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• Black lawmaker who was expelled to return to Tennessee House - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 23:57 via news.google.com
  
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• Veteran receiver Lewis ready to be face of Edmonton Elks franchise - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 23:07 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary police charge man with kidnapping, sexual assault following rural property investigation

  10-04-2023 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are expected to have a press conference at 3 p.m. about the investigation.
  
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• Man charged for allegedly drugging, kidnapping and sexually assaulting women

  10-04-2023 22:49
  
  Calgary police say a Rocky View County man is facing charges for crimes targeting women working in the sex trade, the culmination of an investigation that began last month and involves the extensive search of a home just outside city limits. Officials say three women came forward to police saying they had been approached between December 2021 and March 2023 by a man on 19th Avenue S.E. Investigators say the victims claimed they were drugged and taken to a rural property east of the city where th
  
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• US finds WSJ reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 22:47 via news.google.com
  
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• Grand jury indicts mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 22:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Online drug trafficking on the rise, police need resources to respond - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 22:37 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta Health Services launches new 'Pediatric Rehabilitation Line'

  10-04-2023 22:28
  
  Alberta Health Services says its new Pediatric Rehabilitation Line will put parents and other caregivers in touch with professionals who can help with child development concerns. The provincial health authority initiative, announced Monday, can be reached by calling Health Link at 811. Callers can also be connected through the existing Rehabilitation Advice Line at 1-833-379-0563. Advice offered to Albertans by occupational therapists or "appropriate allied health professionals" on the other end
  
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• Alberta Health Link 811 adds support for child development concerns - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 22:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Oil and gas sector routinely targeted by cyber attackers, experts say

  10-04-2023 22:10
  
  Cybersecurity experts say they aren't surprised by the revelation contained within a package of leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting Russian-backed hackers successfully gained access to Canada's natural gas distribution network. They say oil and gas infrastructure in Canada and around the world is routinely targeted by cyber-criminals for financial gain as well as by state-sponsored hackers looking to create mayhem. Lesley Carhart of industrial cybersecurity company Dragos Inc. says the
  
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• Canada will likely wait for U.S. to investigate leaks: expert - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 21:12 via news.google.com
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this week: April 10, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 20:42 via news.google.com
  
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• Justice Department calls abortion pill order 'unprecedented' - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 20:42 via news.google.com
  
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• Coaldale prepares for return of Family Fun Run - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 20:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Man charged after downtown Montreal mosque break-in caught on ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 20:37 via news.google.com
  
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• CFL sophomore Peyton Logan's 2023 goal is helping Stampeders win Grey Cup title

  10-04-2023 20:34
  
  Training camp can't open soon enough for Peyton Logan. The five-foot-eight, 189-pound Logan enjoyed a solid rookie season with the Calgary Stampeders, finishing second in the CFL in combined yards. With a year of Canadian football under his belt, Logan figures his second training camp should be more about fine-tuning his game than becoming acclimated with a new game, team and country. "Just that experience alone will help me evolve my game more," the amiable Logan said. "I've always been a playb
  
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• Israeli PM retracts firing of defense minister amid tension - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 20:32 via news.google.com
  
  Israeli PM retracts firing of defense minister amid tension  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Southern Albertans invited to telephone town halls on education and ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 20:18 via news.google.com
  
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• Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in B.C.

  10-04-2023 20:12
  
  A man, who was previously convicted of sexual assault, has been arrested on a Canada-wide warrant in B.C. Marcel Joseph Parent, 46, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching a court order in Surrey, B.C., in relation to several sexual assaults. Calgary police issued a plea for public information about Parent, due to his connections to the city. However, Surrey RCMP confirmed Parent was arrested at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. There are no further details about where he was located.
  
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• Calgary police seek man wanted on Canada-wide warrant

  10-04-2023 20:12
  
  Authorities are looking for help from the public to find a man, who was convicted of sexual assault, wanted in connection with breaching a release order. Marcel Joseph Parent, 46, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching a court order in Surrey, B.C., in relation to several sexual assaults. Calgary police say Parent has connections to the city and could be in the area. He is described as:Being 178 centimetres (5'10") tall; Having hazel eyes; Having brown hair; Having a medium build; and
  
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• MacKinnon, Eberle, Lyon named NHL's three stars of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 19:52 via news.google.com
  
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• Islanders' Horvat clarifies 'better than Vancouver' comment - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 19:52 via news.google.com
  
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• 'Proud to have him on our team': Alberta RCMP pay tribute to officer killed in crash

  10-04-2023 18:24
  
  A Strathcona County RCMP officer is dead after an overnight crash. At a press conference on Monday afternoon, police announced Const. Harvinder Singh Dhami, 32, was driving to assist other officers with a noise complaint call when his cruiser struck a concrete barrier around 2 a.m. The crash happened on Township Road 540 just east of the North Saskatchewan River in the northern part of the county. He died on scene. Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki said Dhami, who was known by his fellow offic
  
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• Alberta RCMP officer killed in crash while driving to call

  10-04-2023 18:24
  
  A Strathcona County RCMP officer is dead after an overnight crash. At a press conference on Monday afternoon, police announced Const. Harvinder Singh Dhami, 32, was driving to assist other officers with a noise complaint call when his cruiser struck a concrete barrier around 2 a.m. The crash happened on Township Road 540 just east of the North Saskatchewan River in the northern part of the county. He died on scene. Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki said Dhami, who was known by his fellow offic
  
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• Alberta RCMP officer killed in crash

  10-04-2023 18:24
  
  A Strathcona County RCMP officer is dead after an overnight crash. According to a statement from the RCMP, the crash happened around 2 a.m., and the officer suffered fatal injuries. RCMP will hold a news conference to provide more details on the crash at 1 p.m. CTV News Edmonton will carry the press conference live online. This is a developing story; more information will be posted as it becomes available. 
  
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• Premier under investigation by Ethics Commissioner over COVID ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 18:06 via news.google.com
  
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• Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 17:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Police: 5 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 17:11 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta premier says she's under ethics investigation related to COVID-19 prosecution

  10-04-2023 16:55
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's under investigation by the provincial ethics commissioner into whether she interfered in the administration of justice in relation to a COVID-19 prosecution. The premier's office says in a statement that Smith welcomes the investigation, will co-operate and is confident the probe will determine she has done nothing wrong. Smith has faced renewed accusations of interference in the justice system after a leaked phone call was released almost two weeks
  
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• Alberta ethics commissioner reviewing if Smith interfered in justice

  10-04-2023 16:55
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is under investigation by the provincial ethics commissioner into whether she interfered in the administration of justice. This is a developing story and will be updated with more details when they become available... 
  
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• Alberta ethics commissioner reviewing if Premier Danielle Smith interfered in justice

  10-04-2023 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says she is under investigation by the provincial ethics commissioner into whether she interfered in the administration of justice.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Alberta ethics commissioner reviewing if Smith ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 16:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Four charged in connection to Okotoks break and enter - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 16:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Trump's response to criminal charges revives election lies - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 16:36 via news.google.com
  
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• Gleichen RCMP asking for help to locate missing teen - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 16:27 via news.google.com
  
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• King's coronation: 3 crowns, 2 carriages and a shorter route - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 16:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Guyana's Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 16:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Strathcona County RCMP officer dies in collision northeast of Edmonton

  10-04-2023 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cst. Harvinder (Harvey) Singh Dhami died early Monday morning in a collision while responding to a call in Strathcona County, near the northeast edge of Edmonton, RCMP said.
  
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• RCMP officer dead after vehicle collision in Alberta’s Strathcona County

  10-04-2023 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Mountie has died after a vehicle collision that occurred in Alberta's Strathcona County early Monday, according to the RCMP.
  
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• Police officer killed in vehicle collision in Alberta’s Strathcona County: sources

  10-04-2023 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta police officer has died following a vehicle collision that occurred in Strathcona County early Monday, multiple sources have told Global News.
  
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• China military 'ready to fight' after drills near Taiwan - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 16:21 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary drag community gets support at public library story times after escalating protests

  10-04-2023 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The program has faced escalating protests in Calgary and other cities around the world with complaints that drag contributes to the sexualization or grooming of children.
  
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• Toronto tailgating space to return for Maple Leafs, Raptors playoffs - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2023 15:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Search underway for Calgarian last seen leaving assisted living centre

  10-04-2023 14:41
  
  Calgary Police Service members are asking for tips from the public to aide the search in the northeast for a missing man who suffers from a medical condition. Officials say 58-year-old Herbert Carl Kipke was last seen leaving a senior care facility in the 100 block of Skyview Circle N.E. at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. There are concerns for his well-being. Kipke is described as:Approximately 173 cm (5'8") tall; Weighing 78 kg (172 pounds); Having short black hair; and, Having blue eyes.As of Sunday
  
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• Calgarian last seen leaving assisted living centre found: police

  10-04-2023 14:41
  
  Calgary police say a man who went missing after leaving a senior care facility on Sunday has been found. Officials issued a public plea for help finding the 58-year-old just before midnight. He had last been seen in the 100 block of Skyview Circle N.E. around 6:30 p.m. On Monday afternoon, police issued an update saying he had been located.
  
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• Calgary's drag community gets support at library story times after escalating protests

  10-04-2023 14:01
  
  In a classroom inside Country Hills Library, a member of Calgary's drag community reads books to children. Dressed in a green and blue vest over a white shirt with a black tie, The Frizz asks participants to join in. "Just. Be. Who. You. Are," the drag monarch says with some of the couple dozen children brought to the story time by their parents and grandparents. The Frizz, who has long, curly hair and a moustache, is joined by drag king Shane Onyou, who is dressed in a glittered jacket and beje
  
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• Trans-Canada re-opens near Field, B.C., after crash

  10-04-2023 05:17
  
  A crash closed the Trans-Canada Highway near Field, B.C. Sunday afternoon. It happened before 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Emerald Lake Road around one kilometre west of the mountain town. Before the highway re-opened a couple of hours later, a long line of traffic could be seen as emergency crews cleared the scene. STARS Air Ambulance responded to the scene, but no information was available on any injuries.⛔REMINDER #BCHwy1 -CLOSED in both directions west of #FieldBC at Emerald Lake R
  
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• Annual Easter Nerf Wars battle draws 70 competitors

  10-04-2023 01:38
  
  About 70 kids of all ages burned off their Easter chocolate on Sunday in a massive matchup of Nerf weapons. The event is now in its fifth year and features a series of 5-minute matches played on artificial turf inside the Viper Dome at McMahon Stadium. "It's sort of like tag and kids love shooting each other and its safe," says Andrew Downey from YYC Foam Wars. The rules are simple: bring your own Nerf gun, take proper eye protection and be a good sport. The club handles the rest. "You can imagi
  
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• Alberta wildfire season well underway as temperatures, wind increase

  10-04-2023 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are currently 16 wildfires burning across the province, 11 of which are active at this time.
  
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• 4 charged in break-and-enter at Okotoks business

  10-04-2023 00:18
  
  Three Calgary residents and one Waterton man face multiple charges in relation to a break and enter at an Okotoks business early Saturday morning. At around 3:06 a.m., Okotoks RCMP responded to a break and enter of a store on Southridge Drive. The suspects fled the scene with undisclosed goods, including firearms. Police located a suspect vehicle trying to leave the area and stopped it, arresting the four people inside without incident. All the stolen firearms were recovered by police. Following
  
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