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• Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans  Lethbridge News NowEL PASO, Texas - The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas...
  
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• Rapper Mystikal falls during Florida concert - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 23:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Rapper Mystikal falls during Florida concert  Lethbridge News NowTAMPA, Fla. — A video shows the rapper Mystikal falling off the stage 30 seconds into his first performance during a concert in Florida, cutting the show short.
  
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• Dozens of dogs seized from alleged puppy mill transferred to Edmonton Humane Society care

  09-08-2019 23:35
  Dozens of dogs seized from an alleged puppy mill in northeast Edmonton are a step closer to finding new homes after they were transferred to the care of the Edmonton Humane Society. “We are thankful to our partners at Animal Care & Control Centre for bringing these dogs to safety and are glad that we can be a part of their journey to their new lives,” Catherine Stevenson with EHS said in a release. Stevenson says the dogs will undergo medical exams with most then being placed in
  
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• Alberta woman set to meet her American biological father after 50 years

  09-08-2019 23:22
  Linda Brown has been anxiously waiting to meet her biological father her entire life and that moment is expected to come to fruition Friday afternoon in Canmore. Brown was adopted when she was two months old but successfully connected with her, since deceased, birth mother several years ago and asked for details regarding her father. All she learned was her father had been stationed in St. Anthony, Newfoundland between 1967-1968.  The 50-year-old, who currently lives in Fort McMurray with h
  
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• Alberta woman meets her American biological father after 50 years

  09-08-2019 23:22
  Linda Brown, who has been anxiously waiting to meet her biological father her entire life, finally got the chance at a Canmore hotel on Friday afternoon. Brown was adopted when she was two months old but successfully connected with her, since deceased, birth mother several years ago and asked for details regarding her father. All she learned about him was that he had been stationed in St. Anthony, Newfoundland between 1967-1968.  The 50-year-old, who currently lives in Fort McMurray with he
  
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• QuickSketch: murder victims found in northern British Columbia - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 23:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  QuickSketch: murder victims found in northern British Columbia  Lethbridge News NowTwo bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects who were the focus of a massive manhunt have been found in northern Manitoba. Kam McLeod, 19 ...
  
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• Calgary girls take mobile app to international competition

  09-08-2019 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Some Calgary girls are heading off to take on the world at a tech competition in Silicon Valley and they are helping other kids while they're at it.
  
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• RCMP search for suspect in Morley assault

  09-08-2019 23:02
  The RCMP are seeking public assistance in trying to locate a 21-year-old man in connection to an attempted murder that took place August 4, 2019, on the Stoney Nakoda Reserve west of Cochrane. That Sunday, around 6 p.m., Cochrane RCMP responded to a report of a male in serious medical distress, which arriving officers determined was the result of an assault. RCMP have obtained a warrant for the arrest of 21-year-old Morley resident Malik Holloway, an Indigenous male with black hair, brown eyes,
  
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• Lethbridge, Coaldale, Pincher Creek athletes competing at Western Canada Summer Games this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 23:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge, Coaldale, Pincher Creek athletes competing at Western Canada Summer Games this weekend  Lethbridge News NowSWIFT CURRENT, SK – The 2019 Western Canada Summer Games are underway and more than 1,700 people from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the ...
  
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• Suspects arrested after Quebec man killed protecting daughter in Sint Maarten

  09-08-2019 22:59
  MONTREAL -- Three people have been arrested in Sint Maarten in connection with the fatal shooting of a Quebec man who died protecting his daughter during a robbery, the police department of the Caribbean nation said Friday. Sylvain Valade, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, a town in the Laurentians region north of Montreal, was shot June 5 and died of his injuries in a Florida hospital. Sint Maarten police said officers arrested three suspects who they said are co-operating with authorities. "The suspe
  
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• Alberta tornado count for 2019 now at 22 with 2 twisters upgraded in severity

  09-08-2019 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  There have been 22 probable or confirmed tornadoes in the province so far this year, surpassing Alberta's 30-year average of 12 annually.
  
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• Wolf destroyed after camper attacked in Banff National Park

  09-08-2019 22:28
  One person was injured and a wolf was destroyed after wildlife attacked a tent early Friday morning. According to Parks Canada, the camper was inside a tent in Rampart Creek Campground along the Icefields Parkway when a wolf attacked the tent.  The camper suffered injuries to their hand and arm. Parks Canada members responded to the scene at approximately 1 a.m. after the camper reported the attack. The injured person was transported to the Banff hospital. A survey of the campsite determine
  
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• North-side neighborhood takes action for their own safety - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 22:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  North-side neighborhood takes action for their own safety  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE -- While City Council prepares for a Town Hall to discuss the ever-evolving drug and crime issues i...
  
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• Vancouver family identified in Alberta crash that killed boy, injured 4

  09-08-2019 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators believe the family's SUV was stopped behind a semi-truck when a second semi hit it from behind.
  
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• Protesters chant against Trump as he visits Dayton, El Paso - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 22:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Protesters chant against Trump as he visits Dayton, El Paso  Lethbridge News NowEL PASO, Texas — Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits to cities reeling from mass shootings ...
  
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• Indigenous public artwork unanimously approved by Lethbridge City Council - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 22:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Indigenous public artwork unanimously approved by Lethbridge City Council  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – City Council has unanimously approved $65,000 to commission an indigenous public artwork display at the Main Library Branch.
  
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• In the news today, August 9 - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 22:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  In the news today, August 9  Lethbridge News NowFour stories in the news for Friday, August 9. ———. COMMUNITY SEARCHES FOR ANSWERS AFTER MANHUNT ENDS. The residents of Gillam, Manitoba ...
  
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• Olympic luge athlete helps U of C students slide into engineering program

  09-08-2019 22:14
  The University of Calgary is fast-tracking some first year students into the world of bioengineering during a unique, physics-based summer course being offered for the first time. The first week of the month-long Summer Bioengineering Institute featured guest speaker Alex Gough, an Olympic luge athlete who won silver and bronze at the 2018 Winter Games, to explain realistic applications of physics concepts in the sliding sport. "It's great to get to come in and share from more of an athlete's pe
  
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• Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star Cleaves - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 22:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star Cleaves  Lethbridge News NowFLINT, Mich. — An attorney for former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves says during his trial on sexual assault charges that consensual sex ...
  
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• Montreal Impact sign former Barcelona attacking midfielder Bojan Krkic - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 22:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Montreal Impact sign former Barcelona attacking midfielder Bojan Krkic  Lethbridge News NowMONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have signed former Barcelona attacking midfielder Bojan Krkic through the end of the 2020 season. The Major League ...
  
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• Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 22:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth  Lethbridge News NowLIMA, Peru - The Canadian women's water polo team has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada booke...
  
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• Fox's Carlson calls white supremacy 'a hoax.' - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 21:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Fox's Carlson calls white supremacy 'a hoax.'  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson faced criticism Wednesday for declaring white supremacy “a hoax,” the same day President Donald ...
  
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• Olympic Plaza wading pool closed for contaminated water

  09-08-2019 21:08
  The City of Calgary has closed off a popular wading pool in the downtown core and health officials say it's because of a bacterial contamination. Olympic Plaza's Reflecting Pool, on 8 Avenue S.E., will be closed for the entire weekend after a health inspection, conducted earlier this month, discovered dangerous levels of bacteria in the water. "Water testing has indicated the presence of coliforms in the water," Alberta Health Services said in a statement to CTV News. The report did not indicate
  
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• Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz to open performing arts centre - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 20:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz to open performing arts centre  Lethbridge News NowMACEDON, N.Y. - Singer Alicia Keys and music producer husband Swizz Beats are planning to create a performing ...
  
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• Horses and wagons featured at annual Pioneer Acres show

  09-08-2019 20:33
  'Where history comes alive' is the motto for this year's event at a Western heritage museum north of Calgary. Pioneer Acres of Alberta is holding its annual show, the signature event at the facility, and this year it’s featuring horses and horse-drawn equipment. "Pioneer Acres and it’s dedicated volunteers actively preserve, display and demonstrate equipment and artifacts that were used by the pioneers of Western Canada," the organization's mission statement reads. The museum, locate
  
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• Horses and wagons featured at 50th annual Pioneer Acres show

  09-08-2019 20:33
  'Where history comes alive' is the motto for this year's event at a Western heritage museum north of Calgary. Pioneer Acres of Alberta is holding its annual show, the signature event at the facility, and this year it’s featuring horses and horse-drawn equipment. "Pioneer Acres and it’s dedicated volunteers actively preserve, display and demonstrate equipment and artifacts that were used by the pioneers of Western Canada," the organization's mission statement reads. The museum, locate
  
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• Fringe pulls production over playwright who faced child porn charges

  09-08-2019 20:24
  The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival has pulled a show from its lineup effective immediately following concerns over the involvement of playwright David Belke, who had been ordered to register as a sex offender in 2017.  Belke wrote the production Who Goes There? that was scheduled to debut this weekend. But, the festival says it cancelled the production after community outcry and implementing its safer spaces policy. Customers are now being offered refunds for the cancelled show.
  
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• Largest US immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 20:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Largest US immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests  Lethbridge News NowMORTON, Miss. — U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in what ...
  
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• One Banff bison relocated to Rocky Mountain House after wandering out of park

  09-08-2019 20:07
  BANFF, Alta. -- Parks Canada says a bison has been relocated to Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site after it wandered out of Banff National Park. A herd of wild plains bison has been free to roam a 1,200 square-kilometre area in the backcountry for the past year as part of a pilot project to determine whether they can be restored in the country's first national park. Officials say they received a report on Aug. 1 that one of the animals was in a remote region outside of Banff National Pa
  
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• Dragon boats and good eats: What's on this weekend in Calgary

  09-08-2019 20:07
  The end of summer is in sight, but there are still plenty of things to do in and around the City of Calgary this weekend, including a big dragon boat festival, a military memorial honouring the work of peacekeepers and a volunteer effort to help preserve Alberta's environment. One of Calgary's premier sports festivals is on this weekend at North Glenmore Park. The Calgary Dragon Boat Festival brings in nearly 2,000 competitors to race in the 12-metre-long boats across the Glenmore Reservoir. Adm
  
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• Canadian Blood Services adding plasma collection site to Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 20:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian Blood Services adding plasma collection site to Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Only three Canadian cities are getting brand new "proof-of-concept" plasma collection facilit...
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps add Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 19:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Vancouver Whitecaps add Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts  Lethbridge News NowVANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts. The deal is for the rest of...
  
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• Bulls down Mavericks in Game 1 of WCBL first-round series - Global News

  09-08-2019 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Bulls down Mavericks in Game 1 of WCBL first-round series  Global NewsWATCH: The Lethbridge Bulls got off to a strong start in the opening game of their 2019 WCBL playoff campaign. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• Bulls down Mavericks in Game 1 of WCBL first-round series

  09-08-2019 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Bulls wanted to open the WCBL playoffs with a bang on home turf, and that bang came off the bat of Thursday's designated hitter Kaleb Warden -- a solo, game-winning homerun in the bottom of the 8th inning.
  
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• Canada raises travel warning amid escalating protests in Hong Kong - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 19:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada raises travel warning amid escalating protests in Hong Kong  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - The federal government has issued a travel advisory that urges Canadians travelling to Hong Kong to e...
  
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• Puerto Ricans get their 3rd governor in 6 days - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 19:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Puerto Ricans get their 3rd governor in 6 days  Lethbridge News NowSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez became Puerto Rico's new governor Wednesday, just the second woman to hold the office, after ...
  
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• Toronto researcher developing selfie-based blood pressure monitor

  09-08-2019 19:12
  TORONTO -- You can learn a lot about someone from the videos they take of themselves. One day, these recordings may even be able to reveal your blood pressure, says a Toronto researcher. Kang Lee, a professor and research chair in developmental neuroscience at University of Toronto, is developing a smartphone app that he says can monitor blood pressure by analyzing a short selfie video. The technology, called "transdermal optical imaging," takes readings by tracking blood flow patterns in the fa
  
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• Drum store in Calgary beaten by poor economy

  09-08-2019 19:12
  Another Calgary business is closing its doors, as Alberta’s jobless rate rises. Beat It Music, located on 17 Avenue S.W. will shut down at the end of August. "I’ve been battling the Calgary economy for a lot of years," said owner Bob Everett. "Now I gotta walk away from something that was a jewel amongst stores." Everett said his costs are minimal because he doesn’t have any employees, but still can’t afford to stay open. “You can’t come walking home with a ne
  
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• Alberta’s labour market stumbled again in July

  09-08-2019 19:12
  Grim employment numbers are out for Alberta with Statistics Canada reporting 14,000 job losses in July. The unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage points to reach 7.0 per cent. StatsCan says employment decreased notably in accommodation and food services as well as natural resources. Across Canada the economy shed 24,200 jobs in July after a drop of 2,200 jobs in June. The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per cent nationally, up from a four decade low of 5.4 per cent in May. Employment rates decr
  
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• Taliban suicide blast in Kabul kills 14 people, 145 wounded - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 19:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Taliban suicide blast in Kabul kills 14 people, 145 wounded  Lethbridge News NowKABUL — A Taliban car bomb aimed at Afghan security forces ripped through a busy Kabul neighbourhood on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 145 ...
  
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• Documents: Epstein ducked sex abuse questions in deposition - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 19:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Documents: Epstein ducked sex abuse questions in deposition  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK - Newly released court documents show that financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly declined to answer qu...
  
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• Review of Alberta Health Services underway, government invites public feedback - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 19:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Review of Alberta Health Services underway, government invites public feedback  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – You can help to shape the future of Alberta Health Services. The United Conservative government has hired independent contractor Ernst ...
  
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• Attendant removed from flight charged with intoxication

  09-08-2019 18:47
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A flight attendant on a Chicago-to-South Bend flight has been charged with public intoxication. Forty-nine-year-old Julianne March of Waukesha, Wisconsin, faces an Aug. 29 initial hearing after being charged Thursday. Court documents say March was part of an Air Wisconsin crew working an Aug. 2 United Express flight when passengers became "scared for their lives" due to her apparent condition after departing Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The South Bend Tribune repor
  
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• Calgary couple unearths $100,000 GoldHunt treasure

  09-08-2019 18:39
  Officials with GoldHunt's $100,000 treasure hunt have confirmed that the latest loot that was buried in Calgary at the end of July has been found. The treasure was unearthed by Stacey Bodnarchuk and her husband Cory Forsythe and they were declared the winners at 9:44 p.m. Thursday.It’s official! At 9:44pm the Calgary treasure was found by Stacey and her husband Cory Forsythe! Media & interviews will be coming out shortly. Thank you to everyone who participated and we hope you enjoyed h
  
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• Large grizzly recorded chasing smaller bear in Banff National Park

  09-08-2019 18:18
  Animal watchers in Banff National Park were treated to quite the scene recently when a grizzly bear raced by their vehicle, while being chased by another, larger bear. Camila Contreras, who goes by @Camilin_in_Canada on Instagram, was out taking photos with her boyfriend, Corey Brooks, about two months ago when they spotted the grizzlies feeding.   Staying in their vehicle, they watched for several minutes when suddenly, the larger bear, better known as Split Lip, started chasing the small
  
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• Health Canada announces new rules in bid to lower pharmaceutical price tag

  09-08-2019 18:02
  The government is making changes to the board that oversees drug prices in Canada; a move Health Canada officials say will drop the cost of drugs in Canada. Canada's patented medicine prices are among the highest in the world. Part of the problem is that the regulatory framework for Canada's quasi-judicial Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) – which was established in 1987 – has "not been substantively updated since." In a technical briefing Friday, officials revealed the t
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat jobless rate makes slight jump from June to July - Lethbridge News Now

  09-08-2019 17:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat jobless rate makes slight jump from June to July  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Unemployment numbers for July have been released, and the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region's rate took a small leap from June.
  
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• Death of teen found near B.C. skate park believed to be overdose, police say

  09-08-2019 17:44
  Police are looking for witnesses who may have seen a B.C. teen before his death, which family and friends say was witnessed by many who chose not to intervene. Carson Crimeni, a 14-year-old from Langley, died of a suspected overdose at a skate park while witnesses stood by and captured video on their cellphones. Eventually, a group called 911 after finding Carson unresponsive around 10 p.m. Wednesday. He later died in hospital, and his mother believes it was because somebody gave him drugs. Doze
  
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• Fire crews respond to gas leak in southwest Calgary

  09-08-2019 17:32
  The Calgary Fire Department dealt with a gas leak at 14th Street and 29th Avenue S.W. on Friday. Fire officials confirmed to CTV News that 25 people, including some workers, were evacuated from the area.  ATCO Gas was also on scene to repair damage. Traffic was also shut down for a short time.
  
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• Calgary team represents Canada at Babe Ruth Baseball World Series

  09-08-2019 17:31
  Teams from across Canada and the United States are battling it out at the 13-year old Babe Ruth Baseball World Series in Massachusetts this week and a Calgary team is on the field. The tournament is being played in Westfield at Bullens Field and teams that are taking part qualified by winning their regional Babe Ruth series. The team from Calgary is playing against Ohio Valley and the game is being livestreamed on the official website. The regional teams taking part in the 13-year-old Babe Ruth
  
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