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• 7 Calgary seniors recognized for outstanding contributions to the city

  11-09-2023 23:32
  
  The recipients of Calgary's 2023 Top 7 Over 70 were announced on Monday, and will soon be celebrated for the impact they continue to have on the city despite their advanced age. Among this year's recipients is former senator Ron Ghitter, 88, who has created a new human rights forum.  In his spare time, Ghitter has put Calgary on the tennis map by raising millions of dollars to build the Osten & Victor Alberta Tennis Centre. "I really believe it's important to have a purpose in life when
  
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• More closures expected through Kicking Horse Canyon as project nears completion

  11-09-2023 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ministry of Transportation said these closures are necessary to complete construction without the presence of traffic.
  
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• Sign project looks to preserve Blackfoot language - My Lethbridge Now

  11-09-2023 22:54 via news.google.com
  
  Sign project looks to preserve Blackfoot language  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Motorcycle crash on Anderson Road leaves man with serious injuries

  11-09-2023 22:52
  
  Calgary police are looking for dash-cam footage from a Monday motorcycle crash that seriously injured one person. Police say the drive lost control of his Suzuki motorcycle while travelling in the westbound lanes of Anderson Road near Bonaventure Drive S.E. at 1 p.m. The incident took place just before 1 p.m. at Anderson Road and Bonaventure Drive. Police say the motorcyclist, a 68-year-old man, was travelling in the lane closest to the centre median, when he applied brakes to the rear tire and
  
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• 1 person in serious condition following motorcycle crash

  11-09-2023 22:52
  
  One person is in serious, non-life threatening condition following a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon. The incident took place just before 1 p.m. at Anderson Road and Bonaventure Drive. EMS confirmed the motorcyclist was transported to Foothills Medical Centre. At around 1:30 p.m., the city's @yyctransportation social media feed said westbound Anderson between Arcadia Drive and Bonaventure Drive S.E. was closed. It advised using an alternate route.UPDATE: Traffic incident on Anderson b/w Acadia
  
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• Alberta government introduces new public safety protocols aimed at addressing crime concerns

  11-09-2023 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's provincial government announced new protocols on Monday in an effort to address increasing concerns about violence being committed in the province's major cities.
  
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• Cecchini, Boyer and Widmer named new coaches for national skeleton program

  11-09-2023 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has named Joe Cecchini, Kevin Boyer and Micaela Widmer as its newest coaches for the national skeleton program.
  
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• Fort Macleod RCMP seeking public's help locating missing woman - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2023 22:12 via news.google.com
  
  Fort Macleod RCMP seeking public's help locating missing woman  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman charged after Lethbridge screwdriver stabbing

  11-09-2023 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to police, an investigation revealed a woman stabbed a 33-year-old man multiple times in the head with a screwdriver, then used the weapon to hit a 72-year-old man.
  
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• Suspect sought in armed robbery at Lethbridge business

  11-09-2023 22:03
  
  Authorities are looking for the public's help to find a suspect in connection with an armed robbery at a Lethbridge business. At 7:35 p.m. on Sept. 10, Lethbridge police were called to Frank's Deli, in the 3900 block of Forestry Avenue South. Officers were told an unknown man wearing a black mask came into the store and pointed a gun at the female clerk. The woman did not provide any money or property and the suspect fled the scene on foot shortly afterward, police said. He is described as:Light
  
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• Four Lethbridge Hurricanes chosen for NHL rookie camps - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2023 21:47 via news.google.com
  
  Four Lethbridge Hurricanes chosen for NHL rookie camps  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge woman charged in screwdriver stabbing at shelter

  11-09-2023 21:44
  
  A Lethbridge woman is facing charges after she allegedly stabbed someone with a screwdriver. Police say the attack happened at the Lethbridge Shelter in the 800 block of 2A Avenue North at roughly 5:30 a.m. on Sunday. Stacy Leigh Carlson, 33, is accused of stabbing a 33-year old male in the head multiple times, then using the screwdriver to strike a 72-year-old man. Police say security staff intervened, holding the woman until officers arrived on scene. "Upon police arrival, the subject refused
  
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• Alberta family frustrated by autopsy delay in B.C. following fatal crash on Highway 1

  11-09-2023 21:38
  
  An Alberta family has been left frustrated by what they call bureaucratic deficiencies in British Columbia surrounding autopsies. Lance Pottruff, 70, lives in High River, Alta. and found out on Aug. 5, that his youngest son Craig had been involved in a head-on collision along the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke that afternoon. Craig, 42, was a passenger in a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. “He lived life large,” said Pottruff. “The first night y
  
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• 6th Street Block Party - My Lethbridge Now

  11-09-2023 21:13 via news.google.com
  
  6th Street Block Party  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• NDP MP wants Suncor CEO to tell MPs why company moving away from focus on clean energy

  11-09-2023 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  NDP MP Charlie Angus says the head of oilsands giant Suncor needs to explain to a House of Commons committee why he's moving his company's focus away from clean energy.
  
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• 42nd Annual Southern Alberta Toy Run happening Saturday - My Lethbridge Now

  11-09-2023 20:18 via news.google.com
  
  42nd Annual Southern Alberta Toy Run happening Saturday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Airdrie RCMP investigating historical missing persons case from 1995

  11-09-2023 20:16
  
  Airdrie RCMP are appealing to the public for help as they investigate a decades-old missing person case. Jason Aurthur Misurko, also known as Jason Bright, was reported missing on Sept. 17, 1995. The 23-year-old left Airdrie for Fort McMurray, picking up a hitchhiker on the way. "They then left Fort McMurray for Valleyview, where he was last seen," RCMP said in a Monday news release. At the time of his disappearance, Misurko drove a blue 1978 Oldsmobile Omega. In 1995, Misurko was described as b
  
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• Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton announces new coaches for national skeleton program

  11-09-2023 19:28
  
  Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has named Joe Cecchini, Kevin Boyer and Micaela Widmer as its newest coaches for the national skeleton program. Cecchini will take on the dual role of head coach and technical lead. After beginning his skeleton career on Canada's development team from 2006-2012, he went on to compete for Italy at the 2018 Olympics. He has also worked privately with many of Canada's skeleton athletes over the last two years as a club and international coach at the Whistler Sliding Centre
  
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• Lethbridge City Council, committee meetings set to resume - City of Lethbridge

  11-09-2023 19:24 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge City Council, committee meetings set to resume  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Prolific Calgary offender, wanted on 26 warrants, arrested

  11-09-2023 19:10
  
  Calgary police say they've caught a woman wanted in connection with a multiple break-and-enters in several communities. An alert was issued about Erika Provost on Sept. 6. She was wanted in connection with a number of incidents that occurred in Rocky Ridge, The Hamptons, Tuscany, Nolan Hill and Redstone as well as related offences. Officials say she was arrested without incident on Sept. 9.
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: September 11, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2023 18:56 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: September 11, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Power outage impacts hundreds in south and north Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2023 18:47 via news.google.com
  
  Power outage impacts hundreds in south and north Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Teen brothers accused in Copperfield basketball court stabbing appear in court

  11-09-2023 18:44
  
  The two suspects facing second degree murder charges in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old in Copperfield last week, appeared in court Monday. The 16-year-old and his 18-year-old brother are accused in the death of Danillo Canales Glenn, who Calgary police say was bear sprayed and stabbed several times at a community basketball court on Sept. 5. Police say Canales Glenn was playing basketball with friends shortly before 8 p.m. at the time of the attack and that the victim and accused didn&rsqu
  
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• Parade of Homes showcases work done by YQL homebuilders - My Lethbridge Now

  11-09-2023 18:43 via news.google.com
  
  Parade of Homes showcases work done by YQL homebuilders  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• LFGA Open Sight in Clinics September - My Lethbridge Now

  11-09-2023 18:43 via news.google.com
  
  LFGA Open Sight in Clinics September  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Cochrane RCMP search for possible armed individual

  11-09-2023 18:17
  
  Police lifted a 'shelter in place' order for residents in a Cochrane, Alta. neighbourhood, but are continuing to investigate reports of an armed man in the community west of Calgary. RCMP were called to Bow Ridge on Monday morning for reports of an armed man in the community and ordered residents to remain indoors. Police said the suspect they were looking for is Greg Deviat and it's believed he may be armed. Officials say he left his home on a scooter and was last seen wearing black T-shirt and
  
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• Canucks name defenceman Quinn Hughes 15th captain in franchise ... - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2023 17:36 via news.google.com
  
  Canucks name defenceman Quinn Hughes 15th captain in franchise ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' lawyers attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying at trial

  11-09-2023 17:31
  
  The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests are attempting to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives from taking the stand. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are on trial for criminal charges related to their role in the demonstration, which blockaded Ottawa city streets for weeks last year as protesters railed against COVID-19 public health measures. The Crown plans to call five Ottawa residents as witnesses in the case, to describe w
  
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• Crescent Point plans $1.05B to $1.15B in development capital expenditures for 2024

  11-09-2023 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it plans to spend $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion on development capital expenditures next year.
  
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• Fire damages multiple homes in McKenzie Towne

  11-09-2023 14:15
  
  Firefighters were called to a southeast Calgary community to deal with a blaze that tore through a number of garages and homes. At least three or four homes were damaged and several garages were destroyed in the fire that took place sometime overnight on Prestwick Heights S.E. As of 6 a.m., fire crews are still at the scene, monitoring for hot spots. There is no word on any injuries in the fire and a cause is under investigation. This is a developing story and we will have more details when they
  
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• Lawyers for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying

  11-09-2023 13:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tamara Lich's lawyer Lawrence Greenspon says he will argue on Monday afternoon that those witnesses should not be allowed to testify.
  
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• Moscow and Pyongyang confirm North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia to meet with Putin

  11-09-2023 12:31
  
  Russia and North Korea confirmed Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia in a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal that could fuel Moscow's war in Ukraine. A brief statement on the Kremlin's website said Kim's visit is at Putin's invitation and would take place "in the coming days." The visit also was reported by North Korea's official KCNA news agency, saying he would meet with Putin.Nightly
  
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• What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

  11-09-2023 12:24
  
  An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble. Law enforcement and aid workers -- both Moroccan and international -- have arrived in the region south of the city of Marrakech that was hardest hit by the magnitude-6.8 tremor on Friday night and several aftershocks. Residents await food, water and electricity, and giant boulders now block steep
  
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• Trudeau and Canadian delegation stranded in India for at least one more night as backup plans sought

  11-09-2023 12:10
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in India for another night after the government of Canada’s plane was grounded shortly before the delegation’s departure from the G20 summit in New Delhi Sunday. Senior government sources say the “earliest” departure for the prime minister and the Canadian delegation is late Tuesday afternoon local time. Capital Dispatch: Sign up for the latest in federal politics and why it matters Top headlines on Canadian politics, all in
  
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• Backup plane on its way to pick up PM Trudeau and Canadian delegation stranded in India

  11-09-2023 12:10
  
  A second Polaris plane is on its way to India where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian G20 delegation are stranded after a “technical issue” with the original plane was discovered shortly before departure. The Prime Minister’s Office says a backup Airbus, CFC002, has left Trenton and is heading to India to pick up the delegation. Publicly available flight tracking software shows the Airbus left CFB Trenton at 8 p.m. EDT Sunday and stopped over in England early Monda
  
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• Backup plane and technician on its way, but Trudeau and delegation in India for at least one more night

  11-09-2023 12:10
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in India for another night after the government of Canada’s plane was grounded shortly before the delegation’s departure from the G20 summit in New Delhi Sunday. Senior government sources say the “earliest” departure for the prime minister and the Canadian delegation is late Tuesday afternoon local time. Capital Dispatch: Sign up for the latest in federal politics and why it matters Top headlines on Canadian politics, all in
  
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• Woman charged after Lethbridge screwdriver stabbing - Global News

  11-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Woman charged after Lethbridge screwdriver stabbing  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge woman charged in connection with stabbing - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge woman charged in connection with stabbing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge United Way runs Pull the Bus charity event - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge United Way runs Pull the Bus charity event  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge bus pull raises money for United Way - CTV News Calgary

  11-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge bus pull raises money for United Way  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Four Hurricanes to Attend NHL Rookie Camps - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  11-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Four Hurricanes to Attend NHL Rookie Camps - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Canes Chatter: September 11th, 2023 - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  11-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Canes Chatter: September 11th, 2023 - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Workdays with Morgan - My Lethbridge Now

  11-09-2023 08:00 via news.google.com
  
  Workdays with Morgan  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta premier asks ministers for 'full assessment' of E. coli outbreak in Calgary

  11-09-2023 03:46
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's asked her health minister, as well as her children and family services minister, to "do a full assessment" of an E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares. Alberta Health Services says in a statement that as of Sunday, there were a total of 190 lab-confirmed cases connected to the outbreak which was declared nearly a week ago. That's up from 140 on Friday. It says there are currently 27 patients receiving care in hospital, and that 20 patients have bee
  
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• Indian prime minister scolds Trudeau over Sikh protests

  11-09-2023 02:50
  
  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed strong concerns about protests in Canada against India to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, according a statement by India. New Delhi has been long sensitive to Sikh protesters in Canada. In June, India criticized Canada for allowing a float in a parade depicting the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards, perceived t
  
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• Montreal doctor who lost brother to suicide calls for more mental health funding

  11-09-2023 01:06
  
  Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Take care when reading. A Montreal doctor is speaking out after she lost her brother to suicide in April. She says he tried to check himself into a psych ward, but never made it, after an extended wait in the emergency room. Her story comes as mental health specialists raise alarms over barriers to entry in Quebec psychological care. Wait times have extended in recent years, and experts say more people are in need of help
  
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• Former High River woman survives Alberta floods and now N.W.T. fires

  11-09-2023 00:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former High River woman who survived the Alberta floods is now returning to Yellowknife after being evacuated
  
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• Number of confirmed E.Coli cases climbs Sunday, 4 daycares to reopen

  11-09-2023 00:07
  
  The number of lab-confirmed cases of E.coli climbed again Sunday, rising to 190, steaming from a shared kitchen that 11 Calgary daycares use but four daycares have no E.coli at all. An Alberta Health Services spokesperson sent updated figures to CTV News, showing that there are currently 27 patients receiving care in hospital. Seven others have been discharged since the beginning of the outbreak. The number of patients confirmed to have severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) rose to 20 from 19 o
  
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