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• Lethbridge student takes home national scholarship - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 23:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary police seize $1.6M worth of cocaine from New Brighton home

  23-03-2023 23:33
  
  Calgary police say $1.6 million worth of cocaine was seized from a New Brighton home earlier this month. The illegal drugs were located in a house in the 3300 block of New Brighton Gardens on March 16 as part of a trafficking investigation. A home in the 0 to 100 block of Pantego Lane N.W. was searched that same day. Along with the cocaine – 16 kilograms in total – police recovered electronic money counters, an airsoft rifle and pistol, airsoft ammunition magazines and a body armour
  
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• Alberta legislature wraps up with attacks, insults; next stop is May 29 election

  23-03-2023 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The house wrapped up a month-long sitting focused on passing a budget capped by a $2.4-billion petro-powered projected surplus to go with spending hikes virtually across the board.
  
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• Lethbridge set to host Provincial Arm Wrestling Championships - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  23-03-2023 23:25 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge city crews prepare for busy pothole season

  23-03-2023 23:23
  
  Drivers in Lethbridge may be in for a bumpy ride this spring. "We had a really busy winter with lots of snow and ice, so that's delayed our work on potholes," said Juliane Ruck, transportation operations manager with the City of Lethbridge. "We are getting ready to go with hot asphalt being made in the coming weeks." With temperatures fluctuating throughout the winter, and adding on snow and ice, officials say it's the perfect recipe for potholes. "This winter, with the freeze-thaw action and lo
  
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• Busy pothole season ahead for Lethbridge city crews | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  23-03-2023 23:23 via news.google.com
  
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• Lose a bag of money and other stuff in Lethbridge? Police want to give it back

  23-03-2023 23:00
  
  If you happened to misplace a bag full of money and stuff on Jan. 16 in Lethbridge, the police have good news for you. Thanks to a local citizen, a bag full money and other property that was discovered on the 2800 block of Parkside Drive South is in the possession of the Lethbridge police. There was no identification inside the bag and attempts to identify its owner have been unsuccessful.Police are hoping to identify the owner of a large sum of cash and other property that was turned in at the
  
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• Bag full of money and property recovered by Lethbridge police | CTV ... - CTV News Calgary

  23-03-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge Police looking to return lost cash to rightful owner - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 22:44 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta’s NDP and UCP deadlocked ahead of provincial election: ThinkHQ report

  23-03-2023 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The public relations firm ThinkHQ said the Alberta NDP holds 46 per cent of the decided vote, which is essentially tied with the UCP at 45 per cent.
  
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• Canucks sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year, two-way ... - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 22:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Enbridge ‘disappointed’ as environmental review for Line 5 tunnel extended

  23-03-2023 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. has been dealt another setback on its Line 5 replacement project in Michigan.
  
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• Stollery Children’s Hospital gets more money to further explore feasibility of a stand-alone building

  23-03-2023 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Province of Alberta has earmarked $3 million over three years in the 2023 budget to go towards planning for a new, stand-alone Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
  
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• Stollery Children’s Hospital gets more money to advance planning on a stand-alone building

  23-03-2023 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Province of Alberta has earmarked $3 million over three years in the 2023 budget to go towards planning for a new, stand-alone Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
  
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• Made in Alberta labelling now available for local foods - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 21:55 via news.google.com
  
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• Man and woman facing charges after violent Anderson CTrain Station robberies

  23-03-2023 21:36
  
  Calgary police have arrested two people accused in a series of violent robberies at a southwest CTrain station, all of which involved weapons. The robberies all occurred on the platform at Anderson Station. During the first, which happened just before 8 p.m. on Feb. 3, police were told a man was pointing a shotgun at riders, then robbed one of them. A month later, on March 3, police were called to the same location at about 5:15 a.m. after a woman was assaulted by another woman who sprayed the v
  
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• Man and woman accused in violent Anderson CTrain Station robberies facing charges

  23-03-2023 21:36
  
  Calgary police have arrested two people accused in a series of violent robberies at a southwest CTrain station, all of which involved weapons. The robberies all occurred on the platform at Anderson Station. During the first, which happened just before 8 p.m. on Feb. 3, police were told a man was pointing a shotgun at riders, then robbed one of them. A month later, on March 3, police were called to the same location at about 5:15 a.m. after a woman was assaulted by another woman who sprayed the v
  
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• Rescheduled appeal hearing for Bradley Barton begins in 2011 death of Cindy Gladue

  23-03-2023 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bradley Barton was sentenced on July 2021 to 12 and a half years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a Métis and Cree woman who died at the Yellowhead Inn in June 2011.
  
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• Appeal Court hears trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman wants new trial

  23-03-2023 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bradley Barton was sentenced on July 2021 to 12 and a half years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a Métis and Cree woman who died at the Yellowhead Inn in June 2011.
  
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• Zellers is back. Can the nostalgic brand survive today’s retail landscape?

  23-03-2023 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Zellers, the discount retail brand, is back in pop-up form in Canada. But will nostalgia be enough to bring shoppers back to the mall?
  
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• Province provides $3 million for planning of new stand-alone Stollery - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 21:04 via news.google.com
  
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• Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 20:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Andrew Lloyd Webber to miss Broadway opening of Bad Cinderella due to son Nicholas's critical illness

  23-03-2023 20:43
  
  Andrew Lloyd Webber is missing the Broadway opening of his latest show due to the critical illness of his son Nicholas, who once premiered his own musical on a Calgary stage. “I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” the Oscar-winning composer shared in a statement in an article by Carly Thomas published in the Hollywood Reporter on Saturday. “As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick
  
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• Health Canada recalls series of supplements sold by Lethbridge store

  23-03-2023 20:41
  
  Health Canada is recalling a series of 17 health supplements sold by a Lethbridge retailer over "dangerous ingredients" in the products. The agency issued the alert on Wednesday, saying the products are promoted as workout aids but are labelled to contain certain dangerous ingredients such as yohimbine, ibutamoren, testolone and others. The affected products were being sold at the Lethbridge Supplement and Vitamins Store on Third Avenue South. It also said the supplements could contain other ing
  
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• Georgia governor signs law curbing transgender care for kids - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 20:38 via news.google.com
  
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• NTSB: Crews failed to de-ice road before massive Texas crash - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 20:08 via news.google.com
  
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• 'Alberta's allure' attracting Canadians from coast-to-coast

  23-03-2023 20:03
  
  As almost 40,000 people uprooted themselves from Ontario and moved to Alberta last year, the provincial government suggests the new population data is proof the 'Alberta is Calling' advertising campaign is working. According to the data released Wednesday, the agency said 39,451 people from Ontario moved to Alberta in 2022, about the same number of people currently living in the city of Spruce Grove. Statistics Canada said 16,530 Albertans went the other way, but that means that 22,921 more peop
  
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• Alberta a migration magnet for Canadians as population swells

  23-03-2023 20:03
  
  As almost 40,000 people uprooted themselves from Ontario and moved to Alberta last year, the provincial government suggests the new population data is proof the 'Alberta is Calling' advertising campaign is working. According to the data released Wednesday, the agency said 39,451 people from Ontario moved to Alberta in 2022, about the same number of people currently living in the city of Spruce Grove. Statistics Canada said 16,530 Albertans went the other way, but that means that 22,921 more peop
  
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• Police-reported hate crimes rise in Canada, small increase in ... - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 20:02 via news.google.com
  
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• Bring on the nostalgia: Zellers celebrates grand re-opening in Calgary

  23-03-2023 19:54
  
  Dozens of Calgarians lined up in excitement Thursday morning at Sunridge Mall to be among the first to experience the grand re-opening of Zellers. The new store, located within the top floor of the Hudson’s Bay, is one of 25 new Zellers shops popping up across Canada. In honour of the event, customers were given the chance to win prizes while being entertained by a DJ playing nostalgic songs. It’s a moment that many Calgarians like Jean Weiss have been waiting for since the
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says conservatives must learn to win in ‘big cities’

  23-03-2023 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  With Albertans set to go the polls in a provincial election this year, Smith says the United Conservative Party has more ground to gain in the province's two largest cities.
  
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• Edmonton police say gun used to kill 2 officers linked to Pizza Hut shooting days earlier

  23-03-2023 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Police Service has scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon to provide an update on the investigation.
  
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• Council moves process forward to deregulate taxis in Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  23-03-2023 19:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Police-reported hate crimes rise in Canada and Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 19:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Lake Louise RCMP release new photos of carjacking suspect

  23-03-2023 19:24
  
  Lake Louise RCMP continue to search for a suspect in an early morning carjacking that took place at a gas station on Feb. 28. That day, at 7:10 a.m., officers were dispatched for reports of a carjacking. The victim was getting ready to gas up when she was approached by the suspect. He asked for cash, and when the victim said she didn't have any, the suspect produced an edged weapon. Then he pulled her out of the vehicle and drove off. The victim wasn't injured. The suspect is described as being
  
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• Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 19:07 via news.google.com
  
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• Hitmen strike late in Lethbridge, defeating Hurricanes 3-2

  23-03-2023 18:53
  
  The Hitmen didn't lead for very much of the game Wednesday night, but they led at the right part of it – the end – en route to a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes Wednesday night in Lethbridge. Lethbridge jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals from Hayden Smith, before the Hitmen fought back on goals from Oliver Tulk and Sean Tschigerl to tie it up at two apiece. That score lasted through a scoreless second period, and on into the third, until Keagan Slaney put the Hitmen out in fron
  
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• Calgary Hitmen defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-2 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  23-03-2023 18:53 via news.google.com
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• Alberta COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations changing ... - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 18:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Details of regimental funeral for Travis Jordan, Brett Ryan announced

  23-03-2023 18:22
  
  Additional details have been released about the funeral for Constables Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan. The two Edmonton Police Service officers were fatally shot while responding to a family dispute just after midnight last Thursday. A regimental funeral and celebration of life will be held for them at 1 p.m. on Monday at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Access to Rogers Place will be limited to family, special guests, EPS members and supporters from law enforcement, emergency services, and military comm
  
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• Lethbridge: Love & Legacy event happening Friday at Galt Museum - My Lethbridge Now

  23-03-2023 18:13 via news.google.com
  
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• EU leaders endorse joint ammo purchases for Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 17:48 via news.google.com
  
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• Semi-truck hauling an excavator crashes into Calgary overpass

  23-03-2023 17:42
  
  Two lanes of southbound Deerfoot Trail were closed in northeast Calgary on Thursday after a semi-truck hauling an excavator hit the underside of the 32nd Avenue overpass. The collision happened at around 9:30 a.m., leaving chunks of concrete from the underside of the bridge scattered across Deerfoot Trail. No injuries were reported, but the collision caused concerns for the bridge's structural integrity. As a result, the 32nd Avenue N.E. overpass that crosses Deerfoot Trail was closed so enginee
  
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• Semi-truck crashes into overpass, closing lanes of Deerfoot Trail

  23-03-2023 17:42
  
  Two lanes of southbound Deerfoot Trail are closed in northeast Calgary after a semi-truck carrying a backhoe hit the underside of the 32 Avenue overpass. No injuries have been reported, but the collision has caused concerns for the bridge's structural integrity. As a result, emergency crews have closed access to 32 Avenue N.E. from Deerfoot Trail so engineers can assess any damage and determine if it's safe. Two lanes of southbound Deerfoot Trail are also closed. It's expected the closures will
  
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• Semi-truck crashes into overpass, closing 2 lanes of Deerfoot Trail

  23-03-2023 17:42
  
  Two lanes of southbound Deerfoot Trail are closed in northeast Calgary after a semi-truck hauling a backhoe hit the underside of the 32 Avenue overpass. The collision happened at around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, leaving chunks of concrete from the underside of the bridge scattered across Deerfoot Trail. No injuries were reported, but the collision caused concerns for the bridge's structural integrity. As a result, the 32 Avenue N.E. overpass that crosses Deerfoot Trail is closed so engineers can ch
  
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• Semi-truck crashes into bridge, closing lanes of Deerfoot Trail

  23-03-2023 17:42
  
  Two southbound lanes of Calgary's Deerfoot Trail are closed at 32 Avenue N.E. after a semi-truck carrying a backhoe crashed into a bridge. No injuries have been reported, but the collision has caused concerns for the bridge's structural integrity. As a result, emergency crews have closed the 32 Avenue bridge so engineers can assess any damage and determine if it's safe, and closed two lanes of southbound Deerfoot. It's expected the closures will be in place for a significant amount of time.ALERT
  
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• Calgary convenience store fined $10K for selling vaping products to minors

  23-03-2023 17:37
  
  The ownership and manager of a northeast Calgary convenience store have been fined a total of $10,000 for selling vaping products to minors. The penalty against Gemini Convenience Store on Rundlehorn Drive N.E. in Pineridge followed an investigation spurred by public complaints reported to 311. According to City of Calgary officials, Calgary Police Service officers witnessed the violations and 42 charges were laid under the city's Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act. The offences including
  
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• Spring thaw: Calgary crews working to clear flooded streets and sidewalks

  23-03-2023 17:09
  
  The City of Calgary is facing a barrage of calls to remove pools of water unable to drain down city catch basins due to a buildup of ice. Corey Colbran, manager of wastewater services, said on Wednesday there's a backlog of nearly 1,300 calls they're trying to respond to. "We've gotten through about 300 of them and we continue to plow through those," Colbran said. Leftover snow piles throughout Calgary are being exposed to warm days and frigid nights, which leads to the pooling water freezing an
  
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• AP source: Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday - Lethbridge News Now

  23-03-2023 17:05 via news.google.com
  
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• Youth Hiring Fair at Stampede Park to bring together employers and young Calgarians

  23-03-2023 17:02
  
  Young Calgarians looking for work may want to make their way to the Stampede grounds on Thursday, April 6 as the Youth Hiring Fair will return for its 24th year. The free event for ages 15 through 24 will see approximately 80 companies, who are all looking to hire immediately, set up booths in the Big Four Building on Stampede Park. "This year’s fair has attracted employers looking to hire full-time, part-time and seasonal employees in a variety of industries including recreation, customer
  
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