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• Family distraught after late Calgary man’s home allegedly robbed

  10-04-2019 23:46
  Nine months after a Calgary family was rocked after the death of a young girl, they are struggling to come to terms with the loss of another family member and the surprising circumstances that followed. In August 2018, the RCMP was called to investigate the death of two-year-old Brielle Morrison, who was airlifted to the Alberta Children’s Hospital after she was found in medical distress in her mother’s home in Cardston. The toddler died of her injuries on August 6 but the family say
  
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• In a sea of conservatives, Shannon Phillips fights to defend NDP island in Lethbridge - Calgary Herald

  10-04-2019 23:31 via calgaryherald.com
  In a sea of conservatives, Shannon Phillips fights to defend NDP island in Lethbridge  Calgary HeraldLondon Road, a residential neighbourhood that borders downtown in the southern Alberta city of Lethbridge, is lined with unique, century-old homes and mature ...
  
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• Analyzing the rural and urban vote in Alberta election 2019

  10-04-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  In 2015, the NDP captured a significant portion of the urban vote and, while the party gained seats in rural Alberta, the majority still went to the conservative Wildrose.
  
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• Saskatchewan privacy commissioner did ‘nothing wrong’ reporting privacy breaches

  10-04-2019 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  In February, commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski determined eight people, mostly doctors, had snooped on the electronic health files of 10 people.
  
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• Taber Man Wins Lethbridge Show Home in STARS Air Ambulance Lottery

  10-04-2019 23:07
  Daylen Welsh says he's been buying STARS tickets for a number of years.
  
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• Suspicious Grass Fires in Vulcan County; Conditions Very Dry

  10-04-2019 22:25
  
  
  A reminder to southern Albertans that it's pretty dry out there right now.
  
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• Taber resident wins Lethbridge show home as STARS Lottery announces 2019 winners - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2019 22:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Taber resident wins Lethbridge show home as STARS Lottery announces 2019 winners  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - If you bought a Stars Lottery ticket or tickets this year, and you're from Lethbridge, you did not win any of the grand prizes.
  
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• Taber resident wins Lethbridge show home as STARS Lottery announces 2019 winners

  10-04-2019 22:23
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - If you bought a Stars Lottery ticket or tickets this year, and you're from Lethbridge, you did not win any of the grand prizes.
  However, plenty of Lethbridge and surrounding area residents DID win any number of other prizes, including $1,000, luggage, smokers, Apple TVs or even $100.
  One lucky resident from Taber, Daylen Welsh, did win the retro-themed Lethbridge show home. The Calgary home goes to Pat Bolin of Stettler, while the Edmo
  
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• Pot prices post-legalization: Which Canadians pay the most for cannabis?

  10-04-2019 22:03
  An analysis from Statistics Canada suggests the cost of cannabis has increased a bit in B.C., but much less than in other parts of Canada. The agency said Wednesday the unweighted average price per gram of dried cannabis is about $6.89 on the West Coast, post-legalization. The number was calculated based on prices from both legal and illegal sources. Canada-wide, the price is about $8. The Canadian average has increased more than 17 per cent since cannabis was legalized on Oct. 17, 2018. Those w
  
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• Pot prices by province: Which Canadians pay the most for cannabis?

  10-04-2019 22:03
  An analysis from Statistics Canada suggests the cost of cannabis has increased a bit in B.C., but much less than in other parts of Canada. The agency said Wednesday the unweighted average price per gram of dried cannabis is about $6.89 on the West Coast, post-legalization. The number was calculated based on prices from both legal and illegal sources. Canada-wide, the price is about $8. The Canadian average has increased more than 17 per cent since cannabis was legalized on Oct. 17, 2018. Those w
  
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• Rachel Notley appeals to undecided voters in Calgary, Jason Kenney campaigns in Fort McMurray

  10-04-2019 21:44
  NDP Leader Rachel Notley made a direct appeal to undecided voters on Wednesday while taking several verbal swipes at UCP Leader Jason Kenney. “If you have voted Progressive Conservative in the past but you just don’t feel quite right voting for Jason Kenney because of his risky economic plan and his deep ties to extreme fringes, then my message to you is, join us,” she said at a campaign stop in Calgary where she again announced plans for $25 a day childcare. “You may not
  
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• Few Canadian women own guns, but are twice as likely to be attacked with one: analysis

  10-04-2019 20:53
  A gender-based analysis of the federal government's proposed gun bill showed that women are far less likely to own guns than men. Despite this, the analysis found women are twice as likely to be threatened or assaulted with one. In response to an order paper question from Conservative MP Glen Motz, the government released details of the gender-based analysis (GBA) it conducted in relation to Bill C-71, a bill that makes multiple changes to the Firearms Act. The complete analysis is subject to ca
  
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• Calgary police appeal to Iraqi community for help to find missing girl

  10-04-2019 20:42
  Calgary police are hoping members of the local Iraqi community can provide information to find a 12-year-old girl believed to be wrongfully with her father’s family overseas. In June 2018, Zahraa Al Aazawi, 12, travelled from Calgary to Egypt with her father. She was supposed to return to Canada in September, according to a travel agreement between her parents. The girl has had limited contact with her mother since then, but has not returned to Calgary as agreed. Her father, Ali Al Aazawi,
  
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• Esquimalt-based HMCS Regina seizes 2.5 tonnes of hash

  10-04-2019 20:32
  A Canadian warship has seized more than two and a half tonnes of hashish off the coast of Oman, cutting a crucial supply line of funding for international terrorism and organized crime, according to the Department of National Defence. Sailors aboard the Esquimalt-based frigate HMCS Regina made the seizure in the Indian Ocean on Saturday as part of the Operation Artemis, an ongoing Canadian Forces campaign in the Middle East and East Africa. Saturday's bust began when the Regina intercepted a sus
  
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• Students learn about agriculture at thirteenth annual Aggie Days

  10-04-2019 20:24
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Agriculture is in focus at the annual Aggie Days in Lethbridge.
  The event is in its thirteenth year and is behind held at Exhibition Park.
  Young students from schools in Lethbridge and the surrounding area can check out interactive displays and presentations, teaching them about the farming industry.
  Aggie Days is presented by the UFA (United Farmers of Alberta) and runs for two days at the local venue, beginning today, April 10.
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• Four suspected drug dealers arrested in Brooks bust

  10-04-2019 20:23
  Authorities in southern Alberta have seized over $22,000 worth of drugs and arrested four people on suspicion of trafficking after a sting that took place last week. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, with the assistance of Brooks RCMP, arrested four people between March 28 and April 4 and seized 227 grams of cocaine and one fentanyl pill. The names of the suspects arrested are:Scott Hancock, 41, charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possess
  
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• Students learn about agriculture at thirteenth annual Aggie Days - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2019 20:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Students learn about agriculture at thirteenth annual Aggie Days  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Agriculture is in focus at the annual Aggie Days in Lethbridge. The event is in its thirteenth year and is behind held at Exhibition Park.
  
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• Lethbridge Soccer Association in urgent need of coaches - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2019 20:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Soccer Association in urgent need of coaches  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Spring is in the air, and that means soccer season is around the corner in Lethbridge. The Lethbridge Soccer Association is looking for ...
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes sign Dylan Ashe LETHBRIDGE - Lethbridge News Now

  10-04-2019 20:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Hurricanes sign Dylan Ashe LETHBRIDGE  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - Just over a week after the Lethbridge Hurricanes' playoff season ended, the team has signed defenseman Dylan Ashe to a WHL Standard ...
  
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• New building code changes could protect children from falls

  10-04-2019 19:31
  The City of Calgary has announced the results of a recent partnership with the Alberta Children’s Hospital that address a number of safety issues in second storey windows. Beginning in 2014, the city began work with the National Research Council to update building codes to ensure the protection of children from window falls. The study also included input from Dr. Michelle Simonelli, an emergency pediatrician and medical director of Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program
  
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• 10,000 opioid-related deaths recorded in Canada from 2016 to 2018

  10-04-2019 19:29
  More than 10,000 Canadians have died from opioid-related overdoses in two-and-a-half years, according to new data released by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The new statistics, published on Wednesday, showed there were more than 10,300 deaths as a result of an apparent opioid-related overdose from January 2016 to September 2018. During the first nine months of 2018 alone, PHAC said 3,286 Canadians died from apparent opioid-related overdoses. Of those deaths, the data shows that 93 per cent
  
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• More than 10,000 Canadians died from opioid overdoses in less than 3 years: PHAC

  10-04-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Most opioid-related deaths happen in British Columbia and Ontario, according to new government figures.
  
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• $22K in illegal drugs seized in Brooks: ALERT

  10-04-2019 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  Over $22,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized by police in the city of Brooks, Alta.
  
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• Calgary court acquits man accused in 2015 beating death

  10-04-2019 18:46
  A 32-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of another man in 2015 has been found not guilty by a Calgary court.   Fuad Yasir Ali was charged in the death of Mustafe Hussein, 44, after Hussein was found in the 100 block of 10 Avenue S.W. suffering from serious injuries on July 3, 2015. Hussein was rushed to hospital where he remained in a coma until he was removed from life support on August 17, 2015. The 10-day trial for Ali was by judge alone. The Crown showed
  
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• Lethbridge Residents Rally in Suport of Gay-Straight Alliances

  10-04-2019 18:40
  
  
  Rallies Tuesday in support of Gay-Straight alliances in schools drew hundreds of people in communities across the province.
  
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• Feds ask Supreme Court to weigh in on 15-day cap on prisoner isolation

  10-04-2019 18:38
  TORONTO -- A hard limit on how long inmates can be in solitary confinement could be dangerous, the federal government argues in asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set aside the 15-day cap Ontario's top court recently imposed on administrative segregation. The government also wants last month's ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal -- slated to take effect Friday -- to be put on hold pending the proposed challenge. In this week's notice of application for leave to appeal, the government mainta
  
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• Canadian star R.J. Barrett entering NBA draft after one year at Duke

  10-04-2019 18:30
  Canada's R.J. Barrett has officially closed a remarkable chapter on his college career and will enter the NBA draft. After one record-breaking season at Duke University, the six-foot-seven forward from Mississauga, Ont., joins a parade of talented Canadians into this year's draft class. He made the announcement on a video posted on Twitter, saying: "It was a dream of mine to play at Duke ever since i was a young kid, it is also a dream of mine to play in the NBA and have great success there. Aft
  
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• Pot prices up 17.3% post-legalization, StatCan says

  10-04-2019 18:21
  The average cost of dried cannabis has gone up by more than 17 per cent since legalization, with consumers in New Brunswick and Manitoba seeing the biggest jumps, according to an analysis compiled by Statistics Canada. As well, the cost of a legal gram of weed appears to be rising as illegal cannabis prices drop. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the unweighted average price per gram of dried cannabis from both legal and illegal sources combined post-legalization was $8.04. That legal price, whic
  
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• Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup due to injury

  10-04-2019 18:09
  TORONTO -- Bianca Andreescu is eyeing a return to the WTA Tour in May after a shoulder injury forced the rising Canadian tennis star to bow out of her fourth-round match at the Miami Open last month. Andreescu hoped that the ailment would heal before the Fed Cup, when Canada competes against reigning champion Czech Republic in a World Group playoff on April 20 and 21. "I'm definitely disappointed," Andreescu said ahead of attending a documentary screening about Tennis Canada's Fed and Davis Cup
  
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• Trudeau says mayor who compared Quebec bill to ethnic cleansing should apologize

  10-04-2019 17:50
  OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday became the latest politician to call out a suburban Montreal mayor who compared Quebec's recently tabled secularism bill to ethnic cleansing. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Trudeau repeated his opposition to Bill 21 but said Hampstead Mayor William Steinberg's comments were unacceptable and that the mayor needs to apologize. "We don't need to go to extremes," Trudeau said. "We can debate the bill without going too far. There are people who a
  
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• Mother of Syrian refugee family passes away after battle with ALS

  10-04-2019 16:53
  The mother of a family who fled Syria for Canada in pursuit of a better life has passed away in Calgary after losing her battle with a debilitating disease. According to the Calgary Immigrant Support Society Group, Rounza Alnaimy died on Tuesday.Rounza and her family came to Canada in 2015 as part of the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Initiative and she was given just a few years to live after being diagnosed with ALS. She and her husband, Sami, have six children and a fundraising campaign was laun
  
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• Some northern Alberta chiefs to support Bill C-69 at Senate hearing

  10-04-2019 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  Some northern Alberta chiefs are warning that watering down the federal government's proposed environmental assessment law will only doom energy projects to more years of court wrangling.
  
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• Alberta election Day 23: Leaders in Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Calgary

  10-04-2019 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  Rachel Notley and David Khan will be in Calgary, Jason Kenney will be in Fort McMurray, and Stephen Mandel will be in Grande Prairie.
  
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• Burger King pulls chopsticks ad after backlash

  10-04-2019 16:07
  Burger King has apologized and pulled a controversial advertisement that shows diners attempting to eat burgers with oversized chopsticks after backlash online. A clip of the commercial, which was posted on the company’s New Zealand Instagram account, but has since been deleted, shows people awkwardly trying to hold Burger King’s new Vietnamese Sweet Chilli Tendercrisp burgers with large red chopsticks. In a caption accompanying the clip, the fast-food chain wrote “Take your ta
  
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• No government can bring back Alberta oilsands boom, experts say

  10-04-2019 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta oil output has increased over the last four years while jobs were cut, and energy experts say the province's bitumen-fuelled booms may be a thing of the past.
  
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• Ford's 'Mustang-inspired' future electric SUV to have 600-km range

  10-04-2019 14:41
  During the #GoElectric event in Amsterdam, Ford revealed its schedule for releasing 16 new electric models (light hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and 100 per cent electric) for Europe by 2021. One of the fully electric vehicles mentioned at the event is a Mustang-inspired performance SUV but the model remains largely shrouded in mystery. The car manufacturer has been dropping hints about this new model since 2018. It's set to be a 100 per cent electric Mustang-inspired SUV and to be on the market
  
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• Edmonton man accused of breaking woman's arms in fit of road rage insists he's innocent

  10-04-2019 14:10
  Court heard a taped police interview with an Edmonton man accused of breaking a woman’s arms with a crowbar in a fit of road rage, in which he insisted he was innocent. Jared Eliasson is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and possession of an offensive weapon dangerous to the public in an alleged assault that took place in southeast Edmonton two years ago. The 34-year-old man is accused of following Chelsea Schendzierlorz home in the early morning hours of March 7, 2017 aft
  
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• Overcoming abuse: How to support and respect survivors of family violence

  10-04-2019 11:01 via globalnews.ca
  By supporting a survivor of family violence and showing them respect, you could save a life.
  
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• U.K.'s May to ask EU for Brexit delay; long extension expected

  10-04-2019 10:56
  BRUSSELS -- Just two days away from a potentially calamitous no-deal Brexit, European Union leaders opened talks Wednesday to discuss granting the United Kingdom a new delay -- possibly of up to a year -- to its departure from the bloc. It's likely to be a rough day for British Prime Minister Theresa May as she pleads for a second extension until June 30, to prevent Britain's scheduled departure from the EU this Friday. European Council President Donald Tusk has suggested an even longer delay of
  
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• 'Rock the Rink' to visit Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald

  10-04-2019 10:43 via lethbridgeherald.com
  'Rock the Rink' to visit Lethbridge  Lethbridge HeraldLethbridge Herald. Figure skating superstars Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir and Patrick Chan are all coming back to Lethbridge later this year. For the “Rock The Rink” ...
  
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• No pedal to floor: Experts say no government can bring back Alberta bitumen boom

  10-04-2019 10:26
  EDMONTON -- Getting Alberta's economy running on all its fossil-fuel-powered cylinders is at the heart of the province's election campaign. But some of Canada's top energy thinkers -- as well as international experts -- warn there's no pedal any premier can stomp to make that engine rev like it used to. "No policy of any Alberta government can change things," said Mark Jaccard, an energy economist at B.C.'s Simon Fraser University, who has advised governments on climate policy and helps write re
  
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• Liberals say Tories dishonest for not telling Canadians about carbon tax rebates

  10-04-2019 10:20
  OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals say booklets Conservative MPs are distributing in their ridings laying out a long list of tax credits Canadians should apply for when they file their taxes have a glaring omission: the new carbon-tax rebate that applies in four provinces. "That's atrocious," said Liberal Rob Oliphant, who found out about the brochures because one of the constituents in his Toronto riding has a vacation property in the riding of Tory MP Jamie Schmale. The 11-page document says on th
  
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• Trump aiming to make it harder for states to block pipelines

  10-04-2019 09:56
  SAN ANTONIO -- U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make it harder for states to scuttle pipelines and other energy projects based on concerns about their impact on water quality. With an executive order expected to be announced during his visit Wednesday to Texas, the president is emphasizing his priority to expand energy development in the United States, in part by rolling back government regulations. Pointing to Washington state and New York, Republican lawmakers have complained about states
  
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• Singapore seizes record 28 tons of pangolin scales in a week

  10-04-2019 09:18
  Singapore has seized more than 28 tons of pangolin scales belonging to around 38,000 of the endangered mammals over the past week, a global record that spurred calls for more protection for pangolins, which are used in traditional medicine. The scales, which were found in shipping containers, have been linked to four species of pangolins native to Africa. Officials found a record 14.2 tons of the scales hidden among packets of frozen beef on April 3. Five days later, they found 14 more tons in 4
  
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• University of Lethbridge honours Alta. rancher - Western Producer

  10-04-2019 09:00 via producer.com
  University of Lethbridge honours Alta. rancher  Western ProducerThe University of Lethbridge will honour a well-known rancher on Friday at its annual business scholarship dinner. Ralph Thrall III, owner of the McIntyre.
  
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• Lethbridge rally held to support GSAs, oppose UCP education plan - Global News

  10-04-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge rally held to support GSAs, oppose UCP education plan  Global NewsWATCH: More than 100 people showed their support for GSAs on Tuesday night at a rally held in Lethbridge. Matt Battochio reports.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, April 9, 2019

  10-04-2019 07:39 via globalnews.ca
  Wyatt McLeod scored in overtime to lift the Oil Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Hitmen on Monday, giving Edmonton a 3-0 lead in their second-round Western Hockey League playoff series.
  
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• Community members show support for GSAs at rally in Lethbridge

  10-04-2019 07:15 via globalnews.ca
  More than 100 people showed their support for GSAs on Tuesday night at a rally held in Lethbridge. Matt Battochio reports.
  
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• Lethbridge rally held to support GSAs, oppose UCP education plan

  10-04-2019 07:08 via globalnews.ca
  GSAs are a contentious Alberta election issue, particularly between the NDP and the UCP.
  
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• Spring hockey tournament in limbo over financial troubles of organization’s owner

  10-04-2019 06:57
  The upcoming Havoc Hockey tournament is in jeopardy after the organization failed to pay for the ice, leaving the players heartbroken and teams questioning whether their deposits will be returned. The annual tournament had 17 minor hockey teams confirmed, with players between the ages of eight and 14, and was to take place the second week of May at WinSport. The booking was released and the ice rebooked by another group after Havoc Hockey missed the April 5 deadline. A team manager from Manitoba
  
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