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• Kenney calls election ‘mandate of historic proportions’

  17-04-2019 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier-designate Jason Kenney says he believes, once out-of-riding ballots and advance votes are counted, nearly 1 million people will have cast ballots in the provincial election.
  
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• Premier-designate Kenney spoke with PM Trudeau

  17-04-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney says he spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday morning. “We will begin with a path of diplomacy and trying to find common ground.”
  
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• Chilliwack Cougar pitchers no-hit Lethbridge at Kamloops Best of the West tournament - Chilliwack Progress

  17-04-2019 23:30 via theprogress.com
  Chilliwack Cougar pitchers no-hit Lethbridge at Kamloops Best of the West tournament  Chilliwack ProgressThe Rep Report is a weekly look at how Chilliwack Minor Baseball's top teams are doing.
  
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• Environmental charities may benefit from Jason Kenney’s vow to fight them as Alberta’s premier

  17-04-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's incoming premier plans to take on environmental charities that he says are blocking exports of the province's oil, but those groups may be saying "bring it on.''
  
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• Premier-designate Jason Kenney speaks to Edmonton

  17-04-2019 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney wishes more UCP candidates in Edmonton were elected but says the Alberta government will “be there for all Edmontonians, including those who work in our public sector.”
  
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• Brooks Man Killed in Single Vehicle Rollover Near Tilley

  17-04-2019 22:40
  Brooks RCMP say the 55 year old driver was ejected from the vehicle.
  
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• Lethbridge College Set to Host Second Merging Realities VR Conference

  17-04-2019 21:59
  
  
  After making history in its first year, Lethbridge College's Merging Realities conference is returning.
  
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• Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, experts say

  17-04-2019 21:30
  OTTAWA -- A Vancouver environmental law firm says Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippines. The Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation says either the Canadian company behind the shipment didn't get consent from the Philippines, or it lied about the contents in order to get approval, violating an international law known as the Basel Convention. The legal opinion for a coaliti
  
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• By the numbers: Alberta election 2019

  17-04-2019 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here is a breakdown of some of the most interesting numbers to come out of Tuesday's provincial election.
  
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• Lethbridge Community Hosting Grant Approved For Major Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society Event

  17-04-2019 21:04
  
  
  The local friendship society received over $47,000 to be put toward hosting the National Association of Friendship Centres AGM in Lethbridge in July along with a Powwow and Indian Relay Races.
  
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• Murder suspect may be using SkipTheDishes, company warns drivers

  17-04-2019 21:03
  SkipTheDishes is warning its drivers that a missing B.C. murder suspect may be using the food delivery service. Brandon Nathan Teixeira is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2017 death of Nicholas Khabra in Surrey. "The RCMP suspect that an individual by the name of Brandon Teixeira may be armed and dangerous," SkipTheDishes said in a statement. "The RCMP also believe that the individual may order from food delivery services, including in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley areas o
  
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• Garneau calls for flight simulators before Max 8s can fly again

  17-04-2019 20:52
  MONTREAL -- Transport Minister Marc Garneau says airlines that want to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 in Canadian airspace must first train their pilots using a flight simulator. "Simulators are the very best way, from a training point of view, to go over exactly what could happen in a real way and to react properly to it," he said. "It's part of it -- the software fixes...and the training itself, which in my mind requires simulation time," Garneau said at an event in Montreal Wednesday. Until recentl
  
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• Suspect wanted on multiple warrants arrested in city’s northwest

  17-04-2019 20:24
  Police have arrested a man who was wanted on a number of warrants for allegedly uttering death threats and assaulting a woman who he was previously in a relationship with. According to police, Damien Chris Taypotat forced his way into the home of a woman he had been in a relationship with and threatened her with an axe and then physically attacked her. Earlier this month, police said the 36-year-old posed a significant risk to the woman’s safety and put out an appeal to the public to locat
  
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• After Kenney's big win, Trudeau emphasizes climate change fight, diversity as 'strength'

  17-04-2019 20:03
  OTTAWA – The morning after former federal Conservative minister Jason Kenney led his UCP party to a majority election victory in Alberta, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau focused his message on the fight against climate change and the value of diversity. Speaking to Liberal Party supporters in Waterloo, Ont., Trudeau did not address Tuesday night’s results—United Conservatives won 63 of 87 seats, with Rachel Notley’s NDP holding on to the other 24—and instead spoke abo
  
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• Quebec not impressed with Alberta Premier-designate Jason Kenney’s pipeline plea

  17-04-2019 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec isn't impressed with Premier-designate Jason Kenney calling on the province to help Alberta develop its natural resources.
  
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• Oil and gas sector ‘encouraged’ by new Alberta premier’s many pro-business pledges

  17-04-2019 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  CAPP endorsed UCP election promises to cut the corporate tax rate to eight per cent from 12 per cent, develop a natural gas strategy, reduce red tape and complete a review of the AER.
  
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• N.S. justice minister orders moratorium on street checks across province

  17-04-2019 19:05
  HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's justice minister is ordering a moratorium on street checks of pedestrians by police across the province. The suspension of the checks issued Wednesday will also apply to passengers in motor vehicles. "We need to address the fear and mistrust that street checks have caused for many African Nova Scotians and in their communities, and public trust in policing we know is essential," Justice Minister Mark Furey, himself a former police officer, said at a news conference. Poli
  
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• Filipinos in Canada sent more money abroad than any other group in 2017: study

  17-04-2019 19:00
  Filipinos in Canada transferred more money – a whopping $1.2 billion – to friends and family living abroad than any other group in 2017, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Sponsored by Global Affairs Canada, Statistics Canada’s Study on International Money Transfers (SMIT) looked at international money transfers from Canada in 2017. The study’s 23,000 respondents comprised of Canadian residents born in Official Development Assistance (ODA)-eligible countries, o
  
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• Federal climate law crucial to Indigenous constitutional rights, court told

  17-04-2019 18:59
  TORONTO -- The federal government has to tackle climate change given the catastrophic impact unchecked global warming will have on Canada's Indigenous people, Ontario's top court heard on Wednesday. As such, a lawyer for the northern Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said, Ottawa's carbon-price law helps defend First Nations' constitutional rights to hunt and fish on which their very survival depends. Scientists predict temperatures in the Far North could rise by as much as seven degrees in a sin
  
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• Alberta election hot take: Who could make up Jason Kenney’s UCP cabinet?

  17-04-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans have selected the United Conservative Party to form the province's new government, so who will Jason Kenney pick to become cabinet ministers? 
  
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• Candlelight vigil being held for victims of Penticton shooting

  17-04-2019 18:47
  A candlelight vigil is being held in downtown Penticton Wednesday as the community mourns the four shooting victims whose lives were lost this week.  The event is being organized by the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce and the Ooknakane Friendship Centre, who are inviting people to gather together at Gyro Park at 7:30 p.m.Watch: Shooting suspect John Brittain arrives at court "By acknowledging those whose lives were lost, offering support to anyone touched by the tragic
  
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• Mississippi flag minus rebel X on license plate - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2019 18:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mississippi flag minus rebel X on license plate  Lethbridge News NowJACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi residents who want a state flag without the Confederate battle emblem now can display one on their license plate. Gov.
  
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• Tuberculosis exposure at Calgary-area daycare prompts warning letters from AHS

  17-04-2019 18:23
  Notification letters have been sent to 150 individuals after parents and children were potentially exposed to a confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Calgary-area daycare.   “Notification letters include information on arrangements for standard TB assessment, screening and treatment, if required,” says a release from Alberta Health Services. Only those who receive letters were potentially exposed. “Risk of transmission to these individuals is low, and the case does not prese
  
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• Kenney's United Conservatives win majority in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2019 18:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kenney's United Conservatives win majority in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now9:01 p.m. MT The United Conservative Party under leader Jason Kenney has won a majority government in the Albe...
  
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• 4/20 event with free concert could be 'big draw for teens,' police warn

  17-04-2019 18:04
  Vancouver police are recommending parents have a conversation with their children ahead of this weekend's massive 4/20 event. Authorities expect a lot of teenagers will be heading to the massive gathering at Sunset Beach on Saturday, and said parents should make sure their kids are aware of the "risks of attending a large, unsanctioned cannabis event." "With the warm weather, the long weekend, and the free concert, we recognize that this year's 4/20 event may be a big draw for teens," Sgt. Jason
  
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• Ridings still undecided as ballot counting continues

  17-04-2019 17:50
  The election result is known but ballot counting continues in several ridings across Alberta. The UCP will form a majority government, having been elected in 63 ridings, while the NDP took 24 ridings, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta. No other parties will be represented in the Legislature. There are still a number of tight races to be officially decided. In southern Alberta, more than 1,000 “vote anywhere” ballots still need to be counted in three Calgary ridin
  
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• 10 ridings still undecided as ballot counting continues

  17-04-2019 17:50
  The election result is known but ballot counting continues in several ridings across Alberta. The UCP will form a majority government, having been elected in 63 ridings, while the NDP took 24 ridings, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta. No other parties will be represented in the Legislature. There are still a number of tight races to be officially decided. In southern Alberta, more than 1,000 “vote anywhere” ballots still need to be counted in three Calgary ridin
  
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• One in five women leaving shelters return to live with their abuser: StatCan

  17-04-2019 17:16
  About one in five women leaving a residential facility for abuse victims return to live with their abuser, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Researchers looked at numbers from April 18, 2018, chosen as a “snapshot day” for data on residential facilities for victims of abuse. On that day, an additional 36 per cent of women leaving those facilities didn’t know where they were going to live. Of the more than 3,500 women living in shelters for victims of abuse, 18 per c
  
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• City of Lethbridge crews beginning University Drive twinning construction next week - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2019 16:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  City of Lethbridge crews beginning University Drive twinning construction next week  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Road construction is scheduled to start on April 23 on the University Drive Twinning project. Project Manager Robert Kovacs says the initial ...
  
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• FNU to honour elder Noel Starblanket with celebration of life Thursday

  17-04-2019 16:02
  The First Nations University is hosting a celebration of life for respected elder Noel Starblanket on Thursday afternoon. Starblanket passed away from complications with diabetes on Monday. He was 72 years old. "He was very integral to our teaching of treaties in the classroom," said Saskatchewan Treaty Comissioner Mary Culbertson. "We have a big gap left... It's people like him who will impact that work that we do for generations to come." The celebration of life will run from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
  
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• Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb' - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2019 15:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb'  Lethbridge News NowCHICAGO — Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office handled the case of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that Smollett was ...
  
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• What Jason Kenney's UCP victory in Alberta could mean for the rest of Canada

  17-04-2019 15:33
  After a bitter four-week campaign fraught with controversies and personal attacks, Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party has unseated Rachel Notley and the NDP in Alberta’s provincial election. The UCP win marks a return to centre-right politics for Alberta after Notley disrupted 44 years of Progressive Conservative rule with her win in 2015. It also marks the first time a government has failed to win a renewed mandate in the province on its first try. Holding on to 24 seats, Albe
  
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• St. Laurent seeking 14-16 years old for Lethbridge exchange trip - The Suburban Newspaper

  17-04-2019 15:00 via thesuburban.com
  St. Laurent seeking 14-16 years old for Lethbridge exchange trip  The Suburban NewspaperThe borough of St. Laurent is seeking youth between the ages of 14 and 16 for the free annual exchange trip with its twin city, Lethbridge, Alberta.
  
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• Alberta election 2019: ridings that remain undeclared

  17-04-2019 14:52 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party won a majority government in Tuesday’s Alberta election, but three ridings remain undeclared.
  
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• Annual inflation rate increases to 1.9 per cent in March

  17-04-2019 14:44
  OTTAWA -- Canada's annual inflation was up last month as price pressures strengthened for fresh vegetables, mortgage interest costs and auto insurance. Statistics Canada said Wednesday that the country's consumer price index increased 1.9 per cent in March, in line with economists' expectations. It was higher than its readings of 1.5 per cent for February and 1.4 per cent in January, when inflation number was at a 15-month low point. The agency's core inflation readings, which are considered bet
  
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• Doubts rise over Macron's 5-year plan to rebuild Notre Dame

  17-04-2019 13:21
  PARIS -- Nearly US$1 billion in donations have poured in for the vast restoration of the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral -- but a pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron that it will be completed within five years was facing accusations of being wildly off track. Macron said the renovations to restore iconic 19th century spire, vaulting and two-thirds of the cathedral's roof would be completed in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics. "We will rebuild the cathedral to be even more beautiful and
  
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• Liberals find anti-Trudeau sentiment on campaign trail in Prince Edward Island

  17-04-2019 11:26
  OTTAWA -- When voters in Prince Edward Island go to the polls next week, they'll be making their choice without any input from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Even though polls suggest Wade MacLauchlan's governing Liberals will need all the help they can get to stay in power, sources close to the campaign say they haven't reached out to their federal colleagues for support -- a sign Trudeau's one-time rock-star status on the island has become a political liability. In the past, Trudeau was always
  
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• 'The NDP is here to stay:' Outgoing Alberta government to serve as Opposition

  17-04-2019 11:12
  EDMONTON -- Some of Alberta's NDP members say the party has changed the province for the better and believe it will be an effective Opposition. On Tuesday, Albertans elected Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party to a majority government after taking back many of the breakthrough NDP wins in the 2015 election.Follow a recap of the night Election results mapOutgoing premier Rachel Notley said she would stay on as NDP leader. An advisor who helped run the NDP's campaign said Notley and the
  
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• Cannabis trends: CBD oil for seniors, pot that won't make you hungry, and more

  17-04-2019 10:20
  The future of cannabis consumption may not involve the cannabis plant at all.Sign up for the Pot Post Newsletter“Years from now, most of the [major cannabis producers] aren’t going to grow a single plant,” Boris Jordan, founder of investment firm Measure 8 Venture Partners, said Tuesday at the GMP Securities 2019 Global Cannabis Conference in Toronto. Jordan and other industry-watchers expect that demand for edibles, vapes, oils and other non-leaf cannabis products will eventua
  
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• Columbine threat by woman with gun shuts Denver-area schools

  17-04-2019 10:00
  LITTLETON, Colo. -- Denver-area public schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming "infatuated" with the mass shooting at Columbine High School. The FBI said Sol Pais, 18, is "considered to be extremely dangerous" and "made threats to commit an act of violence in the Denver metropolitan area" just days before the 20th anniversary of the attack that killed 13 people. All schools in the Denver area were urged
  
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• Alberta UCP’s Nathan Neudorf wins Lethbridge-East - Global News

  17-04-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta UCP’s Nathan Neudorf wins Lethbridge-East  Global NewsAlberta United Conservative Party candidate Nathan Neudorf has been declared the winner of Lethbridge-East.
  
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• Phillips projected winner in close battle for Lethbridge-West - Lethbridge Herald

  17-04-2019 08:42 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Phillips projected winner in close battle for Lethbridge-West  Lethbridge HeraldTim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald [email protected] By a razor-thin margin, NDP incumbent Shannon Phillips was declared the likely winner ...
  
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• Alberta election 2019: Lethbridge and southern Alberta recap | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  17-04-2019 08:40 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta election 2019: Lethbridge and southern Alberta recap | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caWatch Alberta election 2019: Lethbridge and southern Alberta recap Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca.
  
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• Alberta election 2019: Lethbridge and southern Alberta recap

  17-04-2019 08:40 via globalnews.ca
  Liam Nixon takes us through Tuesday’s Alberta election results for Lethbridge and southern Alberta.
  
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• Shannon Phillips re-elected in Lethbridge-West

  17-04-2019 08:24 via globalnews.ca
  Incumbent Shannon Phillips unofficially wins a seat for the NDP in Lethbridge-West. Quinn Campbell reports.
  
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• Alberta Election 2019: Shannon Phillips re-elected in Lethbridge-West

  17-04-2019 08:24 via globalnews.ca
  Incumbent Shannon Phillips unofficially wins a seat for the NDP in Lethbridge-West. Quinn Campbell reports.
  
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• Justin Trudeau now faces conservative provincial governments from the Rockies to the Maritimes

  17-04-2019 08:16 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau's carbon tax could face a stronger challenge from the provinces with Jason Kenney in charge of Alberta.
  
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• Vipers lose game 3 to Spruce Kings in OT

  17-04-2019 08:10 via globalnews.ca
  The stage is set for a do-or-die game on Wednesday in Vernon.
  
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• Alberta NDP incumbent Fitzpatrick loses Lethbridge-East

  17-04-2019 08:10 via globalnews.ca
  NDP incumbent for Lethbridge-East has lost her seat in the Alberta legislature. Kyle Benning has more from Maria Fitzpatrick’s camp.
  
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• Alberta Election 2019: Alberta NDP incumbent Fitzpatrick loses Lethbridge-East

  17-04-2019 08:10 via globalnews.ca
  NDP incumbent for Lethbridge-East has lost her seat in the Alberta legislature. Kyle Benning has more from Maria Fitzpatrick’s camp.
  
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