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• Edmonton-based AutoCanada sues former CEO over dealerships acquisitions

  06-02-2019 23:57
  The Edmonton-based dealership group has launched a legal suit against company founder and former CEO Patrick Priestner over his private acquisition of some auto dealerships.
  
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• Extreme Cold Warning for Lethbridge

  06-02-2019 23:54
  Enviroment Canada saying that Wind chill will hit -40 - -45 overnight.
  
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• Paul Dewar, former NDP foreign-affairs critic, dies of cancer

  06-02-2019 23:51
  OTTAWA -- Paul Dewar, a teacher and union leader from Ottawa who became the New Democratic Party's foreign affairs critic, died Wednesday after contending with brain cancer for a year. Despite struggling with dyslexia as a child, getting trounced by Ed Broadbent during his initial foray into politics, losing his seat in the House of Commons in the Liberal wave of 2015 and being diagnosed with a terminal illness, the 56-year-old was infused with a positive, hopeful attitude and belief that the wo
  
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• Airdrie students get ideas for new books from Calgary Reads

  06-02-2019 23:51
  A very special place in Calgary, completely devoted to reading, had some special visitors on Wednesday who have been tasked with the responsibility to improve literacy at their school. 20 Kindergarten to Grade 9 students, from Windsong Heights School in Airdrie, were given a donation from their community’s Rotary Club as well as Indigo Books, to purchase books for their school. The timing couldn’t be better because not only is it World Read Aloud Day, administrators at the school dec
  
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• WinSport shelves sliding track renovation project due to funding shortage

  06-02-2019 20:57
  A project to renovate the sliding track at WinSport has been put on hold because officials say they don’t have enough funds to complete the work required and there is a possibility that the track will not be in operation next season. The track was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics and needs a new refrigeration system and other upgrades to keep it up and running. The government contributed just under $17 million to the project but another $8 million is needed to complete the work. In a let
  
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• Lethbridge shelter hosts high number of visitors in wake of cold weather - Lethbridge News Now

  06-02-2019 20:08
  Lethbridge shelter hosts high number of visitors in wake of cold weather  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – It's been a busy week for the Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre. In light of cold temperatures over the last few days, the local centre ...
  
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• Lethbridge shelter hosts high number of visitors in wake of cold weather

  06-02-2019 20:08
  By Justin Goulet
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – It’s been a busy week for the Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre.
  In light of cold temperatures over the last few days, the local centre has seen about 80 visitors per night, according to the shelter’s manager, Collette Ryostock.
  She said that even with the colder weather, their numbers are not as high as they were last year. However, she said they are climbing “steadily”.
  “We have a capacity here of 111, and right now we
  
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• Effects of teenage motherhood may last multiple generations: study

  06-02-2019 20:07
  When it comes to social skills, language and cognitive development, children whose mothers or grandmothers gave birth in their teens lag behind their peers, according to the findings of a new study using Canadian data. Previous studies have established that children born to adolescent mothers are less ready for school and have poorer educational outcomes than kids born to older mothers, according to the report by Elizabeth Wall-Wieler of Stanford University in California and colleagues at the Un
  
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• Top-secret committee to study foreign meddling, military use of Canadians' info

  06-02-2019 18:58
  OTTAWA -- Over the next year, the top-secret National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians plans to probe the threat foreign interference poses to Canada, and examine how the military collects and uses information about Canadians. The committee gave notice this week of its planned studies for the year, all of which will happen behind closed doors.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics newsThe high-level oversight body was created in 2017, and
  
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• Couples going through a divorce seeking out alternatives to court

  06-02-2019 18:45
  More people are looking for alternative dispute resolutions, exploring self-representation and using apps in their divorce process.
  
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• Canada staying out of U.S. ratification fight over new NAFTA, Leslie says

  06-02-2019 18:19
  OTTAWA -- After pushing American politicians hard to try to salvage the old North American Free Trade Agreement, Canada is leaving it up to them whether they approve its replacement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is continuing to work with Americans, including those on both sides of the aisle in Congress, to try to get tariffs on steel and aluminum lifted as the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is ratified.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics newsB
  
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• Bitter cold throws a wrench in World Cup biathlon in Canmore

  06-02-2019 18:12
  Frigid Alberta temperatures forced the reshuffling of races at a World Cup biathlon in Canmore, and threaten to cancel some of them.
  
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• Suncor calls for early end to Alberta oil production cuts, cites crude-by-rail woes

  06-02-2019 17:48
  CEO Steve Williams says the program designed to draw down crude storage and free up space on export pipelines has worked too well.
  
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• Regina Pats squeeze out 2-1 shootout win over Lethbridge Hurricanes - Global News

  06-02-2019 17:15
  Regina Pats squeeze out 2-1 shootout win over Lethbridge Hurricanes  Global NewsThe Regina Pats beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes Tuesday night in WHL action.
  
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• Cirque du Soleil acquires magic show company The Works Entertainment

  06-02-2019 16:58
  MONTREAL -- Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group says it has acquired The Works Entertainment and arranged a new US$120-million credit facility. The Works Entertainment is behind magic shows like The Illusionists and Now You See Me Live. Its portfolio also includes cabaret-style shows, circus art shows such as Circus 1903 -- The Golden Age of Circus. Cirque du Soleil says the financing will allow for the acquisition support the future growth of the company. Financial terms of the acquisition wer
  
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• Wild hockey brawl leads to suspensions of 15 players, both head coaches

  06-02-2019 16:45
  HALIFAX -- Two head coaches and 15 players have been suspended after an ugly university hockey brawl that has raised questions about the sport's culture of trash talking -- and attitudes toward sexual assault. Atlantic University Sport announced the suspensions Wednesday, after members of the Acadia Axemen and St. Francis Xavier X-Men fought during a game in Wolfville, N.S., on Saturday. The melee spread from the centre of the ice to both squads' benches and was captured on video that was circul
  
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• Sport body suspends 15 players, both head coaches in wake of wild hockey brawl

  06-02-2019 16:45
  HALIFAX -- The head coaches of two university hockey teams and 15 of their players have been suspended for their involvement in an ugly hockey brawl that spread from the ice to both squad's benches. Atlantic University Sport announced the suspensions Wednesday, days after members of the Acadia Axemen and St. FX X-Men got into a fight during a game in Wolfville, N.S., on Saturday that was captured on video and circulated widely online. Six Acadia players and nine from the X-Men were handed automa
  
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• 15 players, both head coaches suspended in wake of hockey brawl

  06-02-2019 16:45
  HALIFAX -- The head coaches of two university hockey teams and 15 of their players have been suspended for their involvement in an ugly hockey brawl that spread from the ice to both squad's benches. Atlantic University Sport announced the suspensions Wednesday, days after members of the Acadia Axemen and St. FX X-Men got into a fight during a game in Wolfville, N.S., on Saturday that was captured on video and circulated widely online. Six Acadia players and nine from the X-Men were handed automa
  
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• Police Looking for Pickup Truck Driver Who Damaged Fields in Taber

  06-02-2019 16:11
  Taber Police are turning to the public to help them find the person who's joy ride through that community was caught on surveillance video.
  
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• Crews contend with dozens of burst pipes caused by extreme cold weather

  06-02-2019 15:54
  Fire and utility crews have responded to dozens calls about burst pipes in the city over the last few days and they were busy again on Wednesday morning after a water main broke at a business in the city’s southeast. Fire crews were called to a building in the 6900 block of 6 Street S.E. at about 3:25 a.m. after water was reported gushing from a business and into the parking lot. A building manager told CTV News that it appears a pipe burst at the base of the building. The water to the bui
  
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• Trade issues, oil slump and lower spending have slowed growth: BoC deputy

  06-02-2019 15:41
  OTTAWA -- A Bank of Canada deputy governor says the effects of U.S. trade unknowns, lower oil prices and weaker housing and consumer spending are behind the recent deceleration in economic growth. In prepared remarks of a speech today in Washington, Timothy Lane says this slowdown in Canada's economic expansion is temporary. Lane says these factors along with the fiscal stimulus that has energized the American economy and, as a result, led the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates have be
  
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• Calgary fire crews respond to ammonia leak at Seton YMCA

  06-02-2019 15:07
  Emergency crews were called to the new YMCA in Seton on Wednesday morning for reports of an ammonia leak. Firefighters say alarms went off in the building shortly after 4:00 a.m. The leak was isolated to one room and the building was evacuated while the area was ventilated. Firefighters say some maintenance will be necessary to make sure there isn't another leak.
  
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• MAB Mackay and Lethbridge foundations renamed | News - The Suburban Newspaper

  06-02-2019 15:00
  MAB Mackay and Lethbridge foundations renamed | News  The Suburban NewspaperDuring a recent event that was held in one of Old Montreal's more exclusive hotels, a prominent city-based foundation formerly known as the 'MAB Mackay ...
  
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• 12-year-old B.C. boy shot in eye with pellet gun while sledding

  06-02-2019 14:19
  A 12-year-old boy who was shot with a pellet gun in Surrey, B.C., says he was first hit “all over” the back of his head. "I turned right around and then I got shot right in the eye … and then I just started running and running, terrified," the boy told CTV Vancouver.Read more on this story from CTV VancouverThe boy, who CTV News has agreed not to name due to safety concerns, was sledding in a public park when he was shot. He was able to run home. Tuesday, two days after the sh
  
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• Inhaling smoke from wildfires equal to smoking a few packs a day: researcher

  06-02-2019 13:51
  The smoke is like a "chemical soup" that can be trapped in the lungs and cause a number of health issues, the University of Alberta researcher said.
  
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• Pats open road trip with shootout win in Lethbridge - 620 CKRM.com

  06-02-2019 13:35
  Pats open road trip with shootout win in Lethbridge  620 CKRM.comMax Paddock made 38 saves, Ty Kolle and Sergi Alkhimov scored in the shootout, and the Regina Pats opened their four game Alberta road swing with a 2-1 ...
  
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• Man accused of smothering ailing wife with pillow says he knew it would kill her

  06-02-2019 13:19
  MONTREAL - Michel Cadotte, on trial for second-degree murder in the death of his ailing wife, said Tuesday he fully understood what he was doing when he smothered her with a pillow. Under cross-examination by Crown prosecutor Genevieve Langlois, Cadotte, 57, said he knew what he was doing before, during and after the death of his wife, Jocelyne Lizotte. The defence stated during its opening statement to the jury last week that Cadotte was so depressed and sleep deprived at the time that "he didn
  
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• Depression clouded judgment of man accused of killing ailing wife: psychiatrist

  06-02-2019 13:19
  MONTREAL -- A man on trial for second-degree murder was suffering from depression that affected his ability to make decisions on the day he smothered his ailing wife with a pillow, a jury heard Wednesday. But Michel Cadotte was not psychotic and knew right from wrong, a psychiatrist testifying as an expert witness for the defence said. "He is disturbed, but not enough to say that he has completely lost it," Louis Morissette said of Cadotte's state of mind at the time of his wife's death on Feb.
  
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• NATO announces summit in London in December

  06-02-2019 11:26
  BRUSSELS -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with his counterparts from the military alliance at a summit in London in December. Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the leaders will "address the security challenges we face now and in the future, and to ensure that NATO continues to adapt in order to keep its population of almost one billion people safe." He thanked the British government for hosting the meeting, which falls during NATO's 70th anniver
  
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• EU chief ponders 'special place in hell' for some Brexiters

  06-02-2019 10:42
  BRUSSELS -- European Council President Donald Tusk took a swipe Wednesday at some Brexit-backers in Britain, wondering aloud what "special place in hell" might be reserved for those who had no idea how to deliver the country's exit from the European Union. With just 50 days to go until Britain is due to leave the EU and concern mounting about a potentially chaotic Brexit, Tusk, who chairs meetings of EU leaders, also appeared to dash any British hopes that the bloc would reopen discussions over
  
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• Smoke from wildfire is like a 'chemical soup,' says fire researcher

  06-02-2019 10:27
  VANCOUVER -- Inhaling smoke from a wildfire can be equal to smoking a couple of packs of cigarettes a day depending on its thickness, says a researcher studying wildfires in Western Canada. Mike Flannigan, a professor with the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta, said the smoke is like a "chemical soup" that can be trapped in the lungs and cause a number of health issues. "They are all kinds of particles, mercury, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane ... there's a
  
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• Air Force aiming to have armed drones in the air in next six years: commander

  06-02-2019 10:20
  OTTAWA -- The Royal Canadian Air Force is hoping to pull the trigger on the purchase of new armed drones within six years after spending nearly two decades weighing different options. The Canadian Forces has been working since the early 2000s to identify and buy a fleet of UAVs that can conduct surveillance over Canada's vast territory as well as support military missions abroad. Yet aside from purchasing a small number of temporary, unarmed drones for the war in Afghanistan -- all of which have
  
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• Zone curling meet wraps up in Lethbridge - Medicine Hat News

  06-02-2019 09:09
  Zone curling meet wraps up in Lethbridge  Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News. High school curling zones took place in Lethbridge Monday and Tuesday, with winners advancing in boys, girls and mixed playdowns.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, February 5, 2019

  06-02-2019 07:44
  BRANDON, Man. - The top team in Canadian junior hockey has clinched a playoff berth.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes fall to Regina Pats in shootout

  06-02-2019 07:32
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes were able to score a third-period goal to force overtime against the Regina Pats on Tuesday night, before eventually losing 2-1 in a shootout. The ‘Canes’ next game is on Friday when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors.
  
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• The warming trend after the bitter cold creating problems for Calgary residents and businesses

  06-02-2019 04:51
  The extreme cold warning has ended for Calgary but there is a new problem on the horizon; burst pipes. The Calgary fire department says in the last four days it’s received 25 calls related to burst pipes and are expecting even more calls once the thaw begins.  “In some cases, the ice acts as a plug until it melts in the warmer weather and then the break in the pipe or the crack makes itself known with leaking water,”  says Carol Henke with the Calgary fire department.
  
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• Extreme cold hazards: what wind chill is and how cold can lead to frostbite, hypothermia

  06-02-2019 03:36
  The term wind chill is used to indicate how cold it feels outside, considering the temperature and wind speed.
  
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• Fake or real? Consumers and marketing expert caution about believing online reviews

  06-02-2019 03:01
  Calgary consumer and market expert caution about fake online reviews.
  
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• Tow truck calls, furnace repairs increase significantly in frigid Lethbridge

  06-02-2019 02:52
  The frigid temperature in Lethbridge is pushing tow truck drivers and heating and plumbing companies into overdrive.
  
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• Tow truck calls, furnace repairs increase significantly in frigid Lethbridge - Global News

  06-02-2019 01:52
  Tow truck calls, furnace repairs increase significantly in frigid Lethbridge  Global NewsThe frigid temperature in Lethbridge is pushing tow truck drivers and heating and plumbing companies into overdrive.
  
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• Tow truck calls and furnace repairs increase significantly in frigid Lethbridge

  06-02-2019 01:47
  The frigid temperature in Lethbridge is pushing tow truck drivers and heating and plumbing companies into overdrive. Matt Battochio reports.
  
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• Medicine Hat-to-Lethbridge shuttle service aims to hit road in March

  06-02-2019 01:43
  Rural residents within southern Alberta may finally being seeing a solution to their transportation problems. As Demi Knight reports, the Medicine Hat/Lethbridge shuttle service announced by the province last July is set to be hitting the roads next month.
  
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• Proposed new regulations for vaping aimed at preventing children from taking up the habit

  06-02-2019 01:41
  Health Canada is proposing new regulations for vaping and they include further restrictions on advertising and displaying products. The regulations are also meant to prevent children from taking up the habit. Austin Lewis is a high school student who started vaping about a year ago but now he’s had enough. "I thought it was cool. One of my friends gave one to me to try out and I didn’t start using nicotine, but stuff happened, I tried it, I started and now I'm trying to stop,”
  
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• Medicine Hat-to-Lethbridge shuttle service aims to hit the road in March

  06-02-2019 01:17
  The Medicine Hat/Lethbridge shuttle service, announced by the province last July, is set to be hitting the road next month.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls over 660,000 trucks over concern about steering issue

  06-02-2019 01:07
  Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 660,000 heavy-duty trucks worldwide because a loose nut can cause a loss of steering control.
  
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• Calgary is home to the NFL’s number one super fan in Canada

  06-02-2019 00:21
  A Calgary man is back home after a trip of a lifetime to Atlanta to see Super Bowl LIII in person  after being named the league's number one Canadian fan, Kenn Thompson’s daughter Ashley saw a contest, submitted a picture of the room in his basement dubbed Area 51 and an essay about how she thought he was the biggest super fan of the NFL in Canada. He was up against 3,000 other super fans across the country, he was shortlisted but was the panel’s unanimous choice. Thompson had n
  
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• Medicine Hat-to-Lethbridge shuttle service aims to hit the road in March - Global News

  06-02-2019 00:17
  Medicine Hat-to-Lethbridge shuttle service aims to hit the road in March  Global NewsThe Medicine Hat/Lethbridge shuttle *service*, announced by the province last July, is set to be hitting the road next month.
  
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• Lethbridge council stunned to learn of oil drilling taking place within city limits

  06-02-2019 00:11
  The city planning department received a notification of the company's plans last October but didn't pass on the message to council or the city manager.
  
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• Next phase of Alberta’s rural crime strategy to focus on victims

  06-02-2019 00:05
  Alberta's rural crime strategy has seen more than 800 arrests and 2800 charges laid, but more remains to be done.
  
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