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• Rural Albertans reject idea of provincial police force: poll

  13-04-2023 23:40
  
  A new poll suggests rural Albertans aren't that into the idea of a provincial police force after all. The online survey, delivered by Leger and sponsored by the University of Lethbridge and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), showed 54 per cent of respondents disagreed with the idea of Alberta having its own police force, while 23 per cent said it should. More than half the respondents reported a high level of trust in the RCMP and agreed police funding should be maintained. The majority
  
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• Lethbridge College receives grant to bring newcomers into trades - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 23:28 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge College receives grant to bring newcomers into trades  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta cattle industry hopes to cash in after Japan lifts last restrictions on Canadian beef

  13-04-2023 23:23
  
  For the first time in almost two decades, processed beef from Canada is allowed in Japan. Restrictions were put in place in 2003 after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in Alberta. Canada Beef focuses on the development and promotion of the Canadian cattle and beef industry in both domestic and export markets. "It is a great news story. It's just nice to get past that finally," said Michael Young, Canada Beef president. "It's been two decades. It's been hanging on a
  
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• Poilievre blames rising violence in Alberta, Canada on his political opponents

  13-04-2023 23:15
  
  While sirens blared in the background, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre read aloud a list of violent crimes in Alberta at a last-minute news conference in Edmonton Thursday. After providing one hour of notice to journalists, he spoke about a shooting on a bus and two homicides in Calgary. He said the name of a recent homicide victim in Edmonton, talked about a teenager assaulted at a shopping mall, and brought up a stabbing at a bus stop in the Alberta capital that morning. Poilievre t
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service seeks Indigenous artist for Blackfoot project - My Lethbridge Now

  13-04-2023 23:04 via news.google.com
  
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• Rural Albertans opposed to provincial police force: survey - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 22:28 via news.google.com
  
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• After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 22:09 via news.google.com
  
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• Province removing training program to tackle school bus driver ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 21:58 via news.google.com
  
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• List of recent violent attacks on public transit in Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 21:52 via news.google.com
  
  List of recent violent attacks on public transit in Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 5 charged in national money laundering, theft scheme involving fake investment website

  13-04-2023 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fake website lured 'numerous' investors with high-interest investment opportunities via search engines and listed contact information for fake representatives, police said.
  
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• Calgary police identify man found dead in suitcase in Manchester Industrial area

  13-04-2023 21:43
  
  Calgary police have released the identity of a man whose body was found in a suitcase in the Manchester Industrial area earlier this week. The grisly discovery, made in a parking lot in the 5500 block of 1A Street S.W., was reported to police shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Following an autopsy, police have confirmed the victim as 62-year-old John Sidney Taylor. Officers have taken one person in for questioning and say they are investigating their potential involvement. Police believed Taylor d
  
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• W5 asbestos investigation triggers water testing in Alberta municipality

  13-04-2023 21:41
  
  Medicine Hat, Alberta will begin testing for asbestos due to "community concerns" following a W5 investigation that showed the presence of fibres in the tap water of two Canadian cities. About 32 per cent of Medicine Hat’s watermain network — roughly 140 kilometres — is made up of asbestos cement pipe and is among the 85 communities W5 revealed to have those pipes still in use underground.Map and chart created by Jesse Tahirali. Can't see the map and chart above? Click hereTher
  
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• CSE issued prompt warning when threat to critical infrastructure first ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 21:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Health minister says stiffer regulations could prevent Ozempic-type ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 21:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Wranglers shut out by Abbotsford as Wolf makes NHL debut

  13-04-2023 21:31
  
  The Abbotsford Canucks did something no other AHL team has been able to do to the Calgary Wranglers Wednesday night: keep them off the scoreboard. The Canucks beat the Wranglers 2-0 on a night when their regular goalie, Dustin Wolf, was busy elsewhere, making his NHL debut in goal for the Calgary Flames. The Flames won 3-1, giving Wolf his first NHL victory.A ‘W’ for! #FirstNHLwin https://t.co/IF7qsECZ37 — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) April 13, 2023In Abbotsford, the Wrang
  
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• City of Lethbridge begins phase two of green cart rollout - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 21:20 via news.google.com
  
  City of Lethbridge begins phase two of green cart rollout  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blood Tribe Department of Health shows off its Lethbridge shelter ... - My Lethbridge Now

  13-04-2023 21:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta working to expand access for halal mortgage financing - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 20:52 via news.google.com
  
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• Jurassic Quest roars into Lethbridge this weekend - My Lethbridge Now

  13-04-2023 20:44 via news.google.com
  
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• Bandits sweep Blackfalds out of AJHL playoffs

  13-04-2023 20:42
  
  The Brooks Bandits are headed to the Alberta Junior Hockey League finals for the eighth time in team history, after defeating Blackfalds 4-2 Wednesday night. The win gave the Bandits a 4-0 sweep of the Bulldogs. Hunter Wallace led the way with a hat trick for the Bandits. Aiden Fink scored the other goal for Brooks. Tyler Teasdale and Jack Plandowski scored for Bulldogs, evening the score at two apiece until Fink fired home the series-winner 13 minutes into the final frame. Brooks outshot Blackf
  
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• Man injured in stabbing aboard Calgary Transit bus

  13-04-2023 20:12
  
  Police are investigating a stabbing aboard a Calgary Transit bus on Thursday morning. Investigators say the incident was between a man and a teenage boy, and happened on a bus near the Rundle LRT Station around 9:30 a.m. According to police, a verbal fight between the two escalated and became physical, resulting in the man being stabbed. The victim was treated in hospital for minor injuries. Police are searching for the teen, but haven't released a description of the suspect. The stabbing comes
  
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• Argument over 'loud music' led to stabbing on Calgary Transit bus: police

  13-04-2023 20:12
  
  Calgary's police chief says a stabbing aboard a Calgary Transit bus on Thursday was sparked over concerns that someone was listening to their music too loudly. The incident, between a man and a teenage boy, happened on a bus near the Rundle LRT Station around 9:30 a.m., and saw the man suffer minor injuries. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Chief Const. Mark Neufeld confirmed the violent incident was over "too loud music." "The parties who were involved didn't even report the issue to
  
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• Université de Montreal reviewing options for donation linked to Beijing - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 20:09 via news.google.com
  
  Université de Montreal reviewing options for donation linked to Beijing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 23 Alberta post-secondary schools to benefit from provincial investment

  13-04-2023 20:02
  
  Almost two-dozen Alberta universities, colleges and institutes will be assisted through a $193-million investment, the details of which was announced by the provincial government on Thursday. Officials say the money, from Budget 2023, will "help ensure students can access the skills and training they need, close to home." Many of the programs targeted by the funding are in health care, an industry that officials say is suffering from "a shortage." "We are creating seats in certificate, diploma a
  
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• Earthquake off B.C. coast measuring 6 little felt, no tsunami expected - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 19:38 via news.google.com
  
  Earthquake off B.C. coast measuring 6 little felt, no tsunami expected  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• March home sales down year over year in Lethbridge: Alberta Real ... - My Lethbridge Now

  13-04-2023 19:09 via news.google.com
  
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• Stolen vehicle crashes in northeast Calgary, injuring multiple people

  13-04-2023 18:51
  
  Calgary police say the driver of a stolen vehicle fled the scene after being involved in a crash on Thursday. The three-vehicle collision happened in the area of Cornerstone Boulevard and Country Hills Boulevard N.E. just before 9 a.m. EMS transported one man to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries and a woman with minor injuries.  While firefighters stopped the passenger from the stolen vehicle from leaving, the driver was able to run off on foot. The passenger from the sto
  
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• 2 injured in northwest Calgary crash, 1 person flees scene

  13-04-2023 18:51
  
  Two people were sent to hospital after a crash in northwest Calgary on Thursday that saw one of the people involved flee the scene. The collision happened in the area of Cornerstone Boulevard and Country Hills Boulevard N.W. just before 9 a.m. EMS transported one man to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries and a woman with minor injuries.  The Calgary Fire Department says three vehicles were involved in the crash, and that firefighters detained one person but another person,
  
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• Home rental prices in Lethbridge up 20% in one year - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 18:37 via news.google.com
  
  Home rental prices in Lethbridge up 20% in one year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 5 charged in 'nefarious and elaborate' Calgary investment scheme

  13-04-2023 18:14
  
  Five people face charges in connection with a scam involving a phony website that police say was tricking investors to believe it was legitimate. RCMP's integrated market enforcement team (IMET) first began an investigation in December 2021 after it was notified by the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), the province's agency responsible for securities laws. Police say the ASC informed them about a website, full of fraudulent information that had "attracted numerous investors" with "high intere
  
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• Calgary's 2023 street sweeping operations to begin April 17

  13-04-2023 18:03
  
  Calgary will soon be launching its residential street sweeping operations and there are a few ways to find out when your roadway will be cleaned. Street sweeping is done every year to remove debris that has accumulated on the road over the winter in an effort to make streets safer for drivers and to stop gravel from entering the city's stormwater systems. This year, street sweeping begins on Monday, April 17. If you want to see when parking bans will happen in your area, you can visit the City o
  
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• Lithium-ion battery cause of house fire in northwest Calgary

  13-04-2023 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in the Sherwood Mount N.W. area at around 8:40 p.m.
  
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• Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Quebec man who refused ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 17:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge fire crews respond to late night house fire - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 17:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Chicago Blackhawks say they will not re-sign captain Jonathan Toews - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 17:11 via news.google.com
  
  Chicago Blackhawks say they will not re-sign captain Jonathan Toews  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cyberattack knocks out website and mobile app for Quebec's hydro ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 16:44 via news.google.com
  
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• Expelled to reinstated: Pearson returns to Tennessee House - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 16:41 via news.google.com
  
  Expelled to reinstated: Pearson returns to Tennessee House  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Buildings needed for renters, not Calgary businesses, protesters say

  13-04-2023 15:59
  
  A group of protesters demonstrated outside the office of a Calgary real estate company on Wednesday, a business they say is purchasing properties that should be made into affordable housing instead. The gathering, made up of members of ACORN – a national organization of low to moderate-income Canadians who fight for a variety of issues including housing, tenant rights and other issues – was calling on Mainstreet Equity to stop its plan to buy apartment buildings. Nestille Sobieraj, a
  
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• Sherwood home destroyed by fire, 2 taken to hospital

  13-04-2023 15:28
  
  A Wednesday night fire in a northwest Calgary neighbourhood destroyed one home, damaged a neighbouring house and sent two people to hospital. Emergency crews were called to Sherwood Mount Northwest shortly before 9 p.m. after a fire broke out in the attached garage of the home. Flames and dark smoke were pouring out of the garage when firefighters arrived. Two people had escaped the burning home and were taken to hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. The fire was doused with assistance fro
  
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• Two youths found deceased in Sylvan Lake hotel - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2023 14:47 via news.google.com
  
  Two youths found deceased in Sylvan Lake hotel  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Zadorov hat trick lifts Flames to season-ending win over Sharks

  13-04-2023 14:38
  
  A disappointing season for the Calgary Flames concluded in an unexpected way on Wednesday. Led by defenceman Nikita Zadorov's first career hat trick, Calgary won 3-1 over the San Jose Sharks. "Definitely was hard to find emotions to play that game, for sure," Zadorov said. "It's normal when you miss the playoffs, the last game, it sucks, it wasn't what we were expecting." His first multi-goal NHL game was capped off with a minute to go when his long shot from deep in his own end found the empty
  
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• 1 dead in downtown Calgary following Wednesday night shooting

  13-04-2023 07:35
  
  A major police response took place in downtown Calgary on Wednesday night, in the aftermath of a shooting death. Calgary Police Service cruisers took up positions on several roads in the area of 10 Street and Sixth Avenue S.W., as a police helicopter circled overhead. EMS confirms a man in his 20s was found shot shortly before 9:30 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by attending paramedics, according to EMS. Police had not put out a statement about the incident at the time of this
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in Wednesday night shooting in Kensington Safeway parking lot

  13-04-2023 07:35
  
  A major police response took place in downtown Calgary Wednesday night, in the aftermath of a shooting in Kensington that left one man dead and another person injured. Calgary Police Service cruisers took up positions on several roads in the area of 10th Street and Sixth Avenue S.W., as a police helicopter circled overhead. According to police, the driver of an SUV approached on-duty Calgary Fire Department members in the 1000 block of Sixth Avenue S.W. at around 9:30 p.m. seeking help for a pas
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in Wednesday night shooting in Kensington

  13-04-2023 07:35
  
  A major police response took place in downtown Calgary Wednesday night, in the aftermath of a shooting in Kensington that left one man dead and another person injured. Calgary Police Service cruisers took up positions on several roads in the area of 10th Street and Sixth Avenue S.W., as a police helicopter circled overhead. EMS confirmed a man in his 20s was found shot shortly before 9:30 p.m. The shooting victim was pronounced dead at the scene by attending paramedics, according to EMS. Police
  
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• Calgary cleaning contractors also report delayed, missed payments from Scrubbi, B.C.-based company says payment backlog to be sorted

  13-04-2023 02:39
  
  After CTV news began sharing the stories of cleaning contractors who weren't being paid, we're now hearing complaints from cleaners in Calgary about Scrubbi. On Tuesday the founder of the Surrey, B.C.-based cleaning company has apologized for the delays, in response to complaints and allegations of missed payments from numerous locations against the nation-wide company. "It's been very difficult. It's been a lot of missed payments, for my car, insurance, phone bills, just bills in general, its b
  
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• Calgary cleaning contractor also report delayed, missed payments from Scrubbi, B.C.-based company says payment backlog to be sorted

  13-04-2023 02:39
  
  After CTV news began sharing the stories of cleaning contractors who weren't being paid, we're now hearing complaints from cleaners in Calgary about Scrubbi. On Tuesday the founder of the Surrey, B.C.-based cleaning company has apologized for the delays, in response to complaints and allegations of missed payments from numerous locations against the nation-wide company. "It's been very difficult. It's been a lot of missed payments, for my car, insurance, phone bills, just bills in general, its b
  
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• Blood Tribe man following in Terry Fox’s shoes during cross-country run for Indigenous issues

  13-04-2023 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Exactly 43 years after Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, an Alberta man has embarked on a similar journey to bring awareness to issues affecting Indigenous Peoples across Canada.
  
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• Chasing Horse's Nevada sex abuse trial on hold indefinitely

  13-04-2023 02:00
  
  The sexual abuse trial of a "Dances With Wolves" actor charged in Nevada with abusing Indigenous women and girls for more than a decade is on hold indefinitely, a state judge announced Wednesday. Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, was originally set to stand trial May 1. He is charged with 18 felonies, including sexual assault of a minor, kidnapping, lewdness and child abuse. Shortly after a grand jury in Las Vegas indicted him in February, Chasing Horse invoked his right to a trial within 60 days. But o
  
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• UCP funding Lethbridge, Alta. catheterization lab, NDP makes cardiac care promise

  13-04-2023 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP announced Wednesday $2 million will be provided for the design of a catheterization lab at Chinook Regional Hospital.
  
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• Blood Tribe health department showcases shelter progress to community

  13-04-2023 01:10
  
  Four months after taking over operations of the Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre from the Alpha House Society, the Blood Tribe Department of Health (BTDH) is eager to show off the progress it’s made with the shelter, even inviting community members inside for a tour. “The previous operator didn't do a lot of that work," said Kash Shade, COO of the BTDH. "And the biggest piece with today is we wanted to reduce that stigma around what shelter operations look like and what the hom
  
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