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• Alberta renewable energy development pause affects $33B in investment, 24,000 ‘job-years’: report

  24-08-2023 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a post published on the Pembina Institute's website on Thursday, the organization said its analysis of public data reveals there are 118 projects impacted by the moratorium.
  
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• Kodiaks men's soccer team adds fullback Ty Stensrud - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 23:41 via news.google.com
  
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• Coaldale's population growth second highest among neighbouring ... - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 23:36 via news.google.com
  
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• Grab a tissue while you can: Kleenex tissues to be discontinued in Canada

  24-08-2023 23:31
  
  Have an issue? Grab a tissue — before they’re pulled off of shelves in Canada.Top business headlines, all in one placeKimberly-Clark is discontinuing its consumer facial tissue business in Canada, citing “unique complexities.” In a written statement issued Thursday, the company confirmed to CTVNews.ca that Kleenex consumer facial tissues would no longer be sold in Canada as of August 2023. Other products, however, such as Kleenex professional facial products, which are sp
  
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• ASIRT concludes use of force investigation involving LPS officer - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 23:16 via news.google.com
  
  ASIRT concludes use of force investigation involving LPS officer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's U22 female box lacrosse team wins gold at nationals in Regina

  24-08-2023 23:12
  
  Alberta's U22 female box lacrosse team is back home with gold medals around their necks. Team Alberta, with 11 players from Calgary, knocked off Ontario 8-5 in the championship game. Captain Brittney Howse led the way in the final, scoring three goals and adding an assist. The 21-year-old says it was a team effort. "It was a great group of girls that we went with. Everyone got along with each other," she said. "We looked at some of the other teams and, you know, there's the little groups within
  
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• Fatal 2020 collision fault of driver of stolen vehicle: ASIRT

  24-08-2023 22:53
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) issued a report Thursday on a February, 2020 vehicle chase that resulted in the death of a man, as well as serious injuries to a woman who was struck by a stolen vehicle. According to ASIRT: The incident took place around 3:25 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2020, when police noticed a black Toyota Sequoia driving at a shopping plaza under construction with its lights off. Police lingered near the construction site for close to a minute and a half, prompting t
  
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• Crescent Point Energy inks deal to sell assets in North Dakota for $675M cash

  24-08-2023 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. has signed a deal to sell its North Dakota assets to a private operator for about $675 million in cash.
  
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• Calgary police cleared in death of suspect Tasered during arrest

  24-08-2023 22:52
  
  Calgary police have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the death of a man who was Tasered while being arrested in 2019. It happened in the early morning hours on May 1, following a hit-and-run crash at McKnight Boulevard and 52 Street N.E. Officers were called to the intersection just before 4 a.m. for reports that the driver of a Ford Fusion appeared to have intentionally hit a pedestrian. A report on the man's death from Alberta's police watchdog, released on Thursday, says while investigating
  
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• Galt Museum hosting temporary Theatre Outré exhibit until February ... - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 22:11 via news.google.com
  
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• Suspect who crashed into Tuxedo Park Community Centre was not chased: ASIRT

  24-08-2023 22:04
  
  A break-in suspect who fled the scene at a high rate of speed and slammed into a northeast Calgary community centre three years ago was not being chased by police, authorities have found. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was called in to investigate the circumstances of an incident that resulted in a suspect being seriously injured in a crash on Aug. 18, 2020. Around 1:15 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 200 block of 29 Avenue N.E. for reports that two people were invo
  
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• UPDATE: Police conclude high-risk search in north Lethbridge ... - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 21:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Tony Award-winning Hadestown returns to Alberta in November

  24-08-2023 21:37
  
  A Tony Award-winning musical partly set in hell that was originally developed in Edmonton is returning to Alberta a smash hit. Hadestown, which won the 2019 Tony Award as the best musical – and seven other Tony Awards – is coming to Calgary in November as part of the 2023-24 Broadway Across Canada season. Created by Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell in collaboration with Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown tells the story of young lovers Orpheus an
  
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• Police conducting high-risk search at north Lethbridge home - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 20:39 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary police investigate daytime shooting at gas station

  24-08-2023 20:21
  
  Calgary police are investigating a brazen daytime shooting in the community of McCall. Officers were called to a Chevron gas station in the 4800 block of 12 Street N.E. shortly before noon on Thursday for reports someone fired a gun and then drove off. Police say as of 12:15 p.m., no injuries have been reported. Anyone with information about the incident or dash-cam footage is asked to call police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers. This is a developin
  
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• Medicine Hat women charged after stolen vehicles seized by police

  24-08-2023 19:51
  
  Two Medicine Hat women are facing charges after several stolen vehicles were recovered in southeastern Alberta last week. The investigation began when members of Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) spotted a stolen motorhome in Kin Coulee Park the same day the theft had been reported to Brooks RCMP. Further investigation led ALERT to search a rural property located about 50 kilometres northwest of Medicine Hat. There, officers recovered two stolen pick-up trucks. One of the truck
  
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• Man disappeared on trip to Australia: Calgary police

  24-08-2023 19:37
  
  Calgary police are looking for help to track down a man who was supposed to meet his family in Australia two weeks ago but has since vanished. Amir Hossin Anwari, 41, is believed to have been driving from Calgary to Vancouver on Aug. 9, with plans to fly from there to Australia on Aug. 11. Officials say family members last heard from him on Aug. 8. He is described as 168 centimetres (5'6") tall, approximately 68 kilograms (150 pounds) with brown eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information about
  
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• Drumheller, Alta. man accused of blackmailing Ont. man with indecent photos

  24-08-2023 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 25-year-old Alberta man faces three charges following an RCMP investigation into the alleged extortion of an Ontario resident who shared indecent photos through social media.
  
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• Stolen vehicles from Medicine Hat area recovered, two arrested - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 19:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta man allegedly blackmailed Ontario victim with intimate images: RCMP

  24-08-2023 19:14
  
  Mounties have arrested a 25-year-old Alberta man in connection with an investigation in Ontario where authorities there said a man was being threatened online. Last December, Drumheller RCMP were contacted by members of the Halton Regional Police Service, which had determined that someone was using social media to extort an Ontario man. Investigators say the suspect had obtained intimate images of the victim and was threatening to share them online if he did not pay. Following an eight-month-lon
  
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• TC Energy requests approval for possible minority interest sale of NGTL system

  24-08-2023 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  TC Energy Corp. has applied for regulatory approval for a potential minority interest sale of its Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) system.
  
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• Former Calgary couples' retirement dreams dashed after losing Shuswap home in wildfire

  24-08-2023 19:04
  
  Julie and Kevin Matiowsky's home on the shore of Shuswap Lake is among thousands gutted by fast-moving wildfires in B.C. that have torn through the region in recent days. Now the couple, originally from Calgary, is looking at starting over, and say they may move back to Alberta as their dreams of retirement in their B.C. home have been ruined. Following an evacuation order for the area last Friday, Julie said she looked at the house and said, "Don't go anywhere, I'll be back in a few weeks." The
  
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• Former Calgary couples' retirement dreams dashed after losing B.C. home in wildfire

  24-08-2023 19:04
  
  Julie and Kevin Matiowsky's home on the shore of Shuswap Lake is among thousands gutted by fast-moving wildfires in B.C. that have tore through the region in recent days. Now the couple, originally from Calgary, is looking at starting over, and say they may move back to Alberta as their dreams of retirement in their B.C. home have been ruined. Following an evacuation order for the area, Julie said that she looked at the house and said, "Don't go anywhere, I'll be back in a few weeks." The home h
  
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• National parks open and free for wildfire evacuees - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 18:54 via news.google.com
  
  National parks open and free for wildfire evacuees  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crescent Point Energy signs deal to sell assets in North Dakota for $675M in cash

  24-08-2023 18:35
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. has signed a deal to sell its North Dakota assets to a private operator for about $675 million in cash. The Calgary-based company announced the sale Thursday, saying in a news release that the limited drilling inventory associated with the assets means oil production from the area is expected to decline over time. The company has decided instead to concentrate on Saskatchewan and Alberta, where it has been bulking up its strength through recent asset purchases. &ldquo
  
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• TC Energy seeks approval for potential minority interest sale of NGTL system

  24-08-2023 18:30
  
  TC Energy Corp. has applied for regulatory approval for a potential minority interest sale of its Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) system. No transaction has been announced, but the Calgary-based pipeline company says in its application that it wants to complete a restructuring in order to facilitate potential future minority ownership of the system, including possible participation from Indigenous groups. The NGTL system transports natural gas production from Alberta and northeast B.C. to dome
  
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• Halloween in Calgary: 2 spooky events at WinSport this fall

  24-08-2023 18:25
  
  Summer might not be over yet but tickets are already on sale for two different Halloween events at WinSport this fall. The first, Pumpkins After Dark, is returning to Calgary with a brand-new show. Running from Sept. 22 to Oct. 31, Pumpkins After Dark lets visitors walk along a pathway of lit pumpkin sculptures and displays featuring more than 6,000 hand-carved jack-o-lanterns. It's a family-friendly event that organizers say has plenty of Instagram-worthy photo opportunities. There's also live
  
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• Southern Alberta non-profits to receive combined $1 million in grants - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  Southern Alberta non-profits to receive combined $1 million in grants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Truth and Freedom' convoy confronts RCMP roadblock in B.C.'s Shuswap

  24-08-2023 17:44
  
  Days after tensions started simmering in the Shuswap area of B.C. over wildfire fighting efforts, a convoy of locals attempted to seek answers at an area roadblock. A notice of the so-called Convoy of Truth and Freedom was posted to a local Facebook group Wednesday, instructing drivers to gather at the Shuswap Community Centre at 6 p.m. before vehicles would make their way down towards Sorrento. "We wish to engage in a diplomatic and peaceful conversation with checkpoint officers to seek clarity
  
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• Frustrated with wildfire response in the Shuswap area, locals organize a 'truth and freedom' convoy

  24-08-2023 17:44
  
  Days after tensions started simmering in the Shuswap area of B.C. over wildfire fighting efforts, a convoy of locals attempted to seek answers at an area roadblock. A notice of the so-called Convoy of Truth and Freedom was posted to a local Facebook group Wednesday, instructing drivers to gather at the Shuswap Community Centre at 6 p.m. before vehicles would make their way down towards Sorrento. "We wish to engage in a diplomatic and peaceful conversation with checkpoint officers to seek clarity
  
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• Man shoots himself in Brooks, Alta. bar: RCMP

  24-08-2023 16:50
  
  A man is in serious condition in hospital after he accidentally shot himself early Thursday morning in Brooks, Alta. At about 1:09 a.m., police responded to a local bar for a shooting. When they arrived, Brooks RCMP were told that a 45-year-old man had been shot and was taken to hospital. Police said the patient was eventually flown to Calgary, where he is listed in serious condition. Late Thursday afternoon, Brooks RCMP issued an update stating that an investigation of the event revealed that t
  
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• Brooks RCMP investigating shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2023 16:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Bar shooting sends Brooks, Alta., man to hospital

  24-08-2023 16:50
  
  A man is in serious condition in hospital after he was shot early Thursday morning in Brooks, Alta. At about 1:09 a.m., police responded to a local bar for a shooting. When they arrived, Brooks RCMP were told that a 45-year-old man had been shot was taken to hospital. Police said the patient was eventually flown to Calgary, where he is listed in serious condition. RCMP say the investigation is still in its preliminary stages, but believe it was an isolated incident and there is no risk to the pu
  
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• N.W.T. officials turning away Yellowknife residents trying to return: ‘It’s not safe’

  24-08-2023 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Northwest Territories officials are using roadblocks to turn back Yellowknife residents who are attempting to return home despite the city still being under a state of emergency.
  
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• FIFA opens case against Spanish soccer president Rubiales for his conduct at Women's World Cup final

  24-08-2023 14:28
  
  FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales on Thursday for his behaviour at the Women's World Cup final. The soccer body's disciplinary committee will weigh if Rubiales violated "the basic rules of decent conduct" and "behaving in a way that brings the sport of football and/or FIFA into disrepute."Stories in the sports world you should know aboutRubiales kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the trophy and medal ceremony on Sunday after the coun
  
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• N.W.T. politicians grapple with ‘astronomical costs,’ discuss next steps in wildfire crisis

  24-08-2023 14:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay Wednesday as politicians continued grappling with "astronomical'' costs of fighting the blazes.
  
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• Canadians want better forest protection amid worst wildfire season: poll

  24-08-2023 13:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians.
  
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• Trump booked at Atlanta jail on election charges, heads home

  24-08-2023 12:47
  
  Donald Trump left an Atlanta jail after he was booked on more than a dozen felony charges on Thursday as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former U.S. president's attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia. Authorities had said they expected to take Trump's mug shot at Fulton County Jail - a first for Trump, who did not have to sit for a photograph when making initial appearances in three other criminal cases.The information you need to know, sent directly to y
  
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• Trump arrives at Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss

  24-08-2023 12:47
  
  Former President Donald Trump arrived Thursday at a jail in Atlanta to surrender on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president. Trump's surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges
  
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• Donald Trump booked at Atlanta jail on election charges, mugshot released

  24-08-2023 12:47
  
  Former U.S. President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a U.S. ex-president. He was released on US$200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. A booking photo released by authorities shot Trump, wearing a navy suit a
  
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• Donald Trump booked at Atlanta jail on election charges

  24-08-2023 12:47
  
  A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail in Atlanta on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, creating a historic and humbling visual underscoring the former president's escalating legal troubles. The booking photo instantly becomes part of the former president's legacy as he confronts criminal charges in four American cities while seeking to reclaim the White House. His aides swiftly seized on the image, fundraisi
  
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• Mercenary chief Prigozhin is presumed to have died in a plane crash seen as the Kremlin's revenge

  24-08-2023 12:29
  
  Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash -- widely seen Thursday as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged President Vladimir Putin's authority. The founder of the Wagner military company and six other passengers were on a private jet that crashed Wednesday soon after taking off from Moscow with a crew of three, according to Russia's civil aviation authority. Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anonym
  
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• A plane crash believed to have killed mercenary chief Prigozhin is seen as the Kremlin's revenge

  24-08-2023 12:29
  
  Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash -- widely seen Thursday as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged President Vladimir Putin's authority. The founder of the Wagner military company and six other passengers were on a private jet that crashed Wednesday soon after taking off from Moscow, with a crew of three, according to Russia's civil aviation authority. Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anony
  
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• 3-month-old girl found safe in Ontario after Amber Alert issued; father in custody

  24-08-2023 11:34
  
  An Amber Alert issued earlier this morning in Ontario has now been cancelled after the three-month-old baby was found safe, officials say. The Amber Alert was issued in the early morning hours of Thursday and was cancelled shortly before 7 a.m. Officials say the child, who was last seen in Roseneath, Ontario, was found safe. Police say the child's father has been taken into custody. 
  
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• Vehicle drives into veterinary clinic in northwest Calgary

  24-08-2023 05:51
  
  A vehicle slammed into the front of a veterinary clinic in northwest Calgary around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, ending up inside. EMS says it responded but did not deal with any trapped people or transport any injured patients. Stoney Trail Veterinary Clinic on Valley Ridge Drive sustained heavy damage. Later Wednesday night, firefighters were checking out the structural integrity of the building and taking steps to support it. The clinic was closed at the time of the incident.
  
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• Vandalism causes widespread Telus service outage in northwest Calgary

  24-08-2023 05:50
  
  Telus is dealing with a widespread outage of internet, TV and phone landline service in northwest Calgary because of vandalism. The company says service has been out in Bowness, Dalhousie and Varsity since 2 a.m. Saturday. That's when Telus says vandals cut and stole several sections of its cables near the old pedestrian bridge in Bowness. It says several hundred customers are affected. Telus says the damage is extensive, and crews are working around the clock to fully restore service. It is bri
  
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• Calgary art gallery to showcase new works from Ukrainian artists

  24-08-2023 03:45
  
  A Calgary art gallery is launching a new exhibition ripped from the headlines Thursday. The Collectors' Gallery of Art is hosting an evening opening of an art exhibition and silent auction in support of a group of visual artists and musicians who recently arrived in Calgary from Ukraine. Titled UKRAINE, the exhibition includes paintings, watercolours, mixed media art, video art and photography from nine Ukrainian artists. Some of the work includes documentary images of soldiers, civilians and ur
  
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• Cyclist struck by vehicle in Canyon Meadows

  24-08-2023 02:39
  
  A man on a bicycle was struck crossing a street in Canyon Meadows on Wednesday afternoon. Police are on scene at the intersection at Elbow Drive and Candle Crescent S.W. EMS confirmed that a man was taken to Foothills hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition. The incident took place around 5:20 p.m. Traffic is backed up and police are asking drivers to please avoid the area.
  
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• Esports Fundraiser Upcoming In Lethbridge - Bridge City News

  24-08-2023 01:03 via news.google.com
  
  Esports Fundraiser Upcoming In Lethbridge  Bridge City News
  
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• Lethbridge and District Exhibition's new Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre hosts first major event

  24-08-2023 01:00
  
  After more than 20 years of planning, Lethbridge and District Exhibition's Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre is open for the 2023 Whoop-Up Days. Tuesday was the first time most visitors got to see the massive, 268,000-square-foot venue in person. "Yesterday was a very special day," said Mike Warkentin, Exhibition CEO. "To see this building activated with thousands of people throughout the day is exactly what this facility is meant to be for the community."The grand opening was held on Aug. 10, but
  
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