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• Shots fired after citizen cavalry tracks stolen vehicles to property near Hanna

  25-01-2019 23:48
  Two men and a woman face charges in connection to vehicle and property thefts and RCMP officials have expressed their gratitude to the rural residents who assisted in apprehending the suspects. In the early morning hours of Thursday, January 17, the driver of a truck failed to stop for members of the Brooks RCMP detachment. The suspect vehicle was observed a short time later near Pollockville and Hanna RCMP began to receive complaints of fuel thefts from rural properties in the area. According t
  
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• AGLC to issue another 10 retail cannabis licences

  25-01-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  The first 10 applicants that met all the licensing conditions after the decision was made to stop issuing licences on Nov. 21, 2018, will be given a licence.
  
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• Hundreds of dogs and dog owners gathered for annual show

  25-01-2019 23:19
  Dog owners and dog enthusiasts will be packed into Spruce Meadows in Calgary over the weekend for one of the first major shows of the year. The 2019 Winter Classic has approximately 700 dogs registered for three All Breed Championship Shows, three Rally Obedience Trails and three Obedience Trails. Organizers of the event say the owners are all aiming to get their dogs certified under the Canadian Kennel Club’s breed standards. “We are evaluating breeding stock for those people who wa
  
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• Top returner Terry Williams re-signs with Calgary Stampeders

  25-01-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  A hero of the 2018 Grey Cup, running back Terry Williams, has re-signed with the Calgary Stampeders.
  
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• Calgary-based Enerplus focuses $600M budget on growing North Dakota oil production

  25-01-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Enerplus Corp. says it will increase spending and production this year while continuing to focus on its North Dakota Bakken light oil play.
  
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• Lethbridge 3rd Avenue Commuters Affected by Closures

  25-01-2019 23:02
  The 900 block of 3 Avenue South will see lane closures throughout the last week of January
  
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• NDP won’t bring in sales tax but Notley says wait for other tax details in platform

  25-01-2019 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says while she won't bring in a sales tax, a health premium or a payroll tax, it's wait and see on the rest of her tax platform.
  
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• 9 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse

  25-01-2019 22:27
  BRUMADINHO, Brazil -- Rescuers in helicopters on Saturday searched for survivors while firefighters dug through mud in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by the collapse of dam holding back mine waste, with at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing. More than 24 hours since the disaster happened, finding many more survivors was looking increasingly unlikely. "Most likely, from now on we are mostly going to be recovering bodies," said Romeu Zema, the governor of the state of Minas Ge
  
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• 40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse

  25-01-2019 22:27
  BRUMADINHO, Brazil -- The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers labouring in deep mud uncovered more bodies. An estimated 300 people were still missing and authorities expected the death toll to increase during a search made more challenging by intermittent rains. Scores of families in the city desperately awaited word on their loved ones, and Romeu Zema, governor of Minas Gerais
  
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• 34 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse

  25-01-2019 22:27
  BRUMADINHO, Brazil -- The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil rose to 34 on Saturday as searchers flying in helicopters and rescuers labouring in deep mud uncovered more bodies. More than 200 people were still missing and authorities expected the death toll to rise during a search made more challenging by intermittent rains. Romeu Zema, the governor of the state of Minas Gerais, warned that those responsible "would be punished." Daily Folha de S.P
  
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• City of Lethbridge Likely to Surpass 100,000 Population This Year

  25-01-2019 22:24
  The City is now recruiting census takers for Lethbridge’s 2019 municipal census. Last year, Lethbridge was 231 residents shy of 100,000.
  
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• When it comes to specialty licence plates, Edmonton Oilers winning Battle of Alberta

  25-01-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Since Nov. 19, 2018, Edmonton Oilers fans purchased 2,750 licence plates while Calgary Flames fans bought 1,757 plates.
  
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• Is This the Year Lethbridge Reaches 100,000

  25-01-2019 21:52
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• The Interfaith Food Bank in Lethbridge Unveils New Kitchen

  25-01-2019 21:19
  
  
  The additional kitchen will allow Interfaith to give greater access to community members to prepare nutritious and economical meals.
  
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• Charge laid in September hit-and-run collision that killed southern Alberta man

  25-01-2019 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  A 31-year-old man has been charged with one count of fail to stop/remain at a collision causing death after a September 2018 fatal hit and run.
  
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• Driver charged in fatal hit and run near Coaldale

  25-01-2019 20:49
  Police say a man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit and run that took place last September on Highway 5 near Lethbridge. Two people, a man and a woman, were walking southbound along the highway on September 2, 2018 at about 4:50 a.m. A truck, also heading southbound, ended up hitting the man and left him with fatal injuries. The victim, identified as a 26-year-old from the Blood First Nation, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman walking with him was not hit by the truck. The
  
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• Charge laid in fatal hit and run near Lethbridge - CTV News

  25-01-2019 20:49
  Charge laid in fatal hit and run near Lethbridge  CTV NewsPolice say a man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit and run that took place last September on Highway 5 near Lethbridge.
  
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• Arrest Made Following Fatal Pedestrian Crash Near Lethbridge Airport in September

  25-01-2019 20:32
  31 year old Michael White Quills of Cardston is facing a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal collision. He'll be in court in Lethbridge March 6th.
  
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• Interfaith Food Bank unveils new Co-op Community Kitchen

  25-01-2019 20:08
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE – The Interfaith Food Bank showed off the fruits of their labour with their newly completed Co-op Community Kitchen on Friday, Jan. 25.
  The community kitchen space was part of Phase 2 of the food bank's latest capital project, Building Possibilities, designed to vastly improve their ability to serve local families in need.
  Executive Director Danielle McIntyre says the brand-new kitchen is going to be used just for community programming.
  
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• Second Lawyer Withdraws from Belize Child Abduction Case

  25-01-2019 20:00
  A woman from Lethbridge accused of abducting her infant son and fleeing to Belize five years ago is looking to hire a new lawyer for a third time now.
  
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• Army Reserve Training Taking Place in Lethbridge Area This Weekend

  25-01-2019 19:57
  Reserve soldiers with the local 20th Independent Field Battery will be taking part in the training exercise "Snowball Gunner" Saturday and Sunday.
  
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• Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer live streaming: Watch Fight Night 9: Lethbridge - 101 Great Goals

  25-01-2019 19:56
  Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer live streaming: Watch Fight Night 9: Lethbridge  101 Great GoalsIf you want to watch Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer online, these are the live streaming instructions. Event: Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer. Competition: Fight Night 9: ...
  
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• Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer live streaming: How to watch MMA Fight Night 9: Lethbridge online - 101 Great Goals

  25-01-2019 19:56
  Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer live streaming: How to watch MMA Fight Night 9: Lethbridge online  101 Great GoalsIf you want to watch Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer online, these are the live streaming instructions. Event: Joe Riggs vs Matt Dwyer. Competition: Fight Night 9: ...
  
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• Federal government runs $2.1-billion deficit for April-to-November period

  25-01-2019 19:08
  OTTAWA -- The federal government ran a deficit of $2.1 billion through the first eight months of its 2018-19 fiscal year compared with a deficit of $9.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says revenue in the April-to-November period was up $16.7 billion, or 8.6 per cent, boosted by increases in tax revenues, EI premium revenues and other revenues. Program expenses were up $8.0 billion, or 4.2 per cent, due to increases in major transf
  
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• Trump donates US$100,000 from salary to alcoholism research

  25-01-2019 19:07
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has donated his salary from the third-quarter of 2018 to the federal agency that researches alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The White House says Trump donated $100,000 to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcoholism is a personal issue for the president. His older brother, Fred Jr., died in 1981 after struggling with alcoholism, and the president has said he learned from his brother's experience. Trump pledged as a candidat
  
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• Travellers feel effects of U.S. shutdown as delays hit Canadian airports

  25-01-2019 19:06
  Canadians heading south are starting to feel the effects of the government shutdown, as flights are being delayed or cancelled because of staffing issues at U.S. airports. New York’s LaGuardia and New Jersey’s Newark International airports have both reported significant flight delays believed to be a result of the federal government shutdown affecting the United States. At Pearson airport in Toronto, at least 12 flights to the U.S by Air Canada, American, West Jet, and Delta were del
  
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• Travel groups praise deal on shutdown after flight delays

  25-01-2019 19:06
  Politicians couldn't overcome their differences and end the government shutdown over five weeks. Six air traffic controllers might have given them the final nudge they needed. Six of the 13 controllers who normally staff a critical air traffic centre in Virginia didn't come to work Friday. That centre handles air traffic in and out of the mid-Atlantic region and the New York City area. Their absence contributed to a slowdown in air traffic and massive delays along the East Coast on Friday. LaGua
  
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• High Performance Rodeo riding ticket sales 10-year high

  25-01-2019 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  "[S]omething wild for everyone," is one of the reasons festival producer Laurel Green said is why the High Performance Rodeo sold a record amount of tickets this year.
  
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• High Performance Rodeo riding best year of tickets sold in last decade

  25-01-2019 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  "[S]omething wild for everyone," is one of the reasons festival producer Laurel Green said is why the High Performance Rodeo sold a record amount of tickets this year.
  
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• Waterton Lakes National Park receives $20.9M for Kenow Wildfire recovery efforts

  25-01-2019 18:49
  The federal government is investing $20.9 million to help Waterton Lakes National Park recover from the Kenow Wildire in 2017. Kent Hehr, the MP for Calgary-Centre made the announcement in Calgary on Friday. “This investment in Waterton will make a significant contribution to the wildfire recovery efforts in Waterton and ensure that Canadians continue connecting with the majesty of Waterton Lakes National Park for years to come,” said Hehr. The Kenow Wildfires burned 38,000 hectares,
  
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• Ottawa spending $21M to help fire damaged Waterton Lakes National Park

  25-01-2019 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  The fire in September 2017 scorched about 200 square kilometres, or almost 40 per cent, of Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta.
  
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• Businessman guilty of immigration fraud sold Filipino workers 'Canadian dream'

  25-01-2019 17:43
  HALIFAX -- A Halifax businessman exploited foreign workers from the Philippines with promises of the "Canadian dream," a prosecutor told a sentencing hearing on Friday. "Where there is desire, there are people who are willing to exploit that desire," Crown lawyer Timothy McLaughlin said. "(Hector) Mantolino is a person who knew where these people were to exploit that desire." Mantolino, originally from the Philippines, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to misrepresentation under provisions of the
  
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• Waterton Park Getting $20.9 Million For Kenow Wildfire Recovery

  25-01-2019 17:37
  The federal government has redirected money from a planned project in Jasper, to helping Waterton Park rebuild and recover from the 2017 Kenow Wildfire.
  
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• Southern Alberta RCMP Investigating Suspicious Death in Bassano

  25-01-2019 17:15
  Mounties are investigating a suspicious death at a home northwest of Brooks.
  
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• WestJet, Air Canada warn of flight delays as staffing issues disrupt major U.S. airports

  25-01-2019 16:56 via globalnews.ca
  Flights are being delayed at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey due to staffing issues
  
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• 'Cheeky visitor': Australian woman bitten by snake in toilet

  25-01-2019 16:56
  An Australian woman received an unwelcome surprise when she went to the washroom without the lights on and was bitten by a large snake inhabiting the toilet. Helen Richards was staying with her sister-in-law in Brisbane’s Chapel Hill suburb earlier this week when she visited the washroom. She said she felt a “sharp tap” accompanied by a “bit of pain,” which she initially attributed to a frog. “I jumped up with my pants down and turned around to see what looked
  
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• April Irving, accused in animal cruelty case, back in Lethbridge - rdnewsnow.com

  25-01-2019 16:07
  April Irving, accused in animal cruelty case, back in Lethbridge  rdnewsnow.comLETHBRIDGE -- April Dawn Irving was returned to Lethbridge on Tuesday (Jan 22), after being arrested in Stonewall, Manitoba, for outstanding warrants for ...
  
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• Youth charged with terrorism-related offence in national security probe

  25-01-2019 15:51
  RCMP have arrested and charged one young person with a terrorism-related offence following a national security investigation in Kingston, Ont. The young person – who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act – is charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity and counselling a person to use an explosive or other lethal device in a public place with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. The explosive or device was never planted, according to RCMP.
  
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• RCMP to provide update on national security investigation following arrests

  25-01-2019 15:51
  There was a police blockade with multiple cruisers parked in front of a house in Kingston, Ont. on Friday morning as the investigation into a national security matter continues following the arrests of two suspects the night before. Sources told CTV News the operation is connection to a national security investigation. The two individuals were arrested after raids on two homes in Kingston on Thursday evening. One of the arrested suspects is a minor, according to sources. The operation included R
  
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• City committee to release report on new event centre for Calgary's Rivers District

  25-01-2019 15:51
  A committee is meeting on Friday morning to release a new economic impact analysis report and discuss the potential benefits of a new event centre for the city. The city’s Event Centre Assessment Committee will meet to discuss the report from Ernst and Young. They will be looking at where to invest in the future but say public dollars will be needed to generate private development in the area. The committee was established to find a location, financial proposals and determine a framework f
  
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• City committee reviews report on new event centre for Calgary's Rivers District

  25-01-2019 15:51
  A committee met on Friday morning to take a look at a new economic impact analysis report and discuss the potential benefits of a new event centre for the city. The city’s Event Centre Assessment Committee will meet to discuss the report from Ernst and Young. They will be looking at where to invest in the future but say public dollars will be needed to generate private development in the area. The committee was established to find a location, financial proposals and determine a framework
  
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• Humboldt Broncos family focused on rebuilding, not sentencing hearing

  25-01-2019 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  While the Straschnitzki's won't be going to Melfort, father Tom Straschnitzki and mother Michelle Straschnitzki have filed victim impact statements that will be read at Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's sentencing.
  
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• Heavy rains, wind cause flash flooding and evacuations in Sussex, N.B.

  25-01-2019 14:16
  SUSSEX, N.B. -- Dozens of people had to be evacuated from almost 30 homes late Thursday because of flash flooding in riverfront areas around Sussex, N.B., in the wake of torrential rains and strong winds. The Canadian Red Cross said Friday it has arranged emergency lodging for about 38 people from 27 houses or apartments. Several roads were closed because of deep, standing water. The town's Emergency Operations group issued an advisory late Thursday, saying water levels had exceeded the flood st
  
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• Apple puts brakes on car team but keeps eye on road

  25-01-2019 13:32
  Apple acknowledged Thursday that it has trimmed its team devoted to self-driving car technology but stressed that its still in the race. Apple's comment came in response to a CNBC report that the staff of a secretive Project Titan was reduced this week by more than 200 people, some of whom were transferred to jobs elsewhere at the California-based technology group. "We have an incredibly talented team working on autonomous systems and associated technologies at Apple," the company said in a rele
  
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• Canadian Leylah Fernandez reaches Australian Open's junior girls' final

  25-01-2019 13:02
  MELBOURNE, Australia -- Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has earned herself a spot in the final of the Australian Open's junior girls' tournament. The 16-year-old from Montreal downed Anastasia Tikhonova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in Friday's semifinal. The match needed just one hour and seven minutes. Fernandez, seeded fourth in the junior tournament, has won five straight matches to reach the final. She'll face top-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark in the final.Leylah Annie Fernandez's Grand Slam watch
  
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• Trump confidant Stone charged with lying about hacked emails

  25-01-2019 12:37
  WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone has been charged with lying about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's 2016 election bid. Prosecutors allege that senior Trump campaign officials sought to leverage the stolen material into a White House victory. The self-proclaimed dirty trickster, arrested by the FBI in a raid before dawn Friday at his Florida home, swiftly blasted the prosecution as politically motivated. In a circus-like atmosphere out
  
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• FBI arrests Trump associate Roger Stone

  25-01-2019 12:37
  WASHINGTON -- Roger Stone, a confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel's Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home Friday on charges that he lied to Congress and obstructed the probe. The seven-count indictment against Stone, a self-proclaimed "dirty trickster," is the first criminal case in months from special counsel Robert Mueller. It provides the most detail to date about how Trump campaign associates in the summer of 2016 were actively s
  
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• Missing boy, 3, found alive in North Carolina

  25-01-2019 12:31
  ERNUL, N.C. -- The mother of a 3-year-old boy who was missing for two days before he was found alive in North Carolina says he's doing well and "already asked to watch Netflix." At a news conference Thursday night, Brittany Hathaway thanked the nearly 600 volunteers who turned out to search for Casey Lynn Hathaway after he went missing from his grandmother's backyard Tuesday. A search and rescue professional, Shane Grier, described finding the boy to news outlets. Searchers responding to tip had
  
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• Spanish toddler found dead in borehole after dire 13-day search

  25-01-2019 11:34
  MADRID -- Rescue crews in Spain early Saturday found the body of a 2-year-old boy, whose fall into a deep borehole 13 days earlier prompted a complex and heart-wrenching search-and-rescue operation that had the country holding its breath. Julen Rosello fell down the narrow 110-metre (360-foot) -deep borehole on Jan. 13 while his family was preparing a countryside Sunday lunch. Adding to the family's tragedy, Spanish media had reported that his parents had another young son who died of a heart at
  
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• Indian Act to blame for pipeline gridlock in northern B.C.: federal minister

  25-01-2019 10:32
  VANCOUVER -- Canada's minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is pointing her finger at the Indian Act for creating a gridlock in northern British Columbia where some hereditary clan chiefs say a liquefied natural gas pipeline doesn't have their consent. Carolyn Bennett would not say whether she believes the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have jurisdiction over the 22,000 square kilometres they claim as their traditional territory, saying that it is up to each community to det
  
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