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• Calgary Stampeders looking to avenge Week 2 loss to B.C. Lions

  20-07-2024 23:57
  
  The Calgary Stampeders will have redemption on their minds when they host the B.C. Lions at McMahon Stadium on Sunday night. Playing the second of three regular-season games against the Lions (5-1), the Stampeders (2-3) are looking to avenge the 26-17 setback to their CFL West Division rivals at Vancouver’s BC Place on June 16. “It was a bad taste in our mouths a few weeks ago,” said Calgary quarterback Jake Maier. “We felt like we had every opportunit
  
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• 14 residences, 10 commercial properties impacted by new Montgomery water main break: City

  20-07-2024 23:34
  A new water main break that took place close to the feeder main break that has restricted residents water use since early June is impacting 14 residences, the city said Saturday. City spokesperson Nancy MacKay, who is the director of water services, said the new break, which is in the 5100 block of Bowness Road, is “not directly connected to the feeder main break” that disrupted water supply to the city for the past six weeks. The new break is on a much smaller 10-inch cast iron pipe
  
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• Calgary Stampeders looking to avenge Week 2 loss to B.C. Lions - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2024 23:14 via news.google.com
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign forward Daniel Sprong to one-year contract - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Vancouver Canucks sign forward Daniel Sprong to one-year contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 4 people hospitalized in 2-vehicle collision near Canada Olympic Park

  20-07-2024 23:00
  
  Two adults and two children were taken to hospital Saturday when a car was struck by a pickup truck on 16 Avenue N.W. near Canada Olympic Park. The incident took place around 1 p.m., police said. The occupants of the car were in serious, but non-life threatening condition. There was no word on the condition of the person driving the pickup truck. This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.ALERT: Traffic incident on WB 16 Ave approaching Canada Olympic D
  
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• Heroes Unleashed Cross-Canada Challenge arrives in Calgary with a message of hope.

  20-07-2024 22:38
  
  When Matt Devine turned 30 years old, he probably couldn’t imagine cycling across Canada. He was a heavy drinker and smoker who weighed 300 pounds, and was told by his doctor that he was on the way to a heart attack. It was a major wake-up call. “I said, enough is enough, and I started to get fit,” Devine said. The Edmontonian poured himself into improving his physical health. But as a CEO, he was under phenomenal pressure, and the mental side of the equation wasn’t being
  
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• Wally Buono to receive Wall of Fame honour from Calgary Stampeders - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2024 22:30 via news.google.com
  
  Wally Buono to receive Wall of Fame honour from Calgary Stampeders  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dawgs demolish Moose Jaw Miller Express 16-3

  20-07-2024 20:05
  
  Okotoks had hot bats on a hot Friday night at Seaman Stadium, defeating the Moose Jaw Miller Express 16-3. The Dawgs got home runs from Connor Crowson, Lou Anderson, and Barry Eiseman as Okotoks hit all-star Saturday sporting a gaudy 30-11 record.Final score for the Dawgs pic.twitter.com/k6wmCBlEY6 — Okotoks Dawgs Baseball (@Okotoks_Dawgs) July 20, 2024Brock Townsend tossed five innings for the Dawgs, allowing three hits and one earned run. Saturday, Okotoks hosts the WCBL all-star game. I
  
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• Canada’s airports, hospitals begin returning to normal after global IT outage - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2024 19:58 via news.google.com
  
  Canada’s airports, hospitals begin returning to normal after global IT outage  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Suspect in St. Albert teen stabbings arrested: RCMP

  20-07-2024 18:19
  
  A man wanted in connection to the stabbing of two teen girls was arrested Saturday. RCMP said a 13-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl were found with multiple stab wounds in a St. Albert home on Thursday. One of the girls was in critical condition. Friday, Mounties said 28-year-old Kaj Alexander Randall was wanted for attempted murder in connection to the attacks. He was arrested in Edmonton Saturday morning, and was awaiting a bail hearing as of 10 a.m. RCMP did not say what, if any, charges
  
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• St. Albert stabbing suspect in custody: RCMP

  20-07-2024 18:19
  
  A man wanted in the stabbing of two youth is in police custody. St. Albert RCMP issued a release Saturday morning stating that Kaj Randall was arrested in Edmonton with the help of the Edmonton police. Randall was wanted in relation to the stabbing of two teenage girls Thursday night in St. Albert. That night, RCMP officers discovered a 13-year-old and 17-year-old with multiple stab wounds in a Riverside residence. One of the girls was in critical condition. Randall is awaiting a bail hearing. A
  
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• Redblacks add to winless Elks' misery with 20-14 win in Ottawa

  20-07-2024 17:00
  
  Playing two games five days apart wasn’t ideal, but the Ottawa Redblacks liked the end result after posting back-to-back wins over the Edmonton Elks with a 20-14 victory Friday night. The win allowed Ottawa to improve to 4-2 on the season and remain undefeated at TD Place. Things continue to spiral for the Elks who fell to 0-6 and continue to search for answers. Edmonton was hoping to find a spark with Jarious Jackson making his CFL head coaching debut, but came up short — again. &ld
  
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• Calgary clinches CEBL playoff spot, defeating Montreal 90-80

  20-07-2024 16:33
  
  The Surge are back in the playoffs, after defeating the Montreal Alliance 90-80 Friday night at WinSport. The win, Calgary’s fourth in a row, boosted the Surge to 10-7. They’re a game back of second-place Edmonton and two back of the Vancouver Bandits in the western conference. Montreal have lost nine of 10, to fall to 4-14, but have clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference finals by virtue of hosting CEBL Championship Weekend this season. Sean Miller-Moore led Calgary with 24 point
  
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• Newfoundland premier says crew members on missing fishing boat found alive

  20-07-2024 15:14
  
  The crew of a missing Newfoundland fishing vessel has been found safe and sound. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said on social media early Saturday morning that the entire province is "relieved" to learn the crew aboard the Elite Navigator has been found alive. Furey says the crew members are being returned safely to their families.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesMike Tiller, mayor of New-Wes-Valley, N.L., had said the 15-metre-l
  
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• Newfoundland and Labrador premier says crew members on missing fishing boat found alive

  20-07-2024 15:14
  
  The crew of a missing Newfoundland fishing vessel has been found safe and sound. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said on social media early Saturday morning that the entire province is "relieved" to learn the crew aboard the Elite Navigator has been found alive. Furey says the crew members are being returned safely to their families.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesMike Tiller, mayor of New-Wes-Valley, N.L., had said the 15-metre-l
  
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• Alberta town takes action fighting crime, addressing homelessness, addictions issues

  20-07-2024 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  “We want to send a message that if you're going to stay in Cold Lake, you have to behave yourselves," said Mayor Craig Copeland.
  
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• Alberta town takes action fighting crime, addressing homelessness, addiction issues

  20-07-2024 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  “We want to send a message that if you're going to stay in Cold Lake, you have to behave," said Mayor Craig Copeland.
  
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• Lethbridge using artificial intelligence to curb recycling contamination - CBC.ca

  20-07-2024 13:00 via news.google.com
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• Things are looking to be pretty stable and sunny for the next while

  20-07-2024 04:16
  
  The ridge of high pressure is really getting comfortable and as it makes itself at home, temperatures will continue to build. Saturday looks mainly sunny with a high of 32.The ridge will keep things pretty stable and sunny for the next while, but check out the forecast temperatures for next week. Tuesday should be the hottest of this heat wave and we will likely break a record that day. After that, we will start a slow (and short-term) decline. Friday will still be hot but at least it will be a
  
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• MP alleges Boissonnault’s former business partner ‘in contempt’ of parliamentary order

  20-07-2024 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former business partner of Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault failed to comply with a House of Commons order to turn over records of his phone calls and texts by Friday. While Anderson provided some emails, Global News was also unable to verify that Anderson shared with the committee’s clerk the name of the person...
  
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• Archeology dig explores legendary rancher’s original Alberta homestead

  20-07-2024 02:40
  
  Archeologists are hoping to unearth details about John Ware, the former slave turned successful rancher and Alberta legend, at a dig of his original homestead near Millarville. “We get a chance to assess what his daily life looked like instead of only these legends and oral histories,” said Dr. Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer with the Dep. of Anthropology and Archaeology at U of C. Ware was born into slavery in the southern United States in 1850 and post-emancipation, found work as a ran
  
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• Groundbreaking crop treatment research underway in Lethbridge - Global News

  20-07-2024 02:32 via news.google.com
  
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• Groundbreaking crop treatment research underway in Lethbridge

  20-07-2024 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ground-breaking research that could change the future of agriculture and have beneficial impacts on crop production is underway at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre.
  
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• Alberta records lowest single-month opioid death total in 4 years

  20-07-2024 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial data shows Alberta recently had its lowest monthly opioid death total since April 2020. According to its report, 90 people died from opioid-related causes this April.
  
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• Roads closed in Montgomery as crews respond to water-main break

  20-07-2024 01:52
  
  Some roads in Montgomery were closed on Friday afternoon as emergency crews responded to the scene of a water-main break. The break occurred at Bowness Road and 49th Street, near the site of a major feeder-main break in June. The city says, however, that Friday’s break is affecting a nearby pipe and not the feeder main itself.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertipsThere is no
  
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• Unearthing history at homestead of cowboy John Ware

  20-07-2024 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A team of archeologists are hard at work digging for tangible evidence from the life of John Ware and his family on his first Canadian homestead.
  
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• 1 dead in blaze at East Village seniors complex

  20-07-2024 01:18
  
  One person died in a fire  at a seniors housing complex in the East Village Friday. Shortly after 4 p.m., crews were called to Geo C. King Tower at 807 6 Street S.E. Firefighters have brought the flames under control, a Calgary fire spokesperson said, but it was a tense situation with smoke seen coming from a third floor suite.   There’s no word yet on what sparked the fire this afternoon. The Geo C. King Tower offers low-income housing to seniors. This is a developing story that
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in fire at East Village seniors complex

  20-07-2024 01:18
  
  One person died in a fire  at a seniors housing complex in the East Village Friday. At around 3:45 p.m., crews were called to Geo C. King Tower at 807 6 Street S.E. after receiving reports of what people thought was an explosion in one of the fourth-floor suites, Calgary Fire Department spokesperson Carol Henke said. "When they (fire crews) entered the suite, tragically there was a fatality in that suite," Henke said. "A second individual, who was in the neighbouring suite, was injured as w
  
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• Outdoor workers doing best to stay cool despite heat wave

  20-07-2024 00:57
  
  Most people will do everything they can to stay inside or find some shade during this heat wave but for some, that just isn't an option. Roofers don't have the easiest of jobs even on the best of days but when the temperature reaches above 30 C, it gets that much tougher. During heat waves, roofers will start their days earlier to stay as cool as possible. "We kind of change our schedule up a little bit. We're starting early, around 6:30 (a.m.), and we work until around 1 (p.m.)," said Vald
  
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• Baffin the polar bear dies at the Calgary Zoo

  20-07-2024 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Wild Canada zone at the Calgary Zoo was closed Friday after one of the zoo's two polar bears, Baffin, did not resurface from the pool and died.
  
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