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• 'What a great opportunity to get some memorabilia': Royal Canadian Legion, Poppy Store begin their busy time of year

  17-10-2023 23:48
  
  It's hard to keep the shelves stocked at the Ottawa headquarters for the Royal Canadian Legion's Poppy Store as the date draws closer to Nov. 11 -- Remembrance Day. The online store has many items for Canadians to show their respect and pride every day of the year. "There are over 1,100 things that you can take a look at and this is a whole array of things like poppy pins and there are pieces of clothing and also mugs, so those types of products," spokesperson Nujma Bond told CTV News Calgary. B
  
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• Quebec pension model back on table in Alberta’s Canada Pension Plan exit debate

  17-10-2023 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Quebec model has been a point of contention amid concerns that Alberta's pension reserves could be at risk through politically-driven investment.
  
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• Calgary approves public transit safety strategy, pending budget's green light

  17-10-2023 23:34
  
  A public transit safety strategy for Calgary was unanimously approved by city council on Tuesday, amid ongoing concern over crime along our train lines and bus routes. "The safety strategy provides better response times, so that when Calgarians are encountering issues, they're resolved much more quickly, but it also allows us to control areas effectively and in a more co-ordinated fashion," said Sharon Fleming, director for Calgary Transit. "It also ensures that these officers are available in t
  
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• 'Violence and criminality': Problem property in southeast Calgary shut down by sheriffs

  17-10-2023 23:17
  
  Officials with Alberta Sheriffs are hoping residents living in Albert Park/Radisson Heights will be able to take their kids trick-or-treating safely this coming Halloween now that a problem property in the area has been shut down.  Sheriffs closed down the home, located at 3232 Rae Cres. S.E., on Tuesday. According to Alberta Sheriffs, Calgary police visited the 1,066 square-foot detached bungalow 37 times between January 2022 and May 2023 for calls about drug use and drug trafficking, dist
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in collision with semi on Memorial Drive

  17-10-2023 23:14
  
  A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a semi-truck on Memorial Drive on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a single rider on a green sport motorcycle was travelling east on Memorial Drive N.W. around 1:55 p.m. when they rear-ended a stalled semi-truck. EMS confirmed the adult driver of the motorcycle died. The rider of the motorcycle was believed to be stunting alongside another motorist at the time of the crash, police said. Memorial Drive was closed in both directions at the intersection of
  
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• Motorcyclist dead after colliding with semi on Memorial Drive

  17-10-2023 23:14
  
  A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a semi-truck on Memorial Drive on Tuesday afternoon. EMS confirmed the adult driver of the motorcycle died after hitting the truck on eastbound Memorial Drive at Centre Street. Police said Memorial Drive was closed in both directions at the intersection of Third Street N.W., in a social media post. ROAD CLOSURE Due to a collision, Memorial Drive is closed in both directions at the intersection of Third Street N.W.Please use alternative routes. pic.twit
  
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• Lethbridge School Division launches probe into alleged locker room sexual assault - Global News

  17-10-2023 22:10 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge School Division launches probe into alleged locker room sexual assault

  17-10-2023 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southern Alberta school division is looking into what conditions may have contributed to members of a high school football team being charged with sexual assault.
  
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• Indoor Christmas light show coming to Lethbridge & District Agri ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2023 21:43 via news.google.com
  
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• 4 teens charged after violent attack near schools in Leduc: Alberta RCMP

  17-10-2023 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leduc RCMP responded to a violent assault involving several teens in a parking lot near 50th Street and Corinthia Drive, which is close to both a high school and junior high.
  
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• 4 teens charged after violent attack near high school in Leduc leaves boy with concussion

  17-10-2023 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leduc RCMP responded to a violent assault involving several teens in a store parking lot near 50th Street and Corinthia Drive, near Leduc Composite High School.
  
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• Canadian government 'actively examining' options to crack down on short-term rentals: Freeland

  17-10-2023 21:39
  
  Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is “actively” exploring options to help provinces return short-term rentals to the long-term rental market and increase housing stock across the county. Freeland made the comment Tuesday at a joint press conference with Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Treasury Board President Anita Anand, after the B.C. government announced its own legislation to make changes to the short
  
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• Parks Canada signs agreement with First Nations, opens door to harvesting in Jasper

  17-10-2023 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada said the agreement is part of a larger move within the agency to reopen lands to First Nations from which they were removed when the parks were created.
  
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• Hurricanes to induct Brent Seabrook to Wall of Honour - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2023 21:33 via news.google.com
  
  Hurricanes to induct Brent Seabrook to Wall of Honour  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What statistics say about pot use in Canada 5 years after legalization

  17-10-2023 21:26
  
  Tuesday marks five years since Canada moved to legalize cannabis. The Cannabis Act legalized recreational use and sales on October 17, 2018. Since then, new research from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people using recreational cannabis has grown slightly, as has the number of cannabis-related emergency room visits. CANADIAN CANNABIS USE According to Statistics Canada, one in five Canadians over the age of 15 reported using cannabis in 2020, up six per cent from before it was legalized
  
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• 10 drug poisoning deaths reported in Lethbridge in July - My Lethbridge Now

  17-10-2023 21:17 via news.google.com
  
  10 drug poisoning deaths reported in Lethbridge in July  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 4-year-old dies in hospital nearly 2 weeks after being pulled from Airdrie pond

  17-10-2023 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A young Airdrie, Alta., child has died in hospital after being retrieved from a pond in the Airdrie neighbourhood of Kings Heights earlier this month.
  
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• Jail guard in southern Alberta charged with sexual assault, breach of trust: Piikani RCMP

  17-10-2023 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police in southern Alberta say a jail guard has been charged after a woman reported being sexually assaulted last Friday while lodged in an RCMP cell overnight.
  
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• Calgary police search for Bowness woman missing since August

  17-10-2023 20:31
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a woman who went missing from the community of Bowness this summer. Charmaine Geddes, 30, was last seen leaving her home in late August. Police say it's uncommon for her to be out of contact with family and friends for this length of time, and they're concerned for her well-being. Geddes is described as 5'3" tall (160 centimetres), 116 pounds (53 kilograms) with a slim build, brown eyes and red hair. She is known to frequent the downtown
  
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• Calgary police locate woman missing from Bowness since August

  17-10-2023 20:31
  
  Calgary police say a woman who went missing from the community of Bowness this summer has been found. The 30-year-old was last seen leaving her home in late August, and on Tuesday, police issued a release asking the public for help locating her. On Wednesday, police said she had since been found and was safe.
  
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• Guard charged with sexual assault of prisoner at Alberta RCMP detachment

  17-10-2023 20:13
  
  Alberta RCMP say a guard at the Piikani RCMP detachment faces charges after a female prisoner alleged he sexually assaulted her while she was in jail. The prisoner told officers on Oct. 13 that a guard sexually assaulted her in her cell early that morning. Following an investigation, which included a review of cellblock video recordings, RCMP charged Charles G. Provost, 32, a Corps of Commissionaire guard. Provost was employed by the RCMP to monitor prisoners in their cells at the detachment. He
  
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• Thieves brazenly swipe locked bikes from outside Olds school, cameras captured theft

  17-10-2023 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video has been released of the daylight theft of several locked bicycles from outside a high school in the town of Olds on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Thieves brazenly swipe locked bikes from outside Olds school, cameras capture theft

  17-10-2023 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video has been released of the daylight theft of several locked bicycles from outside a high school in the town of Olds on Monday afternoon.
  
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• 4-year-old boy pulled from Airdrie, Alta., pond dies in hospital

  17-10-2023 19:21
  
  A four-year-old boy who was found in medical distress in a pond in Airdrie, Alta., earlier this month has died from his injuries. RCMP said the boy died in hospital on Oct. 15. He was reported missing from home in the King’s Heights neighbourhood at 6:15 p.m. on Oct. 3. Police said the boy wandered from home and his parents were searching for him. Shortly afterward, police received a call about a child in medical distress at a neighbourhood pond. RCMP said bystanders removed the boy from t
  
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• Caught on camera: Bikes stolen in broad daylight from Olds, Alta., school

  17-10-2023 18:59
  
  Olds RCMP are looking for information from the public following a theft and attempted break-and-enter in the community on Monday. At 1:40 p.m. on Oct. 16, Mounties were called to a local high school. They were told a white Ford F350 had driven onto the property and stopped at the bike rack. "A male jumped out and proceeded to steal bicycles that were chained up," RCMP said in a release. Police say the truck was stolen from Red Deer. The suspect fled the scene after they were approached by a resi
  
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• Massive Calgary ski and snowboard sale runs this weekend

  17-10-2023 18:52
  
  An enormous sale of new and used ski and snowboard gear will be held in Calgary this weekend. The annual Calgary New & Used Ski Sale, now in its seventh decade, will be held at Max Bell Centre from Friday to Sunday. Officials say there will a "fantastic selection" of the largest inventory ever; $2 million worth of skis, boards, bindings, winter clothing and outdoor gear. The sale is run by more than 400 volunteers and supports three charities: the Calgary Ski Club, the Lake Louise Athletic D
  
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• Here's how much money Calgarians have lost to cryptocurrency scams so far in 2023

  17-10-2023 18:48
  
  Calgarians have lost more than $22.5 million to cryptocurrency scams so far in 2023. According to Calgary police, 340 scams have been reported this year – an increase from 321 reported in 2022, with approximately $14 million lost. Police noted that while the majority of cryptocurrency is legitimate, its deregulated nature makes it an option scammers use as a form of payment connected to frauds. "It is important for citizens to know that while cryptocurrency can be used legitimately, frauds
  
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• Gas prices keep inflation high, Alberta expert says

  17-10-2023 16:51
  
  Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate slowed to 3.8 per cent in September as prices year-over-year rose more slowly across the economy. While that does not mean prices are falling, it does mean they are not rising as rapidly as rapidly as they were last month, experts say. The latest data comes after the annual rate flared up during the summer, reaching four per cent in August. The report shows consumers paid significantly less for airfare compared with a year ago, while prices for du
  
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• Wave of major oilpatch deals a sign of bullish Canadian energy sector

  17-10-2023 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A wave of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the oilpatch is a sign of an industry that is flush with cash and increasingly confident, experts say.
  
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• Lethbridge school offers update on football sexual assault - CTV News Calgary

  17-10-2023 16:00 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge School Division offers update on alleged sexual assault by football players

  17-10-2023 16:00
  
  The Lethbridge School Division says its high school football team at the centre of a sexual assault case will be allowed to participate in team activities, including practices, but has not been cleared to play. The division gave the update on its website on Monday, saying that everyone in the region have been "deeply impacted by the distressing nature of the recent incident that occurred at Chinook High School and the severity of the criminal charges." Lethbridge police charged four player
  
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• Lethbridge, Alta., football team, suspended for sexual assault, allowed to practice

  17-10-2023 16:00
  
  The Lethbridge School Division says its high school football team at the centre of a sexual assault case will be allowed to participate in team activities, including practices, but has not been cleared to play. The division gave the update on its website on Monday, saying that everyone in the region have been "deeply impacted by the distressing nature of the recent incident that occurred at Chinook High School and the severity of the criminal charges." Lethbridge police charged four player
  
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• Lethbridge, Alta., football team, suspended for alleged sexual assault, allowed to practice

  17-10-2023 16:00
  
  The Lethbridge School Division says its high school football team at the centre of a sexual assault case will be allowed to participate in team activities, including practices, but has not been cleared to play. The division gave the update on its website on Monday, saying that everyone in the region have been "deeply impacted by the distressing nature of the recent incident that occurred at Chinook High School and the severity of the criminal charges." Lethbridge police charged four player
  
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• Trudeau calls report of Israel airstrike on Gaza hospital 'horrific' and 'unacceptable'

  17-10-2023 15:59
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the news coming out of Gaza on Tuesday was "horrific and absolutely unacceptable" after the Gaza Health Ministry reported that hundreds have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City hospital. "International humanitarian and international law needs to be respected in this, and in all cases," Trudeau told reporters on his way in to question period. "There are rules around wars, and it’s not acceptable." As The Associated Press has reported, if con
  
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• Trudeau calls report of Gaza hospital blast 'horrific' and 'unacceptable'

  17-10-2023 15:59
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the news coming out of Gaza on Tuesday was "horrific and absolutely unacceptable" after the Gaza Health Ministry reported that hundreds have been killed in a blast at a Gaza City hospital. "International humanitarian and international law needs to be respected in this, and in all cases," Trudeau told reporters on his way in to question period, adding in French it is not legal to bomb a hospital. "There are rules around wars, and it’s not acceptable." In a
  
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• Trudeau calls report of airstrike on Gaza hospital 'horrific' and 'unacceptable'

  17-10-2023 15:59
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the news coming out of Gaza on Tuesday was "horrific and absolutely unacceptable" after the Gaza Health Ministry reported that hundreds have been killed in an airstrike on a Gaza City hospital. "International humanitarian and international law needs to be respected in this, and in all cases," Trudeau told reporters on his way in to question period, adding in French it is not legal to bomb a hospital. "There are rules around wars, and it’s not acceptable."
  
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• 6th Canadian confirmed dead, 2 missing in Israel-Hamas war: Joly

  17-10-2023 15:59
  
  A sixth Canadian is confirmed to have died in the Israel-Hamas war, and now just two remain missing, Canada's foreign affairs minister said Tuesday. Melanie Joly started her remarks by offering her condolences to the family of Tiferet Lapidot, who the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) has described as an Israeli woman with Canadian family. While technically not a Canadian citizen, because her parents are Canadians and she would have been eligible for Canadian citizenship if they’
  
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• Lethbridge detached home prices rise to $421K - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2023 15:48 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge detached home prices rise to $421K  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Albertans demand details, risk assessment in telephone town hall on quitting CPP

  17-10-2023 15:08
  
  The provincial panel gathering feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard arguments for and against the idea in a telephone town hall Monday, but the overriding theme was a demand for details in order to make an informed decision. The panel, headed up by former Alberta treasurer Jim Dinning, was also taken to task by two callers for focusing their public opinion surveys on how an Alberta pension plan should be set up rather than clearly asking Albertans whether or not
  
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• Wave of billion-dollar oilpatch deals a sign of bullish Canadian energy sector

  17-10-2023 14:53
  
  A wave of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the Canadian oilpatch is a sign of an industry that is flush with cash and increasingly confident in the short- and medium-term outlook for fossil fuels, experts say. Since the start of the year, there have been a number of billion-dollar-plus deals struck in the Canadian energy sector, includingCrescent Point Energy Corp.'s $1.7-billion purchase of Spartan Delta Corp.'s Montney oilfield assets, ConocoPhillips' approximately $4-billion purchase
  
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• University of Lethbridge stages Fall Convocation - Lethbrige Herald

  17-10-2023 14:01 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial set to wrap up hearing from Ottawa residents

  17-10-2023 13:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  So far, all five resident witnesses have described a scene of overwhelming noise from blaring truck horns and engines, and the persistent smell of diesel fumes during the protest.
  
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• Lethbridge still has fewer doctors than in 2019 - Alberta Worker

  17-10-2023 12:42 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge still has fewer doctors than in 2019  Alberta Worker
  
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• Israel's evacuation order for Gaza could breach international law: UN

  17-10-2023 12:37
  
  The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that Israel's siege of Gaza and its evacuation order for the north of the enclave could amount to a forcible transfer of civilians and be in breach of international law. Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, said Israel seemed to have made no effort to ensure the civilians temporarily evacuated in Gaza were provided with proper accommodation, as well as satisfactory co
  
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• Intense bombardments strike in southern Gaza on 11th day of Israel-Hamas war

  17-10-2023 12:35
  
  Palestinians described intense bombardments early Tuesday near two towns in southern Gaza, where Israel had ordered civilians to seek refuge. Thousands of people trying to escape Gaza are gathered in Rafah, which has the territory's only border crossing to Egypt. Mediators are pressing for an agreement to let aid in and refugees with foreign passports out. The U.S. hoped to break a deadlock with President Joe Biden set to head to Israel and Jordan on Wednesday.Complete coverage of the Israel-Ham
  
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• Champagne says he wishes grocers were more 'forthcoming' on plans to stabilize prices

  17-10-2023 12:23
  
  Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public about their plans to stabilize prices. Earlier this month, Champagne announced that major Canadian grocers -- Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco -- submitted initial plans to the federal government for how they will stabilize prices in the face of high inflation. The Liberal government summoned the heads of the companies to meet in Ottawa last month, demanding that they
  
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• Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 3.8 per cent in September

  17-10-2023 12:11
  
  Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 3.8 per cent in September, down from four per cent the previous month. This is a breaking news update. The previous story follows below. Statistics Canada is set to release its September inflation reading this morning. Progress on getting inflation down has stalled in recent months as underlying price pressures remain broad in the economy.The latest on inflation in CanadaCanada's inflation rate accelerated for two consecutive months, reaching four per cent
  
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• Canada's annual inflation falls to 3.8% in September, grocery prices rise more slowly

  17-10-2023 12:11
  
  Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 3.8 per cent in September as prices for a range of goods and services rise more slowly, including durable goods and grocery prices. Statistics Canada released its latest consumer price index report on Tuesday, which showed inflation resumed its decline, after rising during the summer to four per cent in August. The federal agency said grocery prices were up 5.8 per cent in September on an annual basis compared with a year-over-year increase of 6.9 per cen
  
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• Lethbridge working to expand shelter spaces - CTV News Calgary

  17-10-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge School Division launches probe into alleged locker room ... - Global News

  17-10-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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