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• 2 people hospitalized following vehicle rollover

  08-04-2023 23:55
  
  A man and a woman are in hospital after a vehicle rollover that took place Saturday afternoon. At 1:30 p.m. reports were received about a vehicle rolling over at Bow Bottom Trail and Diamond Drive. EMS confirmed to CTV News that one man and one woman, both in their 80s, were transported to Foothills hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition. About 3:30 p.m., police re-opened the northbound lane of Bow Bottom Trail.
  
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• Road closure in Kananaskis Country due to missing person: RCMP

  08-04-2023 23:44
  
  RCMP have closed a road in Kananaskis Country as part of a missing person investigation. The closure is at the junction of Highway 40 where it turns into Highway 541 and Highway 940, near Highwood House. RCMP say it's the last known area of a missing person from Calgary. No other information has been released about the person, or the investigation at the scene. This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• Part of Icefields Parkway to be closed Sunday

  08-04-2023 23:12
  
  If you're planning to go for an Easter drive up the Icefields Parkway Sunday, part of it will be closed. At 3 p.m., Highway 93 between Parker Ridge and Saskatchewan River Crossing will be closed for "anticipated avalanche activities", according to the province's highway social media account @511Alberta.Hwy93N (Icefields Pkwy) from Parker Ridge to Saskatchewan River Crossing, closed for anticipated avalanche control activities, Apr.9 at 3pm. The closure could last btwn 4hrs to an overnight closur
  
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• Travel advisory issued for Trans-Canada Highway in B.C. between Golden and Revelstoke

  08-04-2023 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The travel advisory covers the 150-km stretch of Highway 1 between Highway 23 South and Golden Donald Upper Road.
  
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• Eggs galore as Beddington Easter hunt draws a massive crowd

  08-04-2023 22:44
  
  About 3,000 Calgarians took part in a huge Easter event in Beddington Saturday.  BP Church hosted its 11th annual community egg hunt, a free event that brings thousands to a field along Centre St.  "We have bouncy houses, we have popcorn, we have mascots," organizer Chantelle Taylor said. "But the big event is the egg hunt." Big might an understatement.  Almost 200 community volunteers and church staff filled 30,000 plastic eggs with candy for the event.  "Then we divide the
  
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• Alberta premier offers new version of why she contacted accused before criminal trial

  08-04-2023 22:40
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is offering up a new version of why she engaged in a controversial phone call with a Calgary street pastor in which they discuss his upcoming criminal case related to COVID-19 public health measures. Smith told her Saturday morning phone-in radio show she took the call from Art Pawlowski because she thought it was going to be in the context of his role as the leader of another political party, the Alberta Independence Party. She says when the discussion veered into
  
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• Whooping cough spreading across southern Alberta: AHS

  08-04-2023 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bacterial infection was declared in southern Alberta on Jan. 26, and has contined to spread acorss the lower part of the province.
  
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• Wranglers continue to roll, defeating Gulls 4-2 in San Diego

  08-04-2023 21:16
  
  The Calgary Wranglers continued their winning ways, defeating the San Diego Gulls 4-2 Friday in sunny San Diego. It was the Wranglers' 11th win in their last 12 games. Ben Jones, Ilya Solovyov, Matthew Phillips and Brett Sutter scored for the Wranglers. Glenn Gawdin and Dylan Sikura gave the Gulls a 2-1 lead midway through the second, before the Wranglers roared back to take over the game in the third after Solovyov tied it late in the second. Philly pickin’ pockets! pic.twitter.com/i7EvM7
  
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• Calgary church holds 'Way of the Cross' event to mark Good Friday

  08-04-2023 19:44
  
  Christians around the world marked Good Friday, the day Jesus died, yesterday. Parishioners at one Calgary church held an outdoor "Way of the Cross" service. People gathered at Our Lady of Fatima Church in the southeast for a procession to different stations, holding readings at each stop. "The Way of the Cross" re-enacts the events of Good Friday leading up to Jesus being crucified. Members of this Catholic Church said the event prepares them spiritually for Easter. "Even though Easter is aroun
  
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• Pertussis outbreak reaches 114 cases across South and Central ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-04-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Pertussis outbreak reaches 114 cases across South and Central ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bandits strike early to defeat Blackfalds in AJHL series opener

  08-04-2023 18:42
  
  The Brooks Bandits jumped out to an early lead and didn't look back Friday night, as they defeated Blackfalds 5-2 in Game 1 of their AJHL playoff series. Caelan Fitzpatrick scored twice, and Mikhail Simchuk, Hudson Malinoski and Hughie Hooker added singles for Brooks. Connor Dick and Brett Meerman scored for Blackfalds. Ethan Barwick got the victory in goal for Brooks.Here's the goal! pic.twitter.com/fdVAyg3PIJ — Brooks Bandits (@BrooksBandits) April 8, 2023Brooks leads the best of seven s
  
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• Man and woman charged in northwest Calgary break-and-enter

  08-04-2023 17:36
  
  A man and a woman face charges related to a violent home invasion that took place last weekend in northwest Calgary. Last Sunday, around 4:30 a.m., police responded to the 2000 block of Briar Crescent N.W. after a family reported discovering a man and woman in their basement. The homeowner confronted the suspects and was attacked with a weapon. The homeowner fought back and the suspects fled the home. The woman is believed to have used stolen vehicle keys to steal the family vehicle, while the m
  
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• Masters resumes 2nd round after storms fell trees at Augusta

  08-04-2023 17:27
  
  The second round of the Masters resumed at Augusta National on Saturday, and there was little evidence that three towering pine trees had fallen near patrons a day earlier during storms that resulted in the suspension of play. Nobody was hurt by the fallen pines, though they crushed several chairs where patrons had been sitting. Three separate 10-by-10 foot areas near the 16th green and 17th tee were roped off Saturday with some wood chips left from where workers had quickly cut them up. Two of
  
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• Hitmen season ends in crushing overtime defeat to Red Deer

  08-04-2023 16:44
  
  The season came to a heartbreaking end Friday night for the Calgary Hitmen, when they were defeated 6-5 in overtime by the Rebels in a game played in Red Deer. Ben King scored at 4:56 of the first extra session to push the Rebels into the WHL Eastern Conference semi-final, after Christoffer Sedoff tied it with 2:42 remaining in regulation.BEN KING CALLS SERIES#RDREBELS #WHLPlayoffs #RDvsCGY pic.twitter.com/REbqRdLCZn — Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) April 8, 2023Maxim Muranov scored a pai
  
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• Smith names new UCP candidate for Lethbridge-West - Lethbrige Herald

  08-04-2023 12:11 via news.google.com
  
  Smith names new UCP candidate for Lethbridge-West  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Latter-day Saints planning new temple in Lethbridge - Lethbrige Herald

  08-04-2023 12:11 via news.google.com
  
  Latter-day Saints planning new temple in Lethbridge  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Mandatory testing would make our roads safer - Saltwire

  08-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Mandatory testing would make our roads safer  Saltwire
  
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• Property search underway in Rocky View County: CPS

  08-04-2023 04:02
  
  Police and RCMP have converged on an acreage east of Calgary. The Calgary Police Service has not yet released any details, other than to say a property is being searched on Vale View Road in Rocky View County east of Chestermere. CPS is in charge of the investigation and the Forensic Crime Scene unit is on scene. This is a developing story and more details will be added as they become available...  
  
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• 'It's unnerving': Police remain tight lipped on investigation east of Chestermere

  08-04-2023 04:02
  
  A rural acreage east of Chestermere had dozens of Calgary police officers and forensic specialists continuing a days-long search. Officers first arrived at the property on Vale View Road in Rocky View County on Thursday and remained on scene as they investigate a massive shop. Area residents say police informed them they could be there for up to two weeks. CTV News spoke with one of the homeowners who says she's been frustrated by the lack of answers. "It's very unstable and we are in jail outsi
  
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• 'Dances With Wolves' actor sex abuse charges upheld, drug crime dropped

  08-04-2023 03:35
  
  A Nevada judge has thrown out a drug trafficking charge against a former "Dances With Wolves" actor but upheld a Las Vegas grand jury's sweeping indictment on 18 sexual abuse-related felony crimes. In an order issued late Friday afternoon, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said state prosecutors presented enough evidence for "a reasonable grand juror to conclude that the sexual assaults occurred" but found that there was no substantive testimony connecting Nathan Chasing Horse to th
  
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• ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sex abuse charges upheld, drug crime dropped

  08-04-2023 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Nevada judge threw out a drug trafficking charge against Nathan Chasing Horse but upheld a Las Vegas grand jury's sweeping indictment on 18 sexual abuse-related felony crimes.
  
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• Advocates call for more testing kits for xylazine

  08-04-2023 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Because of these harmful adulterants being introduced, it's creating more overdose and destruction in the community.”
  
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• Marlborough home explosion victims 'making progress' in their recoveries

  08-04-2023 01:13
  
  It's slow progress, but a friend says the victims of a Marlborough home explosion are all recovering. Ten people were sent to hospital in late March when the home they were in was levelled by a blast. Fire officials suspect it could've been caused by a natural gas issue. Friday, almost two weeks after the incident, one of the victims is out of the hospital. He tells CTV News the situation could've -- and maybe should've -- been a lot worse. "They were expecting that I was going to be paralyzed,"
  
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• Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children sues Canadian military

  08-04-2023 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ex-husband of an Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children eight years ago has filed a $11-million lawsuit over how the military investigation was handled.
  
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