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• Family Matters podcast: Divorce without court

  12-02-2019 23:43
  Instead of heading to court, more are trying to solve financial and custodial issues on their own.
  
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• Kenney to look at possibly reducing minimum wage for youth, alcohol servers in Alberta

  12-02-2019 23:38
  Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says if his party wins power it will seriously consider bringing in changes to reduce the minimum wage for youth and for alcohol servers.
  
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• Hundreds of items seized following execution of search warrant on southeast apartment

  12-02-2019 23:29
  Police have seized over 400 items from an apartment in the city’s southeast in connection to a drug trafficking investigation and three people are now facing a number of charges. A search warrant was executed on an apartment in the 200 block of Lynnview Road S.E. last Wednesday and three occupants inside the residence were arrested. Police seized the following items from the property:Three locked safes that contained hundreds of IDs and credit cards, which are believed to have been stolen
  
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• Sask. commissioner finds doctors snooped in Humboldt Broncos patient records

  12-02-2019 23:22
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority said it is also following up on the breaches and apologized to the patients and their families.
  
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• UPDATE: Southbound lanes of Coquihalla closed because of vehicle incident

  12-02-2019 23:01
  Vehicle incident approximately one-third way between Hope to Merritt.
  
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• Lethbridge College Launches Survey For Educational Needs in Taber & Area

  12-02-2019 22:27
  A survey is available on the College's website for people living in the Taber region and will be online until March 8th. 
  
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• Cow auctioned multiple times to support veteran Alberta cowboy battling health problems

  12-02-2019 22:19
  A Longhorn cow named Molly is at centre of plan by Calgary-area ranchers to help a veteran rodeo cowboy facing health challenges.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s justice minister says carbon case likely headed to Supreme Court

  12-02-2019 21:44
  Saskatchewan's attorney general says he has no doubt the constitutional challenge against Ottawa's imposition of carbon tax will end up in the Supreme Court of Canada.
  
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• Minnesota governor sides with environmentalists on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline

  12-02-2019 21:39
  The governor said his administration will keep pursuing an appeal of an independent regulatory commission's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
  
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• Police say Illinois man used app to access Taber emergency system

  12-02-2019 21:35
  Taber police say an Illinois man charged with making fake bomb threats against the community last week used an app to access the town's emergency radio transmissions and that he took pleasure in listening to how crews reacted to the calls. Last week, ten bomb threats were made over a 48-hour period prompting the evacuation of a couple of schools, a health centre, bank and a Walmart in the community. “At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 7th, Taber police received a phone call f
  
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• Look south: Study finds comparisons for future climate of U.S., Canadian cities

  12-02-2019 21:06
  Wondering what your city's climate will be like in a few decades? Look south -- about 1,000 kilometres south, says an unusual new study published Tuesday. That's the average distance between 540 cities in the United States and Canada and the nearest city that now has the climate that they could expect, says co-author Matt Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science. "The basic question we wanted to answer is, what is Toronto or Edmonton going to feel like if some
  
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• Minnesota governor sides with environmentalists on pipeline

  12-02-2019 20:45
  ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that his administration will keep pursuing an appeal of an independent regulatory commission's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across in northern Minnesota, siding with environmental and tribal groups in his biggest and most controversial decision since becoming governor last month. The state Public Utilities Commission approved the project last summer. Then-Gov. Mark Dayton's Department of
  
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• New transit service now available in Country Meadows

  12-02-2019 20:43
  By Justin Goulet
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – The City of Lethbridge has launched additional transit service in one of its newer subdivisions.
  According to a notice from the city, Lethbridge Transit route 37 has expanded for service in the Country Meadows neighborhood.
  A new bus stop is on the south side of Country Meadows Boulevard, just east of the roundabout.
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• RCMP seek pawssible names for 13 new puppies

  12-02-2019 19:58
  These ruff-looking RCMP pups need names. Submit your suggestion by the end of March and you might win the 2019 contest.
  
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• Investigation into Lethbridge deer incident likely to take several months: ASIRT

  12-02-2019 19:49
  Alberta's police watchdog said it'll likely be at least another month until the initial investigation into an incident involving a Lethbridge police officer who ran over a deer with his truck is complete.
  
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• New plan improves access to Bow River for anglers and recreation users

  12-02-2019 19:38
  The Bow River is considered to be one of the world’s best fly-fishing destinations and a new plan from the province will boost access to the river for anglers while protecting its fishery and ecosystems. The goal of the Bow River Access Plan is to improve entry to the river for anglers and recreation users, reduce site impacts and user conflicts and improve tourism and education opportunities. The province announced on Tuesday that it was investing $2 million in the project, which will see
  
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• U.S. Man Accused of Calling in Bomb Threats in Taber Used App to Access Emergency Scanners

  12-02-2019 19:08
  
  
  Taber Police allege an Illinois man received gratification by listening on a scanner app to how emergency services responded to his fake bomb threats last week.
  
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• Investigation into Lethbridge deer incident likely to take several months: ASIRT - Global News

  12-02-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Investigation into Lethbridge deer incident likely to take several months: ASIRT  Global NewsAlberta's police watchdog said it'll likely be at least another month until the initial investigation into an incident involving a Lethbridge police officer who ran over ...
  
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• Woman in chair-throwing video identified, Toronto police say

  12-02-2019 18:36
  Toronto police say they have identified the woman shown in a video of a chair being thrown from a downtown condominium balcony.Read more on this story from CTV TorontoThe nine-second video was posted to Facebook Saturday and has since been viewed more than 680,000 times. It shows a woman tossing a chair off the balcony of a downtown condo. The chair then falls several floors to the ground. It is not believed anybody was injured by the chair. A photo posted online showed two mangled chairs resemb
  
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• Two charged in copper wire thefts from rural work sites near Calgary

  12-02-2019 18:30
  Two Calgary men are accused of causing $300,000 damage to construction areas and are facing charges in connection to the theft of copper wire from multiple oil field sites near the city. Calgary police worked with RCMP in High River last month to track down two men who were believed to be involved in the theft of copper wire and tools from the rural work sites. Investigators say the suspects allegedly caused about $300,000 worth of damage to the sites while cutting the wire out of the buildings.
  
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• Air Passenger Traffic Up 75% at Lethbridge Airport

  12-02-2019 17:45
  
  
  The addition of WestJet has resulted in a huge spike in air passengers coming and going from YQL.
  
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• PM Trudeau 'surprised and disappointed' by Wilson-Raybould's resignation

  12-02-2019 17:38
  OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "surprised and disappointed" by Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet. Wilson-Raybould resigned "with a heavy heart" Tuesday and announced she is seeking legal advice on speaking publicly about the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Her high-profile departure from Trudeau's front bench came amid ongoing questions over whether the prime minister or anyone in his office tried to pressure Wilson-Raybould to abandon the prosecution of a case
  
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• PM Trudeau 'surprised and disappointed' by Wilson-Raybould’s resignation

  12-02-2019 17:38
  OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "surprised and disappointed" by Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet. Wilson-Raybould resigned "with a heavy heart" Tuesday and announced she is seeking legal advice on speaking publicly about the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Her high-profile departure from Trudeau's front bench came amid ongoing questions over whether the prime minister or anyone in his office tried to pressure Wilson-Raybould to abandon the prosecution of a case
  
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• Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from Trudeau cabinet amid SNC-Lavalin scandal

  12-02-2019 17:38
  OTTAWA – Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet. Her resignation comes amid ongoing questions into whether Trudeau or anyone in his office tried to pressure Wilson-Raybould abandon the prosecution of a case against SNC-Lavalin when she was justice minister and attorney general. In her letter of resignation as Veterans Affairs Minister Wilson-Raybould said she has retained former Supreme Court judge Thomas Cromwell as her lawyer to provide ad
  
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• Bus driver credited with saving man's life says he's no hero

  12-02-2019 16:41
  Multiple people have called him a hero. The company he works for says he saved a life. The way Derek Bailey sees it, though, what he did Sunday morning was nothing more than the right thing to do. “Everyone’s been saying ‘You’re a hero; you’re a hero.’ I don’t consider myself to be a hero,” Bailey told reporters in Edmonton Monday. “I’m just a regular person. I was at the right place at the right time doing what I felt was expected of m
  
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• Shutdown-delayed trade data for December expected on March 6: Statistics Canada

  12-02-2019 16:36
  OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says it is working with the United States Census Bureau and plans to release the delayed December merchandise trade data on March 6. The data had been scheduled to be released on Feb. 5, but was delayed due to the U.S. government shutdown. Statistics Canada, which uses U.S. import data to measure Canadian exports to the United States, says the release of the trade data for January that was scheduled for March 7 will also be delayed and that subsequent months will likel
  
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• Edmonton man shines light on Alberta’s racist past with interactive archive

  12-02-2019 15:59
  A Edmonton man is making sure awareness for black history isn’t confined to the 28 days in February that make up Black History Month.
  
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• Newborn, with umbilical cord still attached, found on road in frigid temperatures

  12-02-2019 15:39
  MADERA, Calif. -- A newborn girl with her umbilical cord still attached was found by a newspaper carrier in the middle of a rural road before dawn in near-freezing temperatures. Authorities are seeking the mother. Sheriff's officials say a man walking around 4:30 a.m. Monday was approached by a woman in a white SUV who asked him to take her baby. He refused and suggested she take the newborn to a fire station or hospital. KFSN-TV reports the hours-old baby was wearing only a onesie when the news
  
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• RCMP says dismantled network laundered tens of millions in drug money

  12-02-2019 13:52
  MONTREAL -- Authorities have laid charges against 17 people allegedly involved in an extensive international money laundering network with ties to organized crime. At a news conference today, the RCMP said the network had cells in Montreal and Toronto that collected and laundered money from Montreal criminal groups. Supt. Martine Fontaine said the network used connections in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, the United States and China to launder money before returning it to drug-exportin
  
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• Winter storm prompts warnings for parts of 5 provinces

  12-02-2019 13:25
  People living between southern Ontario and northern Nova Scotia were being urged to avoid non-essential travel as a winter storm carried a mix of snow, freezing rain and ice pellets through Eastern Canada.Get your latest forecastWinter storm warnings were in place for parts of five eastern provinces Tuesday, due to the combination of heavy precipitation and high winds in the forecast. Other warnings in Western Canada brought the total number of people under snowfall or winter storm alerts to mor
  
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• 'Peak winter': Storms strike B.C., Ont., Que. and Maritimes

  12-02-2019 13:25
  A major winter storm is dumping snow, ice pellets, and freezing rain across southern Ontario, shutting down schools, closing offices and grounding flights. The same storm could dump up to 40 centimetres on Montreal and Ottawa overnight, while the Maritimes can expect a messy morning commute on Wednesday.Get your latest forecastEnvironment Canada has winter storm, freezing rain and snowfall warnings in effect for nearly all of southern and eastern Ontario, southern Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Sco
  
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• 'I broke no laws there': Canadian ISIS fighter wants help to return home

  12-02-2019 12:53
  An Ontario man who spent four years fighting for ISIS and used social media to recruit others now wants to return home with the help of the Canadian government. Canadian Mohammed Ali says the Islamic State terror group is abandoning its foreign militants as it continues losing ground against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters. The 28-year-old says he, his Canadian wife and their two children have been "hung out to dry" and that it is no longer safe for them in Syria. "Why shouldn't I be able to go hom
  
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• Smaller companies fear they'll be unable to pass on carbon tax costs: poll

  12-02-2019 12:35
  OTTAWA -- A large proportion of small- and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa's carbon tax worry they'll be unable to pass along the bulk of the extra costs to their customers, suggests a new survey being released Tuesday. The online survey was completed by 3,527 members of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business in the four provinces -- Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick -- that will have to follow the Trudeau government's carbon-pricing system as of A
  
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• Small-business lobby group sharpens criticism of Liberals' carbon-tax program

  12-02-2019 12:35
  OTTAWA -- An organization of small-business owners that helped spearhead a public campaign against the Trudeau government's tax-change proposals for private corporations is sharpening its criticism of the Liberals' forthcoming carbon-tax program. The carbon tax has generated intense political debate across the country and it's destined to be a key campaign issue in October's federal election. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released a poll Tuesday that says the majority of its me
  
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• UCP nominates Lethbridge East candidate - Lethbridge Herald

  12-02-2019 10:55 via lethbridgeherald.com
  UCP nominates Lethbridge East candidate  Lethbridge HeraldLethbridge Herald A past president of the Lethbridge Construction Association will run for the United Conservative Party in Lethbridge East. Nathan.
  
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• Lethbridge man to represent himself in sexual assault case - Lethbridge Herald

  12-02-2019 10:40 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge man to represent himself in sexual assault case  Lethbridge HeraldDelon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald [email protected] A 38-year-old Lethbridge man accused of luring and assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2017 is.
  
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• Eating ultra-processed foods can increase risk of early death: study

  12-02-2019 08:29
  A major French study published Monday has found for the first time a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and a higher risk of death, but researchers warned more work was needed to determine which mechanisms were at play. The study, which involved monitoring the diets of tens of thousands of French people between 2009 and 2017, found a modest link between increased consumption of ultra-processed foods -- characterized as ready-to-eat or -heat formulations -- and a heightened mor
  
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• 12-year-old Lethbridge figure skater sets sights on Special Olympics World Winter Games

  12-02-2019 07:01
  Moriah Van't Land just came home after a weekend trip to Calgary where she won gold at the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games. She vows she'll be famous one day.
  
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• RCMP investigating after fatal crash closes Central Alberta highway

  12-02-2019 06:22
  One woman is dead after a two vehicle collision on Highway 39 at Range Road 53 in Central Alberta. Breton RCMP say the woman was the driver and only occupant of a small car that collided with a semi-tractor trailer unit. The driver and lone occupant of the truck was not hurt. Traffic in the area is being re-routed around the crash site. RCMP say their investigation is ongoing and an update is expected Tuesday.
  
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• 12-year-old Lethbridge figure skater sets sights on Special Olympics World Winter Games - Global News

  12-02-2019 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  12-year-old Lethbridge figure skater sets sights on Special Olympics World Winter Games  Global NewsA young Lethbridge figure skater has returned home after a golden moment atop the podium at the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games in Calgary over the ...
  
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• Calgary makeup artist wows judges at Los Angeles competition

  12-02-2019 05:51
  A Calgary makeup artist is celebrating after winning two awards for her special effects makeup at a competition in Los Angeles. It can take hours to create an alien inspired look but for 25-year-old Victoria McNair it’s all part of the process. McNair took top spot at the International Makeup Trade Show in Vancouver so it was off to Los Angeles to compete against some of the best in the world.  “It was surreal. It was so crazy just being in LA in the hub of all the makeup effect
  
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• Lethbridge figure skater’s golden moment

  12-02-2019 05:50
  A young Lethbridge figure skater has returned home after a golden moment atop the podium at the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games in Calgary over the weekend. As Kyle Benning reports, it took an Olympic-sized effort for her to be where she is today.
  
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• Sting to meet GM workers in Oshawa as 'The Last Ship' echoes their experience

  12-02-2019 04:02
  Growing up in a northern England town where the local shipbuilding industry collapsed, legendary musician Sting says he knows what the GM workers in Oshawa, Ont., are going through. His musical The Last Ship follows the story of Sting’s hometown of Wallsend as it grips with the reality of a dying industry. The local collapse affected Sting’s father and grandfather, and the musical is based on Sting’s experiences growing up, as well as his 1991 album The Soul Cages.The 18-time G
  
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• Sports Recap Feb. 11

  12-02-2019 02:54
  In Global Lethbridge’s weekend sports recap, the Lethbridge Hurricanes face the top team in the Western Hockey League, the Lethbridge Kodiaks men’s volleyball team suffers its first loss and the University of Lethbridge basketball teams advance in the Canada West playoffs.
  
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• Global News at 5: February 11

  12-02-2019 01:36
  The Monday, February 11, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge.
  
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• Fire crews called to Entwistle plant, three taken to hospital

  12-02-2019 00:53
  About 20 fire crews are on scene at a plant west of Edmonton, where residents say an explosion happened. Parkland County confirmed fire crews were called to the Pinnacle Renewable Energy pellet plant in Entwistle before 3 p.m. “Our crews are evaluating the situation and first priority is life safety,” said Rebecca Lewicki, a county communications officer. At least three people have been taken to hospital. "We don't have a word on what caused the explosion," the county's fire chief, B
  
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• Aurora Cannabis loses over $237M in Q2 even as revenues surge

  12-02-2019 00:46
  Aurora Cannabis Inc. lost $237.7 million in the second quarter of its fiscal year even though net revenues surged to $54.2 million as sales of cannabis by weight increased six-fold.
  
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• Calgary police investigate after swatting threats target four schools

  12-02-2019 00:26
  Hundreds of Calgary students were in lockdown or forced to leave their schools Monday as a safety precaution after several swatting threats targeted the schools. A total of four Calgary schools received threats over the phone. Bishop Pinkham Junior High, located in the 33 hundred block of 63 Avenue Southwest, was evacuated and students and staff walked to a nearby location to keep warm until Calgary police gave the all clear. E.P Scarlett School, located on Canterbury Drive Southwest, was put in
  
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• Lethbridge police search for accomplice after string of identity thefts - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 00:16 via cbc.ca
  Lethbridge police search for accomplice after string of identity thefts  CBC.caPolice have charged a man and woman who they say stole documents to commit multiple cases of identity fraud in Lethbridge, Alta., late last year.
  
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• Lethbridge police charged man with fraud-related charges and issue warrant for woman - CTV News

  12-02-2019 00:09 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge police charged man with fraud-related charges and issue warrant for woman  CTV NewsLethbridge Police have charged a male and female following numerous incidents where personal information was collected and used to commit identity fraud.
  
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