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• 5-year-old boy killed in Grande Prairie, Alta. crash: RCMP

  06-07-2024 23:34
  
  A five-year-old boy from Clairmont, Alta., was killed in a five-vehicle crash in Grande Prairie, Alta., on Saturday afternoon. Grande Prairie RCMP responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle crash on Highway 43 at the intersection of Highway 43X just before 3 p.m., according to a Sunday news release. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, with multiple injured people.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe boy was declared dead at the scene. Other
  
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• Trae Bell-Haynes released from Canadian Olympic men's basketball training camp - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 23:10 via news.google.com
  
  Trae Bell-Haynes released from Canadian Olympic men's basketball training camp  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge man reported missing - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 22:53 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge man reported missing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Animal activists gather to protest Calgary Stampede rodeo

  06-07-2024 22:49
  
  A group of animal rights advocates from across Alberta gathered to protest the annual rodeo competitions at the Calgary Stampede. More than a dozen people could be seen standing holding signs and banners on Macleod Trail, just across from Stampede Park on Saturday afternoon. The group argues that aside from the risk of injury and death to the animals involved in the rodeo, it’s a major cause of stress for the animals used in events like calf roping, steer wrestling and chuckwagon races. &l
  
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• Woman dies at Rolling Stones concert in Vancouver

  06-07-2024 22:28
  
  A woman attending the Rolling Stones concert at BC Place died Friday night, police confirmed. The individual went into medical distress due to a pre-existing health issue, Const. Tania Visintin with the Vancouver Police Department told CTV News. “The cause of her death was not the result of a crime,” she wrote. According to police, the deceased was 65 years old. Visintin said the tragic incident happened before the Rolling Stones took the stage. Paramedics were called to BC Place at
  
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• 'close associate' of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 22:27 via news.google.com
  
  'close associate' of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blue Jays' Justin Turner reinstated from paternity list, Mayza clears waivers - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 20:55 via news.google.com
  
  Blue Jays' Justin Turner reinstated from paternity list, Mayza clears waivers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• England and Switzerland head to extra time in Euro 2024 quarterfinal - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 20:04 via news.google.com
  
  England and Switzerland head to extra time in Euro 2024 quarterfinal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Raptors re-sign veteran guard-forward Garrett Temple - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 19:34 via news.google.com
  
  Raptors re-sign veteran guard-forward Garrett Temple  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jets sign forward Gustafsson, defenceman Stanley to two-year contract extensions - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 19:19 via news.google.com
  
  Jets sign forward Gustafsson, defenceman Stanley to two-year contract extensions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 1 arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 18:34 via news.google.com
  
  1 arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary officials to provide update on critical water main break

  06-07-2024 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary emergency officials will provide an update on the critical water main break affecting city-wide water usage on Saturday morning.
  
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• Calgary moves to stage 3 water restrictions; reopens pools, lifts fire ban

  06-07-2024 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary emergency officials removed certain aspects of outdoor water restrictions as the city restores water service after a feeder main break in June.
  
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• Alberta teen takes action after being deadnamed in high school yearbook

  06-07-2024 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A transgender teen in southern Alberta says nothing but bad memories came flooding back after he was deadnamed in his high school yearbook.
  
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• Juror dismissed for falling asleep during testimony at Coutts murder-conspiracy trial

  06-07-2024 17:19
  
  One of the jurors hearing evidence in the murder-conspiracy trial surrounding the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has been dismissed for falling asleep in the courtroom. Court of King’s Bench Justice David Labrenz told jurors Friday he became aware the female juror was nodding off during testimony in the trial of Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert. "The juror had difficulty remaining awake and had been observed on several occasions to have been dozing during the evidence," he told the pa
  
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• 'Dead to me': Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook

  06-07-2024 16:59
  
  Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools. He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life’s next chapter, when he opened his yearbook to see that he and other transgender students at Foothills Composite High School in Okotoks, Alta., had been deadnamed. “It was just a nightmare," the 18-year-old said in an interview. "I wrote a letter (to our principal) and I said, 'This isn't OK, and this needs to be fixe
  
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• Lethbridge Police seeking public assistance in locating missing man - https://www.lethbridgepolice.ca/

  06-07-2024 16:57 via news.google.com
  
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• Newly renamed 'Cowboys Park' in west downtown will host annual Stampede music festival

  06-07-2024 16:38
  
  Calgary is renaming a popular park in the west end of downtown with the goal of revitalizing the area as an event space, to host an annual Stampede music festival and more. Millennium Park, located off Ninth Avenue S.W. and 11th Street S.W., will be renamed Cowboys Park following a 10-year naming and sponsorship agreement with Cowboys – the downtown dance hall and host of Cowboys Music Festival.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Sign up for br
  
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• Outdoor watering by hand allowed as Calgary eases restrictions

  06-07-2024 16:07
  
  Calgary is easing outdoor water restrictions as the city continues work to help its water infrastructure recover following a major feeder main break. The city is moving to stage 3 water restrictions, which means Calgarians are now allowed to water their gardens, shrubs and plants outdoors using handheld containers or buckets. Outdoor taps can be used to fill containers, but the watering must be done by hand, as opposed to using a hose or sprinkler. The city has been under mandatory stage 4 water
  
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• Calgary mayor to provide update on water service restoration

  06-07-2024 16:07
  
  Calgary’s mayor and other officials are scheduled to provide an update on Saturday morning on the city’s progress in restoring water services following a major feeder main break. Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Sue Henry and Francois Bouchart, the City of Calgary’s director of capital priorities and investments, are set to speak at 10:30 a.m. MDT. CTVNewsCalgary.ca will stream the press conference live. The information you need to know, sent direct
  
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• Calgarians allowed to water by hand using watering cans, buckets as city eases outdoor restrictions

  06-07-2024 16:07
  
  Calgary is easing outdoor water restrictions as the city continues work to help its water infrastructure recover following a major feeder main break. The city is moving to stage three water restrictions, which means Calgarians are now allowed to water their gardens, shrubs and plants outdoors using handheld containers or buckets. Outdoor taps can be used to fill containers, but the watering must be done by hand, as opposed to using a hose or sprinkler. The city-wide fire ban has also been lifted
  
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• Calgarians allowed to water by hand using buckets, containers as city eases outdoor restrictions

  06-07-2024 16:07
  
  Calgary is easing outdoor water restrictions as the city continues work to help its water infrastructure recover following a major feeder main break. The city is moving to stage 3 water restrictions, which means Calgarians are now allowed to water their gardens, shrubs and plants outdoors using handheld containers or buckets. Outdoor taps can be used to fill containers, but the watering must be done by hand, as opposed to using a hose or sprinkler. The city has been under mandatory stage 4 water
  
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• Calgarians allowed to water by hand, some pools open as city eases outdoor restrictions

  06-07-2024 16:07
  
  Calgary is easing outdoor water restrictions as the city continues work to help its water infrastructure recover following a major feeder main break. The city is moving to stage three water restrictions, which means Calgarians are now allowed to water their gardens, shrubs and plants outdoors using handheld containers or buckets. Outdoor taps can be used to fill containers, but the watering must be done by hand, as opposed to using a hose or sprinkler. The city-wide fire ban has also been lifted
  
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• Texas coast braces for potential hit by Beryl. Storm is expected to regain hurricane strength

  06-07-2024 15:27
  
  Texas officials Saturday were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. "We're expecting the storm to make landfall somewhere on the Texas coast sometime Monday, if the current forecast is correct," said Jack Beven, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "Should that happen, it'll most likely be a category one hurricane." The earliest storm to dev
  
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• Texas coast braces for hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

  06-07-2024 15:27
  
  Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A hurricane warning was declared for a stretch of the state's coast from Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, to Sargent, south of Houston, and forecasters said the storm's center was likely to approach the state Sunday and then make landfall the following day. Storm surge warnin
  
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• Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

  06-07-2024 15:27
  
  With its unprecedented tear through the ultrawarm waters of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl turned meteorologists’ worst fears of a souped-up hurricane season into grim reality. Now it’s Texas turn. Beryl hit Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 hurricane on Friday, then weakened to a tropical storm. It's expected to reach southern Texas by Sunday night or Monday morning, regaining hurricane status as it crosses over the toasty Gulf of Mexico. National Hurricane Center senior sp
  
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• Canada's Davies scores shootout penalty to bury World Cup demons

  06-07-2024 14:39
  
  Canada captain Alphonso Davies banished memories of his penalty miss at the 2022 World Cup by confidently converting a spot-kick in a shootout victory over Venezuela in the Copa America quarter-finals on Friday. In Canada's 1-0 group stage defeat to Belgium at the World Cup in Qatar, Davies had a tame penalty saved by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and the North American side eventually exited the tournament with three losses. On Friday, faced with the pressure of knowing that a miss would hand vi
  
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• What you need to know if you're heading to the Calgary Stampede

  06-07-2024 13:00
  
  The Calgary Stampede has arrived, with 10 days of western festivities and fun planned throughout the city. If you’re heading down to Stampede Park to take in the midway, rodeo, chuckwagon races, concerts or other attractions, here are a few things you should know. The park is generally open from 11 a.m. to midnight, with hours varying for some of the special theme days.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Sign up for breaking news alerts from CT
  
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• Heading to the Calgary Stampede? Here's what you need to know

  06-07-2024 13:00
  
  The Calgary Stampede has arrived, with 10 days of western festivities and fun planned throughout the city. If you’re heading down to Stampede Park to take in the midway, rodeo, chuckwagon races, concerts or other attractions, here are a few things you should know. The park is generally open from 11 a.m. to midnight, with hours varying for some of the special theme days.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Sign up for breaking news alerts from CT
  
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• Everything Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said publicly about Donald Trump

  06-07-2024 13:00
  
  As we move closer to the U.S. election, CTVNews.ca will be examining the relationship between Canada and the U.S. in a series of features.  While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a measured tone when talking about Donald Trump during his first presidency, the Canadian leader has been a little more direct since. "It wasn't easy the first time and if there is a second time, it won't be easy either," Trudeau told the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in January. "There are clearly issues where I
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: HRM mayor’s job comes with built-in hot seat - Saltwire

  06-07-2024 12:03 via news.google.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: HRM mayor’s job comes with built-in hot seat  Saltwire
  
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• Why are Trudeau and Singh avoiding Stampede this year?

  06-07-2024 12:00
  
  More than a million people are expected to visit the Calgary Stampede making it an ideal event for political photo-ops. But this year, only Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will be saddling up for the event, while both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will stay away. Political watchers say the absence of Trudeau and Singh are calculated defensive moves to protect against friendly fire they may encounter at the outdoor festival.Capital Dispatch: Sign up for the lates
  
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• Yahoo! There's something for everyone at the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth

  06-07-2024 05:40
  
  The Midway madness began with thousands descending on the Calgary Stampede grounds for Day 1 of 10. From the games to the grub, it's every child's dream but it's not just for the kids. There are 350 exhibitors on the Midway this year, made up in part of 50-plus games and more than 36 tractor-trailers worth of teddy bears to be won. It's no wonder it was difficult to find a consensus among the crowd as to what keeps them lining up year after year. There's no shortage of music to get your blood pu
  
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• Harness racing driver James MacDonald captures 2024 Canadian driving championship - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 04:39 via news.google.com
  
  Harness racing driver James MacDonald captures 2024 Canadian driving championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Friday, July 5, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  06-07-2024 04:32 via news.google.com
  
  CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Friday, July 5, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Aaron Rai and C.T. Pan share the John Deere Classic lead - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 03:55 via news.google.com
  
  Aaron Rai and C.T. Pan share the John Deere Classic lead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Most Calgary outdoor public pools are ready to go but restrictions are keeping them closed

  06-07-2024 02:42
  
  With summer in full swing and a heat wave on its way to Calgary, there's still no timeline for when the city will ease the water restrictions keeping outdoor pools closed to swimmers. While the city allowed indoor pools to reopen on Tuesday, splash parks and outdoor pools remain closed — even though many have been filled with water for weeks. "I'm a new dad and I want to take my daughter to some of these awesome hidden gems in the city," said Riley Harper, executive director of the Calgary
  
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• Juror dismissed for falling asleep during Coutts border trial testimony

  06-07-2024 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A juror hearing evidence in the murder-conspiracy trial surrounding the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has been dismissed for falling asleep in the courtroom.
  
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• Red Crow, Clarence - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 01:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Pro-Palestinian Message Upsets Lethbridge Jewish Community - Bridge City News

  06-07-2024 00:55 via news.google.com
  
  Pro-Palestinian Message Upsets Lethbridge Jewish Community  Bridge City News
  
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• Fikre, Attalia - Lethbridge News Now

  06-07-2024 00:49 via news.google.com
  
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• New officers graduate from Police Cadet Training program - https://www.lethbridgepolice.ca/

  06-07-2024 00:45 via news.google.com
  
  New officers graduate from Police Cadet Training program  https://www.lethbridgepolice.ca/
  
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