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• More than $16K in drugs seized by LPS - My Lethbridge Now

  22-12-2024 23:31 via news.google.com
  More than $16K in drugs seized by LPS  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary Firefighters Toy Association throws a Christmas party for thousands of kids at Telus Centre

  22-12-2024 23:25
  
  The Calgary Firefighters Toy Association threw a Christmas party Sunday afternoon for about 4,000 kids at the Telus Convention Centre. For Farrah Hart and her four-year-old daughter Bria, it was a party to remember. “It’s our first time,” Farrah said. “(Seeing) Santa, face-painting, the performers – it’s just super-fun. “Honestly I’m a single parent,” Hart added, “so I had a really great time here with my daughter. We were looking forwa
  
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• Police looking for driver involved in pedestrian collision in downtown Calgary.

  22-12-2024 21:26
  
  One person is in hospital after being struck by an SUV in downtown Calgary early Saturday morning, Calgary Police say a dark-coloured SUV was travelling south along Third St. S.E. between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, shortly after 2 a.m.  when it struck a pedestrian standing in the lane. The pedestrian was transported to hospital in serious, life-threatening condition. Officers say the driver of the SUV fled the scene and an investigation into their whereabouts is ongoing. Anyone with informati
  
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• DJD turns 40 and goes to the High Performance Rodeo to celebrate with Call and Response

  22-12-2024 20:00
  
  Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) turns 40 in 2025 and they’re kicking off a milestone birthday by throwing a celebration of movement at the High Performance Rodeo. All you need to know about their season-opening show Call and Response, opening Jan. 16, is that it features the Falling Bullets Jazz Band from New Orleans. That means a performance that the company described in a media release as a “toe-tapping, foot stomping, finger snapping, head nodding, torso wiggling, groove busting&r
  
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• A small plane crashes into a Brazilian town popular with tourists and the number of dead is unclear

  22-12-2024 18:54
  
  A small plane crashed into a Brazilian town that is popular with tourists on Sunday, killing several people, local officials said. Eduardo Leite, governor of Rio Grande do Sul state, said in a statement on X that no passenger survived the crash in Gramado town, and that the plane had capacity to carry nine passengers. Authorities did not immediately say how many passengers or crew were on board.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesBrazil’s Civi
  
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• Starting over: Calgarian living in his RV questions being forced to relocate

  22-12-2024 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  After being forced to relocate from the street he called home, a Calgary man questions why he and his neighbours were made to move and not others.
  
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• Traffic advisory issued by RCMP due to poor driving conditions south of Calgary and north of Red Deer

  22-12-2024 16:12
  
  Alberta RCMP issued a traffic advisory early Sunday morning due to poor driving conditions throughout the province. On social media, @RCMP Alberta posted that “South of Calgary, freezing rain is causing extremely poor road conditions. “North of Red Deer,” it added, “thick fog is reducing visibility. “Avoid travel, check Alberta 511 for current conditions.” Environment and Climate Change Canada said in an 11:25 p.m. post Saturday night that a freezing rain warn
  
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• It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

  22-12-2024 15:56
  
  It’s the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there’s no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon. Or smoke out Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the revolver. Or — in the case of Janet Gutierrez and Katy Cadman — lay that magical X tile on a triple letter score. "It's the human contact,” Gutierrez said, lifting her head from a recent lunchtime Scrabble battle with Cadman at D6 Table Top Café in Calgary. “We spend
  
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• NASA's Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

  22-12-2024 15:39
  
  A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight through the sun's corona: the outer atmosphere visible during a total solar eclipse.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesThe next milestone: closest approach to the sun. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass with
  
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• City of Lethbridge services to be impacted during Christmas break - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 14:01 via news.google.com
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• Two U.S. Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, U.S. military says

  22-12-2024 13:14
  
  Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels. Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries. But the shootdown underlines just how dangerous the Red Sea corridor has become, with ongoing attacks on shipping by the Iranian-backed Hou
  
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• Can the Governor General do what Pierre Poilievre is asking? This expert says no

  22-12-2024 12:00
  
  A historically difficult week for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government ended with a renewed push from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to topple this government – this time in the form a letter to the Governor General. In a Friday afternoon press conference, Poilievre told reporters he was writing to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, “asking her to reconvene Parliament and require a non-confidence vote." The letter itself doesn’t state that exactly – rather, i
  
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• Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 10:05 via news.google.com
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• ‘We need to win’: Vancouver Canucks battling frustration amid slump - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 09:45 via news.google.com
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• Delores Berte Obituary | Dec 22, 2024 | Lethbridge, AB - Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels

  22-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Jets soar out of the gates, whip Wild 5-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 05:35 via news.google.com
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• Hellebuyck nets shutout as Jets whip Wild 5-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 04:00 via news.google.com
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• Flames thrilled with Coronato’s improvement, attention to details - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 03:00 via news.google.com
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• Oilers finding ways to thrive in close encounters - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 02:15 via news.google.com
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• Flames get goals from 6 players in a 6-4 victory over the Blackhawks

  22-12-2024 02:08
  
   Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Saturday. Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund also scored for Flames, who have picked up points in their last four games, going 2-0-2. Dustin Wolf made 24 stops and improved to 10-5-2 in his rookie season. Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist, and Connor Bedard added a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who had their three-game win
  
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• Leafs captain Auston Matthews misses game against Islanders with undisclosed injury - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 01:30 via news.google.com
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• Oysters recalled in 3 Canadian provinces over norovirus concerns 

  22-12-2024 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Certain oysters have been recalled in three Canadian provinces following a suspected outbreak of norovirus in British Columbia that left dozens of people sick.
  
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• Oilers engineer late rally to tip Sharks 3-2 in OT - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 00:56 via news.google.com
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• Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 00:41 via news.google.com
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• Oysters distributed in B.C., Alberta, Ontario recalled for norovirus contamination - Lethbridge News Now

  22-12-2024 00:10 via news.google.com
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• Love With Humanity Association throws free festive bazaar in northeast Calgary

  22-12-2024 00:01
  
  A free festive bazaar took place in northeast Calgary Saturday afternoon, offering all the trimmings so that people in need can have Christmas dinner this year. Love With Humanity Association president and founder Syed Hassan said the event provided fruits, vegetables, juice and even turkeys (and gravy) for anyone who wanted some. In 2023, Hassan said his organization provided food for about 200 people but in 2024, he expected to serve around 300. “Families have crises paying mortgages, bi
  
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