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• 'Bittersweet' gold for Canada in women's team pursuit at ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 23:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Owners of popular Chinook Honey Company set to retire after nearly two decades

  03-03-2023 23:22
  
  Cherie and Art Andrews will soon start their second retirement after almost 20 years selling honey and bee products from their property southwest of Okotoks, Alta. The couple started the business in 2004 and say they worked close to 10 years without a real vacation. But that's all about to change and they're looking forward to slowing down. "R&R, catch up on our sleep, catch up on just chilling out," Cherie said. "Take care of each other and friends and it's just been tough – so much o
  
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• Flames swap Ritchie brothers and get Stecher from Arizona at trade deadline

  03-03-2023 22:59
  
  The Calgary Flames' trade deadline deals included a swap of brothers. The Flames got Nick Ritchie from the Arizona Coyotes and sent his older brother Brett to the desert in a four-player deal that included defencemen Troy Stecher to Calgary and Connor Mackey to the Coyotes. Calgary also picked up winger Dryden Hunt from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Radim Zohorna. In the Ritchie-for-Ritchie deal, the younger sibling from Orangeville, Ont., arrived with nine goals and 12 assis
  
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• Loutitt predicted double ski jump title while recovering from broken foot

  03-03-2023 22:17
  
  Calgary's Alexandria Loutitt is talking about the immense challenges she overcame to win the women's World Cup Ski Jump Championship. Loutitt became only the second ski jumper in history to win both the world junior championship and a world championship, completing the task Wednesday at a World Cup event in Slovenia. She joined Norway's Tommy Inga-Brittson, who did it back in 1995. Loutitt won the world title with an amazing second jump. The 19-year-old said she set a goal to win both while reco
  
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• Protesters call for new deal with Good Samaritan Society - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 22:07 via news.google.com
  
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• Avalanche hazard in B.C. could last until summer

  03-03-2023 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  With avalanche levels ranging from considerable to high in B.C., Interior Health is urging backcountry users to exercise extreme caution.
  
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• Siksika Nation youth reported missing - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 21:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 21:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Questions raised after convicted Calgary killer accused of murder post release

  03-03-2023 21:23
  
  Charges have been laid in connection with a recent Calgary murder where the accused was previously convicted of manslaughter almost eight years ago. Christopher Ward Dunlop was arrested on Feb. 15, police say, one day before investigators located the body of 58-year-old Judy Maerz in the Deerfoot Athletic Park. Police say Dunlop and Maerz had recently met and Dunlop now faces a second-degree murder charge in her death. Police confirm Dunlop was previously convicted and jailed for killing another
  
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• Convicted Calgary killer accused in another murder rated 'low risk' to reoffend by parole board

  03-03-2023 21:23
  
  Charges have been laid in connection with a recent Calgary murder where the accused was previously convicted of manslaughter almost eight years ago. Christopher Ward Dunlop was arrested on Feb. 15, police say, one day before investigators located the body of 58-year-old Judy Maerz in the Deerfoot Athletic Park. Police say Dunlop and Maerz had recently met and Dunlop now faces a second-degree murder charge in her death. Police confirm Dunlop was previously convicted and jailed for killing another
  
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• Flames set to celebrate Indigenous cultures of Treaty 7 Nations

  03-03-2023 21:19
  
  Saturday night, before they take on the Minnesota Wild in a game being broadcast on Hockey Night in Canada, the Calgary Flames will celebrate Indigenous culture and the traditions of the Treaty 7 First Nations of Southern Alberta. The pre-game ceremony will involve chiefs, elders and princesses invited from the Treaty 7 Nations, including the Blackfoot First Nation tribes of Siksika, the Piikani and the Kainai; the Stoney Nakoda tribes of Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney; and the Tsuut'ina First
  
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• Some California mountain residents could be snowed in a week - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 21:15 via news.google.com
  
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• 25-year-old man who survived B.C. avalanche lost father, brother in law, family friend in slide

  03-03-2023 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The three German tourists killed in Wednesday's avalanche near Invermere, B.C., were part of a group of four -- family and close friends. A 25-year-old man survived.
  
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• ‘Explore Calgary’s culinary scene’ at the 2023 YYC Food and Drink Experience

  03-03-2023 20:43
  
  Staff at dozens of Calgary restaurants are preparing for an annual food and drink festival that sees venues offer up multi-course fixed-price menus for a tenday period. This year, 70 eateries across Calgary will be participating in the 2023 YYC Food and Drink Experience. The festival, which runs from March 17 to 26, includes $25 and $35 lunch offerings, prix fixe three-course dinners for $35 and $45 and gourmet masterpieces for $65 and $75. "We also have some amazing signature culinary even
  
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• Winnipeg Jets acquire centre Vladislav Namestnikov from San Jose ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 20:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Hazardous materials slow Lethbridge Hotel demolition, fire ... - My Lethbridge Now

  03-03-2023 20:34 via news.google.com
  
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• Trudeau says appointing Indigenous RCMP commissioner is an ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 20:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Hobbs vows not to carry out execution scheduled by court - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Dr. Cowell's pricey ride 'all within government policy', Copping says

  03-03-2023 19:55
  
  Alberta's health minister says Dr. John Cowell's expensive road trip from Calgary to the legislature – paid for by taxpayers – allowed him to continue his work to fix the province's health-care system. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Cowell, who was chosen at the top administrator for Alberta Health Services (AHS) by Premier Danielle Smith, expensed a round-trip car ride from his home to Edmonton on Nov. 29, 2022. According to the expense report filed on Dec. 1, 2022, which i
  
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• King Eddy announces new menu with whiskey-centric cocktails

  03-03-2023 19:35
  
  The King Eddy has a new menu that pays homage to the iconic Calgary venue's roots and includes a new set of whiskey-centric cocktails. “When we talk about the storied history of the King Eddy, that goes all the way back to 1905, we like to say that the Eddy's iconic soul is alive in a revitalized home," said GM Ryan McLeish in a news release. Established in 1905,  the King Edward Hotel was Calgary's second-oldest hotel and the longest-operating bar and hotel when i
  
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• Brown replaces Yerzy on Canada's World Baseball Classic roster - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 19:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadiens get defenceman Frédéric Allard from Kings for forward ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 19:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian snowboarder Hosking takes halfpipe silver at world ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 19:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta continuing care budget focuses on aging at home, community care

  03-03-2023 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Home care and community care, which includes nurses and health-care aides visiting patients at their homes, is a focus of Alberta's budget, according to the province.
  
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• Black Vietnam vet finally honored with Medal of Honor - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 18:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Trudeau 'surprised' that B.C. firm talks about selling cocaine - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 18:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 14; thousands evacuated - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 18:38 via news.google.com
  
  Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 14; thousands evacuated  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'For the safety of our children': Tsuut'ina residents warned about vicious dogs

  03-03-2023 18:37
  
  Tsuut'ina police are warning residents about "vicious" dogs roaming the nation that have been involved in several dog attacks. A post from the department on the Tosguna Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service Facebook page says a "number" of attacks have been reported over the last couple of months. "In response to the concerns, Head Chief and Minor Chiefs have issued a directive to Tosguna to take count of the dogs and who owns those dogs in North Sarcee and any other areas of concern," reads the post.
  
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• Joly and Chinese counterpart confront each other over interference ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 18:19 via news.google.com
  
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• Man charged in hate-motivated crime at Seton Library

  03-03-2023 18:18
  
  Calgary police say a man faces charges in connection with a hate-motivated crime that occurred during an event at a southeast library in early February. Officials say police were called at 11:15 a.m. to the Seton Library, located at 4995 Market St. S.E., on Saturday, Feb. 5 to "check on a planned demonstration." Police say protestors had gathered in the facility in opposition to the Reading with Royalty event, described as a family-friendly story time program where Calgary's drag queen, king and
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Hockey Town North – Lethbridge ... - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  03-03-2023 18:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Parkland cancels plans to build stand alone renewable diesel complex at B.C. refinery

  03-03-2023 17:56
  
  Parkland Corp. says it will not go ahead with its plan to build a stand-alone renewable diesel complex at its refinery in Burnaby, B.C. The company says it made the decision as it faced rising project costs, a lack of market certainty around emerging renewable fuels and legislation in the U.S. that advantages U.S. producers. Parkland had announced a plan in May 2022 to build a stand-alone renewable diesel complex within its Burnaby refinery, capable of producing 6,500 barrels per day. The compan
  
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• The Morning Line – Lethbridge Round 1 — The Professional Bull ... - PBR Canada

  03-03-2023 17:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Evidence cannot support Alberta man’s robbery convictions: Supreme Court of Canada

  03-03-2023 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following a hearing last month, the Supreme Court set aside Metzger's convictions and substituted verdicts of acquittal, saying written reasons would follow.
  
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• Fentanyl, guns seized on Blood Tribe during unlawful confinement investigation

  03-03-2023 17:33
  
  Four men face unlawful confinement charges following an investigation by Blood Tribe police where drugs, guns and cash were seized. Officers responded to a home on the First Nation on Thursday following a 911 call from someone saying they were being held against their will and that a shot had been fired. Police made their way into the house and located the victim who, according to officials, had no visible injuries. Several people were arrested on scene and officers, under a search warrant, seiz
  
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• Evidence cannot support Alberta man's robbery convictions ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 17:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Rotary Club of Lethbridge East announces winners of 2023 ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 17:17 via news.google.com
  
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• Suncor Energy selling North Sea offshore assets in deal valued at $1.2B

  03-03-2023 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. has signed a deal to sell its offshore assets in the North Sea to Equinor UK Ltd. in an agreement valued at about $1.2 billion.
  
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• Police seek suspect in carjacking at Lake Louise gas station

  03-03-2023 16:51
  
  Lake Louise RCMP are looking for a male suspect in connection with a carjacking early Tuesday morning. Officials say police were called to a gas station in Lake Louise at 7:10 a.m. on Feb. 28, where a woman had stopped to fuel her vehicle. "She was approached by the suspect," police said in a release. "The suspect asked for cash and when the victim did not have any, the suspect produced an edge weapon." RCMP say the woman was pulled from her vehicle and the suspect got in and drove away. The vic
  
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• Canadian receiver Sims considering abundance of NCAA football ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Boil water order issued for Irricana, Alta.

  03-03-2023 16:24
  
  A mechanical issue with the Town of Irricana's water system has resulted in a boil water advisory for the community. Alberta Health Services (AHS) posted the order on Feb. 28 as a precaution because of a depressurization of the water distribution system that took place the previous day. The health order says the issue may have allowed "potentially contaminated water" to enter the community's supply. Residents are being instructed to boil their water for at least one minute before using it for an
  
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• Kevin Stanfield's forecast: A milder Friday for Calgary before weekend snow

  03-03-2023 15:37
  
  Following a warmer day yesterday (Calgary finished up around 5 C), we’ll cool a good bit today, though not past the melting point. Another day in the positives is on tap. An alert-free day is also expected locally, with spotty flurries being the main point of concern, along with a few gusts in parts of the province – not so much locally. Until late Saturday, that is. That’s when we expect the snow to start – there are some forecast models that push this to over 10 centime
  
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• Search underway for Calgary teen who didn't return home from school

  03-03-2023 15:04
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking for help from the public in the search for a 13-year-old boy missing since Wednesday afternoon. Dreyton Starlight left school at around 2:30 p.m. but never arrived at his home in the southeast neighbourhood of Ogden. According to investigators, his family has not heard from him. Dreyton is described as:Approximately 170 centimetres (5'7") tall; Having a slim build; Having brown eyes; and Having brown hair.Officials say there is no indication of foul play but
  
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• Calgary teen located after failing to return home from school

  03-03-2023 15:04
  
  The Calgary Police Service confirms a 13-year-old boy has been located after a two-day disappearance. The 13-year-old left school at around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday but failed to arrive at his home in the southeast neighbourhood of Ogden. According to investigators, his family had not heard from him and there were concerns for his well-being. Police officials announced Friday morning that the teen had been found and was safe.
  
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• Man dead after being struck by CTrain near Erlton/Stampede station

  03-03-2023 14:26
  
  One person is dead after an overnight collision on the CTrain tracks in the city's southeast. Emergency crews were called to the Erlton/Stampede LRT station at around 1 a.m. after a pedestrian was struck by a CTrain. The man was pronounced dead on scene, according to EMS officials. A section of the CTrain Red Line was temporarily closed but reopened ahead of the morning commute.
  
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• NHL trade deadline day could be uneventful following flurry of moves - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 11:17 via news.google.com
  
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• The Irony Of The Man Who Made Himself Immune To Poison - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2023 09:40 via news.google.com
  
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• ASIRT investigating after man shot by police during altercation at Vermilion hospital

  03-03-2023 07:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's police watchdog has been asked to investigate after a man under police supervision at a rural Alberta hospital was shot and had to be airlifted to Edmonton.
  
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• Calle Jarnkrok scores game-winner for Toronto Maple Leafs in 2-1 win over Calgary Flames

  03-03-2023 06:03
  
  Calle Jarnkrok scored the game-winner for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 2-1 victory over the host Calgary Flames on Thursday. Jarnkrok struck early in the third period and Mitch Marner also scored for Toronto (38-16-8). Blake Coleman scored for Calgary (27-22-13), which dropped to 3-4-3 in its last 10 games. With 20 games to go, and the Nashville Predators on their heels one point behind, the Flames chased the Winnipeg Jets, who are holding down the Western Conference's second wild-card spot five
  
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• UCP won’t make provincial police decision before election, but says other safety projects are working

  03-03-2023 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  'The biggest complaint that I’m getting right now is that people in the community want more and they want it permanent.'
  
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