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• 5 rescued after avalanche triggered north of Whistler, B.C. RCMP say

  23-12-2024 23:55
  
  Emergency crews and heli-skiing staff helped rescue five people who were caught up in a backcountry avalanche north of Whistler, B.C., on Monday. The slide was triggered by "commercial activity" on Ipsoot Mountain, near the community of Pemberton, according to Const. Antoine Graebling with the Sea to Sky RCMP detachment. Several customers and an instructor from Whistler Heli Skiing were out on the mountain at the time, Graebling said. Four people were completely buried by the avalanche – i
  
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• Lethbridge Polytechnic announces new education and training opportunities for police - CTV News Calgary

  23-12-2024 23:54 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Polytechnic announces new education and training opportunities for police  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge Polytechnic announces new education and training opportunities for police

  23-12-2024 23:54
  
  Lethbridge Polytechnic is taking steps to strengthen education and training opportunities for future police cadet graduates. The post-secondary institution announced a new prior learning credit agreement with seven police services across Western Canada. Those who graduated from a police cadet program as far back as 2017 can receive 42 credits toward a criminal justice policing diploma. The hope is to expand officer education and foster new partnerships with law enforcement agencies across the Pr
  
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• Milk River emergency department shuttered through Thursday

  23-12-2024 23:43
  
  Alberta Health Services says the Milk River emergency department has temporarily closed due to a lack of physician coverage. The emergency department closed Monday morning and won't reopen until 8 a.m. Thursday. Nursing staff remain on site during the temporary closure to provide care for long-term care residents. Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency, with EMS calls now being rerouted to the Raymond Health Centre or to the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge.
  
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• Roughriders acquire quarterback Maier's rights from Stampeders for '25 draft pick

  23-12-2024 23:42
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired the rights to veteran quarterback Jake Maier from the Calgary Stampeders on Monday for a 2025 eighth-round draft pick. The deal gives Saskatchewan a window to negotiate exclusively with Maier, who's slated to become a free agent Feb. 11. Maier started 45 of 65 games over four seasons with Calgary (2021-24). The six-foot, 200-pound Maier completed 1,022 of 1,497 passes for 11,685 yards with 60 touchdowns and 39 interceptions. He also rushed 60 times for 232 y
  
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• Competition Bureau suing Rogers over unlimited data claim - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 23:26 via news.google.com
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• Low Canadian dollar a 'double-edged sword' as more Americans travel north: economist

  23-12-2024 23:12
  
  A Calgary economist says the low Canadian dollar is a mixed blessing, with data showing that more Americans are travelling north to make the most of their spending. U.S. residents took 1.8 million trips to Canada in October, according to Statistics Canada, which is up 8.2 per cent from the same time last year but still shy of numbers seen before the pandemic. The number of U.S. resident and overseas travellers hit 2,252,283 in October, up around five per cent since the year before, but still rep
  
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• Beware the Grinch of holiday investment scams - My Lethbridge Now

  23-12-2024 23:11 via news.google.com
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• Fort Macleod teen reported missing - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 22:57 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge Polytechnic reaches new heights in college research rankings - My Lethbridge Now

  23-12-2024 22:51 via news.google.com
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• Waterworks repair impacting one lane along 5 Avenue North - City of Lethbridge

  23-12-2024 22:44 via news.google.com
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• Coaldale celebrates outstanding contributions in the community - My Lethbridge Now

  23-12-2024 22:10 via news.google.com
  Coaldale celebrates outstanding contributions in the community  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Danielle Smith congratulates the loser of the Lethbridge-West by-election - rabble.ca

  23-12-2024 22:02 via news.google.com
  Danielle Smith congratulates the loser of the Lethbridge-West by-election  rabble.ca
  
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• Taxpayers Federation unveils its annual spending 'Naughty and Nice List'

  23-12-2024 21:53
  
  A media president and the Prime Minister have topped the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s (CTF) annual “Taxpayer Naughty List” for 2024.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 AppOutgoing CBC CEO Catherine Tait was announced as number one following a rocky year that saw its fair share of criticism against the public broadcaster president. Tait has faced scrutiny for giv
  
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• Advocates raise concerns as Alberta government replaces funding model for homelessness agencies

  23-12-2024 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nixon said Friday that the agencies receiving funding to dole out are essentially acting as middlemen, and it will be more efficient to eliminate that step.
  
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• Rangers forward Chris Kreider a healthy scratch against Devils - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 21:22 via news.google.com
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• Alberta owed less money than estimated in potential CPP exit: chief actuary

  23-12-2024 21:02
  
  Canada’s chief actuary believes Alberta would be entitled to less money from the Canada Pension Plan than was estimated in a report released by the province last year. Assia Billig, the country’s chief actuary, was asked to provide her position on the CPP legislation after Alberta released an actuarial report prepared by LifeWorks on a potential exit from the federal plan and subsequent Alberta pension plan. “In developing her position, the chief actuary primarily relied on a c
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian offensive lineman Lawrence to extension - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 20:56 via news.google.com
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• City of Lethbridge service level impacts during the holiday season - My Lethbridge Now

  23-12-2024 19:44 via news.google.com
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• ‘I’m not done yet’: Longtime Banff resident searches for a living kidney donor

  23-12-2024 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dave Millard has been living with polycystic kidney disease, the same disease believed to have taken the life of his father when he was just three years of age.
  
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• Alberta registered sex offenders charged with child pornography

  23-12-2024 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Both men are registered under the Sex Offender Registry Centre of Alberta as a result of previous convictions. 
  
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• Serious crash closes part of Highway 1 near Bassano, Alta.

  23-12-2024 18:17
  
  RCMP responded to a serious crash on Highway 1 near Bassano, Alta., on Monday morning. The collision occurred approximately two kilometres east of Highway 56. Alberta Health Services said EMS was called to the area around 8:30 a.m. for the crash involving three adults. One adult patient was flown to hospital in Calgary by STARS. The status of the two other patients was not yet available.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe highway was fully closed
  
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• Waterworks repair leads to closure in north Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  23-12-2024 18:05 via news.google.com
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• Diamond Valley man lights up for the holidays as modern-day Clark Griswold

  23-12-2024 18:00
  
  Tyler Sand has lived in Turner Valley, now Diamond Valley for more than 15 years and, every Christmas, his home comes alive with thousands of lights strung up outside. "Sky's the limit," he said. "There's obviously going to be a limit where I have to say enough, but we got the space, we got the place, and we got the smiles."The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppSand says he has been stringing lights from his home for years, and last year had around 230
  
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• Serious collision reported near Bassano - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 17:55 via news.google.com
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• 2 Alberta men charged with sex crimes involving children in separate investigations

  23-12-2024 17:35
  
  Two registered sex offenders are facing charges after separate investigations in northern Alberta. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation unit (ICE) conducted the investigations and arrested the two men.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppA 35-year-old man from a rural Edmonton-area community, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victim, was arrested on Nov. 29. He was charged with possession, makin
  
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• Vermilion Energy announces $1B deal to buy Westbrick, bolstering scale in Deep Basin

  23-12-2024 17:04
  
  Oil and gas producer Vermilion Energy Inc. says it is acquiring privately held Westbrick Energy Ltd. for $1.075 billion. The Calgary-based company says the transaction marks a "significant step forward" in increasing operational scale in Alberta's Deep Basin, a prominent natural gas-producing area. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of the new year.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppVermilion chief executive Dion Hatcher says the Deep
  
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• City of Lethbridge reminds dog owners to renew licences by Jan. 1 - My Lethbridge Now

  23-12-2024 17:04 via news.google.com
  City of Lethbridge reminds dog owners to renew licences by Jan. 1  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Crews respond to blaze at Calgary pizzeria

  23-12-2024 15:07
  
  The Calgary Fire Department put out a fire at a northeast business Monday morning. Crews responded to the Tom's House of Pizza location on 32 Avenue near 27 Street N.E. at about 6 a.m. It's not known how the fire began or the extent of damage. This is a developing story and we will have more information when available…
  
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• Mounties surround home in Drumheller

  23-12-2024 14:26
  
  Drumheller RCMP have blocked off a home in the town on Monday and are asking the public to avoid the area until further notice.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppAt about 4 a.m. on Monday, officials said police surrounded a home near 7 Street and 7 Avenue East. Police said there is no risk to the public and asks everyone to follow the directions of officers and not to post any photos of the scene on social media. As of 6 a.m., police are still invest
  
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• Mounties arrest suspect at Drumheller home

  23-12-2024 14:26
  
  Drumheller RCMP have arrested one suspect in connection with a police incident at a home in the community on Monday.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppAt about 4 a.m. on Monday, officials said police surrounded a home near 7 Street and 7 Avenue East. At 7:30 a.m., police said the situation was safely resolved and a suspect was arrested. Charges are pending.
  
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• The rent-a-friend industry is booming among Canada's Chinese diaspora

  23-12-2024 14:03
  
  Beijia Ge's work duties change on an hourly basis. The Kingston, Ont., resident might be chatting with Chinese students about their secrets and challenges, or helping someone pack a suitcase, or baking cakes with a senior citizen.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"If you are alone on your birthday but still want someone to sing birthday songs or take photos for you, I am here f
  
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• 2024 a milestone year for Coaldale, says mayor - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 14:01 via news.google.com
  2024 a milestone year for Coaldale, says mayor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can't have them executed

  23-12-2024 13:41
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before president-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as
  
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• Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions

  23-12-2024 13:41
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before president-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as
  
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• Toronto weather: Advisories in effect ahead of 'significant' Monday snowfall

  23-12-2024 13:07
  
  Holiday travellers and commuters could be in for a messy drive on Monday morning as a significant round of snowfall moves into the region. Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for Toronto and many parts of the GTA ahead of snowy conditions that could bring between five and 15 centimetres to the GTA on Monday. The national weather agency said only a few centimetres are expected in the initial round of snowfall this morning but “another more significant round of sno
  
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• Parts of Ontario under snowfall warning Monday as holiday travellers hit the road

  23-12-2024 13:07
  
  Holiday travellers and commuters could be in for a messy drive on Monday morning as a significant round of snowfall moves into the region. Here are live updates on the situation in Toronto. 8:30 a.m.OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said highways around the GTA are dry and bare now but the radar shows that “something is on its way” later today.  “It can change quickly,” Schmidt said of road conditions. “The first time people realize that roads are slippery is when they ar
  
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• The rent-a-friend industry is booming among Canada’s Chinese diaspora - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 10:05 via news.google.com
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• Boonie Lethbridge - Fewer's Funeral Home

  23-12-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Model train collectors share Edmonton’s history using 3D-printed buildings

  23-12-2024 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  People can see the creations for themselves at the group's display at the Bonnie Doon shopping mall.
  
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• Calgary firefighters give back during annual toy event

  23-12-2024 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary firefighters spent Sunday welcoming families in need from across Calgary, in order to spread joy and happiness during the holidays.
  
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• Lethbridge woman charged in drug bust - Lethbridge News Now

  23-12-2024 00:35 via news.google.com
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• Wrangler head coach Cull takes on temporary assistant role with Flames

  23-12-2024 00:11
  
  The Calgary Flames coaching staff got a shakeup Sunday when Wranglers head coach Trent Cull was asked to take over as an assistant on a temporary basis. Due to family reasons, assistant coach Brad Larsen has taken an indefinite leave of absence since Dec.8. Cull, who is in his second season as the Wrangler bench boss, will fill in in the meantime. He has coached in the AHL for 15 years and previously served as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23. “Our priority is to pr
  
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