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• Supporters gather at Lethbridge mosque in show of solidarity

  15-03-2019 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  What was supposed to be a calm and spiritual day of prayer for many in the Lethbridge community quickly turned into tragedy after they heard about the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Alberta government commits to funding Highway 3 bridge upgrade

  15-03-2019 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  Highway 3 is a key Alberta transport corridor, not only for local residents, but also for commercial vehicles. On Friday, the provincial government announced an upgrade to the Oldman River Bridge. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Mounties launch investigation into reported illegal donations in UCP leadership race

  15-03-2019 23:02
  About a year and a half after Jason Kenney claimed the crown of the United Conservative Party, police have begun an investigation into allegations of improper campaign donations made during the race. The claims say there were ‘irregular financial contributions’ made to the campaign of former leadership candidate Jeff Callaway. Callaway is accused of being in the race only to discredit and attack Kenney’s biggest rival in the race, Brian Jean. In a statement on Friday, RCMP conf
  
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• Alberta Election Fact Check: Time to end the mortgage stress test?

  15-03-2019 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  UCP leader Jason Kenney is among those calling for an end of the mortgage stress test but economists say B-20 is doing what it was designed to: reduce Canadians' debt.
  
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• Alberta creating provincial unit to fight hate crimes and extremism

  15-03-2019 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is putting together a team of police and law enforcement officials, including Crown prosecutors, to specifically fight hate crimes and extremism.
  
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• Notley offers condolences after ‘act of terrorism’ in New Zealand

  15-03-2019 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley offered condolences following the “act of terrorism” in New Zealand on behalf of the government of Alberta and Albertans.
  
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• Alberta moving forward with plan to create Provincial Hate Crimes Unit

  15-03-2019 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley says her government is working on creating a hate crimes unit to help police forces coordinate responses to any group promoting hate or extremism.
  
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• Notley says Kenney ‘should not be premier’ after voter fraud allegations

  15-03-2019 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  Rachel Notley responded Friday to voter fraud allegations against the United Conservative Party, asking Jason Kenney to come clean.
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for 30-year-old Jason Samuel McCrae

  15-03-2019 21:14
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - A man charged with more than half a dozen offences in relation to a west-side convenience store incident last November, did not show up at Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday as required.
  Defense lawyer Miranda Hlady told Justice E.W. Peterson she had spoken to her client recently, and that he understood he was to appear. Judge Peterson then issued an arrest warrant for Jason Samuel McCrae.
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• Province to fund new $100 million Highway 3 crossing in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2019 20:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Province to fund new $100 million Highway 3 crossing in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - Built more than 50 years ago as a four-lane crossing, the Highway 3 bridge has undergone some rehabilitative efforts, namely in 2018, to make it ...
  
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• Province to fund new $100 million Highway 3 crossing in Lethbridge

  15-03-2019 20:48
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - Built more than 50 years ago as a four-lane crossing, the Highway 3 bridge has undergone some rehabilitative efforts, namely in 2018, to make it safe for users in the short term.
  But on Friday, March 15, Transportation Minister Brian Mason, announced the province would fund a new, $100 million Highway 3 bridge, to replace the aging one that currently spans the Oldman River. The new bridge would be built in the same place as the old one
  
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• Worker injured after fall in northwest Calgary

  15-03-2019 19:38
  Fire crews were called to the scene of a workplace incident on Friday morning after a man fell while working at a construction site. Officials say they were called to the site in the 900 block of 25 Avenue N.W., in the community of Mount Pleasant, for reports of an accident at about 10:15 a.m. A male worker had fallen off a foundation wall and landed 10 feet below in the basement. The worker suffered head injuries in the fall. The victim was conscious and alert when fire crew arrived, but due to
  
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• Kenney would cut youth minimum wage to spur job creation

  15-03-2019 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  Kenney says the United Conservatives would roll back Alberta's $15-an-hour minimum wage to $13 an hour for those 17 or younger.
  
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• Lethbridge emergency services stress dangers of icy surfaces as temperatures rise - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2019 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge emergency services stress dangers of icy surfaces as temperatures rise  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – With temperatures rising, ice is getting thinner. At Henderson Lake on Friday, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services held an ice rescue ...
  
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• Lethbridge emergency services stress dangers of icy surfaces as temperatures rise

  15-03-2019 19:12
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – With temperatures rising, ice is getting thinner.
  At Henderson Lake on Friday, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services held an ice rescue training exercise, which members of the media were able to attend.
  As part of the exercise, fire crews drilled two large holes into the water at the lake. Participants crawled their way, while holding an ice-rescue board, towards and across the first hole of water on route to retrieving a “victim&
  
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• New Bridge Coming For Highway 3 Over Oldman River in Lethbridge

  15-03-2019 18:56
  The Highway 3 bridge over the Oldman River will become a six lane stretch of road after the province announced $100 million for a new bridge on Friday.
  
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• Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine

  15-03-2019 18:51
  OTTAWA - Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia's treatment of Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the new sanctions today, calling the measures a response to the ongoing occupation of Crimea and the Russian arrests of Ukrainian sailors in the Black Sea last November. The targets include a former deputy prime minister and current chairman of Russian's state oil company, wealthy friends of President Vladimir Puti
  
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• Pair of traffic stops uncovers cache of drugs and stolen licence plates

  15-03-2019 18:26
  Calgary police say two people have been charged after officers found drugs and a number of stolen licence plates during a series of traffic stops on March 1. The first traffic stop occurred in the community of Sunalta when officers found a vehicle that had a licence plate that did not match the vehicle description. Police stopped the vehicle and a subsequent search discovered 73 grams of methamphetamine as well as an unknown quantity of powder cocaine and heroin. Two people have been charged wit
  
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• Trump poised to veto border emergency rebuke

  15-03-2019 18:19
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump was poised to issue the first veto of his presidency Friday afternoon, after a bipartisan rebuke of the national emergency he declared to circumvent Congress and fund his long-stalled southern border wall. A dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats on the joint resolution Thursday, which capped a week of confrontation with the White House as both parties in Congress strained to exert their power in new ways. And Trump made clear how he planned
  
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• Trump issues first veto after rebuke of border order

  15-03-2019 18:19
  WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. Flanked by law enforcement officials as well as the parents of children killed by people in the country illegally, Trump maintained that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term. "Congress has the freedom to pa
  
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• Wilson-Raybould tells constituents she's sticking with Liberals for 2019 vote

  15-03-2019 18:11
  OTTAWA -- Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former cabinet minister who accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of trying to influence her decision in a criminal case against engineering firm SNC-Lavalin, has confirmed she intends to run as a Liberal in the next federal election. In a letter to constituents posted to her website Friday, Wilson-Raybould said the explosive political saga has been a "wake-up call" for Canadians about the "culture of conflict, empty partisanship and cynical games" that exists
  
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• Lethbridge Man Sentenced to Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to Trafficking Drugs

  15-03-2019 17:19
  A Lethbridge man will spend two years in jail after pleading guilty in relation to a drug bust on the north side.
  
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• UCP Pitching $30 Trail Use Permit if Kenney Elected Alberta Premier

  15-03-2019 16:44
  Jason Kenney released a 13 point conservation plan while in Canmore on Thursday.
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines says analysis of flight recorders begins

  15-03-2019 16:12
  HEJERE, Ethiopia -- Analysis of the flight recorders of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has begun, the airline said Friday, and The New York Times reported that the pilot requested permission "in a panicky voice" to return to the airport shortly after takeoff as the plane dipped up and down sharply and appeared to gain startling speed. President Donald Trump in a phone call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praised the state-owned airline "as a strong institution" and affirmed U.S. s
  
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• Christchurch mosque shooter a white nationalist seeking revenge

  15-03-2019 15:36
  SYDNEY, Australia -- The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. He was set off by attacks in Europe that were perpetrated by Muslims. He wanted revenge, and he wanted to create fear. He also, quite clearly, wanted attention. Though he claimed not to covet fame, the gunman -- whose name was not immedi
  
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• Mandatory truck driver training begins in Saskatchewan

  15-03-2019 15:05
  Starting today, new commercial truck drivers must undergo mandatory training in Saskatchewan where an inexperienced driver blew through a stop sign last April, killing 16 members of a hockey team. The new regulations were announced in December, eight months after a semi-trailer driven by Jaskirat Singh Sidhu collided with the Humboldt Broncos team bus. Sixteen people were killed and 13 injured. In January, Sidhu pleaded guilty to 29 charges of dangerous driving, and is expected to be sentenced o
  
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• Stockfest to recognize the legacy of Cory Stock, and raise money for soccer in Lethbridge

  15-03-2019 15:00
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB - Cory Stock was someone who had dedicated his life to the sport of soccer, in part because he knew that athletes, in particular, young athletes, benefited from learning and being part of a team.
  Three years ago, Stock unexpectantly died from leukemia leaving behind a family, a soccer fan club, and a legacy.
  To honour that legacy, the Lethbridge Soccer Association along with the Lethbridge Football Club are hosting 'Stockfest 2019, The Bes
  
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• Calgary's Muslim community reacts to terror attacks at N.Z. mosques

  15-03-2019 14:52
  Police in New Zealand say at least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch on Friday and people around the world are expressing their shock and sympathy over the attacks. The first shooting occurred at the Masjid Al Noor mosque and the second was at the Linwood Masjid Mosque. At least 49 people were killed and dozens of others were injured. Officials say the attacks were ‘well planned’ and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called it one of
  
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• Alberta politicians condemn mass shootings at New Zealand mosques

  15-03-2019 14:52
  Police in New Zealand say at least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch on Friday and political leaders from around the world are expressing their shock and sympathy over the attacks. The first shooting occurred at the Masjid Al Noor mosque and the second was at the Linwood Masjid Mosque. At least 49 people were killed and dozens of others were injured. Officials say the attacks were ‘well planned’ and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern c
  
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• ‘Horrific terrorist attack’: Calgarians condemn massacre at Christchurch mosques

  15-03-2019 14:16 via globalnews.ca
  Calgarians are sharing condolences and well wishes for those affected by a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left dozens of people dead and injured.
  
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• Calgarians condemn massacre at Christchurch mosques

  15-03-2019 14:16 via globalnews.ca
  Calgarians are sharing condolences and well wishes for those affected by a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left dozens of people dead and injured.
  
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• FAA's close ties to Boeing questioned after 2 deadly crashes

  15-03-2019 13:01
  For more than six decades, the Federal Aviation Administration has relied on employees of airplane manufacturers to do government-required safety inspections as planes are being designed or assembled. But critics say the system, dubbed the "designee program," is too cozy as company employees do work for an agency charged with keeping the skies safe while being paid by an industry that the FAA is regulating. "There is a potential conflict of interest," said Todd Curtis, a former Boeing Co. safety
  
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• Air Canada suspends financial guidance after planes grounded

  15-03-2019 12:55
  MONTREAL - Air Canada is suspending its financial guidance for this year following the decision by regulators in Canada and the United States to ground the Boeing 737 Max aircraft until further notice. The airline says in light of the uncertainty, it is suspending the guidance it provided last month for its 2019 financial year. Air Canada says its guidance for the years 2020 and 2021 for annual EBITDA margin and return on invested capital, as well as the cumulative free cash flow over the 2019-2
  
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• Facebook launches AI to find and remove 'revenge porn'

  15-03-2019 12:21
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is rolling out technology to make it easier to find and remove intimate pictures and videos posted without the subject's consent, often called "revenge porn." Currently, Facebook users or victims of revenge porn have to report the inappropriate pictures before content moderators will review them. The company has also suggested that users send their own intimate images to Facebook so that the service can identify any unauthorized uploads. Many users, however, balked at t
  
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• A look at attacks on houses of worship over last decade

  15-03-2019 11:17
  Houses of worship around the world, a place of reflection and peace, have been targeted for attack by extremists. Here are some of the deadly assaults over the last decade: Oct. 31, 2010: Al Qaeda in Iraq militants attack Our Lady of Salvation Catholic Church in Baghdad during Sunday night mass, killing 58 people in the deadliest assault targeting Christians since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion there. Al Qaeda in Iraq later became the Islamic State group. Dec. 15, 2010: Two suicide bombers from the
  
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• May tries to save Brexit deal after vote to delay U.K. exit

  15-03-2019 10:44
  LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May worked Friday to pull off an against-the-odds rescue for her European Union divorce deal, after Parliament voted to postpone Brexit to avert a chaotic U.K. departure in two weeks. May planned to spend the next few days trying to persuade opponents in her Conservative Party and its parliamentary allies to support the withdrawal agreement, which Parliament has resoundingly defeated twice. That left Britain facing a disruptive "no-deal" exit from the blo
  
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• ots going on in Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald

  15-03-2019 09:42 via lethbridgeherald.com
  ots going on in Lethbridge  Lethbridge HeraldCity has shown its ability to attract top-calibre sports events There are many reasons to head out and enjoy the city this weekend, the welcomed warm.
  
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• Lots going on in Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald

  15-03-2019 09:42 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lots going on in Lethbridge  Lethbridge HeraldCity has shown its ability to attract top-calibre sports events This month's 'From City Hall' column by Mayor Chris Spearman There are many reasons to.
  
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• Kevin Vickers announces he'll seek New Brunswick Liberal leadership

  15-03-2019 09:21
  NEWCASTLE, N.B. -- Kevin Vickers, hailed as a hero for helping to end the 2014 attack on Parliament Hill, is making a leap to politics with a bid for the leadership of New Brunswick's Opposition Liberals. The former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms made the announcement to a packed hall Friday in Newcastle, N.B. "My roots are here. My heart is here. I love New Brunswick. And I love the people of New Brunswick. New Brunswick has been good to me. It's now time for me to give back," said Vickers,
  
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• After New Zealand terror attacks, Lethbridge community gathered at mosque in show of solidarity - Global News

  15-03-2019 08:00 via globalnews.ca
  After New Zealand terror attacks, Lethbridge community gathered at mosque in show of solidarity  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: What was supposed to be a calm and spiritual day of prayer for many in the Lethbridge community quickly turned into tragedy after they heard ...
  
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• China's moves on foreign investment help shore up markets

  15-03-2019 06:01
  LONDON -- Hopes that the U.S. and China will resolve their trade dispute as Beijing tweaked rules on foreign investment has helped shore up global stock markets on Friday. Following a week dominated by Brexit uncertainty, traders focused on the annual session of China's ceremonial congress, which ended with Premier Li Keqiang pledging support for the slowing economy. The congress endorsed a law aimed at defusing a tariff war with Washington by discouraging Chinese officials from pressuring compa
  
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• Pronghorns eliminated by Alberta in University Cup quarterfinal

  15-03-2019 05:57 via globalnews.ca
  The host University of Lethbridge Pronghorns have been eliminated from the U-Sports men’s national hockey championship after a 7-1 loss to the Alberta Golden Bears on Thursday. Tom Roulston has a recap of the game, and the host team’s pre-game festivities.
  
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• Alberta and Saskatchewan win U Sports men’s hockey quarterfinals

  15-03-2019 05:07 via globalnews.ca
  National player of the year Luke Philp scored two goals as the top-seeded Alberta Golden Bears beat the host Lethbridge Pronghorns 7-1 in a U Sports men's hockey quarterfinal on Thursday night.
  
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• Alberta guides encounter exceptional fishing, hospitality while filming documentary in Oman

  15-03-2019 04:34
  Two Alberta fly fishing guides have returned home following a filmmaking trip in the Middle East and are preparing to reveal another side of the region that’s known more for conflict and unrest. Following two years of research and preparation, Dana Lattery and Tim Hepworth found themselves as fish out of water in Oman but they were able to communicate with the locals through their common love. “They might do it was a hand line and we bring these funny long sticks and chuck flies that
  
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• 'One of New Zealand's darkest days': Mosque attacks kill 49

  15-03-2019 03:14
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called "one of New Zealand's darkest days." One man was arrested and charged with murder in what appeared to be a carefully planned racist attack. Police also defused explosive devices in a car. Two other armed suspects were being held in custody. Police said they were trying to determine how they might be involved. Prime Minister Ja
  
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• 'One of New Zealand's darkest days': Mass shootings at mosques kill 49

  15-03-2019 03:14
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called "one of New Zealand's darkest days." One man was arrested and charged with murder in what appeared to be a carefully planned racist attack. Police also defused explosive devices in a car. Two other people were being held in custody. Police said they were trying to determine how they might be involved. Prime Minister Jacinda Ar
  
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• Multiple fatalities in New Zealand mosque shootings; 4 held

  15-03-2019 03:14
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called "one of New Zealand's darkest days," as authorities detained four people and defused explosive devices in what appeared to be a carefully planned attack. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the events in Christchurch represented "an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence" and acknowledged many of those affected may be mig
  
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• Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged

  15-03-2019 03:14
  Warning: This story contains disturbing details. CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers killed 49 people on what the prime minister called "one of New Zealand's darkest days," as authorities charged one person, detained three others and defused explosive devices in what appeared to be a carefully planned racist attack. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the events in Christchurch represented "an extraordinary and unprecedented act
  
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• Unused ICU beds at Foothills Medical Centre utilized by patients in special clinical trials

  15-03-2019 03:01
  The construction of a new intensive care unit in the McCaig Tower at the Foothills Medical Centre has created a surplus of available beds and resulted in the creation of a monitored area for patients in specialized therapy. “One of the things that we’ve done in the ICU, since it’s a fully monitored area able to look after very sick patients, is we’ve taken a couple of the beds and we’ve made them into a very special clinical trials unit,” explained Dr. Christo
  
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• Brian Jean denies return to politics following rumours of comeback

  15-03-2019 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  Former Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean is denying rumours he's returning to political life.
  
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