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• Drivers required to slow to 60 km/h passing snow plows on Alberta highways, too, starting Sept. 1

  08-08-2023 23:42
  
  The Alberta government is making changes to new rules about passing roadside workers before they take effect next month.  Starting Sept. 1, drivers in the lane closest to a roadside worker vehicle – of any kind – with flashing lights must slow to 60 km/h or the posted speed limit if that's slower.  Currently, the Traffic Safety Act only requires drivers to slow while passing tow truck drivers and first responders, not maintenance workers like snow plow operators. During las
  
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• Lethbridge Records 10 Overdose Deaths In May - Bridge City News

  08-08-2023 23:39 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Records 10 Overdose Deaths In May  Bridge City News
  
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• Lethbridge College introducing new Bachelor of Criminal Justice ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 23:21 via news.google.com
  
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• Recent grizzly encounters in Jasper National Park due to human food: officials

  08-08-2023 23:01
  
  Human food left by Jasper National Park visitors has attracted grizzly bears twice in recent weeks, park officials say.  As a result, a mother and her cubs needed to be relocated after becoming "food conditioned," the park announced Tuesday alongside a warning to the public.  The bear family approached a picnic area near Lake Annette and Lake Edith on July 24 while people were around. They ate food that had been left behind at two different sites and returned later in the day to invest
  
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• Grizzly family in Jasper National Park relocated after becoming 'food conditioned'

  08-08-2023 23:01
  
  Human food left by Jasper National Park visitors has attracted grizzly bears twice in recent weeks, park officials say.  As a result, a mother and her cubs needed to be relocated after becoming "food conditioned," the park announced Tuesday alongside a warning to the public.  The bear family approached a picnic area near Lake Annette and Lake Edith on July 24 while people were around. They ate food that had been left behind at two different sites and returned later in the day to invest
  
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• Lethbridge police remove 3 impaired drivers from city streets - CTV News Calgary

  08-08-2023 22:49 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge police remove 3 impaired drivers from city streets  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Nickelback highway signs come down, but mayor says love remains in Alberta hometown

  08-08-2023 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The signs at the three highway entrances into the town had been there since 2004, and were a popular pullover spot for fans wanting to take selfies.
  
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• Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 22:34 via news.google.com
  
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• RCMP in southern Alberta seek suspect after runner hit by car and left in ditch

  08-08-2023 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Raymond RCMP say a runner was left in a ditch after a hit-and-run, and they are asking for help from the public to identify the driver that did not stop.
  
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• Nickelback love remains in Alberta hometown after highway signs come down

  08-08-2023 22:03
  
  The signs may be gone but the mayor of an Alberta community says the love for hometown rock band Nickelback remains. Hanna, Alta., about 220 kilometres northeast of Calgary, removed in May signs declaring it was "Proud to be the home of Nickelback." The signs at the three highway entrances into the town of about 2,600 people had been there since 2004 and were a popular pullover spot for fans wanting to take selfies. Nickelback, which formed in 1995, is one of the most commercially successful Can
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in crash on Trans-Canada Highway near B.C.'s Roger's Pass

  08-08-2023 21:58
  
  Authorities say one person has died following a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway over the long weekend. Revelstoke RCMP and the B.C. Highway Patrol were called to a crash at 1 p.m. on Aug. 5 on Highway 1 near the Loop Brook Campground, just west of Roger's Pass. Officials say a westbound Kia Rio crossed the centre line into the path of an eastbound Ford Fusion. "A passenger in the Kia Rio was pronounced deceased at the scene while two occupants of the Ford Fusion sustained non-life-threatening
  
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• Is This Whale The Heaviest Animal Ever? - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 21:49 via news.google.com
  
  Is This Whale The Heaviest Animal Ever?  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP seeking suspect in pedestrian hit and run near Stirling - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 21:39 via news.google.com
  
  RCMP seeking suspect in pedestrian hit and run near Stirling  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government updating Roadside Safety Act - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 21:27 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta government updating Roadside Safety Act  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kodiaks women's soccer team adds goaltender Keyarah Tofin - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 21:19 via news.google.com
  
  Kodiaks women's soccer team adds goaltender Keyarah Tofin  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Professor & student behind University of Lethbridge censorship ... - True North

  08-08-2023 20:57 via news.google.com
  
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• Train derailment southeast of Edmonton causes traffic delays

  08-08-2023 20:56
  
  Traffic is being rerouted in Wainwright after a train derailment on Tuesday morning. The train derailed around 10:30 a.m. on the south side of Highway 14 west of Wainwright. Approximately six cars and two engines went off the line. No injuries have been reported. Police are directing westbound traffic to go northbound on 1 Street, then west on Township Road 452 before continuing westbound on Highway 14. Drivers are being encouraged to avoid the area. Wainwright is about 200 kilometres southeast
  
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• Alberta’s ‘move over’ traffic legislation expands to all roadside workers but not all lanes

  08-08-2023 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drivers will have to slow down when passing all roadside workers, but only if they're in the closest lane of traffic, not all lanes of traffic, which was the original plan.
  
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• Blue Bombers earn top marks in CFL's weekly honour roll - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 20:49 via news.google.com
  
  Blue Bombers earn top marks in CFL's weekly honour roll  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP seek suspect in hit-and-run involving pedestrian

  08-08-2023 19:46
  
  Raymond RCMP are seeking the public's help to find the driver involved in a hit-and-run near the community of Stirling last month. Officials say a man was out running on Township Road 64A at 10 p.m. on July 31 when he was struck from behind by the driver of a small sedan. The victim was thrown into the ditch following the incident. Police say another motorist stopped to help him. "The victim was transported to the hospital where he was assessed and treated for non-life-threatening injuries," RCM
  
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• Vegas Golden Knights goaltending duo bring Stanley Cup to Calgary

  08-08-2023 19:42
  
  Two Vegas Golden Knights goaltenders who played a part in securing the franchise’s first Stanley Cup this past June will have their day with the cup in Calgary. Adin Hill, 27, and Logan Thompson, 26, both played parts in the Knights season and eventual run to the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers. Hill played his minor hockey in Calgary and one season for the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s (AJHL) Calgary Canucks. Thompson was born in Calgary and also spent time in the AJ
  
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• Lions sign American running back Hardy to practice roster - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 19:29 via news.google.com
  
  Lions sign American running back Hardy to practice roster  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tourists stranded on Banff mountain after outage impacts gondola - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 19:22 via news.google.com
  
  Tourists stranded on Banff mountain after outage impacts gondola  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Downtown toy box huge success: BRZ - My Lethbridge Now

  08-08-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  Downtown toy box huge success: BRZ  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: August 8, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 18:48 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: August 8, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City looks for Indigenous artists to submit orange shirt designs - My Lethbridge Now

  08-08-2023 17:57 via news.google.com
  
  City looks for Indigenous artists to submit orange shirt designs  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Canada sanctions Iran's new national security chief, six drone ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 17:29 via news.google.com
  
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• People stuck for hours on mountain top in Banff National Park

  08-08-2023 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  An undisclosed number of people have been trapped for hours on a mountain in Banff National Park.
  
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• Banff National Park gondola reopened after power outage

  08-08-2023 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  An undisclosed number of people have been trapped for hours on a mountain in Banff National Park.
  
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• These eye drops are being recalled in Canada because of risk of infection

  08-08-2023 16:53
  
  Health Canada is recalling a brand of eye drops, saying use of the product may cause microbial growth, leading to the risk of an eye infection. The recall is for Cromolyn Eye Drops, an over-the-counter drug used to relieve symptoms of allergy-induced pink eye in adults and children aged five and older. Health Canada described in its recall a risk of microbial growth of a bacteria called pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can lead to an eye infection.Top health headlines, all in one place Canada This
  
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• Jamaica's Women's World Cup ends, but their fight for support ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 16:14 via news.google.com
  
  Jamaica's Women's World Cup ends, but their fight for support ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Visitors stranded overnight at top of Banff Gondola

  08-08-2023 15:51
  
  As many as 300 people were stranded at the top of Sulphur Mountain after a technical issue on Monday disabled the Banff Gondola. RCMP told CTV News they were called by number of people who said they were trapped on the mountain following the shut down. A power outage reported by Fortis Alberta is believed to be the cause, but no details have been confirmed. Police say Parks Canada and independent contractors are working together to bring people down from the mountain along a 5.5-kilometre hiking
  
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• Visitors helped off Sulphur Mountain after power outage shuts down Banff Gondola

  08-08-2023 15:51
  
  Hundreds of visitors who took a sightseeing gondola up a mountain in Banff National Park had to be helped down from the summit Tuesday after a power outage shut it down overnight. Pursuit, the company that runs the popular gondola, said in a statement the Banff-wide outage was caused by a lightning storm on Monday evening. "We experienced an unprecedented stoppage to our gondola as a result of the storm," spokeswoman Tanya Otis said in an email Tuesday. "When the power went out la
  
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• News publishers, broadcasters call for investigation into Meta's ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 14:49 via news.google.com
  
  News publishers, broadcasters call for investigation into Meta's ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa considering tax credit restriction for clean electricity

  08-08-2023 12:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Committing to a net-zero electricity grid is an easy move for six of the provinces, which are already more than 90 per cent of the way there.
  
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• Canadians reassured to see military helping during local emergencies, Blair says

  08-08-2023 12:34
  
  Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canadians want to see the military come to their aid during natural disasters, and the Armed Forces will remain a key part of the government's response. "There is just something, I think, incredibly reassuring to Canadians when the Canadian Armed Forces show up and men and women in uniform are out in their communities and they're sandbagging and helping people evacuate and get to safety," he said in a recent interview.The information you need to know, sent direct
  
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• Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers with consecutive missile strikes

  08-08-2023 12:30
  
  Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin's forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles -- the first one to draw crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them. The strikes Monday evening in the downtown district of the city of Pokrovsk killed at least seven people, including an emergency official, and wounded more than 80 others, most of them police officers, emergency workers and soldiers who rushed to assist residents
  
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• Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukrainian city and Kyiv accuses Moscow of targeting rescue workers

  08-08-2023 12:30
  
  The death toll from two Russian missile strikes that hit apartment blocks and other buildings in an eastern Ukrainian city climbed to seven, with 81 people injured, authorities said Tuesday, as officials accused the Kremlin's forces of targeting rescue workers. Two Russian missiles slammed into the downtown area of Pokrovsk, in the eastern Donetsk region that is partially occupied by Russia, on Monday evening, officials said.Complete coverage of the war in UkraineThe dead were five civilians, on
  
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• Making it Big in Lethbridge is no small show - Lethbrige Herald

  08-08-2023 12:11 via news.google.com
  
  Making it Big in Lethbridge is no small show  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• In the news today: B.C. wildfire forces evacuation of music festival - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 10:19 via news.google.com
  
  In the news today: B.C. wildfire forces evacuation of music festival  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadians reassured to see military helping during local ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 10:04 via news.google.com
  
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• Regulator slows Trans Mountain proposal for higher shipping fees

  08-08-2023 10:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's energy regulator says it won't rubber-stamp Trans Mountain's higher shipping fees. Those fees are needed to pay off the federally owned project's already ballooning debt.
  
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• Keys bounces Williams in straight sets at National Bank Open - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2023 03:34 via news.google.com
  
  Keys bounces Williams in straight sets at National Bank Open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dog walker 'ignored' warning not to approach black bear, says B.C. photographer

  08-08-2023 03:34
  
  A wildlife photographer based in Whistler, B.C., is speaking out about bear safety after watching a woman with a dog approach a young black bear – even after being warned to keep away. Natalie Wannamaker was documenting bears last Thursday when she saw the woman walking down a bike trail towards the juvenile bear. "As she came around the corner, I notified her that there was a bear in the area," Wannamaker told CTV News. "I notified her that if she got any closer, she would be putting hers
  
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• No one hit when shots fired in northeast Calgary

  08-08-2023 00:11
  
  No one was hit by bullets when shots were fired in the northeast Calgary community of Temple Monday afternoon. Police say the shooting happened in the 6800 block of Temple Drive. So far there are no suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234. Anonymous callers can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online or by downloading the P3 Tips app.
  
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