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• Alberta records 82 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, along with 2 additional deaths

  19-08-2020 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta reported 82 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and two additional deaths related to the disease.
  
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• Alberta adds 82 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

  19-08-2020 23:57
  
  Alberta reported an additional 82 cases of COVID-19 along with two deaths Wednesday. The province currently has 1,107 active cases of the coronavirus with 48 patients in hospital. Edmonton's infection count decreased by one to 571 but the city remains under Alberta Health's watch with an active case rate of 55.9 per 100,000 people. Calgary has 255 cases. Alberta has reported 12,501 cases of COVID-19, 11,167 recoveries and 227 deaths since March.
  
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• U.S. man charged under federal Quarantine Act after stopping in Banff

  19-08-2020 23:54
  
  An American man is facing charges of breaching the federal Quarantine Act after visiting a popular tourist destination in Banff while he was supposed to be travelling from Alaska to the continental U.S. John Pennington, of Kentucky, was charged in June under the federal Quarantine Act, according to RCMP. He is the only person to be charged in Alberta under the act. RCMP Cpl. Tammy Keibel says he was given a $1,200 ticket on June 25 for breaching provincial health orders after driving from Alaska
  
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• U.S. man charged under federal Quarantine Act after allegedly stopping in Banff

  19-08-2020 23:54
  
  An American man is facing charges of breaching the federal Quarantine Act after allegedly visiting a popular tourist destination in Banff while he was supposed to be travelling from Alaska to the continental U.S. John Pennington, of Kentucky, was charged in June under the federal Quarantine Act, RCMP said on Wednesday. He is the only person to be charged in Alberta under the act. RCMP Cpl. Tammy Keibel says he was given a $1,200 ticket on June 25 for breaching provincial health orders after driv
  
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• No new COVID cases reported in South Zone - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2020 23:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  No new COVID cases reported in South Zone  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CFL Players’ Association says it’s secured financial assistance for members

  19-08-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFL players union told players in a memo Wednesday those under contract will receive wage subsidy from July through December.
  
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• Family of Nordegg drowning victim struggling with loss

  19-08-2020 23:29
  
  Jawaharlal Oda remembers his nephew Anoop Kumar Oda as being afraid of the water. On April 11, Anoop was visiting Crescent Falls west of Nordegg Alberta with his uncle, aunt and their three children. Anoop went into the water, but quickly got into trouble. His uncle Dr. Partab Rai Oda and his wife Venjhar jumped into the water to help but all three drowned. The devastating incident has left surviving family members in a state of shock and grief and bewilderment. “Believe me everybody is ri
  
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• Canada’s coronavirus patients getting younger as pandemic moves west

  19-08-2020 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. and Alberta have seen big upticks in coronavirus cases over the summer.
  
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• 'I was really disgusted': Video shows man punching dog multiple times, police investigating

  19-08-2020 22:42
  
  Warning: This story contains imagery some viewers may find disturbing Police are searching for a man captured on surveillance video punching what appears to be his own pet multiple times.  The video begins with the dog approaching a home with the man following and yelling at it. When the dog lies on the home's front lawn, the man punches it multiple times as he continues to shout and swear at the dog. When he's done hitting the dog, a neighbour comes out and is heard saying, "What's going o
  
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• 'I was really disgusted': Video appears to show man punching dog multiple times, police investigating

  19-08-2020 22:42
  
  Warning: This story contains images some viewers may find disturbing Police are searching for a man captured on surveillance video appearing to punch a dog multiple times.  The video begins with the dog approaching a home with the man following and yelling at it. When the dog lies on the home's front lawn, the man appears to punch it multiple times as he continues to shout and swear at the dog. Afterward, a neighbour comes out and is heard saying, "What's going on?" The man says it's his do
  
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• Heat wave a struggle for some outdoor workers

  19-08-2020 22:42
  
  Although the temperature has many in Calgary looking to cool off, some people are tasked with working through the heat to complete jobs.  “You can’t just shut her down sadly,” said Corey Clark with Bradbosh Landscaping.  “As much as it would be ideal, you have deadlines, you have customers to please.” Bradbosh Landscaping and Snow removal works through all weather conditions, including scorching temperatures in the 30s.  “We try to take frequent
  
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• U-Haul truck crashes into Mill Street Brewpub on 17th Avenue S.W.

  19-08-2020 22:24
  
  A U-Haul truck crashed into the Mill Street Brewery brewpub on 17th Avenue Wednesday in a multi-vehicle accident. According to Calgary Police, the incident took place around 12:10 p.m. when the truck collided with the side of the pub, located between First and Second Ave S.W. At least four vehicles, which had been travelling eastbound or westbound at the time, were involved. There was a single occupant in the U-Haul. No information regarding age or gender was made available.No one was reportedly
  
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• U-Haul truck crashes into Mill Street Brewpub on 17th Avenue

  19-08-2020 22:24
  
  A U-Haul truck crashed into the Mill Street Brewery brewpub on 17th Avenue Wednesday in a multi-vehicle accident. According to Calgary Police, the incident took place around 12:10 p.m. when the truck collided with the side of the pub, located between First and Second Ave S.W. At least four vehicles, which had been travelling eastbound or westbound at the time, were involved. There was a single occupant in the U-Haul. No information regarding age or gender was made available.No one was reportedly
  
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• Young girl suffers severe burns to face during road rage incident in northeast Calgary

  19-08-2020 22:21
  
  The Calgary Police Service is searching for three men and a vehicle following a weekend road rage incident where a seven-year-old was injured by a scalding beverage CPS officials say a family was driving eastbound on 39th Avenue N.E. late Saturday night when a silver sedan allegedly drove through a red light and in front of their vehicle at 34th Street. The driver of the eastbound vehicle avoided colliding with the sedan and honked his horn. Both vehicles continued several blocks to the intersec
  
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• Young girl suffers severe burns to face during alleged road rage incident in northeast Calgary

  19-08-2020 22:21
  
  The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is searching for three men and a vehicle following an alleged weekend road rage incident where a seven-year-old was injured by a scalding beverage CPS officials say a family was driving eastbound on 39th Avenue N.E. late Saturday night when a silver sedan allegedly drove through a red light and in front of their vehicle at 34th Street. The driver of the eastbound vehicle avoided colliding with the sedan and honked his horn. Both vehicles continued several blocks
  
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• University of Calgary study finds insights in skin regeneration after severe burns or injuries

  19-08-2020 22:07
  
  New research at the University of Calgary has taken a step toward understanding how skin heals, which could lead to drug treatments to improve healing. “We identified a specific population of progenitor cells that reside within the dermis, the deep connective tissue of the skin," said Jeff Biernaskie, a professor of stem cell biology in the U of C faculty of veterinary medicine (UCVM) and the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society chair in skin regeneration and wound healing. "Progeni
  
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• What we learned from the newly released WE documents

  19-08-2020 21:47
  
  Thousands of documents detailing the creation and implementation of the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) program have been made public after being requested by the House finance committee studying the WE Charity controversy. The documents include memos, proposals, budgets and handwritten notes. Some of the materials have been redacted, which the Conservatives underlined Wednesday to further back up their claim that the Liberals are involved in a cover-up. For the most part, the documents show
  
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• Homeowner and firefighter focus on positives following South Lethbridge fire - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2020 21:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Homeowner and firefighter focus on positives following South Lethbridge fire  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pronghorns Rugby team adds new coach - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2020 21:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Man sought by police in Lethbridge hit-and-run arrested in 'high-risk incident' - CBC.ca

  19-08-2020 21:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Man sought by police in Lethbridge hit-and-run arrested in 'high-risk incident'  CBC.ca
  
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• Break-in suspect in critical condition after crashing into Tuxedo Park Community Centre

  19-08-2020 21:01
  
  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating the actions of officers after a man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon in a crash during an alleged high-speed getaway attempt. According to Calgary Police Service officials, officers responded to the 200 block of 29th Avenue N.E. at approximately 1:30 p.m. following reports two men had been loading stolen property from the home into a black convertible. After spotting police, one of the suspects got behind the wheel of the convertible
  
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• $2.6M lakeside home the grand prize in this year's Hospital Home Lottery

  19-08-2020 21:00
  
  A two-storey great room, multiple outdoor living spaces, four bedrooms, and $100,000 cash are among the attractions this year's Hospital Home Lottery grand prize winner will receive. The 20th annual lottery launched Wednesday, announcing a 5,700-sq.-ft. grand prize home in the community of Mahogany. Proceeds from this year's lottery are expected to exceed $4 million and will centre around advancing mental health responses for people who require critical support and intervention. "This year has b
  
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• Kamala Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nomination

  19-08-2020 20:53
  
  Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice-president on Wednesday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ticket and promising she and Joe Biden will rejuvenate a country ravaged by a pandemic and riven by racial and partisan divides. In an address capping the third night of the virtual Democratic National Convention, the California senator evoked the lessons of her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a biologist and Indian immigrant, saying she instil
  
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• Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination for vice-president

  19-08-2020 20:53
  
  Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice-president Wednesday night, cementing her status as a leader in a party staking its future on building a diverse coalition of voters as the first Black woman on a major party ticket. She addressed the Democratic National Convention's third night after former President Barack Obama, another barrier breaker, warned that American democracy itself was at risk if President Donald Trump wins reelection this fall. Harris, a 55-year-old California
  
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• Warrant issued for driver accused in Lethbridge hit-and-run - CTV Toronto

  19-08-2020 20:37 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Warrant issued for driver accused in Lethbridge hit-and-run

  19-08-2020 20:37
  
  Lethbridge police have issued a warrant for a 24-year-old man accused of hit-and-run following road rage incident that saw a man run over, leaving him with serious injuries. Officers were called to Chinook Regional Hospital after a 37-year-old man was admitted suffering serious injuries. He was later transferred to hospital in Calgary, where he remains in serious but stable condition. The man had been driven to the hospital by a female acquaintance following an altercation with the driver of a r
  
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• Armed robbery attempt thwarted by closed wicket at southern Alberta post office

  19-08-2020 19:49
  
  An attempted robbery at a southern Alberta postal outlet remained off the radar of police for hours until someone who wasn't there posted about the incident on social media. RCMP officials confirm officers responded to the Rosedale Canada Post Office in the community of Rosedale, Alta, near Drumheller, on the afternoon of Aug. 13 following a post indicating an attempted robbery had occurred. Police determined a man brandishing a firearm had entered the post office at approximately 9 a.m. and dem
  
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• Holy Spirit bracing for a unique school year - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2020 19:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Holy Spirit bracing for a unique school year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Guns and drugs seized, Calgary couple facing charges after ALERT bust

  19-08-2020 19:21
  
  Intelligence gathered in one city led to the arrest of a couple in another by members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams earlier this month. A Calgary couple is facing charges after police seized an estimated $14,000 worth of drugs and cash, along with three firearms earlier this month. The bust happened Aug. 6 by members of Calgary police and the ALERT Calgary organized crime and gang team at homes in the Dover and Beltline neighbourhoods. The seized items included:17 grams of fentan
  
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• Assault charge laid after racist tirade in Edmonton liquor store

  19-08-2020 19:13
  
  Police have charged a 61-year-old man following a racist tirade in an Edmonton liquor store. Edmonton Police Service confirmed  Wednesday Terry Samsoniuk faces one count each of assault and causing a disturbance. A CTV News Edmonton employee who was in the store during the Aug. 2 rant captured part of it on video. In the clip, the man can be heard telling an employee wearing a turban, “I never knew how good this country was ‘til you people moved here.” He also says, &ldquo
  
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• Crash overturns vehicle on concrete barrier along Country Hills Boulevard

  19-08-2020 18:58
  
  A Wednesday morning crash in the city's northeast left one car teetering near an embankment atop the CP Rail tracks. The collision occurred shortly before 9 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Country Hills Blvd. N.E. just east of the community of Coventry Hills. According to EMS officials, no one involved in the crash required transport to hospital. The cause of the collision is under investigation by the CPS traffic section.
  
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• Lightning strikes twice as Cape Breton couple claims second major lotto prize in 7 years

  19-08-2020 17:49
  
  It seems lightning has struck twice in Cape Breton’s Victoria County, where a couple has won their second significant lottery prize in seven years. After Saturday's draw, Raymond and Gaye Lillington of Dingwall, N.S., are the lucky winners of an Atlantic Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $17.4 million. But the couple are no strangers to winning the lottery. The Lillingtons also won a $3.2-million jackpot back in 2013. “That was pretty exciting. This is even more so, but that was life-changing
  
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• RCMP call off Amber Alert after missing Saskatoon girl found safe

  19-08-2020 16:37
  
  A missing 4-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert Wednesday morning, has been found safe, according to police. The girl was last seen at 2 a.m. Tuesday at her home on Devonshire Crescent. Police believe she was taken by an unknown adult female. The suspect is described as Indigenous, standing 5’6” with medium-length black hair and a feather or wing tattoo on her right shoulder or chest area. She was last seen wearing a camouflage tank top, black shorts and black s
  
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• No criminal charges pending after Amber Alert, Saskatoon police say

  19-08-2020 16:37
  
  Saskatoon police issued an Amber Alert Wednesday morning after a four-year-old girl was reported missing from her home on Devonshire Crescent. Police say the four-year-old girl was found unharmed with a woman in a home in the 1900 block of 20th Street about half an hour after the alert was issued. Police are still working to get all of the details. There was a 19-hour gap between the time that her family had last the girl and the time that she was reported missing, at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. It&rsquo
  
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• 'I've got her she's safe and sound': Saskatoon police give update on Amber Alert investigation

  19-08-2020 16:37
  
  Saskatoon police issued an Amber Alert at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after a four-year-old girl had been reported missing Tuesday night at 9:30. The girl was found unharmed at 9 a.m. Wednesday with a woman in a house in the 1900 block of 20th Street and the alert was called off. Police say the girl’s family had last seen her at 2 a.m. Tuesday and couldn’t account for the more than 19-hour gap between then and when she was reported missing. “We're trying to answer that question as to w
  
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• Amber Alert issued in search for missing 4-year-old Saskatoon girl

  19-08-2020 16:37
  
  Police in Saskatoon have issued an Amber Alert for a missing four-year-old-girl Wednesday morning. Police said Journey Kay was last seen at 2 a.m. Tuesday at her home on Devonshire Crescent. The child is described as Indigenous, standing 2’7” and weighs about 50 pounds, and shoulder-length black hair. She was last seen wearing a two-tone white and black dress with flowers on the front, and pink sandals with grey soles, authorities said. Police believe she was taken by an unknown adul
  
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• Amber Alert called off after missing Saskatoon girl found safe

  19-08-2020 16:37
  
  A missing 4-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert Wednesday morning has been found safe, according to police. The girl was last seen at 2 a.m. Tuesday at her home on Devonshire Crescent.  She was reportedly taken by an unknown woman. However, police said in an updated news release that it does not appear criminal activity was involved in her disappearance. Police said the incident is under investigation.. This is a developing story. More details to come.
  
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• ATA president meeting with education minister to address school re-entry concerns

  19-08-2020 16:13
  
  The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the province’s education minister will meet behind closed doors Wednesday as teachers express major concerns regarding the re-entry plan for schools this fall.  ATA president Jason Schilling has called the plan "deficient", prompting an afternoon appointment with Adriana LaGrange. He says teachers are getting increasingly worried about how to safely manage physical distancing requirements for class sizes ranging from upwards of 30 to 4
  
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• Missing 4-year-old Saskatoon girl found, Amber Alert cancelled

  19-08-2020 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon police say the four-year-old girl left her home with a woman not known to her family.
  
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• Okanagan fire grows to 1,400 hectares; thousands of homes on evacuation alert or order

  19-08-2020 15:39
  
  A fire in B.C.'s Okanagan has grown to 1,400 hectares, with thousands of homes either on evacuation alert or evacuation order. The fire, which is burning north of Okanagan Falls on the east side of Skaha Lake, was first discovered Tuesday and quickly grew in estimated size. The last update came from the BC Wildfire Service at about 12:15 p.m. According to the wildfire service, the blaze is considered to be "active" and is "burning in difficult rocky sloped terrain with limited access points for
  
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• Okanagan fire grows to 1,000 hectares; thousands of homes on evacuation alert or order

  19-08-2020 15:39
  
  A fire in B.C.'s Okanagan has grown to 1,000 hectares, with thousands of homes either on evacuation alert or evacuation order. The fire, which is burning north of Okanagan Falls on the east side of Skaha Lake, was first discovered Tuesday and quickly grew in estimated size. The last update came from the BC Wildfire Service at about 10:15 p.m. According to the wildfire service, the blaze isn't at all contained and is "burning in difficult rocky sloped terrain with limited access points for ground
  
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• Home destroyed as Okanagan fire grows to 1,400 hectares

  19-08-2020 15:39
  
  A fire in B.C.'s Okanagan has grown to 1,400 hectares, and at least one home has been destroyed. A photo posted by Castanet News of what's left of the house on Christie Mountain Lane shows just some of the exterior walls appear to still be standing. ​ Thousands of homes are also either on evacuation alert or evacuation order. The fire, which is burning north of Okanagan Falls on the east side of Skaha Lake, was first discovered Tuesday and quickly grew in estimated size. The last update ca
  
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• Perhaps another 30C day today (if not, then close!)

  19-08-2020 15:26
  
  After a solid three days in the 30s, we may break the cycle today… barely. The forecast high for Wednesday is 29C, possibly rounding up to 30C or just beyond the mark. Regardless, that reaches heat warning criteria once again. <DayLites> Yesterday afforded only 13 new records broken in Alberta, but of course it was still a scorcher. Here’s Canada’s field guide on both self-monitoring and checking on others in this type of heat. On another note… Alberta Fire Bans h
  
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• Raptors president Masai Ujiri files countersuit following NBA Finals scuffle

  19-08-2020 14:34
  
  Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says a video showing an altercation between team president Masai Ujiri and a law enforcement officer at last year's NBA Finals shows the executive received poor treatment. The video was released with a countersuit Ujiri filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif. It comes in the aftermath of a lawsuit filed by Alameda County sheriff's deputy Alan Strickland following the altercation after the Raptors won the NBA title last June. "I mean, listen, to me
  
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• New video shows Raptors president Masai Ujiri being shoved by L.A. security guard

  19-08-2020 14:34
  
  The Toronto Raptors issued a statement on Tuesday saying a recently released video proves team president Masai Ujiri wasn't the "aggressor" in an encounter with a law enforcement officer at Oracle Arena last June. Alameda County sheriff's deputy Alan Strickland, a law enforcement officer in California, is suing Ujiri over a scuffle following the team's NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Strickland claims in a federal lawsuit filed in February that he stopped Ujiri
  
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• New video shows altercation between Raptors president Masai Ujiri and security guard

  19-08-2020 14:34
  
  The Toronto Raptors issued a statement on Tuesday saying a recently released video proves team president Masai Ujiri wasn't the "aggressor" in an encounter with a law enforcement officer at Oracle Arena last June. Alameda County sheriff's deputy Alan Strickland, a law enforcement officer in California, is suing Ujiri over a scuffle following the team's NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Strickland claims in a federal lawsuit filed in February that he stopped Ujiri
  
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• CFD crews prevent Citadel townhouse attic fire from spreading through complex

  19-08-2020 14:29
  
  Two townhouse units were damaged in a Tuesday night fire in a northwest neighbourhood but the efforts of firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to other homes. Calgary Fire Department crews responded to a townhouse complex in the 300 block of Citadel Point N.W. shortly before 9 p.m. as flames and smoke poured from the roof of one of the homes. Firefighters doused the fire from outside the building while members searched the home for occupants. Several residents were evacuated from neigh
  
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• Canadian star Dan Levy signs up for Indigenous course at University of Alberta, invites millions to join

  19-08-2020 14:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dan Levy is asking his millions of social media followers to enroll in the U of A's Indigenous Canada Massive Open Online Course.
  
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• Will Lethbridge Transit everbe green? - Lethbridge Herald

  19-08-2020 13:09 via lethbridgeherald.com
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• GoFundMe started for Lethbridge family of 6 whose home was destroyed by fire - CTV Toronto

  19-08-2020 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  GoFundMe started for Lethbridge family of 6 whose home was destroyed by fire  CTV Toronto
  
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