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• History repeats as Lethbridge Hurricanes see early post-season exit - iHeartRadio.ca

  06-04-2023 23:29 via news.google.com
  
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• History repeats as Lethbridge Hurricanes see early post-season exit

  06-04-2023 23:14
  
  It was a somber mood at the Enmax Centre Thursday morning as the Hurricanes' coaching staff conducted exit interviews with team members.The 'Canes were sent packing after dropping a 5-2 decision to the Moose Jaw Warriors Wednesday night. They were swept in four by the Warriors. "It’s disappointing," said head coach Brent Kisio. "I’m proud of the way we played in the regular season but playoffs are a whole new level of hockey with physicality and compete and our group is still learnin
  
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• Calgary businesses leaders learn about Indigenous inclusion at Workforce Forward summit

  06-04-2023 23:12
  
  Organizers of a summit held in Calgary on Friday are hoping the event helps promote healthier Indigenous employee-to-employer relationships. The one-day Workforce Forward event, hosted at The Westin Calgary, was geared towards human resource professionals and featured panel discussions and workshops. Organizer Jennie Price says the conference launched in 2019. "It's really targeted about developing Indigenous inclusion strategies and techniques to attract, recruit and retain more Indigenous tale
  
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• Calgary N.W. U18 AAA Flames ready for takeoff against Okanagan Rockets in pacific regionals

  06-04-2023 22:55
  
  The Calgary N.W. U18 AAA Flames will take on the Okanagan Rockets in the pacific regionals starting Friday night at Father David Bauer Arena. The Flames got there by sweeping the St. Albert Raiders in the provincial final. Seventeen-year-old defenceman Russ Demo says it was the biggest win of his young career. "I won the provincials in Atom but it's a little better this time around, I would say," Demo said. WANTING MORE The Flames have been on quite a roll in the playoffs. They knocked off the R
  
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• Roll for Initiative: Children's play uses fantasy setting to tackle systemic racism

  06-04-2023 22:44
  
  Kunji Ikeda loves fantasy stories like the Lord of the Rings trilogy as much as anyone, but always found the racial subtext underneath those imaginative universes a little troubling. "I adore Tolkien and I think he was ahead of his times in many respects," Ikeda said in a release, "but the fantasy genre has a lot of problematic tropes that are finally starting to be discussed and re-examined." Basically, by 'problematic tropes', Ikeda means for a long time in fantasy fiction, heroes were white g
  
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• Lethbridge's updated Heritage Management Plan to include ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 22:31 via news.google.com
  
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• RCMP arrests two women after they return to Canada from ISIS camps in Syria

  06-04-2023 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Edmonton women who were supposed to return to Canada have gone missing.
  
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• RCMP arrests three women after they return to Canada from ISIS camps in Syria

  06-04-2023 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Edmonton women who were supposed to return to Canada have gone missing.
  
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• RCMP arrests 3 women after they return to Canada from ISIS camps in Syria

  06-04-2023 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Edmonton women who were supposed to return to Canada have gone missing.
  
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• UPDATE: Lethbridge Police identify deceased man found at ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 22:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Man found dead at Lethbridge golf course yet to be identified

  06-04-2023 22:12
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service is turning to the public in the hope of identifying a man who was found dead at Henderson Lake Golf Course last week. Investigators have determined the death of the man, whose body was found on March 31 at the course located on South Parkside Drive, was not criminal and attempts to locate his next of kin have been unsuccessful. The deceased is described as:Being in his 20s; Having short dark hair; Having brown eyes; Wearing a black jacket, black hoodie, black shirt
  
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• Lethbridge police look to identify golf course body | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  06-04-2023 22:12 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge Police seeking to identify deceased man - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 22:11 via news.google.com
  
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• Danielle Smith's attacks on Ottawa 'not new,' says former PM Jean Chrétien

  06-04-2023 22:11
  
  After more than 40 years in politics, former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien knows a thing or two about the game. The 89-year-old politician, who led the country from 1993 to 2003 as Canada's 20th prime minister, was in the city Thursday, visiting with students at the University of Calgary. He told reporters after his speech that he "was not embarrassed to be in Alberta," even with the great deal of animosity between Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Chr&eac
  
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• 24 Sussex Drive 'an embarrassment' former PM Jean Chrétien says

  06-04-2023 22:11
  
  Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien says recent reports of the sad state of 24 Sussex Drive show how much of an embarrassment the iconic building has become. The 89-year-old politician, who led the country from 1993 to 2003 as Canada's 20th prime minister, was in the city Thursday, visiting with students at the University of Calgary. Recently released documents about 24 Sussex, which is considered to be the sitting prime minister's main residence while in office, indicate the home is in "
  
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• Grant Hunter running for re-election in Taber-Warner - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 21:52 via news.google.com
  
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• 3 men charged with 1st-degree murder in Ontario death of Alberta man

  06-04-2023 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Halton Regional Police say officers found a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds in the area of Belt Lane and Littlefield Road in Oakville on Aug. 19. 
  
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• 1 dead after vehicle hits overpass pillar along Stoney Trail in southwest Calgary

  06-04-2023 21:13
  
  One person is dead following an afternoon crash along Stoney Trail in southwest Calgary. A vehicle collided with an overpass pillar shortly before 12:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of the ring road. Carol Henke, Calgary Fire Department public information officer, tells CTV News that the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived on scene. EMS officials confirm one person was pronounced dead on scene. The age and gender of the deceased have not been confirmed. No other injuries
  
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• Alberta premier says politicians cannot talk to accused, but her call was OK

  06-04-2023 21:02
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a week after she was overheard on a leaked phone call offering to help an accused with his upcoming criminal trial, says MLAs and cabinet ministers are not free to engage in such discussions because the system must be independent. Smith says her conversation with Calgary street pastor Artur Pawlowski about his trial stemming from a COVID-19 protest does not represent a policy change by her government. She also says she did nothing irregular on the call, and her jo
  
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• Hitmen on the brink after 6-1 loss to Red Deer

  06-04-2023 20:53
  
  The Red Deer Rebels pushed Calgary to the brink of elimination Wednesday, defeating the Hitmen 6-1 at the Saddledome. The victory gave the Rebels a 3-1 series lead, needing one more victory to advance. Game 5 is Friday night in Red Deer. Red Deer's penalty-killing unit performed heroically, killing 10 of 11 penalties and scoring two short-handed. Meanwhile, the Rebels clicked for three power play goals, including two by Ben King, to provide the margin of victory for the team. Besides King's two,
  
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• Lethbridge Family Services to receive $210K for sexual violence ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 20:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Thirty per cent of Defence Department procurement positions vacant ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 20:34 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary's highest basketball courts unveiled at rooftop park

  06-04-2023 20:23
  
  Calgary's newest basketball courts are the highest in the city, offering visitors a chance to shoot some hoops on a downtown rooftop. The Beltline Neighbourhoods Association (BNA) unveiled three half-courts at High Park on Thursday.  The public park, a collaboration between the BNA, Calgary Parking and Public City Architecture, sits on the 90,000-square-foot rooftop (level 6) of the City Centre Parkade located at 340 10 Avenue S.W. Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott says the new courts
  
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• Alberta government promises to boost access to surgeries, tackle wait times

  06-04-2023 20:10
  
  The Alberta government says improvements are being made when it comes to those waiting for surgical procedures but a recent poll suggests Albertans believe investments in health care aren't providing results. On Thursday, the province says the number of patients waiting longer "than clinically recommended" for surgery has dropped by 18 per cent since November 2022. According to the most recent figures from March 27 there are 32,300 Albertans waiting for surgery outside that timeframe, down from
  
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• UPDATE: Lethbridge Police take one man into custody following ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 19:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta government to inject $312M to expand surgical capacity this year

  06-04-2023 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Province of Alberta said new money will add 20,000 more surgeries in 2023-24 and help Alberta Health Services reach its goal of 310,000 surgeries over the next 12 months.
  
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• Live Updates| Norway's Hovland early leader at Masters - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 19:28 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta Investment Management Corp. reports a loss of 3.4 per cent for 2022

  06-04-2023 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fund manger responsible for the investments of pension, endowment and government funds in Alberta says the result was better than its composite benchmark.
  
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• Unemployment increases in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat in March - My Lethbridge Now

  06-04-2023 19:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Record number of organ transplants performed in Alberta in 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 18:14 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary's unemployment remains highest in Canada

  06-04-2023 18:09
  
  Unemployment rates in Alberta were little changed last month, with Calgary maintaining the highest numbers in Canada. Released on Friday, Statistics Canada's March 2023 Labour Force Survey reported Calgary's unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent, the same as the two months prior. Of the 37 metropolitan areas surveyed, Calgary's jobless rate was the highest. In Edmonton, unemployment sat at 5.4 per cent in March, the same as in February. Lethbridge, however, saw a jump of four-tenths of a percentage
  
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• Calgary police charge 2 in connection with national drug trafficking operation

  06-04-2023 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CPS went undercover and partnered with the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), Vancouver Police Department (VPD) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
  
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• Elections Alberta launches recruitment campaign for provincial ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-04-2023 17:42 via news.google.com
  
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• $5.4M in cocaine seized, 2 arrested by Calgary police in nationwide drug trafficking operation

  06-04-2023 17:37
  
  Calgary police, with assistance from agencies in Edmonton, Vancouver and the U.S., have seized 90 kilograms of cocaine that they say was part of a Canada-wide drug trafficking operation. Officials say the investigation began last October, when police were informed about a Calgarian involved in a drug operation. Following "an extensive investigation," police soon intercepted two vehicles that were traveling from Vancouver to Calgary on Feb. 17 and 18. Search warrants were executed on both vehicle
  
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• Spring skiing? How to protect yourself financially against the risk of injury

  06-04-2023 16:39
  
  Self-described "ski bum" Matt Mosteller has never been injured on the slopes, in spite of a thirst for adventure that's taken him as far afield as Japan, New Zealand, South America, Europe, and Alaska in search of the fluffy stuff. "I've been very lucky," said the 57-year-old B.C. man, who holds down a day job as a senior executive with Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, but spends much of his free time searching the world for the best powder snow. "Skiing’s provided me with joy and freedom
  
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• Economy added 35,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate still hovering near record low

  06-04-2023 14:43
  
  The Canadian economy added 35,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate held steady at five per cent. Statistics Canada said Thursday the job gains were made primarily in the private sector. Employment was up in transportation and warehousing, business, building and other support services, as well as finance, real estate, rental and leasing.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV NewsMeanwhile, jobs were lost in construction, other services and natural resources. As employers kept their
  
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• Calgary to break ground on Stampede Trail redevelopment

  06-04-2023 14:22
  
  The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) is set to break ground on the $20-million Stampede Trail redevelopment plan. Thursday's ground-breaking event kicks off the effort that will see a four-block stretch of what was formerly Olympic Way S.E. transformed into the main corridor into Stampede Park, connecting Calgarians and tourists to the newly expanded BMO Centre, the Saddledome and, eventually, a new event centre. "Streetscape upgrades and roadway enhancements between 12th and 17th Avenu
  
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• Calgary breaks ground on Stampede Trail redevelopment

  06-04-2023 14:22
  
  The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation broke ground Thursday on the $20-million Stampede Trail redevelopment plan. The ground-breaking event kicked off the effort that will see a four-block stretch of what was formerly Olympic Way S.E. transformed into the main corridor into Stampede Park, connecting Calgarians and tourists to the newly expanded BMO Centre, the Saddledome and, eventually, a new event centre. "Streetscape upgrades and roadway enhancements between 12th and 17th Avenue will turn th
  
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• Humboldt Bronco, families, say it doesn’t feel like 5 years since bus crash

  06-04-2023 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former Humboldt Bronco player and the families of those who died in the April 2018 crash say they're still living with their grief.
  
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• Hurricanes Season Ends with 5-2 Loss to Warriors – Lethbridge ... - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  06-04-2023 08:49 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary Flames keep playoff hopes alive with victory over Winnipeg Jets

  06-04-2023 05:22
  
  Andrew Mangiapane and Nikita Zadorov each had a goal and assist as the Calgary Flames kept their playoff hopes alive with a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. The Flames (37-27-15) and Jets (43-32-3) both have 89 points, but Winnipeg maintains its hold on the second Western Conference wild-card spot because it has the better winning percentage. The Jets have four games remaining, one more than the Flames. Walker Duehr also scored for the Flames, who lost to Chicago the night before
  
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• Jewelry worth thousands stolen from neighbouring homes damaged in Calgary house explosion

  06-04-2023 05:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A couple that's lived in the neighbourhood for more than 50 years believes at least $15,000 worth of sentimental jewelry was taken from their damaged home.
  
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• Calgary Flames keep their playoff hopes alive with victory over Winnipeg Jets

  06-04-2023 04:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Flames and Jets both have 89 points, but Winnipeg maintains its hold on the second Western Conference wild-card spot because it has the better winning percentage.
  
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• Food prices are expected to keep going up by five to seven per cent in 2023: report

  06-04-2023 04:43
  
  Canadians won’t be getting a break from soaring food prices any time soon, according to a new report which forecasts it will be more than $1,000 more expensive to feed the average family of four in 2023. After a year of skyrocketing prices and grocers raking in profits while denying price gouging allegations, Canadians are set to see food prices go up by five to seven per cent more this year, the report found. “To say that it’s been a challenging year for Canadians at the groce
  
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• UCP, NDP duels expected to continue throughout Alberta election

  06-04-2023 03:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  'There will be a narrative that will emerge out of this and that will be in Albertans' faces from now until the end of the election,' political analyst Jason Ribeiro said.
  
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• Alberta NDP urges UCP MLAs to condemn call between premier and pastor

  06-04-2023 03:26
  
  Alberta's opposition NDP is calling on all United Conservative MLAs to condemn a phone call between the premier and outspoken street pastor Artur Pawlowski. The NDP calls Pawlowski an "extremist" who should not have been given time to speak to Danielle Smith, let alone get a phone call with the premier. Pawlowski recorded a phone conversation between him and the premier in January, weeks ahead of a criminal trial he was set to face on charges stemming from the Coutts border blockade. "I've been
  
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• Broken System documentary nominated for prestigious national award

  06-04-2023 03:14
  
  A CTV News Calgary documentary on the crisis in the EMS system has been nominated for a prestigious national award. Broken System: EMS Crisis in Alberta is a finalist for the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Jackman Award. The award honours news organizations that embody exemplary journalism and have a profound positive impact on the communities they serve. In the documentary, hosted and produced by Kathy Le, we investigated widespread problems and heard personal stories from patients, families
  
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• Renters say 'predatory' increases are pricing them out of Calgary

  06-04-2023 02:57
  
  Renters across Calgary say greedy landlords are pricing them out of their homes. Multiple people tell CTV News their rents have jumped as high as 40 per cent year over year. They say without significant solutions from the province, they'll be forced onto the street. "It's really hard," renter Mary Clark said. "There's no way (landlord) costs are going up like that." In February, Calgary had Canada's fastest increasing rental rates in both condos and apartments. And Rentals.ca says things are get
  
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• Calgary mom and children showered with broken glass after sunroof explodes

  06-04-2023 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman is warning others about what she calls "safety risks" with her vehicle after the sunroof exploded spraying glass on her two young children.
  
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• Alberta regulator confirms potential oilsands toxins in small fish-bearing waterbody

  06-04-2023 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's energy regulator has confirmed hazardous chemicals are present in a small waterbody after releases of tailings-contaminated wastewater from Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands.
  
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