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• 28-year-old man killed in shooting in Montreal's Little Italy - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2024 23:29 via news.google.com
  
  28-year-old man killed in shooting in Montreal's Little Italy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary protesters believe democracy is under attack in Senegal

  17-02-2024 23:07
  
  Senegal is considered one of Africa's most stable nations - but president Macky Sall’s decision to delay the election is creating unrest and that's worrying members of Calgary's Senegalese community. They rallied at Calgary City Hall Saturday afternoon to call attention to the events happening in their homeland. Sall's second term mandate ends April 2, 2024 but he cancelled the February 25 election citing a dispute between parliament and the constitutional council over potential candidates
  
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• Province renews deal with Blood Tribe to run expanded wellness centre in Lethbridge

  17-02-2024 21:32
  
  The Alberta government is spending $4 million to expand the Lethbridge Wellness Centre and renewing a deal for the Blood Tribe Health Department to run it. “Homelessness is an increasingly complex issue in Lethbridge. We are confident in the work being done by the Blood Tribe Department of Health and look forward to continuing to address homelessness together with them,” said seniors, community and social services minister Jason Nixon, in a media release. “We’re also very
  
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• Chinook Blast kicks off final weekend with Block Heater providing skating soundtrack at Olympic Plaza

  17-02-2024 20:50
  
  Singer-songwriter Matthew Swann serenaded a crowd of hundreds of ice skaters Friday night at Olympic Plaza. Those that weren’t skating in circles on the ice rink crowded around urban bonfires, where they could listen to Metis artist and storyteller Janis Laboucane Saturday afternoon.Family Day fun this weekend! ⛸️Check out our many all-ages shows this weekend for Block Heater, including a free performance Saturday at Olympic Plaza featuring Odario, Cheikh Ibra Fam & Le Ven
  
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• Fishtival offers activities, fish-feeding, theatre

  17-02-2024 19:57
  
  It might be a little early in the year to hang a ‘Gone Fishin’ sign on your door, but a few Calgary families are getting ready for fishing season by heading to a Fishtival Saturday. Hosted by the Bow Habitat Station, Fishtival offers family-friendly games, fish-feeding, Conservation K-9s, and even a little theatre. One popular activity Saturday was for kids to learn how to cast a fishing rod, in a unique indoor simulation. “I got a big one, and it jumped up and splashed me!&rdq
  
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• ‘Kids Can Catch Day’ takes over several Alberta lakes this weekend

  17-02-2024 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Conservation Association is inviting kids across the province to learn the art of ice fishing on local lakes this weekend.
  
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• Flight diverted to Winnipeg after passenger tries to open door

  17-02-2024 18:23
  
  A flight from Vancouver to Toronto was diverted to Winnipeg Friday after a passenger tried to open a cabin door. WestJet said in an email to CTV News Winnipeg that flight 710 was diverted to Winnipeg Richardson International Airport after someone tried to open the door mid-flight. "As per standard protocol, WestJet engaged local RCMP and EMS to meet the aircraft upon arrival in Winnipeg and the guest was taken into their custody," a WestJet spokesperson said. The spokesperson noted it is not pos
  
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• Fake lawyers scamming immigrants, Bar of Montreal warns - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2024 18:16 via news.google.com
  
  Fake lawyers scamming immigrants, Bar of Montreal warns  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Saskatoon Blades defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 1-0 - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2024 17:43 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatoon Blades defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 1-0  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Hurricanes drop fifth in row, losing 1-0 in overtime to Blades

  17-02-2024 17:43
  
  Two of the Western Hockey League’s stingiest teams met up Friday night at Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, and in the end, the Saskatoon Blades emerged with a 1-0 overtime victory. Tanner Molendyk scored the winner in the extra period for the Blades, who won their ninth straight game. The Blades have given up the fewest goals (130) in the WHL this season, while Lethbridge has given up the fifth-fewest, with 161. The defeat was the fifth straight loss for the Hurricanes. Brady Smith stopped 33 s
  
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• Hitmen falter in third, dropping 5-3 decision to Wheat Kings in Brandon

  17-02-2024 17:00
  
  The Calgary Hitmen recovered from a bad start Friday night, but faltered late in a 5-3 defeat at the hands of the Brandon Wheat Kings. Calgary rallied in the second period, getting goals from Ethan Moore, Dax Williams and Oliver Tulk to knot the score at 3-3 heading into the third. However, in the third the Wheat Kings got a shorthanded goal from Jackson DeSouza, followed by an insurance goal from Jaxon Jacobson to provide the final margin of victory.Ethan Moore gets the quick strike for the @WH
  
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• Einarson opens defence of Canadian curling title with a win, but minus lead Harris

  17-02-2024 16:13
  
  Kerri Einarson opened her bid for a record fifth straight Canadian women's curling championship with a victory, but minus lead Briane Harris whose absence went unexplained. Neither the skip nor Curling Canada provided an explanation Friday on why Harris was abruptly deemed "ineligible" to compete at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary. After cruising to an 8-2 win over Quebec's Laurie St-Georges, and with Krysten Karwacki playing lead, the skip refused to answer questions about Har
  
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• Trump's legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay?

  17-02-2024 15:49
  
  Donald Trump's legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars. A New York judge ordered Trump and his companies Friday to pay US$355 million in fines, plus interest, after ruling that he had manipulated his net worth in financial statements.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertipsThe stiff penalty comes just weeks after Trump was ordered to pay US$83.3 million to the writer E. J
  
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• Freedom Convoy: Which Charter rights did the Emergencies Act breach?

  17-02-2024 15:39
  
  Protesters with the "Freedom Convoy" movement are in Ottawa this weekend to mark the second anniversary of the massive police crackdown that removed the people and vehicles that had blockaded the city's downtown core for three weeks in 2022. The group plans to hold a gathering with speeches on Parliament Hill, followed by a march through downtown on Saturday.Sign up now for daily CTV News Ottawa newsletters The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppChris Da
  
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• Raymond/Magrath RCMP lay robbery charges - My Lethbridge Now

  17-02-2024 14:34 via news.google.com
  
  Raymond/Magrath RCMP lay robbery charges  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Furthering reconciliation through emergency shelter - My Lethbridge Now

  17-02-2024 14:34 via news.google.com
  
  Furthering reconciliation through emergency shelter  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• What’s driving New Democrats in the West away from Jagmeet Singh’s NDP

  17-02-2024 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta NDP leadership hopeful argues it should no longer be automatic that buying members in a provincial party makes you a member of the federal NDP.
  
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• 2024-02-17: Hurricanes (0) vs. Blades (1) OT - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  17-02-2024 08:26 via news.google.com
  
  2024-02-17: Hurricanes (0) vs. Blades (1) OT - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Pearce, Jimmy - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2024 07:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge Police investigating vehicle crash into storefront - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2024 06:37 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Police investigating vehicle crash into storefront  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Warm and sunny just in time for the long weekend

  17-02-2024 04:58
  
  The weather has turned warmer and sunnier just in time for the Family Day long weekend. Out of the next three days, Saturday looks the sunniest and warmest of the bunch. However, expect a chilly start to the day.A ridge of high pressure is building in and it will be at its peak for Saturday. The pattern gets a little disturbed on Sunday, but it will still be nice, just some additional clouds and not quite as warm. The clouds will clear out for Monday. Our daytime highs should be above the freezi
  
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• CTV Lethbridge Weather at 5 for Friday, February 16, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2024 04:54 via news.google.com
  
  CTV Lethbridge Weather at 5 for Friday, February 16, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary senior gets good news after insurance company refunds deposit on South African trip

  17-02-2024 03:08
  
  A Calgary senior who was struggling with a travel insurance claim has received good news. Two weeks ago, CTV News introduced viewers to the story of Diane McCallum. She’d booked a South African vacation for March 2024 and purchased cancellation insurance in June 2023. In late June 2023, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to cancel her travel plans. But Global Excel denied the 81-year-old a refund, claiming her condition was pre-existing. However, the day after CTV News aired McCa
  
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• Investigation underway into garage fire in Thorncliffe

  17-02-2024 03:04
  
  Firefighters are on scene of a fire in the Calgary community of Thorncliffe. Around 5 p.m., the fire department received word of a garage fire at a home on Thornton Road. The cause of the blaze wasn’t clear, but one spokesperson said it potentially involved a power line that sparked some flames. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire. No one was injured. Crews are remaining on scene. Investigation into what caused the fire continues. This is a developing story that will be u
  
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• Garage of Thorncliffe home destroyed in fire

  17-02-2024 03:04
  
  The garage of a home in the northwest Calgary community of Thorncliffe was destroyed in a fire on Friday evening. Around 5:30 p.m., the fire department received word of a detached garage fire at a home on Thornton Road. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire to prevent it from spreading, but the garage was considered a total loss. An adjacent garage and one home have minor fire damage. No one was injured or displaced from their homes due to the blaze. Crews are expected to remain
  
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• RCMP seek missing B.C. girl, 13, believed to be travelling to Alberta

  17-02-2024 02:52
  
  Mounties in British Columbia are asking for help from people in Alberta in the search for a missing 13-year-old girl. RCMP said Friday in a media release they are looking for Haillie Gallant, who suddenly left her home in Houston, B.C., late Thursday with her biological mother and her mother's male friend. Police said they believe they may be travelling to Alberta in a red 2012 Chevrolet Cruze with Alberta license plates. Houston, a town of about 3,000 people on Highway 16, is 260 kilometres wes
  
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• B.C. Prosecution Service updates hate crime definitions, includes 'hate propaganda' - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2024 02:36 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. Prosecution Service updates hate crime definitions, includes 'hate propaganda'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CN, CPKC file requests for conciliation amid ongoing negotiations with union

  17-02-2024 02:27
  
  CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City both say they have filed requests for conciliation in ongoing collective agreement negotiations with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.  CPKC says in a press release that it's been negotiating since September but that it and the union "remain far apart on the issues."  The Calgary-based company says the negotiations are for two collective agreements representing approximately 3,280 workers across Canada.  It says the two agreements expir
  
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• Speedskating phenom Stolz edges Canada's Dubreuil for 500-metre world title

  17-02-2024 02:08
  
  American speedskating star Jordan Stolz opened defence of his world championship triple crown with Friday's victory in the 500 metres, while Canadian sprinter Laurent Dubreuil took the silver medal for a second straight year. Stolz became the first man to win three gold medals in individual distances in last year's world championship in Heerenveen, Netherlands in the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 metres. The 19-year-old from West Bend, Wis., posted a personal-best time of 33.69 seconds at Calgary's Olymp
  
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• Lethbridge food banks see spike in demand - Global News

  17-02-2024 02:04 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge food banks see spike in demand  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge shelter receives $4M provincial grant for expansion - Global News

  17-02-2024 01:21 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge shelter receives $4M provincial grant for expansion

  17-02-2024 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The expansion will add 125 shelter spaces and 30 stabilization spaces -- a significant increase for the facility's current 75 emergency spaces.
  
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• Opinions split on Alberta’s proposed gender identity, education policies: poll

  17-02-2024 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The poll took a snapshot of Canadians' opinion about the gender identity-related policies proposed by Alberta's premier.
  
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• Two Lethbridge Teen Football Players Plead Not Guilty - Bridge City News

  17-02-2024 01:01 via news.google.com
  
  Two Lethbridge Teen Football Players Plead Not Guilty  Bridge City News
  
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• Lethbridge emergency shelter changes owners and expands capacity through $4M grant - CBC.ca

  17-02-2024 00:48 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge emergency shelter changes owners and expands capacity through $4M grant  CBC.ca
  
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• NDP 'combat misinformation' as legal experts say Smith's gender policies violate charter rights

  17-02-2024 00:43
  
  The UCP is facing a new wave of criticism over proposed gender-based policies by the official oppositions and legal experts in Alberta. In a video released by the NDP Friday, medical professionals, parents, athletes and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community decry the province's proposed policies aimed at trans and non-binary youth. "It's really important that we start to combat the misinformation that is being promoted and that people understand the consequences of the cruel policies that [Smith] is
  
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• Sledding event helps kids with cerebral palsy get outside

  17-02-2024 00:15
  
  A local community group is helping children with disabilities get outside this winter and just be kids. At Kingsland Dry Pond, Cerebral Palsy Kids and Families hosted a tobogganing event on Friday, inviting families whose kids have disabilities to come try out an adaptive sled and enjoy the sunshine ahead of Family Day weekend. "They can actually get their kids in wheelchairs and who have mobility challenges to toboggan, which they normally can never, ever do," said Sheralee Stelter, the executi
  
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• Team Alberta ready to rock at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts

  17-02-2024 00:11
  
  This is new territory for Team Alberta skip Selena Sturmay.   She’s never played in Alberta colours at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.  Sturmay could hardly wait to get on the ice at WinSport on Friday morning throw some practice rocks.  She’ll face Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes in the opening draw on Friday night. “It means everything,” she said. "Every time you get a chance to put on the blue and gold it means everything," Sturmay added. “Y
  
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• Calgary senior says alarm company won’t cancel dead husband’s contract

  17-02-2024 00:06
  
  A Calgary senior says she's being threatened by an alarm company over a broken system that is costing her thousands of dollars and keeping her up at night. Uma Kar says her husband signed up for a Safety Alarm security system for their Douglasdale home before he passed away in 2022. The company's website says it is "one of the fastest-growing security companies in Alberta" and provides "peace of mind" to its clients – but Kar's experience has been anything but peaceful. Kar says the securi
  
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