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• University of Lethbridge researchers awarded more than $2.3 ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 23:52 via news.google.com
  
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• First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C.

  29-08-2023 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. health officials said the case was confirmed in the Fraser Health region, and involves a person who had not travelled outside the province.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta restaurant owner acquitted on charges linked to public health restrictions

  29-08-2023 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, Scott's lawyer, Chad Williamson, told Global News that his client was acquitted of all charges.
  
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• B.C. officials confirm Canada's first case of BA.2.86 COVID variant

  29-08-2023 23:13
  
  B.C. health officials have confirmed a case of the BA.2.86 strain of SARS-Cov-2, the first such infection to be detected in Canada. The COVID-19 variant was recently added to the World Health Organization's list of variants under monitoring.  While it is not currently driving the ongoing uptick in infections in Europe, the U.S. and Canada, BA.2.86 has some mutations that "raise an eyebrow," according to Dr. Isaac Bogoch, a Toronto-based infectious disease expert, who spoke to CTVNews.ca abo
  
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• Trans Mountain facing intense deadline pressure to finish pipeline on time: Documents

  29-08-2023 23:12
  
  New documents suggest the Crown corporation behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is worried it won't complete the project on schedulein spite of internal and external pressure to do so. In a letter to the Canada Energy Regulator dated Aug. 28, a First Nation in B.C. details a meeting with Trans Mountain executives that reveals the extent of the deadline pressure facing the corporation. The Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation opposes Trans Mountain's recent request for approval to modify th
  
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• CFL helped develop Calgary native Burleson's love for football

  29-08-2023 23:02
  
  He never played a down in Canada, but it was the CFL that ignited Nate Burleson's football passion. Burleson's father, Al, spent six seasons as a defensive back with the Calgary Stampeders (1976-81), earning league all-star honours in 1978. And it was during the '81 campaign that Nate Burleson was born in the Alberta city. After Al Burleson finished his pro career with the USFL's Los Angeles Express in 1983, the family moved to Seattle. That's where Nate Burleson grew up before accepting a footb
  
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• Fine Works in Wood exhibition coming to Calgary's Southcentre Mall in September

  29-08-2023 22:53
  
  The Southern Alberta Woodworkers Society (SAWS) is hosting its biannual exhibition at Calgary's Southcentre Mall next month, featuring 65 pieces from 34 makers. Participants spend hundreds of hours crafting furniture and other items for the 10-day event. Bill Maniotakis, a member of SAWS for 16 years, says the society has almost 100 members. "Inspiration comes from other people," he said. "Because basically, everything's been made before, so we use our spin on things to create something and when
  
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• Overdue hiker from Calgary found dead on Banff's Cascade Mountain - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 22:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary police dismantle large homeless encampment in city's southeast

  29-08-2023 22:08
  
  A large-scale cleanup is underway at the site of a homeless encampment tucked in a forested area northwest of Deerfoot Trail and Glenmore Trail. As of Tuesday morning, three large bins of items had been removed with a huge amount of additional material still had yet to be cleaned. The Calgary Police Service says officers have been working with the dozen or so people living at the encampment over the past few months to help correct some of the issues arising from the camp and to help those living
  
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• Coaldale man charged in connection to stolen vehicle - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 21:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Global Affairs Canada issues LGBTQ2S+ travel advisory for United States

  29-08-2023 21:17
  
  Canada has updated its international travel advisories to warn members of the LGBTQ+ community that they may face discrimination if they travel to some places in the United States. The move comes after at least 18 U.S. states passed laws that limit or ban certain things relevant to the community, including gender-affirming medical care for minors and teaching about sexual orientation in schools. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security also warned in May that threats of violence against the LGBT
  
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• Investigation underway into small aircraft crash near Claresholm - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 20:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Some communities oppose Alberta’s 6 month pause on renewable energy approvals

  29-08-2023 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Alberta communities are pushing back against the provincial government's six-month pause on approvals of new renewable energy projects.
  
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• Some Alberta communities oppose 6-month pause on renewable energy approvals

  29-08-2023 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Alberta communities are pushing back against the provincial government's six-month pause on approvals of new renewable energy projects.
  
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• London, Ont., woman killed in southern Alberta plane crash

  29-08-2023 20:13
  
  An Ontario woman is dead after the small plane she was in went down northeast of the Claresholm airport on Monday. At 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 28, Claresholm RCMP were notified by 911 about a plane crash. Emergency crews attended the scene and found the wreckage of a small plane. The pilot and single occupant, identified as a 24-year-old woman from London, Ont., was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say the Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Claresholm is located approximately 134 kilo
  
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• Canada 'trailing partners' on securing vital utilities and services ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 20:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Critical CPRA weekend – Lethbridge and Okotoks pro rodeo highlights - rdnewsnow.com

  29-08-2023 20:05 via news.google.com
  
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• Animal surrenders increasing across Alberta; Edmontonians asked to care for dogs

  29-08-2023 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Animal Care and Control Centre won't be accepting surrenders of healthy dogs for the time being, the City of Edmonton said Tuesday.
  
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• Woman dies in plane crash in Claresholm, Alta., TSB investigates

  29-08-2023 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A privately registered small aircraft crashed in Claresholm, Alta on Monday and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team to investigate.
  
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• TSB investigates small plane crash in Claresholm, Alta.

  29-08-2023 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A privately registered small aircraft crashed in Claresholm, Alta on Monday and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team to investigate.
  
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• UPDATE: Missing rafters located safely south of Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 19:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Mandatory recycling and organic programs coming into effect for ... - My Lethbridge Now

  29-08-2023 19:13 via news.google.com
  
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• LPS recognizes 2 previously unknown on-duty deaths on 90th anniversary of passing

  29-08-2023 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Exactly 90 years after their deaths, Lethbridge police formally recognized the sacrifices of Sgt. Joseph Blocksidge and Const. Joseph Farrell over the weekend.
  
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• Proline customers doing well supporting Canada at FIBA World Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 19:01 via news.google.com
  
  Proline customers doing well supporting Canada at FIBA World Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stolen tools, stolen identification and weapons seized in Cochrane bust

  29-08-2023 18:26
  
  A Cochrane man faces several charges in connection with a large amount of stolen tools, identity documents, weapons and drugs seized by police last week. On Aug. 24, police were notified about a male who was passed out in the driver's seat of a vehicle in the West Terrace neighbourhood of Cochrane. Responding officers saw drug paraphernalia in plain view near the driver and later discovered that both the vehicle and licence plate were stolen. "The driver was taken into custody without incident,"
  
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• Climate protester splashes paint on Tom Thomson piece at National Gallery of Canada

  29-08-2023 18:15
  
  A climate protester splashed paint on a Tom Thomson piece hanging in the National Gallery of Canada Tuesday as part of escalating activities demanding a national firefighting service. A member of the group On2Ottawa, which periodically blocked traffic in Ottawa this month, splashed paint on Thomson's 1914-15 painting "Northern River". A video shared by the group on Instagram shows a member smearing pink paint on the glass that protects the oil on canvas painting and then gluing himself to the fl
  
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• Final Lethbridge & District Exhibition 50/50 jackpot nearly $85K - My Lethbridge Now

  29-08-2023 17:55 via news.google.com
  
  Final Lethbridge & District Exhibition 50/50 jackpot nearly $85K  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Hiker found dead in Banff National Park

  29-08-2023 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary man's body was found in Banff National Park as crews were flying over Cascade Mountain, according to RCMP.
  
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• Mandatory Recycling and Organics program for Lethbridge ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 17:28 via news.google.com
  
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• Missing hiker found dead on Cascade Mountain

  29-08-2023 17:25
  
  Police say a hiker who went missing over the weekend in Banff National Park has been found dead. Officials say the death is not suspicious. At 3:50 p.m. on Aug. 27, Banff RCMP were notified about an overdue hiker. Officers found their vehicle at the Banff airstrip and requested assistance from Parks Canada in the search. On Monday at 11 a.m., aerial search crews found a body on Cascade Mountain. "Shortly after, ground crews located the 64-year-old Calgary resident, who was unfortunately deceased
  
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• Calgary households to be included in upcoming StatCan health report

  29-08-2023 16:20
  
  Hundreds of Calgary residents will be asked to participate in a new health survey from Statistics Canada. The agency says approximately 800 households have been randomly selected in the city to participate in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). Statistics Canada says the report is "vital" to improving health care because it will provide up-to-date information on Canadians. "The data from this survey is used by researchers to further understand the relationship between disease risk factor
  
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• Mother and son reported missing on Old Man River: Lethbridge police

  29-08-2023 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police are asking for help in finding a mother and son who went searching for fossils on Old Man River with another person and hasn’t been heard from since Monday.
  
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• Mother and son reported missing along Old Man Road: Lethbridge police

  29-08-2023 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police are asking for help in finding a mother and son who went searching for fossils on Old Man Road with another person and hasn’t been heard from since Monday.
  
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• Lethbridge police search for missing mother, son near Oldman River

  29-08-2023 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police are asking for help finding a mother and son who went searching for fossils on the Old Man River with another person and have not been heard from since Monday.
  
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• Alberta mother, son and mother’s boyfriend found safe after disappearing near Oldman River: LPS

  29-08-2023 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three missing people last heard from while floating down a river in southern Alberta have been safely found, the Lethbridge Police Service said Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Trio missing after southern Alberta rafting trip found safe: RCMP

  29-08-2023 14:48
  
  Police in southern Alberta say three people who went missing during a rafting trip gave been located and are safe. A 38-year-old woman, her three-year-old son and her boyfriend were reported missing on Aug. 28 by a family member. The family member said the trio had set out on a raft to look for ammonite. They then received a text on Aug. 27 saying they were running out of food and water. "She asked the family member to come and pick them up 'south of Lethbridge' but wasn’t sure what river
  
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• Mom and son part of trio missing after southern Alberta rafting trip

  29-08-2023 14:48
  
  Police in southern Alberta are searching for three people who went missing during a rafting trip. The Lethbridge Police Service says 38-year-old Sheena Empringham, her three-year-old son Atreyu and her boyfriend, whose identity isn't known, were reported missing on Aug. 28 by a family member. The family member said the trio had set out on a raft to look for ammonite. Empringham sent a text on Aug. 27 saying they were running out of food and water. "She asked the family member to come and pick th
  
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• Mom and son part of group missing in southern Alberta after rafting trip

  29-08-2023 14:48
  
  A mother, her son and a third person are considered missing after they lost contact with family members during a rafting trip on southern Alberta's Old Man River. The Lethbridge Police Service says Sheena Empiringham, her son Atreyu and another individual set out on a raft to look for ammonite. Officials did not share any information about the third person, including anything about their relationship with Sheena and Atreyu. Family members last spoke to the group on Sunday, when they said they we
  
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• Premier Smith says Alberta needs more energy following grid alert - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 14:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Yellowknife on 'Phase 3' of re-entry plan. Here's what that means

  29-08-2023 13:58
  
  While an evacuation order remains in place for the City of Yellowknife, the municipality has started its re-entry plan for evacuees. Yellowknife's mayor, Rebecca Atly told CTV News Channel on Tuesday there will be five phases to the re-entry plan. Holding the fire back and ensuring critical infrastructure is not damaged are the first two steps in the plan, she said.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppOffi
  
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• Some fires held in N.W.T. while others threaten communities. Here's where

  29-08-2023 13:58
  
  An evacuation order remains in place for the City of Yellowknife as fires in the area are "being held." Officials said in an online update on Monday evening the fire, located about 15 kilometres from the territory's capital, is "not likely to spread beyond existent or predetermined boundaries."The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThis may come as a relief for the 20,000 residents who were forced to flee their homes more than a week ago, however questio
  
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• Plans to return evacuees to Yellowknife in the works. Here's what we know

  29-08-2023 13:58
  
  While an evacuation order remains in place for the City of Yellowknife, the municipality has started its re-entry plan for evacuees. Yellowknife's mayor, Rebecca Atly told CTV News Channel on Tuesday there will be five phases to the re-entry plan. Holding the fire back and ensuring critical infrastructure is not damaged are the first two steps in the plan, she said.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppOffi
  
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• Franklin remains Category 4 hurricane, still tracking south of Atlantic Canada

  29-08-2023 13:18
  
  The National Hurricane Center says Franklin remains a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it moves northward in the Atlantic. In a Tuesday morning update, the agency said the storm was about 615 kilometres west-southwest of Bermuda, with maximum sustained winds of 220 km/h, and moving 15 km/h toward the north-northeast. The National Hurricane Center says while winds have decreased, the storm is still a 'formidable' Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. A tropical storm wa
  
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• Civil emergency cancelled in Cardston after gas leak resolved - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 12:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Neurosurgeon pulls live worm from brain of Australian woman hospitalized with 'mystery illness'

  29-08-2023 12:42
  
  A neurosurgeon investigating a woman's mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient's brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient's skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite, which measured 8 centimeters, or 3 inches. "I just thought: `What is that? It doesn't make any sense. But it's alive and moving,"' Bandi was quoted Tuesday in The Canberra Times ne
  
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• Female physicians difficult to find for Lethbridge residents - Lethbrige Herald

  29-08-2023 12:11 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge paddlers help Canada earn top spot in Dragon Boat ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-08-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Yellowknife phased re-entry plan announced

  29-08-2023 04:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the city remains under an evacuation order, a plan is being developed with the Government of the Northwest Territories to ensure residents can return to their homes safely.
  
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• The Last of Us picks up awards for its filming locations in Alberta

  29-08-2023 04:18
  
  The largest project in the history of the Alberta film and television industry won big at the 10th annual Location Managers Guild International Awards in California on Saturday. The Last of Us took home the award for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series, beating out other big names like Succession and The Handmaid’s Tale. "Whether it was a hundred businesses, asking them to close down for a week or more at a time, or entire cities when we closed down major arteries, I'
  
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• Olympian and Calgary Marathon founder Douglas Kyle remembered following crash

  29-08-2023 01:46
  
  Douglas Kyle, a two-time Olympian and founder of the Calgary Marathon and Calgary Track and Field club, has died at age 91. Kyle's family confirmed to CTV News that he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover in the city's southeast on Sunday night. Police say a blue 2017 Chevrolet Spark veered off the road at the intersection of 114 Avenue S.E. and 84 Street S.E. Investigators say the car was travelling east on 114 Avenue toward 84 Street, where it approached a T-intersection and subsequently
  
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