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• Former Olympian Kaillie Humphries files harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada

  19-01-2019 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary native has competed at three Olympics, winning gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2014 Sochi Games in the two-woman bobsleigh.
  
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• Former Calgary Olympian files harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada

  19-01-2019 23:30
  Kaillie Humphries, a three-time Olympic medallist from Calgary, has formally filed a complaint against the governing body of bobsleigh and skeleton in Canada. Bobsleigh Canada confirmed that it had received the complaint and had forwarded it onto a ‘independent investigator’. Humphries, 33, dropped out of the World Cup season before it began because of the investigation into the harassment claim. She won gold in Vancouver in 2010 and at the 2014 Sochi Games in the two-woman bobsleigh
  
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• Ontario MPP asks province for $1M to make changes to Thunder Bay police

  19-01-2019 23:10
  THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- An Ontario legislator and Thunder Bay police are asking the province for additional funding to implement recommendations in a report that found systemic racism within the police service. Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell sent an open letter to Community Safety Minister Sylvia Jones on Friday, asking the province to provide more than $1 million for the police force to create a major case unit and improve training for its officers. "The crisis of trust between I
  
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• Canadian actress, nephew reported missing now declared safe: RCMP

  19-01-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian actress Roseanne Supernault says she was never actually missing.
  
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• Annual women’s rights march takes place in downtown Calgary

  19-01-2019 22:57
  Hundreds of people participated in the annual women’s march in Calgary, standing up in solidarity with the thousands of other gatherings taking place coast-to-coast and in the U.S. on Saturday. The gathering began at Banker’s Hall and proceeded down 8 Avenue, all the way to Calgary City Hall. Supporters of the march say it’s particularly important to shine a spotlight on women’s rights, especially because of the federal and provincial elections scheduled to take place lat
  
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• Pedestrian in hospital after early morning crash

  19-01-2019 22:48
  A person has been taken to hospital after they were hurt when they were struck by a vehicle while crossing the road in northeast Calgary. Police say they were called to the scene on Castleridge Drive N.E. at about 2:00 a.m. for reports of crash involving a pedestrian. When emergency crews arrived on scene they found the victim who was suffering from minor injuries. They were taken to hospital as a precaution. The driver remained at the scene and police are speaking with them to determine the cau
  
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• Lawyer: Incapacitated woman who gave birth not in coma

  19-01-2019 22:10
  PHOENIX -- A lawyer for the family of an incapacitated Arizona woman who gave birth in a long-term care facility said she is not in a coma as previously reported. The Arizona Republic reported Friday that attorney John Micheaels said the 29-year-old woman has "significant intellectual disabilities" and does not speak but has some ability to move, responds to sounds and is able to make facial gestures. Phoenix police have said the woman was the victim of a sexual assault and have disclosed little
  
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• Taber Police Arrest Calgary Man After Pursuit

  19-01-2019 21:50
  A 46 year old man from Calgary is facing a list off charges after a break-in and police chase in Taber.
  
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• UCP probe clears Calgary candidate of allegations from nomination race

  19-01-2019 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  The United Conservative party has cleared Calgary-East candidate Peter Singh of allegations of fraud and bribery in his nomination race, saying there is no proof to support the accusations.
  
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• Edmonton police release conditions for 77-year-old convicted sex offender

  19-01-2019 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police said they are seeking a recognizance order against Hubert Willie Cardinal, who will be monitored by the Behavioural Assessment Unit.
  
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• Two men found guilty of manslaughter in shooting death of Jeanenne Fontaine

  19-01-2019 21:02
  WINNIPEG -- A jury has found two men guilty of manslaughter in the high-profile shooting death of a Winnipeg woman inside a home that was then set on fire. Christopher Brass and Jason Meilleur were charged after Jeanenne Fontaine was killed in March 2017. She was the cousin of Tina Fontaine, a teenager whose body was found three years earlier in the Red River, and whose death fuelled calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women. Another man, Malcolm Mitchell, pleaded g
  
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• Alberta art school aims to offer students more opportunities with new university status

  19-01-2019 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta College of Art and Design is set to officially become the Alberta University of the Arts in February.
  
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• Diocese apologizes after students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American

  19-01-2019 20:23
  FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys' high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington. The Indigenous Peoples March in Washington on Friday coincided with the March for Life, which drew thousands of anti-abortion protesters, including a group from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills. Videos circulating online show a youth staring at and standing extremely close
  
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• Russian doping agency says reforms at risk if new suspension

  19-01-2019 18:43
  MOSCOW -- The Russian anti-doping agency claimed Saturday that reforms in Russian sport are at risk if it is suspended again by the World Anti-Doping Agency. WADA reinstated the Russian agency, known as RUSADA, in September on condition that Russian authorities turned over key doping data from the Moscow doping laboratory by Dec. 31. That deadline was missed, leading to calls from some Western athletes and organizations for an immediate suspension, but Russia eventually allowed a WADA team to le
  
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• Snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway

  19-01-2019 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  DriveBC warning of compact snow, slushy and slippery sections on many B.C. Interior highways.
  
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• Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents

  19-01-2019 18:21
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright's sense of safety. They shake the earth far less than the 7.0 magnitude quake that sent a mirror, TV and dishes crashing to the ground in the Anchorage home where Connor lives with his mother, father and 11-year-old brother. But the seemingly never-ending aftershocks deepen quake anxiety for the second-grader and many other Alaska residents in the wide swath of
  
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• Trump salutes remains of 4 Americans killed in Syria attack

  19-01-2019 17:05
  DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- A solemn procession. A long salute. A chaplain's prayer. President Donald Trump travelled to Delaware's Dover Air Force Base on Saturday to pay his respects to the returning remains of four Americans who were killed this week in a suicide bomb attack in Syria. The bombing, which was the deadliest assault on U.S. troops in Syria since American forces moved into the country in 2015, came as Trump prepares to pull U.S. troops out of Syria. The president stood solemnly
  
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• Trump paying tribute to Americans killed in Syrian attack

  19-01-2019 17:05
  JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- U.S. President Donald Trump was paying tribute Saturday to the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria this week as he set off to Dover Air Force Base for the return of their remains. The trip was not listed on the president's public schedule that was released Friday night, but he tweeted the news before he left the White House in the morning. "Will be leaving for Dover to be with the families of 4 very special people who lost their lives in service to
  
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• COMMENTARY: When it comes to baby names, just because you can doesn’t mean you should

  19-01-2019 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  The criteria for what makes a good baby name is highly subjective and there are all sorts of cultural, historic, and religious factors that shape the choices parents make.
  
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• Thousands take to the streets in Canadian Women's Marches

  19-01-2019 16:45
  Women and their allies participated in marches across Canada on Saturday, from large cities to tiny villages, demanding the advancement of the rights of women and other vulnerable groups. Attendance for the annual march in the small fishing village of Sandy Cove, N.S., exploded this year to 50 people, two years after the first march charmed the internet with its small-scale demonstration of just 15. Farther west, a group of roughly 150 braved frigid temperatures that dipped below -22 C to hold a
  
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• Thousands of Canadians across the country to march to end violence against women

  19-01-2019 16:45
  Thousands across Canada are expected to participate in the third annual Women's March today in a bid to call attention to violence against women. Across the country, marches are taking place that will also feature speakers, music and art related to women's issues. The movement started in the U.S. following President Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017. Marches across the world, including in Canada, were organized in solidarity with those marching in Washington, D.C. The movement also works towar
  
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• Canadians across the country march to end violence against women

  19-01-2019 16:45
  Women and their allies participated in marches across Canada on Saturday, from large cities to tiny villages, demanding the advancement of the rights of women and other vulnerable groups. Attendance for the annual march in the small fishing village of Sandy Cove, N.S., exploded this year to 50 people, two years after the first march charmed the internet with its small-scale demonstration of just 15. Farther west, a group of roughly 150 braved frigid temperatures that dipped below -22 C to hold a
  
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• Americans face deadline to file paperwork for Huawei executive's extradition

  19-01-2019 16:35
  OTTAWA -- American authorities are facing a key deadline at the end of the month to formally request the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou from Canada to the United States. Friday, a spokesman for Canada's Justice Department said the U.S. had yet to file the required paperwork in the Meng case and stated the Americans have until Jan. 30 to do so. If the U.S. misses the deadline, lawyers with expertise in extradition cases say the door could open for Meng's eventual release. Canadian p
  
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• Mexico pipeline explosion kills 73; dozens missing

  19-01-2019 15:30
  TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico -- Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he'd seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn't. Only a handful of the remains still had skin. Dozens were burned to the bone or to ash when the gusher of gasoline exploded, killing at least 73 people. Perez said he and his son bypassed soldiers and ignored warnings to stay clear of the geyser Friday evening in the town of Tlahuelilpa
  
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• Mexico pipeline explosion kills 71, dozens missing

  19-01-2019 15:30
  TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico -- Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he'd seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn't. Only a handful of the remains had skin. Dozens were burned to the bone or to ash when the gusher of gasoline exploded, killing at least 71 people. Perez said he and his son bypassed soldiers and ignored warnings to stay clear of the geyser Friday evening in the town of Tlahuelilpan in H
  
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• Fireball at illegal Mexico pipeline tap kills 66; 85 missing

  19-01-2019 15:30
  More than 85 other people on Saturday were listed as missing as relatives of the deceased and onlookers gathered around the scene of carnage. Just a few feet from where the pipeline passed through an alfalfa field, the dead seem to have fallen in heaps, perhaps as they stumbled over each other or tried to help one another in the moments after a geyser of gasoline shot into the air Friday. The leak was caused by an illegal pipeline tap in the small town of Tlahuelilpan, about 62 miles (100 kilome
  
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• Archbishop calls for unity at slain Polish mayor's burial

  19-01-2019 14:25
  WARSAW, Poland -- A Catholic archbishop and other speakers at the funeral Saturday of slain Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz urged an end to political and social divisions in Poland, targeting some of their comments to the country's ruling right-wing party. Top Polish and European officials and thousands of citizens joined Adamowicz's widow, two daughters, and other family members at the ceremony held at Gdansk's vast Gothic St. Mary's Basilica. Adamowicz, 53, died Monday after being stabbed the nig
  
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• Thousands of yellow vests protest despite Macron outreach

  19-01-2019 14:02
  PARIS -- Thousands of yellow vest protesters rallied Saturday in several French cities for a 10th consecutive weekend, despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at assuaging their anger. In Paris, about 8,000 protesters started their march at the Invalides monument in Paris, home to Napoleon's tomb, to remember the 10 people killed in protest-related traffic accidents and the hundreds injured since the movement for economic justice kicked off on Nov. 17. Fre
  
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• Lethbridge College's Tiffin Conference attracts sellout crowd - Lethbridge Herald

  19-01-2019 10:46
  Lethbridge College's Tiffin Conference attracts sellout crowd  Lethbridge HeraldAmanda Michalezki Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Southern Alberta's premier agriculture Tiffin Conference began on Thursday for its.
  
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• Hurricanes fall 3-1 to Red Deer

  19-01-2019 06:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes struggled to find the back of the net on Friday as they fell 3-1 on home ice to Red Deer. Tom Roulston has a recap of the game.
  
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• Rebels pick up big win over Lethbridge - Red Deer Advocate

  19-01-2019 06:38
  Rebels pick up big win over Lethbridge  Red Deer AdvocateRebels 3 Hurricanes 1. The Red Deer Rebels escaped a key divisional game with two points. Despite being outshot 27-14 in the final 40 minutes at the Enmax ...
  
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• Edmonton collector selling rare Star Wars figurine for $30K

  19-01-2019 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton collector is selling a rare Canadian release of a Star Wars figurine that could take in tens of thousands of dollars thanks to growing interest in the memorabilia.
  
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• Picture Butte’s rural crime watch hosts first meeting

  19-01-2019 04:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Picture Butte & District Rural Crime Watch hosted its first public meeting since the group was rebooted last year.
  
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• Explosion injures 3 people at northern Alberta oil and gas site

  19-01-2019 04:32 via globalnews.ca
  Three workers were injured when an explosion occurred at a compressor building at an oil and gas industrial site in northwestern Alberta, the RCMP said on Friday.
  
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• WestJet plane slides off taxiway at Edmonton airport amid icy conditions

  19-01-2019 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  A WestJet plane that was to depart for Victoria ended up sliding off a taxiway at Edmonton International Airport on Friday night.
  
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• Picture Butte’s rural crime watch hosts first meeting - Global News

  19-01-2019 03:43
  Picture Butte’s rural crime watch hosts first meeting  Global NewsThe Picture Butte & District Rural Crime Watch hosted its first public meeting since the group was rebooted last year.
  
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• Best junior hockey team in nation barnstorming across B.C.

  19-01-2019 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  Prince Albert Raiders on pace for 119-point season.
  
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• Calgary man who nearly died from flu urges others to get immunized

  19-01-2019 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary man says he's lucky to be alive after spending more than 20 days last month, in a medically induced coma. Brad Kettyle, 43, had no underlying health conditions when H1N1 flu brought him to death's door.
  
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• West Nile Virus death of Lethbridge woman leads to calls for warnings - CTV News

  19-01-2019 02:22
  West Nile Virus death of Lethbridge woman leads to calls for warnings  CTV NewsAfter losing his wife to last year's outbreak of West Nile Virus near Coaldale, a Lethbridge man say more should be done to ensure the public is warned when ...
  
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• Lethbridge widower calls for timely public warnings when West Nile Virus outbreaks suspected - CTV News

  19-01-2019 02:22
  Lethbridge widower calls for timely public warnings when West Nile Virus outbreaks suspected  CTV NewsAfter losing his wife to last year's outbreak of West Nile Virus near Coaldale, a Lethbridge man say more should be done to ensure the public is warned when ...
  
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• Lethbridge widower calls for timely public warnings when West Nile Virus outbreaks suspected

  19-01-2019 02:22
  After losing his wife to last year’s outbreak of West Nile Virus near Coaldale, a Lethbridge man say more should be done to ensure the public is warned when there is significant risk of contracting the virus. Terry Sherman was one of three people to die in connection with the West Nile Virus outbreak in Alberta in 2018. Darcy Sherman, Terry’s husband, says he remained optimistic about his soulmate’s chances of survival until shortly before her death on October 11 at the age of
  
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• LETHBRIDGE: Minister should fall on her sword over data breach - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  19-01-2019 02:16
  LETHBRIDGE: Minister should fall on her sword over data breach  TheChronicleHerald.caWhen a mistake on the scale of the freedom-of-information website breach occurs, heads should roll. I agree with Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston ...
  
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• Total lunar eclipse, ‘super blood wolf moon’ a treat for southern Alberta skygazers

  19-01-2019 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  A combination of astronomical events is happening all at the same time Sunday night.A total lunar eclipse and super blood wolf moon are going to play out simultaneously, promising a picturesque cosmic scene for sky-gazers.
  
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• Alberta girl from Blood Reserve uses art as way to heal

  19-01-2019 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  After a challenging few years, physically and emotionally, a little girl from an Alberta reserve has found a way to use art to help heal.
  
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• Lunar eclipse to take centre stage in Calgary on Sunday

  19-01-2019 00:48
  While it sounds a lot more like a rock band, a super blood wolf moon is an astronomical phenomena that’s not to be missed. On Sunday night, starting at about 8:30 p.m., Calgarians will be able to witness the alignment of the moon, the sun and the Earth for the first time in 2019, provided that the skies are all clear. Experts say while we were able to watch a lunar eclipse last year, this time it’s even more special. “The moon is going to be passing through the Earth’s sh
  
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• Alberta Court of Appeal upholds controversial Lethbridge County business tax

  19-01-2019 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  In a 2-1 decision, the court found the county has the authority to implement the levy, which the municipality said is going towards road improvements.
  
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• Alberta girl from Blood Reserve uses art as way to heal - Global News

  19-01-2019 00:12
  Alberta girl from Blood Reserve uses art as way to heal  Global NewsAfter a challenging few years, physically and emotionally, a little girl from an Alberta reserve has found a way to use art to help heal.
  
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• Picture Butte crime watch hosts 1st meeting

  19-01-2019 00:03 via globalnews.ca
  After an eight-year hiatus, a southern Alberta rural crime watch group is officially up and running again. Picture Butte’s crime watch association held its first meeting Thursday night in the first step toward addressing an issue that’s been top of mind for many. Kyle Benning reports.
  
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• Alberta girl from Blood Reserve using art to overcome challenges

  19-01-2019 00:03 via globalnews.ca
  A young girl from the Blood Reserve, who has faced several recent life challenges, is turning to art to connect with her culture and heal one painting at a time. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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