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• University of Lethbridge hosting Indigenous Awareness Week - CTV News Calgary

  11-03-2024 23:45 via news.google.com
  
  University of Lethbridge hosting Indigenous Awareness Week  CTV News Calgary
  
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• University of Lethbridge hosting Indigenous Awareness Week

  11-03-2024 23:45
  
  The University of Lethbridge held opening ceremonies and a powwow to mark the start of Indigenous Awareness Week on Monday. "Indigenous Awareness Week really is to expose all students, Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous, to an Indigenous way of doing things and then how we incorporate those Indigenous perspectives into our work and into our teaching," said U of L president Digvir Jayas. The annual event has been held since the mid-1970s. Since then, it's grown into a large-scale event facultie
  
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• 'Still struggling': Post-secondary unions hoped for more support in Alberta budget

  11-03-2024 23:35
  
  Unions representing post-secondary students and faculty are expressing their concerns about funding in Alberta’s 2024 budget. “The budget 2024 was a bit underwhelming for students to see,” said Maleeka Thomas, president of the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union (ULSU). “Given the ongoing affordability crisis in Alberta, students are still struggling to afford rent given the high levels of inflation, so those are areas we would have loved to see some sort of in
  
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• Alta. government announces new rules for electricity generators

  11-03-2024 22:44
  
  Alberta's government is updating its electricity market rules with new temporary measures it says will help lower consumers' utility bills. The new measures are aimed at the practice of "economic withholding," a strategy regularly used by power generators in Alberta's unique-to-Canada free-market electricity system. Under Alberta's competitive market design, electricity suppliers submit offers into the energy market known as the power pool every hour. The Alberta Electric System Operator then di
  
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• Blue Jays thump Rays 9-2 in pre-season action - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  Blue Jays thump Rays 9-2 in pre-season action  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Build a community': Alberta dog sledding group welcomes pooches of all breeds and speeds

  11-03-2024 22:26
  
  Alberta is well-known for its wide variety of winter activities, and now there’s a growing group of dog sledders who are proving you don’t need traditional sled dogs to get mushing. Tamara Harvey is a second-generation dog musher, learning the sport from her parents. She now uses her wealth of expertise to help others get involved in the sport by organizing safe, sanctioned races in an inclusive environment that has grown in popularity over the years. “We just grew it,” s
  
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• 'Ultracompetitive' Edmundson easing in with Leafs; Marner 'unlikely' to play Thursday - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 22:15 via news.google.com
  
  'Ultracompetitive' Edmundson easing in with Leafs; Marner 'unlikely' to play Thursday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'I had to learn to use my hand again': Wranglers' Jeremie Poirier battles back from injury

  11-03-2024 22:14
  
  Calgary Wranglers defenceman Jeremie Poirier still bears the scars of a scary injury he suffered earlier this year. Poirier was on the ice, playing against the Abbotsford Canucks, on Oct. 21 when the injury occurred. "I just tried to dive for a puck and a guy was jumping over me and he landed right on my arm and caught pretty much everything in my arm," he said. "When I pulled up my sleeve and blood started sprinkling up on my visor, helmet and face, I knew it probably wasn't ideal. I had to rus
  
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• Survey looks to inform transportation investments - My Lethbridge Now

  11-03-2024 21:57 via news.google.com
  
  Survey looks to inform transportation investments  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• RCMP investigating fatal Highway 4 collision near Warner - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 21:22 via news.google.com
  
  RCMP investigating fatal Highway 4 collision near Warner  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta wants to keep $137M in unused federal funding to clean up more oil and gas sites in Indigenous communities

  11-03-2024 21:22
  
  First Nations chiefs and the Alberta government are asking for $137 million in unused federal funding to be allocated to continue work to clean up inactive oil and gas sites. The unused funding is part of the Site Rehabilitation Program, which provides grants to oil field service contractors for well, pipeline, and oil and gas site closure and reclamation work. The federal government allocated $1 billion to Alberta as part of the program, with $133.3 million dedicated to cleanup in Indigenous co
  
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• A list of candidates vying to lead the Alberta NDP

  11-03-2024 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Six contenders are competing for the helm of the Alberta New Democrats, with the successor to long-time party leader Rachel Notley to be chosen in June.
  
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• Anonymous donor gifts Calgary charity thousands of pieces of memorabilia

  11-03-2024 20:40
  
  A Calgary charity is looking for help from the community to help it catalogue and organize a huge amount of movie, TV and sports collectables for a future auction. The Calgary chapter of the Hope Mission says it was approached by a widow who wanted to donate a large assortment of memorabilia to the charity. "The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, and her late husband always valued the care of children and youth, and she wanted this legacy of sports and entertainment memorabilia to be used to
  
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• A list of candidates vying to lead the Alberta NDP - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 20:35 via news.google.com
  
  A list of candidates vying to lead the Alberta NDP  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• January cold snap in Western Canada cost $180M in insurance damages

  11-03-2024 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Insurance Bureau of Canada says about 70 per cent of the claims related to the extreme cold were for personal property and damage caused by frozen and burst water pipes. 
  
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• Pipeline shortages to return soon after Trans Mountain expansion comes online

  11-03-2024 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's oil industry will have reason to celebrate when the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion comes online.But the party may be short-lived.
  
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• Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi announces bid for Alberta NDP leadership

  11-03-2024 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Naheed Nenshi is the sixth candidate to enter the race to replace Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley, which will conclude on June 22.
  
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• American woman, 26, killed in southern Alberta crash: RCMP

  11-03-2024 19:54
  
  An American woman was killed in a crash in southern Alberta late last week. RCMP was dispatched to Highway 4, just north of Warner, Alta., on March 7 around 7:30 p.m. for a two-vehicle crash. Following investigation, police determined a northbound passenger vehicle swerved to avoid multiple deer on the road and was rear-ended by a semi-truck. The passenger vehicle left the road and ended up in a ditch. A 26-year-old woman from the United States, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to h
  
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• Quickley, Trent, and Boucher out for Toronto Raptors vs. Denver Nuggets - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 19:53 via news.google.com
  
  Quickley, Trent, and Boucher out for Toronto Raptors vs. Denver Nuggets  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Skiers buried in Kananaskis avalanche, killing Kelowna man

  11-03-2024 19:49
  
  Alberta RCMP say one person was killed in an avalanche in Kananaskis over the weekend. It happened east of Mount Engadine Lodge on The Tower peak in Kananaskis around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Canmore RCMP say two men were skiing in the backcountry when the avalanche occurred. One of the men was able to escape by digging himself out of the snow, but the other was buried. RCMP were notified of the avalanche just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. At 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Canmore RCMP, with the assistance of
  
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• Skiers buried in Kananaskis avalanche, Kelowna man killed

  11-03-2024 19:49
  
  Alberta RCMP say one person was killed in an avalanche in Kananaskis over the weekend. It happened east of Mount Engadine Lodge on The Tower peak in Kananaskis around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Canmore RCMP say two men were skiing in the backcountry when the avalanche occurred. One of the men was able to escape by digging himself out of the snow, but the other was buried. RCMP were notified of the avalanche just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. At 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Canmore RCMP, with the assistance of
  
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• Calgary prioritizing Indigenous organizations in latest round of affordable housing land sales

  11-03-2024 19:49
  
  Five city-owned sites will be sold at a discount to non-profits, with an emphasis on Indigenous organizations, to help support the development of affordable housing projects throughout Calgary. The City of Calgary will be selling five pieces of land at below-market value to eligible non-profit organizations under its Non-Market Housing Land Sale program. For this round of the program, the city is opening the application window to Indigenous organizations first, before opening it up to a general
  
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• Cheers for five years; Happy Birthday 311! - City of Lethbridge

  11-03-2024 19:39 via news.google.com
  
  Cheers for five years; Happy Birthday 311!  City of Lethbridge
  
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• MacKinnon, Zacha and Demko named NHL three stars of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 19:37 via news.google.com
  
  MacKinnon, Zacha and Demko named NHL three stars of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta announces new rules for electricity generators - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 19:34 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta announces new rules for electricity generators  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge residents invited to participate in travel survey - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 19:33 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge residents invited to participate in travel survey  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C. man killed in Sunday afternoon avalanche in Kananaskis

  11-03-2024 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two men were caught in an avalanche east of the Mount Engadine Lodge on Tower Peak in Kananaskis on Sunday. One was able to dig himself out but the other was buried.
  
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• First Nations want feds to let them use oil and gas cleanup funds not spent by Alberta government

  11-03-2024 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The First Nation chiefs spoke at a news conference west of Edmonton on Monday.
  
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• The Titans replacing Derrick Henry with Tony Pollard, AP source says - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 18:53 via news.google.com
  
  The Titans replacing Derrick Henry with Tony Pollard, AP source says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 18:14 via news.google.com
  
  FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cost to clean up Calgary encampment will be more than $16K: police

  11-03-2024 18:14
  
  The costs to clean up an encampment in the Starfield Industrial Area will be more than $16,000, according to the Calgary Police Service. Police began investigating the encampment in the 6200 block of 50 Avenue S.E. in late 2023 after receiving calls about people being threatened with hammers, axes and guns. However, when officers arrived, they found no suspects or victims. In January, police returned to the area for a more detailed look, discovering a "substantial amount of refuse." Police said
  
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• Three missing Calgary girls located: police

  11-03-2024 18:12
  
  Three girls reported missing in Calgary on Sunday have been located. The Calgary Police Service sent out a news release on Monday afternoon saying the girls had been found. “We wish to thank the media and the public for your care, concern and assistance in this investigation,” Calgary police said in the news release.
  
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• Police searching for 3 Calgary girls missing since Sunday

  11-03-2024 18:12
  
  Calgary police are looking for help locating three girls who left their homes on Sunday and have not been seen since. Ayanna, 11, Ashley, 12, and Khali-Anne, 12, left their respective residences in Woodbine and Marlborough sometime between 7:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., according to a news release from police. They were believed to be meeting up with each other but did not return home, and police are concerned about their well-being. Ayanna is described as 5’5” tall (165 centimetres), 180
  
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• Pipeline shortages to return sooner rather than later as oil production booms

  11-03-2024 18:12
  
  After being hamstrung for years by a lack of export capacity, Canada's oil industry will have reason to celebrate when the much-anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion comes online, expected to be sometime this spring. But the party may be short-lived, as the more-than-$30-billion pipeline is expected to quickly fill up - returning Canada's oil producers to a “Groundhog Day” scenario of restricted growth and depressed prices. “I think the industry wanted to believe Trans
  
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• HUD Secretary Fudge announces resignation in late March - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 18:08 via news.google.com
  
  HUD Secretary Fudge announces resignation in late March  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rent in Lethbridge remains among most affordable in Canadian cities - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 17:49 via news.google.com
  
  Rent in Lethbridge remains among most affordable in Canadian cities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Warm start to the week with double digit daytime highs by the weekend

  11-03-2024 17:47
  
  Daytime highs in Calgary this weekend ranged from 8 C to 10 C – which is five to eight-degrees above seasonal. This pattern will persist in southern Alberta which is assisting with the melting of snow. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, heading in to the weekend there was 16 centimetres of snow on the ground in Calgary (at YYC International). The “snow on ground” measurement as of Sunday night was five centimetres. As expected, pooling is occurring around the c
  
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• Recognition award for southern Alberta music students - My Lethbridge Now

  11-03-2024 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Recognition award for southern Alberta music students  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 'I'm struggling': Repayments of COVID-19 benefits leaving some Torontonians with little to spare

  11-03-2024 16:26
  
  Nearly four years after Canada rolled out its emergency pandemic benefit programs, some recipients are only now just finding out they were not eligible and must pay thousands of dollars back to the government. “To be honest, I’m struggling,” Toronto resident Michael Madden told CTV News Toronto in an interview last week. “I have a lot of bills, and with the cost of living, it’s just really hard to manage.”Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get
  
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• Canadians lost $567 million to fraud in 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 15:38 via news.google.com
  
  Canadians lost $567 million to fraud in 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fraud Prevention Month a reminder to be scam savvy: LPS - My Lethbridge Now

  11-03-2024 15:36 via news.google.com
  
  Fraud Prevention Month a reminder to be scam savvy: LPS  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi running for Alberta NDP leadership

  11-03-2024 15:22
  
  Former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi announced he is running to be the leader of the Alberta NDP. Nenshi announced his campaign on Monday afternoon, via social media.Hi, I’m Naheed Nenshi. I’m running to be the leader of Alberta’s NDP and the next premier of this province.I can’t do this without your support. Visit https://t.co/OqpFCojIcF to buy a membership and sign up as a supporter.We can do this. Together. For Alberta. For all of us. pic.twitter.com/PjWUxnwhhT — N
  
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• Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi considers Alberta NDP leadership

  11-03-2024 15:22
  
  Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi will announce whether he’s going to run for leader of the Alberta NDP. His office said the announcement would be made a 1 p.m. on Monday. Rachel Notley announced in January she would step down as leader, as soon as her replacement is chosen. According to Elections Alberta, five people have officially announced their candidacy. They include MLAs Kathleen Ganley, Rakhi Pancholi, Sarah Hoffman and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse and Alberta Federation of Labour pres
  
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• Nickelback to return to Calgary Stampede for its final night

  11-03-2024 14:59
  
  Nickelback, love them or hate them, will be making a return to the Calgary Stampede this summer. Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair will take the stage on July 14, the final night of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, officials announced Monday. "Nickelback headlining the Calgary Stampede is long overdue, and the band's homecoming is reason for fans everywhere to celebrate. This is guaranteed to be an incredible night, and there is no better band to bring Stampede 2024 to a
  
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• 'Clean slate' to reshape B.C. wine industry, after climate-related catastrophes - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 09:03 via news.google.com
  
  'Clean slate' to reshape B.C. wine industry, after climate-related catastrophes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hewitt, Joyce - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 08:00 via news.google.com
  
  Hewitt, Joyce  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Curtis, Christine - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 08:00 via news.google.com
  
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• U.S. beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 05:12 via news.google.com
  
  U.S. beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Brad Gushue wins 2024 Canadian men's curling championship - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 03:52 via news.google.com
  
  Brad Gushue wins 2024 Canadian men's curling championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NHL roundup: Wild pull goalie in overtime, beat Predators 4-3 - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2024 02:52 via news.google.com
  
  NHL roundup: Wild pull goalie in overtime, beat Predators 4-3  Lethbridge News Now
  
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