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• Lethbridge police officer charged in off-duty domestic incident - CTV News Calgary

  30-10-2024 23:38 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge police officer charged in off-duty domestic incident

  30-10-2024 23:38
  
  A Lethbridge police officer faces multiple charges in relation to an off-duty domestic incident. According to the Lethbridge Police Service, the officer is charged with:Criminal harassment; Mischief; and Being unlawfully in a dwelling house.He has also been suspended with pay. Lethbridge Police Service says it will not name the officer, as doing so would also identify the victim. It did say, however, the officer is a constable who has been a member for 20 years. No further details will be provid
  
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• Changes to Child Care Act ‘a good first step’ but ‘lots more to do’ say parents

  30-10-2024 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government of Alberta says it’s taking steps to strengthen legislation governing the province’s child care sector but some parents say the changes don't go far enough.
  
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• Final Alberta crop report shows better than average yields for southern Alberta farmers

  30-10-2024 23:25
  
  According to the last Alberta crop report of 2024, 99.9 percent of crops in the south region have been harvested. All that's left to come out of the ground are pockets of canola, flax and sugar beets. Despite pessimism heading into the growing season, farmers were pleasantly surprised with the amount of rain they got. "This spring, we were rationed with irrigation water, so it was very concerning for us," said Gary Stanford, who farms outside Magrath. "Then when we received a lot of rain, (
  
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• Lethbridge Police officer charged in off-duty incident - https://www.lethbridgepolice.ca/

  30-10-2024 23:20 via news.google.com
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• ‘Custodian of history’: Lethbridge pilot gearing up for multiple Remembrance Day fly past ceremonies - CTV News Calgary

  30-10-2024 23:19 via news.google.com
  ‘Custodian of history’: Lethbridge pilot gearing up for multiple Remembrance Day fly past ceremonies  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta taking steps toward better protecting children in child care - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 23:18 via news.google.com
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• Alberta government proposes larger fines for selling uninspected meat - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 23:13 via news.google.com
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• One pedestrian dead, another hurt in separate crashes in Calgary

  30-10-2024 23:00
  
  A man is dead and a woman is in serious condition after two recent pedestrian collisions in Calgary. Police say a man in his 50s was riding a mobility scooter in a parking lot on Saturday when he was hit by an SUV. The man died in hospital on Tuesday. Also Tuesday, police say a woman in her 20s was walking her dog when she was hit by an SUV at a crosswalk. They say the woman is in hospital with life-altering injuries while her dog was hurt but able to run home. Speed, drugs and alcohol aren't co
  
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• Flames captain Mikael Backlund suits up for his 1,000th game

  30-10-2024 22:52
  
  "I'm just trying to enjoy every minute of it," Mikael Backlund said. Backlund was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the first round, 24th overall in the 2007 NHL draft. Things didn't always go smoothly for the now-35-year-old captain of the Flames. In fact, early in his career, he contemplated going to Switzerland to play hockey. But he stuck with it and on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City, Utah, Backlund will suit up for his 1,000th NHL game, and he's been taking it all in. "Today, I'm just super
  
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• B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 22:49 via news.google.com
  B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery’s sustainable certification - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 22:38 via news.google.com
  B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery’s sustainable certification  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to increase fines for selling uninspected meat

  30-10-2024 21:59
  
  The Alberta government, in the interest of protecting human and animal health as well as the meat industry, is increasing the penalties for the sale of illegal uninspected meat. The government's Meat Inspection Amendment Act, tabled in the legislature on Wednesday, aims to increase fines for anyone who is involved in the sale of uninspected meat or the illegal slaughter of animals. According to Alberta Agriculture, the illegal slaughtering and butchering operations run the gamut from individual
  
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• Robinson Outreach at Rivercross Ranch uses horses to connect with students and seniors

  30-10-2024 21:53
  
  On a ranch just west of the city limits, a group of students from Jack James High School gets off a bus to spend the next hour and a half with some full size and miniature horses. The students are on their sixth trip out to the Robinson Outreach at Rivercross Ranch (ROARR) . "We are providing equine assisted learning," said Marilyn MacLean, director of equine operations. "It's a building block system where you come out and connect with horses and (guests) are learning communication, teamwork and
  
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• Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 21:49 via news.google.com
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• 'To protect our children': Alberta unveils new bill aimed at child-care sector

  30-10-2024 21:47
  
  The Alberta government is looking to increase oversight of the child-care sector.Sign up for breaking news emails from CTV News Edmonton, right at your fingertips The province tabled the Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024 – Bill 25 – on Wednesday. The bill makes changes to the Public Health Act and Safety Codes Act. The legislation is guided by recommendations made by a child-care and food-safety review panel established after hundreds of children fell ill last Se
  
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• Committee recommends Gordon McClure as Alberta’s next Chief Electoral Officer - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 21:38 via news.google.com
  Committee recommends Gordon McClure as Alberta’s next Chief Electoral Officer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Spate of break-ins to Calgary homes backing onto greenspaces prompts police warning

  30-10-2024 21:14
  
  A series of home break-and-enters in southwest and northwest Calgary have police sounding the alarm to scenic city residents. Eight break-ins have been identified in the space of a week. All seem to have targeted homes backing onto "greenspaces, ravines, parks and golf courses" in the southwest and northwest, police say. The incidents share an MO:Police say all the break-and-enters occurred in the evening, late in the week or on the weekend when no one was home; The homes' back doors and windows
  
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• Looming Canada Post strike creating anxiety for Calgary small businesses

  30-10-2024 21:08
  
  The looming threat of a Canada Post strike is creating anxiety for some Calgary small business owners as any sort of slowdown in their shipments could mean thousands of dollars in lost revenue. Joyce Okunusi, the owner of Joyce’s Closet Boutique, opened up her first brick-and-mortar store in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood just over a month ago, but says online sales make up a large chunk of her business. “It would be very detrimental to my business if Canada Post went on st
  
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• TSB says B.C. helicopter crashed in 2021 after rotors collided - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 20:38 via news.google.com
  TSB says B.C. helicopter crashed in 2021 after rotors collided  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The loonie is trading at lows not seen in years. Here's what it means for Canadians

  30-10-2024 20:36
  
  The Canadian dollar is trading against the U.S. dollar at levels not seen since 2020 as the combined pressures of economic outlooks, elections, and energy prices weigh. Here's what you need to know. What's happening with the Canadian dollar? Canada's currency sunk below 72 cents US this week for the first time in more than four years, breaking through the 72 to 76 cent band it has been trading within in recent months. It closed Tuesday at 71.89 cents US after falling just under 72 cents on Monda
  
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• State adversaries getting ‘bolder’ in cyberspace, Canadian threat forecast warns - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 20:34 via news.google.com
  State adversaries getting ‘bolder’ in cyberspace, Canadian threat forecast warns  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to host respective division semifinals - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 20:33 via news.google.com
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• Lunchbox Theatre celebrates 50th anniversary with return of Jake’s Gift

  30-10-2024 20:31
  
  Lunchbox Theatre is kicking off its 50th anniversary season with the return of one of its all-time most popular shows. Jake’s Gift, a solo show by Julia Mackey, tells the story of Jake, a Second World War veteran who returns to Juno Beach for the 60th anniversary of D-Day. During that visit, he meets 10-year-old Isabelle, a local girl who challenges Jake to confront his uneasy memories of the past, and maybe heal a little along the way. It will be the fourth production of the show at Lunch
  
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• Human remains found in wooded area near Levern

  30-10-2024 20:19
  
  Police are investigating after a body was found on the Blood Tribe First Nation. On Oct. 29, police say human remains were located near Levern, located southwest of Lethbridge. Officials say the body was "in an advanced state of decomposition." No further details are available.
  
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• Calgary Liberal MP voices support for secret ballot vote on Trudeau's leadership

  30-10-2024 20:01
  
  A Calgary Liberal MP is joining a growing number of members in Justin Trudeau’s caucus calling for a secret ballot vote on the prime minister’s future as leader of the party. Speaking Tuesday, Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal said a secret ballot vote on whether Trudeau should step down would help members express their opinions and be unified in support of the party leadership. “I think all cabinet ministers and MPs should want to move forward and clear the air, and I think the
  
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• Upgrades to begin this week at Fritz Sick Pool - My Lethbridge Now

  30-10-2024 19:52 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge’s Shaela Miller to play at Lloydminster’s Vic Juba, Nov. 7 - My Lloydminster Now

  30-10-2024 19:25 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge’s Shaela Miller to play at Lloydminster’s Vic Juba, Nov. 7  My Lloydminster Now
  
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• Calgary's chief financial officer and corporate planning director replaced ahead of budget adjustments

  30-10-2024 19:23
  
  The City of Calgary has confirmed changes to its head financial officer and corporate planner, just days before yearly budget adjustment deliberations are set to start. Calgary's chief administrative officer David Duckworth announced the organizational changes in an email sent to staff on Tuesday, A statement from the city confirmed the changes on Wednesday. "Our chief financial officer Carla Male and our director of corporate planning P performance Chris Stewart are no longer with the
  
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• Feds fire back at Alberta’s application for judicial review of carbon price

  30-10-2024 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith announced earlier this week that her United Conservative Party government is seeking a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil.
  
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• Calgary police, firefighters, EMS will be on patrol on Halloween, keeping trick-or-treaters safe

  30-10-2024 18:55
  
  As children across Calgary prepare their costumes for Halloween, local emergency organizations are planning their patrols. Members of the group Partners in Safety have been working to keep trick-or-treaters safe for 30 years now. The group includes Calgary police, paramedics, firefighters, Calgary Transit, Calgary 911, bylaw services and Calgary's Child Magazine. Together, they patrol Calgary communities on Oct. 31. The Partners in Safety will be out in marked vehicles from 6 to 8 p.m. Local fir
  
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• Wranglers make it 8 in a row with 4-3 win over Gulls at Saddledome

  30-10-2024 18:53
  
  Matt Coronato scored twice to lead the Calgary Wranglers to a 4-3 win over San Diego Tuesday night at the Saddledome. The victory was the Wranglers’ eighth in a row, after a season opening loss at Abbotsford. In addition to Coronato’s pair, the Wranglers got one from Ilya Solovyov and one from Clark Bishop to provide the margin of victory over the Gulls. Tyson Hinds, Sam Colangelo and Jan Mysak scored for San Diego, leaving things knotted at three goals apiece halfway through the thi
  
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• Human remains found on Blood Tribe - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 18:38 via news.google.com
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• Hurricanes to host Military Appreciation Night Nov. 6 - My Lethbridge Now

  30-10-2024 18:33 via news.google.com
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• Calgary Stampeders decide not to retain three assistant coaches

  30-10-2024 18:30
  
  Longtime assistant coaches Mark Kilam and Brent Monson won't be back with the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL club announced Wednesday that Kilam, the special-teams co-ordinator and assistant head coach, and Monson, the defensive co-ordinator, along with defensive-line coach Juwan Simpson, will not be retained for the 2025 season.  Calgary (5-12-1) finished fifth in the West Division this season, missing the CFL playoffs for the first time since 2004. "As an organization, we felt some changes w
  
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• Quebec man allegedly brought women to Calgary to force them into the sex trade: ALERT

  30-10-2024 18:15
  
  Police in Alberta have arrested a Quebec man on numerous charges related to human trafficking. Xavier Godbout, 22, was arrested by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams’ (ALERT) human trafficking unit on Oct. 24, with help from Calgary police. He was also wanted on warrants from Quebec. Police say Godbout allegedly met two women on social media and recruited them to travel to Calgary under the pretence of a job. When they arrived, he allegedly tried to force them into working in the sex t
  
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• Calgary Stampeders decide not to retain three assistant coaches - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 18:13 via news.google.com
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• Achinioti-Jonsson, Antonoglou, Klomp up for CPL top defender award - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 18:13 via news.google.com
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• Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 17:54 via news.google.com
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• Carbon monoxide scare at Calgary home prompts warning from fire department

  30-10-2024 17:45
  
  The Calgary Fire Department is using a close call in the city's southeast Wednesday morning to highlight the importance of having a working carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in your home. The fire department says crews were called to a home in an undisclosed neighbourhood at 7 a.m. by a resident who complained of feeling lightheaded. Both the 911 caller and another person in the home were able to get out safely with their cats and dogs while waiting for firefighters to arrive. Crews discovered the CO l
  
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• Quebec City to host Montreal-Ottawa neutral-site PWHL game - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 17:29 via news.google.com
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• Bill on child care to be tabled Wednesday

  30-10-2024 16:21
  
  One of the next bills that will be introduced in the Alberta legislature will aim to strengthen the province's child-care sector, the government says. Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News Edmonton, right at your fingertips Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade Matt Jones is expected to introduce Bill 25, the Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, on Wednesday. No other details are available until the bill is tabled. The government is also expected to table on Wednesday a bill
  
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• Construction for Fritz Sick pool upgrades begins November 1 - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 16:05 via news.google.com
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• 10 things to do in Calgary this weekend (Nov. 1 - 3)

  30-10-2024 15:30
  
  There are plenty of local events and activities you can check out in Calgary this weekend. Here's a look at just 10 things happening around the city: Flames vs. DevilsWhat: The Calgary Flames take on the New Jersey Devils. When:  Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise S.E.      View this post on Instagram                     A post shared by Calgary Flames (@nhlflames) Ar
  
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• Mild and cool conditions expected for Halloween

  30-10-2024 15:23
  
  Calgarians woke up to a cool start Wednesday with frosty windshield and windchill values making it feel two to three degrees colder than the ambient temperature. With clear skies and almost no wind, fog developed overnight in central Alberta – including along the QEII corridor near Red Deer. Both the frost and fog will ease throughout the morning Wednesday, but it is likely similar conditions could develop on Thursday morning. For most of the week conditions will be mild with a mix of sun
  
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• Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations - Lethbridge News Now

  30-10-2024 15:09 via news.google.com
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• Legislative session in Alberta reconvenes with plenty of items for the rural watchlist

  30-10-2024 15:01
  
  Legislation around property rights, gun ownership, tourism and parental involvement in education should spark the interest of rural Albertans, the UCP's government house leader speculated in announcing plans for this week's reconvened session of the legislature. But pleasing people who live beyond the province's cities is not driving his party's fall agenda, Joseph Schow said in advance of politicians' return to the floor of the house this week. "We don't necessarily distinguish between rural an
  
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• Calgary's Green Line CEO leaves project

  30-10-2024 14:27
  
  The head of Calgary's embattled Green Line project is stepping away from his role. Darshpreet Bhatti shared the news on Tuesday, but did not share any details about his next role.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe City of Calgary is in the process of dissolving the project's board of directors as it awaits input from the provincial government on an alternate route through the downtown core. Bhatti assumed the role of CEO in 2021 after serving as
  
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• Precision Drilling sees 3rd-quarter profits rise on stronger rig demand

  30-10-2024 13:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Precision Drilling says its revenue was $477 million, up from $447 million in the prior year's quarter.
  
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• Canada Post presents latest contract offer to Canadian Union of Postal Workers

  30-10-2024 13:03
  
  Canada Post has presented its latest contract offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in a bid to reach a new deal without a labour disruption. The new proposal includes annual wage increases amounting to 11.5 per cent over four years. It also protects the defined benefit pension for current employees, as well as their job security and health benefits.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe union announced earlier this week that its members vote
  
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