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• Province announces increased budget for highway paving - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 23:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Kodiaks add Helton to women's basketball roster - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 23:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge film highlights the positives of city’s downtown - Global News

  17-08-2023 23:35 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge film highlights the positives of city’s downtown

  17-08-2023 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The film Talking Lethbridge: Stories of Downtown takes an intimate look into the people and businesses that create a vibrant community in the city centre.
  
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• How airlines are handling the evacuation of Yellowknife amid N.W.T. fire

  17-08-2023 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Northwest Territories' government issued the evacuation order on Wednesday night with residents asked to leave by Friday at noon.
  
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• West Kelowna wildfire evacuation order expanded to more than 760 homes

  17-08-2023 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  People living in more than 760 properties have been ordered to leave immediately, due to the threat of the McDougall Creek wildfire.
  
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• West Kelowna wildfire evacuation order expanded, now covers over 830 homes

  17-08-2023 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  People living in more than 760 properties have been ordered to leave immediately, due to the threat of the McDougall Creek wildfire.
  
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• B.C. wildfires: West Kelowna state of emergency declared as 68 homes on evacuation order

  17-08-2023 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday afternoon, an evacuation order was issued for 68 properties, and the affected residents were asked to leave the area immediately.
  
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• 2,500 forced from West Kelowna homes as wildfire sets stage for ‘difficult night’

  17-08-2023 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Up to 2,500 people have been forced from their homes and officials are warning of a "difficult" night of falling ash and embers where flames appear "right on top" of the community.
  
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• 'Calgary is a really interesting place': Paleontologists look for 60-million-year-old fossils along the Bow River valley

  17-08-2023 22:54
  
  Calgary's Bow River is an international hot spot for fly fishers but it also plays host to fossil hunters. In the sandstone along the river valley, petrified wood and fossils of mammals, crocodiles, turtles, champsosaurs and fish can be found. Paleontologist Steve Kary says the area was teeming with life after the dinosaurs died off. "Well, in the City of Calgary, we are underlaying by a large amount of sandstone that's called the Paskapoo Formation," he said. "Which is, give or take, around 60
  
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• What a St. Vital hockey association is doing to encourage more women to get into hockey

  17-08-2023 22:51
  
  When Kelly Clarke was finally able to play hockey, she said it was a sport she got hooked on immediately. The love for the sport led her into coaching girls' hockey, but some of the negative experiences with her coaches as a kid also drove her to want to be behind the bench. "I thought, 'You know what, I'm a female, I know hockey, and I can contribute something that's positive to lift these girls up, and give them some competence and let them grow in a safe environment where they will foster a l
  
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• The steps being taken to bring more women and girls into the game of hockey

  17-08-2023 22:51
  
  When Kelly Clarke was finally able to play hockey, she said it was a sport she got hooked on immediately. The love for the sport led her into coaching girls' hockey, but some of the negative experiences with her coaches as a kid also drove her to want to be behind the bench. "I thought, 'You know what, I'm a female, I know hockey, and I can contribute something that's positive to lift these girls up, and give them some competence and let them grow in a safe environment where they will foster a l
  
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• Empowering women in hockey: The steps being taken to bring more women and girls into the game

  17-08-2023 22:51
  
  When Kelly Clarke was finally able to play hockey, she said it was a sport she got hooked on immediately. The love for the sport led her into coaching girls' hockey, but some of the negative experiences with her coaches as a kid also drove her to want to be behind the bench. "I thought, 'You know what, I'm a female, I know hockey, and I can contribute something that's positive to lift these girls up, and give them some competence and let them grow in a safe environment where they will foster a l
  
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• Lethbridge College Kodiaks coming to town for soccer week - Whitehorse Star

  17-08-2023 22:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Evacuated Yellowknife patients, long-term care residents to arrive in B.C. on Friday

  17-08-2023 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Adrian Dix said co-ordination with the territorial government began before the evacuation order was issued Wednesday, in anticipation of the possibility. 
  
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• Calgary teacher charged with voyeurism after 'sexual act' at southwest school

  17-08-2023 20:59
  
  Calgary police have charged a teacher with voyeurism after he allegedly "engaged in an inappropriate sexual act" while watching students earlier this year. Administrators from the teacher's school, Chinook Winds Adventist Academy in the city's southwest, contacted police on May 30.  The private school teaches childrenin grades K-12. It's alleged the incident occurred while the teacher was alone in a classroom and looking at the students through a window. Detectives interviewed several witne
  
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• WestJet adjusts prices, flight schedule amid Yellowknife evacuation efforts

  17-08-2023 20:54
  
  WestJet says it's adjusting prices and adding capacity to help with evacuation efforts in Yellowknife. Residents of the city and two nearby First Nations have been ordered out by noon Friday while crews fight fires that have already forced thousands to evacuate. The airline says it's added an extra recovery flight scheduled for Thursday between Yellowknife and Calgary, and added larger aircraft to operate previously scheduled flights between the cities. It says it has adjusted fare classes to av
  
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• Lethbridge film highlights the positives of downtown - Global News

  17-08-2023 20:21 via news.google.com
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• Rooftop beehives at AMA locations will host 1 million bees by next year

  17-08-2023 20:18
  
  The Alberta Motor Association is installing beehives at some of its locations in Edmonton and Calgary, including its Calgary Trail location in the capital city, to help raise awareness about pollinators. "One out of every three bites of food we eat is directly connected to a pollinator, so their importance to our ecosystem can’t be overstated," AMA said in a Thursday news release. Ten hives will be installed in 2023 and 10 more will be installed in 2024. AMA says this will add about one mi
  
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• Special air quality statement issued for Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  17-08-2023 19:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Yellowknife is evacuating as N.W.T. fire nears. What are the escape options?

  17-08-2023 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  There is only one highway out of Yellowknife to safer areas to escape the wildfires. Northwest Territories residents must travel thousands of kilometres to find shelter.
  
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• Flair Airlines to speed up entry-level pilot training with new program

  17-08-2023 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Flair says the program will be similar to some in Europe that train entry-level pilots directly for first officer roles on large Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 jets.
  
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• Montreal Chinatown residents urge city to act against crime, drug use - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 19:31 via news.google.com
  
  Montreal Chinatown residents urge city to act against crime, drug use  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• N.W.T. wildfire evacuees shelter in Edmonton area as blaze threatens Yellowknife

  17-08-2023 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Less than 12 hours after opening, a reception centre at the Leduc Recreation Centre reached capacity and evacuees are now being redirected to the Edmonton Expo Centre.
  
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• Police seek additional information on fatal shooting at Market Mall

  17-08-2023 18:50
  
  Calgary police are looking for help from the public in connection with a fatal shooting at Market Mall. At 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 12, police were called to the south entrance of the shopping centre following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found a man had been shot. The victim was later identified as 23-year-old Danny Truong. Investigators are now looking for additional information in the case, including any dash cam footage from drivers in the area. Anyone who was in the southeast parking
  
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• Open Farm Days returning for 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Justice minister says Canada remains 'open' to criminalizing ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 18:26 via news.google.com
  
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• More evacuations expected as thousands remain on alert due to wildfire near West Kelowna, B.C.

  17-08-2023 17:56
  
  Roughly 2,500 people have been ordered to flee their homes and more evacuations are expected as officials remain "gravely concerned" about a wildfire near West Kelowna, B.C. The out-of-control McDougall Creek wildfire has grown to an estimated 1,100 hectares since being discovered Tuesday evening. At a news conference called Thursday evening that was streamed live on Castanet.net local officials said orders cover roughly 1,000 properties. An additional 6,000 properties are on alert. West Kelowna
  
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• Hundreds of properties evacuated, thousands on alert as wildfire grows near West Kelowna, B.C.

  17-08-2023 17:56
  
  The wildfire burning outside West Kelowna, B.C., forced the evacuation of more than 700 properties Thursday evening, and thousands of others remain on alert. The out-of-control McDougall Creek wildfire has grown to an estimated 300 hectares since being discovered Tuesday evening ,and is "highly visible" to nearby communities, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre issued an evacuation order for 734 properties that were previously under evacuation
  
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• 68 properties evacuated, 6.600 on alert as wildfire grows near West Kelowna, B.C.

  17-08-2023 17:56
  
  The wildfire burning outside West Kelowna, B.C., has forced dozens of people to flee their homes, while thousands of others remain on evacuation alert. The out-of-control McDougall Creek wildfire has grown to an estimated 300 hectares since being discovered Tuesday evening ,and is "highly visible" to nearby communities, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. On Thursday, the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre issued an evacuation order for 68 properties that were previously under evac
  
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• 68 properties evacuated, 5,700 on alert as wildfire grows near West Kelowna, B.C.

  17-08-2023 17:56
  
  The wildfire burning outside West Kelowna, B.C., has forced dozens of people to flee their homes, while thousands of others remain on evacuation alert. The out-of-control McDougall Creek wildfire has grown to an estimated 300 hectares since being discovered Tuesday evening ,and is "highly visible" to nearby communities, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. On Thursday, the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre issued an evacuation order for 68 properties that were previously under evac
  
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• Trudeau to convene urgent ministers’ meeting on N.W.T. wildfires amid Yellowknife evacuation

  17-08-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Efforts to evacuate Yellowknife, N.W.T. by noon on Friday continued on Thursday morning as a wildfire continues to approach the city.
  
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• Trudeau to convene urgent ministers’ meeting on N.W.T. wildfires

  17-08-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to convene an urgent meeting with ministers and senior officials today.
  
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• Evacuation flights for N.W.T. wildfires to continue into weekend, military to assist

  17-08-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Five aircraft are being deployed by the Canadian Forces to assist with wildfire evacuation efforts in the Northwest Territories, Global News has learned.
  
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• Canadian Forces deploying 4 more aircraft to assist with N.W.T. wildfire evacuation: sources

  17-08-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Five aircraft are being deployed by the Canadian Forces to assist with wildfire evacuation efforts in the Northwest Territories, Global News has learned.
  
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• Calgary announces plan to help N.W.T. evacuees

  17-08-2023 17:50
  
  The City of Calgary is extending a helping hand to residents of the Northwest Territories who've been forced out their homes because of a massive wildfire. The capital city of Yellowknife, along with several other surrounding communities, were ordered evacuated on Thursday. Officials say it "is a very serious situation" for the city of approximately 20,000 people, given that the approaching Behchoko/Yellowknife wildfire is 162,936 hectares in size and is about 16 kilometres from city limits. Wit
  
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• Water conservation plan initiated in Lethbridge and area

  17-08-2023 17:18
  
  The City of Lethbridge is asking residents and business owners to cut down on their water usage in the midst of drought-like conditions. Officials announced the measures on Thursday as "extended dry, hot weather conditions" are having an impact on southern Alberta's water supplies. All of the rules are voluntary, the city said, and will work to prevent a mandatory conservation plan in the future. "Residents, businesses and institutions are asked to take whatever actions they can – big or s
  
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• Lethbridge and area residents and businesses instructed to ... - CTV News Calgary

  17-08-2023 17:18 via news.google.com
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• Residents and businesses asked to conserve water - Lethbridge

  17-08-2023 16:31 via news.google.com
  
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• Residents and businesses asked to conserve water - City of Lethbridge

  17-08-2023 16:31 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. could be facing worst 48 hours of the 2023 wildfire season, officials warn

  17-08-2023 16:00
  
  A combination of extreme drought conditions, gusting winds and incoming lightning storms could bring about the worst 24 to 48 hours of British Columbia's 2023 wildfire season, officials warned Thursday. Speaking at a news conference, Forestry Minister Bruce Ralston urged the public to monitor wildfire updates closely over the coming days, as recent record-breaking temperatures have worsened the already tinder-dry conditions across much of the province. "This week we've seen a heat wave exacerbat
  
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• Southern Alberta crop conditions falling due to hot, dry summer - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 15:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 12:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Residents and businesses asked to conserve water | City of ... - City of Lethbridge

  17-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge woman pleads guilty to 11 charges in 2022 downtown hostage-taking, stabbing - Global News

  17-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge woman pleads guilty to 11 charges in 2022 downtown hostage-taking, stabbing  Global News
  
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• City of Lethbridge provides August Encampment Strategy update - Lethbridge News Now

  17-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Fairmont Palliser guests flood street after fire breaks out in iconic hotel's basement

  17-08-2023 06:15
  
  Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Fairmont Palliser on Wednesday night after a fire broke out in the basement. Fire crews responded to the iconic downtown hotel on 9 Avenue S.W. around 8:45 p.m. Guests quickly got out of the building and converged across the street -- some of them still in their bathrobes. Buses were sent to the scene to provide shelter for the evacuees. Police taped off an area near a stairwell to the basement where it appears the fire broke out. Police were assisting
  
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• 1 person stabbed in altercation near northwest convenience store

  17-08-2023 06:01
  
  Paramedics and police responded to a stabbing in Calgary's northwest on Wednesday night. It happened near the One Stop Convenience Store in the 6300 block of Bowness Road around 8:30 p.m. Police say one person was stabbed but the injuries are not believed to be serious. Police believe the offender and the victim are known to each other.
  
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• 1 person stabbed in altercation near northwest Calgary convenience store

  17-08-2023 06:01
  
  Paramedics and police responded to a stabbing in Calgary's northwest on Wednesday night. It happened near the One Stop Convenience Store in the 6300 block of Bowness Road around 8:30 p.m. Police say one person was stabbed but the injuries are not believed to be serious. Police believe the offender and the victim are known to each other.
  
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• Calgary police arrest 1 person for impaired driving following rollover

  17-08-2023 05:28
  
  One person is in custody with a charge of impaired driving pending after a vehicle rollover in Calgary on Wednesday evening. Police say a vehicle was driven into numerous other vehicles in the city's southwest before rolling and landing on its roof. The incident happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the area of 17 Avenue and 17 Street S.W. According to police, no one was injured, including the person arrested. Anyone with information or dash-cam video relating to the incident is asked to contact
  
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