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• Wait times falling for emergency care and surgeries: Alberta Health ... - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 23:35 via news.google.com
  
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• 5 Calgary teens accused in violent armed robberies, carjackings

  26-04-2023 23:20
  
  Five teenage boys are facing dozens of charges in a series of armed robberies and carjackings in Calgary. Police say their investigation started last fall after a violent robbery at the Village Square IDA pharmacy on 52 Street N.E. During the Oct. 22 incident, police say a group of youth threatened staff with bear spray and made off with "various narcotics." Less than a week later, officers investigating a different robbery discovered similarities between it and several others committed througho
  
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• 'It's the prestige': Calgary dog owners prepare for Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

  26-04-2023 23:10
  
  To attend the 147th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show hosted in New York City, dogs must qualify. Out of close to 3,000 entries, only 63 are from Canada. Two are from Calgary. Gail Forsythe has been a passionate owner, exhibitor and breeder of Chow Chows since 1975. She's bringing her dog Mars to the show in May. "Oh, Westminster is going to be fun," she said. "It's considered probably the most prestigious show in North America. The dogs that are permitted to compete must already be Americ
  
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• Road rage shooter convicted of 1st-degree murder - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 23:08 via news.google.com
  
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• Volunteers needed for annual Target Hunger food drive - My Lethbridge Now

  26-04-2023 22:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Southern Albertans highlight Team Canada's junior roller derby team - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 22:23 via news.google.com
  
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• Montana transgender lawmaker faces possible discipline - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 21:53 via news.google.com
  
  Montana transgender lawmaker faces possible discipline  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Roblox used to exploit children as young as 8, Alberta RCMP officer says

  26-04-2023 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roblox is a popular platform for kids to connect with friends — which also makes it a perfect place for predators to find victims, according to an Alberta RCMP officer.
  
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• Patio, Parklet and Street Vending Program returning to Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 21:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Danielle Smith says she's 'confident' Calgary's arena deal will go ahead

  26-04-2023 21:06
  
  A day after taking part in an announcement that Calgary's arena deal would go ahead with contributions from the city, the province and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC), Premier Danielle Smith says she's excited the agreement was struck. "I feel really confident in this," Smith told the media at a conference in Calgary Wednesday. "It was really excellent yesterday to see all the players at the table. "The fact that we had a unanimous vote of council that affirmed that &ndas
  
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• Danielle Smith promises to not raise taxes if re-elected - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 20:53 via news.google.com
  
  Danielle Smith promises to not raise taxes if re-elected  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Precision Drilling reports $95.8M Q1 profit, revenue up nearly 60% from year ago

  26-04-2023 20:49
  
  Precision Drilling Corp. reported a first-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago as its revenue rose nearly 60 per cent, helped by stronger drilling activity and price increases in the U.S. and Canada. The oilfield services company says it earned $95.8 million or $5.57 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, up from a loss of $43.8 million or $3.25 per diluted share a year earlier. Revenue totalled $558.6 million, up from $351.3 million in the first three months of 2022. Precis
  
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• Canadian farmers set to plant record amount of wheat this year

  26-04-2023 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago drove up global wheat prices, as Ukraine has been one of the world's largest wheat exporters.
  
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• Here's what we know about federal workers pay during the PSAC strike

  26-04-2023 19:39
  
  As tens of thousands of federal public servants spend an eighth day on the picket line, their union says it could be another two weeks before they see reductions in their pay. More than 155,000 federal workers began strike action on April 19 to back demands for a new contract. Now, many striking employees and the public have questions about how pay will be administered during the strike. Federal workers are paid two weeks in arrears. Wednesday is pay day for federal workers, and the pay covers t
  
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• Plans for coal mine scrapped in Alberta’s foothills

  26-04-2023 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Turns out a renewable energy plant might be going up in the coal mine's place.
  
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• Environment Canada issues wind warning in southeastern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 18:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta man charged in connection to human trafficking of youths - Lethbridge News Now

  26-04-2023 18:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge house fire results in $200K in damage | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  26-04-2023 18:46 via news.google.com
  
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• 2 pets dead after fire in north Lethbridge home

  26-04-2023 18:46
  
  Lethbridge firefighters say two family pets died in a house fire Tuesday afternoon. Officials say crews were called to a home on 18th Street North at 4 p.m. for reports of a fire. Smoke and flames were found in a basement bedroom and crews were able to quickly contain it. No one was injured in the incident, but firefighters say two family pets died. "There was significant smoke damage throughout the home," fire officials said in a release. The damage is estimated at $200,000. The cause of the fi
  
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• Australian coal company withdraws plan for mine in Alberta foothills

  26-04-2023 18:34
  
  An Australian coal company is withdrawing its plan for a mine in the Crowsnest Pass region of the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. In a letter, Montem Resources is asking the Alberta Energy Regulator to end the environmental impact assessment for its Tent Mountain proposal. The letter says the company will not be resuming mining for metallurgical coal at the site, which last operated in 1983. CEO Peter Doyle says the company will instead be focusing efforts on building a renewable hy
  
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• 2 Edmonton girls coerced into working in sex trade, man charged: ALERT

  26-04-2023 18:18
  
  A man is facing more than 30 charges after an investigation into the trafficking of at least two teen girls from the Edmonton area. In May 2022, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) began an investigation into the sexual exploitation of two 15-year-old girls. “We believe that this man was sexually exploiting these two underaged girls, manipulating and coercing them to work in the sex trade,” said Staff Sgt. Christopher Hayes of ALERT. On April 12, 2023, Phillip Matombo,
  
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• Police seek suspects in random attack of Calgary man inside LRT station

  26-04-2023 18:13
  
  Calgary police are looking for help to identify a man and a woman they say were involved in an attack on a man that left him with "serious medical complications." Officials say a 73-year-old man was sitting inside the Marlborough CTrain Station at 9:45 a.m. on March 30 when a man and a woman approached him. The woman then struck him in the head with a glass bottle and the man followed up with an attack using an unknown object. "The victim fell to the ground, where he was knocked unconscious, and
  
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• Teck Resources taking ‘direct approach’ to separate its businesses

  26-04-2023 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Teck Resources Ltd. will not go ahead with a key shareholder vote on its plan to separate its metals and steelmaking coal businesses into two companies.
  
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• Naheed Nenshi: Danielle Smith has surpassed all expectations - not in a good way

  26-04-2023 17:34
  
  A few weeks from an election in Alberta, and Danielle Smith has surpassed all expectations – not in a good way. Nonetheless, she remains the favourite to win, albeit with a very narrow victory. While there has been much news lately on recent items such as her botched affordability payments plan, or wasting $80 million and counting on off-brand children’s medication from Turkiye that no one is buying, it’s worth taking a look back at her record since coming to power just six mon
  
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• Mendicino announces first step of firearm buyback program, targeting industry

  26-04-2023 16:12
  
  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Ottawa has taken its first step toward launching its firearms buyback program, beginning with industry. Mendicino said at a news conference this morning that the government has signed a contract with the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association to work with businesses and retailers that currently hold inventory prohibited under a May 2020 order-in-council. The cabinet decision to ban about 1,500 models of firearms the government says are unfit
  
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• $55-million Lotto Max jackpot won by single Alberta ticket

  26-04-2023 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tuesday night's Lotto Max jackpot was won by a single ticket purchased in Alberta — outside Edmonton and Calgary. 
  
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• Sentencing begins for youth convicted in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer

  26-04-2023 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car.
  
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• Jamie Ellacott, former Lethbridge gymnastics coach, fires his lawyer ... - CTV News Calgary

  26-04-2023 15:42 via news.google.com
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• Former Lethbridge gymnastics coach, charged in sexual assault, fires his lawyer

  26-04-2023 15:42
  
  A former Lethbridge gymnastics coach is looking for a new lawyer after he changed his mind about how he wanted to be tried. Jamie Ellacott was arrested last year and charged with four counts of sexual assault and four counts of sexual interference. Police say the offences are in connection with allegations from several victims – all girls between seven and 14 years old – who were students at the gymnastics academy were he worked. On Tuesday, Ellacott said he wanted a new lawyer and h
  
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• Sentencing arguments to begin for Calgary youth convicted in police hit-and-run death

  26-04-2023 14:24
  
  A sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin today for a youth found guilty of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car. The driver, who cannot be identified because he was 17 at the time, testified during his trial that he was frightened when Harnett and another officer approached the vehicle during a traffic stop and he saw Harnett put
  
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• Crown seeks adult sentence for Calgary youth convicted in police hit-and-run death

  26-04-2023 14:24
  
  Crown prosecutors have presented submissions in a Calgary courtroom that the youth found guilty of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer should be sentenced as an adult and serve 11 to 13 years. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car. The driver, who cannot be identified because he was 17 at the time, testified during his trial that he was frightened when Harnett and anot
  
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• Cenovus reports Q1 profit down, lowers production guidance and raises dividend

  26-04-2023 14:15
  
  Cenovus Energy Inc. lowered its production guidance for the year and raised its dividend as it reported a first-quarter profit of $636 million, down from $1.6 billion in the same quarter last year. The company says it will now pay a base quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share, up from 10.5 cents. The increased payment to shareholders came as Cenovus reported a profit of 32 cents per diluted share, down from 79 cents per diluted share a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter totalled $12.3 billi
  
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• Striking public servants rally on Parliament Hill as talks grind 'to a halt'

  26-04-2023 14:12
  
  Striking public servants are consolidating their picketing efforts on Parliament Hill Wednesday as their union says talks with the federal government have "ground to a halt." More than 150,000 workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada are on strike for an eighth straight day as union representatives negotiate with the government for a bigger wage increase and more flexibility to work remotely. A PSAC email to members Tuesday night said the government "has dug in on their position, and h
  
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• Striking public servants plan giant rally on Parliament Hill as talks grind 'to a halt'

  26-04-2023 14:12
  
  Striking public servants are consolidating their picketing efforts on Parliament Hill Wednesday as their union says talks with the federal government have "ground to a halt." More than 150,000 workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada are on strike for an eighth straight day as union representatives negotiate with the government for a bigger wage increase and more flexibility to work remotely. A PSAC email to members Tuesday night said the government "has dug in on their position, and h
  
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• PSAC head accuses government of stalling as striking public servants rally on Parliament Hill

  26-04-2023 14:12
  
  Thousands of striking public servants rallied on Parliament Hill Wednesday as their union accused the federal government of stalling in negotiations. "We have moved off our wage demand," Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward told a news conference on Wednesday. "The employer hasn't moved on their wage demand, and yet they're telling us that we're the ones that have to move. That's not how bargaining works." More than 150,000 workers with the Public Service Alliance o
  
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• Patios, Parklets and Street Vending Program - City of Lethbridge

  26-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge-East forum focuses on seniors and healthcare - Lethbrige Herald

  26-04-2023 08:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Boy arrested after handgun brought to middle school in Whitecourt

  26-04-2023 06:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Northern Gateway Public Schools Supt. Kevin Bird said the gun was confiscated at Percy Baxter School and an in-depth review of why it was brought to school has been launched.
  
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• Oilers one win away from closing out playoff series with Kings after 6-3 win

  26-04-2023 06:39
  
  Trade-deadline acquisition Nick Bjugstad scored twice and Zach Hyman contributed a goal off his chin to the Edmonton Oilers' 6-3 win Tuesday over the Los Angeles Kings to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series. The Oilers have a chance to close it out in Saturday's Game 6 in Los Angeles. A Game 7, if required, would be Monday back in Edmonton. The NHL regular-season's highest scoring team has kicked into high gear with a combined 11 goals in back-to-back wins. Leon Draisaitl, with his league-le
  
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• Edmonton Oilers take playoff series lead with 6-3 win over Los Angeles Kings

  26-04-2023 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers scored three goals in the first period on the way to a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night at Rogers Place.
  
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• Huntington Hills youth missing; last seen in grocery store parking lot

  26-04-2023 04:39
  
  Police need your help finding a boy missing from northwest Calgary. Haleem Urehman Shah, 12, was last seen around 4 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of a Superstore grocery store (7000 block, 4 Street N.W.), in the community of Huntington Hills. Police say there is no indication of foul play, but the boy's family is worried about him. He is described as:131 centimetres (about 4'3"); Slim; Brown haired; and Brown-eyed.He was last seen wearing:A navy-blue school uniform; and A Toronto Raptors hat.A
  
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• Calgary police say missing child found safe

  26-04-2023 04:39
  
  Police say a child, who went missing in the community of Huntington Hills on Tuesday, is safe. Officials released details about the child's disappearance on Tuesday evening. Just after midnight, police provided an update that the child had been found. There are no further details.
  
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• Calgary parents rush to find alternative child care as charter school hub set to take over building

  26-04-2023 03:58
  
  Some Calgary parents are rushing to find alternative child care after discovering their local daycare could soon close. Cecilia Chen's two daughters, ages three and six, have been attending Kids & Company in the SMART Technologies building since they were 11 months old. "The facility has done such a great job. Very, very high-quality education," she said.So, Chen was devastated to find out the daycare could close in mid-August. The Alberta government announced it has purchased the SMART Tech
  
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• Calgary carbon capture companies finding new markets

  26-04-2023 03:35
  
  At its most basic, Carbon Upcycling Technologies (CUT) captures the bad stuff and turns it into good stuff that helps capture more of the bad. Using small reactors - pressurized drums that concentrate and refine isolated carbon captured from power generation - the company is creating plastic cables for 3D printers that are now being used to make parts for another carbon capture company just a few minutes away. "We're capturing a little bit of CO2, and we're also substituting out something like a
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: April 25 - Global News

  26-04-2023 03:08 via news.google.com
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: April 25

  26-04-2023 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Alberta woman calls for support for vulnerable renters caught in hot market

  26-04-2023 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman is calling for more supports for vulnerable renters in the province adding the challenges are insurmountable for some of them.
  
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• Calgary’s new event centre deal by the numbers

  26-04-2023 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An agreement in principle for a new event centre and area development is expected to cost $1.22 billion, with funds coming from Flames ownership, the city and province.
  
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• 'It's deafening': Okotoks man doesn't relish living near pickleball court

  26-04-2023 02:26
  
  An Okotoks man says the noise from a nearby pickleball court is so loud it might force him to move. Robert Burns says he spent over 20 years building his home on Mountain street, a quiet tree-lined street on the north side of the town.   Now, he says rising noise levels from the court behind his home are ruining his quality of life. "We can't sit out here in the yard anymore," he said. "Inside, you have to have music on or some kind of background noise." "It goes straight through
  
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• Sohi wants to talk 'fair treatment' for Edmonton after Smith commits $330M for Calgary arena

  26-04-2023 02:17
  
  Edmonton's mayor has rejected a reporter's suggestion that Alberta's government gave the city "a kick in the pants" by contributing to a new arena in Calgary after former premiers refused to do so for Rogers Place. PC premiers Ed Stelmach and Alison Redford both declined to directly contribute to the Edmonton deal that was finalized in 2013, but UCP Premier Danielle Smith committed $330 million to Calgary's project Tuesday. Amarjeet Sohi said he is "very happy for Calgary," but wants to meet wit
  
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