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• Chevron applies for licence to double production at proposed Kitimat LNG plant

  04-04-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  The company is applying for a 40-year licence to export up to 28.23 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year.
  
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• Canada-wide warrant issued for third suspect in alleged abduction of Chinese student

  04-04-2019 23:50
  Police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a third suspect wanted in connection with the alleged armed kidnapping of a Chinese student in the Toronto area last month. On Thursday, York Regional Police identified 28-year-old Muzamil Addow of Toronto as the third suspect and urged him to surrender to police. Addow is wanted on charges that include kidnapping, forcible confinement, assault and assault with a weapon. In a press release, police said additional suspects are still at large and
  
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• Raymond/Magrath RCMP Investigate Claim Man Pointed Firearm at Passing Vehicle

  04-04-2019 23:47
  The complainant reported a man in a parked pick-up truck pointed a long barrel firearm at the driver of a passing vehicle.
  
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• Victims of fatal northeast parking lot shooting identified

  04-04-2019 23:43
  The Calgary Police Service has identified the two men who were fatally shot in a northeast parking lot Wednesday morning. The victims have been named as 25-year-old Jasdeep Singh of Calgary and 22-year-old Japneet Malhi of Airdrie. Police officials say Singh and Malhi had visited one of the establishments in the area prior to the shooting. Officers were called to a parking lot in the 2400 block of 37 Avenue N.E. shortly after 2:00 a.m. on April 3 following reports of shots fired. Police located
  
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• City considers plan to brand CTrain stations

  04-04-2019 23:41
  The City of Calgary is looking for an individual who is well-versed in the work that goes into naming rights and branding to help with a proposal that would see business names added to LRT stations. The scheme, which is used in a number of U.S. cities, is intended to be a revenue generator for the city to help balance the 50:50 ratio used to operate the service. “50 percent comes from the taxpayer and 50 percent comes from the user,” says Ward 12 councillor Shane Keating. “If y
  
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• Alberta Court of Appeal increases sentence for Stirling man convicted of defrauding former employer

  04-04-2019 23:18
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - A man from Stirling, convicted of defrauding his employer, Schwartz Reliance Insurance and Registry Services out of more than $541,000 in July, 2018, has had his sentence increased from 14 months, to two years less a day, in a 2-1 decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal.
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• Vicious vandalism emphasizes how ‘divisive’ Alberta election is getting

  04-04-2019 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Experts warned us this election campaign would be dirty, and if what's being scrawled on yard signs and scratched into vehicles is any indication, they were right.
  
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• Calgary police ready for Red Mile revellers

  04-04-2019 22:41
  With the NHL playoffs set to start next week, Calgary police say they are prepared for the ‘C or Red’ to flood 17th Avenue S.W., also known as the Red Mile.   Officers will once again be using a “meet-and-greet” strategy, said Acting Insp. Claire Smart, meaning they will be deployed among the crowds, interacting with fans. “Police like to have fun, we’re citizens of Calgary ourselves. This is supposed to be an enjoyable time,” she said. “
  
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• Lethbridge College's Geomatics Program Receives National Accreditation

  04-04-2019 22:30
  The accreditation process highlighted a variety of areas where Lethbridge College specializes in supporting student success, including highly-engaged faculty and an extensive suite of services.
  
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• Stirling Man Gets More Jail Time For Defrauding His Lethbridge Employer

  04-04-2019 21:56
  Stephan Evanson was sentenced to 14 months in jail but the Crown appealed and won.
  
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• Liberals' mortgage plan to have tiny effect on housing prices: CMHC

  04-04-2019 21:49
  OTTAWA -- Canada's housing agency says new spending measures aimed at helping first-time buyers afford homes won't push prices up more than a few tenths of a percentage point. A report Thursday from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. estimates prices could go up between 0.2 per cent and 0.4 per cent -- a tiny bump relative to other ideas the Liberals were pressed to enact to make homes more affordable. The agency says loosening the mortgage-insurance stress test or allowing longer mortgages w
  
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• Lethbridge Police recruiting volunteers for The Watch program set to start in May - Lethbridge News Now

  04-04-2019 21:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Police recruiting volunteers for The Watch program set to start in May  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – One of the new programs that the Lethbridge Police *Service* is rolling out to help deal with the drug crisis in downtown is now recruiting ...
  
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• Lethbridge Police recruiting volunteers for The Watch program set to start in May

  04-04-2019 21:45
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – One of the new programs that the Lethbridge Police Service is rolling out to help deal with the drug crisis in downtown is now recruiting volunteers.
  LPS has announced Jeff Hansen, who has an extensive background working with law enforcement and social services in Canada and the US, as the new manager of The Watch set to begin on May 1.
  Hansen began his new role as Watch Manager earlier this week, and his first order of business is
  
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• Humboldt Broncos' Ryan Straschnitzki makes new life year after bus crash

  04-04-2019 21:34
  PHILADELPHIA -- Tom Straschnitzki was wrangling his fussy youngest child when his iPhone buzzed. His hands full, Tom put the phone on speaker and heard the terrifying sound of his oldest son calling from a bus and screaming for help. "Dad, you've got to help this time! You've got to save the boys! You've gotta help!" Ryan Straschnitzki pleaded. Straschnitzki's transport bus was on the way back from his rehabilitation session and it had been rear-ended by a truck at a red light. The impact from t
  
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• Lethbridge Man Accused of Weapons Offences Looking For New Lawyer

  04-04-2019 21:17
  The lawyer representing Jaysun Sinclair told court Thursday he's retiring and his client will have to find new counsel.
  
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• Lethbridge man charged in connection with armed standoff needs a new lawyer - Lethbridge News Now

  04-04-2019 21:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge man charged in connection with armed standoff needs a new lawyer  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - Nearly a year-and-a-half after 47-year old Jaysun Sinclair made his first court appearance in connection with a police standoff, his lawyer says ...
  
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• Lethbridge man charged in connection with armed standoff needs a new lawyer

  04-04-2019 21:12
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - Nearly a year-and-a-half after 47-year old Jaysun Sinclair made his first court appearance in connection with a police standoff, his lawyer says he will not be able to see the matter to its conclusion.
  On Thursday, (Apr. 4) at Lethbridge Provincial Court, Lawyer Art Larson told Judge Derek Redman he will be retiring at the end of May, and because the likelihood of the matter going to trial is high, he can not r
  
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• Transcript: Charles Adler’s fiery interview with UCP Leader Jason Kenney

  04-04-2019 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney joined veteran broadcaster Charles Adler for 30 minutes, where he was grilled on bozo eruptions, Mark Smith's homophobic sermon, and the UCP leader's own past. 
  
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• Police dog tracks down suspected vehicle thieves in Banff

  04-04-2019 21:07
  An RCMP police dog is being credited with the capture of two alleged car thieves in Banff after police discovered a stolen truck containing numerous stolen items. Early Tuesday morning, a member of the Banff RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle that ran a stop sign on Bear Street. The driver ignored the officer and departed the town site. The truck was later found concealed in some trees at Lake Minnewanka and two suspects were found hiding in the trail system by a police dog team. Officials say the
  
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• Survivors, families mark Humboldt Broncos tragedy forever with tattoos

  04-04-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Permanently inked into the skin of Ryan Straschnitzki’s right arm is the motto of Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan: “It's a great day to be a Bronco gentlemen.”
  
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• Deadly fungal disease has devastated more than 500 species of frogs, salamanders: study

  04-04-2019 20:33
  A deadly disease that slowly eats the skin of living frogs and salamanders is responsible for the decline or extinction of at least 501 amphibian species, according to researchers who claim it’s responsible for the greatest documented loss of biodiversity by a single pathogen. The new study, published in the journal Science, is the culmination of a comprehensive survey by 41 researchers from around the world. The academics examined decades-worth of data from the International Union for Con
  
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• Lethbridge Downtown Watch Program Starts in May, Watch Manager Hired

  04-04-2019 20:12
  
  
  Lethbridge Police are looking for 24 volunteers who will be trained and ready for their first shift in May.
  
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• Lethbridge College's Geomatics program gets national accreditation - Lethbridge News Now

  04-04-2019 20:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge College's Geomatics program gets national accreditation  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Thursday marked a monumental occasion for Lethbridge College. The school's Geomatics Engineering Technology program received its ...
  
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• Lethbridge College’s Geomatics program gets national accreditation

  04-04-2019 20:07
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Thursday marked a monumental occasion for Lethbridge College.
  The school’s Geomatics Engineering Technology program received its certificate of national accreditation from Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC).
  Geomatics engineering brings together surveying and mapping. Students use technologies such as global positioning systems (GPS) and satellite image analysis. Future career opportunities include roles as a natural resources t
  
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• Calgary roommates sentenced in death of landlord

  04-04-2019 19:50
  A judge has sentenced two men convicted of manslaughter in the death of their live-in landlord in October 2016, calling their actions “cruel, self-serving and socially abhorrent.” Brian Lambert and James Beaver were found guilty earlier this month for their roles in the beating death of 33-year-old Sutton Bowers. Bowers was found dead on October 10, 2016 inside the townhome in Acadia that the trio shared. The court heard that on the day of the incident, the three men got into a heate
  
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• Sex-offender registry laws discriminate against mentally ill, court rules

  04-04-2019 19:00
  TORONTO - Ontario's top court has thrown out parts of laws requiring lifelong sex-offender registration as unconstitutional. The ruling applies when a person has been found not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder and given an absolute discharge. The court found both provincial and federal legislation to discriminate against the mentally ill. It noted that in those cases, the mentally ill have committed no crime but have no way to get off the registries. It gave the governments 12
  
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• Oh la la: Poutine is at Ikea

  04-04-2019 18:54
  The lines in Ikea’s packed cafeterias may be getting a little longer now that the furniture retailer has added poutine to its menu of Swedish meatballs, smoked salmon and hotdogs at a handful of Canadian stores. Three of 14 Canadian Ikeas – Winnipeg, Quebec City and Boucherville, Que. – offer the French-Canadian classic that brings together fries, gravy and cheese curds. The item has proven very popular, according to Ikea. Only the Boucherville store mentions the $4.99 item on
  
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• Wilson-Raybould set conditions, wanted PM apology over course of SNC-Lavalin affair

  04-04-2019 18:10
  Over the course of the SNC-Lavalin scandal, former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould laid out conditions for ending the controversy that has dogged the Liberal government for nearly two months. And now, she says that blowback from the affair could have been entirely avoided had Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for what she says was political interference in a prosecution. These conversations began when she learned she would be shuffled out of the justice minister and attorney general
  
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• Wilson-Raybould demanded apology from PM, set conditions to stay in cabinet: sources

  04-04-2019 18:10
  Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould laid down conditions to stay in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet and is now saying that blowback from the SNC-Lavalin affair dogging the Liberal government could have been entirely avoided had he apologized for what she says was political interference in a prosecution. Sources have told CTV News that after Wilson-Raybould was shuffled out of her role as attorney general and justice minister in January that she told the prime minister she
  
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• COMMENTARY: Jason Kenney just won’t put the Mark Smith issue behind him. Why?

  04-04-2019 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney keeps giving the Mark Smith issue more oxygen, and that's just putting more question marks over the United Conservative Party campaign, Charles Adler says.
  
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• Talking about Canada, Trump boasts 'we've made them nice'

  04-04-2019 16:39
  U.S. President Donald Trump publicly bragged about pressuring Canada to accept his terms for a new North American free-trade agreement after he said the negotiators were “not at all nice” during the talks, but he “made them nice.” During a long and rambling speech during an annual spring dinner for the National Republican Congressional Committee in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Trump took aim at several of his country’s trading partners including China and Canada. Th
  
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• Dartmouth man charged after allegedly trying to cash in stolen lottery tickets

  04-04-2019 16:27
  A Dartmouth man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into two businesses, stole some lottery tickets, and then tried to cash in those tickets. Halifax District RCMP responded to a business in the 1600 block of Sackville Drive in Middle Sackville, N.S., around 1:30 a.m. on March 28. Police say someone broke the glass window of the front door, entered the store, and stole lottery tickets and cigarettes. Police responded to a similar incident at a business in the 300 block of Sackville Drive
  
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• Pop-up LEGO-themed bar coming to Calgary this summer

  04-04-2019 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  A pop-up Lego bar is coming to Calgary this summer.
  
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• 48 hours before deadline, Montreal couple find $1M lottery ticket in old book

  04-04-2019 15:53
  A Montreal couple got a double dose of good fortune after they found a $1M lottery ticket in an old book just 48 hours before the deadline to claim. Nicole Pedneault and Roger Larocque’s golden ticket was drawn on April 5, 2018, which left the pair just two days to collect their jackpot prize. The couple bought the $100 Ultimate ticket last year for Valentine’s Day. "Rather than flowers or chocolate for Valentine's Day, we went to the Casino de Montréal with friends and we bou
  
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• Judge weighing motions in Kevin Spacey alleged groping case

  04-04-2019 15:30
  NANTUCKET, Mass. - A judge is weighing motions filed by lawyers for Kevin Spacey, charged with groping an 18-year-old man on Nantucket in 2016. The Oscar-winning former "House of Cards" actor didn't attend Thursday's hearing at Nantucket District Court. Spacey's attorneys have been seeking to preserve phone and electronic records between the man -- who says Spacey unzipped his pants and fondled him -- and the man's girlfriend at the time. USA Today reports the hearing concluded with the judge ta
  
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• Alberta leadership candidates to face off in debate in Edmonton

  04-04-2019 15:16
  Top contenders for the leadership of Alberta will meet in Edmonton on Thursday evening to debate the biggest issues facing the province, in what is expected to be the only leaders’ debate of this election campaign. ALBERTA ELECTION 2019: THE LEADERS DEBATE will be presented live on air and online from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m on CTV Calgary, CTV Edmonton, CTV News Channel, CBC Calgary, CBC Edmonton, CBC News Network, CityNews Calgary, CityNews Edmonton,  Omni TV, and online at Postmedia&rsquo
  
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• Alberta leadership candidates face off in debate in Edmonton

  04-04-2019 15:16
  Top contenders for the leadership of Alberta are in Edmonton to debate the biggest issues facing the province, in what is expected to be the only leaders’ debate of this election campaign. ALBERTA ELECTION 2019: THE LEADERS DEBATE is being presented live on air and online now on CTV Calgary, CTV Edmonton, CTV News Channel, CBC Calgary, CBC Edmonton, CBC News Network, CityNews Calgary, CityNews Edmonton,  Omni TV, and online at Postmedia’s CalgaryHerald.com and EdmontonJournal.co
  
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• France wants to cap executive pensions, in dig at Airbus

  04-04-2019 14:59
  PARIS -- The French government wants to impose a cap on executives' pension packages, amid criticism of a hefty retirement deal for the CEO of Airbus. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday on BFM television that he will propose legislation in coming weeks to limit pension packages to 30 per cent of an executive's annual pay. He didn't elaborate. Le Maire has said the package for Airbus' Tom Enders was "excessive" and could hurt the plane maker's reputation. French media reports based on
  
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• Doctor convicted in 'ski rage' attack on boy

  04-04-2019 14:39
  VERNON, N.J. -- A doctor accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy in a "ski rage" incident at a northern New Jersey resort has been convicted of child endangerment and other counts. But a Sussex County jury also acquitted Samuel Caruthers of aggravated assault and a weapons charge. The 47-year-old Caruthers could face up to seven years in prison when he's sentenced next month. But the doctor's lawyer says they will appeal the "contradictory" jury verdict. Authorities have said Caruthers punched th
  
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• Mother outraged, daughter scared after she's put in school closet for punishment

  04-04-2019 14:38
  A five-year-old girl says she’s afraid to return to her school in Toronto after a lunchroom supervisor allegedly put her in a closet for misbehaving. Le’Anna Felix’s daughter De’Anna admits that she was acting out during the lunch hour at her west-end Toronto school. “I wasn’t behaving at school,” the student of Essex Junior and Senior Public School told CTV Toronto on Wednesday. “I was kicking the tables and pushing them because I wanted my pizza
  
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• Newborn undergoes surgery after suffering stab wounds

  04-04-2019 14:36
  A newborn baby in a “critically-stable” condition is to undergo exploratory surgery after suffering stab wounds, Toronto police have said. Toronto police told CTVNews.ca that they are not looking for suspects after a mother and baby were taken to hospital with stab wounds. Emergency crews were called to an apartment building in North York, near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue, just before 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday following reports of an injured woman. When medics arrived they also
  
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• Cryptocurrency platform QuadrigaCX should be placed in bankruptcy: monitor

  04-04-2019 14:05
  HALIFAX -- The court-ordered monitor picking over the remains of the shuttered QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform says the insolvent operation should be placed in bankruptcy. Ernst and Young says it has concluded there is only a remote possibility the Vancouver-based company will emerge from creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and restructure. The professional services firm says its ongoing investigation to recover $260 million in cash and cryptocurrency owed to 11
  
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• Alberta election Day 17: political leaders square off in live debate

  04-04-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, UCP Leader Jason Kenney, Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel and Liberal Party Leader David Khan will participate in the debate Thursday evening.
  
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• How the trucking industry has changed 1 year after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  04-04-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  "Some of the changes have been good. They're, in our eyes, a baby step; we still think there's a lot more to do," said a parent of one Humboldt Broncos bus crash victim.
  
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• Ontario gov't considering mandatory annual math testing for all teachers

  04-04-2019 11:28
  TORONTO -- The Ontario government is considering to implement mandatory annual math testing for all teachers in the province. Senior government sources have told The Canadian Press that teachers would be required to pass the test in order to continue to teach. The test would apply to teachers at both the primary and secondary level even if the educator did not primarily teach mathematics. The Progressive Conservative government has repeatedly promised to take measures to improve student math sco
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines pilots followed procedures, but could not save the plane: report

  04-04-2019 11:03
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after takeoff last month performed all of the procedures recommended by Boeing when the plane started to nose dive but could not save it, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by Ethiopia's government. The report was based on data from the recorders of the Boeing 737 Max 8. Boeing declined to comment pending its review of the report. The Max 8 has been under scrutiny since a Lion Air flight crashed
  
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• Legacies of Broncos bus crash include truck safety, seatbelts and organ donation

  04-04-2019 10:53
  HUMBOLDT, Sask. -- Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured a year ago when a semi-truck and a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided in rural Saskatchewan. An inexperienced truck driver who blew a stop sign, causing the crash, was recently sentenced to eight years in prison. Here's a look at several legacies that came out of the tragedy: Organ donation In the days after the crash, the Logan Boulet Effect was born. The family of Boulet, a 21-year old defenceman from
  
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• Lethbridge-West candidate Maddison angered by equalization payment plan - Lethbridge Herald

  04-04-2019 10:43 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge-West candidate Maddison angered by equalization payment plan  Lethbridge HeraldTim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Alberta Independence Party Lethbridge-West candidate Ben Maddison is mad as hell and ...
  
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• Lethbridge-West candidate angered by equalization payment plan - Lethbridge Herald

  04-04-2019 10:43 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge-West candidate angered by equalization payment plan  Lethbridge HeraldTim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Alberta Independence Party Lethbridge-West candidate Ben Maddison is mad as hell and ...
  
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• China providing services to woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago

  04-04-2019 07:39
  BEIJING -- Chinese diplomats have been informed of the arrest of a Chinese woman at U.S President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend and are providing her with consular services, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters that the Chinese Consulate General in Houston had been notified of the March 30 arrest, had gotten in touch with the person involved and was providing her with consular assistance. Geng gave no details. Yujing Zhang is being held on ch
  
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