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• Smith takes aim at Kenney's sovereignty act comments, asks premier to 'respect' leadership contest

  14-08-2022 23:44
  
  Jason Kenney and United Conservative Party leadership hopeful Danielle Smith traded words about her proposed sovereignty act this weekend, with Smith saying the premier should not interfere in the contest. On Saturday, Kenney called the proposed act "nuts" on his weekly radio show, adding that the legislature passing the act would make the province a "laughingstock." "The proposal is for Alberta, basically, to ignore and violate the constitution in a way that is unprecedented in Canadian hi
  
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• International support for miners rescue was 'heartwarming,' says company president - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 21:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  International support for miners rescue was 'heartwarming,' says company president  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Battle of the Bridge 2: Coaches clash as Chelsea, Spurs draw - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Battle of the Bridge 2: Coaches clash as Chelsea, Spurs draw  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Missing Lethbridge man located, found dead: LPS - Global News

  14-08-2022 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Missing Lethbridge man located, found dead: LPS  Global News
  
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• Missing Lethbridge man located, found dead: LPS

  14-08-2022 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  LPS and EMS located missing person Braydon Allen Van Buuren early Sunday. He was last seen Aug. 10.
  
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• Triathlon returns in support of domestic violence survivors and YWCA

  14-08-2022 18:34
  
  For the first time in three years, TriIt Multisport hosted its annual women’s only triathlon, in support of the YWCA Sheriff King Home, which is an emergency shelter for women and children fleeing family violence. The event kicked off early Sunday morning at the Rocky Ridge YMCA. Race director Richelle Love says this event is crucial for the YWCA to receive funding and donations. “Violence is at an all time high and the YW needs the support now more than ever,” she said. Love s
  
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• Police incident shuts down community in Lethbridge

  14-08-2022 17:13
  
  Lethbridge police are warning the public to stay clear of a community in that city's north end because of an unknown incident. Officials said in a release that the incident is unfolding in the area of Chinook Lake in The Uplands subdivision. "(We) ask the public to avoid the area until notified. No further details or comments will be provided at this time," police said in a release. This is a developing story and we will have more information when it becomes available…
  
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• Missing man found deceased, Lethbridge police say

  14-08-2022 17:13
  
  Lethbridge police say they've located the remains of Braydon Allan Van Buuren, who has been missing since Aug. 10. Officials told the public to avoid an area in the north end of the city in a release earlier on Sunday morning. In an update, authorities said they had found the body of the 30-year-old man who was reported missing last week. Van Buuren's death is not considered suspicious and there will be no further information released, police said. "Police would like to thank the public for thei
  
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• Lethbridge police locate body of missing man in Chinook Lake area | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  14-08-2022 17:13 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police locate body of missing man in Chinook Lake area | CTV News  CTV News CalgaryMissing Lethbridge man located, found dead: LPS  Global NewsLethbridge Police asking for help locating missing city resident  Lethbridge News NowUpdate: Missing Lethbridge man found dead  My Lethbridge NowWoman punched, shot with BB gun in Lethbridge assault  Calgary HeraldView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Surprised that no one died': Truck drives into Calgary restaurant

  14-08-2022 17:03
  
  Several people were hurt, but Calgary police say an incident where a truck drove through a restaurant window will not lead to charges being laid. Emergency crews were called to the area of 31 Street and 34 Avenue N.W. at approximately 10:15 p.m. for reports of a crash. On arrival, they found a truck had driven through the front window of Sammy's Chophouse and landed fully inside the business. Courtney Daly was sitting inside when the truck smashed into the restaurant. "I looked up and saw a blac
  
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• 'Surprised that no one died': Truck crashes into Calgary restaurant

  14-08-2022 17:03
  
  Several people were hurt, but Calgary police say an incident where a truck drove through a restaurant window will not lead to charges being laid. Emergency crews were called to the area of 31 Street and 34 Avenue S.E. at approximately 10:15 p.m. for reports of a crash. On arrival, they found a truck had driven through the front window of Sammy's Chophouse and landed fully inside the business. Courtney Daly was sitting inside when the truck smashed into the restaurant. "I looked up and saw a blac
  
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• Calgary woman faces charges after weapons seized from vehicle

  14-08-2022 16:37
  
  A Calgary woman is facing several charges after Airdrie RCMP found a cache of weapons and other items inside a vehicle on Friday morning. Officials say police responded to the parking lot of the Cooper's Town Promenade at approximately 8:19 a.m. on Aug. 12 for reports of a suspicious vehicle. RCMP located a 2003 BMW sedan that was occupied by a female. "The female was arrested on a traffic safety act warrant held by Calgary Police Service," officials said in a release. A subsequent search of the
  
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• Early morning fire rips through northwest Calgary building

  14-08-2022 16:08
  
  Officials are investigating after a fire broke out inside a vacant building in northwest Calgary early Sunday morning. The Calgary Fire Department says crews were dispatched to the scene in the 1100 block of Gladstone Road N.W. for reports of a fire at approximately 12:45 a.m. A second alarm was called immediately because of the situation, officials said. "Upon arrival, fire crews faced significant smoke and visible flame from the interior of a three-storey cinder block commercial building. Fire
  
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• Officials: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 14:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Officials: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 14:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• More U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip

  14-08-2022 14:22
  
  A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. China responded to Pelosi's visit by sending missiles, warships and warplanes into the seas and air around Taiwan. The five-member delegation is led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and is in Taiwan on Sunday and Monday as part of a visit to Asia, the American Institute in Taiwan said. They will meet senior leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regio
  
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• Top lawyers hired by those linked to Georgia election probe - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 13:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Top lawyers hired by those linked to Georgia election probe  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Green wins Hawaii Democratic primary for governor - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 08:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Green wins Hawaii Democratic primary for governor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Roughriders end slump by edging Elks 34-23 in Edmonton - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 07:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Roughriders end slump by edging Elks 34-23 in Edmonton  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Galaxy ride Grandsir's brace to 5-2 romp over Whitecaps - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 06:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Galaxy ride Grandsir's brace to 5-2 romp over Whitecaps  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lappalainen's goal sends Montreal past Dynamo 3-2 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 06:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lappalainen's goal sends Montreal past Dynamo 3-2  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney condemns controversial essay, blames slow news week

  14-08-2022 05:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney condemned the controversial Her Vision essay that went viral last week but downplayed the reaction it received.
  
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• B.C. Lions chase down Calgary Stampeders with 41-40 comeback win

  14-08-2022 05:26
  
  Sean Whyte's 25-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a B.C. Lions' comeback in a 41-40 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke recovered from two early interceptions which the Stampeders converted into touchdowns to score a pair of rushing touchdowns, and throw for 488 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The 24-year-old from Victoria threw touchdown passes to Dominique Rhymes and Bryan Burnham. Whyte also kicked field goals from
  
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• 'Clearly a breakdown': Kenney condemns controversial essay, links firestorm to slow news week

  14-08-2022 05:10
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney condemned a controversial prize-winning essay that's been criticized for being sexist and racist during his provincewide radio call-in program, but also appeared to downplay the controversy it generated. The topic was the first that host Wayne Nelson raised during Saturday's show on CHQR and CHED, and Kenney responded there was “clearly a breakdown” in how the judges assessed the essays, adding they “screwed up.” Nelson had noted in the openin
  
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• Canada tops Czechia 5-1 in world junior hockey championship

  14-08-2022 04:56
  
  Kent Johnson has been working for years on a move that stuns goalies and hockey fans alike. On Saturday, he executed it in a big way, scoring a highlight-reel-worthy goal that helped Canada to a 5-1 win over Czechia at the world junior hockey championship. Johnson put away the dazzling game winner 19 minutes into the first period, scooping the puck on to his stick blade behind the net, picking it up as he glided forward and swirling it in over the Czech goalie's shoulder for an elusive “Mi
  
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• B.C. Lions chase down Calgary Stampeders with 41-40 comeback win - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 04:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. Lions chase down Calgary Stampeders with 41-40 comeback win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Insigne, Bernardeschi score as Toronto FC ends Portland Timbers' unbeaten run - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 03:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Insigne, Bernardeschi score as Toronto FC ends Portland Timbers' unbeaten run  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Arizona parents arrested trying to get in locked-down school

  14-08-2022 03:31
  
  Police arrested three Arizona parents, shocking two of them with stun guns, as they tried to force their way into a school that police locked down Friday after an armed man was seen trying to get on campus, authorities said. The parents were arrested as they tried to get to their children to protect them, authorities said. Officers in the Phoenix suburb of El Mirage used a Taser to stop two of them as they tried to help a man whose own handgun fell to the ground while he was being taken into cus
  
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• Cameron Smith has claret jug, now eyes No. 1 in world - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 01:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Cameron Smith has claret jug, now eyes No. 1 in world  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hernandez homers to lift Blue Jays past Cleveland Guardians - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2022 00:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hernandez homers to lift Blue Jays past Cleveland Guardians  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Residents escape Wildwood home struck by lightning during Friday storm

  14-08-2022 00:31
  
  Friday night's thunderstorm had Calgarians in every corner of the city watching the skies, but it was too close for comfort for one family in Wildwood. A home in the southwest community was struck by lightning just after 9:30 p.m. No one was injured, but the home is likely a write-off. "I saw a small puff of smoke going over the neighbour's house," Wildwood resident Lynn told CTV News. "Then I saw bigger smoke, and then flame. It was quick." The home, along Wildwood Drive S.W., had a mother and
  
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