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• Neighbourhood street sweeping begins in Lethbridge

  23-04-2019 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  With a goal of getting as much debris off the roads as possible from the long winter season, the annual residential street sweeping program is set to get underway on Wednesday. And once again, the city is handing out tickets for all residents who don’t move their vehicles off the roads in time. Demi Knight...
  
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• Quebec homeowners say $200K offer to relocate from flood-prone areas not enough

  23-04-2019 23:42
  Quebecers with homes built on flood plains say Premier Francois Legault’s $200,000 offer to move to a home in an area that is less susceptible to flooding is far from enough to get them to relocate. Legault made the offer on Monday while visiting a neighbourhood in Gatineau, Que., that has been flooded twice in three years. More than 3,100 homes in the province have been struck by spring flooding with more than 1,400 people forced from their homes – many of them in the same areas dev
  
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• Drumheller man charged after RCMP encountered suspected bombs in apartment

  23-04-2019 23:29
  A 39-year-old man faces charges following Wednesday afternoon’s search of a Drumheller apartment and the discovery of suspected explosive devices that prompted the evacuation of the building. RCMP members attended the building in the 400 block of 11th Avenue on Wednesday to execute a search warrant as part of an undisclosed investigation. While inside, officers located what appeared to be homemade explosives. All occupants were evacuated from the building and members of the RCMP explosive
  
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• Dr. Mike Mahon Reappointed as University of Lethbridge President

  23-04-2019 22:51
  This will be Mahon's third term as President of the University of Lethbridge.
  
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• Strathmore Woman Wins $275,000 in New WCLC Lotto Game

  23-04-2019 22:13
  Barbara Cameron of Strathmore hit it big on the BIG SPIN!
  
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• Man dies after jet boat hits rapids, capsizes in northern Alberta river

  23-04-2019 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  One man swam to safety but another died after their jet boat capsized in the Bear Creek River south of Grande Prairie, Alta., on Monday.
  
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• End of an era – City of Lethbridge takes over ownership of vacated YMCA building - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2019 21:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  End of an era – City of Lethbridge takes over ownership of vacated YMCA building  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – As of noon Tuesday, April 23, the City of Lethbridge took over ownership of the vacated downtown YMCA building on Stafford Drive, ...
  
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• Colten Boushie documentary examines history of racism, oppression on the Prairies

  23-04-2019 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  "Nipawistamasowin: We Will Stand Up" makes its world premiere Thursday as the opening-night film for the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
  
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• One Dead, Another Seriously Injured After Crash East of High River

  23-04-2019 21:00
  A single vehicle crash on Highway 23 Tuesday morning has claimed the life one person.
  
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• Gaming generally not harmful for boys, may affect girls' social skills: study

  23-04-2019 20:45
  Despite parental concerns about the effect playing video games may have on childhood development, a new study out of Norway says the popular pastime is generally not harmful – for boys, anyway. The observational study, published in the journal Child Development, explored how video games affected the social skills of children from the ages of six to 12. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the University of California, and St. Olav’s Hospital in Norway
  
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• The hidden story of a 12th-century toilet seat built for three

  23-04-2019 20:21
  Nine hundred years ago, using the bathroom was not necessarily a solo activity. As a medieval toilet seat discovered in London demonstrates, at least some people living in 12th-century England were willing to use the bathroom two or three at a time. The oaken seat is not fully intact, but is remarkably well preserved given the centuries it spent underground. It contains two full holes one could use for anything one might wish to use a toilet for, as well as part of a third hole. As the Museum of
  
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• Redcliff RCMP Report Tampering with Detachment Complaint Line

  23-04-2019 20:08
  Mounties say a number of residents reported receiving a prank call from the number Monday night.
  
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• Drug Bust in Medicine Hat Results in Charges Against Three Lethbridge Residents

  23-04-2019 19:38
  Police in the Hat seized 14 ounces of meth last Thursday and arrested three Lethbridge residents in connection to the bust.
  
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• UPDATE: Teen Boy Missing on Blood Reserve Now Located

  23-04-2019 19:21
  16 year old Neiko Morning Bird was last seen at the White Calf Community Hall in Stand Off on Sunday.
  
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• Annual Street Sweeping Gets Underway this Week in North Lethbridge

  23-04-2019 19:09
  
  
  Annual neighbourhood street sweeping gets underway this week.
  
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• Lethbridge College 62nd Annual Convocation Set For Friday at ENMAX Centre

  23-04-2019 18:55
  Over 1600 students will graduate from Lethbridge College during convocation April 26th.
  
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• Three from Lethbridge facing drug trafficking charges - CHAT News Today

  23-04-2019 18:47 via chatnewstoday.ca
  Three from Lethbridge facing drug trafficking charges  CHAT News TodayMEDICINE HAT, AB — Three people from Lethbridge are facing multiple charges following an investigation into alleged methamphetamine trafficking last week.
  
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• Speed believed to be factor in fatal crash east of High River

  23-04-2019 18:39
  Police are investigating a rollover crash east of High River that killed a man and sent a woman to hospital in critical condition on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Highway 23, about 10 kilometres east of Highway 2, at about 9:15 a.m. for reports of a single vehicle rollover. “Upon arrival, two people had been ejected from the vehicle, one male, one female, both appear to be early 40s, but at this time we still don’t have any identification on them,” said RCMP S
  
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• One killed, one injured in rollover crash east of High River

  23-04-2019 18:39
  Police are investigating a rollover crash east of High River that killed one person and sent a second to hospital on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Highway 23 at about 9:15 a.m. for reports of a rollover. EMS officials say a man was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman was taken to Foothills Medical Centre by STARS in critical condition. The cause of the crash is under investigation. More to come…
  
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• NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he was sexually abused as a boy

  23-04-2019 18:29
  OTTAWA – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is speaking publicly for the first time about being sexually abused as a child, in the hope sharing his experience will help others. In his new memoir, “Love & Courage” released Tuesday, Singh opens up about his experiences growing up Sikh and the bullying he faced as a result, his relationship with his father, and the abuse he faced at the hands of a tae kwon do instructor. In the book, Singh alleges that his martial arts instructo
  
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• Biggar Health Centre evacuated as grass fire burns 'out of control'

  23-04-2019 18:09
  Hospital patients and others have been evacuated as an “out-of-control” grass fire rages near Saskatoon. A state of emergency has been declared in the town of Biggar and the Rural Municipality of Biggar, due to smoke and poor air quality, according to Saskatchewan’s emergency alert system. An area southwest of Biggar has been evacuated and the RCMP advise people to avoid the area because of a fire burning “out of control” since Monday night. There is no confirmation
  
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• Large Grass Fire Near Vauxhall Sparked by Bullet During Target Shooting

  23-04-2019 18:05
  Over 90 acres burned up on Sunday near Vauxhall after a simple spark from a bullet hitting a metal target started a grass fire.
  
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• Sentencing hearing to start for former Calgary teacher in child sex abuse case

  23-04-2019 16:47
  The sentencing hearing for a man who pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges in connection to a sexual abuse case involving underage girls gets underway in a Calgary courtroom on Tuesday. Christian Sarile, 29, was charged after the family of a 14-year-old girl contacted police in December of 2016 over concerns that the girl was meeting with a man in his 20s. An investigation was launched and additional victims were identified by police. Sarile was charged with 49 offences including; sexual a
  
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• Sentencing hearing starts for former Calgary teacher in child sex abuse case

  23-04-2019 16:47
  The sentencing hearing for a man who pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges in connection to a sexual abuse case involving underage girls got underway in a Calgary courtroom on Tuesday. Christian Sarile, 29, was charged after the family of a 14-year-old girl contacted police in December of 2016 over concerns that the girl was meeting with a man in his 20s. An investigation was launched and additional victims were identified by police. Sarile was charged with 49 offences including; sexual as
  
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• Philippines' Duterte threatens 'war' if Canada doesn't take trash back

  23-04-2019 16:31
  Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to "declare war" if Canada doesn’t take back the trash a Canadian company sent there more than six years ago, according to local media reports. If Canada doesn’t reclaim the garbage as early as next week, Duterte said he would send the garbage back himself, according to news outlets The Inquirer and ABS-CBN News. “I want a boat prepared. I’ll give a warning to Canada -- maybe next week -- that they better pull that thing ou
  
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• Lethbridge to build 500 affordable homes over next 5 years - CBC.ca

  23-04-2019 16:07 via cbc.ca
  Lethbridge to build 500 affordable homes over next 5 years  CBC.caOfficials in Lethbridge plan to build 100 new affordable homes per year for the next five years to help the city address its growing homelessness problem.
  
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• Shoppers Drug Mart launches online medical pot portal in Alberta

  23-04-2019 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Medical cannabis users in Alberta can now get their therapeutic pot from Shoppers Drug Mart.
  
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• Michigan father allegedly shot 2-year-old in the face during fight with boy's mom

  23-04-2019 15:18
  GRAPHIC WARNING - Some readers may find the details in this story disturbingJACKSON, Mich. - Prosecutors say a man intentionally shot and wounded his 2-year-old son in the face during a fight with the boy's mother in southern Michigan. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports 32-year-old Michael Glance of Jackson County's Blackman Township was arraigned by video Thursday on charges including assault with intent to murder. He's being held on $10 million bond. Court records didn't list a defence lawyer
  
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• U.S. expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles

  23-04-2019 15:13
  DETROIT -- U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Fiat Chrysler from the 2010 through 2019 model years are included in the probe, which was revealed Tuesday in documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It involve
  
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• Former U.S. President Barack Obama to speak at Canadian Tire Centre

  23-04-2019 14:54
  Former U.S. President Barack Obama is returning to Ottawa for the first time since the end of his presidency. Canada 2020, which describes itself as a progressive think tank, is hosting an event at the Canadian Tire Centre May 31, featuring the 44th President of the United States. According to Canada 2020, Obama will “engage in an onstage interview on a wide range of topics.” Tickets go on sale Friday, April 26, at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Obama was last in Ottawa for the Three Amigos summit
  
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• Procter and Gamble reports $2.75B for fiscal 3Q, surpasses forecast

  23-04-2019 14:50
  CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $2.75 billion. On a per-share basis, the Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of $1.04. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, were $1.06 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share. The world's largest consumer products maker posted revenue of $16.46 billion in
  
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• Murder charge laid after Nova Scotia man found dead in Mexico

  23-04-2019 14:46
  Mexican police have laid a homicide charge after a Nova Scotia man was killed in Mexico last week, according to a statement released by the Yucatan state government. The Yucatan Times reported that Bruce Ivan Allen, 70, was found dead Friday in the community of Progreso on the Yucatan Peninsula. He had allegedly been stabbed with a knife at least five times. According to the official statement, a person in custody has been charged with murder. The person was not granted bail and will remain in c
  
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• U.S. President Trump to pay state visit to Britain in June

  23-04-2019 13:54
  LONDON -- U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to Britain in June as a guest of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. The palace said Trump and his wife, Melania, had accepted an invitation from the queen for a visit that will take place June 3-5. Though many other presidents have visited the monarch, only two -- George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- were honoured with a state visit, which typically features royal pomp including a banquet with the queen at Buckingham Pal
  
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• U.S. President Trump to pay 3-day state visit to Britain in June

  23-04-2019 13:54
  LONDON -- U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a three-day state visit to Britain as a guest of Queen Elizabeth II in June, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday -- more than two years after Britain extended him an invitation for a pomp-filled ceremonial stay. The palace said Trump and his wife, Melania, had accepted an invitation from the queen for a visit that will take place June 3-5. Though many other American presidents have visited the monarch, only two -- George W. Bush and Barack Obama --
  
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• Canada’s oilsands emit CO2 emissions significantly higher than reported: study

  23-04-2019 12:44 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada scientists say four major oilsands mines are releasing an average of about one-third more carbon dioxide per barrel of oil than they report.
  
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• New study suggests oilsands greenhouse gas emissions underestimated

  23-04-2019 11:59
  New federal research suggests greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta's oilsands may be significantly higher than industry reports. In a study published Tuesday, Environment Canada scientists say four major oilsands mines are releasing an average of about one-third more carbon dioxide per barrel of oil than they report -- a crucial number used for everything from determining national emissions levels to calculating carbon tax. Lead author John Liggio and his colleagues analyzed air monitoring samp
  
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• Life sentence for man who killed daughter, 5, to make estranged wife suffer

  23-04-2019 10:39
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A Newfoundland man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his five-year-old daughter in what the Crown said was a calculated plan to make his estranged wife suffer. Justice Donald Burrage told Trent Butt he simply didn't accept that Butt's apology Tuesday for his daughter Quinn's murder was sincere. "Quite simply, the pain and suffering inflicted by your senseless actions are beyond measure," said the provincial Supreme Court judge told him. Burrage determined Butt
  
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• Judge to sentence man who killed daughter, 5, to make estranged wife suffer

  23-04-2019 10:39
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A Newfoundland man who killed his five-year-old daughter in what the Crown said was a calculated plan to inflict suffering on his estranged wife will be sentenced today. A jury convicted Trent Butt of first-degree murder in March in the death of his daughter Quinn. The conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. A provincial Supreme Court justice is expected to deliver the details of Butt's sentence on Tuesday morning. The emotionally
  
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• New commemorative loonie marking 'progress' for LGBTQ2 people unveiled

  23-04-2019 10:33
  TORONTO -- The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a commemorative loonie meant to mark what it calls a key milestone for lesbian, gay, transgender, queer and two-spirited people. The agency says the new one-dollar coin pays tribute to Parliament's passing of legislation that "initiated the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada." The coin, which starts circulating today, combines the words "Equality-Egalite" with the work of Vancouver-based artist Joe Average. Finance Minister Bill Morneau s
  
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• New commemorative loonie marking 'progress' for LGBTQ2 people to be unveiled today

  23-04-2019 10:33
  TORONTO -- The Royal Canadian Mint is unveiling a new commemorative loonie today meant to mark what it calls a key milestone for lesbian, gay, transgender, queer and two-spirited people in the country. The agency says the new one-dollar coin pays tribute to Parliament's passing of legislation that "initiated the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada." It says the coin, which will be presented in Toronto today, celebrates "50 years of progress for LGBTQ2 Canadians." But historians and advo
  
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• Deadly van attack anniversary: Ceremonies, vigils planned in Toronto

  23-04-2019 10:29
  TORONTO -- Ceremonies and vigils are planned today to honour those killed or injured in last year's deadly van attack in north Toronto. The City of Toronto is holding an event at the Mel Lastman Square Amphitheatre at 1:30 p.m. to coincide with the time of the April 23, 2018 incident that left 10 dead and 16 injured.CTV News is live all day from Mel Lastman Square. Follow our Instagram Stories for live updatesIn the hours before the ceremony, the city is expected to install temporary signs in th
  
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• Deadly van attack anniversary: Ceremonies, vigils in Toronto

  23-04-2019 10:29
    Toronto's mayor says a deadly van attack that left the city grappling with grief a year ago also set off a wave of solidarity and support among its residents. Hours before a ceremony to honour those hurt or killed in the April 23, 2018, attack, John Tory said he hopes the city will show the same strength and heart in the future, and not just in the face of tragedy.CTV News is live all day from Mel Lastman Square. Follow our Instagram Stories for live updates"This unfathomable loss of life
  
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• Tories have slim lead in P.E.I. election race

  23-04-2019 10:24
  CHARLOTTETOWN -- Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservatives maintained a slim lead over their rivals as ballots were counted at the end of an provincial election campaign defined by a surging Green party. An hour after the polls closed Tuesday, the Tories were leading and elected in 11 ridings, the Greens had pulled into second place with nine and the incumbent Liberals were in third with six. The Greens had led in opinion polls since August, which led to speculation they could be poised t
  
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• P.E.I. voters elect PC minority amid Green surge

  23-04-2019 10:24
  CHARLOTTETOWN -- Voters in P.E.I. have shed their century-old embrace of the Island's two-party system, electing a Tory minority government and handing the upstart Green party official Opposition status for the first time. With all polls reporting Tuesday, the Tories had won 12 seats, the Greens held eight, and the incumbent Liberals, led by Premier Wade MacLauchlan, had won six. "Welcome to a new day in Prince Edward Island!" Tory Leader Dennis King told supporters, who immediately roared their
  
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• Bomb threat at polling location prompts pause in voting: Elections P.E.I.

  23-04-2019 10:24
  CHARLOTTETOWN -- Voting at polling station in central Prince Edward Island was temporarily suspended Tuesday as police investigated a bomb threat as the provincial election drew to a close. RCMP Sgt. Leanne Butler confirmed there was bomb threat, saying someone found a note inside the polling station at the Assumption Parish Centre in Stratford. Police surrounded the large church on the outskirts of Charlottetown. Elections PEI decided there was a risk to staff and the building was evacuated aro
  
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• Woman arrested in slaying of Northern Ireland journalist: police

  23-04-2019 10:20
  LONDON -- The Northern Ireland Police Service said Tuesday they have arrested a woman under the Terrorism Act in connection with the slaying of journalist Lyra McKee. The arrest of the 57-year-old under the Terrorism Act came as an Irish Republican Army splinter group admitted that one of its "volunteers" killed journalist McKee, who was shot dead while reporting on rioting in Londonderry. In a statement issued Tuesday to the Irish News, the New IRA offered "full and sincere" apologies to McKee'
  
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• Suns fire Igor Kokoskov after 1 season - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2019 09:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Suns fire Igor Kokoskov after 1 season  Lethbridge News NowPHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Igor Kokoskov after one season. The team announced Kokoskov's firi...
  
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• Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2019 09:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse  Lethbridge News NowMANCHESTER, England — Some soccer players in England boycotting social media in a protest against racism were targeted with abuse for posting about the ...
  
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• Calgary Board of Education speaks after 9-year-old Syrian girl dies by suicide

  23-04-2019 07:20 via globalnews.ca
  The CBE's chief superintendent said repeatedly on Monday that he couldn't speak to specifics about Amal Alshteiwi's death to protect the family's privacy.
  
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• Victim of fatal northeast hit-and-run identified as Mauritian man who had been walking to work

  23-04-2019 06:58
  The Calgary Mauritian community is mourning the loss of a 38-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross 32 Avenue N.E. on Monday. A 19-year-old man police believe was driving a newer model Acura TL turned himself in to Chestermere RCMP about midnight, hours after the fatal hit-and-run crash at 32nd Avenue and 26th Street N.E. Police appealed for the driver of a white Toyota Tacoma to also turn himself in, which he did before noon Tuesday. Police say the Acura and Tacoma w
  
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