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• Auger-Aliassime leads Canada into Davis Cup final showdown with Australia - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 23:23 via news.google.com
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• Oilers score 4 times in third period to defeat Rangers - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 22:42 via news.google.com
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• 2nd earthquake in as many days off Vancouver Island

  26-11-2022 22:38
  A 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook homes on Vancouver Island Friday night, but no damage has been reported, according to Earthquakes Canada. The federal agency says the quake happened at 7:50 p.m., 34 kilometres west-northwest of Tofino, at a depth of 32 kilometres below the Pacific Ocean. Former Tofino mayor and current MLA Josie Osborne reported on Twitter that her "whole house shuddered," and urged residents to check their earthquake preparedness.Wow! Felt that 4.8M earthquake here in #Tofino j
  
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• New transit officers, community peace officers hit the streets

  26-11-2022 21:54
  Twelve new Calgary Transit and community peace officers are ready to hit the streets. The recruits completed 12 weeks of classroom training recently, and will now undergo 12 more weeks of field training, exposing them to all aspects of the job. The city said the officers learn how to de-escalate confrontations and offer assistance to the city's most vulnerable to ensure that transit is safe for everyone. "The investment that transit made prior to today of what estimates to 28 peace officers &nda
  
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• Mbappe scores 2, France reaches knockout stage of World Cup

  26-11-2022 20:00
  France advanced, and Kylian Mbappe got them there. The French became the first defending champions to reach the round of 16 at the World Cup since Brazil in 2006, beating Denmark 2-1 Saturday with Mbappe scoring both goals. "Kylian is an extraordinary player. He has the ability to make the difference at any time no matter what the other team plans to contain him," France coach Didier Deschamps said. "In addition to his great ability he is totally invested in the team and he's made it an objectiv
  
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• Muffin fight? Get to Innovation Week at Platform Calgary

  26-11-2022 19:50
  Anyone up for a virtual muffin fight? As part of Platform Calgary's Innovation Week, there's a family-friendly Ultimate Muffin Fighting Championship taking place Saturday afternoon. Hosted by start-up Red Iron Labs, the muffin fight is actual a gaming competition. "Test your virtual combat strength in the third Ultimate Muffin Championship," it says, on Platform Calgary's website promoting Innovation Week. "Muffin fighters will play each other one on one (best of three matches), in a single elim
  
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• After 19 years, Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson set for 100th appearance against Croatia

  26-11-2022 18:20
  Spare a moment for captain Atiba Hutchinson on Sunday when Canada takes on Croatia at the World Cup. Nineteen years after pulling on the Canadian jersey for the first time at the senior level, the 39-year-old from Brampton, Ont., is in line to win his 100th cap, adding to his men's national team record. That's 19 years of hard graft and criss-crossing the globe. Leaving the family. Turning out for his country when it ranked 122nd in the world, sandwiched between Niger and Liberia (in October 201
  
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• After 19 years, Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson set for 100th appearance

  26-11-2022 18:20
  Spare a moment for captain Atiba Hutchinson on Sunday when Canada takes on Croatia at the World Cup. Nineteen years after pulling on the Canadian jersey for the first time at the senior level, the 39-year-old from Brampton, Ont., is in line to win his 100th cap, adding to his men's national team record. That's 19 years of hard graft and criss-crossing the globe. Leaving the family. Turning out for his country when it ranked 122nd in the world, sandwiched between Niger and Liberia (in October 201
  
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• All-star defensive end Jefferson returning for fourth season in Winnipeg - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 18:00 via news.google.com
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• Wranglers take first game of back-to-back contests, defeating Abbotsford 5-1

  26-11-2022 17:09
  The Calgary Wranglers enjoyed a happy return to the Saddledome Friday afternoon, defeating the Abbotsford Canucks 5-1 in an afternoon matinee. Matthew Phillips and Walker Duehr each scored a pair with Jakob Pelletier completing the scoring for the Wranglers. Backup goaltender Oscar Dansk stopped 28 of 29 shots, picking up his first win of the season. Dansk was also named the game's second star. The Wranglers and Canucks play a rematch Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Saddledome.3-Star sweep today! є
  
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• 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer-actor Irene Cara dies at 63

  26-11-2022 16:41
  Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie "Fame" and then belted out the era-defining hit "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" from 1983's "Flashdance," has died. She was 63. Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news on social media, writing that a cause of death was "currently unknown." Moose also confirmed the death to an Associated Press reporter on Saturday. Cara died at her home in Florida. The e
  
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• Hitmen drop 5-2 decision to Prince Albert at Dome

  26-11-2022 16:22
  The Hitmen kicked off a busy weekend with a defeat Friday, dropping a 5-2 decision to the Prince Albert in the first game of a three-game weekend for the team. Returning from a successful 10-day road trip to the U.S, Calgary's Trey Patterson scored in the first period to tie the score after Prince Albert's Owen Boucher opened the scoring. The Hitmen's Zac Funk gave the Hitmen a one-goal lead early in the second, before Prince Albert surged back into the lead on goals by Keaton Sorenson and Lando
  
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• Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley voted to US Soccer Hall - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 16:16 via news.google.com
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• Yellowknife struggling to clear above average snowfall - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 16:05 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services host Try the Trades for students - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 15:50 via news.google.com
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• Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 15:50 via news.google.com
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• Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 14:46 via news.google.com
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• One dead, up to 12 missing in landslide on Italian island

  26-11-2022 14:38
  Heavy rainfall triggered a massive landslide early Saturday on the southern Italian resort island of Ischia that destroyed buildings and swept parked cars into the sea, leaving at least one person dead and up to 12 missing. The body of a woman was pulled from the mud, the Naples prefect Claudio Palomba, told a news conference. With raining continuing to fall, rescuers were working gingerly with small bulldozers to pick through some six to seven meters (yards) of mud and detritus in the search fo
  
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• Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island

  26-11-2022 14:38
  Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing. Italy's interior minister said no deaths had yet been confirmed, appearing to contradict an early announcement by another senior politician. “At the moment there are no confirmed deaths,” said Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, speaking from the firefighters emergency coordination center. Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini, who
  
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• ‘It’s an epidemic’: Sextortion and online crimes against youth spike dramatically

  26-11-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Police agencies across the country are warning about a dramatic increase in the number of cases involving online sexual exploitation or sextortion of children and teens.
  
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• MADD Lethbridge & Area launches Project Red Ribbon Campaign - Medicine Hat News

  26-11-2022 12:26 via news.google.com
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• MADD Lethbridge & Area launches Project Red Ribbon Campaign - Lethbrige Herald

  26-11-2022 12:13 via news.google.com
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: High time we tackled the seamy side of sports in Canada - Saltwire

  26-11-2022 11:29 via news.google.com
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: High time we tackled the seamy side of sports in Canada  Saltwire
  
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• Frost and Flare Gala; supported by Global Lethbridge - GlobalNews Events - Global News

  26-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Morrissey scores in OT, Jets beat Stars, Robertson 5-4 - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 06:14 via news.google.com
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• Calgary council approves four-year budget; property tax finalization to come

  26-11-2022 05:52
  After a week of deliberations, Calgary council has approved its budget for the next four years. Residential property taxes are going up 4.4 per cent. That's about $10 per month extra. However, a decision on the share paid by residential and non-residential has been put off until next year. The fire department is getting a $10-million boost, while $19 million is going to mental health and addictions. Pathways and bike lanes will get $20 million. Transit fees are being frozen at the current rate,
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Brandon - CT Insider

  26-11-2022 04:57 via news.google.com
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• Croatian-Canadian soccer fans get ready for Canada’s match against Croatia at World Cup

  26-11-2022 03:58 via globalnews.ca
  While many Canadians will be cheering on their men's soccer team, numerous Canadians of Croatian descent say their loyalties lie with the opposing team.
  
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• Johnston says Canadian men unfazed despite pressure ahead of World Cup showdown with Croatia

  26-11-2022 03:13 via globalnews.ca
  The pressure is on Canada to get points out of its game Sunday with Croatia to preserve any chance of moving on at the World Cup.
  
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• Canada takes gold, silver as monobob makes its World Cup debut in Whistler

  26-11-2022 02:58
  Canada's Bianca Ribi was stunned as she stood at the bottom of the bobsled track Friday. In her first World Cup appearance as a pilot, the 26-year-old from Winnipeg captured gold in monobob. "I don't even believe it," she said. Ribi came into the race with an edge over her competitors, thanks to ample training on the Whistler Sliding Centre's fast and challenging track. She was the first athlete down Friday morning and set the tone for the day. "I think I was just super locked in and focused on
  
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• Calgary man who killed girlfriend and her toddler appeals conviction, sentence

  26-11-2022 02:49
  A man who killed a woman and her young daughter before burying them in a shallow grave near Calgary is appealing his sentence and conviction on a charge of second-degree murder. Robert Leeming, who is 37, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Jasmine Lovett. However, he pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder charge he faced in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. He was convicted earlier this year of second-degree murder in the toddler's death. The mother and daug
  
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• Southern Albertan bargain hunters taking advantage of Black Friday deals - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  26-11-2022 02:47 via news.google.com
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• Southern Albertan bargain hunters taking advantage of Black Friday deals

  26-11-2022 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  Black Friday shopping is in full effect, and Lethbridge shoppers have been streaming into stores, starting as early as 8 am on Friday.
  
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• Twinning of Highway 3 moving ahead, benefitting local economy

  26-11-2022 02:20
  The Alberta government has announced it will be going ahead with twinning Highway 3. The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association has been advocating for the twinning of the major southern Alberta route for the last 20 years and now shovels are slated to hit the ground on another section of road in the spring. “Today’s announcement was, really, a clearer announcement of what the government wants to do and to ensure the whole project from Medicine Hat to the Crowsnest Pass is fully
  
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• Lethbridge boxing club punching back against Parkinson's disease - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  26-11-2022 02:16 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge boxing club punching back against Parkinson’s disease

  26-11-2022 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  Training includes groups activities, stretching and boxing circuits, including bag work and hitting pads held by instructors.
  
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• MLA Shannon Phillips cites Charter right violations in Lethbridge police search lawsuit | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  26-11-2022 02:02 via news.google.com
  MLA Shannon Phillips cites Charter right violations in Lethbridge police search lawsuit | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• MLA Shannon Phillips cites Charter right violations in Lethbridge police search lawsuit

  26-11-2022 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  MLA Shannon Phillips is suing several people, including Lethbridge Police Service members, saying her Charter rights were violated by illegal database searches.
  
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• Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

  26-11-2022 01:54
  Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party. Tsai offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters. She said she will shoulder the responsibility as she had hand-picked candidates in Saturday's elections. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the
  
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• Ottawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 01:22 via news.google.com
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• Alberta Government to put $4.5M towards youth addiction treatment - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 01:14 via news.google.com
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• Dozens of cats need help after Calgary owner surrenders them

  26-11-2022 00:55
  A Calgary animal rescue society is turning to the public for financial support to care for a large amount of felines that have found their way into its shelters. The Canadian Animal Task Force (CATF) says this year presented a challenge when a family member of a pet owner reached out for assistance. An official with the organization says the caller was distraught and "desperate for help," so CATF couldn't ignore them despite the immense financial strain it would cause. "We couldn't say no in thi
  
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• Leafs beat Wild 4-3 behind Murray's saves, Jarnkrok's goal - Lethbridge News Now

  26-11-2022 00:30 via news.google.com
  Leafs beat Wild 4-3 behind Murray's saves, Jarnkrok's goal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's famous 'wage premium' rapidly eroding, experts say

  26-11-2022 00:16
  Worker paycheques in the province that once led the country in wage growth have flatlined, but experts say the double whammy of inflation and labour shortages mean Alberta businesses are poised to face a reckoning on wages soon. For years, Alberta workers have been the highest paid in the country thanks to the province's lucrative oil and gas sector. During the oilsands boom of a decade ago, Alberta's so-called wage premium was startling - in 2013, for example, the average weekly wage in the wes
  
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• Canadian soccer fans make their presence felt as their national team returns to men’s World Cup

  26-11-2022 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  "'O Canada' was ringing through the whole stadium, echoing. It gave us all goosebumps."
  
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• Ovechkin and Oshie power Capitals past Flames 3-0

  26-11-2022 00:05
  Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie each had a goal and an assist, helping the Washington Capitals to a 3-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday. Ovechkin scored career goal No. 791 at 12:24 of the third period, firing a quick wrist shot from the left circle past Calgary's Jacob Markstrom on the power play to secure the Captials' second straight win. “When you win, you always have confidence. Sometimes you play well, but you can't win the game, and that's frustrating a little bit,” Ovechki
  
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