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• Peacekeepers Day celebrates 75 years of United Nations peacekeeping

  13-08-2023 23:42
  
  Peacekeepers Day was celebrated at Peacekeepers Park in Garrison Green Sunday morning, with more than 100 people taking part in the ceremony. It’s the 21st annual event honouring Canadians killed who served on international peacekeeping support operations. The names of the fallen were read aloud, and their names  engraved on the Walls of Honour at Peacekeepers Park. Family members of fallen soldiers killed in Afghanistan were also present, as they too were remembered. “This was
  
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• Traffic disrupted in Bragg Creek area due to serious motor vehicle collision

  13-08-2023 22:10
  
  Cochrane RCMP are on scene at the site of a serious motor vehicle crash on Highway 22. The collision took place Sunday afternoon on Highway 22 between Bragg Creek and Redwood Meadows, between a motor vehicle and a cyclist. Police said in a release that the cyclist has been transported via STARS Air Ambulance to a Calgary hospital. Traffic is restricted in the area and police ask that motorists avoid it for the time being. Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact Cochrane R
  
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• Samsonova defeats Rybakina, advances to NBO final against Pegula - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2023 21:48 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. to see temperatures in the 30s as heat wave rolls in

  13-08-2023 21:40
  
  Temperatures on B.C.'s South Coast will range from the low to mid 30s this week – well above average for this time of year – according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The multi-day heat wave is the longest stretch of sustained sweltering weather to hit the province this summer amid a record-breaking wildfire season and persistent drought. "We haven’t really had a big long or extended heat event, so this is why we’re kind of ringing the alarm bells on this one,"
  
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• North Glenmore Park in Calgary hosts dragon boat races

  13-08-2023 20:44
  
  Dragon boats are taking over North Glenmore Park this weekend. The Calgary Dragon Boat Race and Festival is underway, with hundreds of athletes taking to the water in the three-day long event. Dragon boat racing originated in China more than 2,000 years ago. The modern version of the sport sees crews of up to 20 paddlers, plus a sweep and drummer, racing in decorative boats. Many of the races support a charity, including a breast cancer race that took place Saturday morning. "Everybody that is i
  
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• 1 dead, 1 seriously injured as plane crashes into Beaverhill Lake in central Alberta

  13-08-2023 20:14
  
  One person is dead after a plane crashed into Beaverhill Lake in central Alberta. Friday night, around 9:10 p.m., Tofield RCMP were contacted by Trenton Joint Rescue and asked to help locate an overdue plane, with two people onboard that was believed to have crashed into Beaverhill Lake. Tofield RCMP, Beaver County Fire and Rescue, Edmonton Police Service Air Services and Search and Rescue Canada officers helped in the search. The plane was discovered shortly after midnight Saturday morning abou
  
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• 1 dead, 1 seriously injured as plane crashes into Beaverhill Lake east of Edmonton

  13-08-2023 20:14
  
  One person is dead and another seriously injured following a plane crash into a lake on Friday night east of Edmonton. The plane went down into the lake, located 60 kilometres east of the city just northeast of the Town of Tofield. RCMP said they were contacted by the Department of National Defence's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre at 9:10 p.m. Friday to help locate the overdue plane. It was located just after midnight about 200 metres offshore in the northwest part of the lake. A team consisti
  
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• Jays third baseman Chapman out against Cubs with finger ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2023 19:47 via news.google.com
  
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• Andreescu out with small back stress fracture, will miss Cincinnati ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2023 19:18 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary pet adoption event aims to find 'furever homes' for animals

  13-08-2023 19:09
  
  A special animal adoption event was held Saturday to help find forever homes for animals in need. The event was put on by the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society, more commonly known as AARCS. Saturday's event featured a "choose your own adoption fee" for small critters and dogs and cats over six months old. The shelter is dealing with a record number of animals, with over 800 currently in its care. "Lack of pet-friendly rentals, inflation, and cost of living – all of those things are havin
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces deployed to fight wildfires in Alberta, Northwest Territories

  13-08-2023 18:37
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have been deployed to help Alberta and the Northwest Territories as wildfires threaten multiple communities in the area, several of which are under evacuation orders. It comes after the territorial government requested assistance from the feds due to growing difficulty fighting wildfires. The CAF will assist with “firefighting efforts, air transportation, and planning, coordination and logistics,” tweeted Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair.Sign u
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces deployed to fight wildfires

  13-08-2023 18:37
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have been deployed to help Alberta and the Northwest Territories as wildfires threaten multiple communities in the area, several of which are under evacuation orders. It comes after the territorial government requested assistance from the feds due to growing difficulty fighting wildfires. The CAF will assist with “firefighting efforts, air transportation, and planning, coordination and logistics,” tweeted Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair.Sign u
  
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• Calgary, Scarborough square off in Sunday's CEBL championship final

  13-08-2023 17:35
  
  The Canadian Elite Basketball League will have a new champion on Sunday night. The Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Calgary Surge will square off at Langley Events Centre to determine the best of the 10-team league that's finishing its fifth season. The Shooting Stars, who finished the regular season with an 11-9 record and third in the East, advanced to Sunday's showdown with a 74-71 win on Friday over the league's top-ranked Niagara River Lions in the Eastern Conference final. The
  
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• 'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes

  13-08-2023 17:10
  
  Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta. falls within the far left corner of Palliser's Triangle — an expanse of prairie grassland encompassing much of southeast Alberta, a swath of southern Saskatchewan, and the southwest corner of Manitoba. The area is named for explorer Capt. John Palliser, who in 1857, famously declared the entire region a wasteland — so hot and arid that no crops would ever grow. More than 160 years later, with parts of the prairie provinc
  
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• Dawgs advance to WCBL final with 7-1 win in Sylvan Lake

  13-08-2023 16:38
  
  The Okotoks Dawgs will have the opportunity to defend their WCBL title after knocking out the Gulls 7-1 Saturday night in Sylvan Lake. The Dawgs will either play Medicine Hat or Moose Jaw, who meet in a deciding Game 3 Sunday in Moose Jaw. Brendan Luther brought the lumber to Sylvan Lake Saturday, going four for five, including a three-run homer in the second inning. Alejandro Cazorla and Caleb Lumbard both chipped in with RBI's as well to provide the comfortable margin of victory for Okotoks. G
  
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• Economists expect rise in inflation as price-growth fight enters new phase

  13-08-2023 16:10
  
  Forecasters anticipate this week's consumer price index report to show inflation rose last month, signalling a reversal in progress after a year of steady declines in inflation. Canada's annual inflation rate fell back to the country's target range in June for the first time since March 2021, tumbling to 2.8 per cent. But economists expected the victory against high inflation to be short-lived, as underlying price pressures suggest it will take some time for inflation to return to the two per ce
  
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• Adams Jr. returns from injury to lead B.C. Lions to 37-9 win over Calgary Stampeders

  13-08-2023 16:08
  
  After missing two games due to an injury, Vernon Adams Jr. wanted to have a statement performance on his return. He followed through on that ambition going 23 for 32 and throwing for four touchdowns in his return to the Lions' starting lineup as B.C. hammered the Calgary Stampeders 37-9 on Saturday evening at B.C. Place. "It felt great. I'm just so thankful my injury wasn't as bad as some of the quarterbacks around the league," Adams said. The Lions (7-2) started strong, with Adams lea
  
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• 'Mob of criminals' stole up to US$100K worth of merchandise at Los Angeles mall, police say

  13-08-2023 15:45
  
  A “mob of criminals” stole up to US$100,000 worth of merchandise from the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Los Angeles Saturday afternoon. “Today at around 4 p.m., a mob of criminals stole items from the Topanga Mall with an estimated loss of $60,000 to $100,000,” the Los Angeles Police Department said on social media. “Topanga Division officers were on the scene quickly and have several investigative leads. To criminals, it is just property taken.&rdq
  
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• Prince George's Parker McBurnie signs with Lethbridge - Prince George Citizen

  13-08-2023 14:30 via news.google.com
  
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• English-speaking Canadians split on changing 'O Canada' lyrics to 'Our home on native land': survey

  13-08-2023 14:00
  
  A recent survey conducted by Research Co. has revealed that English-speaking Canadians are divided over further “O Canada” revisions. According to the survey published on Friday, 41 per cent of Anglophone Canadians are in favor of altering the opening line of “O Canada” from “Our home and native land” to “Our home on native land”. However, 44 per cent disagree with the proposed modification. Back in February, during the NBA All-Star Game in Salt La
  
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• English-speaking Canadians split on changing 'O Canada' lyrics: survey

  13-08-2023 14:00
  
  A recent survey conducted by Research Co. has revealed that English-speaking Canadians are divided over further “O Canada” revisions. According to the survey published on Friday, 41 per cent of Anglophone Canadians are in favor of altering the opening line of “O Canada” from “Our home and native land” to “Our home on native land”. However, 44 per cent disagree with the proposed modification. Back in February, during the NBA All-Star Game in Salt La
  
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• Poilievre's Conservative party embracing language of mainstream conspiracy theories

  13-08-2023 13:51
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agenda on sovereign governments. It is, some experts suggest, another sign that some conspiracy theories are moving from the fringes of the internet to mainstream thinking, as people's distrust of government grows.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppIn speeches to Con
  
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• Poilievre's Conservative party embracing language of mainstream ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2023 13:09 via news.google.com
  
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• Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker give international flavour to Basketball Hall ... - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2023 04:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgarian among those rebuilding after Hawaiian wildfire destroys his hometown

  13-08-2023 03:17
  
  As the death toll in Maui rises, one Calgarian is trying to help in any way he can. Tim Larson grew up in the town of Lahaina, but lives and works in Calgary. His two children are currently on the island, spending the summer with their grandparents. "And at 4 a.m. on Tuesday," Larson told CTV News, "I was waking up and getting ready for work and my son sent me a message saying, 'dad, please help. There's fires.'" Larson's children and parents had to flee the encroaching flames. His father's side
  
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• Glover goes low again, leads FedEx Cup opener by 1 stroke - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2023 01:18 via news.google.com
  
  Glover goes low again, leads FedEx Cup opener by 1 stroke  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Person shot in parking lot at Market Mall in Calgary

  13-08-2023 00:14
  
  A person was shot in the parking lot of Market Mall in Calgary Saturday afternoon. The incident took place in the south parking lot near the Apple Store around 2:14 p.m. CTV News has learned that a person sitting in the driver's side seat of a black Jeep was shot three times in the parking lot. A woman who said she was a registered nurse began performing CPR on the victim, who was lying on the ground and appeared unresponsive. At 2:38 p.m., an ambulance transported the victim to hospital. Police
  
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• Person killed in shooting in parking lot at Market Mall in Calgary

  13-08-2023 00:14
  
  A person was fatally shot in the parking lot of Market Mall in Calgary Saturday afternoon. The incident took place in the south parking lot near the Apple Store around 2:14 p.m. CTV News has learned that a person sitting in the driver's side seat of a black Jeep was shot three times in the parking lot. Several bullet casings could be seen on the ground around the Jeep. A woman who said she was a registered nurse began performing CPR on the victim, who was lying on the ground and appeared unrespo
  
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• Man shot in parking lot at Market Mall in Calgary

  13-08-2023 00:14
  
  A man was shot in the parking lot of Market Mall in Calgary Saturday afternoon. The incident took place in the south parking lot near the Apple Store around 2:14 p.m. CTV News has learned that a man sitting in the driver's side seat of a black Jeep was shot three times in the parking lot. A woman who said she was a registered nurse began performing CPR on the man, who was lying on the ground and appeared unresponsive. At 2:38 p.m., an ambulance transported the man to hospital. Police have taped
  
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• Man killed in shooting in parking lot at Market Mall in Calgary

  13-08-2023 00:14
  
  A man was fatally shot in the parking lot of Market Mall in Calgary Saturday afternoon. The incident took place in the south parking lot near the Apple Store around 2:14 p.m. Several witnesses told CTV News they heard three gunshots, and say the man was shot while sitting in the driver side seat of a parked black Jeep. Multiple bullet casings could be seen on the ground around the Jeep. A woman who said she is a registered nurse began performing CPR on the victim, who was lying on the ground and
  
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