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• Calgary mayor looks to province for decision on supervised consumption site

  02-10-2024 20:48 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary's mayor says she's sent a letter to Alberta's minister of mental health and addiction, telling him that the province – not the city – needs to decide the next steps for a supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Centre. Jyoti Gondek, in an X post, said she was surprised over recent comments Dan Williams made about the site, suggesting that she had to decide about its new location. In the post, she said Calgarians have been waiting on the province for "alternate so
  
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• Wednesday should be mainly cloudy with some sun

  09-10-2024 05:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Expect a quiet day for Calgary on Wednesday. It will be mainly cloudy skies with some sunny periods. The wind should be fairly calm but there is a small chance of a late-day sprinkle around the supper hours.We will cool down to just below normal temperatures for Thursday and Friday but the warmth will kick back in on the weekend and early next week.
  
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• 'So we could live here forever': Demand up for home elevators in Calgary

  09-10-2024 05:29 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Our aging population has sparked a rising trend in Calgary homes: more people are adding elevators to houses. "We've tripled in growth in the last two years," said Chris McClary, vice-president of ElPro Elevators and Lifts. "For the fiscal year of 2025, we have about 380 installations to do." McClary says it is both homeowners and builders choosing to add elevators to houses. Installing a basic model starts around $35,000 and it's usually a few hundred dollars a year to service. McClary says it'
  
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• 'I saw colours I'd never seen before': Aurora borealis lights up Alberta skies

  09-10-2024 05:03 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  If you were outside and looked up Monday night, you likely witnessed one of Mother Nature's most spectacular displays. The aurora borealis, or northern lights, put on a dazzling show that was visible from within the city and filled the night sky with vibrant colours. Chris Ratzlaff, an aurora chaser from Airdrie, Alta., didn't have to go far to catch the celestial spectacle, this time. "I just went on my deck," he said. "The event last night was so bright that people were seeing it from downtown
  
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• Stabbing in southeast Calgary sends 1 person to hospital

  09-10-2024 04:32 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are searching for a suspect or suspects in a stabbing that occurred in the city's southeast on Tuesday evening. The victim was waiting at a bus stop in Penbrooke Meadows, according to police. Police and EMS were called to the area along Pensacola Way S.E. around 7 p.m. They say the male victim was stabbed several times. He was transported to the Foothills hospital. Police do not have anyone in custody at this time.
  
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• B.C. teen who recorded album with Flaming Lips has died

  09-10-2024 04:10 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A teen recording artist from Fernie, B.C., who made music with the Flaming Lips has died. Nell Smith's family confirmed her death in a social media post earlier this week. "It pains us so much to say that our feisty, talented, unique, beautiful daughter was cruelly taken from us on Saturday night," the Instagram post read. "We are reeling from the news and don't know what to do or say. "She had so much more to experience and to give this world but we are grateful that she got to experience so ve
  
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• Lethbridge volunteers craft new homes for stray cats

  09-10-2024 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new initiative in Lethbridge is seeing makeshift cabins designed for stray cats so they can stay warm and safe this winter.
  
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• Alberta premier's key strategist on addiction recovery to exit role

  09-10-2024 02:59 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s key advisers and the driving force behind the province’s recovery-focused addiction treatment policy is leaving the job. In a social media post Tuesday, the premier confirmed her chief of staff, Marshall Smith, will retire from public service by the end of October. She said he advised her at the beginning of this year that he would be leaving. Marshall Smith has been held up as the architect of the ruling United Conservative Party’s appro
  
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• CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Oct. 8, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  09-10-2024 02:08 via news.google.com
  CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Oct. 8, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Despite missing playoffs, Stampeders still have plenty to play for

  09-10-2024 01:31 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampeders won't be in the CFL playoffs for the first time since 2004. On Saturday, they'll face another team that won't be in the post-season party, the Edmonton Elks. Though this game doesn't mean a thing in the standings, some players want to make an impression. Quarterback Matt Shiltz is one of those players. Head coach Dave Dickenson hinted it's likely Shiltz will get the start against the Elks on Saturday. "Definitely feel like I gave Matt more reps today," Dickenson said. "I d
  
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• ‘Thank you, Jim’: Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 00:59 via news.google.com
  ‘Thank you, Jim’: Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man charged after prominent Calgary radio host attacked

  09-10-2024 00:51 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A 27-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a prominent Calgary radio host, who alleges he was targeted because of the station's news reporting. Police say they received a call on Sept. 29 about an assault near a banquet hall in the Horizon neighbourhood. They say a man was leaving the hall when he was approached by two men who assaulted him after a verbal altercation. Rishi Nagar, a longtime radio host and news director for RED FM Calgary, has identified himself as the victim. Nagar has
  
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• Roses FC unveiled as Montreal’s Northern Super League franchise - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 00:48 via news.google.com
  Roses FC unveiled as Montreal’s Northern Super League franchise  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police believe fire that led to explosion in N.E. Calgary was set intentionally

  09-10-2024 00:33 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A fire that led to an explosion in a northeast Calgary townhome over the weekend is believed to have been set intentionally, according to police. Calgary police laid charges on Tuesday in relation to the Monterey Park explosion that sent six people to hospital and damaged four townhomes. Just after 11 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to the 0 to 100 block of Las Americas Villas N.E. for a fire that is believed to have been started by an explosion that came from inside a townhome. Police said t
  
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• Elaine Fritz Obituary | Oct 1, 2024 | Lethbridge, AB - Salmon and Sons Funeral Home

  09-10-2024 00:31 via news.google.com
  Elaine Fritz Obituary | Oct 1, 2024 | Lethbridge, AB  Salmon and Sons Funeral Home
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign Dermott, place Kane on long-term injured reserve - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2024 00:18 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Oilers sign Dermott, place Kane on long-term injured reserve  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2nd safety forum set in community's fight to retake Savanna Bazaar

  08-10-2024 23:58 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Concerned Saddleridge residents will soon gather again at the Savanna Bazaar strip mall, a known trouble spot plagued by social disorder. A community safety forum will be held Thursday evening at the strip mall's parking lot. The Oct. 10 gathering will be the second. The Savanna Bazaar, located about three kilometres east of the Calgary airport, has been home to disruptive behaviour for more than a year. Area residents say it is particularly unruly at night, on weekends and on holidays. Police s
  
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• Sidewalk repair work impacting 16th Avenue - My Lethbridge Now

  08-10-2024 23:45 via news.google.com
  Sidewalk repair work impacting 16th Avenue  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• WestJet cancels Calgary-Cancun flights as Hurricane Milton rages

  08-10-2024 23:13 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  WestJet has cancelled a number of flights as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida – including a couple of Calgary trips. Milton is expected to grow in size and reach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, with wind speeds between 180-210 km/h. As a result, WestJet has issued travel advisories for Cancun, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Fort Myers, Tampa and Nassau. The airline has also proactively cancelled two flights between Calgary and Cancun on Tuesday:WS2400 YYC-CUN; a
  
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• Water work impacting traffic on South Parkside Drive South - My Lethbridge Now

  08-10-2024 22:59 via news.google.com
  Water work impacting traffic on South Parkside Drive South  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Staying healthy has been Ka’Deem Carey’s biggest accomplishment with Argos - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2024 22:58 via news.google.com
  Staying healthy has been Ka’Deem Carey’s biggest accomplishment with Argos  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP seize drugs, nunchucks during traffic stop - My Lethbridge Now

  08-10-2024 22:58 via news.google.com
  RCMP seize drugs, nunchucks during traffic stop  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Kevin Koe recruits skip Aaron Sluchinski to join men’s curling team - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2024 22:43 via news.google.com
  Kevin Koe recruits skip Aaron Sluchinski to join men’s curling team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jasper wildfire: Alberta minister urges improved unified command structure

  08-10-2024 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta minister told the hearing committee that he believes provincial authorities should have been better integrated into the unified command structure
  
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• Drugs and nunchucks seized in Brocket traffic stop

  08-10-2024 22:30 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Charges have been laid against a 44-year-old man following a traffic stop in Brocket, Piikani Nation RCMP said Tuesday. At 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, police stopped a vehicle and learned the driver's licence was suspended. It was also determined the man was bound by a court order not to have contact with a passenger inside the vehicle.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppWhen the driver was searched, RCMP found half an ounce of fentanyl, 3.6 grams of methamp
  
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• Piikani Nation RCMP lay drug & weapon possession charges - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2024 22:29 via news.google.com
  Piikani Nation RCMP lay drug & weapon possession charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'They call me a bit of a miracle': Calgary student wins $5K Brain Tumour Foundation scholarship

  08-10-2024 21:48 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A Calgary student has won a $5,000 scholarship after writing an essay about her experience of being diagnosed with a brain tumour at a young age and her subsequent brain surgeries. Sadie Kline, 21, wrote her essay and sent it to the Canadian Youth Education Award for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada and won the $5,000 prize. "I'm going to use that scholarship to work in school and become an occupational therapist for kids with brain injuries," she said. Kline is set to graduate in April 202
  
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• Grassland destruction on Canadian Prairies harming bird populations: report - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2024 21:29 via news.google.com
  Grassland destruction on Canadian Prairies harming bird populations: report  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary officer's use of force deemed 'appropriate' in August police-involved shooting: ASIRT

  08-10-2024 20:48 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A Calgary officer's use of force in an August police-involved shooting has been deemed appropriate following an investigation. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) released its decision on Tuesday in relation to an incident that took place in the northwest community of Montgomery on Aug. 18. Around 2:30 p.m. that day, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) responded to a call about a man stealing a bottle of vodka and taking out a window with a hammer at an Ace Liquor location at 5032 16
  
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• Southern Alberta metal shop fined over death of worker

  08-10-2024 20:42 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A metal fabrication company west of Medicine Hat has been fined by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) following a workplace fatality in 2023. Officials say HTK Iron Works Ltd., based in Burdett, Alta., pleaded guilty to failing to protect the health and safety of a worker who died on Feb. 1, 2023. In a news release, OHS said the worker was struck by a metal panel that fell from a moving forklift. In a sentence filed on Oct. 2, the company was fined $360,000, which includes a 20 per cen
  
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