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• UCP constituency youth event sparks controversy online over age range

  19-05-2024 23:53
  
  A youth dance being hosted by the United Conservative Party Lacombe-Ponoka UCP Constituency Association is seeing online backlash over the age range of invitees.  While it was presented on Facebook as a "youth spring dance and social," the event is open to ages 14 to 25.Sign up for breaking news emails from CTV News Edmonton, right at your fingertipsThe constituency association's original Facebook post received dozens of negative reactions, but comments were not public. Many reposting the e
  
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• What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others

  19-05-2024 21:49
  
  The helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region. Iranian state media on Monday said that President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and others had been found dead after an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest. State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesHere's what we
  
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• What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president

  19-05-2024 21:49
  
  The helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region. Iranian state media said on Monday that President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and others have been found dead at the site after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesHere's what we know so far. Who was on board
  
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• What do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying Iran's president?

  19-05-2024 21:49
  
  The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister on Sunday sent shock waves around the region. Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the other officials had survived.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesHere's what we know so far. Who was on board the helicopter and where were they going? The helicopter was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim R
  
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• Shakespeare comedy takes the stage in Calgary for a spring romp

  19-05-2024 21:16
  
  Calgary’s lean, mean Shakespeare Company is back with a new production of one of the Bard’s most popular plays. The Shakespeare Company have teamed up with Hit & Myth Productions to present A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Calgary. The comedy is a whimsical and enchanting love story set in an enchanted forest. It features mischievous fairies, mistaken identities, star-crossed lovers and a few bumbling actors in a play that seeks to defy those who think Shakespeare's plays are a
  
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• Scuba Bar in Kensington hosts May long music fest to raise funds for men’s mental health

  19-05-2024 20:31
  
  A popular Kensington bar is hosting a music festival over the May long weekend to benefit men's mental health. Scuba Bar on 10th Street is presenting Scubafest, a live music feast that’s raising funds for the Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary and its Buddy Up campaign, an initiative that’s focused on men’s mental health. The festival kicked off Friday and runs through Monday, presenting nine Alberta-based artists ranging from singer-songwriters to full bands. Some of the
  
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• Luton relegated from Premier League after one season - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 19:16 via news.google.com
  
  Luton relegated from Premier League after one season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dapperly-dressed Calgary gentlemen raise awareness for men’s health initiatives

  19-05-2024 19:11
  
  A spiffy group of motorbikers will be riding around Calgary Sunday afternoon as part of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. The event sees men dressed in their Sunday best to raise funds and awareness for men's health. The Calgary ride leaves Blackfoot Motorsports, 6 Highfield Circle S.E. at 1 p.m. and winds through the city before ending at Ill-fated Kustoms, 5327-3 Street S.E. around 3:30 p.m. This is one of 31 rides taking place in Canada Sunday. The money raised from this event will st
  
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• Calgary Transit offers free ride for road runners

  19-05-2024 18:41
  
  Calgary transit will be free for runners next Sunday morning. Run Calgary announced Sunday that it’s partnering with the city and Calgary Transit to offer complimentary commuting to the Stampede grounds all day on Sunday, May 26 for anyone wearing a participant race bib. For runners wondering what time they can catch a train to make it to the Erlton LRT Station in time for their race, Calgary Transit will have a booth at the Runner’s Expo to help confirm transit times. For those who
  
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• Federal byelection announced for June 24 in Toronto St. Paul's riding - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 18:28 via news.google.com
  
  Federal byelection announced for June 24 in Toronto St. Paul's riding  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• With interactive ambulance and EMS vehicle tours, EMS Fleet Day offers sneak peek into life of a paramedic

  19-05-2024 18:26
  
  Alberta Health Services’ Emergency Medical Services is pulling open the curtain to offer the public a chance to see the tools and medical equipment paramedics use to save lives. This is the first day of National Paramedic Services Week and it begins with EMS Fleet Day which will take place in the west parking lot at Southcentre Mall from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sunday. It will offer interactive ambulance and EMS vehicle tours as well as demonstrations of medical equipment and see all the way
  
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• McDavid expects 'great Game 7' after Oilers rebound against Canucks

  19-05-2024 18:07
  
  After dropping their previous game in this see-saw battle of a playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks, the Edmonton Oilers came ready to play and to pay closer attention to detail. It led to a full-game effort by the Oilers — who were facing elimination in Game 6 Saturday night at Rogers Place — in their 5-1 victory over the Canucks to send the best-of-seven series to the limit, with the decisive showdown set for Monday in Vancouver. "I thought we played faster, cleaner," said sta
  
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• Red Deer shopping mall locked down Saturday after weapon sighting

  19-05-2024 17:56
  
  Two youths were responsible for the locking down of Bower Mall in Red Deer Saturday night. RCMP said they received two separate reports of a person with a handgun at the mall around 7:30 p.m.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe mall was locked down when Mounties arrived, with the public taking shelter in stores. Two youths were found and searched, and RCMP found a knife with a handle resembling a handgun. The youths were arrested, and the lockdown
  
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• Canucks must 'want that big moment' heading into decisive Game 7: coach

  19-05-2024 16:40
  
  All season long, the Vancouver Canucks have preached resilience. Now comes the ultimate test. After an ugly 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, the Canucks need to once again showcase their ability to bounce back as the two teams prepare for a decisive Game 7 Monday in the second-round playoff series. The two sides are now tied at 3-3 in the best-of-seven matchup. “Our job right now is we got to flush this game," said head coach Rick Tocchet. "Obviously some guys know th
  
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• Buttazzoni overtime goal propels Bandits past Crusaders 4-3 in BCHL playoff

  19-05-2024 16:20
  
  With just over two minutes remaining in the first overtime, Mirko Buttazzoni scored to give the Bandits a 4-3 victory over the Sherwood Park Crusaders Saturday in Brooks.GAME 4 GLORY!Mirko Buttazzoni scores the overtime goal in Game 4 of the @BCHockeyLeague Alberta Cup Final on Saturday! pic.twitter.com/0mfrxz1qVG — Brooks Bandits (@BrooksBandits) May 19, 2024In addition to Buttazzoni, the Bandits got goals from Nic DeGraves, Danylo Korzkyletskyi, and Hunter Wallace. Kale Dach, Nick Wellen
  
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• The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest

  19-05-2024 15:37
  
  Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Stephen Hawking on the Big Bang. Millions of students for civil rights and against the Vietnam War. They were provocative in their times, products of an ideal that holds universities as sacrosanct spaces for debate, innovation — and even revolution. But Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the resulting war in Gaza are testing that perception, as anger over the brutal military campaign collides with election-yearpolitics and concerns about a
  
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• Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president

  19-05-2024 14:34
  
  Congo's army says it has “foiled a coup” early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they were linked to self-exiled opposition leader Christian Malanga who later posted a video on Facebook threatening
  
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• Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while Russia continues its push in the east

  19-05-2024 14:22
  
  Russia said it shot down some 60 drones and several missiles over its territory while Ukraine in turn said it destroyed over 30 Russian drones. At least four people were reported killed in an attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv on Sunday as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive in Ukraine's war-ravaged northeast. Russian air defenses shot down 57 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Local military officials said drone debris hi
  
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• 'A horrible way to start the summer': 3 killed in serious boat crash on lake north of Kingston, Ont.

  19-05-2024 13:50
  
  Three people were killed and five others were injured Saturday night following a boat crash on the Buck Bay area of Bobs Lake, north of Kingston, Ont. -- approximately 140 kilometres south of Ottawa, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says. It happened between Westport and Parham just after 9:30 p.m.  The OPP said in an update on Sunday "one boat was described as an open bow fishing style boat and the other as a speed boat." Police say the three people were pronounced dead at the scene. Th
  
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• Walmart, Costco refusing to sign grocery code of conduct 'untenable': industry minister

  19-05-2024 13:00
  
  Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says it’s “untenable” for “smaller players” like Walmart and Costco to delay signing on to the government- and industry-led grocery code of conduct, now that industry giant Loblaw has agreed to do so. “They will sign on,” Champagne told CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an interview airing Sunday. “I have all faith that they will do that. After months of negotiations, Loblaw annou
  
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• As Canada renews strategy for Rohingya crisis, advocates urge rethink - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 12:05 via news.google.com
  
  As Canada renews strategy for Rohingya crisis, advocates urge rethink  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada beats Thailand 3-1 at Volleyball Nations League tournament - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 06:06 via news.google.com
  
  Canada beats Thailand 3-1 at Volleyball Nations League tournament  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oilers dominate Canucks, win to force deciding Game 7

  19-05-2024 05:02
  
  They'll need one more game. The Edmonton Oilers — paced by Ryan Nugent Hopkins, with a goal and two assists, and Connor McDavid, with three helpers — avoided elimination from the National Hockey League playoffs Saturday night, beating the visiting Vancouver Canucks 5-1 in Game 6 of their second-round series. The decisive Game 7 is scheduled for Monday in Vancouver.Complete coverage of the Edmonton Oilers' Stanley Cup Playoffs runGoalie Stuart Skinner, who had sat out the previous two
  
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• Panthers captain Barkov wins Selke Trophy as NHL's best defensive forward - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 03:31 via news.google.com
  
  Panthers captain Barkov wins Selke Trophy as NHL's best defensive forward  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta advantage slipping as living standards and wages decline: report

  19-05-2024 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report published by the Alberta Federation of Labour says the "Alberta Advantage" is slipping away due to declining living standards and wages. 
  
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• Usyk beats Fury by split decision, becomes undisputed heavyweight champion - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 01:58 via news.google.com
  
  Usyk beats Fury by split decision, becomes undisputed heavyweight champion  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Korda grabs 2-shot lead at Mizuho Americas Open - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 01:17 via news.google.com
  
  Korda grabs 2-shot lead at Mizuho Americas Open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Toronto's Summer McIntosh victorious in 200-metre butterfly at Olympic trials - Lethbridge News Now

  19-05-2024 00:46 via news.google.com
  
  Toronto's Summer McIntosh victorious in 200-metre butterfly at Olympic trials  Lethbridge News Now
  
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