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• Golf season tees off in Lethbridge - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  14-04-2023 23:46 via news.google.com
  
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• Edmonton Starbucks store unionizes, low unemployment could boost trend in retail, service: experts

  14-04-2023 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The pandemic was a catalyst for many frontline workers, who unions say were spurred to fight for better pay and working conditions in sectors where unionization is uncommon.
  
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• Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

  14-04-2023 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Political scientists say Smith is making the change to avoid accountability, particularly over her phone call with Artur Pawlowski.
  
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• Sir Winston Churchill Grade 10 student ranked No. 1 in the world for speech and debate

  14-04-2023 23:33
  
  A student from a public school is the overall winner of the World Individual, Debating and Public Speaking Championships hosted in Durban, South Africa, for the first time in tournament history. Erick Yang, a 16-year-old Grade 10 student, competed in the last week of March against 108 students from 16 countries. He never dreamed he'd win. "I didn't really have high expectations," he said. "A lot of the people were new to worlds, but a lot of them were returners and so they had a lot of clout beh
  
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• 'Something you'd see in a movie': Calgary residents wake up to find their tires swiped

  14-04-2023 23:30
  
  When Susan Jolliffe's husband woke up Friday to go to work, he had a nasty surprise waiting for him. "He came up to the bedroom and he goes, 'you gotta come and see this,'" Jolliffe told CTV News on Friday. "He said, 'the wheels are gone, the tires are gone – all four of them.'" When she went outside, her husband showed her that their black Ford F-150 pickup truck was jacked up on blocks – all four tires, including rims, had been stolen. "We shook our head, we could not believe it."
  
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• Calgary Flames head into the off-season lamenting lack of finish - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 23:13 via news.google.com
  
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• Police seek witness to northeast Calgary assault

  14-04-2023 23:00
  
  Calgary police are looking for the public's help to identify a witness who may have information about an assault earlier this month. Official say a man entered an apartment building in the northeast community of Harvest Hills at 9:10 a.m. on April 4. Police say the suspect approached a woman and a fight ensued, leading to the man assaulting the woman. "Thankfully the woman was able to call police for help. The suspect fled the area prior to police arrival," police said in a release. In order to
  
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• 1 in hospital following northeast Calgary stabbing

  14-04-2023 22:48
  
  One man is in hospital after being stabbed in fight outside Sunridge Mall Friday afternoon. Police received a call at 1 p.m. about a fight between two groups of people in front of the mall. An adult male was stabbed in the ensuing melee. He was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition. EMS has since said he's now in serious, non-life-threatening condition. Police continue to search for suspects. No arrests have been made at this time. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with inform
  
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• 1 hospital following northeast Calgary stabbing

  14-04-2023 22:48
  
  One man is in hospital after being stabbed in fight outside Sunridge Mall Friday afternoon. Police received a call at 1 p.m. about a fight between two groups of people in front of the mall. An adult male was stabbed in the ensuing melee. He was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition. EMS has since said he's now in serious, non-life-threatening condition. Police continue to search for suspects. No arrests have been made at this time. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with inform
  
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• Voters choose ‘River’ redesign for Alberta legislature grounds

  14-04-2023 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sixty-five per cent of respondents choose the "River" water feature concept out of three proposed redesign options for the Alberta legislature grounds.
  
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• New bus services to offer sunrise shuttle to Moraine Lake

  14-04-2023 21:20
  
  Thanks to a Banff-area couple, there is going to be a sunrise shuttle to Moraine Lake this summer. Alexandra King and Jesse Kitteridge are launching the Moraine Lake Bus Company in response to the decision by Parks Canada to ban private vehicle parking at the popular destination. That policy drastically reduced early-morning accessibility to Moraine Lake. "I was working at the Banff Visitor Centre last summer, fielding a lot of requests and a lot of complaints from frustrated visitors unable to
  
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• Student paper drops 'McGill' from name because university founder ... - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 21:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge to kick off spring street sweeping Monday

  14-04-2023 20:31
  
  The City of Lethbridge is launching its annual neighbourhood street sweeping program Monday. Weather permitting, signs will be up Monday, with street sweeping starting in the far south on Tuesday morning. Street sweeping takes place on weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. All residential streets will get swept over a period of around eight to 10 weeks, depending on the weather. This year's cleanup will start on the south side, then the west, and then the north. The city asks that residents m
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: April 14, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 20:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge Police seeking submissions for Indigenous art project - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 20:03 via news.google.com
  
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• Annual street sweeping program in Lethbridge starts next week - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 19:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge College Kodiaks celebrate 2023 KODI award winners - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 19:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary shooting victim identified as Edmonton man

  14-04-2023 18:18
  
  Calgary police have identified the victim of a shooting on Wednesday night as a 23-year-old Edmonton man. Officials say an autopsy on Thursday identified the victim as Omarr Jamal Cameron-Bramwell. Cameron-Bramwell was one of the victims of a shooting that took place on April 12. According to police, the driver of an SUV that Cameron-Bramwell was a passenger in approached a group of on-duty firefighters in the area of 10th Street and Sixth Avenue S.W. for help, fleeing the scene a short time lat
  
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• CRA has 'no plans' to extend tax deadlines if workers strike

  14-04-2023 18:06
  
  Although the union representing Canada Revenue Agency workers have voted in favour of a strike position, the CRA says the filing deadlines remain. "There are no plans to extend the T1 tax filing deadlines, as a potential strike in no way impedes the ability of Canadians to file their taxes electronically or on paper," a spokesperson for the agency told CTV News on Thursday. "Canadians should take steps to ensure their return is filed by May 1, 2023, along with payment for any balance owing." The
  
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• As the Bank of Canada pauses rate hikes, mortgage rates in Canada creep downward

  14-04-2023 17:59
  
  As inflation continues to soften, the Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday it would be holding its interest rate at 4.5 per cent for a second time in a row. The bank announced no plans to cut rates in the near future but despite this, mortgage rates in Canada have been on a downward trend.When will interest rates go down in Canada? The Offer newsletter: Sign up for curated coverage of Canadian real estateAccording to Ratehub.ca, the lowest five-year fixed rate mortgage available in Canada is 4.
  
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• Coyotes coach Tourigny to lead Team Canada at world hockey championship

  14-04-2023 17:50
  
  Arizona Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny will be in charge of the Canadian coaching staff at the upcoming men's world hockey championship in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia, Hockey Canada announced on Friday. Tourigny, of Nicolet, Que., served as an assistant under Claude Julien at last year's tournament where Team Canada dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the host Finns in the gold-medal game. Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith, Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Alex Tanguay and Canadian women's te
  
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• CP Rail, Kansas City Southern Rail merger now official

  14-04-2023 17:43
  
  The merger of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. with Kansas City Southern Railway Co. is now official. The fusion, under the banner of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, marks the continent's first major railroad rail merger in more than two decades. It combines the two smallest of North America's seven Class 1 railroads, after the U.S. rail regulator approved the US$31-billion deal last month. That green light cleared the final hurdle in CP Rail's bid to buy KCS and create the only railway stretching fr
  
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• Red Deer RCMP officer involved in shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 17:13 via news.google.com
  
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• Former Calgary mayoral candidate ordered to pay $650K in court case

  14-04-2023 16:47
  
  Kevin J. Johnston, a former Calgary mayoral candidate who a judge said used his online talk show to spread "misinformation, conspiracy theories and hate," has been ordered to pay $650,000 in damages. The decision comes from statements made on The Kevin J. Johnston show, an online platform the defendant used to speak as a "self-appointed spokesperson for Albertans who opposed public health measures intended to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic." Alberta Health Services, on behalf of two of its publi
  
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• Red Deer Mountie fatally shoots man during 'altercation'

  14-04-2023 16:26
  
  A man was killed by a Red Deer RCMP member Thursday afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m., police were called about a man at an address who was threatening to harm others with a knife. When officers arrived, an "altercation" occurred, ending when one officer shot the 33-year-old, Mounties say. He died on scene. The officers weren't hurt. The province's police watchdog, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, has been directed to investigate. ASIRT investigates police actions that may have caused serio
  
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• Lethbridge Housing application deserves public support - Lethbrige Herald

  14-04-2023 14:02 via news.google.com
  
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• 'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests

  14-04-2023 12:29
  
  There were complaints that Mounties were not doing enough at the Canada-U. S. border-crossing in Coutts, Alta., when protests erupted over COVID-19 pandemic policies. There were others saying the same police force was doing too much and betraying the country. Almost 260 pages of emails detailing complaints made to the watchdog agency that investigates Mounties show many people were angry with the police response to trucker protests that blocked Alberta's main border crossing for more than two we
  
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• New UCP candidate for Lethbridge West wants to bring positive ... - Lethbrige Herald

  14-04-2023 12:11 via news.google.com
  
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• Street sweeping program starts Monday in Lethbridge | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  14-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• 'A reflection': Stampede tarp auction an indicator of Alberta's ... - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 07:55 via news.google.com
  
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• Warrant issued for man police believe opened fire on a bus in downtown Calgary

  14-04-2023 04:49
  
  A warrant for a man’s arrest has been issued in connection with a brazen daytime shooting on a bus travelling through downtown Calgary earlier this week. Police want Theoran Yellow Old Woman, 28, on six charges, including:Aggravated assault; Knowledge of an authorized possession of a firearm; Careless use of a firearm; Possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order (x2); and Breach of a probation order.Yellow Old Woman is described as:5’8” 165 pounds; Brown-haired (med
  
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• Kevin J. Johnston to pay $650K for defaming, harassing AHS inspector

  14-04-2023 04:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Mr. Johnston is unrepentant, and I have no confidence that the damages award will function as any sort of disincentive to him continuing to defame and harass Ms. Nunn.'
  
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• Children with disabilities to feature as models in Calgary fashion show

  14-04-2023 03:38
  
  In a move to be more inclusive, children with disabilities will work the runway at an upcoming fashion show in Calgary. They're represented by an Edmonton-based talent agency that represents models who have disabilities. Kello Inclusive was founded by Katie MacMillan after watching her 13-year-old daughter, Kelty Allenach, navigate the fashion industry as a model with cerebral palsy, and who uses a wheelchair.KELTY "We had some experiences in the industry that were good, but many of which left u
  
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• 'Expect to see great things': Optimism at the Stampede Canvas Auction

  14-04-2023 03:13
  
  It’s a sign of spring in Calgary that’s often been called a barometer of the economy and the 2023 Calgary Stampede canvas auction has locals optimistic. Though inflation has affected a lot of people recently, experts say Calgary’s economy is turning the corner, plus this year Stampede is celebrating a milestone, which could prove positive for the drivers looking to secure sponsors. "We are moving in the right direction compared to last year," said Ruhee Ismail-Teja the policy a
  
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• NDP challenges Alberta Premier Smith to explain whether she shares ‘extremist views’

  14-04-2023 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Albertans deserve to know whether they are on the verge of selecting a premier whose views are deeply extreme and offside with the opinions of the vast majority of Albertans."
  
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• Girl, 13, who died in Sylvan Lake remembered by family: ‘We are heartbroken and devastated’

  14-04-2023 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Olivia Dawn Johnson, 13, from Red Deer was one of the two girls who died tragically over the Easter weekend in Sylvan Lake, Alta.
  
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• 'She had big dreams': Family mourns girl who died in Sylvan Lake hotel room

  14-04-2023 01:27
  
  The family of a Red Deer girl who died in a Sylvan Lake hotel room over the weekend says their daughter was kind, generous, and loved to laugh. Olivia Johnson, 13, was found dead along with a 12-year-old girl from Sylvan Lake in a room at the Best Western Plus Chateau Inn on Sunday. According to a statement released by her family on Thursday, the two friends were checked into the hotel to celebrate a birthday, and a parent was checked into the room next door to check on the girls periodically. P
  
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• New LDS temple set to be built in Lethbridge

  14-04-2023 01:15
  
  Lethbridge is one of 15 cities around the world recently announced to be getting a temple from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Local members of the church feel its been a long time coming. “We were just over the moon excited and since then we've had a lot of conversations with people in the community. We have about 10,000 members of the church in Lethbridge. They're very excited to have their own temple right here in our city,” said Richard Low, co-director for the L
  
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• Lethbridge to get its first Church of Latter-Day Saints temple | CTV ... - CTV News Calgary

  14-04-2023 01:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge curbside organics collection expanding city-wide in May

  14-04-2023 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 32,000 green carts are being delivered to homes throughout Lethbridge in advance of curbside organics collection.
  
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• U of L PhD candidate sees endless possibilities through mushroom research

  14-04-2023 01:07
  
  One University of Lethbridge PhD candidate is taking mushroom research to the next level. Greg Robinson is focusing on the health benefits of both psychedelic and non-psychedelic mushrooms, as well as looking to bring mushroom-based health products to the public with the help of local businesses. Psychedelic mushrooms, or psilocybin, became legal in Alberta for use in therapy in January. "There's so many different mushrooms and it's really surprising the wide range of effects as well as just how
  
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• Alberta government changes training requirements for school bus drivers

  14-04-2023 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province said removing one layer of training will bring Alberta in line with the rest of the country, as no other territory or province requires MELT.
  
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• ‘A step too far’: Alberta woman raises concern over newly-privatized lab tests

  14-04-2023 00:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last year, Alberta Health Services contracted DynaLIFE Medical Labs to take over community lab service, making it responsible for 50 million tests a year.
  
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• Lethbridge rolling out green carts - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  14-04-2023 00:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Five football players take legal action against Simon Fraser University - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 00:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Confident Rebecca Marino continues comeback with Canada at BJK ... - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 00:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern ... - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 00:14 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record ... - Lethbridge News Now

  14-04-2023 00:09 via news.google.com
  
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• U18 AAA Flames confident they can win national championship

  14-04-2023 00:02
  
  It's been quite a 2023 playoff ride for the U18 AAA Flames.  First they came back after losing the first game to the Royals to win that series two games to one. They also had to come back from a 2-0 series deficit to beat the Buffaloes in five games to win the south. The Flames would sweep St. Albert to win the provincial championship and then pull out the broom to sweep the Okanagan Rockets in their best of three pacific regional championship. Forward Josh Wiebe has scored a lot of big goa
  
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