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• Dancing for Evelyn’s birthday: Calgary family raises critical funds for Alberta Children’s Hospital

  20-08-2023 23:51
  
  Evelyn Roy sadly passed away following a battle with cancer in February of 2020, but her loving family still celebrated her birthday on Sunday to honour the child’s beautiful legacy and raise critical funds for those in need. “We wish more than anything that she was here, but we’re going to bring joy, we’re going to have all the fun, we’re going to dance and honour her in all the best ways possible,” said Heather Roy, Evelyn’s mother. “Evelyn reall
  
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• Support continues for NWT evacuees across Alberta

  20-08-2023 23:23
  
  Alberta has been the fortress for evacuees fleeing wildfires in the Northwest Territories, encroaching on the capital of Yellowknife. Karen Wilford and her husband Peter fled from Yellowknife Thursday morning and arrived in Calgary on Friday night. They are staying at the Glenmore Inn and Convention centre with several other evacuees. “Everyone in Alberta, in fact has been very welcoming and supportive and offering of thoughts and prayers and positivity,” said Wilford. Wilford attend
  
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• Canada ousted from Little League World Series following 10-1 loss to Mexico

  20-08-2023 22:02
  
  Canada's run at the Little League World Series ended with a 10-1 loss to Mexico in an elimination-round game on Sunday. The Canadians, represented by North Regina Little League, opened the scoring in the first inning when Jaxon Weir stole home.Top sports headlines, all in one placeMexico levelled the score 1-1 in the third inning and then surged ahead with an eight-run fourth inning to seal the victory. The team from Tijuana added to the onslaught with one more run in the fifth. Weir, Braeden Mc
  
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• The Big Top rises as Cirque du Soleil returns to Calgary with Kooza

  20-08-2023 20:55
  
  The biggest of the big tops is back in Calgary. Cirque du Soleil has returned to the city for the first time since 2019. Kooza is a show that stars an innocent clown looking to find a place in the world. The production has been touring since 2007 and was in Calgary a decade ago.The Big Top seats more than 2,500 people, and setting up the 19-meters high, 51-meters wide behemoth takes a week at Stampede Park. The show comes in on 70 trailers, carrying equipment that weights more than 2,000 tonnes,
  
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• Firefighters take stock of N.W.T. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end

  20-08-2023 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fires remained about 15 kilometres from the deserted, smoky city, which is almost completely evacuated.
  
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• Brooks Bandits sweep through Europe to win U20 Super Challenge

  20-08-2023 19:51
  
  Brooks built a 4-0 lead in the first period, then withstood a furious second-period comeback by France to prevail 8-3 in the title match at the U20 Super Challenge in Karlstad, Sweden Sunday. After racing out to that early lead, France responded with three straight goals in the middle frame, but Brooks responded with four more in the third to claim the title. Goaltender Brendan Holahan stopped 21 shots for the Bandits, and was named the tourney's top goalie. Bandit defenceman Quinn McCall was na
  
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• Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins gold in hammer throw at world ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2023 19:22 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. wildfires: No new evacuations overnight amid ‘grim’ battle

  20-08-2023 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. Premier David Eby said Saturday the situation was "grim" as he announced an emergency travel ban to fire zones to free up accommodation for 30,000 or more evacuees.
  
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• Texan Petrovic leads Shaw Charity Classic by two strokes

  20-08-2023 19:21
  
  A day after shooting 62 at the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, Tim Petrovic wasn’t all that impressed with his second-round score of 66 on Saturday at the Shaw Charity Classic. Although he finished with seven birdies on the par 70, 7,061-yard layout, the 57-year-old golfer from Austin, Texas, also had three bogeys. “Obviously today wasn’t perfect,” Petrovic said. “We always want that perfect round. I made a couple sloppy bogeys that started with a couple bad d
  
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• Minor league football players raise money for pediatric support

  20-08-2023 19:06
  
  Calgary football players came together Saturday for a good cause. It was the annual Calgary Minor Football Charity Jamboree, which is a tournament to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Foundation. More than 20 teams took to the gridiron at Shouldice Park. About 3,000 people take part every year. It first started in 2010. The Jamboree has raise around $420,000, with that money going towards pediatric support.
  
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• ‘We finally feel like we’re moving forward:’ Some evacuation orders downgraded near Central Okanagan wildfires

  20-08-2023 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund said things are looking better but there are hard days ahead.
  
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• ‘We finally feel like we’re moving forward:’ Improvement with Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country wildfires

  20-08-2023 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund said things are looking better but there are hard days ahead.
  
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• 'Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy': Jubilant Country Thunder crowd turns Fort Calgary into world's biggest honky-tonk

  20-08-2023 17:35
  
  Fort Calgary once again came alive for Day 2 of Country Thunder on Saturday, when the wind stayed away and the sun came out. In fact, the autumnal weather made things pretty comfortable for the huge crowd that gathered in the dirt to watch an evening lineup that included Kip Moore and headliner Tim McGraw. Moore and his guitar-driven band raised mayhem for a Saturday night crowd that was hell-bent on having a party for 17,000 or so folks, including the odd spontaneous line dance breaking out for
  
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• The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2023 17:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole

  20-08-2023 15:35
  
  Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country's Roscosmos space agency said Sunday. The pilotless spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements. It had been expected to land Monday. However, Roscosmos said it lost contact with the Luna-25 on Saturday after the spacecraft ran into difficulties and rep
  
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• Russian space agency says Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon

  20-08-2023 15:35
  
  Russia's robot lander the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday. "The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon," read a statement from the agency. Roscosmos said it lost contact with the spacecraft on Saturday after it ran into trouble while preparing for its pre-landing orbit after reporting an "abnormal situation "
  
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• Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in northern Mexico as it heads for U.S. with life-threatening flooding, rain and damaging winds

  20-08-2023 15:29
  
  Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Mexico late Sunday morning over the northern Baja California Peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center, which warned of “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” as the storm makes its way toward Southern California and the southwestern US.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppHilary has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour as it barrels north-northwest at a speed of around 25 mph
  
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• Tropical Storm Hilary is battering California with powerful winds and rain. It's only going to get worse

  20-08-2023 15:29
  
  After making landfall in Mexico earlier Sunday, Tropical Storm Hilary is now unleashing vicious wind gusts and heavy rain across California, where officials have warned of catastrophic and potentially deadly floods. Hilary's core – in other words, its centre – is just a few hours from Southern California, but the state has been feeling the storm's effects since early Sunday and the rainfall totals are starting to add up. Things will only get worse as the storm moves into the U.S.The
  
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• Category 1 Hurricane Hilary barrels toward California, still threatening floods and damaging winds

  20-08-2023 15:29
  
  Hurricane Hilary is expected to slam into Southern California on Sunday as a rare tropical storm, unleashing floods, fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents evacuate, parks and beaches close and first responders brace for water rescues. Hilary is now a Category 1 storm with maximum winds of 80 miles per hour as it barrels north-northwest at a speed of around 21 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was about 285 miles south-southeast of San Diego as of 5 a.m. local time Sunda
  
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• Spain wins its first Women's World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final

  20-08-2023 14:45
  
  Spain won its first Women's World Cup title less than a year after a player rebellion, holding off England 1-0 on Sunday after Olga Carmona's first-half goal. The victory made La Roja the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women's World Cup and joins Germany as the only two nations to win both the men's and women's tournament. At the final whistle the Spanish players piled on each other in front of
  
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• From turmoil to triumph, Spain clinches its first Women's World Cup title with a win over England

  20-08-2023 14:45
  
  Spain wanted to celebrate its first Women's World Cup trophy, not dredge up the turmoil that surrounded the team. Olga Carmona scored in the first half and Spain held on for a 1-0 victory over England on Sunday to cap the month-long tournament. The victory made La Roja the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women's World Cup and joined Germany as the only two nations to win both the men's and women
  
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• Thousands of evacuation orders remain in effect as B.C.'s grim wildfires battle goes on

  20-08-2023 13:45
  
  British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires continues on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders have been added overnight to the thousands already in place across the province. B.C. Premier David Eby said Saturday the situation was "grim" as he announced an emergency travel ban to fire zones to free up accommodation for 30,000 or more evacuees across the province, as well as fire crews. The last new evacuation order was issued at 1:33 p.m. Saturday for residen
  
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• Okanagan fire fight turns corner, fire chiefs say

  20-08-2023 13:45
  
  Fire chiefs say the fight against devastating wildfires that have been rampaging around Lake Okanagan, B.C., has turned a corner after days of destruction. West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund says "things are finally looking better," with an army of 500 firefighters engaged in a battle that is now in a new phase. He says no homes have been destroyed in the past 24 hours and the situation means it's possible to begin to "talk about recovery."In pictures: B.C. declares state of emergency amid in
  
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• Battle continues against Okanagan region wildfires after travel restrictions introduced

  20-08-2023 13:45
  
  The fire fight on both shores of Lake Okanagan continues after the British Columbia government brought in travel restrictions to free up space for thousands of evacuees who have been forced out of their homes. More than 30,000 people are under evacuation orders in the Kelowna and West Kelowna area, and while firefighters have said recent calmer and cooler conditions helped in the fight, they are expecting difficult days ahead. About 200 firefighters, including representation for departments arou
  
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• 'A great feeling': Okanagan wildfire battle has turned a corner, fire chiefs say

  20-08-2023 13:45
  
  Fire chiefs say the fight against devastating wildfires that have been rampaging around Lake Okanagan, B.C., has turned a corner after days of destruction. West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund said "things are finally looking better," with an army of 500 firefighters engaged in a battle that is now in a new phase. He told a news briefing Sunday that no more homes in West Kelowna had been destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire in the past 24 hours and it was possible to begin to "talk about r
  
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• Yellowknife veterinarian helps pets flee fires, supports animals left behind

  20-08-2023 04:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  'I can't even imagine having to evacuate and not being able to take your pets, and it's the least I can do to be here and help support those people who are already so stressed.'
  
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• Alouettes rally to roll frustrated Redblacks 25-24 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2023 04:12 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary man accused of abusing dog he was fostering

  20-08-2023 04:07
  
  A Calgary man faces animal abuse charges and has seen two dogs removed from his care. Police were first called about a man "actively abusing a dog" during a walk through the Inglewood neighbourhood Tuesday evening. "A witness confronted the suspect about his behaviour towards the animal during a verbal interaction, and the suspect is believed to have threatened the witness during the exchange," Calgary Police Service said in a news release Saturday. Officers that day couldn't find the man. A tip
  
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• Unbeaten Canadian rugby teams closer to qualifying for Paris ... - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2023 03:47 via news.google.com
  
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• Minister of Energy and Natural Resources talks wildfire response in Saskatoon

  20-08-2023 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jonathan Wilkinson said Ottawa is doing everything it can to offer resources to the provinces ablaze and is taking suggestions from all levels of government.
  
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• Scheffler, Fitzpatrick share lead pack chasing at BMW Championship - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2023 01:22 via news.google.com
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Kelowna airport closed for second straight day

  20-08-2023 00:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Airport director Sam Samaddar is hopeful that full commercial operations will resume on Monday, but, due to wildfire uncertainty, that may not happen.
  
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• Roughriders' Jake Dolegala ready for start under centre against Lions - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2023 00:22 via news.google.com
  
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