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• Calgary police officer shot during response near northeast strip mall, 1 suspect dead

  18-10-2023 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 3:30 p.m., emergency crews were at the scene in the McKnight Village Shopping Centre.
  
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• Calgary police officer shot during response near northeast strip mall

  18-10-2023 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 3:30 p.m., emergency crews were at the scene in the McKnight Village Shopping Centre.
  
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• Calgary police officer shot during northeast strip mall response, 1 suspect dead

  18-10-2023 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary Police Service officer was injured, and one suspect is dead, after shots rang out Wednesday in the city’s northeast.
  
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• Mould and mouse droppings: Calgary mother says she can't afford to leave 'nightmare' rental home as prices skyrocket

  18-10-2023 23:38
  
  The city's rental prices are continuing to rise at an alarming rate, and regular Calgarians are feeling the impact.  According to website Rentals.ca, the average rental price increased 14.3 per cent from September 2022 to September 2023.  The charge was led by especially-huge jumps in the cost for bachelor apartments and three-bedroom rentals.  Single mom Dakota Klaiber-Desjarlais says she's feeling the pinch.  "It's really frustrating," she told CTV News. "I'm trying to get
  
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• Complainant's ex-husband, mother testify at Peter Nygard sexual ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 23:25
  
  Complainant's ex-husband, mother testify at Peter Nygard sexual ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government announces new funding to help businesses ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 23:24
  
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• 37 students treated after bear spray dispersed near Airdrie middle school

  18-10-2023 23:20
  
  Mounties out of Airdrie are investigating after 37 students at a school in the southern Alberta city were indirectly struck by bear spray. The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, outside École Airdrie Middle School. According to RCMP, an altercation among youths who do not attend the school resulted in bear spray being used and nearby students were affected. None were directly sprayed, RCMP say. CTV News Calgary has been told it was recess when this occurred, and the bear s
  
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• CAPP CEO says impact assessment law ruling could ‘reset’ Canadian energy policy landscape

  18-10-2023 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The head of CAPP says a ruling by the Supreme Court against large portions of Ottawa's impact assessment law could reset the policy landscape in Canada.
  
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• Canada's Hadwin, Pendrith thriving after strong showings at ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 22:52
  
  Canada's Hadwin, Pendrith thriving after strong showings at ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's first Chipotle location opens in Calgary on Thursday

  18-10-2023 22:52
  
  Alberta's first Chipotle Mexican Grill, located in northeast Calgary, will open its doors on Thursday. The American fast-casual restaurant chain serves burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas and salads. Located in the community of Sunridge at 2791 32 Ave. N.E., the new Calgary site is one of 10 new locations opening across Canada in 2023, bringing the total number in the country to 39. "Our expansion in the province of Alberta and continued growth in B.C. and Ontario are top priorities for our inte
  
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• 'So you're telling me there's a chance?': Stampeders look to make it 18 straight years in the playoffs

  18-10-2023 22:49
  
  With their 26-19 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night, the Calgary Stampeders kept their playoff hopes alive. In a must-win game played in a blustery, boisterous McMahon Stadium, the Stamps got the job done - and in doing so, they’ve given themselves a chance to keep alive one of the more amazing streaks in pro sports. Head coach Dave Dickenson says he heard from a former teammate about just that. “Doug Flutie wrote me with the same line.  I think he was tel
  
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• Stanford receiver Farrell not surprised by Canadian Ayomanor's ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 22:39
  
  Stanford receiver Farrell not surprised by Canadian Ayomanor's ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Five Toronto Blue Jays named finalists for Gold Glove Awards - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 22:39
  
  Five Toronto Blue Jays named finalists for Gold Glove Awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oilers unveil fresh look for Commonwealth Stadium ahead of 'warmer' Heritage Classic

  18-10-2023 22:33
  
  Oilers legend Kevin Lowe wore sunglasses and a light sweater at Commonwealth Stadium Wednesday while promoting a fast-approaching outdoor hockey game. It was sunny and 17 degrees C out, with a high of 19 C in the afternoon. Still, he's confident in a change of weather and new technology. "Weather wise, the NHL has all the ice-making capacity," he told reporters. The last time Lowe played in a Heritage Classic alumni game in Edmonton he says it was about -27 C but felt more like -37. "That was th
  
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• 'Lift the entire community': Alberta Vocal Arts is a new non-profit giving classical singers a venue for their voice

  18-10-2023 22:28
  
  Alberta Vocal Arts' mission is to promote and celebrate the classical vocal arts in the province, including opera, operetta, art song or German lieder. Kathleen Morrison, a performer and artistic and executive director of the organization, says it promotes anything to do with the classical voice. "It struck me that having (performances) on the smaller scale with really high quality singers was something that was brand new," she said. "What we're aiming to do is to do more of the classical arts a
  
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• 'Boorish and rude': Conservatives heckle House Speaker during speech on ills of heckling

  18-10-2023 22:05
  
  House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus was heckled repeatedly on Wednesday over his decision to delay question period in order to deliver a speech to MPs about the issue of heckling. The drama began unfolding around 2:20 p.m. EDT. After members' statements were completed, MPs are to begin question period, but Fergus had other plans. He rose from his chair to inform the House that he planned to first "make a statement about order and decorum in the House." That didn't go over well on the Official O
  
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• Town of Coalhurst holding upcoming community leaf collection - My Lethbridge Now

  18-10-2023 21:58
  
  Town of Coalhurst holding upcoming community leaf collection  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Feral horse count in Alberta district past threshold according to new management plan

  18-10-2023 21:41
  
  Alberta has historically looked a bit like the Wild West when it comes to handling its free-roaming horse populations, but advocacy groups are optimistic about a new provincial management framework to protect the iconic animal in the foothills it roves. The feral horse management framework introduces population thresholds across six equine management zones, including the Ghost River area, covering most of the M.D. of Bighorn. Where feral horses have been culled in the past for being considered t
  
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• ‘History is being made’: U of L’s Pronghorns wrestling team prepares for first-ever match

  18-10-2023 21:39
  
  The University of Lethbridge Pronghorn  wrestling team is adjusting their final moves ahead of the club's first-ever match. “We've been training really hard,” said wrestler Kade Powelson. “Lots of practices in the morning and the evenings, workouts have been going great. All of us are feeling good and we're ready for the competition coming up.” This is the first year the Pronghorns have had a wrestling team in the history of the school. The competitive club will be c
  
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• Environmental group challenges federal action on protecting ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 21:34
  
  Environmental group challenges federal action on protecting ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Archeology work the latest roadblock to rebuild Lytton, B.C.: Mayor - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 21:24
  
  Archeology work the latest roadblock to rebuild Lytton, B.C.: Mayor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 3 Canadian Davis Cup-winning team members to play at Calgary National Bank Challenger Tournament

  18-10-2023 21:13
  
  Vasek Pospisil is returning to the National Bank Challenger Tournament in Calgary, where he'll be joined by a few Davis Cup-winning Canadian teammates, the tournament's director announced Tuesday. Pospisil, along with Montreal natives Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau will all be In the field at the Calgary tournament, which starts November 5 at the Osten & Victor Tennis Centre In southeast Calgary. All three players were members of Canada's 2022 world champion winning Davis Cup team. Posp
  
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• Police searching for man who threw eggs at Calgary Jewish Community Centre in alleged 'hate-motivated crime'

  18-10-2023 20:55
  
  Calgary police are searching for a man who threw eggs at the Calgary Jewish Community Centre on Tuesday, as part of an alleged “hate-motivated crime.” Police were called to the centre, located at 1607 90 Ave. S.W., around 2:20 p.m. due to a man causing a disturbance. The man was reportedly throwing eggs at vehicles, the Holocaust Memorial Monument and the building, while shouting anti-Semitic profanities at individuals outside the centre. He fled before police arrived. The man is des
  
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• 'Hate-motivated crime': Police searching for man who reportedly threw eggs at Calgary Jewish Community Centre

  18-10-2023 20:55
  
  Calgary police are searching for a man who threw eggs at the Calgary Jewish Community Centre on Tuesday, as part of an alleged “hate-motivated crime.” Police were called to the centre, located at 1607 90 Ave. S.W., around 2:20 p.m. due to a man causing a disturbance. The man was reportedly throwing eggs at vehicles, the Holocaust Memorial Monument and the building, while shouting anti-Semitic profanities at individuals outside the centre. He fled before police arrived. The man is des
  
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• Alberta government announces changes to allow family doctors to see more patients

  18-10-2023 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says $57 million will be spent over the next three years to enable family doctors and nurse practitioners to help more people.
  
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• Public feedback sought on proposed changes to Lethbridge County ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 20:03
  
  Public feedback sought on proposed changes to Lethbridge County ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fort Macleod emergency room to temporarily close Thursday - My Lethbridge Now

  18-10-2023 20:00
  
  Fort Macleod emergency room to temporarily close Thursday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Jacksonville Jaguars sign Canadian Rourke to their active roster - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 19:59
  
  Jacksonville Jaguars sign Canadian Rourke to their active roster  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada beats Slovenia, advances to quarterfinals at mixed curling ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 19:59
  
  Canada beats Slovenia, advances to quarterfinals at mixed curling ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Town of Coaldale to hold annual open house, RCMP presentation - My Lethbridge Now

  18-10-2023 19:38
  
  Town of Coaldale to hold annual open house, RCMP presentation  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Stampeders looking to make CFL playoffs for an 18 straight season - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 19:29
  
  Stampeders looking to make CFL playoffs for an 18 straight season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Star receiver Begelton named recipient of Harrison Award

  18-10-2023 19:16
  
  Calgary Stampeders receiver Reggie Begelton was named this year's recipient of the Herm Harrison Memorial Award on Tuesday. The award, established in 2013, honours a Stampeders player for his outstanding community service.  Begelton has a CFL-high 82 catches this season for 1,054 yards and four touchdowns. But the 30-year-old Texan is also involved in numerous community events. He is a regular participant in the Every Yard Counts program, visiting the Alberta Children’s Hospital
  
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• Leisure in lumber – search for our newest park feature! - City of Lethbridge

  18-10-2023 19:00
  
  Leisure in lumber – search for our newest park feature!  City of Lethbridge
  
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• YWCA Lethbridge & District's Week Without Violence 2023 focused ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 18:48
  
  YWCA Lethbridge & District's Week Without Violence 2023 focused ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Office conversion incentive halted as Calgary seeks more funding, makes changes

  18-10-2023 18:48
  
  The City of Calgary is pausing an incentive program meant to encourage developers to transition former office buildings into housing and other projects. It's because the number of existing applications has overwhelmed the currently available funding. Announced in August 2021, Calgary's downtown development incentive program helped pave the way for building owners to convert unused office space into residential buildings, hotels, schools or performing arts spaces. The program had an initial inves
  
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• Assembly of First Nations climate strategy seeks collaboration ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 18:43
  
  Assembly of First Nations climate strategy seeks collaboration ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Task force to tackle “lawlessness” in downtown Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 18:38
  
  Task force to tackle “lawlessness” in downtown Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police pinpoint cause of Monday's multi-vehicle crash that injured cyclist

  18-10-2023 18:36
  
  Calgary police have released information on what is believed to have caused a multi-vehicle crash on Monday that sent a 63-year-old cyclist to hospital. The crash happened in the intersection of Canyon Meadows Drive and Parkland Boulevard S.E. at 6:30 a.m. and involved a Ford Focus, a Toyota Landcruiser and a Subaru Crosstrek. Police say the Ford was westbound on Canyon Meadows Drivewhen the driver turned left onto Parkland Boulevard into the path of the eastbound Toyota which had failed to stop
  
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• Trudeau chides Smith for pension exit debate, promises to defend stability of CPP

  18-10-2023 18:20
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberal government would fight any actions that threaten the stability of the Canada Pension Plan. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government has launched a provincial debate on quitting the CPP and creating an Alberta-only pension plan. Smith says Albertans are paying in more than they're getting out the federal plan and a report the province commissioned says Alberta is entitled to more than half the assets of the $575-billion fund. T
  
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• Trudeau blasts Smith for pension-exit plan while Smith questions CPP board's honesty

  18-10-2023 18:20
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau entered the Alberta pension-exit debate Wednesday, telling Premier Danielle Smith in a letter that the federal government will fight any threat to the stability of the Canada Pension Plan. Smith fired back within hours, calling Trudeau's letter “overwrought” while questioning the honesty of the board that oversees the Canada Pension Plan. "Withdrawing Albertans from the Canada Pension Plan would expose millions of Canadians to greater volatility and woul
  
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• Trudeau says Alberta’s Canada Pension Plan exit would cause ‘undeniable’ harm

  18-10-2023 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an open letter to the premier Wednesday, Trudeau said he has instructed his cabinet and officials to do 'everything possible' to ensure the CPP remains intact.
  
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• Alberta Fire Training Conference this week in Lethbridge - pentictonherald.ca

  18-10-2023 17:44
  
  Alberta Fire Training Conference this week in Lethbridge  pentictonherald.ca
  
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• NHL Notebook: Connor Bedard's handling of early whirlwind ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 16:54
  
  NHL Notebook: Connor Bedard's handling of early whirlwind ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province investing millions to revamp Alberta's primary care structure

  18-10-2023 15:16
  
  The Alberta government says it will be investing millions to improve access to family doctors for all Albertans and tackle many of the challenges facing the province's physicians. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange made the announcement in Calgary on Wednesday after releasing recommendations that came out of the government's Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System (MAPS) initiative. "The Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System reports clearly identify the challenges our system is
  
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• Alberta government to announce improvements to primary health care

  18-10-2023 15:16
  
  Alberta's health minister is expected to lay out details of a plan to improve access to family doctors and other health professionals on Wednesday. Adriana LaGrange will be in Calgary for the announcement, along with other health officials. On Tuesday, Dr. Paul Parks, the new president of the Alberta Medical Association, said the organization is worried that things "are going to get dangerous" for patients and health-care workers if conditions don't improve. Parks says he will be visiting frontl
  
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• Calgary's highs dropping more than 20 degrees by early next week

  18-10-2023 15:13
  
  After a wet Tuesday (approximately 9 millimetres at the airport), Calgary is expecting a return to above seasonal temperatures for the middle of the week. This would be a great time to finish off that last minute yard work as daytime highs will peak on Thursday at 21 C. Starting Friday a shift in weather patterns will bring colder air into the region, and with it a chance of mixed precipitation.For perspective – Tuesday’s high will be 22 degrees colder than this Thursday, and it will
  
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• All four seasons in one week

  18-10-2023 15:13
  
  We were just about 10 degrees above normal on Wednesday. Normal is 11 and the daytime high was 20. The warm air will stick around for Thursday. The atmospheric river (a narrow band of moisture in the sky from the tropics) will keep funnelling into southern B.C., which means lots of rain for them. The ridge of high pressure that has been bringing southern Alberta these warm temperatures is also protecting us from all that moisture… that is, until the weekend. The ridge of high pressure wil
  
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• Downtown Calgary LRT station to be closed for construction

  18-10-2023 14:56
  
  A major construction project set to begin next month that will shut down an LRT station for more than a week. Work on the 17 Avenue S.E. extension is expected to close the Victoria Park/Stampede station for nine days in early November. The construction project has been ongoing for some time, but this is the first time that it will have a major impact on downtown commuters. First, several more lanes of Macleod Trail will be blocked off for workers. Second, with the station closed, LRT riders will
  
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• Driver of stolen vehicle apprehended in Lethbridge by RCMP Police ... - Royal Canadian Mounted Police

  18-10-2023 14:00
  
  Driver of stolen vehicle apprehended in Lethbridge by RCMP Police ...  Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  
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• Interfaith Food Bank named 5-Star, Top 100 Charity - Lethbridge News Now

  18-10-2023 13:53
  
  Interfaith Food Bank named 5-Star, Top 100 Charity  Lethbridge News Now
  
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