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• French immersion, science the next stage in curriculum phase-in, Alberta says

  17-03-2023 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The next stage in the curriculum phase-in will happen in September when science and French immersion curriculums for kindergarten to Grade 3 are introduced.
  
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• Village of Carmangay carries on one of world's shortest St. Patrick's Day parade tradition

  17-03-2023 23:28
  
  Southern Albertans tightened their shoelaces and threw on their green attire for the 39th annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Carmangay.   "People look forward to it and everybody works together to pull it off," said Kym Nichols, mayor of the Village of Carmangay.   "It's the most unorganized-fun event."   Known as one of the world's shortest St. Patrick's Day parade, the spectacle starts at the village office and ends at the former site of the Grange Hotel, which is just across th
  
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• ‘Why would any parent purchase this?’: Alberta-imported children’s pain medication a different concentration, requires education

  17-03-2023 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pharmacists aren't even sure how much they will stock when Parol becomes widely disributed.
  
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• City of Lethbridge looking for ideas to activate downtown

  17-03-2023 22:58
  
  The City of Lethbridge is looking for a few good ideas about how to bring the buzz back to downtown. Re-imagine Downtown grant applications are now being accepted for 2023, with funding up to $10,000 to provide financial support for initiatives, events and programs that activate downtown Lethbridge. There's a total of $120,000 available for the 2023 program, which is being funded through the Heart of Our City Committee (HOCC). “The Re-Imagine Downtown grant program has, through all its ite
  
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• Lethbridge elementary school celebrate St. Patrick's Day - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  17-03-2023 22:56 via news.google.com
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• YWCA to end its permanent supportive housing program in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2023 22:47 via news.google.com
  
  YWCA to end its permanent supportive housing program in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cochrane RCMP taps residents of Rocky View County to help set policing priorities

  17-03-2023 22:47
  
  Mounties in Cochrane are setting their priorities for the coming policing year, and they’re looking to bring in the opinions of Rocky View County residents. The policing year begins in April. An online survey is available until March 24 to residents within Bearspaw and Elbow Valley, Township Road 290 to the north, Highway 66 to the south and the Municipal District of Bighorn to the west. Residents can access the survey at surveymonkey.com/r/Z7JV5QZ.
  
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• Irish Calgarians celebrate their heritage on St. Patrick’s Day 2023

  17-03-2023 22:20
  
  Many Calgarians celebrated St. Patrick's Day 2023 with a pint in hand and while donning their green attire, but many others used the day to learn more about the significance of Irish culture. The Irish Cultural Society (ICS) held a special mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Mission, followed by a luncheon in the parish hall featuring Irish dancing and choir singers. Co-chair Ray Kavanagh says the day is more than just about drinking green beer at your local pub. "If you're Irish, it's the day
  
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• They dig dinosaurs: Symposium brings together amateurs and professionals

  17-03-2023 22:06
  
  The Alberta Palaeontological Society hosts its annual symposium on Saturday, after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Mona Trick, an organizer of the free event, says Paleo 2023 will see scientists host sessions for professional and amateur palaeontologists. "And that's one of the nice things about this symposium is we have a lot of experts there," Trick said. "So people can come and bring their fossils if they want (to learn what species it is) and ask at the table and we know somebody who will be abl
  
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• Teen shot officers, then mother after she tried to take his gun: Edmonton police

  17-03-2023 22:03
  
  Edmonton police released more details at a media conference on Friday about the events that led to the death of two officers. Around 12:47 a.m. on Thursday, Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan responded to a family dispute call at an apartment complex near 114 Avenue and 132 Street. When they arrived, police say they were met by a 55-year-old woman outside the complex. The officers went to the suite where she lived with a 73-year-old man and their 16-year-old son. Police say when they arr
  
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• EPS deaths: Police release timeline of events that lead to death of 2 officers

  17-03-2023 22:03
  
  Edmonton police have released more details about the events that led to the death of two officers. Around 12:47 a.m. on Thursday, Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan responded to a family dispute call at an apartment complex near 114 Avenue and 132 Street. When they arrived, police say they were met by a 55-year-old woman outside the complex. The officers went to the suite where she lived with a 73-year-old man and their 16-year-old son. Police say when they arrived at the suite, both off
  
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• Edmonton police release timeline of events that led to death of 2 officers

  17-03-2023 22:03
  
  Edmonton police released more details at a media conference on Friday about the events that led to the death of two officers. Around 12:47 a.m. on Thursday, Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan responded to a family dispute call at an apartment complex near 114 Avenue and 132 Street. When they arrived, police say they were met by a 55-year-old woman outside the complex. The officers went to the suite where she lived with a 73-year-old man and their 16-year-old son. Police say when they arr
  
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• Experience a week as a first responder at Camp Courage

  17-03-2023 21:57
  
  Stitching up wounds, working with police dogs and handling fire hoses aren’t typical summer camp activities, but that’s exactly what one Calgary program offers. Camp Courage Calgary is a week-long, free camp for young women, and gender diverse youth ages 15–18 who are interested in pursuing a career as a first responder, and applications for its second season are being accepted until March 31. The Calgary camp started in 2022, providing 23 young women seven days to explore what
  
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• Lethbridge and District Exhibition asking for $4.6M to complete new ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2023 21:43 via news.google.com
  
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• Hockey Canada hires human rights leader from MacEwan University as 1st VP of diversity and inclusion

  17-03-2023 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada has hired human rights leader Irfan Chaudhry as its first vice-president of diversity and inclusion.
  
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• Edmonton criminologist, EPS veteran, hopes for shift in discourse around police: ‘We are human’

  17-03-2023 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lot of the public discourse around police in the last few years has been negative, said criminologist Daniel Jones. He hopes to see a shift in that.
  
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• Alberta geothermal technology makes its way from orphaned wells to overseas

  17-03-2023 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary-born concept to harvest geothermal energy from orphaned oil and gas wells is making its way to energy-starved countries overseas.
  
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• Alberta geothermal technology inspired by orphaned wells being tested overseas

  17-03-2023 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary-born concept to harvest geothermal energy from orphaned oil and gas wells is making its way to energy-starved countries overseas.
  
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• Former Stampeder Lloyd Fairbanks, Calgary Herald reporter Vicki Hall named to CFL Hall of Fame

  17-03-2023 21:09
  
  A Calgary football legend and a pioneering Calgary sportswriter have been elected to the CFL Hall of Fame. Raymond, Alta. native Lloyd Fairbanks played 17 seasons in the CFL, including a pair of stints with the Stamps that covered roughly 11 seasons. He was named the team's most outstanding offensive lineman eight times. "Not only was Lloyd a great player, as his many all-Canadian accomplishments prove, he was also a great teammate and friend," said Stamps president John Hufnagel in an article p
  
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• Calgary woman charged in threat at knifepoint at school in Bearspaw

  17-03-2023 20:47
  
  A 36-year-old Calgary woman faces weapon charges following an investigation into an assault on an adult at an elementary school in Bearspaw. RCMP officers were called to the school west of Calgary city limits at around 9 a.m. Tuesday following "an altercation" involving a threat with a knife. According to officials, the victim was not injured in the assault and a suspect was arrested on scene. RCMP confirmed on Friday that Dai Shi had been charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a w
  
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• Creative 'canstruction' project at Southcentre Mall set to ease hunger in the city

  17-03-2023 20:27
  
  A creative building project at Southcentre Mall will help ease hunger in our city. Engineers, designers and architects are taking part in Canstruction, an annual event that sees huge sculptures built out of canned food. Nine teams are taking part and gobbling up 37,000 cans of food to make their creations.The donated food will eventually end up in the Calgary Food Bank's emergency food hampers, but will be on display at Southcentre Mall through the end of March. The cans will eventually fill mor
  
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• All Aboard: Model Railway Club opens doors to public - My Lethbridge Now

  17-03-2023 20:17 via news.google.com
  
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• Ottawa requests joint ‘working group’ on oilsands contamination with Alberta

  17-03-2023 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal environment minister wants a joint federal-provincial-Indigenous body, with input from industry, to discuss improving tailings pond remediation and containmen.
  
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• Semi driver involved in Calgary hit-and-run that sent woman to hospital found

  17-03-2023 19:42
  
  Calgary police say they've found the driver involved in a hit-and-run that sent a woman to hospital in life-threatening condition. Police were called to the scene, at the intersection of 17th Avenue and 28th Street S.E., at 9:18 a.m. on Thursday. Investigators believe the victim, a woman in her 40s, was struck by a "construction tractor unit" as the vehicle was making a right turn. Police say the woman was in the marked crosswalk at the time and suffered traumatic injuries. "The semi-truck faile
  
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• Mom fought to get gun away from son after he killed 2 EPS officers, no link to other crimes made: Police

  17-03-2023 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mom fought to get the gun away from her son and was shot after he killed two Edmonton Police Service officers who were responding to a family violence call in their home.
  
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• Edmonton Police Service to provide update on shooting deaths of 2 officers Friday afternoon

  17-03-2023 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials with the EPS have scheduled a news conference for Friday afternoon to provide an update on the investigation into the deaths of two of the force's members a day earlier.
  
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• Medicine manufacturing facility to be built in Edmonton with $80M in federal funding

  17-03-2023 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The initiative is led by non-profit Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation in partnership with the University of Alberta.
  
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• Man who let Edmonton police into apartment building recalls deadly shooting

  17-03-2023 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The man who let two police constables into an apartment building Thursday morning and a woman who witnessed the aftermath of the deadly shooting share what they experienced.
  
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• Province announces more curriculum rollouts for fall - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2023 19:02 via news.google.com
  
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• Teen who killed 2 Edmonton officers also shot Pizza Hut employee: sources

  17-03-2023 19:00
  
  The 16-year-old boy who fatally shot two Edmonton police officers on Thursday is the same person who shot a Pizza Hut employee earlier this week, multiple sources have told CTV News Edmonton. Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan were shot early Thursday morning when they responded to a domestic dispute call around 12:47 a.m. in the area of 114 Avenue and 132 Street. The teen also shot his mother, who is in hospital, before he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Thursday eve
  
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• EPS investigating if teen who killed 2 officers also shot Pizza Hut worker: sources

  17-03-2023 19:00
  
  Edmonton police are investigating whether the 16-year-old boy who shot and killed two officers is the same person that shot a Pizza Hut employee earlier this week, multiple sources told CTV News. Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan were shot early Thursday morning when they responded to a domestic dispute call around 12:47 a.m. in the area of 114 Avenue and 132 Street.Father-to-be and 'snow angel': Edmonton officers shot and killed on duty rememberedThe teen also shot his mother, who is i
  
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• Citizenship oath at the click of a mouse would cheapen tradition: Conservative critic

  17-03-2023 18:56
  
  The Conservative immigration critic says a proposal to allow people to become a Canadian citizen with the click of a mouse "cheapens" an otherwise special moment for newcomers. The federal government is seeking feedback on a plan to let people take the Oath of Citizenship online, rather than attend an officiated ceremony. Tom Kmiec says the ceremonies are a big deal for people like him who are not born Canadian, and the tradition shouldn't be diminished as a way to deal with an administrative ba
  
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• Alberta to make curriculum implementation announcement

  17-03-2023 18:20
  
  Adriana LaGrange, Alberta's education minister, is expected to announce details about the implementation of the new curriculum on Friday morning. The announcement will take place at 11:30 a.m., and will be carried live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. The province has been slowly rolling out the new curriculum, with some parts being implemented on the first day of the 2022-23 school year. The new curriculum has faced criticism from parents and educators alike, and the Northwest Territories has also announ
  
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• Alberta to introduce new French, science curricula next school year

  17-03-2023 18:20
  
  Alberta schools will use new curricula for a number of subjects in September, the provincial government announced on Friday. Students from kindergarten to Grade 3 will be taught new French first language and literature, French immersion language arts and literature, and science programming. School authorities have the option to apply the new curriculum for these subjects in Grades 4 to 6, the government added. The changes will affect more than 240,000 students. The province will spend around $47
  
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• Alberta to introduce new curriculum for French, science next school year

  17-03-2023 18:20
  
  Alberta schools will use new curricula for a number of subjects in September, the provincial government announced on Friday. Students from kindergarten to Grade 3 will be taught new French first language and literature, French immersion language arts and literature, and science programming. School authorities have the option to apply the new curriculum for these subjects in Grades 4 to 6, the government added. "To ensure successful implementation, we are making significant investments to provide
  
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• Indigenous-led prospective buyer 'not going away' even as Trans Mountain costs spiral

  17-03-2023 18:06
  
  An Indigenous-led initiative says it is still pursuing ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline, in spite of the project's ballooning price tag. Project Reconciliation managing director Stephen Mason says his group isn't going away just because Trans Mountain Corp. announced last week that construction costs for the project have risen to $30.9 billion. The Trans Mountain pipeline was bought by the federal government for $4.5 billion in 2018 after previous owner Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. threaten
  
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• Lethbridge mayor shares condolences after Edmonton police ... - My Lethbridge Now

  17-03-2023 17:56 via news.google.com
  
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• 'Clearly he did not have a legally purchased firearm': Smith speaks out amid deaths of Edmonton officers

  17-03-2023 17:55
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes investigators can determine how the suspect who allegedly shot and killed two Edmonton police officers got the gun that was used. She made the comment while speaking in Calgary on Friday at the Summit on Fairness for Newcomers. "I understand that this young person was 16 years old, so clearly he did not have a legally purchased firearm," Smith said. "We have to find out why that is, and find out the avenues that guns are coming into our mar
  
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• Alberta premier expresses 'deepest sympathies' following deaths of Edmonton constables

  17-03-2023 17:55
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has again offered her condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of two Edmonton police officers killed in the line of duty. She made the comments while speaking in Calgary on Friday at the Summit on Fairness for Newcomers. "I would like to once again offer my deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan of the Edmonton Police Service, who were tragically killed while responding to a call," Smit
  
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• Suspect charged in downtown CTrain station double stabbing

  17-03-2023 17:37
  
  A 22-year-old man faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in connection with Wednesday morning's double stabbing at the Fourth Street LRT station. Officers were called to the downtown CTrain station shortly before 6:30 a.m. and found a man and a woman suffering from stab wounds. Both victims were taken to hospital in non-life-threatening condition. A suspect was arrested by peace officers a short distance away and subsequently charged. The LRT station was closed for several
  
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• Snake stick-up: Calgary man arrested after bank robbery involving scaly threat

  17-03-2023 17:10
  
  Calgary police have arrested a man they say was involved in two bank robberies, one of which involved a threat about a venomous snake. Police were called to investigate after a man entered an RBC bank at 740 Eighth Ave. S.E. at about 11 a.m. on March 7. They say the man was wearing a disguise and passed a note to an employee, demanding cash. He fled the area with an undisclosed amount of money and bank staff called police. "Upon arrival, police collected witness statements, including a descripti
  
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• International court issues arrest warrant for Putin

  17-03-2023 16:30
  
  The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces have committed atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour. The ICC arrest warrants "have no meaning for our country, including from a legal point of view," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her
  
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• Officials advise of closures in Lethbridge for annual Moonlight Run ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2023 16:23 via news.google.com
  
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• St. Patrick's Church in Lethbridge reopens | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2023 16:05 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge, Alta., church, reopens for St. Patrick's Day after 11-year closure

  17-03-2023 16:05
  
  A Lethbridge Catholic church, which was closed by a bishop's order issued more than 10 years ago, will be welcoming parishioners for mass on St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Church, located at 917 Fourth Avenue South, will be open for mass for the first time since former Calgary Bishop Frederick Henry ordered it closed in 2011. Henry, who resigned in 2017 because of health issues, said the building would be closed because of a lack of funds needed to restore the more than 100-year-old building a
  
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• 2 arrested, third sought after nearly $100K swiped in Calgary distraction thefts

  17-03-2023 15:57
  
  The Calgary Police Service confirms two men have been arrested and a warrant has been issued for a third suspect in connection with a recent string of distraction thefts. According to police, 12 distraction theft cases were reported from late January into early February and the victims lost nearly $100,000 combined. The accused allegedly watched and noted their personal identification numbers of the victims while they were making purchases with their debit or credit cards at major retail stores
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: March 17, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2023 15:13 via news.google.com
  
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• CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail to combine next month under new name

  17-03-2023 15:10
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will officially combine with Kansas City Southern Railway Co. on April 14 under a new name, Canadian Pacific Kansas City. The Calgary company says CP's president and chief executive Keith Creel will helm the new company with CP's Nadeem Velani to serve as the merged business's chief financial officer. KCS president and chief executive Pat Ottensmeyer will become an advisor to Creel through the remainder of 2023 to foster continuity. CP says the new company w
  
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• CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail to combine next month after U.S. approval

  17-03-2023 15:10
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has announced it will officially combine with Kansas City Southern Railway Co. on April 14, under the new banner of Canadian Pacific Kansas City. The U.S. rail regulator approved the US$31-billion this week, clearing the final hurdle in CP's bid to buy KCS and create the only railway stretching from Canada through to the U.S. and Mexico. “Our new combined railroad will create a truly unique single-line network connecting three nations and instantly injecting n
  
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• High River, Alta., last known sighting of Saskatchewan woman missing since November

  17-03-2023 15:06
  
  High River RCMP members are asking for tips from the public as the search continues for a Saskatchewan woman who was spotted in the southern Alberta town in November. Amanda Ahenakew was reported missing to the High River RCMP detachment on Wednesday, nearly five months after she was last seen in High River on Nov. 16, 2022. There are concerns for Ahenakew's well-being and investigators believe she may be in Alberta or Saskatchewan. She is described as:Approximately 168 centimetres (5'6") tall;
  
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