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• 'Everyone should be able to get everywhere': Calgarians launch maps app for those with mobility issues

  20-09-2023 23:52
  
  A new app designed to help Calgarians with disabilities get around the city has launched. Pedesting, created by locals, assists those with mobility issues as they navigate indoor spaces. "It helps people find the easiest, safest and most accessible routes in downtown Calgary," co-creator Nabeel Ramji said. "It really helps people have confidence when they're going out." Ramji, who has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair. He believes most Calgarians would be surprised if they knew how inaccessible
  
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• Calgary couple crowned champions of The Amazing Race Canada

  20-09-2023 23:48
  
  Calgary couple Ty Smith and Kat Kastner were crowned champions of The Amazing Race Canada on Tuesday night. Smith and Kastner have been dating for 5 years and decided to put their relationship to the ultimate test, competing in the race spanning six provinces, 11 cities and more than 12,000 kilometers from coast-to-coast. “It’s a vulnerable experience and it’s scary to put yourself out there and we knew it was going to be tough and challenging,” said Kastner. “We ki
  
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• Council Highlights September 19, 2023 - City of Lethbridge

  20-09-2023 23:47 via news.google.com
  
  Council Highlights September 19, 2023  City of Lethbridge
  
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• 1 in 4 Canadian youths suffered online threats and harassment: StatCan

  20-09-2023 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A StatCan report concluded young Canadians who suffered cyber-victimization had a higher risk of having poor mental health and eating disorders.
  
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• Heart of a Future Hero comes to Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 22:27 via news.google.com
  
  Heart of a Future Hero comes to Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Why are wasps so annoying right now? Understanding the late summer surge

  20-09-2023 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Towards the end of summer, wasp populations typically reach their peak as colonies expand in size and the need for food intensifies in preparation for the upcoming winter season.
  
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• From Centre Ice Conservatives to Canadian Future, a new federal party takes shape

  20-09-2023 21:51
  
  The interim leader of Canada's newest fledgling federal party says he wants it to be an option for people who are tired of both the governing Liberals and the Conservatives, who he says are guilty of "rage farming." New Brunswick Independent MLA Dominic Cardy made the comment as the group Centre Ice Canadians announced its plans Wednesday to form a new party called Canadian Future. "The problem we see is that we've got a Liberal party that is trapped in some sort of weird nostalgia dream of the
  
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• Lethbridge News Now launches free newsletter to help residents ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 21:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Growing number of forecasts predict US$100 oil this fall

  20-09-2023 21:43
  
  A growing number of forecasts are calling for the return of US$100 oil before the end of the year. Andrew Botterill with Deloitte Canada says triple-digit crude prices this fall are a growing possibility due to surging global energy demand and decisions by Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend their recent oil production cuts to the end of the year. If crude breaks the US$100 mark, it will put growing pressure on consumers at the gasoline pumps. Higher energy prices will also make it more expensive
  
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• Canada’s number one ranked pickleball player pays a visit to Calgary

  20-09-2023 21:34
  
  Like many top pickleball players, Steve Deakin started out in tennis.  He was a competitive player but was forced to put down his racquet when he suffered a serious shoulder injury. In 2017, Deakin's dad suggested pickleball as an alternative to his tennis dreams.  Deakin picked up the paddle and has never looked back. “I live in this town just outside of Vancouver called Pit Meadows and it has an amazing pickleball community,” the 49-year-old said. “I went down to th
  
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• Man accused of wielding stun gun arrested on outstanding warrants: Alberta RCMP

  20-09-2023 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say they have arrested a man with several outstanding warrants, also accused of resisting arrest and threatening officers with a stun gun.
  
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• Trio of Hurricanes to Donate to KidSport and Canadian Cancer ... - Canadian Hockey League

  20-09-2023 20:58 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta set to release report on whether to ditch CPP for provincial pension plan

  20-09-2023 20:17
  
  The Alberta government is to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program. Premier Danielle Smith, along with Finance Minister Nate Horner and panel chair Jim Dinning, are to release the report at a news conference in Calgary on Thursday. Both Smith and her predecessor, Jason Kenney, have extolled the potential of a go-it-alone program, given Alberta's wealth and comparatively young population. Smith has said r
  
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• Robotic thrill ride set to open at Calgary's Telus Spark

  20-09-2023 20:13
  
  Starting next week, visitors to the Telus Spark Science Centre in Calgary will be able to enjoy a first-of-its-kind activity that fuses robotics with the thrills of a full-scale roller coaster. RO5iE the "robo-coaster" is the newest attraction at the facility and it's meant to simulate the effects of a roller coaster right inside the science centre itself. "Bringing this epic roller coaster ride to the science centre as a permanent experience, minus the tracks and small enough to fit inside an i
  
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• Bear cub euthanized in Jasper National Park after serious injury

  20-09-2023 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sometime on Sept. 7 or 8, one of the cinnamon-coloured cubs lost one of its hind legs in a severe injury, park officials said.
  
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• Streets Alive Mission to host Ride for Refuge in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 19:57 via news.google.com
  
  Streets Alive Mission to host Ride for Refuge in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New pickleball courts open at Lethbridge's Legacy Park - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 19:26 via news.google.com
  
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• 'I’m going to buy a home for my family': Calgarian wins $2.5M

  20-09-2023 19:05
  
  A Calgary man who won $2.5 million on a September Lotto 6-49 draw says he plans to use the money to make a big purchase. "I’m going to buy a home for my family," Naresh Avala said. Avala says he tries to buy a ticket for every Lotto 6-49 draw, but was shocked when he looked up the winning numbers for the Sept. 2 draw and realized he won. "My family and I, we were all very surprised," he said. "And grateful and excited, very excited." Avala, who split a $5-million jackpot with another ticke
  
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• 'Can't make a living': Alberta's education support workers call for raises

  20-09-2023 19:00
  
  Education support workers from across Alberta are calling on the province to increase their wages in the wake of rising inflation and the reality that many of their colleagues don’t make enough to survive. An education support worker includes anyone who helps students with learning disabilities or special needs along with custodians, maintenance workers, administration support and bus drivers. The workers, who are part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), say that the average
  
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• Southern Alberta RCMP arrest suspect on multiple outstanding warrants

  20-09-2023 18:50
  
  Southern Alberta RCMP arrested a 39-year-old man on several outstanding warrants last week and say he resisted officers with a Taser. On Sept. 13, RCMP officers located Jayson Bixby, a resident of Shaughessy, and attempted to take him into custody. Bixby was wanted on two counts of flight from police, mischief and trespassing in connection with an incident in Pincher Creek. When officers encountered him, he was wielding a conducted energy weapon. Officials say he resisted arrest and tried to fle
  
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• Kodiaks women's volleyball team adds libero Quincy Price - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 18:20 via news.google.com
  
  Kodiaks women's volleyball team adds libero Quincy Price  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgarians, for and against gender and sexual diversity education, engage in protest

  20-09-2023 15:01
  
  Hundreds of people who are against policies of including education on gender identity in schools met in downtown Calgary on Wednesday, coming up against a similar demonstration of individuals who say their arguments are akin to hate speech. The organizer for the city's Million March for Children said they want gender identity teachings removed from schools, saying they are inappropriate for anyone under 18 years old. "All we want is our kids to be left alone in schools until they are mature and
  
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• 1MillionMarch4Children demonstration planned in Calgary

  20-09-2023 15:01
  
  Protests and counter-protests will be taking place in Calgary over gender ideology in schools, part of a larger, nation-wide demonstration on Wednesday. The main protest has been organized by a public group calling itself "1MillionMarch4Children," which is against the instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. The group wants to end those lessons, along with the use of gender ideology, mixed bathrooms and gender-specific pronouns. In the meantime, several counter-protests
  
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• Travel advisory: India urges citizens, international students to be 'cautious' in Canada

  20-09-2023 14:44
  
  The Indian government has issued a statement advising Indian nationals and students living in Canada to be cautious amid what it calls "growing anti-India activities" in the country. In a statement Wednesday, the Indian government described the situation in Canada as "growing anti-India activities and politically-condoned hate crimes and criminal violence." “Given the deteriorating security environment in Canada, Indian students in particular are advised to exercise extreme caution and rem
  
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• India issues travel advisory for Canada as rift widens over Sikh leader's death

  20-09-2023 14:44
  
  India on Wednesday advised its citizens to be careful when traveling to Canada as a rift between the two nations widens further in the wake of Ottawa's allegations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver. The foreign ministry in New Delhi issued an updated travel advisory, urging its nationals and especially those studying in the North American country to be cautious because of "growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate
  
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• 'Real danger in all of this': Anti-LGBTQ2S+ rallies, counter-protests planned across Canada

  20-09-2023 14:08
  
  Protests and counter-protests for and against Canada's trans and LGBTQ2S+ community are being planned across Canada on Wednesday. Posters created by a group called “1MillionMarch4Children” say rally participants are “standing together against gender ideology in schools.” Sarah Worthman, an LGBTQ2S+ advocate who is helping organize at least 63 counter-protests across the country, said Canadians need to stand up for the community outside of Pride events.The information you
  
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• Events planned across Canada to counter upcoming anti-LGBTQ2S+ rallies

  20-09-2023 14:08
  
  Protests and counter-protests for and against Canada's trans and LGBTQ2S+ community are being planned across Canada on Wednesday. Posters created by a group called “1MillionMarch4Children” say rally participants are “standing together against gender ideology in schools.” Sarah Worthman, an LGBTQ2S+ advocate who is helping organize at least 63 counter-protests across the country, said Canadians need to stand up for the community outside of Pride events.The information you
  
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• Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools met with counter-protests

  20-09-2023 14:08
  
  Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada on Wednesday for competing protests, screaming and chanting at each other about school policies on gender identity. Separated by lines of police officers, the protests and counter-protests are linked to school policies, including in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, that require young people to get parental consent before teachers can use their preferred first names and pronouns.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download th
  
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• Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools meet with counter-protests

  20-09-2023 14:08
  
  Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada on Wednesday for competing protests, yelling and chanting at each other about the way schools instruct sexuality and gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender youth.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppRallies and counter-protests about gender identity policies in schools Protesters accused schools of exposing young students to "gender ideology," and said parents have the right to know wh
  
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• N.W.T. wildfire season rages on despite return home for many residents

  20-09-2023 12:11
  
  While the wildfire situation is improving for some Northwest Territories residents who were allowed to return home this week a month after they were evacuated, officials are warning that threats persist in areas of the territory where fires are still actively burning.Top climate and environment headlines, all in one placeRepresentatives from municipal, Indigenous and territorial governments on Tuesday evening provided an update on the status of fires and recovery efforts in the Northwest Territo
  
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• Pickleball enthusiasts “relish” the completion of new courts - City of Lethbridge

  20-09-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Crash southeast of Rocky Mountain House on Highway 11 leaves one dead

  20-09-2023 04:27
  
  One person is dead following a collision Tuesday between a pickup truck and a semi tractor-trailer near Rocky Mountain House. RCMP said Tuesday evening in a media release the collision occurred on Highway 11 at the intersection with Range Road 61, about 10 kilometres southeast of the central Alberta town. Investigators are at the scene of the crash and traffic will be rerouted for several hours, the release said. RCMP say they have no immediate details about the crash or its victim, including ge
  
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• Crash southeast of Rocky Mountain House leaves one dead

  20-09-2023 04:27
  
  One man is dead following a collision Tuesday between a pickup truck and a semi tractor-trailer near Rocky Mountain House. RCMP said in a media release the collision occurred on Highway 11 at the intersection with Range Road 61, about 10 kilometres southeast of the central Alberta town, just after 7 p.m.   The driver of the pickup, a 22-year-old Red Deer man, died on scene, police said. A passenger in the pickup, a 21-year-old woman, sustained serious injuries. The driver of the semi was no
  
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• Alberta sees highest energy price increases as Canada's inflation climbs to 4%

  20-09-2023 03:33
  
  Canada's inflation rate once again climbed in August, prompting some Calgarians to make tough decisions about their spending. "It's stressful, right? Like I have a wife looking to have children in the near future but it's almost, it's off-putting to want to have children because how am I going to provide for them?" Craig Steward said. John Burley added, "It's just about trying to make ends meet for the budget and trying to pick and choose what you do, like no sports activities or less Flames gam
  
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• Hurricanes acquire forward Carter Dereniwsky from Royals - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 03:18 via news.google.com
  
  Hurricanes acquire forward Carter Dereniwsky from Royals  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pup punted from WestJet flight over pet carrier size issue

  20-09-2023 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman is calling out WestJet after she said conflicting pet travel rules resulted in her being denied boarding and incur a number of extra costs.
  
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• Career expo showcases jobs in Alberta's evolving energy sector

  20-09-2023 02:31
  
  As many as 3,000 job seekers are expected to roll through the Telus Convention Centre by the end of Wednesday, looking for a place in Alberta's rapidly evolving energy sector. "We're definitely heading towards a more sustainable future, which is something great for someone with my background," Kelechi Agu, a recent graduate with a Master’s in Environmental Science, said. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addressed the crowd Tuesday morning, pointing to carbon capture and storage and hydrogen
  
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• Alberta judge recommends RCMP evaluate deaths after man hit by police truck near Fort McMurray

  20-09-2023 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tracey Janvier, 41, had been at a wedding and ended up walking on an unlit part of a highway leading to his hometown of Janvier, south of Fort McMurray, when he was struck.
  
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• Upcoming Alberta pension report to use exit formula from the ’60s: Opposition

  20-09-2023 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  “The report will rely on a withdrawal formula that dates back to 1966 and completely ignores how the Canada pension plan is currently invested,” Shannon Phillips said.
  
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• Calgary clothing company ‘disappointed’ after Walmart sells shirts with similar design

  20-09-2023 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A customer contacted Calgary clothing company, Local Laundry, in March, saying they saw an alarmingly similar T-shirt being sold at Walmart.
  
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• Minnesota Wild extend contract of former Lethbridge Hurricane ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 01:13 via news.google.com
  
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• Encampment strategy in Lethbridge showing signs of success - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2023 01:03 via news.google.com
  
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• Mining company applies for Grassy Mountain drilling permit

  20-09-2023 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company, formerly known as Benga Mining Limited, says it's proposing to drill a total of 46 boreholes during the 2023 and 2024 exploration seasons.
  
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• Southern Alberta farmers reeling from disappointing harvest

  20-09-2023 00:44
  
  Some farmers in southern Alberta are expressing discontent with this year's harvest after a hot and dry growing season. Despite cooler and wetter weather late in the summer, Stephen Vandervalk, who farms outside of Fort Macleod, says the damage had already been done. "The south side of our farm, maybe about a third of the farm, got a big hail storm that came with a whole bunch of rain," Vandervalk said. "So those crops actually turned out to be a little above average, but the other two-thirds of
  
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• Search continues for man who presumably drowned in B.C. lake

  20-09-2023 00:38
  
  Crews have not yet found a man who presumably drowned while swimming in Windermere Lake in Invermere, B.C., last weekend. According to local Mounties, the 26-year-old was on the lake with friends Saturday afternoon when he went under water and didn’t resurface. Despite efforts by search and rescue crews, firefighters and police, the man has not been found. Police said Tuesday that the search is continuing. A friend has identified the man as Hussein Omairi, and said he was last seen on a re
  
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• 'Important to have another option of transportation': New bike lanes ... - CTV News Calgary

  20-09-2023 00:30 via news.google.com
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• 'Important to have another option of transportation': New bike lanes coming to downtown Lethbridge

  20-09-2023 00:30
  
  Lethbridge cyclists will soon have a more convenient and safe way of getting to and from downtown, thanks to the implementation of new bike lanes. "It's important that we connect the destinations to where people are coming from," said Adam St. Amant, a City of Lethbridge transportation engineer. "We've got some major destinations in the downtown with Galt Gardens and all the businesses downtown that people want to come to." "I think it's important to have another option of transportation around
  
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• 'Great deal of compliance': Lethbridge officials tout positive result of encampment strategy

  20-09-2023 00:08
  
  The City of Lethbridge says it has continued to see a downward trend in reporting of encampments, a lower number of total structures and less entrenched encampments as a result of its encampment strategy. In the past month, four co-ordinated clean-ups were completed and nearly 1,600 kg of debris were collected. Since June 19, 247 calls for encampments have been reported, with 116 identified as encampments needing various levels of support. In total, there have been 18 co-ordinated clean-ups, wit
  
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• Fatal workplace incident in northeast Calgary under investigation

  20-09-2023 00:06
  
  Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the death of a person at a Calgary worksite on Tuesday. Emergency crews were called to a commercial area in the 2800 block of Hopewell Place N.E. at 1:30 p.m. The victim was found dead underneath a slab of marble. This is a developing story and will be updated with more details as they become available… 
  
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