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• Lethbridge man wins $500,000 Lotto Max to become 2-time lottery winner

  09-10-2024 23:35
  
  A Lethbridge man who discovered he won $500,000 in a Lotto Max draw knows how it feels to be a big winner, because it’s his second time getting lotto lucky. On Aug. 20, David Serkin discovered that the ticket he bought from the Circle K at 717 Sixth Ave. S in Lethbridge was a co-winner (along with another Alberta winner) who matched the selection for the Maxmillions prize draw with the numbers 4, 15, 20, 25, 29, 42 and 43. Then he showed his wife and brother. “They needed a double-ta
  
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• Art exhibit at The Confluence brings digital touch to work of contemporary Indigenous artists

  09-10-2024 23:18
  
  A new art exhibit at The Confluence is giving a digital twist to a showcase of the work of  Indigenous artists. Digital Voices, which is part of the city’s Indigenous Public Art program, features the work of eight Indigenous artists who have been working in digital art, or else have had their work produced using technology such as digital manipulation of photography. The artists selected for the show were chosen by a curatorial panel led by Indigenous Public Art curator Jessica McMann
  
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• Lethbridge man wins lottery for second time - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 23:13 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge man wins lottery for second time  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Flames set to open season and prove critics wrong

  09-10-2024 22:59
  
  The long training camp is finally over and now the Calgary Flames can concentrate on the season opener. The Flames open up in Vancouver on Wednesday night against the Canucks and forward Anthony Mantha is excited to play. "You're kind of anxious to get that first one," said Mantha, who signed with the Flames as a free agent in the summer. "Just to get that emotion around the locker room and see what we're about, and I think everyone is just really excited." Them against the world The Flames go i
  
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• Suspects sought as Penbrooke Meadows stabbing investigation continues

  09-10-2024 22:39
  
  The victim of a stabbing in the community of Penbrooke Meadows says he was attacked by a group of youth. Officers were called to a bus stop on Pensacola Way S.E. at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The victim, a man, was stabbed several times while waiting for the bus, police said. He was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition, but has since upgraded to stable condition. "I saw a bunch of screaming and then I heard what sounded like a bottle breaking, and then just saw some commotion," s
  
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• Penbrooke Meadows stabbing declared 'random attack' by police

  09-10-2024 22:39
  
  Calgary police say a stabbing in the community of Penbrooke Meadows on Tuesday is believed to be random. Officers were called to a bus stop in the area of Eighth Avenue S.E. and Pensacola Way S.E. at around 7 p.m. The victim, a 34-year-old man, was approached by three suspects who proceeded to stab him and strike him with a baton repeatedly as he waited for the bus, police said. The suspects, who witnesses described as youth, fled the scene on foot and have not been located. The victim was
  
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• Alberta MLA comparing transgender students to poop welcomed back by UCP

  09-10-2024 22:38
  
  Jennifer Johnson, Lacombe-Ponoka legislature member, has been welcomed back into the United Conservative Party (UCP).Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts on all the top Edmonton stories Johnson was banned in 2023 over comments where she compared the issue of transgender students in Alberta's schools to baking cookies with feces inside. “We can be top three per cent but that little bit of poop is what wrecks it,” Johnson said in audio from a 2022 talk at the Western
  
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• Alberta UCP welcomes MLA Jennifer Johnson back into caucus

  09-10-2024 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative Caucus said an internal caucus vote was held and MLAs 'chose to welcome Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Jennifer Johnson into the United Conservative Caucus.'
  
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• Alberta MLA who compared transgender students to feces welcomed back into UCP caucus

  09-10-2024 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative Caucus said an internal caucus vote was held and MLAs 'chose to welcome Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Jennifer Johnson into the United Conservative Caucus.'
  
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• Alberta MLA who compared transgender students to feces allowed into UCP caucus

  09-10-2024 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative Caucus said an internal caucus vote was held and MLAs 'chose to welcome Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Jennifer Johnson into the United Conservative Caucus.'
  
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• Colourful new mural brightens up dark underpass in Ramsay, Inglewood

  09-10-2024 22:08
  
  A dark and dingy underpass on 12 Street S.E. now has a vibrant new mural to brighten it up. The project, near 11 Avenue S.E., is on the west wall of the southbound side of the road, and stretches across 418 square metres of concrete. "A mural like this, I think brings people to a community," said Kolja Vainstein, president of the Ramsay Community Association. "I think about places that I go to, other cities, and I would want to come to a community like this," Vainstein said. "I think this is wha
  
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• Lethbridge rents rising faster than national average - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 21:56 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge rents rising faster than national average  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alleged stalker visited Cranston homes multiple times: Calgary police

  09-10-2024 21:39
  
  Calgary police are appealing to the public for help as they work to identify a suspect accused of stalking and harassing the residents of two Cranston homes. It's alleged the suspect peered into a home in the 0 to 100 block of Cranbrook Garden S.E. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Police say the man was captured on CCTV footage returning to the home multiple times between Sunday, Sept. 29 and Monday, Sept. 30. Police believe the same suspect also visited a home in the 100 block of Cranbrook Square S.W. mu
  
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• Machete-wielding suspect who died in custody resisted arrest: ASIRT

  09-10-2024 21:17
  
  Alberta's police watchdog says the Medicine Hat police officers who were involved in an in-custody death in August 2023 acted reasonably and with appropriate force in dealing with a suspect armed with a machete. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) released its investigation report into the death of a man following a confrontation with members of the Medicine Hat Police Service on Aug. 6, 2023. The incident began when police were called to an apartment building about an agitated pe
  
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• Lethbridge to get more infrastructure funding in 2025, but still less than former program - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 21:14 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge to get more infrastructure funding in 2025, but still less than former program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City re-launches pantry project in Beltline to provide help to food insecure

  09-10-2024 21:11
  
  The city has re-launched a free food pantry in the Beltline. The Beltline Fridge and Pantry Project, located at 221 12 Avenue S.W., looks like a painted shed from the outside, as it’s decorated with flowered turquoise doors, but inside, it’s got a fridge and pantry offering assistance to the food insecure. The project was inspired by community members who recognized the need to find ways to feed people with a minimum of paperwork. The Beltline Fridge and Pantry has no registration, n
  
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• Edwards to Donate to Special Olympics Lethbridge - Canadian Hockey League

  09-10-2024 20:59 via news.google.com
  Edwards to Donate to Special Olympics Lethbridge  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Trio of Hurricanes players donating to Alberta Children’s Hospital - My Lethbridge Now

  09-10-2024 20:20 via news.google.com
  Trio of Hurricanes players donating to Alberta Children’s Hospital  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Community chess event coming to Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  09-10-2024 20:19 via news.google.com
  Community chess event coming to Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Water valve fix affecting traffic on 3 Avenue South - My Lethbridge Now

  09-10-2024 19:38 via news.google.com
  Water valve fix affecting traffic on 3 Avenue South  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Province unveils compensation plan to hire, train and keep doctors in Alberta

  09-10-2024 19:31
  
  Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced a new tentative compensation agreement for resident physicians Thursday as part of a push to recruit, train and keep more physicians in the province. The new four-year agreement was made in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), the University of Calgary and the Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta (PARA). It includes a three per cent wage increase in each of the first two years and a two per cent increase in each
  
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• Edmonton MP Randy Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government’s effort to rebuild Jasper

  09-10-2024 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government's share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta.
  
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• Koe recruits skip Sluchinski to join men’s curling team

  09-10-2024 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sluchinski, from Airdrie, Alta., skipped a team that defeated Koe in the Alberta provincial men's final last season and also beat Koe to open the Montana's Brier in Regina.
  
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• Grassland destruction on Canadian Prairies harming bird populations: report

  09-10-2024 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a "conservation crisis" for dozens of species of birds.
  
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• Alberta government announces new compensation deal for resident physicians

  09-10-2024 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government said the four-year agreement will provide "competitive and fair-market compensation for physicians in training."
  
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• Unique Calgary Public Library location opens in Skyview Ranch

  09-10-2024 18:27
  
  The Calgary Public Library (CPL) is exploring a new way of offering its services. On Wednesday, the CPL launched Prototype: Skyview by Calgary Public Library out of a retail location in SkyPointe Landing, in the 6000 block of Country Hills Boulevard N.E. Instead of physical collections, the Prototype: Skyview location will focus on offering digital resources. Library goers can use computers, Chromebooks and individual pods for virtual conferencing or study, and will also have access to prin
  
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• 15 new affordable homes for seniors in Lethbridge - Canada NewsWire

  09-10-2024 18:11 via news.google.com
  15 new affordable homes for seniors in Lethbridge  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Municipal infrastructure funding now tied to provincial revenues - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 18:09 via news.google.com
  Municipal infrastructure funding now tied to provincial revenues  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec puts youth protection office branch under trusteeship after shocking report - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 18:04 via news.google.com
  Quebec puts youth protection office branch under trusteeship after shocking report  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta announces new compensation agreement for resident physicians - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 17:59 via news.google.com
  Alberta announces new compensation agreement for resident physicians  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NHL player Nazem Kadri tells his story so far in new book

  09-10-2024 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 34-year-old NHL player from London, Ont., has a story to tell with a few revelatory twists.
  
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• Temperatures dropping for start of the Thanksgiving weekend

  09-10-2024 17:33
  
  A shift in weather patterns will align with a cool down for the west over the next couple of days. Daytime highs on Wednesday will be a few degrees colder than the past few days with a second drop of around 5 C by Thursday. The main weather maker for the start of the week was a ridge of high pressure that had stalled out in the upper levels, but that ridge has already started to track east and will continue to do so throughout the day Wednesday. Behind it, cooler air will sink south toward the s
  
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• Short film about Jasper aerialist premiering at Banff festival

  09-10-2024 17:33
  
  A short documentary featuring Jasper aerial artist Sasha Galitzki will have its debut at a prestigious festival in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Wild Aerial will premiere at the Jenny Belzberg Theatre at the Banff Centre on Oct. 27 at 9 a.m. at the 2024 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival. “Our goal from the beginning was to premiere at the Banff Mountain Film Festival,” Galitzki said. “It’s a film festival that we’re
  
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• Town of Coalhurst appoints Karlene Betteridge new CAO - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 17:09 via news.google.com
  Town of Coalhurst appoints Karlene Betteridge new CAO  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Premier Danielle Smith’s key strategist on Alberta addiction recovery policy to exit role

  09-10-2024 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Marshall Smith has been held up as the architect of the ruling United Conservative Party's approach to the drug overdose crisis.
  
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• Grassland bird population declined 70 per cent in past 50 years

  09-10-2024 16:49
  
  Grassland birds are the most threatened populations of birds in Canada, with a 67 per cent decline since 1970, a report published Tuesday found — but a surprising alliance with beef producers is emerging to protect their habitat. Much of the decline is attributed to the disappearance of grassland habitats across Canada, located largely in the Prairies. Birds that live only in grasslands have declined even more steeply, suffering a 90 per cent collapse since 1970, the report found. “I
  
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• LETHBRIDGE SCHOOL DIVISION Chess for Life Club growing at Gilbert Paterson Middle School - Education News Canada

  09-10-2024 16:15 via news.google.com
  LETHBRIDGE SCHOOL DIVISION Chess for Life Club growing at Gilbert Paterson Middle School  Education News Canada
  
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• 6 Canadian teams open their NHL seasons tonight

  09-10-2024 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most NHL teams have yet to begin their 2024-25 regular season.
  
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• Alberta photographer wins international award for lynx photo

  09-10-2024 15:05
  
  An Alberta man has won an award in a prestigious international wildlife photography competition. John Marriot, who lives in Canmore, submitted a photo of a lynx that won in the category of animal portraits in the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year event. According to the submission, Marriot tracked the family of lynx for almost a week through the woods to get the shot.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppAnother Canadian, Shane
  
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• UCalgary to recruit participants for menopause study

  09-10-2024 14:37
  
  Eleven University of Calgary researchers are encouraging women to participate in the MOMENTUM menopause study. Menopause, including pre, peri and post, affects 10 million Canadian women, yet the team says its an understudied area of healthcare. "Symptoms can act as barriers to physical activity, which lead to a decline in physical activity levels across female lifespans," UCalgary said in a news release.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppResearchers
  
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• 1 charged after several stolen cars found at Calgary auto dealership

  09-10-2024 14:29
  
  An Airdrie resident is facing several charges after police say they were caught in possession of several stolen vehicles. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams, with help from Airdrie RCMP and Calgary Police Service, arrested 26-year-old Brooks Stella on Aug. 28. Authorities first launched an investigation into Calgary's International Motor Cars in 2023. This summer, police executed search warrants at three locations in Calgary and Airdrie, which included two of the business' dealerships.Si
  
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• Increased risk of crash prompts recall of 239K vehicles in Canada

  09-10-2024 14:28
  
  Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are being recalled in Canada due to a steering-related issue that could increase a driver's risk of crash. Approximately 239,000 newer-model Honda and Acura vehicles have voluntarily been recalled by the makers over a defective part in the steering gear box.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesHonda said in a news release Wednesday that the issue can increase risk of crash or injury because it may become harder to st
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of popular vehicles recalled in Canada over steering issue

  09-10-2024 14:28
  
  Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are being recalled in Canada due to a steering-related issue that could increase a driver's risk of crash. Approximately 239,000 newer-model Honda and Acura vehicles have voluntarily been recalled by the makers over a defective part in the steering gear box.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesHonda said in a news release Wednesday that the issue can increase risk of crash or injury because it may become harder to st
  
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• Lethbridge had highest drug death rate in AB in Q2 2024 - Alberta Worker

  09-10-2024 11:58 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge had highest drug death rate in AB in Q2 2024  Alberta Worker
  
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• Live updates: Tornadoes reported in southwest Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches

  09-10-2024 11:40
  
  Hurricane Milton is a Category 4 storm forecast to bring extreme flooding, high winds and heavy rain to the central west coast of Florida.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top stories IN PICTURES: Florida bracing for Hurricane The storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Residents in its path have been told to evacuate the area or risk facing deadly conditions. Follow along for live updates throughout the day. 11:10
  
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• New actions announced to encourage building of secondary suites, more homes in Canada

  09-10-2024 11:00
  
  The federal government introduced a number of measures related to housing on Tuesday, which include measures for homeowners wanting to add a secondary suite, taxing vacant land and building homes in place of underused federal properties.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe first action is changes to how lenders and insurance companies can offer mortgage refinancing for homeowners looking to convert an unused basement or garage into a rental suite.
  
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• Robert "Bob" Gray Obituary | Oct 9, 2024 | Lethbridge, AB - Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels

  09-10-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Robert "Bob" Gray Obituary | Oct 9, 2024 | Lethbridge, AB  Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels
  
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• Wednesday should be mainly cloudy with some sun

  09-10-2024 05:36
  
  Expect a quiet day for Calgary on Wednesday. It will be mainly cloudy skies with some sunny periods. The wind should be fairly calm but there is a small chance of a late-day sprinkle around the supper hours.We will cool down to just below normal temperatures for Thursday and Friday but the warmth will kick back in on the weekend and early next week.
  
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• 'So we could live here forever': Demand up for home elevators in Calgary

  09-10-2024 05:29
  
  Our aging population has sparked a rising trend in Calgary homes: more people are adding elevators to houses. "We've tripled in growth in the last two years," said Chris McClary, vice-president of ElPro Elevators and Lifts. "For the fiscal year of 2025, we have about 380 installations to do." McClary says it is both homeowners and builders choosing to add elevators to houses. Installing a basic model starts around $35,000 and it's usually a few hundred dollars a year to service. McClary says it'
  
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• 'I saw colours I'd never seen before': Aurora borealis lights up Alberta skies

  09-10-2024 05:03
  
  If you were outside and looked up Monday night, you likely witnessed one of Mother Nature's most spectacular displays. The aurora borealis, or northern lights, put on a dazzling show that was visible from within the city and filled the night sky with vibrant colours. Chris Ratzlaff, an aurora chaser from Airdrie, Alta., didn't have to go far to catch the celestial spectacle, this time. "I just went on my deck," he said. "The event last night was so bright that people were seeing it from downtown
  
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