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• Diamond Valley's Eau Claire Distillery winning awards for it's rye whisky

  06-06-2023 23:58
  
  Eau Claire Distillery came up with a blended rye whisky a year ago and it's receiving global attention after winning a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. David Farran, founder and president of the distillery, is proud of his team for producing the Stampede Canadian Rye Whisky. "San Francisco is like the Olympics," he said. "If you win at San Francisco, it really is street cred. It tells everybody that this is a serious distillery, so we were delighted when we got that and
  
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• Volunteers needed at Lethbridge Soup Kitchen - Bridge City News

  06-06-2023 23:37
  
  Volunteers needed at Lethbridge Soup Kitchen  Bridge City News
  
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• Serious 2-vehicle crash involving semi east of Calgary

  06-06-2023 22:43
  
  Drivers are being asked to avoid the scene of a rural crash east of Calgary that sent at least two people to hospital.  EMS and Mounties from the Airdrie RCMP detachment responded to the collision in the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 564, near Dalroy, Alta., just after 2 p.m.   RCMP say there were two vehicles involved, one of which was a semi-truck, and there are "multiple injured parties." Calgary EMS say two people were taken to the Foothill Medical Centre in critical c
  
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• 2 people critically injured in crash involving semi east of Calgary

  06-06-2023 22:43
  
  Two people were sent to hospital after a crash on a rural highway east of Calgary on Monday. EMS and Mounties from the Airdrie RCMP detachment responded to the collision in the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 564, near Dalroy, Alta., just after 2 p.m.   RCMP say two vehicles were involved, one of which was a semi-truck. Paramedics transported two people to the Foothill Medical Centre in critical condition, one by STARS air ambulance and another by ground ambulance, according to C
  
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• Target Hunger campaign returning this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2023 22:00
  
  Target Hunger campaign returning this weekend  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Car theft surged in 2022, led by Quebec and Ontario: report

  06-06-2023 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most of the stolen vehicles in Quebec and Ontario are newer, because organized crime rings are focusing on new and luxury vehicles for maximum profit overseas.
  
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• Annual Kidney Walk back in-person after 3 years - My Lethbridge Now

  06-06-2023 21:18
  
  Annual Kidney Walk back in-person after 3 years  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Charges dropped against Alberta woman accused of mailing animals

  06-06-2023 20:00
  
  Crown prosecutors say charges against an Alberta woman accused of mailing two puppies and a kitten have been dropped. Jill Marshall was charged in 2019 after Canada Post workers in Milo, Alta., discovered the animals inside two packages. The Vulcan County Emergency Services, the agency that investigated the incident, found a puppy and kitten in one box that showed up on May 7, 2019, and a puppy in a second box that arrived at the post office 10 days later. Both packages were addressed and had ap
  
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• Arctic will likely see summer free of ice by 2030, research says

  06-06-2023 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  That would mean that by the end of the melt season in September, the Arctic would have less than one million square kilometres of sea ice, even under low emissions.
  
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• Public art exhibit uses Stephen Avenue tree sculptures as a canvas

  06-06-2023 19:33
  
  There's a colourful new art installation along Stephen Avenue for Calgarians to enjoy. The piece, called Novus Texturea, consists of fabric ribbons weaved through an existing art installation in the downtown area, the Galleria Trees. Novus utilizes more than four kilometres of straps, eight kilometres of threads and took more than 400 hours to put together. Gordon Skilling and Jolie Bird created Novus and say everyone who sees it will experience something different. "I want people to question th
  
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• Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife, gets full parole

  06-06-2023 18:48
  
  An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says Michael White was granted full parole in late May. The 46-year-old was convicted in 2006 of second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a dead body in the death of his wife. Liana White was four months pregnant with the couple's second child when she was fatally stabbed in July 2005. Her body was found in a ditch a few days later by a search p
  
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• Animal distress charge against southern Alberta woman dismissed - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2023 18:32
  
  Animal distress charge against southern Alberta woman dismissed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Military, search-and-rescue training ongoing in Lethbridge

  06-06-2023 16:06
  
  Lethbridge residents may see something different in the skies over the next week. Military aircraft, along with search-and-rescue personnel, are conducting a series of training exercises in the area. The training is open to all members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, officials said. Members of the public are allowed to visit the airport to watch the planes take off and land, but are must to obey all traffic signs and park in the appropriate areas. Training will also take place at airfields in C
  
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• Lethbridge training exercises will see military planes in the area ... - CTV News Calgary

  06-06-2023 16:06
  Lethbridge training exercises will see military planes in the area ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Curbside Enthusiasm Contest - Task four - City of Lethbridge

  06-06-2023 16:01
  
  Curbside Enthusiasm Contest - Task four  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Wildfire caused 'no significant damage' to oilfield operations, Cenovus says

  06-06-2023 15:17
  
  Calgary-based Cenovus Energy says it has safely restarted a portion of its production that was shut down because of the threat of wildfires in northern and central Alberta. The company said Monday it restarted approximately 62,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d) of the 85,000 BOE/d that was impacted by the wildfire risk. That production came from its Rainbow Lake, Kaybob-Edson, Elmworth-Wapiti and Clearwater operating areas. "Assuming the current wildfire conditions continue, Rainbow L
  
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• Parents being stretched thin saving up for children's education: survey

  06-06-2023 12:45
  
  Many Canadian parents are stretching themselves thin — even going as far as to postpone their retirement in some cases — in order to help pay for their children’s education, according to a new survey.  The poll of 1,000 Canadians with at least one child revealed that 81 per cent of parents believe it is their duty to help their children pay for their post-secondary education. Fifty-two per cent of parents who participated in the online survey by Léger and Embark, an
  
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• Canadian parents being stretched thin saving up for children's education: survey

  06-06-2023 12:45
  
  Many Canadian parents are stretching themselves thin — even going as far as to postpone their retirement in some cases — in order to help pay for their children’s education, according to a new survey.  The poll of 1,000 Canadians with at least one child revealed that 81 per cent of parents believe it is their duty to help their children pay for their post-secondary education. Fifty-two per cent of parents who participated in the online survey by Léger and Embark, an
  
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• Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

  06-06-2023 12:42
  
  Canada's emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity. Bill Blair and six other federal cabinet ministers provided an update Monday on Canada's wildfire situation, even as smoke from fires north and west of the city covered Parliament Hill's Peace Tower in a grey haze.Climate Barometer n
  
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• Ukraine dam collapse triggers emergency, Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

  06-06-2023 12:03
  
  The wall of a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine that Moscow controls collapsed Tuesday, triggering floods, endangering Europe's largest nuclear power plant and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war rushed to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the emergency. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station on the Dnieper River, while Russian officials blamed Ukrainian military strikes in the contested area. It was
  
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• Prince Harry testifies the tabloids destroyed his childhood, but fails to recall specific stories

  06-06-2023 11:47
  
  Prince Harry stepped into courtroom witness box Tuesday to hold Britain's tabloid press accountable for its "destructive" role throughout his life. But he soon found himself being held to account by a newspaper's lawyer for how he could blame his anguish on articles he couldn't remember reading. The Duke of Sussex became the first senior member of the royal family to testify in over a century as he held a Bible in his right hand and, in a soft voice, swore to tell the "whole truth and nothing bu
  
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• Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life

  06-06-2023 11:47
  
  Prince Harry entered a courtroom witness box Tuesday, swearing to tell the truth in testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry held a Bible in one hand as he was sworn in at the High Court in London, where he is suing the publisher of the Daily Mirror. Earlier, he'd arrived at court in a black SUV and entered a modern wing past dozens of photographers and TV cameras.Complete coverage of the Royal FamilyHarry accuses the publisher of the M
  
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• Tourism Lethbridge looks to grow southern Alberta's agri-tourism ... - CTV News Calgary

  06-06-2023 09:00
  
  Tourism Lethbridge looks to grow southern Alberta's agri-tourism ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Man in custody after hours-long police standoff in north Lethbridge - Global News

  06-06-2023 09:00
  Man in custody after hours-long police standoff in north Lethbridge  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge Police responding to critical incident on 13 Street North - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2023 09:00
  
  Lethbridge Police responding to critical incident on 13 Street North  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man charged with arson in connection with Pearce Estate Park fire

  06-06-2023 05:35
  
  After allegedly admitting to starting a fire in Pearce Estate Park in Calgary's southeast on Monday, a man now faces a charge of arson. The fire was ignited in the grass and brush between Harvie Passage and the Bow Habitat Station and Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery around 6 p.m. As firefighters worked quickly to contain the blaze, police blocked off the area and evacuated the park. Police say officers were approached by a man and that he confessed the ordeal was his doing. "The man told police he
  
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• Grass, brush burn in evening blaze at Pearce Estate Park

  06-06-2023 05:35
  
  A fire broke out in Pearce Estate Park in Calgary's southeast on Monday. It ignited in grass and brush between Harvie Passage and the Bow Habitat Station and Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery around 6 p.m. As firefighters worked quickly to contain the blaze, police blocked off the area and evacuated the park, which had many people out enjoying the evening. Park users captured flames and heavy smoke on video before authorities told everyone to leave. The fire burned toward the Bow River and there are
  
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• 'I was really, really scared': Calgary kabab restaurant out thousands of dollars after break-and-enter

  06-06-2023 03:58
  
  A restaurant in Calgary's Hillhurst neighbourhood is out thousands of dollars after it was broken into over the weekend. Kamilla Hosseini's father owns Royal Kabab Express and called her after discovering the safe was missing Saturday morning. "I was really, really scared that my dad was in danger," she said. "He works really hard and a lot of the money we lost, it takes years to build back up." It's all the more brazen because it happened at 6 a.m. while the sun was out. Security camera footage
  
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• Caught on camera: 2 try to steal ATM from northern Alberta bank

  06-06-2023 03:06
  
  Mounties in the town of McLennan, Alta. are hoping members of the public can help them identify two men who tried to steal a bank machine from the local ATB Financial. On Monday evening, police shared several images of the men, each with their face covered, appearing to smash the front door and wrap a tow strap around the machine. Police were called to the bank at 5:15 a.m. on May 24, but the news release didn't specify why the theft attempt failed. One of the men was wearing orange coveralls wi
  
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• NDP declare victory in Calgary-Acadia, Calgary-Glenmore following recounts

  06-06-2023 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the unofficial results published by Elections Alberta in the hours following the election, Calgary-Acadia went to the NDP by seven votes and Calgary-Glenmore by just 30.
  
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• Lethbridge non-profits face fundraising challenges - Global News

  06-06-2023 02:51
  Lethbridge non-profits face fundraising challenges  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge non-profits face fundraising challenges

  06-06-2023 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  This time of year is when many non-profits ramp up their fundraising efforts, but lately many of their mainstay fundraising events are having to be postponed or cancelled.
  
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• Child not bitten by dog in Sage Hill: City of Calgary

  06-06-2023 02:37
  
  The City of Calgary says no children appear to have been bitten by a dog during a Monday incident in Sage Hill. It happened in the area of Sage Hill Row and Sage Hill Crescent N.W. just after 5 p.m. According to city officials, an unleashed dog ran up to a father and his children. A scratch was found on the toddler’s face, but the City of Calgary says it’s unclear if it was caused by the dog or by the father as he was "frantically trying to remove the child from the situation." 
  
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• 19-month-old suffers dog bites to the face in Sage Hill attack

  06-06-2023 02:37
  
  Calgary EMS say a toddler was taken to hospital on Monday after being attacked by a dog.  It happened in the area of Sage Hill Row and Sage Hill Crescent N.W. just after 5 p.m. EMS, police and bylaw responded to the incident. Paramedics transported a 19-month-old to the Foothills Medical Centre with bites to the face. It's unknown how serious the bites were.
  
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• Public assistance sought in search for missing teen

  06-06-2023 02:09
  
  Police and family are worried for the well-being of a 14-year-old they say vanished about a week ago. According to investigators, Aeris Lukinuk was last seen leaving a relative's home in the northwest Calgary community of Brentwood on May 30 around 4 p.m. In a release to media on Monday, police said, "It is believed she may be in the company of adults who are not family and have ulterior intentions." The missing teen is described as:About 148.5 cm (5'2"); Slim; Blue-eyed; and Blonde-haired.If yo
  
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• Lethbridge Pride not expecting pushback after Taber, Alta. drag queen reading protest - Global News

  06-06-2023 01:13
  Lethbridge Pride not expecting pushback after Taber, Alta. drag queen reading protest  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge Pride not expecting pushback after Taber, Alta. drag queen reading protest

  06-06-2023 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates say the resistance won't keep organizations from recognizing Pride.
  
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• Environment week in Lethbridge: City preparing for a changing climate

  06-06-2023 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2023 edition of Canadian Environment Week began on Monday. Experts in Lethbridge,Alta., spoke about how locals can make a difference in curbing climate change.
  
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• Should Alberta reconsider its child care funding agreement?

  06-06-2023 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  As part of the Alberta-Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, operators are required to provide audits.
  
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• Lethbridge encourages green living for Environment Week - CTV News Calgary

  06-06-2023 00:31
  Lethbridge encourages green living for Environment Week  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge encourages green living for Environment Week

  06-06-2023 00:31
  
  Today is World Environment Day and in Lethbridge, that's just the start of Environment Week. While some are kicking off Environment Week exploring the coulees or going for a walk in the sun, city officials are asking for your input. They're looking for feedback on adapting to changing climates. It's through the new climate adaptation strategy and action plan survey. "It is timely because of the extreme weather events that are happening in Alberta," said Raene Barber, a sustainability engineer wi
  
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