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• Rollover crash in northeast Calgary sends girl to hospital

  08-08-2021 22:43
  
  Calgary EMS say a girl is at the Alberta Children's Hospital, being treated for injuries she sustained during a rollover crash on Saturday night. Officials tell CTV News they responded to the crash, which occurred in the 5000 block of Fourth Street N.E., at about 9:45 p.m. They found a single vehicle that had appeared to have driven down a road meant only for transit vehicles. In the process, it struck a device in the road to prevent other vehicles from passing through, rolled several times and
  
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• Man in serious condition after being hit by C-Train

  08-08-2021 21:46
  
  A man is in hospital following an incident involving the C-Train at the Shaganappi Point LRT station early Sunday. Calgary EMS said they responded to the scene at about 1 a.m. following reports that a person had been struck by a train. They attended the scene, found the man and transported him to Foothills Medical Centre in serious, potentially life threatening condition. Calgary Transit closed the station for several hours for the investigation, but commuters were able to get through by using s
  
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• Calgary hosts first street festival since the COVID-19 pandemic

  08-08-2021 19:59
  
  Residents are once again being invited to visit the businesses in Calgary's southwest community of Marda Loop for the return of the city's longest-running street festival. Marda Gras, which has links to an event first held in 1985, brings thousands of residents each year to shop in the many businesses in the community. Since last year's festivals and events were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers say they are proud that it is the first time Calgarians will be able to attend a
  
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• Charity in support of Iranian children holds fundraiser in Calgary

  08-08-2021 18:46
  
  Members of Calgary's Iranian community held a festival on Saturday to raise funds to help underprivileged children in the Persian Gulf. The weekend event, held by the Persian Gulf Charity, featured a number of tents filled with all sorts of cultural items as well as works of art. The exhibition gave the community the chance to share their culture with a wider audience as well as show off some of their treasured items. "In each of the tents, you can see something related to Iran," said organizer
  
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• Hiker hurt on trail in Kananaskis, Alta.

  08-08-2021 17:36
  
  STARS Air Ambulance was called to respond to an incident on a trail that resulted in a hiker being hurt. Witnesses tell CTV News that a woman was hiking along Mist Mountain Trail in Kananaskis when she fell. The incident occurred at a steep patch of shale, right near the hot spring.(Supplied) STARS was dispatched to the scene at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and landed on Highway 40.STAR-1 (Calgary) has been dispatched for a scene call emergency in the Kananaskis, AB area. — STARS air ambula
  
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• New COVID-19 cases in Ontario jump above 400 for first time since mid-June

  08-08-2021 16:17
  
  Ontario is reporting over 400 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday for the first time since mid-June. The province reported 423 new infections Sunday, with 6 additional deaths. There were 378 new cases logged on Saturday and 340 on Friday. The seven-day rolling average is now at 261, up significantly from 196 a week ago. The province’s virus-related death toll stands at 9,407. Provincial labs processed more than 14,963 tests, generating a positivity rate of at least 2.0 per cent, according to t
  
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• Lethbridge Corn Maze open for season, boasts new one-acre sunflower field - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2021 16:02
  
  Lethbridge Corn Maze open for season, boasts new one-acre sunflower field  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Once lagging, Europe catches up to the U.S. in vaccinations

  08-08-2021 13:51
  
  Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the virus's deadly comeback. In mid-February, less than 4 percent of people living in the 27-nation EU were at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus, compared with nearly 12 per cent in the U.S, according to Our World in Data, an online science publication connected to the University of Oxfo
  
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• Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics wind to a nuanced end

  08-08-2021 13:29
  
  It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ended with a typhoon blowing through and, still, a virus. In between: just about everything. The Tokyo Olympics, christened with "2020" but held in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a year by the coronavirus, glided to their conclusion in a COVID-emptied stadium Sunday night as an often surreal mixed bag for Japan and for the world. A rollicking closing ceremony with the theme "Worlds We Share" -- an optimistic but ironic notion at this human mom
  
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• As U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2021 10:09
  
  As U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks open season with 16-12 victory over Edmonton Elks - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2021 07:36
  
  Ottawa Redblacks open season with 16-12 victory over Edmonton Elks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women's sprint - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2021 05:27
  
  Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women's sprint  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bede's late field goal gives Argonauts 23-20 victory over Stampeders

  08-08-2021 05:27
  
  Boris Bede kicked a 32-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter and Toronto Argonauts opened their season with a 23-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders Saturday. Bede finished with two field goals and a single for the Argonauts (1-0), while quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw TD passes to Juwan Brescacin and Kurleigh Gittens Jr. The Argos also had a pair of two-point converts as John White IV ran for one and Eric Rogers hauled in a short toss from Bethel-Thompson, who compl
  
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• 'Don't drink and drive': Family of man killed by alleged impaired driver raising awareness

  08-08-2021 05:03
  
  The family of a Calgary man killed last summer while riding his bicycle is raising awareness of the dangers of drunk driving. Jose Perez, 61, was hit by a vehicle near the McKenzie Meadows Golf Club on Aug. 8, 2020. According to police, a golfer was leaving the club when he crossed into the incoming lane and hit Perez. Joseph Johnson was later charged with impaired driving causing death. “How many times do we need to have ‘Don’t drink and drive,’ nailed into our heads,&rd
  
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• Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women's sprint

  08-08-2021 04:58
  
  Kelsey Mitchell didn't own a bike four years ago. The 27-year-old track cyclist from Sherwood, Park., Alta., nevertheless won Canada's final medal of Tokyo's Olympic Games with a gold in women's sprint. Mitchell beat Ukraine's Olena Starikova in two straight heats to capture the title, riding out front and never relinquishing the lead. Lee Wai Sze of Hong Kong took bronze. Mitchell produced Canada's 24th medal, which is the most at a non-boycotted Summer Olympics, and beat the 22 earned in Rio d
  
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• Bede's late field goal gives Argonauts 23-20 victory over Stampeders - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2021 04:41
  
  Bede's late field goal gives Argonauts 23-20 victory over Stampeders  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgarians support local marathon runner in Tokyo

  08-08-2021 03:06
  
  Running fans enjoyed some Olympic action Saturday afternoon at a northeast Calgary brewery. The group cheered on Calgary’s own Trevor Hofbauer, or “Hof” as he is affectionately known to his friends. A large group of friends, family, and colleagues from Strides Running Store gathered at Tool Shed Brewing to help cheer Hof on. Jeremy Deere, from Strides Running Store, told CTV News he's not surprised at the large turnout supporting the Calgarian. “Trevor is a very popular p
  
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• DeChambeau lets clubs do most of talking at TOC Southwind - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2021 01:45
  
  DeChambeau lets clubs do most of talking at TOC Southwind  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Decathlon champion Warner named Canada's flag-bearer for Tokyo closing ceremony - Lethbridge News Now

  08-08-2021 01:20
  
  Decathlon champion Warner named Canada's flag-bearer for Tokyo closing ceremony  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Demonstrators rally in Calgary against Kenney government's decision on COVID-19 rules

  08-08-2021 00:59
  
  A group of protesters, who are against the UCP government's plans to drop COVID-19 isolation and testing requirements, were stationed outside McDougall Centre on Saturday. It was the latest demonstration organized by concerned Calgarians and medical experts and it came as the city saw another startling weekly jump in the number of active COVID-19 cases. As of the latest provincial data, collected on Aug. 5, there are 1,128 active cases within the city. That's up by 332 from the data recorded las
  
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• Archaeology students dig up the past at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

  08-08-2021 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Archaeology students from the University of Lethbridge are busy getting their hands dirty at an excavation site at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
  
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• Mixed response to review of Alberta government’s handling of first wave of Covid-19

  08-08-2021 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Critics respond to the Alberta government's long-awaited report card into its COVID-19 response during the first wave of the pandemic.
  
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• Critics react to review of Alberta’s COVID-19 first-wave response

  08-08-2021 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Critics respond to the Alberta government's long-awaited report card into its COVID-19 response during the first wave of the pandemic.
  
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