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• Lethbridge's Slow Your Roll campaign re-launches helping keep children, pedestrians safe

  03-04-2023 23:37
  
  The death of 10-year-old Charles McIntyre on April 13, 2020, continues to impact those in Lethbridge and the re-launch of a safety campaign in honoured of Charles took place on Monday. "The original idea was to create this high visibility signs that parents could have in their garage and when they knew their kids were going to go out and play in the streets – as we all did when we were kids," said Chris DiPasquale, founder of the #SlowYourRoll initiative. "Parents can pull them out, put th
  
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• Companies challenged by labour shortage seek to recruit, retain Indigenous workers

  03-04-2023 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A growing number of Canadian corporations are pursuing cultural awareness training in order to get better at recruiting and retaining Indigenous employees.
  
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• Bandits move on after 3-1 defeat of Okotoks in Sunday night season-ender for Oilers

  03-04-2023 23:05
  
  The Okotoks Oilers came up short Sunday against defending AJHL champion Brooks Bandits, and were eliminated when they lost Game 6 of their series by a score of 3-1. A record-breaking crowd of 2,070 filled Okotoks Centennial Arena, but the Oilers couldn't solve the Bandits. Caelan Fitzpatrick, Brendan Poshak and Aiden Fink scored for Brooks, while Calgarian Kade Turner scored for Okotoks. Brooks will play the winner of Tuesday night's Game 7 between Blackfalds and Drumheller. Tickets are on sale
  
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• Suspect arrested in connection with downtown Calgary stabbings on Monday: police

  03-04-2023 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  At least three people are believed to have been stabbed by the same person in downtown Calgary on Monday, according to police.
  
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• Alberta premier to file legal action over 'misinformation'

  03-04-2023 22:44
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith fired back at allegations of her interference with the province's justice system since she took office, calling them "inaccurate, misleading and likely defamatory reporting," and said legal action will soon be taken. Speaking at an announcement about the government's plan to make it easier for international workers to come to Alberta – the first time she's been available to the media in some time – Smith said she's "been clear" that she nor anyone in he
  
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• Bloody Ikea rug prompts B.C. murder investigation

  03-04-2023 22:42
  
  A blood-covered rug that was recently turned in to an RCMP detachment in B.C.'s Interior has been connected to a man's murder, according to authorities. The South East Major Crime Unit provided an update on the case Monday – the third in as many days – saying an investigation has been launched into the murder of Peter Daniel Casimir, who also goes by the alias Jake Maserski. Mounties first issued an appeal for information about a blue, bloody Ikea "Ferle" rug on Saturday, saying they
  
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• Man taken into custody, multiple people injured in downtown Calgary violence

  03-04-2023 22:07
  
  At least one person was stabbed and several others were injured on Monday amid a violent incident in downtown Calgary. The first incident took place at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Fourth Street S.E., around 12:45 p.m. where someone was stabbed. The victim was transported to hospital in non-life-threatening condition. At around 1:15 p.m., police arrested a man at the intersection of Eighth Avenue S.E. and Fourth Street. At least three other people were injured, one whom was taken
  
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• Man taken into custody, multiple people injured in downtown Calgary stabbings and assault

  03-04-2023 22:07
  
  At least three people were stabbed and a fourth assaulted in an attempted robbery on Monday amid a spurt of violence in downtown Calgary. The first incident took place at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Fourth Street S.E., around 12:45 p.m. where someone was stabbed. The victim was transported to hospital in non-life-threatening condition. At around 1:10 p.m., police arrested a man at the intersection of Eighth Avenue S.E. and Fourth Street, following a confrontation with officers. P
  
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• Dinosaur species laid eggs like reptiles, brooded like birds, new study finds

  03-04-2023 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Troodon, believed to be a meter-long meat-eating dinosaur, is considered to have given rise to birds, said a paleontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alta.
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this week: April 3, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 21:23 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta expanding economic immigration program - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 20:48 via news.google.com
  
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• 'Immediate' steps being taken to improve public safety on CTrains

  03-04-2023 20:41
  
  The City of Calgary says a compilation of added personnel and design changes have been implemented at all CTrain stations to help boost public safety. Mayor Jyoti Gondek made the announcement on Monday morning, saying that Calgary isn't alone in these sorts of issues. "The incidents we are seeing along our transit corridors in recent months are unlike the things we have experienced in the past," she said. "This is the case in cities across the country." In order to contend with this unusual jump
  
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• Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek announces additional measures for transit safety

  03-04-2023 20:41
  
  Calgary is announcing an immediate action plan to make its city transit system safer amid growing security concerns. Mayor Jyoti Gondek says that transit would have twice the number of contracted security guards and that would be tripled by the end of April. Gondek says the transit system is to have an increased number of overnight patrols, pairing police officers and community peace officers for seven nights a week. Passengers would hear frequent announcements at stations about surveillanc
  
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• Calgary housing market sees lowest March inventory since 2006: CREB

  03-04-2023 20:34
  
  The Calgary Real Estate Board says last month delivered the market's lowest March inventory level since 2006 as home sales fell about 41 per cent from a year ago. The Alberta board says sales in Calgary for the month totalled 2,432, but have slowly begun to climb from the start of the year. New listings amounted to 3,318, down about 40 per cent from the prior March, while inventory sat at 3,233, down 26 per cent from a year ago. The average price was almost unchanged last March as it e
  
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• Canes Chatter: April 3, 2023 – Lethbridge Hurricanes - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  03-04-2023 19:21 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada's 10th LDS temple to be built in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 19:18 via news.google.com
  
  Canada's 10th LDS temple to be built in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• PUBlic Professor Series - My Lethbridge Now

  03-04-2023 19:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Runaway suspect arrested after stolen truck stopped outside of Calgary

  03-04-2023 18:49
  
  Two Calgary men are facing charges after illegal drugs were found inside a stolen vehicle stopped by RCMP north of the city on Friday. Officers responded to Township Road 293A in Mountain View County just after 9 a.m. for reports of a suspicious vehicle. RCMP located the vehicle parked on the shoulder of the road. As officers were in the process of arresting the two men inside, one attempted to evade police by running off through a field. "A civilian working in the immediate area attempted to as
  
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• Alberta government plans to add ambulances, EMS crews to improve response times

  03-04-2023 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping announced on Monday that $1.5 million from Budget 2023 will be allocated to train and hire additional staff and paramedics.
  
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• Rogers-Shaw merger closes, forming new telecom giant

  03-04-2023 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rogers has closed its acquisition of Shaw and Quebecor has completed its purchase of Freedom Mobile. The deal received the final approval it needed from Ottawa on Friday.
  
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• ‘It’s wild’: Demand for homes in recreational markets outpacing supply, brokers say

  03-04-2023 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Real estate agents say the ability to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and a wave of people taking up outdoor hobbies have supercharged demand for recreational homes.
  
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• Rogers finalizes $26-billion merger with Shaw after receiving government approval

  03-04-2023 17:00
  
  Rogers Communications Inc. has closed its $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications Inc. after receiving final approval from Ottawa last week, bringing to an end two years of uncertainty as regulators scrutinized the deal. "This is a momentous day for our customers, who will benefit from the latest services and network technology, and for our teams, who have worked so hard to get us here," said Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri in a press release.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News"We're pr
  
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• Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player looks to improve buildings

  03-04-2023 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Spending the last five years using a wheelchair has given former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki a new path forward.
  
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• Lone suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing goes on trial - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 15:34 via news.google.com
  
  Lone suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing goes on trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What you need to know about the first-time homebuyers savings account

  03-04-2023 15:30
  
  Jeremy Kinnear is 23 and already thinking about home ownership. Fresh out of university, the Edmontonian is in the midst of a four-year job program that will require him to move to Calgary halfway through. After that, he hopes to put down roots. So when Kinnear got a call from his broker earlier this year about the new Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA), he was excited about taking advantage of the program. "I'm pretty young, so I've been saving as much as I can right now. I need to inve
  
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• Calgary Flames edge Anaheim Ducks 5-4 to stay in the NHL playoff hunt

  03-04-2023 14:54
  
  The Calgary Flames twice battled back from deficits to edge the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 on Sunday and stay in the NHL playoff hunt.  Flames defenceman Michael Stone put his notoriously heavy shot to use for the game-winner. In his first game back in the lineup since Feb. 18, when he sustained a lower-body injury, Stone's howitzer from the point went off the post to the right of Ducks' goalie Lukas Dostal and in for the winner at 17:22 of the third period. Stone credited his teammates' work in win
  
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• Ovintiv signs deal to buy Midland Basin assets for US$4.275B, selling Bakken assets

  03-04-2023 14:41
  
  Ovintiv Inc. has signed a deal to buy a portfolio of assets in the Midland Basin in Texas in an agreement valued at US$4.275 billion in cash and shares. The company is acquiring the assets from a group of portfolio companies of funds managed by EnCap Investments LP. Under the terms of the deal, the sellers will receive about 32.6 million shares of Ovintiv common stock and US$3.125 billion in cash. To help fund the transaction, Ovintiv says it has signed an agreement to sell its Bakken assets in
  
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• Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, chief says - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 13:38 via news.google.com
  
  Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, chief says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Indian opposition leader will avoid prison during appeals - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 13:29 via news.google.com
  
  Indian opposition leader will avoid prison during appeals  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UFC and WWE combine to create $21.4B entertainment company - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 13:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Who will be the first Canadian in deep space? Officials to unveil Artemis II crew

  03-04-2023 12:42
  
  It's like a high-tech, high-stakes Canadian Idol finale -- only instead of a recording contract, the prize is a perilous 10-day journey into deep space and a permanent place in history. Later today, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will introduce the four astronauts who will steer the next stage of an ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the moon.Meet the Canadian astronauts up for a seat on the Artemis II mission to the moonOne of them will be Canadian -- the first ever to vent
  
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• NASA, CSA name Jeremy Hansen to be first Canadian to encircle the moon

  03-04-2023 12:42
  
  Jeremy Hansen, a colonel and CF-18 pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, has been selected to become the first Canadian to venture into deep space. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency made the long-awaited announcement today, introducing the four astronauts who will steer the next stage of an ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the moon. The other three astronauts on the Artemis II mission are all American: Christina Hammock Koch, Victor Glover and G. Reid Wiseman. Scheduled to b
  
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• Jeremy Hansen will be the first Canadian to encircle the moon

  03-04-2023 12:42
  
  Jeremy Hansen, a colonel and CF-18 pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, has been selected to become the first Canadian to venture further into space and orbit the moon. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency made the long-awaited announcement Monday introducing the four astronauts who will steer the next stage of an ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the moon. "I am left in awe of being reminded what strong leadership, setting big goals, with a passion to collaborate and a can-do
  
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• Suspect in Russian military blogger's killing arrested - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 10:43 via news.google.com
  
  Suspect in Russian military blogger's killing arrested  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sudden death in Lethbridge deemed non-criminal - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Sudden death in Lethbridge deemed non-criminal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge's Slow Your Roll campaign re-launches helping keep ... - CTV News Calgary

  03-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
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• 2 men arrested in connection with suspicious vehicle in Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  03-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Yin tops L.A. Open to become LPGA's second Chinese winner - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 04:38 via news.google.com
  
  Yin tops L.A. Open to become LPGA's second Chinese winner  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jets crank up the heat to burn Devils 6-1 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 04:03 via news.google.com
  
  Jets crank up the heat to burn Devils 6-1  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Marchenko's OT goal lifts Blue Jackets over Senators 4-3 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 03:33 via news.google.com
  
  Marchenko's OT goal lifts Blue Jackets over Senators 4-3  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open for a second time - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 02:30 via news.google.com
  
  Canada's Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open for a second time  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Free birth control would have far-reaching impacts for Albertans: doctors

  03-04-2023 02:26
  
  Alberta's Official Opposition reaffirmed its pledge of offering free birth control if elected, with a pair of obstetrics and gynecology residents saying the policy would be life-changing. Last month, on International Women's Day, Rachel Notley said her party would make oral hormone pills, copper and intrauterine devices (IUDs), subdermal implants, contraceptive injections and Plan B free. The NDP estimates the plan would cost approximately $34 million and save an Albertan that pays for contracep
  
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• Alberta announces changes to driver's license system - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 01:43 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta announces changes to driver's license system  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wins by Toronto, Brooklyn help Raptors clinch NBA play-in spot - Lethbridge News Now

  03-04-2023 00:43 via news.google.com
  
  Wins by Toronto, Brooklyn help Raptors clinch NBA play-in spot  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Riverbend adaptive bike lanes a bust following residents complaints

  03-04-2023 00:30
  
  A $5,000 three-week pilot program that created adaptive bike lanes along 18th Street SE, through the communities of Quarry Park and Riverbend last summer was a bust. The idea was championed by area councillor Kourtney Penner of Ward 11. A report released by Penner's office on Saturday admits the community would have benefitted from more communication and education on the pilot leading up to its implementation. "This project did not land with the initial enthusiasm we had hoped for," read the stu
  
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• Innisfail RCMP seek suspects in Penhold pharmacy robbery

  03-04-2023 00:05
  
  Innisfail RCMP are investigating following a Saturday afternoon robbery of a Penhold pharmacy. Around 3:51 p.m., officers received a report of a robbery at the Pharmasave in Penhold where two suspects walked in and demanded narcotics. It's not known if the suspects were armed. The suspects are described as having dark complexions, and being short. They wore all black clothing, including balaclavas. They were seen driving a vehicle described as a mid-2000s, silver Hyundai Accent with right rear b
  
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