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• Lethbridge Sport Council announces 2018 Achievement Award Recipients - Lethbridge News Now

  05-03-2019 23:33
  Lethbridge Sport Council announces 2018 Achievement Award Recipients  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Some of the best in sport in Lethbridge were honoured on Tuesday, Mar. 5, as the 9th annual Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement ...
  
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• Lethbridge Sport Council Announces Winners of 2019 Achievement Awards

  05-03-2019 23:02
  A ceremony on April 8th at the ENAMX Centre will honour 14 award winners for their outstanding achievements in local sport.
  
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• Why direct sales appeals to so many moms

  05-03-2019 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  Canada has 1.3 million direct sales consultants, of which 82 per cent are women.
  
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• "It was like a bomb dropped on the family" - Anthony Stephan testifies at case management hearing

  05-03-2019 22:37
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - David Stephan's father Anthony was called as a Defense witness at Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge Tuesday, during a case management hearing where David and his wife Collet are representing themselves.
  The hearing will determine ultimately which evidence, including statements made to police in the hours shortly after their 19-month old Ezekiel died, and the admissibility of certain statements made to at least one doctor, will be allowed
  
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• University of Lethbridge Research Examines Residential Schools Impact on Biological Health

  05-03-2019 21:30
  The research, published in the journal SSM Population Health, found that adult children of mothers who attended residential school had increased impairment in biological regulation.
  
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• 200 patients notified of potential scabies exposure at Red Deer hospital

  05-03-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  About 200 intensive care patients at Red Deer Regional Hospital may have been exposed to scabies, Alberta Health Services said Tuesday.
  
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• Red Deer doctors demand improvements to regional hospital

  05-03-2019 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, a group of doctors launched the Demand Care campaign, which is calling for improvements to the Red Deer Regional Hospital.
  
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• Local organizations partnering up to show Hometown Spirit ahead of U Sports National Hockey Championship

  05-03-2019 21:07
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB - The countdown is on until the U Sports National Hockey Championship and Hometown Hockey take over Lethbridge beginning on Mar. 14.  To gin up support seven local organizations have announced a new "Show Hometown Spirit" initiative.
  The initiative is broken down into four different brackets:
  1. VisitLethbridge.com is spearheading the "What Hockey Means To You" Social Media contest encouraging people to submit their picture, video or
  
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• UCP video of NDP staffer and Prab Gill lambasted as ‘creepy’ and ‘weird’

  05-03-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  An edited video shared by a Twitter account associated with UCP Leader Jason Kenney is being slammed for appearing to secretly record a government adviser and an independent politician.
  
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• Construction on west section of ring road expected to start in spring

  05-03-2019 20:35
  Transportation Minister Brian Mason was in Calgary on Tuesday to provide an update on the west section of the ring road and construction is slated to begin in the spring. It's been ten years since the first stretch of the Calgary Ring Road opened and the southwest section is expected to open in the fall of 2021 and the west segment is scheduled to open in 2022. The southwest leg will go from Highway 8 to Macleod Trail S.E. and consists of 31 kilometres of roadway. The west section is the final 9
  
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• Lethbridge Housing Organizations Concerned About Impacts of Mortgage Stress Tests

  05-03-2019 20:01
  BILD Lethbridge and the LDAR are calling on the federal government to fix the so-called stress test and go back to allowing a 30 year amortization rate for first time home buyers.
  
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• Google Maps adds photo radar warnings for drivers: ‘Speed camera ahead’

  05-03-2019 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  The feature being rolled out by Google Maps allows users to see speed limits, speed cameras and mobile speed cameras on the map before they leave.
  
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• Lethbridge County appoints director of emergency management, deputies › Sunny South News - Sunny South News

  05-03-2019 19:46
  Lethbridge County appoints director of emergency management, deputies › Sunny South News  Sunny South NewsAn agreement to provide disaster response services will have the Town of Coaldale and Lethbridge County sharing a director of emergency management.
  
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• Locals Asked to Show "Home Town Spirit" For Men's University Hockey Championship

  05-03-2019 19:26
  
  
  Seven Lethbridge organizations are partnering to support the National Men's University Hockey Championship at the ENMAX Centre.
  
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• Court orders new trial for accused Calgary gang leader

  05-03-2019 19:11
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned a decision by a Calgary judge to stay charges against accused Calgary gang leader Nick Chan. Chan was charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and directing a criminal organization in the death of Kevin Anaya, who was gunned down on August 9, 2008. In April, a Calgary judge stayed three charges against Chan ruling that the case took too long to go to trial. The decision was appealed by the Crown and on Tuesday, the court agreed with
  
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• Conservatives take slight lead over Liberals in latest Nanos tracking poll

  05-03-2019 18:57
  The Conservatives now have a slight edge over the Liberals, according to the latest Nanos Research federal ballot tracking. The weekly tracking data, which ended March 1 and was released on Tuesday, shows the Conservatives at 34.7 per cent, followed by the Liberals at 34.2 per cent. The NDP is at 15.5 per cent and the Green Party at 9.1 per cent.  The Bloc Quebecois got 3.6 per cent of the vote, while the People’s Party of Canada got 0.7 per cent. Asked whether they would consider vot
  
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• Three explosive devices discovered in London

  05-03-2019 18:08
  LONDON -- Britain's counterterrorism police are investigating after three padded mailing bags with what appears to be small explosive devices inside were found in London. Police said smaller bags inside the mailers enclosed the devices that "appear capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened." Officials say the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command "is treating the incidents as a linked series." One mailer was found near Heathrow Airport. A building was evacuated as a precaution after
  
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• Shelter groups rescue 630 dogs stacked in crates at Georgia home

  05-03-2019 18:05
  Thanks to the coordination of multiple animal shelter organizations, 630 neglected dogs were rescued from a single breeder’s home in Georgia. The dogs were found in “tiny crates” stacked on top of one another at the property on Saturday, the Atlanta Humane Society said in a Facebook post. “These dogs have been living in crates their whole lives,” the non-profit organization said. “They’re matted, covered in feces and have never been held or walked.&rdquo
  
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• From glass eyes to poutine, these are the weirdest things Canadians have left in an Uber

  05-03-2019 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  Uber revealed a list of some of the most outrageous items that people apparently own and have forgotten in the ride-hailing company’s vehicles.
  
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• Barack Obama speaks to Calgarians at Saddledome

  05-03-2019 17:17
  Former United States President Barack Obama is in Calgary and is speaking at an event at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. The event called ‘A Conversation with President Barack Obama’ got underway just after noon. Obama is the 44th President of the United States and served in that role from 2009 – 2017. A steady stream of ticket holders headed into the arena to hear Obama speak and many said they were excited to hear what he had to say. It is Obama's first time in Cal
  
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• Barack Obama set to speak to Calgarians at Saddledome

  05-03-2019 17:17
  Former United States President Barack Obama is in Calgary and will speak at an event at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. The event called ‘A Conversation with President Barack Obama’ gets underway at noon. Obama is the 44th President of the United States and served in that role from 2009 – 2017. There are still some tickets available. Click HERE for more information.
  
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• Study finds no evidence MMR vaccine increases risk of autism

  05-03-2019 16:57
  A new large-scale European study has found that despite concerns, there is no evidence that the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine increases the risk of autism, even in children more susceptible to the condition. Carried out by researchers at the Statens Serum Institut, Denmark, the new study looked at 657,461 children born to Danish mothers in Denmark from 1999 through 31 December 2010 to investigate whether the MMR vaccine increases the risk for autism in children or in various subgroup
  
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• Should Albertans boycott trips to B.C. over pipeline policy?

  05-03-2019 16:51
  An opinion piece in a Calgary newspaper is encouraging Albertans to stop spending their travel dollars in B.C. because the province doesn’t appreciate them. The piece by agricultural advisor Will Verboven appeared in the Calgary Herald on the weekend and argued B.C.'s beautiful scenery isn't worth the 'anti-Alberta attitudes' residents face while vacationing in the province. According to the article, the conflict centres on differences of opinion regarding Alberta's oil industry and recomm
  
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• Second official charged in shipbuilding contract leak to plead not guilty, lawyer says

  05-03-2019 16:24
  OTTAWA - A lawyer for the second public official charged over the alleged leak of cabinet secrets related to the $700-million naval shipbuilding contract that is also at the heart of the case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says his client plans to plead not guilty. Lawyer Matthew Day says Matthew Matchett plans to seek a jury trial as his case now moves through the court system following an extensive criminal investigation. Matchett, who was suspended without pay from his job at Public Service
  
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• Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin

  05-03-2019 15:37
  OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hunkering down in Ottawa after the second resignation from his cabinet in less than a month over the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair. He has cancelled a planned visit to Regina today, where he had been scheduled to attend an afternoon event to promote his government's plan to battle climate change and a Liberal fundraiser in the evening. Trudeau did take part this morning in an armchair discussion at the Prospectors and Developers Associ
  
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• Prime minister's Regina trip cancelled in favour of private meetings in Ottawa

  05-03-2019 15:37
  REGINA - A scheduled visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Regina has been cancelled. Eleanore Catenaro, a spokeswoman for Trudeau, confirmed to The Canadian Press this morning that the prime minister is going to return to Ottawa for private meetings. Trudeau was scheduled to appear at a Canadian Tire store to speak about climate incentive rebates. He was also to deliver remarks at a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser this evening. His cancellation comes one day after Treasury Board presiden
  
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• Travel disrupted after plane slides off runway at Halifax airport

  05-03-2019 15:32
  HALIFAX -- Flights at Halifax Stanfield International Airport were disrupted Monday evening after an Air Canada passenger jet slid off a runway. Airport spokeswoman Tiffany Chase says Air Canada Flight 614 from Toronto landed around 6:30 p.m., but the crew reported the aircraft was unable to make it to the gate. The Transportation Safety Board says an initial investigation determined the aircraft was slowing down during the landing roll when it began to slide at a low speed. Spokesman Chris Krep
  
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• Ont. man shocked by gov't letter stating he would receive $60K monthly pension

  05-03-2019 14:49
  A recently retired Ontario man was shocked to receive a letter from the federal government stating he would get more than $60,000 a month in old age security payments instead of the $600 a month he anticipated. In February, John Easton opened up a letter from Employment and Social Development Canada that stated he was to receive $60,145 every month as per the government’s Old Age Security program. “[I was] very surprised to see that the letter contained a monthly benefit of $60,145,&
  
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• New electric hypercar capable of hitting 100 km/h in under two seconds

  05-03-2019 14:39
  Italian automaker Pininfarina has unveiled a new electric hypercar it claims to be “the world’s first luxury electric hyper performance GT.” The Pininfarina Battista made its public debut Tuesday at the Geneva Auto Show. According to the manufacturer, the Battista is capable of hitting 100 km/h in under two seconds, and can run for 450 kilometres on a single charge. The automaker has set a production maximum of 150 Battistas. The first of the zero-emissions vehicles are expecte
  
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• Wheelchair-accessible home renovation gifted to Sherwood Park girl with spinal injury

  05-03-2019 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  A Sherwood Park girl who suffered a horrific accident last summer is able to feel at home again, after a free renovation to make her house wheelchair-accessible.
  
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• Professional wrestler King Kong Bundy dead at age 61

  05-03-2019 12:55
  GLASSBORO, N.J. -- Professional wrestler King Kong Bundy has died at age 61. Promoter and longtime friend David Herro says Bundy died on Monday. Herro posted on Facebook : "Today we lost a Legend and a man I consider family." The cause of death and other details were not disclosed. Bundy, whose real name was Christopher Pallies, was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The 6-foot-4 (1.93 metres), 458-pound (208-kilogram) wrestler made his World Wrestling Federation debut in 1981. He was best known
  
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• India resigned to U.S. decision to end zero-tariffs status

  05-03-2019 11:42
  NEW DELHI -- India's commerce ministry said Tuesday that it won't try to hold onto its preferential zero-tariffs status with the United States after Washington decided to drop it from its Generalized System of Preferences program. On Monday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced that India and Turkey would lose their GSP status within 60 days. He said India had failed "to provide the United States with assurances that it will provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets
  
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• Canadian scientists develop 'sperm obstacle course' to ID strongest seed

  05-03-2019 11:05
  A group of Canadian scientists are perfecting a microscopic ‘sperm obstacle course’ to help doctors select the finest specimen for in-vitro fertilization. At a recent conference, David Sinton and his team at the University of Toronto’s Sinton Lab outlined the technology, which could eventually be used to help boost pregnancy rates. Sinton told CTVNews.ca that the new technology expands a well-established science that “guys that make it up stream are better than guys that
  
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• Lethbridge speed skaters ranked - Lethbridge Herald

  05-03-2019 10:43
  Lethbridge speed skaters ranked  Lethbridge HeraldLethbridge Herald After playing the role of hosts at the Bridge Bolt Feb. 23-24 at the ATB Centre, several members of the Lethbridge Speed Skating.
  
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• World shares mixed as China indicates support for economy

  05-03-2019 10:34
  BANGKOK -- World shares were mixed Tuesday, with European benchmarks mostly retreating by midday. But markets in China gained after the government set a 6-6.5 per cent growth target for this year, suggesting strong government support for the economy. Germany's DAX slid 0.1 per cent to 11,579 and the CAC 40 in France fell 0.2 per cent to 5,275. Britain's FTSE climbed 0.3 per cent to 7,155 after surveys indicated that the British economy held up in February in the face of Brexit uncertainties, alt
  
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• Saskatchewan man kept in segregation for more than 2,000 days: advocates

  05-03-2019 10:28
  REGINA -- Prisoners advocates are asking a Federal Court to intervene in the case of a Dene man from northern Saskatchewan who they say has spent most of his adult life in segregation and is at risk of committing suicide. Joey Toutsaint, who is 32 and a convicted dangerous offender, has spent more than 2,000 days in segregation while at different federal institutions, say court documents filed last week in British Columbia. "I think that's just brutal," said Catherine Latimer, executive director
  
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• Trudeau's feminist agenda has led to change, but more funding needed: Oxfam

  05-03-2019 10:24
  OTTAWA -- The Trudeau government has enacted genuinely feminist policies but needs to back them up with more money if it wants to make a lasting difference, Oxfam Canada says. The charity released its 2019 feminist scorecard before International Women's Day on Friday, assessing steps the government took between March 2018 and February 2019 to make meaningful progress toward gender equity. Lauren Ravon, director of policy and campaigns for Oxfam Canada, says overall the Trudeau government is maki
  
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• Defeat of ISIS looms as hundreds leave last area in Syria

  05-03-2019 09:48
  OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria -- Hundreds of people left the last area held by the Islamic State group in Syria on Tuesday where they gathered in a massive reception area to be searched and screened by U.S.-backed fighters. Some of those who gathered outside the village of Baghouz said they had been waiting since the previous night when hundreds left the IS-held pocket. The latest wave of evacuations brings the final defeat of the extremists' so-called "caliphate" at the hands of the Kurdish-led Syrian
  
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• Third PED case found in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  05-03-2019 09:00
  Third PED case found in Alberta  Lethbridge News NowCALGARY — Alberta Pork says there are now three positive cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in thi...
  
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• Japan court OK's Nissan ex-Chairman Ghosn's release on bail

  05-03-2019 05:49
  TOKYO -- The Tokyo District Court approved the release of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn on 1 billion yen (US$8.9 million) bail on Tuesday, ending nearly four months of detention in Japan. But his release hinges on the court's decision on an appeal by prosecutors that was filed within hours of the announcement he was going to be granted bail. The acceptance of Ghosn's request for bail, his third, came a day after one of his lawyers said he was confident the auto executive would gain his rel
  
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• Fracking and the major role it plays in causing earthquakes in Alberta

  05-03-2019 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  Of the roughly 2,800 earthquakes ever recorded in Alberta over the past three decades, almost half of those have occurred on prairie land.
  
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• Manitoba’s Mike McEwen awaits tide-turn at Canadian men’s curling championship

  05-03-2019 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  Team Manitoba gave up a steal in the tenth end in a 7-6 loss to Yukon to drop their record to 2-2 at the Brier.
  
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• Alberta man convicted of historic sex assaults

  05-03-2019 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  A southern Alberta man has been convicted of historical sexual assaults that date back more than 30 years.
  
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• Global Lethbridge Sports Recap: March 4

  05-03-2019 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  In Global Lethbridge’s weekend sports recap, the Hurricanes look for a third straight win in Regina, southern Alberta high school basketball teams prepare for zone championships, and a Lethbridge hockey player wins gold at the Canada Winter Games.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: March 4

  05-03-2019 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, March 4, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge.
  
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• Mandel eligible to run in election, judge rules

  05-03-2019 01:31
  A judge has ruled Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel is eligible to run in the upcoming election. Elections Alberta gave Mandel a five-year ban from politics in January after he was late to submit financial paperwork in 2018. The paperwork was supposed to be filed by Sept. 12—four months after Mandel’s Edmonton-McClung contest—but was instead submitted on Sept. 27. Mandel explained there was a delay in part because his CFO, Brian Heidecker, was sick around the time the campaig
  
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• Calgary veteran, former SAIT teacher celebrates 104th birthday: ‘I’m lucky to be here’

  05-03-2019 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  Clarence Hollingworth took up the computer in his 80s and rode a mountain bike up until his 90s.
  
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• Judge’s ruling overturns Mandel’s ban from running in Alberta’s 2019 election

  05-03-2019 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  Stephen Mandel will be allowed to run in Alberta's spring election after all thanks to a Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta decision issued Monday afternoon.
  
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• Council to hear recommendations to better protect heritage buildings post-Enoch Sales House fire

  05-03-2019 01:12
  Calgary city council will be presented with 14 recommendations on Tuesday as city administration champions a better approach to preserving historic buildings. “The City, as a whole, has done a good job with city-owned buildings in terms of the heritage strategy that they put together with historic city hall,” said Josh Traptow, executive director of the Calgary Heritage Authority, “But when it comes to private buildings, private property owners, they’re really has been a
  
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• Alberta man convicted of historic sex assaults - Global News

  05-03-2019 01:08
  Alberta man convicted of historic sex assaults  Global NewsA southern Alberta man has been convicted of historical sexual assaults that date back more than 30 years.
  
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