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• Calgary and District Labour Council hosts Labour Day drive to benefit local food banks

  04-09-2023 21:49
  
  The Calgary and District Labour Council held its Labour Day Food Drive on Monday. The event was held in support of the Interfaith Food Bank and the Veterans Food Bank. The Calgary and District Labour Council, which represents 44,000 union members in the public and private sectors, says it encouraged its membership to donate food and money. Non-perishable food items including canned fruits and vegetables, baby formula and pasta were being accepted. The group says it has received more food donatio
  
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• Smoky skies linger over Calgary for Labour Day

  04-09-2023 20:32
  
  Calgarians could see, smell and taste the smoke as it sat thick in the air Monday morning in the city. As of 11 a.m., the air-quality conditions in Calgary sat at a nine, the upper end of high-risk. That was expected to drop down to a seven at some point Monday night, according to Environment Canada. A seven is still within the high-risk range. The Calgary Stampeders said Monday morning it was monitoring air-quality conditions heading into the Labour Day Classic against the Edmonton Elks. The St
  
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• Smoke in Edmonton jumps from 14 hours annually to 199+ in 15 years

  04-09-2023 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Between 1981 and 2023, the number of annual "smoke hours" in Edmonton has risen from an average of 14 to 199 hours so far this year. Experts say it's affecting our mental health.
  
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• A potentially stressful week is ahead for Yellowknife residents, says N.W.T. minister

  04-09-2023 20:17
  
  Many Yellowknife residents could return to their homes this week, following a three-week evacuation due to the devastating wildfires burning across the Northwest Territories. As of Wednesday at 12 p.m. MDT, the city will officially reopen to the general public, according to Caroline Wawzonek, a Member of the Legislative Assembly and the Minister of Finance for the Northwest Territories. “I think people are very pleased to know that there's now a timeline by which the Yellowknife residents
  
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• Hay River resident who lost everything in N.W.T. wildfires grateful town is still standing

  04-09-2023 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sandra Patterson Lester shares her harrowing story about surviving a wildfire, losing her home and rebuilding.
  
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• Tens of thousands still stranded by Burning Man flooding in Nevada desert

  04-09-2023 19:13
  
  Tens of thousands of partygoers were still stranded Monday morning in the northern Nevada desert after a late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a mud pit. Burning Man organizers said the main road leading out of the festival was still too muddy for a mass exodus of RVs and vehicles to safely exit but hoped traffic could begin flowing around noon Monday. Organizers closed the festival to vehicles after more than a half an inch (1.3 centimetres) of rain on Friday drenched th
  
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• Burning Man revellers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert

  04-09-2023 19:13
  
  Muddy roads that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. Burning Man organizers said they began to let traffic flow out of the main road around 2 p.m. local time -- even as they continued to ask revellers to delay their exit to Tuesday to ease traffic. As of Monday afternoon, they said about 64,000 people remained at the festival site.5 Things t
  
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• Rocky Mountain House RCMP issue shelter-in-place order for 'male armed with a firearm'

  04-09-2023 18:36
  
  Mounties out of Rocky Mountain House are telling some residents to stay put while they deal with a potentially armed and dangerous male. The RCMP issued a shelter-in-place for residents of the 46 Street and 53 Avenue area at 10:11 a.m. Monday. According to the emergency alert, "RCMP are currently looking for a male armed with a firearm east of the Canadian Tire/No Frills." Residents are advised to do the following: Stay away from the area; or Remain inside your home and lock the doors; and Repor
  
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• Rocky Mountain House RCMP ends shelter-in-place order for 'male armed with a firearm'

  04-09-2023 18:36
  
  Mounties out of Rocky Mountain House brought a shelter-in-place order to an end with the arrest of one individual. The RCMP issued a shelter-in-place order for residents of the 46 Street and 53 Avenue area at 10:11 a.m. According to the emergency alert, police were "looking for a male armed with a firearm east of the Canadian Tire/No Frills." Police ended the emergency alert just before 11:30 a.m. "Rocky Mountain House RCMP advise the shelter-in-place has now ended. One male has been safely take
  
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• Alert cancelled 1 hour after Alberta RCMP warn Rocky Mountain House residents about armed suspect

  04-09-2023 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  About one hour after it was first issued, an Alberta Emergency Alert regarding an armed suspect on the loose was lifted for Rocky Mountain House, Alta., on Monday morning.
  
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• Alberta RCMP issue warning to Rocky Mountain House residents as officers seek armed suspect

  04-09-2023 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued for Rocky Mountain House, Alta., on Monday morning as police warned about an armed suspect on the loose.
  
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• ASIRT probes woman's death while in Lethbridge police custody - Calgary Herald

  04-09-2023 17:54 via news.google.com
  
  ASIRT probes woman's death while in Lethbridge police custody  Calgary Herald
  
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• Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth singer, dead at 56

  04-09-2023 17:53
  
  Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of the rock group Smash Mouth, died Monday, his manager tells CNN. He was 56. No cause of death was shared, but Harwell had been receiving hospice care over the weekend. He died at his home in Boise, Idaho, with family and friends by his side, according Robert Hayes, the manager of Smash Mouth. “Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle,” Hayes said in a statement to CNN.
  
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• Lethbridge Weekly Goalie Skills | October 16 - Feb 12, 2024 at ... - Hockey Alberta

  04-09-2023 17:43 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Weekly Goalie Skills | October 16 - Feb 12, 2024 at ...  Hockey Alberta
  
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• Poor air quality reported across Alberta as wildfire smoke lingers

  04-09-2023 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Monday morning, special air quality statements had been issued all over the province by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
  
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• Calgary Hitmen training camp a wrap; pre-season play starts later this week

  04-09-2023 17:05
  
  The Calgary Hitmen are all set to start up their pre-season. Training camp for the squad wrapped over the weekend and they'll hit the road for Friday. "Overall, the quality of the camp was excellent," head coach Steve Hamilton said. "I thought it was a really good collection of skill this year. The young guys came here and impressed." First in the Hitmen's sights are the Red Deer Rebels on Sept. 8 in Siksika. The next day, it'll be the Edmonton Oil Kings in Enoch. And then, they'll face the Leth
  
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• Hit-and-run pedestrian collision in northwest Calgary leaves man dead; police locate, arrest suspect

  04-09-2023 16:35
  
  One man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in northwest Calgary on Monday just after midnight. Another man believed to be the driver has been arrested, allegedly having fled the scene. Police say the hit-and-run pedestrian collision happened near 16th and Montgomery avenues N.W. The person struck, at this point only identified as an adult male, was discovered by an EMS unit in the area, police say. He died at the scene. According to police, a suspect vehicle was located not long after. An
  
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• Canes Chatter: September 4th, 2023 - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  04-09-2023 15:58 via news.google.com
  
  Canes Chatter: September 4th, 2023 - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins Tuesday

  04-09-2023 14:34
  
  As Tamara Lich was led away from supporters in handcuffs on the snowy streets of Ottawa in 2022, she threw a single phrase over her shoulder. "Hold the line," said the petite figurehead of the "Freedom Convoy" movement as the officers at each of her elbows walked her to the waiting cruiser.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Nightly Briefing newsletter: Sign up for an in-depth look at the day’s most compelling newsShe was echoing the words shou
  
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• Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber’s trial begins on Tuesday

  04-09-2023 14:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two of the main Freedom Convoy organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are charged with mischief, counsel to commit mischief, intimidation and obstructing police.
  
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• 'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2023 12:06 via news.google.com
  
  'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation to quietly mark anniversary of mass ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2023 10:06 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatchewan First Nation to quietly mark anniversary of mass ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman released from hospital dies while in Lethbridge police custody - Calgary Herald

  04-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Woman released from hospital dies while in Lethbridge police custody  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigating in-custody ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2023 08:05 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigating in-custody ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman released from hospital into police custody dies in Lethbridge - CityNews Calgary

  04-09-2023 05:52 via news.google.com
  Woman released from hospital into police custody dies in Lethbridge  CityNews Calgary
  
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• 'School might not be on their radar at the moment': Back-to-class will look different in Shuswap area

  04-09-2023 04:40
  
  The start of the new school year is just days away for most British Columbian students, but for some in wildfire-ravaged neighbourhoods, they will have to wait. The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is hitting pause for a portion of its student body until September 11 as families remain under evacuation orders. The school district wrote in a letter that information has been shared with families of North Shuswap Elementary about relocating both staff and students from that school to Carlin E
  
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• Early lab tests suggest new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 may be less contagious and less immune-evasive than feared

  04-09-2023 04:10
  
  Scientists around the world are fast-tracking lab experiments to try to understand the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. Results just beginning to emerge are offering some reassurance, experts say. Two groups — one in China and one in Sweden — have publicly reported results, and more are expected as early as Monday from the United States. So far, early results paint BA.2.86 as more of a paper tiger rather than the looming beast it first&
  
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• Monday qualifier Wannasaen goes low to win Portland Classic - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2023 03:45 via news.google.com
  
  Monday qualifier Wannasaen goes low to win Portland Classic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• LGBTQ2S+ community, allies call for more support to address hate as Calgary Pride Parade returns to downtown core

  04-09-2023 02:51
  
  Downtown Calgary was taken over by rainbow-coloured flags on Sunday as the Calgary Pride Parade rolled through. The event has special meaning to Eren Schroeder, who identifies as trans. “It’s been a really hard journey, but I’ve been pushing through and enjoying and being authentic to who I am, and I’ve found some of my people so far,” they said. Schroeder’s mom, Tamara, was by their side, giving out free hugs to anyone who wanted one. She says her goal is to
  
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• Canada bounces Cuba to net senior women's VCC bronze medal - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2023 02:10 via news.google.com
  
  Canada bounces Cuba to net senior women's VCC bronze medal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Flights delayed after one plane hits another on tarmac at YVR

  04-09-2023 01:22
  
  Passengers are being switched to different flights after one Air Canada plane hit another on the tarmac at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Sunday afternoon. While being pushed back from the gate, an Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319’s wingtip “made contact” with the wing of a Jazz Air Canada Express Q400, which was parked at a nearby gate, an Air Canada spokesperson told CTV News in an email statement. No travellers or ground staff were injured, the spokesperson said. The Q400
  
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• Containing West Kelowna wildfire will take 'weeks, not days': BC Wildfire Service

  04-09-2023 00:53
  
  The McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, which is still burning out of control at around 13,700 hectares, will take weeks to contain, BC Wildfire Service said. “We’re in this for the long haul now,” Scott Rennick, BCWS incident commander for the Kelowna-area Grouse Complex, said in an update Sunday. He said the forecast in the area for much of September is calling for continued warm, dry weather, with temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. “It’s going to be
  
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• Labour Day Battle of Alberta chance for Elks, Stampeders to generate needed momentum

  04-09-2023 00:51
  
  The Edmonton Elks have a little confidence. The Calgary Stampeders need some. The CFL's annual Battle of Alberta on Labour Day in Calgary features a pair of West Division clubs with gaps between themselves and a playoff spot. Calgary (3-8) has lost three straight in August, all to the top three teams in the CFL. Edmonton (2-9) has won two games in a row after a miserable start to the season. Canadian quarterback Tre Ford, a University of Waterloo alum, marshalled Edmonton to those two victories,
  
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