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• Commercial vehicle driver charged, after crane catches overhead power lines

  11-03-2019 23:58
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - The driver of a commercial vehicle has been charged with Failing to Ascertain Sufficient Space for Movement, after several power poles were broken in downtown Lethbridge Monday morning. The charges fall under the Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation.
  A one-block area was between 3 Ave. S. and 4 Ave. S. along 8 St. S. was closed to traffic for hours, while police, firefighters and other crews attended the scene.
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• Charge Laid After Crane Takes Out Power Poles Downtown

  11-03-2019 23:58
  The driver of a commercial vehicle has been charged after several power poles were ripped out in downtown Lethbridge Monday morning.
  
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• Calgary Zoo’s historic dinosaur to receive much-needed repairs

  11-03-2019 23:44
  Dinny the dinosaur, a Calgary Zoo staple since his construction in 1935, will undergo an overhaul to ensure he survives for the foreseeable future. “Generations of Calgarians have been growing up with Dinny for the last number of decades whether it was climbing on him as a kid or having picnics with family in front of him on the green grass,” said Josh Traptow, executive director of the Calgary Heritage Authority.  “It’s nice to see that he’s going to be shored
  
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• Horse cruelty investigation near Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary leads to charges

  11-03-2019 23:05
  A 50-year-old man from Alsask, Saskatchewan faces charges following an  investigation by members of the Oyen RCMP detachment into reports of horse mistreatment on a rural property. According to RCMP, the investigation into the allegations that horses were being starved resulted in the arrest of 50-year-old Henri Lenard Barrette of Alsask on Thursday, March 7. Barrette has been charged with causing animals unnecessary suffering and causing damage or injury to animals. The accused has been re
  
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• Blue carts for curbside recycling rollout set to be delivered between April 15 and May 10

  11-03-2019 23:03
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – After a long process, the implementation of curbside recycling in the City of Lethbridge is just around the corner.
  Waste and Recycling General Manager Joel Sanchez gave a presentation to City Council on Monday, Mar. 11, to reveal some details of the rollout plans for the recycling program that is set to begin in May.
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• Lethbridge Ridings Appear Tight in New Lethbridge College Provincial Election Poll

  11-03-2019 22:44
  The UCP has support from 33.1% of Lethbridge voters polled. That's compared with 23.5% for the governing NDP.
  
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• City queries provincial parties to gauge future commitment to Calgary projects

  11-03-2019 22:19
  In an effort to determine the potential contributions of the next provincial government, the City of Calgary is reaching out to the provincial political parties to establish their stance on Calgary-related platforms. On Monday, the City of Calgary launched its YYC Matters website with details on the questions of importance to Calgarians ahead of the next provincial election. The answers gathered from the parties will be shared with the public online. “The people we elect this spring will m
  
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• Lethbridge Curbside Recycling Begins City-Wide May 14th

  11-03-2019 21:51
  
  
  Blue carts are scheduled to be delivered to all Lethbridge homes between April 15th and May 10th.
  
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• Program provides lift for player injured in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  11-03-2019 21:19
  Crews are working at the Straschnitzki home in Airdrie to turn the basement into a suite for Ryan and a new lift is being installed to help him access other areas of the residence. Ryan ‘Straz’ Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down following a crash last April between a transport truck and the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus. The crash killed 16 members of the team and injured 13 others. Since the crash, the Straschnitzkis have been living in a local hotel while their home
  
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• Indigenous artifacts found at B.C. pipeline work site ‘not [in] their original location’: Regulator

  11-03-2019 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  A group of from the Wet'suet'en First Nation said the stone tools had been found at the site in mid-February.
  
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• Sentencing delayed for Lethbridge man in sexual interference case - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2019 20:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sentencing delayed for Lethbridge man in sexual interference case  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - Sentencing has been put off once again for a 32-year-old Lethbridge man who pleaded guilty to counts of sexual interference in July 2018.
  
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• Sentencing delayed for Lethbridge man in sexual interference case

  11-03-2019 20:40
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - Sentencing has been put off once again for a 32-year-old Lethbridge man who pleaded guilty to counts of sexual interference in July 2018.
  Cody Tyler Black Forehead appeared in Court of Queen's Bench Monday morning, as an agent for his lawyer, Scott Hadford described the status of the case.
  Wayne Hlady told the court that there had been an issue with Black Forehead's Pre-Sentencing Report and the previous agreed statement of facts, 
  
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• Family Matters podcast: More Canadian couples living apart but in serious relationships

  11-03-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Statistics Canada found 1.5 million Canadians aged 25 to 64 are in a relationship with someone living in another home.
  
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• New guideline reduces rest recommendation for children with concussions

  11-03-2019 19:35
  Canadian researchers have developed a new guideline outlining how much rest children need while recovering from concussions. The guideline, which was released Monday, reduces the amount of required rest. Researcher Carol DeMatteo says it is also easier to follow than previous guidelines, which parents had complained about as being excessively complicated. “We now know that too much rest after concussion is not a good thing, and children can begin some activity sooner as long as they don&rs
  
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• Local web series ‘Flipped Out’ to premiere this spring

  11-03-2019 19:09
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge College has joined the ranks of home renovation shows.
  The six-episode web series ‘Flipped Out’ is a joint project by students in the school’s Digital Communications and Media (DCM) program and the Mortgage Centre.
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• Pronghorns Host U of A Golden Bears to Open U-Cup Men's Hockey Tourney in Lethbridge

  11-03-2019 18:38
  Tournament week for the 2019 Cavendish Farms U SPORTS University Cup Men’s Hockey National Championship at the ENMAX Centre is here!
  
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• Lethbridge Men Get Jail Time for Prohibited Firearms Charges

  11-03-2019 18:06
  Two Lethbridge men will spend the next month in jail after pleading guilty to firearms offences.
  
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• Person Charged With Drunk Driving After Weekend Crash on Crowsnest Trail

  11-03-2019 18:03
  Lethbridge Police say a person was travelling west in the eastbound lanes when the vehicle they were driving crashed head-on with a semi Saturday night.
  
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• China works to contain outbreak of African swine fever

  11-03-2019 17:53
  Since at least August, Chinese authorities have been working to contain an outbreak of African swine fever. So far, the country has reported more than 100 separate outbreaks spanning most of its provinces, leading to the culling of nearly one million pigs. The ongoing outbreak, experts say, has been exacerbated by China’s numerous backyard farmers, who are not subject to the same governmental biosecurity standards as larger pork producers. Amid the outbreak, it is estimated that China&rsqu
  
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• Alberta officer injured in head-on crash with truck reported stolen: RCMP

  11-03-2019 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  Charges are pending against three people after a member of the Alberta Sheriffs Branch was injured in a weekend car crash with a stolen vehicle.
  
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• Smoke alarm alerts family to early morning fire at Deer Run residence

  11-03-2019 16:53
  Calgary firefighters were called to a fire at a property in the city’s southeast early Monday morning and investigator is now working to determine a cause. Emergency crews were called to a home in the 2000 block of Deer Side Dr. S.E. at about 3:00 a.m. Smoke was coming from a single family home with an attached garage when crews arrived. Firefighters determined that there was a fire in the garage and they worked quickly to keep it from spreading to the home and others in the area. Two adul
  
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• Transport Minister says he would board a Boeing 737 despite crash

  11-03-2019 16:34
  MONTREAL -- Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he would board "without hesitation" the type of aircraft that crashed in the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy on Sunday, stressing his confidence in the new plane. Garneau's remarks came minutes after a statement from the Air Canada Pilots Association that called on the minister "to take proactive action to ensure the safety of the Canadian travelling public." The crash, which killed all 157 aboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 -- including 18 Canadians -- has r
  
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• Canada's largest airlines confident in Boeing jet safety

  11-03-2019 16:34
  MONTREAL -- Canada's two largest airlines say they are confident in the safety of the Boeing 737 aircraft after a fatal crash on Sunday involving an Ethiopian Airlines flight. The accident, which killed all 157 aboard the Boeing 737 Max 8, raised concerns over parallels to the crash of a Lion Air jet that plunged into the Java Sea last October, killing 189 people. Air Canada says in an email its 24 Max 8 aircraft have performed "excellently" and met safety and reliability standards. In response
  
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• Nature Conservancy Releases Sage Grouse Birds Back Onto Southern Alberta Prairies

  11-03-2019 16:32
  
  
  The NCC and Parks Canada have partnered with the Calgary Zoo to reintroduce an endangered species of bird on the prairies of southern Alberta.
  
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• Three arrested after stolen truck collides with police vehicle near Morley

  11-03-2019 16:21
  Three people are facing charges after the truck they were in crashed head-on into a sheriff’s vehicle on the weekend. Police tried to conduct a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle near Morley at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle fled the scene and crashed head-on into an Alberta sheriff’s vehicle. Police pursued and stopped the vehicle and arrested the three occupants inside. RCMP say the truck was stolen the day before from the Calgary area. The suspects were not injured in the
  
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• 'The Simpsons' fans rejoice after discovering Malk exists in real life

  11-03-2019 16:15
  Fans of “The Simpsons” are rejoicing after discovering a Texas company has a brand of dairy-free milk called Malk. ‘Malk’ is the butt of a series of jokes about cost-cutting measures at Springfield Elementary cafeteria, in a 1996 episode of the hit animated comedy. During the episode “The PTA Disbands” Bart Simpson cracks his knuckles and complains of brittle bones, before looking at the cartoon in front of him. “But I always drink plenty of Malk?”
  
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• Canadian flight controller will lead first all-female spacewalk

  11-03-2019 15:50
  NASA is set to once again make space history when its first all-female spacewalk takes place at the end of the month. The spacewalk is scheduled to take place later this month, with astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch taking to space to upgrade batteries on the International Space Station. But on the ground, Canadian Space Agency flight controller Kristen Facciol will play a crucial role, supporting the space walk from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Facciol was responsible for breakin
  
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• WHO launches new strategy to fight 'inevitable' flu pandemic

  11-03-2019 15:37
  The World Health Organization on Monday launched a strategy to protect people worldwide over the next decade against the threat of influenza, warning that new pandemics are "inevitable". Influenza epidemics, largely seasonal, affect around one billion people and kill hundreds of thousands annually, according to WHO, which describes it as one of the world's greatest public health challenges. WHO's new strategy, for 2019 through 2030, aims to prevent seasonal influenza, control the virus's spread
  
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• Nelson Lugela found guilty of second-degree murder in death of Calgary Stampeder

  11-03-2019 14:21
  A Calgary judge handed down a guilty verdict on Monday at the trial for a man accused of killing Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks outside a nightclub over two years ago. Hicks, 23, died in hospital after he was found shot outside the Marquee Beer Market on September 25, 2016. Three people were taken into custody at the scene a short time later.   Nelson Lugela, 21, is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death and has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Hicks was a defensive ba
  
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• Judge expected to deliver verdict in death of Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks

  11-03-2019 14:21
  A Calgary judge is expected to hand down a verdict on Monday in the trial for a man accused of killing Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks outside a nightclub over two years ago. Hicks, 23, died in hospital after he was found shot outside the Marquee Beer Market on September 25, 2016. Three people were taken into custody at the scene a short time later.   Nelson Lugela, 21, is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death and has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Hicks was a defens
  
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• Alberta’s Kevin Koe back in winner’s circle at Canadian curling championship

  11-03-2019 13:27 via globalnews.ca
  For Kevin Koe and Ben Hebert, winning the Canadian men's curling championship a year after missing the medals at the Winter Olympics felt sweet.
  
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• Alfa Romeo recalls vehicles; cruise control can go haywire

  11-03-2019 13:03
  DETROIT -- Fiat Chrysler is warning owners of more than 60,000 Alfa Romeo cars and SUVs worldwide not to use the adaptive cruise control because it might not stop working even when a driver taps the brakes. The recall covers certain Giulia cars and Stelvio SUV models from 2017 through 2019. The company says a software error caused the problem, and the vehicles could even accelerate if the brakes are tapped. Adaptive cruise control is an advanced safety feature that keeps moving vehicles at a set
  
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• Nelson Lugela found guilty in shooting death of Calgary Stampeders player Mylan Hicks

  11-03-2019 12:56 via globalnews.ca
  A judge has found Nelson Lugela guilty of second-degree murder in the slaying of a Calgary Stampeders football player Mylan Hicks.
  
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• Judge to deliver decision in case of Calgary Stampeder killed at nightclub

  11-03-2019 12:56 via globalnews.ca
  A judge is expected to deliver a decision Monday in the trial of a man accused of killing a football player with the Calgary Stampeders.
  
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• Lethbridge wrestlers earn medals at ASAA Provincials - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2019 11:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge wrestlers earn medals at ASAA Provincials  Lethbridge News NowSTONY PLAIN, AB - The Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA) Provincial Wrestling Championships took place this weekend. In Stony Plain, 13 ...
  
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• Growing number of Boeing Max 8 planes grounded after crash

  11-03-2019 10:55
  BEIJING -- Aviation authorities in China, Indonesia and Ethiopia ordered airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes Monday after one crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. The crash of the Ethiopian Airlines jet shortly after it took off from Addis Ababa on Sunday is drawing renewed scrutiny of the plane just four months after a similar crash of the same model that killed 189 people in Indonesia. Chicago-based Boeing said it did not intend to issue any new guidance to its cu
  
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• Boeing's stock takes a hit as more Max 8 planes are grounded

  11-03-2019 10:55
  BEIJING -- Boeing's stock plunged 7 per cent Monday as aviation authorities in China, Indonesia and Ethiopia ordered airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes the day after one crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. The crash of the Ethiopian Airlines jet shortly after it took off from Addis Ababa on Sunday is drawing renewed scrutiny of the plane just four months after a similar crash of the same model that killed 189 people in Indonesia. Chicago-based Boeing said it did n
  
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• U.K. prime minister fights to save Brexit deal

  11-03-2019 10:30
  LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May refused to admit defeat for her European Union divorce deal Monday, despite deadlocked talks with the bloc a day before Parliament is scheduled to vote on the plan. The House of Commons is due to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a deal that it resoundingly rejected in January. There are few signs of any big shift in opinion, with British lawmakers still divided over whether to leave the EU, and if so on what terms. The EU, meanwhile, is frustrated a
  
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• Support for climate change action could wane if no help for coal workers: report

  11-03-2019 09:15
  OTTAWA -- The federal government has to prepare communities that are economically dependent on coal for a future when their products aren't needed if it wants to maintain public support for climate-change action, says a task force on making that transition work. The Task Force on Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities is filing its final report today, with 10 broad recommendations. Underlying many of them is a warning that not easing the anxieties of workers who will be
  
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• Flight recorders from crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet found

  11-03-2019 08:47
  EJERE, Ethiopia -- Authorities in Ethiopia, China and Indonesia grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft Monday following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed 157 people, and investigators found the flight recorders from the field where the plane went down. The new plane crashed shortly after takeoff in clear weather outside Addis Ababa on Sunday, and the airline decided to ground its remaining four 737 Max 8s until further notice as "an extra safety precaution," spokesman Asrat
  
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• Crashed Ethiopian jet's flight recorders found

  11-03-2019 08:47
  HEJERE, Ethiopia -- Authorities in Ethiopia, China and Indonesia grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft Monday following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed 157 people, and investigators found the flight recorders from the field where the plane went down. The new plane crashed shortly after takeoff in clear weather outside Addis Ababa on Sunday, and the airline decided to ground its remaining four 737 Max 8s until further notice as "an extra safety precaution," spokesman Asra
  
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• Boeing 737 Max 8s under scrutiny after Ethiopia crash

  11-03-2019 08:47
  HEJERE, Ethiopia -- Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Monday after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five months. But Boeing said it had no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies. As the East African country mourned the 157 victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that went down in clear weather shortly after takeoff Sunday, investigators found the jetliner's two flight recorders at the crash site outside the
  
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• Airlines ground Boeing jet after plane crashes in Ethiopia

  11-03-2019 08:47
  HEJERE, Ethiopia -- Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Monday after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five months. But Boeing said it had no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies. As the East African country mourned the 157 victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that went down in clear weather shortly after takeoff Sunday, investigators found the jetliner's two flight recorders at the crash site outside the
  
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• Driver charged after extended crane topples power poles in downtown Lethbridge - CTV News

  11-03-2019 08:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Driver charged after extended crane topples power poles in downtown Lethbridge  CTV NewsThe Lethbridge Police *Service* confirms one person has been charged in connection with a Monday morning collision that knocked over several power poles ...
  
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• Trump's record US$4.7 trillion budget relies on strong growth

  11-03-2019 06:32
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a record US$4.7 trillion federal budget for 2020 on Monday, relying on optimistic 3.1 per cent economic growth projections alongside accounting shuffles and steep domestic cuts to bring future spending into promised balance in 15 years. The deficit is projected to hit $1.1 trillion in the 2020 fiscal year, the highest in a decade. The administration is counting on robust growth, including from the Republican tax cuts -- which Trump wants to make
  
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• Trump's record $4.7 trillion budget relies on strong growth

  11-03-2019 06:32
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion federal budget for 2020 on Monday, relying on optimistic 3.1 per cent economic growth projections alongside accounting shuffles and steep domestic cuts to bring future spending into promised balance in 15 years. The deficit is projected to hit $1.1 trillion in the 2020 fiscal year, the highest in a decade. The administration is counting on robust growth, including from the Republican tax cuts -- which Trump wants to make p
  
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• Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request

  11-03-2019 06:32
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump is reviving his border wall fight, preparing a new budget that will seek $8.6 billion for his signature project, impose steep spending cuts to other domestic programs and set the stage for another fiscal battle. Budget documents like the one Trump is releasing Monday are often seen as just a starting point of negotiation. Fresh off the longest government shutdown in history, Trump's 2020 proposal shows he is eager to confront Congress again to boost defe
  
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• World shares mostly higher as China-U.S. trade talks drag on

  11-03-2019 05:54
  BANGKOK -- Shares were mostly higher in Europe on Monday, tracking gains in Asia as investors awaited further developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 1 per cent in early trading to 7,175.46 as Prime Minister Theresa May battled to stave off a fresh defeat for her proposal on the divorce from the European Union. Talks were deadlocked a day before Parliament was scheduled to vote on the plan. Germany's DAX edged 0.1 per cent higher to 11,471.01 and the CAC
  
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• U.S. stocks mostly higher on tech strength; Boeing hurts Dow

  11-03-2019 05:54
  NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks opened mostly higher on Wall Street Monday, although a steep drop in Boeing is weighing down the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The early gains in the market follow the worst week for the S&P 500 since January. The major indexes are still enjoying gains of 9 per cent or more for the year so far. Technology stocks powered the market's early gains. Apple and Facebook both rose 2.5 per cent. Bank stocks also showed early strength, with Morgan Stanley gaining 1.6 per cent.
  
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• Quake hits Alberta, but in different geologic region than one linked to fracking

  11-03-2019 05:43
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. -- A second earthquake in less than a week shook central Alberta on Sunday, although a seismologist notes it occurred in a different geologic region than a quake last week that's been linked to fracking. Honn Kao with the Geological Survey of Canada says the 4.4 magnitude quake was detected at around 4 a.m., with an epicentre about 32 kilometres northwest of Rocky Mountain House. Kao says no damage has been reported, although he says many people who live in the area h
  
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