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• Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame welcomes 7 new inductees - Global News

  21-02-2019 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame welcomes 7 new inductees  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Five people and two southern Alberta athletic teams were unveiled as the latest inductees into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday.
  
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• Province says goal of photo radar should be road safety not revenue

  21-02-2019 23:24
  The province released the results of a photo radar review on Thursday and says it wants to stop mobile ticketing from being used as a cash-cow. A study on Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) was undertaken to determine if ATE contributes to traffic safety, how much revenue is being generated and to see if municipalities are compliant with training and technology guidelines. The review found that ATE slightly improved traffic safety and that photo radar is responsible for a 1.4 per cent redu
  
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• Warrants issued for man wanted in connection to shooting in Renfrew

  21-02-2019 22:46
  A man who was found suffering from a gunshot wound on a northeast street last week has been released from hospital and police have issued a number of warrants for a suspect in connection to the incident. Last Thursday, emergency crews were called to the 1400 block of Renfrew Drive N.E. at about 1:00 a.m. for reports that a man had been shot. A man in his 30s was transported to hospital in serious, non-life threatening condition and has since been released. Police say the victim was targeted and
  
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• HBC to shutter Home Outfitters brand and likely some Saks Off Fifth locations

  21-02-2019 22:41
  TORONTO -- Hudson's Bay Co. says it will close its Home Outfitters business and estimates it will shutter 20 of its U.S. Saks Off Fifth locations. The Toronto-based retailer says the moves are part of plans to reduce costs, simplify the business and improve overall profitability. HBC says the shutdown of all 37 Home Outfitters locations will occur this year and most of the markets the brand is in will still be served by HBC. HBC does not know which Saks Off Fifth locations will be closed yet but
  
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• Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame Announced 2019 Inductees

  21-02-2019 21:53
  Two teams, two athletes, and two builders are being inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame for 2019.
  
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• ‘We didn’t like it at all’: CP Rail CEO objects to Notley’s crude by rail deal

  21-02-2019 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Pacific Railway CEO Keith Creel said his company "didn't like it at all" when Premier Rachel Notley stepped in to work out a plan on shipping more crude oil via rail.
  
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• Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees - Lethbridge News Now

  21-02-2019 21:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – People from Lethbridge who have made an impact on the world of sports are being honoured for their efforts and accomplishments.
  
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• Canadians leave teddy bears on their doorsteps as 'Bears4BarhoChildren' goes viral

  21-02-2019 21:05
  People from around the world have begun leaving out their stuffed animals on their doorsteps and window sills to honour the seven children who perished in a Halifax house fire. Andrea Bennett started the movement with her cousin and she told CTVNews.ca they’ve been “overwhelmed with the amount of support this small gesture has brought.” Her effort started as a way to honour each of the children of the Barho family, which had recently moved to Nova Scotia in September 2017 after
  
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• No Drilling Lethbridge Sending Letters to Tamarack Over West Side Project

  21-02-2019 20:45
  
  
  After Tamarack Acquisitions shocked City Council with an approved permit to drill inside city limits back in October, a local anti-drilling group is now sending letters to the company asking for public cooperation.
  
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• Alberta photo radar overhaul coming after review finds it’s a cash cow

  21-02-2019 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, the Alberta government released its long-awaited review on photo radar use in the province.
  
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• Committee says funding source found for new arena for Flames

  21-02-2019 20:29
  A city committee says it has found funding and identified a plan for a new NHL arena and will present a draft proposal to council next week. Calgary’s Event Centre Assessment Committee spent the better part of Wednesday discussing a term sheet for the negotiation of a $600M facility. Ward 6 Councillor Jeff Davison confirmed that the committee has identified a source for funding, which will not affect the property tax rate. “One of the things that we set out for, in terms of the event
  
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• 2 people rescued from burning Canmore home

  21-02-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Two people trapped inside a burning home in Canmore were saved by firefighters on Thursday.
  
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• Alberta Government Ending Photo Radar as "Revenue Generating Tool"

  21-02-2019 20:13
  The way photo radar is used across the province is soon going to change
  
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• GM Canada takes Unifor to labour board over allegations of unlawful striking

  21-02-2019 20:12
  OSHAWA, Ont. - General Motors Canada and Unifor are squaring off before the Ontario Labour Relations Board about whether union workers have engaged in illegal strikes as part of a campaign to stop the closure of GM's assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont. GM says it filed an application with the board seeking to "stop any further illegal activities" after several labour actions by union members. Unifor says in its filed response that it denies any violations of the law and that incidents were discrete a
  
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• Trans-Canada near Golden, B.C., to temporarily close for avalanche control

  21-02-2019 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Shutdown of No. 1 Highway will take place Thursday, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  
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• $25,000 in meth and coke seized in southern Alberta drug bust: ALERT

  21-02-2019 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly $25,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized during two recent investigations in southern Alberta.
  
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• City of Lethbridge Recruiting Municipal Census Takers

  21-02-2019 18:56
  A deadline for those wanting to become census takers in Lethbridge is fast approaching.
  
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• International Peace Pow-Wow and Festival set for this weekend

  21-02-2019 18:24
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Indigenous culture will be celebrated this weekend.
  The ENMAX Centre hosts the 2019 International Peace Pow-Wow and Festival, presented by the Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society.
  "The annual International Peace Pow-wow & Festival is a Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society project to showcase the best of Indigenous cultures, namely the arts and artists,” said Executive Director of the Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society and event
  
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• Canadian Company Building Two Solar Farms Near Vauxhall

  21-02-2019 18:11
  
  
  Solar Krafte Utilities has announced that 57 megawatts (MW) of total peak power will be built without government contracts or subsidies.
  
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• Fire crews contain chemical spill at motel in city’s northwest

  21-02-2019 18:02
  Emergency crews responded to a chemical spill in the pool area at a motel in the city’s northwest on Thursday morning. Fire crews were called to the Comfort Inn and Suites, in the 2300 block of Banff Trail N.W., at about 9:30 a.m. for a chemical spill in the pool mechanical room. The Hazardous Materials Unit was called to the scene and put on protective equipment to enter the area. About seven litres of chemicals spilled in the room and crews determined that the substance was industrial bl
  
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• Lethbridge County wins budgeting award for eighth year in a row - Lethbridge News Now

  21-02-2019 17:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge County wins budgeting award for eighth year in a row  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge County administration has been recognized for their hard work. The institution has received an award from the Government ...
  
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• Lethbridge County wins budgeting award for eighth year in a row

  21-02-2019 17:25
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge County administration has been recognized for their hard work.
  The institution has received an award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for excellence in financial budgeting in 2018.
  The award given to the County is the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, and this is the eight year in a row Lethbridge County has received the award, this time for the 2018-2020 budget.
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• Ex-'American Idol' contestant to live with parents before drug trial

  21-02-2019 17:09
  NORFOLK, Va. -- A former "American Idol" and "Fear Factor" contestant who was arrested last year in Virginia with nearly 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) of fentanyl will be allowed to live with her parents in New Jersey while awaiting trial. The Virginian-Pilot reports 32-year-old Antonella Barba will be released Thursday after she's fitted with a monitor to ensure she follows curfew. Barba was indicted this month on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin and fentanyl. Prosecutors say she
  
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• New ‘Ghostbusters’ movie will be shot in Calgary, film union says

  21-02-2019 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  Who you gonna call? A new 'Ghostbusters' movie will be shot in Calgary,
  
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• Airdrie woman faces numerous charges in fraud investigation

  21-02-2019 17:00
  A 39-year-old Airdrie woman is facing several charges in connection to a fraud investigation involving a number of businesses in the community. Last fall, RCMP launched an investigation after a woman allegedly used fake ID, documents and signatures to obtain credit at various Airdrie businesses. It is believed she then used the credit to buy two vehicles and a large amount of furniture. Cori Katherine Taylor, 39, of Airdrie was arrested on February 14 and police say she was driving an unregister
  
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• Canadian MMA star Georges St-Pierre says he wanted to retire at top of his game

  21-02-2019 16:47
  MONTREAL -- Canada's Georges St-Pierre said Thursday that he's leaving mixed martial arts at the top of his game, expressing few regrets as he formally announced his exit from the sport. The 37-year-old from St-Isidore, Que., appeared serene as he explained his decision at a news conference at Montreal's Bell Centre. "There's no tears. I'm very happy to do it," he said. "It takes a lot of discipline though to retire on top. It was a long process in my mind, but it's time to do it .... I always s
  
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• Canadian MMA star Georges St-Pierre announces his retirement

  21-02-2019 16:47
  MONTREAL -- Canada's Georges St-Pierre is retiring from mixed martial arts. The 37-year-old from St-Isidore, Que., made the announcement on Thursday at the Bell Centre. St-Pierre, a two-division champion, leaves with a record of 26-2-0 and a 13-fight winning streak. He holds the record for most 170-pound title defences at nine. "It takes a lot of discipline to become and stay champion. It also takes a lot of discipline to stop while still feeling that you're in the best physical and mental shape
  
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• Church window in city’s northwest struck by bullet

  21-02-2019 16:24
  Police are investigating after a church in the Varsity area was hit by a bullet on Wednesday evening. A bullet went through a window at Varsity Acres Presbyterian Church, located at 4612 Varsity Drive N.W., at about 8:30 p.m. Police say no one was injured in the incident and that they have no witnesses or suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact police by calling the non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers using any of the following methods: TALK: 1-800-222-8477 TY
  
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• Minister O'Regan to meet with Cat Lake chief amid First Nation crisis

  21-02-2019 16:23
  Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan is in northern Ontario to meet with the chief of a fly-in reserve where more than 100 children have been sickened. O’Regan’s office says the meeting between the minister and Cat Lake First Nation Chief Matthew Keewaykapow will focus on “next steps to support the community on housing and health concerns.” Cat Lake declared a state of emergency last month over what its leaders described as “profoundly poor” housi
  
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• Feds promise $10 million for housing for benighted Cat Lake First Nation

  21-02-2019 16:23
  The Canadian government is promising more than $10 million to build new homes, repair others, and put portables in place for a remote Indigenous community in northern Ontario where substandard mould-infested housing has sparked a health crisis, according to a framework agreement signed on Thursday. The interim deal, signed in Thunder Bay, Ont., by Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan and local First Nation leaders, will be followed by a memorandum of agreement to be signed in two weeks in
  
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• SNC-Lavalin lawyers rushed to prosecutors before MPs knew of proposed law change

  21-02-2019 15:55
  Representatives for SNC-Lavalin hustled to connect with federal prosecutors after the Liberal government quietly introduced a proposal last year to allow corporations to strike settlement deals and avoid criminal prosecution, court documents show. The company's lawyers acted so quickly to position their client for a so-called remediation agreement that they contacted prosecutors weeks before lawmakers, even Liberals, were even aware the Trudeau government had tucked the legislation into its 582-
  
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• Caught on camera: Criminal attacks lawyer seconds after receiving 47-year sentence

  21-02-2019 15:27
  Police bodycam footage shows the moment an Ohio man who had just been handed a 47-year prison sentence turned on his lawyer, attacking him and breaking his nose. David Chislton was sentenced Tuesday in Cleveland for aggravated arson and assault. Court heard that he had pistol-whipped his girlfriend and held her hostage, as well as set an apartment complex on fire, after she accused him of sexually abusing her 15-year-old daughter. The video shows Chislton and his lawyer standing in front of a ju
  
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• Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up 0.3 per cent in December

  21-02-2019 14:55
  OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.3 per cent to $63.1 billion in December, led higher by gains in the motor vehicle and parts and the miscellaneous subsectors. The increase for the final month of 2018 followed a decline of 1.1 per cent in November. Economists had expected a contraction of 0.1 per cent in December, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. Sales were up in four of the seven subsectors, representing about 64 per cent of total wholesale sales. Sales in the motor veh
  
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• Cryptocurrency mystery stuns Kelowna neighbourhood where dead CEO owned home

  21-02-2019 14:55 via globalnews.ca
  With thousands of investors looking to recover an estimated $260 million from insolvent Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, it's no surprise at least one may have hired a private investigator.
  
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• Petition calls for U.S. to sell Montana to Canada

  21-02-2019 14:36
  It already borders three Canadian provinces and has a diverse terrain of Rocky Mountains and Great Plains that mirror those in Alberta and Saskatchewan. So, should the U.S. sell Montana to Canada as one online petition is proposing? After the U.S. national debt soared to more than $22 trillion earlier this month, a man named Ian Hammond launched a petition on Change.org last week to sell Montana to Canada for $1 trillion to reduce the national debt. “We have too much debt and Montana is us
  
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• Loblaw Companies Ltd. reports Q4 profit up from year ago, revenue edges higher

  21-02-2019 14:35
  BRAMPTON, Ont. - Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit improved compared with a year ago when it was hit by restructuring and other one-time charges. The retailer says it earned a profit of $221 million attributable to common shareholders or 59 cents per share for the quarter ended Dec. 29. That compared with a profit of $31 million or eight cents per share in the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue totalled $11.22 billion, up from $10.99 billion. On an adjusted basis, Loblaw
  
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• How learning new things as an adult can change brain chemistry

  21-02-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Research shows children learn new things on average every six months, but adults only learn new things every nine years, said registered psychologist Kimberly Knull.
  
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• Barack Obama tells boys: 'You don't need eight women around you twerking'

  21-02-2019 13:13
  OAKLAND, Calif. -- Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. Obama was in Oakland, California, to mark the fifth anniversary of My Brother's Keeper, an initiative he started after the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The death of the African-American teen sparked protests over racial profiling. The initiative was a call to commu
  
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• Proposed edible pot rules are wasteful, would leave products tasteless: critics

  21-02-2019 11:08
  VANCOUVER -- Canada's proposed edible pot regulations would result in tasteless products wrapped in wasteful packaging, shutting out medical patients and fuelling a continued black market, critics say. The consultation period on the proposed rules ended Wednesday and Health Canada is now reviewing the responses. Jessika Villano, owner of Buddha Barn dispensary in Vancouver, says she hopes the government genuinely wants her opinion. "I don't feel like anybody's been listening. I feel a little bit
  
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• Federal Government outlines changes to animal transport regulations - Lethbridge News Now

  21-02-2019 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Federal Government outlines changes to animal transport regulations  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations on animal transportation. The new ...
  
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• Ale from 1886 shipwreck yields new brew and conflict

  21-02-2019 07:28
  ALBANY, N.Y. -- News that an upstate New York brewer planned to recreate ale from a bottle salvaged from a 133-year-old shipwreck took the wind out of the sails of a scuba-diving Long Island brewer who has already done it. Jamie Adams, owner of Saint James Brewery in Holbrook, said Wednesday he plans to release his new ale next month. He created it from yeast he painstakingly cultured from bottles of English ale he salvaged in 2017 from the wreck of the SS Oregon, which sank off Fire Island in 1
  
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• Man convicted in brutal sex assault to be added to sex offender registry

  21-02-2019 06:16
  By Dori Modney (@Dori_Modney on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE --  Another consequence has unfolded in a sex assault case that shocked the city in 2016.
  In Lethbridge court Wednesday (Feb 20) morning, it was ordered that 22-year old Denzel Bird be added to the sex offender registry when his current sentence is completed.
  On June 15, 2018, Bird was sentenced to 15-years in prison, after he pleaded guilty the previous September to a charge of aggravated sexual assault.
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• AHS urges parents to vaccinate children against measles

  21-02-2019 05:55
  Recent measles outbreaks outside of the province have prompted health officials in Alberta to encourage parents to take measures to ensure their children are protected against the disease. Eight confirmed cases of measles at two schools in Vancouver follows several outbreaks in the United States and abroad. “There’s not just the outbreak happening in Vancouver, there’s a larger outbreak in Washington state where there have been more than 60 cases and across Europe there have be
  
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• Man accused of killing daughter dies in hospital

  21-02-2019 05:07
  TORONTO -- A man accused of killing his daughter on her 11th birthday died in hospital on Wednesday evening, police said, noting that their investigation into the girl's death is not over. Roopesh Rajkumar had been hospitalized with what police described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound since shortly after his arrest. His daughter, Riya Rajkumar, became the subject of an Amber Alert late Thursday night after her father allegedly indicated to her mother that he planned to hurt both the child and
  
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• Chelsea Carey and Casey Scheidegger lead pool standings as 8 teams advance at Scotties

  21-02-2019 04:57 via globalnews.ca
  Carey was alone in top spot in the Pool A standings at 7-0.
  
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• Fire guts ancient part of Bangladesh's capital, killing 81

  21-02-2019 04:50
  DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A fire in Bangladesh that killed at least 81 people in the oldest part of the capital shows the lapses in public safety that continue to plague the South Asian country despite its rapid economic growth. While the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina touts the garment factories and gleaming office towers in Dhaka's north side as signs of progress, illegal shops and overcrowding in Chawkbazar, one of the city's many warren-like southern districts, impeded firefighters' a
  
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• Pronghorns women’s basketball team riding wave of momentum into semi-final

  21-02-2019 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  After winning 10 of their last 11 games, the University of Lethbridge women’s basketball team is playing at a very high level as they head into the Canada West semi-final.
  
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• Pronghorns basketball team riding wave of momentum into semi-final

  21-02-2019 01:36 via globalnews.ca
  After winning 10 of their last 11 games, the University of Lethbridge women’s basketball team is playing at a very high level as they head into the Canada West semi-final. Matt Battochio reports.
  
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• Pronghorns women’s basketball team riding wave of momentum into semi-final - Global News

  21-02-2019 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  Pronghorns women’s basketball team riding wave of momentum into semi-final  Global NewsAfter winning 10 of their last 11 games, the University of Lethbridge women's basketball team is playing at a very high level as they head into the Canada West ...
  
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• Pronghorns women’s basketball team riding wave of momentum into semi-final - Globalnews.ca

  21-02-2019 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  Pronghorns women’s basketball team riding wave of momentum into semi-final  Globalnews.caAfter winning 10 of their last 11 games, the University of Lethbridge women's basketball team is playing at a very high level as they head into the Canada West ...
  
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