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• Judge grants motion by state of Michigan to appeal key decision in Line 5 dispute

  23-02-2023 23:56
  
  The U.S. judge presiding over Michigan's bid to shut down the Line 5 pipeline has given her blessing to the state to appeal one of her key findings, breathing new life into a strategy that hinges on getting the dispute heard by a lower court.  Back in August, District Court Judge Janet Neff rejected a motion from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to send the case back to state court, where Nessel has acknowledged they have a better chance of winning. But earlier this week, Neff granted
  
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• Wranglers look for split Thursday night after dropping overtime decision to Henderson Silver Knights

  23-02-2023 23:42
  
  The Wranglers are looking to split a two-game series Thursday night after dropping a 5-4 overtime decision to Henderson Wednesday night. Yan Kuznetsov of the Wranglers tied it at 4-4 late to send the game into overtime, before Henderson's Pavel Dorofeyev scored the winner, fooling Wrangler goaltender Dustin Wolf. Emilio Pettersen scored two and Connor Zary one for the Wranglers' other goals. Sheldon Rempal and Gemel Smith each scored twice for the Silver Knights to round out the scoring. The two
  
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• Extreme winter weather will hit Canada over the weekend. What to expect

  23-02-2023 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Much of Canada is under a winter weather warning, and it's expected that very cold wind chills will continue until the weekend. 
  
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• Mount Royal Cougars captain Tatum Amy takes home Player of the Year honours

  23-02-2023 23:25
  
  This has been a season to remember for Mount Royal Cougars captain Tatum Amy.  The 23 year old led the league in scoring with 28 points in 27 games, and on Thursday, things got even better when she was named 2023 Canada West Women's Hockey Player of the Year. "Obviously it means a lot," Amy said. "It's really nice to be recognized individually, but I just said to my teammates, hockey is a team sport and that's why I love playing it. "I really couldn't have done it without them."⭐A
  
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• Mom struggling to make ends meet left ‘teary-eyed’ after $100 mailed to her by stranger

  23-02-2023 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chantel Greene is a single mom who works full-time managing the car wash and laundromat at Fisher River Cree Nation, a three-hour drive north of Winnipeg.
  
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• Calgarian's newly-bought gift card skimmed by thieves before she got to use it

  23-02-2023 22:41
  
  A Calgary woman is out hundreds of dollars after a gift card she purchased was drained of its value before she ever got to use it. Cinthia Braun bought a $400 Ultimate Dining gift card at her local Shoppers Drug Mart in November with the hopes of enjoying a few nice meals out with her husband. She opted to purchased the high-value card because of a deal offered at the time where customers would get 25,000 Optimum Points with any in-store purchase of more than $200. "I decided to buy a $400 card,
  
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• Alberta faces do-or-die match against B.C. Thursday night after tough loss to Team Canada

  23-02-2023 22:23
  
  Alberta will be playing a likely do-or-die game Thursday night when it takes on British Columbia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after dropping a close one to Team Canada's Kerry Einarson earlier in the day. Einarson took out an Alberta rock on her final throw in the 10th end to snap an 8-8 tie and give Team Canada a 9-8 win over Team Skrlik at the championship tournament in Kamloops, B.C. It was a tough loss for the Alberta rink, which fought back to tie things up after Einarson hung a fou
  
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• Lethbridge teens charged in Burger King parking lot beating involving tire iron

  23-02-2023 22:21
  
  Four teenage boys from Lethbridge face charges in connection with a Feb. 17 parking lot beating with a tire iron where the victim suffered extensive head injuries and was robbed of his shoes. Lethbridge Police Service officials say a 15-year-old boy was walking in the parking lot of the Burger King in the 1900 block of Third Avenue South at around 10:30 a.m. when he was approached by four teenage boys, two of whom were wearing masks. The 15-year-old was hit multiple times with a tire iron and re
  
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• Lethbridge teen attacked, robbed in Burger King parking lot | CTV ... - CTV News Calgary

  23-02-2023 22:21
  Lethbridge teen attacked, robbed in Burger King parking lot | CTV ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• City of Lethbridge seeks funding to plan for proposed third bridge - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2023 22:16
  
  City of Lethbridge seeks funding to plan for proposed third bridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Unidentified pedestrian hit on QEII last week remains in hospital

  23-02-2023 21:54
  
  Police are attempting to identify a pedestrian who was hit on the QEII in central Alberta last week. The man was hit at the 32 Street exit near Red Deer on Feb. 16. Mounties initially reported the man had been killed, but later issued a correction, saying the pedestrian had been airlifted to hospital in Edmonton in critical condition. On Thursday, police issued an update saying the man remains in hospital, and they have not been able to identify him. He's described as having a light complexion,
  
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• Slave Lake RCMP release age-progression photos of boy who went missing in 1980, ask for public’s help

  23-02-2023 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jeffrey Dupres was a toddler when he went missing from his front yard in Slave Lake 43 years ago.
  
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• Edmonton and Calgary suspects face manslaughter charge in Keanan Crane's death

  23-02-2023 21:33
  
  Two men, one from Calgary and the other from Edmonton, have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the 2022 death of Keanan Crane. The remains of the 22-year-old were found near the town of Morley on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation on May 15, 2022, more than a month after he was last seen alive in the northwest Calgary neighbourhood of Highland Park. Police had previously stated Crane had been in Whitehorn when the missing persons case was first announced. Investigators believe Crane w
  
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• Calligratherapy introduced at Contemporary Calgary workshops

  23-02-2023 21:22
  
  The practice of Chinese calligraphy dates back more than 2,000 years. But in 2017 Xin (Alice) Haung took the art form and found a way to use it to promote healing in a way that makes it as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago. "Calligratherapy is the ancient art form of Chinese calligraphy combined with deep breathing exercise and mind training," Haung said. "Together we help to enhance the well being, mental and emotional resilience - that's calligratherapy." Haung developed the practice wh
  
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• Calgary Stampeders sign veteran Canadian offensive lineman Campbell

  23-02-2023 21:19
  
  The Calgary Stampeders signed veteran Canadian offensive lineman Jamal Campbell on Thursday. Campbell, 29, became a CFL free agent Feb. 14. The six-foot-five, 292-pound Toronto native appeared in 12 regular-season games last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, starting two. Campbell spent his first five CFL seasons with the Toronto Argonauts (2016-19, 2021).  He earned a Grey Cup ring with the club in 2017. Campbell has appeared in 71 career CFL regular-season game, starting 22. "Jama
  
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• Alberta auditor says staff shortages led to major care home problems during pandemic

  23-02-2023 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's auditor general made eight recommendations to improve the system, including formalizing a centre of expertise to address future outbreaks.
  
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• Discarded cigarette butt leads to sexual assault charge in Lethbridge

  23-02-2023 20:10
  
  Lethbridge police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection to a sexual assault last year, saying DNA evidence was used to lay charges. The assault happened in the St. Edwards neighbourhood at around 2 p.m. on Sept. 28. Though police searched the area afterward, they weren't able to find the woman's attacker. Police released a picture of the suspect's side profile in an effort to identify him, then, in October 2022, released a composite sketch as well.  "Within days of the release of th
  
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• Daredevil star Charlie Cox headed for Comic Expo

  23-02-2023 20:08
  
  Daredevil star Charlie Cox will be joining his co-star Vincent D'Onofrio at the upcoming Calgary Entertainment and Comic Expo, along with stars from Arrow and Stranger Things. Cox, best-known as Matt Murdock, aka The Daredevil, will be starring in a new season of the series called Daredevil: Born Again, which will debut on Disney+ in 2024. Before that Cox will join D'Onofrio, who plays Kingpin on the series, in Calgary April 27-30. Jeffrey Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna on Stranger Things, will
  
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• Lethbridge Community Band Society's Silver Band: Overture To Spring - My Lethbridge Now

  23-02-2023 19:53
  
  Lethbridge Community Band Society's Silver Band: Overture To Spring  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• College and university sports preview: February 23, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2023 19:49
  
  College and university sports preview: February 23, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Weather too polar for penguins! Extreme cold continues in Calgary

  23-02-2023 18:28
  
  Calgarians only have to suffer through bitter cold for a little while longer before the temperatures rise. The intense winter weather continues on Thursday and Friday but the mercury will climb on the weekend, with daytime highs that are more seasonal. For now, it's so brisk that even penguins prefer to stay indoors. The Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute announced on Thursday morning that its daily penguin walk was cancelled due to the extreme cold. "We are hopeful to resume the walk tomorrow," the z
  
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• Into Wokism's Raging Maw: Frances Widdowson at the University of ... - C2C Journal

  23-02-2023 18:26
  
  Into Wokism's Raging Maw: Frances Widdowson at the University of ...  C2C Journal
  
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• Alberta care homes hampered by issues in deadly first wave of pandemic: auditor general

  23-02-2023 18:07
  
  When COVID-19 hit, Alberta care homes were unprepared, severely short staffed and suffered under outdated infrastructure says Alberta’s Auditor General Doug Wylie. In a pair of reports released Thursday, Wylie says that while Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services had processes in place to cope with the novel coronavirus, many were ineffective. "Continuing care facilities serve some of the most vulnerable of our society. These are our parents, grandparents and friends who deserve to be
  
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• Calgary man accused of yelling racial slurs, biting woman at bus shelter along 17 Ave SW

  23-02-2023 17:28
  
  A 36-year-old Calgary man faces charges after allegedly spewing racial slurs and biting a woman at a bus stop in January. Officers were called to a bus shelter in the 900 block of 17th Avenue S.W. on the afternoon of Jan. 13 after a man allegedly slapped a phone out of a woman's hands, bit her on the hand and unleashed a racist tirade on her. Three bystanders helped the victim to safety while police located and arrested her alleged attacker. Michael Grant Williams has been charged with assault a
  
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• Extreme cold warning will persist in Calgary through Friday morning

  23-02-2023 16:12
  
  In the six o’clock edition of this writing, Calgary was run right against the same margins we chatted about yesterday; our wind chill is firmly seated at -36, with an extreme cold warning denoting an even more significant drop overnight tonight and into Friday morning which could see us get below a wind chill value of -40. This all to say that yes, we did indeed get to the extreme cold warning as called yesterday. The positive element (not the temperature, in this case) is that we’re
  
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• TransAlta reports $163M Q4 loss, revenue up 40% from year ago

  23-02-2023 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  TransAlta Corp. reported a loss of $163 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $78 million in the same quarter a year earlier as its revenue rose 40 per cent.
  
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• Tsuut'ina Nation police interview witnesses as 'Dances with Wolves' star's sex assault case heads to trial

  23-02-2023 15:55
  
  The police force of a southern Alberta First Nation community is continuing to investigate local allegations against Nathan Chasing Horse, the Dances with Wolves actor facing sex assault and sex trafficking charges. Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service officials confirmed Wednesday that investigators are interviewing witnesses and collaborating with police agencies throughout Western Canada and the U.S. "I want to thank the bravery and strength of those who have come forward to speak the truth," said
  
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• Hockey Canada renews partnership with Sheldon Kennedy’s Respect Group

  23-02-2023 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada says it has renewed and expanded a partnership with Respect Group, an advocacy organization co-founded by former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy.
  
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• Canada completes Rivalry Series comeback with 5-0 victory over U.S.

  23-02-2023 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Blayre Turnbull scored twice in a 32-second span midway through the second period.
  
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• Flames rally for 6-3 win, end Coyotes' points streak at 9

  23-02-2023 14:08
  
  Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr scored goals 25 seconds apart in the third period and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Wednesday night. Calgary's Mikael Backlund scored with 3:19 left to cap the scoring. It was his 13th of the season and was the Flames' third power-play tally of the night. Milan Lucic, Elias Lindholm and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Flames, who opened a three-game swing as they chase the top eight in the Western Conference playoff race. It was
  
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• ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse indicted in Nevada sex abuse case

  23-02-2023 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charges are mounting against a "Dances With Wolves'' actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades.
  
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• Massive surge in hospitalizations of babies and young kids due to COVID recorded in 2nd year of pandemic

  23-02-2023 13:00
  
  In the second year of the pandemic, hospitalizations due to COVID-19 skyrocketed more than 600 per cent among children aged 0-4 compared to the previous year, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). In 2020-2021, there were 325 hospitalizations of children in this cohort due to COVID-19.COVID-19 Brief newsletter: Sign up for an informed guide on the pandemicBut in 2021-2022, there were 2,315 hospitalizations of children aged 0-4 in Canada due to COVID-19,
  
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• UCP choosing candidate to run in Lethbridge-West - Lethbrige Herald

  23-02-2023 12:12
  
  UCP choosing candidate to run in Lethbridge-West  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Psychedelic drug ketamine being hailed a life-saving mental health treatment in Alberta

  23-02-2023 07:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Unlike typical traditional antidepressant medications, which takes about two to four weeks to work, Ketamine works within hours.'
  
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• Pink Shirt Day events held in Calgary as citizens take a stand against bullying

  23-02-2023 03:01
  
  Several events were held around Calgary on Wednesday to mark Pink Shirt Day — an annual initiative aimed at preventing bullying and promoting kindness. HITMEN HOST PINK SHIRT DAY GAME Over 10,000 students and teachers wearing pink shirts filled the seats at the Scotiabank Saddledome to cheer on the Calgary Hitmen as they took on the Winnipeg Ice in the Telus Be Brave #EndBullying game.  "It’s so much more than a hockey game today," said Mike Moore, vice president of the Hitmen.&
  
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• 'Dances With Wolves' actor indicted in Nevada sex abuse case

  23-02-2023 02:53
  
  Charges are mounting against a “Dances With Wolves” actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades. A grand jury in Nevada indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on Wednesday on 19 counts, expanding on previous charges of sexual assault, trafficking and child abuse to include kidnapping, lewdness and drug trafficking. Chasing Horse, 46, now faces charges in four jurisdictions, with the newest case brought by prosecutors o
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 hospitalizations below 600, 20 deaths added

  23-02-2023 02:36
  
  Alberta now has 575 people in hospital with COVID-19, 16 of whom are receiving care in ICUs. That is a decrease of 47 hospitalizations and three ICU admissions compared to last week's update. The last time Alberta's hospitalization numbers were this low was in mid-July when 560 people were admitted. Alberta Health data is routinely updated for accuracy and to account for reporting delays. Last week’s hospital numbers were retroactively increased from 622 to 643.Alberta COVID-19 hospitaliza
  
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• Heavy snowfall causes accessibility concerns for Calgarians with mobility issues

  23-02-2023 02:09
  
  With as much as 40 centimetres of snow over the past 48 hours and more on the way, people with mobility issues are facing significant challenges getting around Calgary. While crews are working to keep platforms clear, in many places curb cuts through intersections are impassible for those using wheelchairs or walkers. "Do you have to go through an intersection? Do you have to wait until snow has been cleared? Can you even get down in that day? You really have to plan that out," explained Sean Cr
  
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• Drug decriminalization in province ‘premature’ says Alberta police chiefs

  23-02-2023 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police said a "systemic and ordered approach" must be in place before the province can consider decriminalizing drugs.
  
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• All of Alberta under extreme cold warning as Arctic air sweeps south

  23-02-2023 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Overnight wind chills of -40 or lower will be experienced across all of Alberta for the next few days.
  
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• Alberta budget to include money to help municipalities transition away from RCMP 

  23-02-2023 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government says that any municipality that wants to move away from the RCMP and start their own police service will receive provincial assistance.
  
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