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• Quebec's Eliot Grondin takes home gold at snowboard cross World Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 23:47 via news.google.com
  
  Quebec's Eliot Grondin takes home gold at snowboard cross World Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury wins 89th World Cup title - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 23:47 via news.google.com
  
  Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury wins 89th World Cup title  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hurricanes 4-game winning streak comes to an end in Brandon

  09-03-2024 23:39
  
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes’ four-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt Friday night in Brandon. In their final regular season meeting, the Wheat Kings, who went into the game a scant two points ahead of Lethbridge in the standings, shut them out 4-0. Matteo Michels, Joby Baumuller, Jayden Wiens and Brett Hyland scored for Brandon, who outshot the Hurricanes 29-23 on the night. Carson Bjarnason picked up the shutout for the Wheat Kings. Next up for the Hurricanes is a Saturday night til
  
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• Brandon Wheat Kings defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-0 - CTV News Calgary

  09-03-2024 23:39 via news.google.com
  
  Brandon Wheat Kings defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-0  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen reaches semifinal of Canadian men's curling championship - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 23:12 via news.google.com
  
  Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen reaches semifinal of Canadian men's curling championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cheers! Feds offer tax relief to beer makers

  09-03-2024 23:00
  
  The federal government is offering some tax relief to the beer industry in Canada. The inflation-indexed alcohol tax increase will be held at no more than two percent for the next two years. The tax was put in place in 2017, and was set to increase by 4.7 percent next month. Restauranteurs across the country warned about the potential consequences of sticking to the original tax numbers. "Any increase at this very vulnerable time for our industry is just another blow while we're down," said Bren
  
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• Hitmen rally falls short as Rebels snatch 4-3 road win at Dome

  09-03-2024 21:10
  
  Calgary fell behind early, then staged a furious third-period comeback, only to fall short in a 4-3 loss against the Red Deer Rebels Friday night. Playing the first of a home-and-away weekend doubleheader with the Rebels, the Hitmen got off to a quick 1-0 lead when Carson Wetsch scored his 22nd goal of the season early in the first period. That quickly gave way to a torrent of Red Deer tallies, starting with Ollie Josephson’s shorthanded goal, followed by a power play goal from Kalan Lind
  
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• Former Wood-Buffalo MLA Guy Boutilier, 65, dies

  09-03-2024 20:53
  
  The first mayor of the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo has died. Guy Boutilier was first elected into the position in 1995 for the creation of the municipality. Originally from Cape Breton, Boutilier became a Fort McMurray city councillor in 1986, and later mayor in 1992. In 1997, Boutilier became a Conservative MLA and served in the Ralph Klein and Ed Stelmach governments. He later served in the Wildrose Alliance. Wood Buffalo mayor Sandy Bowman issued a statement Friday ,  sayng "Gu
  
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• Roughnecks rally falls short as they lose 13-12 in overtime to Swarm in Georgia

  09-03-2024 19:16
  
  Calgary erased an early deficit in Georgia Friday night but ultimately fell a goal short, dropping a 13-12 decision to the Swarm in Georgia. Georgia scored three times in the first four minutes before Tyler Pace and Thomas Hoggarth replied for the Roughnecks, leaving them trailing by a goal, 3-2 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was wild, with nine goals in total. Jesse King, Tyler Pace and Tyler Cook notched four but Georgia responded with five to send the Swarm into the half
  
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• Officers weren’t told of threats to harm police: RCMP ‘Freedom Convoy’ report

  09-03-2024 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  An internal review of the RCMP's response to the "Freedom Convoy" protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were unaware of threats to harm police.
  
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• Canada’s Alphonso Davies leaves Bayern Munich game after taking boot to the face

  09-03-2024 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian star Alphonso Davies' first start since a knee injury lasted just 14 minutes Saturday when he took a boot to the face in Bayern Munich's Bundesliga game against Mainz.
  
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• Two men injured after separate overnight stabbings in Montreal - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 17:48 via news.google.com
  
  Two men injured after separate overnight stabbings in Montreal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Parks Canada investigation finds no evidence of Banff cougar attack - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 16:58 via news.google.com
  
  Parks Canada investigation finds no evidence of Banff cougar attack  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Biden and Trump visit Georgia ahead of likely rematch

  09-03-2024 16:45
  
  The 2024 presidential election campaign will pick up Saturday where the 2020 contest left off. Or, more precisely, in a place where it never actually ended. Georgia was so close four years ago that Republican Donald Trump finds himself indicted here for his push to “find 11,780 votes” and overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. Now, fresh off their Super Tuesday domination to set up a near-certain rematch, the two rivals will hold dueling events in a state that both parties see
  
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• Hundreds of Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban launch their Canadian lives at Calgary airport

  09-03-2024 16:41
  
  Hundreds of refugees touched down in Calgary Friday morning, leaving a life under the Taliban behind them. They were received at the airport by the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society. Of the more than 300 refugees, 44 will call Calgary home. The rest will carry on to other parts of Canada. Among them are extended family members of those who worked as translators in Afghanistan for the Allied Forces, and fled once the Taliban returned to power in 2021.Welcoming 359 refugees to Canada with open
  
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• Quad rider killed in Friday night crash on Highway 43

  09-03-2024 16:00
  
  A 26-year-old man from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is dead after his quad crashed with a truck on Highway 43 Friday night. RCMP were called to the crash near the Williamson Park entrance around 7:18 p.m. Officers believe the 26-year-old man was crossing Highway 43 on a quad when he crashed with a pickup truck. The quad rider died before police arrived. The four people in the truck were not hurt. No other details on the crash have been released. Valleyview is about 350 kilometres northwest of Edmon
  
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• 1 dead in Friday night motor vehicle collision on Highway 43

  09-03-2024 16:00
  
  A 26-year-old Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation resident is dead after a serious motor vehicle collision that took place on Highway 43 near the Williamson Park entrance Friday night. Valleyview RCMP responded to reports of a collision between a pickup and a quad at 7:18 p.m. When police arrived, they discovered the driver of the quad was dead on scene. The four people in the truck were not injured. Police say they believe that the quad was crossing Highway 43 when it made contact with the pick up truck.
  
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• City looks for non-profits interested in leasing Bowman building - My Lethbridge Now

  09-03-2024 15:27 via news.google.com
  
  City looks for non-profits interested in leasing Bowman building  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Unique partnership gives Alberta students opportunities to explore career pathways - My Lethbridge Now

  09-03-2024 15:26 via news.google.com
  
  Unique partnership gives Alberta students opportunities to explore career pathways  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 2 killed including a 16-year-old in Russian artillery strikes in Ukraine

  09-03-2024 15:21
  
  Ukrainian authorities said two people including a teenage boy were killed Saturday in Russian artillery attacks and Russia reported it had shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet and destroyed a wave of drones over several regions. The attacks came as Russia is gaining momentum on battlefield and Ukraine is running low on ammunition. Ukraine's allies in the West are delicately raising the prospect of sending troops. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said Friday that deploying NATO troops to Ukrai
  
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• Most Canadians changing clocks to spring forward for daylight time - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 15:15 via news.google.com
  
  Most Canadians changing clocks to spring forward for daylight time  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Romania wins legal battle against a Canadian miner over failed plans to open a gold mine

  09-03-2024 15:05
  
  The Romanian government has won a yearslong legal dispute with a Canadian mining company seeking damages over failed plans to open a gold and silver mine in the Eastern European country. Gabriel Resources was seeking US$4.4 billion (four billion euros) in damages from the Romanian state, which owned a 20 per cent stake in the mining project in Rosia Montana, a mountainous western region that contains some of Europe’s largest gold deposits. The Romanian government withdrew its support for t
  
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• Clocks move ahead one hour Sunday morning - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Clocks move ahead one hour Sunday morning  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The rise of Romana Didulo, self described 'Queen of Canada', and what she's up to now

  09-03-2024 13:00
  
  To Romana Didulo's followers, the Queen of Canada doesn't live in a British palace – she's in the rural village of Richmound, Sask. Surrounded by farmland about 450 kilometres west of Regina near the Alberta border, Richmound has a population of just over 100. Since September 2023, it has also been home to Didulo and a group of her followers, leading to protests and heated confrontations with locals. CTV W5 visited Richmound to learn more about the self-described "Queen of Canada."Watch th
  
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• With AI, workplace surveillance has 'skyrocketed'—leaving Canadian laws behind - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 12:05 via news.google.com
  
  With AI, workplace surveillance has 'skyrocketed'—leaving Canadian laws behind  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa residents to hold vigil for victims of mass stabbing - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 12:05 via news.google.com
  
  Ottawa residents to hold vigil for victims of mass stabbing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Brandon-Lethbridge - Houston Chronicle

  09-03-2024 10:25 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge Sport Council announces Achievement Awards - Lethbrige Herald

  09-03-2024 06:45 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Sport Council announces Achievement Awards  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• CTV Lethbridge Weather at 5 for Friday, March 8, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  09-03-2024 04:48 via news.google.com
  
  CTV Lethbridge Weather at 5 for Friday, March 8, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• It looks like we've got a warm, windy weekend ahead of us

  09-03-2024 03:42
  
  The official start to spring is still more than a week away, but the conditions this weekend will definitely have people gearing up for shorts and t-shirt weather. A chinook arch swept through southern Alberta on Friday, with the Calgary airport recording a high of 8 C today fuelled by gusty westerly winds at 20-45 km/h. The winds will calm down overnight in the city with a low of -1 C but will pick up again Saturday from a southwesterly direction at 20-40 km/h. That westerly flow really is the
  
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• Refinery in Burnaby, B.C., to resume operations after seven-week stoppage - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 03:03 via news.google.com
  
  Refinery in Burnaby, B.C., to resume operations after seven-week stoppage  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 112-year-old Lethbridge elementary school approved for design funding

  09-03-2024 02:45
  
  An elementary school in Lethbridge has been approved for design funding as part of Alberta Budget 2024. The Lethbridge School Division announced its proposal for the modernization of Galbraith Elementary School and has received approval for design funding. Galbraith needs it – it’s 112 years old and is currently the No.1 priority in the school division’s capital plan. The division’s board says it will discuss the 2025 to 2027 capital plan at its next meeting, along with p
  
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• Senators' Kelly hit with two-game suspension - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 02:38 via news.google.com
  
  Senators' Kelly hit with two-game suspension  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Funding cut for elder abuse response program at Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization

  09-03-2024 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government decided not to renew funding for the program effective March 1, leaving workers feeling left behind in the fight against elder mistreatment.
  
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• Scheffler, Matsuyama part of six-way tie for Bay Hill lead - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 01:53 via news.google.com
  
  Scheffler, Matsuyama part of six-way tie for Bay Hill lead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Castle Mountain rebounds after rocky start to ski season

  09-03-2024 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The local ski resort is no stranger to a lack of snow or a fight with Mother Nature. Castle Mountain Sales and marketing manager Cole Fawcett calls this year a “one in 10.”
  
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• New office opens in Edmonton to advance women to skilled trades

  09-03-2024 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new Office to Advance Woman Apprentices (OAWA) for Alberta opened in Edmonton, advancing women to Red Seal certification in the skilled construction trades.
  
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• B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 01:43 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Eby downplays Danielle Smith’s safe supply worry after B.C. seizure

  09-03-2024 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C.
  
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• Map shows Calgary locations used in Netflix’s My Life With the Walter Boys

  09-03-2024 01:26
  
  A website designed for fans to learn more about where their favourite Netflix shows were shot has added details about the southern Alberta locations used to shoot Season 1 of its new hit, My Life With the Walter Boys. The series, which was shot in Calgary and surrounding areas in 2022 during the pandemic, was added to Netflix in Your Neighbourhood recently. The coming-of-age drama, which was adapted from a 2014 young adult novel written by Ali Novak, tells the story of a 15-year-old Manhattan gi
  
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• Fortinet establishing cybersecurity hub in downtown Calgary

  09-03-2024 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A major international cybersecurity player is expanding its footprint in downtown Calgary.
  
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• Dubreuil takes home bronze at sprint speed skating world championships - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 01:08 via news.google.com
  
  Dubreuil takes home bronze at sprint speed skating world championships  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• First trade deadline for Ottawa GM Steve Staios is relatively quiet - Lethbridge News Now

  09-03-2024 00:42 via news.google.com
  
  First trade deadline for Ottawa GM Steve Staios is relatively quiet  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge celebrates International Women's Day | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  09-03-2024 00:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge celebrates International Women's Day

  09-03-2024 00:39
  
  Several events were held in Lethbridge to mark International Women’s Day on Friday. The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce held its annual International Women's Day breakfast at the ENMAX Centre on Friday morning. Hundreds packed the Canadian Western Bank Lounge to take part. “Life is hard for a number of reasons. Having these inspirational women encourage you, back you up, tell you their stories of challenges they overcame really helps,” said Paige Sarrasin, a member of the L
  
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• International Women's Day shines a light on achievement but also more that needs to be done

  09-03-2024 00:01
  
  Cathy Aquino is a technical support specialist with TP Communications. She started in the first week of January 2024. "I am the only woman in the tech department here in TP and I don't feel any different," she said. "I like the culture here, they support each other, you feel respected, they celebrate each other's successes." Aquino works in the Calgary southeast office and will also travel to clients businesses to deal with their needs. "Most of my job here entails customer service," she said. &
  
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