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• WHL making neck guards mandatory for all players

  01-11-2023 23:59
  
  Western Hockey League (WHL) players will be required to wear neck guards starting this week. The league announced its mandatory neck guard protection policy will go into effect on Nov. 3, or as soon as the equipment is available to teams. “All WHL players will be required to wear protective neck guard equipment at all times while participating in on-ice activities, including WHL games and practices,” the WHL said in a news release Wednesday. The league noted, however, that it could f
  
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• 1 person hospitalized after pedestrian struck by vehicle in downtown Calgary

  01-11-2023 23:50
  
  A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person hospitalized. The incident took place around 3:15 p.m. at the intersection of 6 Avenue and 8 Street S.W. The victim was transported to hospital. An EMS spokesperson said the person suffered minor injuries, and was in stable, non-life threatening condition.UPDATE: Emergency services are helping a pedestrian involved in an incident on 6 Ave and 8 St SW, the two left lanes are closed WB. NB and SB is closed. #yyctraffic #y
  
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• City takes proactive steps to maintain water supply - City of Lethbridge

  01-11-2023 22:45
  
  City takes proactive steps to maintain water supply  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Central Library turns 5 in downtown Calgary celebration

  01-11-2023 22:34
  
  Calgary’s downtown public library is celebrating its fifth birthday.  The central library opened its doors on November 1, 2018. Since then, it has welcomed over 4.5 million visitors. “We're proud to be a central part of our city's fabric as a place of connection, learning, and inspiration for all members of our community,” said Sarah Meilleur, CEO, Calgary Public Library. “Central Library is a hub for our downtown community, a neighbourhood location for some, and a d
  
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• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology pauses intake for Broadcast News program

  01-11-2023 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  SAIT is pausing fall 2024 intake for its Broadcast News program to 'explore making adjustments to the program in response to the changing demands of the industry.'
  
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• Three years after she disappeared, police find remains of missing northwest Ont. woman

  01-11-2023 21:46
  
  In what police are describing as a suspicious death, the remains of a Nipigon, Ont., woman who went missing in March 2020 have been located. Alyssa Turnbull was last seen in Nipigon between March 23 and 25, 2020. She was 26 when she disappeared, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Wednesday. "Her remains were located Oct. 25 … in a remote area of Kaministiquia, which is located west of Kakabeka Falls," police said. "The circumstances surrounding Alyssa's disappearance and dea
  
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• Calgary students get hands-on with health care during Take Our Kids to Work Day

  01-11-2023 21:39
  
  Rockyview General Hospital offered 50 Calgary kids a glimpse of a life in health care on Wednesday.  It was all for Take Our Kids to Work Day: a nationally recognized event that happens during the first week of every November.  Hundreds participate around the country, but at Rockyview, relatives of health care pros got an extremely unique experience.  "A lot of kids end up going to their parents' offices and sit in a chair and twirl around," clinical nurse education Jennifer Smith
  
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• MADD launches Red Ribbon Campaign to discourage impaired driving this holiday season

  01-11-2023 21:28
  
  Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) officially launched its Project Red Ribbon Campaign on Wednesday as a way to promote safe and sober driving this holiday season. The 26th annual initiative aims to show respect for the people who have lost their lives or have been injured due to alcohol and drug-related crashes. The red ribbon also acts as a reminder to make smart decisions that include planning ahead, taking an Uber or taxi, using public transit, spending the night, or designating a sober dr
  
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• Bandits erase four-goal deficit before fading in 7-4 loss to Bulldogs

  01-11-2023 21:27
  
  The good news for the Brooks Bandits is that they managed to erase a four-goal deficit in a Halloween matchup against Blackfalds Tuesday night. The bad news is that the Bandits followed that up by surrendering three more in a 7-4 loss to the Bulldogs. Carter Patterson, Layne Loomer, Brendan Ross and Ed Moskowitz all scored in the first 11 minutes of the first period before Brooks bounced back, getting first-period goals from Ewan McPherson and Quinn McCall to cut the early deficit to 4-2. In the
  
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• Calgary Real Estate Board reports 17 per cent increase in home sales for October

  01-11-2023 21:19
  
  The Calgary Real Estate Board says the city saw 2,171 home sales in October, marking a 17 per cent increase compared with the same month last year and among the highest levels it has ever reported for October. New listings also rose compared with last year, reaching 2,684 units, which mark the most reported for October since 2015. But inventory levels in October remained more than 40 per cent lower than what's traditionally available for the month as relatively strong sales prevented any signifi
  
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• Alberta woman stayed in Quebec after graduating. She worries others won’t follow suit

  01-11-2023 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carol-Anne Fraser came to Montreal to pursue her graduate studies in music, but worries proposed tuition hikes means others won't follow her path and make a life in Quebec.
  
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• Alberta pianist stayed in Quebec after graduating. She worries tuition hikes mean others won’t follow suit

  01-11-2023 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carol-Anne Fraser may have come to Montreal to pursue her graduate studies in music, but the pianist has long since made the city her home.
  
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• The Hangar Flight Museum's tent space officially reopens this week

  01-11-2023 20:39
  
  The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary says its Tent Hangar, closed since mid-February, will officially be open again as of Friday. "The Tent Hangar underwent testing, new and better redesign of the fabric placement and repair," the museum said in a release on Wednesday. "While this was a long process, completing all of these proper steps have ensured that it was repaired correctly to help prevent future issues." A permanent building is still planned to replace the Tent Hangar within the next few y
  
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• Nominations for Lethbridge College's alumni awards now open - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 20:29
  
  Nominations for Lethbridge College's alumni awards now open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s CPP exit would put millions of retirements at risk, Freeland says

  01-11-2023 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to withdraw the province from the CPP would be 'historic, costly, and irreversible.'
  
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• 'Price of justice cannot be the continued suffering of all,' Trudeau says amid push to get Canadians out of Gaza

  01-11-2023 18:54
  
  Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Wednesday she is in touch with several of her counterparts in the Middle East about the possibility of more foreign nationals being able to leave the Gaza Strip -- after the first group allowed to exit since the latest Israel-Hamas war began did not include any Canadians. The situation has Canadians stuck in the besieged Palestinian territory asking what their federal government is doing to help them escape. An agreement appeared to have been reached to
  
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• No Canadians among hundreds of foreigners preparing to exit Gaza Strip

  01-11-2023 18:54
  
  No Canadians were on a list of more than 400 foreign nationals permitted to leave Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began, raising questions about what Canada was doing to help citizens stuck in the besieged Palestinian enclave. An agreement appeared to have been reached to allow certain foreign passport holders, along with some wounded individuals, to leave via the Rafah border crossing for Egypt. A list published by the General Authority for Border Crossings in Ga
  
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• Global Affairs Canada ready for 'further crossings daily' out of Gaza Strip

  01-11-2023 18:54
  
  The federal government says it expects the flow of foreign nationals leaving the war-torn Gaza Strip to Egypt will continue in the coming days, even as Canadians had been warned that their safety could not be guaranteed if they chose to make the trip. Global Affairs Canada said Wednesday night that it was aware of reports that one Canadian citizen was able to leave the Palestinian territory at the Rafah border crossing with the help of a third party, but offered no further information. "Canada h
  
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• Alert Ready to conduct emergency notice test November 15, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 18:41
  
  Alert Ready to conduct emergency notice test November 15, 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dhillon School of Business honours Perry Family Farm - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 18:34
  
  Dhillon School of Business honours Perry Family Farm  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police say Pineridge shooting was 'planned and targeted'

  01-11-2023 18:10
  
  Calgary police are continuing to look for suspects in a shooting in Pineridge last week that injured an innocent bystander. Police were called to the 200 block of Pinemill Way N.E. at 1:15 p.m. after a man had been reported shot. When police arrived, they determined that the shooting was connected to a "planned and targeted incident" where the suspects were lying in wait for their victim. "When the intended target exited his residence, offenders began shooting and chased the man," police said in
  
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• Cocaine, MDMA linked to growing number of overdose deaths in Canada: StatCan

  01-11-2023 17:58
  
  Stimulant drugs including cocaine, MDMA and multiple types of amphetamines contributed to roughly half of all accidental overdose deaths in Canada from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report by Statistics Canada that also tracked a sharp rise in overdoses. The agency highlighted that, in addition to controlled substances like speed and crystal meth, amphetamines can also include medications prescribed to treat conditions like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). StatCan discovered t
  
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• Lethbridge pharmacy faces challenge with initial vaccine rollouts - Global News

  01-11-2023 17:50
  Lethbridge pharmacy faces challenge with initial vaccine rollouts  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge pharmacy faces challenge with initial vaccine rollouts

  01-11-2023 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The shortage in flu shots saw hundreds of pre-booked appointments cancelled at The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in south Lethbridge, owner Vishal Sukhadiva explained.
  
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• Alberta announces reforms to address high premiums for auto insurance

  01-11-2023 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government is promising changes to reduce high auto insurance premiums, including a cap tied to inflation for those with good driving records.
  
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• $2.25M piece of public art to be installed inside Calgary's Stampede Park

  01-11-2023 17:36
  
  One of the largest pieces of public art in Calgary will be installed in front of the new BMO Centre inside Stampede Park. At a cost of $2.25 million, the 21.34-metre (70 foot) high Spirit of Water will be a massive blue steel sculpture depicting a splash of water. It's crafted out of more than 200 vertical steel tubes to form a 'freeze frame' of a dramatic 'splash' of water. "I chose water as the central theme given its enormous power and universality. It's essential to everything," said U.K.-ba
  
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• Alberta announces reforms to address high premiums for automobile insurance

  01-11-2023 17:24
  
  The Alberta government is promising changes to reduce high auto insurance premiums, including a cap tied to inflation for those with good driving records. Finance Minister Nate Horner says that as of Jan. 1, drivers with good records cannot have their premiums increased by more than September's inflation rate. That rate was 3.7 per cent. The announcement comes as the province moves to lift the freeze on auto insurance rate hikes at year's end. The freeze was imposed in January to help Alberta dr
  
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• No injuries in Lethbridge school bus collision - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 17:04
  
  No injuries in Lethbridge school bus collision  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Milk River emergency room closed until further notice - My Lethbridge Now

  01-11-2023 16:43
  
  Milk River emergency room closed until further notice  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• UPDATE: Milk River Emergency Department re-opens after ... - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 16:33
  
  UPDATE: Milk River Emergency Department re-opens after ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Less sun with a chance of flurries Thursday

  01-11-2023 15:02
  
  We aren’t looking at any huge temperature swings this week, but the conditions will likely be quite different on Thursday compared to Wednesday. On Wednesday, we had lots of sunshine to kick off November and a high of 6 C. Thursday will be a few degrees cooler and flurries are likely. Expect clouds to increase throughout the morning. In the afternoon, there is a decent chance of flurries in Calgary – especially between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. There won't be a huge accumulations to shovel,
  
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• Calgary to remain slightly below seasonal, as B.C. braces for blast of wintery weather

  01-11-2023 15:02
  
  The daytime highs in Calgary this week might not be overly impressive, but compared to the change expected for much of British Columbia, Alberta is in the better position – both literally and figuratively. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a number of weather watches, warnings and advisories in anticipation of a moisture-laden low pressure system expected to move across the north Pacific and into southern B.C. The atmospheric temperatures will dictate what kind of moi
  
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• Calgary's economy in 'enviable position' for 2024, says new outlook

  01-11-2023 14:54
  
  While Calgary and Alberta will face the same economic headwinds in 2024, economists say the region will fare much better than the rest of Canada and the world. The announcement comes as Calgary Economic Development (CED) is set to release its 2024 Economic Outlook, in partnership with ATB Financial, at Calgary's Telus Convention Centre on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/events/economic-outlook/ Record population growth, strong commodity prices and consumer spendin
  
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• Lethbridge council approves temporary winter drop-in centre

  01-11-2023 14:21
  
  Lethbridge's city council has approved a motion to set up a temporary shelter to help its unhoused population during the winter. It will be using $230,000 from its Federal Reaching Home funding for a 24-hour drop-in centre. The facility will operate until March 31. Council has not released details about the centre's service provider nor where it will be located.The city has been working on ways to support its more than 450 unhoused residents through the winter for some time. It says one of its b
  
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• 'Really needed that help': Substance-free housing initiative launched at the University of Calgary

  01-11-2023 13:54
  
  The University of Calgary has launched an initiative to help students who are managing substance abuse. The school says four students will be living on their own in the campus' Cascade Hall, where they can develop a supportive community, free from the triggers and temptation of drugs and alcohol. Residence community advisors have also been assigned and there are a variety of other supports available to the students involved in the pilot. Associate professor Dr. Victoria Burns, the organizer of t
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial continues with testimony of police liaison officers

  01-11-2023 12:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sgt. Jordan Blonde, who described himself as the 'secondary' police contact to Chris Barber, will resume his testimony, and is expected to be cross-examined by defence lawyers.
  
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• Russian drones hit oil refinery, damage railway power lines, Ukraine says

  01-11-2023 12:04
  
  An overnight Russian drone attack hit and set ablaze the Kremenchuk oil refinery in central Ukraine on Wednesday and falling debris from drones that were shot down damaged railway power lines in a nearby region, officials said.Complete coverage of the war in UkraineThe fire at the refinery, which Moscow has targeted many times during the war and Kyiv says is not operational, was put out quickly, said Filip Pronin, head of Poltava region's military administration. The extent of the dama
  
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• Tyler Christopher, 'General Hospital' actor, dead at 50

  01-11-2023 11:53
  
  Tyler Christopher, an actor known for his roles on “General Hospital” and “Days of Our Lives,” has died. He was 50. Christopher’s representative Chi Muoi Lo told CNN in a statement that the actor died Tuesday morning. “This news was incredibly shocking, and I am devastated by his loss. He was a very gifted actor, and more importantly, an amazing friend. My heart goes out to his friends and family who loved him so much,” the statement read.Top e
  
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• Gaza's phone and internet connections are cut off again, as Israeli troops battle Hamas militants

  01-11-2023 11:30
  
  Gaza was plunged into another communications blackout Wednesday, with internet and phone service cut for several hours as Israeli troops battled Hamas militants. Meanwhile, dozens of foreign passport holders crowded into a border crossing ahead of what could be the first such departure from the besieged Palestinian enclave. Communications began to be restored after Gaza's second such blackout in recent days, but aid agencies warned that the disruptions severely hamper their work in an already di
  
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• Gaza crossing opens for foreign passport holders and wounded as Israeli strikes pound refugee camp

  01-11-2023 11:30
  
  After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians -- dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured -- were allowed to leave Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes pounded a refugee camp for the second day Wednesday. Even as bombings have driven tens of thousands from their homes and food, water and fuel run low, no one has been allowed to leave the embattled enclave, except for four hostages released by Hamas. Another captive was rescued by Israeli forces earlier this week. But a limi
  
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• Gaza border opened to allow some badly wounded, and foreign passport holders, flee the war

  01-11-2023 11:30
  
  Hundreds of dual passport holders and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza on Wednesday after more than three weeks under siege, while Israeli airstrikes destroyed apartments in a densely populated area for the second straight day. The group were the first people to leave Gaza -- other than four hostages released by Hamas and another rescued by Israeli forces -- even as bombings have driven hundreds of thousands from their homes, and food, water and fuel run low. I
  
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• Dozens of severely wounded, and dual nationals allowed to flee Gaza, as war rages on

  01-11-2023 11:30
  
  Hundreds of dual passport holders and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza on Wednesday after more than three weeks under siege, while Israeli airstrikes destroyed apartments in a densely populated area for the second straight day. Even as bombings have driven tens of thousands from their homes and food, water and fuel run low, no one has been allowed to leave Gaza, except for four hostages released by Hamas. Another captive was rescued by Israeli forces
  
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• Philibert-Thiboutot races to 5000-metre silver at Pan Am Games - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 05:19
  
  Philibert-Thiboutot races to 5000-metre silver at Pan Am Games  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada scores second-half goals to beat Brazil 2-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 03:00
  
  Canada scores second-half goals to beat Brazil 2-0  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta puts more pressure on Ottawa to pause carbon pricing on home heating

  01-11-2023 02:40
  
  Alberta's governing UCP and opposition NDP don't agree often, but both parties put forth similar motions Tuesday to urge Ottawa to announce more measures to expand energy affordability across the country. Political pressure continues to mount against the federal government over its recent announcement of a three-year pause of the carbon tax on home heating oil – a move that primarily helps Atlantic Canadians. "I just want to say it is, in fact, a cold comfort – literally – for
  
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• Brighter Together Survey open to businesses, Economic ... - Global News

  01-11-2023 00:52
  
  Brighter Together Survey open to businesses, Economic ...  Global News
  
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• Brighter Together Survey open to businesses, Economic Development Lethbridge says

  01-11-2023 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The results of the Brighter Together Survey are used to advocate for policy change, develop new initiatives based on business needs and monitor trends in the data.
  
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• B.C.-based Helijet orders first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 00:36
  
  B.C.-based Helijet orders first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Surging Einarson rocks New Zealand at Pan Continental Curling ... - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2023 00:10
  
  Surging Einarson rocks New Zealand at Pan Continental Curling ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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