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• Calgarians take in National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  30-09-2023 23:54
  
  To honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, a large gathering of people showed up to Fort Calgary Saturday morning for a ceremony marking the occasion. One of those in attendance was Carrie-Lee Ash who hopes to take what she learned, and teach it to her students. “I think it’s a great learning experience for myself," said Ash. "I gained no knowledge when I was in school myself as a mature student. I can share it with my new students.” Joining her a
  
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• Renovators galore look for expert tips at the Calgary Fall Home Show

  30-09-2023 22:45
  
  Thousands of Calgarians looking for home design, decor and renovation advice are spending time at the BMO Centre over the weekend.  The Calgary Fall Home Show's 2023 edition runs Friday to Sunday.  It offers homeowners -- and renters -- a chance to chat with industry experts about their projects.  "It's for renovators, landscapers and DIYers," show manager Casey Matulic said. "They're coming here to look for inspiration, to talk to the experts, get some advice, some quotes and to
  
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• Preview of major artworks starts Saturday at Heffel gallery

  30-09-2023 21:56
  
  A Calgary art dealer is offering a sneak preview of a number of museum-quality masterpieces. Heffel Fine Art Auction House is displaying works by artists such as Emily Carr, Jack Bush, Doris McCarthy and members of the Group of Seven at its new gallery in northeast Calgary starting Saturday. The preview features two works by painter Jack Bush – Burgundy and Green Over Blue, both of which are estimated to go for between $300,000 and $500,000 apiece.There will also be major works by Carr and
  
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• U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

  30-09-2023 20:21
  
  It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to the ground while singing the band's 2004 hit "Vertigo." This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created by floor-to-ceiling graphics inside the immersive Sphere. It was one of the several impressive moments during U2's "UV Achtung Baby" residency launch show at the high-tech, globe-shaped venue, which opened
  
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• Cavalry FC ride first career goal by Calgary's Gareth Smith-Doyle to comeback 2-1 win over Valour FC

  30-09-2023 20:18
  
  Gareth Smith-Doyle scored his first professional goal Friday night, helping Cavalry FC come from behind to defeat Valour FC of Winnipeg at Spruce Meadows. It was a chilly, wet night in south Calgary, but the crowd that was there witnessed a big moment when former U of C Dino and Calgary Foothills player Smith-Doyle scored. Sergio Camargo also notched one for Cavalry FC, as they went on to win 2-1. The team is now unbeaten in eight straight games. "It was amazing," Smith-Doyle said, in a post-gam
  
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• Hitmen blanked by Broncos in Friday night showdown in Swift Current

  30-09-2023 19:12
  
  The Hitmen came up empty Friday in Swift Current, dropping a 3-0 decision to the Broncos in Saskatchewan. Connor Hvidston scored a pair of power play goals in the first and third, bracketing a single by Clarke Caswell in the second period to give the Broncos the margin of victory. Calgary squandered five power plays and held a 33-30 edge in shots on goal but couldn't put a puck past goaltender Joey Rocha. Ethan Buenaventura stopped 27 shots for the Hitmen in goal as the Hitmen remain winless on
  
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• Province unveils Kihciy Maskikiy/Aakaakmotaani on Legislature ... - Lethbridge News Now

  30-09-2023 19:02 via news.google.com
  
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• UAE's president-designate for UN COP28 offers full-throated defense of nation hosting climate talks

  30-09-2023 17:59
  
  The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those who "just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are."The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppClimate activists roundly criticized Sultan al-Jaber's appointment as the president-designate of the talks because he serves as the CEO of the Abu Dhabi Natio
  
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• Jessica Campbell, Kori Cheverie breaking barriers for female coaches in NHL

  30-09-2023 16:53
  
  Jessica Campbell grew up wanting to play in the NHL. Now she’s finding a place for herself in hockey’s top men’s league — and it’s behind the bench. The Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant is in a position to make it as a coach, something she couldn’t have imagined even a few years ago. “I didn’t imagine this path for me. I didn’t see it,” she told The Canadian Press. “Quite frankly there was no visibility and there weren’t
  
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• Malone scores in OT as Oilers rally to beat Flames 2-1

  30-09-2023 16:30
  
  Jack Campbell and Dylan Holloway entered this NHL season with something to prove and both of them delivered on Friday. Holloway scored the tying goal and Campbell made 34 stops as the Edmonton Oilers rallied late to win 2-1 in overtime over the Calgary Flames in pre-season action. The winning goal for Edmonton (2-1-1) was notched by Brad Malone on a breakaway, who took a pass from Seth Griffith, went to his backhand, and slipped the puck through Dan Vladar's pads at 2:24. But it never
  
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• Highway 63 near Suncor North Gate reopens after Saturday crash

  30-09-2023 16:10
  
  Two pickup trucks crashed on Highway 63 early Saturday morning near the Suncor North Gate. The highway was shut down for several hours due to the high volume of debris spread across the road. Around 2 p.m., RCMP said one lane had been reopened but that traffic was moving "extremely slow." The highway was fully reopened around 9 p.m.  An analyst was called in from Edmonton to help police investigate. There was no word about injuries.
  
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• Crash closes Highway 63 near Suncor North Gate

  30-09-2023 16:10
  
  Two pickup trucks crasehd on Highway 63 early Saturday morning near the Suncor North Gate. Fort McMurray RCMP said the highway was shut down due to the high volume of debris spread across the road. Highway 63 was expected to be closed most of the day. An analyst was called in from Edmonton to help police investigate.  There was no word about injuries.
  
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• 2 pickup trucks collide, closing Highway 63 near Suncor North Gate

  30-09-2023 16:10
  
  Two pickup trucks collided on Highway 63 early Saturday morning near the Suncor North Gate. Fort McMurray RCMP issued a statement around 8 a.m. that they have been forced to shut down the highway due to the high volume of debris spread across the road. Police advised that they expect Highway 63 will be shut down most of the day. An analyst is coming from Edmonton to help police conduct their investigation. There was no word about injuries. This is a developing story that will be updated as more
  
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• Germany's government and Elon Musk spar on X over migrant rescue ships

  30-09-2023 15:44
  
  Germany's government rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppMusk late Friday shared a video that showed migrants and aid workers on a boat. The right-wing account that first put the content on X, formerly known as Twitter, praised the populist far-right Alternative for Germany party, which has taken a hard
  
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• Ferraris worth nearly $1M seized from Edmonton men linked to Pivot Airlines drug-smuggling scandal

  30-09-2023 14:00
  
  Two Edmonton men at the centre of an international cocaine-trafficking scandal that led to the detainment of a Canadian airline crew in the Dominican Republic last year are back in the spotlight facing numerous charges after police seized a pair of stolen ferraris — worth roughly a million dollars. RCMP charged 31-year-old Sheldon Gaspard Poirier and 35-year-old Vicky Mander after conducting a search warrant in an Edmonton-area home. It was prompted after Edmonton police, on Sept. 12, seiz
  
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• Canada’s greenhouse gas emission up 2.3 per cent from last year due to oil and gas production, cold winter: report

  30-09-2023 14:00
  
  New data from the Canadian Climate Institute shows that emissions from the oil and gas industry and buildings continued to climb in the previous year, undercutting Canada's overall emissions reduction progress. The independent estimate published on Thursday by 440 Megatonnes, a project of the Canadian Climate Institute, revealed that in 2022, Canada's total emissions increased by 2.31 per cent (14.2 megatonnes) compared to the previous year. Additionally, emissions went up in specific sectors by
  
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• Canada’s greenhouse gas emission up 2.1 per cent from last year due to oil and gas production, cold winter: report

  30-09-2023 14:00
  
  New data from the Canadian Climate Institute shows that emissions from the oil and gas industry and buildings continued to climb in the previous year, undercutting Canada's overall emissions reduction progress. The independent estimate published on Thursday by 440 Megatonnes, a project of the Canadian Climate Institute, revealed that in 2022, Canada's total emissions increased by 2.1 per cent (14.2 megatonnes) compared to the previous year. Additionally, emissions went up in specific sectors by
  
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• How to manage Canada’s ‘unprecedented’ wildfires before they start

  30-09-2023 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Experts say that to reduce wildfire damage in the future, we need to change the way we approach and mitigate fires before they start.
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays ready to celebrate return to post-season - Lethbridge News Now

  30-09-2023 12:09 via news.google.com
  
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• Mandatory security awareness training among changes since arrest ... - Lethbridge News Now

  30-09-2023 12:04 via news.google.com
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Embarrassments resonate at home and abroad - Saltwire

  30-09-2023 11:36 via news.google.com
  
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• Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin ... - Lethbridge News Now

  30-09-2023 10:04 via news.google.com
  
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• Hurricanes Down Oil Kings 4-3 in Shootout - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  30-09-2023 07:59 via news.google.com
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Edmonton - SFGATE

  30-09-2023 06:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Blue Bombers rally to beat visiting Argonauts 31-21 - Lethbridge News Now

  30-09-2023 05:09 via news.google.com
  
  Blue Bombers rally to beat visiting Argonauts 31-21  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Discovery Ridge temporarily designated as 'wildlife affected' area due to bear activity

  30-09-2023 04:44
  
  Calgary’s Discovery Ridge has been temporarily designated as a “wildlife affected” area due to bear activity. The designation, implemented by the City of Calgary, limits the hours residential collection carts can be left outside, to reduce the chance of bears, or other wildlife, getting into waste bins. Residents of the southwest Calgary community are asked to store their green, black and blue bins in a garage, shed or other secure enclosure. This also applies to extra bags of
  
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• Giroux impresses in leading Senators to 3-1 win over Jets - Lethbridge News Now

  30-09-2023 03:54 via news.google.com
  
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• Cavalry FC return home to take on Valour FC with regular season title locked up

  30-09-2023 03:36
  
  Cavalry FC are back in action at Spruce Meadows Friday but thanks to one of their most successful seasons, the stakes are pretty low. In their first game back in Calgary since clinching the regular season title last weekend with a win over York United, Cavalry FC are taking on Valour FC with an eye to topping their season-high of 50 points, which they established in 2021. They currently sit at 49 points and 14 wins. They'll also be trying to keep momentum going as the team prepares for the playo
  
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• Town of Banff urges residents to remove fruit, trees after The Boss comes to visit

  30-09-2023 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Sept. 23, a large grizzly was seen eating crab apples that had fallen to the ground in a backyard.
  
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• Bobcat family gets comfortable in Douglasdale backyard

  30-09-2023 02:31
  
  Cathy Brodner got some unexpected visitors Thursday morning that were a little more photogenic than your run-of-the-mill backyard invaders. It was a family of bobcats, looking for a place to stretch out and enjoy the autumn sunshine. That prompted Brodner to stage an impromptu photo shoot."There were three babies and a momma bobcat in the area and I was able to capture two of the kittens (one with a pink nose and one with a black nose) on camera before they left," she said, in an email to CTV Ne
  
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• Alberta not reinstating masking in hospitals even as respiratory illnesses increase

  30-09-2023 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  As respiratory season gets underway the Alberta government said it will not mandate masks, but an Edmonton ICU doctor said masking should be considered in select health spaces.
  
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• Calgary long-term care COVID-19 outbreaks come as seniors’ advocates call for more info

  30-09-2023 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 outbreaks at Calgary long-term care centres come as seniors' advocates call more more information from the province.
  
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• ‘Advanced application’ for Rocky Mountain coal mine stirs controversy

  30-09-2023 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Energy Regulator suggests because the application for Grassy Mountain was filed years before the ministerial order, it is exempt from the moratorium.
  
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• Tyson Galloway named 31st captain in Hitmen history

  30-09-2023 01:30
  
  Tyson Galloway was named the 31st captain in team history by the Calgary Hitmen Friday, as the WHL squad announced its leadership group for the upcoming 20233-24 season. Galloway is a fifth-year Hitmen. He has played in 183 games with the team, after being drafted in the second round in the 2018 WHL draft. Galloway was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL draft. He attended the Calgary Flames training camp this fall before returning to the Hitmen this week. “Be
  
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• ‘We need stability’: Calgary Chamber of Commerce questions Alberta pension plan proposal

  30-09-2023 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Chamber of Commerce says it has some concerns about a proposed Alberta pension plan after the province released its proposal last week.
  
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• Lethbridge College unveils Indigenous jerseys for its sports teams

  30-09-2023 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new uniforms were unveiled Friday as part of the post-secondary's Truth and Reconciliation Week activities.
  
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• Dog attack leaves pregnant woman injured and her dog dead; city scant on details

  30-09-2023 00:45
  
  (WARNING: Some content in this story may be disturbing to readers.)   What started as a routine walk with her dog in the northeast Calgary community of Rundle on Sept. 17 quickly turned into an ordeal Aman Lamoureux will never forget. "We hardly walked 100 metres away and one black dog came from an unfenced yard and sniffed my dog a bit and immediately became aggressive," she told CTV News. "Then, the black dog jumped on me and made me fall down on my knees and snatched my dog away from me.
  
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• What do Indigenous Peoples across Canada really need and want? - Lethbridge News Now

  30-09-2023 00:43 via news.google.com
  
  What do Indigenous Peoples across Canada really need and want?  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge homeowners and motorists starting to prepare for winter - CTV News Calgary

  30-09-2023 00:42 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge homeowners and motorists starting to prepare for winter

  30-09-2023 00:42
  
  With cold temperatures just around the corner, now's the time for Lethbridge residents and southern Albertans to start preparing for the winter ahead. "This is the time of year where the past month or so, we've sort of switched the heat on for the first time. So, one of the major sources of heat loss in people's homes is drafts around windows and doors," said Kathleen Sheppard, executive director for Environment Lethbridge. Making sure your windows and doors are properly sealed is one of the eas
  
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• Alberta says first steps to reform provincial health delivery system coming this fall

  30-09-2023 00:18
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says the first steps are coming this fall to reconfigure Alberta’s health delivery system — a plan the Opposition calls a recipe for more chaos from a government fresh off turning lab testing into a debacle. “We will not delay,” Smith told mayors, councillors and other local leaders at the Alberta Municipalities convention Friday. She said Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is to present her proposal to Smith and cabinet Wednesday on how to decentrali
  
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• Smith tells Alberta municipalities that health-care delivery system is changing

  30-09-2023 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Smith has directed Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to change AHS to make it more responsive to regional needs and focus more on direct hospital care.
  
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