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• Banff Centre dispute over succession process led to firing of board: Waterous

  28-10-2023 23:43
  
  The outgoing board chair of the Banff Centre said the latest turmoil at the arts and leadership hub was due to a dispute over the succession process in 2022. Adam Waterous, the Banff Centre board chair, was fired Friday by the province along with the rest of the board and replaced by Paul Baay, a temporary administrator. In an interview with CTV News, Waterous explained that outgoing Banff Centre President and CEO Janice Price was advised in early 2022 that she was not permitted to participate i
  
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• Puppies up for adoption meet the public in Humane Society event

  28-10-2023 21:57
  
  The Calgary Humane Society hosted an adoption event Friday and invited the public to play with some available puppies. There were 10 puppies in the main gym space at the facility. The majority of the pups were mixed breed and expected to become large-sized when they are fully-grown. A Humane Society spokesperson said events like Friday's encourage quick adoptions. "There is a lot of benefits for adopting through the Calgary Humane Society," said public relations director Anna-Lee Fitzsimmons. "A
  
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• Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. 'This is not my time,' he says

  28-10-2023 21:39
  
  Former U.S. vice president Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. "It's become clear to me: This is not my time," Pence said at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual gathering in Las Vegas. "So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today." "We always knew this would be an uphill battle, b
  
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• Former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House after struggling to gain traction

  28-10-2023 21:39
  
  Former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. "After much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today," Pence said at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering in Las Vegas. "We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have no regrets," he said. Pence becomes the first majo
  
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• Cavalry FC scoop up individual honours, prepare for CPL final against Forge FC

  28-10-2023 21:27
  
  Cavalry FC took home the individual hardware Thursday night. Saturday evening, they'll look to break through against the Canadian Premier League's winningest franchise to add a team honour to all those individual prizes. After a stunning Thursday night, where Cavalry FC team members took home the prizes for top defender (Daan Klomp), goal scorer (Myer Bevan), Players' Player of the Year (Ali Musse) and coach of the year (Tommy Wheeldon Jr.), Cavalry FC take on three-time CPL champion Forge FC Sa
  
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• 'Original fear': University of Calgary marks 85 years of Wells (and Welles)

  28-10-2023 20:23
  
  Staff inside the University of Calgary archives are prepping a new exhibit that'll look at the works of H.G. Wells and the author's ongoing cultural impact.  The library's Special Collections is currently home to two groups of Wells memorabilia: everything from books, to original letters, to first-run publications.  "(Wells) is considered one of the fathers of science fiction," librarian Annie Murray said. "So this will have mass appeal beyond just literary fans."  The exhibit is
  
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• Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Rune to advance to Swiss Indoors ... - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2023 20:05
  
  Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Rune to advance to Swiss Indoors ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Calgary researcher wins $1 million research prize for innovative work on spinal cord injuries

  28-10-2023 18:44
  
  A University of Calgary researcher has won $1 million to put toward spinal cord injury research. Associate professor Aaron Phillips has received the second annual Hopewell M-I-N-D (Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery) Prize. Finalists were chosen by an international panel of experts, from institutions such as Harvard Medical School, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Phillips' project was selected for its potential to reduce damage and support
  
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• Hitmen topple Hurricanes 4-3 in OT

  28-10-2023 17:30
  
  The Calgary Hitmen continued their recent roll Friday night, defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime. Defenceman Reese Hamilton scored his third goal of the season 3:53 into the extra session, as Calgary picked up points for the fourth straight game after struggling out of the gate earlier in the season. Oliver Tulk scored twice, including the game-tying goal early in the third period. Carter MacAdams chipped in with a shorthanded goal, while Sean Tschigerl racked up three assists an
  
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• Calgary Hitmen defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes - CTV News Calgary

  28-10-2023 17:30
  
  Calgary Hitmen defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Quarterback Dru Brown leads Blue Bombers to 36-13 win over Stampeders

  28-10-2023 16:09
  
  Rasheed Bailey says it was one of the greatest touchdowns of his CFL career. It happened in a game that Winnipeg didn’t need to win, but when Bailey hauled in a tipped pass from starting quarterback Dru Brown and ran into the end zone for a 68-yard score, it provided all the spark the Blue Bombers needed to go on to a 36-13 triumph over the Calgary Stampeders. "That play represents the whole year," said Bailey, who finished the season with six touchdown catches to give him 20 for
  
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• Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media says

  28-10-2023 15:22
  
  An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini which sparked nationwide protests at the time.Nightly Briefing newsletter: Sign up for coverage of the day’s most compelling newsGeravand's Oct. 1 injury and now her death threaten t
  
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• An Iranian teenager injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media say

  28-10-2023 15:22
  
  An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini which sparked nationwide protests at the time.Nightly Briefing newsletter: Sign up for coverage of the day’s most compelling newsGeravand's Oct. 1 injury and now her death threaten t
  
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• Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be 'long and difficult'

  28-10-2023 14:09
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a "second stage" in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea. He said it will only increase ahead of a broad ground invasion into the territory. "It will be long and difficult," he said. "We are ready."Complete coverage of the Israel-Hamas warThe bombardment, described by Gaza residents as the most intense of the war, knocked out
  
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• Israeli defense minister says the Gaza war has entered a new stage with an expanded ground operation

  28-10-2023 14:09
  
  Israel on Saturday expanded its ground operation in Gaza, sending in tanks and infantry backed by massive strikes from the air and sea. Israel's defense minister said that "the ground shook in Gaza" and that the war against the territory's Hamas rulers had entered a new stage. The bombardment, described by Gaza residents as the most intense of the war, also knocked out most communications in Gaza. This largely cut off the besieged enclave's 2.3 million people from the world, while enabling the I
  
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• Israel expands ground operation in Gaza and bombs Hamas tunnels after knocking out communications

  28-10-2023 14:09
  
  Israel on Saturday expanded its ground operation in Gaza, sending in tanks and infantry backed by massive strikes from the air and sea. Israel's defence minister said that "the ground shook in Gaza" and that the war against the territory's Hamas rulers entered a new stage. The bombardment, described by Gaza residents as the most intense of the war, also knocked out most communications in Gaza. This largely cut off the besieged enclave's 2.3 million people from the world, while enabling the Israe
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: NHL shuts out fans with inclusion stickhandling - Saltwire

  28-10-2023 12:05
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: NHL shuts out fans with inclusion stickhandling  Saltwire
  
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• Location, location, location: three former Hells Angels clubhouses ... - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2023 10:05
  
  Location, location, location: three former Hells Angels clubhouses ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hurricanes Drop Overtime Decision to Hitmen on Friday - Lethbridge ... - Canadian Hockey League

  28-10-2023 09:00
  
  Hurricanes Drop Overtime Decision to Hitmen on Friday - Lethbridge ...  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Hughes scores twice as Canucks defeat Blues for third consecutive ... - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2023 06:58
  
  Hughes scores twice as Canucks defeat Blues for third consecutive ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chicago hands Vegas first loss of season, 4-3 in OT - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2023 06:41
  
  Chicago hands Vegas first loss of season, 4-3 in OT  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fort Macleod Curling Club celebrates 125th anniversary ... - Global News

  28-10-2023 05:16
  
  Fort Macleod Curling Club celebrates 125th anniversary ...  Global News
  
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• Fort Macleod Curling Club celebrates 125th anniversary

  28-10-2023 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Fort Macleod Curling Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary this weekend.
  
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• Man convicted of luring minor released in Calgary after three-year sentence served

  28-10-2023 04:26
  
  Calgary police issued a warning Friday evening regarding the release of a high-risk offender. Robert Peter Myles Rees most recently served three years for luring a minor by means of telecommunication but the 40-year-old also has previous convictions, police say. Police say those include sexual interference, luring a minor by means of telecommunication and child pornography-related offences. Rees committed most of these crimes in the Edmonton area. As of Friday, Rees has been released in Calgary.
  
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• Taxes, pension up for debate as Alberta legislature members prepare for fall sitting

  28-10-2023 01:38
  
  Alberta politicians return Monday to the legislature for the first sitting since the May election, with a pitched battle expected on the government's proposal to quit the Canada Pension Plan. Premier Danielle Smith's government is set to table legislation spelling out that a referendum must be held before Alberta could leave the CPP and set up its own plan. The Opposition NDP promises to fight the government's pension campaign, which it says is replete with false claims and bad math on something
  
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• 17 members of Calgary man’s family killed in Gaza airstrike: ‘It was a massacre’

  28-10-2023 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  17 members of a Calgary man's family were killed in an airstrike that hit a Gaza City apartment building.
  
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• Taxes, pension up for discussion as Alberta legislature members prepare for fall sitting

  28-10-2023 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta politicians return Monday to the legislature for the first sitting since the May election.
  
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• 'Know what your risks are': Calgary woman who survived two heart attacks spreads heart-health awareness

  28-10-2023 01:08
  
  "What we don't know can hurt us." That's from a new poll from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, which shows many Canadians are in the dark when it comes to the signs, symptoms and risks surrounding heart disease and stroke. "We see about 108,000 new strokes a year in Canada," said Dr. Sean Dukelow, medical director of stroke and rehabilitation for the Calgary Stroke Program. "There's almost 900,000 people living with the effects of stroke." World Stroke Day is Oct. 29 and one of the driving force
  
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• Falling table from 9th floor Calgary apartment narrowly misses pedestrian below

  28-10-2023 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A terrifyingly close call occurred Friday afternoon for people walking near a busy downtown Calgary intersection over the noon hour.
  
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• Alta. pharmacists busy with vaccinations as cold and flu season begins

  28-10-2023 00:46
  
  Cold weather across much of southern Alberta marks the unofficial beginning of cold and flu season. As winter approaches, respiratory illnesses like influenza and COVID-19 will become much more prevalent. “It has to do with the seasonal changes. So the cold weather typically has benefits towards certain pathogens. We're also more indoors than outdoors,” Dr. Trushar Patel, an infectious disease expert and a Canada research chair, said. Flu shots have been available in Alberta since Oc
  
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• 'Anything is possible': Life-changing tech lets visually impaired Calgary master's student see clearly

  28-10-2023 00:17
  
  Faizan Kazani, currently in the second year of his master's degree in creativity and change leadership, uses a set of goggles to help him read assignments. The device is made by the eSight Corporation. "My main problem is reading papers and books because that's something I cannot zoom in (on) in the real world," Kazani said. "Whenever I'm reading books, I cannot change the font size, unfortunately, so that's where the device has been the most helpful for me." They look like a virtual reality hea
  
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• How to get to 2023 Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium

  28-10-2023 00:14
  
  For those heading to Commonwealth Stadium on Sunday for the NHL's Heritage Classic, public transit is probably their most convenient option. As fans who attend football games and other events at Edmonton's outdoor stadium know, city transit's LRT system and park-and-ride bus option drop spectators off outside the venue, which will seat upwards of 60,000 for the Edmonton Oilers-Calgary Flames clash that's set to begin at 5 p.m., with the gates at Commonwealth opening at 3 p.m. Gates open at 1 p.m
  
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• Annual Brighter Together business survey now open - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2023 00:09
  
  Annual Brighter Together business survey now open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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