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• Magrath Days celebrate southern Alberta town’s 125th birthday

  27-07-2024 23:38
  
  The Town of Magrath is throwing a 125th birthday party this weekend. Magrath Days will feature a range of events, including a parade, softball tournament, motocross show and town barbeque. Saturday night, Coyote Junction and a Diggers Theatrical play will hit the stage ahead of a fireworks show to cap off the weekend. Magrath was founded in 1899 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to fulfill its settlement agreement with the Alberta railway.
  
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• Restrictions to continue after additional wire snap; water consumption falls again

  27-07-2024 22:56
  
  Another wire snapped inside the city’s feeder main Friday, as water consumption continued to decline. Calgarians consumed 593 million litres of water, which city water services director Nancy McKay described as expected, given the relatively chilly temperatures. Consumption dropped from 639 million litres on Thursday. The new wire snap came after three new snaps were detected Thursday, but occurred in a different part of the pipe, McKay said adding they were not indicative that a new break
  
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• Protesters, advocates worry Quebec is complicating access to healthcare in English - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 22:13 via news.google.com
  
  Protesters, advocates worry Quebec is complicating access to healthcare in English  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fire crews from across southern Alberta fight large fire at Coaldale recycling plant

  27-07-2024 21:16
  
  Fire crews from a number of different southern Alberta communities tackled a fire at a Coaldale recycling plant late Friday afternoon. The blaze sent plumes of thick black smoke into the sky shortly after 4 p.m. Friday. Crews from Coaldale, Picture Butte, Coalhurst and Taber worked to contain the fire. CTV News has reached out to the Coaldale Fire Department for details and will update this story as more information becomes available.
  
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• Repair work underway in Montana to get water flowing into Milk River

  27-07-2024 20:34
  
  It’s been over a month since the St. Mary siphon in Montana burst. Repair work has now begun to get water flowing into the Milk River again. The old siphon is now being removed to make for repair work. Building pads for cranes and geotechnicals investigations drill rigs are also being built. Next week, equipment for the project will be making its way to the site. Repair work is expected to be completed by the fall of 2025.
  
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• Fire crews take advantage of cooler weather in battling Jasper wildfires

  27-07-2024 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces have now set up camp in Hinton, located on the edge of the national park, to provide extra assistance.
  
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• Danielle Smith wants bus tours for Jasper evacuees, temporary housing while they rebuild

  27-07-2024 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith made the comments on her call-in radio show, where she also said she'd like temporary housing arranged so residents can live in Jasper while they rebuild their homes.
  
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• FIFA deducts points, bans Canadian coaches in drone-spying scandal

  27-07-2024 19:11
  
  FIFA has deducted six points from Canada in Olympic women's soccer standings and banned three coaches for one year in drone-spying scandal, The Associated Press reports. News of the decision follows the Canadian Olympic Committee's move to oust the women's national soccer team head coach, Bev Priestman, for the remainder of the Paris Olympic games after the New Zealand Olympic Committee filed a formal complaint about a drone spotted filming its women's soccer team practicing on July 22. Local po
  
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• What is still standing in Jasper, including the town's namesake bear statue, and what isn't

  27-07-2024 19:08
  
  Images emerging from the town of Jasper are painting a picture of what's still standing and what isn't after wildfire tore through the community on July 24. According to Parks Canada, 358 of the 1,113 structures within the town were destroyed. Officials say all critical infrastructure was saved. The list below is not exhaustive.In Pictures: Jasper wildfire aftermath Complete coverage of the 2024 Alberta wildfire seasonMaligne LodgeNamed after a lake, river, and canyon in Jasper National Park, Ma
  
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• What is still standing in Jasper and what isn't

  27-07-2024 19:08
  
  Images emerging from the town of Jasper are painting a picture of what's still standing and what isn't after wildfire tore through the community on July 24. According to Parks Canada, 358 of the 1,113 structures within the town were destroyed. Officials say all critical infrastructure was saved. The list below is not exhaustive.In Pictures: Jasper wildfire aftermath Complete coverage of the 2024 Alberta wildfire season Maligne Lodge Named after a lake, river, and canyon in Jasper National Park,
  
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• Bricklayers compete in Calgary for trip to Las Vegas

  27-07-2024 19:05
  
  It was a battle of bricks in northeast Calgary Friday, in search of Alberta’s best bricklayer. Seven teams of two competed for the position, having one hour to complete an eight metre long wall. The winner heads to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl of masonry, and a chance at a $125,000 prize. The North American event is the industry’s leading resource to recruit people into the craft. “These are trades,” said Colin Thompson, one of the competing bricklayers. “Of course,
  
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• Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth's temperatures soar to record highs

  27-07-2024 18:28
  
  In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at Beni Mellal’s main hospital as temperatures spiked to 48.3 degrees (118.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the region of 575,000 people, most lacking air conditioning. “We don't have money and we don't have a choice,
  
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• Canadian swimmers advance out of heats, fencer defeated in quarters on Day 1 in Paris

  27-07-2024 18:15
  
  Summer McIntosh was one of several Canadian swimmers to advance out of their heats, while a first-time fencing Olympian beat a three-time defending champion as the Paris Games got underway in earnest on Saturday. McIntosh, a 17-year-old from Toront,o qualified for the final of the women's 400-metre freestyle swimming event by finishing second in her heat and fourth overall. The final will come later Saturday at Paris La Defense Arena. Maggie Mac Neil from London, Ont., qualified for the women&rs
  
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• ‘Good progress’ being made on wildfire that destroyed 6 homes near Golden

  27-07-2024 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Dogtooth Forest Service Road fire is listed as one of five wildfires of note burning in the province.
  
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• LPGA golf tournament raises millions for Alberta Children’s Hospital

  27-07-2024 16:53
  
  The CPKC Women’s Open is more than just world-class golf. It’s also about raising a lot of money for charity. Since 2014, the CPKC Women’s Open has raised over $19 million to support cardiac research, equipment and care throughout the country. This year’s beneficiary is the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, a designation that thrills foundation spokesperson Kelsey Glover, “It’s been so great,” Glover said Friday, in an interview with CTV News
  
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• Coughlin holds on to CPKC Women’s Open lead; Canadian star Henderson derailed by closing bogeys

  27-07-2024 16:15
  
   Lauren Coughlin held onto the lead Friday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson was derailed by closing bogeys at windy and smoky Earl Grey Golf Club. Coughlin followed her opening 4-under 68 on Thursday in chilly and windy conditions with a 70 on Friday to get to 6 under, a stroke ahead of Hannah Green and Haeran Ryu. The temperature made it into the 70s after barely climbing into the 60s on Thursday. “I think I handled it really well overall,” C
  
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• Coughlin holds into CPKC Women’s Open lead; Canadian star Henderson derailed by closing bogeys

  27-07-2024 16:15
  
   Lauren Coughlin held onto the lead Friday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson was derailed by closing bogeys at windy and smoky Earl Grey Golf Club. Coughlin followed her opening 4-under 68 on Thursday in chilly and windy conditions with a 70 on Friday to get to 6 under, a stroke ahead of Hannah Green and Haeran Ryu. The temperature made it into the 70s after barely climbing into the 60s on Thursday. “I think I handled it really well overall,” C
  
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• Harris freshens up her message on the economy as Trump and Republicans go after her on inflation

  27-07-2024 15:12
  
  All of the sudden it's Kamala Harris ' economy — a major opportunity as well as a possible risk for the likely Democratic presidential nominee. Shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden left the race a week ago, Harris began to craft her own narrative around the economy by putting an emphasis on ending child poverty, promoting labor unions, reducing the costs of health and child care and protecting “dignity” in retirement. Not once in speeches in Wisconsin, Indiana or Texas did sh
  
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• An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 including children

  27-07-2024 14:22
  
  Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people including several children, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire. At least seven children and seven women were among the dead taken from the girls' school in Deir al-Balah to Al Aqsa Hospital. Israel's military said it targeted a Hamas command center used to direct attacks against Israeli troops and dev
  
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• An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30

  27-07-2024 14:22
  
  Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls' school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to Al Aqsa Hospital and pronounced dead after a strike that Israel's military said targeted a Hamas command and control center used to store weapons and plan attacks. It said militants “used the compo
  
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• 'It's completely gone.' After fast-moving wildfire destroys brother's home, woman opens her own to evacuees

  27-07-2024 13:21
  
  Kim Titchener knows first-hand how caring the Jasper community can be, and she's hoping to give back as much as possible now that the town and its people are in need.Complete coverage of the 2024 Alberta wildfire season In Pictures: Jasper wildfire aftermath Titchener plans to open her home to wildfire evacuees from the small mountain town after a fast-moving wildfire tore through the park Wednesday. "I'm here today because Jasper is a very special place," Titchener said. "The people there
  
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• 'We will rebuild': A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper

  27-07-2024 13:06
  
  Richard Ireland's eyes well up with tears as he gazes in silence towards his home and sees memories of a lifetime burnt to ashes. The mayor of Jasper then leans over what remains of the small, cosy home he grew up in — a piece of a concrete wall — and says all he can think about is a framed photograph that was taken after his family moved in when he was two years old, lost somewhere in the rubble. "We grew up here … a family of five kids and our parents, and just about always
  
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• Lethbridge pair cycling to fight kids’ cancer - Lethbrige Herald

  27-07-2024 12:11 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge pair cycling to fight kids’ cancer  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Why Jasper wildfire shows it’s a ‘gamble’ being in Canada’s tourism industry

  27-07-2024 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Jasper battles a wildfire and Canada stares at a year of above-normal wildfire activity, many in the tourism industry are asking if it’s worth it.
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Canada’s soccer espionage casts shadow over Paris - Saltwire

  27-07-2024 11:35 via news.google.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Canada’s soccer espionage casts shadow over Paris  Saltwire
  
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• JUNIOR LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONALS: Cape Breton Sooners edged by Lethbridge Bulls on Day 4 in Alberta - SaltWire Halifax powered by The Chronicle Herald

  27-07-2024 09:34 via news.google.com
  
  JUNIOR LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONALS: Cape Breton Sooners edged by Lethbridge Bulls on Day 4 in Alberta  SaltWire Halifax powered by The Chronicle Herald
  
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• ‘We will rebuild’: A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 06:36 via news.google.com
  
  ‘We will rebuild’: A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Orlando City flattens CF Montreal 4-1 in Leagues Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 05:29 via news.google.com
  
  Orlando City flattens CF Montreal 4-1 in Leagues Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Aussie Hannah Green hopes Canadian caddie boosts chances at CPKC Open

  27-07-2024 05:19
  
  Australian Hannah Green has high hopes that a Canadian connection can help her win one of her favourite golf tournaments. Green commended her Canadian caddie Nate Blasko, of Kingston, Ont., for helping her take on the challenging conditions at Earl Grey Golf Club during Friday’s second round of the 2024 CPKC Canadian Women’s Open. “He’s from the other side of the country, but (it would) be pretty cool for us to both win here,” said Green, who had five birdies and th
  
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• Redblacks roll over Stampeders 33-6, remain unbeaten at home

  27-07-2024 05:06
  
  The Ottawa Redblacks are 4-0 at home for the first time since 1978 after a decisive 33-6 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night. The Redblacks, who improved to 5-2, are off to their best CFL start ever after seven games and are riding a three-game winning streak for the first time since 2018. Ottawa took the lead two minutes into the game and never looked back. The Stampeders (3-4) remain winless on the road (0-4). After a league-leading performance last week, Jake Maier struggled, comp
  
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• Clement plays hero as Jays trip Rangers 6-5 - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 04:46 via news.google.com
  
  Clement plays hero as Jays trip Rangers 6-5  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Redblacks roll over Stampeders 33-6, remain unbeaten at home - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 04:26 via news.google.com
  
  Redblacks roll over Stampeders 33-6, remain unbeaten at home  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'We grieve alongside them': Bow Valley rallies to support Jasper

  27-07-2024 04:23
  
  The impact of the wildfires that have burned through Jasper is hitting close to home in the Bow Valley. "Banff's heart is absolutely shattered and broken into a million pieces by what has happened to our sister community Jasper," said Mayor Corrie DiManno. "Jasper is family and so we grieve alongside them." The wildfire burned 30 per cent of the town's structures, and people have realized the same thing could happen in Banff National Park. "The reality of what can happen with wildfires just beco
  
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• Tour of Jasper wildfire devastation reveals destroyed homes and hotels

  27-07-2024 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bare foundations of destroyed homes, scorched vehicles, the shell of what was a Petro-Can gas station — devastating images to emerge from a tour of Jasper on Friday evening.
  
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• East Village seniors tower fire caused by ignited cooking oil

  27-07-2024 02:08
  
  A fire in an East Village seniors tower was caused by cooking oil that ignited, and then exploded, the fire department said Friday. On July 19, around 3:45 p.m., crews responded to a fire at the Geo C.King Tower at 807 6 Street S.E. in the East Village, where witnesses reported hearing an explosion coming from one of the building’s fourth-floor suites, which resulted in the death of a woman who lived in the suite. Investigators believe the fire spread from the stove, extending to the rest
  
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• East Village senior tower fire caused by ignited cooking oil

  27-07-2024 02:08
  
  A fire in an East Village seniors tower was caused by cooking oil that ignited, and then exploded, the fire department said Friday. On July 19, around 3:45 p.m., crews responded to a fire at the Geo C.King Tower at 807 6 Street S.E. in the East Village, where witnesses reported hearing an explosion coming from one of the building’s fourth-floor suites, which resulted in the death of a woman who lived in the suite. Investigators believe the fire spread from the stove, extending to the rest
  
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• CONCACAF confirms 2022 complaint against Canada for alleged drone spying - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 01:21 via news.google.com
  
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• FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 01:05 via news.google.com
  
  FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Taber corn, sugar beets on schedule despite wet spring, hot July

  27-07-2024 00:56
  
  A southern Alberta staple is set to go on sale next week despite a wet spring and hot July. "When it's cold and it's wet, it's tough for those plants to get out of the ground and want to really flourish," said James Johnson with Johnson Fresh Farms. "But now, with all this heat, things have been progressing really nicely and I think we have a beautiful crop coming." Johnson says that crop of Taber corn will hit the stands next week. "Still a little behind where we'd like to be but this will be o
  
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• Former Senators assistant Bob Jones dies after battle with ALS - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 00:51 via news.google.com
  
  Former Senators assistant Bob Jones dies after battle with ALS  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Argonauts returner Janarion Grant chasing CFL record against former team - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 00:51 via news.google.com
  
  Argonauts returner Janarion Grant chasing CFL record against former team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crews on scene of fire at Coaldale recycling plant - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 00:41 via news.google.com
  
  Crews on scene of fire at Coaldale recycling plant  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Aussie Hannah Green hopes Canadian caddie boosts chances at CPKC Open - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 00:36 via news.google.com
  
  Aussie Hannah Green hopes Canadian caddie boosts chances at CPKC Open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• In case of emergency: how to prepare for extreme weather evacuations

  27-07-2024 00:23
  
  The Jasper fire situation is an example of just how quickly a weather event can turn into a disaster — and a good reminder to all Canadians about preparation.  Officials say now is a good time for residents to brush up on emergency preparedness so they’re ready for an unpredicted evacuation.  The first piece of advice? Everyone should have an emergency kit or go-bag.  Inside, it should contain enough non-perishable food and water for four days.  Also include extra
  
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• ‘Best place to come and watch’: Olympic FanFest takes over downtown Calgary

  27-07-2024 00:23
  
  Stephen Avenue has transformed into a central hub for Olympic fans to unite and support Team Canada at the 2024 Paris Games. Road blocks are in place to allow fans to experience the Calgary food scene and take in the Olympic Games as they happen. This is the first time the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has hosted a FanFest for the Games and the opening weekend is in Calgary before it moves on to Toronto and Montreal. "Best place to come and watch all the competition," said three-time Olympian
  
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• Metis singer/songwriter hitting Lethbridge - Hamilton Spectator

  27-07-2024 00:14 via news.google.com
  
  Metis singer/songwriter hitting Lethbridge  Hamilton Spectator
  
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• Blue Jays trade reliever Yimi Garcia to Mariners for two prospects - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2024 00:06 via news.google.com
  
  Blue Jays trade reliever Yimi Garcia to Mariners for two prospects  Lethbridge News Now
  
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