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• Trudeau testifies at inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 23:58 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta RCMP issued 761 violations for excessive speeding in 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 23:31 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta RCMP issued 761 violations for excessive speeding in 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary golf courses prepare for potential water restrictions ahead of 2024 season

  10-04-2024 23:30
  
  Though the City of Calgary plans to open up two of its public golf courses this week, officials say potential water restrictions are top of mind as the risk of drought conditions persists. McCall Lake will open its 18-hole course and driving range on Friday, while Maple Ridge will also open its 18-hole-course on the same day, depending on the weather. John Faber, golf lead for the City of Calgary golf operations, says his team has been working hard over the last couple of months to prepare for o
  
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• Hockey Marathon players pass 100 hours in their quest to set a world record

  10-04-2024 23:28
  
  They're not quite halfway to their goal of playing ice hockey for 262 hours and the players are feeling it in a Chestermere, Alta., hockey arena. Mitchell McAllister is a first time marathon player and wears jersey number 61. "To put it really nicely you can't prepare to get hit by a bus," he said. "It's a really cool experience and unfortunately yeah, you just you don't prepare, you have no idea what is (happening to your body)." McAllister says like all the players, his feet hurt the most. At
  
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• Alberta tables gatekeeper bill on federal funding, cites housing money as last straw

  10-04-2024 23:04
  
    Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a gatekeeping law that would allow the province to veto any future deal struck between municipalities and the federal government. Smith says recent unilateral federal housing grants to some Alberta cities were the final straw. Smith also says the bill, introduced in the house Wednesday, acts as a bulwark against Ottawa muscling in to fund federal ideological priorities — such as safe supply addiction treatment and green power mandates &m
  
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• Alberta introduces bill giving it gatekeeping role on federal funding

  10-04-2024 23:04
  
  Alberta is proposing a law that would allow it to veto any deal struck between municipalities and the federal government. Premier Danielle Smith says the province has had long-standing concerns over federal intrusion into areas of provincial authority, and recent housing deals between Ottawa and some municipalities were the last straw. Smith says the housing deals are unfair because they force cities to upend planning and zoning rules to get the cash, and some cities get the funds while others d
  
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• Alberta proposes legislation giving it gatekeeping role on federal funding

  10-04-2024 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says the province has had long-standing concerns over federal intrusion into areas of provincial authority.
  
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• Suicide deaths decline in Alberta in 2023

  10-04-2024 22:57
  
  The number of deaths by suicide in the province is on the decline, according to preliminary data obtained from Alberta Justice that shows a drop in deaths in 2023 from previous years. Two hundred and forty-seven people took their own lives in Alberta last year – around 339 fewer deaths than 2022, which recorded 586 deaths by suicide. Total Number of Suicides in Alberta   2019 604 2020 622 2021* 601 2022* 586 2023* 247 *Preliminary data   Courtesy: Alberta Justice   Officials
  
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• University of Alberta researchers predict Alberta water demand will increase

  10-04-2024 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Alberta water research centre is analyzing Canada’s waterscape using simulation models and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Wildfires 2024: Canada ‘preparing for the worst’ after record season last year

  10-04-2024 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government says it is taking measures to prepare for this year's wildfire season, noting that wildfire activity is already at above-normal levels.
  
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• Canada wary of quarterfinal opponent Sweden at world women's hockey championship - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 22:15 via news.google.com
  
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• FlixBus expands into Alberta, routes spanning Edmonton to Lethbridge - CFWE

  10-04-2024 22:08 via news.google.com
  
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• Raymond RCMP investigates 'suspicious occurrence' involving child

  10-04-2024 22:06
  
  Raymond RCMP are looking for the public's help to identify a suspect who approached a child in the community on Tuesday. At 4 p.m. on April 9, Mounties say a girl was walking near Highway 52 and 100 Street East when a man pulled up near her in a vehicle. The man told her to get in, but the girl refused and walked away from him.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppRCMP are now looking to speak with the driver of the vehicle, which is reported to be a gr
  
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• Quebec Superior Court judge authorizes QMJHL hazing class-action lawsuit - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 21:40 via news.google.com
  
  Quebec Superior Court judge authorizes QMJHL hazing class-action lawsuit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police seek missing seniors last spotted in Monterey Park

  10-04-2024 21:40
  
  Calgary police are hoping to locate two seniors who went missing from Monterey Park on Wednesday morning. Brian, 81, and Linda, 82, were last seen together in the northeast community at 9:30 a.m. Police say both suffer from medical conditions, and although there's nothing to indicate that foul play is involved, they are concerned for their well-being. Brian is described as approximately 5'9" tall (175 centimetres) and 156 pounds (71 kilograms) with black and grey hair. When he was last seen, he
  
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• Calgary police locate missing seniors last spotted in Monterey Park

  10-04-2024 21:40
  
  Calgary police say they have located two seniors who went missing from Monterey Park on Wednesday morning. The 81-year-old man and 82-year-old woman were last seen together in the northeast community at 9:30 a.m. Police issued an update at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday saying both had been located.
  
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• 3-time Grey Cup winner and former Stampeder Shawn Lemon announces CFL retirement

  10-04-2024 21:32
  
  One of the mainstays of Calgary’s Grey Cup-winning 2014 team announced that he’s calling it a career Wednesday. Veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon, who won three Grey Cups with three different organizations, announced his CFL retirement. The 35-year-old Lemon had signed a one-year contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes in December. Lemon joined the Alouettes last season after the B.C Lions cut him in training camp due to their Canadian ratio requir
  
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• Calgary man charged in McKenzie Towne murder was victim’s tenant: police

  10-04-2024 20:57
  
  A Calgary man has been charged with murder following a homicide in McKenzie Towne earlier this week. Officers were called to the 300 block of Prestwick Terrace S.E. just before 8:30 a.m. on Monday for reports of an assault. Police arrived to find one man dead. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Joel Aaron Clark of Calgary.  Officers arrested a suspect a short time later at a nearby shopping plaza on 130 Avenue S.E. Police said in a Wednesday update that Ryan Kinoshita, 29, had be
  
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• Message delivered: When NHL head coaches go public with criticism - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 20:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian renewable energy operators urged to invest now to protect infrastructure from climate risk

  10-04-2024 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wind and solar operators in Canada are being urged to reduce the likelihood of future catastrophic grid outages by making their infrastructure more resilient to climate change.
  
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• 'Not very happy about it': Calgary residents voice concerns about blanket rezoning proposal

  10-04-2024 20:31
  
  Calgary residents gathered at an open house on Tuesday to have their voices heard on proposed blanket rezoning throughout the city. The rezoning, if approved, would allow for the development of medium-density housing, such as duplexes and row houses, without applying to the city for a land-use change. Hundreds packed into an open house in Lake Bonavista to voice their opinions about the proposal directly to their councillor.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV
  
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• Bermuda Shorts Day party closes street, draws police to frustration of neighbours

  10-04-2024 20:31
  
  A series of connected parties prompted police to close a block of a residential street Tuesday as students celebrated the last day of classes. Students estimated as many as 300 people attended the annual Bermuda Shorts Day party that started around 11 a.m. and mostly ended with an afternoon storm. On Wednesday empty beer cans, red solo cups and other trash left from the festivities was scattered across lawns and lined both sides of Unwin Road NW. Police set up a command centre at nearby McM
  
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• Raymond RCMP investigating “suspicious occurrence” involving child - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 20:21 via news.google.com
  
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• Okotoks kicks off BCHL playoffs against Spruce Grove Wednesday night

  10-04-2024 20:21
  
  The Okotoks Oilers launch their B.C. Hockey League (BCHL) playoff journey Wednesday night against Spruce Grove. The Oilers, one of four Alberta-based teams that switched leagues abruptly this season, kick off the post-season at home, in Game 1 of a best-of-five series. The series will alternate home dates, with Spruce Grove hosting Game 2 Thursday, Game 3 in Okotoks Saturday, Game 4 if necessary in Spruce Gove on Monday and Game 5 if necessary back in Okotoks next Tuesday night. Individual game
  
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• Wind, solar operators urged to invest now to protect infrastructure from climate risk

  10-04-2024 20:04
  
  Wind and solar operators in Canada are being urged to reduce the likelihood of future catastrophic grid outages by making their infrastructure more resilient to climate change. Renewable energy operators from across the country are gathered at a conference in Calgary to discuss the risks climate change-related extreme weather poses to their industry. Vittoria Bellissimo of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association says all types of power generation, including fossil fuel-fired producti
  
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• Palliser School Division faculty votes in favour of settlement, avoiding strike - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 20:04 via news.google.com
  
  Palliser School Division faculty votes in favour of settlement, avoiding strike  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Researchers studying recovery of Waterton plant life post-2017 Kenow wildfire - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 19:46 via news.google.com
  
  Researchers studying recovery of Waterton plant life post-2017 Kenow wildfire  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Three-time Grey Cup champion Shawn Lemon announces retirement from football - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 19:40 via news.google.com
  
  Three-time Grey Cup champion Shawn Lemon announces retirement from football  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Relief for Albertans? Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rates this summer: ATB

  10-04-2024 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to ATB's chief economist, consumers can expect some relief from rising interest rates this summer.
  
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• Lethbridge County approves changes to land-use bylaw - My Lethbridge Now

  10-04-2024 19:23 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge County approves changes to land-use bylaw  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• The U.S. is asking states to be ready with testing for avian flu. What is Canada doing?

  10-04-2024 19:21
  
  As the United States calls for nationwide plans to quickly test and treat humans during an outbreak of bird flu, Canada says it has similar measures available to monitor and detect the virus. Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease control issued a directive earlier this week for health officials across the country to prepare, with actions similar to what public health officials in Canada tell CTVNews.ca are being done here. The warning south of the border followed the recent diagnosis of on
  
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• City offers tips to conserve water in the kitchen - My Lethbridge Now

  10-04-2024 19:13 via news.google.com
  
  City offers tips to conserve water in the kitchen  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• New development supports Calgarians with vision loss

  10-04-2024 19:03
  
  More than 85,000 Calgarians are blind, deafblind, or have low vision and chances are, they have accessed services from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Bridgeland-Riverside Village. "Together, we're creating an inclusive Calgary where everyone can live, learn, work and play without barriers," said CNIB chief operating officer, Angela Bonfanti.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Dow
  
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• Nanton, Alta.'s historic grain elevators among finalists for a heritage grant

  10-04-2024 18:43
  
  A group of grain elevators in southern Alberta are among the finalists in an online voting campaign that would see them preserved through a private grant. The Next Great Save campaign, from National Trust, invites heritage groups from all over Canada to make submissions for a $50,000 cash prize to help protect, adapt and renew their site. One of Alberta's submissions to the competition are the Nanton Grain Elevators, the three remaining row elevators in the town of Nanton.Sign up for breaking ne
  
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• Jones, Jacobs rebound from lopsided losses at Players' Championship - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 18:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Warm temperatures in Calgary for the rest of the week

  10-04-2024 18:39
  
  Parts of southern Alberta experienced their first thunderstorm of the year on Tuesday. The system from B.C. brought a little bit of everything: rain, snow, graupel (soft and small snow pellets) and lightning strikes. While the spring storm had some bark, it didn’t have a lot of bite. The precipitation total from this system out at the Calgary International Airport Tuesday showed a meagre 0.6 mm of rainfall recorded. Now that the unsettled weather has passed, high pressure is moving in
  
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• QEII rollover involving semi-truck closes lanes south of Red Deer

  10-04-2024 18:37
  
  Lanes of the QEII Highway south of Red Deer were closed on Wednesday morning as police responded to a rollover involving a semi-truck. Innisfail RCMP were on the scene at Antler Hill just after 10 a.m. Initially, one southbound lane and one northbound lane of the highway were affected. In a later update, RCMP said all northbound traffic was being redirected as crews worked to remove the semi.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppPolice said traffic flow
  
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• Lanes closed as police respond to rollover on QEII south of Red Deer

  10-04-2024 18:37
  
  Lanes of the QEII Highway south of Red Deer were closed on Wednesday morning as police responded to a rollover. Innisfail RCMP were on the scene at Antler Hill just after 10 a.m. One southbound lane and one northbound lane of the highway were affected.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppPolice said traffic flow in the area will be reduced as emergency crews respond. This is a breaking news update. More details to come…
  
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• Water Wednesday - City of Lethbridge

  10-04-2024 18:18 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta to intervene in Saskatchewan's gender pronoun court case - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 18:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Higher oil prices don’t shake industry talk on spending discipline at CAPP conference

  10-04-2024 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The price of oil has been on a steady climb all year, but the talk at Canada's biggest oil and gas conference is still focused on spending discipline.
  
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• Mother, five children reported missing in central Alberta found safe - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 17:35 via news.google.com
  
  Mother, five children reported missing in central Alberta found safe  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• #SlowYourRoll campaign shining a light on safe driving - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  #SlowYourRoll campaign shining a light on safe driving  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Researchers monitor plant life after Waterton Kenow wildfire - My Lethbridge Now

  10-04-2024 17:25 via news.google.com
  
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• RCMP search for missing teens last seen in Stirling - My Lethbridge Now

  10-04-2024 17:23 via news.google.com
  
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• Doggy 'Doo Doo Crew' to the rescue - My Lethbridge Now

  10-04-2024 17:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Mountie testifies on conversations with accused at Coutts border blockade trial - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 17:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Funds announced to expand dual credit programs in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2024 16:55 via news.google.com
  
  Funds announced to expand dual credit programs in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta won’t impose floor prices on alcohol after 4-litre vodka jug controversy

  10-04-2024 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cabinet minister in charge of Alberta’s liquor industry says he won't impose floor prices for alcohol but is declining to say what other changes might be contemplated.
  
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• First LPS Town Hall of 2024 focused on downtown Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  10-04-2024 16:13 via news.google.com
  
  First LPS Town Hall of 2024 focused on downtown Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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