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• Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park introduces digital ticketing - Global News

  12-03-2019 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park introduces digital ticketing  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: There are changes coming to one of Lethbridge's most used venues. Exhibition Park is looking to modernize its business and move forward ...
  
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• City Hall open house includes changes to 3 Ave S and new downtown bike corridors

  12-03-2019 23:53
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - An open house was held Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 12) at Lethbridge City Hall, to update the public and to get input on 15 different current and future city projects.
  Among those, were plans for big changes along 3 Ave. S. from 4 St. S. to 8 St. S., which include cutting down the number of lanes from the current four, down to three, according to project manager Craig Richter.
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• Legacy of Brentwood homicide victims to live on in new southwest park

  12-03-2019 23:52
  The families of the five young people who were killed at a house party in Brentwood in 2014 have come together to create plans for a park to honour the spirit of those lost to the tragedy. A fundraising effort is underway for Quinterra Legacy Garden, a proposed greenspace near Variety Park in South Glenmore Park, dedicated to the memory of Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura, Josh Hunter, Kaitlin Perras, and Lawrence Hong.  “It was a collaboration,” said Barclay Hunter, Josh&rsquo
  
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• Fatal work incident at Spruce Grove RV dealer

  12-03-2019 23:50
  A worker is dead following an incident involving a fifth-wheel RV and tractor at a Spruce Grove business. The incident happened at Grove RV and Leisure Inc. on March 11 around 1 p.m. The victim was 57 years old. Occupational Health and Safety has order a stop-use order for the equipment involved until it is repaired, and a stop-work order for all powered mobile equipment until Grove RV and Leisure Inc. proves the equipment was being used as it was designed to be. OHS continues to investigate. Th
  
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• Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park introduces digital ticketing

  12-03-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  There are changes coming to one of Lethbridge’s most used venues. Exhibition Park is looking to modernize its business and move forward with a slightly different approach. Matt Battochio explains.
  
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• $384K worth of meth and other drugs seized at Alberta’s Bowden Institution

  12-03-2019 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  An estimated $384,000 worth of street drugs have been seized at Bowden Institution in central Alberta, according to a news release issued by the Correctional Service of Canada on Tuesday.
  
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• Conservative MPs hosting women's rights event with speaker accused of 'spreading fear and division'

  12-03-2019 23:05
  Two Conservative MPs are hosting a reception to promote women’s rights in the Middle East that features a keynote speaker who has been accused of sympathizing with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and promoting an anti-Islam film. Conservative MPs Garnett Genuis and Kelly Block are billed as co-hosts of the reception and talk on Parliament Hill with the theme of “Women’s Rights, Democracy, and Freedom in the Middle East and in the West.” Liberal MP Judy Sgro had initially
  
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• Alberta commits $100M to 16 green transportation projects

  12-03-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  The province is funding 16 such projects that it says will create 114 new jobs while, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, taking the equivalent of more than 530,000 cars off the road.
  
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• In Canada, some moms say cannabis makes them better parents

  12-03-2019 21:28
  Smoking cannabis has made me "a better mother," says Karine Cyr. The mother of two leads a group of like-minded Canadian women challenging norms and rejecting stigmas around parenting and pot since Ottawa legalized its recreational use last October. They are tired, she says, of having to hide their use of the mind-altering drug from family, neighbors and others, and have set out to educate their peers about its benefits. "People are not informed. They still think that when we use cannabis, we si
  
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• Police seek four suspects in bitcoin fraud investigation

  12-03-2019 20:42
  Calgary police are looking for four suspects in connection to a national investigation into bitcoin fraud that resulted in a loss of almost $200,000 to a Canadian company. Police were notified last October about a number of fraudulent activities that targeted a Canadian bitcoin company and say 112 transactions were made at kiosks in seven cities. The fraudulent transactions occurred in Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, Winnipeg and Sherwood Park between September 16th and September 2
  
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• Kenney vows to axe, replace rules on Alberta farm employment and injury compensation

  12-03-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says if he were premier he would repeal legislation that ensures workplace safety, employment standards and injury coverage on farms.
  
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• Lethbridge Exhibition Park Launches New Digital Ticketing, VIP Program

  12-03-2019 19:51
  
  
  The technology will start being used at next week's popular Spring Home and Garden Show.
  
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• Calgarians rally behind family of Ethiopian Airlines crash victim

  12-03-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Derick Lwugi worked as an accountant for the City of Calgary and leaves behind a wife and three children.
  
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• UCP Plans to Repeal Bill 6, Introduce New Farm Freedom Act if Elected

  12-03-2019 19:04
  Jason Kenney says "damaging NDP policies must be reversed. It restricts the potential for the agriculture sector to grow and create new jobs.”
  
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• New park to buffer Alberta national park earns praise from First Nation

  12-03-2019 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  Mikisew Cree First Nation says the new park will also start to answer concerns a United Nations body has expressed about the existing Wood Buffalo National Park.
  
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• Up to $9.5 billion needed to repair Parks Canada properties: report

  12-03-2019 18:36
  Parks Canada will need to spend up to as much as $9.5 billion to repair approximately 40 per cent of its properties, including buildings, bridges, roads, forts, and dams, which have fallen into disrepair, according to a report. The government agency manages 16,618 real estate and infrastructure assets, including 46 national parks, one national urban park, four marine conservation areas, 171 national historic sites, and nine historic canals. In 2017, Parks Canada paid $1 million to commission the
  
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• Foothills MP Calling on Feds to Fix Canola Export Issues With China

  12-03-2019 18:11
  John Barlow says Canadian farmers can not keep paying for the Liberals mistakes.
  
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• How restrictive baby equipment can hinder development

  12-03-2019 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  Health professionals continue to be concerned about container baby syndrome, which is simply defined as the overuse of restrictive baby equipment.
  
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• Livingstone-Macleod UCP Constituency Association Members Resign

  12-03-2019 17:52
  Six members of the Livingstone-Macleod UCP Constituency Association have resigned, saying they're not happy with the United Conservative Party's top-down management.
  
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• Exhibition Park introduces digital tickets, VIP program

  12-03-2019 17:05
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Guests to Exhibition Park can now go paperless for their tickets.
  The venue has announced they’re implementing a digital ticketing system. This means that guests can purchase their tickets online and have that ticket on their phone.
  Upon arrival at Exhibition Park for an event, tickets on phones will be scanned for entry.
   “This allows our guests the opportunity of convenience for coming to our events beginning here in 2
  
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• New Lethbridge 311 Customer Service Now Fully Operational

  12-03-2019 16:40
  
  
  If you are wondering how to get rid of an old couch, how to report a pot hole or find the nearest bus stop, the launch of the City’s Lethbridge 311 service is now up and running.
  
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• Continued lack of midwives at Lethbridge hospital sparks frustration - CBC.ca

  12-03-2019 16:39 via cbc.ca
  Continued lack of midwives at Lethbridge hospital sparks frustration  CBC.caSome Lethbridge families are frustrated they still can't have midwife-assisted births at Chinook Regional Hospital.
  
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• Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman among those charged in college admissions scheme

  12-03-2019 16:34
  BOSTON -- Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most elite schools. Federal authorities called it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department, with the parents accused of paying an estimated $25 million in bribes. At least nine athletic coaches and 33 parents, many
  
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• Victim of Forest Lawn house fire dies in hospital

  12-03-2019 16:24
  Police confirm a man has died as a result of a fire at a home in the city’s southeast on Tuesday morning. Fire crews responded to a home in the 2600 block of 44 Street S.E. for reports of a fire at about 8:25 a.m. A man was taken out of the home and transported to the Foothills Medical Centre by EMS in critical, life threatening condition. “A fire crew quickly went in and they did find someone in the basement that they pulled out and transferred care to EMS and they’re at the h
  
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• Home in city’s southeast sustains significant damage in fire

  12-03-2019 16:24
  One person was taken to hospital after emergency crews were called to a fire at a home in the city’s southeast on Tuesday morning. Fire crews responded to a home in the 2600 block of 44 Street S.E. for reports of a fire at about 8:25 a.m. A man was taken out of the home and transported to hospital by EMS in critical, life threatening condition. “A fire crew quickly went in and they did find someone in the basement that they pulled out and transferred care to EMS and they’re at
  
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• Emergency crews respond to fire at residence in city’s southeast

  12-03-2019 16:24
  One person was taken to hospital after emergency crews were called to a fire at a home in the city’s southeast on Tuesday morning. Fire crews responded to a home in the 2600 block of 44 Street S.E. for reports of a fire just before 8:30 a.m. A man was taken out of the home and transported to hospital by EMS in critical, life threatening condition. “A fire crew quickly went in and they did find someone in the basement that they pulled out and transferred care to EMS and they’re
  
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• Honda recalls 83,977 vehicles in Canada

  12-03-2019 15:59
  TORONTO - Honda is recalling about 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America because their Takata air bag inflators can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger compartment. The recall affects 83,977 vehicles in Canada and includes many Honda and Acura models from as far back as 2001 and as recent as 2010. Transport Canada says the recall only affects certain vehicles that had a Takata airbag inflator installed from 2014 and afterwards during a previous airbag recall or collision rep
  
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• 'One in 10 billion' chance cell phone could ignite vapours at gas station: report

  12-03-2019 15:34
  Ontario’s safety regulator says it will permit cellphones at gas stations after a new report corrected the long-held assumption that they pose a fire risk at the pump. The analysis by U.S. engineering consulting firm BakerRisk found that there is “one chance in 10 billion” that a cellphone could ignite gas vapours while refuelling. “There is a very low probability of cell phones being able to ignite even an ideal flammable gas mixture in air,” said BakerRisk in the
  
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• Nine-month-old baby among Canadian victims in Ethiopian crash

  12-03-2019 15:34
  One of the youngest victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash is nine-month-old Canadian Rubi Pauls, who was on the way to Kenya from Ontario to meet her grandfather for the first time for Easter. The grandfather, Quindos Karanja, says Rubi's 60-year-old grandmother, Ann Wangui Karanja, was also on the flight. So was Rubi's 34-year-old mother, Carolyne Karanja, Rubi's seven-year-old brother Ryan, and her sister Kerri, who was four. Rubi was the only Canadian citizen in the family. Quindos Karanja
  
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• Sunwing Airlines temporarily grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

  12-03-2019 15:09
  Sunwing Airlines has temporarily grounded its four Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft but says the move has nothing to do with safety issues, while Air Canada workers are expressing concerns. “For evolving commercial reasons unrelated to safety, including airspace restrictions being imposed by some of our partner destinations, Sunwing Airlines has taken the decision to temporarily suspend the operations of our 4 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft,” Sunwing said in a statement Tuesday night. Earlier in
  
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• Air Canada cancels certain flights to London due to U.K.'s Boeing 737 Max ban

  12-03-2019 15:09
  Air Canada has cancelled its Halifax to London and St. John’s to London flights Tuesday and Wednesday after the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority banned all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in its airspace. The airline said it is working to rebook the passengers who were on the impacted flights. This is a breaking news update. See earlier story below.Travellers have been reaching out to two major Canadian airlines with concerns about the safety of a type of aircraft involved in two deadly crashes in
  
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• More Boeings grounded amid global probe into Ethiopia crash

  12-03-2019 13:44
  HEJERE, Ethiopia -- Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday joined a rapidly growing number of countries grounding or closing airspace to a new Boeing plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, as a global team of investigators began looking for parallels with a similar crash just five months ago. Pressure grew on the United States to take action over the Boeing 737 Max 8 as Asian, Middle Eastern and then European nations and carriers gave in to concerns. Some cited customers frightened b
  
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• Pelosi waves off impeachment, says it would divide country

  12-03-2019 10:40
  WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he is "just not worth it" even as some on her left flank clamour to start proceedings. Pelosi said in an interview with The Washington Post that "I'm not for impeachment" of Trump. "Unless there's something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don't think we should go down that path, because it divides the country," she said. While she has made similar comments before
  
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• Apple expected to launch video streaming service

  12-03-2019 10:24
  Apple announced plans Monday for a March 25 media event, hinting at a widely expected plan to unveil its own Netflix-style streaming service with original video. An invitation sent to journalists included a movie reel countdown video and the message "It's show time." The event at Apple's Silicon Valley headquarters is expected to reveal details of its efforts in original video and its reported investment of at least US$1 billion. The iPhone maker is seeking to diversify its revenue base and move
  
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• Two-page memo punctures May's hopes for Brexit deal

  12-03-2019 10:04
  LONDON -- Britain's attorney general punctured Prime Minister Theresa May's hopes of winning backing for her Brexit deal Tuesday, saying last-minute changes secured from the European Union didn't give Britain the power to cut itself free of ties to the bloc. Geoffrey Cox said changes announced late Monday "reduce the risk" Britain could be stuck inside EU regulations indefinitely -- but do not eliminate it. The two-page opinion said the U.K. could still not extract itself from the terms of the d
  
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• Endgame: U.K.'s May aims to avert looming Brexit deal defeat

  12-03-2019 10:04
  LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May implored lawmakers Tuesday to support her divorce deal with the European Union, even as prominent Brexit supporters said changes she had secured to the agreement were not enough to persuade them to back it. With EU leaders warning there would be no more changes or negotiations, and less than three weeks to go until the U.K. is due to leave, British lawmakers were facing a stark choice in a vote later: support a deal many consider inadequate or run the
  
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• Britain's parliament strongly rejects prime minister's Brexit deal

  12-03-2019 10:04
  Britain's Parliament has dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, resoundingly rejecting her Brexit deal just 17 days before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc. Lawmakers voted by 391 to 242 against the deal, the second time they have defeated it. The House of Commons threw out the agreement by an overwhelming majority in January, sending May back to the EU to seek changes. On Monday, May said she had secured "legally binding" changes to allay lawmakers' fears -- but it wasn't enough. La
  
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• Countries and carriers around the globe ground the 737 Max 8

  12-03-2019 09:21
  SINGAPORE -- A growing number of airlines around the world have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday, five months after a similar Indonesian Lion Air jet plunged into the ocean, killing 189. Here is a list of airlines and countries that have grounded the aircraft so far. ------ AUSTRALIA Australia has announced a temporary ban on flights by Boeing 737 Max aircraft, although none of its airlines currently operate
  
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• Synchrobelles Place at Wildrose Provincial Qualifier - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2019 08:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Synchrobelles Place at Wildrose Provincial Qualifier  Lethbridge News NowCALGARY, AB – The Lethbridge Synchrobelles Synchronized Swimming Club competed in the Alberta Artistic Swimming Wildrose Provincial Qualifier that took ...
  
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• Google paid former exec US$35 million after harassment claim

  12-03-2019 07:07
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Google paid former search executive Amit Singhal US$35 million in an exit package when he was reportedly forced to resign after a sexual assault investigation, according to court documents released Monday. Details of the exit package were revealed as part of a shareholder lawsuit against the company, one that followed a published report of payouts Google made to executives accused of sexual misconduct. The lawsuit targets the board of Google parent Alphabet, charging that its me
  
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• Toronto stocks little changed, loonie up; U.S. stock markets mixed

  12-03-2019 06:45
  TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was little changed in late-morning trading as losses in the financial and industrial sectors were offset by gains in materials and energy stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 3.55 points at 16,102.69. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 92.96 points at 25,557.92. The S&P 500 index was up 8.13 points at 2,791.43, while the Nasdaq composite was up 23.56 points at 7,581.62. The Canadian dollar traded for 74.71 cents US compared
  
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• Global stocks dip, pound drops ahead of Brexit vote

  12-03-2019 06:45
  BEIJING -- Global stocks turned lower Tuesday and the British pound dropped as expectations grew that British lawmakers would reject a plan to leave the European Union. In midday trading, France's CAC 40 shed 0.3 per cent to 5,254 while Germany's DAX lost its gains to trade flat at 11,518. London's FTSE 100 was also flat, at 7,156, while the pound dropped a sharp 1 per cent on expectations that the latest version of Britain's Brexit deal with the EU will be voted down by lawmakers on Tuesday. On
  
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• NHL says Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly didn't utter homophobic slur

  12-03-2019 06:14
  TORONTO -- The NHL says it has determined Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly did not direct a homophobic slur at an official during Monday's 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Television cameras picked up what sounded like a slur with 1:51 left to play in the second period as Rielly and Tampa Bay's Yanni Gourde skated into Toronto's defensive zone. Rielly appeared to be appealing for a penalty call from referee Brad Meier about halfway through a Leafs power play -- a sequence that wo
  
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• NHL investigating use of homophobic slur in Lightning-Maple Leafs game

  12-03-2019 06:14
  TORONTO -- The NHL has launched an investigation into the possible use of a homophobic slur in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Television cameras picked up what sounded like a slur with 1:51 left to play in the second period as Tampa Bay's Yanni Gourde and Toronto's Morgan Rielly skated into the Maple Leafs' defensive zone on a dump in. "The NHL is aware of reports that a homophobic slur was used during the Maple Leafs-Lightning game," read the state
  
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• Wind warnings issued for parts of western, southern Alberta

  12-03-2019 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issued wind warnings for parts of western Alberta on Monday.
  
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• What is Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)?

  12-03-2019 03:08
  By Sherri Gallant -- Senior Communications Advisor - AHS South Zone
  LETHBRIDGE -- End-of-life choices are important, sensitive and emotional.  MAID is a healthcare option available to Albertans at the end of life.  It allows a capable adult suffering from a grievous and irremediable medical condition to voluntarily request medicine that will bring about their death.
  There are five phases of MAID:
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• 6 people injured, including 2 firefighters, in Highway 2 crash

  12-03-2019 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  Six people were treated for injuries after a multi-vehicle collision north of Calgary on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Hal Blaine, drummer who played on thousands of hits, dies

  12-03-2019 01:51
  LOS ANGELES -- Hal Blaine, the Hall of Fame session drummer and virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and '70s who played on the songs of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys and laid down one of music's most memorable opening riffs on the Ronettes' "Be My Baby," died Monday. Blaine died of natural causes at his home in Palm Desert, California, his son-in-law, Andy Johnson, told The Associated Press. He was 90. On hearing of his death, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson called him "the gr
  
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• Woman airlifted in critical, life threatening condition following avalanche near Field, B.C.

  12-03-2019 01:35
  Officials with STARS Air Ambulance confirm a crew was deployed from Calgary to an area near Field, British Columbia following a Monday afternoon avalanche. A woman, believed to be approximately 30 years old, was airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life threatening condition. A representative from Covenant Health confirms the initial reports of the avalanche were received at approximately 4:00 p.m. MT and Banff EMS responded to the scene. The cause of the slide has not been con
  
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• Ice climber airlifted in critical, life threatening condition following avalanche near Field, B.C.

  12-03-2019 01:35
  A woman was airlifted from a location in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, to Calgary following a Monday afternoon avalanche. Parks Canada confirms the woman was a member of a group of ice climbers who were involved in the avalanche. STARS Air Ambulance officials say the woman, believed to be approximately 30 years old, was airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life threatening condition. A representative from Covenant Health confirms the initial reports of the a
  
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