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• Some of the memorable comments made during Alberta election ... - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 23:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Economy, health care, trust: Alberta election campaign hits final day before vote

  28-05-2023 23:37
  
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley made one final pitch to voters Sunday to upend Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government and deliver an upset win in the provincial election. “In this room, we share Alberta's values. Danielle Smith and her UCP do not,” Notley told cheering supporters at an afternoon rally in Edmonton. “Friends, as long as we stand together, we can and we will win this thing. Let's build a future together.” Voters go to the polls Monday i
  
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• Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 23:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta election boils down to Calgary voter turnout: Ipsos

  28-05-2023 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new poll by Ipsos shows steady numbers for the UCP and NDP over the course of the election.
  
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• Thousands of runners lace up for 59th annual Calgary Marathon

  28-05-2023 23:13
  
  Thousands of runners laced up their shoes and toed the line for the 59th annual Calgary Marathon Calgary Marathon on Sunday, including a 92-year-old rookie, a pair of world record setting runners handcuffed to each other, and a Ukrainian runner who paid tribute to her homeland. The event welcomed more than 9,200 participants, who competed in the five-kilometre, 10-kilometre, half-marathon, full marathon and 50-kilometre ultra-marathon distances. Interim executive director John Bird said his team
  
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• Alberta election: Record level of advance voting in the province

  28-05-2023 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elections Alberta said the advance voter count was 758,550 after advance polls closed on Saturday evening.
  
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• New Alberta memorial to honour fallen paramedics

  28-05-2023 21:14
  
  As National Paramedic Services Week draws to a close, Alberta's emergency medical workers can look forward to something that will provide recognition year-round. The Alberta legislative grounds has been chosen as the spot for a fallen paramedic memorial, to honour the people who made the ultimate sacrifice serving their community. "We were all just ecstatic that we finally have something for us," said Marlys Jackson, the chair of the Emergency Medical Services Foundation. "We have had paramedics
  
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• 'Precious' musical instruments removed from Montreal heritage ... - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 20:40 via news.google.com
  
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• A new Battle of Alberta? Surge top Stingers in season opening victory

  28-05-2023 18:47
  
  The Calgary Surge era was inaugurated with a win Saturday, as the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) squad defeated the Edmonton Stingers 74-70. Simu Shittu scored 17 points and added 14 rebounds in his CEBL debut for the Surge. Stef Smith added 16 points, Admon Gilder 15 and Sean Miller-Moore had 14 for the local heroes. Adika Peter-McNeilly and Martynas Varnas each scored 14 for Edmonton. The Surge led throughout, building an 11 point lead in the third. After falling behind by nine in the
  
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• Dump truck tips over in northwest Calgary

  28-05-2023 18:05
  
  Three people were taken to hospital as a precaution after a dump truck tipped over in the northwest Saturday. It happened at the intersection of Nolan Hill Drive and Symons Valley Parkway around 3 p.m. The dump truck failed to negotiate a corner, hit a traffic light pole and tipped over, spilling its load on the road. Everyone was OK. The area was closed to traffic for a few hours, so crews could right the truck, tow it away and clean up the mess.
  
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• Alberta election: Can Notley flip conservative voters in battleground Calgary?

  28-05-2023 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans voters will decide Monday whether to give Notley another chance or stay the course with Smith, who has been leading the province for seven months.
  
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• Crews bring grass fire under control in northwest Calgary

  28-05-2023 17:07
  
  Calgary fire crews were busy late Saturday afternoon battling a grass fire in northwest Calgary. It was spotted around 3:30 p.m. just west of the community of Valley Ridge. The HAWC helicopter was on scene too. It took one of the fire department's district chiefs up so he could assess the scene from above. There was no word if any structures were damaged, or how the fire may have started.
  
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• Halle Bailey's star role in 'Little Mermaid' is an inspiration for young Black girls. Here's why

  28-05-2023 16:05
  
  Eleven-year-old Leah Murphy feels empowered by Halle Bailey’s star role as Ariel in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.” Murphy, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, who aspires to own a hotel chain, says it proves that she too can break barriers in spaces that have historically excluded young Black women like herself. “It makes me feel inspired,” she said. “It makes me think I can do this, I can do it without anyone stopping me.” In the original 19
  
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• Calgary Marathon causes road and parking lot closures, bus route detours

  28-05-2023 15:57
  
  The marathon is on Sunday, resulting in a number of street and parking lot closures and bus route detours. The city's website listed the following road closures between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday:Twelfth Avenue S.E. will be closed between 6 Street S.E. and Macdonald Avenue S.E. Macdonald Avenue S.E. will be closed between 12 Avenue S.E. and 8 Street S.E. Eighth Street S.E. will be closed between Macdonald Avenue S.E. and 19 Avenue S.E. Eighteenth Street S.E. will be closed between 8 Street S.E. an
  
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• Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study

  28-05-2023 15:28
  
  Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder. Lead author Kate Hale said her team analyzed mountain snow data and found snowpack water storage decreased more than 25 per cent from 1950 to 2013. This, she said, can be attributed to earlier snowmelt, less snowfall and more rain. “We actually saw some of the strongest signals up in the Canadian Rockies, by way
  
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• Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the U.S. is coming after their haul

  28-05-2023 15:10
  
  Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom the site called "political prisoners." The Justice Department now wants Goodwyn to give up more than $25,000 he raised -- a clawback that is part of a growing effort by the government to prevent rioters from being able to personally profit from participa
  
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• Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed

  28-05-2023 14:30
  
  Ukraine's capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia's war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. At least one person was killed. Russia launched the "most massive attack" on the city overnight Saturday with Iranian-made Shahed drones, said Serhii Popko, a senior Kyiv military official. The attack lasted more than five hours, with air defence reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones. A 41-year-old man was ki
  
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• Voters in Turkiye choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Voters in Turkiye returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade, or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkiye's helm for 20 years, is favoured to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff, after coming just short of outright victory in the first round on May 14. The divisive populist finished fo
  
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• Unofficial results in Turkiye's presidential runoff split as counting continues

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkiye's state Anadolu news agency showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 76 per cent of ballot boxes counted, while a competing news agency gave a slight lead to the opposition candidate in a presidential runoff that will decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. Anadolu showed Erdogan at 54 per cent, and his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, at 46 per cent. Meanwhile, t
  
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• Turkiye's Erdogan wins 5th term as president, extending rule into 3rd decade

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities. With nearly 99 per cent of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Erdogan with 52 per cent of the vote, compared with 48 per cent for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. In his first comments since the polls closed, Erdogan spoke
  
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• Polls close in Turkiye as voters choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Turkiye began counting ballots Sunday evening in a runoff presidential race that will decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade, or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society. Turkiye does not have exit polls, but preliminary results are expected within hours after polls closed at 5 p.m. The final decision could have implications far beyond Ankara. Turkiye stands at the crossroads of Europ
  
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• Incumbent Erdogan claims victory in Turkiye's presidential runoff

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Turkiye's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in his country's runoff election, extending his rule into a third decade. In his first comments since the polls closed, Erdogan spoke to supporters on a campaign bus outside his home in Istanbul. “I thank each member of our nation for entrusting me with the responsibility to govern this country once again for the upcoming five years,” he said. He ridiculed his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, for his loss, saying
  
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• Erdogan takes lead in unofficial count in Turkey's presidential runoff

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkish news agencies showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 88 per cent of ballot boxes counted in a presidential runoff that will decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. The state Anadolu news agency showed Erdogan at 53 per cent, and his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, at 47 per cent. Meanwhile, the ANKA news agency, close to the opposition, showed the results at 51
  
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• Erdogan leads in first unofficial reports of Turkiye runoff election count

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkiye's official Anadolu news agency showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 43 per cent of ballot boxes counted. Anadolu showed Erdogan at 57 per cent, and his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, at 43 per cent. Meanwhile, the ANKA news agency, close to the opposition, showed the results at 51 per cent for Kilicdaroglu and Erdogan at 49 per cent, with 45 per cent of ballot boxes counted. This is a major update. The Associated Press’s o
  
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• Erdogan holds lead in unofficial count in Turkiye's presidential runoff

  28-05-2023 14:22
  
  Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkish news agencies showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 95% of ballot boxes counted in a presidential runoff that will decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. The state Anadolu news agency showed Erdogan at 52.3%, and his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, at 47.7%. Meanwhile, the ANKA news agency, close to the opposition, showed the results at 51.5% for Erdogan and
  
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• Engaged couple shot dead fleeing landlord after house dispute near Hamilton, Ont., police say

  28-05-2023 13:57
  
  A “truly innocent” engaged couple was shot dead while attempting to flee their attacker outside their home after a landlord-tenant dispute escalated on Saturday night, according to Hamilton police. Officers said a 27-year-old female and 28-year-old male who were engaged to be married were shot dead outside their residence at 322 Jones Rd., near Barton Street, in Stoney Creek, on Saturday at around 5:40 p.m. after a disagreement surrounding issues within the house. "These are not peop
  
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• How to vote in the Alberta election

  28-05-2023 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans have many options when it comes to how they cast their vote. Voters may choose between advance polls, special ballot and voting on election day.
  
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• Drying conditions return in Alberta, crews see more intense fire activity - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 07:27 via news.google.com
  
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• St. Louis City rolls to 3-1 victory over visiting Whitecaps - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 05:38 via news.google.com
  
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• Stars stay alive with 4-2 win over Golden Knights - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 05:03 via news.google.com
  
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• Boutier, Maguire set for LPGA Match Play semifinal showdown - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 03:13 via news.google.com
  
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• Schnek, Hall tied for Colonial lead after three rounds - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 01:28 via news.google.com
  
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• Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

  28-05-2023 01:14
  
  With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week. The Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft the bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the hard-right or left
  
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• Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default

  28-05-2023 01:14
  
  President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an "agreement in principle" to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling, but now Congress must rush to approve the spending cuts package in a matter of days to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. The agreement risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides as lawmakers Sunday begin to unpack the the concessions made to compromise. Negotiators agreed to some Republican demands for increased work requirements for recipients of
  
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• Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid U.S. default and now must sell it to Congress

  28-05-2023 01:14
  
  With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week. The Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft and post the 99-page bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the ha
  
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• Biden and GOP rush to finalize debt ceiling deal, shore up support to prevent default

  28-05-2023 01:14
  
  With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday were finalizing a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling while trying to wrangle enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week. "I think we're in good shape," Biden said. The compromise announced late Saturday includes spending cuts but risks angering some lawmakers as they take a closer look at the concessions. McCarthy and Biden we
  
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• Biden and GOP rush to complete debt ceiling deal, shore up support to prevent default

  28-05-2023 01:14
  
  With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked Sunday on completing a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling while trying to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week. The Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft the bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the hard-right or left flan
  
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• Blue Bombers edge Elks 25-23 in CFL pre-season clash - Lethbridge News Now

  28-05-2023 01:13 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta election: How close will the election be in Calgary?

  28-05-2023 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four Calgary ridings are considered "true battlegrounds" where the races are so tight there could be recounts, according to a local political analyst.
  
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