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• Traffic stop leads to seizure of weapons, break-in tools, suspected fentanyl

  15-04-2023 23:38
  
  A Springbrook, Alta., man faces multiple charges after a traffic stop by Blackfalds RCMP resulted in the seizure of multiple weapons and suspected drugs.  On April 6, a Blackfalds RCMP officer stopped a vehicle on the QE II for a traffic violation. After running a check, officers arrested the driver for outstanding warrants. Police also determined that the vehicle had no valid registration or insurance. A search of the vehicle recovered a loaded shotgun, a number of knives, and 34.7 grams o
  
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• Futsal is ready for its close up as national championships played at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex

  15-04-2023 23:06
  
  The Tsuut'ina Nation is hosting the national men's and women's futsal championships this weekend. What's futsal? It's a modified form of soccer, with a heavier, smaller ball that's played indoors on hard courts. Matches are being played all weekend at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex. Provincial and territorial champions from Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, B.C., Yukon and Nunavut are participating. This is the first time the competition features a women's division. Organizers say the s
  
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• Futsal is ready for its close up as national championships played at Seven Chiefs

  15-04-2023 23:06
  
  The Tsuut'ina Nation is hosting the national men's and women's futsal championships this weekend. What's futsal? It's a modified form of soccer, with a heavier, smaller ball that's played indoors on hard courts. Matches are being played all weekend at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex. Provincial and territorial champions from Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, B.C., Yukon and Nunavut are participating. This is the first time the competition features a women's division. Organizers say the s
  
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• Ilya Samsonov ready for playoff spotlight with Maple Leafs - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2023 22:55 via news.google.com
  
  Ilya Samsonov ready for playoff spotlight with Maple Leafs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cremated remains of Calgary space fan Tyson Jerrold Sorge launched into space

  15-04-2023 21:22
  
  Calgary native Tyson Jerrold Sorge loved space so much, when he died, his loved ones paid tribute to him by launching his cremated remains into space early Saturday morning. At around 12:48 a.m. MT, Sorge's remains were part of a Celestis memorial spaceflight that launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the California desert. "Tyson's love of the space program developed early," it says on the Celestis memorial spaceflight website obituary of Sorge, written by his wife Sue. "Some of the highli
  
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• U.S. routs Czechia 9-1 in women's world hockey championship ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2023 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  U.S. routs Czechia 9-1 in women's world hockey championship ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Danielle Smith says limiting media questions will allow for more answers

  15-04-2023 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Danielle Smith said on her radio show Saturday morning that her decision to limit media questions was so every outlet can have the chance to ask a question.
  
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• Nightingale Alley transforms bawdy 19th century poems into world premiere musical 200 years in the making

  15-04-2023 19:38
  
  These days, musicals seem to come from old movies or the songbooks of pop stars whose fans can be counted on by producers to pony up cash to come hear them performed live. For Calgary composer - and longtime collaborator with One Yellow Rabbit - David Rhymer, the inspiration behind Nightingale Alley, which has its world premiere Friday night, was an old book of lyrics written by British sex workers a long time ago. "A number of years ago I stumbled across an extensive collection of 19th century
  
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• Robertson, Burns, Brossoit named NHL three stars of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2023 19:19 via news.google.com
  
  Robertson, Burns, Brossoit named NHL three stars of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blue Jackets fire coach Brad Larsen after 2 seasons - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2023 17:29 via news.google.com
  
  Blue Jackets fire coach Brad Larsen after 2 seasons  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wranglers drop second in a row to Abbotsford, losing 4-1

  15-04-2023 16:57
  
  Dustin Wolf's return to the Wranglers didn't help much Friday night as the team dropped a 4-1 decision to the Abbotsford Canucks. The loss was the second straight for the Wranglers. Dryden Hunt continued his hot hand since being traded to the Wranglers, scoring the team's lone goal. Hunt has four goals and nine assists in 16 games since arriving on March 3. Wolf two times!pic.twitter.com/8g48GAteKh — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) April 15, 2023Chase Wouters, Danila Klimovich, Linus Kar
  
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• Roughnecks celebrate milestones in Friday night win over Desert Dogs

  15-04-2023 16:23
  
  The Calgary Roughnecks celebrated some milestones Friday, defeating the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 12-7 at the Saddledome. The victory was the team's 12th of the year, which set a new single season franchise record. It was also goaltender Christian Del Bianco's 100th game in the National Lacrosse League, all of them with the Roughnecks. Del Bianco was in fine form Friday, stopping 31 of 38 shots for the victory. Jesse King led the way for the Roughnecks with two goals and five assists. Tanner Cook ha
  
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• Bus with musicians crashes in western India, killing 13

  15-04-2023 15:28
  
  A passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe slid off a highway and fell into a gorge in western India on Saturday, killing 13 people and injuring 29 others, police said. The bus was on its way to Mumbai, India's financial capital, in Maharashtra state, from Pune city, where the musicians held a performance, said Atul Zende, a police officer. The exact cause of the crash was not immediately known. Zende said most of the passengers who died were part of the music troupe from Mumba
  
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• 'Canadians are buckling up for the worst': Jobs, economy concerns catching up to health care in Nanos tracking

  15-04-2023 14:00
  
  Concern over jobs and the economy is closing in on health care as the top issue on Canadians' minds, according to weekly national tracking by Nanos Research. Health care began trending steadily up as the number one issue for Canadians beginning in the fall of 2022, before rising dramatically as winter arrived and hospital rooms were buckling under the strain of flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases. In late November, it hit a two-year high on Nanos' weekly issues tracking. But that trend started to revers
  
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• Lethbridge doctors at 2nd lowest level since UCP took office - Alberta Worker

  15-04-2023 12:14 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge doctors at 2nd lowest level since UCP took office  Alberta Worker
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Back-to-office push hits Halifax traffic - Saltwire

  15-04-2023 11:37 via news.google.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Back-to-office push hits Halifax traffic  Saltwire
  
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• Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2023 10:28 via news.google.com
  
  Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Underachieving Flames stars try to put disappointing season in rear-view

  15-04-2023 03:29
  
  The Calgary Flames cleared out their lockers Friday, and tied a bitter bow on a disappointing season. It was a season that started with high hopes, as the team was predicted to be a force in the playoffs. Instead, the Flames lost 30 one-goal games, the most in the NHL. STARS FIZZLED There were many reasons for that, but on top of that list, there were too many nights when the team's biggest names, who draw the biggest paycheques, just didn't lead the way. The Flames struggled against teams that
  
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• Albertans continue to voice concern over provincial police pitch; UCP critics speculate idea not dead

  15-04-2023 02:55
  
  Alberta's opposition leader is accusing the UCP government of trying to continue on with a provincial police force against Albertans' wishes. The United Conservatives have been talking about cutting policing ties with Ottawa since 2020. But the province has since been marred by complaints from municipalities and residents that it's not being forthcoming about the proposal details and whether it is – or isn't – a done deal. "I honestly think this is a case of wolf in sheep's clothing,
  
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• Albertans blast provincial police force pitch as UCP critics speculate idea not dead yet

  15-04-2023 02:55
  
  Alberta's opposition leader is accusing the UCP government of trying to continue on with a provincial police force against Albertans' wishes. The United Conservatives have been talking about cutting policing ties with Ottawa since 2020. But the province has since been marred by complaints from municipalities and residents that it's not being forthcoming about the proposal details and whether it is – or isn't – a done deal. "I honestly think this is a case of wolf in sheep's clothing,
  
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• Canada's emissions rose slightly in 2021 as pandemic lockdowns ... - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2023 02:30 via news.google.com
  
  Canada's emissions rose slightly in 2021 as pandemic lockdowns ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province pledges funding for mental health and addiction support as Calgary crime wave continues

  15-04-2023 02:13
  
  The Alberta Government is putting up more than $5 million over three years it says will help provide better mental health and addiction support to those in police custody. It's the latest of several safety announcements this month as Alberta, and all of Canada, grapples with a series of violent incidents and crime, including social disorder on public transit. This week alone in Calgary, there have been two shootings in public areas — one of which claimed the life of an Edmonton man —
  
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• Spring maintenance crews hitting Lethbridge streets - Global News

  15-04-2023 02:12 via news.google.com
  Spring maintenance crews hitting Lethbridge streets  Global News
  
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• Spring maintenance crews hitting Lethbridge streets

  15-04-2023 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drivers in Lethbridge, Alta., are asked to watch out for street sweepers as they begin cleaning up city roadways, along with maintenance crews repairing potholes.
  
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• Number of opioid deaths reported in Lethbridge increase in 2022: provincial data - Global News

  15-04-2023 01:55 via news.google.com
  
  Number of opioid deaths reported in Lethbridge increase in 2022: provincial data  Global News
  
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• Number of opioid deaths reported in Lethbridge increase in 2022: provincial data

  15-04-2023 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Alberta substance use surveillance data — which is publicly available online — 79 people died of unintentional opioid poisoning in Lethbridge last year.
  
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• Man charged after Drumheller RCMP seize drugs, contraband cigarettes

  15-04-2023 01:55
  
  A resident of Delia, Alta, faces multiple charges after Drumheller RCMP officers seized a quantity of contraband cigarettes, in addition to suspected fentanyl, morphine and methamphetamine. Around 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to a complaint of suspicious persons in a backyard of a Drumheller residence. Upon arrival, officers found two men near the home. One suspect, a 34-year-old Drumheller man, was wanted on outstanding warrants under the Alberta Traffic Safety Act and was arrested
  
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• Alberta to bolster mental and addictions help for police suspects in Calgary

  15-04-2023 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nicholas Milliken, minister of mental health and addiction, said the province is to spend $5 million on the program over three years in partnership with Calgary police.
  
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• Fatal collision near Airdrie forces closure of part of Highway 567

  15-04-2023 01:12
  
  A highway in the Airdrie area is closed due to a fatal collision between two vehicles that took place Friday. Airdrie RCMP are on scene at a location on Highway 567 between Range Road 285 and Range Road 291. No other details about the collision are available at the moment. RCMP are asking drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes. Officers are staying on scene while a collision analyst investigates the cause of the collision. This is a developing story that will be updated as more infor
  
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• 'Lucky he's alive': Ukrainian newcomer loses part of lung after stabbing at Edmonton bus stop

  15-04-2023 00:52
  
  A Ukrainian newcomer who was stabbed in Edmonton on Thursday is recovering in hospital, his family tells CTV News Edmonton. Ivan Pylypchuk, 48, was waiting for a bus to go to work at 38 Avenue and Millbourne Road around 6:15 a.m. on Thursday when police say he was stabbed by a random person. He was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery. Pylypchuk, his wife Iuliia Pushkar and their eight-year-old daughter Victoria had just arrived in Canada after fleeing the war in Ukraine. The family only
  
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• Calgary police seek witnesses in stabbing on bus in city's northeast

  15-04-2023 00:51
  
  Calgary police are putting out a call for witnesses to a stabbing Thursday on a bus in the city's northeast. The incident, between a man and teen boy, happened near the Rundle LRT Station around 9:30 a.m. The man suffered minor injuries. At a news conference Thursday, Chief Const. Mark Neufeld said the violent incident was over "too loud music." Friday, police released a description of the teen:Dark-complexioned; Between 14 and 18 years old; and Wearing a brown and orange jacket at the time.Poli
  
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• CANstruction event generates 8,600 cans for Lethbridge food banks - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  15-04-2023 00:29 via news.google.com
  CANstruction event generates 8,600 cans for Lethbridge food banks - Bridge City News  Bridge City News
  
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• Elections Alberta walks back voting messaging following social media backlash

  15-04-2023 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elections Alberta said voters must be registered to cast a ballot on election day, but that isn’t true.
  
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• Cat rescued near northeast Calgary school after spending snowy night in tree

  15-04-2023 00:13
  
  Seeing a cat in trouble earlier this week, staff at a northeast Calgary school got the wee creature help, and back to its owners. Staff at Foundations for the Future Charter Academy North Middle School first spotted the cat high up in a tree on the afternoon of April 12. At the time, it was fighting off a crow that was trying to attack it, a school staff member says. Later that night, a custodian saw the same cat, still in the tree, now covered in snow but not willing to come down. By the next m
  
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