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• Calgarians embrace sunshine on Easter Sunday

  09-04-2023 23:35
  
  A gorgeous, sunny, spring day in Calgary had families and friends flocking to nearby fields, pathways and patios at bars. The temperature held steady throughout the afternoon at 16 degrees Celsius the warmest day of the year so far. Ben Carriere was in town visiting from Whistler, BC to see family and friends in the southeast. His family and friends teamed up for a game of baseball in a big field, with much of the snow now melted. “It’s really fun,” said Carriere. “It's d
  
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• Bandits prevail in Saturday night playoff showdown, winning 4-2

  09-04-2023 21:41
  
  The Brooks Bandits held serve Saturday night, defeating the Blackfalds Bulldogs 4-2. The win gave the Bandits a 2-0 lead in their Southern Division AJHL playoff series. Aiden Fink, Dominick Campione, Ethan Beyer and Heath Armstrong scored for Brooks.What a snipe by Ethan Beyer! Poshak#BrooksBandits pic.twitter.com/KtVwEzVwlU — Brooks Bandits (@BrooksBandits) April 9, 2023 Connor Dick and Kurt Gurkan scored for Blackfalds. Games 3 and 4 are in Blackfalds Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. Both
  
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• Alberta Food Bank addresses need for culturally appropriate food

  09-04-2023 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  About one in four food bank clients in Alberta self-identified as an immigrant, refugee or visible minority group, according to a 2022 report.
  
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• StoryBook presents musical fable Ella Enchanted

  09-04-2023 20:25
  
  Calgary's StoryBook Theatre is presenting the Canadian premiere of Ella Enchanted. The musical tells the story of Ella of Frell, who is given the gift of obedience by Lucinda, her misguided fairy godmother. Ella is forced to do anything people command of her, which sets her on a quest to rid herself of the curse. Along the way, she's forced to outwit ogres, avoid giants, connect with a prince, endure and survive her step-family, until she ultimately finds the power to truly be herself. "Most peo
  
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• Lentils, halal meat: Alberta food banks address demand for cultural groceries

  09-04-2023 20:15
  
  Jean Claude Munyezamu remembers answering a phone call from a six-year-old boy asking if his non-profit group could provide milk for his newborn sibling. The boy, who attended Umoja Community Mosaic's drop-in soccer program, was translating for his Ethiopian-speaking mother. "I asked, 'Do you have food?' The boy said, 'No," recalled Munyezamu, founder of the Calgary-based community group, primarily known for youth programs. Munyezamu said he went and bought what the single immigrant mother neede
  
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• Man missing in Kananaskis Country discovered deceased

  09-04-2023 19:31
  
  Turner Valley RCMP issued a statement Sunday, saying that a missing Calgary man has been located deceased. RCMP officers took part in the search with Calgary police and Calgary Search and Rescue Association officers. Parts of a road in Kananaskis Country were closed Saturday, as police conducted a search for 50-year-old Maxwell James Mayling, who police believed was in the area hiking. His vehicle, a maroon 2009 Buick Enclave, was located on Highway 40 near the park gate. The cause of Mayling's
  
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• Largest LGBTQ+ hockey tournament in the west returns to Calgary

  09-04-2023 18:45
  
  Western Canada's largest LGBTQ+ hockey tournament was back in Calgary this weekend. The Western Cup is hosted by the Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association, attracting teams from across the country to play in an LGBTQ+-friendly environment. Eight teams took the ice at the Flames' community arena, including three from Calgary, two from Edmonton, and two from Vancouver and one from Seattle, which hosted the 2022 Western Cup.     View this post on Instagram      &nb
  
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• Oyen emergency department returns to 24-hour service

  09-04-2023 17:59
  
  After reducing hours for the last three months due to a nursing staff shortage, Oyen's emergency department is now open 24 hours. ER hours were reduced at the Big Country Hospital in the east-central Alberta community in mid-January, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Alberta Health Services now says it has secured nursing coverage, allowing it to also re-open five of its 10 acute care beds. AHS said it continues to recruit, to fill vacancies at the facility – and it thanked the community for its patie
  
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• Canada's Gushue to play for gold at world men's curling championship

  09-04-2023 17:55
  
  There will be a new champion at this year's world men's curling championship. And Canada's Brad Gushue has a chance to reach the top of the podium. Gushue whipped four-time defending champion Niklas Edin of Sweden 9-1 on Saturday before locking up a spot in the title game with a 7-5 semifinal victory over Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller. "I think that might have been our best game all week as a team," Gushue said. "But we've struggled this week. So to get to a final, I think we're pretty fortuna
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reiterates call to impeach Justice Clarence Thomas over trips with GOP donor

  09-04-2023 17:49
  
  Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York reiterated on Sunday her call for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas following revelations that he didn't disclose several luxury trips subsidized by a Republican megadonor. In an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union," Ocasio-Cortez called for an inquiry into the matter, saying it was "the House's responsibility to pursue that investigation in the form of impeachment." "I believe that we should
  
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• Jets edge Predators 2-0 in wild-card showdown

  09-04-2023 17:38
  
  WINNIPEG -- The Jets have grown accustomed to the performances of their workhorse goaltender. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 28 shots and lifted Winnipeg to a critical 2-0 triumph over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. It was his fourth shutout of the season. "Bucky, he's a guy that works extremely hard," said forward Nikolaj Ehlers. "He works hard for this team. He plays hard. He's a pretty damn good goalie and we're extremely lucky to have him. "The way that he's played for us all year and the l
  
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• Roughnecks roll at Saddledome, defeating Panther City Lacrosse Club 12-5

  09-04-2023 16:59
  
  The Calgary Roughnecks continued their winning ways, defeating the Panther City Lacrosse Club 12-5 Saturday night at the Saddledome. Jesse King scored three, and Tyler Pace and Tanner Cook both chipped in with two apiece. Kyle Waters, Haiden Dickson, Shane Simpson and Josh Currier added singles for the hometown heroes. Christian Del Bianco stopped 30 shorts in goal for the Roughnecks as the home side outside Panther City – who play in Fort Worth, Texas – 46-35.Simmer is super good in
  
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• Avalanche in French Alps kills at least 4 people

  09-04-2023 16:25
  
  An avalanche in the French Alps killed four people Sunday, France's interior minister said, calling the death toll a provisional count. The avalanche rolled down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometres (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin provided no details in his tweet about the deaths. The Alps are a prime vacation spot over France's long Easter weekend. The local France-Bleu radio station put the size
  
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• Canucks hand Flames 3-2 shootout loss, dimming Calgary's playoff hopes

  09-04-2023 16:06
  
  Collecting yet another single point proved bittersweet for the Calgary Flames on Saturday. The Flames rallied from a two-goal deficit to force extra time, but ultimately fell 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout — a loss that dims the team's playoff hopes as the regular season winds to a close. "Just a sour taste from this one," said forward Elias Lindholm. "It’s going to sting a little bit tonight and right back to practice tomorrow and then we’ll go again.&rdq
  
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• As tiger count grows, India's Indigenous demand land rights

  09-04-2023 15:31
  
  It was a celebratory atmosphere for officials gathered just hours away from several of India's major tiger reserves in the southern city of Mysuru, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday to much applause that the country's tiger population has steadily grown to over 3,000 since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago after concerns that numbers of the big cats were dwindling. "India is a country where protecting nature is part of our culture," Modi proclaimed. "This is
  
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• Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters

  09-04-2023 14:32
  
  Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an injury Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has played at Augusta National as a professional. The tournament announced about 90 minutes before play began that Woods, who is still hobbled by the effects of the 2021 car accident that nearly cost him his right leg, had withdrawn. He'd limped through practice rounds early in the week and again during the first and secon
  
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• Danielle Smith changes story on controversial phone call with Pawlowski

  09-04-2023 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday that she thought Pawlowski was calling to talk about political leadership.
  
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• Moose walks into Alaska medical building, feasts on lobby plants

  09-04-2023 00:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The moose was too preoccupied eating the office plants to notice the stir he was causing.
  
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