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• Severe thunderstorm warnings lifted for Starland County, areas near Hanna

  11-07-2019 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 3:36 p.m. Thursday for parts of southern Alberta, including Starland County and areas near Hanna and Richdale.
  
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• Federal government investing millions in agriculture and agri-food

  11-07-2019 23:53
  The Government of Canada is investing more than $13 million for a variety of projects that will help strengthen, diversify and grow our country’s agricultural exports. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, said the funds will go towards eleven projects supporting the efforts of eight of Canada’s national grains and oilseeds organizations. Just over $4 million will go to the Canola Council of Canada to increase canola exports internationally. This spring, China s
  
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• Aldersyde recycling plant seeks to alleviate global garbage crisis

  11-07-2019 23:39
  A ground-breaking recycling plant began operations in Aldersyde Thursday, transforming landfill garbage into renewable diesel fuels. The plant employs a thermal catalytic depolymerization process; converting plastics, construction, agricultural, and wood waste into high-grade, low-cost renewable diesel fuel. When operating a full capacity, the facility will produce around 2,000 litres of fuel per hour. Owned and operated by Cielo Waste Solutions Corporation, the company plans to have facilities
  
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• Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede setting the example - Lethbridge News Now

  11-07-2019 23:35
  Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede setting the example  Lethbridge News NowCALGARY — More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful ...
  
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• Nominations open for Lethbridge's Business of the Year Awards - Lethbridge News Now

  11-07-2019 23:35
  Nominations open for Lethbridge's Business of the Year Awards  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – If you know of a truly exceptional business in Lethbridge, you can nominate them for an award through the Chamber of Commerce.
  
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• Most Canadians can’t disconnect from their smartphones, annual survey finds

  11-07-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  At least 46 per cent of Canadians are using their mobile devices in the bathroom, according to the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's survey.
  
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• Rempel calls on all levels of government to get on board the Green Line

  11-07-2019 23:15
  The Member of Parliament for Calgary Nose Hill, Michelle Rempel, expressed her frustrations on Thursday morning regarding the lack of progress with the controversial Green Line LRT project. Rempel told CTV News she fears for the project's future. "City council has spent $370 million on a project that they now want to pause, which means it will likely never get built." Rempel says north-central Calgary, which includes the riding she represents, has one of the highest ridership of existing transit
  
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• Neil Bantleman back in Canada following release from jail in Indonesia

  11-07-2019 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Bantleman's family consistently maintained both the teacher and his co-accused were innocent and had become victims of a corrupt legal system in Indonesia.
  
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• Tsuut’ina First Nation opposes proposed Springbank Dry Dam

  11-07-2019 22:25
  After years of study, the Tsuut’ina First Nation is formally opposing the proposed Springbank Off-stream Reservoir project. The SR1 project is the provincial government’s plan to temporarily store water in the event of a flood. Tsuut’ina council officially passed a resolution on Wednesday to oppose the building of the dam.  “I will use every tool at my disposal to stop SR1,” said Chief Lee Crowchild on Thursday.  The reservoir would be built about 15 kilom
  
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• Meth discovered sprinkled on ground near front doors of Calgary Courts building

  11-07-2019 22:12
  Calgary police say they have cleaned up any trace of methamphetamine, after someone sprinkled the powder on the ground near the front doors of the Calgary Courts Centre on Thursday morning. Police say they were called to the courts at around 7:53 a.m. After testing the powder, they found it contained meth, and police worked with fire crews to clean the area. They say they got video of the suspect on nearby CCTV cameras. He’s described as a man in his late 50s or early 60s. At this time, po
  
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• 7-Eleven celebrates 50 years with free Slurpee drinks

  11-07-2019 21:28
  7-Eleven is giving away 885,000 free drinks from B.C. to Ontario on Thursday to celebrate its 50th birthday. 590 stores are participating in the initiative, which runs from 11 a.m. to midnight. The 7-Eleven on the Stampede grounds is not participating in the event as officials say the Stampede is a special circumstance."Stampede is a special operating environment and we focused on celebrating our birthday in our community stores," said a spokesperson for 7-Eleven in statement. The first Slurpee
  
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• International Avenue celebrates Stampede with food from around the world

  11-07-2019 21:18
  With dishes like vegetable pakora, Filipino sweet bread, and churros, it was far from your average Stampede pancake breakfast. Thursday over 5,000 Calgarians flocked to the 21st annual ‘Best of the East’ Stampede breakfast along 17 Avenue S.E  between 31 and 32 street. The event is held each year as a way to showcase the diversity of greater Forest Lawn and its dazzling array of multicultural businesses in the area. “This area is Calgary’s culinary and cultural capit
  
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• Neil Bantleman, Canadian teacher imprisoned in Indonesia, returns to Canada

  11-07-2019 21:02
  Teacher Neil Bantleman has returned to Canada as a free man after being granted clemency in Indonesia. The Canadian teacher who was convicted of crimes against three children at an international school in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta was brought back to Canada thanks to the work of consular officials in Indonesia, CTV News Channel's Michel Boyer reported. “Tracy and I are very happy to be home and reunited with our family,” Bantleman said in a statement. “I would like to e
  
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• Israeli cowboy and Calgary teen compete in horse and rider obstacle course

  11-07-2019 20:52
  As the Cowboy Up Challenge celebrates ten years at the Calgary Stampede, it is also celebrating its first non-North American competitor.  The sport, showcasing horses’ and riders’ skill and speed as they maneuver through an obstacle course, is gaining international popularity.  Israel is not home to many cowboys, but Ashir Kol is drawing attention to the sport in his home country due to his skill.Ashir Kol of Israel is the first non-North American competitor.Kol is one of t
  
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• Alberta property listing features inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex

  11-07-2019 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  An online real estate listing for an Alberta home has gathered close to 50,000 views, thanks to pictures of the property featuring an inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex.
  
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• Police seek assistance in southeast Calgary break and enter

  11-07-2019 20:17
  Calgary police are looking for help from the public to locate a man suspected of breaking into an apartment in southeast Calgary last week. Last Tuesday, around 3 a.m. a man entered an apartment in the 1300 block of 27th St S.E. by climbing through an open window. The man walked around the apartment, stole the security camera, then left through the open window without waking two residents who were asleep at the time. One of the residents woke up at 5 a.m. to a notification on his phone, along wi
  
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• Police nab suspect following break-and-enter in southeast Calgary

  11-07-2019 20:17
  The Calgary Police Service confirms Tyler Lee Wapegan, the suspect in a July 2 break-and-enter, has been located and arrested. **Original story follows* Calgary police are looking for help from the public to locate a man suspected of breaking into an apartment in southeast Calgary last week. Last Tuesday, around 3 a.m. a man entered an apartment in the 1300 block of 27th St S.E. by climbing through an open window. The man walked around the apartment, stole the security camera, then left through
  
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• Puggle puppy stolen from Calgary pet store recovered; Boston Terrier still missing

  11-07-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  One of two dogs stolen from a northeast Calgary pet store has been found safe and found.
  
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• Alberta researchers use AI to detect depression in voices

  11-07-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  The study used previous research that suggests the timbre of a person's voice contains information about their mood.
  
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• Premiers want to ensure local jurisdiction respected when it comes to climate change decisions

  11-07-2019 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's premiers issued a joint statement, calling on the federal government to respect local jurisdiction when it comes to climate change policy.
  
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• Investigation into Alberta-B.C. drug trafficking network ends in $1M bust, 6 arrests : ALERT

  11-07-2019 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  Six people from Alberta and British Columbia have been charged following an investigation into a suspected drug trafficking network between the two provinces.
  
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• Grants boost greenhouse research at Lethbridge College - Alberta Express

  11-07-2019 19:05
  Grants boost greenhouse research at Lethbridge College  Alberta ExpressA pair of federal grants will allow Lethbridge College to create a new commercial-scale greenhouse and also to purchase equipment for research work in.
  
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• Cenovus produces one billionth barrel from oilsands operations in northern Alberta

  11-07-2019 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Cenovus says its thermal oilsands operations in northern Alberta produced their one billionth barrel of bitumen on Wednesday.
  
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• Helicopter hawks dive-bomb Coaldale residents

  11-07-2019 18:53
  Everyone has a horror story about overprotective helicopter parents, but what do you do when you’re forced to deal with helicopter hawks? That was the dilemma facing Coaldale residents when a protective pair of Swainson's hawks started dive-bombing residents near where they were nesting three newborns. “I thought someone had come out from behind a tree and knocked me with a baseball bat,” said Coaldale resident Connie Smith, who was walking down the street when a hawk dive-bomb
  
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• Police searching for missing woman - Lethbridge News Now

  11-07-2019 18:43
  Police searching for missing woman  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police are on the lookout for a missing woman. LPS says that 36-year-old Purcella Marie Old Shoes was last heard from on June ...
  
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• Police promoting safety ahead of Street Machine Weekend in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  11-07-2019 18:34
  Police promoting safety ahead of Street Machine Weekend in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Ahead of the 41st annual Street Machine Weekend, the Lethbridge Police *Service* is reminding everyone to enjoy the event responsibly.
  
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• City of Lethbridge advocating to increase federal airport upgrade fund - Lethbridge News Now

  11-07-2019 17:38
  City of Lethbridge advocating to increase federal airport upgrade fund  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge City Council decided this week that they will lobby the federal government to substantially increase the Airport Capital ...
  
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• This supersonic car aims to break the 1,228-km/h land speed record

  11-07-2019 17:07
  It could become the fastest vehicle on land, but first it has to pass a crucial test in South Africa. The creators of the "Bloodhound," a British supersonic car, hope it can shatter the current land speed record of 1,228 kilometres per hour. That attempt is set for next year, though. First, its driver Andy Green, 56, will aim for an 800 km/h run at a specialized test track at Hakskeen Pan in South Africa this October.The company behind the car, Bloodhound LSR, hopes to gain some crucial data fro
  
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• Young grizzly checks out family's deck

  11-07-2019 16:49
  Actor Shawn Beaver Hawman was at work Monday around 11 a.m., working on Tribal, a new APTN television drama, but it turned out the day’s drama happened back at his place outside Rocky Mountain House, where a young grizzly showed up for an unannounced visit. There, Hawman’s son Samuel captured video of a young grizzly ambling onto the family’s porch for a look around. Hawman said according to Fish and Wildlife, there have been three juvenile aged bears that have been spotted aro
  
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• 'Awesome pup' lunges at black bear in New Jersey backyard

  11-07-2019 16:40
  A New Jersey resident says his neighbour’s dog will be getting a reward for protecting his family from a black bear who may have gotten a little too close. Surveillance video posted online on July 9 showed an “awesome pup” lunging at a bear, which had been pawing around a neighbouring home in Hewitt, N.J. The bear was in the middle of playing with a birdhouse when a black dog rushed into the yard and lunged at it. The bear appeared caught off guard and immediately ran off with
  
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• Twitter taps Canada as test market for new 'hide' tweet feature

  11-07-2019 16:39
  OTTAWA - Twitter says it is launching an experiment in Canada today that will allow users in this country to hide replies to tweets on the social-media platform. The timing comes as social media platforms like Twitter have faced increasing government pressure to police their services better, particularly ahead of this fall's federal election. Users outside Canada will be able to see the feature and its use, but won't be able to use it themselves. The platform will indicate on a tweet any time a
  
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• 4,000 standing desks recalled in Canada over possible injury risk

  11-07-2019 16:13
  Thousands of adjustable workstations sold in Canada are being recalled because of concerns that they could injure their users. The recall covers sit-stand office workstations, also known as standing desks, sold under a variety of brand names between October 2016 and February 2019. Health Canada says the desks can malfunction when more than the recommended amount of weight is placed on the desk, causing internal gas cylinders to discharge and potentially cause impact injuries. There have been no
  
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• Puppy stolen from Calgary pet store found unharmed in motel parking lot

  11-07-2019 15:46
  One of two puppies that were taken from a northeast Calgary pet store on the weekend has been found. The owner of Top Dog Store on 4th Street N.E. said the business was broken into at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Robert Church said that the two, female puppies, a Boston terrier and a puggle, were removed from a kennel after someone smashed the glass to get in. Both dogs were microchipped and were about nine weeks old. On Wednesday evening, the store owners told CTV News that a staff member from one
  
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• Puppy stolen from Calgary pet store found unharmed

  11-07-2019 15:46
  One of two puppies that were taken from a northeast Calgary pet store on the weekend has been found. The owner of The Top Dog Store on 4th Street N.E. said the business was broken into at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Robert Church said that the two, female puppies, a Boston terrier and a puggle, were removed from a kennel after someone smashed the glass to get in. Both dogs were microchipped and were about nine weeks old. On Wednesday evening, the store owners told CTV News that a staff member from
  
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• Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training

  11-07-2019 15:21
  NEW YORK -- Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere. The online shopping giant said Thursday that it plans to spend $700 million by 2025 to retrain 100,000 workers, or a third of its U.S. workforce. The initiative could help Amazon find and keep more workers With a strong economy and unemployment near a 50-year low, workers have more options, giving employers a tougher time finding
  
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• Winnipeg carbon monoxide poisonings blamed on poor ventilation

  11-07-2019 15:19
  Poor ventilation caused carbon monoxide to build up in a Winnipeg hotel rather than make its way outside the building, officials said Wednesday. The gas leak at the Super 8 hotel resulted in 46 people being taken to hospital earlier this week, including seven hotel employees.Why did the head of Winnipeg's firefighters' union describe the leak as a 'nightmare scenario'? More coverage from CTV News WinnipegChuck Steele, Manitoba Hydro's director of engineering and construction, told a press confer
  
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• Testimony to continue from woman allegedly held as sex slave at Calgary apartment

  11-07-2019 15:16
  The complainant in a human trafficking trial who was allegedly confined to the small, windowless room of a downtown apartment for five days and forced to have sex with multiple strangers, is expected to be under cross examination on Thursday, when the trial for Jessica Vinje continues. Vinje, 30, faces six charges including; human trafficking, sexual assault, forcible confinement and assault. The complainant can only be referred to as KM because her identity is protected under a publication ban.
  
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• Alleged sex slave victim cross-examined at human trafficking trial

  11-07-2019 15:16
  The complainant in a human trafficking trial who was allegedly confined to the small, windowless room of a downtown apartment for five days and forced to have sex with multiple strangers, was questioned about discrepancies in her evidence on Thursday, as she was cross-examined at the trial for Jessica Vinje.  The accused in the case, 30-year-old Vinje, faces six charges including; human trafficking, sexual assault, forcible confinement and assault. The complainant, who can only be referred
  
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• Soviet nuclear submarine that sank 30 years ago still emitting radiation

  11-07-2019 15:05
  COPENHAGEN - Norwegian researchers say they found a leak from a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank 30 years ago, but it poses no risk to people or fish. Hilde Elise Heldal of the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research says levels "weren't alarmingly high." The institute said Thursday that findings were around 100 Becquerel (Bq) per litre (0.26 gallon) as opposed to around 0.001 Bq per litre elsewhere in the Norwegian Sea. The joint Norwegian-Russian expedition set off Saturday from Tromsoe, nort
  
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• Two injured in crash in city's southeast

  11-07-2019 14:54
  Police are investigating a crash in the city's southeast that sent two people to hospital on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews were called to 44 Street and 61 Avenue S.E. just after 11 p.m. for reports of a rollover.  First responders arrived on scene to find a Jeep on its side and a silver sedan with major front end damage.  Police say the Jeep failed to stop at the stop sign and was struck by the sedan. The Jeep then flipped, landing on its side.  Calgary fire crews had to extr
  
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• Second horse dies at Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races

  11-07-2019 14:28
  A second horse has died at this year’s Calgary Stampede after sustaining injuries during Wednesday night’s chuckwagon races.  Calgary Stampede officials confirmed the incident occurred in Heat 2 of the Rangeland Derby at a spot roughly halfway around the track.  Obrey Motowylo's rig, racing out of Barrel 1, trailed the field when something happened to one of the horses on his team. Once the chuckwagon came to a stop near the final turn, a tarp was placed around the horse wh
  
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• 'Living hell': Second couple sue clinic after IVF mix-up

  11-07-2019 14:19
  LOS ANGELES, United States - A California couple have filed a lawsuit over what has been described as one of the worst IVF mix-ups, that led to another woman giving birth to their baby boy. Anni and Ashot Manukyan, of the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, said their life was upended after their embryos as well as those of two other couples were mishandled by CHA Fertility Center. As a result, they said a complete stranger in New York gave birth to their child in March after two embryos -- theirs a
  
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• Hundreds of dead fish found in Ottawa River

  11-07-2019 14:14
  An investigation has been launched after hundreds of dead fish were discovered in an eastern Ontario river.Read more on this story from CTV News OttawaThe fish have been found in recent days in the Ottawa River in Clarence-Rockland, Ont. Various species have been affected, including muskies, carp and catfish. Dead eels have also turned up. "If you look out on the river, every white spot is a dead fish at this point," Eric Champagne, who often fishes in the river, told CTV News Ottawa. "You could
  
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• Frenchman at heart of legal dispute dies after life support ends

  11-07-2019 13:55
  REIMS, France - A Frenchman at the centre of a bitter right-to-die legal feud that has raged for a decade passed away in hospital on Thursday after doctors removed his life support, his family said. The legal battle over whether Vincent Lambert, 42, should die has divided the country as well as his own family, with his parents using every legal avenue to keep him alive but his wife and nephew insisting he must be allowed to die. Doctors removed his hydration and nutrition tubes last week, follow
  
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• Quebec energy, health care, cannabis on agenda for final day of annual premiers gathering

  11-07-2019 13:08 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is trying to work with Quebec Premier Francois Legault on moving oil through the province by pipeline as part of a future energy corridor.
  
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• City of Lethbridge to propose becoming prototype for provincial drug strategy - Lethbridge News Now

  11-07-2019 09:53
  City of Lethbridge to propose becoming prototype for provincial drug strategy  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Mayor Chris Spearman is set to speak with officials from Alberta's Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions in a closed meeting Wednesday.
  
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• Lethbridge Heat feeling confident heading into Provincial Championships - Global News

  11-07-2019 06:23
  Lethbridge Heat feeling confident heading into Provincial Championships  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: A successful season thus far has the Lethbridge Heat excited for Provincial Championships in Medicine Hat this weekend. Danica Ferris ...
  
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• Horse requires medical attention following second heat of Rangeland Derby

  11-07-2019 06:14
  Calgary Stampede officials confirm a horse suffered a medical incident during Wednesday evening's chuckwagon races. The incident occurred in Heat 2 of the Rangeland Derby at a spot roughly halfway around the track. Obrey Motowylo's rig, racing out of Barrel 1, trailed the field when something happened to one of the horses on his team. Once the chuckwagon came to a stop near the final turn, a tarp was placed around the horse while officials attended to the animal. The horse was then loaded onto a
  
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• Lethbridge Heat feeling confident heading into Provincial Championships

  11-07-2019 06:03 via globalnews.ca
  Three years ago, an under-12 Lethbridge Heat team had barely enough girls to field a roster. Three years later, the under-14 edition of the baseball team are feeling confident that they can leave provincials in Medicine Hat with some hardware.
  
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• Lethbridge Heat feeling confident ahead of provincials

  11-07-2019 06:03 via globalnews.ca
  A successful season thus far has the Lethbridge Heat excited for Provincial Championships in Medicine Hat this weekend. Danica Ferris reports.
  
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