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• Calgary reception centre for wildfire evacuees to move from Stampede to MRU

  18-05-2023 23:45
  
  The reception centre supporting Alberta wildfire evacuees in Calgary is moving. The City of Calgary announced on Thursday that as of Friday, the reception centre would be located at Mount Royal University. Previously, the reception centre was located at the Calgary Stampede grounds, but it is being moved to accommodate the Calgary Marathon. Hours at the MRU reception centre will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily. It will be located in the main building, through the west gate, the city said. The city sa
  
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• Calgary woman forced to pay $1,600 in fines that aren't hers or risk ticket

  18-05-2023 23:44
  
  A Calgary woman is worried she may have to pay hundreds of dollars in fines that aren't hers in order to renew her vehicle registration. If the strange situation sounds familiar, it's because just days ago, CTV News spoke with a different Calgary woman forced to pay a stranger’s ticket so she could renew her registration. Alandra Williams, who CTV News spoke with on Monday, paid the fine, which had been attached to her account in error, but said after five long months, she was having troub
  
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• Retired home builder now creating works of art out of wood

  18-05-2023 23:41
  
  At 74 years old Martin Askew has found a new way to celebrate his passion of working with wood. He's now arranging thousands of cut pieces into unique abstract sculptures to be hung on a wall. His first creation is called 'Everything' and he calculated that he used 4,000 separate pieces of wood for it. "There's certain woods I love to work with," said Askew. "I select about 14 different colours and I'll work with them, I won't just put it on for the sake of the colour, then I build the art aroun
  
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• WestJet flight cancellations impact travellers at YYC as pilots' strike looms

  18-05-2023 23:14
  
  WestJet flight cancellations are causing travellers at the Calgary International Airport to reschedule their itineraries or miss out entirely on vacation plans as the airline faces a looming pilots' strike. As of Thursday afternoon, 92 WestJet flights had been cancelled across Canada, including 26 departures from Calgary. More than 1,800 pilots at the carrier and its Swoop subsidiary are poised to walk off the job by 3 a.m. MT after the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) issued a strike notice M
  
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• Wranglers force fifth game with 1-0 squeaker over Firebirds in Palm Springs

  18-05-2023 22:42
  
  With their season on the line, the Calgary Wranglers managed to score a single goal Wednesday night – and it was enough to defeat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 1-0. Cole Schwindt scored on a power play in the second period and Dustin Wolf stopped 27 shots in goal to pick up the shutout, as the Wranglers forced a deciding fifth game in Palm Springs Friday night.“It was a complete effort from every single guy on the ice.”Dustin Wolf spoke about the buy-in from the group in Game
  
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• No injuries reported after tractor catches fire north of Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  18-05-2023 22:31 via news.google.com
  
  No injuries reported after tractor catches fire north of Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Liberal gun control legislation passes House of Commons

  18-05-2023 21:45
  
  The federal Liberal government's gun control legislation Bill C-21 passed the House of Commons on Thursday. While the majority of MPs voted to see the bill pass into the Senate, two Liberal MPs who represent northern ridings sided with the Conservatives in voting against the legislation. The bill, which passed nearly a year after it was first introduced, had an acrimonious journey through the House, and was significantly expanded from what was initially tabled in May 2022. When Bill C-21 was fir
  
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• Lake Louise RCMP ticket driver doing 179 km/h in a 90 km/h zone

  18-05-2023 21:40
  
  A motorist in a hurry to get out of Banff has a court date after being recorded doing 179 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone. On May 16 at around 6:30 p.m., Lake Louise RCMP spotted the vehicle on Highway 1 driving at extremely high speeds westbound between Banff and Lake Louise. The driver was served a summons to appear in court. Ahead of the May long weekend, when the park will be busier than usual, the Alberta RCMP are reminding motorists that driving at high speeds increases the chances of collision a
  
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• Residents able to enjoy the city's splash parks starting Friday - My Lethbridge Now

  18-05-2023 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Residents able to enjoy the city's splash parks starting Friday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Bothered by smoke? An N95 mask is best, experts suggest

  18-05-2023 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  As air quality due to wildfire smoke remains poor in parts of Western Canada, health experts are advising people to stay inside as much as possible.
  
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• Alberta election: UCP candidate who compared trans kids to feces won’t sit in caucus if elected

  18-05-2023 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leader Danielle Smith said Jennifer Johnson 'used offensive language and a vile analogy when speaking about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community for which she has apologized.'
  
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• Johnson out of UCP caucus if elected after transgender students comments: Smith

  18-05-2023 20:10
  
  If the United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender students to feces in food is elected, she will not sit as a member of the party, Leader Danielle Smith says. Smith issued the statement Thursday morning, calling Lacombe-Ponoka candidate Jennifer Johnson's 2022 comments offensive and vile. The first-time candidate made the comparison while speaking to the Western Unity Group in Stettler in September. She told the group Alberta's education system's achievement outcomes are devalu
  
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• Calgary's best restaurant patios, according to OpenTable diners

  18-05-2023 19:49
  
  Four Calgary restaurants are among those featured on a list of the 100 Most Popular Outdoor Dining Restaurants in Canada for 2023. The list, compiled by online restaurant reservation site OpenTable, was released on Thursday and draws upon the data from more than a million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners across Canada between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022. The release of the list also comes just before the Victoria Day long weekend, a time some consider to be the unoffici
  
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• Fee Assistance Program - City of Lethbridge

  18-05-2023 19:22 via news.google.com
  
  Fee Assistance Program  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Alberta Liberal party unveils education platform - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2023 19:01 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta Liberal party unveils education platform  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ethics probe finds Danielle Smith violated conflict of interest rule, but no sanctions ordered against her

  18-05-2023 18:42
  
  Alberta's ethics commissioner has found United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith contravened the Conflict of Interest Act over a conversation she had with her justice minister about a high-profile COVID-19 case. Marguerite Trussler's report comes in the waning days of a bitter election campaign with voters going to the polls on May 29. Trussler, in her report, says the violation has to do with discussions Smith had with Tyler Shandro related to criminal charges against Calgary pastor Artu
  
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• Airdrie assault: Suspect sought by RCMP

  18-05-2023 18:41
  
  Airdrie RCMP are looking to the public for help identifying a person who allegedly assaulted a homeowner after offering door-to-door home services earlier this week. Police were called to a home in the community of Prairie Springs at around 5:30 p.m. on May 16. The victim said they noticed a suspicious man at their front door. The man reportedly approached the resident, offering window and siding washing services, and then assaulted them.  The victim, who suffered minor injuries, noted thei
  
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• Alberta ethics probe finds Danielle Smith violated conflict-of-interest rule

  18-05-2023 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's ethics commissioner says Premier Danielle Smith contravened the Conflicts of Interest Act in her interaction with the province's justice minister.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Valleyview evacuation order lifted, officials say ‘no threat to life’ currently

  18-05-2023 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  An emergency alert was sent out Thursday morning informing residents of Valleyview, Alta., who were forced to evacuate Monday due to wildfire, that it is safe to return home.
  
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• Alberta election: Time to ‘depoliticize’ LGBTQ+ issues says Danielle Smith

  18-05-2023 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith said it's time to depoliticize LGBTQ rights on the same day her party came under fire for a candidate's comments on transgender children.
  
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• Notley hammers Smith on trust issues, UCP leader attacks NDP economic record during TV debate

  18-05-2023 15:16
  
  The top two candidates to become premier of Alberta met face-to-face in Edmonton Thursday night for the only televised leaders debate ahead of a May 29 election. Both of them have led the province before and both showed up wearing blue jackets, the primary colour of the United Conservative Party. NDP Leader Rachel Notley was premier from 2015 to 2019 and UCP Leader Danielle Smith is trying to hold onto the job and her party's majority in the legislature. Smith focused her opening remarks on the
  
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• Calgary's air quality, impacted by wildfire smoke, expected to improve

  18-05-2023 15:11
  
  Calgary remains under a special air quality statement due to wildfire smoke, but Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) suggests the situation could get better on Thursday. According to the agency, the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) reading at 6 a.m. is listed at eight, or high risk, an improvement from levels of 10+ earlier in the week. Under these conditions, residents, particularly those most at risk of respiratory issues, should still take precautions, ECCC says. "(Reduce or) consider
  
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• WestJet work stoppage looms: Impact on Lethbridge unknown - Lethbrige Herald

  18-05-2023 12:11 via news.google.com
  
  WestJet work stoppage looms: Impact on Lethbridge unknown  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• WestJet cancels 100-plus flights as pilot strike looms and customers scramble

  18-05-2023 11:30
  
  WestJet cancelled more than 100 flights on Thursday after talks with the pilots' union hit a "critical impasse," throwing travel plans into turmoil for thousands of passengers ahead of the May long weekend. Some 1,800 pilots at the carrier and its Swoop subsidiary are poised to walk off the job as of 3 a.m. MT after the Air Line Pilots Association served a strike notice Monday. CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said late afternoon Thursday that the two sides are "still significantly apart," but noted b
  
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• Lethbridge College Kodiaks wrap up esports season - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge College Kodiaks wrap up esports season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary woman urges app awareness after scammers defraud her in complicated scheme

  18-05-2023 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman is warning others after someone claiming to be a fraud investigator with Amazon got her to install an app and send $2,500 in a digital wallet.
  
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• Seniors in the swing: Calgary researchers study benefit of dance for the elderly

  18-05-2023 03:48
  
  One thing Calgary researchers have learned from observing seniors dance is how much it's helped their mental and physical well-being. Sarah Kenny, an assistant professor with the University of Calgary's kinesiology department, and her associate, MSc student Vanessa Paglione, have been sitting in on a seniors' dance class in northwest Calgary for more than three years. Kenny says the research includes watching and talking to the dancers to understand their experience. "They were commenting (on) h
  
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• Lethbridge remains under a special air quality statement | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  18-05-2023 00:50 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge remains under a special air quality statement | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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