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• Surge head coach Nelson Terroba steps down to pursue coaching opportunity in Texas

  12-04-2024 23:52
  
  The Calgary Surge lost their head coach Friday. The 2023 Canadian Elite Basketball League finalists announced in a media release that “coach Nelson Terroba has resigned to pursue a coaching opportunity in his home state of Texas.” Terroba coached the Surge to a 12-8 record last season that was good for a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The team lost 82-70  to Scarborough in the CEBL finals. He inked a one-year extension to return for another year in December, but a
  
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• Veteran forward Tyson Beukeboom poised to enter Canadian rugby record book - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 23:33 via news.google.com
  
  Veteran forward Tyson Beukeboom poised to enter Canadian rugby record book  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Experience Theatre debuts in Lethbridge with one-act play - My Lethbridge Now

  12-04-2024 23:25 via news.google.com
  
  Experience Theatre debuts in Lethbridge with one-act play  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary researcher part of team studying bed rest for space exploration

  12-04-2024 23:23
  
  April 12 marks the International Day of Human Space Flight, but a Calgary biologist at Mount Royal University is looking into the impacts of exploring the stars through a study being done much closer to the ground. Dr. Nick Strzalkowski is studying skin sensitivity changes in participants who will spend 60 days in head-down bed rest, all to better understand sensory adaptations that occur during space flight. He's part of a team that will simulate a microgravity environment to help astronauts ad
  
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• Calgary calligraphy club teaches handwriting in new work book

  12-04-2024 23:11
  
  The Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild (BVCG) has produced an extensive work book called Teaching Handwriting to Young Children: A Resource for Teachers and Parents. It's geared towards children in Kindergarten to Grade 3, but the resource can also help older children and adults learn and improve their printing and handwriting skills. "Writing helps learning and helps people to be able to think about things and actually form thoughts," said Adrienne Waller, BVCG member and program creator. "It takes y
  
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• Peculiar produce helping cut grocery bills, amid challenges to healthy eating

  12-04-2024 23:10
  
  More Calgarians are finding ways to chop grocery bills and cut back on food waste by using apps, including one focussed on odd-looking fruits and veggies. Peko is a food recovery program offering mystery bags of “peculiar” and surplus groceries at up to 40 per cent off retail prices, which recently started serving Calgary. “It gets delivered to your house and it's so cost effective and the marketing for the peculiar vegetables really, really caught my eye,” said Mount Roy
  
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• Calgary's plan to reintroduce fluoride into drinking water pushed back to 2025

  12-04-2024 23:09
  
  The City of Calgary’s plan to reintroduce fluoride back into the drinking water supply has been delayed again – and is now set to be ready by 2025. In a statement Friday, the city said construction of necessary infrastructure upgrades at the Glenmore and Bearspaw Water Treatment Plants is underway, but is taking longer than projected.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe system was expected to be in service by September 2024, after const
  
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• Lethbridge among the lowest average in latest national rent report - My Lethbridge Now

  12-04-2024 22:23 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge among the lowest average in latest national rent report  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Lethbridge police team up with campaign to urge drivers to slow down

  12-04-2024 21:54
  
  With the weather starting to feel like spring is really here, more kids will likely be outside enjoying the sunshine and warm temperatures, which organizers of the Slow Your Roll campaign say is a perfect time to re-launch the campaign. Slow Your Roll was started after a 10-year-old, Charles McIntyre, was struck and killed in a crosswalk on the city’s west side.Chris Dipasquale founded the campaign in 2020 to get drivers to slow down and be aware of children out playing. To help bring awar
  
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• Police seeking video evidence in alleged assault - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 21:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadiens sign defenceman Lane Hutson to three-year entry-level contract - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 21:33 via news.google.com
  
  Canadiens sign defenceman Lane Hutson to three-year entry-level contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jurors in Coutts blockade public mischief trial will hear final arguments next week

  12-04-2024 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Crown and defence lawyers have wrapped up their cases in the trial of three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. 
  
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• City considers water conservation options - My Lethbridge Now

  12-04-2024 20:56 via news.google.com
  
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• HALO 'over the moon' with Lethbridge fundraiser - My Lethbridge Now

  12-04-2024 20:55 via news.google.com
  
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• John G. Diefenbaker High School students raise more than $26,000 pedalling for a purpose

  12-04-2024 20:53
  
  John G. Diefenbaker High School kicked off its Ride of the Chiefs (ROTC) charity event on Friday, with students raising more than $26,000 for the Alberta Children's Hospital. The event has students in Grades 10 to 12 ride stationary bikes for 12 hours in different groups, with participants dressing up in costumes and decorating their stations. The event also featured local artists, a DJ and food trucks.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App"It's about g
  
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• John G. Diefenbaker High School students raise more than $25,000 pedalling for a purpose

  12-04-2024 20:53
  
  John G. Diefenbaker High School kicked off its Ride of the Chiefs (ROTC) charity event on Friday, with students raising more than $25,000 for the Alberta Children's Hospital. The event has students in Grades 10 to 12 ride stationary bikes for 12 hours in different groups, with participants dressing up in costumes and decorating their stations. The event also featured local artists, a DJ and food trucks.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App"It's about g
  
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• 'It's about giving back': John G. Diefenbaker High School students pedalling for a purpose

  12-04-2024 20:53
  
  John G. Diefenbaker High School kicked off its Ride of the Chiefs (ROTC) charity event on Friday, with students hoping to raise over $30,000 for the Alberta Children’s Hospital. The event has students in Grades 10 to 12 ride stationary bikes in groups for 12 hours in different groups, with participants dressing up in costumes and decorating their stations. The event also featured local artist, a DJ, and food trucks.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV Ne
  
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• Police look for man who allegedly attacked woman walking her dog in Calgary park

  12-04-2024 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are turning to the public to help find the man responsible for assaulting a woman at a southeast park on Wednesday.
  
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• Canada charges its battery ahead of hectic women's world hockey finale - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 20:28 via news.google.com
  
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• Dog owner accused of assaulting woman at Sue Higgins Park

  12-04-2024 20:18
  
  Calgary police are searching for a man accused of assaulting a woman who was walking her dog at Sue Higgins Park this week. The incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday near the north end of the park, in the area of 9770 15 St. S.E. Police say the woman's dog was allegedly attacked by another dog, sparking an argument between her and the dog's owner. When the woman started recording the argument on her cellphone, the other dog owner allegedly knocked the phone out of her hand before p
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: April 12, 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 20:04 via news.google.com
  
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• New sport volunteer tool launches in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 20:03 via news.google.com
  
  New sport volunteer tool launches in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Aspiring scientists take over Olympic Oval for 2024 Calgary Youth Science Fair

  12-04-2024 19:37
  
  Nearly 900 students from across Calgary packed into the University of Calgary's Olympic Oval this week for what's being called Canada's largest science fair. The Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF), taking place April 11 to 13, attracted nearly 900 students from Grades 5 to 12, who showed off their scientific ideas and inventions. The University of Calgary hopes the fair ignites young minds and supports the next generation of innovators. "The University of Calgary is proud to partner with the CYSF
  
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• Food truck access expanded in Lethbridge parks - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 19:21 via news.google.com
  
  Food truck access expanded in Lethbridge parks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Top teams Whitecaps, Galaxy to battle in Wild West MLS matchup - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 19:13 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge police arrest man who allegedly hit cars with weapon

  12-04-2024 18:59
  
  Lethbridge police are asking anyone with cellphone or dash-cam video of an incident on Mayor Magrath Drive on Thursday to contact them. Officers were called to the area just before 7:30 p.m. for reports of a man with a weapon walking in and out of traffic and "striking at vehicles." Police arrested one man at the scene. Scott Anthony Angel Varhaug, 34, is charged with several offences including assault with a weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon. Police say anyone with video from Mayor Ma
  
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• Lethbridge police arrest armed man on Mayor Magrath Drive | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  12-04-2024 18:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge police arrest armed man on Mayor Magrath Drive - CTV News Calgary

  12-04-2024 18:59 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge Police ask public for video footage from Mayor Magrath Drive incident - My Lethbridge Now

  12-04-2024 18:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve

  12-04-2024 18:47
  
  An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 7-0 decision Friday, the top court declared that the Blood Tribe was entitled to more than 162 square miles of additional territory, saying the Crown "dishonourably breached" the treaty provisions. Members of the Blood Tribe near Lethbridge, Alta., had long argued that Canada did not fulfil a promise made in 1877 to s
  
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• Treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve: Supreme Court of Canada

  12-04-2024 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
  
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• Calgary book drive and sale supports women and teens in need

  12-04-2024 18:40
  
  If you're looking for a new novel or maybe have a stack of them you want to offload, now is the perfect time to attend the annual Crossroads Market charity book drive and sale. The 20th annual event supports RESET Society of Calgary, where women as young as 16, with or without children, receive the support they need to exit sexual exploitation and transition back into the community.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App"RESET provides immediate and safe
  
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• Keep that snow brush handy: More snow expected next week

  12-04-2024 18:22
  
  Daytime highs will be slightly above seasonal on Friday with scattered showers possible in central and southern Alberta. Temperatures will be well above seasonal on Saturday and Sunday with daytime highs in Calgary expected to hit 17 C. Areas south of the city are likely to be even warmer with some communities, like Lethbridge and Medicine Hat forecast to reach at least 20 C by Sunday. Unfortunately, this period of warmer weather will be short-lived. A low-pressure system will track along the so
  
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• Alberta announces grant to pay for Coaldale's policing costs

  12-04-2024 18:05
  
  The provincial government announced on Friday it would be providing the town of Coaldale with an annual grant to cover its policing costs. Coaldale, located just 10 kilometres east of Lethbridge, signed a policing agreement with the federal government in 2016. The UCP says since then, the town has been the only municipality in Canada to pay 100 per cent of the cost of its RCMP contract. Mike Ellis, minister of public safety and emergency services, says the $550,000-a-year grant will "remove a si
  
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• Food trucks to soon operate in trio of Lethbridge parks - My Lethbridge Now

  12-04-2024 17:54 via news.google.com
  
  Food trucks to soon operate in trio of Lethbridge parks  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Province commits funds to supplement Coaldale RCMP costs - My Lethbridge Now

  12-04-2024 17:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Midfielder Grady McDonnell the latest talented teenager to join Vancouver FC - Lethbridge News Now

  12-04-2024 17:43 via news.google.com
  
  Midfielder Grady McDonnell the latest talented teenager to join Vancouver FC  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta looks into selling liquor in grocery, convenience stores

  12-04-2024 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is looking into the possibility of expanding liquor sales into grocery and convenience stores.
  
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• Kananaskis Conservation Pass holders can register more vehicles

  12-04-2024 16:26
  
  The provincial government has added some value to its Kananaskis Conservation Pass. Alberta Parks announced Thursday that the pass will now cover up to three vehicles. Originally, the pass only covered two vehicles and one trailer per household, but the new regulations mean that pass holders can either register three vehicles and a trailer or two vehicles and two trailers.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppOfficials say they made the changes because
  
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• Increasing renewable energy development to create more conflicts between environmental values

  12-04-2024 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Near the town of High River, Benita Estes has been fighting a large biodigester project that would turn manure into enough natural gas to power 6,000 homes.
  
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• Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with Canadian provinces to give cities housing cash

  12-04-2024 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith said she has no problem with Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus to incentivize housing construction as long as he goes through her government.
  
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• Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa on Friday after attacking federal housing plan

  12-04-2024 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa today after tabling a bill that would allow her province to block future direct funding from the federal government to cities.
  
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• L.A. Kings take a big early lead and beat Calgary 4-1 to clinch their 3rd straight playoff berth

  12-04-2024 15:23
  
  Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals and the Los Angeles Kings clinched a playoff berth with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Kevin Fiala and Akil Thomas also scored in a workmanlike win for the Kings, who will be in the postseason for the third consecutive spring. Los Angeles lost to Edmonton in the first round in both of the previous trips, and a third straight matchup is possible with the Kings currently sitting third in the Pacific Division behind the second-place Oilers
  
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• Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values

  12-04-2024 15:03
  
  An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration. Homeowners in the province are fighting a renewable natural gas proposal over fears it would hurt air quality and strengthen already powerful odours. As Alberta slowly builds a climate change-friendly energy grid, conflicts between different environmental values are going to become more frequent, experts say. “All energy development has impacts,” said
  
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• Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash

  12-04-2024 14:49
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus to incentivize housing construction — so long as he goes through her provincial government. Smith gave a speech to conservatives at an annual networking conference in Ottawa, days after tabling a bill that seeks to block Alberta cities from negotiating deals directly with the federal government. She said it was prompted by Prime Minister
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appears in Ottawa after attacking federal housing plan

  12-04-2024 14:49
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa today after tabling a bill that would allow her province to block future direct funding from the federal government to cities.  It's just the latest example of a deepening fissure between Smith's United Conservative Party government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals.  Smith proposed the legislation after Ottawa announced funding deals with several Alberta municipalities in hopes of speeding up housing construction, as it has done w
  
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• A decade later, friends and families of Brentwood Five still trying to heal

  12-04-2024 14:26
  
  In the early hours of April 15, 2014, five friends were stabbed to death during a party at a Brentwood home – an act that shook Calgary to its core. Kaiti Perras, Lawrence Hong, Jordan Segura, Zackariah Rathwell and Josh Hunter were killed by Matthew de Grood, who was found to have been not criminally responsible (NCR). Monday will mark 10 years since their deaths.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you
  
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• What to know about the woman sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest real estate fraud case

  12-04-2024 14:17
  
  A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death Thursday in the country's biggest-ever financial fraud case, a shocking development in an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation. Truong My Lan, a high-profile businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022. The 67-year-old has been convicted for fraud amounting to US$12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 G
  
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• What to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest fraud case

  12-04-2024 14:17
  
  A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death Thursday in the country's biggest-ever financial fraud case, a shocking development in an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation. Truong My Lan, a high-profile businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022. The 67-year-old has been convicted for fraud amounting to US$12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 G
  
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• 'Reasons for optimism' with potential second Trump presidency: Boris Johnson

  12-04-2024 12:52
  
  Former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson says there are "reasons for optimism" with a potential second Donald Trump presidency, despite concerns his return to the White House could threaten U.S. aid for Ukraine. In an exclusive interview with CTV Question Period host Vassy Kapelos, Johnson said Trump would not want to begin a new term as president by "letting Putin win."The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Top headlines on Canadian politics, all in on
  
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