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• Dover celebrates opening of east central neighbourhood project

  18-06-2023 23:48
  
  Changes in the community of Dover are helping safely connect residents to the river, shops and schools. A community bike ride to celebrate the grand opening of the east central neighbourhood streets project took place Saturday. New sidewalks and cycling tracks connect Dover to local amenities and destinations outside the community, including the Bow River pathways and the neighbouring communities of Southview, Erin Woods and Forest Lawn. "We need to build a city that balances people's ability to
  
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• Heavy rainfall in north and central Alberta brings much-needed moisture, but also complications

  18-06-2023 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Long periods of heavy rain continue for north and central Alberta, Environment Canada said on its website.
  
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• Bike swap offers something for everyone at Olympic Oval

  18-06-2023 21:03
  
  Anyone in the market for a bike had a chance to get a deal at the Olympic Oval Saturday. Over 350 bikes filled the space. Visitors could buy, consign or donate bicycles at the U of C's bike swap, as well as learn about proper helmet fit and concussion prevention. Profits from the event will create a bursary for the faculty of kinesiology. "We've got everything," said Chris Grant, from Alberta Bike Swap. "We have some kid's bikes over here for $30 and $40, I personally wheeled in a carbon road bi
  
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• ‘A question of when’: Calgarians anticipate inevitable floods every year

  18-06-2023 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgarians are haunted by the days in 2013 when the rivers breached their banks, triggering floods that brought widespread devastation to city residents and businesses.
  
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• 'The Flash' opens to US$55 million, a step off the typical superhero pace

  18-06-2023 19:27
  
  DC and Warner Bros.' long-in-the-works superhero movie "The Flash" opened to US$55 million in its first three days in North American theatres, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Though a fair amount of money by normal standards, a sizable jump from DC's last release, the "Shazam!" sequel, and enough for a first place start, it's also muted by superhero standards where $100 million debut weekends are almost commonplace. It was a crowded weekend at the multiplex overall. In addition to "The
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs defeat Lethbridge Bulls 12-2 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  18-06-2023 18:53
  
  Okotoks Dawgs defeat Lethbridge Bulls 12-2 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Dawgs stay hot, rolling over Lethbridge Bulls 12-2

  18-06-2023 18:53
  
  The opponent may have changed Saturday, but the runs kept on coming for the Okotoks Dawgs. The team got six RBI and a home run from Titus Dumitru, and four hits from Brendan Luther en route to a 12-2 victory, the team's 12th win of the season. Okotoks has been on a tear this weekend, racking up 30 runs on six home runs and 43 hits in a pair of big victories over Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. Graham Brunner threw five innings for Okotoks, striking out eight and allowing two hits and one run.The Da
  
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• Genesis Centre event offers tips for how to prepare for an emergency

  18-06-2023 17:37
  
  Whether it be flooding, fires or something else, a free event held Saturday at the Genesis Centre focussed on how to be prepared when disaster strikes. The emergency preparedness event connected Calgarians with first responders and resources to prepare their household for emergencies. "We know people who are prepared are more resilient when a disaster happens," said Samantha Burdett, from Calgary Emergency Management Agency."So we want people to know what the risks are, we want them to know what
  
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• Redcliff man faces multiple charges after gun fired at police

  18-06-2023 17:02
  
  A Redcliff, Alberta man has been charged after shots were fired at police early Friday evening. Officers responded to a report of an assault and theft at a property in Redcliff. They say they located a suspect at 7 p.m., who resisted arrest and fired a gun at them. The suspect then went into a camper on the property, while police contained the area and an emergency response team was dispatched, police said in a release. More gun shots were heard coming from the trailer. At around 1:30 a.m. Satur
  
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• 2 children in life-threatening condition airlifted to hospital following incident near Linden, Alberta

  18-06-2023 16:32
  
  Two children were taken to a Calgary hospital in life-threatening condition Saturday after an accident involving an off-highway vehicle (OHV) and a pickup truck at the intersection of Range Road 252 and Township Road 310 near Linden. Emergency crews were called to the area just before 4 p.m. where they treated a 10-year-old and three-year-old girl, who were the occupants of the OHV. The pickup driver wasn't injured, RCMP said in a release. Preliminary investigation suggests the OHV entered the r
  
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• 2 children airlifted to hospital after ATV accident

  18-06-2023 16:32
  
  Two children were taken to a Calgary hospital in critical condition Saturday after an accident involving an ATV. Emergency crews were called to the Linden area just before 4 p.m. Stars Air Ambulance said two children were airlifted to the Alberta Children's Hospital. RCMP officers had Range Road 242 blocked off for about five hours while investigating the collision between an ATV and another vehicle. There was no word about the childrens' condition. This is a developing story that will be update
  
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• Soccer project tracking social media abuse identifies 300 people from World Cup posts

  18-06-2023 15:37
  
  A project using artificial intelligence to track social media abuse aimed at players at the 2022 World Cup identified more than 300 people whose details are being given to law enforcement, FIFA said Sunday. The people made "abusive, discriminatory, or threatening posts (or) comments" on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, soccer's governing body said in a report detailing efforts to protect players and officials during the tournament played in Qatar. The biggest spik
  
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• Nearly 100 die as India struggles with a sweltering heat wave in 2 most populous states

  18-06-2023 15:07
  
  At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave. The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar where authorities warned residents over 60 and others suffering various maladies to stay indoors during the daytime. All the fatalities in Uttar Pradesh, totaling 54, were reported in Ballia district, some 300 kilometres (200 miles) southeast of
  
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• Crowds gather at Reading with Royalty for Lethbridge Pride Fest - Lethbridge News Now

  18-06-2023 15:05
  
  Crowds gather at Reading with Royalty for Lethbridge Pride Fest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The woman who founded Father's Day was a renegade, great-granddaughter says

  18-06-2023 15:04
  
  You could call her the mother of Father's Day. The late Sonora Smart Dodd launched the celebration of dads in 1910 in her hometown of Spokane, Washington. As a result, she is the one responsible for those annual gifts that run the gamut from embarrassingly silly-looking neckties to kids' finger paintings crafted with so much love by those tiny hands that they can bring a tear to the eye of even the most stoic father. It's a tradition Dodd decided to start as she sat in a Spokane church on Mother
  
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• Experts explain link between wildfires and climate change

  18-06-2023 14:00
  
  This year's wildfire season in Canada has been wild. So far, more than 2,600 fires have consumed about 5.9 million hectares of forest across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. This represents more than three times the amount of area that burned in the entirety of last year’s wildfire season — and there are still months of fires expected ahead. The impacts have been wide-ranging — from tens of thousands of people being forced to flee their hom
  
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• Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, U.K. assessment says

  18-06-2023 13:48
  
  Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin's forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday. Russian losses are probably at their highest level since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March, U.K. military officials said in their regular assessment. According to British intelligence, the most intense fighting has centred on the southeastern Zaporizhzhia province, around B
  
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• Clark criticizes late start for U.S. Open's third round - Lethbridge News Now

  18-06-2023 07:40
  
  Clark criticizes late start for U.S. Open's third round  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Indigenous events in Calgary recognize kickstart Aboriginal Awareness week

  18-06-2023 02:21
  
  Several events in Calgary were held Saturday ahead of the kickstart to Aboriginal Awareness week beginning Sunday. At the YMCA in Seton, the annual Indigenous Youth Hoops tournament took place, with 18 teams competing with boys and girls on the same team. “It gives a highlight to sport like basketball in particular with indigenous youth, especially our female ballplayers,” said Serena Provost, Indigenous manager with YMCA Calgary. “They don't always get as much recognition as a
  
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• Yang takes Meijer LPGA Classic lead with third straight 67 - Lethbridge News Now

  18-06-2023 01:14
  
  Yang takes Meijer LPGA Classic lead with third straight 67  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Resiliency theme of Sunnyside's Neighbour Day festivities

  18-06-2023 01:07
  
  Thousands of Calgarians gathered in their communities Saturday to take part in Neighbour Day. The event, which is celebrated during the third weekend in June, was created after the historic floods of 2013. That means it carries a little extra weight in one community that was hit especially hard. "Today, we're celebrating the resilience and positivity of the people of Sunnyside who lived through the flood ten years ago," resident Mike Jones said. "What came out of that was a tighter community, mo
  
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• Talismanic captain Atiba Hutchinson set for final appearance for ... - Lethbridge News Now

  18-06-2023 00:12
  
  Talismanic captain Atiba Hutchinson set for final appearance for ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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