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• Lethbridge County talk grassfire season ahead - Bridge City News - Bridge City News

  25-04-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  
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• Importance of diversity, representation in Calgary sport highlighted by men's health organization

  25-04-2023 23:32
  The Kings of Hearts (KOH) organization focuses on men's mental health and wellness. It was founded by Yenukwa Kombian and Hafen Sumani, who both have Ghanaian roots but live in Calgary. "KOH is an organization where we talk about the sticky conversations," Sumani said. "We talk about awareness, vulnerability and also community as well, too." The two were invited to speak at Sport Calgary's annual general meeting about how sport has benefitted them and to help members come up with ideas to includ
  
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• Calgary police seek surveillance footage after shots fired in Castleridge

  25-04-2023 23:15
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for information on a shooting in the community of Castleridge earlier this week. Gunshots were reported in the 0 to 100 block of Castleglen Crescent N.E. at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 22. Police believe the gunfire came after an altercation between the occupants of two parked vehicles. One of the people involved suffered minor injuries when he was shot. "The occupants in the vehicle responsible for the shooting fled the scene prior to police arrival," sai
  
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• Calgary Flames forward Andrew Magiapane undergoes shoulder surgery, will be ready for training camp

  25-04-2023 22:47
  
  The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday that forward Andrew Mangiapane underwent shoulder surgery. The Flames say Mangiapane will be ready for training camp before next season begins. Mangiapane, 27, had 17 goals and 26 assists in 82 games this season, his sixth in Calgary. Last season, Mangiapane posted career highs of 35 goals and 55 points. The five-foot-10, 184-pound winger from Toronto hasn't missed a game since the 2019-20 season. Calgary missed the playoffs this season after finishing two po
  
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• Wastewater overflow in Whitecourt, Alta., investigated by province

  25-04-2023 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is investigating the spill, which reportedly happened Tuesday.
  
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• Wastewater overflow at Whitecourt paper mill being investigated by Alberta Environment

  25-04-2023 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is investigating the spill, which happened last week at the facility northwest of Edmonton.
  
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• 'Arresting those who hurt others': Alberta forming sheriffs team to arrest fugitives

  25-04-2023 22:39
  
  The Alberta government says it will create a team of sheriffs to track down and arrest offenders accused or convicted of serious crimes. The government says the Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team will help police services throughout the province apprehend high-priority suspects and offenders. Twenty positions are to be created by next March, with roughly half in Edmonton and the other half in the Calgary area. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said Tuesday that there were 4,200 prolific
  
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• Province increasing supports for victims of domestic violence - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 22:31 via news.google.com
  
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• Annual Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival cancelled due to ... - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 22:11 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge College receives funding for greenhouse lighting ... - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 21:22 via news.google.com
  
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• WestJet pilots still without agreement, head into 21-day 'cooling off' period

  25-04-2023 21:12
  
  Talks between the union that represents WestJet pilots and the company have so far failed to reach an agreement, which means the organization is one step closer toward a possible strike. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents approximately 1,800 WestJet pilots along with thousands of others in Canada and the U.S., provided an update on discussions on Tuesday. It said a 60-day federal conciliation period had elapsed without an agreement. "The end of conciliation marks the beginn
  
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• City launches new website to improve useability - My Lethbridge Now

  25-04-2023 21:07 via news.google.com
  
  City launches new website to improve useability  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta expands abilities of Sheriffs to catch people with outstanding warrants

  25-04-2023 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team (FASST) team will help local police catch high-priority offenders, the UCP government said. 
  
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• Calgary hosting 'important' arena announcement on Tuesday afternoon

  25-04-2023 20:20
  
  The City of Calgary has revealed plans to host an "important update" on Tuesday on negotiations to build a new event centre. The announcement will be made at 3:30 p.m. and will be livestreamed in this article at that time. Mayor Jyoti Gondek be joined by Premier Danielle Smith, event centre committee chair Coun. Ward 1 Sonya Sharp, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) president John Bean and Calgary Stampede CEO Joel Crowley. Initial discussions about building a new event centre b
  
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• Calgary arena deal reached, will be built in Rivers District

  25-04-2023 20:20
  
  The City of Calgary has signed a deal paving the way for construction of a new arena.  The city has reached agreements, in principle, with the province, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and the Calgary Stampede to proceed with the creation of the Culture + Entertainment District in downtown Calgary, in the Rivers District, including a new and publicly-owned event centre. The deal is valued at $1.2 billion. The city is contributing 44 per cent, or $537.3 million, and 56 pe
  
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• Calgary arena deal reached, new event centre will be built in Rivers District

  25-04-2023 20:20
  The City of Calgary has signed a deal paving the way for construction of a new arena.   The City of Calgary has reached agreements, in principle, with the province, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and Calgary Stampede to proceed forward with the creation of the Culture + Entertainment District in downtown Calgary, including a new and publicly-owned event centre. The deal is valued at $1.2 billion The City of Calgary is contributing 44 per cent, or $537.3 million, an
  
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• Start of spring maintenance delayed in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 18:34 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge County to consider $6 million to help with McCain Foods ... - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 17:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Danielle Smith stays mum on out-of-pocket health payments comments

  25-04-2023 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she stands by earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services.
  
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• Trudeau says Canada to conduct airlifts out of Sudan, has two ships off its coast

  25-04-2023 17:01
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a Canadian effort is underway to conduct airlifts out of Sudan, and two military vessels have arrived off its coast as violence in the region continues for a second week. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says 100 Canadians have already left the country and another 1,700 people have registered with the government and are being contacted by Canadian authorities. Joly says the federal government is also providing information for people who are attempting to l
  
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• Harry Belafonte, who mixed music, acting, and activism, dies at 96

  25-04-2023 16:11
  
  Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. He was 96.Download our app to get alerts to your device Get the latest newsletters right to your inboxBelafonte died Tuesday morning of congestive heart failure, Sunshine said. Belafonte was dubbed the "King of Calypso" after the groundbreaking success of his 1956 hit, "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)." He also became a movie star
  
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• Apartment fire leads to evacuation in southeast Calgary

  25-04-2023 15:12
  
  Fire crews and some quick-thinking residents are being credited with containing a fire inside a southeast Calgary apartment building Monday evening. Smoke in the entrance of the complex in the 4600 block of Hubalta Road S.E. at 7:15 p.m. Residents of the three-storey, six-unit building made the call and responding crews soon found a fire burning under the floor. The building was evacuated and the fire put out. Damaged was limited to some charring in the immediate area, officials say. No one was
  
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• Central Alberta hockey player identified as victim in Lake Louise avalanche

  25-04-2023 14:47
  
  A central Alberta hockey team is mourning the loss of one of its own in a tragic incident in the Rocky Mountains over the weekend. The Rocky Mountain House Rams confirmed 21-year-old forward Cale Stecyk was killed when he was buried in an avalanche in Lake Louise over the weekend. Parks Canada says three skiers were in a closed area near the resort called the West Bowl on Saturday when they triggered Size 3 avalanche. All three were swept down to the bottom of the slope and two of the skiers wer
  
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• U.S. President Joe Biden announces bid to 'finish the job' with another term

  25-04-2023 12:40
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he began when he was sworn into office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run of America's oldest president for another four years. Biden, who would be 86 at the end of a second term, is betting his first-term legislative achievements and more than 50 years of experience in Washington will count for more than concerns over his
  
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• Lethbridge East candidates answer questions about seniors' issues - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Shots fired at lookout point parking lot in southeast Calgary

  25-04-2023 05:25
  
  Calgary police were investigating another shooting Monday evening. Gunfire erupted just after 7 p.m., in a parking lot at a viewing area overlooking Deerfoot Trail. Police were called to the lot at 22 Avenue and 26 Street S.E. after witnesses reported hearing multiple shots. It appears no witnesses saw the actual shooting but someone saw a black BMW SUV leave the scene. Police say no one caught the licence plate. Shell casings were left behind and officers placed them in evidence bags. Police sa
  
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• Calgary family shares dire tale to raise awareness of Lyme disease

  25-04-2023 04:41
  
  May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Until three years ago, it wasn’t something to which Jordan Bentz or her mother, Julie, ever gave much thought. But in September 2022, Jordan, then 10 years old, developed a strange bulls-eye-shaped rash on her leg, after a summer of playing outside and taking camping trips. "It was just like, oh, you know, I have a rash. It's not really a big deal," Jordan said. Jordan’s mother took her to a walk-in clinic in Calgary. “I Googled it,
  
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• Smith declines to disavow comments urging out-of-pocket payments for health care

  25-04-2023 04:00
  
  Premier Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she stands by or is disavowing earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services as a way to keep the health-care system sustainable. Smith has declined four times over the past nine days to say whether she stands by a policy paper she wrote in 2021, which urges Albertans to begin paying for services covered by medicare, including visits to a family doctor. Smith's United Conservative Party government
  
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• Calgary non-profits warn of rise in overdose calls, attribute it to contaminated drugs

  25-04-2023 03:44
  
  Non-profit agencies in Calgary are sounding the alarm about a recent increase in drug overdoses, some deadly. Earl Thiessen's road to recovery wasn't fast or easy. "I ended up addicted to alcohol, pharmaceuticals, cocaine, crack for 20 years, which led me to the streets for seven years," he told CTV News. Thiessen even overdosed twice. But, nearly 16 years later, as head of the Oxford House Foundation in Calgary, he helps people get into peer-supported recovery housing. In the past six months, T
  
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• Conditions dry across the province as Alberta wildfire season ramps up

  25-04-2023 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildland firefighters and seasonal support staff are currently training, completing controlled burns and opening facilities like air tanker and fires bases.
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge April 24

  25-04-2023 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News at 6 Lethbridge from April 24, 2023
  
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• What is Roblox? Alberta police warn parents about predators on online gaming platform

  25-04-2023 02:26
  
  A Mountie with Alberta's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit wants parents to be aware that predators are luring children on an online gaming platform called Roblox. Roblox allows people to create and play games with other users, but officers have noticed an increase in the number of Alberta kids aged eight to 11 being lured from Roblox An RCMP officer says kids are first contacted there and directed to apps like Facebook, Instagram or Snapchat where predators then ask the child for nude phot
  
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• WestJet responds to proposed changes to airline passenger bill of rights

  25-04-2023 02:14
  
  Calgary-based airline WestJet is responding to the federal government's announcement on Monday that it will be beefing up the passenger bill of rights. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra detailed a list of proposed reforms which he said are designed to close loopholes used by airlines to avoid paying fees under Ottawa's passenger rights rules. The amendments to Ottawa's passenger rights charter were tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday as part of Bill C-47, the Budget Imp
  
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• ‘Unsustainable’: NDP announces new Beaumont high school if elected

  25-04-2023 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  It is expected that the Beaumont high school will be at 100 per cent capacity by next year.
  
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• Alberta pet shelters seeing more and more pets abandoned at their doors

  25-04-2023 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of pets abandoned at Calgary shelters has increased year over year.
  
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• Oldman River levels below average, but monitoring continues: officials - Global News

  25-04-2023 01:28 via news.google.com
  
  Oldman River levels below average, but monitoring continues: officials  Global News
  
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• Oldman River levels below average, but monitoring continues: officials

  25-04-2023 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oldman River is flowing through Lethbridge this spring at lower levels than in previous years.
  
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• ‘A beautiful process’: Cremation company wants to make aquamation legal in Alberta

  25-04-2023 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cremation rate in Canada has risen by roughly 25 per cent over the years. But now, interest is growing in alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, or "aquamation". 
  
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• ‘A beautiful process’: Cremation company want to make aquamation legal in Alberta

  25-04-2023 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cremation rate in Canada has risen by roughly 25 per cent over the years. But now, interest is growing in alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, or "aquamation". 
  
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• ‘A beautiful process’: Cremation company to make aquamation legal in Alberta

  25-04-2023 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cremation rate in Canada has risen by roughly 25 per cent over the years. But now, interest is growing in alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, or "aquamation". 
  
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• AP source: Rockets hire ex-Celtics coach Udoka as new coach - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 01:08 via news.google.com
  
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• Smith says Compassionate Intervention Act a ‘last resort’ in Alberta

  25-04-2023 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith said every person has the opportunity to "get their lives back" through treatment and recovery, claiming the new legislation is going to save lives.
  
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• ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 00:34 via news.google.com
  
  ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Power Outages - April 25, 2023 - City of Lethbridge

  25-04-2023 00:26 via news.google.com
  
  Power Outages - April 25, 2023  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Silencing of trans Montana lawmaker continues over protests - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 00:24 via news.google.com
  
  Silencing of trans Montana lawmaker continues over protests  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge County gearing up for grass fire season; several blazes over past few weeks

  25-04-2023 00:24
  
  With temperatures on the rise, so is the number of grass fires in southern Alberta. “We’ve responded to several grass fires over the past few weeks,” said Byron Fraser, manager of fire services for Lethbridge County. With sunshine and limited precipitation in the long-range forecast, Fraser says that’s the perfect recipe to spark a grass fire. “The snow comes off the ground, thaws and all the deadfall from last year and the dead fuels are sitting there, waiting unti
  
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• Lethbridge County gearing up for grass fire season; several blazes ... - CTV News Calgary

  25-04-2023 00:24 via news.google.com
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• Government aiming to help more children and youth get into sport - Lethbridge News Now

  25-04-2023 00:08 via news.google.com
  
  Government aiming to help more children and youth get into sport  Lethbridge News Now
  
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