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• Thief breaks into Lethbridge courthouse, empties cash box - Calgary Sun

  16-04-2019 23:54 via calgarysun.com
  Thief breaks into Lethbridge courthouse, empties cash box  Calgary SunLethbridge police are hoping a man who broke into the southern Alberta city's courthouse over the weekend will soon make a return visit.Surveillance footage ...
  
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• Retired city employee faces murder charges in slayings of 4 people in B.C.

  16-04-2019 20:27
  PENTICTON, B.C. -- A former city employee described as a hard-working, civic-minded gentleman has been charged with four counts of murder after a series of daytime shootings that terrorized people in Penticton, B.C. Dan McLaughlin of the B.C. prosecution service said Tuesday that three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder have been laid against John Brittain, 68.Read more about the suspect from CTV VancouverMayor John Vassilaki said Brittain was an employee in the
  
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• Man faces murder charges in slayings of 2 men, 2 women in Penticton, B.C.

  16-04-2019 20:27
  PENTICTON, B.C. -- A retired city employee has been charged with four counts of murder after a series of shootings in Penticton, B.C., closed a large swath of the community Monday during a police response involving dozens of officers. Dan McLaughlin of the B.C. prosecution service said Tuesday that three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder have been laid against John Brittain, 68. Mayor John Vassilaki said Brittain was an employee of the city's engineering departm
  
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• Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims - Lethbridge News Now

  16-04-2019 20:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Lawyers for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and the federal government are back in court fighting over dozen...
  
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• UN says fighting over Libya's capital has displaced 20,000 people

  16-04-2019 20:14
  CAIRO -- Recent clashes between rival Libyan militias for control of the capital Tripoli have displaced nearly 20,000 people, the U.N. said Tuesday, and prompted the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to warn that she could investigate and possibly prosecute new offences. The self-styled Libyan National Army, aligned with a rival government in the east, launched a major military offensive on April 5 to take Tripoli, igniting clashes with rival militias allied with the U.N.-supported
  
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• National home sales up slightly in March, prices fall by nearly five percent in Calgary

  16-04-2019 19:55
  A recent report on home sales says the number of homes sold in Canada rose in March after a sharp decline in February, but the average price of a home in Calgary dropped over the same period of time. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, home sales via MLS increased by 0.9 percent in March, with much of that activity focused in Victoria, the GTA, Oakville-Milton and Ottawa. Sales dropped in a number of other major cities such Greater Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, London an
  
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• Children’s memory of pain significantly impacted by parents’ anxiety: study

  16-04-2019 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  Parental anxiety and how parents talk to kids post-surgery can have a long-lasting impact on how kids react to pain. 
  
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• Bergs to berries: $32 million Arctic research grant funds wide variety of work

  16-04-2019 19:36
  OTTAWA -- Canada's largest program of Arctic research will receive more than $32 million in funding over the next five years, the federal government announced Tuesday. Louis Fortier, head of ArcticNet, said the money will be used to help understand the challenges faced by a rapidly changing North due to climate change and industrialization. "It's really science to inform decisions, to prepare people in the North and also the government in the south," said Fortier. "It's really applied research."
  
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• Family Matters podcast: Where’s the teen urgency?

  16-04-2019 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta mom and Global Edmonton executive producer, Deb Zinck said her sons, 12 and 14, miss their bus at least a week forcing their mom to drive them to school. “There’s no hurry. They don’t know how to hurry," Zinck said. 
  
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• Lethbridge City Council Approves Monument For Sisters of St. Martha

  16-04-2019 19:32
  
  
  Up to $15,000 will be taken from Council contingencies to put up a monument in honour of the 90 years of service to Lethbridge from the Sisters of St. Martha.
  
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• Alberta election: Here’s what the rest of Canada should know

  16-04-2019 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  History will be made no matter what — here's why.
  
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• Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson returns to Calgary to film ‘Jumanji’

  16-04-2019 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Decades after his short stint playing for the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, actor Dwayne Johnson has returned to the southern Alberta city.
  
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• Three teens charged with murder after body found in car in Hamilton, Ont.

  16-04-2019 17:55
  Three teens are each facing a first-degree murder charge after a 17-year-old boy was found dead in a car that appeared to have left the road in Hamilton, Ont. Hamilton police say officers were called to a wooded area on Monday evening following reports of a car crash. Once police arrived, they found the body of 17-year-old Abdalla Hassan inside. Paramedics tried to revive the boy, but proved unsuccessful. A post-mortem indicated Hassan -- who moved to Canada from Dubai with his family in 2014 --
  
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• Three boys charged with murder after teen found dead in car in Hamilton, Ont.

  16-04-2019 17:55
  HAMILTON -- Police say three boys will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old whose body was found in a car in a wooded area in Hamilton. Investigators say they were called to the scene Monday evening on reports of a crash and found the vehicle, which appeared to have left the road. They say officers found the teen inside and tried to revive him but he was declared dead. Police say the injuries he had were inconsistent with a car crash. They say witnesses reported seei
  
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• Three boys charged with murder after teen found dead in car in Hamilton

  16-04-2019 17:55
  HAMILTON -- Police say three boys will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old whose body was found in a car in a wooded area in Hamilton. Investigators say they were called to the scene Monday evening on reports of a crash and found the vehicle, which appeared to have left the road. They say officers found the teen inside and tried to revive him but he was declared dead. Police say the injuries he had were inconsistent with a car crash. They say witnesses reported seei
  
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• 3 teens charged with murder after body found in car in Hamilton, Ont.

  16-04-2019 17:55
  Three teens are each facing a first-degree murder charge after a 17-year-old boy was found dead in a car that appeared to have left the road in Hamilton, Ont. Hamilton police say officers were called to a wooded area on Monday evening following reports of a car crash. Once police arrived, they found the body of 17-year-old Abdalla Hassan inside. Paramedics tried to revive the boy, but proved unsuccessful. A post-mortem indicated Hassan -- who moved to Canada from Dubai with his family in 2014 --
  
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• Court orders lobbying czar to take new look at Aga Khan's vacation gift to PM

  16-04-2019 17:53
  OTTAWA -- The Federal Court has ordered the lobbying commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a vacation in the Bahamas. In September 2017, then-commissioner Karen Shepherd said there was no basis to a complaint from an unnamed member of the public that the Aga Khan, a billionaire philanthropist, had violated the code for lobbyists by allowing Trudeau and his family to stay on his private Caribbean island. Shepherd's office
  
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• Doctors’ foreign accent impacts patients’ trust: University of Alberta study

  16-04-2019 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  A University of Alberta study indicates doctors with foreign accents are view by patients as being less competent.
  
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• Construction underway on $1.6M adventure park near Omaha

  16-04-2019 17:11
  BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Thrill-seekers will soon be able to climb, swing and zip through a suburban Omaha forest's treetops at a new $1.6 million aerial adventure park to open this summer. The Omaha World-Herald reports that construction has begun on Fontenelle Forest's TreeRush Adventures, which will feature tightropes, suspended platforms and zip lines. The Bellevue attraction is expected to open for visitors this June. The park will have a main adventure area that's designed for adults and older ch
  
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• UPDATE: Suspect Being Sought After Break-in at Lethbridge Courthouse

  16-04-2019 16:29
  Money was stolen after a man broken into the Lethbridge courthouse over the weekend.
  
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• Suspect Being Sought After Break-in at Lethbridge Courthouse

  16-04-2019 16:29
  Money was stolen after a man broken into the Lethbridge courthouse over the weekend.
  
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• Lethbridge police seek to identify suspect in courthouse break-in - CTV News

  16-04-2019 16:26 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge police seek to identify suspect in courthouse break-in  CTV NewsAuthorities in Lethbridge have turned to the public to help them identify a man who was caught on camera breaking into that city's courthouse over the weekend.
  
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• Lethbridge police seek to identify suspect in courthouse break-in

  16-04-2019 16:26
  Authorities in Lethbridge have turned to the public to help them identify a man who was caught on camera breaking into that city’s courthouse over the weekend. Police were called to the Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse in the 300 block of 4 Street S. at 8:00 a.m. on April 15 for reports of a break-in. An initial investigation that included a review of security video discovered a man allegedly forcing his way in through an east-side door at 6:40 p.m. on April 14. Once the suspect gained ent
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families support hockey assistance program after criticism

  16-04-2019 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  SJHL president Bill Chow said he stands by the decision to set up an assistance program despite criticism it was done without consulting the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• Police seize weapons, drugs from downtown apartment unit - Lethbridge News Now

  16-04-2019 15:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Police seize weapons, drugs from downtown apartment unit  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Police arrested one man after discovering drugs and weapons in a residence. After receiving c...
  
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• Albertans head to the polls for Election Day

  16-04-2019 15:14
  If you weren’t among the hundreds of thousands of voters who took advantage of early polling in this spring’s election, it’s your day to head out and cast a ballot to decide the next leader of Alberta. The polls officially open at 9:00 a.m. and many people will be watching a number of tough races once the votes begin to be counted once they close at 8:00 p.m. Early results on voter turnout has been amazing so far in comparison to the 2015 Election, partly due to the new ‘
  
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• Albertans have their say on Election Day

  16-04-2019 15:14
  Albertans have had their say on who should lead the province for the next four years.  Most polls closed at 8 p.m. and now officials will begin counting ballots. Results will be released as soon as they are available. At least six of the province's 1,400 polling stations opened between five and 70 minutes late Tuesday morning, meaning they will remain open for that length of time after the 8 p.m. cutoff. Workers also didn't show up at two polls on the Fox Lake First Nation in northern Alber
  
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• Suspect in attack on boy at Mall of America held on US$2M bail

  16-04-2019 15:12
  MINNEAPOLIS -- A man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America said little Tuesday during his first court appearance but appeared lucid and followed the court's directions. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, of Minneapolis, is charged with attempted premeditated first-degree murder in Friday's attack. The child plunged almost 40 feet and is fighting for his life in a Minneapolis hospital with head trauma and multiple broken bones. Police say Aranda told them he wen
  
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• Man who threw child off mall balcony was angry about being rejected, police say

  16-04-2019 15:12
  MINNEAPOLIS - The man charged with throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America told police he was angry at being rejected by women at the Minnesota mall and was “looking for someone to kill” when he went there last week, according to a criminal complaint Monday. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, of Minneapolis, is charged with attempted premeditated first-degree murder in Friday's attack . The child plunged almost 40 feet and is fighting for his life in a Minneapoli
  
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• Canopy Rivers takes 18.4 per cent stake in High Beauty for US$2.5 million

  16-04-2019 15:12
  TORONTO - Canopy Rivers Inc., the venture capital arm of Canopy Growth Corp., has acquired an 18.4 per cent stake in High Beauty Inc. for US$2.5 million. Canopy Rivers works collaboratively with Canopy Growth to identify investment opportunities in the cannabis sector. High Beauty founder Melissa Jochim says the partnership will help the company focus its energy on the creation of a new product line using cannabis-derived extracts. High Beauty makes beauty products using cannabis sativa seed ext
  
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• Canopy Growth CEO expects to hit $1B in revenue for fiscal year 2020

  16-04-2019 15:12
  TORONTO -- Canopy Growth Corp.'s co-chief executive Bruce Linton is expecting a "growth quarter" ahead and foresees the cannabis company will generate $1 billion in revenue during its next financial year. The Smiths Falls, Ont.-based licensed producer has ramped up the pace of its packaging and shipping processes and anticipates sales growth to accelerate by the final quarter of the calendar year as the number of legal retailers grows and edibles hit the market, he said on Tuesday. "The final tw
  
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• New Lethbridge Housing Strategy Finalized by Task Force, Presented to City Council

  16-04-2019 13:57
  The Municipal Housing Task Force presented to Council on Monday with their strategy to address the need for housing within Lethbridge.
  
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• Brother of injured Humboldt Broncos player involved in crash, hit by alleged drunk driver

  16-04-2019 13:22 via globalnews.ca
  The family of paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is hoping their run of bad luck ends with three vehicle accidents.
  
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• Who will be Alberta’s next premier? Voters head to the polls after divisive election campaign

  16-04-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  It's election day in Alberta and voters are heading to the polls after a divisive four-week election campaign. Have the parties done enough to win your vote?
  
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• Watch the 2019 Alberta election live

  16-04-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Watch a live stream of the Global News Alberta election coverage starting at 7 p.m. MT and interact with our live blog.
  
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• Live Alberta election results: Poll-by-poll riding vote map

  16-04-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Live, real-time results across Alberta the moment the polls close at 8 p.m.
  
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• L'Oreal joins Apple, French fashion tycoons in donation pledges to rebuild Notre Dame

  16-04-2019 12:54
  French companies Total and L'Oreal have each pledged to donate CA$150 million to support the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral. They are the latest high profile businesses to offer financial support for the restoration of the fire-ravaged Paris church on Tuesday, after Apple chief Tim Cook promised to donate. Gas giant Total said it would contribute 100 million euros "to help the reconstruction of this architectural jewel." Cosmetics maker L'Oreal promised the same amount to rebuild "a symb
  
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• Alberta election: If Jason Kenney wins Trudeau may be in for a headache, experts warn

  16-04-2019 12:17 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney has publicly attacked Trudeau's Liberals numerous times over issues such as pipelines and the federally imposed carbon tax. He has even vowed to a legal challenge against the tax if elected.
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: The story of Kelly Cook, the backup babysitter

  16-04-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  There was one single, very important rule in the Cook home when Kelly would go babysitting: she was to call and let her parents know she had arrived safely. That call never came.
  
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• Notre Dame's treasures spared blaze after frantic rescue

  16-04-2019 11:10
  PARIS -- An inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monument's "most precious treasures," including the Crown of Thorns purportedly worn by Jesus, officials said Tuesday. Also surviving was the Roman Catholic cathedral's famous 18th century organ that boasts more than 8,000 pipes, after a plan to safeguard the masterpieces and relics was quickly put into
  
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• Macron wants fire-ravaged Notre Dame rebuilt within 5 years

  16-04-2019 11:10
  PARIS -- The inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monument's "most precious treasures," including the relic revered as Jesus' Crown of Thorns, officials said Tuesday. French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to rebuild the beloved Roman Catholic architectural landmark, and wanted to see it completed within five years.LIVE: Crews on the scene one day a
  
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• Macron: France to rebuild Notre Dame 'even more beautifully'

  16-04-2019 11:10
  PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Tuesday to rebuild Paris' beloved Notre Dame Cathedral "even more beautifully" after a raging fire destroyed its spire and its roof but spared most of the structure, including the church's twin medieval bell towers. Macron said he wanted to see the renovation of the beloved Roman Catholic architectural landmark completed within five years.LIVE: Crews on the scene one day after fire at Notre Dame cathedral "We have so much to rebuild," Macron said
  
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• Fire out, treasures intact but work ahead for Paris' iconic Notre Dame Cathedral

  16-04-2019 11:10
  PARIS -- Firefighters declared success Tuesday in a more than 12-hour battle to extinguish an inferno engulfing Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral that claimed its spire and roof, but spared its bell towers and the purported Crown of Christ. What remained was a blackened shell of the monument immortalized in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," a building that had survived almost 900 years of tumultuous French history but was devastated amid renovation works at the start of Ca
  
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• Man sought after break-in at Lethbridge's courthouse - CTV News

  16-04-2019 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Man sought after break-in at Lethbridge's courthouse  CTV NewsAuthorities in Lethbridge have turned to the public to help them identify a man who was caught on camera breaking into that city's courthouse over the weekend.
  
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• Electric car makers woo Chinese buyers with range, features

  16-04-2019 05:50
  SHANGHAI -- Automakers showcased electric SUVs and sedans with longer range and luxury features Tuesday at the Shanghai auto show, wooing Chinese buyers as Beijing slashes subsidies that helped to launch the industry. Two of China's biggest state-owned automakers unveiled models they said can travel 600 kilometres (370 miles) on one charge, or nearly double the range of global competitors. If that can be achieved, it would raise the standard for an industry trying to compete with gasoline models
  
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• 12 Alberta eateries land on new list of food critics’ top 100 restaurants in Canada

  16-04-2019 05:43 via globalnews.ca
  A dozen restaurants frequented by foodies in Alberta have found their way on a list ranking the top 100 eateries in the country.
  
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• World stocks rise on hopes for growth; focus on earnings

  16-04-2019 05:13
  TOKYO -- World stock markets advanced Tuesday on upbeat economic data for China and Germany and as investors keep an eye on U.S. corporate earnings reports, which have been mixed so far. Germany's DAX rose 0.6% to 12,097 after a measure of investor confidence, the ZEW index, rose for a sixth month. The CAC 40 in France was flat at 5,507 and Britain's FTSE 100 climbed 0.4% to 7,465. Wall Street looked set for gains, with the future contract for the Dow up 0.3% and that for the S&P 500 advanci
  
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• Technology companies lead early gains for U.S. stocks

  16-04-2019 05:13
  Stocks were higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, erasing the market's modest losses from a day earlier. Technology companies led other sectors, with chipmakers among the big gainers. Health care stocks also rose as traders weighed quarterly earnings from Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group. The results from both companies topped Wall Street forecasts. Banks also notched gains, despite a mixed report from Bank of America. Investors are looking to the latest wave of corporate e
  
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• Blue bin roll-out begins in north Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  16-04-2019 04:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Blue bin roll-out begins in north Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Curbside recycling is now a reality in Lethbridge. On Monday morning, crews began to distribute the blue recycling bins to homes in north ...
  
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• Growing produce for a good cause - Lethbridge News Now

  16-04-2019 04:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Growing produce for a good cause  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – If you want to make new friend, learn more about food and get involved with a local cause, the Interfaith Learning Garden might be for you.
  
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