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• Reasoning for not calling Lethbridge-West by-election is “hypocrisy”: Nenshi - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 23:59 via news.google.com
  Reasoning for not calling Lethbridge-West by-election is “hypocrisy”: Nenshi  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• RCMP justified in shooting man high on meth who attacked woman, choked her dog: ASIRT

  22-10-2024 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  ASIRT said a Cold Lake RCMP officer was justified in fatally shooting a man who, while high on meth, assaulted a woman, choked her dog, stole her car keys and stabbed a police dog.
  
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• Nearly half of the food produced in Canada is wasted annually: report

  22-10-2024 23:58
  
  Nearly 50 per cent of food produced in Canada is wasted every year, according to a new report. The report, produced by Second Harvest, a food rescue organization, shows that 46.5 per cent or 21.1 million tonnes of food produced in Canada is actually never used. "We find ourselves in a paradox," said Lori Nikkel, Second Harvest CEO. "Food prices are skyrocketing, making it harder than ever for millions of Canadians to put healthy food on their tables. Yet at the same time, we're still wasting vas
  
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• Alberta registers Balance as official trust corporation - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 23:56 via news.google.com
  Alberta registers Balance as official trust corporation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Lethbridge works to preserve, grow honeybee populations - CTV News Calgary

  22-10-2024 23:54 via news.google.com
  University of Lethbridge works to preserve, grow honeybee populations  CTV News Calgary
  
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• University of Lethbridge works to preserve, grow honeybee populations

  22-10-2024 23:54
  
  The health of honeybees will be the focus of a presentation at the University of Lethbridge on Wednesday evening. Honeybee researcher Shelley Hoover, who has been studying the insects for more than 20 years, will be leading the discussion as part of the university's PUBlic Professor Series. "We have people studying gut parasites and how they affect the behaviour and health of the bees," said Hoover. "We have people studying the honeybee gut microbiome, so the bacteria that lives in the honeybee'
  
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• NDP urges premier to call byelection in Lethbridge-West; Smith throws challenge to Nenshi - Calgary Herald

  22-10-2024 23:45 via news.google.com
  NDP urges premier to call byelection in Lethbridge-West; Smith throws challenge to Nenshi  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta government announces municipal infrastructure grant, but critics say more needed

  22-10-2024 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's municipalities can apply for a new provincial infrastructure grant, but Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says more funding is needed.
  
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• Alberta Premier Smith pressuring Nenshi to declare seat run as NDP demand byelection

  22-10-2024 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Danielle Smith has until the new year to call the race in Lethbridge-West, after the riding's former NDP legislature member, Shannon Phillips, resigned in July.
  
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• Nursing students at Calgary's Bow Valley College get hands-on training through VR

  22-10-2024 22:58
  
  Nursing students at Bow Valley College in Calgary are getting hands-on experience treating patients in a clinical setting before even stepping into a hospital through a new virtual reality (VR) training program. The School of Health and Wellness at the college helped design the platform over the past year and is now providing students with diverse care situations they will find in the real world. "The more scenarios and more experience you have under your belt as a nurse, the better equipped you
  
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• Halloween is not a season, ‘it’s a lifestyle’ - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 22:50 via news.google.com
  Halloween is not a season, ‘it’s a lifestyle’  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Applications open for Taber’s Clean Energy Improvement Program - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 22:49 via news.google.com
  Applications open for Taber’s Clean Energy Improvement Program  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Grant helps municipalities experiencing population growth-related pressures - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 22:48 via news.google.com
  Grant helps municipalities experiencing population growth-related pressures  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Expanding cardiac services at Chinook Regional Hospital - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 22:47 via news.google.com
  Expanding cardiac services at Chinook Regional Hospital  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta's UCP government used 'false narratives' to justify safe supply policies: study

  22-10-2024 22:46
  
  A new study suggests the Government of Alberta purposely pushed false narratives around public safety to scale down safe supply in the province.  The study, titled Safer supply and political interference in medical practice: Alberta's Narcotics Transition Services, is published in International Journal of Drug Policy.  The study'sfindings revolve around the election of the United Conservative Party (UCP) in 2019, and the ensuing policy shift away from harm reduction towards an abstinen
  
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• Alberta's UCP government used 'false narratives' to justify safe supply policies: commentary

  22-10-2024 22:46
  
  A new commentary suggests the Government of Alberta purposely pushed false narratives around public safety to scale down safe supply in the province.  The commentary, titled Safer supply and political interference in medical practice: Alberta's Narcotics Transition Services, is published in International Journal of Drug Policy.  The commentary's statements revolve around the election of the United Conservative Party (UCP) in 2019, and the ensuing policy shift away from harm reduction t
  
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• Lethbridge Polytechnic graduate a finalist in pitch competition - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 22:43 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Polytechnic graduate a finalist in pitch competition  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• NDP urges premier to call byelection in Lethbridge-West; Smith throws challenge to Nenshi - MSN

  22-10-2024 22:42 via news.google.com
  NDP urges premier to call byelection in Lethbridge-West; Smith throws challenge to Nenshi  MSN
  
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• Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down, minister says

  22-10-2024 22:03
  
  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it is up to the Assembly of First Nations to come back to the federal government with a clear message about how it wants to proceed after chiefs voted against a $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement last week. Hajdu says she is sure AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is "listening very closely" to concerns chiefs have about how the AFN handled negotiations for that agreement. Chiefs rejected the 10-year reform deal at a gathering in Ca
  
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• Plans for a new cardiac testing lab in Lethbridge move to the next stage - Global News Toronto

  22-10-2024 21:43 via news.google.com
  Plans for a new cardiac testing lab in Lethbridge move to the next stage  Global News Toronto
  
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• Plans for a new cardiac testing lab in Lethbridge move to the next stage

  22-10-2024 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government says planning for a new cardiac catheterization lab at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge is moving into the next phase.
  
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• Auditor general will probe government contracts with ArriveCan app contractor - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 21:14 via news.google.com
  Auditor general will probe government contracts with ArriveCan app contractor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cooler temperatures prompt morning electrical grid alert throughout Alberta

  22-10-2024 21:01
  
  An electrical grid alert was issued throughout Alberta on Tuesday morning as temperatures cooled. The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) issued the grid alert at 7:15 a.m., with normal operating conditions returning just over an hour later at 8:22 a.m. AESO said the cooler temperatures contributed to the grid alert, resulting in an increase in demand during the peak hours of the morning. Three large thermal generators were also offline, and renewables generation was low due to lower wind th
  
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• Former Conservative leader says Trudeau 'should move on' amid efforts to oust him

  22-10-2024 20:53
  
  Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "should move on," as he faces growing inner-caucus turmoil. "He can be proud of some of the things he's done, but now I think he is a distraction for the national debate for his own caucus," O'Toole said in an interview with CTV News. O'Toole's comments come the day before a highly anticipated Liberal caucus meeting set for Wednesday, in which a group of Liberal MPs is expected to formally ask Trudeau to step aside as par
  
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• Full Availability – Premier Danielle Smith campaigning in Lethbridge - Bridge City News

  22-10-2024 20:35 via news.google.com
  Full Availability – Premier Danielle Smith campaigning in Lethbridge  Bridge City News
  
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• Alberta launches new grant to support communities facing rapid growth - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 20:19 via news.google.com
  Alberta launches new grant to support communities facing rapid growth  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Five Things to Know: Toronto Raptors’ 2024-25 season - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 20:17 via news.google.com
  Five Things to Know: Toronto Raptors’ 2024-25 season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chad Kelly, Christophe Beaulieu named CFL’s top offensive, defensive performers - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 20:01 via news.google.com
  Chad Kelly, Christophe Beaulieu named CFL’s top offensive, defensive performers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec government considers abolishing time change, announces consultations - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 19:47 via news.google.com
  Quebec government considers abolishing time change, announces consultations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Leafs defenceman Ekman-Larsson fined for interference against Lightning’s Guentzel - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 19:47 via news.google.com
  Leafs defenceman Ekman-Larsson fined for interference against Lightning’s Guentzel  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta announces new municipal infrastructure grant, but minister says more needed

  22-10-2024 19:37
  
  Alberta's municipalities can apply for a new provincial infrastructure grant, but Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says more funding is needed. The province aims to distribute a total of $20 million each year for the next three years. McIver says the program is meant to help fast growing mid-sized cities with populations under 200,000 address infrastructure needs such as sewer systems, roads and water lines. Some of the annual funding will be set aside for municipalities with fewer than 10,
  
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• Alberta announces infrastructure grant to help municipalities with population growth

  22-10-2024 19:37
  
  Alberta is offering infrastructure funding to help municipalities accommodate recent population growth. The province has added a little over 500,000 people over five years, putting pressure on public services. In response, the provincial government announced the Local Growth and Sustainability Grant on Tuesday. “We asked municipalities to step up and create economic activity, to provide investment, grow jobs for Albertans, and they've really done that. But sometimes when municipalitie
  
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• Alberta Energy System Operator issues grid alert over electricity use

  22-10-2024 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  AESO says cold temperatures and an unexpected reduction in electricity generation prompted a surprise grid alert Tuesday morning.
  
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• Tourmaline, Clean Energy open two new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta

  22-10-2024 18:47
  
  Two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations have opened in Alberta to help heavy-haul trucks get off diesel. The new stations in Calgary and Grande Prairie join an Edmonton station that opened last year and together form the start of what is intended to be Western Canada's first commercial-grade public CNG fuelling network. Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada's largest natural gas producer, and California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. signed a $70 million joint agreement last year to build
  
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• Canadiens winger Slafkovsky out for the week with upper-body injury - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 18:41 via news.google.com
  Canadiens winger Slafkovsky out for the week with upper-body injury  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Drivers advised of water valve work impacting traffic in south Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 18:26 via news.google.com
  Drivers advised of water valve work impacting traffic in south Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary therapy dogs dive in national competition

  22-10-2024 18:09
  
  Calgary therapy dogs Jaguar and Raglan are competing in the North America Diving Dogs competition this week in Springfield, Missouri. Two-year-old rescue dog Jaguar's pool record is a jump spanning 31.6 feet and eight-year-old sport mix Raglan has multiple pool records with jumps over 30 feet as well. Their owner and Pet Access League Society (PALS) volunteer Terry Griffin says his dogs had to compete in regionals to qualify, where they won their divisions in distance. "We are competing in the t
  
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• John Rustad shares his B.C. Conservative origin story, in postelection message - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 18:08 via news.google.com
  John Rustad shares his B.C. Conservative origin story, in postelection message  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Legault ‘shocked’ by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism controls - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 17:44 via news.google.com
  Legault ‘shocked’ by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism controls  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian rider Guillaume Boivin signs contract extension with Israel-Premier Tech - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 17:42 via news.google.com
  Canadian rider Guillaume Boivin signs contract extension with Israel-Premier Tech  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Clean Energy program now available to homeowners in Taber - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 17:37 via news.google.com
  Clean Energy program now available to homeowners in Taber  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta RCMP reminds public to use caution in winter driving conditions - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 17:27 via news.google.com
  Alberta RCMP reminds public to use caution in winter driving conditions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sentencing hearing held for man convicted in death of Colton Crowshoe

  22-10-2024 17:25
  
  More than a decade after Colton Crowshoe's death, the case against his killer continues. "I just want it over and done with. It's taking too long," said Jimmy Crowshoe, Colton's father. "It just hurt me lots." Calgary Indigenous Court, a space focused on restorative justice, heard from elders, lawyers, families of both sides and the man convicted. Wiley Provost read a statement saying, "I will be sorry for the rest of my life." "First time we've heard from him, he read a statement," Jimmy Crowsh
  
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• Colton Crowshoe's killer expected to be sentenced

  22-10-2024 17:25
  
  More than a decade after the death of Colton Crowshoe, the man responsible is expected to be sentenced in a Calgary court on Tuesday. Wiley Su Provost was charged with second-degree murder in July 2022 and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in September 2023. Provost and Crowshoe got into a fight after a house party in July 2014. Crowshoe died as a result and Provost then dumped his body into a retention pond near Stoney Trail and 16th Avenue N.W. Crowshoe's body was found three weeks later.Sign up
  
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• Hockey Canada releases discussion paper on state of the women’s game - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 16:56 via news.google.com
  Hockey Canada releases discussion paper on state of the women’s game  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Politicians remember Parliament Hill attack a decade later - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 16:37 via news.google.com
  Politicians remember Parliament Hill attack a decade later  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U of L presents spooky spine-tingling experiments - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 16:35 via news.google.com
  U of L presents spooky spine-tingling experiments  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Kodiaks soccer teams advance to playoffs - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 16:34 via news.google.com
  Kodiaks soccer teams advance to playoffs  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• LPS conducting critical incident training Tuesday - My Lethbridge Now

  22-10-2024 16:29 via news.google.com
  LPS conducting critical incident training Tuesday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Police seeking public assistance to locate missing teen - Lethbridge News Now

  22-10-2024 16:22 via news.google.com
  Police seeking public assistance to locate missing teen  Lethbridge News Now
  
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