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• Antonio Conte leaves Tottenham by mutual consent - Lethbridge News Now

  26-03-2023 23:59 via news.google.com
  
  Antonio Conte leaves Tottenham by mutual consent  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's Buffalo Wild Wings locations shut their doors

  26-03-2023 23:50
  
  Right in the middle of March Madness, Buffalo Wild Wings shuttered its doors Sunday. Both Calgary locations were closed, as customers were unable to go inside. There was no signs explaining the closure, but a spokesperson for the restaurants confirmed that they won't be re-opening. “I can confirm that, unfortunately, Buffalo Wild Wings has made the difficult decision to close our two sports bars in Calgary, Alberta, Canada," said Jack D'Amato, of Inspire Brands, Buffalo Wild Wings' parent
  
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• ‘Shock to the system’: Magic of Christmas in search of new Calgary home after rent increase

  26-03-2023 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary-based charity the Magic of Christmas is looking for a new warehouse to call home with either free or very low rent.
  
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• Family of murdered Calgary woman hosts event to raise awareness of domestic violence

  26-03-2023 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2018, Nadia El-Dib was murdered in a domestic violence incident. Now, her family is receiving closure and spreading her story through a foundation they created in her honour.
  
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• Military under fire as thousands of troops face lost cost-of-living allowance

  26-03-2023 21:25
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces is under fire for its plan to cut thousands of troops off a cost-of-living allowance without much notice. The military announced last week that about 7,700 Armed Forces members will no longer receive the top-up starting in July, when it will be replaced by a new housing benefit that commanders say will better assist those who need the most help. Social media and online forums dedicated to military personnel have been crackling with dissatisfaction over the plan, includi
  
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• Lights go off downtown for an hour to draw awareness to climate change

  26-03-2023 21:14
  
  Saturday, some buildings in Calgary – and around the world – turned off the power for an hour, drawing awareness to how anyone can make positive change for the environment. Calgary Tower was one of the landmarks to go dark between 8:30  and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, as a gesture of the commitment to action on climate change. At Central Library, a free family celebration took place, including displays and activities like pedal powered bike generators. Organizers said Earth Hour is abou
  
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• Double win for Cambridge over Oxford in annual Boat Race - Lethbridge News Now

  26-03-2023 20:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Cochrane teen Jasmine Adams overcomes leukemia to become powerlifting champion

  26-03-2023 20:22
  
  A Cochrane teen with an inspiring story of overcoming illness is the new Albert powerlifting champion for her weight and age class. Jasmine Adams was featured in a CTV Inspired Albertan segment in the fall. More than three years ago, 13-year-old Adams was battling leukemia.She used weight lifting to gain back her strength and started competing, saying the sport completely changed her life. This weekend she is competing at the Alberta Powerlifting Championships in Lethbridge.
  
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• Netanyahu fires defense minister for urging halt to overhaul - Lethbridge News Now

  26-03-2023 20:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Hurricanes fizzle in season finale at Red Deer, losing 5-1

  26-03-2023 19:41
  
  Lethbridge ended their regular season with a 5-1 loss to the Rebels in Red Deer Saturday. With a first-round playoff matchup against Moose Jaw already confirmed, the Hurricanes rested a number of players, including Miguel Marques, Jett Jones, Logan Wormald, Blake Swetlikoff and Cole Shepard. That left spots for affiliate players Landen Ward and Luke Cozens, both of whom made their WHL debuts, and 15-year-old goaltender Koen Cleaver, who made his first WHL start. Cleaver was under siege early, fa
  
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• Two-time organ recipient designs Green Shirt Day logo years after Humboldt bus crash

  26-03-2023 19:27
  
  Brandy Hehn was a regular in the kidney dialysis unit at the Regina General Hospital when the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened five years ago. Sixteen people died and 13 were injured after a transport truck went through a stop sign and into the path of a bus carrying the Saskatchewan junior hockey team on April 6, 2018. Hehn, now 39, remembers a nurse walking into the room where she was getting a dialysis treatment a couple days later and commenting on the crash. "She said, 'Did you kn
  
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• KLM flight en route to Calgary following detour back to Amsterdam due to unruly passenger

  26-03-2023 18:55
  
  A KLM flight bound for Calgary was delayed Sunday morning when an unruly passenger forced the airline to return to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. An aggressive passenger was handcuffed by the crew, according to an article by Doron Sajet in nhniews.nl. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, was close to Iceland at the time, but turned around and returned to the airport in Amsterdam.KL677 naar Calgary keert terug naar Schiphol. Reden: agressieve passagier moet van boord. Is overmeester en zit vastgeboeid aa
  
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• KLM flight bound for Calgary returns to Amsterdam due to unruly passenger

  26-03-2023 18:55
  
  A KLM flight bound for Calgary was delayed Sunday morning when an unruly passenger forced the airline to return to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. An aggressive passenger was handcuffed by the crew, according to an article by Doron Sajet in nhniews.nl. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, was close to Iceland at the time, but turned around and returned to the airport in Amsterdam. It's not yet clear who the passenger was targeting, but the man was overpowered and had to be handcuffed to his seat. Dutch p
  
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• Biden's visit an 'authentic' expression of Canada's importance to ... - Lethbridge News Now

  26-03-2023 17:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Roughnecks sweep season series against Saskatchewan with 14-6 victory

  26-03-2023 16:47
  
  The Calgary Roughnecks made it a season sweep of Saskatchewan, defeating the Rush 14-6 Saturday night at Sasktel Centre in Saskatoon. Tanner Cook scored six goals, Jesse King four, Dan Taylor three and Tyler Pace added a half dozen assists for the Roughnecks, with Zach Currier snagging a dozen loose balls.Sock tricks are cool! #GoNecksGo pic.twitter.com/8HimhBPV7V — Calgary Roughnecks (@NLLRoughnecks) March 26, 2023Christian Del Bianco stopped 44 of 50 shots for the Roughnecks as the Rush
  
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• Millennials dominate insolvencies as credit card, student loan, CERB tax debts add up

  26-03-2023 16:45
  
  Insolvency trustee Doug Hoyes encounters a lot of Canadians with money troubles, but he's become particularly sympathetic to the plight of young people who find themselves financially underwater. For more than a decade, his Ontario-based firm Hoyes Michalos has been crunching bankruptcy and insolvency numbers for its annual "Joe Debtor" analysis, with its latest results released last month ahead of tax season. He's concluded that millennial Canadians have been dealt a generational losing hand as
  
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• Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan

  26-03-2023 16:33
  
  Ukraine's government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to "counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail" after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus. One Ukrainian official said that Russia "took Belarus as a nuclear hostage." But Moscow said it was making the move in response to the West's increasing military support for Ukraine. Putin announced the plan in a television interview that aired on Saturday, saying
  
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• Hitmen top Oil Kings 3-2, clinching playoff spot

  26-03-2023 16:17
  
  The Hitmen clinched a playoff spot Saturday, defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2. Riley Fiddler-Schultz opened scoring for the Hitmen and Carter Yakemchuk added a pair of goals for the Hitmen. Mason Finley and Loick Daigle scored for the Oil Kings. The two points clinched seventh spot in the Eastern Conference for the Hitmen, who will face Red Deer in the first round.With tonight’s two points the Hitmen have secured seventh in the Eastern and will face off against the @Rebelshockey in the
  
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• Federal aid coming to tornado-wrecked swath of Mississippi

  26-03-2023 14:44
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi early Sunday, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S. At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its hour-long path. One man was killed after his trailer home flipped several times in Alabama. Search and
  
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• Daunting recovery underway in tornado-devastated Mississippi

  26-03-2023 14:44
  
  Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado wrought a path of destruction in the Mississippi Delta, even as furious new storms Sunday struck Georgia, where two tigers briefly escaped their badly damaged safari park. At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its hour-long path late Friday. One man was killed in Alabama after his trailer home flipped over several tim
  
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• Biden declares emergency as crews dig through storm wreckage

  26-03-2023 14:44
  
  President Joe Biden early Sunday issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties, the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S. At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its hour-long path. One man was killed after his trailer home f
  
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• Berliners vote to decide on climate goals for city

  26-03-2023 14:14
  
  Berlin voters were asked Sunday to decide on a proposal that would force the city government to drastically ramp up the German capital's climate goals. The referendum calls for Berlin to become climate neutral by 2030. The target means that in less than eight years, the city would no longer be allowed to contribute further to global warming.Climate Barometer newsletter: Sign up to keep your finger on the climate pulseAn existing law sets the deadline for achieving that goal at 2045, which is als
  
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• Berlin climate proposal fails to get enough yes votes to win

  26-03-2023 14:14
  
  A Sunday referendum in Berlin that would have forced the city to ramp up its climate goals failed because there weren't enough votes in favor of the proposal, the German news agency dpa reported. After about 98 per cent of the votes had been counted, the supporters of the proposal were just ahead of the opponents of such a change in the law, according to an announcement by the city-state's election administration. However, that result only met one requirement for a successful proposal. The secon
  
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• Toronto, San Jose finish in scoreless MLS draw - Lethbridge News Now

  26-03-2023 07:52 via news.google.com
  
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• Toffoli’s 2-goal effort leads Flames in 5-3 win over Sharks

  26-03-2023 05:33
  
  Led offensively by two guys with Stanley Cup rings, the Calgary Flames kept their faint playoff hopes alive on Saturday. Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and Nazem Kadri notched the game-winner as the Flames won 5-3 over the San Jose Sharks to climb two points closer to a playoff berth. “They’re a desperate team, they have some skill. And obviously with (Erik) Karlsson on the back end, he can take over games, and I thought we did a good job sticking together and finding a way to win,&r
  
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• Boeser helps Canucks outshine Stars 3-1 - Lethbridge News Now

  26-03-2023 04:45 via news.google.com
  
  Boeser helps Canucks outshine Stars 3-1  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Body found at Citadel house destroyed by fire on Friday

  26-03-2023 03:12
  
  A man's body has been found at the scene of a Friday fire in northwest Calgary. The blaze at a home on Citadel Way broke out shortly after noon and quickly spread to a second house. One person was reported missing before the flames were extinguished. The body was found later in the evening, Calgary Fire Department confirmed on Saturday. The man was a resident of the first home to go up in flames. A family dog also died. Police are investigating the fire. An excavator and fire officials were seen
  
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