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• It's coming home! England rejoices as soccer women win Euros - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 22:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Bill Russell, NBA great and Celtics legend, dies at 88 - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 19:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bill Russell, NBA great and Celtics legend, dies at 88  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• International festival showcases modern Vietnam in Calgary for first time

  31-07-2022 19:51
  
  Modern Vietnamese food, film and music filled the Prairie Emporium in southeast Calgary Saturday at the first-ever Vietnam Now festival. Linh Phan, founder of Hidden Saigon and the Vietnam Now festival, said it’s an event aimed at showcasing a different side of Vietnam and connecting with modern Vietnamese identity. She adds that the event was also a space and opportunity to meet and connect with the larger community of Vietnamese people in Calgary. “What this event will do is to cre
  
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• Largest annual Muslim convention in western Canada returns to Calgary

  31-07-2022 19:47
  
  Thousands are expected to attend the Jalsa Salana Western Canada conference in Calgary at the Genesis Centre this weekend. The two-day event that took place on Saturday and resumes on Sunday is returning to the city after a pandemic hiatus. “Words cannot express how important this event is and today as I walked around many people have come up to me and mentioned that they are so delighted we are able to gather together again,” said Malik Agyemang, one of the organizers. “This i
  
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• Heat, wind threaten to whip up growing Western U.S. wildfires

  31-07-2022 19:13
  
  Major wildfires in California and Montana grew substantially as firefighters protected remote communities on Sunday as hot, windy weather across the tinder-dry U.S. West created the potential for even more spread. The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California's Klamath National Forest as erratic lightning storms swept through the region just south of the Oregon state line, said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Adrienne Freeman. "The fuel beds are so dry and they can just er
  
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• Flames in western U.S. spread, California sees its largest 2022 fire

  31-07-2022 19:13
  
  Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday as they sought to protect remote communities. The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern Sunday just south of the Oregon state line, said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Adrienne Freeman. “The fuel beds are so dry
  
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• Scientists unearth when the first humans came to Alberta’s oilsands

  31-07-2022 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  New research may have answered a long-standing mystery by pinning a rough date on the earliest known humans in Canada's oilsands region.
  
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• Spin and win: Verstappen rallies to eighth win of F1 season - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 18:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Proposed Tim Hortons app settlement raises questions about the future of consumer privacy

  31-07-2022 17:12
  
  While a recent proposed settlement involving the Tim Hortons app may have raised the public's awareness around privacy protections, consumers are left having to look after themselves, one tech expert says. On July 29, Tim Hortons reached a proposed settlement in multiple class action lawsuits alleging the restaurant's mobile app violated customer privacy. It comes after federal and provincial privacy watchdogs found the app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location data from its us
  
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• 'If you're not paying for that product, you are the product': What’s next after Tim Hortons' proposed settlement?

  31-07-2022 17:12
  
  While a recent proposed settlement involving the Tim Hortons app may have raised the public's awareness around privacy protections, consumers are left having to look after themselves, one tech expert says. On July 29, Tim Hortons reached a proposed settlement in multiple class action lawsuits alleging the restaurant's mobile app violated customer privacy. It comes after federal and provincial privacy watchdogs found the app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location data from its us
  
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• Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 17:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pitbull owners and advocates speak out about breed reputation - My Lethbridge Now

  31-07-2022 17:00 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
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• AP sources: Decision in Watson discipline case coming Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 15:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Sting warns of threats to democracy during Warsaw concert

  31-07-2022 13:52
  
  British musician Sting interrupted a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide and to denounce the war in Ukraine as "an absurdity based upon a lie." He asked a popular Polish actor, Maciej Stuhr, to come onstage to translate his warning that democracy is "in grave danger of being lost unless we defend it." "The alternative to democracy is a prison, a prison of the mind. The alternative to democracy is violence, oppression, imprisonment a
  
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• Nunes beats Peña to regain UFC women's bantamweight belt - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 07:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nunes beats Peña to regain UFC women's bantamweight belt  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Unbeaten Blue Bombers win a 35-28 thriller over Stampeders

  31-07-2022 05:54
  
  Zach Collaros kept his composure in a back-and-forth game to keep his Winnipeg Blue Bombers undefeated. Although Winnipeg trailed at four different times during Saturday's CFL game, the star quarterback found a way to lead the Blue Bombers (8-0) to a 35-28 victory over the Calgary Stampeders (4-2) at McMahon Stadium. “That's Zach Collaros for you,” said receiver Nic Demski, who returned to action after missing the past four games with an ankle injury and caught a pair of touchdown pa
  
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• Ukraine President Zelenskyy announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

  31-07-2022 05:38
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday his government was ordering the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia. In a late-night television address, Zelenskyy also said the hundreds of thousands of people still in combat zones in the larger Donbas region, which contains Donetsk as well as the neighbouring Luhansk region, needed to leave. "The more people leave (the) Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army w
  
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• Record attendance at Lethbridge International Airshow - Global News

  31-07-2022 04:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Record attendance at Lethbridge International Airshow  Global NewsLethbridge International Airshow 'soars' over expectations  Lethbridge News NowVancouver-based Ukrainian pilot dedicates Lethbridge performance to Ukrainian troops | CTV News  CTV News CalgarySafety, patience top of mind as city gears up for Lethbridge International Airshow  My Lethbridge NowWestJet to increase Calgary-Lethbridge frequency to three times daily from 01-Aug-2022 | CAPA &n
  
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• Record attendance at Lethbridge International Airshow

  31-07-2022 04:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge International Airshow returned this weekend. Dallas Harty estimates up to 20 thousand people attended the event on Saturday.
  
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• Unbeaten Blue Bombers win a 35-28 thriller over Stampeders - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 04:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Unbeaten Blue Bombers win a 35-28 thriller over Stampeders  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta opens COVID-19 vaccines for children Tuesday: Here's what you need to know

  31-07-2022 04:06
  
  Health experts are urging parents to get their children and babies vaccinated for COVID-19 now, ahead of the fall and return to school. On Friday, the province announced immunizations for Albertans ages six months to five years open on Aug. 2 — the last Canadian jurisdiction to do so. First dose appointments must be booked through the online vaccine portal or by calling Health Link at 811. The recommended dose for children ages six months to 11 years is a series of two doses, with an inter
  
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• Calgarians explore lesser-known mountain destinations to avoid long weekend crowds

  31-07-2022 03:42
  
  As many people flock to popular spots in the mountains over the Heritage Day long weekend, others are choosing to explore places and trails less travelled. Bragg Creek is about 40 minutes outside the city, near Kananaskis Country. It has mountain views, along with hiking and biking trails, but without all the crowds. "Usually, when I go to Canmore, Banff, I find those areas to be quite a bit busier," said Madie Neis from Calgary. "So, I like coming out here to kind of have a little bit more free
  
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• Jake Paul match at MSG off over Rahman's weight issues - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 03:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Jake Paul match at MSG off over Rahman's weight issues  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's Taylor Pendrith tied with Tony Finau for Rocket Mortgage lead - Lethbridge News Now

  31-07-2022 01:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Summer Classic dog show basks in the Calgary sun

  31-07-2022 00:59
  
  There will be some barking coming from the Spruce Meadows stables this weekend as the country's largest dog show attracts thousands of canines and their owners. The annual Alberta Kennel Club (AKC) Summer Classic dog show is back in Calgary after a pandemic hiatus. The event hosts more than 2,000 dogs every day in various competitions. "We have people from across North America that have come to compete," AKC member Corrie Horne said. "There's nothing else like it." Katherine Ball drove from Sask
  
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• Shopping and fun in the sun: Thousands flock to Inglewood Sunfest

  31-07-2022 00:55
  
  Thousands of Calgarians were out and about today for the annual Sunfest festival. Street performers, magicians, comedians and live entertainers and musicians came together with 200 vendors in Inglewood, at 9th Avenue S.E. between 11 and 14 Street. “I just love Inglewood, it’s such a fun community. And what better way to showcase what we’re doing,” Melissa Brown, owner of the newly opened Suds & Sodas. She hopes to show visitors what her mobile bar can offer and secure
  
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