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• ‘An extremely contagious disease’: Confirmed measles case is Calgary’s second in a month, AHS says

  30-03-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  If you visited the Peter Lougheed Centre or certain other clinics in Calgary over the past five days, you might have been exposed to measles.
  
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• ‘An extremely contagious disease’: Confirmed measles case Calgary’s second in a month, AHS says

  30-03-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  If you visited the Peter Lougheed Centre or certain other clinics in Calgary over the past five days, you might have been exposed to measles.
  
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• Kenney and United Conservatives promise $714M budget surplus by 2023

  30-03-2019 23:00
  CALGARY -- The United Conservatives are promising to get Alberta's books out of the red and into a $714-million surplus by 2023 -- a year earlier than the NDP. The party also says if it wins the spring election, it will raise Alberta's debt level to $86 billion over that time period, a figure that is well below current government projections. "This is a very mainstream, balanced approach to gradually getting to balance without any absolute reductions in spending," UCP Leader Jason Kenney told re
  
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• Second measles case discovered in Calgary

  30-03-2019 22:43
  Authorities with the Alberta Health Services have issued an alert over a case of lab-confirmed measles in the City of Calgary. Officials say the individual visited a number of areas in the city while they were infectious. Anyone who was in the following areas at the time periods noted below could have been exposed to measles: March 26: Exposure Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Emergency Department Exposure Time Period: 7:00 a.m to 6:40 p.m.March 27: Exposure Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Outpat
  
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• Cannabis amnesty group makes a stop in Calgary

  30-03-2019 22:39
  An advocacy group calling on the federal government to clear the records of Canadians with minor criminal records for marijuana use spread its message in the city on Saturday. Pardon to the People is on a tour, heading from Vancouver to Toronto, to share details about the Liberal government’s proposed legislation for citizens with simple cannabis convictions and drum up support for further action on the issue. The federal government has introduced a bill that would grant expedited, no char
  
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• Facebook says some of Mark Zuckerberg's posts were deleted

  30-03-2019 21:33
  NEW YORK -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Saturday for more outside regulation in several areas in which the social media site has run into problems over the past few years: harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability. In an opinion piece in The Washington Post, Zuckerberg said governments and regulators rather than private companies like Facebook should be more active in policing the Internet. "Every day, we make decisions about what speech is harmful, what constitut
  
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• Police ask the public for tips on assault at Rundle LRT

  30-03-2019 21:21
  Police are continuing to investigate an incident that took place at an LRT station in northeast Calgary on Friday and hope the public can help out. Emergency crews were called to the scene at Rundle station at about 3:30 a.m. after a 36-year-old man was found unconscious. The victim was taken to hospital in life threatening condition but has since been upgraded to critical, but stable, condition. Two persons of interest were taken into custody by police for questioning but officials say those me
  
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• Drayton Valley hosts rally in support of Alberta’s oil and gas sector ahead of provincial election

  30-03-2019 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  About 100 people attended a rally in Drayton Valley Saturday, hoping to hear what candidates in Alberta's provincial election plan to do about their region's struggling oil and gas sector.
  
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• N.B. hospital says they found 2 cases where labour was induced without permission

  30-03-2019 19:43
  The New Brunswick hospital that fired a nurse over suspicions that she gave pregnant patients a labour-inducing drug without their permission says that it believes two patients were affected. CTV News has learned that as many as 120 emergency C-sections performed over the last two years could be involved. In a news conference on Saturday, Moncton City Hospital chief of staff Dr. Ken Gillespie confirmed that the hospital had identified two cases of “inappropriate” Oxytocin use in its
  
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• Alberta election Day 12: Where are the leaders?

  30-03-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  On Day 12 of the Alberta election campaign, a few of the leaders make announcements in the Edmonton and Calgary regions.
  
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• Alberta election Day 12: UCP unveils platform; Alberta Party talks eliminating carbon tax

  30-03-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  On Day 12 of the Alberta election campaign, a few of the leaders make announcements in the Edmonton and Calgary regions.
  
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• Alberta election Day 12: Eliminating the carbon tax and election platforms

  30-03-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  On Day 12 of the Alberta election campaign, a few of the leaders make announcements in the Edmonton and Calgary regions.
  
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• Questions surround upcoming Election 2019 leaders’ debate

  30-03-2019 18:38
  A leaders’ debate is scheduled to take place next week, but many people are questioning why the NDP’s Rachel Notley hasn’t signed up so far as well as why another leader has been completely excluded. The Leaders’ Debate, hosted by CTV News Calgary anchor Tara Nelson, has been put together by a media consortium and so far, UCP leader Jason Kenney, Liberal leader David Khan and Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel have all confirmed they will attend. Alberta NDP leader Rache
  
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• Venezuela's rival factions rally as power struggle persists

  30-03-2019 17:39
  CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and the man he is trying to oust, President Nicolas Maduro, are holding rival demonstrations. Guaido on Saturday addressed a crowd in Los Teques, a city near Caracas, while Maduro loyalists gathered for what was billed as an "anti-imperialist" rally in the capital. Such dueling demonstrations have become a pattern in past weeks as Venezuela's opposing factions vie for power in a country enduring economic turmoil and a hu
  
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• 'Really horrible': Boy mauled by at least 2 cougars in B.C.

  30-03-2019 17:27
  A four-year-old boy suffered injuries to his head, neck, and arms after he was mauled by at least two cougars on Vancouver Island. The child was outside near the Lakeview Park campground in the town of Lake Cowichan when he was attacked on Friday afternoon, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service. The young boy was airlifted to a Vancouver hospital in serious condition. Rod Peters, the mayor of Lake Cowichan, said he spoke with a young girl who was looking after the boy at the time of
  
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• Cities around the world turn off lights to mark Earth Hour

  30-03-2019 16:10
  HONG KONG -- Cities around the world were marking Earth Hour on Saturday night by turning off the lights in a call for global action on climate change. In Hong Kong, major buildings along Victoria Harbour turned off their non-essential lights at 8:30 p.m., and the city's popular tourist attraction known as the Symphony of Lights was cancelled. Over 3,000 corporations in Hong Kong signed up for Earth Hour 2019, according to the WWF Hong Kong website. Iconic skyscrapers including the Bank of China
  
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• Quebec woman seriously injured after being attacked by three large dogs

  30-03-2019 15:54
  MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a woman suffered serious injuries after she was attacked by three large dogs while walking in the Estrie region on Friday evening. The incident happened at about 6:15 p.m. when the animals ran out of a home and attacked the woman as she walked along a road in Potton, some 140 kilometres southeast of Montreal. The woman was taken to hospital with serious wounds but police say her health has since stabilized and her life is not in danger. Sgt. Claude Denis s
  
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• Ask-A-Lawyer event will look a little different in 2019, but the premise behind it remains the same

  30-03-2019 15:00
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB - Have a legal problem, or need some legal help? You might be able to find a solution to your questions, and for free, at an upcoming event in Lethbridge.
  In conjunction with Law Day 2019, even though there won't be a formal Law Day event this year, Lethbridge Legal Guidance will be hosting their annual Ask-A-Lawyer event on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13.
  Community Program Manager Kathryn Linder says this year's event will be a l
  
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• Comedian leads presidential polling in Ukraine

  30-03-2019 14:16
  KIEV, Ukraine -- A comedian who's never held political office tops the public opinion polls ahead of Ukraine's presidential election, but even he appears to be falling far short of enough support to win in the first round. Ukrainians on Sunday will choose from among 39 candidates for a president they hope can guide the country of more than 42 million out of troubles including endemic corruption, a seemingly intractable war with Russia-backed separatists in the country's east and a struggling eco
  
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• Man charged for crash that left cattle roaming Toronto highway

  30-03-2019 13:58
  A 36-year-old man was charged with careless driving after a cattle truck he was driving overturned, leaving cows roaming loose on one of Toronto’s busiest highways. Travellers driving on Hwy. 401 near Mississauga, Ont. met some unexpected traffic after more than a dozen cows were released, following an accident involving a cattle carrier on Friday. The crash happened at about 11:30 pm when the cattle truck driver hit a guard rail in the westbound lanes approaching Hurontario Street, Ontari
  
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• Britain faces call for government of national unity amid Brexit impasse

  30-03-2019 13:58
  LONDON -- The U.K. may be forced to create a national unity government to end the impasse over Britain leaving the European Union, as Prime Minister Theresa May clings to the Brexit divorce agreement that Parliament has rejected three times, a senior Conservative suggested Saturday. Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan's comments came a day after the House of Commons rebuffed the prime minister's call for lawmakers to "put aside self and party," sending her Brexit deal to its latest defeat. T
  
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• Opposition MPs call for Wilson-Raybould to testify again, citing new evidence

  30-03-2019 12:09
  Opposition MPs are clamouring for the House Justice Committee to call Jody Wilson-Raybould to testify for a second time on the SNC-Lavalin scandal, but a Liberal member of that committee said it’s time to move on. In an interview with CTV Question Period host Evan Solomon, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre said that a newly released audio recording of a 17-minute-long phone call between the former attorney-general and outgoing Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick makes it all the more necess
  
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• Budget hot topic at Lethbridge West forum - Medicine Hat News

  30-03-2019 09:44 via medicinehatnews.com
  Budget hot topic at Lethbridge West forum  Medicine Hat NewsTim Kalinowski. Lethbridge Herald. [email protected]. Four out of six Lethbridge-West candidates took part in the Southern Alberta Council on ...
  
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• Bartlett makes return to Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald

  30-03-2019 09:43 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Bartlett makes return to Lethbridge  Lethbridge HeraldDale Woodard Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Don Bartlett is already considered one of the best leads in curling. Now, he returns to help.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, March 29, 2019

  30-03-2019 06:39 via globalnews.ca
  Trey Fix-Wolansky scored twice as the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-4 on Friday in Game 5 of their Western Hockey League first-round playoff series.
  
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• No one injured in large building fire near Balzac

  30-03-2019 05:06
  Several fire departments from the surrounding Calgary area were called to the scene of a large building fire northeast of CrossIron Mills on Friday night. The fire is believed to be at Balzac Meats property and broke out around 9:25 p.m. Friday night. One of the barns caught fire and the flames could be seen for kiometres. Firefighters from Rocky View, Balzac, Bearspaw, Irricana, Crossfield and Airdrie are on scene along Township Road 263 near Balzac. Airdrie RCMP say no injuries have been repor
  
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• Firefighters battle large building fire near Balzac

  30-03-2019 05:06
  Several fire departments from the surrounding Calgary area are on scene of a large building fire northeast of CrossIron Mills. The fire is believed to be at Balzac Meats property and broke out around 9:25 p.m. Friday night. One of the barns caught fire and the flames could be seen for kiometres. Firefighters from Rocky View, Balzac, Bearspaw, Irricana, Crossfield and Airdrie are on scene along Township Road 263 near Balzac. Airdrie RCMP say no injuries have been reported. They are asking people
  
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• Calgary Transit users say political messages don't belong on teletext

  30-03-2019 04:20
  Calgary Transit is making changes to how it displays advertisements through one of its services after some riders noticed a UCP ad on teletext. Teletext is a way for transit users to get the arrival times of their bus and Ctrains via text message. However, transit riders started questioning one of the messages they were receiving through the teletext service; it was from the United Conservative Party and was reminding them to vote on April 16th. “I realized it was probably just an ad but I
  
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• N.B. nurse suspected of inducing labour without consent; as many as 120 emergency C-sections investigated

  30-03-2019 03:00
  A nurse in New Brunswick has been fired over suspicions that she gave a labour-inducing drug to patients without their consent, as RCMP investigate as many as 120 emergency C-sections. Over the past two years, health authorities at the Moncton City Hospital noticed an unusual spike in C-sections, but couldn’t pinpoint a cause. Two weeks ago, one case raised alarm bells. A doctor suspected that a mother had been given Oxytocin without a prescription. Oxytocin is a drug commonly given to pre
  
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• N.B. nurse suspected of inducing labour without consent; 120 emergency C-sections investigated

  30-03-2019 03:00
  A nurse in New Brunswick has been fired over suspicions that she gave a labour-inducing drug to patients without their consent, as RCMP investigate 120 emergency C-sections. Over the past two years, health authorities at the Moncton City Hospital noticed an unusual spike in C-sections, but couldn’t pinpoint a cause. Two weeks ago, one case raised alarm bells. A doctor suspected that a mother had been given Oxytocin without a prescription. Oxytocin is a drug commonly given to pregnant women
  
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• Team Canada ready for World Curling Championships in Lethbridge - Global News

  30-03-2019 01:36 via globalnews.ca
  Team Canada ready for World Curling Championships in Lethbridge  Global NewsCurling fans are getting ready for the world championships which start on Saturday in Lethbridge. Calgary's Kevin Koe will be leading Team Canada against the ...
  
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• Team Canada ready for World Curling Championships in Lethbridge

  30-03-2019 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  Playing not only on home ice, but so close to his home rink, is something special for Kevin Koe.
  
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• Lethbridge residents share provincial election interest - Global News

  30-03-2019 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge residents share provincial election interest  Global NewsThe provincial election has candidates very busy with all the active debates, door knocking and other outreach efforts, while people on the streets of Lethbridge ...
  
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• Career Closet provides Lethbridge College students with free dress clothes - Global News

  30-03-2019 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  Career Closet provides Lethbridge College students with free dress clothes  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Lethbridge College gave students a chance to pick out some professional clothes for free. The first annual 'Career Closet' saw around 120 ...
  
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• Career Closet provides Lethbridge College students with free dress clothes

  30-03-2019 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  The community donated throughout the month of March, providing students with professional attire for job interviews, as well as clothes for different industries, even items for trade workers.
  
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• UCP criticize NDP spending promises as Notley commits to balanced budget by 2023

  30-03-2019 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  The UCP is criticizing the NDP for committing to spend too much in its election promises. As Adam MacVicar reports, the UCP is calling on the governing party to come clean on its plan to balance the budget.
  
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• Former Lethbridge man jailed for theft of religious documents - CTV News

  30-03-2019 01:07 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Former Lethbridge man jailed for theft of religious documents  CTV NewsA man who was caught trying to steal a number of documents belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been sent to prison.
  
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• Former Lethbridge man jailed for theft of religious documents

  30-03-2019 01:07
  A man who was caught trying to steal a number of documents belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been sent to prison. Kevin Schuwer, 29, has been sentenced to spend the next five years in a Utah jail after he was found guilty of attempting to steal documents from the Brigham Young University in Provo. The crime was discovered when a number of documents were reported stolen from the university library’s Special Collections room as well as from the library at Utah
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Mar 29

  30-03-2019 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, March 29, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Tom Roulston.
  
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• Alberta voters will hear from party leaders in a debate taking place next week

  30-03-2019 00:58
  A media consortium has partnered to present voters with what is expected to be the only leaders’ debate during the 2019 Alberta election campaign. The Leaders Debate will be moderated by CTV News Calgary Anchor and Executive Editor Tara Nelson on Thursday, April 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. UCP leader Jason Kenney, Liberal leader David Khan, and Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel have all confirmed their participation. Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley has not confirmed her attendance at
  
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• Lethbridge residents share provincial election interest

  30-03-2019 00:57 via globalnews.ca
  Those who did express interest shared their opinions on key election topics such as health care spending and education.
  
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• Four-year-old boy in serious condition, two cougars killed after attack near Lake Cowichan

  30-03-2019 00:43
  A four-year-old boy is in serious condition with injuries to his head, neck and arms after being mauled by at least one cougar near Lake Cowichan. "At this point we believe there may be two or more cougars involved," conservation officer Ben York told CTV News Friday. Land and air ambulance units were dispatched to the scene on Point Ideal Drive at approximately 3:30 p.m. The child was flown to a Vancouver hospital in serious condition.  Police and conservation officers also attended the sc
  
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• Team Koe preparing for world curling championships in Lethbridge

  30-03-2019 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  Curling fans are getting ready for the world championships which start on Saturday in Lethbridge. Calgary’s Kevin Koe will be leading Team Canada against the best teams in the world, hoping to add to his trophy case. Kyle Benning has more.
  
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• Lethbridge voters weigh in on provincial election campaign

  30-03-2019 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  With Alberta’s 2019 election campaign in full swing, Global News hit the streets to see what issues are top of mind for voters in Lethbridge. Chris Chacon has more.
  
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• Lethbridge College students pick free dress clothes from 1st ‘Career Closet’

  30-03-2019 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge College gave students a chance to pick out some professional clothes for free. The first annual ‘Career Closet’ saw around 120 students take advantage of the giveaway, with more stopping by for other resources.
  
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• Freedom Conservative Party leader looks to loosen restrictions on firearms

  30-03-2019 00:03
  Derek Fildebrandt, leader of the Freedom Conservative Party, is shooting for a brand new piece of legislation in Alberta that would give residents more rights and freedoms, including the ability to bear arms. His party announced on Friday that if elected, they would usher in an Alberta Constitution, a legal framework that would provide more rights to residents, even beyond those in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “[It] would include rights to reasonable firearm ownership. Fr
  
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