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• Southern Alberta missionary group rescued by helicopter in Haiti

  16-02-2019 23:41
  The emergency evacuation of a group of southern Alberta missionaries once stranded in Haiti is underway.
  
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• Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell accused of sexual assault: British newspaper

  16-02-2019 23:30
  LONDON -- A British newspaper says police in London are investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell. The Daily Telegraph says Scotland Yard is investigating a complaint from a woman who was an employee at the Canadian High Commission when Campbell was high commissioner. The newspaper says in a story published online on Friday that the complainant alleges she was groped in 2013 and filed a complaint with police in January. The woman i
  
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• Boil Water ORDER for Lethbridge County subdivisions of Edgemoor and Sunset Acres - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2019 23:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Boil Water ORDER for Lethbridge County subdivisions of Edgemoor and Sunset Acres  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE COUNTY -- Under the recommendation of Alberta Environment has recommended Lethbridge County issue a Boil Water Order for the Edgemoor ...
  
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• RCMP issue warning about about STARS Lottery scam

  16-02-2019 23:17
  Officers said said the scheme asks people to send money to an address in Kamloops, B.C.
  
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• Calgary calls snow route parking ban for Family Day

  16-02-2019 23:10
  City officials have decided to call a snow route parking ban on Family Day because of increased snowfall in Calgary over the weekend. As a result, everyone who parks their vehicles in designated snow routes will need to move their vehicles elsewhere beginning at noon on Monday. Designated snow routes are marked with blue signs with a white snowflake. Anyone who fails to abide by the rules of the ban could have their vehicle ticketed and towed. Over 1,500 tickets were issued during the last snow
  
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• Work stopped at B.C. gas pipeline site after claims ancient Indigenous artifacts discovered

  16-02-2019 21:56
  A group of archaeologists and First Nations have now written to the province asking for work to be stopped and a review conducted of all archaeological permits.
  
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• N.S. man faces animal cruelty charges in 'disturbing' case involving dead dogs

  16-02-2019 21:51
  PICTOU, N.S. -- A man from Pictou County, N.S., is facing animal cruelty charges in a case that involved the SPCA removing several dead dogs and one injured dog from a property. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Andrew Joyce says the 55-year-old man was arrested after police responded to a report of cruelty to animals at a home on Maple Street in Sylvester on Thursday. He did not go into details of the alleged abuse, but described the case as "serious and disturbing." Jo-Anne Landsburg, chief provincial inspe
  
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• Man takes on skating marathon for Alzheimer’s research

  16-02-2019 20:35
  The bitter cold may be forcing plenty of us to retreat indoors, but one man has strapped on his skates for a very long skate at an outdoor rink in Calgary. Steven McNeil is out at Thomson Family Park and has been skating ever since 12:01 a.m. He plans to stay out until 7:30 p.m. on Saturday for a total of 19 hours. This is the latest marathon in McNeil’s plan to raise money for research into Alzheimer’s disease, the illness that claimed both his mother and mother-in-law. “My mo
  
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• Calgary man takes on skating marathon for Alzheimer’s research

  16-02-2019 20:35
  The bitter cold may be forcing plenty of us to retreat indoors, but one man has strapped on his skates for a very long skate at an outdoor rink in Calgary. Steven McNeil is out at Thomson Family Park and has been skating ever since 12:01 a.m. He plans to stay out until 7:30 p.m. on Saturday for a total of 19 hours. This is the latest marathon in McNeil’s plan to raise money for research into Alzheimer’s disease, the illness that claimed both his mother and mother-in-law. “My mo
  
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• Rally against Bill C-69 in Saskatchewan draws Conservative leaders

  16-02-2019 20:26
  The premiers of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick joined Conservative leader Andrew Scheer on a panel of speakers at the event held to draw attention to legislation that would overhaul how major energy projects are reviewed.
  
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• Nova Scotia teenager charged with multiple child porn offences

  16-02-2019 20:05
  BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Police say a teenager from Bridgewater, N.S., is facing child pornography charges. The Bridgewater Police Service says officers began investigating in early January after the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre told them that child pornography had been posted online. On Friday, officers searched a home in Bridgewater and arrested a 17-year-old boy without incident. The police service says officers seized several electronic devices and media storage devices. Police
  
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• Red Deer excited as 2019 Canada Winter Games begin

  16-02-2019 19:37
  Officials with the 2019 Canada Winter Games say the event will showcase athletics, art and culture in Red Deer.
  
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• Crowsnest Pass RCMP warn of STARS scam

  16-02-2019 19:16
  Authorities in southern Alberta are advising residents to be aware of a group of fraudsters who are allegedly posing as representatives from the STARS Home Lottery. Crownest Pass RCMP report they’ve had several complaints about an ongoing scam where victims are being called by a group of unknown suspects. The caller asks them to send money to an address in Kamloops, B.C. Police say that the phone number 1-514-316-0009 is associated with the scheme. According to police, STARS is aware of th
  
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• Quebecers stranded by Haitian protests expected to fly back to Canada today

  16-02-2019 18:53
  MONTREAL - More than 100 Quebec tourists who have been trapped in Haiti due to violent street protests are expected to return to Canada today. Helicopter evacuations began this morning to transport travellers from a resort hotel on the Caribbean country's Cote des Arcadins to the airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince. Air Transat, which sold the tourists the vacation package, is providing the flight back to Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport that is expected to land this evening. The a
  
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• Vigils held for girl found dead after Amber Alert

  16-02-2019 17:20
  Community members left shocked by the death of 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar gathered at a park near the child’s Mississauga, Ont. school to grieve, lay flowers and show support for the girl’s family at a vigil held Saturday evening. In nearby Brampton, where the girl’s father lives, neighbours remembered Riya as a happy, playful child who could often be found playing outside her father’s home. “On a happy, sunny day like this, she should have been playing outside,&rdqu
  
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• 'She should have been playing outside': Vigils held for girl found dead after Amber Alert

  16-02-2019 17:20
  Community members left shocked by the death of 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar gathered at a park near the child’s Mississauga, Ont. school to grieve, lay flowers and show support for the girl’s family at a vigil held Saturday evening. In nearby Brampton, where the girl’s father lives, neighbours remembered Riya as a happy, playful child who could often be found playing outside her father’s home. “On a happy, sunny day like this, she should have been playing outside,&rdqu
  
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• Candlelight vigils planned for girl found dead after Amber Alert

  16-02-2019 17:20
  Candlelight vigils will take place in the coming days to honour 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar, who was found dead following an Amber Alert. The first vigil honouring her memory will be held on Saturday evening in Meadowvale Village Green park in Mississauga, Ont. at 6 p.m. Vigil organizer -- a close friend of Riya’s mother -- posted about the gathering on Instagram. “There are so many people who have been hurting from this angel’s loss, and no one needs our prayer and love more tha
  
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• Crowsnest RCMP Warn of STARS Lottery Scammers

  16-02-2019 16:59
  RCMP in the Crowsnest Pass have been getting complaints about a STARS Lottery telephone scam making the rounds lately.
  
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• Opposition supporters clash with police in Albania

  16-02-2019 16:33
  TIRANA, Albania -- Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters clashed with police Saturday at an anti-government rally protesting what they claim is a corrupt and inefficient Cabinet. The protesters demanded that the government resign and an early election be held. Protesters throwing flares and other objects broke through police ranks as they tried to enter the office of Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama. They destroyed the main door of the government building in Tirana, the capital, and broke
  
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• Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its remaining U.S. stores

  16-02-2019 15:37
  NEW YORK -- Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last year. The Topeka, Kansas-based chain said Friday it will hold liquidation sales starting Sunday and wind down its e-commerce operations. All of the stores will remain open until at least the end of March and the majority will remain open until May. The debt-burdened chain filed for Chapter 11 bankru
  
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• Syrian chocolatier to hire, mentor refugees: 'They come here to contribute'

  16-02-2019 15:12
  ANTIGONISH, N.S. - A one-time Syrian refugee who founded a thriving Nova Scotia chocolate company has announced plans to hire and mentor other refugees. Peace by Chocolate of Antigonish, N.S., has committed to hiring 50 refugees by 2022, and to mentor 10 refugee-run start-ups over the next few years. The now-famous company was founded by the Hadhad family, who fled their home in war-torn Damascus in 2012. They arrived in Nova Scotia with next to nothing in 2016. The company was founded shortly a
  
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• Convicted murderer escaped from Quebec prison, officials say

  16-02-2019 14:57
  LAVAL, Que. - Government officials say a convicted murderer has escaped from custody in Laval, Que. Correctional Service Canada says staff at the minimum-security unit of the Federal Training Centre discovered Denis Begin, 58, was missing on Friday. They say staff made the discovery during the 12:15 p.m. head count. Begin is currently serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder. Officials say he has also served two sentences for conspiracy to commit a criminal act. They're asking anyone wit
  
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• LETHBRIDGE: Blinkers for all in our shadowy Tartan fiefdom - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  16-02-2019 11:11 via thechronicleherald.ca
  LETHBRIDGE: Blinkers for all in our shadowy Tartan fiefdom  TheChronicleHerald.caSometimes it feels like we are living in a Little Tartan Republic here in Nova Scotia. By that, I mean a shadowy little regime where decisions get made by small ...
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, February 15, 2019

  16-02-2019 08:22
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Zach Wytinck scored the winner at 3:06 of overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings upset the league-leading Prince Albert Raiders 5-4 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes thump Broncos 7-2 in road win

  16-02-2019 07:26
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes looked very impressive Friday night as they thrashed the Swift Current Broncos 7-2 in a road win. The ‘Canes return home for their next game on Saturday when they host the Saskatoon Blades.
  
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• 2 students safe after in-bounds avalanche at Castle Mountain Resort

  16-02-2019 06:08
  Two students are safe after being trapped in an avalanche at a southern Alberta ski resort Friday morning. Kyle Benning has the details.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes buck Swift Current Broncos on the road Friday night - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2019 06:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Hurricanes buck Swift Current Broncos on the road Friday night  Lethbridge News NowSWIFT CURRENT - The Lethbridge Hurricanes scored early and often on their way to a 7-2 rout of the Broncos in Swift Current on Friday, Feb.15.
  
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• Alberta teachers push for education as an election issue

  16-02-2019 05:50
  Teachers are in Calgary for an annual convention and one of the top items on the agenda is a push to put education up as an election issue. To do this, the Alberta Teachers' Association is spending big bucks on an advertising campaign to express their messages to voters. The writ hasn’t been dropped yet, but the ATA has committed $270,000 towards the project and registered as a third-party advertiser with Elections Alberta. The main thing that the group wants voters to know about is the up
  
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• Are you covered? How travel advisories affect your travel insurance

  16-02-2019 04:41
  The federal government issued an updated travel advisory for Haiti, urging people to avoid all travel to the Caribbean country due to ongoing civil unrest that left more than 100 Canadians stranded for days. Tourists and aid workers were unable to leave the country when demonstrators blocked major highways, protesting skyrocketing inflation and the government's failure to prosecute embezzlement from a multi-billion-dollar Venezuelan program that sent discounted oil to Haiti. Global Affairs warns
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Swift Current - The Edwardsville Intelligencer

  16-02-2019 04:33 via theintelligencer.com
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Swift Current  The Edwardsville IntelligencerHurricanes 7, Broncos 2. First Period. Recommended Video. Created with Sketch. An Error Has Occurred. Uni-Browse. Speed. Normal. Quality. Auto. Quality.
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Swift Current - Chron.com

  16-02-2019 04:33 via chron.com
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Swift Current  Chron.comHurricanes 7, Broncos 2. First Period. Recommended Video. Created with Sketch. An Error Has Occurred. Uni-Browse. Speed. Normal. Quality. Auto. Quality.
  
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• U.S. federal judge keeps most Keystone XL pipeline work on hold

  16-02-2019 03:52
  A federal judge in Montana has largely kept in place an injunction that blocks an Alberta company from performing preliminary work on the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline.
  
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• Southern Alberta seeing a decline in influenza cases

  16-02-2019 03:21
  As southern Albertans cope with frigid temperatures, many are feeling a bit under the weather. The flu season is well underway, and Alberta Health Services is encouraging those who have not had their shot, to get one.
  
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• Southern Alberta seeing decline in influenza cases - Global News

  16-02-2019 03:07 via globalnews.ca
  Southern Alberta seeing decline in influenza cases  Global NewsAs southern Albertans cope with frigid temperatures, many are feeling a bit under the weather. The flu season is well underway, and Alberta Health Services is ...
  
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• Southern Alberta seeing decline in influenza cases

  16-02-2019 01:59
  Alberta Health Services is encouraging those who have not had their flu shot to get one.
  
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• Study aims to prove that hockey rinks are a welcome place for all Canadians

  16-02-2019 00:36
  Researchers at the University of Calgary will be taking the next few years to show that participation in Canada’s winter pastime helps everyone from every background feel at home here. The project, called Multicultural Common Spaces: A Study of Canadian Hockey Arenas of Social Integration, aims to speak with hockey players and hockey fans of all ages to learn more about the impact participation in the sport has on improving the Canadian identity. Martine Dennie, a third-year PhD candidate
  
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