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• Risk of a hard landing for Canadian economy is up, former Bank of Canada governor says

  25-03-2023 22:25
  
  Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says Canada’s economy is at a greater risk of a “hard landing” — a rapid economic slowdown following a period of growth and approaching a recession. Amid the central bank’s interest rate hikes intended to tame inflation, inflation cooled to 5.2 per cent in February. That’s down from 5.9 per cent in January, after 40-year record highs over the summer, reaching as high as 8.1 per cent in June. Poloz told CTV’s Q
  
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• Alberta premier addresses possibility of $130M refund of unspent oilwell cleanup funds

  25-03-2023 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Danielle Smith said Saturday that only $870 million of $1 billion in federal funding was spent by the province on oil well cleanup.
  
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• Grammy-nominated composer Nicholas Lloyd Webber dies from stomach cancer

  25-03-2023 22:11
  
  Andrew Lloyd Webber's son Nicholas died Saturday. The 43-year-old Grammy-nominated composer was critically ill with stomach cancer. Andrew shared the news around 1:30 p.m. Calgary time Saturday. "I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital. His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft," he said in a statement on social media.I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours
  
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• Halfway to cat cow: Calgarians enjoy kitty yoga for a cause

  25-03-2023 20:49
  
  Cats searching for their forever homes darted in and out of eager yogis in Kensington Saturday morning.  The Regal Cat Cafe hosted its weekly Yoga with Kitties class, a chance for cat-lovers to strike a pose with an adoptable animal.   It's hosted by the Meow Foundation and raises money for cat care.  "The foundation is a cat rescue foundation based out of Calgary," Jason Murray said. "We've been in operation for about 22 years and in that time, we positively impacted the liv
  
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• ‘Beef for Biden’: Alberta favourite featured on dinner menu for presidential visit to Ottawa

  25-03-2023 20:29
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States President Joe Biden shared dinner together for the first time Friday evening in Ottawa and a world-renowned Alberta favourite was included on the menu. Alberta beef braised short rib, served as part of the main course, is receiving approval from the province’s beef producers who were pleased to see their product served to the world leader and first lady Jill Biden. Cathy Noble, vice-president of the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Ass
  
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• In the middle of a career year, Backlund set to play 900th career game as a Flame

  25-03-2023 20:00
  
  It's been mostly a bad year for the Flames, but it's been a pretty good one for Mikael Backlund. The 34-year-old has been the Flames best and most consistent forward this season. Backlund has scored 17 goals and added 32 assists for 49 points and is just four points shy of surpassing his career high for most points in a season. He's spent his entire career with the Flames, and Saturday afternoon, will play his 900th game, when the Flames take on the San Jose Sharks. "Yeah, it's special," Backlun
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Regular Season in Red Deer ... - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  25-03-2023 19:28 via news.google.com
  
  GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Regular Season in Red Deer ...  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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• 500 youth hockey players stick it to kid's cancer in weekend tournament

  25-03-2023 19:02
  
  About 500 young hockey players are playing their hearts out this weekend, while showing that their hearts are in the right place as well. The opening ceremony for the eighth annual Simons Valley Hockey Association "Stick It to Kids Cancer" tournament was held Friday night at Max Bell Centre. The tournament was started to show support for a Simons Valley player named Alec, who lost his battle with cancer in 2016. Another Storm player, Luca, passed away from cancer in 2021. This year, a player nam
  
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• Wranglers firing on all cylinders in 6-0 win over Gulls

  25-03-2023 15:53
  
  The Wranglers were rolling at the 'Dome as they blanked San Diego 6-0 Friday night. Jeremie Poirier and Connor Zary each scored two goals, while Matthew Phillips and Ilya Solovyov added singles. Dustin Wolf stopped 30 shots in net, to earn his second straight shutout and seventh this season, tops in the AHL. Bomb-solo! pic.twitter.com/6I5JcqUOeM — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) March 25, 2023The two teams play again Sunday at the Saddledome. It's Fan Appreciation Night. Puck drop is 7 p
  
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• Hurricanes wrap regular season home schedule with 6-4 win over Rebels

  25-03-2023 15:17
  
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes won their final home game of the regular season Friday, defeating the Red Deer Rebels 6-4 at Enmax Centre. Dustin Renas, Hayden Smith, Chase Pauls, Tyson Zimmer, Tristen Doyle and Joe Arntsen scored for the Hurricanes. Kai Uchacz scored his 50th for Red Deer in the first before Lethbridge opened up a 5-1 lead after two periods. In the third, Red Deer fought back on goals from Talon Brigley, Craig Armstrong and Jace Isley scored to narrow the margin to 5-4 with close to
  
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• Trump rallying supporters in Waco ahead of possible charges

  25-03-2023 13:54
  
  Staring down a possible indictment, a defiant Donald Trump is hoping to put on a show of force Saturday as he holds the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement. The former president will gather with supporters at an airport in Waco, which will mark the 30th anniversary of the Waco massacre next month. In 1993, an attempted raid by law enforcement of a compound belonging to the Branch Davidians, a religious cult, resulted in
  
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• Trump invokes Jan. 6 at Waco rally ahead of possible charges

  25-03-2023 13:54
  
  A defiant and incendiary Donald Trump, facing a potential indictment, held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in Waco, Texas, a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement. “You will be vindicated and proud and the thugs and criminals who are corrupting our justice system will be defeated, discredited and totally disgraced,” the Republican former president said. “That's what's happening.” In an extraordinary display, Trump opened
  
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• Trump, facing potential indictment, holds defiant Waco rally

  25-03-2023 13:54
  
  Facing a potential indictment, Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, disparaging the prosecutors investigating him and predicting his vindication as he rallied supporters in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement. With a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention when his rally opened with a song called "Justice for All" performed by a choir of people imprisoned for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Some footage from
  
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• Officials: 2 dead, 5 missing in chocolate factory explosion

  25-03-2023 13:41
  
  An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled from the rubble overnight. Rescue crews using dogs and imaging equipment continued to search through the rubble Saturday -- hours after the blast that erupted just before 5 p.m. Friday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the borough of West Reading, about 60 miles (96 kilometres) northwest of Philadelphia. West Reading officials said Saturday they coul
  
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• Hurricanes Down Rebels in Final Regular Season Home Game ... - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  25-03-2023 07:48 via news.google.com
  
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• Hurricanes to Face Warriors in First Round – Lethbridge Hurricanes - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  25-03-2023 07:32 via news.google.com
  
  Hurricanes to Face Warriors in First Round – Lethbridge Hurricanes  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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• New film by Calgary's Tank Standing Buffalo streams on HBO

  25-03-2023 02:03
  
  A Calgary animator's newest cartoon started streaming Thursday night on HBO Max. Tank Standing Buffalo's MONSTR was one of eight animated shorts chosen from more than 1,200 submissions to be part of the HBO Max series Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection. MONSTR deals with Standing Buffalo's fight with inner demons while apprenticing with a northwest totem carver following the death of his wife Marsha. “My partner Marsha died suddenly in my arms of a brain aneurysm," Standing Buffalo sa
  
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• MONSTR, Calgary director Tank Standing Buffalo's latest animated short, streaming on HBO Max

  25-03-2023 02:03
  
  A Calgary animator's newest cartoon started streaming Thursday night on HBO Max. Tank Standing Buffalo's MONSTR was one of eight animated shorts chosen from more than 1,200 submissions to be part of the HBO Max series Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection. MONSTR deals with Standing Buffalo's fight with inner demons while apprenticing with a northwest totem carver following the death of his wife Marsha. “My partner Marsha died suddenly in my arms of a brain aneurysm," Standing Buffalo sa
  
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• Calgary animator's latest short, MONSTR, streaming on HBO Max

  25-03-2023 02:03
  
  A Calgary animator's newest cartoon started streaming Thursday night on HBO Max. Tank Standing Buffalo's MONSTR was one of eight animated shorts chosen from more than 1,200 submissions to be part of the HBO Max series Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection. MONSTR deals with Standing Buffalo's fight with inner demons while apprenticing with a northwest totem carver following the death of his wife Marsha. “My partner Marsha died suddenly in my arms of a brain aneurysm," Standing Buffalo sa
  
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• Livingstone-Macleod UCP members raising concerns over nomination vote

  25-03-2023 01:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents of the Livingstone-Macleod riding in southern Alberta are raising concerns about the voting process for the recent UCP nominations and the Take Back Alberta group.
  
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• 'Art brings a lot of joy': Edmontonians create shows of support for fallen officers

  25-03-2023 01:38
  
  Ashley Rosenow knows how difficult it is to be a police officer because she used to be one. Now, she is one of many Edmontonians creating shows of support for fallen Constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan, their families and their fellow officers. When she heard what happened, Rosenow said she was inspired to put her feelings into a piece of art. "I felt like I wanted to get my thoughts and ideas on to a painting," she said. "It was more so for that art therapy, to get that out there. "But I di
  
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• Did you see it? Vivid aurora borealis lights up the sky across much of Canada

  25-03-2023 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  People across much of Canada were treated to a dazzling display of purple, pink, teal and green northern lights overnight Thursday, both on the ground and from the air.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes close out regular season, look to lock up playoff opponent

  25-03-2023 00:26
  
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes are wrapping up their regular season with a home-and-home series against the Red Deer Rebels. It's the final test for the Canes before they head into the post-season. Friday night's game is the fifth meeting between the two clubs this year. The Canes have posted a 2-1-1-0 record against the Rebels. "We've played Red Deer hard this year" said Brent Kisio, head coach. "The last time didn't go our way but I think it's good preparation for us heading into the playoffs to pl
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes close out regular season | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  25-03-2023 00:26 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Hurricanes close out regular season | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Impaired Driver Prevention Week ends, message remains: don't drink and drive

  25-03-2023 00:26
  
  MADD Canada has been reminding drivers it's never OK to drink and drive, as it wraps up its Impaired Driver Prevention Week. While the week might be ending, MADD Canada CEO Steve Sullivan says it should be an ongoing reminder. "Impaired driving is a conversation we want to have all year round. But weeks like this help us focus a message, helps governments focus a message, just to remind people," Sullivan said. "We're heading into the spring, which means we're heading into summer. People are hope
  
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• 'It's a totally different experience': Vinyl record sales overtake CDs after 37 years

  25-03-2023 00:25
  
  For the first time in nearly four decades, vinyl records have surpassed CDs in sales. And the resurgence appears to be driven by more than nostalgia, with younger generations spinning records more than ever. "There's just something special that the CDs can't replicate. They just can't," said Brent Gibson, a life-long record collector. The last time vinyl records outsold CDs was 1987. Vinyl has been making a comeback for several years but according to data from the Recording Industry Association
  
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