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• Lethbridge County, nearby municipalities reach new emergency management partnership - CTV News Calgary

  01-11-2024 23:43 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge County, nearby municipalities reach new emergency management partnership

  01-11-2024 23:43
  
  Lethbridge County and the towns of Coalhurst, Nobleford and Picture Butte and the village of Barons have signed a new regional emergency management partnership agreement. The partners believe this agreement increases everyone's readiness for disasters such as wildfires or flooding. "We've had a lot of incidents in our area, a lot all across Canada, that I think we're all aware of. To have a united front and to have the partnership and bench strength and collaboration of union is instrumental dur
  
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• CTV Lethbridge Weather at 5 for Nov. 1, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  01-11-2024 23:27 via news.google.com
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• City of Lethbridge's snow route season begins; crews prepare for arrival of winter weather - CTV News Calgary

  01-11-2024 23:23 via news.google.com
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• City of Lethbridge's snow route season begins; crews prepare for arrival of winter weather

  01-11-2024 23:23
  
  As overnight temperatures continue to dip below freezing, the City of Lethbridge has launched its second annual snow route season ahead of winter. Snow routes can be activated anytime between Nov. 1 and April 1, when the City of Lethbridge's transportation operations department deems it necessary. "First, we plow and maintain the arterial roads like Whoop-Up Drive, Scenic (Drive), Mayor Magrath (Drive), and once we are done with those, we move on to priority 2 and 3 routes,” said Juliane R
  
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• Calgary councillor aims to protect drivers from 'predatory' tow trucks companies

  01-11-2024 22:58
  
  A Calgary councillor wants the city to protect drivers from tow truck companies that are "preying" on drivers on scene of car crashes. On Nov. 7, Ward 4 Coun. Peter Demong will put forward a notice of motion to address "predatory behaviors" by towing companies. The motion seeks to change bylaws, creating a perimeter around crash sites and introducing fines. Demong says in the motion there is a "growing local trend" of tow truck companies showing up at collision scenes before being called, and la
  
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• Calgary councillor aims to protect drivers from 'predatory' tow truck companies

  01-11-2024 22:58
  
  A Calgary councillor wants the city to protect drivers from tow truck companies that are "preying" on drivers on scene of car crashes. On Nov. 7, Ward 4 Coun. Peter Demong will put forward a notice of motion to address "predatory behaviors" by towing companies. The motion seeks to change bylaws, creating a perimeter around crash sites and introducing fines. Demong says in the motion there is a "growing local trend" of tow truck companies showing up at collision scenes before being called, and la
  
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• Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua ‘feeling good’ after cancer treatment - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 22:51 via news.google.com
  Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua ‘feeling good’ after cancer treatment  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Professional ballet dancers raised in Cuba sharing their passion with young Calgary dancers

  01-11-2024 22:37
  
  The Jeunesse Classique Ballet Society's (JCBS) artistic director and rehearsal mistress are a husband and wife team with close to 40 years of professional ballet dancing combined. Jaciel Gomez and Yairleys Sosa began their careers with the Cuban National Ballet Company. Sosa says ballet is taken very seriously in her home country. "They teach you very strict things," she said. "You have (kids at just) eight years old and (when they begin) you focus (a whole) year, eight hours a day for dancing,
  
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• RCMP investigating after Chestermere youth mugged for Halloween candy

  01-11-2024 22:29
  
  Mounties out of Chestermere, Alta., say half a dozen teens wrecked Halloween for at least one kid Thursday night. Chestermere RCMP say a youth was threatened for Halloween candy by five or six teens. According to RCMP, the teens had what appeared to be a machete and a gun, and they bear-sprayed the youth, who tried to flee. The teens are all described as male and wearing dark clothing and masks at the time. It's possible they left in a red Volkswagen car. Anyone with information about this incid
  
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• BTO returns to Calgary in April 2025 but this time the ‘T’ stands for Tal

  01-11-2024 21:35
  
  The iconic Prairie rockers Bachman-Turner Overdrive announced a spring 2025 cross-country tour Friday that includes two Calgary concerts, April 11 and 12, at the Grey Eagle Casino. They’ll also perform April 13 in Lethbridge and on April 9 in Grand Prairie. Founding band member Fred Turner, who retired from touring in 2018, won’t be part of the lineup, but Bachman’s son Tal will be. The band's original 1973 lineup included Randy and Fred, along with Robbie and Tim Bachman. The
  
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• Wranglers defeat Gulls 6-2 to make it 9 in a row

  01-11-2024 20:38
  
  The Calgary Wranglers won their ninth game in a row Thursday, defeating the San Diego Gulls 6-2. William Stromgren scored twice, and Clark Bishop, Dryden Hunt, Walker Duehr and Rory Kerins added single goals as the Wranglers swept a two-game mini-series with the Gulls. The Wranglers also defeated the Gulls 4-3 on Tuesday night. Walterri Ignatjew turned aside 39 shots in goal to get the victory. Sam Colangelo and Carson Meyer replied for San Diego. The Wranglers have the weekend off.  They&r
  
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• Pathways seeking bids for part of its proposed carbon capture network: Imperial

  01-11-2024 20:12
  
  The Pathways Alliance group of oilsands companies has issued a request for proposals to pipe manufacturers for the massive carbon capture and storage network it wants to build in northern Alberta. The CEO of Imperial Oil Ltd., one of the six oilsands majors behind the proposed $16.5-billion project, provided the update on his company's third-quarter earnings call Friday. He said the RFP was issued in the third quarter. “We have gone out to potential pipe suppliers and asked them to give us
  
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• Coaldale Winter Fest to debut in 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 20:11 via news.google.com
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• Calgary's October home sales flat over 2023 but supply for lower-priced homes lagging

  01-11-2024 19:47
  
  The Calgary Real Estate Board says October home sales were mostly flat compared with last year's levels, but remained around one-quarter higher than long-term trends for the month. The board says 2,174 homes changed hands last month, which was 0.2 per cent higher than October 2023, as sales gains for homes priced above $600,000 offset declines at the lower end of the market. On a month-over-month basis, home sales were up 8.6 per cent from September levels. The benchmark price across all home ty
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes’ annual Toque and Teddy Toss hits the ice Dec. 6 - My Lethbridge Now

  01-11-2024 19:45 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Hurricanes’ annual Toque and Teddy Toss hits the ice Dec. 6  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Kodiaks court sports are back - My Lethbridge Now

  01-11-2024 19:44 via news.google.com
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• More dogs seized from Calgary man under court order prohibiting him from pet ownership

  01-11-2024 19:36
  
  A Calgary man has been charged after being found in violation of a court order that prohibits him from owning animals for 15 years. Previously, Denis Bagaric's three dogs were found to be responsible for the fatal mauling of his 86-year-old next-door neighbour Betty Ann Williams in 2022. On Oct. 10, Bagaric was charged with a single count of disobeying a court order in relation to bylaw charges stemming from that 2022 attack, police confirmed in an email to CTV. "Two dogs have been removed from
  
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• Stormwater Management Project anticipate to break ground this month - My Lethbridge Now

  01-11-2024 19:32 via news.google.com
  Stormwater Management Project anticipate to break ground this month  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Train derailment near Beiseker prompts advisory from RCMP

  01-11-2024 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP are asking motorists to stay away from a train derailment just east of Beiseker while investigators try to determine what is in the cars that came off the tracks.
  
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• 19 cars off the track following train derailment near Bieseker, Alta.

  01-11-2024 18:53
  
  A train derailed near Beiseker, Alta., on Friday morning. The derailment occurred north of Highway 9, between Highway 806 and Range Road 255, according to RCMP. In total, 19 cars were off the tracks. Police said investigators are working to figure out what’s inside the cars.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppFire crews and CN staff were also dispatched to the scene. RCMP said traffic is not affected but asked people to avoid the area. CTV News
  
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• 19 cars off the track following train derailment near Beiseker, Alta.

  01-11-2024 18:53
  
  A train derailed near Beiseker, Alta., on Friday morning. The derailment occurred north of Highway 9, between Highway 806 and Range Road 255, according to RCMP. In total, 19 cars were off the tracks. Police said investigators are working to figure out what’s inside the cars.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppFire crews and CN staff were also dispatched to the scene. RCMP said traffic is not affected but asked people to avoid the area. CTV News
  
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• Makar named NHL’s first star for October; Michkov grabs rookie honours - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 18:46 via news.google.com
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• Volunteers needed for Christmas Hope campaign - My Lethbridge Now

  01-11-2024 18:35 via news.google.com
  Volunteers needed for Christmas Hope campaign  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• All cancer patients in Calgary now being moved to new cancer centre

  01-11-2024 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  AHS says all outpatient cancer appointments in Calgary are being moved to the new cancer centre and inpatients will be moved this weekend.
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Homestand Against Hitmen - Canadian Hockey League

  01-11-2024 18:09 via news.google.com
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• A new era for sports viewing in Lethbridge. - CJWE

  01-11-2024 17:37 via news.google.com
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• New Calgary report explores warning signs of domestic violence

  01-11-2024 17:18
  
  A new domestic violence report out of the University of Calgary (U of C) could help flag early warning signs. It’s the second in a series of research and done in partnership with the Calgary Police Service.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App"In this study, we had an opportunity to dig deeper on men who got charged in 2019, and any prior contact they’ve had with Calga
  
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• Premier Smith faces important vote at UCP AGM in Red Deer - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 16:57 via news.google.com
  Premier Smith faces important vote at UCP AGM in Red Deer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Enbridge reports $1.29B 3rd-quarter profit, up from $532M last year

  01-11-2024 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company says the profit amounted to 59 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from 26 cents per share in the same quarter last year.
  
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• Enbridge in talks about Mainline pipeline expansion as Canadian oil output grows

  01-11-2024 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Enbridge's Mainline system is the largest pipeline system in North America, moving crude from Western Canada to markets in Eastern Canada and the U.S. Midwest.
  
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• Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advances to semifinal at Hong Kong Open - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 16:11 via news.google.com
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• Veren Inc.’s share price plunges as oil producer lowers output forecast

  01-11-2024 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company has operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan and used to be known as Crescent Point Energy Corp.
  
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• 1 in hospital following crash on Stoney Trail involving school bus

  01-11-2024 15:55
  
  One person was taken to hospital Friday morning following a crash on Stoney Trail. Calgary police said they were called to a two-vehicle crash involving a sedan and a school bus on the highway near the westbound exit onto Centre Street/Harvest Hills Boulevard N.E. The school bus was empty, and the driver was uninjured, but the driver of the sedan, a Volkswagen Golf, sustained minor injuries. "The roads are slippery this morning, so we are reminding folks to slow down, provide extra space between
  
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• Imperial Oil reports $1.24B 3rd-quarter profit, down from $1.6B last year

  01-11-2024 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company says the profit amounted to $2.33 per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, down from $2.76 per diluted share a year earlier.
  
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• At least 8 killed in roof collapse at Serbian railway station - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 15:31 via news.google.com
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• Potatoes and onions: Calgary trick-or-treaters offered odd choice

  01-11-2024 15:25
  
  Some trick-or-treaters out on Halloween were presented with an odd choice at some homes in Calgary and area. According to Reddit users, some crafty homeowners were offering hearty produce as a choice for kids to take instead of a sugary sweet. Potatoes, onions and even zucchini were offered as a joke, commenters said. However, the draw of the fresh produce was reportedly too much for some of the costumed kids. "Final totals – chocolate kids: 36; onion kids: six," said Reddit's CirclingBack
  
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• Near-zero visibility prompts advisories for Calgary and area early Friday

  01-11-2024 15:11
  
  Dense fog formed in and around Calgary overnight Thursday, and by Friday morning Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued fog advisories with some communities in southern Alberta experiencing near-zero visibility.Conditions are expected to improve throughout the morning, however it is possible that fog will develop again early Saturday in many of the same communities.Sunshine will replace fog in Calgary by Friday afternoon, with a daytime high slightly below the seasonal average of 7
  
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• B.C. trans basketball player speaks out about verbal, physical mistreatment - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 14:56 via news.google.com
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• Alberta Utilities Commission blocks Westlock solar project

  01-11-2024 14:40
  
  A proposed solar plant north of Westlock was originally slated to be operational by December, but after months of review, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has decided the project won’t be built.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News Edmonton, right at your fingertipsAcestes Power ULC applied to build the 24-megawatt solar plant in 2023, which it claimed would generate enough electricity annually to power about 7,000 homes. On Oct. 11, the AUC ruled that the company had failed
  
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• Premier Danielle Smith braces for crucial vote at UCP’s weekend conference

  01-11-2024 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The vote comes at the party's annual general meeting, and at least 5,500 members are registered to attend.
  
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• Ride-share giant Uber bans customer after Alberta driver shares racist rant video

  01-11-2024 14:26
  
  Ride-share giant Uber has banned a customer from its app after one of its drivers posted a social media video showing him enduring a racist tirade.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertipsMandeep Sehgal says it was important for him to call attention to it because South Asian drivers are increasingly facing racist taunts and Uber was taking too long to hold his belligerent customer accountable. Sehgal said South Asian Uber drivers are also increasingly installing c
  
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• 2 saved from burning home in Penbrooke Meadows

  01-11-2024 14:12
  
  Firefighters needed to rescue the occupants of a burning home in Penbrooke Meadows after one of the evacuees climbed out of an upstairs window and was stranded on the roof. At about 11:25 p.m., the Calgary Fire Department was called to a home in a residential townhouse complex on Pensville Close S.E.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppWhile firefighters arrived, they found smoke
  
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• Manchester United confirms hiring of Ruben Amorim as manager - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 13:36 via news.google.com
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• UCP faithful set to vote on Danielle Smith, bathroom bans and pollutant classification at AGM

  01-11-2024 13:00
  
  A Danielle Smith leadership vote and policy surrounding gender and net-zero emissions targets will take centre stage when the United Conservative Party Annual General Meeting (AGM) gets underway Friday. The gathering — billed by the party as the largest political convention in Canadian history — is expected to draw 5,600 UCP members to Red Deer. “Our party is coming together because they’re excited about the policy discussion,” Smith said Wednesday. “They want
  
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• Impact of Vince Carter still felt in Canadian recreational basketball - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 12:06 via news.google.com
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• Children's doctors reporting unusual increase in walking pneumonia cases in Canada

  01-11-2024 10:00
  
  Children’s hospitals across the country are seeing an unusual increase in the number of serious and more complicated cases of walking pneumonia affecting much younger patients, according to medical experts. Dr. Earl Rubin says he’s seeing more children who are needing treatment for walking pneumonia at the Montreal Children's Hospital. The disease is common in children and it’s usually a milder form of pneumonia, the division director of pediatric infectious diseases said, but
  
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• Canada and the U.S. share the world's longest border. Here's how the election could affect it

  01-11-2024 10:00
  
  Spend just a few minutes at the border between Canada and the U.S. – the world's longest – and you'll see why trade is a vital lifeline. CTV National News got to the Windsor, Ont. border crossing shortly after dawn at the beginning of a multi-state road trip to witness dozens of transport trailers at a duty-free stop on the Canadian side fueling up and passing by.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesMost of the goods they're hauling are c
  
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• In the news today: Alberta premier braces for crucial party vote - Lethbridge News Now

  01-11-2024 09:21 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge Polytechnic - Lethbridge Polytechnic to research canola-based feed in aquaponics industry - Education News Canada

  01-11-2024 05:02 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Polytechnic - Lethbridge Polytechnic to research canola-based feed in aquaponics industry  Education News Canada
  
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