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• Man allegedly arms himself with hatchets, barricades himself in Lethbridge home

  31-05-2023 23:51
  
  Lethbridge police have arrested a man who allegedly armed himself with hatchets and barricaded himself inside a northside home on Tuesday, later allegedly setting the home on fire. Officers responded to the house, in the 600 block of Stafford Drive North, just before 2 p.m. for a report that a female inside had been threatened. She was able to get out safely before officers arrived, according to police. When police confronted the man, he allegedly approached them with hatchets in his hands. "He
  
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• Calgary-based biosand filter organization celebrating 30 years of providing clean water

  31-05-2023 23:10
  
  The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) has 1.7 million of its biosand filters in communities all over the world. Taryn Meyers, senior manager of marketing and engagement, says they're made with simple elements that can be found locally and consist mainly of concrete and filtered sand. "You have a layer of sand that is specifically sifted so that it's the right size and the right mix," Meyers said. "Then, you pour your water in and the water that goes in it actually cre
  
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• Free family-friendly festival returns to 17th Avenue S.W. with outdoor movies, music

  31-05-2023 23:05
  
  After a successful launch last year, a family-friendly festival featuring free outdoor movies, live bands and fitness classes is returning to Calgary's 17th Avenue S.W. Officials announced the return of Summer On 17th on Wednesday. The three-month-long festival, held in Tompkins Park, begins on June 21 with a kickoff party from 6 to 8 p.m. This year, organizers are introducing Theatrical Thursdays, a weekly event highlighting the art of stage performers and theatre – as well as Multicultur
  
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• Evacuation order issued for N.W.T. community as wildfire nears - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 21:49 via news.google.com
  
  Evacuation order issued for N.W.T. community as wildfire nears  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada-wide warrant issued for suspect in 2021 Whyte Avenue homicide: EPS

  31-05-2023 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police are searching for a witness and issued a Canada-wide warrant for the suspect in a fatal shooting on Whyte Avenue in 2021.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Military helping airlift evacuees out of Fort Chipewyan as threat increases

  31-05-2023 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The efforts to get evacuees out of Fort Chipewyan were ramped up Wednesday and the Canadian Armed Forces is using a C-130J Hercules to airlift people south to Fort McMurray.
  
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• Calgary's 4th Street Lilac Festival returns this weekend

  31-05-2023 20:13
  
  One of Calgary's most iconic street festivals takes place this weekend. The 4th Street Lilac Festival is a free one-day event featuring live music, family-friendly activities and hundreds ofartisan vendors. The annual festival runs on Fourth Street between 13th Avenue and Elbow Drive S.W. every June, but expanded onto 17th Avenue for the first time last year, between Second Street S.W. and Fifth Street S.W. This year, the festival has seven different stages featuring music and dancing. For more
  
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• Sentencing arguments in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer to be rescheduled

  31-05-2023 19:50
  
  Sentencing arguments for a young man convicted of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer have been delayed. 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 testified during his
  
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• Lethbridge ranks high on affordability, low for youth jobs: surveys - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 19:37 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge ranks high on affordability, low for youth jobs: surveys  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs hire Brad Treliving as team's new GM

  31-05-2023 19:34
  
  Brad Treliving is the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team made the announcement Wednesday, less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas.The 53-year-old Treliving left the Calgary Flames back in April following nine seasons that included five playoff appearances and two 100-point campaigns. He joins the Leafs at a crucial juncture in the wake of the stunning May 19 dismissal of Dubas by team president Brendan Shanahan. The Original Six franchise, whose Stanley Cup drought stan
  
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• Special rapporteur Johnston rejects call to 'step aside' after majority of MPs vote for him to resign

  31-05-2023 19:21
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's efforts to assure Canadians that his government is adequately addressing the threat of foreign interference took a hit on Wednesday, when the majority of MPs in the House of Commons voted for special rapporteur David Johnston to "step aside," a call Johnston quickly rejected. Opposition MPs teamed up to pass an NDP motion calling for Johnston to remove himself from the role as rapporteur over recommending against a public inquiry, and in light of the "serious ques
  
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• Plebiscite vote could allow liquor sales in Cardston, Alta.

  31-05-2023 19:01
  
  Results from a plebiscite question included on ballots in Cardston, Alta., could soon overturn the community's 100-year-old ban on liquor sales. In 1923, the southern Alberta community, which has a population of approximately 3,600 people, voted to prohibit the sale of booze. For Monday's general election, its residents were asked if they agreed with the idea, provided it only took place at licenced restaurants, the golf course and Cardston's Agridome. The town said, of 925 eligible electors, 49
  
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• Teenage boy dead after dirt bike crash near Alberta-Saskatchewan border

  31-05-2023 18:49
  
  A teenage boy is dead after a crash involving a dirt bike east of Edmonton on Tuesday. Emergency crews were called to a crash involving a dirt bike and a side-by-side at 8:10 p.m. in the area of Range Road 21 north of Township Road 503A near Lloydminster. When they arrived, they pronounced the 14-year-old driver of the dirt bike dead at the scene. Police say the side-by-side was travelling northbound on Range Road 21 and the dirt bike was going southbound when they collided at a turn in the road
  
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• 'I heard a cracking noise': 16 children, 1 adult injured in platform collapse at Winnipeg's Fort Gibraltar

  31-05-2023 18:49
  
  Seventeen people – most of whom are young students – were hospitalized after a falling from a height during a field trip at Winnipeg's Fort Gibraltar. However, many of the children are now being discharged and sent home, according to an update from the hospital. Jay Shaw, assistant chief with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, said they received a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday. He said a group of students were on a school field trip when they fell from a structure ab
  
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• 16 children, one adult sent to hospital after incident at Winnipeg's Fort Gibraltar

  31-05-2023 18:49
  
  More than a dozen people, including children, have been sent to hospital following an incident in Winnipeg. CTV News has confirmed 16 children and one adult have been transported to hospital following an incident at Fort Gibraltar Wednesday morning. CTV News has learned three children were transported to hospital in unstable condition. The children range in age from 10 to 11 years old, and were on a field trip. Chantelle Craig, a woman who lives in the area, said she was in her backyard Wednesda
  
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• 16 children, 1 adult sent to hospital after incident at Winnipeg's Fort Gibraltar

  31-05-2023 18:49
  
  More than a dozen people, including a group of young students who were on a field trip, have been sent to hospital following an incident in Winnipeg. CTV News has confirmed 16 children and one adult have been transported to hospital following an incident at Fort Gibraltar Wednesday morning. Three children were transported to hospital in unstable condition. The children range in age from 10 to 11 years old. CTV News has learned the children were on a school field trip when they fell four to six m
  
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• 16 children, 1 adult injured after falling from platform at Winnipeg's Fort Gibraltar

  31-05-2023 18:49
  
  Seventeen people – most of whom are young students – have been taken to hospital after a falling from a height during a field trip at Winnipeg's Fort Gibraltar. Jay Shaw, assistant chief with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, said they received a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday. He said 16 children – all of whom are 10 to 11 years old – and one adult have been taken to hospital. Shaw said they were on a school field trip when they fell four to six metres w
  
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• 'Sharing our love': Greenhouse hands out free plants to support local food banks

  31-05-2023 18:02
  
  Those looking to get a jump-start on their vegetable gardens will soon be able to pick up a free plant from a Calgary greenhouse. The Highfield Farm says it has a number of vegetable plants grown especially for this season and they're all up for grabs on Thursday afternoon. Staff say its part of the business' Plant, Grow, Share a Row initiative, which encourages local gardeners to donate a portion of their harvests to local food banks. "Highfield Farm is all about food growing and sharing our lo
  
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• City of Lethbridge begins Phase 1 of road milling and re-paving - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 17:37 via news.google.com
  
  City of Lethbridge begins Phase 1 of road milling and re-paving  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wildfires sweep across Nova Scotia fueling ‘eco-anxiety’ among Canadians

  31-05-2023 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  As raging wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia, Alberta, and now Nova Scotia, it is also fueling ecological anxiety among Canadians, according to experts.
  
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• Man arrested in 'high-risk incident' in Lethbridge

  31-05-2023 16:32
  
  One man was arrested in connection with a "high-risk incident" in Lethbridge on Tuesday, police say. Officers blocked off a home in the 600 block of Stafford Drive North at 3:14 p.m. The public was told to avoid the area, but police did not share any details about the nature of the call. A short time later, a man was taken into custody and fire crews extinguished a small blaze inside the home. By 4:51 p.m, police said the public could return to the area. No further information is available.
  
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• Vehicle crashes through window of southern Alberta town's library

  31-05-2023 16:01
  
  Didsbury RCMP says a worker at the community's library were hurt when a vehicle crashed through its front window on Monday. Police were called to a single-vehicle crash at the library, located at 2033 19th Ave., at 4 p.m. Emergency crews found a blue Volkswagen Golf had crashed through the front window of the building. "One of the workers inside the building received minor injuries. No one else was injured," RCMP said in a release. The 80-year-old driver wasn't hurt, but was ticketed for traffic
  
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• Kevin J. Johnston sentenced in Delburne, Alta., COVID protest

  31-05-2023 14:55
  
  Former Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston was back in Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller on Friday, May 26 to answer to charges stemming from a protest in Delburne in April 2021. Johnston faced criminal charges, including forcible entry, causing a disturbance, and mischief stemming from the protest, as well as three counts under the Petty Trespassing Act and a single count violation of the Alberta Public Health Act as the protest went against COVID-19 protocols. The court heard how
  
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• Topless protestor who stormed Juno Awards stage pleads guilty to mischief, fined $600

  31-05-2023 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman who protested topless onstage at the Juno Awards in Edmonton in March, Casey Hatherly, says she has agreed to pay a $600 fine.
  
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• Topless protestor pleads guilty to mischief and is fined $600: Juno Awards Edmonton

  31-05-2023 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman who protested topless onstage at the Juno Awards in Edmonton in March, Casey Hatherly, says she has agreed to pay a $600 fine.
  
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• 2 homes damaged in early morning fire in southeast Calgary

  31-05-2023 14:14
  
  Officials say an early morning fire in southeast Calgary is under control, but two homes were damaged. The Calgary Fire Department was called to a home in the 2000 block of 41 Street S.E., in the community of Forest Lawn, at 3:45 a.m. On arrival, smoke and flames were seen coming from the home, along with an adjacent duplex. The first home was unoccupied, but six occupants of the duplex were able to escape safely. Officials tell CTV News it appears the fire began in the space between the two hom
  
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• Man arrested in 'high-risk incident' in Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  31-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Man arrested in 'high-risk incident' in Lethbridge  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan evacuated due to ... - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 06:15 via news.google.com
  
  Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan evacuated due to ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Petes beat Remparts 4-2, keep Memorial Cup dream alive - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 06:03 via news.google.com
  
  Petes beat Remparts 4-2, keep Memorial Cup dream alive  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Fort Chipewyan, accessible by boat and air only, ordered to evacuate

  31-05-2023 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The wildfire is threatening Fort Chipewyan, north of Fort McMurray and only accessible by air and water, and evacuations are underway to airlift people south.
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: May 30. - Global News

  31-05-2023 03:19 via news.google.com
  
  Global News at 6 Lethbridge: May 30.  Global News
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: May 30.

  31-05-2023 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News at 6 Lethbridge for May 30, 2023
  
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• Orange islands in a blue sea: Why Alberta's urban-rural political divide still exists

  31-05-2023 02:52
  
  The electoral map has been recoloured, but Alberta's rural blue hasn't budged an inch.  Despite some promising gains in urban areas, the NDP was unable to find success in the less populated parts of the province during Monday's provincial election. It's a trend that is only becoming more apparent.  "The rural/urban question is one of the most important political questions of our generation," University of Athabasca professor Paul Kellogg said. "The vote difference isn't just in Alberta
  
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• 'Somewhat shocked': Criminal lawyer questions use of force in deadly Calgary police pursuit

  31-05-2023 02:38
  
  A prominent criminal lawyer is questioning the use of force in a deadly police pursuit in Calgary on Monday.  "Frankly, I was somewhat shocked that this would have led to killing two people," said Tom Engel, chair of the Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association (CTA) policing committee.  The incident started around 10 a.m. in northeast Calgary on Manning Close, after a security guard reported three possibly intoxicated people in a stolen cube van.  Shortly after, police
  
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• Newcomers to Canada can face costly roadblocks getting auto insurance

  31-05-2023 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  After moving to Canada in 2021, Farshad Barzegar is speaking out about insurance companies not accepting out-of-country or international driving histories.
  
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• Canada Soccer faces independent audit into finances, new funding ... - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 01:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Coyotes reported by residents in west Lethbridge neighbourhood - Global News

  31-05-2023 01:26 via news.google.com
  Coyotes reported by residents in west Lethbridge neighbourhood  Global News
  
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• Coyotes reported by residents in west Lethbridge neighbourhood

  31-05-2023 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildlife, including coyotes, have been frequenty spotted in residential Lethbridge areas.
  
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• Lethbridge police block off north-side street during high-risk incident

  31-05-2023 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police said that due to an incident at a nearby residence, no public access will be permitted at Dave Elton Park along the 600 block of Stafford Drive North.
  
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• Alberta election: Lethbridge wants to ensure ‘campaign promises are realized’

  31-05-2023 00:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge is poltiical split with one UCP MLA and one NDP representative after Monday night's election.
  
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• AMA, police remind motorists to slow down in construction zones

  31-05-2023 00:49
  
  Construction is just a part of summers in southern Alberta as crews work to fix damage caused by the previous year's winter. But this kind of work poses an increased risk for construction crews, often putting them near passing cars. "Driving through some of those construction zones, it might not be front and centre when there's no workers present. It might be on the weekend, things are a little bit quieter. There are some motorists out there that feel it's OK to go the speed limit through those
  
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• Cardston vote split on allowing alcohol sales - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 00:42 via news.google.com
  
  Cardston vote split on allowing alcohol sales  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NDP and UCP once again split Lethbridge in 2023 Alberta election

  31-05-2023 00:28
  
  Little changed in Lethbridge following Monday's provincial election, with voters re-electing both candidates who had previously served the city's two ridings. LETHBRIDGE-WEST In Lethbridge-West, the NDP's Shannon Phillips was re-elected to a third term in office with 12,083 votes, beating UCP candidate Cheryl Seaborn, who collected 9,534 votes, according to unofficial results. Phillips gathered together with campaign volunteers and supporters on Monday to watch as the results came in. "It’
  
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• Alberta election 2023: Lethbridge results | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  31-05-2023 00:28 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta election 2023: Lethbridge results | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Merchandise from five-year-old's t-shirt business stolen along with family van

  31-05-2023 00:27
  
  A little boy with a budding t-shirt business faced a major setback last week when the family mini-van was stolen outside of his northwest home. Five-year-old Nixon Thorne's custom motocross-themed t-shirts and the cash from his recent sales were inside the now-stolen vehicle, but the young artist-entrepreneur and his mom say they aren't letting the ordeal get them down. Last week, he set up a table outside the Wild Rose motocross track in Calgary and made about $60. But on Friday last week, his
  
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• Two Calgary ridings subject to automatic recounts: Elections Alberta

  31-05-2023 00:20
  
  Two Calgary ridings will undergo a mandatory recount of votes following Monday night's provincial election. Calgary-Acadia and Calgary-Glenmore, both previously operated by the United Conservative Party are now painted in NDP orange by razor-thin margins. Former health and justice minister Tyler Shandro received seven fewer votes than competitor Diana Batten, a nurse, for Calgary-Acadia. The UCP's Whitney Issik lost her seat by 30 votes in Calgary-Glenmore to the NDP's Nagwan Al-Guneid. Accordin
  
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• Lethbridge mayor issues response to provincial election - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2023 00:20 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge mayor issues response to provincial election  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s close election by the numbers

  31-05-2023 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  It wasn’t until election night on Monday that Albertans found out just how close the voting was. Here are some key numbers from Elections Alberta’s unofficial results.
  
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