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• Construction work coming to downtown Lethbridge at month's end - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 23:50 via news.google.com
  
  Construction work coming to downtown Lethbridge at month's end  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C.'s short-term rental rules not needed in Alberta, according to those trying to fix housing crisis

  17-05-2024 23:36
  
  British Columbia's provincial government implemented new rules to limit short-term housing at the start of May. But those working to solve the housing crisis Albertans are facing aren't convinced such rules are needed here. The executive director for Vibrant Communities Calgary, a poverty-reduction advocate, says supply for the housing market is the main concern and she has minimal worry about the impact of short-term rentals. "Where we're at right now, in terms of short-term rentals on the mark
  
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• Edmonton Oilers thinking ‘one game at a time’ ahead of do-or-die Game 6

  17-05-2024 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oilers have been here before, heading back to Edmonton with their season on the line, and the team is looking for a different result this time around.
  
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• McGill seeking new injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on campus - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 23:10 via news.google.com
  
  McGill seeking new injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on campus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Doctors recommend ways to combat waste, pollutants in health-care - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Doctors recommend ways to combat waste, pollutants in health-care  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Grizzly bear attack: B.C. man suffers broken bones, airlifted to Calgary hospital

  17-05-2024 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elk Valley RCMP say a father and son had been tracking a bear on a steep mountainside near Elkford when the grizzly suddenly appeared.
  
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• Alberta RCMP link four Calgary homicides to serial killer - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 22:51 via news.google.com
  
  Alberta RCMP link four Calgary homicides to serial killer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crossfield woman launches ‘awesome’ effort to feed the struggling in her small town

  17-05-2024 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stacked Bistro and Bakery owner Debbie Stiles knows firsthand how hard it is when you don’t have enough money for groceries, so she's launched a community food bin in Crossfield.
  
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• Banking mogul suing government after intelligence leaks leave him shut out of Canadian economy

  17-05-2024 22:39
  
  Chinese Canadian banking mogul Shenglin Xian has launched a $300 million lawsuit against the federal government. It’s a means to find the source of intelligence leaks which Xian says has cost him his livelihood. Xian, the founder of Wealth One Bank, alleges in his statement of claim that the federal government was negligent in failing to prevent the “unauthorized and unlawful disclosure of secret and confidential information” that resulted in “unsubstantiated claims&rdquo
  
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• Redblacks hope new addition Dru Brown can provide stability under centre - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 22:16 via news.google.com
  
  Redblacks hope new addition Dru Brown can provide stability under centre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary T&T Supermarket location closed after freezer fire

  17-05-2024 22:16
  
  One of Calgary's T&T Supermarket locations has temporarily closed its doors after a fire. The T&T on Sage Hill Plaza N.W. is shuttered for the short term after freezers caught fire on Thursday morning. Though officials say some damage was caused, no injuries were reported. "We are very sorry for the inconvenience this accident has caused," said operations district manager Michael Wu in a Friday news release. "The store has many loyal customers, and I know they’re going to be disapp
  
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• NACI recommends universal immunization program against RSV for infants - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 21:50 via news.google.com
  
  NACI recommends universal immunization program against RSV for infants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps aim to avoid being held scoreless in Seattle - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Vancouver Whitecaps aim to avoid being held scoreless in Seattle  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Medical Association sounds alarm over lack of available oncologists

  17-05-2024 21:25
  
  The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) is expressing deep concerns to the provincial government over a lack of oncologists needed to provide cancer care to keep up with population growth. AMA president Dr. Paul Parks says cancer care provided in the province is amongst the best in the world, but not being able to access it has many patients deeply worried about their ability to overcome the deadly disease.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you
  
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• President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 20:50 via news.google.com
  
  President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C. man 'attacked suddenly' by adult grizzly near Alberta boundary: RCMP

  17-05-2024 20:22
  
  A B.C. man is recovering from multiple injuries after he was "attacked suddenly" by an adult grizzly bear near Elkford Thursday afternoon. Mounties said they were called around 3 p.m. about a bear attack near the industrial park west of Highway 43. According to police, two men were tracking a bear with dogs when a 36-year-old was attacked. "The man suffered numerous injuries, including broken bones and lacerations to his body during the attack," Mounties said in a news release. "The man was able
  
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• B.C. man 'attacked suddenly' by adult grizzly near Alberta border: RCMP

  17-05-2024 20:22
  
  A B.C. man is recovering from multiple injuries after he was "attacked suddenly" by an adult grizzly bear near Elkford Thursday afternoon. Mounties said they were called at about 3 p.m. about a bear attack near the industrial park west of Highway 43. According to police, two men were tracking a bear with dogs when a 36-year-old was attacked. "The man suffered numerous injuries, including broken bones and lacerations to his body during the attack," Mounties said in a news release. "The man was ab
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: May 17, 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 20:05 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: May 17, 2024  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Camping season underway in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 20:05 via news.google.com
  
  Camping season underway in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rain barrel rebate program approved by Coaldale Council - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 19:31 via news.google.com
  
  Rain barrel rebate program approved by Coaldale Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP advise of poor driving conditions near Lake Louise

  17-05-2024 19:22
  
  Lake Louise RCMP are warning travellers of poor driving conditions north of the mountain hamlet. In a Friday news release, RCMP cautioned that Highway 93 (the Icefields Parkway) is snow-covered and icybetween Bow Lake Lodge and Saskatchewan River crossing, a stretch of roughly 40 kilometres. Though several vehicles have ended up in the ditch because of the roads, RCMP say no injuries have been reported. Mounties are warning drivers to avoid the area if possible. "If you must head out, please dri
  
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• Woman with liver failure rejected for a transplant after medical review highlights alcohol use

  17-05-2024 19:14
  
  For nearly three months, Amanda Huska has been in an Ontario hospital, part of it in ICU on life support, because of severe liver failure. Her history of alcohol use is getting in the way of her only potential treatment: a liver transplant. "We were told last week that she has a couple of weeks left to live maybe a month if she's very lucky, " said her partner, Nathan Allen. Huska, 36, was referred for a liver transplant to the University Health Network (UHN), the country's largest liver transpl
  
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• Deal signed to create medical school program at U of L - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 19:11 via news.google.com
  
  Deal signed to create medical school program at U of L  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge celebrates Asian Heritage Month with 'waves of immigration' over the years - My Lethbridge Now

  17-05-2024 18:55 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge celebrates Asian Heritage Month with 'waves of immigration' over the years  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgarians invited to attend EMS Fleet Day event on May 19

  17-05-2024 18:43
  
  Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) is encouraging Calgarians of all ages to attend EMS Fleet Day on Sunday. This event is one of many happening across Canada as part of National Paramedic Services Week, which runs May 19 to 25. "(It) honours the individuals who provide this vital public service," AHS said in Friday news release. "The week also offers an opportunity to better understand the importance of EMS within our healthcare system and our communities." 'Help Us Help You' is the theme for
  
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• Fort McMurray wildfire behaviour expected to be ‘subdued’ with cooler temperatures, rain

  17-05-2024 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Wildfire officials said the Fort McMurray wildfire remained the same size Friday morning as it was on Thursday.
  
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• 'Oldest-known fossils' showcased in new Royal Tyrrell Museum exhibit

  17-05-2024 18:00
  
  Thousands of people travel to Drumheller, Alta., each year to explore the prehistoric, now there's an option to better understand the world's first lifeforms. Royal Tyrrell Museum's newest exhibit First Life explores life from the beginning of the timeline. "This exhibit will actually feature some of the oldest known fossils on the planet," said the museum's executive director Lisa Making. Fossils in the exhibit date as far back as 4.6 billion years and the evolution boom that followed around 50
  
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• 'Oldest-known fossils' showcased in new Royal Tyrell Museum exhibit

  17-05-2024 18:00
  
  Thousands of people travel to Drumheller, Alta., each year to explore the prehistoric, now there's an option to better understand the world's first lifeforms. Royal Tyrell Museum's newest exhibit First Life explores life from the beginning of the timeline. "This exhibit will actually feature some of the oldest known fossils on the planet," said the museum's executive director Lisa Making. Fossils in the exhibit date as far back as 4.6 billion years and the evolution boom that followed around 500
  
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• Serial sexual offender linked to unsolved 1970s homicides of four Calgary girls, women

  17-05-2024 16:35
  
  An investigation into unsolved historical homicides from the 1970s linked the deaths of two girls and two young women in and around Calgary to a now-deceased serial offender. RCMP held a press conference on Friday to share the findings of its investigation, linking a serial sexual offender to the deaths of Patricia McQueen and Eva Dvorak, both 14 years old, Melissa Rehorek, 20, and Barbara MacLean, 19, between 1976 and 1977. Based on forensic evidence, witness statements and similar fact evidenc
  
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• Calgary police expected to release details on serial homicide case

  17-05-2024 16:35
  
  Calgary police are expected to unveil details of a strong connection between the city and a landmark investigation into a serial killer by Alberta RCMP. Mounties say the case has to do with four women who were killed in the 1970s that have been linked to a serial sex offender. Police say the offender has since died.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppDetails of that "sensitive an
  
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• Teamworks Career Centre fair sees hundreds of Lethbridge jobseekers - Global News

  17-05-2024 16:34 via news.google.com
  
  Teamworks Career Centre fair sees hundreds of Lethbridge jobseekers  Global News
  
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• Cold, wet and windy long weekend forecast

  17-05-2024 16:14
  
  Layers and rain cover will take a higher priority than tank tops and flip-flops this long weekend. Daytime highs are expected to be between 10 C and 13 C in Calgary with scattered showers and strong wind from Friday until Monday. Portions of Calgary experienced a rain/snow mix early Friday, a scenario that may repeat on Saturday morning.Mixed precipitation is possible in higher elevations – especially overnight, and this likelihood prompted a special weather statement for highways in the B
  
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• RCMP say American serial killer behind unsolved homicides of 4 Calgarians

  17-05-2024 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A serial killer from the United States is believed to be the person responsible for the decades-old deaths of four Calgary females, according to police.
  
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• RCMP say American serial killer behind homicides of 4 Calgarians

  17-05-2024 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A serial killer from the United States is believed to be the person responsible for the decades-old deaths of four Calgary females, according to police.
  
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• American serial killer behind deaths of 4 young Calgarians: RCMP

  17-05-2024 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A serial killer from the United States is believed to be the person responsible for the decades-old deaths of four Calgary females, according to police.
  
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• American believed to be serial killer behind deaths of 4 young Calgarians: RCMP

  17-05-2024 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man from the United States is believed to be the person responsible for the decades-old deaths of four Calgary females, according to police.
  
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• Alberta RCMP to address media about 4 deaths in 1970s, possible link to serial killer

  17-05-2024 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP say their investigators now believe the deaths of four young women in the 1970s may be linked to 'a now-deceased serial sexual offender and killer.'
  
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• Wildfires cast smoky shadow over tourism industry ahead of unofficial start of summer

  17-05-2024 14:49
  
  At Andrew Lake Lodge — a remote camp in the extreme northeast corner of Alberta — owner Dan Wettlaufer is looking forward to welcoming the first of this year's crop of tourists this weekend. But the wildfire burning out of control near Fort McMurray could put a crimp in this year's May long weekend and the start of the summer tourism season, Wettlaufer acknowledged.  "There are no roads to our operations, it's all fly-in, fly-out. So depending on what's happening at any of the l
  
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• Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later

  17-05-2024 14:45
  
  Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of three hours, Scheffler was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, was dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, and returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes 56 minutes before he was to tee off in the second round. Scheffler'
  
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• Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation

  17-05-2024 14:45
  
  Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in the world was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes and made his 10:08 a.m. second-round tee time.Top s
  
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• Slovak prime minister underwent another operation, remains in serious condition - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 13:35 via news.google.com
  
  Slovak prime minister underwent another operation, remains in serious condition  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ontario sees first measles death in more than a decade after young child dies

  17-05-2024 13:03
  
  A young child has died of measles in Ontario, marking the first death in the province from the highly contagious virus in more than 10 years, a Public Health Ontario report confirms. The child, who was under the age of five, was not immunized against the virus, according to the report, which was published on Thursday. The report also confirms this is the first measles death in the province in more than a decade. Public Health Ontario says that there have been 22 confirmed cases of measles report
  
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• For first time in more than 10 years, child dies of measles in Ontario

  17-05-2024 13:03
  
  A young child has died of measles in Ontario, marking the first death in the province from the highly contagious virus in more than 10 years, a Public Health Ontario report confirms. The child, who was under the age of five, was not immunized against the virus, according to the report, which was published on Thursday. The report also confirms this is the first measles death in the province in more than a decade. Public Health Ontario says that there have been 22 confirmed cases of measles report
  
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• What a wildfire survivor says she regrets not grabbing before leaving home

  17-05-2024 12:22
  
  When a wildfire forced Carol Christian and her son Dylan to evacuate her Fort McMurray home in 2016, the two had 15 minutes to pack as much as they could into their car. Christian left home with some sentimental items — gifts from her late father, a wood carving Dylan had made her in kindergarten — important paperwork and their cat, Clawed. "I remember yelling to my son upstairs that we had to go," Christian said in an email to CTVNews.ca. Dylan was 26 at the time. "He thought I was
  
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• Pack the macaroni necklace: Lessons on evacuations from a woman who fled one of Canada's worst wildfires

  17-05-2024 12:22
  
  When a wildfire forced Carol Christian and her son Dylan to evacuate her Fort McMurray home in 2016, the two had 15 minutes to pack as much as they could into their car. Christian left home with some sentimental items — gifts from her late father, a wood carving Dylan had made her in kindergarten — important paperwork and their cat, Clawed. "I remember yelling to my son upstairs that we had to go," Christian said in an email to CTVNews.ca. Dylan was 26 at the time. "He thought I was
  
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• 'Ugly produce': One way Canadians are shrinking rising grocery bills

  17-05-2024 12:16
  
  As the cost of food in Canada has risen, grocery shoppers are looking at ways to reduce their grocery bill, and more are choosing price over beauty, turning to companies that deliver so-called "misfit" produce at a fraction of the cost. One of those companies is Odd Bunch, which works with producers and distributers in southern Ontario to rescue fruit and vegetables with cosmetic imperfections.Here are the Canadian cities with the highest and lowest grocery pricesOdd Bunch has grown steadily sin
  
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• One way Canadians are shrinking rising grocery bills

  17-05-2024 12:16
  
  As the cost of food in Canada has risen, grocery shoppers are looking at ways to reduce their grocery bill, and more are choosing price over beauty, turning to companies that deliver so-called "misfit" produce at a fraction of the cost. One of those companies is Odd Bunch, which works with producers and distributers in southern Ontario to rescue fruit and vegetables with cosmetic imperfections.Here are the Canadian cities with the highest and lowest grocery pricesOdd Bunch has grown steadily sin
  
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• In the news today: Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 10:20 via news.google.com
  
  In the news today: Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kielburger mom's defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 10:04 via news.google.com
  
  Kielburger mom's defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Court to hear from former acquaintances of admitted Winnipeg serial killer - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2024 10:04 via news.google.com
  
  Court to hear from former acquaintances of admitted Winnipeg serial killer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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