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• 23 new family doctors recruited to work in Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  03-11-2023 23:53 via news.google.com
  
  23 new family doctors recruited to work in Lethbridge  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 23 new family doctors recruited to work in Lethbridge

  03-11-2023 23:53
  
  Alberta Health Services (AHS) said it recently recruited 23 family physicians to work in Lethbridge. As of Oct. 29, 22 of the doctors have already started practicing. The last doctor is still undergoing CPSA practice readiness assessments and is anticipating to start working in March 2024. Three more positions are still accepting applications as well. Despite the added physicians, there are still no clinics in Lethbridge accepting new patients, according to Primary Care Networks. Friends of Medi
  
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• Lethbridge Food Bank receives $16700 donation - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 23:38 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Food Bank receives $16700 donation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'We're going to kick the crap out of the Stampeders': Vancouver mayor talks tough ahead of CFL clash

  03-11-2023 23:04
  
  It might be time to saddle up and ride a horse through the lobby of Vancouver city hall. Vancouver mayor Ken Sim threw down the gauntlet on social media Thursday afternoon, when he all but guaranteed the Lions will wipe the field of B.C. Place Saturday with the Stampeders in the CFL West Semifinal. "We know that the BC Lions are going to beat those stinking, rotten, good-for-nothing Stampeders on Saturday, and we're so confident, that if we do lose, I'm going to wear a Calgary Stampeder jersey a
  
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• Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada's artistic ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 22:46 via news.google.com
  
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• Man grabbed officer's gun before deadly shooting in Saskatchewan ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 22:31 via news.google.com
  
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• NDP says UCP cabinet minister’s letter suggests he doesn’t believe Albertans support pension idea

  03-11-2023 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a news release, the Opposition NDP made Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf's letter to a constituent public.
  
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• UCP AGM starts in Calgary: ‘It will very much be Take Back Alberta‘s party,’ expert says

  03-11-2023 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative Party annual general meeting starts on Friday in Calgary, with several contentious policy issues on the agenda including supervised consumption sites.
  
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• Okotoks warning residents about 'aggressive' deer

  03-11-2023 21:58
  
  The Town of Okotoks is warning residents after reports of “aggressive” deer. In a post on X Friday, the town said aggressive deer were seen in the Drake Landing Terrace area, in the northeast part of Okotoks. Aggressive behaviour can include deer chasing or kicking at people or pets, which can result in injury. “Although deer aren't typically considered dangerous, they may see people and dogs as a threat and can act aggressively to protect themselves or their fawns,” the
  
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• Pembina Pipeline CEO needs certainty on Trans Mountain before considering an offer

  03-11-2023 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says the company needs more certainty related to the Trans Mountain expansion before deciding whether to make an offer.
  
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• New Scrooge Doug McKeag prepares to take over iconic role in A Christmas Carol

  03-11-2023 21:45
  
  It's a role that turns over a little bit faster than the head of the British royal family, but it's still pretty huge news whenever there's a new Scrooge onstage at Theatre Calgary. Theatre Calgary made the announcement earlier this week that its new Scrooge is Doug McKeag, who is a very familiar face to Calgary theatre-goers. McKeag has performed in 32 shows at Theatre Calgary alone, including nine previous productions of A Christmas Carol, where he played Mr. Fezziwig, Fred and Topper. "Doug h
  
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• Three drug poisoning related deaths reported in Lethbridge in August - My Lethbridge Now

  03-11-2023 21:33 via news.google.com
  
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• 2.2 million hectares burned in Alberta wildfire season that blazed fast and furious early

  03-11-2023 21:19
  
  Seventy-two wildfires were burning in Alberta on Friday, even as the province marked the official end of the wildfire season.  Alberta’s legislated wildfire season, which starts March 1, ended on Tuesday and was characterized by “unusually hot, dry and windy spring weather” which set a brisk pace for the summer that followed.  On May 6 – as some 122,000 hectares of land burned and after 24,000 Albertans had fled their homes – the province declared a state
  
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• Supreme Court rules mandatory minimum sentences for child luring ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 21:13 via news.google.com
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Mary Ellen Turpel-Laford removed from Order of ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 21:03 via news.google.com
  
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• Mary Ellen Turpel-Laford removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous ID questions

  03-11-2023 21:02
  
  Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge embroiled in a controversy surrounding her claims to Indigenous identity, has been removed from the Order of Canada at her own request. A notice in Saturday's Canada Gazette, the federal government's official newspaper, says her appointment was terminated on Sept. 26 following her request and the Governor General's approval. A social media post by the Indigenous Women's Collective, which had called for her removal, says "stealing Indigenous i
  
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• Mary Ellen Turpel-Laford removed from Order of Canada

  03-11-2023 21:02
  
  Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile lawyer and child-rights advocate embroiled in a controversy surrounding her claims to Indigeneity, has been removed from the Order of Canada at her own request. More coming
  
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• Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous ID questions

  03-11-2023 21:02
  
  Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge embroiled in a controversy surrounding her claims to Indigenous identity, has been removed from the Order of Canada at her own request. A notice in Saturday's Canada Gazette, the federal government's official newspaper, says her appointment was terminated on Sept. 26 following her request and the Governor General's approval. A social media post by the Indigenous Women's Collective, which had called for her removal, says "stealing Indigenous i
  
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• Alberta wildfire season ’10 times more severe’ than recent averages, province says

  03-11-2023 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oct. 31 marked the official end of Alberta's 2023 wildfire season, which saw a record 2.2 million hectares burned. That's 10 times more than the five-year average.
  
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• Milk River, Alta., emergency department reopens Friday morning

  03-11-2023 20:21
  
  The Milk River Health Centre emergency department didn't stay closed for long. After announcing Wednesday that the emergency room would be closed indefinitely due to a physician shortage, Alberta Health Services posted a notification Thursday evening that the emergency room would reopen Friday at 8 a.m. "We are thankful for the support of surrounding healthcare centres and medical staff and would like to thank the community for their patience and understanding," AHS said on X (formerly Twitter).
  
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• Ottawa's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe finish group stage unbeaten at ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 20:11 via news.google.com
  
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• NHL suspension sparks call for gambling as mental health concern - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 19:41 via news.google.com
  
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• YMCA of Lethbridge names scholarship winners and nominees - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 19:38 via news.google.com
  
  YMCA of Lethbridge names scholarship winners and nominees  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dateline NBC to profile killing of Edmonton man in 2015

  03-11-2023 19:02
  
  Dateline NBC will air an episode on Friday about the murder of an Edmonton man in 2015. Dateline's Keith Morrison interviewed a number of people about Dwayne Demkiw's death and the lengthy investigation that followed. "It was like a movie," a woman said in the Dateline promo. "It was crazy, it was like a movie." Demkiw, 42, was last seen in the area of 149 Street and 128 Avenue around 4 a.m. on May 31, 2015. His abandoned vehicle was found on fire in Calgary later that morning. His remains were
  
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• Live: Freeland speaks after Alberta CPP exit meeting - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 18:58 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta's unemployment largely unchanged in October, Lethbridge sees massive drop

  03-11-2023 18:42
  
  Alberta's unemployment rate was largely unchanged in October, but Lethbridge saw a massive drop. Statistics Canada released its October 2023 Labour Force Survey on Friday, which showed Alberta's jobless rate sitting at 5.8 per cent, just one-tenth of a percentage point more than the month before. According to the report, Alberta was one of four provinces to see employment increase in October, growing by 38,000 (1.5 per cent), offsetting the decline seen in September.  In a statement se
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: November 3, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 18:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary Flames send Coronato to Wranglers, call up Pospisil

  03-11-2023 18:41
  
  The Calgary Flames recalled forward Martin Pospisil from the Calgary Wranglers Friday and assigned forward Matt Coronato to the same club. Pospisil, a native of Zyolen, Slovakia, has scored three and assisted on three for the Wranglers in six games this season. He has played 113 AHL games overall, scoring 22 and adding 40 assists and 216 penalty minutes. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL draft. Coronato scored a goal and an assist in 10 games with the Flames. He was selected in
  
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• Calgary Flames send Coronato and Oesterle to Wranglers, call up Pospisil and DeSimone

  03-11-2023 18:41
  
  The Calgary Flames recalled forward Martin Pospisil and defenceman Nick DeSimone from the Calgary Wranglers Friday and assigned forward Matt Coronato and defenceman Jordan Oesterle to the same club. Pospisil, a native of Zyolen, Slovakia, has scored three and assisted on three for the Wranglers in six games this season. He has played 113 AHL games overall, scoring 22 and adding 40 assists and 216 penalty minutes. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL draft. New York native DeSimone
  
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• Help-Portrait initiative returning to Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 18:21 via news.google.com
  
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• Ski season opens in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

  03-11-2023 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ski season has started in Alberta as two resorts in the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, opened for skiers and snowboarders.
  
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• Lethbridge unemployment rate improves to five per cent in October - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 18:10 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge unemployment rate improves to five per cent in October  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• FCSS launches Snow Angel pilot program in Coalhurst - My Lethbridge Now

  03-11-2023 17:58 via news.google.com
  
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• Final Lethbridge Police Service town hall set for Tuesday - My Lethbridge Now

  03-11-2023 17:34 via news.google.com
  
  Final Lethbridge Police Service town hall set for Tuesday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Caught on camera: Calgary poppy box stolen from Shawnessy gas station

  03-11-2023 17:27
  
  Calgary police are investigating the theft of a poppy box in the city's southeast earlier this week. The charity collection box was stolen from a gas station in the 0-100 block of Shawville Boulevard S.E., in the community of Shawnessy, at 7 a.m. on Monday. On Friday, police released security video showing the theft. Police say the suspect approached the till and asked the clerk if he could buy some cigarettes. Then, while the clerk was distracted, the suspect took the poppy donation box off the
  
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• Photo radar discussed by Lethbridge Police Commission - Lethbrige Herald

  03-11-2023 17:07 via news.google.com
  
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• Documentary focuses on regenerative farming systems - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 16:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps face elimination in home playoff game against ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 16:35 via news.google.com
  
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• CFIA creates bio-security plan for African swine fever - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 16:28 via news.google.com
  
  CFIA creates bio-security plan for African swine fever  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian paddlers strike triple gold at Pan American Games - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 16:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Some 65000 Quebec teachers to begin unlimited general strike Nov ... - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2023 16:03 via news.google.com
  
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• Enbridge records third-quarter profit as it awaits approvals for U.S. gas utility acquisitions

  03-11-2023 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Enbridge Inc. says its most recent quarter delivered a profit of $500 million as it announced the acquisition of three U.S. gas utilities.
  
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• Crescent Point Energy pleased so far with Montney assets bought in $1.7B deal

  03-11-2023 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Thursday it is pleased with the results it has obtained so far from oilfield assets the company purchased earlier this year in a $1.7-billion deal.
  
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• Warm weather weekend ahead as skiing season opens at many resorts

  03-11-2023 15:32
  
  Winter weather in the Rockies has prompted some early season openings at local Alberta ski hills, at the same time the city of Calgary is heading into the warmest trend in two weeks. READ MORE: Lake Louise, Mt. Norquay kick off Banff ski season On its website, Lake Louise announced the hill will open one week early with the season starting Friday, Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. Banff Mt. Norquay is reporting 35 centimetres of new snow, and an opening date of Friday. Nakiska is kicking off their “preview
  
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• Above normal temperatures to continue for Calgary

  03-11-2023 15:32
  
  The clouds will roll in for Saturday giving us cloudy skies for the first day of the weekend. We also have a decent chance of a few showers throughout the day. Because of the clouds, our temperature won’t be as high as Friday. Expect a high of 8 C.Make sure to set your clocks back an hour before you head to bed on Saturday night and enjoy the extra hour of sleep on Sunday. The sun will be back on Sunday, and that will help the temperatures climb back into the double digits. Early next week
  
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• Without DynaLife, Alberta's lab wait times are decreasing: AMA

  03-11-2023 15:22
  
  Changing providers of lab services in Alberta is paying off for patients who were once waiting weeks for appointments, says the president of the Alberta Medical Association. Dr. Paul Parks, who is on a province-wide speaking tour, made the admission during a media availability on Thursday. "I think it is improving and we are moving in the right direction," he told participants on a Zoom call. "It's a perfect example of what I've been saying again and again to the minister, to government, to anyo
  
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• Judge rules some redacted police docs to be made evidence in 'Freedom Convoy' trial

  03-11-2023 13:20
  
  The judge in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers ruled today that portions of redacted internal police documents should be admitted as evidence. Justice Heather Perkins-McVey says some information that police initially redacted from documents is protected by solicitor-client privilege, but some of it has to do with opinions or statements by officers that should be admissible.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppCrown prosecutors and t
  
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• Judge in 'Freedom Convoy' trial expected to rule on admissibility of police evidence

  03-11-2023 13:20
  
  The judge in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to deliver a ruling today about the admissibility of internal police documents as evidence. Crown prosecutors and the Ottawa Police Service have argued the heavily redacted documents, which include emails and information about a software update for officers' cellphones, are irrelevant or protected by solicitor-client privilege.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe softwar
  
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• Enbridge to purchase U.S. renewable gas facilities for US$1.2 billion

  03-11-2023 13:20
  
  Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to purchase seven existing renewable natural gas facilities in Texas and Arkansas for US$1.2 billion. The acquisition of the facilities from Texas-based Morrow Renewables establishes Enbridge as one of the largest transporters of renewable natural gas by volume in North America, the Calgary-based company said Friday. Renewable natural gas, often called RNG, refers to non-fossil-fuel-based renewable energy created from organic waste. The sev
  
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• Enbridge records Q3 profit as it awaits approvals for U.S. gas utility acquisitions

  03-11-2023 13:20
  
  Enbridge Inc. says its most recent quarter delivered a profit of $500 million as it announced the acquisition of three U.S. gas utilities. The Calgary-based pipeline giant says its second-quarter profit compared with $1.3 billion a year earlier. Enbridge's third-quarter profit amounted to 26 cents per share for the quarter ended September 30 compared with 63 cents per share in the same quarter a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, Enbridge said it earned 62 cents per share, up from an adjusted p
  
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