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• Habitat loss contributing to declining grassland bird populations: report

  16-10-2024 23:29
  
  Habitat loss is among the factors contributing to the decline of grassland bird populations that call the Canadian prairies homes, according to a report. Birds Canada and the Government of Canada released The State of Canada's Birds 2024 looking at how bird populations have changed since 1970. "Grassland birds have shown a 67 per cent decline since 1970 with no indication that it's levelling off," said Jody Allair, Birds Canada's director of communications. "That has become one of the most imper
  
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• Stamps receiver Reggie Begelton takes home 2024 presidents' ring

  16-10-2024 23:00
  
  Reggie Begelton is a leader on and off the field for the Calgary Stampeders, and it hasn't gone unnoticed. Begelton is the 2024 winner of the presidents' ring and says it's a huge honour. "It shows that I'm doing something right and I just want to continue that trend," the 31-year-old receiver said. The presidents' ring has been presented annually since 1967 and goes to the Stampeders player who best demonstrates excellence on and off the field. The award is voted on by the players and Begelton
  
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• 'Family medicine not a priority': Two Lethbridge family physicians announce they're leaving Alberta - Calgary Herald

  16-10-2024 22:43 via news.google.com
  
  'Family medicine not a priority': Two Lethbridge family physicians announce they're leaving Alberta  Calgary Herald
  
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• Lethbridge man accused of holding women hostage and sexual assault gets released - CBC.ca

  16-10-2024 22:42 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge man accused of holding women hostage and sexual assault gets released  CBC.ca
  
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• Return of the Water Main Repairs 3: City says to expect traffic disruptions through late November

  16-10-2024 22:40
  
  Phase 3 of repairs to Calgary's wounded water feeder main began on Wednesday. The latest work to the Bearspaw South feeder main will last until late November and will cause traffic disruptions, the city says. According to the city, however, there will be no water restrictions this time around. This work comprises three repair sites:Parkdale Boulevard between 26 and 27 Streets N.W.; The Memorial Drive westbound off-ramp connecting to Crowchild Trail northbound; and Brownsea Drive N.W. at the bott
  
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• Military whistleblower sues Ottawa after reporting alleged Afghan civilian killings - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 22:18 via news.google.com
  Military whistleblower sues Ottawa after reporting alleged Afghan civilian killings  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis

  16-10-2024 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's lagging productivity record has been in the spotlight in recent months.
  
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• Group of Liberal MPs plan to verbally ask Trudeau to step down next week

  16-10-2024 21:39
  
  Liberal MPs who have spent the last 10 days organizing to formally ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside from the leadership of the Liberal Party plan to plead their case directly to him at next Wednesday’s caucus. Multiple sources familiar with the plan told CTV News the overarching objective is to be direct with the prime minister and keep the discussions private. Some MPs will be designated in advance, based on their comfort level speaking on the issue, to reflect the group&rs
  
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• Dissatisfied Liberal MPs plan to ask PM Trudeau to step aside at next caucus meeting

  16-10-2024 21:39
  
  Liberal MPs who have spent the last 10 days organizing to formally ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside from the leadership of the Liberal Party plan to plead their case directly to him at next Wednesday’s caucus. Multiple sources familiar with the plan told CTV News the overarching objective is to be direct with the prime minister and keep the discussions private. Some MPs will be designated in advance, based on their comfort level speaking on the issue, to reflect the group&rs
  
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• Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 21:35 via news.google.com
  Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province funding two pilots to reduce emissions and industrial waste - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  Province funding two pilots to reduce emissions and industrial waste  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 21:25 via news.google.com
  Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• This Calgary bylaw update could change how you shovel this winter

  16-10-2024 21:21
  
  While the fluffy white stuff hasn't started falling quite yet, the City of Calgary is reminding residents about updates to snow-clearing bylaws that could change how they shovel this winter. As part of the new winter maintenance policy, the city says bylaws have been updated to include new fines for shovelling snow from private property into public spaces. "This includes when snow is shovelled from areas like driveways or private walkways into public space like the road or a bike lane," the city
  
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• Calgary roads are some of the worst in Canada: city report

  16-10-2024 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report says much of Calgary's road network is in need of some major repairs and a massive boost in funding for maintenance.
  
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• Kananaskis campground warns of 'unclothed individual' in the area

  16-10-2024 21:13
  
  A Kananaskis campground is again dealing with concerns about a naked person spotted in the area. Mount Kidd RV Park, about an hour west of Calgary, says in a safety notice on its website that there have been "recent sightings of an unclothed individual" near the campground. Alberta RCMP had previously investigated reports of a fully nude man in the area this summer. Though RCMP said at the time there was no inappropriate behaviour reported, the concern is that this person or people could potenti
  
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• Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 20:40 via news.google.com
  Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada Revenue Agency fires 330 employees over CERB claims during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 20:36 via news.google.com
  Canada Revenue Agency fires 330 employees over CERB claims during pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Public trail maintenance grant program getting provincial boost - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 20:20 via news.google.com
  Public trail maintenance grant program getting provincial boost  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Promoting Alberta’s environmental leadership at the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 20:20 via news.google.com
  Promoting Alberta’s environmental leadership at the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Palestinians who fled Gaza to receive transitional financial assistance from Ottawa - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 20:11 via news.google.com
  Palestinians who fled Gaza to receive transitional financial assistance from Ottawa  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man's 'suspicious behaviour' with youth investigated by Calgary police

  16-10-2024 20:06
  
  Calgary police have released photos of a man they're hoping to identify as they investigate his "suspicious behaviour" with two minors. Police say the victims were walking to their home in the community of Taradale at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 when a stranger approached them. "The man extended his hand as if to greet the youths, and when one of them shook it, he proceeded to clutch their hand and pull at them," said a Wednesday news release. The victim broke free and ran off. Police say th
  
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• Man's 'suspicious behaviour' with preteens investigated by Calgary police

  16-10-2024 20:06
  
  Calgary police have released photos of a man they're hoping to identify as they investigate his "suspicious behaviour" with two preteens. Police say the victims were walking to their home in the community of Taradale at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 when a stranger approached them. "The man extended his hand as if to greet the youths, and when one of them shook it, he proceeded to clutch their hand and pull at them," said a Wednesday news release. The victim broke free and ran off. Police say
  
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• Argonauts players Kelly, McManis earn CFL top performer awards - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 19:51 via news.google.com
  Argonauts players Kelly, McManis earn CFL top performer awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian men to face Suriname in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 19:50 via news.google.com
  Canadian men to face Suriname in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Last Lethbridge College class to cross the stage Saturday - My Lethbridge Now

  16-10-2024 19:44 via news.google.com
  Last Lethbridge College class to cross the stage Saturday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Border agency recovered nearly 2,000 stolen vehicles this year: transport minister - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 19:30 via news.google.com
  Border agency recovered nearly 2,000 stolen vehicles this year: transport minister  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Home sales continue to trend upwards in Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  16-10-2024 19:28 via news.google.com
  
  Home sales continue to trend upwards in Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Nanobubbles make bigger plants and better beer, Calgary researchers say

  16-10-2024 19:22
  
  Scientists say nanobubble research has taken off over the past 10 years and has led to many benefits for agriculture, medicine and wastewater management. At the forefront of the work is a group from the University of Calgary, who have been experimenting with the technology and producing unique results. "When I introduce nanobubbles into water, I've introduced a whole bunch of extra surface into the system, which is a highly reactive environment that can lead to a lot of interesting chemistries g
  
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• Meet the Calgary dog who's been waiting 175 days for a forever home

  16-10-2024 19:21
  
  The Calgary Humane Society is hoping to find a forever home for its longest-staying canine resident. “Mr. Worldwide is an incredible dog with so much personality,” said Stavy Giannoulis with the CHS in a news release. “He’s full of energy, loves to play, and is a champion at cuddling.” It has been 175 days since the two-year-old American pit bull mix arrived, which the society says highlights the importance of considering all adoptable animals. “We’re al
  
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• Calgary bar's Halloween pop-up features creepy cocktails and décor

  16-10-2024 19:14
  
  A Calgary bar is getting into the Halloween spirit by hosting a special Nightmare Before Christmas pop-up. Ricardo's Hideaway, a rum bar tucked away just off 17 Avenue S.W., will be decked in deathly décor and selling Halloween-themed cocktails for 10 days starting Friday, Oct. 25. The pop-up will also feature live music, and culminates with a dance party on Saturday, Nov. 2. "Everyone is invited to come down and show off their costumes and enjoy some killer cocktails with us," said spoke
  
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• Office of Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas awarding King Charles III Coronation Medals - My Lethbridge Now

  16-10-2024 18:50 via news.google.com
  Office of Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas awarding King Charles III Coronation Medals  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Kodiaks land upset wins on the road - My Lethbridge Now

  16-10-2024 18:09 via news.google.com
  
  Kodiaks land upset wins on the road  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Fraud, money laundering charges laid against Airdrie man

  16-10-2024 17:59
  
  RCMP have arrested an Airdrie man accused of fraud and laundering money. It's alleged the accused fraudulently received more than $100,000 via e-transfer and wire transfer for goods like hay bales, deer antlers, antiseptic cleaning wipes and sea urchins being advertised on online sales platforms between January and July 2023. "We found that the individual used the internet to commit multiple frauds with victims across western Canada and abroad," said the RCMP's Insp. John Lamming in a Wednesday
  
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• Montreal police make arrest in fatal stabbing on downtown subway platform - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 17:46 via news.google.com
  Montreal police make arrest in fatal stabbing on downtown subway platform  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• IN PHOTOS: Columbus Blue Jackets raise banner in honour of Johnny Gaudreau at home opener

  16-10-2024 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A banner was raised at the Columbus Blue Jackets' arena on Tuesday night to honour the late Johnny Gaudreau.
  
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• Billions of litres of Canadian milk were discarded in the last 12 years. A new study says it has a massive impact

  16-10-2024 17:44
  
  There's reason to cry over spilled milk, researchers say. They found that the discarded dairy product has a massive financial, environmental and nutritional impact. "Systemic inefficiencies" in Canada’s supply management system have led to billions of litres of milk going to waste since 2012, according to a new study published in the journal Ecological Economics.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppCosts of dumped milk Between 6.8 billion and 10
  
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• Statistics Canada says levels of food insecurity rose in 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  16-10-2024 17:16 via news.google.com
  Statistics Canada says levels of food insecurity rose in 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pedestrian killed by CTrain near Bridgeland station

  16-10-2024 16:27
  
  A pedestrian has died in a collision involving the CTrain between Bridgeland and Franklin LRT stations on Wednesday morning, police said. At about 7 a.m., police were called to the scene. Approximately an hour later, dozens of police cars were parked on Memorial Drive Wednesday morning as officers focused on a train stopped just past the station. The collision reconstruction unit and the medical examiner could also be seen.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips
  
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• Warm Wednesday ahead of a cooldown to end the work week

  16-10-2024 16:15
  
  Daytime highs on Wednesday will continue to trend above seasonal for central and southern Alberta. A ridge of high pressure that has been elevating temperatures will start to track east late in the day, and by tomorrow the daytime highs will be noticeably cooler.Along the western edge of the departing ridge, rain is likely and possibly even some late-season convective activity (thunderstorms). Calgary has a slight chance of experiencing isolated showers Wednesday with a greater likelihood west a
  
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• Industry leaders, politicians attend productivity conference in Calgary

  16-10-2024 16:09
  
  A Calgary conference is set to look at how Canada has fallen behind in terms of productivity and how the situation can be turned around. Officials say since the 1980s, the ability of Canada's economy to produce value has slowed compared to other G7 nations. Economists say it's now hit a critical point, where the productivity gap between Canada and the U.S. has grown to its largest point since the Second World War.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppTr
  
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• Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier

  16-10-2024 16:09
  
  Canada's economic productivity crisis can only be solved if the federal and provincial governments come together to address issues like major project approvals and inter-provincial trade barriers, Alberta's premier said Wednesday. Danielle Smith made the remarks in Calgary at a national conference on productivity, a term which describes how much an economy produces per hour worked. Canada's lagging productivity record has been in the spotlight in recent months. Earlier this year, senio
  
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• Dustin Wolf off to great start this season with the Calgary Flames

  16-10-2024 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Make it two straight superb starts to begin the season for Dustin Wolf.
  
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• Unbeaten Flames edge Blackhawks 3-1 Tuesday night

  16-10-2024 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Flames also opened up with four consecutive wins in 2009-10 and 1993-94.
  
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• Former justice minister Kaycee Madu to be sanctioned by Law Society of Alberta

  16-10-2024 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Law Society of Alberta cited Kaycee Madu last year for the 2021 call, which occurred while he was justice minister, and a hearing took place in June.
  
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• Campaigning in Lethbridge heats up amid new primary care announcement - Global News Toronto

  16-10-2024 15:09 via news.google.com
  Campaigning in Lethbridge heats up amid new primary care announcement  Global News Toronto
  
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• Campaigning in Lethbridge heats up amid new primary care announcement

  16-10-2024 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the heels of the Alberta government announcing a new health-care plan, candidates in Lethbridge-West are pleading their case to voters.
  
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• Calgary road report suggests more investment needed to improve roads

  16-10-2024 14:50
  
  Infrastructure teams with the City of Calgary will be meeting Wednesday to discuss if more money should be committed toward improving the quality of roads. According to a recent report to the city's infrastructure and planning committee Calgary's pavement quality is decreasing annually and the conditions are "impacting satisfaction." It also laid out the recommendations to improve city roads while also saving costs. "Despite recent funding boosts from council, financial support has not kept pace
  
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• Calgary report suggests more investment needed to improve roads

  16-10-2024 14:50
  
  Infrastructure teams with the City of Calgary will be meeting Wednesday to discuss if more money should be committed toward improving the quality of roads. According to a recent report to the city's infrastructure and planning committee Calgary's pavement quality is decreasing annually and the conditions are "impacting satisfaction." It also laid out the recommendations to improve city roads while also saving costs. "Despite recent funding boosts from council, financial support has not kept pace
  
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• Goaltender Wolf having a howl of a time for Flames

  16-10-2024 14:05
  
  Make it two straight superb starts to begin the season for Dustin Wolf. The 23-year-old goaltender made 31 saves on Tuesday night to backstop the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. “I've felt good in my two starts and there's been a lot of positives to build on for my game, especially from last year, I thought I've taken quite a few big strides,” said Wolf. “To come to the rink and feel good and help the team win games, that's what I want to do.”
  
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• Chiefs gather to vote on landmark $47.8B child welfare reform agreement with Canada

  16-10-2024 13:56
  
  First Nations chiefs are gathering in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa. The deal was struck in July between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over Canada's underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe Canadian Human Rights Tribunal said that w
  
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