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• Rent prices in Lethbridge increase 20.5 per cent compared to last year

  15-03-2023 23:44
  
  Lethbridge has again seen an increase in the cost of rent. According to the National Rent Report for February 2023 from Rentals.ca, the average monthly cost of rent for a one-bedroom unit in Lethbridge is $1,204, a spike of 20.5 per cent compared to this time last year. A place with two bedrooms costs $1,365, up 18.2 per cent. "Currently, we're serving 675 households in our city with rent supplements," said Robin James, Lethbridge Housing Authority CAO. "We have an additional 182 that are curren
  
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• Lethbridge sees 20.5 per cent spike in rent prices | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  15-03-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
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• Forgiveness hits human note in moving exploration of Japanese internment during Second World War

  15-03-2023 22:55
  
  Reality intersected fiction this weekend on stages in Calgary and Edmonton, when Forgiveness received its world premiere at the same time one of the characters in the play was honoured with a Juno Award. Onstage at Theatre Calgary Friday night was the memorable, moving world premiere of author Mark Sakamoto's award-winning memoir Forgiveness, a drama that explores the traumas that the Second World War inflicted on everyone, with a focus on the internment of Japanese-Canadians alongside the inhum
  
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• Calgary Transit union, passengers speak out amid ongoing CTrain safety concerns

  15-03-2023 22:43
  
  A violent incident that unfolded at a Calgary LRT station on Wednesday is prompting renewed calls for improved safety measures. On Wednesday, paramedics took two people to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a stabbing near the 4th Street SW Station just after 6 a.m. A trail of blood could still be seen when the station reopened later in the morning. The stabbing is one of many recent violent incidents centred around the city's light rail transit system, something concerning t
  
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• Oil prices plunge, Canadian energy stocks take beating as global banking fears spread

  15-03-2023 22:38
  Crude oil prices took a beating Wednesday as market chaos related to a spreading banking crisis continued. The North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate plunged more than four per cent on Wednesday to hover around US$68 per barrel. That's the lowest crude price since December of 2021. Oil prices have been falling all week as concerns about the health of the global banking sector mount. Oil and gas stocks were by far the hardest hit sector on the Toronto Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the
  
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• Construction on new west Lethbridge elementary school to begin in ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2023 22:36 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s approval rating below 50%, according to Angus Reid poll

  15-03-2023 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest data from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that Smith only has an approval rating of 46 per cent.
  
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• Stampeders happy to have James Vaughters back in the fold

  15-03-2023 22:12
  
  After winning the Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders in 2018, James Vaughters left for greener pastures and his dream to play in the NFL. After spending three years south of the border, Vaughters is back in his old stomping grounds.  He signed a contract with the Stampeders in the off season.  Vaughters says when he decided to return to the CFL, Calgary was his best choice. "As you all probably know we went to two Grey Cups and won one when I was here before," said the 29-year-old Va
  
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• Terry Whitehead named chancellor of the University of Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2023 22:02 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta to mandate police body cameras but who’s paying?

  15-03-2023 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A criminologist says Alberta's plan to make all police services in the province use body cameras could come with prohibitive costs and take a long time to put in place.
  
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• Alberta's plan to mandate police body cameras could be expensive: criminologist

  15-03-2023 21:45
  
  A criminologist says Alberta's plan to make all police services in the province use body cameras could come with prohibitive costs and take a long time to put in place. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis announced Tuesday that body cams would protect officers and the public, and help make decisions made by police officers more transparent. The United Conservative Party government will work with the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police on funding, logistics and when the cameras will roll out, h
  
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• City of Lethbridge opens applications for Re-Imagine Downtown ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2023 21:42 via news.google.com
  
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• Home sales down nearly 40 per cent in Lethbridge compared to ... - My Lethbridge Now

  15-03-2023 21:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Topless Junos protester wants drastic climate action

  15-03-2023 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ever Hatherly appeared in court Wednesday on mischief charges after crashing the stage at the Juno Awards in Edmonton.
  
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• Parts of Canada treated to stunning display of northern lights

  15-03-2023 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The northern lights are created by charged particles that emanate from the sun, move through space and hit the Earth’s atmosphere. Albertans enjoyed a vivid display Tuesday.
  
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• Lethbridge Sport Council announces winners of Achievement Awards - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2023 20:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary's Back Alley nightclub announces 2023 Stampede tent

  15-03-2023 19:38
  
  Stampede revelers will have a new venue they can head to this year to drink, dance and listen to live music. The Back Alley is introducing a new Stampede tent that will be open during the 2023 Calgary Stampede.  "This is the perfect time for our tent to make its debut," said Back Alley owner Dennis O’Neill in a Wednesday news release. The tent will be located in the nightclub's parking lot, in the 4600 block of Macleod Trail South, and will feature concerts, special events and corpora
  
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• Woman shot by RCMP last month was armed, ASIRT says

  15-03-2023 19:08
  
  A woman who was shot by police on a rural highway east of Calgary last month was armed with what appears to be a small knife. The details of the investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) were released on Wednesday, suggesting that the victim was suffering a mental health episode at the time police confronted her. ASIRT is the unit engaged whenever an individual is injured or killed during the course of an Alberta police officer's regular duties. In this case, which took
  
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• Federal and Alberta governments to study oilsands tailings leak communication

  15-03-2023 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Environment Minister Sonya Savage and her federal counterpart Steven Guilbeault discussed on Tuesday night the seepage and leak from the Kearl oilsands mine.
  
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• Alberta man won STARS Lottery, then a decade later the service saved his life

  15-03-2023 18:50
  
  An Alberta man who once won the grand prize from the STARS Lottery is sharing the story of how the helicopter rescue service saved his life almost a decade later. Neil Lunn and his wife Mona Cardinal won a $1.3 million home in Calgary from the 2014 STARS Lottery. "When they phoned to tell me we had won, they asked if I was going to keep buying tickets," Lunn said. "I said 'yes, because someday I might need you.'" It turns out Lunn would indeed need the service some day. Just a few weeks ago, on
  
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• Alberta man wins STARS Lottery, then a decade later the service saved his life

  15-03-2023 18:50
  
  An Alberta man who once won the grand prize from the STARS Lottery is sharing the story of how the helicopter rescue service saved his life almost a decade later. Neil Lunn and his wife Mona Cardinal won a $1.3 million home in Calgary from the 2014 STARS Lottery. "When they phoned to tell me we had won, they asked if I was going to keep buying tickets," Lunn said. "I said 'yes, because someday I might need you.'" It turns out Lunn would indeed need the service some day. Just a few weeks ago, on
  
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• Kids in the Hall to reunite onstage at Calgary Expo

  15-03-2023 18:43
  
  The Kids in the Hall are reuniting onstage for a special event at the upcoming Calgary Comics and Entertainment Expo. On Friday, April 28, the Kids will present A Special Evening with the Kids in the Hall, featuring Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson, in a 75-minute-long show that will feature songs, sketches and true stories. The group will also be available to answer fans' questions, share a few behind-the-scenes stories and talk about the memorable c
  
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• Barron Building reborn in Calgary as new residential and retail tower

  15-03-2023 18:27
  
  Work is now underway to transform Calgary's first skyscraper, a symbol of the city's place as an economic powerhouse, into a mixture of rental suites and retail space. The Barron Building, which was built in 1951, is part of a project that city council sees as an "incredible value" to Calgary's downtown. The office tower is owned by the Strategic Group and has sat vacant for some time, but after work is completed, it will reopen next year with 118 new, modern residential suites and a number of s
  
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• Flair Airlines files $50M lawsuit against leasing firms over plane seizures

  15-03-2023 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Flair Airlines has filed a $50-million lawsuit over alleged 'conspiracy' by its leasing firms after the seizure of four planes last week.
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Hitmen In First of Home-and-Home ... - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  15-03-2023 18:03 via news.google.com
  
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• Coaldale man arrested following string of break-ins in southern Alberta town

  15-03-2023 17:29
  
  A 30-year-old Coaldale man faces eight charges, including resisting arrest, following an RCMP investigation into several break-and-enters in town. According to RCMP officials, seven complaints of trespassing, break-ins and theft were received between March 9 and 11. The investigation into the crime spree led police to a location in town where a number of suspected stolen items were seized. Laurency Roy was arrested in connection with the break-ins and subsequently charged with:Three counts of br
  
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• CP Rail's US$31billion takeover of KCS gains final regulatory approval

  15-03-2023 14:40
  
  The U.S. rail regulator is giving a green light to Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s takeover of Kansas City Southern Railway Co. The Surface Transportation Board's approval Wednesday clears the final hurdle in CP's bid to buy KCS for US$31 billion in a deal that would create the only single-line rail network linking Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The merged railway will be named Canadian Pacific Kansas City, with current CP chief executive Keith Creel as CEO and Calgary the global headquarters. Whi
  
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• CP Rail's takeover of KCS gains final regulatory approval

  15-03-2023 14:40
  
  The U.S. rail regulator is giving a green light to Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s takeover of Kansas City Southern Railway Co. The Surface Transportation Board's approval today clears the final hurdle in CP's bid to buy KCS for US$31 billion in a deal that would create the only single-line rail network linking Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The merged railway will be named Canadian Pacific Kansas City, with current CP chief executive Keith Creel as CEO and Calgary the global headquarters. While i
  
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• Downtown CTrain station reopens following police investigation

  15-03-2023 14:38
  
  Calgary Transit confirms CTrains are now stopping at the Fourth Street LRT station in the downtown core following a police matter. A CTV News crew spotted a trail of blood at the station shortly after 7:30 a.m. The nature of the incident, that occurred near the intersection of Fourth Street and Seventh Avenue S.W., has not been confirmed. This is a developing story. It will be updated as details are confirmed.Here is a look at the scene at the 4th St. Station Platform. Police have taped the area
  
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• Downtown CTrain station reopens after double stabbing

  15-03-2023 14:38
  
  Calgary Transit confirms CTrains are now stopping at the Fourth Street LRT station in the downtown core after two people were stabbed. According to Calgary Police Service officials, officers were called to the station near the intersection of Fourth Street and Seventh Avenue S.W. at around 6:20 a.m. and found a man and a woman suffering from stab wounds. Both victims were transported to hospital in non-life-threatening condition. A suspect was arrested on scene. A trail of blood could be seen at
  
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• Downtown CTrain station closed due to police investigation

  15-03-2023 14:38
  
  Calgary Transit confirms CTrains are not stopping at the Fourth Street LRT station in the downtown core due to a police matter. The nature of the incident, that occurred near the intersection of Fourth Street and Seventh Avenue S.W., has not been confirmed. Westbound passengers are encouraged to use the First Street or Seventh Street stations. This is a developing story. It will be updated as details are confirmed.#CTRiders Due to Calgary Police matter, the 4th Street Station Platform is current
  
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• Canadian home sales drop 40 per cent in February compared with year ago

  15-03-2023 14:25
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says homes sales in February dropped 40 per cent compared with a year ago. The drop comes as national home sales rose 2.3 per cent in February compared with January. More information to come.
  
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• Lethbridge businesses still feeling impact of downtown watermain ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2023 14:24 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘The Last of Us’: All the Alberta locations that got a dramatic makeover

  15-03-2023 14:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  If 'The Last of Us' is any indication, Alberta is a pretty good stand-in for a post-apocalyptic United States.
  
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• Former Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations chief unhappy with lack of progress after papal visit

  15-03-2023 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The former grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations is looking for more collaboration between First Nations, the federal government and the Catholic Church.
  
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• A warmer week for Calgary as frigid start to March fades into memory

  15-03-2023 13:28
  
  Four out of five days in this forecast are sunny. Not bad! We'll be below-seasonal for a little while, all the same but it mostly falls under the category of "the seasonal high keeps rising but our temperature keeps staying the same." The seasonal high is 4.2 C for this time of year. I mean, factoring for the first thirteen days of March, which had an average high of -7.7 C, anything above the bar is in great shape. This ridge of high pressure is still kicking along, with only one little interru
  
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• Coyotes beat Flames 4-3 in OT to extend points streak to 6

  15-03-2023 13:15
  
  Travis Boyd scored at 3:10 of overtime and the Arizona Coyotes extended their points streak to six with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Clayton Keller scored twice, including a go-ahead, short-handed tally at 2:01 of the third period for his 31st goal of the season. Matias Maccelli also scored for Arizona and assisted on Boyd's winner. Keller became the first Coyotes player with 30 goals in a season in 11 years when he scored 9:22 into the first period off a pass from Bar
  
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• $130K in stolen property from Alberta, B.C. found after police chase ends in Calgary

  15-03-2023 06:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two trucks, equipment, electrical wire, credit cards and identification stolen from locations around Alberta and B.C. were recovered — which added up to be worth about $130,000.
  
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• Multiple RCMP detachments, Calgary police partner to end crime spree

  15-03-2023 05:15
  
  RCMP and Calgary police say they teamed up to end a crime spree that stretched from B.C. to Alberta. A truck, stolen from Didsbury, Alta., on Monday, was tracked to Crossfield. Alta. Police say a man in another stolen truck then picked up the first suspect. They sped through Airdrie and Calgary, through residential areas and on walking paths. With the help of police dogs and HAWCs, police arrested a man near the airport and seized $35,000 worth of stolen goods between the two trucks, Including:A
  
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• Calgary woman arrested, charged in home heist of jewelry, handbags

  15-03-2023 04:28
  
  Mounties out of Cochrane have arrested and charged a Calgary woman in connection with a rural home break-and-enter and the theft of high-end jewelry and handbags. RCMP says the break-and-enter happened Feb. 28 around 7 p.m. and that a lone woman was captured by video surveillance. Jenna Interman, 37, was identified as a suspect and taken into custody following a raid of a home in the city. According to RCMP, a number of stolen handbags worth more than $15,000 were recovered. Equipment for manufa
  
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• New plan for public art in Calgary mulled at city hall

  15-03-2023 03:04
  
  Calgary city council wants a new approach to funding public art installations. The plan would see public money from infrastructure put into public artworks, but will change where that artwork is ultimately displayed. The city put its controversial public art program on hold in 2017. That program saw one per cent of the money spent on public infrastructure projects like roads and overpasses be put toward art installations and those installations were required to be near the infrastructure project
  
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• Lethbridge police continue investigation at north side home

  15-03-2023 02:11
  
  Authorities say they've wrapped up a high-risk situation involving a home in Lethbridge's north end on Tuesday. Officials say police were called to a home in the 2100 block of Fifth Avenue North for the execution of a "high-risk search warrant" at 5:30 p.m. While the incident was ongoing, police told the public to avoid the area until further notice. About an hour and a half later, official said the situation was under control. "Police have completed executing the warrant, however the investigat
  
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• Injured snowmobiler rescued from backcountry near Crowsnest Pass

  15-03-2023 01:58
  
  A 25-year-old man is lucky to be alive thanks to the efforts of search and rescue teams working in Alberta's backcountry. RCMP says they were alerted to a situation involving an injured snowmobiler who had become stranded in a remote area near the community of Coleman, Alta. Since the region was not accessible by vehicle, officials say they needed help from specialized search and rescue teams. "Given the steep and high mountainous terrain and the location of the injured snowmobiler, it was decid
  
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• Calgary company accuses Google of driving business away with fake listing

  15-03-2023 01:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary store owner is upset with search engine giant Google after he says it's not being helpful in sorting out a bizarre business listing mixup.
  
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• Affordability advocates say even if federal rent top up comes through, more is needed

  15-03-2023 01:25
  
  Jim Degenstein receives the provincial AISH benefit because of a lifelong learning disability that requires a trustee to oversee his affairs. His rent is about $350 below the market average, but he still needs the food bank each month to get by. "By the time you go to the groceries store there's nothing left," said Degenstein. "If I didn't have the help, I would be on the street." His cheque went up by six per cent in January, the first of three annual increases promised by the province. He now
  
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• Inked southern Alberta woman in the running for magazine cover competition

  15-03-2023 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A single mother of three is hoping to show off her body art on the world stage for the cover of Inked Magazine.
  
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• Inked southern Alberta woman in the running for covergirl competition

  15-03-2023 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A single mother of three is hoping to show off her body art on the world stage for the cover of Inked Magazine.
  
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• Downtown Lethbridge businesses concerned after flooding closes buildings indefinitely

  15-03-2023 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multiple shops have been closed for a week since a water main break caused flooding.
  
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• Lethbridge Hotel cleanup has business owners upset

  15-03-2023 00:11
  
  In the early hours of Feb. 24, the historic Lethbridge Hotel caught fire, destroying a significant portion of the building.   It was also the beginning of troubles for businesses and residents along 2nd Avenue S. and 5th Street S.   "I'm sure myself and all the other businesses on our block, we got woken up to text messages, emails, messages asking if our businesses were OK. Thankfully, all of our businesses were OK, at least in our building," said Chantale Noel, owner of Hole Lotta Lo
  
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• Alta. minister calls NDP 'anti-oil and gas activists' and 'woke' during well cleanup debate

  15-03-2023 00:11
  
  A fiery exchange over whether Alberta should give royalty breaks to oil companies that clean up their inactive wells drew warnings on both sides of the argument Tuesday in the legislature. NDP MLA Marlin Schmidt called the government's proposed $100 million Liability Management Incentive Program "a scam." The NDP has repeatedly claimed the final bill to taxpayers will be much larger. "I'm hearing from Albertans who say it doesn't matter what the premier calls it or the size of the down payment o
  
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