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• One person pulled in critical condition from home on fire in southwest Calgary

  31-10-2023 23:56
  
  Flames broke out at a home on Richardson Way on Tuesday, and when firefighters beat back the blaze, they discovered a person inside. The Calgary Fire Department confirms one victim was pulled from the southwest Calgary home. The victim was then quickly transferred to the care of paramedics on scene. CFD says the person was in life-threatening condition at that time. Firefighters were called to the home, located in a townhouse complex, around 4:20 p.m., and were met with the black smoke and flame
  
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• One person dead in southwest Calgary housefire

  31-10-2023 23:56
  
  Flames broke out at a home on Richardson Way on Tuesday, and when firefighters beat back the blaze, they discovered a person inside. The Calgary Fire Department confirms one victim was pulled from the southwest Calgary home. The victim was then quickly transferred to the care of paramedics on scene. CFD says the person was in life-threatening condition at that time. CTV News Calgary has learned that person has died. Firefighters were called to the home, located in a townhouse complex, around 4:2
  
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• Halloween brings out Lethbridge's shambling hordes of last-minute ... - CTV News Calgary

  31-10-2023 23:35 via news.google.com
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• Halloween brings out Lethbridge's shambling hordes of last-minute costume shoppers

  31-10-2023 23:35
  
  Tuesday saw a steady flow of customers at Spirit Halloween in Lethbridge, as last-minute shoppers flocked to the popular costume store to find something to wear. "We opened at eight this morning and we had several people lined up already," said Sarah Burton, Spirit Halloween sales associate. "Everybody is getting those last-minutes, or the kid woke up this morning and decided, 'I don't want to be that this year,' or, 'Hey, I went to go put (it) on and realized I'm out of this or needed to grab t
  
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• Lethbridge College Kodiaks wrap up busy weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 23:19 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary Stampeders embracing underdog role heading into the playoffs

  31-10-2023 23:17
  
  This wasn’t a very good regular season for the Calgary Stampeders. The team finished with a 6-12 record and just barely snuck into the playoffs. The good news for the Stamps is they now get to flush that.  As head coach Dave Dickenson says, "everyone starts from scratch in the post season." "Everybody is 0-0," he said. "Some teams will get a first win by just hanging out on the coach." "We’ve got to earn it," he added. "We’ve got to play a great game on the road – no
  
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• City of Lethbridge to assess local childcare needs - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 23:10 via news.google.com
  
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• One man recovering, 16 containers retrieved in Iqaluit port following ... - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 23:09 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service investigating north side stabbing - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 23:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Witnesses to Lethbridge lounge stabbing asked to come forward

  31-10-2023 22:59
  
  Lethbridge police are looking to the public for help identifying the person or people responsible for stabbing a man "numerous times" at a northside lounge over the weekend. The attack happened at the Afro Habesha Lounge in the 1700 block of 23 Street North just after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. Police say multiple people were involved in the altercation. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition, and remains in hospital in stable condition. Investigators took four men from the
  
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• Lethbridge stabbing victim suffers critical injuries - CTV News Calgary

  31-10-2023 22:59 via news.google.com
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• Alberta moves to strengthen legislation before proposed opioid class-action lawsuit

  31-10-2023 22:40
  
  The Alberta government has introduced updated legislation that it says would help make sure anyone who contributed to the opioid addiction crisis is held responsible. Dan Williams, the minister of mental health and addiction, says the proposed changes aim to strengthen the province's position in current class actions to recover opioid-related health-care costs and other damages. The legislation would make pharmaceutical consultants subject to potential legal action, clarify a definition of opioi
  
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  31-10-2023 22:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge councillor Belinda Crowson brings spooky stories to the ... - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 22:29 via news.google.com
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Judge orders access to internal police docs for review

  31-10-2023 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Heather Perkins-McVey said she must review unredacted copies of police communications to determine whether they are protected by solicitor-client privilege.
  
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• Alberta man admits to dangerous driving, fentanyl consumption in crash that killed young couple

  31-10-2023 22:08
  
  A 42-year-old Alberta man admitted to being under the influence of fentanyl and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the 2022 deaths of 20-year-old Macy Boyce and 21-year-old Ethan Halford. Richard Bell of Elnora entered his plea in a Drumheller courtroom as the victims' loved ones watched on, holding up several photos of the Calgary couple to express their deep sadness and frustration. Bell also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing bodily harm to the passenger of the vehicle he wa
  
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• Calgary memorial features more than 3.5K crosses to remember southern Alberta's fallen soldiers

  31-10-2023 22:07
  
  Thousands of white crosses are set up along Memorial Drive just west of the Centre Street Bridge, each bearing the name of a fallen soldier from southern Alberta. Susan Schalin, the president and CEO of Field of Crosses, said more than 400 volunteers have worked to create the memorial. "We have 3,500 crosses of fallen that we are recognizing from southern Alberta," she said. "Plus we have 120 crosses, signifying the 120,000 war dead all over Canada, so we have 3,620 crosses." Schalin says she di
  
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• E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycare facilities declared over nearly 8 weeks after it began

  31-10-2023 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The final three sites came off outbreak status last week," AHS said.
  
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• E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares declared over by AHS

  31-10-2023 21:32
  
  A Calgary E. coli outbreak that affected multiple daycare facilities has been declared over by Alberta Health Services (AHS). AHS said the final three sites came off outbreak status last week. In total, 11 sites that received food from a central kitchen are all off outbreak status. Final data validation is underway, but at this time, there are 446 cases linked to the outbreak, including 356 that were laboratory-confirmed and 90 probable cases. The outbreak sent 38 children and one adult to hospi
  
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• Freeland to meet finance ministers on Alberta’s proposed CPP withdrawal

  31-10-2023 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a letter to the ministers, Freeland said the province had the right to withdraw from the CPP, but that it should be "informed by a clear understanding of the risks" of doing so.
  
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• Pincher Creek man facing drug charges - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 20:26 via news.google.com
  
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• 3rd First Nation group wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted in 1911

  31-10-2023 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Aseniwuche Winewak Nation, based in Grande Cache, said it wants in on a deal signed with the Simpcw and Stoney First Nations.
  
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• More than $2M in drugs seized, 3 charged in recent Calgary trafficking investigations

  31-10-2023 20:15
  
  Three Calgarians are facing charges after more than $2 million in drugs were seized by police in two recent investigations. One of the investigations was launched earlier this fall after police received an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers about a man trafficking drugs in the city's northeast. Officers arrested the man during a traffic stop and searched two homes and an additional vehicle. A total of $733,500 worth of drugs were seized, including:5.5 kilograms of methamphetamine; 1.3 kilogram
  
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• Central Alberta duo charged with drug trafficking, more, after being pulled over in Penhold

  31-10-2023 20:02
  
  A man from Penhold, Alta., and a man from Red Deer face drug trafficking-related charges after being pulled over by Mounties out of Innisfail early Monday morning. Around 2:30 a.m., Innisfail RCMP pulled a truck over in Penhold after it allegedly had been seen driving erratically and was discovered to have been stolen in Red Deer. Officers arrested Gary Auvigne, 48, of Penhold, and Kyle Rasmussen, 33, of Red Deer. Both were known to police prior to Monday. Allegedly found and seized were methamp
  
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• Construction of at least 25000 housing units blocked in Quebec ... - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 19:56 via news.google.com
  
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• 'It's perfect': Calgary designers create custom costumes for students with complex learning needs

  31-10-2023 19:55
  
  Halloween was extra special for students at Calgary Quest School who were gifted custom costumes from local designers. The Most Imaginary Costumes project is a first time partnership between Quest, which serves 180 students between Grade 1 and 12 with complex learning disabilities and sensory needs, and Inside Out Theatre, which puts on productions played by actors with special needs. Three students were randomly chosen in a contest from elementary, middle and high school grades to work with a d
  
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• Miller lays out federal government's priorities for improving ... - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 18:51 via news.google.com
  
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• 55-year-old Calgary golfer with Stage 4 lung cancer waits months for first treatment

  31-10-2023 18:40
  
  Steve Blake spent Sept. 14 golfing, keeping his game up to the high standard he's known for. In 2018, he was on top of the world, qualifying for the U.S. Senior Men's Open. The next day, golf no longer mattered to the 55 year old. Blake was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Six weeks later, the otherwise healthy father of two began getting his lungs drained every other day. His breathing is getting worse, yet he still has not had his first intake appointment at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre &nda
  
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• Lethbridge Family Services celebrates graduates of new program - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 18:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta UCP policy resolutions take aim at parental rights, medical mandates and supervised consumption sites

  31-10-2023 18:19
  
  Alberta's United Conservative Party is set to hold its annual convention in Calgary this weekend and its members are expected to debate and vote on a number of new policies. One proposal, Resolution 4, is aimed at protecting an individual's right to refuse any medical procedure they might disagree with. "Under no circumstances regardless of provincial, federal, national, or international directive, treaty, mandate, or law should any Albertan not have the right to say no to any medical treatment,
  
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• 'Chronic underfunding': 22 Quebec Indigenous police forces file ... - Lethbridge News Now

  31-10-2023 16:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Trudeau rules out more carbon price carve-outs: ‘Absolutely not’

  31-10-2023 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Natural Resource Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there will be 'no more carve-outs coming' as premiers call for more carbon price exemptions.
  
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• ‘No more carve-outs coming’ says Wilkinson on carbon price exemption

  31-10-2023 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Natural Resource Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there will be 'no more carve-outs coming' as premiers call for more carbon price exemptions.
  
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• No more carve-outs coming, Trudeau tells Canadians hoping for carbon tax pause on all home heating types

  31-10-2023 15:46
  
  The federal government will not be offering any more carve-outs to the carbon pricing policy beyond the plan to pause the tax on home heating oil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, doubling down on comments his natural resources minister made. "There will absolutely not be any other carve-outs or suspensions of the price on pollution," Trudeau said. "This is designed to phase out home heating oil, the way we made a decision to phase out coal… This is specifically about ending th
  
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• 'Absolutely' no more carve-outs or pauses on carbon price, PM Trudeau says

  31-10-2023 15:46
  
  The federal government will not be offering any more carve-outs to the carbon pricing policy beyond the plan to pause the tax on home heating oil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, doubling down on comments his natural resources minister made. "There will absolutely not be any other carve-outs or suspensions of the price on pollution," Trudeau said. "This is designed to phase out home heating oil, the way we made a decision to phase out coal… This is specifically about ending th
  
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• Halloween in Calgary expected to be chilly

  31-10-2023 15:23
  
  Unlike some years in Calgary, kids heading out to trick-or-treat tonight won't need their warmest winter gear – although they should still cover up. Warmer air moving in from the Pacific will drive the daytime high to the warmest it has been over a week at 5C, and by sunset the temperature will sit around freezing. There will be minimal cloud cover as the day goes on, so once the kids head to bed tonight the overnight temperature will drop to -8C due to the outgoing longwave radiation esca
  
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• A messy weather mix to start November in Calgary

  31-10-2023 15:23
  
  The spooky weather held off for Halloween, but several low-pressure systems brewing over the Pacific Ocean could bring a dose of freezing rain and snow back into the forecast come late Thursday. The first day of November is shaping up to be a buffer day, both temperature and condition-wise. We’ll start off the morning at -5 C but some northwesterly winds could make it feel more like -8 C when you’re heading out the door.The temperature will climb to a high of 5 C at around 3 p.m., bu
  
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• Calgarians urged to keep an eye out for trick-or-treaters on Halloween

  31-10-2023 13:12
  
  Thousands of Calgary children will be out Tuesday night, dressed in their best costumes from goblins to ghouls to some of 2023's most popular costumes, such as Barbie, from the blockbuster movie this summer. Trick-or-treaters are preparing to brace for scares and haunted houses throughout the city for Halloween. Dustin Milne lives on Panton Way N.W. and has his home loaded with all sorts of high-tech decorations. Loaded with smoke machines, strobe lights and loud speakers, Milne is not messing a
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Officer who interacted with Barber back on the stand

  31-10-2023 12:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trial of two 'Freedom Convoy' organizers is set to resume with the testimony of an officer who served as a liaison between the Ottawa Police Service and demonstrators.
  
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• Russia detains two soldiers suspected of killing nine civilians in eastern Ukraine

  31-10-2023 11:36
  
  Russian investigators in part of eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow said late on Monday that they had detained two soldiers on suspicion of killing a family of nine people, including two children. The statement said the soldiers were from a region in Russia's far east and that the reason for the murders appeared to be some kind of personal conflict.Complete coverage of the war in UkraineThe killings took place in Volnovakha, an industrial town between Donetsk and Melitopol. Russian media repor
  
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• Spectre of inflation looms large as Canadians change how they celebrate Halloween

  31-10-2023 11:11
  
  Amid the elevated cost of living as food prices climb, Canadians are opting for cheaper options in the candy aisle, getting creative with costumes for their children, and putting up fewer decorations for this spooky season. Although Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 3.8 per cent in September, the elevated cost of living remains a concern for many Canadians. In a callout, Canadians told CTVNews.ca how they’re adjusting their Halloween plans while tightening their belts.The latest
  
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• As cost of living rises, the Halloween spirit takes a dive: Canadians share their Halloween plans this year

  31-10-2023 11:11
  
  Amid the elevated cost of living as food prices climb, Canadians are opting for cheaper options in the candy aisle, getting creative with costumes for their children, and putting up fewer decorations for this spooky season. Although Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 3.8 per cent in September, the elevated cost of living remains a concern for many Canadians. In a callout, Canadians told CTVNews.ca how they’re adjusting their Halloween plans while tightening their belts.The latest
  
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• UN agency in Gaza says urgent ceasefire is 'matter of life and death' for millions of Palestinians

  31-10-2023 03:48
  
  The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees told a UN emergency meeting Monday "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire has become a matter of life and death for millions," accusing Israel of "collective punishment" of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians. Philippe Lazzarini warned that a further breakdown of civil order following the looting of the agency's warehouses by Palestinians searching for food and other aid "will make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for t
  
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• 'I could not do this without her': Alberta twins fighting stage 4 breast cancer together

  31-10-2023 01:56
  
  Identical twins often have a lot in common, but a pair of Alberta sisters never could have imagined they’d share a heartbreaking cancer diagnosis. Connie Claeys and Cortney Drover have stage four metastatic breast cancer and are sharing their story in hopes of inspiring others. “I was blindsided and I just never want to be blindsided like that again,” says Drover. “Just always get it checked out because you never know and even if people say it could never happen to you, i
  
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• Serious crash closes Highway 9 east of Calgary: RCMP

  31-10-2023 01:32
  
  Highway 9 east of Calgary has been closed following a serious crash. In a news release, RCMP said it was on the scene of the collision just north of Highway 564, around 6:20 p.m. Traffic is being diverted on Highway 564 south of Highway 9 and at Highway 566. An RCMP collision reconstructionist is attending the scene to investigate. The road is expected to be closed for around four hours. No further details were provided by police.
  
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• Man dead following crash on Highway 9 east of Calgary: RCMP

  31-10-2023 01:32
  
  A man died following a crash on Highway 9 east of Calgary on Monday evening. RCMP confirmed to CTV News a 41-year-old man driving an SUV died after colliding with a pickup pulling a cattle trailer. The crash occurred on Highway 9 just north of Highway 564. The highway was closed, with traffic being diverted onto Highway 564 and Highway 566. An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the scene to investigate. Police were at the scene of the crash around 6:20 p.m., according to a news release. T
  
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• Interactive engagement part of the city's functional planning study - My Lethbridge Now

  31-10-2023 00:47 via news.google.com
  
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