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• Rising Cost Of Living Hurting Lethbridge Soup Kitchen - Bridge City News

  07-11-2023 23:34
  
  Rising Cost Of Living Hurting Lethbridge Soup Kitchen  Bridge City News
  
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• Man charged after allegedly using anti-Semitic language at weekend protest

  07-11-2023 23:26
  
  A Calgary man has been charged after allegedly using anti-Semitic language at a downtown protest over the weekend. Two groups of protesters gathered at city hall on Sunday, around 2 p.m., to show support for Israel and Gaza in their ongoing conflict. Before the protest, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) diversity resource team and public safety unit met with both groups to discuss safety and some of the language and signage that had been seen at previous protests. During the protest, police said
  
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• How Shoes of Hope is helping support Calgary-area Indigenous communities

  07-11-2023 22:53
  
  A prairie-based not-for-profit handed out close to 100 pairs of shoes to Indigenous community members in the Calgary area on Tuesday as part of an initiative paying tribute to residential school survivors. Tipi of Hope presented the shoes to the Metis Nation of Alberta and Tsuut'ina Nation's healthy living program as part of a program called Shoes of Hope. "Initially, we were looking at the shoe memorials that were being placed across Canada in relation to the unmarked graves (at residential sch
  
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• WestJet adds U.S. routes to Edmonton and Vancouver while hiking some baggage, seat fees

  07-11-2023 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the same day airline WestJet hiked some of its baggage and seat selection fees, it announced four new routes connecting Edmonton and Vancouver to cities in the United States.
  
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• 'He's just heartbroken': Calgary man looking for answers after disability scooter stolen

  07-11-2023 22:09
  
  A Calgary man who lives with cerebral palsy is heartbroken after his disability scooter was stolen from the parkade of his low-income housing complex over the weekend. At about 1 p.m. on Saturday, Glenn Scott last used his scooter to travel to a nearby store from his apartment located at 2424 69 Avenue S.E. in the community of Ogden. “I locked it up and then when I returned around the same time on Sunday it was completely gone,” Scott said. “For disabled people like myself, we
  
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• Cram-a-Cruiser returns to Okotoks as RCMP, food bank team up to help the hungry

  07-11-2023 22:02
  
  It's maybe not the sort of police warrant you're used to seeing... But Okotoks RCMP need your help in their hunt for food. The southern Alberta town's local law enforcement is teaming up with the Okotoks Food Bank to cram the back of a cop cruiser with groceries. Other essentials such as personal hygiene items are welcome, too, as are cash donations. "Okotoks RCMP is excited to come together again with the food bank to support our community with the annual Cram-a-Cruiser event," said Staff Sgt.
  
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• Calgary’s Veterans Association Food Bank in need of donations as demand increases

  07-11-2023 21:52
  
  The Veterans Association Food Bank in Calgary is in need of donations as demand increases.  "We go from helping anywhere from 150 to 300 veterans and veterans’ family members," said Ryan Preston, a veteran and the veteran outreach coordinator at the food bank.  Preston says volunteers are putting together food hampers this week. Veterans who need it will get four boxes filled with food, a frozen food bag, a fresh food bag and a grocery store gift card. "Veterans are very proud. V
  
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• Remembrance Day 2023 Service Level Changes - City of Lethbridge

  07-11-2023 21:28
  
  Remembrance Day 2023 Service Level Changes  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Medicine Hat man charged with sexual assault - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2023 21:28
  
  Medicine Hat man charged with sexual assault  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Albertans charging ahead with EVs as Calgary dealerships report record sales

  07-11-2023 21:02
  
  More people are driving electric vehicles (EV) in Alberta, though the industry believes more incentives and improved infrastructure could help improve the shift to the green technology. In the last decade, the number of EVs registered in Alberta has climbed from 83 in 2012 to 9,338 in 2022. The data shows the number of registered EVs are up 65 per cent year-over-year in Alberta though overall, it represents only 0.26 per cent of the total vehicles on the road here. Based on the data, the Electri
  
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• Alberta government report on safe consumption ‘pseudoscience,’ says medical journal

  07-11-2023 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A paper in a prominent medical journal says the United Conservative-commissioned report is biased in three major ways, all of which distort its findings against such sites.
  
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• Restaurant sales remain strong despite economic headwinds

  07-11-2023 20:14
  
  Been to a restaurant lately? If you have, it'll be no surprise they're busier now than they've been in a long time. The most recent Statistics Canada data shows Alberta restaurants are faring better than their counterparts almost anywhere else in Canada. While the rest of Canada saw restaurant and bar sales drop by one per cent in August, in Alberta, restaurants only saw a decline of 0.1 per cent. Despite that, revenues soared, rising 10.7 per cent over August 2022 levels, and for the first eigh
  
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• FearIsNotLove enhances work to assist men with mental health and relationships

  07-11-2023 20:00
  
  A Calgary shelter that devotes itself to helping those fleeing from domestic violence and abuse is hoping to "change the conversation," about the topic by expanding its services to anyone who needs them. FearIsNotLove, formerly known as the Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter, announced it has launched new online resources for men needing to access supports. Beginning Nov. 7, men seeking supports can access help via a text-based crisis support chat. "The online text-based chat offers another optio
  
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• Significant update on Pathways Alliance project coming soon: MEG Energy CEO

  07-11-2023 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Six oilsands companies have proposed jointly investing in the construction of what would be one of the largest carbon capture projects in the world.
  
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• Canada unlikely to hit emissions reduction targets, environment watchdog says

  07-11-2023 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  A deep dive into Canada's detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets finds its likely to fall short, the federal environment commissioner says.
  
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• RCMP ‘cannot function’ effectively on national security threats: committee

  07-11-2023 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Contract policing in the provinces has put pressure on the Mounties ability to effectively handle national security and federal policing roles, parliamentary committee finds.
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to share stage with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson

  07-11-2023 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Right-wing news commentator Tucker Carlson, who was fired by Fox News in April, is to have a conversation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith when he's set to speak in Calgary.
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to share stage with former Fox host Tucker Carlson

  07-11-2023 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Right-wing news commentator Tucker Carlson, who was fired by Fox News in April, is to have a conversation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith when he's set to speak in Calgary.
  
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• Calgary's infamous Lilydale poultry plant to be demolished starting this week

  07-11-2023 19:21
  
  The City of Calgary will begin demolishing the decommissioned Lilydale poultry plant on Wednesday. The plant, which sits on Hurst Road in the community of Ramsay, operated for decades as the residential area around it grew. Over the years, the plant became a point of contention for area residents, primarily because of the odour but also due to noise levels and traffic.  In 2017, the city began working with Sofina Foods to acquire the land, and by January 2022 had taken possession. The build
  
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• Alberta government report on supervised consumption 'pseudoscience,' says medical journal

  07-11-2023 19:13
  
  A paper in a prominent medical journal says an Alberta government report that influenced safe drug consumption policy is so badly flawed it's harming people and should be withdrawn. The paper in the Canadian Journal of Public Health calls the government's 2019 report into seven supervised consumption sites pseudoscience. It says the United Conservative-commissioned report is biased in three major ways, all of which distort its findings against such sites. It points out the government study was n
  
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• Tech community pleased with Alberta government’s move to change rules around ‘engineer’ title

  07-11-2023 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's tech community is applauding a proposal by the Alberta government that would allow more workers to use the "software engineer'' title.
  
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• Canada's tech community pleased with Alberta move to change rules around 'engineer' title

  07-11-2023 18:23
  
  Canada's tech community is applauding a proposal by the Alberta government that would allow more workers to use the "software engineer" title. Premier Danielle Smith's government introduced a bill on Monday that would allow for broader use of the descriptor, which is common in the tech industry but not recognized by the province's professional engineers. If passed, Bill 7 would carve out an exception in the province's Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, granting software engineers and th
  
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• LaGrange says fundamental change needed as Alberta health system ‘not working’

  07-11-2023 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the Alberta government is fundamentally restructuring health care because the system "is not working.''
  
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• UNESCO World Heritage Sites In Lethbridge - Bridge City News

  07-11-2023 17:42
  
  UNESCO World Heritage Sites In Lethbridge  Bridge City News
  
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• Indigenous soldiers determined to carry on family legacies

  07-11-2023 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three Indigenous soldiers from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario share about why they enlisted in Canada's military.
  
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• 3 in hospital after early morning fight in downtown Calgary

  07-11-2023 17:31
  
  Calgary police are looking for suspects after three people were hurt in a fight early Tuesday. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Fifth Street S.W. at about 2:30 a.m. for reports of a group of people causing a disturbance. Police told CTV News that one of the participants had a weapon and three people were injured. One of the victims was taken to hospital while the two others were taken to the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre. Officials say all three people were in stable condition. Anyone
  
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• Canadian downtown business associations call on federal government for help with multiple challenges

  07-11-2023 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Downtown business associations from across Canada are coming together to call on the federal government for help with high vacancy rates, safety issues and economic concerns.
  
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• Mild temperatures continue but expect a gusty Wednesday

  07-11-2023 16:25
  A cold front that is swiping through will bring in a relatively cooler air mass for these next couple of days. Tuesday’s high was 9C, for Wednesday and Thursday expect a high of 5C. The gusty conditions will continue for much of Wednesday, with gusts out of the west and northwest at 40 km/h.When looking at the longer range, temperatures will climb back up later this week. A mix of sun and cloud is expected through the work week and into the weekend.It’s been quite a sight in the sky
  
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• Foggy conditions and some rain in central and southern Alberta

  07-11-2023 16:25
  
  Above seasonal temperatures have translated to mixed precipitation for parts of central and southern Alberta early Tuesday. As a low pressure system moves across the southern portion of the province, overnight precipitation is arriving in varied states - depending on the temperature profile it is falling through, and fog is an issue once again for much of central Alberta. Fresh precipitation, light wind, and overnight surface temperatures that are close to the dewpoint temperature have provided
  
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• Dreams Take Flight Calgary sends children to Hollywood

  07-11-2023 15:56
  
  One-hundred twenty children from southern Alberta have taken flight to California were on a once in a lifetime trip to Los Angeles to explore Universal Studies Hollywood. They were taking part in the Dreams Take Flight, Calgary edition. All the travellers are children with developmental disabilities who are chosen by various Calgary agencies for this one-day vacation. “This is a year of working to raise funds and to organize things to spend it all in one day and to get this group of kids,&
  
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• Power producer TransAlta reports Q3 profit up from year ago

  07-11-2023 15:39
  
  TransAlta Corp. reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as its power production and revenue also came in higher. TransAlta chief executive John Kousinioris says the third-quarter results demonstrate the value of the company's strategically diversified fleet, which benefited from its asset optimization and hedging activities. The power utility says its profit attributable to common shareholders totalled $372 million or $1.41 per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30
  
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• Transit safety plan and housing strategy among items for council budget adjustment

  07-11-2023 15:29
  
  Calgary city council will meet Tuesday to discuss service plans and budget adjustments for 2023-2026. The affordable housing strategy and transit safety plan are among the key items up for debate. In September, the city approved an updated housing strategy, after more than 500 people and groups shared their feedback on the housing crisis. The updated plan reduces red tape through a blanket rezoning of residential districts to allow for more types of housing. This was a crucial point in order for
  
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• Calgary homeowners may see costs increase with new budget

  07-11-2023 15:29
  
  Calgary city council will soon be voting on a number of budget changes that could see household costs for residents to increase by close to five per cent. City administration forwarded a report on its annual plan and budget adjustments to council on Tuesday, saying that it has worked hard to keep property taxes and user fees low for Calgarians over the last several years. However, administration noted that as the city grows, it has become more of a challenge to keep increases affordable while al
  
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• 'Safe and sound': First group of Canadian evacuees leave Gaza

  07-11-2023 12:55
  
  The first group of Canadians has left Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the federal government announced Tuesday, vowing work continues to get all citizens out of the region where a dire humanitarian crisis continues to unfold. In a social media post, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said a team of officials "met them on the Egyptian side of the border, providing them with support and care," upon crossing. In Ottawa, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen confirmed the news,
  
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• First group of Canadians has left Gaza, Joly says

  07-11-2023 12:55
  
  The first group of Canadians has left Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the federal government announced Tuesday. In a social media post, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said a team of officials "met them on the Egyptian side of the border, providing them with support and care," after leaving the region where a dire humanitarian situation continues to unfold. In Ottawa, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen confirmed the news, saying the Canadians were "safe and sound." Tho
  
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• Canadians make Rafah crossing out of Gaza

  07-11-2023 12:55
  
  The first group of Canadians has left Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the federal government announced Tuesday, vowing work continues to get all citizens out of the region where a dire humanitarian crisis continues to unfold. In a social media post, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said a team of officials "met them on the Egyptian side of the border, providing them with support and care," upon crossing. In Ottawa, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen confirmed the news,
  
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• As first group of Canadians leave Gaza, Trudeau vows work continues to evacuate all

  07-11-2023 12:55
  
  The first group of Canadians has left Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the federal government announced Tuesday, vowing work continues to get those with ties to this country out of the region where a dire humanitarian crisis continues to unfold. In a social media post, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said a team of officials "met them on the Egyptian side of the border, providing them with support and care," upon crossing. In Ottawa, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen c
  
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• More than 1 in 3 Canadians went a year without dental visit: Statistics Canada

  07-11-2023 11:58
  
  More than one-third of Canadians reported not seeing a dentist in the past year, according to a new Statistics Canada report. Based on data from the 2022 Canadian Community Health Survey, it also found that roughly the same number of respondents, or 35 per cent, lacked dental insurance coverage while nearly one quarter avoided dental care due to costs.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe findings come as the federal government works to create
  
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• A month into war, Netanyahu says Israel will have an 'overall security' role in Gaza indefinitely

  07-11-2023 11:43
  
  Israel will take "overall security responsibility" in Gaza indefinitely after its war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control over the coastal enclave one month into a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and levelled whole swaths of the territory. In an interview with ABC News that aired late Monday, Netanyahu expressed openness to "little pauses" in the fighting to facilitate the delivery of aid to Gaza or th
  
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• Indigenous soldiers determined to carry on family legacies - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2023 10:04
  
  Indigenous soldiers determined to carry on family legacies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Funding for housing, food banks expected in Quebec economic ... - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2023 10:04
  
  Funding for housing, food banks expected in Quebec economic ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Without a Fight wins 163rd running of Melbourne Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2023 06:45
  
  Without a Fight wins 163rd running of Melbourne Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Only 3 unbeaten teams remain at Canadian Mixed Curling ... - Lethbridge News Now

  07-11-2023 04:44
  
  Only 3 unbeaten teams remain at Canadian Mixed Curling ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C. politicians point fingers as search for sex offender continues

  07-11-2023 04:37
  
  The search for repeat child sex offender Randall Hopley, on the lam since Saturday, triggered political calls for accountability. “British Columbians are rightly outraged that this individual was released without adequate supervision,” said Premier Eby on Monday. Premier Eby pointed blame at the Parole Board of Canada, after Hopley walked away from a Vancouver halfway house and removed his ankle bracelet. “The fact he was able to walk away—the parole board did not place a
  
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• Family traumatized after false allegation leads to tactical team storming north Edmonton home

  07-11-2023 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  An innocent family said they are traumatized after an Edmonton Police Service tactical team stormed their house because of false kidnapping allegations: 'I am just disgusted.'
  
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• Lethbridge unemployment rate declined: Statistics Canada - Global News

  07-11-2023 02:23
  
  Lethbridge unemployment rate declined: Statistics Canada  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge unemployment rate declined: Statistics Canada

  07-11-2023 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Statistics Canada shows around 2,900 people found work in the Lethbridge census metropolitan area in October 2023.
  
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• Calgary veterans food bank under increased demand: ‘It’s pretty much doubled’

  07-11-2023 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary branch of the Veterans Food Bank of Alberta is under increased stress, due to the demand for food bank and financial supports.
  
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• Alberta proposes legal changes to software engineer job title to aid tech sector

  07-11-2023 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  At present, someone who isn't a professional engineer can't use the word "engineer" in a job title.
  
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• Food banks, other groups get $10M from province to increase access in Alberta

  07-11-2023 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Food banks and community organizations received a $10-million boost from the provincial government as the cost of groceries remains sky-high for many Albertans.
  
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