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• Firefighters respond to Sunday afternoon structure fire in northeast Calgary

  11-09-2022 23:37
  Calgary fire crews were called to a structure fire Sunday afternoon in northeast Calgary. The incident took place around 1:15 p.m., at 639B 15 Ave. NE, which is part of a duplex. Upon arrival, firefighters could see flames coming from the roof. Investigators said it appeared the fire started in the attic but don't know the cause. They managed to contain the fire to the upper part of the residence. Two occupants who were at home at the time of the fire were able to get out safely. No one was inju
  
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• Special air quality statement issued for Calgary

  11-09-2022 23:05
  Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement Sunday for Calgary. "Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility at times over Alberta," Environment Canada said on its website. They advised that the poor air quality in the city on Sunday might pose health risks for vulnerable people. "Individuals may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches or shortness of breath. Children, seniors, and those with cardi
  
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• For Queen Elizabeth II, Balmoral estate was a place to 'be normal'

  11-09-2022 22:46
  When the hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II's body pulled out of the gates of Balmoral Castle on Sunday, it marked the monarch's final departure from a personal sanctuary where she could shed the straitjacket of protocol and ceremony for a few weeks every year. The sprawling estate in the Scottish Highlands west of Aberdeen was a place where Elizabeth rode her beloved horses, picnicked, and pushed her children around the grounds on tricycles and wagons, setting aside the formality of Buckingham
  
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• Okotoks Oilers' Jagger Tapper becomes fourth player to commit to NCAA Division 1 school

  11-09-2022 22:00
  Just before playing their final pre-season game, the Okotoks Oilers announced that forward Jagger Tapper will become the fourth player on the team to attend an NCAA Division 1 post-secondary school. Tapper, a former CTV Calgary Athlete of the Week, committed to becoming a student and a player for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), in Troy, New York. The Engineers are part of the NCAA's Division 1 ECAC Hockey division. “We couldn’t be happier for Jagger to start off his rookie se
  
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• Ewing's 5 straight birdies leads to LPGA win in Cincinnati - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 21:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Queen's corgis to live with the Duke and Duchess of York

  11-09-2022 21:16
  Queen Elizabeth II's corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday. The pair, who divorced in 1996, both reside at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. The source told CNN that the Duchess bonded with the monarch over a shared love of dog-walking and horse-riding.Royal Dispatch newsletter: Sign up for exclusive insights on the monarchyEven after her divorce from Prince Andrew, Sarah continued her friendship with the
  
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• 'So generous': Ukrainian family in Alberta gifted SUV

  11-09-2022 20:48
  A Ukrainian family that moved to Alberta in May will be able to get around much easier now. The Koval family has been living in Vegreville since leaving Ukraine, sponsored by third-generation relatives. The family of five had thought about getting a vehicle, but were facing many challenges making it unlikely they would be able to get one soon, until Saturday. Friends of friends used their connections, including the University of Alberta Golden Bears alumni, and the family was given a GMC Yukon X
  
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• Charest says Conservatives need to unify, but he's returning to private sector

  11-09-2022 19:20
  Former Quebec premier Jean Charest says he will return to working in the private sector after losing the Conservative party leadership race to Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre won on a resounding first-ballot victory earning almost 70 per cent of members' support and capturing nearly all ridings across the country. Charest placed a distant second, scoring just 16 per cent after running a campaign where he pitched himself as having the experience needed to win the next election. In a video posted toda
  
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• Canada's top country music artists return to Calgary for CCMA awards show

  11-09-2022 19:00
  Canada's top country artists will be honoured in Calgary Sunday as the Canadian Country Music Association awards return to town for the 10th time. The show will be co-hosted by leading nominee Tenille Townes of Grande Prairie, Alta., and Atlanta artist Blanco Brown, best known for his hit "The Git Up."Both Townes and Brown will perform separately on the broadcast while Brett Kissel is set to join 1990s boy band 98 Degrees on his collaboration of "Ain't the Same." Townes heads into the bash
  
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• Calgary Sikhs ride to Sundre to for goodwill gesture after float controversy

  11-09-2022 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  Members of Calgary's Sikh community rode to Sundre on motorcycles on Saturday as part of a goodwill gesture after a parade float controversy this summer.
  
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• Calgary Sikhs ride to Sundre for goodwill gesture after float controversy

  11-09-2022 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  Members of Calgary's Sikh community rode to Sundre on motorcycles on Saturday as part of a goodwill gesture after a parade float controversy this summer.
  
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• Fire crews douse northeast Calgary kitchen fire

  11-09-2022 17:18
  Calgary fire crews responded to a kitchen fire Saturday night in northeast Calgary. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. on the 6400 block of Centre Street NE, in Thorncliffe, where the CFD received a report of fire in a unit of a multi-family residence. Crews didn't initially see any smoke or flames, but then discovered a unit full of smoke from a kitchen fire that was no longer burning, CFD said in a release. A man who was the only occupant of the unit was able to remove himself from the u
  
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• Victims of flight PS752 honoured through memorial scholarships

  11-09-2022 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  More than two-and-a-half years after their tragic deaths, many of the victims of Flight PS752 are being honoured by their schools through memorial scholarships.
  
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• Calgary's Thai community celebrates culture and cuisine

  11-09-2022 16:59
  Part of downtown Calgary felt a bit like Bangkok Saturday night. That's because it was Thai Cultural Night. The event was held at the Chinese Cultural Centre, and featured Thai and Laotian food, music and an Asian market that was held between noon and 5:30 p.m. Co-emcee Jason Manarinter told CTV News the event has been in the planning stages for a long time. "We've been planning it for a while actually," he said. "I think a year and a half. "But with the (COVID-19) restrictions, we kept on pushi
  
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• Last chance for free stuff in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 16:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 16:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Aid for flood victims arrives in hard-hit Pakistani province

  11-09-2022 15:30
  Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding from deadly monsoon rains landed Sunday in southern Sindh province, one of the worst-affected regions in the impoverished country. Saif Ullah, spokesman for the country's Civil Aviation Authority, said each plane was loaded with about 35 tons of relief aid that would be distributed in the province by the World Food Program. The aircraft landed at Sukkur Airport in Sindh and Ullah said the U.S. operation tha
  
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• US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 14:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Biden to honour 9/11 victims as shadow of Afghan war looms

  11-09-2022 14:21
  President Joe Biden is set to mark the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon, a year after he ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the U.S. and allies launched in response to the terror attacks. In ending the Afghanistan war, the Democratic president followed through on a campaign pledge to bring home U.S. troops from the country's longest conflict. But the war concluded chaotically in August 2021, when the U.S.-backed Afghan government collapsed in the face of a
  
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• Biden honours 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

  11-09-2022 14:21
  President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, laying a wreath at the Pentagon in a sombre commemoration held under a steady rain and paying tribute to "extraordinary Americans" who gave their lives on one of the nation's darkest days. Sunday's ceremony occurred a little more than a year after Biden ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the U.S. and allies launched in response to the terror attacks. Biden noted that even after the United States left Afghanis
  
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• Russian forces retreat amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

  11-09-2022 13:11
  Ukrainian troops on Sunday successfully pressed their swift counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country, even as a nuclear power plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut down in a bid to prevent a radiation disaster as fighting raged nearby. Kyiv's action to reclaim Russia-occupied areas in the Kharkiv region forced Moscow to withdraw its troops to prevent them from being surrounded, leaving behind significant numbers of weapons and munitions in a hasty retreat as the war
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves her beloved Balmoral - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 11:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Quebec election: Legault heads to CAQ stronghold as Anglade visits Laval - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 10:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans' - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 08:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Hurricanes Fall in Overtime to Tigers - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  11-09-2022 08:30 via lethbridgehurricanes.com
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• Nate Diaz chokes out Tony Ferguson to end chaotic UFC 279 - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 07:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Mariners use 2 homers, Kirby's pitching to stop Braves 3-1 - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 06:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Stampeders add to Elks misery with 56-28 road win

  11-09-2022 05:57
  Tommy Stevens scored four short-yardage touchdowns as the Calgary Stampeders helped the Edmonton Elks equal an unfortunate record for consecutive home losses with a 56-28 drubbing in the Labour Day rematch on Saturday. The Stampeders (8-4) have won three of their last four games. Edmonton (3-10) tied a CFL record for most consecutive losses at home at 14, having not won at Commonwealth Stadium since Oct. 12, 2019. The home sick stretch of 14 losses ties the record for futility previously set by
  
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• Huge quake hits Papua New Guinea, extent of damage unclear - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 05:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Huge quake hits Papua New Guinea, extent of damage unclear  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stampeders add to Elks misery with 56-28 road win - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 05:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Australia's PM says referendum on republic not his priority

  11-09-2022 04:43
  Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who had started laying the groundwork for an Australian republic after elections in May, said Sunday that now was the time not for a change but for paying tribute to the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Many regarded Australians' respect and affection for the late monarch as the biggest obstacle to the country becoming a republic with its own head of state. Albanese, who describes himself as the first candidate with a "non-Anglo Celtic name" to run for pri
  
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• Quebec welterweight Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse wins on UFC 279 undercard - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 04:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Parks Canada warns smoke from Jasper wildfire could affect Alberta highway - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 04:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Parks Canada warns smoke from Jasper wildfire could affect Alberta highway  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• South Lethbridge crash flips truck onto its side - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 03:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  South Lethbridge crash flips truck onto its side  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blue Bombers pick Roughriders apart in one-sided Banjo Bowl - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 02:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Blue Bombers pick Roughriders apart in one-sided Banjo Bowl  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pierre Poilievre elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 02:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pierre Poilievre elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Green Party volunteer president resigns, saying her 'optimism has died' - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2022 02:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Green Party volunteer president resigns, saying her 'optimism has died'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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