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• Province agrees to affordable housing deal for Lethbridge | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  04-05-2023 23:52 via news.google.com
  Province agrees to affordable housing deal for Lethbridge | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• LHA signs provincial funding agreement for $10.2M towards affordable housing

  04-05-2023 23:52
  
  Lethbridge could be getting more affordable housing in the coming month. The Lethbridge Housing Authority (LHA) and Alberta Government have signed a provincial funding agreement of $10.2 million to create more affordable housing in the city. “Right now, we don't have a lot of supportive housing. It's one of our biggest gaps in our housing continuum,” said Robin James, Lethbridge Housing Authority CAO. That’s why the LHA is hoping to build a new 42-bed unit for those experiencin
  
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• Police: Former student arrested for 3 stabbings in Davis - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  
  Police: Former student arrested for 3 stabbings in Davis  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge workers condemn plan to move back into “crumbling ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 23:38 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge workers condemn plan to move back into “crumbling ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Yellowhead County wildfire flares up, Evansburg and area ordered to evacuate again

  04-05-2023 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  People from the Alberta communities Evansburg, Wildwood, Lobstick, Hansonville in Yellowhead County were all told to flee again on Thursday because of a wildfire threat,
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Rural Yellowhead County residents told to flee to Wildwood

  04-05-2023 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  After most people in Wildwood were allowed to return home Wednesday, some rural residents north of the community in Yellowhead County were told to flee on Thursday. 
  
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• The Brooks Bandits look for three-peat at the Centennial Cup

  04-05-2023 23:36
  
  The Brooks Bandits are the envy of every team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They know how to win and they know what it takes to make it to the National Championship. Last week, the Bandits won their seventh AJHL title, beating the Spruce Grove Saints in 5 games. The series was close with the Bandits needing overtime in the fifth game to take down the Saints. Froward Brendan Poshak was the hero, scoring the game winner at 5:10 of the first overtime period. "It was a pretty special moment,"
  
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• Embattled 1st Black St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigns - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 23:34 via news.google.com
  
  Embattled 1st Black St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigns  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Veteran kicker Sergio Castillo rejoins Bombers after being cut by Elks - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 23:33 via news.google.com
  
  Veteran kicker Sergio Castillo rejoins Bombers after being cut by Elks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cougar Ridge residents offer donations, support after flames destroy three homes

  04-05-2023 23:32
  
  Residents of the southwest Calgary community of Cougar Ridge are offering donations and support to the victims of a Wednesday afternoon fire that burned three homes to the ground. Emergency crews arrived around 2 p.m., following calls to 911 about a house fire on the 100 block of Cougartown Close S.W. Firefighters arrived to discover one house fully engulfed, with fire spreading to the house next door, prompting a second alarm for additional resources. Four people escaped the homes without injur
  
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• N. Carolina legislature approves abortion rules; veto ahead - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 23:19 via news.google.com
  
  N. Carolina legislature approves abortion rules; veto ahead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge to offer green stamp of approval to promote curbside organics program

  04-05-2023 23:09
  
  The City of Lethbridge has a new partner to help educate residents about its curbside organics program: Two Guys & a Pizza. Two Guys lovers who order takeout will get a green reminder with every box throughout May. Pizza customers will see a 'Green Cart Approved' stamp inside each box throughout May to remind them where to dispose of it once dinner is done. "Partnering with local business is one more way we’re trying to reach residents and support them in learning about their new green
  
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• Calgary Food Bank dealing with 'unprecedented' demand as wait times for hampers exceed two weeks

  04-05-2023 23:04
  
  More than 800 volunteers every week are helping distribute emergency hampers at the Calgary Food Bank as the organization deals with demand it has never experienced. "This is unprecedented for us. We've never been in a situation at the Calgary Food Bank where folks have been waiting this long for support," said Melissa From, the food bank's president and CEO. The wait time to receive a hamper is now up to 15 days, something the food bank says it hopes to bring down -- but it needs help and is ur
  
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• FortisAlberta opens net-zero facility in Coaldale - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 23:03 via news.google.com
  
  FortisAlberta opens net-zero facility in Coaldale  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'There's a connection': General Hospital School of Nursing class celebrates 60th anniversary

  04-05-2023 22:54
  
  They've come a long way since they graduated from the General Hospital School of Nursing in 1963 and 40 of the 77 women from that class are getting together in Calgary to celebrate. "We're all over 80," said Kendra Evans. "We're coming from the States, from Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C. ... There's only 12 coming from Calgary. The rest are coming from elsewhere." While they may live all over North America now, Evans says 60 years ago, the students spent all their time together during the
  
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• 20 homes destroyed by wildfire, entire Indigenous community evacuated in northern Alta.

  04-05-2023 22:33
  
  A 4,300-hectare wildfire has destroyed 20 homes in a northern Alberta Indigenous community and forced the entire community to leave. The police station and Northern Store have also been destroyed.  Thursday afternoon, the wildfire encroached on the barge landing that serves as the main access point for a northern Alberta Indigenous community. According to the Government of Alberta, the fire is one of three threatening the community. Just before 1 p.m., the chief of the Little Red River Cree
  
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• Union concerned over planned AHS move to Melcor Centre - My Lethbridge Now

  04-05-2023 22:32 via news.google.com
  
  Union concerned over planned AHS move to Melcor Centre  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Lethbridge/Saint-Laurent Senior Exchange 2023 - City of Lethbridge

  04-05-2023 22:29 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge/Saint-Laurent Senior Exchange 2023  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Smith accuses Notley of ignoring effect of rising power rates on consumers

  04-05-2023 22:14
  
  United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith is accusing her chief political rival of not standing up for Albertans when it comes it to the cost of living. At a campaign stop in Calgary, Smith outlined plans to address a shortfall of qualified workers in areas such as nursing, child care and skilled trades with the use of bonuses and tax credits. She says while the UCP has been trying to make things more affordable for Albertans, NDP Leader Rachel Notley is supporting the federal government's plan
  
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• Parks Canada issues warning for hikers in B.C., Alberta after avalanche warning expires

  04-05-2023 22:07
  
  While Western Canada may no longer be under an official avalanche warning, Parks Canada is urging hikers to avoid dangerous areas.   The federal agency is raising concern over activities in two national parks in B.C.—Yoho and Kootenay—as well as in Banff National Park in Alberta.   “Due to unseasonably warm weather, a lack of overnight refreezes and a structurally weak snowpack, the parks are in the midst of the largest natural avalanche cycle of the season,” Pa
  
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• Lethbridge intersection without lights due to emergency maintenance - iHeartRadio.ca

  04-05-2023 22:04 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge intersection without lights due to emergency maintenance  iHeartRadio.ca
  
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• Lethbridge intersection without lights due to emergency maintenance

  04-05-2023 21:51
  
  Traffic lights at the intersection of Stafford Drive and Fourth Avenue South are out Thursday due to emergency maintenance. The city issued a release saying it hoped to be able to wrap up the maintenance effort by the end of the day. In the absence of lights, traffic control will be directing motorists. Residents are reminded to treat unlit intersections as a four-way stop sign and to take care when passing through.Heads upThe traffic lights at the intersection at Stafford Drive & 4th Ave. S
  
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• Parkland rejects activist investor’s call to sell or spin off Burnaby refinery

  04-05-2023 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  U.S.-based Engine Capital LP has been calling on Parkland to consider selling or spinning off its Burnaby refinery in order to become a pure-play fuel marketer and retailer.
  
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• Panthers lead Leafs 3-2 after second period

  04-05-2023 21:39
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to show their teeth if they hope to even their series against the Florida Panthers tonight. “The offence just hasn’t been there,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday ahead of Game 2.Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox“Defensively, they actually haven’t given up very much more than anything they ever gave up in the regular season. But look at their numbers as a whole
  
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• Panthers lead Leafs 3-2

  04-05-2023 21:39
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to show their teeth if they hope to even their series against the Florida Panthers tonight. “The offence just hasn’t been there,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday ahead of Game 2.Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox“Defensively, they actually haven’t given up very much more than anything they ever gave up in the regular season. But look at their numbers as a whole
  
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• Panthers beat Leafs 3-2 in Game 2

  04-05-2023 21:39
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to show their teeth if they hope to even their series against the Florida Panthers tonight. “The offence just hasn’t been there,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday ahead of Game 2.Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox“Defensively, they actually haven’t given up very much more than anything they ever gave up in the regular season. But look at their numbers as a whole
  
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• 'Offence is lacking': Keefe, players talk strategy ahead of Game 2 against Panthers

  04-05-2023 21:39
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to show their teeth if they hope to even their series against the Florida Panthers tonight. “The offence just hasn’t been there,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday ahead of Game 2.Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox“Defensively, they actually haven’t given up very much more than anything they ever gave up in the regular season. But look at their numbers as a whole
  
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• Maple Leafs lead Panthers 2-1 after first period

  04-05-2023 21:39
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to show their teeth if they hope to even their series against the Florida Panthers tonight. “The offence just hasn’t been there,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday ahead of Game 2.Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox“Defensively, they actually haven’t given up very much more than anything they ever gave up in the regular season. But look at their numbers as a whole
  
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• Maple Leafs lead Panthers 2-1

  04-05-2023 21:39
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to show their teeth if they hope to even their series against the Florida Panthers tonight. “The offence just hasn’t been there,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday ahead of Game 2.Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox“Defensively, they actually haven’t given up very much more than anything they ever gave up in the regular season. But look at their numbers as a whole
  
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• Maple Leafs lead Panthers 1-0

  04-05-2023 21:39
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to show their teeth if they hope to even their series against the Florida Panthers tonight. “The offence just hasn’t been there,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday ahead of Game 2.Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox“Defensively, they actually haven’t given up very much more than anything they ever gave up in the regular season. But look at their numbers as a whole
  
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• Imperial’s Kearl oil sands tailings leak will face formal federal investigation

  04-05-2023 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tailings, a toxic mining by-product containing water, silt, residual bitumen and metals, have been seeping from Imperial's northern Alberta site since last May.
  
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• Volunteers sought for Target Hunger campaign in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 21:22 via news.google.com
  
  Volunteers sought for Target Hunger campaign in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C. flooding, mudslides prompt evacuation orders, highway ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 21:07 via news.google.com
  
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• Banff fire update: Prescribed burn at Compound Meadows 'being held'

  04-05-2023 21:07
  
  Officials with Banff National Park say a prescribed burn that grew to be larger than it was supposed to is "being held." The burn at Compound Meadows, near the town of Banff, spread outside of the predetermined boundary around 4 p.m. after an unexpected shift in wind direction and speed. Officials said the fire burned approximately three hectares outside of the boundary, and was classified as "being held" by 10:30 p.m., thanks to firefighters who doused the flames with buckets of waters carried
  
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• Wranglers fall short in 3-2 loss at Abbotsford

  04-05-2023 20:44
  The Calgary Wranglers were hoping to advance to the next round of the AHL playoffs on Wednesday, but the Abbotsford Canucks had different ideas. The Wranglers fell behind Abbotsford, before cutting the deficit to 3-2 in the third period, but that's as close as they got before losing to the Canucks. The Canucks were inspired by their hometown fans, who cheered them on as they cut their deficit in the best-of-five series to 2-1. The strong effort by Abbotsford didn't come as a surprise to Wrangler
  
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• Boy and Girls Club Lethbridge to provide childcare at new Coaldale ... - My Lethbridge Now

  04-05-2023 20:09 via news.google.com
  
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• BGC Lethbridge to provide childcare at new Coaldale rec centre - My Lethbridge Now

  04-05-2023 20:09 via news.google.com
  
  BGC Lethbridge to provide childcare at new Coaldale rec centre  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• GOP Oregon state senators boycott 2nd day, prevent quorum - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 20:08 via news.google.com
  
  GOP Oregon state senators boycott 2nd day, prevent quorum  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta election campaign continues with Smith and Notley in Calgary

  04-05-2023 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta election campaign continues today with United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Rachel Notley making appearances in Calgary.
  
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• Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 19:42 via news.google.com
  
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• Red Dress Day fireside event honours MMIWG2S - My Lethbridge Now

  04-05-2023 19:40 via news.google.com
  
  Red Dress Day fireside event honours MMIWG2S  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Six new pickleball courts coming to Lethbridge's Legacy Park - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 19:38 via news.google.com
  
  Six new pickleball courts coming to Lethbridge's Legacy Park  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dangerous avalanche warning issued for Banff, Yoho, Kootenay national parks

  04-05-2023 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The warm weather, the lack of overnight refreezes and a weak snowpack have caused the largest avalanche cycle of the season, Parks Canada said.
  
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• Baby watch begins at the Calgary Zoo as gorilla goes into labour

  04-05-2023 19:23
  
  Calgary's pregnant gorilla is in labour. Officials with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo announced the big news on Thursday, saying the facility's Animal Care, Health and Welfare team is keeping a close eye on Yewande. The 14-year-old western lowland gorilla's first pregnancy ended in a stillbirth, which officials said can sometimes happen with first-time gorilla pregnancies. "So far, Yewande is doing very well," reads a social media post from the zoo. "She is still participating in most scatter
  
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• Baby watch at the Calgary Zoo: Gorilla Yewande is expecting

  04-05-2023 19:23
  
  Officials with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo are keeping a close eye on pregnant gorilla Yewande for any signs of labour, saying 'baby watch' is officially underway. Yewande’s first pregnancy ended in a stillbirth, which officials said can sometimes happen with first-time gorilla pregnancies. "So far, Yewande is doing very well," reads a social media post from the zoo. "She is still participating in most scatter feeds and shifting with the troop. Visitors may notice that she is choosing
  
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• Alberta UCP faces questions on how it did the math in attack on NDP electricity plan

  04-05-2023 19:17
  
  Alberta's United Conservative Party is facing questions over how it did the math behind its accusation that the NDP's net-zero electricity grid proposal would cost taxpayers $87 billion. The party is also facing questions over why it redacted part of one report it delivered to voters Wednesday to substantiate its claim. The UCP put out the figure this week as its first major attack on the NDP ahead of the May 29 election. The UCP says the NDP's promise to convert the grid to net-zero by the end
  
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• Alberta UCP at odds with own consultant over attack on NDP electricity plan

  04-05-2023 19:17
  
  Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are at odds with their own third-party consultant over their claim that the NDP plan to move Alberta's electricity grid to net zero would result in an economy-busting $87-billion hit to taxpayers. Vancouver-based Navius Research, in a statement Thursday, disputed how the UCP is using its figures, saying it "is not a fair representation of the costs." Smith, however, told reporters in Calgary that the UCP stands by the number, saying: "No, we don't need to is
  
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• City delivers delicious partnership to support curbside organics - City of Lethbridge

  04-05-2023 19:10 via news.google.com
  
  City delivers delicious partnership to support curbside organics  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Southern Alberta Summer Games will not be held in 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 18:47 via news.google.com
  
  Southern Alberta Summer Games will not be held in 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-05-2023 18:22 via news.google.com
  
  Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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