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• 2 dogs die Sunday in northeast Calgary fire

  30-04-2023 23:41
  
  Calgary fire crews battled their third fire of the weekend to strike north Calgary Sunday morning. After tackling a pair of house fires Saturday night on Huntstrom Road N.E. and Ranchero Road N.W., crews were called to another fire at 11 a.m., along the 200 block of Coverdale Road N.E. The fire destroyed a house and a garage. A Calgary Fire Department spokesperson said one of the occupants and one dog got out of the house safely, but two other dogs died in the blaze. A GoFundMe page has been set
  
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• Checkmate Foundation seeks to elevate the profile of chess in Calgary

  30-04-2023 21:45
  
  Chess has risen in popularity over the past few years and a Calgary group is working to continue that trend. The Checkmate Foundation held a chess workshop Saturday at Crowfoot Library. Anyone who wanted to take part could play games or receive free chess lessons. The non-profit is made up of high school students who hope to foster development through chess education.Members say the pandemic, TV shows like The Queen's Gambit and elite chess matches being streamed online have all contributed to g
  
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• UCP, NDP paint dystopian portraits of rivals ahead of expected election writ drop

  30-04-2023 21:08
  
  The writ is expected to drop Monday in Alberta for an election campaign that effectively began weeks ago with both Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives and Rachel Notley’s New Democrats warning of the dystopian future should their opponents triumph.  Polls suggest the battleground for the May 29 vote is clearly defined.   The UCP was bleeding support in its traditional rural strongholds over former premier Jason Kenney’s COVID-19 health restrictions and vaccine manda
  
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• Bargain shopping helps raise funds for families of multiples

  30-04-2023 20:25
  
  Thanks to post-pandemic inflation, many Calgarians are in a money crunch, but those costs can really add up for families of multiples. The Twins Triplets and More Association of Calgary – also known as TTMAC – held its semi-annual sale Saturday. Used clothing, toys, and other items were sold at discounted prices. Anyone could shop at the event, but families with multiples got to arrive early to take advantage of the deals. TTMAC is a non-profit, volunteer-based support group for pare
  
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• Multiple home fires in northwest Calgary Saturday night

  30-04-2023 19:25
  
  Investigators are on scene at two different northwest Calgary locations after a pair of house fires Saturday night. At around 8:25 p.m., 911 received multiple calls reporting a fire on Huntstrom Road N.E. Arriving fire crews reported heavy smoke and flames visible from a number of blocks away. The home was heavily damaged and an adjacent residence had damage to its siding. One person was able to get themselves out unharmed, a fire department release said. RANCHERO ROAD While crews were on scene
  
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• Pedestrian struck by vehicle in northwest Calgary

  30-04-2023 17:40
  
  One person was transported to hospital after getting hit by a car in northwest Calgary early Saturday evening. It took place around 6 p.m. in the area around Country Village Road and Country Village Link. Witnesses say a car clipped a pedestrian. Police say a man in his 70s was taken to hospital in serious condition. The intersection was taped off for hours, while the traffic reconstruction team investigated.
  
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• No one injured in Saturday avalanche at Sunshine

  30-04-2023 17:21
  
  An avalanche hit Sunshine Ski Resort Saturday, but no one was hurt. Rescue crews from Sunshine and Parks Canada combed the area to make sure no one was caught in the Class 2 slide, which took place just before 1 p.m. on Goat's Eye Mountain, on a run called Mother-in-Law. A Class 2 avalanche is big enough to bury, injure or kill a person. It was 13 degrees there Saturday, and due to the snow conditions – the resort had just shut the run down – a skier finishing the run reported seeing
  
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• ‘There was tragedy, but it’s also a story of survival’: Marking 120 years since the Frank Slide

  30-04-2023 16:16
  
  At 4:10 a.m. on April 29th, 1903, a giant and deadly rock slide covered parts of Frank, Alta. while most of the town's 600 residents slept. In an instant, 110 million metric tonnes of limestone slid off Turtle Mountain that deadly morning in just 90 seconds. Around 90 people were killed, with some bodies still buried beneath the rocks that remain in the Crowsnest Pass. “There was tragedy, lives lost - almost 100 lives, but it’s also a story of survival,” said Fred Bradley, with
  
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• 'There was tragedy, but it’s also a story of survival': Marking 120 years since the Frank Slide

  30-04-2023 16:16
  
  At 4:10 a.m. on April 29th, 1903, a giant and deadly rock slide covered parts of Frank, Alta. while most of the town's 600 residents slept. In an instant, 110 million metric tonnes of limestone slid off Turtle Mountain that deadly morning in just 90 seconds. Around 90 people were killed, with some bodies still buried beneath the rocks that remain in the Crowsnest Pass. “There was tragedy, lives lost - almost 100 lives, but it’s also a story of survival,” said Fred Bradley, with
  
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• Canada ends evacuation flights from Sudan over 'deteriorating security situation'

  30-04-2023 16:02
  
  The federal government will no longer offer evacuation flights out of Sudan "due to the deteriorating security situation" in the country. Canadians who want to leave Sudan may be able to find commercial options through Port Sudan along the Red Sea, the federal government said in an updated travel notice issued Saturday night. The federal government's latest travel advisory on Sudan urges Canadians to avoid travelling to the Wadi Seidna Air Base, north of the capital, Khartoum, where countries in
  
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• Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by 'zero leads'

  30-04-2023 15:05
  
   A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who killed five neighbours continued turning up nothing Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up US$50,000 in reward money and the FBI acknowledged they had "zero leads" after nearly two days of searching. "What we need from the public is any type of information, because right now we're just we're running into dead ends," James Smith, the FBI's special agent in charge, said during an afternoon news conference. "I can tell you right now,
  
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• Texas mass shooting suspect could be anywhere, sheriff says

  30-04-2023 15:05
  
  The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbours after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched into a second day Sunday, with authorities saying the man could be anywhere by now. Francisco Oropeza, 38, fled after the shooting Friday night that left five people dead, including an eight-year-old boy. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said Saturday evening that authorities had widened the search to as far as 20 miles (32 kilometres) from the scene of the shoo
  
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• Police manhunt continues for suspect in Texas mass shooting

  30-04-2023 15:05
  
  Law enforcement officers were going door-to-door Sunday searching for clues about a gunman who fled after killing five people in a rural Texas town after his neighbours asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard. The alleged shooter, Francisco Oropesa, 38, was considered armed and dangerous after fleeing the area Friday, likely on foot, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said late Saturday. He said authorities had widened the search to 20 miles (32 kilometres) from the scene of the shoo
  
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• Willie Nelson inhales the love at 90th birthday concert

  30-04-2023 14:35
  
  "Are there any more real cowboys?" Neil Young sang Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl on a rare evening when he was neither the headliner nor, at age 77, even close to the oldest artist on the bill. Providing an instant answer, Willie Nelson, wearing a cowboy hat and red-white-and-blue guitar strap, slowly strolled on to the stage on his 90th birthday, bringing the crowd of more than 17,000 to its feet. Nelson sat in a chair -- one of the few onstage concessions he's made to age -- and joined
  
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• Chinese who reported on COVID-19 to be released after 3 years

  30-04-2023 14:24
  
  Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public who were dubbed citizen journalists posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on the internet and social media, embarrassing Chinese officials who faced criticism for failing to control the outbreak. The last video
  
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• Oilers advance to second round after 5-4 win over Kings

  30-04-2023 07:37
  
  Kailer Yamamoto scored the late third-period winner for the Edmonton Oilers in a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings to close out their playoff series Saturday. The Oilers took the best-of-seven conference quarterfinal four games to two. Edmonton meets the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round. Yamamoto scored his first of the playoffs at 16:58 of the third period. He circled to the top of the faceoff circle and throwing an off-speed shot through traffic into the top corner of the Los Angeles
  
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• Maple Leafs advance to second round of playoffs for first time since 2004 after OT victory

  30-04-2023 04:03
  
  The Maple Leafs finally exorcised their playoff demons -- and are off to the second round of the NHL playoffs. John Tavares scored at 4:36 of overtime and Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves as Toronto defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday to win their series 4-2 and advance in the post-season for the first time in nearly two decades. The Leafs captain threw a puck in front on the winning sequence that went in off Lightning defenceman Darren Raddysh's skate and in to send Toronto players spil
  
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• Jarome Iginla hosts minor hockey team practice, talks Calgary Flames

  30-04-2023 03:59
  
  A local hockey hero was in Chestermere Saturday to recognize the community work of a minor hockey team. Jarome Iginla hosted an afternoon practice for the Bow Valley U-15 Flames, who have been on a volunteering-tear. The team regularly pitches in at seniors centres and shovels snow, and their hard work was recognized through a contest win. The first edition of the Dr. Oetker Giuseppe 'Practice with a Pro' event brought Iginla to the rink to run the team through some drills. "It was a lot of fun,
  
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• Wildfires prompts mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg west of Edmonton

  30-04-2023 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fueled by warm temperatures, high winds and extremely dry conditions, several wildfires west of Edmonton prompted Entwistle and Evansburg to be evacuated on Saturday.
  
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• Wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg west of Edmonton

  30-04-2023 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fueled by warm temperatures, high winds and extremely dry conditions, several wildfires west of Edmonton prompted Entwistle and Evansburg to be evacuated on Saturday.
  
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• Parkland County wildfires prompts mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg

  30-04-2023 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fueled by warm temperatures, winds and extremely dry conditions, a wildfire in Parkland County west of Edmonton has prompted Entwistle and Evansburg to be evacuated.
  
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• Parkland County wildfire prompts mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg

  30-04-2023 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fueled by warm weather, winds and extremely dry conditions, a wildfire has grown near the hamlet of Entwistle and an evacuation order was issued for the community west of Edmonton.
  
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• Parkland County wildfire prompts evacuation of Entwistle, Evansburg on alert

  30-04-2023 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fueled by warm weather, winds and extremely dry conditions, a wildfire has grown near the hamlet of Entwistle and an evacuation order was issued for the community west of Edmonton.
  
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• Parkland County wildfire prompts emergency evacuations near Entwistle

  30-04-2023 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fueled by warm weather, winds and extremely dry conditions, a wildfire has grown near the hamlet of Entwistle and an evacuation order was issued for the community west of Edmonton.
  
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• Search area widened for Texas gunman after 5 killed - Lethbridge News Now

  30-04-2023 01:11 via news.google.com
  
  Search area widened for Texas gunman after 5 killed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in afternoon shooting in northeast Calgary

  30-04-2023 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating the scene along the 100 block of Martindale Blvd. in Calgary.
  
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• 'Fresh Start' coming for clients of Lethbridge Recovery Community - Lethbrige Herald

  30-04-2023 00:19 via news.google.com
  
  'Fresh Start' coming for clients of Lethbridge Recovery Community  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Alberta sees highest number of unfilled family medicine residency spots in a decade: AMA

  30-04-2023 00:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  After the second round of matching, there are still 22 unfilled family medicine spots in the province.
  
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• Danielle Smith questions role Notley’s husband to play in upcoming election

  30-04-2023 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta NDP leader, Rachel Notley's husband is a communication official for CUPE, an organization which Smith says shouldn't be spending money on attack ads against the UCP.
  
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