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• Snow what? Wild June weather wallops western Alberta, tourists rescued in Jasper

  20-06-2023 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wet, heavy snow — and lots of it — fell Monday in Jasper National Park, along Highway 93 south to Banff, and on Highway 40 north of the Yellowhead near Grande Cache.
  
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• Loophole allows former officials to lobby for corporations: lobbying ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 23:22
  
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• Teens face dozens of charges after allegedly terrorizing southeast Calgary communities with airsoft guns

  20-06-2023 23:12
  
  Police have laid 42 assault- and weapons-related charges against a trio of teenagers. The teen males, all 16 or 17 years old, were arrested midday Monday during a high-risk traffic stop after police received reports of bystanders in the southeast Calgary communities of Auburn Bay and Legacy being shot at with "an unknown projectile." The traffic stop occurred at 210 Avenue and Walgrove Drive S.E. Police say they seized two airsoft guns, and that seven victims have been identified so far. "The vi
  
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• A decade later, Calgarians' memories of the 2013 flood remain close to the surface

  20-06-2023 22:44
  
  In June 2013, when the city warned Bowness residents a flood was coming, Brenda Ferris initially thought her house would be spared any damage. "I said, 'Well, it's fine. We're fine. Like, the river's high, it's coming up but we're, you know, we're fine,'" said Ferris. Ferris lives on Bow Crescent but her home is not one backing onto the river. A few hours later, friends convinced her she should leave, "Just in case." "I decided I'll go up to my mom's about seven o'clock. I put my X on my door, g
  
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• Theatre Outré names Brett Dahl as new artistic director - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 22:39
  
  Theatre Outré names Brett Dahl as new artistic director  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Raptors eyeing option of moving up in important upcoming NBA draft - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 22:24
  
  Raptors eyeing option of moving up in important upcoming NBA draft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• T. Boone Picken's posthumous donation to fund 'organoid' research among other Hotchkiss Brain Institute programs

  20-06-2023 22:16
  
  A legacy gift to a specialized centre at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine will fund emerging research that includes creating miniature-brain-like cells, called "organoids." The T. Boone Pickens Foundation has gifted the Hotchkiss Brain Institute with $12.5 million USD, in honour of the friendship between American philanthropist Pickens and Harley Hotchkiss, the philanthropist behind the institute's namesake. The bulk of the gift will support recruitment and education, and e
  
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• Pride flags raised at Lethbridge post-secondary institutions and City ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 22:13
  
  Pride flags raised at Lethbridge post-secondary institutions and City ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Above-normal temperatures forecast for southern Alberta this summer - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 22:02
  
  Above-normal temperatures forecast for southern Alberta this summer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Reports: Raptors guard Trent opts in to final year of contract - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 21:36
  
  Reports: Raptors guard Trent opts in to final year of contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Government commemorates 'sombre anniversary' 10 years after ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 21:22
  
  Government commemorates 'sombre anniversary' 10 years after ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 Calgarians charged in meth bust near Medicine Hat, Alta.

  20-06-2023 21:15
  
  Two Calgarians face charges in connection with a drug bust that saw the seizure of a significant quantity of methamphetamine. Earlier this month, members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) identified a vehicle that was suspected to be connected to the drug trade. Authorities stopped the vehicle in Medicine Hat and conducted a search, which discovered 510 grams of methamphetamine. ALERT says the estimated street value is approximately $30,540. Shingiral Chinyani, 37, and Nehemie
  
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• Canada's oil output would plummet by 2050 in a net-zero world, new modelling shows

  20-06-2023 21:09
  
  New modelling from the Canada Energy Regulator suggests Canadian oil production will plummet by 2050 if the world achieves its Paris target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within that time. The report, released Tuesday, marks the first time the regulator has presented a long-term outlook for Canadian energy using net-zero as a baseline. It paints a picture of a dramatically different energy sector, especially if the world is successful in reaching its 2050 climate targets and holding global
  
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• Montreal archdiocese ombudswoman sees improvement in ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 21:08
  
  Montreal archdiocese ombudswoman sees improvement in ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Net-zero world could see Canada’s oil output plummet by 2050: modelling

  20-06-2023 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report, released Tuesday, marks the first time the regulator has presented a long-term outlook for Canadian energy using net-zero as a baseline. 
  
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• Edson, Yellowhead County struggle with flooding after wildfire: ‘One extreme to the next’

  20-06-2023 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  States of emergency and flood alerts are in place in Yellowhead County, Alta., where just one week earlier, residents were forced to leave because of an out-of-control wildfire.
  
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• Man dead in workplace accident outside Calgary

  20-06-2023 20:08
  
  A 43-year-old man has died following a workplace accident southwest of Calgary, emergency responders have confirmed to CTV News. Paramedics were called to the scene, at a construction site near Weaselhead Road and Grey Eagle Drive, for assistance with a worker who'd been injured. It's believed the victim had fallen off a structure. Once EMS arrived, they found the man with serious injuries, but he died at the scene. The Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service, which has jurisdiction over the area where
  
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• Man dead in workplace accident on Tsuut'ina First Nation

  20-06-2023 20:08
  
  A 43-year-old man has died following a workplace accident southwest of Calgary, emergency responders have confirmed to CTV News. Paramedics were called to the scene, at a construction site near Weaselhead Road and Grey Eagle Drive, for assistance with a worker who'd been injured. It's believed the victim had fallen off a structure. Once EMS arrived, they found the man with serious injuries, but he died at the scene. The Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service, which has jurisdiction over the area where
  
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• Banff bison pilot project 'a success,' Parks Canada says

  20-06-2023 19:48
  
  A strategy to reintroduce plains bison to Banff National Park is being called a success by Parks Canada, which says there is massive support for the initiative. In its latest report, the agency says it spoke with dozens of stakeholders, including Indigenous peoples and members of the public during a month-long engagement process. "Overall, feedback indicates the pilot was a success and there is a strong support for bison to remain on the landscape, with variations in what that may look like in t
  
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• 'We're gonna have a flood': Naheed Nenshi recalls 2013 flood, 10 years later

  20-06-2023 19:35
  
  The man who was leading Calgary through its most vulnerable point says there is a lot to be proud of what's been done and learned since the 2013 flood. "It feels like it was 100 years ago and it feels like it was just yesterday," former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi said during an interview with CTV News on Tuesday. "Seeing those images now reminds me of the very perilous situation that we were in but also how the community responded so very well." On June 20, 2013, three weather systems combined
  
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• Indigenous language translation services now offered by Alberta ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 19:00
  
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• The Weirdest Water Stories of 2023 (So Far!) - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 18:59
  
  The Weirdest Water Stories of 2023 (So Far!)  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this week: June 20, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 18:57
  
  What's happening in Lethbridge this week: June 20, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre to open summer 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 18:41
  
  Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre to open summer 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec wildfires: Province says fireworks banned ahead of Fête ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 18:23
  
  Quebec wildfires: Province says fireworks banned ahead of Fête ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coaldale opens new Civic Square building - My Lethbridge Now

  20-06-2023 18:08
  
  Coaldale opens new Civic Square building  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Canada's Milos Raonic withdraws from Wimbledon warm-up ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 18:01
  
  Canada's Milos Raonic withdraws from Wimbledon warm-up ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rain that doused Alberta fires now cause flooding and prompt ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 17:55
  
  Rain that doused Alberta fires now cause flooding and prompt ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge declared a Bee City - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 17:53
  
  Lethbridge declared a Bee City  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• River valley soon to have sanctioned trail system - My Lethbridge Now

  20-06-2023 17:45
  
  River valley soon to have sanctioned trail system  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 17:23
  
  Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta floods: Town of Whitecourt issues state of local emergency

  20-06-2023 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials with the Town of Whitecourt declared a state of local emergency on Tuesday because of flooding in the central Alberta municipality.
  
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• University of Lethbridge to celebrate Indigenous Peoples on Tuesday - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 16:47
  
  University of Lethbridge to celebrate Indigenous Peoples on Tuesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Floods in Yellowhead County cause shelter-in-place

  20-06-2023 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yellowhead County issued a shelter-in-place Tuesday for the hamlet of Peers due to the heavy rain, rising water and a compromised bridge.
  
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• Alberta floods: Those in hamlet of Peers ordered to shelter in place

  20-06-2023 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yellowhead County issued a shelter-in-place alert Tuesday for the hamlet of Peers due to the heavy rain, rising water and a compromised bridge.
  
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• Alberta floods: residents of hamlet of Peers ordered to shelter in place

  20-06-2023 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yellowhead County issued a shelter-in-place Tuesday for the hamlet of Peers due to the heavy rain, rising water and a compromised bridge.
  
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• Nomination process begins to replace ex-Supreme Court justice ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 16:26
  
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• Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case

  20-06-2023 15:54
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses and avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with the Justice Department that likely spares him time behind bars. Hunter Biden, 52, will plead guilty to the misdemeanor tax offenses as part of an agreement made public Tuesday. The agreement will also spare him prosecution on a charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user, as long as adheres to conditions set by prosecutors. It's somewhat unusua
  
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• Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon

  20-06-2023 15:54
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department, according to a letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware. As part of the agreement, made public Tuesday, Hunter Biden will plead guilty to misdemeanour tax offenses and is expected to reach an agreement with prosecutors on the felony charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user. It is somewhat un
  
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• Lethbridge and area schools win combined $150K - Lethbridge News Now

  20-06-2023 14:03
  
  Lethbridge and area schools win combined $150K  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Search continues for missing 2 RCAF members after Chinook helicopter crashes near Garrison Petawawa

  20-06-2023 14:00
  
  The search continues for the two missing crew members of a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter that went down near Garrison Petawawa early Tuesday morning, hours after the prime minister in Ottawa said the military members had been killed. The prime minister made the comment Tuesday afternoon. "I was happy to speak to the chief of defence staff last night to express my condolences to the families and colleagues of the members who have been killed," he said. "The fact is there will be a thorough
  
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• Search continues for 2 missing RCAF members after Chinook helicopter crashes near Garrison Petawawa

  20-06-2023 14:00
  
  The search continues for the two missing crew members of a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter that went down near Garrison Petawawa early Tuesday morning, hours after the prime minister in Ottawa said the military members had been killed. The prime minister made the comment Tuesday afternoon. "I was happy to speak to the chief of defence staff last night to express my condolences to the families and colleagues of the members who have been killed," he said. "The fact is there will be a thorough
  
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• 2 RCAF members killed after Chinook helicopter crashes near Garrison Petawawa: Trudeau

  20-06-2023 14:00
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says two Royal Canadian Air Force members have died after a Chinook helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa early Tuesday morning. The prime minister made the comment Tuesday afternoon. "I was happy to speak to the chief of defence staff last night to express my condolences to the families and colleagues of the members who have been killed," he said. "The fact is there will be a thorough investigation, there will be answers to give, but right
  
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• RCAF helicopter involved in incident near Ottawa River

  20-06-2023 13:51
  
  The Royal Canadian Air Force says one of its military helicopters has been involved in an unspecified incident while operating in eastern Ontario early this morning. The Air Force says a CH-147 Chinook helicopter is involved. The incident took place just after midnight near the Ottawa River in the vicinity of a Canadian Armed Forces military base near Petawawa, Ont. It's unclear how many people were on board. The Air Force says first responders have arrived and are working in the area. Petawawa
  
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• 'Hoping for the best, but braced for the worst': PM on RCAF helicopter crash, search

  20-06-2023 13:51
  
  The Royal Canadian Air Force is searching for two members who are missing after a military helicopter crashed in eastern Ontario early Tuesday morning. The Department of National Defence says four Royal Canadian Air Force members were on the CH-147 Chinook helicopter when it crashed after midnight near the Ottawa River near Petawawa, Ont. The crew was taking part in a training flight. The military has not said anything about what caused the crash.Capital Dispatch: Sign up for in-depth political
  
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• Alberta floods: 10 years later

  20-06-2023 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's been 10 years since the historic floods of southern Alberta that were deadly, expensive and resulted in the first ever State of Provincial Emergency in Canadian history.
  
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• Game-worn Flames jerseys go on sale Tuesday

  20-06-2023 05:05
  
  It's one thing to wear a Flames jersey to the Saddledome on a Saturday night, but when the Flames jersey you're wearing was once worn by a Flame themselves, that elevates the entire experience. Game-worn Flames jerseys go on sale online Tuesday at 10 a.m., where fans will be able to buy a jersey worn by players like Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson and more.24 hours until the @NHLFlames 22/23 Game Worn Jerseys go on sale. For more info visit: https://t.co/1wD5FIijQh pic.twitter.
  
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• Author Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German prize for his literary work and resolve

  20-06-2023 04:00
  
  Writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and positive attitude in the face of constant danger, the prize organizers said Monday. The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade said the British-American author would receive the award in Frankfurt on Oct. 22. Rushdie's writing "combines narrative vision with constant literary innovation, humour and wisdom," the jury said. "He describes the force with which violent regimes destroy whole s
  
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• 'I didn't go home for three days': Canmore residents look back on flood 10 years later

  20-06-2023 03:09
  
  10 years ago, the rain began to fall over the Rockies, as three weather systems combined to dump a massive volume of water onto an already deep snow pack. Within hours, Calgary was on alert – and the mountain communities of Canmore and Exshaw were dealing with a torrent of rock and debris knocking out roads, and tearing away houses.Over the ensuing decade, much changed, But despite the time that passed, some memories remain as fresh as ever. "I didn't go home for three days," said Sally Ca
  
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• Oil and gas, electricity emissions remain a challenge for Ottawa-Alberta relationship

  20-06-2023 02:11
  
  There is no line in the sand between his government and Alberta over energy and climate policies but there is also still a lot of daylight in their respective visions, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Monday. Wilkinson was in Calgary with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc for a face-to-face meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. It was the first Alberta-Ottawa sit down since Smith's United Conservative Party was re-elected last month. The two governments
  
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