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• Lethbridge residents finding ways to cut Thanksgiving dinner costs

  06-10-2023 23:57
  
  As many gather around the table for a Thanksgiving dinner, demand for food banks is high as more Lethbridge residents look to cut grocery costs. “We’re about 30 per cent higher this year than we were last year,” said Danielle McIntyre, executive director of Interfaith Food Bank. “At the end of September we tallied 866 households came for support here at interfaith food bank.” According to Statistics Canada, grocery prices rose 6.9 per cent in August, a drop from an
  
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• Lethbridge residents cutting Thanksgiving dinner costs - CTV News Calgary

  06-10-2023 23:57 via news.google.com
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• 'They get into your head': 90-year-old Okotoks grandmother Lorraine Crawford thwarts scammers

  06-10-2023 23:49
  
  It’s a growing crime trend that features fraudsters tugging at heartstrings, and already Canadians have lost more money this year, than the previous year, to grandparent scams. RCMP say fraudsters are targeting people by saying a grandchild or other loved one is in trouble with the law and they need money right away to keep them out of jail. “With everything being more remote now there's definitely greater acceptability of being able to do these things without actually seeing a perso
  
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• Chinook Blast, back in 2024 for fourth year, seeks Calgary artists to brighten up city's long winter nights

  06-10-2023 23:18
  
  Chinook Blast is looking for a few good artists to light up its winter street party, which is returning for its fourth year on Feb.2, 2024. The downtown Calgary festival, which partners with the High Performance Rodeo, BIG Winter Classic, the Calgary folk fest's Block Heater and the Ethnik Festival, will bring a spurt of live music, light and art installations, theatre, night markets and other cultural oddities to the city's winter streets for over two weeks. The festival is putting out a call f
  
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• Kicking Horse Canyon reopens to traffic for Thanksgiving long weekend

  06-10-2023 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The roadway, which sees around 10,000 vehicles daily, underwent an extended closure from Sept. 25 to Friday, Oct. 6. It will close again on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at noon.
  
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• Victim of suspected Calgary abduction located: police

  06-10-2023 23:09
  
  Calgary police say a woman involved in a suspected abduction on Thursday has been located. Officers were called to the area of 2220 Centre St. N.E. around 2 p.m. for reports a woman had been forced into a vehicle by a stranger. The vehicle, a grey Infiniti SUV, left the area, prompting a large-scale police presence as officers rushed to locate it. About 20 minutes later, police say a woman matching the victim's description was seen getting out of a vehicle in the 300 block of 41 Avenue N.E. Late
  
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• Calgary Food Bank sees record demand as prices increase this Thanksgiving

  06-10-2023 22:39
  
  The Calgary Food Bank is reporting record demand, with hundreds more families relying on the service this year compared to last. "The mortgage rates are up, the gas prices are up, the energy bills are up and we're seeing that demand here," said Melissa From, president and CEO of the Calgary Food Bank. "Last year at this time, we were serving about 400 families a day, but today, we will have 700 families coming to the food bank for groceries that will last them seven to 10 days." From says accord
  
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• Rising jazz star Perpie closes September with gala concert, Calgary Music Award

  06-10-2023 22:00
  
  September was a bigger month than most for Perpie. The Nigeria-born and raised, Calgary-based saxophonist, who makes jazz that blends the echoes of Lagos with a little bit of Coltrane, hosted the third of what she called The Gateway concerts in front of more than 500 people at the Bella Concert Hall at the end of September. The events featured a jazz orchestra and children's choir, filling out Perpie's spare, elegant sound in a way that she said was as overwhelming as it was satisfying. "Basical
  
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• Alberta auditor general examining province’s procurement and contracting of DynaLIFE lab services

  06-10-2023 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's auditor general will be "examining procurement and contracting processes with DynaLIFE," a private lab services provider.
  
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• Former University of Lethbridge professor posthumously honoured ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 20:32 via news.google.com
  
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• Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'To keep this tournament going has meant so much': Autumn Open celebrates 50 years of elite bowling

  06-10-2023 20:20
  
  Elite bowlers from across Canada have made their way to Calgary for the 50th anniversary of the Autumn Open. The four-day, five-pin tournament runs from Oct. 5 to 8 at Paradise Lanes. More than 300 bowlers are participating in hopes of taking home the cash prize of over $10,000. The tournament was first held at the Chinook Bowladrome in 1973 before it moved to Toppler Bowl in Fairview from 1998 to 2008. Paradise Lanes has hosted it ever since. "We brought it over to Paradise with less than a mon
  
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• 'One of the greatest tournaments in Canada': Autumn Open celebrates 50 years of elite bowling

  06-10-2023 20:20
  
  Elite bowlers from across Canada have made their way to Calgary for the 50th anniversary of the Autumn Open. The four-day, five-pin tournament runs from Oct. 5 to 8 at Paradise Lanes. "I have played a couple of years here at the Autumn Open. It's been a good tournament for me. I like coming out to Calgary -- I like the atmosphere," said Rylan Willier, 2022 Autumn Open champion. Another participant is Calgary’s Tracy Smith, who started bowling around the same time the tournament started. "I
  
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• Hurricanes' Matt Anholt named assistant coach for U17 tournament - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 20:17 via news.google.com
  
  Hurricanes' Matt Anholt named assistant coach for U17 tournament  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Enbridge CEO calls for national Indigenous loan guarantee program

  06-10-2023 19:19
  
  The CEO of Enbridge Inc. is calling for the creation of a federal Indigenous loan guarantee program. Greg Ebel told the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Friday that Canadian energy companies are increasingly willing to offer equity ownership stakes to Indigenous communities whose traditional lands are crossed by pipelines and other infrastructure projects. But he said Indigenous communities often don't have the necessary access to capital. Ebel said Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario all have pro
  
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• Several bear warnings issued in Rockies west of Calgary after surprise encounters

  06-10-2023 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several bear warnings are in place in Kananaskis Country after some surprise encounters with both black and grizzly bears.
  
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• CEO of Enbridge calls for national Indigenous loan guarantee program

  06-10-2023 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CEO of Enbridge Inc. is calling for the creation of a federal Indigenous loan guarantee program.
  
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• City of Lethbridge to host “monster-truck-trash-mash” - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 19:07 via news.google.com
  
  City of Lethbridge to host “monster-truck-trash-mash”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: October 6, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 18:59 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: October 6, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Several bear warnings in place in Rockies west of Calgary after surprise encounters

  06-10-2023 18:54
  
  Several bear warnings are in place in Kananaskis Country after some surprise encounters with both black and grizzly bears. The 4,000-square-kilometre area in the foothills and on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, is made up of provincial parks and recreation areas. Alberta Parks officials have posted online a bear warning at a construction site on Highway 40, east of the Kananaskis Golf Course, after someone surprised a grizzly bear. Closer to Calgary, another warning
  
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• Bear warnings, closures in place in Rockies west of Calgary after surprise encounters

  06-10-2023 18:54
  
  Several bear warnings and area closures are in place in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta after some surprise encounters with both black and grizzly bears. There are three warnings posted online for Kananaskis Country, west of Calgary. The 4,000-square-kilometre area in the foothills and on the eastern slopes of the Rockies is made up of provincial parks and recreation areas. Alberta Parks has posted warnings due to surprise bear encounters at: a construction site on Highway 40, east of the Kanana
  
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• Alberta's unemployment holds steady at 5.7%

  06-10-2023 18:54
  
  Alberta's unemployment rate was unchanged in September. Statistics Canada released its September 2023 Labour Force Survey on Friday, which showed Alberta's jobless rate sitting at 5.7 per cent, the same as in August. According to the report, Alberta was one of only two provinces to see employment decline in September, dropping by 38,000 (-1.5 per cent) and offsetting cumulative gains of 30,000 in the previous two months. This, as the province's labour force participation rate fell 1.3 perce
  
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• Woman critically injured falling out of speeding SUV in Brooks: RCMP

  06-10-2023 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are trying to piece together a timeline regarding a woman falling out of a speeding SUV on Wednesday night, and they are seeking any witnesses.
  
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• Einarson, Gushue to represent Canada at Pan Continental Curling ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 17:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Modified schedule for municipal services for Thanksgiving - My Lethbridge Now

  06-10-2023 17:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge County lifts fire restriction - My Lethbridge Now

  06-10-2023 17:52 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge County lifts fire restriction  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Connor McDavid, other NHL stars excited for PWHL to begin play: ‘An amazing thing for hockey’

  06-10-2023 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Slated to begin play in January, the new circuit represents a seismic shift in the women's game, which has provided some of the sport's iconic moments.
  
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• Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, State ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 17:15 via news.google.com
  
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• Community invited to spooktacular monster-truck-trash-mash event! - City of Lethbridge

  06-10-2023 16:59 via news.google.com
  
  Community invited to spooktacular monster-truck-trash-mash event!  City of Lethbridge
  
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• You Can Play supports Hockey Canada's dressing room policy - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 16:54 via news.google.com
  
  You Can Play supports Hockey Canada's dressing room policy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Montreal's Auger-Aliassime bounced in second round of Shanghai ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 16:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta lost 38000 jobs in September: Statistics Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 16:40 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta lost 38000 jobs in September: Statistics Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fort Macleod is not getting a Walmart, despite online rumours - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 15:21 via news.google.com
  
  Fort Macleod is not getting a Walmart, despite online rumours  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man reported as Alberta's first influenza death of 2023-24 season

  06-10-2023 14:46
  
  The provincial government has reported an Albertan has died from influenza, the first such death in the 2023-24 flu season. According to the government's website, which records severe outcomes for influenza along with COVID-19 and RSV, the patient who died was a man in his 40s living in the Calgary Zone. No other information about the victim will be released. The website says there have been 90 cases of lab-confirmed influenza so far this season, with 20 of those being detected between Sept. 24
  
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• Victim of alleged Calgary abduction found safe, suspect in custody following QEII arrest

  06-10-2023 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The victim of a suspected abduction in northeast Calgary was found safe Friday and the man who police believe forced her into an SUV was arrested along the QEII.
  
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• More supports needed to address homelessness, B.C. government ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 14:18 via news.google.com
  
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• Arrest made in relation to possible Calgary abduction

  06-10-2023 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A possible kidnapping investigation that began in Calgary led to a heavy police presence on Highway 2 at Township Road 440 on Thursday. A man was arrested around 9:30 p.m.
  
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• 'Sticker shock' as Canadians rethink traditional Thanksgiving meal: analyst

  06-10-2023 12:49
  
  After more than a year of high food inflation, families gathering this weekend to gobble Thanksgiving dinner may be feeling the pinch after their grocery shopping. Statistics Canada reported last month that prices for food purchased from stores rose 6.9 per cent in August, down from an 8.5 per cent increase in July but still well above the month's headline inflation rate of four per cent. “Prices haven't went down, so you're going to continue to see fairly large sticker shock on items and
  
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• Canadians likely to spend more on Thanksgiving dinner this year

  06-10-2023 12:49
  
  After more than a year of high food inflation, families gathering this weekend to gobble Thanksgiving dinner may be feeling the pinch after their grocery shopping. Statistics Canada reported last month that prices for food purchased from stores rose 6.9 per cent in August, down from an 8.5 per cent increase in July but still well above the month's headline inflation rate of four per cent. “Prices haven't went down, so you're going to continue to see to see fairly large sticker shock on ite
  
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• A Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother

  06-10-2023 12:37
  
  A Russian missile attack killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother Friday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said, a day after a strike in the same region killed at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months. Associated Press reporters saw emergency crews pulling the boy's body from the rubble of a building after the early morning attack. He was wearing pyjamas with a Spider-Man design.Complete coverage of the war in UkraineThe strike also ki
  
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• Lethbridge couple identified in fatal bear attack near Banff - My Lethbridge Now

  06-10-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge couple identified in fatal bear attack near Banff  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 06:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Woman critically injured after falling out of speeding vehicle: Brooks RCMP

  06-10-2023 05:04
  
  RCMP are looking for witnesses after a woman fell out of a speeding vehicle and was seriously injured in Brooks, Alta. Police said a red Cadillac Escalade was seen speeding through a construction zone on Silver Sage Road in Brooks around 7 p.m. Witnesses reportedly saw a woman fall out of the passenger side door. The woman was critically injured and remains in hospital. Police believe they have located the Cadillac abandoned on the west side of Brooks. The circumstances leading up to the woman f
  
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• Stoney Nakoda Treatment Centre offers services, resources and hope for First Nations community

  06-10-2023 03:19
  
  The Stoney Nakoda Treatment Centre officially opened Thursday, marking a critical milestone in the community's commitment to promote wellness and address addiction among the people of the Stoney Nakoda First Nations living in Mini Thni (Morley, Eden Valley and Big Horn reserves). The new facility has 18 beds, with three accessible rooms that community leaders hope will offer resources and support for those in recovery from addiction and all its related challenges. “The Stoney Nakoda Treatm
  
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• Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, 2 others confirm they're playing in Calgary National Bank Challenger

  06-10-2023 02:50
  
  A former Wimbledon women's finalist, a former Wimbledon girl's singles champ and a winner of 14 ATP Challenger titles have all confirmed they will be competing at the Calgary National Bank Challenger Tournament next month. Germany's Sabine Lisicki, Poland's Urszula Radwanska and France's Benoit Paire are confirmed participants in the tournament, which takes place November 5-12 at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre in southeast Calgary. Lisicki was a Wimbledon singles finalist in 2013 and a sem
  
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• WHL's Wild fire head coach Constantine following investigation of ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 02:49 via news.google.com
  
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• Southern Alberta stock dog trainer inducted into Border Collie Hall of Fame

  06-10-2023 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  'The worlds, that was probably the pinnacle of my career, because no North American has made it near as far as I did this year,' Glen said.
  
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• US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota ... - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2023 01:08 via news.google.com
  
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• Where's Waverly? More charges laid in swarming, theft of golden retriever puppy

  06-10-2023 01:01
  
  Calgary police have charged a second person in connection with a swarming and theft of a golden retriever puppy. However, the search for 17-week-old Waverly continues. Over Tuesday and Wednesday, police raided a home in nearby Strathmore, Alta., and arrested 40-year-old Kristin Becky Hall, charging her with robbery. Hall joins her mother, 63-year-old Becky Hall, who was previously charged with robbery in connection with the incident. Late last month, police say a woman was ambushed by a group of
  
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• 'Complete shock': Lethbridge high school shaken following sexual ... - CTV News Calgary

  06-10-2023 00:59 via news.google.com
  
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