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• Avenue Magazine 2023 Made in Alberta award recipients announced

  19-09-2023 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Handed out annually since 2019, the Made in Alberta Awards finds the best of the best local businesses in 10 categories, including home décor, crafts and beauty.
  
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• 'We don't want the veterans here to feel forgotten': Old and young veterans connect at Calgary luncheon

  19-09-2023 23:32
  
  The Veterans Association Food Bank hosted a luncheon for more than 60 veterans at the Chartwell Colonel Belcher Retirement Residence in Calgary, with a goal of connecting generations of people who fought for Canada all over the world. Charles Redeker, operations manager for the organization, says it's as important for new vets as it is for older ones to spend time together. "We want them to know that their service still matters, that the next generation and the third generation of veterans, they
  
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• How safe are scooters? A pediatric ER expert weighs in

  19-09-2023 23:23
  
  Scooters, both manual and electric, are gaining popularity in Canada and around the world. They are especially popular among kids of all ages to stay active and get around. However, scooters can be dangerous when ridden around traffic or at high speeds. In Canada, and around the world, a popularity increase is also leading to a surge in emergency room visits from scooter-related injuries, said Meagan Doyle, a pediatric emergency physician and the trauma medical director at McMaster University.Th
  
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• Calgary Hitmen ready for Friday's home opener against Medicine Hat

  19-09-2023 23:15
  
  When the Calgary Hitmen take to the ice on Friday night against the Medicine Hat Tigers, forward Carson Wetsch hopes to bring a lot more to the table. Wetsch spent early August at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in the Czech Republic, where Canada came home with the gold medal. Wetsch says he learned a lot from that experience. "There's a lot of great players on that team," said the 17-year-old. "Just taking information from them and I mean, there's coaches from different leagues, so you've got a differe
  
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• Alberta still working on application portal for E. coli outbreak compensation

  19-09-2023 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Minister Searle Turton said he’s working with different ministries to get the application web portal up and running so families can access the funds.
  
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• 'Cautious optimism' expressed by Alberta's top doctor amid Calgary E. coli outbreak

  19-09-2023 23:10
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health spoke optimistically Tuesday about the ongoing E. coli outbreak in Calgary. Dr. Mark Joffe said while "we're still not out of the woods," he is encouraged by falling daily health numbers and a "sustained decrease" in the number of children who require hospital care. "We're also not seeing any significant spike in secondary cases," Joffe said. "This is a cause for cautious optimism as we move to what we hope will soon be the end of this extremely serious
  
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• Union that represents Alberta health workers prepares for ‘intense’ bargaining

  19-09-2023 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  AUPE has 95,000 members working in government, health care, education, boards and agencies, municipalities, as well as private companies.
  
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• Provincial funding bolsters city’s transit fee assistance program - My Lethbridge Now

  19-09-2023 22:46 via news.google.com
  
  Provincial funding bolsters city’s transit fee assistance program  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• September Encampment Strategy Update - City of Lethbridge

  19-09-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  
  September Encampment Strategy Update  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Downtown CTrain stop rebranded as City Hall/Bow Valley College Station

  19-09-2023 22:16
  
  The City of Calgary has renamed a downtown CTrain station to make navigating the area easier for members of the public. City Hall Station is now City Hall/Bow Valley College Station, the city announced in a news release on Tuesday. The city said the rebrand will make getting around the area easier for students, faculty and community members. "Bow Valley College has always been an integral player in the vitality of our downtown," Mayor Jyoti Gondek said. "This change is an opportunity to make our
  
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• Alberta aurora watchers treated to stunning Northern Lights display

  19-09-2023 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parts of northcentral Alberta were awash in purple, pink, teal and green hues Monday night, in a gorgeous display of aurora borealis.
  
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• Annual Word on the Street festival set for this weekend - My Lethbridge Now

  19-09-2023 20:10 via news.google.com
  
  Annual Word on the Street festival set for this weekend  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• WestJet CEO says aviation will need significant government support to decarbonize

  19-09-2023 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alexis von Hoensbroech says the global push to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 will lead to a major increase in ticket prices unless governments step in to offer support.
  
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• $20K in jewelry believed to have been stolen off of bus at Calgary airport: police

  19-09-2023 20:01
  
  Police believe a bag containing approximately $20,000 worth of jewelry was stolen off a bus at the Calgary airport last month. The bag, a grey Air Canada carry on, contained a jewelry collection primarily made up of turquoise and opal, artist-signed, Navajo pieces, according to police. The owner of the bag was travelling to the Calgary airport on a Red Arrow bus on Aug. 16. Police said it is believed someone stole the bag when the bus was being unloaded after arriving at the airport. Anyone with
  
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• Lethbridge trees in focus as part of new passport program - Lethbridge News Now

  19-09-2023 19:57 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge trees in focus as part of new passport program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Insured damages from summer storms in Alberta estimated at $300M

  19-09-2023 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Severe storms in Alberta and the Prairies this summer resulted in more than $300 million in insured losses, according to initial estimates from the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
  
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• Aviation will need significant government support to decarbonize: WestJet CEO

  19-09-2023 19:28
  
  The CEO of Canada's second-largest airline says the global push to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 will lead to a major increase in ticket prices unless governments step in to offer support. Alexis von Hoensbroech, the CEO of Calgary-based WestJet, made the comments at the 24th World Petroleum Congress, a major international oil-and-gas conference being held in that city this week. Von Hoensbroech says WestJet is the single biggest consumer of petroleum products in the oil-producing prov
  
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• 1 charged in fatal hit-and-run in Red Deer

  19-09-2023 19:28
  
  A Red Deer man has been charged after a fatal hit-and-run in that city over the weekend. Emergency crews were called to 4217 50 Ave. shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday for a crash involving a pedestrian. Police say the driver of the vehicle involved in the crash left the scene. The 32-year-old man died from his injuries. His name has not been released. A 20-year-old man has now been charged with failing to stop after an accident resulting in death. He has been released on bail and is scheduled to ap
  
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• Missing teen, 16, last seen in NE Calgary: police

  19-09-2023 19:01
  
  Police are asking for assistance finding a missing teen who was last seen in northeast Calgary. Ethan Hunter-Duvar, 16, was last seen on September 9, 2023, leaving his home in Marlborough, according to the Calgary Police Service. He has not returned home and his family has not been able to find him. Ethan being out of contact with his family is out of character. Police said they are concerned for Ethan’s well-being, but there is nothing indicating foul play in his disappearance. He is desc
  
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• Volunteers needed for LPS Victim/Witness Services Unit - Lethbridge News Now

  19-09-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Volunteers needed for LPS Victim/Witness Services Unit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visiting Canada this week: sources

  19-09-2023 15:55
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be visiting Canada later this week and will deliver an address to Parliament, CTV News has learned. Zelenskyy is expected to arrive late Thursday. Sources said he will deliver a speech to Parliament on Friday morning, rounding out parliamentarians' first week back on the Hill. He will then head to Toronto and depart later that day, spending approximately 24 hours in this country.Complete coverage of the war in Ukraine Capital Dispatch: Sign up for in-
  
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• Canada's inflation rate reaches 4 per cent in August: StatCan

  19-09-2023 14:42
  
  Statistics Canada says the country's annual inflation rate rose to four per cent last month, up from 3.3 per cent in July. The rise in inflation was largely driven by gasoline prices, which were up on an annual and monthly basis.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App The latest on inflation in CanadaAugust marks the second consecutive month inflation has risen as economists expect progress on getting inflation down to stall over the next few months. The
  
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• Canada's inflation rate jumps to 4 per cent, making the BoC's next rate decision harder

  19-09-2023 14:42
  
  Canada's inflation rate jumped to four per cent last month, as economists warn the latest consumer price index report spells bad news for the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada released its latest inflation reading on Tuesday, which shows the annual rate rose from 3.3 per cent in July, marking the second consecutive month inflation has risen. Forecasters were widely anticipating inflation to come in hotter last month due to higher gasoline prices. But Tuesday's report was even more discouraging t
  
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• Ottawa city staff to take stand at ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial

  19-09-2023 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trial will hear from those who provided daily situation updates to then-Ottawa mayor Jim Watson and the rest of city council during the demonstration.
  
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• Drug, weapon, stolen property charges laid in Taber - Lethbridge News Now

  19-09-2023 14:21 via news.google.com
  
  Drug, weapon, stolen property charges laid in Taber  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Federal probe angers one of Canada’s largest mortgage broker networks 

  19-09-2023 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Competition Bureau is investigating Dominion Lending Centres Inc. , a company whose franchise network includes 7,981 brokers working in 10 provinces through 544 franchises.
  
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• 'Great deal of compliance': Lethbridge officials tout positive result of ... - CTV News Calgary

  19-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  'Great deal of compliance': Lethbridge officials tout positive result of ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Woman runs to basement to get her child out during Taradale fire

  19-09-2023 05:22
  
  A woman suffered some smoke inhalation during a house fire on Monday evening but her actions may have saved her child's life. Firefighters responded to a 911 call for a fire on Tarington Close N.E. in Taradale around 6:45 p.m. They saw smoke coming out of the home and found a hot spot in the basement. Some contents burned and fire also got into some basement walls and the ceiling. Six people got out safely before firefighters arrived. The fire department says the mother ran to the basement to ge
  
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• Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo welcomes new baby zebra

  19-09-2023 05:05
  
  There's a new baby zebra at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo. On Friday, the zoo's three-year-old Hartmann's mountain zebra, Genna, gave birth to her first foal. The zoo says the foal is looking healthy and has been nursing, resting and following mom. The sex of the foal has not yet been determined. Visitors can spot mom and baby, alongside another momma zebra and her nearly four-month-old foal, in the outdoor Savannah Yard. The male zebras are at the offsite Archibald Biodiversity Centre while
  
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• Calgary teen lands lead role in new PAW Patrol movie

  19-09-2023 04:37
  
  A Calgary teen is making his mark in the movie world, starring in a new animated feature film alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Finn Lee-Epp was just nine years old when he decided he wanted to be an actor. "Just watching shows with other child actors really made me think, 'Oh, maybe I can do this.' And it was just really fun to me and it kind of scratched something in my brain," he said. Within a year, he made his on-screen debut alongside Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, playing t
  
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• Calgarians seeking justice as fraud cases drag on

  19-09-2023 04:07
  
  Colleen Monier was 51 years old when she died of terminal brain cancer in 2011 and left her estate to be dealt with by a family friend in Jeff Borschowa. Monier's estate was worth $700,000 after it was initially valued at $1.2 million. Her family says they only received a portion as Borschowa allegedly lined his pockets with more than $500,000 over six years. "He took half a million dollars from us, beyond what he was supposed to take," said Michael Palmer, Monier's brother.Borschowa was charged
  
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• Safety of Our Cities Conference addresses policing issues like drugs, gangs, addictions

  19-09-2023 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Safety of Our Cities Conference explores topics such as data analysis, guns and gangs, substance use, homelessness, and crimes against vulnerable people such as trafficking.
  
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• Fung, Bouchard, Zhao bounced in Guadalajara Open singles matches - Lethbridge News Now

  19-09-2023 03:00 via news.google.com
  
  Fung, Bouchard, Zhao bounced in Guadalajara Open singles matches  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Triathlon Canada names Lawrence White as new chief executive ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-09-2023 01:45 via news.google.com
  
  Triathlon Canada names Lawrence White as new chief executive ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wait times for some EVs still long in Canada. Why it’s the opposite in the U.S.

  19-09-2023 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  While wait times for electric vehicles in Canada have improved, they can still be well over a year. It's a situation that hasn't developed south of the border in the United States.
  
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• Road construction rolls on in downtown Lethbridge - Global News

  19-09-2023 01:26 via news.google.com
  
  Road construction rolls on in downtown Lethbridge  Global News
  
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• Road construction rolls on in downtown Lethbridge

  19-09-2023 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A major construction project continues and, while it impacts both vehicle and foot traffic in the area, some business owners say they're managing. Sarah Jones has more.
  
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• Home sales in Lethbridge see upward trend in August - My Lethbridge Now

  19-09-2023 01:07 via news.google.com
  
  Home sales in Lethbridge see upward trend in August  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Feds pledge $175M for 12 clean energy projects in Alberta

  19-09-2023 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several Alberta-based clean energy projects will be bolstered by millions in funding from the federal government, but the premier says the net-zero goals remain far-fetched.
  
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• Lack of physician coverage closes Fort Macleod ED Tuesday - My Lethbridge Now

  19-09-2023 00:59 via news.google.com
  
  Lack of physician coverage closes Fort Macleod ED Tuesday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Section of Coaldale's Main Street closed for repairs - My Lethbridge Now

  19-09-2023 00:36 via news.google.com
  
  Section of Coaldale's Main Street closed for repairs  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Over 40 Kodiaks student-athletes named CCAA National Scholars - Lethbridge News Now

  19-09-2023 00:25 via news.google.com
  
  Over 40 Kodiaks student-athletes named CCAA National Scholars  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Further testing' needed to determine what killed injured woman dropped off at Calgary hospital

  19-09-2023 00:14
  
  Calgary police say further investigation is needed to determine what caused the death of a woman dropped off at a local hospital over the weekend. The woman was left at the Foothills Medical Centre on Friday evening suffering from what police described as "extensive injuries," and later died. Police say though an autopsy was completed on Monday, the medical examiner ruled her cause of death to be "undetermined." "Investigators are awaiting the results of further testing, which will help determin
  
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• Calgary daycare E. coli cases slow, a ‘clear indication’ of peak: AHS

  19-09-2023 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  At 348 cases as of Monday, AHS said the slowing increases is a 'clear indication' of a peak in cases, as the province ponders an inquiry into what happened.
  
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• Alberta government redrafts social studies curriculum, asks for public feedback

  19-09-2023 00:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers Association, said this approach puts the social studies curriculum development 'back on track.'
  
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