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• Highway clear south of High River after overturned semi blocked southbound traffic earlier Saturday afternoon

  07-12-2024 23:58
  
  Highway 2 south of High River has been cleared after a semi overturned there Saturday afternoon, blocking traffic for several hours. The province posted on the @511Alberta X feed around 1:51 p.m. that a semi was overturned five kilometres south of High River, forcing closure of the road in that area. However, at 4 p.m., they issued an update, stating that the scene had been cleared.Update: SB Hwy2 at TwpRd 182, 5km S of High River - overturned semi is clear. SB lanes have been reopened. (4:02pm)
  
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• Country Thunder accepting applications for food and merchandise vendors

  07-12-2024 23:20
  
  Country Thunder is looking for a few good vendors. The popular music festival, which takes place Aug. 15-17 at The Confluence in downtown Calgary, announced Friday that it has opened applications for anyone interested in being a food or merch vendor at the 2025 event.The lineup for 2025 includes CMA winner Cody Johnson, Bailey Zimmerman, Old Dominion, Ashley McBryde, Jake Owen, Clint Black, Calgary’s Lindsay Ell, Owen Riegling, The James Barker Band, Tim Hicks, Riley Green and more. Johnso
  
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• Court battle brewing between Alberta government and LGBTQ2 organizations over Bill 26

  07-12-2024 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Egale Canada, Skipping Stone and several families in Alberta have united to initiate litigation against the government of Alberta challenging the constitutionality of Bill 26.
  
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• Canadian ice dancers finish fourth and fifth in Grand Prix final - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 22:23 via news.google.com
  Canadian ice dancers finish fourth and fifth in Grand Prix final  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Close to 400 runners and walkers gather at The Confluence in Calgary for 34th annual Santa Shuffle

  07-12-2024 22:08
  
  Close to 400 runners and walkers showed up Saturday at The Confluence to do the Santa Shuffle. It was the 34th annual running of a fundraising event for The Salvation Army that started in Alberta over three decades ago and has spread across the country since then. Ian Mackenzie, the Salvation Army’s communications person for Calgary, said participants could participate in either the 5K Santa Shuffle or the 1K Elf Walk. A number of them dressed up as Santa or their favourite holiday charact
  
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• Hitmen climb out of 3-goal hole then run out of gas, losing 4-3 to Raiders in Prince Albert

  07-12-2024 20:19
  
  The Hitmen fought back from an early deficit in Saskatchewan Friday night but ran out of gas late, losing to the Prince Albert Raiders 4-3. Tthe Hitmen fell behind quickly, as the Raiders got goals from Justice Christiansen, Lukas Dragicevic and Krzysztof Macias pushed Prince Albert out to 3-0 lead on Teddy Bear and Toque Toss night at Art Hauser Centre. In the second period, the Hitmen came storming back, getting a goal from David Adaszynski followed in the third period by Connor Hvidstron and
  
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• Germany’s Francesco Friedrich wins 80th World Cup bobsled gold - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 19:34 via news.google.com
  Germany’s Francesco Friedrich wins 80th World Cup bobsled gold  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 19:23 via news.google.com
  Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada’s Danae Blais claims World Cup short track gold in Beijing - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 18:48 via news.google.com
  Canada’s Danae Blais claims World Cup short track gold in Beijing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wranglers sprint past Roadrunners at Saddledome, winning 4-2

  07-12-2024 18:34
  
  The opposition may have been a bunch of Roadrunners, but it was the Wranglers who put the pedal to the metal early Friday night, then hung on for a 4-2 victory over Tucson at the Saddledome. Calgary jumped to a 2-0 first period advantage, getting goals from William Stromgren 17 seconds in, followed by Jonathan Aspirot. Following a scoreless second period, Martin Frk scored to build the Wrangler lead to 3-0. Tucson staged a third period rally, getting a pair of goals from Egor Sokolov and 6&rsquo
  
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• Storybook Theatre extends holiday run of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ into 2025

  07-12-2024 17:24
  
  If you weren’t able to get a ticket to Storybook Theatre’s holiday production of Beauty and the Beast, the theatre offered renewed hope Saturday. They announced that the run of the beloved Disney musical has been extended into 2025. Seven additional performances were added on Dec. 22, Dec. 30,  Jan.2, Jan. 3, two on Jan. 4 and one more on Jan.5. Adapted from a 1991 Disney animated film, Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway in 1994 and has been running around the world ever si
  
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• Hurricanes rally for 4-3 victory over Tigers on Teddy Bear and Toque Toss night - CTV News Calgary

  07-12-2024 16:25 via news.google.com
  Hurricanes rally for 4-3 victory over Tigers on Teddy Bear and Toque Toss night  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Hurricanes rally for 4-3 victory over Tigers on Teddy Bear and Toque Toss night

  07-12-2024 16:25
  
  It took the Lethbridge Hurricanes a period to get going Friday night, but once they did, VisitLethbridge.com Arena was raining teddy bears and toques as the Hurricanes defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-3. After falling behind in the first period 2-0 on goals by Oasiz Weisblatt and Hunter St. Martin, Leo Braillard scored 3:23 into the second to cut the lead to 2-1. That goal also set off an eruption of teddy bears and toques, as over 4,000 stuffies and 1,000 toques rained down on the ice. The go
  
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• Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 15:46 via news.google.com
  Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

  07-12-2024 15:30
  
  A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off Cape St. Mary’s in Newfoundland sits propped up against a tree in front of Tyler Stapleton’s house. The two-metre-tall anchor, believed to be from a century-old shipwreck, was salvaged by a fisherman in the 1980s. But last year, the 31-year-old Stapleton, who works as a navigation officer on a cargo ship, snapped it up on Facebook Marketplace.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all
  
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• South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over martial law

  07-12-2024 13:38
  
  South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his presidential power. The scrapping of the motion is expected to intensify public protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the pre
  
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• Late Rally Falls Short: Tigers Come Up Just Shy in Lethbridge - OurSports Central

  07-12-2024 12:13 via news.google.com
  Late Rally Falls Short: Tigers Come Up Just Shy in Lethbridge  OurSports Central
  
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• LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 12:01 via news.google.com
  LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Everton vs. Liverpool postponed because of bad weather - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 10:13 via news.google.com
  Everton vs. Liverpool postponed because of bad weather  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2024-12-06: Hurricanes (4) vs. Tigers (3) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - Canadian Hockey League

  07-12-2024 08:59 via news.google.com
  2024-12-06: Hurricanes (4) vs. Tigers (3) - Lethbridge Hurricanes  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Resilient Vancouver Canucks making multi-goal comebacks routine - Lethbridge News Now

  07-12-2024 08:28 via news.google.com
  Resilient Vancouver Canucks making multi-goal comebacks routine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes 12/06 | WHL Highlights 2024-25 - Canadian Hockey League

  07-12-2024 07:22 via news.google.com
  Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes 12/06 | WHL Highlights 2024-25  Canadian Hockey League
  
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• Rocky Mountain House RCMP turn to public for help in search for missing man

  07-12-2024 05:03
  
  Mounties out of Rocky Mountain House are asking for your help to find a missing man. Robert Dube, 31, has been missing since Dec. 2. According to RCMP, he was last seen in the Clearwater County area. He's described as six feet tall and 165 pounds, with brown hair and a goatee. He's missing his front teeth. It's believed he's wearing a blue parka, track pants with a yellow stripe and white Reeboks. Anyone with information about Dube's whereabouts is asked to call RCMP at 403-845-2881. Those wishi
  
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• CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Dec. 6, 2024 - CTV News Calgary

  07-12-2024 04:28 via news.google.com
  CTV News Lethbridge at 5 for Dec. 6, 2024  CTV News Calgary
  
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• We can expect a mostly warm and wet weekend for Calgary

  07-12-2024 03:45
  
  The weather this weekend has a little bit of something for everyone. If you're a lover of warm temperatures, then you were probably quite pleased with the high of 11 C we felt in the city on Friday afternoon thanks to some gusty westerly winds. Those winds will hold steady overnight. Saturday is shaping up to be above seasonal with a high of 6 C, but you'll have to prepare for the risk of some isolated showers in the late morning and early afternoon.Low pressure is moving in from B.C. and is pac
  
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• 'I'm completely humbled': Jyoti Gondek awarded mayor of the year by Municipal World Magazine

  07-12-2024 03:29
  
  Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek has been recognized by a municipal politics publication as its mayor of the year. Gondek was caught off guard when she found out she won the award. "I was shocked. I didn't even know it existed," Gondek said. "I'm completely humbled." This was the first year Municipal World Magazine handed out the award. Greg Crone, the magazine's executive editor, says the staff looked at mayors' achievements across Canada along with what they are doing that is noteworthy and newswort
  
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• Long time coming: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour arrives at final stop in Vancouver

  07-12-2024 03:21
  
  Pop superstar Taylor Swift greeted some 55,000 eager fans in downtown Vancouver Friday with what’s become a familiar opening line. “Welcome to the Eras Tour!” she belted out to the crowd, for one of the final times. Swift chose Vancouver for the last three performances of her massively popular tour, which has taken her across five continents for nearly 150 shows. For local fans, anticipation has been building for a full year, and continued mounting in the hours leading up to th
  
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• Calgary's Seraphina Ellen takes Taylor Swift tribute to Vancouver to mark Eras Tour arrival

  07-12-2024 02:58
  
  A Calgary student's Taylor Swift tribute is taking her to Vancouver. Seraphina Ellen, a third-year finance student at the University of Calgary, received attention online for performing Swift covers at university open mics. She's now headlining her own concert to mark the beginning of the pop megastar's Vancouver tour dates. What started as a fun way to overcome her nerves on stage has become a whole lot more. She first decided to cover a Swift song at a U of C open mic more than a year ago, and
  
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• Medicine Hat Tigers in Lethbridge taking on the Hurricanes - CHAT News Today

  07-12-2024 02:55 via news.google.com
  Medicine Hat Tigers in Lethbridge taking on the Hurricanes  CHAT News Today
  
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• Calgary company steps up to help grieving family with free furnace after fatal carbon monoxide poisoning

  07-12-2024 02:28
  
  A Calgary furnace company stepped up big time Friday to help a Calgary family grieving the loss of a loved one. On Tuesday, fire crews were called to a home on Taradale Drive in the northeast, where they discovered high carbon monoxide counts that left one person dead and three others hospitalized in stable condition. “Our fire crews found levels of 90 parts per million as soon as they entered the house, and then when they went into the basement, where the unresponsive male was reported to
  
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• Calgary photo radar tickets being delivered via couriers due to Canada Post strike

  07-12-2024 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are ensuring speeders continue to receive their photo radar tickets in spite of the Canada Post strike, with couriers are delivering 19,500 notices since Nov 15.
  
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• Gathering in Lethbridge to remember those lost to femicide on Montreal Massacre anniversary - Global News Toronto

  07-12-2024 01:40 via news.google.com
  Gathering in Lethbridge to remember those lost to femicide on Montreal Massacre anniversary  Global News Toronto
  
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• Gathering in Lethbridge to remember those lost to femicide on Montreal Massacre anniversary

  07-12-2024 01:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three decades later and over 3,300 kilometres away, people in Lethbridge gathered to remember the the 14 woman killed in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.
  
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• Calgarians panicked as Canada Post strike enters fourth week

  07-12-2024 01:29
  
  The impacts of the Canada Post strike are ramping up as other shippers pause their pick-ups to clear growing backlogs. Purolator and UPS have both temporarily halted shipments from some courier companies as they try to work through a deluge of deliveries brought on by the strike. Small businesses in Calgary say it’s creating an even bigger backlog at the height of the holiday shipping season. “We’ve got 10 to 15 containers full of packages just in Calgary alone that they need t
  
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• Lawful gun owners feel cheated by new federal firearms ban

  07-12-2024 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  For many law-abiding firearm owners, firing a gun isn't about shooting at a target — it's a competitive sport, and many are dedicated, passionate athletes.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes host Medicine Hat Tigers for annual Toque and Teddy Toss - CTV News Calgary

  07-12-2024 00:54 via news.google.com
  Lethbridge Hurricanes host Medicine Hat Tigers for annual Toque and Teddy Toss  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes host Medicine Hat Tigers for annual Toque and Teddy Toss

  07-12-2024 00:54
  
  The Toque and Teddy Toss returns to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday evening. The most popular game of the year will once again have a positive impact on the community. Last year, it was Miguel Marques with the goal that sent the fur flying. It's a moment players dream of growing up and one Marques will never forget. "It's cool. I think it's just kind of the one time of year where the building is completely packed kind of thing and everyone's kind of super excited for this game," said Mar
  
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• Alberta releases new rules and no-go zones for renewable energy projects

  07-12-2024 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Renewable energy projects won't be allowed on top grade agricultural land unless developers can prove the projects can productively coexist with livestock and crops.
  
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• Crews to perform avalanche control work on Icefields Parkway on Saturday

  07-12-2024 00:31
  
  Icefields Parkway will be closed from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday from Parker Ridge to Big Bend while crews perform avalanche control work.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppA winter storm was forecasted to hit Jasper National Park starting Friday afternoon, bringing 15 to 25 cms of snow. Officials say the roadway will be reopened earlier if it's safe to do so. "Parks Canada only closes roads when absolutely necessary, when weather, road or avalanche
  
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• Alberta working to get money's worth on Turkish medication deal after 2 years

  07-12-2024 00:11
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the government is working to get taxpayer value for the money it paid for medication that has yet to be approved and delivered. Smith announced the plan two years ago amid a national shortage of children's pain medication. The province spent $70 million upfront to import five million bottles from Turkey-based Atabay Pharmaceuticals. But Alberta Health Services said Friday that Health Canada only approved 1.5 million bottles or $21 million worth of product. Tha
  
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• Alberta releases new rules and no-go zones on wind and solar projects

  07-12-2024 00:10
  
  The Alberta government has released new wind and solar development rules it says are needed to protect the environment, food security and the province's scenery. The regulations say wind projects will no longer be permitted within specified "buffer zones" that encompass much of the Rocky Mountain areas. Wind and non-renewable electricity projects located in other select areas -- including around Cypress Hills provincial park and large pockets of southern Alberta -- will need to be assessed for t
  
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