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• Calgary teen missing from Parkdale

  10-10-2023 23:34
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help as they search for a teen who went missing from the community of Parkdale this week. Police say 13-year-old Kaitlyn Ferguson was last seen leaving her home on Monday, Oct. 9. "It is out of character for Kaitlyn to be out of contact with her family for this long, and we, along with her family, are concerned for her well-being," said police in a Wednesday news release. At this time, investigators say there is nothing to indicate foul play is involv
  
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• Opposition NDP to stage public consultations over Alberta pension plan prosposal

  10-10-2023 23:23
  
  Alberta's Opposition NDP is moving ahead with town hall consultations next week on the government's proposal to have the province quit the Canada Pension Plan. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says more than 23,000 Albertans have already responded to her party's survey, with more than 90 per cent rejecting the idea of ditching the CPP. Premier Danielle Smith announced in September that virtual town hall consultations on leaving the fund would be held this fall by a panel headed up by former Alberta fina
  
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• Cybersecurity training, research centre opens at University of Calgary

  10-10-2023 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new centre designed to research and train to defend against cybercrimes has been opened at the University of Calgary.
  
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• Alberta Opposition moves forward with public consultations on province quitting CPP

  10-10-2023 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Opposition NDP is moving ahead with town hall consultations next week on the government's proposal to have the province quit the Canada Pension Plan.
  
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• Henderson Lake Park playground closed for repairs - My Lethbridge Now

  10-10-2023 22:04 via news.google.com
  
  Henderson Lake Park playground closed for repairs  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 'Be prepared to encounter a bear': Warning issued in Banff

  10-10-2023 21:14
  
  Parks Canada says all residents and visitors to Banff, Alta., should take precautions because of bears in the area, including within town limits. The agency issued the alert on Monday, saying "special caution is recommended." "Multiple black and grizzly bears are frequenting the area," the online bulletin said. "Be prepared to encounter a bear at anytime in and around this area." According to the map, the affected area includes the town of Banff. The advisory suggests that residents should remov
  
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• COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccinations in Alberta: What you need to know

  10-10-2023 21:01
  
  Bookings for COVID-19 shots opened to Albertans on Tuesday with the shots being administered starting Oct. 16. The vaccine being offered is the XBB.1.5 vaccine and is available to those six months of age and older. There are no authorized COVID-19 vaccines available for children under six months of age. Dr. Craig Jenne, an infectious disease specialist and associate professor at the University of Calgary, says the XBB.1.5 vaccine is showing better protection against currently circulating strains
  
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• 4 football players arrested after sexual assault at Lethbridge high school

  10-10-2023 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police have taken four young men into custody in connection with an incident where a 16-year-old was sexually assaulted at Chinook High School.
  
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• Province announces $28 million to create 22500 new childcare ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2023 19:43 via news.google.com
  
  Province announces $28 million to create 22500 new childcare ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary to install new in-street crosswalk signs at all K-6 schools

  10-10-2023 19:43
  
  Calgary will be installing new in-street crosswalks at elementary schools in the city in an effort to keep students safe. The City of Calgary says crosswalks will be added at all schools that have students in Grade 6 or lower and a "feasible location" for the signage. Work on the project begins this month and is expected to be completed by the end of the 2023-24 school year. Some drivers may have already seen the in-street signage as part of a pilot project with the University of Calgary during
  
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• Lethbridge high school football players arrested in connection to alleged sexual assault

  10-10-2023 19:39
  
  Four high school football players have been arrested in connection to an alleged sexual assault at a Lethbridge school last week. Lethbridge police said four boys under 18 from Chinook High School were taken into custody on Tuesday. The alleged incident, involving a 16-year-old student, occurred on Oct. 3 in a locker room at the school after regular school hours. The subjects and victim are all members of the school’s football team and the incident was not random, police said. Lethbridge p
  
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• Four Lethbridge high school football players arrested for alleged sexual assault

  10-10-2023 19:39
  
  Four high school football players have been arrested in connection to an alleged sexual assault at a Lethbridge school last week. Lethbridge police said four boys under 18 from Chinook High School were taken into custody on Tuesday. The alleged incident, involving a 16-year-old student, occurred on Oct. 3 in a locker room at the school after regular school hours. The subjects and victim are all members of the school’s football team and the incident was not random, police said. Lethbridge p
  
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• Alberta NDP hosting online town hall regarding Canada Pension Plan - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2023 19:27 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta NDP hosting online town hall regarding Canada Pension Plan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to create more than 20,000 affordable private child care spaces

  10-10-2023 19:20
  
  The provincial government is creating more affordable child care spaces for Alberta families. The addition of private child care to Alberta's Space Creation Grant could create up to 22,500 spaces, the government said on Tuesday. "High-quality, affordable child care should be accessible and work for all Alberta families," Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton said in a statement. "Expanding the Space Creation Grant will help our child care system grow and thrive, creating thousands
  
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• Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge set new record highs amid hot autumn weather

  10-10-2023 18:00
  
  Almost two dozen communities in Alberta set new weather records on Monday amid the blistering autumn heat. In a weather summary issued on Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said preliminary data shows a monstrous 23 new daily maximum temperature records set the day before, including in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge. Of the places that broke records on Monday, Taber had the hottest daytime high with 29.1 C. Calgary saw the mercury climb to 25.4, while Edmonton hit 25.2 and L
  
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• B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

  10-10-2023 17:54
  
  British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year. The deal will see Ottawa shift $1.2 billion to B.C. over three years. Health Minister Mark Holland told a news conference at Vancouver General Hospital on Tuesday that the funding also comes with a commitment for federal support for B.C.'s health-care system for the next 10 years. Holland said the
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: October 10, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2023 17:53 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: October 10, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vancouver man killed in Hamas attack on music festival in Israel

  10-10-2023 17:36
  
  A Vancouver man who was missing in Israel has been found dead, according to reports from the high school he attended and the Member of Parliament for the riding in which the 24-year-old lived. CTV News has confirmed Ben Mizrachi from Vancouver is the second Canadian killed in Israel. Mizrachi was first reported missing in a social media post from Vancouver’s King David High School on Saturday. The school shared an update Tuesday, reporting the former student's death and announcing his fune
  
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• What to know as war between Israel and Hamas militants rages on for a fourth day

  10-10-2023 16:34
  
  Israel's military said Tuesday that it had regained effective control over its south and the border with the Gaza Strip four days after Hamas fighters stormed into the country and brought gun battles to its streets for the first time in decades. The declaration came as the Israeli Defence Forces sought to make good on the government's vow to hunt down the militants and intensify an assault on densely populated Gaza, the Palestinian territory ruled by Hamas and home to 2 million people. The confl
  
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• Possible encampment leads to fire in southwest Calgary

  10-10-2023 14:59
  
  A fire that burned through three storage units in southwest Calgary on Monday was possibly connected to an illegal encampment, the Calgary Fire Department says. Officials told CTV News that a fire broke out at about 9:30 p.m. at a storage facility at the old Richmond Green Golf Course. Three storage units were completely engulfed and crews say a power pole was also damaged. No one was injured.The cause of the fire is under investigation, but the CFD says there was evidence of an encampment in th
  
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• Southern Alberta farmers wrap up harvest with lower-than-average ... - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2023 14:32 via news.google.com
  
  Southern Alberta farmers wrap up harvest with lower-than-average ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to reconvene this week. What to know

  10-10-2023 13:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trial was initially scheduled to last only 16 days but, with only three days left to go, the Crown seems nowhere near the conclusion of its case.
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert

  10-10-2023 13:01
  
  The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa. The trial is set to reconvene Wednesday after a two and a half week break, and has so far focused largely on the social media posts of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. The two are co-accused for their role in organizing and allegedly orchestrating
  
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• Israel pounds Gaza neighbourhoods, as people scramble for safety in sealed-off territory

  10-10-2023 12:24
  
  Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighbourhood by neighbourhood on Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory as Israel vowed a retaliation for Hamas' surprise weekend attack that would "reverberate ... for generations." Aid organizations pleaded for the creation of humanitarian corridors to get aid into Gaza, warning that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded were running out of supplies. Israel has stopped all acce
  
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• Israel pounds downtown Gaza City, threatening punishing retaliation for weekend attack

  10-10-2023 12:24
  
  Israel bombarded downtown Gaza City on Tuesday and expanded a massive mobilization of reservists, vowing punishing retaliation against the Hamas militant group that increasingly left residents of the tiny Palestinian territory with nowhere to go. Four days after Hamas militants stormed into Israel, bringing gunbattles to its streets for the first time in decades, Israel's military said Tuesday morning that it had regained effective control over its south and the border.In pictures: Aftermath of
  
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• Unifor members on strike in southern Ontario

  10-10-2023 12:15
  
  Workers at three General Motors facilities in Southern Ontario have hit the bricks for a better contract. The union representing 43-hundred workers at G-M has announced strike action against the automaker's plants in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock. Unifor says its decision to strike at midnight (E-T) was not taken lightly. It claims after working through the Thanksgiving weekend and into the final hours before deadline, G-M would not agree to meet the conditions of the pattern agreement re
  
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• GM workers hit the picket lines at three facilities in Ontario

  10-10-2023 12:15
  
  Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker. Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a statement early Tuesday that GM has refused to meet the pattern agreement the union negotiated with Ford of Canada. "The company knows our members will never let GM break our pattern – not today – not ever," Payne said. "The company continues to fall short on our pension demands, income supports for retired work
  
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• Hurricanes Down Oil Kings 5-2 on Thanksgiving Monday ... - Canadian Hockey League

  10-10-2023 05:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Man arrested following pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies outside Calgary city hall

  10-10-2023 03:24
  
  Hundreds of people gathered outside Calgary’s city hall on Monday for a pair of rallies supporting the Israeli and Palestinian sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The rallies come on the same day Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on Gaza as it seeks revenge after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Saturday morning. More than 1,000 people have been killed on both sides, and thousands more are wounded. Students Supporting Israel at the University of Calgary and Moun
  
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• Animal charity honours Alberta man’s memory

  10-10-2023 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carmelita Hallett lost her husband a year ago in the Las Vegas Strip stabbings. She now channels her grief into her husband’s legacy, the Jumpy Animal Rescue Foundation.
  
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• Wildfires in Alberta could burn all winter: official

  10-10-2023 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildfire season is wrapping up but some fires are expected to continue to burn. It could be many more months before all fires are fully extinguished.
  
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• WHL roundup: Hurricanes whip past Oil Kings with four unanswered goals - TSN

  10-10-2023 01:13 via news.google.com
  WHL roundup: Hurricanes whip past Oil Kings with four unanswered goals  TSN
  
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• Volunteers show up to feed dinner to Lethbridge homeless - CTV News Calgary

  10-10-2023 00:03 via news.google.com
  Volunteers show up to feed dinner to Lethbridge homeless  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Busy Thanksgiving for Lethbridge soup kitchen volunteers

  10-10-2023 00:03
  
  Many people will spend their Thanksgiving Day off, relaxing at home, but it's also one of the busiest days of the year for soup kitchen volunteers. A couple dozen volunteers spent the day preparing Thanksgiving meals for the homeless at the Lethbridge soup kitchen. Volunteers were at the kitchen at 9 a.m. Monday morning getting things ready for the day. At lunch, clients were given turkey stew and will be given a full turkey dinner Monday night. Soup kitchen staff want to make the holiday specia
  
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