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• Calgary police issue warning after receiving over 150 calls relating to personal fireworks

  02-11-2024 21:22
  
  Calgary police issued a media statement Saturday reminding residents about the rules regarding personal fireworks after receiving over 150 complaints. “Fireworks and pyrotechnics are strictly prohibited,” it said, “within city limits unless handled by trained and certified professionals with a valid fireworks permit.” Police say they believe many of the reported incidents were connected to the Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas celebrations. “While we appreciate the cultu
  
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• Ground broken on new affordable housing development in northeast Calgary

  02-11-2024 19:10
  
  An affordable housing project is being built in northeast Calgary. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Whitehorn on Friday morning.The Homespace Society Project will see transitional townhomes constructed for 52 vulnerable families. There will be two-bedroom and three-bedroom units in seven buildings. The units will be made available to families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. They will be rented at 30 per cent below market rates. The development is part of the city’s h
  
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• Ground broken for construction of new affordable housing development in northeast Calgary

  02-11-2024 19:10
  
  An affordable housing project is being built in northeast Calgary. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Whitehorn on Friday morning.The Homespace Society Project will see transitional townhomes constructed for 52 vulnerable families. There will be two-bedroom and three-bedroom units in seven buildings. The units will be made available to families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. They will be rented at 30 per cent below market rates. The development is part of the city’s h
  
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• Danielle Smith facing leadership review Saturday to close out UCP convention

  02-11-2024 19:05
  
  Some 6,000 United Conservative Party members are in Red Deer, Alta., for the party's annual convention to cast their votes today on what they think of Premier Danielle Smith's leadership so far.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts on all the top Edmonton stories Experts say the party's overall support of Smith likely isn't in doubt and on Friday she received a standing ovation from a crowd of at least 4,000 when she took the stage for a question-and-answer period. Smith's cabi
  
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• Alberta Premier Smith gets 91 per cent support in leadership review

  02-11-2024 19:05
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received 91.5 per cent support from her United Conservative Party members in a leadership review vote at its annual convention.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts on all the top Edmonton stories While there is no mandated minimum level of level needed in such a vote, Smith's predecessor Jason Kenney received 51 per cent support in 2022 and resigned as a result. Smith had said she was hoping to gain more than the 54 per cent support she received
  
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• Anti-suicide religious group files constitutional challenge against Waterloo, Que. - Lethbridge News Now

  02-11-2024 18:47 via news.google.com
  Anti-suicide religious group files constitutional challenge against Waterloo, Que.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Truck carrying crude oil catches fire on Highway 619 outside Viking: RCMP

  02-11-2024 18:41
  
  Viking RCMP are on scene at a serious motor vehicle collision involving a semi-truck hauling crude oil. In a media release sent out at 11:21 a.m. Saturday, police said the truck was driving on Highway 619 when it caught the soft shoulder of the road, drifted into a ditch and caught fire. The driver sustained minor injuries. No other vehicles were involved. Highway 619 is expected to be closed for a number of hours. Police ask the public to avoid the area at this time. This is a developing story
  
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• Semi hauling crude oil crashes, catches fire near Viking: RCMP

  02-11-2024 18:41
  
  Viking RCMP are on scene at a serious motor vehicle collision involving a semi-truck hauling crude oil. In a media release sent out at 11:21 a.m. Saturday, police said the truck was driving on Highway 619 when it caught the soft shoulder of the road, drifted into a ditch and caught fire. The driver sustained minor injuries. No other vehicles were involved. Highway 619 was expected to be closed for a number of hours. Police asked the public to avoid the area at this time. Viking is about 125 kilo
  
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• GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Rebels For Second Time - Canadian Hockey League

  02-11-2024 18:03 via news.google.com
  GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Rebels For Second Time  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Alberta Premier Smith to face leadership review today to close out UCP convention

  02-11-2024 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some 6,000 United Conservative Party members are in Red Deer, Alta., for the party's annual convention to cast votes on what they think of Premier Danielle Smith's leadership.
  
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• Calgary community group pitches crosswalk that honours veterans in east Calgary

  02-11-2024 16:58
  
  A local organization wants to establish a permanent reminder of the sacrifice of Canadians in war. Homes for Heroes and the Forest Lawn Community Association are looking into painting a crosswalk to honour veterans. It would be at 36 St. S.E. near the Veterans Village. Gar Gar, the president of the community association, cites other cities that have created year-round reminders of the importance of veterans. “It means so much,” said Gar Gar, “because the voice of veterans, in m
  
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• CTV Calgary broadcast legend Darrel Janz dies at 83

  02-11-2024 15:48
  
  Calgary broadcast legend Darrel Janz has died at the age of 83. For decades, viewers tuned in to CTV Calgary to see Darrel anchor the news and report on inspiring Albertans. He inspired thousands of young journalists and continued telling Calgarians' stories until his last days. He worked on the air for 61 years, including 50 years bringing the news to southern Alberta on CTV Calgary. Early years Darrel grew up in the small town of Main Centre, Sask. He spoke about those days in a documentary, A
  
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• Canada's Sinclair scores in her retirement match and the Thorns down Angel City 3-0

  02-11-2024 15:42
  
  Canada's Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night. Sinclair, who is playing in her final season, scored in the 16th minute in front of 23,212 fans at Providence Park. Sophia Smith and Morgan Weaver also scored for Portland in its last regular-season match. Sinclair's club career was extended with the victory, but Portland won't know its opening round opponent until this weekend
  
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• Hitmen maximize Muranov line to take down Hurricanes 5-3 - CTV News Calgary

  02-11-2024 15:41 via news.google.com
  Hitmen maximize Muranov line to take down Hurricanes 5-3  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Hitmen maximize Muranov line to take down Hurricanes 5-3

  02-11-2024 15:41
  
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes lost their first home game of the season Friday night, dropping a 5-3 decision to the Calgary Hitmen. One line did the brunt of the damage: David Adaszynski (two goals), Maxim Muranov (three assists) and Rylan Ng (a goal and an assist) combined for seven points to power the Hitmen past the Hurricanes. Calgary built leads of 2-1 and 4-2, outshooting the Hurricanes 41-22 on the night. Eric Tu stopped 19 shots to pick up the win for the Hitmen. Next up for Calgary is a Mon
  
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• Flames' Vladar enjoys shutout performance against old goaltending partner Markstrom

  02-11-2024 15:01
  
  Dan Vladar matched up for the first time against his old goaltending partner Jacob Markstrom, and he won in style with a shutout. Vladar made 22 stops as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday. “This is a nice day for me, especially against Marky,” said Vladar. “Good growing game for me, for sure.” After the game, Vladar, 27, thanked Flames goaltending coach, Jason LaBarbera, for helping him get
  
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• ‘Election seems really close’: Americans in Canada cast ballot ahead of U.S. election

  02-11-2024 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Winters, from Minnesota, teaches linguistics at the University of Calgary. He is one of about 600,000 eligible voters in Canada able to cast their vote in Tuesday’s election.
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges allies to take steps before North Korean troops reach the front

  02-11-2024 14:34
  
  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop "watching" and take steps before North Koreans troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield. Zelenskyy raised the prospect of a preemptive Ukrainian strike on camps where the North Korean troops are being trained, and said Kyiv knows their location. But he said Ukraine can't do it without permission from allies to use Western-made long-range weapons to hit targets deep inside Russia. "But instead America is watching, Britain is
  
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• U.K. Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as new leader, 1st Black woman to head a big British party

  02-11-2024 13:40
  
  Britain's Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended 14 years in power. The first Black woman to lead a major British political party, Badenoch defeated rival lawmaker Robert Jenrick in a vote of almost 100,000 members of the right-of-center Conservatives. She got 53,806 votes in the online and postal ballot of party members, to Jenrick's 41,388.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Do
  
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• Lethbridge Polytech proposes 7.5% raise - Alberta Worker

  02-11-2024 11:47 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Polytech proposes 7.5% raise  Alberta Worker
  
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• Supporters share cautious optimism and anxiety ahead of divisive U.S. election - Lethbridge News Now

  02-11-2024 11:05 via news.google.com
  Supporters share cautious optimism and anxiety ahead of divisive U.S. election  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CSIS tracked intelligence flow across government in foreign interference leak probe - Lethbridge News Now

  02-11-2024 11:05 via news.google.com
  CSIS tracked intelligence flow across government in foreign interference leak probe  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The impact of Trump's lies in Springfield, Ohio

  02-11-2024 10:00
  
  Driving into the city that former U.S. president Donald Trump put on an international radar, there are signs that it has seen better days. Springfield, Ohio was once a manufacturing hub. Now, people know it for Trump's comments at September's presidential debate, when he famously - and falsely - told an audience of 67 million people that Haitians eat their pets, echoing claims that had circulated on social media.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesT
  
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• Flames’ Vladar enjoys shutout performance against old goaltending partner Markstrom - Lethbridge News Now

  02-11-2024 07:06 via news.google.com
  Flames’ Vladar enjoys shutout performance against old goaltending partner Markstrom  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2024-11-01: Hurricanes (3) vs. Hitmen (5) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  02-11-2024 06:53 via news.google.com
  2024-11-01: Hurricanes (3) vs. Hitmen (5) - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Hurricanes Suffer First Home Regulation Loss of Season - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  02-11-2024 06:26 via news.google.com
  Hurricanes Suffer First Home Regulation Loss of Season - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Hurricanes Suffer First Home Regulation Loss of Season - Canadian Hockey League

  02-11-2024 06:26 via news.google.com
  Hurricanes Suffer First Home Regulation Loss of Season  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• A little bit of everything for the first weekend of November

  02-11-2024 04:03
  
  A light mist has been lingering over the city to begin the new month, which inhibited the sun’s heating abilities throughout the afternoon. Calgary managed to eek out a high of 4 C today, which is on the lower end of the seasonal range. A midlatitude cyclone off of Vancouver Island will be the weathermaker for many regions of western Canada this weekend, but its effects on southern Alberta will not be too severe. The primary hazards from this system will be light rain or snow showers
  
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• CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Nov. 1, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  02-11-2024 03:30 via news.google.com
  CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Nov. 1, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary theatre company takes on the musical legend of Stephen Sondheim with new take on Into the Woods

  02-11-2024 01:03
  
  A new Calgary community theatre dedicated to providing opportunities for emerging artists is tackling one of the giants of musical theatre. Untold Stories Theatre is presenting Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1986 musical that is a mish-mash of Brothers Grimm fairy tales. There’s Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk – but they’re all in a different tale than their own. In Into the Woods, the quest is driven by a childles
  
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• Here's when southern Alberta ski resorts plan to open

  02-11-2024 00:50
  
  As the calendar turns to November, chillier temperatures and snowfall have helped some of southern Alberta’s mountain resorts solidify their opening plans for the 2024-25 ski season. The Lake Louise Ski resort announced Friday that it would be opening up earlier than expected, on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The resort will have its Glacier Express Chair open starting at 9 a.m., offering access to Bald Eagle, Wiwaxy and a portion of Easy Street.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: D
  
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• Lethbridge residents prepare for winter driving as lower temperatures loom - Global News Toronto

  02-11-2024 00:43 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge residents prepare for winter driving as lower temperatures loom  Global News Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge residents prepare for winter driving as lower temperatures loom

  02-11-2024 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the promise of winter nears, Lethbridge drivers are getting ready to traverse the challenging roads that come with it.
  
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• Lethbridge Christmas Hope campaign recruiting volunteers - Global News Toronto

  02-11-2024 00:37 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Christmas Hope campaign recruiting volunteers  Global News Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge Christmas Hope campaign recruiting volunteers

  02-11-2024 00:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Those involved in the Christmas Hope campaign expect to serve approximately 3,500 adults and 6,500 children this Christmas season.
  
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• UCP facing anger, uncertainty over trio of bills affecting trans and gender-diverse Albertans

  02-11-2024 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  New legislation affecting trans and gender-diverse Albertans tabled in the UCP legislature this week has many warning of legal battles.
  
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• Lethbridge announces winter service changes - Bridge City News

  02-11-2024 00:05 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge announces winter service changes  Bridge City News
  
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