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• Saskatchewan middle signs with Kodiaks women's volleyball team - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 23:26 via news.google.com
  
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• NDP sweep of Edmonton confirmed; Madu out as minister with fall to Ip in southwest

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
    The Alberta NDP swept the province's capital city for a second time during Monday's provincial election. The party led by Rachel Notley was elected in all 20 Edmonton ridings. However, the sweep was not evident until Tuesday morning, as results trickled in throughout the night. Among the highest-profile contests was Edmonton-South West, where Nathan Ip defeated UCP deputy premier Kaycee Madu by earning 56.5 per cent of the vote. Madu earned 42.2 while Green Party candidate Jeff Cullihall
  
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• NDP dominates Edmonton as UCP wins Alberta election

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  The NDP has been elected or leads in all Edmonton ridings early Tuesday morning after the UCP won a majority government in Alberta late Monday night. Rachel Notley's party has been elected in 18 of 20 ridings in Edmonton so far, including in Edmonton-South West, where CTV News projects Nathan Ip will defeat UCP deputy premier Kaycee Madu. Edmonton Castle-Downs and Edmonton-Decore have not been called.Complete coverage of Alberta Election 2023 LIVE RESULTS: Riding-by-riding Alberta election resul
  
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• Alberta election live updates: Votes coming in but no ridings called yet

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  Votes are being tallied across Alberta after polls closed at 8 p.m. CTV News has not declared a seat as of 8:55 p.m., but the UCP leads in 44 ridings and the NDP leads in 30. This article will continue to be updated as results come in. Watch CTV News Edmonton's special election broadcast on air and online.Complete coverage of Alberta Election 2023 LIVE RESULTS: Riding-by-riding Alberta election resultsAnalysts have considered Calgary to be the main battleground for Danielle Smith's UCP and Rache
  
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• Alberta election live updates: UCP wins Alberta election, CTV News declares

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  Danielle Smith will return to the Alberta legislature as premier after the United Conservative Party won the provincial election over Rachel Notley's NDP on Monday night. This is a breaking news update. More details to come...   The UCP has gained 32 seats and the NDP has been elected in 15 ridings, CTV News has declared. This article will continue to be updated as results come in. Watch CTV News Edmonton's special election broadcast on air and online.Complete coverage of Alberta Election 2
  
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• Alberta election live updates: UCP gains 3 seats, including Smith's riding

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  Votes are being tallied across Alberta after polls closed at 8 p.m. CTV News declared three seats for the UCP just after 9:15 p.m.: Leader Danielle Smith in Brooks-Medicine Hat, Joseph Schow in Cardston-Siksika and Andrew Boitchenko in Drayton Valley-Devon. This article will continue to be updated as results come in. Watch CTV News Edmonton's special election broadcast on air and online.Complete coverage of Alberta Election 2023 LIVE RESULTS: Riding-by-riding Alberta election resultsAnalysts hav
  
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• Alberta election live updates: Notley, Irwin re-elected for NDP in Edmonton as UCP leads with 9 seats

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  CTV News has declared a number of seats across the province as election results begin to take shape Monday night. Leader Danielle Smith was the first UCP candidate to win a seat. Eight more United Conservative candidates have been elected so far. NDP Leader Rachel Notley and Janis Irwin have won their ridings in Edmonton. This article will continue to be updated as results come in. Watch CTV News Edmonton's special election broadcast on air and online.Complete coverage of Alberta Election 2023 L
  
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• Alberta election live updates: Follow map results when polls close at 8 p.m.

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  It's Election Day in Alberta. Polls opened at 9 a.m. and are scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Watch CTV News Edmonton's special election broadcast on air and online when polls close.Complete coverage of Alberta Election 2023 LIVE RESULTS: Riding-by-riding Alberta election resultsAnalysts have considered Calgary to be the main battleground for Danielle Smith's UCP and Rachel Notley's NDP, but a number of Edmonton-area ridings are expected to be hotly contested Monday night. This article will be updat
  
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• Alberta election live updates: Follow map results as polls close

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  Polls have closed in Alberta. This article will be updated as results come in after 8 p.m. Watch CTV News Edmonton's special election broadcast on air and online.Complete coverage of Alberta Election 2023 LIVE RESULTS: Riding-by-riding Alberta election resultsAnalysts have considered Calgary to be the main battleground for Danielle Smith's UCP and Rachel Notley's NDP, but a number of Edmonton-area ridings are expected to be hotly contested Monday night. Follow results through the CTV News live u
  
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• Alberta election live updates: Elections Alberta says it's not experiencing issues

  29-05-2023 23:03
  
  CTV News has declared a number of seats across the province as election results begin to take shape Monday night. The UCP has gained 13 seats and the NDP has been elected in four ridings, CTV News has declared. Votes have come in slowly since polls closed at 8 p.m., but Elections Alberta says there are no issues. "We are not experiencing any issues. It does take time," a spokesperson said. "Once the voting location closes, they do have to run a results tape from the tabulators from the advance p
  
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• Man charged with arson following 2 fires near hotel: Lethbridge police

  29-05-2023 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 1 a.m. Monday, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency crews responded to a fire under a concrete loading dock on the southwest side of the Sandman Signature hotel.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 20:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Red Deer man charged with child luring and pornography, victim from Illinois: RCMP

  29-05-2023 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following a lengthy investigation, a Red Deer resident was arrested and charged with child luring and multiple child pornography crimes on May 11.
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this week: May 29, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 19:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Coaldale, Alta., man arrested after allegedly firing BB gun at other driver

  29-05-2023 19:46
  
  Mounties arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with a firearms incident at a home in Coaldale on Friday. A shooting at a home was reported at 4:40 p.m. When officers arrived, they learned the suspect was driving on Highway 3 toward Lethbridge. Police say the suspect shot at another driver. He was found at the intersection of Highway 3 and 43 Street in Lethbridge, where he was arrested by RCMP and Lethbridge police. "A pistol was located in the vehicle and was determined to be a Winchester BB
  
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• Coaldale RCMP investigate shooting incident on Highway 3

  29-05-2023 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP are investigating a shooting that happened in Coaldale. A suspect has been charged with several offences, including two counts of discharging a firearm with intent.
  
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• Alberta election: Live results map of the 2023 vote

  29-05-2023 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News has live, real-time results from the 2023 Alberta election so you can find out who won in your riding and who will form the next provincial government.
  
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• Calgary police close Memorial Drive after officer-involved shooting

  29-05-2023 19:30
  
  Calgary police have closed both directions of Memorial Drive between Edmonton Trail and Deerfoot Trail N.E. after officers shot a suspect. Few details have been released, but police say officers were involved in a low-speed chase westbound on Memorial Drive near 18 Street S.E. shortly before 10:15 a.m. At one point, police put up barricades to stop the vehicle from accessing the downtown core. The situation then escalated to shots being fired by police. This is a developing story and will be upd
  
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• 2 suspects shot by Calgary police following slow-speed pursuit on Memorial Drive

  29-05-2023 19:30
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a low-speed police pursuit that led to a Calgary officer shooting and killing two suspects on Monday morning. Police started receiving reports around 10:15 a.m. that a five-ton cube van was being driven erratically and dangerously throughout northeast Calgary, with concerns the driver might be impaired. Police were able to locate the van travelling on westbound Memorial Drive. Multiple police cars were stationed at various inter
  
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• 2 suspects shot and killed by Calgary police following slow-speed pursuit on Memorial Drive

  29-05-2023 19:30
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a low-speed police pursuit that led to a Calgary officer shooting and killing two suspects on Monday morning. Police started receiving reports around 10:15 a.m. that a five-ton cube van was being driven erratically and dangerously throughout northeast Calgary, with concerns the driver might be impaired. Police were able to locate the van travelling on westbound Memorial Drive. Multiple police cars were stationed at various inter
  
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• 2 people shot and killed by Calgary police on Memorial Drive

  29-05-2023 19:30
  
  Calgary police have closed Memorial Drive in both directions between Edmonton Trail and St. George's Drive N.E. after shooting two suspects. EMS say two people were declared dead at the scene.  According to police, the incident started when officers began following a cube van that was being driven erratically, and engaged in a low-speed chase westbound on Memorial Drive near 18 Street S.E. shortly before 10:15 a.m. on Monday.  At one point, police put up barricades to stop the vehicle
  
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• 2 people killed in officer-involved shooting on Memorial Drive

  29-05-2023 19:30
  
  Calgary police have closed Memorial Drive in both directions between Edmonton Trail and St. George's Drive N.E. after shooting two suspects. EMS say two people were declared dead at the scene.  According to police, the incident started when officers began following a cube van that was being driven erratically, and engaged in a low-speed chase westbound on Memorial Drive near 18 Street S.E. shortly before 10:15 a.m. At one point, police put up barricades to stop the vehicle from accessing th
  
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• Fort McMurray resident arrested in Lac La Biche on Canada-wide warrant: RCMP

  29-05-2023 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Fort McMurray man was arrested in Lac La Biche on an outstanding Canada-wide warrant and 15 additional charges after a police, plane and K9 pursuit.
  
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• Fort McMurray resident arrested in Lac La Biche, Alta. on Canada-wide warrant: RCMP

  29-05-2023 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Fort McMurray man was arrested in Lac La Biche on an outstanding Canada-wide warrant and 15 additional charges after a police, plane and K9 pursuit.
  
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• Battleground: An election expected to be won or lost in Calgary

  29-05-2023 18:51
  
  With voters set to cast their ballot in this election campaign, polls and political watchers have said Calgary is where the election will either be won or lost for Alberta’s next government. The United Conservatives are hoping to keep their support they gained in the city in 2019, limiting the New Democrats to only three ridings.Follow full election coverage on Alberta Votes 2023But University of Calgary political scientist Lisa Young says the NDP is hoping to break through that blue wave.
  
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• Coaldale RCMP and Lethbridge Police arrest man following ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 18:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Road Closures for Water Service Repairs - City of Lethbridge

  29-05-2023 18:28 via news.google.com
  
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• Milk River Health Centre emergency department temporarily closed - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 18:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Giraffe at Calgary zoo died from a broken neck, investigation reveals

  29-05-2023 17:07
  
  Officials with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo have released more information about the death of Emara, a 12-year-old Masai giraffe, earlier this month. On Monday morning, staff released details of a complete necropsy on the animal's remains and concluded she "died quickly" from a broken neck. The zoo says Emara died in the early morning hours, before any staff arrived. "Evidence shows that Emara caught one of her ossicones (horns) on a cable surrounding the African Savannah Yard. This likely l
  
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• Alberta election: Memorable comments from Alberta’s political candidates

  29-05-2023 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Candidates for both the UCP and NDPs have been campaigning over the last four weeks for their party to form the next Alberta government, Here are some memorable quotes.
  
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• Canada's Shapovalov advances, Auger-Aliassime ousted at French ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 15:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Oilpatch restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires

  29-05-2023 15:52
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Monday it has resumed production at its operations that were shut in due to the Alberta wildfires. The Calgary-based company was one of a number of oil and gas producers that was forced to temporarily halt output in the Kaybob Duvernay region earlier this month as wildfires blazed in central and northern Alberta. At one point, analysts estimated that more than 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production was shut in across Alberta. But as the situation
  
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• Crescent Point restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires

  29-05-2023 15:52
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it has resumed production at its operations that were shut in due to the Alberta wildfires. The company says that over the past week it has brought back on stream the full 45,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of Kaybob Duvernay production that had been put on hold. It says no damage has occurred to the company's assets. The company maintained its 2023 guidance including annual average production of 160,000 to 166,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, despite
  
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• Calgary in the spotlight as Albertans head to the polls

  29-05-2023 15:43
  
  All of the campaigning and political posturing has led to this. Alberta electors who have yet to cast their ballots will head to the polls on Monday following a gruelling and contentious campaign trail from both the United Conservative Party and the Alberta NDP.Follow full election coverage on Alberta Votes 2023A record number of voters have already decided, with 758,550 advance votes cast in the week leading up to election day. That surpassed the record set back in 2019 when 700,476 voters show
  
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• Alberta Votes 2023: Learn more about Danielle Smith

  29-05-2023 14:49
  
  Danielle Smith was officially sworn in as Alberta's 19th premier on Oct. 11, 2022, succeeding Jason Kenney as the leader of the United Conservative Party. Her short term as premier is not her first foray into provincial politics; Smith has represented three political parties in the legislature – the UCP, Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. She was elected as the leader of Alberta's Wildrose party in 2009 and earned a seat in the legislature in 2012.Follow full election coverage on Albe
  
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• Alberta Votes 2023: Learn more about Rachel Notley

  29-05-2023 14:38
  
  Rachel Notley was officially sworn in as Alberta’s 17th premier on May 24, 2015. The NDP leader rode an “orange wave” to victory eight years ago, toppling the Progressive Conservatives after 44 years in power in Alberta. The NDP served for four years before being defeated by Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives in the 2019 Alberta general election, though Notley and her party did form the official opposition.Follow full election coverage on Alberta Votes 2023Now, after ser
  
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• Police officer, school bus driver killed in violent crash north of Woodstock, Ont.

  29-05-2023 14:29
  
  An Ontario Provincial Police officer and a school bus driver are dead after a violent crash north of Woodstsock Monday morning. The crash happened just before 7 a.m. at the intersection of Oxford Road 33 and Highway 59 northwest of Woodstock. According to police, an unmarked police car and a school bus collided at the intersection and both drivers died as a result of their injuries. The officer has been identified as Det. Const. Steven Torangeau with the Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit,
  
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• Election day: Alberta voters go to the polls, expected nail-biter between UCP, NDP

  29-05-2023 14:17
  
  It’s election day in Alberta in what polls suggest could be a nail-biter finish between the province's two dominant parties.  Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party is fighting to win a second consecutive majority government, while Rachel Notley’s NDP is trying to regain the government it lost to the UCP in 2019.  Both leaders have been premier and leaders of the official Opposition.  To win, the NDP would have to continue its dominance in Edmonton, flip the
  
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• Danielle Smith's UCP holds onto power in Alberta, CTV News declares

  29-05-2023 14:17
  
  Danielle Smith is still the premier of Alberta, surviving a vigorous campaign and a tight vote Monday against NDP challenger Rachel Notley. CTV News projects Smith's United Conservative Party will win at least 44 seats to hold majority control of the province's 87-seat legislature. The NDP is expected to steal some seats from Smith's party but fall short of power for the second consecutive vote. Notley was aiming to end Smith's eight-month premiership, after the former head of the Wildrose Party
  
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• Danielle Smith's UCP holds onto power in Alberta

  29-05-2023 14:17
  
  Danielle Smith is still the premier of Alberta, surviving a vigorous campaign and a tight vote Monday against NDP challenger Rachel Notley. Unofficial results at midnight showed Smith's United Conservative Party elected or leading in about 50 ridings to hold majority control of the province's 87-seat legislature. "To paraphrase our dear friend Ralph Klein: Welcome to another miracle on the prairies!" Smith said to loud cheers in Calgary. "Many folks wrote us off, even just as recently as last mo
  
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• Albertans head to polls in what's expected to be very close election between UCP, NDP

  29-05-2023 14:17
  
  In Alberta today, the United Conservative Party is looking to win a second consecutive majority government while the NDP is fighting to regain the office it lost in 2019.  Leaders Danielle Smith and Rachel Notley are nearly neck and neck, according to polls and analysis.  Both have served as premier and leaders of the Official Opposition. Smith has sat in the top office since she won the UCP leadership contest in October and served as opposition leader from 2012 to 2014 as le
  
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• Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs

  29-05-2023 12:36
  
  When Tara Vanderloo's employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell -- and to hear their unvarnished reasons why. "I know people get called by recruiters, so I've asked the question: 'who are you talking to or what type of organizations?"' said the chief experience officer at Sensei Labs in Toronto.Business news stories from across Canada and the world"Have you had any thoughts or are you questioning why you want to be here?" Van
  
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• Halifax-area wildfire still out of control, 'many' structures destroyed

  29-05-2023 11:50
  
  Officials say a wildfire that began in the Upper Tantallon, N.S., area Sunday afternoon is ongoing and still not under control. Crews were called to a fast-moving wildfire in the area of Juneberry Lane around 3:30 p.m. Halifax Fire Deputy Chief David Meldrum told CTV News on Sunday crews found a “very aggressive” wildfire moving quickly through the Westwood Hills subdivision. Meldrum provided an update on the fire Monday morning, saying the fire travelled “significantly.”
  
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• Evacuation centre, comfort centres open for residents fleeing Halifax-area wildfire

  29-05-2023 11:50
  
  An evacuation centre opened overnight in Halifax for residents fleeing a wildfire that began in the Upper Tantallon, N.S., area Sunday afternoon. The evacuation centre is located at the Canada Games Centre at 26 Thomas Raddall Dr. The Halifax Regional Municipality says the evacuation centre has been opened to especially support residents who do not have family supports or insurance. FAST-MOVING FIRE Halifax Fire Deputy Chief David Meldrum told CTV News on Sunday crews were called to a fast-movin
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes trade Laventure to Broncos - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• 2023 Student Vote sees NDP forming majority government - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• UCP and NDP make final push day before Alberta election

  29-05-2023 03:21
  
  The UCP and NDP are making a final push as voters from across Alberta prepare to go to the polls on Monday to cast their ballot in the provincial election. UCP leader Danielle Smith spent the final leg of the election race running the 5K in the Calgary Marathon. She crossed the finish line and received a medal for participating. Smith didn’t hold a media availability over the weekend. Meanwhile, NDP leader Rachel Notley made her way back to Edmonton after spending several days in Calgary.
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs improve to 3-0 as pitchers shut down Lethbridge Bulls - Edmonton Journal

  29-05-2023 03:18 via news.google.com
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• Canada's LePage wins Hypo Meeting decathlon event, Warner ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 00:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadians win second straight at CONCACAF Women's Under-20 ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2023 00:00 via news.google.com
  
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