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• Canada halts planned deportation of bisexual man to Kenya - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2024 23:53 via news.google.com
  Canada halts planned deportation of bisexual man to Kenya  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Weekend rain dampening B.C. wildfire activity as active blazes numbers drop - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2024 22:47 via news.google.com
  Weekend rain dampening B.C. wildfire activity as active blazes numbers drop  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pro Power Wrestling returns to Whoop-Up Days for a bare-knuckle brawl - CTV News Calgary

  24-08-2024 22:06 via news.google.com
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• Pro Power Wrestling returns to Whoop-Up Days for a bare-knuckle brawl

  24-08-2024 22:06
  
  Live wrestling is returning to Whoop-Up days Saturday night Pure Power Wrestling’s Hot Summer Night goes down tonight at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre. The Lethbridge and District Exhibition brought back wrestling after a hiatus in programming and it proved to be a hit with Whoop-Up audiences. The family-friendly event for all ages will feature some of the best wrestlers in southern Alberta, including a star-studded eight man tag team elimination in the main event featuring Vance Neva
  
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• ‘Ride for Recovery’ supports addiction treatment in Alberta

  24-08-2024 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hundreds of motorcycles paraded through the streets in and around Calgary Saturday in support of addiction recovery. It's the 16th year Fresh Start Recovery has hosted the event.
  
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• Tugboats free grounded cargo ship blocking traffic in St. Lawrence Seaway - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2024 20:58 via news.google.com
  Tugboats free grounded cargo ship blocking traffic in St. Lawrence Seaway  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Road maintenance to close several downtown streets, and paving set to disrupt travel on Macleod Trail S.W.

  24-08-2024 20:16
  
  "Road maintenance" may be two of the least popular words for Calgary drivers trying to make good time during the dog days of August. The city announced on social media that 6 Avenue between 9 and 11 Street S.W. will be reduced to two lanes, while 10 Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Ave. S.W. will be fully closed for maintenance work on the traffic signals.Until August 31, 6 Ave between 9-11 St SW will be reduced to two lanes, and 10 St between 6-7 Ave SW will be fully closed for maintenan
  
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• Chappell Roan's comments about invasive fans show that we never really know our favourite celebrities

  24-08-2024 19:57
  
  She started by singing covers on YouTube over 10 years ago, using her real name, before she earned a record deal out of high school. Her debut single, “Pink Pony Club,” was released in 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her album came out almost a year ago to positive reviews and a small but dedicated fanbase. Over the last six months, though, her star has gone stratospheric. A stop at NPR’s Tiny Desk and a star-making Coachella appearance introduced Roan to new audie
  
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• Hundreds of motorcycles take to Calgary streets to raise awareness and funds for Fresh Start Recovery

  24-08-2024 19:19
  
  Hundreds of motorcyclists took to the streets of Calgary to raise awareness and funds for Fresh Start Recovery Centre. The organization held its 16th annual 12-Stop Ride for Recovery Saturday on a route that started at the Fresh Start office on 41 Ave N.E., then took riders on a 12-stop journey out of town where they participate in activities, uncover clues to the next destination and follow a scavenger hunt format. The event ends Saturday evening west of the city at a location where participant
  
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• Flapjacks flying this weekend in Lethbridge as Whoop-Up Days winds up - CTV News Calgary

  24-08-2024 17:28 via news.google.com
  Flapjacks flying this weekend in Lethbridge as Whoop-Up Days winds up  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Flapjacks flying this weekend in Lethbridge as Whoop-Up Days winds up

  24-08-2024 17:28
  
  There’s only a few more chances to get your fill of pancakes at this year’s Whoop-Up Days. Edward Jones is serving up flapjacks this morning from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The breakfast is free, but staff will be collecting donations for the food bank. Sunday, Marantha Christian Reformed Church is hosting a free pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Donations collected from that breakfast will go to the Streets Alive Mission.
  
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• Italian prosecutors open shipwreck and manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

  24-08-2024 14:40
  
  Prosecutors in Italy said Saturday they have opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a superyacht capsized during a storm off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard, They included British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter. Termini Imerese prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio confirmed the investigation has been launched, but said no suspect is currently identified. “We are only in the initial phase of the investigation. We can’t exclu
  
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• Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journey

  24-08-2024 13:59
  
  Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan on Saturday lit the flame in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. The flame will now travel to France under the English Channel for a four-day relay from Atlantic Ocean shores to Mediterranean beaches, from m
  
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• German police scour a western city for a knife attacker who killed 3 at a community festival

  24-08-2024 13:44
  
  Special police units on Saturday joined the search for an unknown man who carried out a stabbing attack at a crowded festival in the western German city of Solingen, killing three people and wounding at least eight others, five of them seriously. Markus Caspers, from the counterterrorism section of the public prosecutors office, told a news conference on Saturday that authorities have not found the perpetrator. He said a terrorist motivation could not be ruled out. A 15-year-old boy was arrested
  
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• Industry awaits labour board decision in railway dispute - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2024 13:28 via news.google.com
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• Gary Cleghorn Obituary | August 24, 2024 | Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels - Lethbridge, AB - Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels

  24-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  Gary Cleghorn Obituary | August 24, 2024 | Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels - Lethbridge, AB  Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels
  
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• Gary Charles Cleghorn - Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels

  24-08-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
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• Bombers late TD drive lifts them past pesky Ticats 26-23 - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2024 06:22 via news.google.com
  Bombers late TD drive lifts them past pesky Ticats 26-23  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stormy start to the weekend but sun returns by Saturday

  24-08-2024 04:10
  
  While Friday was sunny and warm throughout the day, a disruptive low-pressure system triggered a plethora of severe thunderstorm watches and warnings throughout Alberta for the overnight hours. Calgary reached a high of 26 C for Friday, surpassing the seasonal high of 22 C for this time in August. But the real big weather story for the city wasn't expected to happen until late Friday evening. The low began to produce storms in Montana and Idaho Friday afternoon and continued to build in intensit
  
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• Rail stoppage a hit to Canada's vital transportation sector: experts

  24-08-2024 03:40
  
  The rail strike is just the latest round of labour woes to hit Canada's vital transportation sector. Industry experts are worried about the blow to the country's economy and its reputation as a whole. "Reliability is a crucial phenomenon in supply chains," says Trevor Heaver, a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia. Heaver says the longer the work trains don't move, the more likely it is buyers will look elsewhere for their product. Any stoppage will mean a hit. "The longer it
  
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• Lower gas prices in Metro Vancouver linked to TMX pipeline: report

  24-08-2024 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A report from the CD Howe Institute suggests the price drop has a lot to do with more supply coming through the pipeline, rather than by the more expensive option - rail.
  
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• RCMP find 'extremely dangerous' suspect in stabbing near Westlock

  24-08-2024 03:02
  
  RCMP in Westlock, Alta., apprehended a suspect Friday evening following a daytime stabbing near Westlock, Alta., prompting a province-wide emergency alert. Mounties said in an update at 7:10 p.m. to an Alberta Emergency Alert issued about 40 minutes before they had located suspect Tanner Nelson. The initial alert warned people in Westlock County to look out for Nelson and said he was on foot, armed with a knife and considered extremely dangerous. RCMP had responded at 12:45 p.m. to a report of a
  
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• Calgary woman’s sudden death leaves her son, mother reeling and in need of help

  24-08-2024 02:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Co-workers are rallying behind 52-year-old Pei Geng's 75-year-old mother and eight-year-old son following her sudden death in July.
  
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• A Lethbridge neighbourhood is looking up after hitting rock bottom - Global News Toronto

  24-08-2024 02:30 via news.google.com
  A Lethbridge neighbourhood is looking up after hitting rock bottom  Global News Toronto
  
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• A Lethbridge neighbourhood is looking up after hitting rock bottom

  24-08-2024 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents living along 3rd Avenue north in Lethbridge are hopeful for a brighter future following a challenging few years that culminated in one of their own losing their home.
  
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• Alberta RCMP offering reward of up to $10,000 for arrest of Strathmore murder suspect

  24-08-2024 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP has authorized a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of 28-year-old accused killer Elijah Blake Strawberry.
  
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• Filly Caitlinhergrtness rallies to win $1-million King’s Plate at Woodbine - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2024 01:57 via news.google.com
  Filly Caitlinhergrtness rallies to win $1-million King’s Plate at Woodbine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's U22 women's box lacrosse team repeats as national champions

  24-08-2024 01:34
  
  Team Alberta’s U22 women’s box lacrosse team was dominant at this year’s national championship in Regina, winning the tournament for the second year in a row. Alberta finished with a record of 6-0 and outscored their opponents 80-16, but the championship game was close until the third period. Alberta and B.C. were all knotted at one after two periods but the third belonged to Alberta.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Sign up for b
  
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• Sharks acquire prized goaltending prospect Askarov from Predators - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2024 01:27 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge Pro Rodeo underway - Bridge City News

  24-08-2024 01:26 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge weather forecast for Aug. 23, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  24-08-2024 01:03 via news.google.com
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• 13-year-old Calgary girl dies from injuries after crash near Lethbridge - CityNews Calgary

  24-08-2024 00:43 via news.google.com
  13-year-old Calgary girl dies from injuries after crash near Lethbridge  CityNews Calgary
  
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• CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Aug. 23, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  24-08-2024 00:35 via news.google.com
  CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Aug. 23, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Bigger every year': 2024 Lethbridge and District Pro Rodeo underway - CTV News Calgary

  24-08-2024 00:29 via news.google.com
  'Bigger every year': 2024 Lethbridge and District Pro Rodeo underway  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Warrant issued for man unlawfully at large in Calgary: police

  24-08-2024 00:24
  
  Calgary police need help locating a man who is unlawfully at large. Gabriel Juma Agotic, 41, was last seen in the northwest community of Royal Oak on Aug. 12. Police say investigators have been unable to locate Agotic and are now turning to the public for help.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppHe is described as 6’2” (187 centimetres) tall, approximately 240 pounds (108 kilograms), with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. An
  
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