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• Calgary city council continuing to deliberate housing strategy which includes plans for blanket rezoning changes

  16-09-2023 23:18
  
  Calgary city council members are continuing to debate a long-awaited housing strategy Saturday, which includes a plan for reducing red tape through blanket rezoning of residential districts to allow for more housing types. The plan features 80 recommendations and will dictate the city’s housing market from 2024 to 2030. As of 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon, members of the city’s Community Development Committee are debating 21 proposed amendments to the strategy. A special meeting of
  
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• Calgary city council approves housing strategy

  16-09-2023 23:18
  
  Calgary city council members approved a long-awaited housing strategy Saturday, which includes a plan for reducing red tape through blanket rezoning of residential districts to allow for more housing types. The plan features 80 recommendations and will dictate the city’s housing market from 2024 to 2030. "The Housing Strategy aligns with the city's broader goal to create a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous city for all Calgarians," said City Manager David Duckworth, in a release Sat
  
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• Calgary city council approves deliberate housing strategy

  16-09-2023 23:18
  
  Calgary city council members approved a long-awaited housing strategy Saturday, which includes a plan for reducing red tape through blanket rezoning of residential districts to allow for more housing types. The plan features 80 recommendations and will dictate the city’s housing market from 2024 to 2030. "The Housing Strategy aligns with the city's broader goal to create a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous city for all Calgarians," said City Manager David Duckworth, in a release Sat
  
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• Global Petroleum Congress aims to chart a path to net zero

  16-09-2023 22:46
  
  The finishing touches are being added as Calgary gets set to host the World Petroleum Congress. It's expected to be an important bridge between the traditional energy sector and a more carbon-neutral industry. This year's theme is energy transition – the path to net zero. There will be discussions on wind and solar energy, carbon capture, and how to improve the performance of the energy industry while still providing sources of energy for the world. Organizers of the event acknowledge thes
  
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• Canadian Senators studying national soil health visit Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 21:48 via news.google.com
  
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• Wildfires abate for NHL rookie camp to go ahead in Penticton, B.C.

  16-09-2023 21:33
  
  A rookie tournament for four of Canada's NHL teams appeared in jeopardy a short time ago. As wildfires ravaged the hillsides of nearby West Kelowna, heavy smoke and accommodation demands for emergency responders forced the cancellation of Penticton’s biggest annual event, Ironman Canada, on Aug. 29. The Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets and Vancouver Canucks running their September rookie tournament in the southern Okanagan was in question. “A couple of friends
  
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• New Lethbridge program helping preserve Blackfoot language

  16-09-2023 20:24
  
  A new program is helping preserve the Blackfoot language, while teaching locals and visitors to southern Alberta about the region's history. Communities, businesses and institutions from the Lethbridge region are invited to apply for up to $2,000 toward the cost of new Blackfoot sign construction at their location. The pilot project is a partnership between the Kainai Nation, Southgrow Regional Initiative, Community Futures Lethbridge region and Tourism Lethbridge. The project aims to bring the
  
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• Judo takes over WinSport this weekend with Paris Olympic qualifying event

  16-09-2023 19:27
  
  Judo fans will want to head over to WinSport this weekend. That's the site of the Pan-American-Oceania Championships. Ten countries will take part in the competition between two continents. There will be 103 athletes, including 57 men and 46 women, in competition. Canada is being represented by 18 senior-level athletes. Among those are a trio of Albertans: Kelly Deguchi, Evelyn Beaton and Christa Deguchi. On the first weekend of competition, Canadians earned 21 medals, including seven gold.Chris
  
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• Comedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault published by three U.K. news organizations

  16-09-2023 18:56
  
  Three British news organizations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppBrand denied the allegations and said that all of his relationships have been consensual. The Sunday Times, The Times of London and Channel 4's "Dispatches" said that
  
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• Sixth Street Block Party to feature live entertainment, artisan market, community zone

  16-09-2023 18:04
  
  The first-ever Sixth Street block party is taking place Saturday. The block party was made possible by the Imagine Downtown Activation Grant through the City of Lethbridge and the Re-Imagine Downtown activation. Festivities will include local businesses, live entertainment, food vendors, an artisan's market and community zone. It's one of a number of festivals and other events scheduled for Lethbridge this weekend.It's going to be a beautiful and busy weekend, Lethbridge! Our friends @LethColleg
  
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• Lethbridge launches Sixth Street Block Party downtown - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2023 18:04 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge launches Sixth Street Block Party downtown  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 6 additional Calgary daycares closed, linked to E. Coli outbreak

  16-09-2023 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a late night statement, CMOH Dr. Mark Joffe announced five additional daycare sites in Calgary are closed due to positive E. Coli tests.
  
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• 5 additional Calgary daycares closed, linked to E. Coli outbreak

  16-09-2023 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a late night statement, CMOH Dr. Mark Joffe announced five additional daycare sites in Calgary are closed due to positive E. Coli tests.
  
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• Surging Elks rally with late Ford touchdown to tip Roughriders 36-27

  16-09-2023 17:07
  
  With their fourth win in their last five CFL games, the Edmonton Elks are literally off and running. The Elks, who started the season 0-9, are on a roll behind a running game that has been dominating opponents. Edmonton racked up 265 yards rushing on Friday night in beating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 36-27 at Mosaic Stadium. That performance comes on the heels of a 25-23 victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Sept. 9 where the Elks totalled 226 yards rushing. Combined with the electr
  
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• New closures as Alberta parents warn of adverse E. coli effects

  16-09-2023 16:50
  
  More children have tested positive for E. coli at six additional daycare sites in Calgary, according to Alberta's chief medical officer of health.  Dr. Mark Joffe issued a statement late Friday night saying out of an abundance of caution, the facilities will be closed. Active Start Country Hills, the Scenic Acres location of CanCare Childcare, CEFA Early Learning Childcare South, MTC Daycare, Renert Junior Kindergarten and Calgary JCC Child Care have all been tempor
  
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• Alberta chief medical officer of health says more Calgary daycares will be closed, sanitized

  16-09-2023 16:50
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health says he has been made aware of additional daycare sites in Calgary where children have tested positive for E. coli. Dr. Mark Joffe issued a statement late Friday night saying out of an abundance of caution, the additional facilities will be closed. He says the sites will be required to be cleaned and sanitized and all children will be tested to confirm their negative status before returning to the centre. All facility operators have been contac
  
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• Alberta chief medical officer of health says 6 more Calgary daycares will be closed, sanitized

  16-09-2023 16:50
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health says he has been made aware of additional daycare sites in Calgary where children have tested positive for E. coli. Dr. Mark Joffe issued a statement late Friday night saying out of an abundance of caution, the additional facilities will be closed. He says the sites will be required to be cleaned and sanitized and all children will be tested to confirm their negative status before returning to the centre. All facility operators have been contac
  
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• 'Dismissed': Man convicted of murdering Alberta girlfriend in 2002 ... - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 16:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Erdogan says Turkiye may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid

  16-09-2023 15:19
  
  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkiye may part ways with the European Union, implying that the country is thinking about ending its bid to join the 27-nation bloc. "The EU is making efforts to sever ties with Turkiye," he told reporters before departing for the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App"We will evaluate the situation, and if needed we will part ways with the EU." He was responding t
  
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• Threat to Donald Trump grows from within his own Republican ranks

  16-09-2023 14:00
  
  Former president Donald Trump’s audacious claim of weaponization of the justice system by the government against him has been a potent albeit mendacious claim that has certainly found its mark. The twice impeached ex-president has invoked this narrative all the way to GOP presidential frontrunner status since the first indictment was lodged against him in Manhattan. Four criminal indictments and 91 counts later, the Teflon politican finds his tale of weaponization has come to fru
  
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• Lee declared post-tropical as it approaches southwestern Nova Scotia

  16-09-2023 12:50
  
  Lee has been declared a post-tropical storm system. The designation of post-tropical does not mean a lessening of the expected impacts of the storm, but rather a change in the structure of it.Recent satellite imagery of Lee now more resembles the structure of one of the Maritimes’ winter Nor’easters than the tight, symmetrical shape more common with a storm that is tropical in nature. The centre of the storm is moving on a slight, more easterly patch compared to forecasts on Friday.
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Hurricane Lee sheds light on N.S. housing crisis - Saltwire

  16-09-2023 11:01 via news.google.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Hurricane Lee sheds light on N.S. housing crisis  Saltwire
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Rebels in ENMAX Pre-Season ... - Canadian Hockey League

  16-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Rebels in ENMAX Pre-Season ...  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Thomas swings back into contention at Fortinet Championship - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 05:05 via news.google.com
  
  Thomas swings back into contention at Fortinet Championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Aberg tied for lead, McIlroy barely makes weekend at Wentworth - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 05:05 via news.google.com
  
  Aberg tied for lead, McIlroy barely makes weekend at Wentworth  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Residents of Hay River, N.W.T., allowed to return home starting ... - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 05:02 via news.google.com
  
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• Lawyer asks Supreme Court to hear appeal of Calgary man who fatally stabbed five

  16-09-2023 03:50
  
  A lawyer for a man who fatally stabbed five young people at a Calgary house party and has been seeking more freedom while he's under psychiatric care wants the Supreme Court of Canada to hear his appeal. "I can confirm that an application has been filed," Jacqueline Petrie said in an email Friday. Matthew de Grood was found not criminally responsible in 2016 for the deaths two years earlier of Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura, Kaiti Perras, Josh Hunter and Lawrence Hong. The five were stabbed d
  
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• Video shows violent on-ice brawl between 2 recreational hockey teams in Toronto

  16-09-2023 03:48
  
  Video has surfaced showing a brawl between two men's recreational hockey teams that erupted on the ice in Toronto earlier this week, with players not only exchanging blows, but slashes with their sticks. The fight hit the ice during an Adult Safe Hockey League (ASHL) game on Monday, Sept. 11, at Canlan Sports York, located south of Steeles Avenue. The ASHL has more than 65,000 players, from beginner to pro, participating across the country and in the United States. In the video footage obtained
  
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• Annual Young Stars tournament, featuring NHL prospects, this weekend in Penticton

  16-09-2023 03:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Each team will play three games at the tournament, which began Friday afternoon with the Jets playing the Oilers.
  
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• ‘Lead with culture’: Indigenous youth share how they learn from doing so

  16-09-2023 03:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous youth take centre stage at Healing Our Spirit Worldwide gathering as they share lessons of leading with culture to almost 4,000 Indigenous attendees.
  
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• Alberta singer-songwriter Hailey Benedict named Sirius-XM Top of the Country winner

  16-09-2023 03:05
  
  A former guest on CTV News Calgary back in July took home a pretty significant musical honour Thursday night. Alberta's own Hailey Benedict was crowned the winner of the 2023 Sirius-XM Top of the Country competition. Benedict beat out Noah Derksen and Teigen Gayse in the finals. "What an honour to be named this year's @siriusxmcanada Top of the Country Winner," Benedict said on social media Friday afternoon. "Thank you so much to SiriusXM, @CCMAofficial, @prsguitars & to everyone who made th
  
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• Calgary toddler with very rare condition gets life-changing home renovations

  16-09-2023 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imagine having a rare condition where just minutes in the sun could kill you. It's reality for a Calgary toddler. Thanks to several companies, his home is no longer like prison.
  
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• Saskatchewan child advocate says pronoun policy for schools ... - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 02:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Man charged with injuring Lethbridge police service dog - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2023 01:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge man charged after police service dog injured in line of duty

  16-09-2023 01:39
  
  A Lethbridge man faces multiple charges in relation to an incident involving a police service dog (PSD) named Robbie who was injured in the line of duty. Friday morning around 1:40 a.m., police responded to reports of a man breaking vehicle windows along the 2100 block of 10 Avenue South. A K9 track led police to a man matching the suspect's description. The man ignored police orders to stop and fled. PSD Robbie was deployed and caught the suspect. When PSD Robbie caught the suspect, the man hit
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service Dog injured while on duty - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 01:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Defending champion Canada prepares for Chile in Davis Cup group ... - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2023 01:14 via news.google.com
  
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• Police cadets walk stage on graduation day; will join Lethbridge, Taber and Blood Tribe forces

  16-09-2023 01:13
  
  Seven police cadets have been hard at work training at Lethbridge College over the past 22 weeks. Now, that hard work has paid off as the cadets have been presented with their certificates and badges. "They obviously go through everything, kind of on a surface level, that they need to know when they get to the street with a field training officer. A lot of that is taught through the college and by the college instructors," said the Lethbridge Police Service's Const. Jonathan Brunning, cadet faci
  
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• Police cadets walk stage on graduation day; will join Lethbridge ... - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2023 01:13 via news.google.com
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• Calgarians pray and raise money for disaster-stricken Libya and Morocco

  16-09-2023 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary's Muslim community is coming together to pray and raise money for those impacted by recent disasters in North Africa that have claimed thousands of lives.
  
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• COVID-19, influenza vaccines available soon at Alberta pharmacies

  16-09-2023 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Influenza vaccines will be available in Alberta pharmacies on Oct. 16, with the new Moderna XBB vaccine likely to be accessible around the same time.
  
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• Lethbridge-based uncle of Terry Fox set to lace them up - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2023 00:40 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge-based uncle of Terry Fox set to lace them up  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'He started something beautiful': Terry Fox remembered by his uncle ahead of 43rd Annual Terry Fox Run

  16-09-2023 00:40
  
  On Sunday, Sept.17, Canadians across the country will be lacing up their runners for the 43rd Annual Terry Fox Run.    Today residents from Green Acres Foundation Lodge’s across Lethbridge hit Henderson Lake Park for their first Terry Fox Walk.  The event is extra special for one resident who has close ties to the Canadian icon. "I hope he's remembered forever and ever because of what he's done and what he started," said Terry Fox, Fox’s uncle and namesake.Terry F
  
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• Southern Alberta video auction selling 65,000 cattle in 2 days

  16-09-2023 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Organizers believe the video option will expand the number of people using the auction, as well as the potential for an auction with more than 100,000 calves available. .
  
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• With 51% of restaurants struggling, CEBA extension not enough: industry group

  16-09-2023 00:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government will be extending the deadlines for CEBA loan repayments, but Restaurants Canada says it's not enough to help many struggling businesses. 
  
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• Lethbridge Music Promoter Ron Sakamoto Nominated For CMA Award - Bridge City News

  16-09-2023 00:02 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Music Promoter Ron Sakamoto Nominated For CMA Award  Bridge City News
  
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