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• Police continue to investigate possible double murder of Calgary mom and daughter

  27-04-2019 23:15
  Calgary police have released a stock photo of the vehicle they are looking for information about in connection with the disappearance and possible murder of Jasmine Lovett and her daughter Aliyah Sanderson. Lovett, 25, and her 22-month-old daughter were last seen on April 16 and were reported missing by family on April 23 when they failed to attend a family function. Investigators are looking for information from anyone who witnessed a man in his 30s driving a grey luxury SUV in the Bragg Creek
  
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• Shooter kills 1, wounds 3 at California synagogue

  27-04-2019 22:37
  POWAY, Calif. -- A 19-year-old gunman opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday, killing a woman and wounding the rabbi and two others Saturday, authorities said. President Donald Trump and other elected officials decried what they called an anti-Semitic attack exactly six months since 11 people were killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest assault on Jews in U.S. history. There were indications an AR-type assault weap
  
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• Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promises detailed climate plan by end of June

  27-04-2019 22:09
  VICTORIAVILLE, Que. -- Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will present his party's climate change plan by the beginning of summer. Speaking to supporters in Victoriaville, Que., on Saturday, Scheer promised to unveil the plan by the end of the parliamentary session in June. He gave little detail on the plan during his speech, other than saying it would address the environmental challenges of the 21st century. But in an interview with The Canadian Press, he promised it would focus on incen
  
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• Calgary police release vehicle description, suspend search due to snow in suspected double homicide

  27-04-2019 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary officers called off the search for the missing mother and daughter on Saturday because of bad weather.
  
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• Cries of panic as boat with Venezuelan migrants sank

  27-04-2019 20:35
  CARACAS, Venezuela -- As a small boat packed with Venezuelans capsized in Caribbean coastal waters this week, Yubreilys Merchan found herself with seconds to react. In a desperate bid to survive, the 23-year-old hairdresser stripped off her clothes to lighten her weight before plunging into the water amid cries of panic. Then, she began swimming toward a nearby island, a skill she learned from her mother as a child. When she and another companion finally reached a rocky coast in the middle of th
  
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• Straschnitzkis return to their newly remodeled home in Airdrie

  27-04-2019 19:20
  Over a year after a devastating crash changed Ryan Straschnitzki’s life forever, the young man and his family are returning to their newly renovated home in Airdrie. Straschnitzki, 20, was paralyzed from the chest down when the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus crashed into a semi tractor-trailer on a rural Saskatchewan highway last April. The crash also killed 16 people dead and 13 others injured. The Straschnitzki’s family home, in the community north of Calgary, underwent extensive
  
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• Straschnitzkis 'overwhelmed' and 'speechless' over their newly renovated home in Airdrie

  27-04-2019 19:20
  Over a year after a devastating crash changed Ryan Straschnitzki’s life forever, the young man and his family are returning to their newly renovated home in Airdrie. Straschnitzki, 20, was paralyzed from the chest down when the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus crashed into a semi tractor-trailer on a rural Saskatchewan highway last April. The crash also left 16 people dead and 13 others injured. The Straschnitzki’s family home, in the community north of Calgary, underwent extensive r
  
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• Ryan Straschnitzki returning home for 1st time since Humboldt Broncos crash

  27-04-2019 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  After several months of renovations, his family's home in Airdrie, just north of Calgary, is once again ready to be lived in.
  
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• Late-season snowfall sweeping across B.C. mountain passes

  27-04-2019 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  Five to 10 centimetres of snow projected to fall on some highway passes.
  
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• Ontario's motion to push forward with tobacco firms suit rejected

  27-04-2019 18:40
  TORONTO -- An Ontario judge has rejected the provincial government's request to lift a stay on legal proceedings against three major Canadian tobacco companies. The Ontario government's request, if granted, would have allowed its lawsuit to recover smoking-related health costs to push forward. Ontario Superior Court Justice Thomas McEwen dismissed the government's request in a one-page ruling released on Friday, with a promise that "reasons will soon follow." The province launched its lawsuit ro
  
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• Albertans wake up to heavy snow, ‘second winter’ Saturday

  27-04-2019 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  Despite it being nearly May, much of Alberta woke Saturday to a wintry blast of weather and, in some areas, over a dozen centimetres of snow.
  
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• Alberta’s film industry looks to Kenney to ‘green light’ industry growth

  27-04-2019 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's film and TV industry is busy in 2019, but it could become more competitive with other Canadian jurisdictions with help from the new Kenney government.
  
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• N.S. health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Halifax hospital

  27-04-2019 17:35
  HALIFAX -- Public health officials in Nova Scotia are warning of a potential exposure to measles at a hospital in Halifax. They say an individual travelled through Halifax and visited the emergency department at the Halifax Infirmary on Robie Street on April 17 for symptoms unrelated to measles. However, they say that person later developed measles and they had been contagious at the time of their emergency department visit in Halifax. Anyone who visited the Halifax Infirmary's emergency departm
  
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• Putin raises possibility of meeting Ukraine leader

  27-04-2019 15:39
  BEIJING -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday raised the possibility of meeting Ukraine's president-elect in a sign Moscow might want to improve relations that soured after its 2014 annexation of Crimea. Putin said if they meet, he and Volodymyr Zelenskiy should discuss how to end Ukraine's conflict with Russian-backed separatists in its southeast. The Russian leader talked to reporters while in Beijing for a forum on China's Belt and Road infrastructure-building initiative. "If we hav
  
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• Widespread flooding in 4 provinces sparks mass evacuations

  27-04-2019 15:06
  Flood-weary communities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec are preparing for a critical weekend as rising water levels force thousands to evacuate their homes. Rain is expected in Ontario’s cottage country, stretching east into Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Montreal, Ottawa and many smaller communities have declared states of emergency, prompting the federal government to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help with sandbagging and other relief operations. “We’re all jus
  
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• Flooding in 4 provinces sparks evacuations

  27-04-2019 15:06
  Flood-weary communities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec are preparing for a critical weekend as rising water levels force thousands to evacuate their homes. Rain is expected in Ontario’s cottage country, stretching east into Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Montreal, Ottawa and many smaller communities have declared states of emergency, prompting the federal government to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help with sandbagging and other relief operations. “We’re all jus
  
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• Flooding feared in Mozambique after Cyclone Kenneth; 5 dead

  27-04-2019 14:48
  PEMBA, Mozambique -- Mozambique's government urged many people to immediately seek higher ground on Saturday in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth, fearing flooding and mudslides in the days ahead as heavy rain lashed the region. At least five people were killed, the government said. Mozambique's disaster management agency said one person had died in Pemba city and another in hard-hit Macomia district, while residents on Ibo island said two people died there. Details on the fifth death were not immedia
  
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• Sri Lanka militants set off bombs during raid, killing 15

  27-04-2019 13:32
  AMPARA, Sri Lanka -- Militants linked to Easter suicide bombings opened fire and set off explosives during a raid by Sri Lankan security forces on a house in the country's east, leaving behind a grisly discovery Saturday: 15 bodies, including six children. The gunbattle that began Friday night and the carnage that followed come amid widespread fear of more attacks as officials hunt for militants with explosives believed to still be at large after the co-ordinated bombings of churches and luxury
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, April 26, 2019

  27-04-2019 08:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Giants will be playing for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.
  
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• Timeline: Suspected double homicide investigation of missing mother Jasmine Lovett, daughter Aliyah Sanderson

  27-04-2019 05:36 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police have said investigators have found no evidence to suggest Jasmine Lovett and daughter Aliyah Sanderson are alive. Here is a timeline of the investigation.
  
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• Vancouver seeks forever homes for 70 'fancy rats'

  27-04-2019 04:32
  Many Vancouverites consider rats to be vermin. But the city’s animal shelter says they can make great pets – at least the domesticated version, known as “fancy rats.” John Gray, who manages Vancouver’s animal services, says he’s seen a dramatic influx in fancy rats abandoned by owners. There are now more than 70 in the shelter. “Our staff will work with people looking at adopting and make sure that it’s going to be a new forever home,” Gray s
  
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• Ethan Peck, Star Trek’s new Spock, looks forward to visiting Vulcan, Alberta

  27-04-2019 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  Actor Ethan Peck, who just finished a season portraying Spock on Star Trek: Discovery, is intrigued by the possibility of visiting Vulcan, Alta.
  
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• Man questioned by police in relation to Calgary double homicide speaks to media

  27-04-2019 03:37 via globalnews.ca
  Robert Leeming was released from police custody on Friday after spending 24 hours with investigators. Police said he was arrested at 11 a.m. Thursday. 
  
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• Calgary woman pushing for breathalyzer test changes for those with breathing problems after B.C. incident

  27-04-2019 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary woman says her car was impounded and her licence taken away after her medical condition prevented her from passing a breathalyzer test.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Apr 26

  27-04-2019 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, April 26, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Alberta weather enthusiasts: set up a weather station in your backyard

  27-04-2019 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  The skies are constantly changing here in Alberta, making a perfect storm for weather enthusiasts in our province. A citizen science program is hoping to tap into that momentum.
  
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• Old scam with new twist targets vulnerable Albertans, B.C. college caught in the middle

  27-04-2019 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  The fake cheque scam is making the rounds in Alberta.
  
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• Not so fast, Lethbridge: Don’t swap out your winter tires just yet - Global News

  27-04-2019 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  Not so fast, Lethbridge: Don’t swap out your winter tires just yet  Global NewsA cold spell in the forecast means those winter tires may still be useful.
  
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• Not so fast, Lethbridge: Don’t swap out your winter tires just yet

  27-04-2019 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  A cold spell in the forecast means those winter tires may still be useful.
  
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• Lawyers for Patriots owner seek to have sex video thrown out

  27-04-2019 01:29
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Most Florida second-degree misdemeanours don't have dayslong pretrial hearings with top-line attorneys and 30 subpoenaed witnesses, including an expert on police procedures -- but the State of Florida vs. Robert Kraft is no typical case. The New England Patriots owner's high-profile attorneys went toe-to-toe Friday with some of Palm Beach County's best, most-experienced prosecutors as they tried to persuade a judge to throw out secretly recorded video that police say sho
  
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• Calgary mother issues warning to parents following daughter’s fatal fentanyl overdose

  27-04-2019 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary mother is sharing her story of loss in hopes of bringing more awareness to the ongoing opioid crisis in Alberta. 
  
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• Lethbridge’s Chinook Regional Hospital gets a refresh with spring cleanup underway

  27-04-2019 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  Spring cleaning is underway at Chinook Regional Hospital, and more than a dozen Lethbridge-area volunteers answered the call to lend a hand. Danica Ferris has more on the beautification project.
  
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• Is it too soon to switch over your winter tires?

  27-04-2019 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  This past winter was a bit of a rough one in southern Alberta. The extremely cold temperatures, mixed with snow and wind made for some dangerous driving conditions. While many heavily relied on a good set of winter tires, this recent warmer weather has plenty of residents already ditching those winter tires.
  
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• Outpouring of support for victim of fatal northeast hit-and-run

  27-04-2019 01:15
  His friends in Canada, family in his native Mauritius, and his employer, Husky Energy, have offered their support to help send the remains of hit-and-run victim Chundhun Rai Keedhoo to his homeland. The 38-year-old Calgarian was fatally struck by a vehicle on Monday, April 22 while he was crossing 32nd Avenue Northeast as a pedestrian on his way to work at the Husky gas station. Police suspect two vehicles, a 2006 Acura TL and a Toyota Tacoma, had been racing in the eastbound lanes of the road w
  
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• Snow, rain and thunderstorms expected across much of Alberta this weekend

  27-04-2019 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  A "wide range of weather conditions" is expected across parts of Alberta this weekend, with the spring storm starting in the southern portion on Saturday.
  
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• Snowfall warnings and watches in effect in many areas of Alberta

  27-04-2019 00:21
  The City of Calgary is one of many southern Alberta communities under a winter storm watch that was issued by Environment Canada on Friday afternoon. The agency says a spring storm system is expected to move into the area, with showers developing over southeastern Alberta on Saturday afternoon. Environment Canada says there is also the possibility of funnel clouds in the Brooks and Medicine Hat region. The showers are expected to turn into snow in the evening, with 15 to 25 cm accumulations pred
  
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• 'MASKILL' latest personalized licence plate rejected in N.S.

  27-04-2019 00:16
  A Nova Scotia man says the provincial government rejected his personalized licence plate application because the last four letters of his surname spell “kill.” Volunteer firefighter Tim Maskill wanted his surname to appear on his licence plate to honour the three generations of Maskills who have served in the Canadian military. Last February, he filled out an application, paid the $107 fee and waited for his plate to arrive. Instead, it was rejected for being offensive, he learned, b
  
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