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• Dawgs snap slump with 18-4 win over Mavericks

  17-06-2023 23:41
  
  After being shut down in their previous game, the Okotoks Dawgs bats came alive Friday night, leading the team to an 18-4 win. The Dawgs pounded out 21 hits, including two home runs from Nash Crowell, and blasts from Logan Grant and Titus Dumitru. Alejandro Cazorla didn't homer, but did chip in with four hits and two RBI. The Dawgs also benefitted from five Medicine Hat errors. Brody Frono pitched three innings for the Dawgs, and striking out three in 18 batters before Jace Behnke, Garrett Malon
  
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• Vinícius and Brazil teammates wear black shirts in stand against ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 22:59 via news.google.com
  
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• 16 injured as Baltimore bus crashes into 2 cars, building

  17-06-2023 22:42
  
  Sixteen people were injured Saturday when a mass transit bus crashed with two cars before hitting a building in Baltimore, authorities said. Baltimore police said officers in the city's central district responded to a Maryland Transit Administration bus crash at about 10:20 a.m. A preliminary investigation showed that the bus crashed with a Lexus and a Nissan before coming to rest in a building. The Baltimore Sun reported that it was an apartment building. Baltimore City Fire Department spokesma
  
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• Military investigates sexual misconduct allegation against ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 22:18 via news.google.com
  
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• Credit Unions of Alberta launch Women in Ag grant - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 21:50 via news.google.com
  
  Credit Unions of Alberta launch Women in Ag grant  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Enbridge to pay Bad River band $5.1M in Line 5 profits, move pipeline by 2026: judge

  17-06-2023 21:39
  
  Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. must pay an Indigenous band in Wisconsin more than US $5 million in Line 5 profits and relocate the controversial cross-border pipeline within the next three years, a U.S. judge says. A rupture on territory that belongs to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa would constitute a clear public nuisance under federal law, district court Judge William Conley said in a decision late Friday. But while the order affirms that Enbridge has been trespassing on Bad Ri
  
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• WNBA working with Brittney Griner and Mercury on travel options including charter flights

  17-06-2023 21:15
  
  The WNBA is working with Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury on travel options including charter flights going forward. Griner's travel was back in the spotlight last week when the team took a flight to Texas and then Indiana, requiring Griner and her Mercury teammates to go through commercial airports. While going through a Dallas airport last Saturday, the All-Star center who had been detained in Russia for nearly 10 months was harassed by what the WNBA called a “provocateur.”
  
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• Roller skating rides a renaissance in new Calgary festival

  17-06-2023 21:12
  
  A one-of-a-kind Calgary festival is bringing back the good times for those who long for the heyday of roller skating in this city, when Lloyd's Roller Rink was king. The organization, Calgary Roller Skate, held a Friday night skate party in the southeast. The large, enthusiastic turnout was no surprise for Teresa Tucci, the co-founder of Calgary Roller Skate. "When our beloved Lloyd's closed, it was like Calgary thought roller skating was dead," she said. "And at that time, there was still the s
  
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• Haaland scores but Norway loses to Scotland in Euro qualifying - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 20:39 via news.google.com
  
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• WestJet to shut down Sunwing Airlines, merge it with mainline business

  17-06-2023 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The decision comes barely a week after WestJet opted to fold budget subsidiary Swoop's operations under its flagship banner as well.
  
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• Protesters rally against Pride Month activities at Calgary schools

  17-06-2023 18:45
  
  The debate over Pride Month activities in Alberta's public schools continues to divide many parents. About 200 people opposed to what they call "forced LGBTQ indoctrination in schools" protested downtown on Friday night. The group held signs along Macleod Trail and rallied on the steps of city hall. The protest was promoted by the Facebook group YYC Muslims… but organizers say Christians and people of other faiths and backgrounds also took part. They said they don't want ideologies of rel
  
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• Blinken arrives in Beijing on high-stakes mission to cool soaring U.S.-China tensions

  17-06-2023 18:33
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing aimed at trying to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by a working dinner. He'll have additional talks with Qin, as well as China's top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping, on Monday. Neither Blinken nor Qin made a
  
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• Tiafoe to play Struff in Stuttgart final after beating Fucsovics - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 18:04 via news.google.com
  
  Tiafoe to play Struff in Stuttgart final after beating Fucsovics  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Third-quarter eruption powers Montreal to 83-75 win over Surge

  17-06-2023 17:06
  
   It was a real back and forth affair at WinSport Friday night, but in the end the Montreal Alliance were first to the target score, defeating the Calgary Surge 83-75. The Alliance were fuelled by a 21-0 third quarter run that helped them snap a five-game losing streak. Ahmed Hill had a game-high 21 points for Montreal, and Blake Francis chipped in with 17 points seven rebounds and five assists. Treveon Graham also played a major role, contributing 16 points, eight rebounds and the game-winn
  
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• One arrested in southern Alberta standoff - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 16:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Jehovah's Witness convention draws in thousands from Alberta and ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 16:56 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary man facing terrorism-related charges - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 16:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Thousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes

  17-06-2023 15:21
  
  Over 100,000 people who had sheltered from Cyclone Biparjoy in relief camps in western India have begun to return home after the storm weakened and headed toward Pakistan, officials said Saturday. In the coastal village of Jakhau, where the cyclone made landfall in India's Gujarat state on Thursday, over 130 people had shifted back to their homes from a government-run shelter by midday Saturday.Climate Barometer newsletter: Sign up to keep your finger on the climate pulse Download our app to get
  
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• At least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border

  17-06-2023 15:10
  
  Ugandan authorities recovered the bodies of 41 people, including 38 students, who were burned, shot or hacked to death after suspected rebels attacked a secondary school near the border with Congo, the local mayor said Saturday. At least six people were abducted by the rebels, who fled across the porous border into Congo after the raid on Friday night, according to the Ugandan military. Authorities blamed the massacre at Lhubiriha Secondary School in the border town of Mpondwe on the Allied Demo
  
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• Vegas Golden Knights championship parade expected to rival New Year's Eve on Strip, planners say

  17-06-2023 14:57
  
  Tens of thousands of Vegas Golden Knights fans, maybe more, are expected at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday for a Stanley Cup victory parade and a rally to mark the team's first-ever NHL championship. Las Vegas police prepared Friday for upwards of 100,000 people to cram viewing areas along Las Vegas Boulevard for a celebration that planners were comparing to annual New Year's Eve fireworks shows that in past years have drawn estimates of 400,000 people. Unlike a winter midnight, ev
  
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• Rescuers are braving snipers and racing time to ferry Ukrainians out of Russian-occupied flood zones

  17-06-2023 14:31
  
  At last, help came for Vitalii Shpalin. From a distance, he spotted the small Ukrainian rescue boat traversing floodwaters that had submerged the 60-year-old's entire neighbourhood after a catastrophic dam collapse in the country's embattled south. He and others boarded with sighs of relief -- interrupted suddenly by the crackle of bullets.Complete coverage of the war in Ukraine Download our app to get breaking news alerts delivered right to youShpalin ducked, and a bullet scraped his back. He f
  
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• Vehicle theft at a 'critical point' in Canada, with car stolen every six minutes: report

  17-06-2023 14:00
  
  A new report published by Canadian Finance and Leasing Association highlights the alarming state of vehicle theft in Canada. In Toronto alone, there were 9,606 vehicle thefts in 2022. That's triple the amount of thefts in 2015, when 3,284 vehicles were stolen within the city. According to the report published on Thursday, the CFLA says vehicle theft has reached a "critical point" in Canada, with data showing that in each of the past seven years, vehicle theft rates in Toronto have become progres
  
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• Mayor of western Manitoba community says outpouring of support ... - Lethbridge News Now

  17-06-2023 12:08 via news.google.com
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Real issues overtaken by political partisanship - Saltwire

  17-06-2023 11:53 via news.google.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Real issues overtaken by political partisanship  Saltwire
  
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• Meeting to discuss Ottawa's 'Sustainable Jobs Act' on Monday

  17-06-2023 03:09
  
  A meeting on Monday could be the first test of Premier Danielle Smith's new mandate, to stand up to Ottawa, after already speaking out against federal legislation known as the "Sustainable Jobs Act." Some political watchers say they are watching if this may prompt the province to apply the Alberta Sovereignty Act, to which some cabinet ministers have responded vaguely. On Thursday the federal Liberals tabled the act or Bill C-50, saying it will create a mechanism to protect jobs as the shift to
  
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• ‘One in bazillion chance’: Calgary family could lose their new home due to TD Banking technicalities

  17-06-2023 02:23
  
  The Johnston family bought their new Mahogany home last month, with Friday being move in day. They sold their current home and were due to take possession of the new home down the road at lunch time, but due to a banking issue at one of Canada’s largest banks, they stayed put. “It’s such an exciting day for the whole family and kind of puts a bit of a stain on it,” said Matt Johnston. Johnston says he and his wife and two kids had packed up their home, and set aside the w
  
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• Young Calgary man charged in terrorism investigation

  17-06-2023 02:12
  
  Alberta RCMP say a 20-year-old Calgary man arrested on Thursday is facing several terrorism-related offences. Zakarya Rida Hussein appeared in court on Friday and is, according to RCMP, charged with:Two counts of facilitating a terrorist activity; and Two counts of participating in or contributing to, directly or indirectly, an activity of a terrorist group.He was remanded into custody pending a future court appearance. The charges were laid following an investigation  by the RCMP Federal P
  
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• 20-year-old Calgary man charged with terrorism offences

  17-06-2023 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 20-year-old Calgary man is facing four terrorism-related charges after a federal RCMP investigation.
  
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• Lethbridge mother pleads guilty in infant abuse case

  17-06-2023 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mother of an infant pleaded guilty to one count of failing to provide the necessaries of life in Lethbridge court on Friday. The mother was charged in January.
  
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• Irricana library cancels drag reading event alleging verbal threats, harassment

  17-06-2023 01:26
  
  Officials with a library in rural Alberta say they were forced to pull the plug on a drag reading event after staff were harassed and received multiple threats.  The Irricana and Rural Municipal Library was planning to host Drag Story Time on Friday. Instead, the library was closed for the day.  A statement on social media says the event -- advertised for kids up to 12-years-old -- was canceled to ensure safety.  "This kind of behavior will not be tolerated," reads the post.
  
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• Second pharmacist-led clinic opens in Lethbridge - Global News

  17-06-2023 01:23 via news.google.com
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• Second pharmacist-led clinic opens in Lethbridge

  17-06-2023 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hoping to ease pressure on the healthcare system, the Shoppers Drug Mart in north Lethbridge opened a pharmacist-led care clinic on Friday.
  
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• Father’s Day celebrations in Lethbridge starts at the golf course

  17-06-2023 01:16
  
  Sunday marks the most important day of the year for a lot of Lethbridge dads and father figures. Many will be spending their morning or afternoon golfing at the Henderson Lake Golf Club. It’s consistently one of the busiest days of the year at the course. “Father's Day's always a special day on the golf course. You see a lot of dads bringing their kids out you know and a lot of families coming out too right so it's all ages right? "It's a special day to come out,” said club pro
  
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• Man pulled from Bow River taken to hospital in life-threatening condition

  17-06-2023 01:08
  
  One man was rushed to hospital on Friday after being pulled from the Bow River in northwest Calgary. Carol Henke, a spokesperson for the Calgary Fire Department, says members were called to the community of Montgomery at around 4 p.m. for reports of a possible drowning in the river near Angel's Café. Henke says a 26-year-old man was pulled out of the river by a person on the shore who started CPR.  Firefighters then arrived on scene and began life-saving measures before transferring
  
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• Lethbridge mother pleads guilty to failing to provide the necessaries ... - CTV News Calgary

  17-06-2023 00:38 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge mother enters guilty plea in six-week-old infant assault case

  17-06-2023 00:38
  
  **WARNING: The details in the following story may be disturbing to readers** A Lethbridge mother has pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessaries of life to her six-week-old daughter.  John Oman, the lawyer for the 31-year-old woman, entered the plea in court on Friday. The mother, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her child, appeared via video link from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre wearing a teal-coloured jumpsuit, but did not speak. According to an agreed statem
  
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• Dreams take flight through southern Alberta high school flight academy program

  17-06-2023 00:35
  
  It's "wheels up" for a group of students from Eagle Butte High School in Dunmore, Alberta after finishing another year with the Dave Rozdeba South Alberta Flight Academy          The program, which started in 2019, teaches the students everything they need to know for future careers in aviation.                          &nb
  
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• Making it Big in Lethbridge – Group Exhibition - Galleries West

  17-06-2023 00:15 via news.google.com
  
  Making it Big in Lethbridge – Group Exhibition  Galleries West
  
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• New Residential And Commercial Developments In West Lethbridge - Bridge City News

  17-06-2023 00:13 via news.google.com
  
  New Residential And Commercial Developments In West Lethbridge  Bridge City News
  
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