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• Former Medicine Hat police chief suing city, current top cop, officers

  22-03-2024 23:51
  
  After a 25-year career with the Calgary Police Service, Mike Worden was sworn in as Medicine Hat's top cop in January 2021. Barely 17 months later, he suddenly resigned, citing personal and family reasons. But a statement of claim filed at Medicine Hat Court of King's Bench shares more details. Worden is suing Medicine Hat's current police chief, three officers and a woman he was romantically involved with. In the statement of claim, filed earlier this month, Worden claims the trio of officers d
  
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• Kadriana and Colton Lott capture Canadian mixed doubles curling championship - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 23:45 via news.google.com
  
  Kadriana and Colton Lott capture Canadian mixed doubles curling championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge snow routes declared active - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 23:35 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge snow routes declared active  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Star power: Matthews, McDavid to take centre stage chasing separate milestones - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 23:04 via news.google.com
  
  Star power: Matthews, McDavid to take centre stage chasing separate milestones  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Entire Alberta portion of North Saskatchewan River designated ‘Canadian Heritage River’

  22-03-2024 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday, 718 kilometres of the North Saskatchewan River, including Edmonton's river valley, were designated under the Canadian Heritage Rivers System.
  
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• Confidence key as surging Vancouver Whitecaps get set to face RSL - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 22:43 via news.google.com
  
  Confidence key as surging Vancouver Whitecaps get set to face RSL  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta budget doesn't keep up with inflation, population growth: Phillips - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 22:28 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta budget doesn't keep up with inflation, population growth: Phillips  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Drop in the bucket’: Recent snowfall in southern Alberta not enough to prevent ongoing drought concerns

  22-03-2024 22:26
  
  While the latest snowfall in Calgary is welcome amid growing concerns of drought, hydrologist experts say it’s only a ‘drop in the bucket’ of moisture that’s badly needed for the upcoming growing season. “This is not going to be enough to generate a crop, or to get a good wheat crop. You need about 250 millimeters of moisture out of your soil, so we're only one twentieth of the way there,” said John Pomeroy, director of Global Water Futures Observatories. &ldq
  
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• Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame unveils 2024 inductees - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 22:23 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame unveils 2024 inductees  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa Senators sign forward Stephen Halliday to entry-level contract - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 22:13 via news.google.com
  
  Ottawa Senators sign forward Stephen Halliday to entry-level contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Theatre Calgary’s 2024-25 season: From 'A Streetcar Named Desire' to world premiere by Sable Sweetgrass

  22-03-2024 22:05
  
  In 2017, Calgary playwright Sable Sweetgrass talked about the powerful experience of hearing her dramedy Awowakii given staged readings at Red Earth theatre in Toronto and then later in Edmonton. The play tells the story of Chrissy Two-Guns, a Blackfoot transgender woman whose father shows up in her life after a long time away and mistakes her friend for her, with confusion, tears and drama to follow. The play was well-received in Toronto, where there was talk about doing a production, but Sweet
  
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• Guitar with Guns N’ Roses autographs to be auctioned off by Sherwood Park Goodwill

  22-03-2024 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Staff say an unknown donor dropped off some music paraphernalia in February which staff immediately recognized as a guitar, autographed by members of Guns N’ Roses.
  
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• Alberta RCMP officer and Edmonton police constable earn Juno nomination for gospel album

  22-03-2024 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police Const. David Pedersen and Alberta RCMP officer Stirling John have earned this year's Juno nomination for Country Gospel Album of the Year.
  
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• Calgary’s Arts Commons gets $103M commitment from province for transformation work

  22-03-2024 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Arts Commons CEO Alex Sarian said the dual projects are two-thirds of the way to their fundraising goals, and the $420 million raised has enabled the first phase of the project.
  
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• Shawnessy death 'non-criminal,' Calgary police say

  22-03-2024 21:19
  
  One person was arrested following the death of a man last week, but Calgary police now say the incident was not criminal in nature. At 7 p.m. on March 17, police responded to a home in the 200 block of Shawcliffe Circle S.W. They found a man in critical condition. EMS took the man to hospital, where he ultimately died.Get local, live and breaking news right to your email inbox. Sign up for our daily newsletterPolice arrested another individual in connection with the death. However, following an
  
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• Biello names Stephen Eustaquio captain of the Canadian men's soccer team - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 20:44 via news.google.com
  
  Biello names Stephen Eustaquio captain of the Canadian men's soccer team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: March 22, 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 20:41 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: March 22, 2024  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 20:24 via news.google.com
  
  'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Maritime body approves new protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 20:24 via news.google.com
  
  Maritime body approves new protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Princess of Wales announces cancer diagnosis - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 20:20 via news.google.com
  
  Princess of Wales announces cancer diagnosis  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hop on over to Coaldale's second annual Easter event - My Lethbridge Now

  22-03-2024 20:12 via news.google.com
  
  Hop on over to Coaldale's second annual Easter event  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• N.L. fish harvesters reach deal, ending demonstration that shut down government - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 20:06 via news.google.com
  
  N.L. fish harvesters reach deal, ending demonstration that shut down government  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Medicine Hat mayor stripped of duties, half of her pay over conduct breach

  22-03-2024 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Medicine Hat's mayor has been stripped of many of her powers and had her pay cut in half after council found she breached the code of conduct.
  
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• City of Lethbridge highlights World Water Day - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 19:26 via news.google.com
  
  City of Lethbridge highlights World Water Day  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Planning a trip to Lake Louise this summer? Expect to pay more for parking

  22-03-2024 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
   Lakeshore parking at Lake Louise is climbing to $36.75 per day per vehicle.
  
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• Non-motorized watercraft ban in effect in Waterton Apr. 1 - My Lethbridge Now

  22-03-2024 19:08 via news.google.com
  
  Non-motorized watercraft ban in effect in Waterton Apr. 1  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 'He's got the rizz': 83-year-old Calgarian becomes viral TikTok sensation

  22-03-2024 19:00
  
  It didn’t take long for Bill Oullet to make his mark at Rocky Ridge Retirement Community, and now, the 83-year-old is becoming well-known around the world. Oullet has lived at Rocky Ridge for about five months, and in that time has become a fixture at the retirement home’s social events and social media pages. “He’s just the life of the party,” said Kimberly Smith, Marketing Manager at Rocky Ridge.  “I mean, you just know right away he is the superstar we
  
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• Catherine, Princess of Wales, diagnosed with cancer

  22-03-2024 19:00
  
  Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer, the Royal Family said Friday. The Princess of Wales had undergone a planned abdominal surgery in January. Though it was initially thought to have been a non-cancerous condition, tests following the operation revealed that cancer had been present, the statement read. "My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment." This is a bre
  
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• Canada’s wildfire season off to an early start. Here’s what to expect

  22-03-2024 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  After the warmest winter on record, parts of Canada are seeing an early start to the wildfire season with warnings about increased fire activity over the spring period.
  
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• Calgary-based organization works to improve access to clean drinking water

  22-03-2024 18:47
  
  The theme for the 2024 World Water Day is "Water for Peace," something that staff at the Calgary-based Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) take to heart. CAWST works with partnering agencies all over the world to bring clean drinking water solutions to those without. "World Water Day is a really important moment to stop and recognize the importance of water, how we need to treat water, how we as an entire globe or as communities need to protect the resources that we hav
  
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• Former footballer Robinho jailed in rural penitentiary for infamous inmates - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 18:45 via news.google.com
  
  Former footballer Robinho jailed in rural penitentiary for infamous inmates  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Veterans pan move to end military investigation, prosecution of sexual misconduct - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 18:26 via news.google.com
  
  Veterans pan move to end military investigation, prosecution of sexual misconduct  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man who started petition to recall Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek to have meeting with her Friday

  22-03-2024 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man who says he started a recall petition targeting the mayor because he was so frustrated with her performance at city hall is scheduled to meet with the politician on Friday.
  
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• Program at Lethbridge College proving beneficial for cancer patients - EverythingGP

  22-03-2024 18:03 via news.google.com
  
  Program at Lethbridge College proving beneficial for cancer patients  EverythingGP
  
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• Program at Lethbridge College proving beneficial for cancer patients - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 18:02 via news.google.com
  
  Program at Lethbridge College proving beneficial for cancer patients  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 17:42 via news.google.com
  
  Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary got a month's worth of snow in 2 days, more expected this weekend

  22-03-2024 17:39
  
  Spring is a transitional season in Calgary and as such, has historically been the snowiest month of the year, averaging 22.7 centimetres of snow, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) 30-year 'climate normals' data. Before this week, March 2024 had already exceeded that monthly average, thanks to a snowy start when 25.3 centimetres fell at YYC Calgary International Airport between March 1 and 6. The snow from this past week has this month now at more than double the March m
  
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• Game day preview: Medicine Hat Tigers vs. Lethbridge Hurricanes - CHAT News Today

  22-03-2024 17:27 via news.google.com
  
  Game day preview: Medicine Hat Tigers vs. Lethbridge Hurricanes  CHAT News Today
  
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• Red Deer woman charged after drugs dropped by drone at Drumheller Institution

  22-03-2024 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drumheller RCMP began their investigation in January 2023, after the discovery of multiple packages believed to have been dropped at the Drumheller Institution by a drone.
  
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• Calgarians asked to turn off lights during spring migration

  22-03-2024 17:02
  
  Bird Friendly Calgary is encouraging residents and businesses to turn off their lights to support birds as they migrate this spring. "Most birds migrate at night, when it is cooler, when fewer predators are hunting, and to use the stars for navigation," said Bird Friendly Calgary in a news release. Anybody interested in helping can start Saturday by diming, or turning off their lights during Earth Hour, between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. "One of the greatest risks to these birds is light pollution, whic
  
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• Charges laid in investigation into drone deliveries at Drumheller Institution

  22-03-2024 16:49
  
  A 35-year-old Red Deer woman is facing a number of charges after RCMP say she was behind a scheme to use drones to deliver drugs to inmates at an Alberta prison. RCMP say the charges come after a year-long drug trafficking investigation at the Drumheller Institution, where a drone was being used to drop packages inside its walls. Authorities were first notified about the incidents in January 2023 and they launched an investigation with multiple agencies assisting in the effort.Get local, live an
  
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• 'He is smiling down': Brian Mulroney's sons touched by Canadians' tributes - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 16:27 via news.google.com
  
  'He is smiling down': Brian Mulroney's sons touched by Canadians' tributes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadians at NCAA Women’s Frozen Four aim for national title, eye PWHL future

  22-03-2024 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Set to compete in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four, Canadian hockey player Jennifer Gardiner also has a keen eye on the PWHL's banner first season.
  
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• Airdrie RCMP advise public of police operation

  22-03-2024 15:56
  
  RCMP say members of the public in Airdrie could see some police activity in the southwest section of that city on Friday. At about 8:30 a.m., RCMP said officers were called to a southwest home to execute a search warrant related to drug activity. Officials say there is no risk to the public, but residents may notice officers in the area for the rest of the day.
  
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• WestJet Encore pilots set to hold information picket at Calgary International Airport

  22-03-2024 15:43
  
  WestJet Encore pilots are set hold an information picket at Calgary International Airport on Friday afternoon, seeking improved working conditions and wages, along with career progression in the company. The information picket is set for 12:15 p.m. outside the international terminal. John Gradek, an aviation professor at McGill University, says the information picket comes as the division deals with a shortage of pilots. “WestJet Encore operates 47 turboprop airplanes, they’ve got 32
  
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• WestJet Encore pilots hold information picket at Calgary International Airport

  22-03-2024 15:43
  
  WestJet Encore pilots held an information picket at Calgary International Airport on Friday afternoon, seeking improved working conditions and wages, along with career progression in the company. The job action comes after seven months of negotiations between the workers and the company as they try to work out a fair contract. “When most pilots started working at WestJet Encore, they believed working for our airline was a step towards a long career within the WestJet family," said Capt. Ca
  
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• Alberta set to fully reinstate gas tax of 13 cents a litre after drop in oil prices

  22-03-2024 15:38
  
  Gas prices are set to rise in Alberta next month, with the provincial government fully reinstating its fuel tax following a drop in oil prices. Finance Minister Nate Horner says the fuel tax for gas and diesel will be 13 cents per litre starting April 1, an increase of four cents. Under the provincial Fuel Tax Relief Program, the tax can be paused or reinstated partially or in full, depending on oil prices. Fuel tax rates are adjusted quarterly based on the average price per barrel of the benchm
  
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• One dead, one injured in strip club brawl north of Montreal - Lethbridge News Now

  22-03-2024 15:13 via news.google.com
  
  One dead, one injured in strip club brawl north of Montreal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Women's History Month Spotlight: Flora Lethbridge-Çejku, Nonproliferation - Energy.gov

  22-03-2024 14:57 via news.google.com
  
  Women's History Month Spotlight: Flora Lethbridge-Çejku, Nonproliferation  Energy.gov
  
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• U.S. panel seeking shutdown of part of Line 5 pipeline urged to move lawsuit to state court

  22-03-2024 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michigan attorneys pressed a federal appellate panel to move their lawsuit, which seeks to shut down part of the Line 5 pipeline, from federal to state court.
  
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