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• First-of-its-kind hockey showcase brings together adaptive players from around Western Canada

  30-03-2024 23:19
  
  A Calgary group has found a way to share our national sport with young athletes who may not always get the chance to play with their peers. This weekend, over 80 kids from across Western Canada piled into Calgary dressing rooms and laced up their skates for the first ever SuperHEROS Spring Friendship Series. The Super HEROS program comes from the Hockey Education Reaching Out Society (HEROS). The organization teaches life skills and empowers marginalized youth through hockey. "HEROS has been aro
  
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• Alberta MLA Jason Nixon shares update on son’s recovery 4 months after rollover crash

  30-03-2024 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta MLA Jason Nixon says his son Austin has been released from hospital, four months after he was involved in a rollover crash near Sundre.
  
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• Canada’s Gushue edges Czechia’s Klima in extra end at world men’s curling playdowns

  30-03-2024 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's Brad Gushue defeated Czechia's Lukas Klima 9-8 in an extra end on Saturday at the world men's curling championship. 
  
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• Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2024 21:24 via news.google.com
  
  Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Danielle Smith says she would consider changes to recall legislation

  30-03-2024 21:01
  
  On Saturday's episode of her radio program Your Province Your Premier, Danielle Smith says she would consider changes to the province's recall legislation. During the episode, Landon Johnston, the man behind the recall petition against Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, called in saying there are "loopholes" and "gaps" in the legislation. Alberta's government introduced recall legislation in 2021. It states that an Albertan may apply to their municipality's Chief Administrative Officer for a petition t
  
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• Man stole $4,000 worth of products from B.C. electronics store, police say

  30-03-2024 20:22
  
  Mounties in Golden, B.C., are asking for public assistance to identify a suspect in an investigation into a theft in the city. Police say a man stole nearly $4,000 worth of merchandise from The Source on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden-Field RCMP released surveillance video stills on Friday, asking anyone who may recognize the suspect to contact police. Police describe the suspect as a young, “fair-skinned” man with a “slim build” who is around six feet tall and possibly
  
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• Wranglers double up on Barracudas 4-2, moving closer to clinching playoff berth

  30-03-2024 20:10
  
  The Calgary Wranglers moved two points closer to clinching an AHL playoff berth Friday night, defeating the San Jose Barracudas 4-2 in a game played at the Saddledome. Rory Kerins, Jeremie Poirier, Ben Jones with his 21st  and Adam Klapka with his 20th scored for the Wranglers. Cole Cassels and Brandon Coe replied for the Barracudas. “We bring the things we did last game against Coachella,” said Klapka, after the game. “Forecheck hard, be responsible in the D (defensive) z
  
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• Alberta premier Danielle Smith considering changes to recall legislation

  30-03-2024 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta recall legislation allowing citizens to organize petition drives against members of the legislature, municipal politicians and school board trustees was introduced in 2021.
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train CARICOM troops - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2024 19:54 via news.google.com
  
  Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train CARICOM troops  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cambridge continues Boat Race dominance with double victory over Oxford - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2024 19:20 via news.google.com
  
  Cambridge continues Boat Race dominance with double victory over Oxford  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Longhorns dominate Friday night matchup, sending Calgary’s Yvonne Ejim and Gonzaga teammates home from March Madness

  30-03-2024 18:00
  
  The Sweet 16 left a sour taste in the mouths of Calgary's Yvonne Ejim and rest of the Gonzaga Bulldogs Friday, when they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns 69-47, ending their season. Overlooked among the other No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, the Longhorns looked every bit the part of a title contender this March Madness overwhelming Gonzaga 69-47 on Friday night in the Sweet 16. “It’s amazing what this group has accomplished. They’re remarkable young ladies. Unbelievable
  
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• Quebec police investigating overnight fire at shrimp processing plant in Matane - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2024 17:54 via news.google.com
  
  Quebec police investigating overnight fire at shrimp processing plant in Matane  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rebels strike first in second overtime to win Game 1 5-4 against Medicine Hat

  30-03-2024 17:17
  
  Kalan Lind scored the game-winning goal at 1:15 of double overtime to cap a run of five unanswered goals in the Red Deer Rebels' 5-4 comeback win over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday in Western Hockey League playoff action.My 250th @Rebelshockey game behind the mic was certainly one of the most memorable thus far ️#RDREBELS I #WHLPlayoffs I @1067rewindradio pic.twitter.com/zDuWZ7ewEc — TROY GILLARD (@Troy_Gillard) March 30, 2024Ollie Josephson, Carson Latimer, Kai Uchacz and Mats
  
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• Rebels strike first in second overtime to win 5-4 against Medicine Hat

  30-03-2024 17:17
  
  Kalan Lind scored the game-winning goal at 1:15 of double overtime to cap a run of five unanswered goals in the Red Deer Rebels' 5-4 comeback win over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday in Western Hockey League playoff action.My 250th @Rebelshockey game behind the mic was certainly one of the most memorable thus far ️#RDREBELS I #WHLPlayoffs I @1067rewindradio pic.twitter.com/zDuWZ7ewEc — TROY GILLARD (@Troy_Gillard) March 30, 2024Ollie Josephson, Carson Latimer, Kai Uchacz and Mats
  
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• Rivals for Alberta NDP leadership torn on federal party ties

  30-03-2024 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s NDP leadership race has triggered a broader existential debate over provincial and federal NDP party ties.
  
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• Swift Current Broncos defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-0 - CTV News Calgary

  30-03-2024 16:31 via news.google.com
  
  Swift Current Broncos defeat Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-0  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge blanked in playoff opener as Swift Current wins 3-0

  30-03-2024 16:31
  
  The Hurricanes dominated play in the last two periods of their playoff opener against the Broncos Friday night, but they drew a blank on the scoreboard as Swift Current took a one-game series lead with a 3-0 victory. After a quick start by the Hurricanes, Caleb Wyrostok scored to give the Broncos an early 1-0 lead. The lead was doubled late in the first period, when Conor Geekie redirected a pass to make it 2-0. Lethbridge continued to press, outshooting Swift Current 9-5 in a scoreless second p
  
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• Lethbridge’s Christa Deguchi wins gold at Antalya Grand Slam judo competition

  30-03-2024 15:44
  
  Canada's Christa Deguchi defeated Brazil's Jessica Lima on Friday to win gold in the under-57 kilogram category at the Antalya Grand Slam judo competition. Deguchi, from Lethbridge, Alta., was the first to go on the offensive in overtime and secured the win. She beat Austria's Laura Kallinger, Guinea's Mariana Esteves, South Korea's Juhee Kim and Faiza Mokdar of France earlier in the day to qualify for the final. It was Deguchi's second Grand Slam title of the year and 10th crown of her car
  
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• Fog advisory issued for parts of southern Alberta Saturday morning

  30-03-2024 15:25
  
  A fog advisory was issued for Calgary and most of southern Alberta early Saturday morning. At 4 a.m., Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the advisory, stating that “Areas of dense fog have developed over southern Alberta. Fog will spread south through the early morning hours toward the American border.” The fog is predicted to dissipate later Saturday morning. The sun was shining in Calgary by 8 a.m., after reports of dense fog along Memorial Drive earlier in the morning. T
  
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• Fog advisory issued for Calgary and southern Alberta Saturday morning

  30-03-2024 15:25
  
  A fog advisory was issued for Calgary and most of southern Alberta early Saturday morning. At 4 a.m., Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the advisory, stating that “Areas of dense fog have developed over southern Alberta. Fog will spread south through the early morning hours toward the American border.” The fog is predicted to dissipate later Saturday morning. The sun was shining in Calgary by 8 a.m., after reports of dense fog along Memorial Drive earlier in the morning. T
  
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• 'Part of the history': Rivals for Alberta NDP leadership torn on federal party ties

  30-03-2024 15:14
  
  What began as a race to pick a new leader for Alberta’s Opposition NDP has triggered a broader existential debate over why being provincially orange must automatically tie you to the federal brand. According to party constitutions, members of a provincial NDP are automatically members of the federal party. It’s a linkage that caused headaches for Alberta’s NDP when it was in government from 2015 to 2019 and continues to prove politically problematic as it seeks to wrest power f
  
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• 2SLGBTQ+-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps

  30-03-2024 14:38
  
  Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical collar, the Rev. Elaine Saralegui welcomed all to her 2SLGBTQ+ inclusive church in the Cuban port city of Matanzas. “We’re all invited. And no one can exclude us,” Saralegui told same-sex couples who held hands sitting on wooden pews in the Metropolitan Community Church where she had recently married her wife. These words and this kind of gathering would have been unimaginable before in the larges
  
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• Crews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge

  30-03-2024 13:57
  
  Teams of engineers worked Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which crumpled into the Patapsco River this week after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its supports. Sparks could be seen flying from a section of bent and crumpled steel in the afternoon, and the Coast Guard confirmed that work had begun to remove a section of the toppled structure.The information you need to know, sent direc
  
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• At collapsed Baltimore bridge, focus shifts to the weighty job of removing the massive structure

  30-03-2024 13:57
  
  Teams of engineers are now focused on the formidable job of hauling the shattered remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge out of Maryland’s Patapsco River, the first step toward reopening the Port of Baltimore and recovering the bodies of four workers who are still missing and presumed dead. A massive cargo go ship felled the span Tuesday after striking one of its main supports. Experts are trying to figure out how to “break that bridge up into the right-sized pieces that we can lift
  
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• Benefit concert for Ukraine held at Calgary church

  30-03-2024 02:31
  
  Music filled St. David's United Church on Good Friday to show support for the people of Ukraine. "We've got quite a lineup, it's really amazing," says event organizer Bruce Callow. Performers included Andriy Yevtushenko, Iryna Melnyk-Kalinovich and Khrystina Kolodii, all of whom are from Ukraine. The event also featured guest speaker Orest Zub, a self-described "freedompreneur" and travel blogger from Ukraine. "I think it's important to give people an opportunity to give and to understand these
  
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• How Beyonce answered Dolly Parton’s call and switched up the lyrics to 'Jolene'

  30-03-2024 01:52
  
  Dolly Parton’s wish has come true. During a 2022 interview with “The Daily Show,” Parton was asked about the hundreds of cover versions of her 1973 country classic “Jolene” and the one artist yet to record the song who Parton hoped would do so, Beyoncé.Top entertainment headlines, all in one place Follow CTV News on TikTok for the stories that matter to you“I don’t know if she’s even got the message, but wouldn’t that be killer? I thin
  
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• Canadiens' Guhle receives one-game suspension from NHL for slashing - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2024 00:39 via news.google.com
  
  Canadiens' Guhle receives one-game suspension from NHL for slashing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘More barriers’: Dentists raising questions on federal dental plan

  30-03-2024 00:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Dental Association believes when the plan is operational, it could create more red tape and if not all dentists participate, it may be harder for patients to find care.
  
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