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• Welding students work alongside professionals in annual event

  16-03-2019 23:55
  About two dozen trade students participated in a special welding event where they got to create some masterpieces in a superhero style. The sixth annual Calgary High School Welding Rodeo, at the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Lodge 146 on 48 Street S.E., brought together students from many different high schools across Calgary and Rocky View County in a number of timed welding challenges. Officials say the aim of the event is to showcase the students’ technical, problem-solving
  
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• Calgary man wants answers after semi smashes his truck in hit and run

  16-03-2019 22:56
  A local man was stunned to find his truck extensively damaged several metres away from where he’d parked it the night before, but was floored when he learned who the culprit was. Todd Birss, who lives in the southeast Calgary community of Cranston, parked his truck in front of his home as always on Thursday night. The next morning, his truck wasn’t there. It was all the way down at the end of the street and it looked like it had been hit by a truck. It turned out that hypothesis wasn
  
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• Catholic priest in Florida charged with drugging, raping woman

  16-03-2019 22:43
  MIAMI - A Roman Catholic priest in Florida is facing charges that he drugged a female parishioner and raped her. The Rev. Jean Claude Jean-Philippe was in a Miami-Dade County jail late Saturday charged with sexual battery on an incapacitated victim. The Miami Herald reports that in October the 64-year-old priest invited the victim to his home at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Homestead. The woman said she drank tea he gave her and passed out. She told investigators she woke up two hours later n
  
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• ‘I would have died without STARS’: Heart attack patient thankful for fleet’s new helicopter

  16-03-2019 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  On Saturday, the Alberta government announced its commitment to provide $13 million in funding for a new STARS helicopter.
  
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• New Zealand prepares to bury mosque victims as toll hits 50

  16-03-2019 21:41
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Anguished relatives were anxiously waiting Sunday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, while police announced the death toll from the racist attacks had risen to 50. Islamic law calls for bodies to be cleansed and buried as soon as possible after death, usually within 24 hours. But two days after the worst terrorist attack in the country's modern history, relatives remaine
  
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• New Zealand mosque attack death toll rises to 50

  16-03-2019 21:41
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- The Latest on shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (all times local): 10:05 a.m. Sunday New Zealand police say a 50th victim of the mosque attacks in Christchurch has died. New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush announced the latest death in a news conference Sunday. He says 36 victims remain hospitalized, with two of them in critical condition. Bush also said that two people arrested around the time suspect Brenton Harrison Tarrant was apprehended ar
  
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• Mourners pay tribute to victims of New Zealand shootings, await burials

  16-03-2019 21:41
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- A steady stream of mourners paid tribute Sunday at a makeshift memorial to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims' bodies. Hundreds of flowers were piled up amid candles, balloons and notes of grief and love outside the Al Noor mosque. As a light rain fell, people clutched each other and wept quietly. "We wish we knew your name to write upon your he
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash impacts travel on Highway 22 near Cochrane

  16-03-2019 21:07
  Cochrane RCMP say no one is injured in a five-vehicle crash on Highway 22 near the Trans-Canada Highway, but the incident has severely impacted traffic. Emergency crews were called to the scene in the southbound lanes of Highway 22 on Saturday morning. Workers are clearing the debris from the crash and traffic is expected to be restricted until that’s been cleaned up. There is no word on what caused the crash.
  
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• 24-year-old suspect arrested in murder of reputed mob boss

  16-03-2019 20:18
  NEW YORK -- A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday in the shooting death of the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family, New York City police said. Anthony Comello was arrested in New Jersey in the death of Francesco Cali on Wednesday in front of his Staten Island home, said Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, who stressed that the investigation is in its early stages. "There are multiple, multiple angles that we are exploring," Shea said at a news conference at police headquarters. "Was the pers
  
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• Wind turbine catches fire at Nova Scotia wind farm

  16-03-2019 19:52
  WEST PUBNICO, N.S. -- A towering wind turbine went up in flames Friday at a wind farm located at the edge of a southern Nova Scotia community. The West Pubnico fire department responded just after 5 p.m. to monitor the rotating blades and make sure flaming debris did not start additional fires on the ground. Fire department chief Gordon Amiro said the fire burned itself out after about an hour, once all flammable materials had burned up. Amiro lives a few kilometres away from the wind farm and s
  
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• New STARS helicopter on its way to Alberta

  16-03-2019 19:33
  A critical air ambulance service in Alberta is getting a boost from the government in the form of a brand new helicopter. STARS Air Ambulance announced plans to replace its fleet of aging BK117s last year and now the provincial government is providing the life-saving organization with its first $13M Airbus H145. Officials say the addition of the new helicopter, scheduled to arrive in the spring, will reduce training and maintenance costs while enhancing pilot, patient and practitioner safety. &l
  
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• Huskies and Adolph right at home in Lethbridge, where Adolph's head coaching career got started - Regina Leader-Post

  16-03-2019 18:45 via leaderpost.com
  Huskies and Adolph right at home in Lethbridge, where Adolph's head coaching career got started  Regina Leader-PostDave Adolph is right at home in Lethbridge searching for a second Canadian university men's hockey title for the Saskatchewan Huskies.
  
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• Government launches public access system for health records

  16-03-2019 18:33
  It’s going to be easier for Albertans to follow their health history and access their personal records now that the government has opened a new online system. MyHealth Records is an online tool that allows adults to access their personal health records that contain information about their immunization history, medications and lab test results. The system is accessible through any computer, tablet or smartphone. Once users sign up for a secure digital ID, they can:View a list of recent medi
  
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• Grieving families given sacks of earth from Ethiopia crash site

  16-03-2019 18:15
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Grieving family members of victims of the Ethiopian air disaster are being given sacks of earth to bury in place of the remains of their loved ones. Officials have begun delivering bags of earth to family members of the 157 victims of the crash instead of the remains of their loved ones because the identification process is going to take such a long time. Families are being given a 1-kilogram sack of scorched earth taken from the crash sites, members of two different fam
  
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• Ottawa school lunch supervisor charged with sexual assault, sexual interference

  16-03-2019 17:22
  Ottawa police say a school lunch supervisor has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. Police say the charges stem from incidents that took place between February and May of last year, while the accused was employed by a French public school in the Vanier area. The accused, a 23-year-old man, is expected to appear in court today. Police say he is also charged with uttering threats. They say officers continue to investigate and are asking anyone with information to come forward
  
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• Casino robbery suspect critically wounded in brief shootout

  16-03-2019 17:15
  LAS VEGAS - Police say a brief shootout outside the Bellagio hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip left a robbery suspect critically wounded while an officer who was shot in his bulletproof vest escaped serious injury. Police Capt. Nicole Splinter said the suspect robbed the packed casino Friday night and was confronted by four officers as he tried to carjack a vehicle in the valet lot. Splinter said the suspect fired at least one shot at an officer before being shot by a second officer. She said
  
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• Suspected New Zealand gunman entranced with Ottoman sites in Europe

  16-03-2019 17:00
  BELGRADE, Serbia -- The white supremacist suspected in the mosque shootings that left at least 49 people dead in New Zealand had travelled to the Balkans in the past three years, where he toured historic sites and apparently studied battles between Christians and the Ottoman empire. Authorities in Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia have confirmed that Brenton Tarrant, 28, had been to their countries in 2016-2018. Hungarian counterterrorism authorities also suggested that Tarrant had visited but reveal
  
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• New Zealand gunman entranced with Ottoman sites in Europe

  16-03-2019 17:00
  BELGRADE, Serbia -- The white supremacist suspected in the mosque shootings that left at least 49 people dead in New Zealand had travelled to the Balkans in the past three years, where he toured historic sites and apparently studied battles between Christians and the Ottoman empire. Authorities in Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia have confirmed that Brenton Tarrant, 28, had been to their countries in 2016-2018. Hungarian counterterrorism authorities also suggested that Tarrant had visited but reveal
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leader takes campaign to northern city

  16-03-2019 16:42
  VALENCIA, Venezuela -- Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido embarked on a new stage of his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday as the government staged its own rival rally in the capital of Caracas, a pattern which has unfolded repeatedly as both sides attempt to convey strength. Addressing large crowds in the northern city of Valencia, Guaido pledged to deliver a better life for struggling Venezuelans as he began a planned tour of the country gripped by an economic and pol
  
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• Venezuelan opposition launches new round of protests

  16-03-2019 16:42
  VALENCIA, Venezuela -- Large crowds have gathered in the northern Venezuelan city of Valencia to greet opposition leader Juan Guaido, who plans to tour the country as part of his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido on Saturday tweeted photos in which he is seen at a cathedral service and a market in the industrial hub. Protests are also planned in the capital of Caracas and other parts of Venezuela as U.S.-backed Guaido seeks to ramp up pressure on Maduro, who says he is the target
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled after boy abducted in Edmonton by mother found safe in Calgary

  16-03-2019 15:03 via globalnews.ca
  An Amber Alert originally issued Friday night was cancelled on Saturday after a boy abducted from his Edmonton school was found safe in Calgary. His mother is in custody and faces a charge of abduction.
  
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• Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, killing 150

  16-03-2019 14:49
  HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone that has killed nearly 150 people, left hundreds more missing and stranded tens of thousands who are cut off from roads and telephones in mainly poor, rural areas. Cyclone Idai has affected more than 1.5 million people in the three southern African countries, according to the U.N. and government officials. Hardest hit is Mozambique's central port city of Beira where the airport is closed, electricity is out an
  
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• Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, killing 140

  16-03-2019 14:49
  HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone that has killed nearly 150 people, left hundreds more missing and stranded tens of thousands who are cut off from roads and telephones in mainly poor, rural areas. Cyclone Idai has affected more than 1.5 million people in the three southern African countries, according to the U.N. and government officials. Hardest hit is Mozambique's central port city of Beira where the airport is closed, electricity is out an
  
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• New U.S. military budget focused on China despite border talk

  16-03-2019 14:11
  WASHINGTON -- Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons. To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national security threats that acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has summarized in three words: "China, China, China." The U.S. is still fighting small wars against Islamic extremists, and Russia remains a serious concern, but Shanahan seeks to shift the military's main focus to what he considers the more
  
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• Australian senator egged after blaming immigration for mosque shootings

  16-03-2019 13:48
  CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian senator had a raw egg cracked over his head and faces censure from his fellow lawmakers after sparking outrage by blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings. Sen. Fraser Anning came under blistering criticism over tweets on Friday including one that said, "Does anyone still dispute the link between Muslim immigration and violence?" "The real cause of the bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Musli
  
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• Australian senator blames Muslims for attack, faces censure

  16-03-2019 13:48
  CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian senator had a raw egg cracked over his head and faces censure from his fellow lawmakers after sparking outrage by blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings. Sen. Fraser Anning came under blistering criticism over tweets on Friday including one that said, "Does anyone still dispute the link between Muslim immigration and violence?" "The real cause of the bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Musli
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled for eight-year-old Edmonton boy

  16-03-2019 12:43
  Edmonton police have cancelled an Amber Alert for an eight-year-old boy who they said was allegedly abducted by his mother on Friday afternoon. In an update on Saturday morning, police said Noah Ducharme and his mother Brianne Hjalte were located in Calgary on Saturday morning. The boy was found unharmed, police said. The Amber Alert was initially issued on Friday evening after police said Noah was taken from Waverly Elementary School at approximately 2:50 p.m. The boy and his mother were believ
  
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• LETHBRIDGE: In a love hate relationship with Mr. Web - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  16-03-2019 09:07 via thechronicleherald.ca
  LETHBRIDGE: In a love hate relationship with Mr. Web  TheChronicleHerald.caHappy birthday, Internet! Wow, 30 years old, and look at you, going all viral. Half the people in the world are now using you on a daily basis. You've changed the ...
  
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• Red Deer Rebels fall to Lethbridge but clinch final Eastern Conference wild-card spot - Red Deer Express

  16-03-2019 08:00 via reddeerexpress.com
  Red Deer Rebels fall to Lethbridge but clinch final Eastern Conference wild-card spot  Red Deer ExpressThe Red Deer Rebels have clinched a spot in the WHL playoffs, even though they lost to the Lethbridge Hurricanes, 4-3, during Friday's last regular-season ...
  
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• Huskies and Adolph right at home in Lethbridge, where Adolph's head coaching career got started - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  16-03-2019 08:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  Huskies and Adolph right at home in Lethbridge, where Adolph's head coaching career got started  Saskatoon StarPhoenixDave Adolph is right at home in Lethbridge searching for a second Canadian university men's hockey title for the Saskatchewan Huskies.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, March 15, 2019

  16-03-2019 07:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Kelowna Rockets will try one more time to clinch the final playoff spot in the Western Hockey League's Western Conference.
  
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• Hurricanes earn seventh-straight win

  16-03-2019 05:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes extended their winning streak to seven games on Friday thanks to a 4-3 win in Red Deer. Tom Roulston has a recap of the game.
  
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• Rebels earn playoff berth despite losing to Lethbridge - rdnewsnow.com

  16-03-2019 05:19 via rdnewsnow.com
  Rebels earn playoff berth despite losing to Lethbridge  rdnewsnow.comIt wasn't exactly how they wanted to do it, but the Red Deer Rebels have clinched a spot in the WHL playoffs. The Rebels dropped an entertaining 4-3 game to ...
  
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• Police issue Amber Alert for boy abducted in Edmonton, now believed to be in Calgary area

  16-03-2019 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Police Service has issued an Amber Alert for an eight-year-old boy who they say was abducted by his mother from Waverley Elementary School on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Amber Alert for boy abducted by mother from Edmonton elementary school cancelled

  16-03-2019 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Police Service has issued an Amber Alert for an eight-year-old boy who they say was abducted by his mother from Waverley Elementary School on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled after boy abducted by mother from Edmonton school found safe

  16-03-2019 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Police Service has issued an Amber Alert for an eight-year-old boy who they say was abducted by his mother from Waverley Elementary School on Friday afternoon.
  
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• EPS issues Amber Alert for abducted eight-year-old boy

  16-03-2019 04:56
  Police issued an Amber Alert Friday night after an eight-year-old boy was allegedly abducted by his mother in southeast Edmonton. EPS said Noah Ducharme was abducted from Waverley Elementary School, in the area of 68 Street and 89 Avenue, at 2:50 p.m. The boy was allegedly abducted by his mother, 31-year-old Brianne Hjalte. Noah is described at 122 centimetres (4’0”) tall, approximately 32 kilograms (70 pounds), and has short brown hair. He was wearing a dark green hoodie, light-colo
  
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• Hundreds gather in Calgary to mourn victims of New Zealand mosque shootings

  16-03-2019 04:37
  A large crowd gathered outside of Calgary city hall early Friday evening for a vigil honouring those lost to the senseless shooting of dozens of Muslim people at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The congregation in Calgary carried signs opposing hatred and lit candles.  “It’s not an event that’s too far from our scope, it’s very often that these things happen these days,” said Gursharan Pabla, a vigil participant. “It’s not an event that’
  
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• environmental education Lethbridge | News, Videos & Articles - Globalnews.ca

  16-03-2019 03:47 via globalnews.ca
  environmental education Lethbridge | News, Videos & Articles  Globalnews.caenvironmental education Lethbridge videos and latest news articles; GlobalNews.ca your source for the latest news on environmental education Lethbridge .
  
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• Spring Nature Fest rolls back into Lethbridge - Global News

  16-03-2019 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  Spring Nature Fest rolls back into Lethbridge  Global NewsOrganizers offered kids a chance to interact and learn about nature with several hands-on lessons.
  
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• Spring Nature Fest rolls back into Lethbridge

  16-03-2019 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  Organizers offered kids a chance to interact and learn about nature with several hands-on lessons.
  
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• Local Kenyan community rallies around family of Ethiopian Airlines crash victim

  16-03-2019 03:15
  Following the loss of Derick Lwugi to Sunday’s plane crash in Ethiopia that claimed a total of 157 lives, members of Calgary’s Kenyan community have united to support the widow and three children of the City of Calgary accountant. “Through messages of sympathy, floral tributes, and material support, the community support continues to be a source of comfort to the grieving family,” said Wycliffe Odour, president of the Kenya Calgary Association. Efforts are underway within
  
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• Police investigation underway following discovery of body in northwest motel room

  16-03-2019 02:22
  The Calgary Police Service is investigating the suspicious death of a man at the Red Carpet Inn in Montgomery. Police were called to the motel in the 4600 block of 16 Avenue Northwest shortly after 1:00 p.m. Friday after a body was found in a motel room. The identity of the deceased and the nature of his death have not been released. An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday, March 18. Anyone with information that could potentially assist the investigation is asked to contact the CPS Homicide tip
  
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• Big warm-up in the forecast may lead to big disappointment for parts of Alberta

  16-03-2019 01:39 via globalnews.ca
  Above seasonal and even spring-like temperatures are in the forecast for St. Patrick's Day weekend, but not everyone will bask in the heat.
  
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• Alberta provincial government commits to funding Highway 3 bridge upgrade - Global News

  16-03-2019 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta provincial government commits to funding Highway 3 bridge upgrade  Global NewsOn Friday, the Alberta government announced an upgrade to the Oldman River bridge. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Alberta provincial government commits to funding Highway 3 bridge upgrade

  16-03-2019 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday, the Alberta government announced an upgrade to the Oldman River bridge. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Mar 15

  16-03-2019 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, March 15, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge.
  
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• Etsy suspends Calgary Indigenous artist's account over use of seal skin

  16-03-2019 00:46
  An Indigenous Calgary artisan is struggling to comprehend Etsy’s decision to suspend her account over the use of a traditional material that is legal to sell throughout the majority of the world and is readily available. Autumn EagleSpeaker, a Blackfoot artist, began working with seal skin after being gifted some of the material from an elder. “As soon as I felt that seal fur it was amazing, it was like magic,” recalled EagleSpeaker. “It just ignited something in my spiri
  
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• Province backs proposal to protect Alberta schools from anti-abortion protests

  16-03-2019 00:35
  A day after social media backlash led to a Calgary candidate to call for changes to the government’s anti-abortion demonstration laws, the NDP government has responded to the idea. On Thursday, Alberta Party candidate for Calgary-Mountain View said she had been approached by constituents about the issue of anti-abortion demonstrations taking place outside a number of schools. The protesters were filmed and the video, uploaded to social media, showed a number of the students were visibly up
  
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• After New Zealand terror attacks, Lethbridge community gathered at mosque in show of solidarity

  16-03-2019 00:35 via globalnews.ca
  What was supposed to be a calm and spiritual day of prayer for many in the Lethbridge community quickly turned into a day of tragedy
  
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