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• Avalanche warning issued for backcountry areas in the B.C. Interior

  07-02-2019 23:56
  Officials are advising backcountry users about a very high risk of avalanche in many areas of the Rocky Mountains through the weekend. Avalanche Canada says a weak snow layer at the lower elevations has led to an increased risk of avalanche at and below the treeline. The bulletin, that is in effect immediately, says these sorts of conditions are unusual and could catch even experienced backcountry enthusiasts off guard. Officials with Avalanche Canada say there have been many close calls as a re
  
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• Special avalanche warning for backcountry B.C.

  07-02-2019 23:47
  Officials with Avalanche Canada issued a warning for BC’s interior mountain ranges Thursday afternoon
  
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• Bankruptcy judge gives Sears another chance in the U.S.

  07-02-2019 23:44
  NEW YORK -- A bankruptcy judge has blessed a US$5.2 billion plan by Sears chairman and biggest shareholder to keep the iconic business going. The approval means roughly 425 stores and 45,000 jobs will be preserved. Eddie Lampert's bid through an affiliate of his ESL hedge fund overcame opposition from a group of unsecured creditors, including mall owners and suppliers, that tried to block the sale and pushed hard for liquidation. In delivering his decision Thursday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert
  
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• Lethbridge Police remind people not to leave vehicles unlocked and running - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2019 23:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Police remind people not to leave vehicles unlocked and running  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - It's a common occurrence, especially during a cold snap like southern Alberta has been experiencing lately; someone starts up their vehicle and ...
  
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• Lethbridge Police remind people not to leave vehicles unlocked and running

  07-02-2019 23:39
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - It's a common occurrence, especially during a cold snap like southern Alberta has been experiencing lately; someone starts up their vehicle and leaves it running for a period of time to warm it up.
  But Lethbridge Police say there's been a series of thefts lately because people have been leaving their vehicles running and/or unlocked, and they're reminding people not to do that.
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• Capital campaign looking to bring bronze monument recognizing veterans in Alberta to Exhibition Park

  07-02-2019 23:38
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE – A new capital campaign was announced on Thursday, Feb. 7, by the Lethbridge United Services Institute to establish a bronze monument recognizing the contributions of veterans of Alberta while commemorating Lethbridge as an Artillery City.
  The goal, based on funding, is to have a ¼ life-size monument measuring 12 feet long depicting a WW1 18-pounder field gun and carriage being drawn by six horses and their drivers going into act
  
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• Star of North of 60 TV series says he’s running in upcoming Alberta election

  07-02-2019 23:17
  Actor Dakota House, best known for his role on the CBC television series North of 60, is taking the leap into Alberta politics.
  
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• Scammers posing as university officials trick Calgary businesses

  07-02-2019 23:12
  Police are warning local businesses about a group of people who are placing fraudulent orders for merchandise while pretending to be associated with the University of Calgary. Investigators say on January 18, a business in Alyth-Bonnybrook received an email from an address that appeared to be with the University of Calgary’s domain. The note included an order for over $13,000 worth of power tools and included a fraudulent purchase order. At the time, the business owners didn’t see an
  
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• Lethbridge Supervised Consumption Site Averaging Over 660 Visits Each Day

  07-02-2019 23:01
  
  
  The Lethbridge SCS is a very busy place, in fact a lot busier than anyone ever predicted as we approach one year since the facility opened its doors.
  
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• Mosque killer Bissonnette could receive longest prison term ever in Canada

  07-02-2019 22:58
  MONTREAL -- The man who killed six worshippers inside a Quebec City mosque in 2017 could receive the longest prison sentence in Canadian history when he appears before a judge Friday. Alexandre Bissonnette, 29, faces a sentence of up to 150 years before being eligible for parole in what is being watched as a possible landmark decision. He will learn his fate at the Quebec City courthouse in a ruling by Superior Court Justice Francois Huot. Bissonnette pleaded guilty last March to six counts of f
  
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• Lethbridge Police Arrest Pair, Recover Stolen Pick-up Truck

  07-02-2019 22:24
  Lethbridge Police are once again reminding all motorists to never leave a running vehicle unlocked or unattended for any amount of time.
  
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• Parliament security investigating allegations of racial profiling

  07-02-2019 22:22
  Parliamentary Protective Service and the Speaker are investigating allegations that a group of black Canadians who were on Parliament Hill to provide sensitivity training were racially profiled on parliament grounds. "It felt like they brought us in on the boat to show up and then they wanted us to go back on the boats again until they were ready for us. That’s what it felt like. It was weird," said Shevy Price, a Halifax musician and woman of colour who was part of the group.Sign up for o
  
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• Lethbridge Massage Therapist Accused of Sex Assault Heading to Preliminary Hearing

  07-02-2019 22:06
  Cyprien Mudenge is accused of touching a 34 year old woman inappropriately during a massage treatment back in November.
  
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• Bronze War Monument Planned For Lethbridge Exhibition Park

  07-02-2019 21:56
  
  
  The goal, based on funding, is to have a quarter life size plaque measuring 12 feet long depicting a World War One 18 pounder field gun and carriage being drawn by six horses and their drivers going into action at the end of that historic battle.
  
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• Charges laid in connection to sexual assault involving minors on Siksika Nation

  07-02-2019 21:43
  A man is facing a number of charges after RCMP received a complaint on Tuesday about sexual assaults involving two children on the Siksika Nation. Gleichen RCMP say a non-nation member of the Siksika Nation allegedly sexually assaulted the two children, under the age of 12, over an extended period of time. Two search warrants were executed during the investigation and officers seized computers, cell phones and electronic storage devices. A 58-year-old man is charged with:Two counts of sexual ass
  
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• Alberta Government Developing New Filipino Language Cirriculum

  07-02-2019 21:32
  Premier Rachel Notley says creating a K-12 Filipino language and culture curriculum will ensure this vibrant community can continue to grow deep roots and make this province even greater.
  
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• Preliminary Inquiry set for Lethbridge massage therapist accused of sexual assault - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2019 21:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Preliminary Inquiry set for Lethbridge massage therapist accused of sexual assault  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - A preliminary inquiry has been set for a 53-year-old Lethbridge massage therapist charged with sexual assault. Defense lawyer Bjoern ...
  
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• Preliminary Inquiry set for Lethbridge massage therapist accused of sexual assault

  07-02-2019 21:08
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - A preliminary inquiry has been set for a 53-year-old Lethbridge massage therapist charged with sexual assault. Defense lawyer  Bjoern Wolkmann attended Lethbridge Provincial Court Thursday, to set the date for July 2, 2019. According to Lethbridge Police, a 34-year-old woman went to the police station in late November 2018, and reported she was sexually assulted during a massage. The allegations involved inappropria
  
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• U.S. emergency aid for Venezuela arrives at Colombian border

  07-02-2019 20:53
  CUCUTA, Colombia -- Trucks carrying U.S. humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela arrived Thursday at the Colombian border, where opposition leaders vowed to bring them into their troubled nation despite objections from embattled President Nicolas Maduro. Two semi-trailers loaded with boxed emergency food and medicine rolled into the Colombian border city of Cucuta, which is just across the river from Venezuela. "The United States is prepositioning relief items -- including food, nutritional supp
  
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• Enough pot to make 440,000 ‘average-sized’ joints seized near Banff: RCMP

  07-02-2019 20:19
  Mounties showed off the efforts of a massive drug seizure near Banff on Thursday.
  
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• Lethbridge College Student-Designed Home Finalist For Recent BILD Award

  07-02-2019 20:16
  
  
  The "Emberly" was designed by Lina Wiebe through a partnership with Ashcroft Master Builder. The home was built in Garry Station.
  
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• Man charged in sexual assault investigation involving 2 children on Siksika Nation

  07-02-2019 20:12
  Gleichen RCMP responded to the First Nation on Feb. 5 after a report that the two children had been sexually assaulted "over an extended period of time."
  
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• Traffic stop near Banff results in significant drug seizure

  07-02-2019 20:10
  Police confiscated a large amount of drugs and cash during a traffic stop near Banff at the end of January and say the haul includes over 300 pounds of cannabis. RCMP stopped a vehicle on January 26 and confiscated the following items:About 148 Kg or 326 lb. of cannabis 4.5 Kg or 10 lb. of psilocybin mushrooms 2 Kg or 4.5 lb. of cannabis resin (shatter) About 1 Kg or 2 lb. of THC edibles $11,000 in Canadian currencyPolice say there was one person in the vehicle when it was stopped. More to
  
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• Prosecutors try to build timeline at Dennis Oland murder trial

  07-02-2019 20:05
  SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- Patterns of use on electronic devices in Richard Oland's office are being scrutinized by Crown prosecutors in an attempt to pinpoint what time the multi-millionaire was bludgeoned to death. Oland's son, Dennis, is on trial in Saint John for the second-degree murder of his father on July 6, 2011, and key to his defence is the uncertainty surrounding the actual time of the killing. Dennis is the last known person to have seen his father alive. He visited Richard at his uptown S
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat shuttle could be ready by the spring, says Town of Coaldale - Lethbridge News Now

  07-02-2019 19:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat shuttle could be ready by the spring, says Town of Coaldale  Lethbridge News NowCOALDALE, AB – It will be a lot easier for car-less residents to get between Lethbridge and Medicine Hat come this spring.
  
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• Tory MP Rob Nicholson named to top-secret national security committee

  07-02-2019 19:47
  OTTAWA – Longtime Conservative MP and former cabinet minister Rob Nicholson has been named to the top-secret National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. Nicholson will be filling one of two of the outstanding vacancies in both of the spots reserved for Conservative MPs on the 11-person committee.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics newsThere have been two vacancies on the committee for some time, though the high-level committee has
  
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• Human Rights Complaint Against Town of Claresholm Dismissed

  07-02-2019 19:04
  The complaint filed by former Town Councillor Donna Courage in 2018 has been dismissed by the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
  
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• More and More Children Using Lethbridge Food Banks

  07-02-2019 18:16
  
  
  Food Banks Canada releasing its national usage stats for 2018 and the numbers locally are not the best.
  
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• CP rail line through Field reopens following fatal derailment

  07-02-2019 17:51
  The rail line through Field was reopened on Wednesday following a derailment earlier this week that killed three crew members from Calgary. Canadian Pacific train 301 was on its way to Vancouver on Monday when it derailed at Mile 130.6, between the Upper and the Lower Spiral Tunnel, near Field, B.C. Conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell and trainee Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer were all killed in the crash. The TSB says the lead locomotive and some of the train’s 112 car
  
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• Los Amigos Already Preparing for 2019 Vehicle Donation

  07-02-2019 17:39
  
  
  Lethbridge City Council has approved the donation of a pair of soon-to-be decommissioned Access-A-Ride buses to the local Los Amigos project.
  
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• FLVT School in West Lethbridge Getting Much-Needed Modulars

  07-02-2019 17:12
  
  
  Father Leonard Van Tighem school on the west side will have a few more modular classrooms starting this coming fall.
  
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• Canadians not using much more pot since legalization: StatCan

  07-02-2019 16:28
  OTTAWA - The national statistics offices says legalizing cannabis doesn't seem to have much changed how many people use the drug. Figures released this morning from Statistics Canada show about 4.6 million people, or 15 per cent of Canadians over age 15, reported using cannabis in the last three months. Statistics Canada says that nearly one in five Canadians, or 19 per cent, believe they will use cannabis in the next three months -- a higher figure than those who reported current use. Nearly ha
  
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• 'A lot of misery': Climatologist says no break from winter's wrath anytime soon

  07-02-2019 16:17
  Whether you’re shivering through record-breaking cold on the Prairies or watching the temperature move around like a yo-yo in southern Ontario, you may be relieved to learn that winter is more than halfway over. That, however, could be all the relief you’re going to get. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips told CTV News Channel Thursday that chillier-than-average temperatures are expected to continue through the end of the month in many parts of the country. &ldquo
  
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• Inmate falls through ceiling trying to escape from jail

  07-02-2019 15:46
  BROWNSTOWN, Ind. -- An inmate fell through the ceiling while trying to escape from a jail in Indiana. Jackson County Sheriff Rick Meyer posted on Facebook that 28-year-old Blaze Ayers bolted from officers and locked himself in a medical room on Monday. When officers got into the room, Ayers had made his way into the ceiling. The sheriff says Ayers eventually fell through the ceiling and onto the floor of the jail's booking area. Officers used a stun gun to subdue him after he refused to surrende
  
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• Danish court sentences woman for draining blood from her son

  07-02-2019 15:22
  COPENHAGEN -- A Danish court has sentenced a 36-year-old woman to four years in jail for having drained 500 millilitres (more than a pint) of blood from her young son as often as once a week over a five-year period. The court in Herning, western Denmark, says the woman -- a trained nurse -- performed 110 drains using a catheter on the boy between the ages of 1 and 6, and told hospital doctors that his low blood count was due to a rare bone marrow disease. The court said Thursday that doctors got
  
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• Alberta RCMP officer assaulted while breaking up bar brawl: police

  07-02-2019 15:21
  Police say an Alberta RCMP officer was assaulted while responding to a fight outside a nightclub in Jasper.
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne hospitalized because of flu complications

  07-02-2019 15:18
  LOS ANGELES -- Ozzy Osbourne is in a hospital for some complications from the flu. The 70-year-old rocker's wife, Sharon Osbourne, wrote on Twitter Wednesday that doctors believe "this is the best way to get him on a quicker road to recovery." It was announced last week that the United Kingdom and European leg of Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tours2 tour was postponed because of doctors' orders. He thanked all for wishing him a speedy recovery. He had to cancel several shows on his North American tour
  
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• Arizona city officials want border wall's razor wire removed

  07-02-2019 14:55
  NOGALES, Ariz. -- Officials in a small Arizona border city passed a resolution Wednesday night condemning the installation of new razor wire that now covers the entirety of a tall border wall through downtown. The City Council in Nogales, which sits on the border with Nogales, Mexico, wants the federal government to remove all concertina wire installed within the city limits. Otherwise, Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino said the city will sue. City officials say Army troops installed more horizontal l
  
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• Police investigate after two transport trucks collide on Trans-Canada Highway

  07-02-2019 14:51
  The eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary were closed for several hours after two semi-tractor trailer units collided on Thursday morning. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes, near Sibbald Creek Trail, at about 2:30 a.m. and traffic was backed up on the highway. EMS say a man in his 50s was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in stable, non-life threatening condition. One of the trucks was tipped onto its side and spilled its cargo onto the roadway. The westbound lanes
  
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• Eastbound Highway 1 reduced to one lane west of Calgary after semi-trailer crash

  07-02-2019 14:33
  Eastbound Highway 1 was closed west of Calgary on Thursday after a crash between two semi-trailers.
  
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• Eastbound Highway 1 closed west of Calgary after semi-trailer crash

  07-02-2019 14:33
  Eastbound Highway 1 was closed west of Calgary on Thursday after a crash between two semi-trailers.
  
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• More meat, fewer grains? Doctor questions new Canada's Food Guide

  07-02-2019 14:17
  One doctor says the new version of Canada’s Food Guide is taking one of several possibly healthy diets and promoting it at the expense of other options. Dr. Andrew Samis told CTV’s Your Morning Thursday that he took issue with the new guide’s recommendation that meat, eggs and dairy should make up a smaller portion of the typical Canadian’s diet than previous versions of the guide had suggested. “There isn’t any reason to do that,” he said. “Canadi
  
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• Daycare fees dropping in some provinces with help of public policy: study

  07-02-2019 12:02
  OTTAWA -- Daycare fees have dropped - or barely inched up - in some Canadian cities in what might be early signs of the influence of federal child-care money, a new survey says. The fifth annual survey of child care fees from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives being released Thursday says that fees for full-time, regulated child-care spaces have risen faster than inflation in 61 per cent of cities reviewed. The left-leaning think tank found that costs were the highest in Toronto and the
  
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• Gucci pulls 'blackface sweater' from stores after complaints

  07-02-2019 11:46
  ROME -- Gucci has apologized after complaints that a wool sweater with an oversized collar designed to cover the face resembled blackface makeup, and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores. It was the latest case of a fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity -- and further evidence that Italy in particular has a wretched record with racial insensitivity staining everything from fashion to soccer to politics. In a statement posted on Twitte
  
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• Preventing heart disease and stroke can offer protection for brain: report

  07-02-2019 08:02
  TORONTO -- Researchers have found much deeper links between cardiovascular disease and the risk of cognitive impairment than were previously known, strengthening the message to Canadians that taking steps to prevent heart disease and stroke also protects the brain. A study by researchers at the Heart and Stroke Foundation mapped the associations between heart disease, stroke and the development of vascular cognitive impairment, a condition resulting from diseased blood vessels that supply the br
  
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• WHL Roundup: Wednesday, February 6, 2019

  07-02-2019 07:22
  Riley Stotts broke a tie game with 3:19 left in the third period and the Calgary Hitmen went on to beat the Regina Pats 4-3 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Human rights complaint filed against town of Claresholm has been dismissed

  07-02-2019 05:44
  A human rights complaint fled against the Town of Claresholm filed by a former councillor has officially been dismissed — almost one year later.
  
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• Rail line through Field, B.C. reopens after train derailment kills 3 workers

  07-02-2019 05:38
  The train was travelling west to Vancouver when it derailed near the Alberta-B.C. border at around 1 a.m. Mountain time Monday.
  
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• World champion Hayley Wickenheiser to be inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame

  07-02-2019 04:52
  Canada’s premier women’s hockey player will be given a great honour later this year, CTV News has learned. Hayley Wickenheiser, 40, was a member of Team Canada’s women’s hockey team for 23 years, retiring on January 13, 2017. The IIHF announced Wednesday that she would be one of the 224 members named to the Hall of Fame this year. Wickenheiser says she’s humbled to be chosen. “I spent most of my life playing international hockey and have lived and played abroa
  
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• Human rights complaint filed against town of Claresholm has been dismissed - Global News

  07-02-2019 04:44 via globalnews.ca
  Human rights complaint filed against town of Claresholm has been dismissed  Global NewsA human rights complaint fled against the Town of Claresholm filed by a former councillor has officially been dismissed — almost one year later.
  
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