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• Researchers hope for Made in Alberta solution for antibiotic-resistant bacteria

  13-03-2019 23:50
  A group of Calgary doctors working on a study to combat one of the leading causes of hospital-associated diarrhea say there is real promise with a probiotic supplement. Clostridium difficile, better known as C. diff, is a bacteria that can be established in the colon. Sickness from it can last a few days but the pathogen also has the potential to lead to a fatal condition called pseudomembranous colitis. Those susceptible to C. diff infections are those who are currently admitted to hospital and
  
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• School, then skates the top priorities for WHL

  13-03-2019 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Community Reporter Deb Matejicka takes a look at the Western Hockey League’s scholarship program and what the league does to ensure its players have the chance for a bright future beyond the rink.
  
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• The risks and rewards of imposing a cellphone ban in Alberta classrooms

  13-03-2019 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario's new ban on cellphones in classrooms is igniting a debate about the issue in Alberta.
  
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• Banff RCMP investigating after woman knocked to the ground and groped

  13-03-2019 22:46
  Members of the Banff RCMP detachment are investigating an early Monday morning sexual assault in the Banff townsite that appears similar to other unsolved attacks. RCMP say a 25-year-old woman was walking shortly after 1:00 a.m. in the 200 block of Otter Street, between Caribou and Wold Streets, when she was attacked from behind. The woman was struck, knocked to the ground and groped. The woman fought off her attacker and the suspect fled on foot. RCMP have not confirmed a description of the sus
  
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• Man and woman arrested by police in connection with liquor store robbery

  13-03-2019 22:30
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a man and woman in connection with an assault and robbery on Monday, Mar. 11.
  Police responded to a report of an injured man at a liquor store along the 700 block of 23 Street North at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, and upon arrival, they found the store in disarray and a 19-year-old male employee with significant head injuries.
  An investigation determined two men and a woman had entered the store and were asked to
  
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• Third robbery suspect sought after Lethbridge liquor store worker struck with bottles - CTV News

  13-03-2019 22:06 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Third robbery suspect sought after Lethbridge liquor store worker struck with bottles  CTV NewsThe Lethbridge Police *Service* has arrested two suspects and is searching for another in connection with a Monday evening assault and robbery at a northside ...
  
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• Third robbery suspect sought after Lethbridge liquor store worker struck with bottles

  13-03-2019 22:06
  The Lethbridge Police Service has arrested two suspects and is searching for another in connection with a Monday evening assault and robbery at a northside liquor store. According to police, three people entered the liquor store in the 700 block of 23 Street North Monday night and were confronted by a 19-year-old male employee who recognized the trio as being banned from the shop for attempting to steal items. The suspects allegedly struck the worker in the head with bottles and repeatedly punch
  
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• With lawsuits looming, OxyContin maker considers bankruptcy

  13-03-2019 21:46
  The company that has made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin said Wednesday that it is considering legal options including bankruptcy, a move that could upend hundreds of lawsuits claiming it had a major role in causing the U.S. opioid drug crisis. "As the company has stated, it is exploring and preparing for any number of eventualities and options, given the amount of litigation the company currently faces," Purdue Pharma spokesman Robert Josephson said in an email to The As
  
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• Council recommended to extend suspension of public art program

  13-03-2019 21:41
  City administrators say council should take some more time before it moves ahead with a plan to reinstate Calgary’s public art program. A city committee voted unanimously to continue a suspension of Calgary’s public art program, a policy that was originally put on hiatus in June 2018. Administrators say the city needs to have more time to revise how art projects are selected in order to regain the trust of residents. In August 2017, when the city unveiled the Bowfort Towers, a $500,0
  
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• China yet to explain why it blocked canola imports from Winnipeg company: trade minister

  13-03-2019 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  Canada still hasn't seen the evidence China used to block canola shipments from one of Canada's largest grain producers, International Trade Minister Jim Carr said Wednesday in an interview.
  
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• Woman Charged in Animal Cruelty Case Continues Psych Assessment

  13-03-2019 21:34
  April Irving continues to undergo a psychiatric assessment to determine whether or not she's criminal responsible.
  
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• UPDATE: Lethbridge Police Arrest Suspect Wanted on Warrant

  13-03-2019 21:26
  Lethbridge Police are investigating a violent assault in which a liquor store clerk was hit with bottles and punched in the head.
  
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• Natural Resources Minister Sohi says Indigenous consultations on TMX proceeding on schedule

  13-03-2019 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says consultations with Indigenous groups about the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are progressing well and he still expects to wrap up the court-ordered process by May.
  
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• Home in Halifax demolished after fire that claimed the lives of seven children

  13-03-2019 21:19
  HALIFAX -- Three weeks after a fast-moving house fire killed seven young members of a Syrian refugee family, the charred remains of their suburban Halifax home have been torn down. Neighbour Nicole Snook, whose home is down the street from where the Barho family lived, said the two-storey house was demolished without warning on Tuesday. The children's parents, Embraheim and Kawthar Barho, escaped the fire, though Embraheim is still recovering from extensive burns. All seven of their children, wh
  
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• April Irving to remain at psychiatric centre while forensic assessment is completed

  13-03-2019 21:03
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - A 60-year-old woman facing more than a dozen charges related to animal cruelty and failure to appear in court, will remain at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre for another two weeks while her assessment is completed.
  A Provincial Court judge ordered the tests back on Feb. 11. 
  April Dawn Irving appeared in Lethbridge Provincial Court Wednesday, March 13 via CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre, where her lawyer B
  
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• April Irving to remain at psychiatric centre while assessment is completed

  13-03-2019 21:03
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - A 60-year-old woman facing more than a dozen charges related to animal cruelty and failure to appear in court, will remain at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre for another two weeks while her assessment is completed.
  A Provincial Court judge ordered the tests back on Feb. 11. 
  April Dawn Irving appeared in Lethbridge Provincial Court Wednesday, March 13 via CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre, where her lawyer B
  
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• Redevelopment of 3rd Avenue South Likely to Start in Spring of 2020

  13-03-2019 20:51
  
  
  Residents who attended an open house Tuesday saw the final landscape and streetscape designs for the redevelopment of 3rd Avenue South between 4th & 8th Streets.
  
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• Police seeking assistance from the public to find missing man

  13-03-2019 20:33
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 34-year-old man.
  Joshua Wolftail was reported missing on Mar. 11 by family members who last saw him in January.
  Efforts to locate Wolftail have been unsuccessful to this point, and LPS are concerned for his well-being.
  Anyone with information on Wolftail’s whereabouts is asked to contact police at 403-328-4444....
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• Police need public assistance to find missing man

  13-03-2019 20:33
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 34-year-old man.
  Joshua Wolftail was reported missing on Mar. 11 by family members who last saw him in January.
  Efforts to locate Wolftail have been unsuccessful to this point, and LPS are concerned for his well-being.
  Anyone with information on Wolftail’s whereabouts is asked to contact police at 403-328-4444....
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• Unmarked RCMP vehicle recovered by Calgary police

  13-03-2019 20:09
  Investigators say they've recovered an unmarked RCMP vehicle in Calgary on Wednesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after it went missing. Officials say the vehicle was taken from the lot sometime between 10:15 and 10:35 p.m. on March 12. The vehicle belonged to an on-duty RCMP officer who was inside a nearby building. The officer had placed the keys inside a bag that had been placed inside a locker. At some point, the bag was taken from the locker and the offenders were then able to access the v
  
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• RCMP service weapon, badge, equipment and vehicle stolen from Calgary parking lot

  13-03-2019 20:09
  Police are investigating after an unmarked RCMP vehicle, containing police equipment along with a firearm, was stolen from a parking lot in northeast Calgary. Officials say the vehicle was taken from the lot sometime between 10:15 and 10:35 p.m. on March 12. The vehicle belonged to an on-duty RCMP officer who was inside a nearby building. The officer had placed the keys inside a bag that had been placed inside a locker. At some point, the bag was taken from the locker and the offenders were then
  
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• Alberta NDP working on legislation to strengthen public health system

  13-03-2019 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman said she is working on legislation to strengthen the public health system.
  
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• Case Against Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty Adjourned For Two Weeks

  13-03-2019 20:03
  April Irving continues to undergo a psychiatric assessment to determine whether or not she's criminal responsible.
  
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• Brothers charged in connection with murder of Jordan Moore

  13-03-2019 19:36
  Calgary police say murder charges have been laid against two brothers in connection with the death of a 34-year-old man in January. Police were called to an alleyway behind the 100 block of 15 Street N.W. on January 22 at 12:10 a.m. for reports of a man suffering from a gunshot wound. An investigation discovered that the victim, identified as Jordan Moore, was involved in an altercation just a short time earlier. Jermaine Bailey, 30, and Xavier Bailey, 25, both of Calgary, are each charged with
  
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• Lethbridge College hosts ACAC futsal championships this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  13-03-2019 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge College hosts ACAC futsal championships this weekend  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge College Kodiaks are preparing to host the 2019 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) men's and women's futsal ...
  
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• Troy Reeb to Receive Honourary Lethbridge College Degree

  13-03-2019 18:58
  An Honourary Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree will be given to the well-known national media member April 26th during Lethbridge College's Convocation.
  
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• Canned Olympic bid and Star Trek uniforms nab Alberta Teddy nominations

  13-03-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  The pig-shaped Teddy Awards are handed out annually by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in honour of the “worst waste offenders.”
  
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• School rampage in Brazil leaves 8 dead, many wounded

  13-03-2019 18:19
  SUZANO, Brazil -- Two masked men armed with guns, knives, axes and crossbows descended on a school in southern Brazil on Wednesday, killing five students and two adults before taking their own lives, authorities said. The men, identified as former students at the school in a suburb of Sao Paulo, also shot and killed the owner of a used car business nearby before launching the attack on the school, authorities said. Besides the five students, the dead included a teacher and a school administrator
  
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• Ex-students attack school in Brazil, 8 dead

  13-03-2019 18:19
  SUZANO, Brazil -- Two masked men armed with guns, knives, axes and crossbows descended on a school in southern Brazil on Wednesday, killing five students and two adults before taking their own lives, authorities said. The men, identified as former students at the school in a suburb of Sao Paulo, also shot and killed the owner of a used car business nearby before launching the attack on the school, authorities said. Besides the five students, the dead included a teacher and a school administrator
  
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• Brazil wonders why after school shooters kill 8, themselves

  13-03-2019 18:19
  SUZANO, Brazil -- A Sao Paulo suburb prepared to bury its dead Thursday while looking for reasons why two masked former students armed with a hand gun, knives, axes and crossbows killed five teenagers and two adults at a school before killing themselves as police closed in. Authorities said the pair also fatally shot the owner of a used car business nearby before launching the attack Wednesday on the Professor Raul Brasil school in Suzano, a suburb of Brazil's largest city. Brazil has the larges
  
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• Livingstone-Macleod Constituency Association Member Cites Bullying as Reason Behind Resignation

  13-03-2019 17:53
  The Livingstone-Macleod UCP Constituency Association says it's disappointed by the resignation of six members last week, but it's continuing to look forward to the spring election.
  
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• Fourth Alberta workplace fatality in 8 days

  13-03-2019 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Occupational Health and Safety department confirmed a 57-year-old worker in Spruce Grove became the fourth person to die at an Alberta jobsite in just over a week.
  
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• Crude by rail volumes fall as Calgary-based Imperial Oil cuts Alberta shipments

  13-03-2019 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  Crude-by-rail shipments from Western Canada fell in February to the lowest level since May of last year.
  
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• Lethbridge Bulls sign University of Fraser Valley slugger - Lethbridge News Now

  13-03-2019 17:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Bulls sign University of Fraser Valley slugger  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Bulls have added a new player to their roster. The team has signed University of Fraser Valley outfielder Riley Jepson.
  
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• Investigation continues into fatality at Lethbridge water treatment facility - Lethbridge News Now

  13-03-2019 16:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Investigation continues into fatality at Lethbridge water treatment facility  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) continues to investigate what exactly happened at a Lethbridge water treatment plant earlier this ...
  
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• Investigation continues into fatality at Lethbridge water treatment facility

  13-03-2019 16:32
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) continues to investigate what exactly happened at a Lethbridge water treatment plant earlier this month.
  On Friday, March 1, a 51-year-old male died at the site near Indian Battle Park.
  Trent Bancarz, a spokesperson for Alberta Labour said OHS does not reveal the names of workers, therefore the victim’s name in this incident will not be released.
  Bancarz previously told LethbridgeNewsNOW that a
  
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• Crude-by-rail volumes fall in February as Imperial Oil cuts Alberta shipments

  13-03-2019 16:23
  CALGARY - Crude-by-rail shipments from Western Canada fell in February to the lowest level since May of last year, according to Genscape. The U.S. company, which monitors rail terminals handling about 80 per cent of typical volumes from Western Canada, reports average loadings last month were 144,000 barrels per day, about half of the 281,000 bpd it recorded in January. The falloff came after Calgary-based Imperial Oil Ltd. vowed in late January to cut rail shipments to near zero because of mark
  
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• Blood Tribe Reaches $150 Million Settlement Deal With Feds Over Asset Mismanagement

  13-03-2019 16:21
  It's compensation for the loss of the Blood Tribe cattle industry and the overstocking and overgrazing of pasture land on the reserve back in the 1900's.
  
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• Lethbridge Residents Away in April Encouraged to Call in Census Info

  13-03-2019 16:05
  Citizens worried about not being home during the municipal census next month, can call the City Clerk's Office before April 1st.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis shares higher after Peltz comes aboard

  13-03-2019 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  Shares in Aurora Cannabis are jumping after the company announced the appointment of activist investor Nelson Peltz as a senior adviser.
  
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• City secures Canadian rights to bring X Games to Calgary

  13-03-2019 14:50
  Calgary has the opportunity to become the first Canadian city to join the X Games lineup if corporate sponsorship can be secured to bring the event to the city. The province, city and tourism officials are gathering at the Stampede grounds on Wednesday morning to make the announcement. Officials say exclusive Canadian rights have been secured by the city to host X Games for a minimum three year run and the city is hoping to hold events in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The deal is contingent on securing c
  
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• Italy outraged as court finds victim too ugly to be raped

  13-03-2019 13:36
  ROME - Italy's justice ministry has ordered a preliminary inquiry into an appeals court ruling that overturned a rape verdict on the grounds that the victim was too ugly to be raped. The ruling has sparked outrage in Italy, including a flash mob Monday outside the Ancona court where protesters shouted "Shame!" and held up signs saying "indignation." The appeals sentence was handed down in 2017 -- by an all-female panel -- but the reasons behind it only emerged when Italy's high court annulled it
  
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• Winter X Games coming to Calgary in 3-year deal

  13-03-2019 13:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Winter X Games will be coming to Calgary for a minimum of three years.
  
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• Negotiations underway to bring Winter X Games to Calgary

  13-03-2019 13:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Winter X Games could be on their way to Calgary.
  
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• Judge gives 4-year sentence to Quebec driver who was texting before fatal crash

  13-03-2019 12:59
  MONTREAL -- A Quebec man convicted of killing another driver and injuring two teenagers while texting at the wheel has been sentenced to four years in prison. Martin Carrieres, 39, had exchanged more than 30 text messages while driving on a poorly lit road in March 2012. Noting that campaigns against texting while driving are not sinking in, Quebec court judge Maria Albanese said she wanted her sentence "to send a clear message to the public." The accused was found guilty in April 2018 of crimin
  
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• Volkswagen to shed up to 7,000 jobs through automation

  13-03-2019 12:30
  BERLIN -- German carmaker Volkswagen AG says it expects to shed between 5,000 and 7,000 jobs at its core brand by 2023 as a result of increasing automation of "routine tasks." The Wolfsburg-based company said Wednesday that the Volkswagen brand can cut the posts by not recruiting replacements for employees who retire, and so it can carry out "restructuring along the demographic curve." It said that, at the same time, it will create some 2,000 new jobs in technical development. The company noted
  
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• Transport minister to update Canada's position on Boeing 737 Max 8

  13-03-2019 12:23
  OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau is set to update Ottawa's position on the Boeing 737 Max 8, the aircraft that crashed in Ethiopia, and whether Canada will fall in line with other nations that have grounded the planes. Garneau is scheduled to address Canada's plan and safety concerns regarding the Max 8, but it's not yet clear whether he will impose similar restrictions on the aircraft.WATCH LIVE @ 11 a.m. ET: Transportation Minister Marc Garneau comments on Boeing 737 Max 8 planes 
  
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• Canada issues safety notice for Boeing 737 Max 8s

  13-03-2019 12:23
  OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Marc Garneau is closing Canadian skies to the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, effectively grounding the planes over safety concerns arising from the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed everyone on board, including 18 Canadians. The decision to ground the plane is a precautionary move that was made after a review of all the available evidence, Garneau told a news conference Wednesday in Ottawa that was twice delayed by what he called new incoming information.
  
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• Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max 8s over safety concerns

  13-03-2019 12:23
  OTTAWA -- Canada has closed its skies to Boeing's 737 Max 8 aircraft until further notice over safety concerns arising from the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed everyone on board, including 18 Canadians. The "safety notice" issued Wednesday targeting the aircraft -- and a new version, the Max 9, which isn't as widely used -- followed a cascade of countries banning the aircraft. The announcement landed hours before American authorities decided to follow suit, and the company itse
  
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• Golden Bears look to defend national hockey title in Lethbridge - Montreal Gazette

  13-03-2019 10:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Golden Bears look to defend national hockey title in Lethbridge  Montreal GazetteThe University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team is accustomed to being favourites and winning in hostile environments.Two weeks ago, the Golden Bears ...
  
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