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• Alberta Wildfire budget increased this season, gets access to $2B contingency fund

  01-03-2024 23:44
  
  Alberta Wildfire will have an extra $55 million for fire preparedness, prevention, response and mitigation over the next three years. It's part of a $151 million increase over three years announced in the UCP's 2024 budget for Alberta Forestry and Parks. "That's welcome news and is allowing us to do a lot of great things when it comes to fighting wildfire," Todd Loewen, Alberta's forestry and parks minister said during a news conference at the Grande Prairie Wildfire Warehouse. He said the extra
  
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• Passenger rail car restoration underway at Heritage Park

  01-03-2024 23:36
  
  The steam locomotives at Heritage Park pull two green passenger cars that are filled with visitors everyday the park is open to the public. It's a popular attraction and now those cars are in the repair shop getting a much needed overhaul. Mike Willie is the carpentry manager heading a team that is repairing the wheel assembly the cars sit on. "A bogie is the wheels and the springs and the pivot points that allow the car to move down the track," said Willie. "So everything that is touching the t
  
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• Seven Kodiaks receive ACAC honours - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 23:35 via news.google.com
  
  Seven Kodiaks receive ACAC honours  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta moving forward with regulation of counsellors - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 22:44 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta moving forward with regulation of counsellors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 22:41 via news.google.com
  
  Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Budget 2024 provides funds for wildfire prevention - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 22:35 via news.google.com
  
  Budget 2024 provides funds for wildfire prevention  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Shakespeare meets the Beatles in Theatre Calgary’s ‘As You Like It’

  01-03-2024 22:31
  
  What do you get when you throw some Shakespearean sonnets together with some Lennon and McCartney tunes, set it in the Okanagan in the 60s and add a dash of wrestling? Theatre Calgary’s new production of As You Like It, which promises to offer Calgary audiences a night of Shakespeare like no other that they have ever seen. Originally conceived by Citadel Theatre artistic director Darryl Cloran and Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver, this As You Like It sets the love story
  
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• 'Healthcare is doomed': Shannon Phillips reacts to Alberta budget - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  'Healthcare is doomed': Shannon Phillips reacts to Alberta budget  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Budget 2024: Rural physician training program at University of Lethbridge receives $43 million - Calgary Herald

  01-03-2024 22:23 via news.google.com
  Alberta Budget 2024: Rural physician training program at University of Lethbridge receives $43 million  Calgary Herald
  
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• Obstruction charge withdrawn for Alberta reporter covering homeless camp clearing - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 21:51 via news.google.com
  
  Obstruction charge withdrawn for Alberta reporter covering homeless camp clearing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman, 26, killed in crash near Bowden, Alta.: RCMP

  01-03-2024 21:41
  
  A woman was killed in a crash west of Bowden, Alta., on Thursday afternoon. In a news release, RCMP said it responded to a crash on Highway 587 between Range Roads 44 and Range Road 45 around 3:20 p.m. The collision involved a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle. The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 26-year-old woman from Caroline, Alta., was declared dead at the scene. RCMP said the cause of the crash remains under investigation. Bowden is located approximately 45 kilometres south of Red Deer.
  
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• Police need warrants for Canadians’ IP addresses: top court

  01-03-2024 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Majority decision from top court states Canadians must not become “digital recluses” in order to enjoy privacy protections from police searches.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps look to bring pre-season momentum to home opener - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 21:13 via news.google.com
  
  Vancouver Whitecaps look to bring pre-season momentum to home opener  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Right place at the right time': Snowmobile guide rescued man buried in avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C.

  01-03-2024 21:03
  
  Quick thinking from a snowmobile tour guide helped save a man buried in an avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., earlier this week. Olivier Meilleur, a guide and avalanche forecaster with Great Canadian Tours, knew it was going to be a high-risk avalanche day on Tuesday based on the forecast. He was heading out with a group on a tour of Boulder Mountain’s Sugar Bowl and opted to stick to more conservative routes. On their way back, Meilleur and his group came across the site of a level three av
  
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• 'Right place at the right time': Snowmobile guide details rescue of man buried in B.C. avalanche

  01-03-2024 21:03
  
  Quick thinking from a snowmobile tour guide helped save a man buried in an avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., earlier this week. Olivier Meilleur, a guide and avalanche forecaster with Great Canadian Tours, knew it was going to be a high-risk avalanche day on Tuesday based on the forecast. He was heading out with a group on a tour of Boulder Mountain’s Sugar Bowl and opted to stick to more conservative routes. On their way back, Meilleur and his group came across the site of a level three av
  
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• Coffee chat returns to Calgary pool

  01-03-2024 20:51
  
  Participants at Shouldice Aquatic Centre are once again being invited for free coffee, and conversation, following class. Prior to the pandemic, most city run pools offered free coffee chats, but the activity has been slow to return. At Shouldice Aquatic Centre at 5303 Bowness Road NW coffee is offered the first Friday of every month from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.  Staff at the pool provide the coffee and participants in the preceding aquafit class often bring in treats to share. On March 1st, 17 p
  
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• Man accused of Calgary sex assaults may be getting new lawyer for French trial

  01-03-2024 20:48
  
  A man accused of sexually assaulting seven women from Calgary may be getting a new lawyer after his trial came to a halt a month ago. Richard Robert Mantha was seven days into his French-language trial in late January, when he told court he had lost confidence in his legal team and fired his lawyers. Efforts are being made to get the trial back on track. A lawyer with Legal Aid Alberta appeared in court on Mantha's behalf but withdrew from the case saying his grasp of French is insufficient. Ano
  
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• Ottawa pledges $58.8M to continue local journalism program to 2027 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 20:40 via news.google.com
  
  Ottawa pledges $58.8M to continue local journalism program to 2027  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Driver and child badly injured in Diamond Valley crash

  01-03-2024 20:18
  
  Three people were injured in a head-on crash south of Calgary on Thursday evening. The collision happened on Highway 22 in Diamond Valley just after 8 p.m., and involved a pickup truck and a smaller vehicle. Diamond Valley Fire Rescue said in a Friday news release that two people, an adult and a child, were trapped in the truck. STARS was unable to attend the crash due to the snowy weather. Instead, paramedics took the driver of the smaller vehicle to hospital in critical condition, and the chil
  
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• Lethbridge recognizing Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month in March - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 20:15 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge recognizing Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month in March  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• St. Teresa of Calcutta School celebrates Indigenous culture - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  St. Teresa of Calcutta School celebrates Indigenous culture  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Arena refrigeration plants get 'cool' upgrades - My Lethbridge Now

  01-03-2024 19:58 via news.google.com
  
  Arena refrigeration plants get 'cool' upgrades  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Lethbridge School Division hopeful, as teachers' association questions budget funds - My Lethbridge Now

  01-03-2024 19:57 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge School Division hopeful, as teachers' association questions budget funds  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Lethbridge arenas get refrigeration upgrades - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 19:55 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge arenas get refrigeration upgrades  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: March 1, 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 19:38 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: March 1, 2024  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary weather: A second round of winter weather moves into Alberta late Friday

  01-03-2024 19:37
  
  Cleanup continues after Thursday’s intense snowfall which shut down some major highways and brought a rapid return to winter conditions for most of southern Alberta. With a second system on the way starting Friday, there will be a narrow window to work within. As expected, Thursday’s system hit hard and fast. Traction was significantly compromised on many road surfaces and sidewalks after a hard layer of ice formed in some areas, a situation further exacerbated by a thick layer of sn
  
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• Alberta passes 'Sovereignty Act' motion to oppose net-zero electricity rules - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta passes 'Sovereignty Act' motion to oppose net-zero electricity rules  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Arena refrigeration plants get cool upgrades - City of Lethbridge

  01-03-2024 19:17 via news.google.com
  
  Arena refrigeration plants get cool upgrades  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Lethbridge youths invited to apply for exchange program with Quebec borough - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 19:13 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge youths invited to apply for exchange program with Quebec borough  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Drug-impaired driver arrested in Innisfail, Alta., after ramming police vehicle

  01-03-2024 19:10
  
  A 31-year-old man from Red Deer is facing a long list of charges after he was arrested by RCMP earlier this week. At 1 a.m. on Feb. 27, Innisfail RCMP were contacted about a driver who was passed out inside a vehicle near a school. Upon arrival, police discovered the vehicle was running and in gear, but the driver's foot was on the brake pedal. "The driver eventually woke up, took his foot off the brake and immediately crashed into a police vehicle," RCMP said in a news release. "Police arrested
  
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• MEG Energy promotes chief operating officer Darlene Gates to chief executive

  01-03-2024 18:53
  
  MEG Energy Corp. is promoting Darlene Gates to the role of chief executive. The oilsands company says Gates, who is the company's chief operating officer, will take over the top job on May 1 when Derek Evans steps down from the role. She will also be nominated for election to the MEG board of directors at its annual meeting set for May 7. Gates has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. Before joining MEG in 2021 as the chief operating officer, Gates was the president, Exxon
  
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• The Body Shop closing 5 Alberta stores, liquidating stock

  01-03-2024 18:47
  
  The Body Shop Canada is shutting down and liquidating stock at five Alberta stores as part of restructuring proceedings. The beauty brand will begin liquidation sales at 33 of its 105 stores across Canada, including:Sunridge Mall in Calgary; Londonderry Mall in Edmonton; Park Place in Lethbridge; Medicine Hat Mall in Medicine Hat; and Lloyd Mall in Lloydminster.The Body Shop Canada Limited announced it commenced restructuring by filing for bankruptcy protection, in a news release Friday. “
  
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• Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection, plans restructuring

  01-03-2024 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Body Shop Canada Ltd. says it will close 33 stores and halt its e-commerce operations as it seeks to restructure itself under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
  
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• Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection

  01-03-2024 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Body Shop Canada Ltd. says it will close 33 stores and halt its e-commerce operations as it seeks to restructure itself under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
  
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• Short-term free parking at Calgary International Airport returns

  01-03-2024 18:14
  
  Those who are picking up or dropping off loved ones at the Calgary International Airport will find it a little bit easier to do so now that the facility is allowing free parking in some lots. Beginning Friday, guests are allowed to park for free in the short-term lots in the P1 and P2 parkades for 20 minutes or less. The initiative is supposed to "enhance the guest experience and improve traffic flow," officials said. "Bringing back free short-term parking is another way we can make access to ou
  
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• Canada's first-time homebuyer incentive has been discontinued - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 18:13 via news.google.com
  
  Canada's first-time homebuyer incentive has been discontinued  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Exchange for youth with Lethbridge's twin city - My Lethbridge Now

  01-03-2024 18:12 via news.google.com
  
  Exchange for youth with Lethbridge's twin city  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Blades in Potential First Round Playoff Preview - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  01-03-2024 18:08 via news.google.com
  
  GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Blades in Potential First Round Playoff Preview - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Calgary drivers face snowy and slow commute to work Friday

  01-03-2024 17:58
  
  Calgary drivers saw slippery and snow-covered road conditions on their commute to work on Friday. With flurries expected on and off throughout the day, Calgary road crews will be working to maintain major roadways until the snow stops, and the city's priority snow plan can be activated. How Calgary handles snow-covered roads Calgary clears snow-covered roads using a Priority Snow Plan. Crews spend the first 18 hours after snow stops falling tackling Priority 1 routes, including roads with more t
  
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• Calgary drivers face slick and slow commutes amid snowfall

  01-03-2024 17:58
  
  Calgarians saw slippery driving conditions on their commutes to and from work on Friday. Police say almost 60 collisions were reported between midnight and 11:30 a.m., including three with injuries and three hit-and-runs. With flurries expected to continue this weekend, Calgary road crews are applying salt to streets to prevent a buildup of ice. "Particularly when those temperatures dip after the sun has gone down and before it comes up, that's where the challenges with ice can present themselve
  
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• Alberta child-care providers to receive 80% of monthly claims at start of each month

  01-03-2024 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beginning March 1, Alberta child-care providers will receive 80 per cent of their monthly claim at the beginning of each month. 
  
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• UCP government to hold announcement on Alberta's new schools

  01-03-2024 16:28
  
  The Alberta government is expected to give an update on new school construction a day after releasing Budget 2024. Premier Danielle Smith, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides and Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie will be providing details in Calgary on Friday. In its budget announcement Thursday, the UCP government said $1.9 billion is being spent on new schools, but the bulk of those new schools were previously announced ahead of the document's release. According to Budget 2024's capita
  
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• UCP government announces full construction funding for 6 schools in Calgary and area

  01-03-2024 16:28
  
  The City of Calgary, along with three other communities in southern Alberta, will be seeing new schools that are fully funded for construction through Budget 2024. The UCP government made the announcement on Friday, saying the money comes from a $2.1 billion capital investment over the next three years that would advance 43 priority school projects. The new fully-funded schools are:A new K-4 school in Calgary's Evanston community; A new Grade 10-12 Catholic school in Calgary's Rangeview communit
  
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• Portage and Main: Landmark Winnipeg intersection could open again to pedestrians - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2024 16:24 via news.google.com
  
  Portage and Main: Landmark Winnipeg intersection could open again to pedestrians  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Five accidental drug poisoning deaths reported in Lethbridge in November - My Lethbridge Now

  01-03-2024 15:59 via news.google.com
  
  Five accidental drug poisoning deaths reported in Lethbridge in November  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Snow detours in effect on Calgary Transit routes

  01-03-2024 15:16
  
  New snow in Calgary means transit users will need to walk a little bit further to catch their buses on Friday. Calgary Transit says its snow detour plan is in place for March 1 to help prevent buses from being stuck on snowy roads. "We understand that activating snow detours may increase walking distance in snowy conditions for some customers and take this into account when making the decision to activate them," officials said in a news release. The service says although not all roads may be as
  
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• Senegal's top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Olympics

  01-03-2024 14:53
  
  Cherif Fall kissed his wife on the lips and they swapped pecks on each other's foreheads, for good luck. Then he zipped up his wetsuit, grabbed his surfboard and strode into water he didn't want to be in. Instead of training in the waves off his Senegal homeland, Fall was wistfully preferring to be in Puerto Rico, where the last surfing qualifying competition for the Paris Olympics ends on Saturday.Top sports headlines, all in one place The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Dow
  
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• Child-care legislation passes final hurdle, set to become law

  01-03-2024 13:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Legislation that commits the federal government to long-term funding of the national child-care system is poised to become law.
  
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• Navalny's family and supporters lay the opposition leader to rest after his death in prison

  01-03-2024 12:32
  
  The coffin carrying the body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is headed to the cemetery after a short funeral service in Moscow. The politician's allies urged hundreds of supporters who gathered at the church to head to the cemetery nearby. A crowd of supporters was already gathering there Friday. A photo from inside the church showed an open casket with Navalny's body covered with red and white flowers, and his mother sitting beside it holding a candle. ---- THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS U
  
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• New cookie store has Lethbridge roots - Lethbrige Herald

  01-03-2024 12:11 via news.google.com
  
  New cookie store has Lethbridge roots  Lethbrige Herald
  
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