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• McLaren's Lando Norris pegs Ferrari as favourites at Canadian Grand Prix - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 23:55 via news.google.com
  
  McLaren's Lando Norris pegs Ferrari as favourites at Canadian Grand Prix  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Protesters crash Calgary's Winston Churchill monument unveiling

  06-06-2024 23:49
  
  Protesters carrying signs with troubling quotes attributed to Sir Winston Churchill crashed a statue unveiling of the wartime leader in Calgary. A nine-foot tall, bronze monument honouring the former United Kingdom prime minister was erected this spring in front of the McDougall Centre. But its official reveal on Thursday was interrupted by a handful of protesters.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppHistory grad student William Gillies was one of the
  
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• Two vehicles, occupants sought in connection with Airdrie shooting

  06-06-2024 23:37
  
  Mounties out of Airdrie are now searching for two vehicles in connection with a shooting in the southern Alberta city on Wednesday. Airdrie RCMP say the incident occurred around 1 p.m. in the southwest community of Windsong. Residents called police to report shots fired in the 200 block of Windrow Crescent. No injuries were reported. On Thursday, Mounties said two vehicles were believed to be involved – a black two-door Ford F-150 with window tint and a tonneau cover, and a white four-door
  
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• Lethbridge among most affordable Canadian cities for rent, but prices rising - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 23:31 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge among most affordable Canadian cities for rent, but prices rising  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City to hold adopt-a-thon to help find 'furever' homes for cats and dogs

  06-06-2024 23:04
  
  If you’re thinking of providing a 'furever' home for a dog or cat, acting over the next couple of days might save you a couple of bucks in adoption fees. The City of Calgary announced Thursday that on Friday and Saturday, you can adopt a cat for $50, rather than the usual fee of $173. The price to adopt a dog is $75, a nice discount from the usual price of $230. It’s partly in recognition of the fact that June is National Adopt a Cat Month and also because the animal shelter is full
  
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• Midwife options now available in Pincher Creek - My Lethbridge Now

  06-06-2024 23:02 via news.google.com
  
  Midwife options now available in Pincher Creek  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion marked by remembrance, fading numbers

  06-06-2024 22:37
  
  It's been 80 years since 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, part of the massive Allied invasion that turned the tide of the Second World War. At the ceremony in France, just 13 veterans of the pivotal battle were able to attend. At the Military Museums in Calgary, there were just two veterans, neither part of that day. "They bled, they gave their all so that I and a few others could live," said Cpl. George Morasch, a Calgary Highlander. His voice was thin and raspy, shaki
  
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• Calgary Flames prospect Hunter Brzustewicz wins OHL's 'best teammate' award

  06-06-2024 22:10
  
  A Calgary Flames prospect has won an award for his leadership on and off the ice. Defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz, who played the 2023-24 season with the Kitchener Rangers, was awarded the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Ted Baker Teammate of the Year Award. “The annual honour is presented to the player deemed the best teammate based off selfless play, on and off-ice leadership as a mentor and role model to other players, as well as a commitment and dedication to his team,” the OHL
  
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• Lethbridge commemorates 80th anniversary of D-Day with ceremony at cenotaph - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 22:04 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge commemorates 80th anniversary of D-Day with ceremony at cenotaph  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Climate disaster survivors urge emissions cap that energy CEOs call unnecessary

  06-06-2024 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Executives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies told a parliamentary committee they support carbon pricing as a tool to reduce their industry's environmental impact.
  
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• Climate disaster survivors call for emissions cap that energy CEOs call unnecessary

  06-06-2024 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Executives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies told a parliamentary committee they support carbon pricing as a tool to reduce their industry's environmental impact.
  
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• Climate disaster survivors call for emissions cap as MPs grill energy CEOs

  06-06-2024 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Executives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies were slated to testify before a parliamentary committee about their efforts to reduce their industry's emissions.
  
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• Key points from report into RCMP response to Saskatchewan mass killing - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 21:29 via news.google.com
  
  Key points from report into RCMP response to Saskatchewan mass killing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Heart & Stroke celebrates 10 years of encouraging FAST response

  06-06-2024 21:20
  
  New data suggests a campaign encouraging Canadians to become familiar with the signs and symptoms of strokes is helping save lives. Canada's Heart & Stroke Foundation is celebrating 10 years of its FAST campaign, an acronym, that stands for Face, Arms, Speech and Time:Face – is it drooping? Arms – can you raise both? Speech – Is it slurred or jumbled? Time to call 9-1-1 right away.Heart & Stroke says recognizing the signs of stroke and acting quickly can mean the differ
  
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• Calgary man charged after search yields over 96K worth of drugs, cash, firearms

  06-06-2024 21:09
  
  A Calgary man faces 10 charges in relation to a drug trafficking investigation that yielded close to $100,000 worth of drugs, weapons, cash and other drug trafficking-related paraphernalia. On Monday, following a three-month long investigation of a man believed to be involved in drug trafficking, members of the district operations team (DOT) from District 7 executed a search warrant at a residence in the 300 block of Evansridge Park N.W. During the search, police recovered $7,215 in cash, four f
  
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• Wreath laying ceremony marks 80th Anniversary of D-Day - My Lethbridge Now

  06-06-2024 21:06 via news.google.com
  
  Wreath laying ceremony marks 80th Anniversary of D-Day  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Failure of 'grandfather of all water mains' to blame for Calgary water issues, councillor says

  06-06-2024 20:54
  
  A Calgary city councillor says a water crisis affecting one community is "very serious" and is calling on the generosity of Calgarians to help their neighbours. Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp says the "grandfather of all water mains" broke in Montgomery on Wednesday afternoon, flooding a wide area of the community before the water was shut off. She says thousands of people in the community were affected. "The repairs are going to take some time," she told CTV News on Thursday. "I know they did some wo
  
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• Here's how Calgary's water main break is affecting surrounding communities

  06-06-2024 20:24
  
  A major water main break in northwest Calgary is forcing some communities surrounding the city to adapt. Calgary is under a mandatory water advisory, with officials telling residents and businesses to strictly limit water usage, following the water main break along 16 Avenue N.W. on Wednesday night. An emergency alert was issued to Calgary residents on Thursday morning, saying water supply levels have reached a critical state affecting the city’s ability to provide water to communities.The
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs win eighth in row to open season, topping Bombers 12-11

  06-06-2024 20:18
  
  A day after being part of one of the highest-scoring games in baseball history, the Brooks Bombers scored in double digits again, only to lose a close one to the Okotoks Dawgs. Tuesday night, the Bombers scored 26 runs but it wasn’t enough against a Lethbridge Bulls squad that scored 31 runs. Wednesday night, the Bombers scored 11 runs, but the Dawgs scored 12. The Dawgs were led, somewhat improbably, by their bullpen, which struck out 13 Bombers over nine innings. The bullpen was led by B
  
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• Learn how geomagnetic storms create the northern lights – and why they can be dangerous

  06-06-2024 20:00
  
  The sun has been going through solar cycles for 4.6 billion years, but in May, millions of humans were able to experience an intense burst of solar activity in a way that we've never collectively been able to do before: through our cell phones. But, it's that same piece of technology, along with other vital components of our communication and power infrastructures, that can be at risk of failing in the event a major geomagnetic storm heads towards our planet. It's happened several times in the p
  
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• Quebec adopts law to fine people who intimidate, harass politicians - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 18:40 via news.google.com
  
  Quebec adopts law to fine people who intimidate, harass politicians  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New traffic complaints tab added to LPS online reporting portal - My Lethbridge Now

  06-06-2024 18:38 via news.google.com
  
  New traffic complaints tab added to LPS online reporting portal  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Seasonal stretch of weather in store for Calgary

  06-06-2024 17:52
  
  A very stable weather pattern will continue in southern Alberta for the rest of the work week and into the weekend. Highs will hover around 20 C, which is normal for this time of year. It was a nice clear start for Calgary on Thursday, but winds will pick up in the afternoon out of the northwest, which will usher in clouds that will stick around into the evening. There’s about a 30 per cent chance of scattered showers between 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Friday, but after that we will experience on
  
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• Liberal government tables bill that seeks to streamline, secure health data - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  Liberal government tables bill that seeks to streamline, secure health data  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• LPS offering enhanced online reporting for less-serious crimes - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 17:16 via news.google.com
  
  LPS offering enhanced online reporting for less-serious crimes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian veteran cricketer Junaid Siddiqui savouring T20 World Cup experience - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 17:15 via news.google.com
  
  Canadian veteran cricketer Junaid Siddiqui savouring T20 World Cup experience  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trial to begin for men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Coutts blockade

  06-06-2024 17:01
  
  A jury is to start hearing evidence today in the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arrested after RCMP found a cache of guns and ammunition in trailers in the tiny border community in February 2022. The two accused, who have been in custody since they were arrested, are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. They are to officially enter pleas before t
  
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• Trial begins for men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Coutts blockade

  06-06-2024 17:01
  
  Two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade have entered not guilty pleas on the first day of their jury trial. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arrested in 2022 after RCMP found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition in trailers. They are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Olienick faces an additional charge of being in possession of a pipe bomb.  Crown prosecutors have said they plan to call
  
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• 'Their ground zero': Trial hears about murder plot at Coutts border blockade

  06-06-2024 17:01
  
  A Crown prosecutor says two men on trial over the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., conspired to kill police officers and believed they were justified in doing so. "They planned and prepared for what they believed would be an inevitable, violent event,” Matt Dalidowicz told jurors in his opening statement Thursday. “They believed in their own minds that they had the right to act violently in response to police enforcing the law to end the blockade. "They saw this as their ground zero
  
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• Iga Swiatek eliminates Coco Gauff to reach the French Open final - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  Iga Swiatek eliminates Coco Gauff to reach the French Open final  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Special concert series returning to Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 16:54 via news.google.com
  
  Special concert series returning to Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Farmers' Market to donate leftover food - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 16:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Imitation weapon seized from a Southside home Wednesday - My Lethbridge Now

  06-06-2024 15:53 via news.google.com
  
  Imitation weapon seized from a Southside home Wednesday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary issues ‘critical water supply’ alert after water main break spurs boil water advisory

  06-06-2024 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary issued a "critical water supply" alert on Thursday morning as the fallout from a water main break the night before continued to escalate.
  
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• Calgary activates Municipal Emergency Plan after water main break spurs boil water advisory

  06-06-2024 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary issued a "critical water supply" alert on Thursday morning as the fallout from a water main break the night before continued to escalate.
  
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• Trial set to start for men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Coutts blockade

  06-06-2024 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  A jury is to start hearing evidence today in the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta.
  
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• Trial hears about murder plot at Coutts border blockade

  06-06-2024 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Crown prosecutor says two men on trial over the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., conspired to kill police officers and believed they were justified in doing so.
  
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• No showers, baths or washing dishes: Calgary under water advisory

  06-06-2024 14:34
  
  The city of Calgary is under a mandatory water advisory where officials are telling all residents and businesses to strictly limit their water usage following a major water main break on Wednesday. At about 6:30 a.m., Alberta Emergency Alert sent out a message to all residents of Calgary about the issue. "A water main break along 16 Avenue N.W. has impacted the city's water supply," it said. "Supply levels have reached a critical state, affecting the city's ability to provide water to communitie
  
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• Calgary activates municipal emergency plan after water main break

  06-06-2024 14:34
  
  The city of Calgary is under a mandatory water advisory where officials are telling all residents and businesses to strictly limit their water usage following a major water main break on Wednesday. At about 6:30 a.m., Alberta Emergency Alert sent out a message to all residents of Calgary about the issue. "A water main break along 16 Avenue N.W. has impacted the city's water supply," it said. "Supply levels have reached a critical state, affecting the city's ability to provide water to communitie
  
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• Boil water advisory, outdoor water ban issued in Calgary

  06-06-2024 14:34
  
  The City of Calgary has issued a boil water advisory for the community of Bowness as well as an outdoor water ban following a major water main break that flooded a huge section of the city. The city put out the water advisory around 5 a.m. Thursday morning. "The city has enacted its municipal emergency plan and currently, we do not have an estimate for how long the boil water advisory or the water restrictions will be necessary.," the city said in a news release. "This issue is temporary, and ou
  
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• Mavs pick up road win, beat Lethbridge Wednesday - Medicine Hat News

  06-06-2024 05:37 via news.google.com
  
  Mavs pick up road win, beat Lethbridge Wednesday  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Calgary Liberal MP opposed to deportation of truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  06-06-2024 05:17
  
  Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal says he is opposed to the deportation of the truck driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018. "I believe that morally, it's the right thing to do to keep this family together and on behalf of him, I ask Canadians for forgiveness, that we give him an opportunity to be here with his family," Chahal said. "He's shown full remorse." Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is a constituent in Chahal's riding. Chahal says Sidhu's wife is an ICU nurse and their child h
  
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• CTV Lethbridge Weather at 5 for Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  06-06-2024 04:14 via news.google.com
  
  CTV Lethbridge Weather at 5 for Wednesday, June 5, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Flooding shuts down large stretch of 16th Avenue N.W.; multiple neighbourhoods suffer no or low waterflow

  06-06-2024 04:04
  
  "An extensive water main break" in Calgary created chaos in multiple neighbourhoods and left a large stretch of a major city artery closed in both directions. Hazardous flooding conditions in Montgomery shut down a large stretch of 16th Avenue N.W. on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, multiple neighbourhoods were left with no or low water flow. Calgary Transportation posted to the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) shortly after 7 p.m. about the flooding along 16th Avenue
  
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• Flooding shuts down large stretch of 16th Avenue N.W.; multiple neighbourhoods suffer no or low water flow

  06-06-2024 04:04
  
  "An extensive water main break" in Calgary created chaos in multiple neighbourhoods and left a large stretch of a major city artery closed in both directions. Hazardous flooding conditions in Montgomery shut down 16th Avenue N.W. on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, multiple neighbourhoods were left with no or low water flow. Calgary Transportation posted to the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) shortly after 7 p.m. about the flooding along 16th Avenue N.W. The city later
  
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• City shuts down large stretch of 16th Avenue N.W. due to flooding

  06-06-2024 04:04
  
  Hazardous flooding conditions in Montgomery shut down a large stretch of 16th Avenue N.W. on Wednesday evening. Calgary Transportation posted to the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, saying there was water in the area. Around 7:30 p.m., a resident of nearby Bowness called CTV News Calgary and said she and her neighbours were having issues with their water at home. No water or trickling water, she said. The Calgary Fire Department said it was d
  
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• Downward dog for a good cause: Puppy yoga class to raise funds for animal rescue

  06-06-2024 02:19
  
  A Calgary animal rescue is hosting a dog-friendly yoga class Saturday afternoon to help raise funds. Pawsitive Match Rescue Foundation will be offering a Puppy Yoga class at 4:30 p.m. at the North Glenmore Park Community Association, at 2231 Longridge Drive S.W. “Join us for an hour of yoga bliss with a twist,” they say on the Pawsitive Match Facebook page.     View this post on Instagram                     A
  
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• Police respond to high-risk incident in south Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  06-06-2024 01:53 via news.google.com
  
  Police respond to high-risk incident in south Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt named Alberta Female Athlete of the Year

  06-06-2024 01:37
  
  Calgary ski jumping sensation Alexandria Loutitt hopes her latest award inspires a new generation of Indigenous girls to become ski jumpers. Loutitt was recognized Wednesday when she was named the Alberta government’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2023. The award, presented to athletes, coaches and officials who “dedicate themselves to excellence in their craft while representing the best in sport from across the province,” has been handed out since 1987. Loutitt was the first
  
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