria quake, including teen who filmed message for family

  18-02-2023 15:31
  
  Search and rescue teams amazingly found more survivors in the ruins of the Feb. 6 earthquake that devastated swaths of Turkey and Syria even as the death toll from worst disaster in modern Turkish history increased. Here's a look at the key developments Saturday from the aftermath of the earthquake. DEATH TOLL IN TURKEY PASSES 40,000 The president of Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency, Yunus Sezer, said the number of earthquake deaths in the country has grown to 40,642. The new fi
  
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• More survivors found in ruins of Turkyie, Syria quake

  18-02-2023 15:31
  
  Search and rescue teams amazingly found more survivors in the ruins of the Feb. 6 earthquake that devastated swaths of Turkey and Syria even as the death toll from worst disaster in modern Turkish history increased. Here's a look at the key developments Saturday from the aftermath of the earthquake. DEATH TOLL IN TURKEY PASSES 40,000 The president of Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency, Yunus Sezer, said the number of earthquake deaths in the country has grown to 40,642. The new fi
  
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• Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkiye, Syria quake

  18-02-2023 15:31
  
  Search and rescue teams amazingly found more survivors in the ruins of the Feb. 6 earthquake that devastated swaths of Turkey and Syria even as the death toll from worst disaster in modern Turkish history increased. Here's a look at the key developments Saturday from the aftermath of the earthquake. DEATH TOLL IN TURKEY PASSES 40,000 The president of Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency, Yunus Sezer, said the number of earthquake deaths in the country has grown to 40,642. The new fi
  
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• Maple Leafs acquire O'Reilly, Acciari in three-team trade with Blues, Wild

  18-02-2023 15:29
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in a three-team trade, the club announced Friday night. Toronto sent forwards Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette along with a 2023 first-round draft pick, Ottawa’s 2023 third-round selection and the Leafs' 2024 second-round choice to St. Louis. Minnesota, meanwhile, receives Toronto’s 2025 fourth-round selection. The Blues will retain 50 per cent of O'Reilly's salary, while the Wild will take on 25 per
  
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• Lethbridge International Air Show to return to YQL in 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  18-02-2023 15:18 via news.google.com
  
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• Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu dies in Turkiye earthquake

  18-02-2023 14:56
  
  Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkiye. He was 31. Search teams recovered Atsu's body in the ruins of a luxury 12-story building where he had been living in the city of Antakya, Hatay province, his manager said Saturday. "Atsu's lifeless body was found under the rubble. At the moment, his belongings are still being removed," manager Murat Uzunmehmet told private news agency DHA. Atsu joined
  
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• Canadian skier St-Germain beats Shiffrin to slalom gold

  18-02-2023 14:43
  
  Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain beat first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin to win gold in the women's slalom at the world championships Saturday. The American finished 0.57 seconds behind St-Germain after the final run to settle for silver. Lena Duerr of Germany was 0.69 behind and won bronze. "I was really not expecting this, obviously. It's unbelievable," St-Germain said. "I attacked, had a bit of a mistake, just thinking go down, go down, go down, and it worked out, I guess." It was the first
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Lucki’s legacy not light on controversy - Saltwire

  18-02-2023 11:11 via news.google.com
  
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• UPDATE: Police safely locate missing 22-year-old woman - Lethbridge News Now

  18-02-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta cabinet minister Rajan Sawhney says she won’t seek re-election this spring

  18-02-2023 06:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta cabinet minister and MLA for Calgary-North East Rajan Sawhney has announced she will not seek re-election in this spring's provincial election.
  
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• Alberta cabinet minister Rajan Sawhney says she won't seek re-election this spring

  18-02-2023 05:13
  
  An Alberta government cabinet minister says she will not run again in the upcoming provincial election. Rajan Sawhney, minister of trade, immigration and multiculturalism, made the announcement Friday night on Twitter. Sawhney was first elected in 2019 as the member of the legislature for Calgary-North East and says she will continue to serve until the end of the government's current mandate. She says she is still a strong supporter of Premier Danielle Smith and looks forward to the United Conse
  
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• Edmonton welcomes Alberta's biggest esports event

  18-02-2023 03:26
  
  Gamers galore are in Edmonton this weekend, with top players hitting the keyboards and controllers for the biggest in-person Alberta esports event ever. The Alberta Esports Expo begins Saturday at the Edmonton Expo Centre, bringing thousands of people from across the province to watch professional video game players compete. The event is organized by the Alberta Esports Association (AESA) and features main-stage tournaments and panels from industry experts and community members. "You come out, y
  
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• Wild lands grass fire in coulees brought under control by Lethbridge fire crews

  18-02-2023 03:18
  
  Lethbridge fire crews battled breezy conditions to extinguish a grass fire Friday afternoon. At around 2:45 p.m., crews from four stations responded to a report of a wild land grass fire in the coulees, west of 1122 Scenic Dr. S. Despite being forced to contend with heavy winds, crews were able to quickly bring the blaze under control and extinguish it. Grass and brush in the area were charred, but no injuries were reported.Earlier this afternoon, Lethbridge Fire & EMS responded with crews f
  
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• Crews extinguish Lethbridge grass fire | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  18-02-2023 03:18 via news.google.com
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• UPDATE: Lethbridge first responders put out afternoon coulee fire - Lethbridge News Now

  18-02-2023 03:03 via news.google.com
  
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• Next generation of Canadian curlers arrives, with some familiar names

  18-02-2023 02:44
  
  The offspring of some of the biggest names in Canadian curling have landed on the national stage, starting with Kelly Middaugh making her Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut Friday in Kamloops, B.C. The daughter of decorated curlers Wayne and Sherry Middaugh plays lead for Quebec's Laurie St-Georges. Wayne is a three-time men's world champion. Sherry skipped Ontario to Hearts semifinals four times and also reached the women's Olympic trials final in 2013. "I know there's going to be a
  
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• Cab driver fined, suspended after refusing service dog access in Calgary

  18-02-2023 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  “He said, ‘You can put the dog in the trunk.’ We said, ‘No, absolutely not.’"
  
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• Lethbridge reacts to release of Emergencies Act inquiry findings - iHeartRadio.ca

  18-02-2023 01:31 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge reacts to release of Emergencies Act inquiry findings

  18-02-2023 01:24
  
  The final report released Friday in the wake of the Emergencies Act inquiry has sparked reaction across the country, and southern Alberta is no different. The findings that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the threshold to evoke the Emergencies Act has left some southern Albertans on opposite sides of the debate. “I think that he was within his rights. It didn't just impact one part of the country it impacted everybody,” said Lethbridge resident Rachel CrowSpreadingWings. Another lo
  
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• Southern Alberta residents concerned over proposed wind farm - Global News

  18-02-2023 01:23 via news.google.com
  
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• Southern Alberta residents concerned over proposed wind farm

  18-02-2023 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to TransAlta, it's now transitioning from a proposed to "mid-stage" project, in the process of stakeholder engagement and consultation.
  
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• University of Lethbridge graduate says working for TV series 'The ... - rdnewsnow.com

  18-02-2023 01:06 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge International Airshow taking to the skies in 2023

  18-02-2023 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge International Airshow will get off the ground this July, moving it up a year from 2024 when the Royal Canadian Air Force is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
  
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• Suspect wanted in violent homicide of senior, arson at central Edmonton home

  18-02-2023 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Donn Austin Gauthier, 43, is wanted for first-degree murder, arson, indignity to a body and breach of recognize after Ronald Bell, 70, was found dead in his Central McDougall home.
  
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• Motion made to dismiss defamation lawsuit against Jason Kenney

  18-02-2023 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lawyer for former Alberta premier Jason Kenney was in court Friday, arguing a defamation lawsuit against him should be dismissed.
  
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• University of Lethbridge graduate says working for TV series 'The ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-02-2023 00:46 via news.google.com
  
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