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• Suspects sought after ATA Pride flag destroyed during 1 Million March for Children Edmonton protest

  27-09-2023 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A large Pride flag was torn down and destroyed during duelling protests drew thousands of people to the Alberta Teachers' Association building on Sept. 20.
  
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• 'It's all about colour and brightness': Calgary man transforms Victorian-style home into a 'Painted Lady'

  27-09-2023 23:17
  
  Bill Hopson spent close to two years transforming his northwest Calgary home into what's known as a painted lady. "When I was thinking about buying it, I looked at it and said this needs to be a painted lady," said Hopson. "They were often summer houses and people just tended to paint them more brightly but the ones in San Francisco are very well known, but they're all over North America." This is actually the second home Hopson decorated, the first is just down the street from his current house
  
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• 'It's all about colour and brightness and making people smile when they walk by': Calgary man transforms Victorian-style home into a 'Painted Lady'

  27-09-2023 23:17
  
  Bill Hopson spent close to two years transforming his northwest Calgary home into what's known as a painted lady. "When I was thinking about buying it, I looked at it and said this needs to be a painted lady," said Hopson. "They were often summer houses and people just tended to paint them more brightly but the ones in San Francisco are very well known, but they're all over North America." This is actually the second home Hopson decorated, the first is just down the street from his current house
  
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• City issues reminder on properly disposing propane tanks - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 22:56 via news.google.com
  
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• 'This is where we belong': Mikael Backlund extended by Flames, named team captain

  27-09-2023 22:52
  
  The Calgary Flames have signed centre Mikael Backlund to a two-year contract extension, and named him the 21st team captain in franchise history. The extension, keeping the longest-tenured Flame around through 2025-26, has an average annual value (AAV) of $4.5 million. The Flames introduced Backlund as team captain during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. “It was a big decision for me and my family, and we wanted to take our time, make the right decision,” Backlund said. Aft
  
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• Mikael Backlund extended by Flames, named team captain

  27-09-2023 22:52
  
  The Calgary Flames have signed centre Mikael Backlund to a two-year contract extension, and named him the 21st team captain in franchise history. The Flames announced the extension on Wednesday afternoon. The extension, keeping the longest-tenured Flame around through 2025-26, has an average annual value (AAV) of $4.5 million. The Flames drafted Backlund 24th overall in 2007. Since then, he has amassed 492 points, including 185 goals and 307 assists through 908 games with the franchise. In 2022-
  
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• Flames, Mikael Backlund nearing $4.5M extension: reports

  27-09-2023 22:52
  
  The Calgary Flames and centre Mikael Backlund are reportedly nearing an extension that would keep the team’s longest tenured player around for two more years. TSN’s Chris Johnston is reporting that the Flames and Backlund are close to finalizing a contract, and are just working out some final issues.It sounds like the Calgary Flames are getting close to finalizing a contract extension with veteran Mikael Backlund. The sides are believed to be hammering out some final issues. —
  
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• Alta. premier, health minister non-committal on getting COVID-19 shot this fall

  27-09-2023 22:45
  
  As COVID-19 cases in Canada rise and updated vaccines make headlines once again, Alberta’s premier and health minister were non-committal about getting the shot this fall when speaking on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, Premier Danielle Smith was asked if she would be getting a COVID-19 shot. “Look, I'm a healthy person, I tend to take care of my immune system. And I'm deep, I believe this is something I should talk about with my doctor, not media,” Smith said. With
  
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• Man charged after being clocked driving 160 km/hr on QEII

  27-09-2023 22:44
  
  A man faces multiple traffic charges after he was reportedly driving over 160 km/hr on the QEII highway several weeks ago. On Sept. 11, at 10:15 a.m., Innisfail RCMP traffic services received reports of a speeder on the QEII. A few minutes after the final sighting, the suspect's vehicle lost control while trying to pass a vehicle on the shoulder and crashed close to Highway 42. Blackfalds RCMP responded, and found the driver, a man who was the only occupant. He was transported to hospital with n
  
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• Calgary man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2014 death of Colton Crowshoe

  27-09-2023 22:13
  
  A Calgary man accused in the 2014 killing of 18-year-old Colton Crowshoe pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday following negotiations between Crown and defence lawyers. Wiley Su Provost, 29, was committed to stand trial on a charge of second-degree murder. He was arrested without incident in July 2022, just a couple of weeks after Crowshoe’s family members and homicide detectives pleaded with the public for answers. Crowshoe went missing after leaving a house party in the northeast Calg
  
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• City of Lethbridge announces service changes for Truth and ... - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 21:58 via news.google.com
  
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• Suspect in custody after shooting outside Calgary International Airport

  27-09-2023 21:57
  
  Calgary police took one person into custody on Wednesday after a shooting outside the Calgary International Airport. Officers were called to Airport Road N.E. just after noon for reports of shots fired. In a posting on X, formerly Twitter, the Calgary Airport said the incident happened near the cellphone parking lot, a free area for drivers to park while waiting for friends or family to land. Police say they apprehended a suspect shortly after arriving. A second person who had been shot was trea
  
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• City to look at funding pair of housing developments - My Lethbridge Now

  27-09-2023 21:49 via news.google.com
  
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• 16-year-old girl missing from Okotoks, Alta.; RCMP asks for assistance to locate

  27-09-2023 21:40
  
  Mounties out of Okotoks, Alta., need your help to find a missing teen. Jayda McCoy, a 16-year-old resident of the southern Alberta town, was last seen at her home around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The RCMP describes her as:About 5'4" and 120 pounds; Of medium complexion; Black-haired and brown-eyed; Pierced twice on her nose and once on her left eyebrow; and Walking with a limp due to a right foot injury.She was last seen wearing:Black track pants; A black t-shirt with "hustle" in white; Jordan 1 sne
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator followed rules in Imperial Oil Kearl oilsands release: Report

  27-09-2023 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report by Deloitte recommends a number of improvements to communications protocols, such as including Indigenous people in the notification process.
  
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• Danielle Smith says recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Parliament was 'embarrassing'

  27-09-2023 20:56
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says two of her staff members were among those outraged by Parliament's recognition of a man who fought alongside the Nazis in the Second World War during last week's address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. The incident has provoked global backlash and is being cited by Russia as justification for its rationale that it invaded Ukraine to clear it of neo-Nazis. Smith weighed in the controversy while speaking at a news conference on Wednesday. “I have
  
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• Calgary Flames’ AGM Chris Snow suffers brain injury, is not expected to recover

  27-09-2023 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The wife of Chris Snow says the Calgary Flames assistant general manager has suffered a "catastrophic" brain injury after going into cardiac arrest and is not expected to recover.
  
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• Stoney Nakoda man sentenced to 9 1/2 years for killing six-month-old daughter

  27-09-2023 20:41
  
  A Stoney Nakoda man has received a sentence of nine and a half years for killing his infant child. With time served, Tyriq Lyman Kootenay will end up serving just shy of six and a half years, defence lawyer Balfour Der confirmed on Wednesday. The sentence was issued on Tuesday, following a guilty plea to manslaughter late last month. Kootenay, now 23, was initially charged with second-degree murder following his arrest in August 2021. Police had responded to a request for a welfare check at a ho
  
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• What we know about the company linked to the E.coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

  27-09-2023 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's what we know about Fueling Minds Inc., the company that runs the kitchen linked to the Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, which has been closed indefinitely.
  
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• Monique LaGrange remains Red Deer school trustee but faces sanctions for online post

  27-09-2023 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A trustee with the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools who was criticized for an online post is allowed to continue in her role, but is facing several consequences for her conduct.
  
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• B.C. Lions can clinch home playoff game with victory over Roughriders - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 20:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Flames AGM Chris Snow suffers brain injury, is not expected to recover

  27-09-2023 20:19
  
  The wife of Chris Snow says the Calgary Flames assistant general manager has suffered a "catastrophic" brain injury after going into cardiac arrest and is not expected to recover. Kelsie Snow says on social media that her husband became unresponsive and suffered a heart attack on Tuesday. She says paramedics and doctors were able to get his heart beating again, but that he suffered a brain injury due to a lack of oxygen. She said his doctors do not expect him to wake up from the injury. Snow, 42
  
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• Springsteen postpones remaining 2023 concert dates, including Calgary and Edmonton shows

  27-09-2023 20:16
  
  The bad news is the Boss won't be gracing the stage at the Saddledome on Nov. 8. The good news is that he promises he'll make good with a concert date some time in 2024. Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday on social media that he's cancelling the remainder of his 2023 concert appearances "out of an abundance of caution" due to a peptic ulcer. "Rescheduled dates for each of the 2023 shows, including those postponed earlier this month, will be announced next week, all taking place in their origi
  
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• Pipestone shareholders approve merger with Strathcona Resources

  27-09-2023 19:51
  
  Shareholders of Pipestone Energy Corp. have voted to approve a merger with Strathcona Resources Ltd., a deal the companies say will create what will be the fifth largest oil producer in Canada. Shareholders voted in favour Wednesday of a proposal which will see privately held Strathcona buy them out in an all-stock deal, creating a combined company with an initial market capitalization of $8.6 billion. The merger had been opposed by dissident shareholder GMT Capital Corp., which controls about 1
  
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• Driver sentenced to 12 years in hit and run death of Calgary police officer

  27-09-2023 19:47
  
  A young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, died after he was dragged by an SUV and fell into the path of an oncoming car on Dec. 31, 2020. The driver of the SUV, who is now 20, was days away from turning 18 and was charged as a youth with first-degree murder. Court of King's Bench Justice Anna Loparco convicted him of manslaughter and ordered that he receive an adult sentence. In her sentencing dec
  
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• Driver sentenced to 12 years in deliberate killing of Calgary police officer

  27-09-2023 19:47
  
  A young man convicted in the deliberate killing of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, died after he was dragged by an SUV and fell into the path of an oncoming car on Dec. 31, 2020. The driver of the SUV, who is now 20, was days away from turning 18 and was charged as a youth with first-degree murder. Court of King's Bench Justice Anna Loparco convicted him of manslaughter and ordered that he receive an adult sentence. In her sentencing de
  
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• Driver sentenced to 12 years for killing Calgary police officer

  27-09-2023 19:47
  
  A young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died after he was dragged by an SUV and fell into the path of an oncoming car on Dec. 31, 2020. The driver of the SUV was days away from turning 18 and was charged as a youth with first-degree murder. A judge convicted him of manslaughter and ordered that he receive an adult sentence. The driver testified during his trial that he was scared when police approach
  
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• 12-year sentence for Calgary man in death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett

  27-09-2023 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man who was only 17 years old when he killed a Calgary police officer in 2020 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison minus time served.
  
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• Flames winger Pelletier to undergo surgery on left shoulder, will be out indefinitely

  27-09-2023 19:41
  
  Calgary Flames winger Jakob Pelletier is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left shoulder next week and will be out indefinitely. The Flames updated Pelletier's status after the 22-year-old sustained an injury in a pre-season game against visiting Seattle on Monday. Pelletier was checked headfirst into the boards by Kraken winger Marian Studenic with six seconds remaining in the first period. After writhing on the ice in obvious pain, Pelletier was escorted off the ice by the Flames' train
  
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• Lethbridge man charged with robbery and other offences after ... - Royal Canadian Mounted Police

  27-09-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Grande Prairie peace officer charged with online child exploitation offences

  27-09-2023 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police allege the man accessed and shared child sexual abuse images on social media channels.
  
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• Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest ... - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 18:42 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta premier defends minister over conflict of interest allegations

  27-09-2023 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial records show the husband of Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz may be lobbying the government in areas that could overlap with her ministry's work.
  
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• Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest concerns

  27-09-2023 18:32
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending one of her cabinet ministers over possible conflict of interest concerns. Provincial records show the husband of Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz may be lobbying the government in areas that could overlap with her ministry's work. Lobbying registry records show Cole Schulz is a partner in the firm Garrison Strategies, which is trying to influence the government on how reclamation certificates for oil and gas sites are issued
  
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• Veteran American receiver Derel Walker signs with Hamilton Tiger ... - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 18:25 via news.google.com
  
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• Grande Prairie peace officer charged with child pornography possession

  27-09-2023 18:17
  
  A peace officer who works for the City of Grande Prairie has been charged with child sexual exploitation offences, police announced on Wednesday. Daniel Emond, 32, was arrested on Sept. 21 and charged with accessing and distributing child pornography. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams' (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit began an investigation into Emond in January after a tip from the RCMP's National Child Exploitation Crime Centre that he was allegedly sharing child exploit
  
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• Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances ... - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 18:02 via news.google.com
  
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• New federal electoral boundaries now in effect - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 17:48 via news.google.com
  
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• Turkey senior diplomat 'disappointed' by Canada's ongoing arms ... - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 17:42 via news.google.com
  
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• Mark Sayers named new president of Lethbridge & District Exhibition - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 17:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Do Alligators Ever Stop Growing? - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 17:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Disputed immigration provision requires link to national security ... - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 17:07 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta's population the fastest-growing in Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 15:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares faces licensing charges

  27-09-2023 15:14
  
  The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several daycares, as health authorities zeroed in on a likely source of the infections. The city alleged Wednesday that Fueling Minds Inc. had been providing third-party food services to five Calgary child-care centres not owned by the company without a proper licence. The corporation and its two directors have each been charged under the municipal
  
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• Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged

  27-09-2023 15:14
  
  The Alberta government is to provide an update today on the investigation into an E. coli outbreak that affected multiple Calgary daycares. Premier Danielle Smith, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton and chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, are scheduled to hold a news conference this morning in Calgary. It comes the same week as the province posted a link to an online application form for a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child a
  
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• Alberta government to give update on investigation into E. coli outbreak in Calgary

  27-09-2023 15:14
  
  The Alberta government is to provide an update today on the investigation into an E. coli outbreak that affected multiple Calgary daycares. Premier Danielle Smith, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton and chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, are scheduled to hold a news conference this morning in Calgary. It comes the same week as the province posted a link to an online application form for a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child a
  
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• Calgary police search for missing 13-year-old

  27-09-2023 15:02
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a missing teen. Thirteen-year-old Angeline Boucher, also known as Amber, was last seen in the 4700 block of Richard Road S.W., in the community of Lincoln Park, around 3 p.m. on Monday. Police say while there is nothing to indicate foul play is involved, family are concerned for Boucher's well-being. Boucher is described as 5'3" (160 centimetres) and 125 pounds (57 kilograms) with a medium build, brown eyes and black, chin-length hair. "
  
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• Federal government to review Viterra-Bunge deal: transport minister - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2023 14:57 via news.google.com
  
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• Overnight fire rips through Skyview Ranch home

  27-09-2023 14:44
  
  An early morning fire in the Calgary community of Skyview Ranch decimated a home and damaged two others. Emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Skyview Shores Manor N.E. at around midnight to find flames eating away at the roof of the building and huge plumes of smoke that were visible from several blocks away. The Calgary Fire Department deployed multiple trucks that had to pull water from several nearby fire hydrants in order to extinguish the flames and get the blaze under control. B
  
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• Password sharing will no longer be an option for Disney+ users. Here’s when

  27-09-2023 14:40
  
  Streaming platform Disney+ announced Wednesday it will be cracking down on password sharing in Canada starting Nov. 1. In an email to subscribers, the platform says it plans to launch a subscription with an ad-supported plan and update its subscriber agreement.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News"We’re implementing restrictions on your ability to share your account or login credentials outside of your household," the email reads. This move comes after Netflix announced earlier th
  
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