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• Missing Calgary man found dead, no foul play suspected

  02-03-2023 23:43
  
  Calgary police say a man who hasn't been seen since early February has been found dead. Alim Salim Bhanji, 43, went missing from his home in the 200 block of 15th Avenue S.E. on Feb. 8. Police issued a plea to the public for information on his whereabouts on Tuesday, shortly after he was believed to have been seen in the Beltline. However, officials now say his body has been found. His death is not considered to be criminal in nature. No further information is expected to be released.
  
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• Charges laid in murder of Calgary woman Judy Maerz – against a previously convicted killer

  02-03-2023 23:31
  
  Calgary police have laid charges in connection with last month's murder of Judy Maerz, against a man previously convicted of a 2009 homicide. The 58-year-old Calgarian's body was discovered in Deerfoot Athletic Park by a passerby just after 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 She was identified and her death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy the next day. In the aftermath, police put out the call for dash-cam footage and tips. On Thursday, police said they have charged 48-year-old Christopher Ward Du
  
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• Charges laid in murder of Calgary woman Judy Maerz

  02-03-2023 23:31
  
  Calgary police have laid charges in connection with last month's homicide of Judy Maerz. The 58-year-old Calgarian's body was discovered in Deerfoot Athletic Park by a passerby just after 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 She was identified and her death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy the next day. In the aftermath, police put out the call for dash-cam footage and tips. On Thursday, police said they have charged 48-year-old Christopher Ward Dunlop with second-degree murder and indignity to a bod
  
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• Hurricanes Sign Luke Cozens – Lethbridge Hurricanes - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  02-03-2023 23:00
  
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• Lethbridge police warn of buying used phones | CityNews Calgary - CityNews Calgary

  02-03-2023 22:57
  
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• Lethbridge police warn of scammers selling used phones

  02-03-2023 22:56
  
  Lethbridge police are warning the public to think twice about buying a used cellphone. The police service announcement reflects a recent scam they want to share with the public in order to make them better aware of some of the risks involved when buying a phone from a stranger. The recent case involved buying a used phone that's generally a newer model, from someone online. Initially it works fine, but shortly after buying it, the phone stops working because it's been blacklisted due to an unpai
  
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• Rocky View Schools' 'space crisis' ignored by the Smith government

  02-03-2023 22:42
  
  A board that operates hundreds of schools in the Calgary area says its buildings are bursting at the seams and it's disappointed that it was left out of Danielle Smith's first budget. The Rocky View School Division (RVS) says it is suffering from a "space crisis" and had high hopes that a handful of projects would be approved and funded. "RVS asked Alberta Education to approve and fund a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school in Airdrie, a Kindergarten to Grade 5 school in Cochrane, a Kindergarten to Gr
  
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• Rocky View Schools Division feels ignored by the Smith government

  02-03-2023 22:42
  
  A board that operates more than 50 schools in the Calgary area says its buildings are bursting at the seams and it's disappointed that it was left out of Danielle Smith's first budget. The Rocky View School Division (RVS) says it is suffering from a "space crisis" and had high hopes that a handful of projects would be approved and funded for construction. "RVS asked Alberta Education to approve and fund a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school in Airdrie, a Kindergarten to Grade 5 school in Cochrane, a
  
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• TV, film industry hopeful tax-credit boost will 'Keep Alberta Rolling!'

  02-03-2023 22:36
  
  Making movies and television shows in Alberta might be even more appealing now, thanks to the latest provincial budget. Alberta's 2023 budget includes an increase of $100 million over the next three years for the Film and Television Tax Credit, which is anticipated to attract more productions to the province. "I think it's going to really help us," said stunt co-ordinator Guy Bews. Bews is from Longview, Alta., and has been working in the film and TV industry for 34 years.He used to spend a lot
  
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• Nordstrom to 'wind down' operations in Canada, focusing on U.S. business instead

  02-03-2023 22:36
  
  Nordstrom Inc. says it is winding down its Canadian operations and closing all of its stores in the country. The company said all of its 2,500 staff in Canada will lose their job. More coming.
  
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• Nordstrom closing all of its Canadian stores, cutting 2,500 jobs

  02-03-2023 22:36
  
  Nordstrom Inc. is closing all of its Canadian stores and cutting 2,500 jobs as it winds down operations in the country. The Seattle-based retailer has six Nordstrom and seven Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada, which it announced Thursday will be shuttered by late June. Its e-commerce business, nordstrom.ca, was due to cease operations by the end of the day. Chief executive Erik Nordstrom said the closures were the result of regular reviews the company conducts that challenged its longtime plans "t
  
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• Judge grants woman interim injunction for exemption from Alberta opioid restrictions

  02-03-2023 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Her lawsuit against the Alberta government says she follows a treatment regimen that allows her to effectively manage her condition, prevents her from using street-sourced opioids.
  
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• 'Fabulous memes': Smith jokes about Alberta Emergency Alert fiasco

  02-03-2023 21:56
  Premier Danielle Smith addressed the overabundance of emergency alerts Albertans received on Wednesday, saying it prompted some "fabulous" memes. Officials warned they would be testing the Alberta Emergency Alert system at 1:55 p.m. on March 1. However, once it came time for the test, a glitch in the system caused way more than one alert to be sent. "I think some of you got wrongly seven indications on your phones about that," Smith said to a sold-out crowd at a Alberta Enterprise Group event in
  
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• 'Sellers are in the driver seat': Calgary housing inventory sinks to 2006 levels, sales almost halved: Alberta board

  02-03-2023 21:51
  Buying a home in Calgary is becoming more challenging as February inventory plummeted to the lowest levels the local market has seen since 2006, the Calgary Real Estate Board reported. As a result, sales were almost halved from the same month in 2022:1,740, which was a 47 per cent fall from February 2022. Curtis Atkinson, a local RE/MAX realtor, said there are a number of factors leading to low inventory. “You have high interest rates, which have basically doubled in the last year," he sai
  
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• Canadian players want talks with Canada Soccer before next ... - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2023 21:42
  
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• 'Like coming home': Smith addresses her former lobby group at Calgary event

  02-03-2023 21:22
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says speaking to members of her former lobby group on Thursday felt "very much like coming home." She made the comment to a sold-out crowd at a Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG) event held at The Ranchmen's Club in Calgary. Smith first registered as a lobbyist for the AEG in June 2019. Then, in April 2021, she was appointed president. She last renewed her lobbying status for the group in January 2022. Ten months later, Smith was premier. AEG bills itself as "Alberta's most in
  
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• ‘Our reality:’ Finance minister wants review of Alberta’s volatile revenue structure

  02-03-2023 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We do have a volatile revenue structure in this province and at some point, some day, Albertans are going to have to consider what we need to do to correct that."
  
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• Deadly Parkland County intersection to be moved as part of Alberta budget 2023

  02-03-2023 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The intersection at Highway 16A and Range Road 20 will be moved east where there are better sightlines, according to MLA Shane Getson.
  
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• Canadian Natural Resources’ Q4 profit down from year ago; extreme cold affects output

  02-03-2023 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Extreme cold weather caused the company to reduce production, leading to a miss on profit expectations.
  
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• Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill

  02-03-2023 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A northern Alberta band chief says he's angry over not being notified for nine months after two separate releases from an oilsands tailings pond.
  
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• Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after Kearl oilsands tailings spill

  02-03-2023 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A northern Alberta band chief says he's angry over not being notified for nine months after two separate releases from an oilsands tailings pond.
  
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• Advocates decry lack of support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic abuse in Alberta budget

  02-03-2023 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leaders of several sexual assault centres and organizations in Alberta say the lack of support for survivors in the provincial budget is "demoralizing."
  
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• Advocates decry lack of support for sexual assault survivors in Alberta budget

  02-03-2023 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leaders of several sexual assault centres and organizations in Alberta say the lack of support for survivors in the provincial budget is "demoralizing."
  
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• Fire in Lake Bonavista home leaves dog dead

  02-03-2023 19:03
  
  The Calgary Fire Department says a dog was killed in a house fire in the community of Lake Bonavista on Thursday. The fire started in the basement of the home just before 7 a.m., sending smoke billowing from a window. Callers to 911 reported seeing flames eating away at the house from the street. Residents inside the home were alerted to the fire by smoke alarms. Though they were able to make it out, both were assessed on scene by paramedics. Firefighters searched the basement and found a dog. T
  
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• Needle waste in Lethbridge blue bins is an increasing concern: city ... - CTV News Calgary

  02-03-2023 18:51
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• Keep needles out of recycle bins, Lethbridge tells residents

  02-03-2023 18:51
  
  The City of Lethbridge says residents are putting the wrong kind of waste into their blue recycling bins. "There's been an increase in the number of needles found in blue recycling carts by staff at the Waste and Recycling Centre," the city said, adding the discovery exposes a serious risk to its employees. "Needles should never be placed in your blue recycling cart and need to be disposed of properly." Residents with used needles need to place them into a labelled sharps container and take that
  
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• Province funding construction of new west Lethbridge elementary ... - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2023 18:41
  
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• Lethbridge set to host Professional Bull Riders Canada Cup Series - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2023 18:23
  
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• Brooks RCMP seek driver in suspected luring incident

  02-03-2023 17:52
  
  Authorities in the town of Brooks, Alta., are looking for the public's help identifying a driver connected to a suspected luring incident. Brooks RCMP say a 16-year-old girl was walking home from school at 12:55 p.m. on Wednesday when a truck stopped near her. "The driver rolled down his passenger side window and spoke to her through the window," RCMP said in a release. "He asked her if she had a long walk, to which she replied that she didn't. "He then offered her a ride and she declined." Poli
  
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• Baby gorilla expected at the Calgary Zoo in spring 2023

  02-03-2023 17:21
  
  There's some big baby news at the Calgary Zoo! The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo announced on Thursday that Yewande, the zoo's 14-year-old western lowland gorilla, is expecting. Kim Walker, animal care manager for the south America/rainforest exhibit, says the team is cautiously optimistic, as this is the second time Yewande and Jasiri have successfully conceived. "Unfortunately, Yewande’s first pregnancy ended in a stillbirth, which can sometimes happen with first-time gorilla pregnancies,
  
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• 3 German tourists dead after avalanche near Invermere, B.C.: mayor of German municipality

  02-03-2023 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mayor of a municipality in Germany told Global News that three people from his community are dead after an avalanche occurred near Invermere, B.C. a day earlier.
  
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• 3 German nationals dead after avalanche near Invermere, B.C.: mayor of German municipality

  02-03-2023 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mayor of a municipality in Germany told Global News that three people from his community are among the dead after an avalanche occurred near Invermere, B.C. a day earlier.
  
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• 7 people escape northeast Calgary house fire, but 5 pets are dead

  02-03-2023 17:00
  
  The Calgary Fire Department says seven people managed to safely get out of a burning home on Wednesday night but unfortunately a number of pets died. Officials say crews were called to the 100 block of Berkley Rise N.E. for reports of a fire and found smoke and flames coming from the basement of a two-storey detached home. All of the occupants of the home were able to get out prior to the arrival of firefighters, but while crews were conducting a search after the fire was out, they discovered a
  
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• At least one dead, several injured in avalanche in southeastern B.C. - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2023 16:41
  
  At least one dead, several injured in avalanche in southeastern B.C.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coaldale, Alta., joins Alberta Advantage Immigration Program

  02-03-2023 16:32
  
  Another southern Alberta community is getting involved in an immigration strategy to attract skilled workers. Coaldale, located just east of Lethbridge, entered into the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) on March 1, joining the town of Taber, which joined last fall. The program nominates new Canadians for permanent residency as long as they have the skills to fill job shortages or are planning to open a business. Officials in Coaldale told CTV News once they saw the success Taber was
  
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• Volunteers needed for 2024 Special Olympics in Calgary

  02-03-2023 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 750 volunteer positions are up for grabs as the official launch to the upcoming Special Olympics Canada Winter Games 2024 kicked off in Calgary.
  
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• Canadian Natural Resources reports Q4 profit down from year ago, raises dividend

  02-03-2023 15:47
  
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year earlier. The company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 90 cents per share, up from 85 cents per share. The increased payment came as Canadian Natural says it earned $1.52 billion or $1.36 per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from $2.53 billion or $2.14 per diluted share in the last three months of 2021. Production in the quarter averaged 1,294,6
  
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• Crescent Point continues to grow production in Kaybob Duvernay

  02-03-2023 15:26
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. says its $900-million acquisition of Shell Canada's Kaybob Duvernay assets in 2021 has performed so well that the assets will have paid for themselves by the end of the first quarter of 2023. “We've been very pleased with this asset since entering the play in 2021,” Crescent Point chief operating officer Ryan Gritzfeldt told a conference call to discuss the company's fourth-quarter results. “We are currently on track to generate approximately $900 mi
  
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• Crescent Point announces special dividend, reports Q4 loss

  02-03-2023 15:26
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced a special dividend as it reported a loss in its latest quarter, weighed down by a one-time impairment charge. The company says it will pay a special cash dividend, based on its fourth-quarter results, of 3.2 cents per share on March 17, to shareholders of record as of March 10. The payment is in addition to the company's regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents. Crescent Point reported a fourth-quarter loss of $498.1 million or 90 cents per share for the quart
  
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• Kevin Stanfield's forecast: A warm and windy Thursday before another waft of snow

  02-03-2023 15:20
  
  Out of the gate, our wind speed defied expectations – this is a good sign for those looking forward to a significant warm-up today. However, there are some caveats to draw upon; for one, blowing snow! The upper layer of our snowpack is ripe for a bustle across the roadways, which will make for some mean gusts. Environment Canada has changed their tune to gusts upwards of 80 km/h early today as part of our temperature transition – this tracks, given that we were in the negatives overn
  
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• Province responds to issue during Alberta Emergency Alert test - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2023 14:53
  
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• Lethbridge Mayor vocalizes disappointment in wake of Alberta ... - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2023 09:00
  
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• McDavid, Oilers cruise past Maple Leafs 5-2

  02-03-2023 05:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for his fifth consecutive multi-goal game as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
  
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• RCMP believe Alberta toddler Jeffrey Dupres, missing for 43 years, is still alive

  02-03-2023 04:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP are reviewing the cold case of Jeffrey Dupres: a toddler who vanished without a trace in Slave Lake, Alta. on April 24, 1980.
  
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• Calgary developer avoids jail time for drunk-driving crash

  02-03-2023 03:38
  
  Calgary businessman John Torode avoided jail time and said he "regrets" driving impaired as he pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm, against two victims in a head-on crash south of Calgary in June 2020. This comes a month after he was convicted of sexual assault following an incident on June 11, 2020, the day before the crash. He received a one-year conditional sentence and one year probation. Conditions included a written apology, counselling or
  
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• 4 injured in avalanche near Invermere, B.C.

  02-03-2023 03:27
  
  Four people were injured in an avalanche southwest of Invermere Wednesday morning, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services. The agency says it received a call about an avalanche at 11:45 a.m. and dispatched four ambulances to meet helicopters in Invermere. BCEHS did not provide any information on the condition of the patients it transported. Mounties told Castanet News the avalanche occurred near Panorama Mountain Resort.  Avalanche Canada said it had received "preliminary reports of a
  
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• 3 skiers killed, 4 injured in avalanche near Invermere, B.C.

  02-03-2023 03:27
  
  An avalanche that struck southwest of Invermere, B.C., on Wednesday killed three skiers and injured four others, authorities have confirmed. Mounties said a total of 10 people were caught up in the avalanche, all foreign nationals except for a guide. This is a developing story and will be updated. Previous story follows.   Multiple people have died and others were injured in an avalanche southwest of Invermere Wednesday morning, according to the community's mayor. Al Miller told CTV News Ca
  
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• Calgary council committee holds first fieldhouse meeting

  02-03-2023 03:12
  
  Calgary councillors held the first meeting of the new multi-sport fieldhouse committee Wednesday afternoon. The committee focuses on the fieldhouse project itself. A previous city committee looked at redeveloping the entire Foothills Athletic Park area. Administration is now refining a design for the building, updating plans first proposed in 2010. The project 13 years ago proposed a combined structural span. Now the city is looking at two separate areas to allow multiple events to be held at th
  
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• Agriculture expo underway in Lethbridge - Global News

  02-03-2023 02:40
  
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• Agriculture expo underway in Lethbridge

  02-03-2023 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Southern Alberta’s largest agriculture trade fair is underway in Lethbridge this week. Ag Expo has a full house of exhibitors this year, some coming as far away as Quebec.
  
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