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• Understanding the deal: Critics skeptical of Calgary event centre agreement ahead of Monday’s public meeting

  04-06-2023 23:15
  
  A public meeting will give Calgarians an inside look into the exact details of an agreement in principle that could land the city a new event centre, but critics are already skeptical of the cost breakdown. Coun. Sonya Sharp, chair of the city’s event centre committee says a meeting on Monday will allow administration to answer questions from councillors that have come up over the past six weeks. Here’s a look at the cost breakdown:       The arena itsel
  
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• Children learn market economics at Calgary bazaar

  04-06-2023 21:11
  
  Forget the old lemonade stand idea: some kid entrepreneurs are coming up with creative ways to learn the ropes of business and make some money at the same time. The second annual Silk Route Children's Bazaar showcased children's business skills Saturday. Children between the ages of six and 16 create products or services – develop a brand, build a marketing strategy, and then open for customers at the one-day marketplace. The children were responsible for the setup, sales and interacting w
  
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• Dog jog raises funds for Calgary Humane Society

  04-06-2023 20:23
  
  It seemed like everyone and their dog was out Saturday at North Glenmore Park. About 600 pooches and 900 people took part in Calgary Humane Society's Dog Jog. The five-kilometre and two-and-a-half kilometre routes along the reservoir raises awareness about animal wellness and funds to fight animal cruelty. "Largely in our animal protection and investigation team," said Anna-Lee Fitzsimmons from the Humane Society. "To make sure they have the necessary equipment when they're out in the field, ans
  
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• Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests

  04-06-2023 19:44
  
  The internet memes starting meme-ing within days of Monday's Alberta provincial election. "If you voted Rachel Notley, you don't support Alberta," said one, referring to the leader of the province's defeated New Democrats. "Having the city of Edmonton in Alberta is insulting," said another, after the provincial capital rejected the governing United Conservatives in every one of its 20 ridings. "The senseless insults and degrading comments posted here are about as useless as Danielle Smith hersel
  
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• 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive US$120.5 million opening

  04-06-2023 18:56
  
  "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" opened in U.S. and Canadian theatres with a massive US$120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises. Sony Pictures' "Across the Spider-Verse," the multi-verse spinning animated Spider-Man spinoff, sailed way past expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday, riding terrific reviews (95% fresh on Rott
  
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• Ministers to deliver update as Quebec forest fires continue to burn - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 18:28 via news.google.com
  
  Ministers to deliver update as Quebec forest fires continue to burn  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Verstappen wins Spanish GP from pole for 40th career victory - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 17:47 via news.google.com
  
  Verstappen wins Spanish GP from pole for 40th career victory  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Surge drop first game of season, losing 84-81 to Bandits

  04-06-2023 17:32
  
  Diego Maffia sank a free throw that snapped the Calgary Surge's string of victories at three Saturday night, in a game played at the Langley Events Centre. After the target score of 84 was triggered with a little over three minutes to play, the Bandits methodically chipped away until Maffia's bucket ended it. Five Bandits reached double figures, led by Nick Ward with 19. Giorgi Benzhanishvili scored 17, Malcolm Duvivier 14 and Derek Brown Jr, who signed a contract just prior to tipoff, added 12.
  
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• Saskatchewan Roughriders release veteran Canadian running back ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 17:32 via news.google.com
  
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• Why Danielle Smith says she will try ‘persuading’ Trudeau on climate goals

  04-06-2023 17:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The newly re-elected Alberta premier dismissed concerns over her party's lost seats and smaller vote share, arguing the results are a sign of broad support across the province.
  
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• Boil water advisory lifted for Silverado, remains in place for Yorkville and Belmont

  04-06-2023 16:25
  
  A boil water advisory was lifted for the southwest Calgary community of Silverado Saturday night, but remains in effect for the communities of Yorkville and Belmont. The city issued a release around 7 p.m. Saturday, where it announced that testing in Silverado confirmed that the water meets all water quality guidelines and standards, and that Alberta Health Services had confirmed it's safe for consumption. Silverado residents are advised to turn on all taps and flush your water lines for at leas
  
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• Boil water advisory lifted for 3 Calgary communities

  04-06-2023 16:25
  
  A boil water advisory was lifted for the southwest Calgary communities of Silverado, Belmont and Yorkville Sunday. The city issued a release around 7 p.m. Saturday, where it announced that testing in Silverado confirmed that the water meets all water quality guidelines and standards, and that Alberta Health Services had confirmed it's safe for consumption. Sunday at 11 a.m., the city lifted the boil water advisory for Belmont and Yorkville as well. Residents are advised to turn on all taps and f
  
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• Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 16:08 via news.google.com
  
  Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oil tanker breaks down in Egypt's Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the global waterway

  04-06-2023 15:30
  
  A tanker transporting crude oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, briefly disrupting traffic in the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said. The Malta-flagged Seavigour suffered a mechanical malfunction at the 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) mark of the canal, said George Safwat, a spokesperson for Egypt's Suez Canal Authority. The tanker was transiting the canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea In a phone interview with a local television station, Adm. Ossama R
  
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• With oil prices slumping, OPEC+ producers weigh more production cuts

  04-06-2023 15:21
  
  The major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are wrestling with whether to make another cut in supply to the global economy as the OPEC+ alliance struggles to prop up sagging oil prices that have been a boon to U.S. drivers and helped ease inflation worldwide. The 23-member group is meeting Sunday at OPEC headquarters in Vienna after sending mixed signals about possible moves. Saudi Arabia, dominant among the oil cartel's members, has warned speculators that they might get bu
  
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• Saudi Arabia to cut oil output by 1 million barrels per day to boost slumping prices

  04-06-2023 15:21
  
  Saudi Arabia said Sunday that it will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to support the sagging cost of crude after two previous cuts to supply by major oil-producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push prices higher. The announcement of Saudi's cuts of 1 million barrels per day, which will start in July, followed a meeting of the alliance at OPEC headquarters in Vienna. The rest of the OPEC+ producers agreed to extend earlier production cuts
  
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• Saudi Arabia cuts oil output by 1 million barrels per day to boost sagging prices

  04-06-2023 15:21
  
  Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to support the sagging cost of crude after two earlier production cuts by members of the OPEC+ alliance of major oil-producing countries failed to push prices higher. The announcement of the Saudi cuts of 1 million barrels per day came Sunday after a meeting of the alliance at OPEC headquarters in Vienna. The rest of the OPEC+ oil producers agreed to extend earlier cuts in supply through the end of 202
  
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• Ukrainian president says at least 500 children killed by war

  04-06-2023 15:00
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia's war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least 500 Ukrainian children. Zelenskyy provided the number hours after rescue workers found the body of a 2-year-old girl who died in one of the latest Russian strikes.Complete coverage of the war in UkraineThe president said in a statement that "Russian weapons and hatred, which continue to take and destroy the lives of Ukrainian children every day," killed the hundreds who had perished
  
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• Ukrainian father rushes home after Russian airstrike to find 2-year-old daughter dead in rubble

  04-06-2023 15:00
  
  A Ukrainian man rushed to his home outside the central city of Dnipro in hopes of rescuing his family, only to find his 2-year-old daughter dead and wife seriously wounded as he helped pull them from the rubble of their apartment destroyed in one of Russia's latest airstrikes of the war, authorities reported Sunday. Writing on Telegram after the body of Liza was recovered, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 500 Ukrainian children have been killed since Russia launched its
  
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• Ukrainian father pulls daughter's body, wounded wife from apartment destroyed in Russian airstrike

  04-06-2023 15:00
  
  A Ukrainian man rushed to his home in a suburb of the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, helping rescuers pull the body of his 2-year-old daughter from the rubble of their apartment destroyed in one of Russia's latest airstrikes of the war, authorities reported Sunday. Writing on Telegram shortly after the body of Liza was recovered, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 500 Ukrainian children have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Th
  
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• Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive

  04-06-2023 15:00
  
  Russia says it thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it's unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The Russian Defense Ministry, in a rare early morning video Monday, said its forces pushed back a "large scale" Ukrainian assault on Sunday at five points in Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions Russia illegally annexed last fall. "The enemy's goal was to break through our defences in the most vulnerable, in its opinion, sector of the f
  
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• Carranza sparks Union to 3-0 MLS victory over Montreal. - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 04:21 via news.google.com
  
  Carranza sparks Union to 3-0 MLS victory over Montreal.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Celtic clinches domestic treble after winning Scottish Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 01:35 via news.google.com
  
  Celtic clinches domestic treble after winning Scottish Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• McIlroy tied for lead at Memorial by making fewest mistakes - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  McIlroy tied for lead at Memorial by making fewest mistakes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wildfire situation improving, Alberta no longer in state of emergency

  04-06-2023 00:51
  
  Alberta is no longer under a provincial state of emergency. The Emergency Management Act was invoked on May 6 to help mobilize firefighting and evacuee resources as 110 wildfires burned in the province. So far in the 2023 Alberta wildfire season, there have been 563 wildfires. "We've surpassed a million hectares burned, a milestone we've never hit by this point," Christie Tucker of Alberta Wildfire said Saturday. "The most area burned for an entire wildfire season was 1.3 million hectares in 198
  
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• Alberta state of emergency to expire Sunday: Officials

  04-06-2023 00:51
  
  As of midnight Saturday, Alberta will no longer be under a provincial state of emergency. Since the Emergency Management Act was invoked on May 6, the number of fires in Alberta has reduced by nearly half. Out of the 563 total wildfires this season, 504 have been extinguished. "In other words, we have extinguished 90 per cent of all fires started this year," Christie Tucker of Alberta Wildfire said Saturday. At 3 p.m. there remained 58 wildfires burning in the province with 15 of those out of co
  
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• Alberta's provincewide state of emergency to end as wildfire ... - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 00:32 via news.google.com
  
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• Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard makes history at CHL Awards - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2023 00:20 via news.google.com
  
  Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard makes history at CHL Awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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