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• Free pet food: Animal charity hosts 'Pets-Giving' event Saturday

  08-10-2023 23:48
  
  A Calgary animal charity is making sure no four-legged friends go hungry this Thanksgiving. Parachutes for Pets held its second annual 'Pets-Giving' on Saturday. The event aims to address animal food scarcity by offering free pet food and supplies for anybody who needs a hand-up for their pet. The charity says it's noticing a higher demand for its services. "Times are really tough out there," said Parachute for Pets' Lindsey Allen. "Housing and inflation and just everything costs a little bit mo
  
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• Suspect in death of Sundre, Alta. woman discovered dead

  08-10-2023 23:17
  
  A man identified as a suspect in a Sundre, Alta., homicide investigation was discovered dead Saturday. Friday, Sundre RCMP discovered a dead woman in a vehicle in the parking lot of a local business. Homicide investigators were called in and identified a suspect, as well as a suspect vehicle that they believed was involved in the homicide. On Saturday, police located the suspect vehicle in a rural Sundre area, and nearby, they discovered the suspect, who was dead. The cause of the suspect's deat
  
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• Maltais, Canmore's Connor Howe mine more gold at Canadian long-track speedskating championships

  08-10-2023 23:03
  
  Valérie Maltais and Connor Howe had the golden touch in their respective 1,500-metre races on the third day of the Canadian long-track speedskating championships on Saturday. Maltais, of La Baie, Que., won the women's title — besting a field of 23 skaters — with a time of 1:55.60. It was the 33-year-old Maltais's third medal in Calgary, having already won gold in the 3,000 and silver in the 5,000. Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa, Ont., added silver (1:56.16) to a medal haul that
  
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• Global Affairs says it is aware of reports of Canadian killed amid conflict in Israel and Gaza Strip

  08-10-2023 22:45
  
  Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of reports that one Canadian has died and two others are missing in the wake of an attack on Israel by Hamas forces, marking the latest escalation in the decades-long conflict. In an update shared Sunday afternoon, the agency said Canadian officials in Israel are in contact with local authorities in an effort to confirm those reports and gather more information.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Sign up for bre
  
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• Canada falls to U.S., earns silver at International Para Hockey Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 22:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Police in Lethbridge warn of ‘high-risk incident,’ public told to avoid area

  08-10-2023 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the incident is happening at a residence in the 300 block of Lynx Crescent North. They are asking people to stay away from the area until further notice.
  
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• Police in Lethbridge, Alta., warn of ‘high-risk incident,’ public told to avoid area

  08-10-2023 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the incident is happening at a residence in the 300 block of Lynx Crescent North. They are asking people to stay away from the area until further notice.
  
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• 1 arrested after ‘high-risk’ incident in north Lethbridge - Global News

  08-10-2023 21:52 via news.google.com
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• 1 arrested after ‘high-risk’ incident in north Lethbridge

  08-10-2023 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the incident is happening at a residence in the 300 block of Lynx Crescent North. They are asking people to stay away from the area until further notice.
  
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• New Calgary opera company looks to produce works by living composers and Canadian artists

  08-10-2023 21:23
  
  Calgary has a new opera company with an unorthodox approach to one of the oldest -- and most Eurocentric -- art forms. They want to focus on producing operas by living composers and Canadian artists. The goal, says company founder and artistic director Tayte Mitchell, is to develop the company "into the best summer opera company in Canada, celebrating world-class western talent and drawing the best Canadian artists to the west." The company's first production is a new 60-minute-long chamber oper
  
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• Members of Calgary Jewish community say attacks in Israel hit close to home

  08-10-2023 21:03
  
  Members of Calgary's Jewish community gathering at the Beth Tzedec synagogue Saturday had their hearts and heads in Israel, as images of the attacks in the southern part of the country by Hamas were shared across the media. Jerry Snukal has two children living in Israel as well as nine grandchildren. "Two of my grandchildren have left the military already but they got called up this afternoon," Snukal said. "One's in intelligence and one's a combat soldier.  I and my children in Israel are
  
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• Hurricanes fall 3-1 to Rebels - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 21:02 via news.google.com
  
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• Jets head coach Bowness confident in goaltending, set on ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 20:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Trans Mountain route change will 'desecrate' sacred site ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 19:50 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadians stuck in Israel as flights are cancelled, embassy closed for Thanksgiving

  08-10-2023 19:43
  
  Some Canadians said they were stuck in Israel amid deadly fighting Sunday, as airlines cancelled flights out of the country and reaching the Canadian Embassy on a holiday weekend proved difficult. Global Affairs Canada, meanwhile, said in a statement Sunday afternoon that it was aware of reports of one Canadian who has died amid the fighting and two others who are missing. No further information about the identity of the Canadian who reportedly died, or the others who were missing, was included
  
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• Cavalry FC seize the shield, celebrate regular season title with 3-0 win over Pacific

  08-10-2023 18:36
  
  Cavalry FC tied a bow on a dream season Saturday, blanking Pacific FC 3-0 in a game played before close to 5,000 roaring fans at ATCO Field. Daan Klomp, Mael Henry and Myer Bevan scored for Cavalry, who celebrated winning the CPL Shield for top regular season record after the match. Cavalry FC are the top seed for the CPL playoffs, and host Forge next Saturday. If Cavalry FC wins, they advance straight to the final, which they will also host. Pacific needed to score twice in the second half to j
  
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• Cavalry FC seize the shield, celebrate regular season title with 3-0 win over Forge

  08-10-2023 18:36
  
  Cavalry FC tied a bow on a dream season Saturday, blanking Pacific FC 3-0 in a game played before close to 5,000 roaring fans at ATCO Field. Daan Klomp, Mael Henry and Myer Bevan scored for Cavalry, who celebrated winning the CPL Shield for top regular season record after the match. Cavalry FC are the top seed for the CPL playoffs, and host Forge next Saturday. If Cavalry FC wins, they advance straight to the final, which they will also host. Pacific needed to score twice in the second half to j
  
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• Canadian men's volleyball team punches ticket to 2024 Paris Olympics

  08-10-2023 18:27
  
  Canada's men's volleyball team has punched its ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada defeated Mexico 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-15) at an Olympic qualification tournament on Sunday. The Canadians beat out Argentina, which also had a 5-2 record, for the second and final qualifying spot in Pool C on a tiebreaker. Top-ranked Poland finished atop the group at 7-0.Stories in the sports world you should know aboutCanada had a chance to qualify on Saturday but fell 3-1 to Belgium, leaving the second spo
  
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• Canada 'closely monitoring' Afghanistan after quake reportedly kills ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 18:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadian men's volleyball team punches ticket to 2024 Paris Olympics - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 18:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Lights go out on Hurricanes power play as they drop 3-1 decision to Rebels

  08-10-2023 17:55
  
  On their second game of a three-game weekend, the Lethbridge Hurricanes came up short, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Rebels in a game played in Red Deer. Alta. Lethbridge struck first, with Brayden Edwards scoring his team-high fourth goal of the season late in the first period. However, the Hurricanes failed to cash in on four consecutive first period power play opportunities, allowing Red Deer to remain within striking distance. The Rebels struck early into the second period, when Ollie Josep
  
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• Hitmen start eastern road trip with 4-3 win over Wheat Kings

  08-10-2023 17:17
  
  The Hitmen started an East Division road trip on the right foot Saturday night, defeating the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3. Sean Tschigerl scored twice and Ben Kindel and Carter MacAdams added singles for the Hitmen.That overcame a pair of goals from the Wheat Kings' Dominic Petr and an opener from Caleb Hadland for Brandon Ethan Buenaventura stopped 25 shots for Calgary, surpassing 1,500 saves over the course of his Hitmen career. The Hitmen have a couple days off before returning to action with fou
  
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• Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan

  08-10-2023 16:15
  
  Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. Entire villages were flattened, bodies were trapped under collapsed houses and locals waited for help without even shovels to dig people out. Living and dead, victims were trapped under rubble, their faces grey with dust. A government spokesman said Sunday that hundreds were still trapped, mo
  
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• Desperate people dig out dead and injured from Afghanistan earthquakes that killed at least 2,000

  08-10-2023 16:15
  
  Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. Entire villages were flattened, bodies were trapped under collapsed houses and locals waited for help without even shovels to dig people out. Living and dead, victims were trapped under rubble, their faces grey with dust. A government spokesman said Sunday that hundreds were still trapped, mo
  
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• Terence Davies, filmmaker of the lyrical 'Distant Voices, Still Lives,' dies at the age of 77

  08-10-2023 15:09
  
  British filmmaker Terence Davies, best known for a pair of powerful, lyrical movies inspired by his childhood in postwar Liverpool, has died at the age of 77. Davies' manager John Taylor said the director died "peacefully at home in his sleep" on Saturday after a short illness.Get the latest entertainment from across Canada and around the worldRaised in a large working-class Roman Catholic family in the English port city, Davies worked as a clerk in a shipping office and a bookkeeper in an accou
  
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• Trans Mountain route change will 'desecrate' sacred site: Secwepemc knowledge keeper

  08-10-2023 14:58
  
  A Secwepemc law called X7ensq't says that if you disrespect the land and don't take care of it properly, the land and the sky will turn on you. "It's a serious law," said Mike McKenzie, a Secwepemc knowledge keeper. He said he wonders "how much farther" people want to go in violating it. McKenzie was speaking about the Trans Mountain Corp., which last week resumed construction close to Pipsell, or Jacko Lake, near Kamloops, B.C., after a federal regulator approved a change to the Trans Mountain
  
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• Stabilizing food prices 'not like a switch you can flip': Industry Minister

  08-10-2023 14:12
  
  Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the process for stabilizing food prices is “not like a switch you can flip,” but rather one that will likely take weeks and months, after he announced an agreement with major grocers this week that he vowed will lead to steadier prices “soon.” Champagne and the federal government have been promising action to address grocery costs for weeks, and set a deadline for the CEOs of Canada’s five largest grocery cha
  
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• Canadian municipalities looking to become 'spongier' to build ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 13:31 via news.google.com
  
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• Israel's Security Cabinet says country at war with Hamas and authorizes significant military steps

  08-10-2023 13:13
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says his Security Cabinet has declared the country at war following a deadly Hamas assault in southern Israel. The decision, announced on Sunday, formally authorizes "the taking of significant military steps," it said it a statement. "The war that was forced on the State of Israel in a murderous terrorist assault from the Gaza Strip began at 06:00 yesterday," it said.PHOTOS: Israel mobilizes after unprecedented, wide-ranging incursion If yo
  
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• Israeli rescue service says it retrieved about 260 bodies from a music festival attacked by Hamas

  08-10-2023 13:13
  
  The Israeli rescue service Zaka says its paramedics removed about 260 bodies from a music festival attended by thousands that came under attack by Hamas. The total figure is expected to be higher as other paramedic teams were working in the area. Video aired on social media and by Israeli news outlets showed dozens of festival goers running through an open field as gunshots rang out. Many hid in nearby fruit orchards or were gunned down as they fled. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier
  
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• Israel declares war, bombards Gaza and battles to dislodge Hamas fighters after surprise attack

  08-10-2023 13:13
  
  The Israeli government formally declared war and gave the green light for "significant military steps" to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack, as the military laboured into Monday to crush fighters still in southern towns and intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The toll passed 1,100 dead and thousands wounded on both sides. More than 40 hours after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion out of Gaza, Israeli forces were still battling with militants holed up in several
  
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• Israel declares war and bombards Gaza as fighting rages for second day after Hamas attack

  08-10-2023 13:13
  
  The Israeli government formally declared war Sunday and gave the green light for "significant military steps" to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack, as the military tried to crush fighters still in southern towns and intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The toll passed 1,100 dead and thousands wounded on both sides. More than 24 hours after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion out of Gaza, Israeli forces were still battling with militants holed up in several location
  
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• Israel declares war and approves 'significant' steps to retaliate for surprise attack by Hamas

  08-10-2023 13:13
  
  The Israeli government formally declared war Sunday and gave the green light for "significant military steps" to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack from the Gaza Strip, portending greater fighting ahead as the toll from the conflict passed 900 dead and thousands wounded on both sides. More than 24 hours after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion out of Gaza, Israeli forces were still trying to crush the last groups of militant fighters holed up in several towns of southern Isr
  
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• 1 arrested after 'high-risk' incident in north Lethbridge - Lethbridge ... - Global News

  08-10-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• Whitecaps' Takaoka, Sounders' Frei duel to scoreless draw - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 08:10 via news.google.com
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Red Deer - The Pioneer

  08-10-2023 05:43 via news.google.com
  
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• Canadiens complete comeback to sink Senators 6-4 - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 05:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Tiger-Cats rough up slumping Riders 38-13 in CFL mismatch - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 04:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Red Wings rally to edge Maple Leafs 4-3 - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 04:10 via news.google.com
  
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• Montreal beats Timbers 4-1, MLS playoff push intact - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 03:48 via news.google.com
  
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• Downtown Montreal reaches 100 millimetres of rain as warnings ... - Lethbridge News Now

  08-10-2023 02:25 via news.google.com
  
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• Alberta premier joins other leaders in condemning attack on Israel

  08-10-2023 00:02
  
  Alberta premier Danielle Smith took to social media Saturday to condemn the attack on Israel. On X, formerly Twitter, Smith wrote, "I condemn the appalling and unprecedented acts of terror that are occurring in Israel and the region," going on to say, "Albertans mourn the loss of innocent civilian lives. We must stand firm in our fight against terrorism where it presents itself."I condemn the appalling and unprecedented acts of terror that are occurring in Israel and the region. Albertans mourn
  
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