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• Shooting on 17th Avenue S.W. sends 1 to hospital

  23-05-2022 23:29
  
  EMS took a man to hospital suffering "traumatic injuries" after a shooting on 17th Avenue S.W. on Monday. Emergency crews were called to 17th Avenue and 10th Street S.W. where they found the man injured. Police have shut down a section of 17th Avenue between Ninth Street and 11th Street S.W. while they investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.Multiple Calgary Police and EMS units responding to an incid
  
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• Canada falls 3-2 to Denmark in men's world hockey championship - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2022 23:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada falls 3-2 to Denmark in men's world hockey championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Stampeder under investigation, airline employee fired after fight at airport

  23-05-2022 22:57
  
  The Calgary Stampeders football club has launched an investigation after video of a fight between a player and an airline employee went viral over the weekend. The video, posted and shared widely on social media, appears to show Stampeders wide receiver Brendan Langley and an airline employee fighting in an airport. The video shows the men slap and punch each other, then Langley gets the upper hand, landing several punches and knocking the man down. The man then gets up and the two square off on
  
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• Man shot in southeast Calgary, police search for suspect

  23-05-2022 21:02
  
  Calgary Police Service is searching for a suspect after a man was shot Monday morning in the southeast. Paramedics were called to the 8500 block of Atlas Drive S.E. about 11:40 a.m. for reports of an "altercation involving firearms." Crewsarrived to find an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was transported to hospital in stable, non-life threatening condition. No other information was available. Anyone with information is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 403-266-12
  
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• American Hockey League approves Stockton Heat move to Calgary

  23-05-2022 20:22
  
  The American Hockey League board of governors has approved the relocation of the Flames AHL franchise, the Stockton Heat, from California to Calgary, the team announced Monday.   “Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation have appreciated the partnership with the City of Stockton since our arrival in 2015,” said Heat general manager Brad Pascall. “We especially would like to say thank you to the Heat fans who loyally supported the team and continue to throughout the 202
  
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• Canadian soldiers encouraged to contact Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2022 19:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian soldiers encouraged to contact Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 1 of 3 Alberta children hospitalized with severe acute hepatitis has been released

  23-05-2022 19:43
  
  Three children in Alberta have now been hospitalized suffering from severe acute hepatitis not caused by known hepatitis viruses, officials said on Monday. None of the hospitalizations in Alberta has required a liver transplant and one of the children has since been treated and released. A total of 10 children in Canada have been found to be suffering the condition. Three cases were in Alberta, two in Manitoba, four in Ontario and one in Quebec. The children were between the ages of one and 13 y
  
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• Canada's Bianca Andreescu opens French Open with three-set victory - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2022 18:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Bianca Andreescu opens French Open with three-set victory  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Flames trying to shake off 'worst' playoff effort in 4-1 loss to Oilers

  23-05-2022 17:44
  
  If the Calgary Flames thought their second-round series was going to be a cakewalk after scoring nine goals in the opening game, they forgot the firepower of their opponent. Evander Kane had a natural hat trick in the second period, Leon Draisaitl had four assists and Connor McDavid had three helpers to put him at 23 points in just 10 games, as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 4-1 win Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the Battle of Alberta series after losing the first game 9-6. Flames defender Rasmu
  
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• Battle of Alberta wedding edition: Duelling fans celebrate nuptials overlooking Oilers watch party

  23-05-2022 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  By complete chance, an Oilers fan and a Flames fan had their wedding reception overlooking Ice District Plaza as Game 3 of the Battle of Alberta playoff series was underway.
  
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• Wreckage found of plane that disappeared in Ontario with Alberta men onboard, police say

  23-05-2022 17:04
  
  The wreckage of a small plane that disappeared last month in northern Ontario with two men aboard has been located in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Ontario Provincial Police say in a news release that one of their helicopters, along with a civilian helicopter, were conducting follow-up searches for the missing Piper Comanche on Saturday when the civilian chopper spotted the crash site near Old Woman Bay. Det. Const. Trevor Tremblay says it appears the bodies of the two occupants — John Fe
  
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• 'Too many children did not make it home': Anniversary of discovery at Canada's largest residential school

  23-05-2022 15:24
  
  Warning: This article contains disturbing details. Reader discretion is advised. A daylong memorial began Monday in Kamloops, B.C., at the site of what was once Canada's largest residential school on the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the detection of unmarked graves. A sunrise ceremony was held on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc powwow grounds, not far from the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. It began with an opening prayer, and included an emotional speech from
  
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• Ceremony opens daylong memorial marking graves detection at site of Canada's largest residential school

  23-05-2022 15:24
  
  A daylong memorial began Monday in Kamloops, B.C., at the site of what was once Canada's largest residential school on the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the detection of unmarked graves. A sunrise ceremony was held on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc powwow grounds, not far from the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The day to honour children who were taken from their homes and never made it back includes cultural performances, dances, drumming and speeches, and wi
  
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• Evander Kane nets hat trick as Edmonton Oilers win Game 3 against Calgary Flames

  23-05-2022 05:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers beat out Calgary Flames 4-1 to take series lead Sunday night at Rogers Place.
  
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• Kane hat trick fuels Oilers 4-1 win over Flames to take series lead

  23-05-2022 05:07
  
  Evander Kane scored a natural hat trick during an electric six-minute span and captain Connor McDavid provided more magic with three assists in another dominant performance as the Edmonton Oilers downed the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Mike Smith, who was briefly replaced by Mikko Koskinen in the third period after getting run over by Milan Lucic, made 31 saves in the win. Zach Hyman had the other goal for Edmonton, while Leon Draisaitl se
  
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• Edmonton, Calgary bars and restaurants benefiting from NHL playoffs

  23-05-2022 00:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames are both in the NHL playoffs and data shows bars and restaurants are coming out on top when it comes to increased consumer spending.
  
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• Missing plane leaving Delhi, Ont. discovered in Northern Ontario

  23-05-2022 00:18
  
  OPP say the missing plane that took off from Delhi, Ont. and never arrived at its destination was discovered Saturday evening in Lake Superior Provincial Park, about two kilometres east of Old Woman Bay. The Piper Comanche aircraft had been missing since April 14, after leaving Delhi airport in Norfolk County and scheduled to land in Marathon, Ont. The plane was located in the same area teams spent ten days searching for the aircraft. Its radar and flight tracking gear was last detected about 60
  
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