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• Calgary's Kayla Skrlik wins her way into Canadian curling championship

  22-01-2023 23:07
  
  Alberta's Kayla Skrlik and New Brunswick's Andrea Kelly won their respective provincial women's curling championship finals Sunday to gain entry into the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They join Clancy Grandy (B.C.), Kerry Galusha (Northwest Territories), Laurie St-Georges (Quebec), Nunavut's Brigitte MacPhail (Nunavut), Hailey Birnie (Yukon) and defending champion Kerri Einarson of Gimli., Man., among teams already qualified for the national championship Feb. 17-26 in Kamloops, B.C. Skrlik edge
  
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• New Brunswick’s Kelly, Alberta’s Skrlik win way into Canadian curling championship

  22-01-2023 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Kayla Skrlik and New Brunswick's Andrea Kelly won their respective provincial women's curling championship finals Sunday.
  
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• Victim in fatal Chestermere crash identified

  22-01-2023 22:36
  
  The family of a man killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Chestermere has identified the victim. A GoFundMe page identifies him as 29-year-old Harmeet Singh. The page was launched by his brother to raise money to repatriate his body to India. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Friday morning, closing the westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada highway. RCMP know two trucks were parked at the side of the highway and were sideswiped by a third semi.Three others were transported to hospital with non-life
  
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• Silver Springs celebrates its community LEGO legends

  22-01-2023 20:56
  
  The Silver Springs Community Association is building a LEGO legacy. The community brought together children and adults and a few special guests Saturday to showcase their creativity at its annual LEGO building competition. There were about 100 entries, filling the categories of things that go, structures, cool scenes or outer space. Each year, there is also a mystery category that's announced a week before the competition. This year it was Calgary landmarks.BETTER TECHNIQUES Each entry was built
  
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• Felix Auger-Aliassime's loss means every player featured in Netflix's 'Break Point' is no longer in Australian Open

  22-01-2023 19:59
  
  And then there were none. Felix Auger-Aliassime's fourth-round loss at the Australian Open means none of the stars of Netflix's new tennis documentary 'Break Point' have made it through to the second week in Melbourne. Such poor showing from the series' stars has led to talk of a 'Netflix curse' as player after player crashed out of the tournament. Canada's Auger-Aliassime was the last one standing, but the sixth seed fell 6-4 3-6 6-7 (2-7) 6-7 (3-7) to the Czech underdog Jiri Lehecka. The first
  
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• Wranglers win third in a row against Abbotsford

  22-01-2023 19:01
  
  The Calgary Wranglers wrapped up the third installment of their trip to Abbotsford with a 5-3 victory Saturday night. The win made it a clean sweep for the team, which also won Friday and Wednesday night contests against the Canucks. Ben Jones had a goal and an assist, while Brett Sutter, Mitch McLain, Cole Schwindt and Connor Zary rounded out the Wrangler scoring. Linus Karlsson, Vasily Podkolzin and Danila Klimovich tallied for the Canucks. Dustin Wolf stopped 32 shots for the Wranglers. He le
  
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• Boudreau bids goodbye as struggling Canucks drop 4-2 decision to surging Oilers

  22-01-2023 18:29
  
  Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau stood on the bench Saturday night, clapping for the crowd and trying to soak in a bittersweet moment. Vancouver had just dropped a 4-2 decision to the visiting Edmonton Oilers — the team's third loss in four nights — but chants of Bruce, there it is!" to the tune of Tag Team's "Whoomp! (There it is)" still echoed around Rogers Arena. Expectations are that Boudreau will be fired in the coming days and the veteran NHL bench boss treated Saturday's game as i
  
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• 2 Tigers goals in 17 seconds seals Hitmen fate in Medicine Hat meltdown

  22-01-2023 17:43
  
  The Hitmen ran into a buzz saw Saturday, dropping a 7-1 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers in a game at Co-op Place. Playing their second game in as many nights, the game was decided over 17 seconds in the second period, when Medicine Hat scored twice, turning a 2-1 lead into 4-1. Oliver Tulk scored for the Hitmen. Shane Smith scored a pair for the Tigers. Pavel Bocharov, Hunter St. Martin, Cayden Lindstrom, Kurtis Smythe and Josh Van Mulligan scored the other goals. Medicine Hat outshot the Hi
  
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• 2 Tiger goals in 17 seconds seals Hitmen fate in Medicine Hat meltdown

  22-01-2023 17:43
  
  The Hitmen ran into a buzz saw Saturday, dropping a 7-1 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers in a game at Co-op Place. Playing their second game in as many nights, the game was decided over 17 seconds in the second period, when Medicine Hat scored twice, turning a 2-1 lead into 4-1. Oliver Tulk scored for the Hitmen, his 18th of the season. Shane Smith scored a pair for the Tigers. Pavel Bocharov, Hunter St. Martin, Cayden Lindstrom, Kurtis Smythe and Josh Van Mulligan scored the other goals. Med
  
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• Mourners bid farewell to Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' daughter

  22-01-2023 17:23
  
  Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, songwriter and the daughter of Elvis Presley, was remembered during a funeral service Sunday as a loving mother and an "old soul" who endured tragedy but persevered as a dedicated protector of her father's legacy as a rock-and-roll pioneer and pop icon. More than a thousand people gathered on the front lawn of Graceland on a gray, chilly Memphis morning to mourn the death and remember the life of Lisa Marie Presley, who died Jan, 12 after she was taken to a hospital
  
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• Fans, celebs gather at Graceland to mourn Lisa Marie Presley

  22-01-2023 17:23
  
  Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, songwriter and the daughter of Elvis Presley, was remembered during a funeral service Sunday as a loving mother and an "old soul" who endured tragedy but persevered as a dedicated protector of her father's legacy as a rock `n' roll pioneer and pop icon. More than a thousand people gathered on the front lawn of Graceland on a gray, chilly Memphis morning to mourn the death and remember the life of Lisa Marie Presley, who died Jan, 12 after she was taken to a hospital
  
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• Winter is back, as heavy snowfall hits parts of Calgary

  22-01-2023 17:10
  
  Winter resumed early Sunday morning in Calgary as heavy snowfall blanketed parts of the city. The wet, heavy snowfall created difficult driving conditions, and according to a city release, could get worse as the day progresses. The city issued an update at 8 a.m. Sunday saying that snow that was expected to end around noon is now forecast to continue through Sunday afternoon. The temperature is expected to drop throughout Sunday, from -1 to -5, potentially creating icy conditions.  Windy co
  
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• Russia official warns West of destruction for arming Ukraine

  22-01-2023 17:08
  
  The speaker of Russia's parliament warned Sunday that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction, a message that followed new pledges of armoured vehicles, air defence systems and other equipment but not the battle tanks Kyiv requested. "Supplies of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe," State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said. "If Washington and NATO supply weapons that would be used for striking peaceful cities and
  
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• Minister: Germany won't block Poland giving Ukraine tanks

  22-01-2023 17:08
  
  The German government will not object if Poland decides to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Germany's top diplomat said Sunday, indicating movement on supplying weapons that Kyiv has described as essential to its ability to fend off an intensified Russian offensive. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told French TV channel LCI that Poland has not formally asked for Berlin's approval to share some of its German-made Leopards but added "if we were asked, we would not stand in the way
  
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• Brazil's new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation

  22-01-2023 16:41
  
  Shaking a traditional rattle, Brazil's incoming head of Indigenous affairs recently walked through every corner of the agency's headquarters -- even its coffee room -- as she invoked help from ancestors during a ritual cleansing. The ritual carried extra meaning for Joenia Wapichana, Brazil's first Indigenous woman to command the agency charged with protecting the Amazon rainforest and its people. Once she is sworn in next month under newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio da Silva, Wapichana p
  
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• One dead in early Sunday morning Macleod Trail crash

  22-01-2023 16:01
  
  One person is dead following a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning in southeast Calgary. Police say that around 5 a.m., the crash occurred at Macleod Trail and 31 Avenue S.E. A large area along Macleod Trail is presently closed. Southbound Macleod closures start at 25 Avenue S.E., while northbound Macleod closures start at 36 Avenue S.E.UPDATE: Traffic incident on SB Macleod Tr at 31 Ave SW, NB and SB Macleod Tr closed b/w 25 Ave and 34 Ave. #yyctraffic #yycroads pic.twitter.com/1aVU1HNovh
  
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• Suspect in mass killing of 10 near Lunar New Year festival found dead in van, Calif. sheriff says

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club ended Sunday when authorities found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the van he used to flee after people thwarted his attempt at a second shooting. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna identified the man as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran and said no other suspects were at large. He added that the motive remained unclear for the attack, which wounded 10 more. The weapon suspected to have been used was i
  
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• Suspect in mass killing of 10 at ballroom dance club killed self in van, Calif. sheriff says

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations ended Sunday when authorities found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the van he used to flee after people thwarted his attempt at a second shooting. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna identified the man as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran and said no other suspects were at large. Speaking at an evening news conference, he added that the motive remained unclear for the attack, which wou
  
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• Suspect in mass killing of 10 at ballroom dance club found dead in van, Calif. sheriff says

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club ended Sunday when authorities found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the van he used to flee after people thwarted his attempt at a second shooting. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna identified the man as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran and said no other suspects were at large. He added that the motive remained unclear for the attack, which wounded 10 more. The weapon suspected to have been used was i
  
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• Police swarm van possibly linked to mass killing of 10 near Lunar New Year festival in California

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  Law enforcement officials swarmed and entered a white van Sunday afternoon that officials suspect was driven by a gunman who opened fire on a Southern California ballroom dance studio, killing 10 people and wounding 10 more. Police surrounded the van with tactical vehicles and bomb squad trucks for hours before going in. A person's body appeared to be slumped over the wheel, but authorities did not immediately identify the person in the van. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna previously rele
  
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• Gunman kills 10 near Lunar New Year festival in California; police surround white van

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid Lunar New Year celebrations and then may have tried -- but failed -- to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An urgent search was underway across the Los Angeles area for the suspect.L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said the shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park left five women and five men dead and wounded another 10 people. Then 20 to 30 minutes later, a man with a gun entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in
  
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• Gunman kills 10 near Lunar New Year festival in California; police surround and enter white van

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid Lunar New Year celebrations and then probably tried — but failed — to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An hours-long manhunt led police to surround and enter a white van, but it was not immediately clear whether the suspect was inside. The shooting and manhunt sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the Los Angeles area and cast a shadow over Lunar New Year festivities around the country.
  
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• Gunman kills 10 near Lunar New Year festival in California

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid Lunar New Year celebrations and then probably tried -- but failed -- to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An hourslong manhunt led police to surround and enter a white van, but it was not immediately clear whether the suspect was inside. The shooting and manhunt sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the Los Angeles area and cast a shadow over Lunar New Year festivities around the country. Other citie
  
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• 10 killed, 10 hurt in mass shooting at L.A. dance studio following Lunar New Year celebration

  22-01-2023 14:21
  
  A gunman opened fire at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance studio following a Lunar New Year celebration, killing 10 people and setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the nation's fifth mass killing this month. Another 10 people were wounded and were taken to hospitals, where their conditions ranged from stable to critical, Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said Sunday. The scene unfolded late Saturday in Monterey Park, a city of about 60,000 people on the eastern edge
  
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• Auger-Aliassime loses four-set match to Lehecka, eliminated from Australian Open

  22-01-2023 13:11
  
  Jiri Lehecka of Czechia worked more than three hours to eliminate the sixth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal from the Australian Open men's singles event, winning a physically punishing four-set affair 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(2), 7-6(3). Auger-Aliassime, who reached the fourth round at Melbourne Court, was inconsistent on Sunday in Melbourne against Lehecka who rose to No. 59 in the world rankings last summer. The Canadian looked strong in winning the first set, and at times appeared to have all t
  
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• Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour to highlight Lethbridge Hurricanes ... - Lethbridge News Now

  22-01-2023 09:00
  
  Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour to highlight Lethbridge Hurricanes ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rybakina beats Swiatek, Ostapenko tops Gauff in Australia

  22-01-2023 05:06
  
  There will not be a showdown between Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff at the Australian Open. Instead, it will be the players who beat them Sunday -- reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko -- who face off for a semifinal berth. Rybakina eliminated No. 1-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 in Rod Laver Arena, while Ostapenko got past No. 7 Gauff 7-5, 6-3 next door in Margaret Court Arena. Both the 22nd-seeded Rybakina, a 23-year-old who represents Kazakhstan,
  
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• Flames douse the Lightning in Saturday matinee at Saddledome

  22-01-2023 00:04
  
  It was a happy hockey matinee for Calgary Saturday as the Flames defeated Tampa Bay 6-3 in a rare afternoon game at the Saddledome. Nazem Kadri, Tyler Toffoli, Rasmus Andersson and Dylan Dube had the Flames up 4-3 in a high-spirited, chippy game that featured plenty of pushing, shoving and punching.Not catching Dubs ️ pic.twitter.com/2SpH1u8mMI — Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) January 21, 2023Jonathan Huberdeau scored into an empty net at 17:44, followed at 19:13 by Blake Coleman, to i
  
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• Andersson has goal, two assists to lead Flames to 6-3 victory over Lightning

  22-01-2023 00:04
  
  Rasmus Andersson had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon. Nazem Kadri, Tyler Toffoli, Dillon Dube, Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman, the last two into an empty net, also had goals for Calgary (22-16-9). Steven Stamkos, Vladislav Namestikov and Anthony Cirelli scored for Tampa Bay (29-15-1), which dropped both games in Alberta to finish 3-2-0 on its season-long road trip. Dan Vladar got the s
  
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