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• The day the beer cooler fried: Craft brewer closes due to suddenly exploding suds

  29-01-2023 23:58
  
  A Calgary craft beer store experienced its worst case scenario Saturday night. The Alberta Beer Exchange, which specializes in craft beer, natural wine and cocktails, announced it was closed for an indeterminate period of time because a bunch of its fresh, chilled craft beer blew up. "Sorry folks, we had a major incident last night with our beer fridge," the store posted on its Instagram page. "It froze and exploded nearly every beer on the shelf," they added.     View this p
  
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• Students brave the cold to envision a new downtown

  29-01-2023 22:48
  
  What would the city core look like if you could design it?    That's what a group of University of Calgary urban studies students invited people to dream up Saturday. Dozens of people walked through the west side of downtown, taking part in the city's first-ever sketch mob. Participants each received templates of what downtown looks like now and could draw their ideas of what it could become, including removing or adding buildings, redesigning streets or creating green spaces wher
  
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• Comedian Pete Zedlacher excited to entertain Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 22:09
  
  Comedian Pete Zedlacher excited to entertain Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ryan Reynolds goes through range of emotions in FA Cup match - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 21:44
  
  Ryan Reynolds goes through range of emotions in FA Cup match  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Reactions following the death of longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel ... - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 20:12
  
  Reactions following the death of longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Georgia's Bennett arrested in Texas for public intoxication - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 19:45
  
  Georgia's Bennett arrested in Texas for public intoxication  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian short-track speedskater Brunelle wins silver at world juniors - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 19:19
  
  Canadian short-track speedskater Brunelle wins silver at world juniors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wranglers round up a desert victory with 6-2 triumph over Silver Knights

  29-01-2023 18:41
  
  The Calgary Wranglers rolled into the desert and rolled out with a victory, defeating the Silver Knights 6-2 Saturday night in Henderson. The Wranglers were led by Mitch McLain, who scored twice, had an assist and got into a fight, recording a Gordie Howe hat trick. The Moose is loose! pic.twitter.com/OObDMmFHS1 — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) January 29, 2023Walker Duehr, just back from a stint with the Flames, added a pair. Brett Sutter and Clark Bishop added single markers for the W
  
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• Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 18:29
  
  Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Raymond High School Comets win prestigious basketball tournament - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 18:16
  
  Raymond High School Comets win prestigious basketball tournament  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Extreme cold warning issued for Airdrie, Cochrane area

  29-01-2023 17:49
  
  An extreme cold warning was issued Sunday morning for the area around Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds and Sundre. Environment Canada advised that wind chills near -40 are occurring. It said the extreme wind chills are expected to moderate before noon. And the forecast calls for Monday to be significantly warmer than Sunday will be. The following areas are under an extreme cold warning:Mountain View County near Carstairs and Stirlingville; Mountain View County near Cremona and Water Valley; Mountain View
  
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• Cold temperatures to end soon for Calgary and area

  29-01-2023 17:49
  
  An extreme cold warning issued Sunday morning for the area around Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds and Sundre has ended. Environment Canada advised that wind chills were near -40. It said the extreme wind chills became moderate around noon. Temperatures were much warmer in Calgary as the winter festival Chinook Blast continued. Calgary Speed Skating Association held demonstrations at Olympic Plaza for the public, as they prepare for upcoming competitions. Shelby Campbell and her friends Dalena Vo and Lex
  
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• Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms

  29-01-2023 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Landowners who experienced the first fast wave of renewable energy infrastructure in Alberta are still waiting for the cleanup.
  
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• Roughnecks comeback falls short as they fall 11-10 in overtime to Toronto Rock

  29-01-2023 17:15
  
  The Calgary Roughnecks roared back in the late stages Saturday night, but it wasn't quite enough to put the team over the top as they lost 11-10 in overtime to the Toronto Rock at the Saddledome. After falling behind in the first half, when Toronto reeled off six straight to sprint to a 7-1 lead, the Roughnecks responded with four in a row to narrow the gap at halftime to 7-5. Late in the game, trailing 10-9 with under 30 seconds to go, Jesse King scored to take it to overtime. Stephen Keogh sco
  
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• Hitmen pick up point in OT loss to Blades at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex

  29-01-2023 16:24
  
  The Hitmen return to the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex helped a little as the team collected a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Saskatoon Blades Saturday afternoon on Tsuut'ina Nation. Carter Yakemchuk scored twice for the Hitmen and was named the game's first star. Brandon Lisowsky, Jake Chiasson and Egor Sidorov, in overtime, replied for the Blades.Ace Buenaventurahttps://t.co/qdxMlddLNr — Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) January 28, 2023The Hitmen return to the Saddledome Sunday, where they hos
  
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• Majority of affordable homes approved under federal program not yet constructed

  29-01-2023 15:43
  
  The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding are missing their deadlines. The Rapid Housing Initiative is a federal program launched in 2020 that provides funding to cities and non-profit organizations to build affordable homes for vulnerable Canadians, including those experiencing homelessness. The federal government offered $2.5 billion during the fir
  
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• France must raise pension age to 64, prime minister says

  29-01-2023 15:15
  
  France's prime minister insisted Sunday that the government's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is "no longer negotiable," further angering parliamentary opponents and unions who plan new mass protests and disruptive strikes this week. Raising the pension age is one part of a broad bill that is the flagship measure of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. The bill is meeting widespread popular resistance -- more than 1 million people marched against it earlier this month -- and m
  
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• Qatar replaces Russian company in Lebanon gas exploration

  29-01-2023 15:06
  
  Lebanon, two international oil giants and state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy signed an agreement Sunday that the Qatari firm will join a consortium that will search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon's coast. The deal inked in Beirut brings Qatar into Lebanon's gas exploration market three months after Lebanon and Israel signed a U.S.-mediated maritime border agreement ending a yearslong dispute. Qatar Energy is replacing a Russian company that withdrew from the Lebanese mark
  
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• Trudeau attending ceremony to mark 6th anniversary Quebec City mosque shooting

  29-01-2023 13:48
  
  A ceremony will be held Sunday evening to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec City's deadly mosque shooting and will take place inside the prayer room where the rampage took place. It's the first time the annual event will play out in the exact location where a lone gunman murdered six Muslim men in the Quebec City Islamic cultural centre shortly after evening prayers on Jan. 29, 2017. The Quebec City victims were Mamadou Tanou Barry, Ibrahima Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddi
  
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• Ceremony scheduled to mark 6th anniversary of Quebec City mosque shooting

  29-01-2023 13:48
  
  A ceremony will be held this evening to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec City's deadly mosque shooting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, several senior federal cabinet ministers and Quebec Premier Francois Legault are among those expected to attend. For the first time, the ceremony is being held inside the mosque's prayer room, the very place where the rampage took place. Six Muslim men were murdered in the Quebec City Islamic cultural centre by a lone gunman shortly after evening prayers on J
  
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• Djokovic beats Tsitsipas for 10th Australian Open, 22nd Slam - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 13:07
  
  Djokovic beats Tsitsipas for 10th Australian Open, 22nd Slam  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UK leader fires party chairman over tax bill allegations - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 10:44
  
  UK leader fires party chairman over tax bill allegations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oilers' offence lowers the boom on Blackhawks in 7-3 win - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 07:06
  Oilers' offence lowers the boom on Blackhawks in 7-3 win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Achiuwa leads Raptors to 123-105 win over Trail Blazers - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 07:06
  
  Achiuwa leads Raptors to 123-105 win over Trail Blazers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hart nets shutout as Flyers flatten Jets 4-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 04:05
  
  Hart nets shutout as Flyers flatten Jets 4-0  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Giroux helps Senators scorch Canadiens 5-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 04:05
  
  Giroux helps Senators scorch Canadiens 5-0  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge launches organics bylaw to mixed reactions - CBC.ca

  29-01-2023 03:33
  
  City of Lethbridge launches organics bylaw to mixed reactions  CBC.ca
  
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• Iran reports drone attack on defense facility - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 01:56
  
  Iran reports drone attack on defense facility  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Convoy of Albertans make a 'Coutts Loop' in border town to mark 1-year anniversary of blockade

  29-01-2023 00:17
  
  A convoy of Albertans marked the one-year anniversary of the Coutts border blockade in the tiny border town Saturday. Between 250 and 300 trucks, cars, SUVs and the odd semi met up in Coutts Saturday morning, where they revisited the site of a two-week-long border blockade that became a global news story in early 2022. The group, including members from several southern Alberta locations including Calgary, Medicine Hat, Claresholm and Lethbridge – planned to make a "Coutts loop" along Highw
  
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• Convoy of Albertans does a 'Coutts Loop' in border town to mark 1-year anniversary of blockade

  29-01-2023 00:17
  
  A convoy of Albertans marked the one-year anniversary of the Coutts border blockade in the tiny border town Saturday. Between 250 and 300 trucks, cars, SUVs and the odd semi met up in Coutts Saturday morning, where they revisited the site of a two-week long border blockade that became a global news story in early 2022. The group, including members from several southern Alberta locations including Calgary, Medicine Hat, Claresholm and Lethbridge – planned to do a "Coutts loop" along Highway
  
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• Winter in the Woods Festival warms up Bragg Creek

  29-01-2023 00:11
  
  Bragg Creek residents braved the cold Saturday to raise money for a local hot-spot.  The second annual Winter in the Woods festival was held inside -- out of -- of the hamlet's community centre.  The family friendly event included activities ranging from mini-sticks to music. You could even take a pony ride or try your hand at human curling.  "Winter in the Woods Festival is just a celebration of Alberta and all things winter," organizer Brian Robertson said.  "It's an amazin
  
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• Lucia Stafford shatters Canadian 1000 record in her season debut - Lethbridge News Now

  29-01-2023 00:06
  Lucia Stafford shatters Canadian 1000 record in her season debut  Lethbridge News Now
  
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