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• Emergency Preparedness Week underway in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 23:56 via news.google.com
  
  Emergency Preparedness Week underway in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Smith told UCP supporters about Alberta state of emergency before public

  08-05-2023 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The video shows UCP Leader Danielle Smith telling supporters she's giving them a little bit of inside information regarding the wildfires raging across the province.
  
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• Smith apologizes for comparing vaccinated Albertans to followers of Hitler

  08-05-2023 23:49
  
  Danielle Smith is apologizing for "any offensive language" she used in her previous career as a talk-show host and podcaster while comparing vaccinated Albertans with followers of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. "As everyone knows, I was against the use of vaccine mandates during COVID," a statement from the United Conservative Party leader and premier read. "However, the horrors of the Holocaust are without precedent, and no one should make any modern-day comparisons that minimize the experience
  
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• Alberta premier apologizes for comments linking COVID vaccinated to Nazi followers

  08-05-2023 23:49
  
  United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith apologized Monday after a 2021 video surfaced of her saying she wouldn't wear a Remembrance Day poppy while comparing those who got the COVID-19 vaccine to followers of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. Alberta's election is set for May 29. Smith, in a statement, said while the comment was made during her previous career as a journalist and pundit, any comparisons involving the horrors of the Nazi regime are offside. "As everyone knows, I was against the use
  
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• 'Some places are sacred': Opposition to highway twinning affecting Frank Slide site

  08-05-2023 23:41
  
  Some residents of Crowsnest Pass say a planned twinning of Highway 3 through the community in southwestern Alberta will amount to a "desecration" of the site of Canada's deadliest rock slide. It was 120 years ago that 82 million tonnes of rock fell from the summit of Turtle Mountain into the Crowsnest River valley below. The slide lasted a mere 90 seconds, but in that short time at least 92 people were killed and the southeastern corner of the coal mining town of Fr
  
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• Province announces funding for Alberta wildfire evacuees

  08-05-2023 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  All eligible evacuees can apply to receive funding from the province starting Tuesday at 9 a.m.
  
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• 'Hall of shame in terms of communication': Inglewood businesses in limbo awaiting water-main construction

  08-05-2023 22:35
  
  Some businesses in Inglewood say a lack of communication from city hall is hampering their business plans for the summer. The city plans to replace a section of a water main running beneath 9th Avenue S.E. The work was scheduled to begin in late May, but that date is tentative.Brian Powrie, co-owner of Norley's Authentic Colombian Street Food cafe, says without a firm date, he is unable to properly plan and staff his outdoor patio, which essentially doubles his seating capacity during the spring
  
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• Alert warning of 4 ‘armed and dangerous’ people ended near Rocky Mountain House

  08-05-2023 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP issued an emergency alert for a few hours on Monday, warning people on the Sunchild and O'Chiese First Nations that four armed and dangerous individuals were in the area.
  
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• Alberta RCMP issue alert warning of 4 ‘armed and dangerous’ people

  08-05-2023 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP have issued an alert warning people in Sunchild and O'Chiese First Nation regions that four armed people are in the area.
  
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• Notley promises to protect pensions, improve homecare if NDP wins Alberta election

  08-05-2023 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Notley says an NDP government would increase funding by $100 million to provide 20,000 more seniors with homecare support over the next four years.
  
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• Alberta election 2023: Find your riding, local candidates

  08-05-2023 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ahead of the Alberta election on May 29, Global News has profiled all 87 ridings in the province.
  
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• Lethbridge to send staff to support wildfire emergency centres - My Lethbridge Now

  08-05-2023 20:55 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge to send staff to support wildfire emergency centres  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Ottawa readying to help Alberta fight wildfires: ‘We will be there’

  08-05-2023 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa’s commitment comes after Alberta formally submitted a request for assistance for dealing with the wildfires that have been burning for days.
  
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• Calgary opens reception centre for wildfire evacuees

  08-05-2023 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The reception centre is located at Stampede Park at 2200 Stampede Trail S.E.
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this week: May 8, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 20:04 via news.google.com
  
  What's happening in Lethbridge this week: May 8, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CTV News to co-host Alberta leaders debate May 18

  08-05-2023 20:02
  
  UCP Leader Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Rachel Notley will take part in the Alberta Provincial Leaders' Debate on May 18. CTV News Edmonton will produce and broadcast the debate in partnership with Global News at 6 p.m. Erin Isfeld and Global News Edmonton's Scott Roberts will co-moderate it. Journalists from CBC News, Postmedia and CityNews will join the panel. Watch the debate on CTV News at Six and CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. Follow our election coverage online. Albertans will vote on May 29.
  
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• CFL unveils several rule changes for upcoming regular season - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 19:56 via news.google.com
  
  CFL unveils several rule changes for upcoming regular season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U.K. seeks closer ties with Canada in science, military and technology - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 19:45 via news.google.com
  
  U.K. seeks closer ties with Canada in science, military and technology  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Reminder: Fire restriction remains in effect in Lethbridge County - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 19:25 via news.google.com
  
  Reminder: Fire restriction remains in effect in Lethbridge County  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man and woman killed in Strathmore, Alta., motorcycle crash

  08-05-2023 19:25
  
  A man and a woman are dead after the motorcycle they were riding struck a fire hydrant. RCMP were called to a crash in a residential neighbourhood in the community east of Calgary at 2:54 a.m. on Sunday. "Upon arrival with EMS, it was determined that the 32-year-old male driver and 30-year-old female passenger, both residents of Strathmore, were deceased," police said. Police are investigating the cause of the crash, but speed has not been ruled out.
  
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• RCMP make arrest in connection with ‘shelter in place’ in Ponoka County Sunday

  08-05-2023 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ponoka RCMP have made an arrest in connection with the shelter in place order announced Sunday. Police said there is no longer a risk to the community.
  
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• Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 18:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Water levels peak, flood warning lifted for Grand Forks, B.C. - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 18:35 via news.google.com
  
  Water levels peak, flood warning lifted for Grand Forks, B.C.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Elections Alberta allowing wildfire evacuees to vote by special ballot

  08-05-2023 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Those who had to evacuate their homes due to wildfires can request to have a special ballot package mailed to them.
  
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• Lethbridge house fire sends 1 to hospital | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  08-05-2023 18:07 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge house fire sends 1 to hospital | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 1 hurt in Lethbridge house fire

  08-05-2023 18:07
  
  One person was hurt after a fire broke out inside the basement of a Letbridge home on Sunday, the city's fire department said. Emergency crews were called to the 300 block of 12th Street B North at 6 a.m. on May 7. Residents of the home were able to extinguish the fire in the basement and escape the home prior to the arrival of firefighters. Fire officials say one person was taken to hospital, but the nature of their injuries is not known. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• Teaching waste diversion through play - City of Lethbridge

  08-05-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
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• North side residential fire sends one person to hospital - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2023 17:42 via news.google.com
  
  North side residential fire sends one person to hospital  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary to open centre for Alberta wildfire evacuees

  08-05-2023 17:24
  
  The City of Calgary is helping the relief effort for those affected by the wildfires in central and northern Alberta, including sending personnel to help battle fires and opening a reception centre for fleeing residents. Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Sue Henry, chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency, along with Paul Steenarts, deputy chief of the Calgary Fire Department, are expected to share details of the reception centre and other supports being sent from Calgary. The city's announcement will
  
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• Calgary opens centre at Stampede Park for Alberta wildfire evacuees

  08-05-2023 17:24
  
  The City of Calgary is helping the relief effort for those affected by the wildfires in central and northern Alberta, including sending personnel to help battle fires and opening a reception centre for fleeing residents. Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Sue Henry, chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency, and Paul Steenarts, deputy chief of the Calgary Fire Department, shared details of the reception centre and other supports being sent from Calgary. As of right now, Henry said Calgary's emergency re
  
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• Global News to co-host Alberta provincial leaders debate on May 18

  08-05-2023 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  United Conservative leader Danielle Smith and Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley will be taking the stage to dive into issues that are important to Albertans this election.
  
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• Global News to co-host Alberta leadership debate on May 18

  08-05-2023 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  United Conservative leader Danielle Smith and Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley will be taking the stage to dive into issues that are important to Albertans this election.
  
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• Cocaine seized in bust by Blood Tribe Police Service

  08-05-2023 16:53
  
  Blood Tribe police seized a quantity of cocaine and arrested four people in connection with a weekend bust. Members of the Blood Tribe police's drug task force, along with its community policing unit and the RCMP police dog services, executed a search warrant at a home in Moses Lake on May 6. Four people were arrested at the home and a subsequent search of the property resulted in police finding 14 grams of suspected cocaine, eight grams of suspected crack cocaine and $775 in Canadian cash. Rowd
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Energy companies curtail production as thousands evacuated

  08-05-2023 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The curtailments come as several thousand people have been ordered to leave their homes as more than 100 wildfires burn across Alberta.
  
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• Energy companies curtail production due to Alberta wildfires

  08-05-2023 16:32
  
  Vermilion Energy Inc. says it temporarily has shut-in about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production as it assesses the risk to its operations due to the wildfires in Alberta. The company says its assessment to date indicates minimal damage to its key infrastructure. Vermillion says it has accounted for all of its employees and contractors in the affected areas. Meanwhile, Paramount Resources Ltd. said on Sunday its operations in the Grande Prairie and Kaybob regions in Alberta are
  
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• Alberta wildfires: People from Edson allowed to return home Monday

  08-05-2023 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 8,000 people from Edson and some Yellowhead County residents can return home Monday after a massive wildfire forced them all to flee Friday afternoon. 
  
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• Alberta wildfires: 25 homes destroyed in Yellowhead County as Edson residents return home

  08-05-2023 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 8,000 people from Edson were able to go home Monday after a massive wildfire forced them all to flee Friday afternoon. But 25 homes in Yellowhead County were destroyed.
  
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• Alberta election campaign enters second week after party leaders meet about wildfires

  08-05-2023 15:24
  
  The second week of Alberta's election campaign is underway as the province remains under a state of emergency over wildfires. Voting day is set for May 29. United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Rachel Notley met on Sunday to discuss the fires and both visited with evacuees in Edmonton. As of Sunday afternoon, there were 108 active fires and about 29,000 people had been forced from their homes in several communities. Notley is scheduled to make a campaign announcement in
  
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• 4 Drayton Valley homes destroyed by wildfire; county fire chief dispels return rumours

  08-05-2023 15:00
  
  Four homes on the edge of Drayton Valley have been destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire that grew more than a thousand hectares on Sunday.  The fire chief for Brazeau County and Drayton Valley confirmed the news that evening.  At that time, officials were still in the process of notifying homeowners and investigating other at-risk properties for further losses.  Despite some showers earlier in the day and cooler temperatures, Tom Thompson said the blaze grew 40 per cent in 24 h
  
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• Financial, military help coming for Alberta wildfire evacuees

  08-05-2023 14:07
  
  Government and wildfire officials updated Albertans Monday afternoon on the state of emergency caused by dozens of wildfires. Premier Danielle Smith announced one-time emergency payments to people who have to leave their home for more than seven days. Adults will get $1,250 for themselves and $500 for each of their children under 18. "This is an incredibly stressful time," Smith said Monday afternoon. "We wanted to make sure that we were able to fill any gaps. That's part of the reason why it's
  
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• Alberta wildfires on Monday: Here's what you need to know

  08-05-2023 14:07
  
  Premier Danielle Smith will give an update on the wildfires in Alberta Monday afternoon. She will speak in Edmonton alongside Public Safety Minister and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis, Alberta Emergency Management Agency executive director Colin Blair and Alberta Wildfire information unit manager Christie Tucker. Watch live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca at 3 p.m. As of 11:30 a.m., the Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard showed 100 wildfires burning across the province, including 29 out of control.
  
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• Alberta wildfire evacuees to get financial payment, military to help

  08-05-2023 14:07
  
  Government and wildfire officials updated Albertans Monday afternoon on the state of emergency caused by dozens of wildfires. Premier Danielle Smith announced one-time emergency payments to people who have to leave their home for more than seven days. Adults will get $1,250 for themselves and $500 for each of their children under 18. "This is an incredibly stressful time," Smith said Monday afternoon. "We wanted to make sure that we were able to fill any gaps. That's part of the reason why it's
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to provide update on provincial wildfire situation

  08-05-2023 14:07
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to provide an update on the province's ongoing wildfires later this afternoon. A press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. MDT.  Smith will be joined by Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis and other officials. Several thousand people have been ordered to leave their homes as more than 100 wildfires burn across Alberta. Smith activated the cabinet's emergency management committee Friday and said there would be daily media briefings on the wildfire situ
  
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• Ottawa renews federal anti-gang and gun violence program with $390 million in funding

  08-05-2023 12:17
  
  The federal Liberals are renewing their multimillion-dollar program to fight gang violence and gun crime. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Monday the government is earmarking $390 million over the next five years for provinces and territories. Making the announcement in Mississauga, Ont., Mendicino said the money would go toward a variety of initiatives, including support for police and prevention programs. "These federal funds will be distributed to the provinces and territories for
  
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• About two thirds of Canadians support increasing defence spending to reach NATO target: Nanos

  08-05-2023 12:00
  
  Most Canadians support increasing defence spending to reach the two per cent target for NATO allies, according to a national survey conducted by Nanos for CTV News. In 2021, Canada spent around 1.4 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on national defence, falling short NATO’s two per cent target. The country has not achieved this defence spending target since the 1980s.Nanos asked 1,080 Canadians how they felt about the country’s defence spending and meeting NATO’s targ
  
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• Emergency Preparedness Week May 7-13 - City of Lethbridge

  08-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Emergency Preparedness Week May 7-13  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Gov. Gen. Mary Simon reflects on the King's coronation and whether Charles could apologize for colonialism

  08-05-2023 04:31
  
  Governor General Mary Simon says it's "difficult to say" whether King Charles III could apologize for the Crown's legacy of colonialism , but stressed that she's more interested in seeing concrete action. “These apologies are very complex,” she told CTV National News' Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Omar Sachedina on Sunday, reflecting on the King's coronation. “And it took many years for us to get an apology from the Canadian government. Years of work. The issue of residen
  
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• City of Calgary, pet food bank offer help to wildfire evacuees

  08-05-2023 03:27
  
  Over 29,000 Albertans have been forced from their homes as more than 100 wildfires continued to burn in the province on Sunday. “This is a time for all Albertans to offer compassion to our neighbours, who may be in the path of the wildfires,” said Colin Blair, executive director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. “It is time to demonstrate the kindness and collective resilience that our province is known for.” As of 6:30 p.m. Sunday, there were 109 active wildfir
  
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• Central Alberta community members lean on each other during wildfire evacuation

  08-05-2023 00:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roughly 7,200 residents from Drayton Valley and the surrounding area have been displaced from their homes, according to Alberta Wildfire officials.
  
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• Albertans lean on each other during wildfire evacuation; 4 homes lost around Drayton Valley

  08-05-2023 00:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roughly 7,200 residents from Drayton Valley and the surrounding area have been displaced from their homes, according to Alberta Wildfire officials.
  
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