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• Calgary legal support group calls on candidates to focus on people who can’t afford lawyers

  21-05-2023 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary organization is calling on candidates in the provincial election to remove barriers to accessible justice.
  
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• 2 face charges after Golden-Field RCMP seize 10 weapons, ammunition

  21-05-2023 23:24
  
  Two people face criminal charges after Golden-Field RCMP officers and the BC Conservation Officer Service executed a search warrant in Golden, B.C. that yielded a cache of illegally-possessed firearms. On Friday, at about 11 a.m., the officers visited a Golden residence, where they discovered 10 firearms and a variety of different kinds of ammunition. After investigating, they determined that the weapons were illegally possessed, and that the suspects regularly used them without licensing, train
  
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• Albertans urged to stay indoors as air quality expected to worsen

  21-05-2023 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada issued air quality statements for both Calgary and Edmonton on Sunday due to elevated levels of wildfire smoke.
  
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• Charges likely against male who had to be rescued from Fox Creek evacuation area: police

  21-05-2023 22:07
  
  Mounties are seeking charges against a male who became stranded in an evacuation zone near Fox Creek on Friday and had to be rescued by helicopter. Around 2:45 p.m. RCMP were notified that a male was stranded northwest of Fox Creek after using a gravel road to go around a checkpoint. The male's truck got stuck, and he became surrounded by an active fire in the area. Because of the fire, it was deemed unsafe for first responders to rescue him. A forestry helicopter was sent to the area, and airli
  
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• Wolverine spotted in Airdrie driveway

  21-05-2023 21:22
  
  There was a rare wildlife sighting in Airdrie Friday morning. A wolverine was spotted roaming around the Morningside neighbourhood. CTV viewer Mason Bett snapped a few photos of the wolverine walking by, while looking out his front window. The province says fish and wildlife officers were monitoring the situation. The wolverine is a solitary animal that is not spotted very often and it has great strength for its size.
  
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• Satellites give firefighters real time advantage for fighting wildfires

  21-05-2023 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Data from a growing number of satellites are giving firefighters new tools to predict fire behaviour and analyze its consequences.
  
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• TSN reports that Calgary Flames set to name Conroy GM

  21-05-2023 19:53
  
  TSN reported Sunday morning that the Calgary Flames are set to announce that Craig Conroy will be named general manager Tuesday. Darren Dreger tweeted a little after 10 a.m. that there was a "Busy week ahead for a couple Canadian teams. Craig Conroy will be named the GM of the Calgary Flames, while the Maple Leafs begin their GM process in earnest. Expect other additions in Calgary as well."Busy week ahead for a couple of Canadian teams. Craig Conroy will be named the GM of the Calgary Flames, w
  
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• Child in serious condition after collision in northeast Calgary

  21-05-2023 18:33
  
  An investigation is underway following a Saturday night collision in northeast Calgary that resulted in serious injuries to a child. At about 7:10 p.m., police were called to the 6800 block of Temple Drive N.E. for reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian. Police believe that a six-year old was on the north side of the road, where there were parked cars along the road. At that time, a Ford Explorer driven by a woman in her 30s was travelling west on Temple Drive N.E. The child crossed between t
  
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• 'On the inside': Why some Indigenous officers stick with the RCMP despite struggles

  21-05-2023 18:12
  
  Dean Gladue says he never experienced racism until joining the RCMP. The 26-year veteran began his career with the force in 1989 as special constable, a role assigned to police First Nations reserves. It was a rank below his non-Indigenous colleagues, who were better paid. It felt like he was "a second-class citizen," he said in a recent interview. After the program shuttered, Gladue transitioned into a job as a regular constable. The 25-year-old Metis man would then overhear offhand comments ar
  
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• Joint investigation with RCMP leads to seizure of drugs, charges against Blood Tribe woman

  21-05-2023 17:31
  
  A Blood Tribe woman faces criminal charges after a joint investigation between the RCMP and blood Tribe police led to the seizure of drugs. On Thursday, the Blood Tribe Police Service drug task force and RCMP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 2 near Aldersyde, taking five people into custody. A search revealed 66 grams of suspected fentanyl with an estimated street value of $26,400, 33 grams of suspected methamphetamine with a street value of $6,600, and $110 cash. Katie Natasha Eagle Speaker,
  
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• Bandits head for Sunday championship game against Battleford after 3-0 shutout of Ottawa

  21-05-2023 16:44
  
  The Bandits will play for the Centennial Cup championship Sunday afternoon, after shutting out the Ottawa Jr. Senators 3-0 Saturday in Portage La Prairie. Bandit team captain Dario Beljo scored twice in the third period to break a scoreless tie. The first goal came at 2:31 of the third period, then Beljo added an empty netter with 1:49 remaining. Aiden Fink added a second empty-net goal with 19 seconds remaining. Ethan Barwick stopped 22 shots in goal for the Bandits, picking up his second shuto
  
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• Roughnecks season ends with 9-7 loss to Mammoth

  21-05-2023 16:18
  
  The season ended Saturday night for the Calgary Roughnecks when they were defeated by the Colorado Mammoth 9-7 at the Saddledome. The victory gave Colorado the deciding match in the best-of-three Western Conference final matchup. Seven different Roughnecks scored for Calgary, but they weren't enough. The Roughnecks trailed 6-5 at the break and the Mammoth were able to limit them to a single goal int the second half.The Riggers fall in a hard fought, three game battle with the Mammoth.️: h
  
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• Boots on the ground, eyes in the sky: satellites increasingly used to fight wildfires

  21-05-2023 16:16
  
  Eyes in the sky are becoming an increasingly important tool for boots on the ground when it comes to fighting wildfires, experts say, as data from a growing number of satellites give firefighters new tools to predict fire behaviour and analyze its consequences. "It's being more and more adopted," said wildfire expert Mike Flannigan of Thompson Rivers University. "In the old days, almost no one was using satellites. Now they're being used more and more." The last decade has seen a huge jump in th
  
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• Mount Etna volcano erupts, raining ash on Catania, forcing shutdown of local airport

  21-05-2023 15:41
  
  Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, was erupting on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing a shutdown of that city's airport. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, or INGV, which closely monitors Etna with instrumentation on the slopes, noted that cloud cover on a rainy day was impeding views of the eruption, which often serves up a spectacular display of flaming lava during the volcano's not infrequent eruptions. The institute said t
  
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• Stepping into Spielberg's shoes, James Mangold takes Indiana Jones on one last adventure

  21-05-2023 14:48
  
  When the lights came up after a screening on the Walt Disney lot of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," Steven Spielberg was incredulous. "Damn!" he said. "I thought I was the only one who knew how to make one of these!" "Dial of Destiny," which premiered Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, is the first Indiana Jones film without Spielberg behind the camera. After years of development, Spielberg and Lucasfilm decided to pass the reigns to James Mangold, the "Ford vs. Ferrari" filmmaker, w
  
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• Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces

  21-05-2023 14:33
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen. Responding to a reporter's question about the status of the city at the Group of Seven summit in Japan, Zelenskyy said: "Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today." "We are not throwing people (away) to die," Zelenskyy said in Ukrainian through an interpreter. "People are the treasure. I clearly und
  
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• ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’: Zelenskyy says destroyed Ukrainian city not occupied by Russian forces

  21-05-2023 14:33
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen. Responding to a reporter's question about the status of the city at the Group of Seven summit in Japan, Zelenskyy said: "Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today." "We are not throwing people (away) to die," Zelenskyy said in Ukrainian through an interpreter. "People are the treasure. I clearly und
  
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• Trudeau asserts continued support for Ukraine as G7 leaders ... - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2023 08:39 via news.google.com
  
  Trudeau asserts continued support for Ukraine as G7 leaders ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Whitecaps pump up offensive volume to tip Sounders 2-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2023 06:52 via news.google.com
  
  Whitecaps pump up offensive volume to tip Sounders 2-0  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Two Calgary firefighters hurt in Castleglen Way house fire Saturday

  21-05-2023 03:04
  
  Two firefighters were injured in a northeast Calgary fire on Saturday. Crews responded to a two-story home in the 100 block of Castleglen Way N.E. around 1:45 p.m. When they arrived, significant smoke and flames could be seen and the fire had spread to a second home. Residents had exited the homes before firefighters arrived and no one was hurt. A dog and a cat were rescued by crews from one of the homes. Two firefighters were injured in the fire. One was released and the other was taken to the
  
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• Southern Alberta Blackfoot Resource Hub an urban cultural sanctuary - Global News

  21-05-2023 01:15 via news.google.com
  Southern Alberta Blackfoot Resource Hub an urban cultural sanctuary  Global News
  
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• Southern Alberta Blackfoot Resource Hub an urban cultural sanctuary

  21-05-2023 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since launching in November of 2022, the Blackfoot Resource Hub in Lethbridge, Alta., has ramped up programming catered to the urban Indigenous community.
  
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• Two popular trails in Kananaskis Country will be getting major makeovers

  21-05-2023 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends of Kananaskis Country just received $240,000 to rebuild the westernmost 3.5 km of Powder Creek Trail, entirely funded by the Kananaskis Conservation Pass
  
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