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• Western U investigating women's hockey program for reported ... - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 23:43 via news.google.com
  
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• Highest-ever number of names added to Calgary's list of fallen firefighters at 2023 memorial service

  12-09-2023 23:16
  
  Dozens of Calgary firefighters took part in a solemn ceremony on Tuesday to honour their fallen comrades. The Calgary Fire Department's annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service was held outside city hall at noon. The service paid tribute to the 76 Calgary firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty, including nine during active firefighting and 63 from illnesses related to firefighting. This year, 12 new plaques were added to the three-storey monument at Calgary's Police Officer
  
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• Toxic algae blooms seem to occur earlier, more often: Ducks Unlimited Canada

  12-09-2023 23:15
  
  One of North America's biggest conservation groups says toxic algae blooms seem to be happening earlier and more often. Ducks Unlimited Canada says it's putting additional effort into protecting Alberta wetlands from nutrient-rich runoff that can help trigger blue-green algae blooms. "Because of a number of factors, including land-use change, we're seeing an increase in the number of algal blooms and the timing," said Tracy Scott of Ducks Unlimited Canada. Scott says climate change has also play
  
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• Oilers sign forward Adam Erne to professional tryout agreement - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 23:14 via news.google.com
  
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• Life under the Big Top: Calgary dancers learn what it takes to join Cirque du Soleil

  12-09-2023 22:49
  
  Teachers and high-profile dancers from around Calgary got a special look at what it's really like to run away with the circus. Members of Cirque du Soleil's Kooza met with dance teachers and their students from more than 60 local studios on Tuesday to share a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a Cirque du Soleil artist and how to sustain a healthy career. All the studios in attendance are affiliated with Acrobatic Arts, a made-in-Canada acrobatics training program used by instructors
  
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• Lethbridge voyeurism suspect facing additional charges - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 22:37 via news.google.com
  
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• Man accused of voyeurism after following Lethbridge jogger faces new charges

  12-09-2023 22:21
  
  A 37-year-old Lethbridge man charged with voyeurism after he allegedly followed a female jogger last month is now facing additional charges. Neil David Fox was arrested after he allegedly tailed a 32-year-old woman as she ran along Mayor Magrath Drive South on Aug. 27. After news of his arrest was made public, police say they received "multiple complaints" about additional incidents involving Fox. The new charges against Fox are in connection with two separate incidents involving a 15-year-old g
  
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• Man accused of voyeurism after following Lethbridge jogger faces ... - CTV News Calgary

  12-09-2023 22:21 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge harassment suspect now accused of propositioning cycling teen, flashing woman - Global News

  12-09-2023 22:11 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge harassment suspect now accused of propositioning cycling teen, flashing woman

  12-09-2023 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two females, including a 15-year-old girl, have come forward claiming a Lethbridge man, previously charged after being accused of following a jogging woman, also harassed them.
  
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• Trans Mountain says 'worst-case' could see pipeline completion delayed to end of 2024

  12-09-2023 22:10
  
  The Crown corporation behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion says it may not complete the project before December 2024 if a regulator does not approve its request for a route deviation. Trans Mountain Corp. says the new time frame is a worst-case scenario that could add close to $86 million in cost overruns to the final project price tag. Trans Mountain Corp. had hoped to have the pipeline in service in early 2024 but has run into engineering difficulties related to the drilling of a tunne
  
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• Sink Your Teeth Into This! Two Dinosaur-Sized Alligators Discovered - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 21:50 via news.google.com
  
  Sink Your Teeth Into This! Two Dinosaur-Sized Alligators Discovered  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Walkerton and XL Foods: A look at some of the major E. coli outbreaks in Canada

  12-09-2023 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The E. coli variant known as 0157 is often the most virulent and can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome, which affects the kidneys and the ability of blood to clot.
  
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• Witnesses asked to come forward after weekend shooting outside Lethbridge bar

  12-09-2023 21:37
  
  Lethbridge police are sharing more information about a weekend shooting outside a downtown bar. Officers were called to the area outside Hudsons Canada's Pub, in the 900 block of Second Avenue South, just before 2:30 a.m. for reports of gunshots. No one was injured, but a bullet was recovered from the wall above the bar's entrance. Police say two men had been fighting outside Hudsons, prompting security staff to intervene. A short time later, a white SUV arrived and two men got out and began "co
  
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• Shooting outside Hudsons Canada's Pub in Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  12-09-2023 21:37 via news.google.com
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• AIMCo opening its 1st Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China

  12-09-2023 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  AIMCo is opening its first Asian office, but the Edmonton-based fund manager says it will steer well clear of China to focus instead on markets with less geopolitical risk.
  
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• Witnesses to Seton assault asked to call Calgary police

  12-09-2023 20:31
  
  Calgary police are asking anyone who witnessed an assault in the community of Seton last month to come forward. Police say a man assaulted a woman in a grassy area near Seton Way and Seton Drive S.E. at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12. The woman sought help from a nearby resident who called police. "After speaking with the victim and the complainant, police were able to quickly locate the suspect who was taken into custody," said police in a Tuesday news release. The suspect has been charged, but a
  
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• Collaros, Oliveira and Bombers offensive line secure top honour roll ... - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 20:24 via news.google.com
  
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• Trans Mountain says ‘worst case’ could see pipeline project’s completion delayed to end of 2024

  12-09-2023 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trans Mountain Corp. had hoped to have the pipeline in service in early 2024 but has run into engineering difficulties related to the drilling of a tunnel in B.C.
  
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• Lethbridge College launches its Wildlife Analytics Lab - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 20:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Phase 3 of Coaldale Civic Square project officially underway - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 19:25 via news.google.com
  
  Phase 3 of Coaldale Civic Square project officially underway  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jake Marshall and Nikki Stahl named Kodiaks' athletes of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 18:59 via news.google.com
  
  Jake Marshall and Nikki Stahl named Kodiaks' athletes of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province announces $5 million to support students with disabilities - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
  
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• One evacuation imposed, another dropped, as B.C. wildfires burn ... - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 18:19 via news.google.com
  
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• McCarthy directs House panel to open Biden impeachment inquiry - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 17:54 via news.google.com
  
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• RCMP investigating stabbing in Brooks - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 17:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-09-2023 17:15 via news.google.com
  
  Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AIMCo opens first Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China

  12-09-2023 15:55
  
  Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) is opening its first Asian office, but the Edmonton-based fund manager says it will steer well clear of China to focus instead on markets with less geopolitical risk. The official opening Tuesday of AIMCo's new Singapore office marks the first foray into the Asia-Pacific region for what is one of Canada's largest institutional investors, with $158 billion of assets under management as of 2022. CEO Evan Siddall said AIMCo, which invests on behalf of 17
  
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• Critical violations found in Calgary kitchen at centre of 'largest E. coli outbreak in Alberta': AHS

  12-09-2023 14:41
  
  Alberta Health Services (AHS) says a Calgary kitchen that supplied meals to several local daycares, leading to a massive E. coli outbreak among children and staff members, failed an inspection report earlier this month. AHS also shared details of the latest health inspection of Fueling Minds on Tuesday, the central kitchen that's believed to be at the centre of the outbreak. In that report, health inspectors discovered three critical violations that forced the closure of the facility until they
  
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• Critical health violations found in Calgary kitchen used by daycares after E. coli outbreak

  12-09-2023 14:41
  
  Inspectors found three critical violations at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak, Alberta's chief medical officer of health said Tuesday. The violations stem from an inspection on Sept. 5 related to food handling, sanitation and pest-control, said Dr. Mark Joffe, adding there were also two non-critical violations related to an odour and utensil storage. As of Monday afternoon, there have been more than 231 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection sin
  
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• Alberta government to address Calgary's E. coli outbreak as cases climb to 231

  12-09-2023 14:41
  
  The province is set to address a growing health concern in Calgary that's already sent more than two dozen people, most of them children, to hospital. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, along with Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton and Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Mark Joffe, will join other health officials in Calgary to speak about current E. coli outbreak in Calgary. The media conference is expected to share details about what the province is doing to address
  
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• Alberta government addresses Calgary's E. coli outbreak as cases climb to 231

  12-09-2023 14:41
  
  The province addressed a growing health concern in Calgary that's already sent more than two dozen people, most of them children, to hospital. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, along with Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton and Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Mark Joffe, will join other health officials in Calgary to speak about current E. coli outbreak in Calgary. The media conference is expected to share details about what the province is doing to address the situ
  
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• Corteva Agriscience Announces Completion of $50+ Million Capital ... - Krishak Jagat English

  12-09-2023 14:18 via news.google.com
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• Man dead after fight inside northwest Calgary home

  12-09-2023 14:06
  
  Calgary police say they've arrested two people in connection with the death of a man inside a home in Bowness early Tuesday. At about 3:26 a.m., police were called to a fight inside a home in the 7700 block of 41 Avenue N.W. On arrival, officers found a man suffering from what's believed to be stab wounds. The victim died at the scene. Two other people were found inside the home and police arrested both individuals. Calgary police are working to notify the victim's family.
  
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• Investors drawn to oil and gas, energy transition, TSX top 30 list shows

  12-09-2023 13:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Both traditional oil and gas stocks as well as Canada's mining and metals sector have benefited from a recent surge of investor interest in energy.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 6: Facebook page to be focal point of Tuesday hearings

  12-09-2023 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe is expected to take the court through several posts and videos from the "Freedom Convoy 2022" Facebook page Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 6: Facebook page focal point of Tuesday hearings

  12-09-2023 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe took the court through several posts and videos from the "Freedom Convoy 2022" Facebook page Tuesday.
  
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• Two short trips to Canada by Princess Anne this year cost taxpayers at least $131K

  12-09-2023 13:40
  
  Two short trips to Canada by Princess Anne this year cost taxpayers at least $131,000, CTV News has learned. The King’s only sister visited the country for three days in May to celebrate the 175th anniversary of a New Brunswick military regiment, and then again in early June to attend a weekend conference in Banff, Alta. More than 60 per cent of the bill for the brief trips – or $80,181.80 – came from costs linked to Royal Canadian Mounted Police security, such as $52,297.50 in
  
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• $14,000 for photos? Adding up the bills for a princess's two short visits to Canada

  12-09-2023 13:40
  
  Two short trips to Canada by Princess Anne this year cost taxpayers at least $131,000, CTV News has learned. The King’s only sister visited the country for three days in May to celebrate the 175th anniversary of a New Brunswick military regiment, and then again in early June to attend a weekend conference in Banff, Alta. More than 60 per cent of the bill for the brief trips – or $80,181.80 – came from costs linked to Royal Canadian Mounted Police security, such as $52,297.50 in
  
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• Officials say critical health violations found in kitchen after Calgary E. coli outbreak

  12-09-2023 13:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Mark Joffe joined Health Minister Adriana LaGrange and other health officials at a news conference in Calgary on Tuesday morning to provide an update on the situation.
  
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• Alberta health minister, CMOH to provide update on Calgary E. coli daycare outbreak

  12-09-2023 13:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Monday, 231 lab-confirmed cases were linked to the outbreak, with 26 in hospital – 25 kids and an adult – and 21 kids developing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
  
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• Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation

  12-09-2023 04:58
  
  The Ukrainian military said Monday that it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea and claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war's longest and deadliest fighting. The recapture of the so-called Boyko Towers platforms provides an energy source and takes back an asset that Russia seized in 2015 and used to launch helicopters, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense said. "Russia has been deprived of the abilit
  
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• U.S. police say Canadian used sleight of hand to steal more than US$60,000 in cash from 43 Walmart stores

  12-09-2023 04:28
  
  A Canadian man was arrested in the U.S. after allegedly stealing more US$64,000 in cash from Walmart stores across multiple states using sleight-of-hand techniques. In a press release issued on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Missouri stated that 37-year-old Mohsen Akbari was charged on August 16 with one count of wire fraud and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. Following his arrest on September 5, he pleaded not guilty to these charges on M
  
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• U.S. police arrest Canadian man accused of stealing US$64,000 from 43 Walmart stores

  12-09-2023 04:28
  
  A Canadian man was arrested in the U.S. after allegedly stealing more US$64,000 in cash from Walmart stores across multiple states using sleight-of-hand techniques. In a press release issued on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Missouri stated that 37-year-old Mohsen Akbari was charged on August 16 with one count of wire fraud and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. Following his arrest on September 5, he pleaded not guilty to these charges on M
  
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• Canadian man arrested after allegedly stealing more than US$64,000 from Walmart stores across the U.S.

  12-09-2023 04:28
  
  A Canadian man was arrested in the U.S. after allegedly stealing more US$64,000 in cash from Walmart stores across multiple states using sleight-of-hand techniques. In a press release issued on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Missouri stated that 37-year-old Mohsen Akbari was charged on August 16 with one count of wire fraud and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. Following his arrest on September 5, he pleaded not guilty to these charges on M
  
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• Pedestrian in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by vehicle south of CrossIron Mills mall

  12-09-2023 03:20
  
  One person is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on the QE II highway just south of CrossIron Mills mall early Monday evening. An EMS spokesperson confirmed that a pedestrian was transported to hospital after being hit, but provided no other details. Earlier Monday, northbound lanes were closed while police investigated, but the scene is now clear. This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• Pedestrian in hospital after being struck by vehicle south of CrossIron Mills mall

  12-09-2023 03:20
  
  Airdrie RCMP are on scene in the northbound lanes of the QE II Highway south of CrossIron Mills mall, where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Monday evening. The pedestrian was transported to hospital with unknown injuries. Police have one northbound lane blocked while officers investigate the incident. Motorists are advised to expect delays.
  
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• E. coli cases in Calgary outbreak hit 231 as several daycares reopen

  12-09-2023 02:25
  
  The number of lab-confirmed E. coli cases in an outbreak linked to several daycares in Calgary jumped to 231 on Monday, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS), an increase of 190 from the day prior. AHS says 26 people remain in hospital and all but one of the patients are children.  "It is important to note that the majority of individuals who get sick from E. coli generally improve on their own and without specific treatment within 10 days, but a small proportion may develop more sever
  
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• 61-year-old Brooks, Alta., resident hospitalized following Monday stabbing

  12-09-2023 02:10
  
  A 32-year-old Brooks resident is in police custody after a stabbing incident that left a 61-year-old man hospitalized. Monday at 9:41 a.m., Brooks RCMP received reports of a stabbing that happened at a residence in town. Upon arrival, RCMP discovered the victim, who had suffered a number of injuries. A suspect was also on scene, and police arrested him. The victim, a 61-year-old Brooks resident, was transported to hospital in stable condition. The 32-year-old suspect is in police custody, with c
  
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• Calgary daycares begin reopening after E. coli outbreak

  12-09-2023 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three daycares with no links to the Calgary E. coli outbreak reopened on Monday, but parents are left angry and without answers about what happened to their kids.
  
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