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• Elections Alberta bars Alberta Party leader from running over missed deadline

  09-02-2019 22:19
  EDMONTON -- Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel, disqualified from running in the upcoming provincial election, says his chief financial officer missed a crucial filing deadline and then never told him about it. Mandel says he didn't learn until two weeks ago that he was facing a five-year ban for failing to file his nomination financial report on time. "I had a CFO and he was in charge of making sure that was taken care of," Mandel told reporters Saturday, stressing that he was not blaming anyo
  
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• LCBO adding security guards at select locations to combat liquor thefts

  09-02-2019 22:15
  TORONTO -- The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is ramping up security measures at some of its locations across the province amid reports of an increase in brazen thefts at liquor stores. A statement from the LCBO on Saturday said it is adding security guards at select stores to ensure the safety and security of its staff and customers. The LCBO statement said the Crown corporation will implement "industry-leading" technology at some of its stores to prevent thefts, although it has not provided f
  
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• Video game company chooses Calgary for its new headquarters

  09-02-2019 21:49
  Calgary has a new tech firm of its very own after a Denver-based video game company announced it would be setting up a brand new office in the city. New World Interactive, which specializes in first person shooter games has released three games so far on the PC market; Insurgency, Day of Infamy and Insurgency: Sandstorm. Company president Keith Warner says the firm’s Calgary headquarters, called New World North Limited, will help them launch their games in the console market. He says they
  
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• Shivering puppy rescued from Regina bus shelter by transit worker

  09-02-2019 21:07
  Regina Transit workers rescued a shivering puppy from the bitter cold after it was spotted in a city bus shelter. Workers sprang into action on Wednesday, after a transit bus passenger told their driver they’d spotted the German shepherd-mix in an non-heated bus shelter. The driver immediately called transit dispatch and transportation service officer Darren Zabbo responded to the call and tracked the dog down. Zabbo, a dog lover himself, knew that time was of the essence. “Knowing h
  
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• Calgary once again under extreme cold advisory

  09-02-2019 19:22
  An extreme cold warning that has gripped most of the province throughout the week has once again been called in Calgary. Environment Canada issued the updated warning on Saturday morning, advising Calgarians to expect wind chill values between -40 and -50C throughout the day. The extreme cold warning includes the entire Alberta region, outside of few areas in the southeast corner of the province. The advisory also includes portions of B.C. and Saskatchewan. The agency says that everyone is at ri
  
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• Wife accuses husband of torture before her daughter's death

  09-02-2019 17:55
  BELFAST, Maine - A motion for separate trials for a husband and wife in the death of a 10-year-old contends the husband tortured both his wife and stepdaughter. Sharon and Julio Carrillo are both charged with murder in the death of Marissa Kennedy in Stockton Springs, a shocking crime a year ago that led to a push for child welfare reform. But court documents, filed Friday, contend Sharon Carrillo was a victim, not an accomplice. The documents cite images from Julio Carrillo's cellphone includin
  
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• Edmonton fire department sends man $13K bill after home destroyed

  09-02-2019 17:02
  The Edmonton fire department sent a man a nearly $13,000 bill after they responded to a fire that destroyed his home last fall. In October, Woytek Stachowski’s home in the city’s south east was engulfed in flames, which resulted in extensive damage. He was in the process of submitting his insurance claim when he received a surprising invoice from Edmonton Fire Rescue Services about a month after the fire. The invoice was for almost $13,000 and included a list of firefighting items, s
  
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• Lethbridge City Council approves donation of two decommissioned buses for Los Amigos Project - Lethbridge News Now

  09-02-2019 17:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge City Council approves donation of two decommissioned buses for Los Amigos Project  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - The Los Amigos project in 2019 will deliver a pair of soon-to-be decommissioned Access-A-Ride buses from the City of Lethbridge to ...
  
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• Lethbridge City Council approves donation of two decommissioned buses for Los Amigos Project

  09-02-2019 17:00
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE - The Los Amigos project in 2019 will deliver a pair of soon-to-be decommissioned Access-A-Ride buses from the City of Lethbridge to communities in Mexico, thanks to a donation from city council.
  Council approved the donation at their regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 8, following a presentation from organizers of the project.
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• Fire chief wants changes in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting

  09-02-2019 16:58
  CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A Las Vegas-area fire chief who warned lawmakers months before a 2017 mass shooting at a music festival that Nevada should bolster its emergency management planning says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made. Six months before the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that killed 58 and left hundreds injured, Clark County Fire Department Chief Greg Cassell testified before state legislators in favour of a bill that would have required more co-ordinat
  
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• Frigid temperatures a reminder what the upcoming Coldest Night of Year walk is all about

  09-02-2019 16:00
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE – One of the most important nights of the year for the Streets Alive Mission, and for the less fortunate in Lethbridge, is quickly approaching.
  The ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ website is live, and organizers are asking people from local businesses, churches, and other community groups are encouraged to sign up now to start gaining support to help reach their fundraising goals well in advance of the charity walk taking place o
  
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• #YYC5 finds the sweetest spots for Valentine’s Day chocolates

  09-02-2019 15:54
  Global Calgary asked our social media followers to tell us their favourite spots in the city to find the most perfect — and tastiest — Valentine's Day treat.
  
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• Thailand puzzles over political surprises from royals

  09-02-2019 15:14
  BANGKOK -- A Thai political party swore loyalty to the king Saturday, a day after its stunning decision to nominate the monarch's sister as its candidate for prime minister backfired when the king called the move inappropriate and unconstitutional. The statement of fealty comes as the country ponders a Friday whirlwind in which Princess Ubolratana Mahidol broke with tradition proscribing the monarchy's involvement with politics to become a candidate for the Thai Raksa Chart Party, only to have h
  
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• Leader of new U.S. climate panel talks of need for 'bold action'

  09-02-2019 15:03
  WASHINGTON -- It does not yet have office space, staff or even Republican members, but Florida Rep. Kathy Castor is confident that a special House committee on climate change will play a leading role on one of the most daunting challenges facing the planet. Castor, who chairs the new panel, says those early obstacles can be overcome as lawmakers move to reduce carbon pollution and create clean-energy jobs. "The Democratic caucus is unified under the belief we have to take bold action on the clim
  
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• French yellow vest anti-gov't protests turn violent in Paris

  09-02-2019 14:44
  PARIS -- A French yellow vest protester's hand was ripped apart Saturday during violent clashes in Paris as demonstrators tried to storm the French National Assembly in a 13th consecutive week of unrest. Police said the injured protester lost four fingers as police swooped in to stop protesters from breaching the parliament's exterior. Police could not confirm French media reports that the hand of the demonstrator, who is now being treated in the hospital, was blown up by a grenade used to dispe
  
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• Three dead after fire breaks out at apartment building in Quebec

  09-02-2019 14:33
  LONGUEUIL, Que. -- Officials say three members of the same family died and 11 others were injured after a fire broke out in an apartment in Longueuil, Que. The fire broke out in an apartment building with several dozen units early Saturday morning. Longueuil police say 14 people were taken to hospital, where a couple in their forties and a woman in her sixties died. Const. Ghislain Vallieres says some of the others in hospital were injured jumping from their balconies to escape the flames. Polic
  
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• Sen. Warren makes presidential bid official with call for change

  09-02-2019 14:18
  LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality and build "an America that works for everyone." Warren delivered a sharp call for change at her presidential kickoff, decrying a "middle-class squeeze" that has left Americans crunched with "too little accountability for the rich, too little opportunity for everyone else." She and her backe
  
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• AG sees no justification for probe of alleged PMO interference in SNC-Lavalin case

  09-02-2019 13:00
  OTTAWA -- Current Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti said there has been no evidence to justify a committee investigation into whether or not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or anyone in his office tried to have former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould abandon the prosecution of a case against SNC-Lavalin. "All we've heard are allegations in a newspaper," Lametti, who replaced Wilson-Raybould when she was shuffled into the Veterans' Affairs portfolio last month, told CTV's Que
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, February 8, 2019

  09-02-2019 07:44
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Josh Brook scored his second goal of the night 35 seconds into overtime and also picked up two assists as the Moose Jaw Warriors edged the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Warriors Open Trip with OT Win in Lethbridge - DiscoverMooseJaw.com

  09-02-2019 07:34 via discovermoosejaw.com
  Warriors Open Trip with OT Win in Lethbridge  DiscoverMooseJaw.comBrodan Salmond battled in the Moose Jaw net on Friday night and led his team to a 4-3 overtime win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes at Enmax Centre. Salmond ...
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes fall 4-3 in OT against Moose Jaw Warriors

  09-02-2019 07:31
  In their fourth game of a six-game homestand Friday night, the Lethbridge Hurricanes dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Hurricanes outshot the Warriors 50-25, but were unable to find the back of the net in overtime.
  
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• Cauldron lit for Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games

  09-02-2019 06:45
  The cauldron at WinSport Arena has been lit, marking the beginning of the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games in Calgary. The competition brings over 700 athletes from 64 communities across the province, as well as the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan, for the larges sport event for people with intellectual disabilities. They will be competing in seven winter sports: 5-pin bowling, alpine skiing, curling, figure skating, floor hockey, snowshoeing and speed skating. Organizers say the eve
  
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• Elections Alberta gives Alberta Party leader 5-year-ban from running as candidate, Mandel plans appeal

  09-02-2019 06:02
  Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel issued a statement on Friday night to say he will ask the Court of Queen's Bench to overturn a five-year ban on running for public office.
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Moose Jaw-Lethbridge - Midland Daily News

  09-02-2019 05:41 via ourmidland.com
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Moose Jaw-Lethbridge  Midland Daily NewsWarriors 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT). First Period. Recommended Video. Created with Sketch. An Error Has Occurred. Uni-Browse:BBD, Hand, Prep, New Canaan.
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service taking part in provincewide campaign targeting distracted drivers - Global News

  09-02-2019 04:38 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Police Service taking part in provincewide campaign targeting distracted drivers  Global NewsIn an effort to reduce the number of distracted drivers on Alberta roads, law enforcement agencies throughout the province are targeting those who are not ...
  
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• 3 Taber schools, local Walmart receive hoax bomb threats Friday - Global News

  09-02-2019 04:35 via globalnews.ca
  3 Taber schools, local Walmart receive hoax bomb threats Friday  Global NewsPolice are investigating anonymous bomb threats left by voicemail to schools and a local store in Taber on Friday. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Edmonton police charge teen after UCP staffer receives ‘threatening email’

  09-02-2019 04:08
  The Edmonton Police Service has charged an 18-year-old man in connection with what they said was a "threatening email" sent to a United Conservative Party staffer.
  
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• Coastal GasLink receives warning from B.C. Oil and Gas Commission over pipeline construction

  09-02-2019 02:51
  Coastal GasLink must submit a notice of construction at least 48 hours before it starts work under its permit to build a pipeline that is opposed by some members of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation, the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission said.
  
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• LETHBRIDGE: There’s no cause that justifies hockey violence - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  09-02-2019 02:29 via thechronicleherald.ca
  LETHBRIDGE: There’s no cause that justifies hockey violence  TheChronicleHerald.caBench-clearing brawl” isn't a term we hear with the same frequency we might have 30 years ago. It certainly didn't make the national news back then. It was just ...
  
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• Canmore ‘van lifers’ battle brutal cold

  09-02-2019 02:16
  A small community of Albertans who live out of their vehicles are helping each other stay warm in this frigid cold snap.
  
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• Law enforcement agencies taking part in month-long campaign targeting distracted drivers

  09-02-2019 01:51
  In an effort to reduce the number of distracted drivers on Alberta roads, law enforcement agencies throughout the province are targeting those who are not paying attention behind the wheel. The Lethbridge Police Service is one of many agencies that is taking part in the month-long campaign. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• 3 Taber schools, local Walmart receive hoax bomb threats Friday

  09-02-2019 01:47
  Taber police are investigating anonymous bomb threats made by voicemail to three local schools and a local store on Friday.
  
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• Most of Alberta won’t break free from Mother Nature’s icy grip this weekend

  09-02-2019 01:41
  The first week of February has been freezing cold throughout most of Alberta and much of the province isn't expected to see any reprieve over the weekend.
  
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• 3 Taber schools and Walmart focus of hoax bomb threats Friday

  09-02-2019 01:38
  Police are investigating anonymous bomb threats left by voicemail to schools and a local store in Taber on Friday. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service taking part in provincewide campaign targeting distracted drivers

  09-02-2019 01:35
  Sending an important text message or looking at your latest social media notice could cost you: the penalty in Alberta is a fine of $287 and three demerits.
  
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• Calgary suffers another month of job losses in January

  09-02-2019 00:57
  Statistics Canada reports that thousands of jobs in Alberta disappeared last month but many more were gained in other parts of the country too. January’s Labour Force Survey shows that Canada enjoyed a boost of about 67,000 jobs, mostly in the 15 to 24 age bracket. That increase was enjoyed in six provinces, with increases in Ontario and Quebec leading the pack. Unfortunately, the report also says employment declined in Alberta and Saskatchewan and didn’t show much improvement at all
  
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• Use of handbrakes mandated on Canadian railways following fatal Field, B.C. derailment

  09-02-2019 00:49
  Three crew members were killed early Monday when the 112-car Canadian Pacific Railway train they were on started moving on its own after being parked for two hours with airbrakes applied.
  
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• Transport minister orders trains to use handbrakes after deadly derailment

  09-02-2019 00:17
  CALGARY -- Canada's transport minister has ordered the use of handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment earlier this week in the Rocky Mountains. Marc Garneau said in a statement late Friday that the order is a precaution until the cause of the derailment is determined. It takes effect immediately. "My department has issued a Ministerial Order under the Railway Safety Act to all railway companies mandating the use of handbrakes should a train be stopped on
  
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• Banning conversion therapy: Alberta creates working group to make recommendations

  09-02-2019 00:17
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says the practice is both damaging and hateful and she looks forward to acting on the group's recommendations.
  
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• Former Lethbridge man sentenced to 3.5 years in connection with 2014 west side shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  09-02-2019 00:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Former Lethbridge man sentenced to 3.5 years in connection with 2014 west side shooting  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 3.5 years in a federal correctional facility, in connection with a west side shooting in 2014.
  
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• Former Lethbridge man sentenced to 3.5 years in connection with 2014 west side shooting

  09-02-2019 00:03
  By Lara Fominoff @Lara Fominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 3.5 years in a federal correctional facility, in connection with a west side shooting in 2014.
  Jesse Dallas Hills, now a resident of Cranbrook, B.C., pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm and mischief/damage under $5,000. The longest sentence imposed was for discharging a firearm, while he also received a one-year sentence for pointing
  
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