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• Stampeders receiver/kick returner Tommy Lewis built for CFL

  10-05-2023 23:54
  There are a lot of intriguing prospects in the Stampeders' rookie camp but none more so than Tommy Lewis. Football fans will probably recognize that name. Back in 2019, when he played for the New Orleans Saints, Lewis became famous for the non-call. The Saints were playing the Los Angeles Rams in the conference final when it appeared Nickell Robey-Coleman interfered with Lewis in the final minutes of the game. The refs didn't throw the flag and the Rams went on to win the game and head to the Su
  
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• Red Deer woman helping other moms with breastfeeding classes and support

  10-05-2023 23:48
  Pam Armstrong started her home business in the fall of 2022 called Tandem Breastfeeding Company. The term is used by mothers of twins who feed both their children at the same time. Armstrong has a lot of experience with three sets of fraternal twins aged four, nine and 13. "Well, they say it's around one in 800, 000," said Armstrong. "I have yet to find another mom that has had three sets of twins consecutively and no other children, I'm on the hunt to find my (comrade) in the world." Armstrong
  
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• Lethbridge County name incoming CAO after four month search - My Lethbridge Now

  10-05-2023 23:33 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge County name incoming CAO after four month search  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Wildfire risk grows as Alberta and B.C. prepare for early heat wave

  10-05-2023 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Western Canada is bracing for an unseasonable heat wave and dry spell that will raise the risk of wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia over the coming days.
  
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• Alberta election campaign continues with competing promises for women’s shelters

  10-05-2023 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's two main political parties offered competing visions Wednesday for women's shelters and sexual assault counselling centres.
  
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• 2 Calgary men charged after Strathmore RCMP seize drugs, cash at check stop

  10-05-2023 22:41
  
  Two Calgary men face charges after a traffic check stop by Strathmore RCMP yielded quantities of cash and drugs. On March 25, around 1:35 a.m., police conducted a check stop on Parklane Drive near Thomas Drive. During the check stop, a black sedan with two people inside approached. An alcohol screening of the driver resulted in a caution reading. A 30-day suspension was issued, in addition to a seven-day vehicle seizure. The vehicle was searched before being impounded, and police say officers di
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Huge demand stretches firefighting, emergency resources thin

  10-05-2023 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wednesday, May 10 marked the second week of a volatile wildfire situation, with 85 wildfires burning across the province, 23 of which were listed as out of control.
  
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• Man with guns arrested on the steps of the Alberta legislature: police

  10-05-2023 22:31
  
  A 59-year-old man was arrested at the Alberta legislature Wednesday morning after he allegedly spray painted the building and pointed a gun at people who tried to stop him. Police were called to a weapons complaint on the north-side steps at 11:40 a.m. The man was spray painting the building when construction workers tried to stop him, police said. "The male is alleged to have picked up a firearm from the steps and pointed it at the workers, warning them to leave him alone," Edmonton Police Serv
  
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• Calgary man charged in January hit-and-run

  10-05-2023 21:59
  
  A Calgary man has been charged in a January hit-and-run incident that left a woman with life-altering injuries. Around 7:35 a.m. on Jan. 19, police were called to the intersection of 52 Street and 61 Avenue S.E. for reports of a hit-and-run collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian. The pedestrian was a woman in her 40s, who was hit by a truck crossing 52 Street at 61 Ave. The truck didn't remain on scene. The woman was transported to hospital with serious injuries. Albert Barboa Betonio, 47,
  
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• UCP, NDP make campaign promises for women's shelters and sexual assault survivors

  10-05-2023 21:58
  
  The United Conservative Party is promising to increase support for women's shelters and sexual assault counselling centres if re-elected on May 29. Several candidates made the announcement at the head office for a women's shelter in Calgary. Tanya Fir, one of the candidates, says a UCP government would increase funding by $20 million over four years. It would also embark on an advertising campaign to tell people about Clare's Law, which allows those at risk of domestic violence to get the crimin
  
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• Alberta election campaign continues with competing promises for women's shelters

  10-05-2023 21:58
  
  Alberta's two main political parties offered competing visions Wednesday for women's shelters and sexual assault counselling centres as the second week of Alberta's election campaign continued. Voters go to the polls on May 29. The week has been dominated by United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith's past comments comparing those who were vaccinated for COVID-19 to Nazi supporters. Smith didn't make any public appearances Wednesday, but some UCP candidates promised to increase support for women
  
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• Two daycare employees charged with assault in Calgary, police say

  10-05-2023 21:48
  
  Two employees of a Calgary daycare have been charged with assault after parents found physical markings on their child and notified police. Calgary police said Wednesday allegations of abuse were reported to them in December 2022. They said the child attended Kidzee Early Learning and Childcare, a licensed childcare facility in the northern part of the city. Police said their Child at Risk Response Team conducted numerous interviews and reviewed hundreds of hours of CCTV footage before arresting
  
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• City re-opens 3 holes on Maple Ridge Golf Course

  10-05-2023 21:48
  
  Maple Ridge Golf Course is reopening three holes on its 18-hole course that have been closed since last year. Next Wednesday, the city will re-open holes 13, 14 and 15, which have been shut down since last September to accommodate the widening of the interchange at Southland Drive and Deerfoot Trail. The 13th hole has been rebuilt to add variety to tee box lengths. The 14th has been shortened to a long par 4. The city runs seven courses at five different locations throughout the city, offering a
  
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• City ‘peels’ open Organics Processing Facility - City of Lethbridge

  10-05-2023 21:48 via news.google.com
  
  City ‘peels’ open Organics Processing Facility  City of Lethbridge
  
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• 'A man lost his life': Youth to receive adult sentence in officer's hit-and-run death

  10-05-2023 21:36
  
  A young man convicted of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer will face an adult sentence, an Alberta judge ruled Wednesday. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died after being dragged by an SUV, then falling into the path of an oncoming car on Dec. 31, 2020. The offender, who is now 20, was days away from turning 18 when Harnett died and was driving the vehicle when it took off from a routine traffic stop with the officer holding on to the wheel and trying to get him to stop. He t
  
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• Lethbridge compost truck demonstration - May 10, 2023 - YouTube

  10-05-2023 21:32 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge compost truck demonstration - May 10, 2023  YouTube
  
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• Alberta NDP says newly uncovered video of Smith concerning for public hospitals

  10-05-2023 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's NDP says a video showing United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith proposing to sell off hospitals to private operators is highly problematic.
  
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• Air Canada, WestJet score below average in customer satisfaction: survey

  10-05-2023 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada’s two biggest airlines scored below average for customer satisfaction for economy class service among major North American carriers, a new survey found.
  
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• Alberta Health Services launches South Zone Indigenous support line - Lethbridge News Now

  10-05-2023 21:13 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta Health Services launches South Zone Indigenous support line  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta wildfires: 40 structures ‘substantially damaged’ in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation

  10-05-2023 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 90 per cent of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is without power, natural gas has been shut off, and 40 structures 'damaged substantially' from the wildfires.
  
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• Someone in Lethbridge won $55 million jackpot – largest in city's ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-05-2023 20:59 via news.google.com
  
  Someone in Lethbridge won $55 million jackpot – largest in city's ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police fundraising for Special Olympics athletes - Lethbridge News Now

  10-05-2023 20:22 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Police fundraising for Special Olympics athletes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• MPs vote to launch study into China's 'intimidation campaign' against Michael Chong

  10-05-2023 20:04
  
  The House of Commons has unanimously agreed that a committee should strike a study into the "intimidation campaign" allegedly orchestrated by a now-expelled Chinese diplomat against Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family. Debate on the motion to see the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) take on this probe took priority in the House over the last few days, after House Speaker Anthony Rota found that Chong's parliamentary privileges were breached as a result of the alleged targeti
  
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• Man in custody following stabbing on CTrain platform

  10-05-2023 19:53
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a man was stabbed on a CTrain platform early Wednesday morning. Police received a call around 3:45 a.m. about an altercation involving two men on the Marlborough Station platform. One man was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition. Police have one person in custody. Trains are not stopping at Marlborough station as an investigation is underway.#CTRiders, #Blueline trains are passing Marlborough LRT without stopping due to a CPS matter. A Marl
  
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• Fort Calgary reopens after 4-month closure

  10-05-2023 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fort Calgary’s new president Jennifer Thomson says major damage to an electrical panel left the centre without power and walls inside the facility were streaked and stained.
  
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• Human remains found in Banff National Park

  10-05-2023 19:22
  
  RCMP say human remains were found in Banff National Park on Tuesday and that a homicide investigation is underway in partnership with Calgary Police Service. The remains are believed to be that of a homicide victim in Calgary. RCMP say investigators have cleared the area and that an update is expected shortly. An autopsy for the victim is scheduled for Thursday.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: At least 85 structures destroyed on Little Red River Cree Nation

  10-05-2023 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 85 structures have been lost to wildfire in Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, including the RCMP detachment, general store and water treatment plant.
  
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• New CAO announced for Lethbridge County - Lethbridge News Now

  10-05-2023 19:15 via news.google.com
  
  New CAO announced for Lethbridge County  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Calgary daycare workers charged with assault after parents find marks on child

  10-05-2023 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two employees of a now-closed daycare centre in northeast Calgary face assault charges following a police investigation into suspected abuse.
  
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• Morgan Wallen delays tour due to vocal cord injury

  10-05-2023 19:04
  
  Morgan Wallen is delaying his current "One Night at a Time" world tour per doctor's orders after the country singer reinjured his vocal cords. In a video message posted to Twitter on Tuesday, Wallen, 29, broke the "bad news" to his followers. "After taking 10 days of vocal rest, I performed three shows last weekend" and felt "terrible," he said, adding that after he saw his doctors, "they told me that I reinjured my vocal cords." He continued to say that the doctor's advice is strict vocal rest
  
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• Calgary Stampede reveals 57 weird and wacky midway foods for 2023

  10-05-2023 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Will you dare try some of these Stampede 2023 midway offerings?
  
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• Nominations open for MP Rachael Thomas' Community Builder ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-05-2023 18:47 via news.google.com
  
  Nominations open for MP Rachael Thomas' Community Builder ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Evacuation order lifted for Evansburg, areas around Wildwood

  10-05-2023 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The wildfire evacuation order was lifted at 8 a.m. on May 10 for the hamlet of Evansburg and the rural areas east, north and south of Wildwood, Alta.
  
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• Flight from Edmonton experiences ‘minor’ fire at Toronto Pearson Airport

  10-05-2023 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Our maintenance team has removed the aircraft from service for further inspection."
  
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• Driving unfortunately is a necessity when a person lives in Lethbridge - Lethbrige Herald

  10-05-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Driving unfortunately is a necessity when a person lives in Lethbridge  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• University of Lethbridge researchers receives grant to study causes ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  University of Lethbridge researchers receives grant to study causes ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge-West candidates meet at library forum - Global News

  10-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Calgary city council wants Alberta government to regulate personal e-scooters

  10-05-2023 05:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to a motion passed by Calgary city council on Tuesday, there are no provisions around privately-owned e-scooters in Alberta's Traffic Safety Act.
  
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• Woman who lost $35K in distraction theft feels ‘victimized’ twice after bank denies reimbursement

  10-05-2023 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman who recently fell victim to a distraction theft scam is fighting to get the thousands of dollars she lost reimbursed by the Bank of Montreal.
  
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• Alberta wildfire season 2023: How does it compare?

  10-05-2023 03:24
  
  Alberta is undergoing an "unprecedented" wildfire season as nearly 100 fires as of Tuesday, May 9, burn across the province. Premier Danielle Smith declared a state of emergency on May 6 and more than 24,000 Albertans remained under evacuation orders on Tuesday. CTV News Edmonton compiled data and charts to compare this wildfire season to years past. CURRENT SITUATION On Tuesday at 4 p.m., the Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard showed 86 active fires: 26 categorized as out of control, 17 as being
  
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• Smith says it's time to move on from pandemic after COVID-Nazi comments surface

  10-05-2023 02:48
  
  Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith declined Tuesday to discuss prior comments equating the COVID-19 vaccinated to Nazi supporters, saying it's time to move on from the “dark days” of the pandemic. “COVID was a really difficult and frustrating time for everyone, including me, and I don't think that there is a single one of us that wasn't deeply impacted in some way,” Smith told reporters. “Sometimes I let my frustrations get to me during that time. I c
  
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• Calgary father struggling without provincial support for adult son with autism

  10-05-2023 02:37
  
  A Calgary man says he has been left without answers from the province and is struggling financially to provide full-time care to his adult son, who is severely autistic. Last August, Murray McGill learned he would no longer receive funds from the province under the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program. He says he's unclear why it ended, and he doesn't know where things stand now. McGill describes his 23-year-old son as complex, but also as having many hobbies and passions. "He's
  
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• 'He was a trailblazer': Lethbridge hockey legend Vic Stasiuk passes ... - CTV News Calgary

  10-05-2023 01:48 via news.google.com
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• 'He was a trailblazer': Lethbridge hockey legend Vic Stasiuk passes away at 93

  10-05-2023 01:48
  
  Victor Stasiuk is being remembered as more than a hockey player, coach or mentor after passing away on Sunday. He's described by many as pivotal to the success southern Alberta hockey players have to this day. "He was a trailblazer, especially for the Lethbridge hockey community," said Kris Versteeg, a former NHL player from southern Alberta who spent time playing for multiple teams including the Chicago Blackhawks, where he won two Stanley Cups. "He's one of the first to get to the NHL, he play
  
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• 'Like a war zone': 28 buildings destroyed by wildfire in Alta. Métis settlement

  10-05-2023 01:47
  
  One of the biggest wildfires blazing across northern Alberta has claimed more than two dozen structures in a Métis community south of High Prairie. That number includes 14 occupied homes, chairman Raymond Supernault of the East Prairie Métis Settlement confirmed to CTV News Edmonton during a tour on Tuesday. "Wow, that's all I can say is wow. Big lump in my throat because I was sad. I'm still sad," he said of watching the flames devour part of his hometown. About 300 people have be
  
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• Notley promises southern Alberta health-care support at Lethbridge campaign rally

  10-05-2023 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Notley unveiled the Lethbridge Teaching Clinic at a campaign rally Monday evening.
  
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• Video highlighting Lethbridge sports facilities wins international award - Lethbridge News Now

  10-05-2023 01:10 via news.google.com
  
  Video highlighting Lethbridge sports facilities wins international award  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• VisitLethbridge.com launches new initiatives

  10-05-2023 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  VistLethbridge.com is launching four major initiatives to keep the city top of mind for visitors. The new vision highlights Lethbridge as a four season destination city.
  
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• Notley promises southern Alberta healthcare support at Lethbridge campaign rally - Global News

  10-05-2023 00:57 via news.google.com
  Notley promises southern Alberta healthcare support at Lethbridge campaign rally  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge-East candidates go head-to-head during library-hosted forum

  10-05-2023 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday evening, Nathan Neudorf (United Conservative Party) and Rob Miyashiro (New Democratic Party) sat down for a forum at the Lethbridge Public Library's main branch.
  
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