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• Police seek man with 11 outstanding warrants

  03-05-2023 23:43
  
  Calgary police are asking for public assistance locating a man wanted on 11 outstanding warrants who may be armed and is known to be violent . Investigators are trying to find 36-year-old Matthew Murray, who was released from B.C. corrections facility in March, 2023, and who they believe has a high likelihood of returning to Calgary. Murray is wanted for breach of probation, breach of conditional sentence order, breach of release order, and a number of provincial and criminal driving offences. H
  
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• Health experts urge precautions as Calgary sees faster-than-usual shift to scorching temperatures

  03-05-2023 23:26
  
  Calgarians are trading hats and mitts for sunscreen and lighter layers but health experts are encouraging the public to take precautions with the sudden, massive shift in temperatures. Louis Francescutti, a professor at the University of Alberta School of Public Health and an emergency physician, says limited time in the hot sun is recommended, along with UV protection, sunscreen and proper hydration throughout the day. He says the really young along with the elderly or anyone with pre-existing
  
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• Crews on scene of multi-home fire in Cougar Ridge

  03-05-2023 22:57
  
  Fire crews are on hand trying to bring a fire under control in Cougar Ridge. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Photos were quickly posted to social media by residents and passersby.  House fire in cougar ridge, hoping everyone is okay! #calgaryfire #fireyyc#yyc pic.twitter.com/E6RDUGHYuF — The Science (@Shaunstradamus) May 3, 2023Calgary Fire Department spokesperson Carol Henke confirmed that crews are on scene and multiple homes are impacted. She said crews have moved into
  
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• 3 homes destroyed in Cougar Ridge fire

  03-05-2023 22:57
  
  Three homes were destroyed in a fire in the community of Cougar Ridge Wednesday. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. Wednesday, when multiple calls were received by 911 about a house fire on Cougartown Close S.W. Crews arrived to discover one house fully on fire, with flames spreading to the house next door, prompting a second alarm for more resources. Four people got out without injuries, but two dogs are unaccounted for. Three homes were completely destroyed and a fourth had minor damage to its s
  
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• "Connection is the opposite of addiction": Powwow in Bowness seeks to create sense of belonging, community

  03-05-2023 22:45
  
  Agencies helping people struggling with addiction are joining together to host a powwow in the northwest Calgary community of Bowness. Organizers say the Saturday event is a chance for people to learn about what services are offered and have clients feel a sense of belonging. "Being called All Relations Healing Powwow is that we see the healing for the people that are coming," said Marsha Hanson, Pekewe elder and the Indigenous co-ordinator at Closer to Home and Simon House. "Also for the land t
  
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• Admission to Whoop-Up Days free in 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-05-2023 22:03 via news.google.com
  
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• As Glencore eyes Teck, Brad Wall sees echoes of 2010 battle for Potash Corp.

  03-05-2023 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wall declined to say whether he believes Teck should remain Canadian, saying he doesn't know all the details of Glencore's offer.
  
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• NDP releases plan to create energy-sector jobs; UCP takes aim at Notley's net-zero target

  03-05-2023 21:44
  
  Rachel Notley is promising to attract $20 billion in private-sector investment while creating 47,000 jobs in Alberta's energy sector. The Alberta NDP leader announced Wednesday a plan to create a $400-million "Alberta’s Future Tax Credit," aimed at creating jobs in cleantech, carbon materials, critical minerals processing and advanced manufacturing. If elected, the NDP also pledged to expand the Alberta Petrochemical Incentive Program (APIP) which provides grants and "cuts red tape" for pr
  
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• Stampeders choose Northern Illinois receiver Cole Tucker in CFL draft

  03-05-2023 21:25
  
  The Calgary Stampeders went looking for some offensive help at the CFL draft Tuesday, using their first selection on Northern Illinois receiver Cole Tucker. Tucker played 53 games over six seasons at Northern Illinois, catching 155 passes for 2, 030 yards and 10 touchdowns, including a career-high 45 catches for 632 yards and four TDs in 2022. Tucker is considered Canadian, through his mom. His dad Brett played defensive back for the Northern Illinois football team. "We were very excited to get
  
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• Calgarians eager to get on board with clean energy initiatives, city says

  03-05-2023 21:04
  
  Calgary is leading the way in the number of applications for a provincial program aimed at helping homeowners make energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) was launched in January and the city says it received 240 applications – more than any other municipality in Alberta. CEIP offers financing of up to 100 per cent of project costs associated with energy efficiency or renewable energy home improvements, up to a maximum of $50,000 per property.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Parkland and Yellowhead county residents allowed to return Wednesday

  03-05-2023 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Evacuation orders are being lifted for Parkland County at 11 a.m. Wednesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday for Yellowhead County.
  
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• Alberta UCP Leader Smith declines comment on protester conviction in Coutts protest

  03-05-2023 19:50
  
  United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she won't comment on a controversial Calgary street pastor being convicted of mischief for his actions at the COVID-19 border protest at Coutts, Alta. Smith, speaking on a provincewide Corus radio talk show in the lead-up to the May 29 election, says Artur Pawlowski's case is continuing through the legal system. And she says she does not publicly discuss specific court cases.Follow full election coverage on Alberta Votes 2023As premier, Smith has fa
  
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• Lethbridge drug bust leads to dozens of charges against 2 men ... - CTV News Calgary

  03-05-2023 19:42 via news.google.com
  
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• $20K in drugs seized during Lethbridge bust

  03-05-2023 19:42
  
  Authorities have seized $20,000 worth of drugs and laid charges against two men in connection with a Lethbridge bust. The investigation, launched by the city's Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team unit, culminated with a search warrant that was executed on a home on April 25 in Lethbridge's Glendale neighbourhood. During that operation, police found:131.2 grams of methamphetamine; 52 grams of cocaine; 350 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms; One gram of fentanyl; 70 packages of black market cigarette
  
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• Cold case cracked: Edmonton man charged in Calgary sexual assaults from mid-80s

  03-05-2023 19:08
  
  Calgary police are crediting significant advances in forensic technology with helping them make an arrest in three decades-old sexual assault cases. The first assault happened in February of 1984. Police say a teenager was babysitting their younger sibling in the 6400 block of Centre Street North when a man entered the home and sexually assaulted the teen. The second assault happened in March of 1984. A woman and her child were at their home in the 2100 block of Seventh Avenue N.W. After going t
  
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• Lawyers charged by regulatory body after investigation into surveilling judge

  03-05-2023 19:07
  
  Two lawyers are facing charges under the Law Society of Manitoba after the regulatory body investigated complaints they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a case involving COVID-19 public health orders. John Carpay, president of the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and Randal Jay Cameron face charges from the independent regulator. Charges include undermining the public respect for the administration of justice and a hearing date has not been
  
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• 'Really relieved': Potential kidney transplant no longer delayed by B.C. health-care crisis

  03-05-2023 19:04
  
  A Metchosin man who wants to help a Calgary toddler in desperate need of a kidney has been frustrated by the B.C. health-care crisis, which held up his potential kidney donation. Henry Jensen needs the organ to vastly improve his quality of life. Henry and his family moved from Victoria to Calgary last summer, where the 22-month-old gets lengthy dialysis treatments to keep him alive. The medical care is needed because his kidneys have failed. He's already had one removed, and needs a new one to
  
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• Country singer Corb Lund wants strong stance against coal mines in Alberta election

  03-05-2023 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Corb Lund wants to see guarantees of protection for the eastern slopes becomes an election issue before Albertans head to the polls May 29.
  
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• Taber Police arrest man brandishing large machete - Lethbridge News Now

  03-05-2023 18:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary ice cream shop offers free scoops to voters on May 29

  03-05-2023 18:07
  
  A Calgary ice cream shop has announced plans to give away free cones to eligible voters who cast a ballot in the upcoming provincial election. Village Ice Cream will be gifting voters with the sweet treats as long as they show a picture of them standing outside a polling station as proof they voted. (Just don't take a picture inside, as taking photos inside polling stations is restricted under Section 166 of the Election Act.) The offer is available at all five Calgary Village Ice Cream location
  
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• Alberta UCP Leader Smith won’t comment on Pawlowski conviction

  03-05-2023 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith will join Shaye Ganam on 630 CHED and QR Calgary at 10 a.m. NDP Leader Rachel Notley will join Ganam Thursday at the same time.
  
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• Alberta election: Smith to make radio appearance in Calgary, Edmonton Wednesday

  03-05-2023 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith will join Shaye Ganam on 630 CHED and QR Calgary at 10 a.m. NDP Leader Rachel Notley will join Ganam Thursday at the same time.
  
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• Artur Pawlowski to talk about phone call with Danielle Smith soon - Lethbridge News Now

  03-05-2023 17:48 via news.google.com
  
  Artur Pawlowski to talk about phone call with Danielle Smith soon  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge-West UCP candidate focused on healthcare, economy - My Lethbridge Now

  03-05-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
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• No injuries in 2-alarm fire at Calgary apartment building

  03-05-2023 16:58
  
  Crews say a balcony was fully engulfed in flames by the time they arrived at a southwest Calgary apartment complex on Wednesday morning. The Calgary Fire Department told CTV News that firefighters were called to 1431 37th Street S.W. at 6:55 a.m. Crews found extensive flames on the side of the building, which appeared to be spreading to another balcony. All of the occupants managed to escape safely and the fire was brought under control. "The people in the suite were not home at the time," Paul
  
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• Have green cart questions? We have answers! - City of Lethbridge

  03-05-2023 16:43 via news.google.com
  
  Have green cart questions? We have answers!  City of Lethbridge
  
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• River Valley in Lethbridge now under fire warning | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  03-05-2023 15:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge's river valley parks under fire advisory

  03-05-2023 15:27
  
  Another region in southern Alberta is under a fire advisory due to hot, dry conditions. The City of Lethbridge issued a fire advisory on Tuesday afternoon for all of its parks within the river valley. "Under the advisory, recreational fires are allowed in the fire pits provided, as are propane fueled cooking appliances. Residents are asked that all smoking material be disposed of properly," the city said in a statement. "This advisory has been put in place to inform residents of the current wild
  
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• Smith to make radio show appearance on Day 3 of Alberta election

  03-05-2023 14:40
  
  United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith is to make an appearance on a radio talk show airing in Calgary and Edmonton and visit with candidates today. The Alberta election is on May 29. Smith had no media availabilities Tuesday and says her next one is planned for Thursday.Follow full election coverage on Alberta Votes 2023UCP candidates Brian Jean and Rebecca Schulz are also to make an announcement at an affordable housing residence in southwest Calgary today. NDP Leader Rachel Notley is sched
  
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• Fire evacuation order issued in central Alberta, area near Fort McMurray on alert

  03-05-2023 14:36
  
  Authorities are warning residents in west-central and northern Alberta as winds push wildfires towards homes. An out-of-control blaze burning about four kilometres east of the community of Fox Lake has prompted Little Red River Cree Nation to evacuate nearby homes. Evacuees are being told to go to the Fox Lake Band office. Fire officials said cooler evening temperatures slowed fire activity, but that is expected to increase Wednesday, with the forecast calling for a temperature of 27 degrees and
  
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• Musician Corb Lund wants strong stance against coal mines in Alberta election

  03-05-2023 14:33
  
  As Albertans begin what could be a bitter and divisive provincial election campaign, one of the province's most popular musicians wants to remind them of an issue that brought everyone together a couple years ago. “All candidates should be unanimous in saying they'll enact strong legislation to protect anywhere in the Rockies from any coal mines, period,” said Corb Lund. “That's what Albertans want.” Lund was one of the most prominent opponents of coal mining after the Un
  
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• Wheatland County Reeve, CAO vehicles vandalized

  03-05-2023 14:26
  
  Two vehicles belonging to the Reeve and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Wheatland County were vandalized last month in what appears to be a targeted attack. The vandalisms took place on the evening of Wednesday, April 5 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Namaka Community Hall while Wheatland County Reeve Amber Link and CAO Brian Henderson were attending a public consultation meeting. Strathmore RCMP detachment commander Staff Sgt. Mark Wielgosz says although some investigative
  
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• Teenage boy opens fire in school in Serbian capital

  03-05-2023 11:39
  
  A teenager opened fire at his school in Serbia's capital Wednesday, killing eight children and a school guard before being arrested in the school yard, police said. Six more children and a teacher were hospitalized. A father of a student at the school in central Belgrade said the shooter entered his daughter's classroom, firing at her teacher and then her classmates as they ducked under their desks. Most students were able to flee through a back door, according to a local official.Download our a
  
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• Serbia school shooter had list of students to target, police say

  03-05-2023 11:39
  
  A teenager who opened fire Wednesday at his school drew sketches of classrooms and wrote a list of people he intended to target, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a school guard before being arrested. A father of a student at the school in central Belgrade said the shooter entered his daughter's classroom, firing at her teacher and then her classmates as they ducked under their desks. Most students were able to flee through a back door, according to a local official.Download our a
  
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• Serbia school shooter had list of students to target: police

  03-05-2023 11:39
  
  A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of people he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested. Mass shootings are extremely rare in the Balkan region, although Serbia is awash in guns left over from the wars of the 1990s. No mass shootings have been reported at Serbian schools in recent years.Download our a
  
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• Calgary family confirms son killed in Ukraine during Russian attack

  03-05-2023 05:48
  
  A Calgary family confirmed Tuesday night that their son has been killed while serving with the Ukrainian forces. Kyle Porter, 27, was with a unit trying to hold a city against a Russian attack. Porter's family says he died last Wednesday, while a member of the Legionnaires Special Service Group attached to the Ukrainian 92nd Mechanized Brigade. A fierce battle raged in the city of Bakhmut at the time. In a written statement released Tuesday night, Porter's family said he was always dedicated to
  
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• Two Canadians fighting for Ukraine killed in action in Bakhmut

  03-05-2023 04:10
  
  Two Canadians who enlisted to fight for the Ukrainian military are being remembered for their bravery after being killed in action last week. Cole Zelenco, a 21-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., and 27-year-old Kyle Porter of Calgary, Alta. had been defending the city of Bakhmut for weeks, fighting in one of the war's bloodiest battles. Last Wednesday, they were killed in a bunker under heavy Russian artillery fire. Both men fought with Ukraine's 92nd Mechanized Brigade and were close friends,
  
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• Removal of residents at homeless encampment alongside Deerfoot Trail begins

  03-05-2023 03:59
  
  Police, City of Calgary bylaw enforcement officers and the Alpha House encampments team descended on a pair of large homeless camps Tuesday afternoon. The first one they hit is aside Deerfoot Trail about 100 metres off the Bow River pathway. They quickly began to disassemble portions of the camp, which included a large copper recycling facility. Police say while they are tearing down the homeless camps, they are not targeting the homeless, but rather the criminal activity within the camps. When
  
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• Arrival of wildfire season has some on edge, others embracing warm conditions for now

  03-05-2023 03:25
  
  With multiple grassfires burning near Edmonton and throughout northern Alberta, some residents in Calgary and the southern region are enjoying the warm-up but are wary of the risk that wildfires could soon spark. Since late April, Calgary has experienced high temperatures, cloudless skies and little precipitation. For some, like customers at Greengate Garden Centres, the bright sun is an excuse to get started on the yard. "Considering we just had snow and now we are into virtually summer tempera
  
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• Calgary business owner urges employers to look at workers often “overlooked”

  03-05-2023 03:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary businessman is urging other employers to explore hiring people with "diverse abilities" adding they are missing out on loyal and skilled workers.
  
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• Missing Calgary man last seen in Forest Lawn in March

  03-05-2023 02:22
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help finding a missing man last seen in the community of Forest Lawn in March. Bradley Lee Wilson, 48, was reported missing on April 18 after his family was unable to locate him. He was last seen on Wednesday, March 22. "It is out of character for Wilson to not be in contact with his family, and we are concerned for his welfare," police said in a Tuesday news release. He is described as being 178 cm tall (5'10") and 81.6 kg(180 pounds) with a medium b
  
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• Calgary police seek hit-and-run suspect in crash that injured kids

  03-05-2023 02:17
  
  Calgary police are looking for the sedan involved in a hit-and-run crash on Monday that injured two children. The incident happened on 64 Avenue N.E. near Deerfoot Trail just before 2 p.m. Police say a silver four-door Chevrolet Impala was turning left from westbound 64 Avenue onto southbound Deerfoot Trail when it hit the side of a silver passenger van. The driver didn't stop, and instead continued onto southbound Deerfoot Trail. It's believed the Impala was a 2006 to 2012 model, and police say
  
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• Alberta election kicks off Day 2 with health-care finger-pointing

  03-05-2023 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Day 2 of the provincial election, NDP leader Rachel Notley is promising new funding for healthcare -- a system the UCP claims they are still cleaning up after the NDP.
  
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• Fire advisory issued for Lethbridge River Valley - Lethbridge News Now

  03-05-2023 00:19 via news.google.com
  
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