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• Forbidden Door brings world of pro wrestling together with Canadian roots - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 23:51 via news.google.com
  
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• New University of Calgary research looks to help Stampede animals

  28-06-2024 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  W.A. Ranches was gifted to the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2018.  It's still a working ranch but now it's also home base in world-leading research.
  
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• Albertans asked to be safe and smart this Canada Day long weekend

  28-06-2024 23:12
  
  Officials are asking Albertans to think twice before they start the celebrations this Canada Day long weekend. The biggest request comes from the Calgary Fire Department, which is reminding Calgarians about the ongoing water-crisis-related fire ban. “I would really, strongly like to remind folks that consumer fireworks are not allowed to be shot off in Calgary,” public information officer Carol Henke said. “We do not need any more fires happening because people are not followin
  
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• Free transit service on Canada Day in Lethbridge - CJWE

  28-06-2024 23:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Drumheller man faces charges for allegedly trying to impersonate a police officer

  28-06-2024 22:21
  A Drumheller man faces multiple charges in relation to a Wednesday incident where he is alleged to have impersonated a police officer. Wednesday around 9:45 a.m., Drumheller RCMP received a report from a motorist who said they were driving near Highway 9 and Highway 840 in Wheatland County when a black Jeep Patriot with red and blue lights flashing in their front window came up behind them in an apparent attempt to get them to pull over. The driver slowed down, but determined the vehicle was not
  
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• Police vehicle, pulled over with officers inside, struck by alleged drunk driver

  28-06-2024 22:08
  
  A pair of Calgary police officers were injured in a vehicle collision late Thursday night. Just before midnight, the officers' vehicle was struck while pulled over for a traffic stop along Beddington Trail N.W., west of Hidden Valley Link N.W. Both officers were in their vehicle when it was hit. In the aftermath, the driver of the vehicle that struck the officers' remained. Police say the driver showed signs of impairment, refused to give a breath sample and was arrested. Oghenetega Iyeke, 40, i
  
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• Defenceman Nikita Zadorov to test free agent market: Canucks GM - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 21:47 via news.google.com
  
  Defenceman Nikita Zadorov to test free agent market: Canucks GM  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tree set on fire in Lake Louise, Alta.

  28-06-2024 21:42
  
  Authorities are working to try and find whoever lit a tree on fire in Lake Louise. Lake Louise fire crews responded to a call at a walking path near Sentinel Road at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, RCMP said. When crews arrived, they found a tree had been deliberately set on fire. The fire was put out and the tree cut down to prevent the blaze from restarting and police are now looking for help to find out who started it.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App"Th
  
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• Beat Beethoven: CPO teams with Run Calgary to present a road race unlike any other

  28-06-2024 21:06
  
  This is one road race where runners can leave their blue tooth at home. Run Calgary and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra are teaming up to present the seventh annual Beat Beethoven run on Sunday, Sept. 8 in Prince’s Island Park. The run will coincide with a free outdoor concert for all Calgarians by the CPO. Participants are invited to run, walk or maybe even waltz along a four-kilometre or looped eight-kilometre course that runs along the beautiful Bow River while the philharmonic perfo
  
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• Veteran Ellie Black leads Canadian gymnastics team into Paris Olympics - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 20:57 via news.google.com
  
  Veteran Ellie Black leads Canadian gymnastics team into Paris Olympics  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta won’t fund students attending private career colleges out of province

  28-06-2024 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a move to align with other provinces, the Alberta government says provincial student aid will no longer be available to study a private career colleges outside Alberta.
  
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• City of Lethbridge announces Canada Day service level changes - My Lethbridge Now

  28-06-2024 20:39 via news.google.com
  
  City of Lethbridge announces Canada Day service level changes  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Lethbridge County Fire Restriction lifted - My Lethbridge Now

  28-06-2024 20:29 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge County Fire Restriction lifted  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears RCMP found pipe bombs in home of accused

  28-06-2024 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mounties say they called in a bomb team while searching the home of one of the men accused of conspiring to kill officers at the Coutts border blockade in 2022.
  
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• Alberta RCMP search of rural residence finds pipe bomb in home of murder-conspiracy accused

  28-06-2024 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Coutts blockade tied up traffic for two weeks at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing in a protest of COVID measures and vaccine mandates.
  
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• Travelling soon? Why you should ‘expect less pain at the airports’ this summer

  28-06-2024 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  With a possible WestJet strike likely averted thanks to the federal government's intervention, here's what travellers heading to the airport this summer should expect.
  
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• RCMP search of rural residence finds pipe bomb in home of murder-conspiracy accused

  28-06-2024 20:06
  
  The RCMP says it had to call in bomb specialists while searching the home of one of two men now on trial on charges of conspiring to murder Mounties at the Coutts blockade in 2022. RCMP Cpl. Megan Evans testified that when they searched the home of Anthony Olienick they found two black pipes with wires sticking out of one end. Evans says the discovery prompted them to call in the explosive device unit to make sure there was no danger. Olienick and Chris Carbert are on trial in Court of
  
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• 'Freak accident': Skier injured in Banff National Park remains in serious condition

  28-06-2024 20:00
  
  A skier who fell down the side of a mountain in Banff National Park following a cornice collapse last week remains in hospital in serious condition, according to a close friend. Parks Canada said they were called to help on June 20. A pair of skiers had been climbing up the southwest ridge of Mount Temple, south of Lake Louise, when one fell after a cornice, an overhanging ledge or shelf of snow at the ridge of a mountain, collapsed. The cornice fall triggered a size 2 slab avalanche, which carr
  
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• Construction begins on recovery community in Siksika First Nation

  28-06-2024 19:47
  
  The Alberta government says construction is underway on a recovery community in the Siksika First Nation, east of Calgary, which will provide essential recovery services to Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients. The Siksika Recovery Community is a centre, owned and operated by the band, which is equipped with 76 long-term treatment beds. It can provide care to up to 300 people each year and offer them the chance to access programs to improve their health, relationships and skills. Clients will b
  
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• Prosecutors rest in seventh week of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 19:33 via news.google.com
  
  Prosecutors rest in seventh week of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Marcel Dzama captures the glory of the Prairies in Ghosts of Canoe Lake at Contemporary Calgary

  28-06-2024 19:21
  
  France has its water lillies. Holland has sunflower seeds. LA. has its David Hockney-infused swimming pools swelling with magic hour alienation. Now, Western Canada has Ghosts of Canoe Lake. That’s the name of the new exhibition of work by New York-by-way-of-Winnipeg artist Marcel Dzama, which opened Thursday night at Contemporary Calgary and runs through late October. Dzama’s idiosyncratic Prairie-infused landscapes will be on display in the new exhibition, which references the impa
  
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• Connor McDavid among 6 players named to Canada’s 4 Nations team

  28-06-2024 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Connor McDavid was among the six players announced Friday who will be part of Canada's team for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off.
  
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• What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: June 28, 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 19:13 via news.google.com
  
  What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: June 28, 2024  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New charges against Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants: court documents - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 18:57 via news.google.com
  
  New charges against Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants: court documents  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Construction starts on Siksika Recovery Community - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 18:46 via news.google.com
  
  Construction starts on Siksika Recovery Community  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary mayor warns daily usage way too high as end looms for water restrictions

  28-06-2024 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the city has set to keep water service going amid a conservation crisis.
  
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• Suspects sought for arson following fire in Airdrie: RCMP

  28-06-2024 18:03
  
  Police in Airdrie are searching for suspects after an alleged arson in a residential neighbourhood on Thursday night. The Airdrie Fire Department and RCMP were called to the Midtown neighbourhood around 8:10 p.m. for reports of a fire. When crews arrived on the scene, they found a residence on fire that was under construction and unoccupied.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppCrews were able to limit the fire to the residence. No civilian injuries wer
  
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• 7 suspects face dozens of charges in downtown Calgary bust

  28-06-2024 18:02
  
  Calgary police say charges have been laid against seven people, all believed to be street-level drug traffickers, following a sting on "hot spot locations" in the city's downtown core and on transit. Beginning on June 20, police identified and arrested a number of individuals over four days. The suspects were found in the 800 block of Third Street S.E., Olympic Plaza, the Centre Street CTrain station, the Eighth Street CTrain station and the Shawnessy CTrain station. Police say 47 charges were l
  
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• By the numbers: Heavy rain and wind hit parts of Alberta on Thursday, warnings now lifted

  28-06-2024 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The weather agency warned some people could see nearly 80 millimetres of rainfall by Friday morning.
  
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• Here's what's open and closed on Canada Day in Calgary

  28-06-2024 17:55
  
  Canada Day celebrations will be taking place all over the city – but not everything will be open in Calgary on Monday. Arenas, indoor pools, fitness centres, Southland and Village Square leisure centres; the Calgary Soccer Centre and North Mount Pleasant and Wildflower arts centres will all be closed on Canada Day. The Glenmore Reservoir will be open for recreational use and boat rentals, along with city-run golf courses and driving ranges. All of the city landfills – East Calgary, S
  
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• Canada Day festivities in Lethbridge to include free full-day transit - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 17:20 via news.google.com
  
  Canada Day festivities in Lethbridge to include free full-day transit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• More than 85 mm of rain fell in parts of Alberta; 44 mm at Calgary's airport

  28-06-2024 17:00
  
  A much-needed break in active weather is expected for Friday. A persistent and moisture-laden low pressure system dumped significant amounts of rain in our province between Wednesday through Friday. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the hardest hit areas were in the east-central regions of our province with communities like Kirriemuir and Halkirk, recording 86 and 85 milimetres of rain respectively.Locations along the foothills also saw notable amounts of rain. Priddis r
  
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• Southern Alberta's Charles Weaselhead appointed to Order of Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 16:51 via news.google.com
  
  Southern Alberta's Charles Weaselhead appointed to Order of Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'It's anybody's guess': Flames set to pick ninth in unpredictable 2024 NHL Draft

  28-06-2024 16:44
  
  The Calgary Flames hold the ninth overall pick in the 2024 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft, in a year where there is not much consensus about where the top prospects will be selected. Boston University forward Macklin Celebrini is expected to be the number one overall pick, but after that, it’s not obvious how the rest of the first round will unfold, according to Flames general manager Craig Conroy. “We’ve always put together our list, but we felt like we knew how it was goi
  
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• 2024 NHL Entry Draft: Celebrini expected to be picked 1st, but surprises could come after

  28-06-2024 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  With Macklin Celebrini likely going first, the intrigue revolves around the order of the next five picks at this year's NHL draft.
  
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• Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon wins Hart Trophy as NHL’s most valuable player

  28-06-2024 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nathan MacKinnon was voted the NHL's most valuable player for the 2023-24 season Thursday at the league's annual awards show.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh makes his case to Alberta's new NDP leader amid party separation talks

  28-06-2024 15:13
  Breaking up the federal and provincial arms of the New Democratic Party would be a mistake, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh suggested on Thursday, as members in Alberta increasingly vocalize their desire for a separation. Singh said the federal and Alberta NDP need to remain united in their goals to bring down conservatives.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News Edmonton, right at your fingertips"We are united in our goals to take on conservatives, to bring forward a clear vision for a
  
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• Economy grew 0.3% in April, Statistics Canada reports

  28-06-2024 15:01
  
  Canadian economic growth rebounded in April, but early indications suggested it failed to maintain the momentum into May. Statistics Canada said Friday real gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent in April -- matching its initial estimate for the month -- after remaining essentially unchanged a month earlier. However, the agency's early reading for May suggested the pace of growth did not continue and slowed to 0.1 per cent for the month.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: D
  
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• Why aren't free-ranging bison classified as wildlife in Alberta?

  28-06-2024 14:53
  
  Several wildlife and Indigenous groups are renewing calls for the provincial government to designate all free-ranging bison as wildlife under the Alberta Wildlife Act, as opposed to livestock. The classification of bison in Alberta is complex and differs between regions, between plains and woods bison and between those in captivity and those that are free-ranging. Outside of a few special regions in Alberta, free-ranging plains and wood buffalo are currently classified as livestock, which advoca
  
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• Canada's Leylah Fernandez moves into final at Eastbourne - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 14:46 via news.google.com
  
  Canada's Leylah Fernandez moves into final at Eastbourne  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's 16 Avenue reopens as water main prepares for flushing

  28-06-2024 14:31
  
  As the City of Calgary inches closer to fixing the water main issues prompting water restrictions, 16 Avenue N.W. is starting to reopen. The stretch of road where the main first burst in Montgomery fully reopened Thursday night. All lanes of traffic are now freely flowing between Home Road and 43 Street N.W., but the sidewalk is still closed.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppWh
  
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• Calgarians urged to keep up water conservation; 16 Avenue reopens as feeder main prepares for flushing

  28-06-2024 14:31
  
  City of Calgary officials warned residents about letting up on their conservation efforts at Friday's afternoon update regarding ongoing feeder main repairs and water restrictions. Water usage saw a spike the day before, to 500 million litres -- the highest it's been since the main failed earlier this month. According to the city, remaining at less than 480 million litres is imperative. "We are currently in a vulnerable state. If water consumption continues on the current trend-line we're on, we
  
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• 16 Avenue reopens as water main prepares for flushing

  28-06-2024 14:31
  
  As the City of Calgary inches closer to fixing the water main issues prompting water restrictions, 16 Avenue N.W. is starting to reopen. The stretch of road where the main first burst in Montgomery fully reopened Thursday night. All lanes of traffic are now freely flowing between Home Road and 43 Street N.W., but the sidewalk is still closed.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppWh
  
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• Biden's performance leaves supporters worried after first presidential debate - Lethbridge News Now

  28-06-2024 10:06 via news.google.com
  
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• Cool and wet in the days ahead. Saturday's looking OK though...

  28-06-2024 03:57
  
  The rain will be heavy at times on Thursday night. It should start to taper off by 7 a.m. in Calgary. The clouds will start to clear in the afternoon, giving us sunny breaks. There is still a small chance of a couple of isolated showers around the supper hours.From 7 p.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. on Friday, this is the amount of rain possible:So what about the long weekend in Calgary? Back in to the 20s (just barely) on Saturday with sun and cloud. Showers and thunderstorms will be back Sunday in the
  
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• Flames trade Andrew Mangiapane to Washington Capitals for 2nd-round pick

  28-06-2024 03:32
  
  The Calgary Flames have traded forward Andrew Mangiapane to the Washington Capitals for a 2025 second-round pick. The team announced the trade in a news release on Thursday night. “Today’s trade provides us with an increase in valuable draft capital and we have continued to emphasize the importance of how upcoming drafts will influence the future of our franchise,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy said in the release. “Additionally, this move affords us with more salar
  
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• 19-year-old pedestrian hit by vehicle on Stoney Trail dies: police

  28-06-2024 00:44
  Police say a 19-year-old man critically injured after being hit by a vehicle in northeast Calgary on Tuesday is dead. The incident occurred around 3:45 a.m. on southbound Stoney Trail N.E., north of McKnight Trail N.E. Police said at the time they were called over concerns two people were "walking into traffic," allegedly trying to stop vehicles. Police said the driver of a 2010 Cadillac CTS4 hit the 19-year-old as he "entered into" the vehicle's path. The 19-year-old was taken to hospital in cr
  
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• From karts to cars, we’ll get you up to speed with Calgary’s Nicolas Taylor

  28-06-2024 00:32
  
  Calgary’s Nicolas Taylor moved to Malta with his family in his early teens and decided to try his hand at racing. Taylor started in karts but this year, the 18 -year-old move to cars.  He was signed by PMA Motorsports which is supported by Audi sports and Taylor became the first Canadian to get a seat in the prestigious Touring Car Championship in Italy. Despite being a rookie, Taylor is really making a name for himself on the circuit.  He’s thrilled with how it’s goi
  
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