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• Jasper wildfire: Minister says smoke, wild weather pose challenge to air crews battling blaze

  07-08-2024 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 25,000 residents and visitors were forced from the park two weeks ago.
  
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• Bridget Mearns seeking NDP nomination for Lethbridge-West - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 23:38 via news.google.com
  Bridget Mearns seeking NDP nomination for Lethbridge-West  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary job fair links immigrants with careers, education

  07-08-2024 23:36
  
  Thousands of new Calgarians participated in an event Wednesday to connect them with employers across Alberta.  The Canadian Immigrant Fair took over the Telus Convention Centre for the afternoon.  The free, one-stop event helped newcomers with every stage of employment from back-to-school information to resume-building tips to settlement service providers.  Booths and speakers offered long-term career opportunities and more temporary jobs to help pay the bills.  "This is a re
  
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• Construction begins on Coaldale reservoir, pump station - My Lethbridge Now

  07-08-2024 23:25 via news.google.com
  Construction begins on Coaldale reservoir, pump station  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Water conservation tips from the City of Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  07-08-2024 23:24 via news.google.com
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• WestJet says 10% of fleet grounded after Calgary hit by massive hailstorm

  07-08-2024 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary International Airport was pummeled by hail on Monday evening.
  
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• 2-vehicle collision closes Trans-Canada Highway near Field, B.C. for hours

  07-08-2024 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Field-Golden, B.C., say a two-vehicle crash near the Alberta border has closed a section of Highway 1. Several people are being treated for serious injuries.
  
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• 2-vehicle collision closes Trans-Canada Highway near Field, B.C.

  07-08-2024 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Field-Golden, B.C., say a two-vehicle crash near the Alberta border has closed a section of Highway 1. Several people are being treated for serious injuries.
  
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• WestJet lawsuit alleges airline ‘misleading’ passengers on compensation

  07-08-2024 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lawsuit has been launched against WestJet by Air Passenger Rights over passenger compensation, with the suit centred around reimbursement guidelines on the airline's website.
  
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• Redblacks aim to keep rolling against visiting Roughriders - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 23:08 via news.google.com
  Redblacks aim to keep rolling against visiting Roughriders  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Multiple people injured in crash near Field, B.C.: RCMP

  07-08-2024 23:00
  Multiple patients are being treated at the scene of a serious motor-vehicle collision near Field, B.C., Mounties say. Golden-Field RCMP say the two-vehicle crash was responded to around 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday. It happened at Emerald Lake Road and Highway 1. The highway is currently closed in both directions, police, say, as emergency crews tend to multiple patients with serious injuries. Witnesses are asked to call the Golden-Field RCMP at 250-344-2221.
  
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• Woman, child dead in Tuesday’s B.C. highway crash involving six vehicles - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 22:44 via news.google.com
  Woman, child dead in Tuesday’s B.C. highway crash involving six vehicles  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stricter outdoor water restrictions to return to Calgary as urgent feeder main repairs needed

  07-08-2024 22:31
  
  Calgary will return to Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions later this month as city crews begin repair work on 16 new sites on a feeder main affected by a major break two months ago. Mayor Jyoti Gondek said an assessment of the entire 10.4-kilometre main done by a “pipe-diver” device revealed the 16 new sites that need repair. “To be clear, the pipe is not facing an immediate break at any of these sites,” Gondek said. “Rather, there are enough points of weakness or s
  
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• Stricter outdoor water restrictions to return to Calgary as crews start major feeder main repairs

  07-08-2024 22:31
  
  Calgary will return to Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions later this month as city crews begin repair work on 16 new sites on a feeder main affected by a major break two months ago. Mayor Jyoti Gondek said an assessment of the entire 10.4-kilometre main done by a “pipe-diver” device revealed the 16 new sites that need repair. “To be clear, the pipe is not facing an immediate break at any of these sites,” Gondek said. “Rather, there are enough points of weakness or s
  
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• Two Flair passengers in B.C. were told a bird strike cancelled their flight. Then they did their own research

  07-08-2024 22:22
  
  Flair Airlines was ordered to compensate two passengers after a B.C. tribunal found there was no evidence a bird strike actually caused a flight cancellation. In August of last year, Olivia Donner and James Broadhurst were told by the airline that their flight from Calgary to Vancouver was cancelled, according to a decision from the Civil Resolution Tribunal posted online Wednesday. Under Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations, travellers can be compensated for delayed and cancelled fligh
  
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• Canada’s Newman wins bronze in Olympic women’s pole vault - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 21:56 via news.google.com
  Canada’s Newman wins bronze in Olympic women’s pole vault  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WestJet says 10 per cent of fleet grounded after Calgary pummelled by hail

  07-08-2024 21:44
  
  WestJet says 16 of its planes have been grounded after a massive hailstorm hit Calgary earlier this week.  The Calgary-based airline says those aircraft — 10 per cent of its fleet — need substantial repairs and inspections before they can fly again.  The carrier also says 84 of its flights were cancelled Wednesday, with 106 cancelled Tuesday and 58 on Monday.  The Calgary International Airport was pummeled by hail on Monday evening, forcing par
  
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• Federal government reviewing how Toronto terror suspects arrived to Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 21:36 via news.google.com
  Federal government reviewing how Toronto terror suspects arrived to Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ATCO Performing Arts Centre in need of a new roof

  07-08-2024 21:33
  
  The ATCO Performing Arts Centre is asking for financial help to replace its roof. A wet spring had staff at the centre scrambling to find anything that could hold water after the roof started leaking in several spots. Eugene Beaulieu, the facilities committee chair, says those small leaks turned into a flooding situation. They've since been patched but the roof needs to be replaced. "It's going to cost $600,000 to repair the roof," he said. "We're going to do it right, we're going to put a roof
  
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• Jake Dolegala to start for Lions in game against Edmonton Elks - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 21:22 via news.google.com
  Jake Dolegala to start for Lions in game against Edmonton Elks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wildfire burns out of control near northern Stoney Nakoda reserve

  07-08-2024 21:03
  
  A wildfire continues to burn out of control near the Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation reserve of Big Horn. While the fire is about nine kilometres northwest of the community, Alberta Wildfire and local emergency officials say it poses “very limited risk” to it currently. “The fire is in a very remote area. There’s no road access, but Alberta Wildfire has been using aerial assets to attack the fire,” said Nakoda Emergency Services director Reg Fountain
  
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• Rob Miyashiro to run for NDP nomination in Lethbridge-West by-election - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  Rob Miyashiro to run for NDP nomination in Lethbridge-West by-election  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• One-bedroom apartments in Lethbridge now average $1,402/month - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 20:39 via news.google.com
  One-bedroom apartments in Lethbridge now average $1,402/month  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former spy agency director David Vigneault joins U.S. strategic intelligence firm - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 20:30 via news.google.com
  Former spy agency director David Vigneault joins U.S. strategic intelligence firm  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Play ball: Lethbridge Bulls set to battle Okotoks in first-round WCBL playoff series - My Lethbridge Now

  07-08-2024 20:16 via news.google.com
  Play ball: Lethbridge Bulls set to battle Okotoks in first-round WCBL playoff series  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Suncor tracking ahead of its production forecast at mid-point of year

  07-08-2024 20:12
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. says its oil and gas production so far in 2024 is tracking ahead of its forecast, though the company is refraining from making changes to its full-year guidance. The Calgary-based company beat Wall Street's expectations with its second-quarter earnings report, delivering total oilsands production of 834,400 barrels per day, compared with 814,300 barrels per day in the same quarter of 2023. The company achieved record bitumen production at both its Fort Hills and Firebag oilsan
  
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• Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 20:10 via news.google.com
  Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta manhunt: Utility company confirms worker shot, search for suspects continues

  07-08-2024 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP in Alberta has confirmed that one of the two victims died of their injuries. The other shooting victim has been released from hospital, police say.
  
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• Alberta manhunt: County employee dead, utility worker hurt while shooters still at large

  07-08-2024 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP in Alberta has confirmed that one of the two victims died of their injuries. The other shooting victim has been released from hospital.
  
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• Nominations open for 2024 Inspiration Awards - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 19:10 via news.google.com
  Nominations open for 2024 Inspiration Awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society sees spike in injured animals after severe storm

  07-08-2024 19:06
  
  The Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (CWRS) says it has seen a surge in admissions of injured wildlife as of late, likely due to severe thunderstorms that passed through Alberta on Monday.  In a Tuesday Facebook post, CWRS said calls and emails about injured wildlife have doubled compared to the past few days, with 18 patients admitted. The admitted animals include Swainson's hawks, a heron, gulls, pigeons, a big brown bat, a hare, a rabbit, a great horned owl and more.By 6 p.m.
  
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• Calgary teens, parents can take part in an AI workshop this weekend

  07-08-2024 18:58
  
  Calgary teens will have a chance to delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) this weekend. The Knowledge Society (TKS) is hosting a free workshop at Platform Calgary on August 10. The TKS event is open to curious and motivated youth, aged 13 to 17, and their parents.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App“(They’ll) learn from industry experts, and explore how cutting-edge technologies can be used to solve real-world problems,&rdqu
  
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• Duo faces theft charges after Taber Police locate stolen motorhome - My Lethbridge Now

  07-08-2024 17:47 via news.google.com
  Duo faces theft charges after Taber Police locate stolen motorhome  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• What we know about a fatal shooting by armed suspects east of Calgary

  07-08-2024 17:30
  
  The man shot and killed by two armed suspects east of Calgary on Tuesday is believed to be an employee of Rocky View County, where the incident occurred. Strathmore RCMP Officers were called to Township Road 250 and Range Road 282 just before noon for reports of a shooting. The area is east of the hamlet of Conrich, about 10 kilometres east of Calgary. Mounties discovered two people who had been shot, one fatally and the other superficially. A statement posted to the Rocky View County website on
  
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• Fortis Alberta confirms employee was shot by armed suspects west of Calgary

  07-08-2024 17:30
  
  Utility company Fortis Alberta confirms one of the people shot by two armed suspects east of Calgary on Tuesday was an employee. Strathmore RCMP Officers were called to Township Road 250 and Range Road 282 in Wheatland County just before noon for reports of a shooting. The area is east of the hamlet of Conrich, about 10 kilometres east of Calgary. Mounties discovered two people who had been shot, one fatally and the other "superficially," according to Staff Sgt. Mark Wielosz. Fortis Alberta conf
  
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• Fortis Alberta confirms employee was shot by armed suspects east of Calgary

  07-08-2024 17:30
  
  Utility company Fortis Alberta has confirmed one of the people shot by two armed suspects east of Calgary on Tuesday was an employee. Strathmore RCMP Officers were called to Township Road 250 and Range Road 282 in Rockyview County just before noon for reports of a shooting. The area is east of the hamlet of Conrich, about 10 kilometres east of Calgary. Mounties discovered two people who had been shot, one fatally and the other "superficially," according to Staff Sgt. Mark Wielosz. Fortis Alberta
  
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• Two former NHLers charged in world junior sexual assault case sign with KHL teams

  07-08-2024 17:10
  
  Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), according to the league. Dillon Dube is listed on the roster for Belarus-based Dinamo Minsk as being under contract through May 31, 2025, while Kazakhstan-based Astana Barys announced Friday that Michael McLeod has signed a one-year deal with the team.Top sports headlines, all in one placeDube, McLeod, C
  
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• Construction underway on Coaldale’s water reservoir & pump station - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 16:32 via news.google.com
  Construction underway on Coaldale’s water reservoir & pump station  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Daytime highs Tuesday and Wednesday will be the coldest in more than a month

  07-08-2024 16:29
  
  Cool, damp air hovered over Calgary early Wednesday, making it feel more like a fall morning than one in early August. Light rain continued throughout southern Alberta, especially in areas west of the Calgary to Lethbridge corridor, and similar conditions will persist throughout the day. Rainfall accumulations for Calgary are expected to be minimal – around two to four millimetres – with heavier totals closer to the foothills. Air quality advisories were issued for east-central Alber
  
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• Mounties searching for suspects in fatal shooting near Strathmore - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 16:21 via news.google.com
  Mounties searching for suspects in fatal shooting near Strathmore  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s rooftop solar boom driving shady sales tactics, advocates warn - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 16:14 via news.google.com
  Alberta’s rooftop solar boom driving shady sales tactics, advocates warn  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary senior missing from Whitehorn found: police

  07-08-2024 14:38
  
  Calgary police say a missing senior has been located The 76-year-old woman was reported missing from the 5200 block of 44 Avenue N.E., in the community of Whitehorn, just before 9 p.m. on Monday. On Wednesday morning, police issued an update saying she had been found. 
  
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• Calgary senior goes missing from Whitehorn

  07-08-2024 14:38
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a missing senior. Joanne, 76, was reported missing from the 5200 block of 44 Avenue N.E., in the community of Whitehorn, just before 9 p.m. on Monday. Police say she is approximately 5'5" (161 centimetres) and 130 pounds (59 kilograms) with short grey hair and brown eyes. She may be wearing grey sneakers, blue jeans, a white shirt, a grey cardigan and possibly a black baseball cap. Police say Joanne may be confused and uses a walker to g
  
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• Alberta's rooftop solar boom driving shady sales tactics, advocates warn

  07-08-2024 14:26
  
  Surging demand for rooftop solar in Alberta is sparking what advocates call a rise in shady sales tactics by those seeking to cash in on the boom. With its sunny skies and deregulated power market, Alberta has become a hotbed of activity for Canada's residential solar industry. In Calgary alone, the number of approved microgeneration applications processed annually by city-owned utility Enmax has increased by nearly 600 per cent since 2020. The growing demand is being driven by a numbe
  
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• 'We've seen an explosion': 75 per cent of Canadian dental care providers now partaking in federal plan

  07-08-2024 12:29
  
  More than 2.3 million Canadians have been approved to receive coverage, and now more than 75 per cent of dental care providers are participating in the federal government's dental-care program. Health Minister Mark Holland provided the update on the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) at a dental office in Ottawa on Wednesday. What you need to know before applying for the new Canadian Dental Care Plan"This certainly exceeds anything I could have hoped for in the first three months, to have this lev
  
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• 2.3M Canadians approved under dental-care plan, 19K providers now participating: Holland

  07-08-2024 12:29
  
  More than 2.3 million Canadians have been approved to receive coverage, and now more than 75 per cent of dental care providers are now participating in the federal government's dental-care program. Health Minister Mark Holland provided the update on the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) at a dental office in Ottawa on Wednesday. To date, nearly 450,000 eligible Canadians have received care under what the Liberals have billed as the largest program in federal government history. As part of a phase
  
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• In the news today: Second victim of Munro’s husband speaks out - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 10:20 via news.google.com
  In the news today: Second victim of Munro’s husband speaks out  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Day of Caring' brings in nearly $3M for Jasper wildfire evacuees

  07-08-2024 05:49
  
  Nearly $3 million will go toward helping Jasper wildfire evacuees after a provincial day of caring. Last Wednesday, people were able to either give directly to the Red Cross or turn in their empty bottles at depots across the province. Albertans donated almost $974,000. The federal and provincial governments each matched that amount, bringing the total to $2.9 million. The money will be dispersed by the Red Cross to evacuees. 
  
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• More time needed to determine alleged kidnapper and rapist's fitness for trial

  07-08-2024 05:46
  
  Experts are still trying to determine whether an alleged kidnapper and rapist is fit to stand trial. Richard Robert Mantha, a 60-year-old who allegedly also went by "Poncho", faces numerous charges involving multiple women who describe being drugged, choked, held at gunpoint, raped and stabbed. Mantha is accused of targeting sex workers, bringing them to a Quonset hut on a property in Rocky View County between Chestermere and Langdon, Alta. Among the charges against Mantha are kidnapping, forcib
  
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• Ferguson, Reichert advance to November election in race for governorship - Lethbridge News Now

  07-08-2024 05:29 via news.google.com
  Ferguson, Reichert advance to November election in race for governorship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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