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• Alleged vehicle thieves nabbed on Stoney Nakoda First Nation

  30-04-2019 23:47
  An RCMP investigation into a suspicious vehicle on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation resulted in the arrest of three people, including a man wanted on numerous outstanding warrants, and the seizure of a stolen pickup truck. Members of the Cochrane and Airdrie RCMP detachments responded to the area on Thursday, April 25 after Nakoda security spotted a Dodge Ram that had been reported stolen out of Calgary and identified the driver as a wanted man. Following an extensive search, officers located the
  
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• LPS charge man who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted girlfriend - Lethbridge News Now

  30-04-2019 23:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  LPS charge man who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted girlfriend  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police have charged a 54-year-old man in connection with an incident where he kidnapped, assaulted and unlawfully confined ...
  
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• ‘Protesting grandpa’ arrested after 34 hours perched in tree to fight Trans Mountain Pipeline

  30-04-2019 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  "I'm more afraid of climate change than I am of jail, and I'm willing to risk arrest to send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau," said the 71-year-old.
  
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• Lethbridge police charge man after woman confined in RV for 2 days without food, water

  30-04-2019 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  A 54-year-old man has been charged with several offences, including kidnapping and unlawful confinement, after a woman was found badly beaten earlier this week.
  
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• Lethbridge man accused of assaulting girlfriend, trapping her in RV without food or water - CTV News

  30-04-2019 23:01 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge man accused of assaulting girlfriend, trapping her in RV without food or water  CTV NewsA 54-year-old Lethbridge man has been charged after he allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend and locked her in an RV for two days.
  
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• Lethbridge man accused of assaulting girlfriend, trapping her in RV without food or water

  30-04-2019 23:01
  A 54-year-old Lethbridge man has been charged after he allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend and locked her in an RV for two days. According to police, the suspect failed to obey a court order related to a domestic assault charge and visited the Lethbridge home of his girlfriend on Friday, April 26. The man allegedly forced the victim into a vehicle, threatened her, and drove her to an RV parked at an undisclosed location outside of Lethbridge city limits. The suspect allegedly assaulted the woman
  
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• Lethbridge Police Charge Suspect with Kidnapping, Assault, Unlawful Confinement

  30-04-2019 22:39
  Police say the man was also under court conditions not to have any contact with his girlfriend.
  
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• Alleged baby snatching leads to charges against former junior hockey player

  30-04-2019 22:13
  A Calgary man is facing charges after allegedly trying to grab a baby from its mother’s arms while at a park in Kelowna, B.C. The bizarre incident unfolded about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in Kerry Park, a popular spot on Okanagan Lake. Video posted to social media shows the aftermath of the incident, where a man strips naked and jumps into the water before swimming away. He was eventually arrested by RCMP. Harold Giffen Nyren, 30, of Calgary is charged with assault and resisting arrest. Nyren wa
  
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• Fort Macleod RCMP Looking for Suspects in Car Wash Mischief, Theft

  30-04-2019 21:48
  RCMP say the theft occurred on Thursday, April 18th.
  
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• Lethbridge police seize drugs and weapons during routine traffic stop - CTV News

  30-04-2019 21:37 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge police seize drugs and weapons during routine traffic stop  CTV NewsTwo people are facing a number of charges after police seized drugs and weapons while conducting a traffic stop on a truck in the Lethbridge area last week.
  
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• Lethbridge police seize drugs and weapons during routine traffic stop

  30-04-2019 21:37
  Two people are facing a number of charges after police seized drugs and weapons while conducting a traffic stop on a truck in the Lethbridge area last week. Last Thursday, police pulled over a Chevrolet Silverado for equipment violations and noticed a machete in the vehicle.  They say a woman who was in the truck was also in breach of the conditions of a recognizance order. A search of the vehicle was conducted and more than $60,000 worth of drugs and a few weapons were confiscated. The ite
  
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• Moosehead Breweries and Sproutly to develop cannabis-infused beverages

  30-04-2019 21:34
  VANCOUVER -- Moosehead Breweries Ltd. is the latest beverage company to form a joint venture to enter the cannabis-infused beverage market in Canada once it is legalized. An affiliate of the independent brewer, OCC Holdings Inc., is partnering with Sproutly Canada Inc. to develop, produce and market non-alcoholic beverages using Sproutly's naturally-produced water soluble cannabinoids.Sign up to receive the Pot Post newsletter delivered to your inboxThe companies say their beverages would be abl
  
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• Swearing in: Jason Kenney's United Conservatives take over Alberta government - Lethbridge News Now

  30-04-2019 21:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Swearing in: Jason Kenney's United Conservatives take over Alberta government  Lethbridge News NowEDMONTON — Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party are to officially take control of Alberta's government today.
  
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• ‘Stay tuned’: Jason Kenney to proclaim ‘turn off the taps’ bill, won’t use it yet

  30-04-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  "I've been clear it is not our intention to reduce shipments or turn off the tap at this time," said the Alberta premier.
  
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• Former WHL player charged after allegedly snatching child, fleeing nude into B.C. lake

  30-04-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Giffen Nyren has been charged with assault and resisting a peace officer following downtown Kelowna incident on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Two People Charged with Drug Offences after Routine Traffic Stop in Lethbridge

  30-04-2019 21:11
  A pick-up truck pulled over for equipment violations has netted Lethbridge Police a variety of illegal drugs and weapons.
  
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• Senate committee recommends Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended

  30-04-2019 21:09
  OTTAWA – The Senate Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators Committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay from the Senate for the remainder of this Parliament after refusing to remove racist letters about Indigenous people from her website. “Your committee finds Senator Beyak’s conduct wanting in several ways, including: her failure to recognize – or decision not to acknowledge – that the content of the letters in question is racist,&r
  
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• Calgary Transit riders can now report problems through text message

  30-04-2019 20:55
  Getting help or reporting a problem while riding Calgary Transit is now just a text message away. The Transit Watch program was launched Tuesday, where riders can send text messages to 74100, allowing them to communicate with transit employees in real time. Passengers can also still use the Help Phones inside LRT cars and at transit stations, or call 403-262-1000. Incoming text messages will be treated with the same urgency as when the help phone is activated, said Calgary Transit director Doug
  
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• Janet Brown says there are no big surprises in Jason Kenney’s choices for cabinet

  30-04-2019 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary pollster Janet Brown joins Global News to discuss Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s appointments to cabinet.
  
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• Lethbridge police investigating after masked man wearing ski goggles robbed 2 stores - Global News

  30-04-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge police investigating after masked man wearing ski goggles robbed 2 stores  Global NewsPolice in Lethbridge said Tuesday a man wearing a hoodie, balaclava and ski goggles used a weapon to rob two different businesses Sunday and Monday.
  
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• Lethbridge police investigating after masked man wearing ski goggles robbed 2 stores

  30-04-2019 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Lethbridge said Tuesday a man wearing a hoodie, balaclava and ski goggles used a weapon to rob two different businesses Sunday and Monday.
  
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• Lethbridge Police Looking for Masked Robber

  30-04-2019 19:46
  Lethbridge Police are searching for a suspect who robbed two businesses.
  
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• Family Matters podcast: Putting the father-daughter relationship first

  30-04-2019 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Some Alberta dads found the perfect way to say “I love you” to their tween and teen daughters.It involved cartwheels, dismounts and plenty of choreography.
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney ‘eager to get to work’

  30-04-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  In his first official speech as premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney said he is eager to get to work and keep the promises his party was elected on by Albertans.
  
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• Teen Sentenced to Five Months House Arrest for Tackling Lethbridge Officer

  30-04-2019 19:09
  
  
  An 18-year old man says he's remorseful for tackling a Lethbridge Police officer when a party got out of hand last October.
  
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• 13 RCMP puppies named by children through countrywide contest

  30-04-2019 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  To enter the RCMP’s 2019 'Name the Puppy' contest, you had to be under 14 years old. This year's contest had the most entrants ever.
  
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• Liberals wouldn't take hidden SNC-Lavalin money now, Trudeau says

  30-04-2019 18:51
  OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today's federal Liberal party wouldn't accept political donations like those that got SNC-Lavalin in trouble in the late 2000s. Trudeau says the party has improved its standards and, in his words, "that is not what happens any more." The Quebec-based engineering firm reached a "compliance agreement" with Canada's elections commissioner in 2016, admitting that executives who'd left the company by then had convinced employees to give money to both the L
  
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• Jason Kenney Sworn in as Premier of Alberta

  30-04-2019 18:47
  The United Conservative Leader has been officially sworn in as Premier of Alberta.
  
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• Mounties announce names of latest litter of police puppies

  30-04-2019 18:43
  RCMP put out a call to the public to help name its newest police dogs earlier this year and the policing agency says a record number of entries were received from children across the country. The Name the Puppy Contest was announced in February and Canadians were invited to come up with names for the 13 German Shepherd puppies that were born at the Police Dog Services Training Centre in Innisfail. The names had to start with the letter ‘M’ and officials say a record-setting 34,714 en
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney appoints cabinet ministers

  30-04-2019 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Newly sworn-in Alberta Premier Jason Kenney names the members of his cabinet. They are sworn in to office by Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell.
  
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• Jason Kenney sworn in as Alberta’s 18 premier

  30-04-2019 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  After winning a majority government in the April 16 election, Jason Kenney was sworn in as Alberta’s 18th premier on Tuesday, April 30.
  
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• Lieutenant Governor of Alberta congratulates Premier-designate Kenney

  30-04-2019 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell congratulated Premier-designate Jason Kenney on his success in the provincial election. She said the incoming cabinet ministers should expect three things: an exciting, rare job, unlimited possibilities in Alberta and teamwork.
  
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• Clients of spa that offered vampire facials infected with HIV

  30-04-2019 18:06
  The New Mexico Department of Health is warning people who visited a now-closed spa to get themselves tested after two clients who received injection-related procedures contracted HIV. On Monday, the health authority released a second notice encouraging clients of the now-closed VIP Spa in Alburqueque, N.M. to come in for free and confidential testing for HIV, as well as for hepatitis B and C. In its press release, the department said anyone who received an injection-related procedure, including
  
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• China's death sentence for second Canadian 'cruel and inhumane': Freeland

  30-04-2019 17:34
  OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says that she is concerned about the "cruel and inhumane" death sentence China has issued to a Canadian involved in an international drug operation. According to The Associated Press, a court in China issued either death or life sentences to 11 people who were convicted for producing methamphetamine. The Canadian sentenced to death is the second Canadian this year to be given this sentence for drug-related charges, as diplomatic tensions remai
  
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• Calgary Inferno sell off trophies, jerseys after hockey league folds

  30-04-2019 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  In March, a week after the Inferno hoisted the Clarkson Cup, the CWHL announced it would fold because the six-team league was "economically unsustainable.''
  
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• Jason Kenney to be sworn in as 18th premier of Alberta

  30-04-2019 15:36
  Jason Kenney is set to be sworn in as the 18th premier of Alberta during a ceremony at Government House in Edmonton on Tuesday morning. Kenney will also name his cabinet during the ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m.Click here to watch the event liveKenney’s United Conservative Party captured 63 seats in the April 16 provincial election while the NDP, led by Rachel Notley, took 24 seats. Notley will lead the Official Opposition. No other parties will be represented in the Legislature and the
  
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• Jason Kenney sworn in as 18th premier of Alberta

  30-04-2019 15:36
  Jason Kenney is now premier of Alberta. The United Conservative Party leader was sworn in as the province’s 18th premier at a ceremony held at Government House in Edmonton, where he also named his 23-member cabinet. Along with being premier, Kenney will serve as minister of intergovernmental relations. The cabinet includes:Doug Schweitzer (Calgary-Elbow) minister of justice and solicitor general Tyler Shandro (Calgary Acadia) minister of health Ric McIver (Calgary–Hays) minister of t
  
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• The frustration and struggle behind an ‘unexplained infertility’ diagnosis

  30-04-2019 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  One in four couples who enter a fertility clinic will leave with a diagnosis of "unexplained infertility."
  
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• 'Crazy' Surrey, B.C. street brawl caught on camera

  30-04-2019 14:40
  The RCMP is investigating a shocking daytime mass brawl on a residential street which left three people injured. A home surveillance camera captured a car chase and fight involving at least a dozen people and five vehicles in Surrey B.C., at around 8pm Saturday night. At one point in the fight a man is seen getting hit by a car, sending him flying over the vehicle’s roof. "It looks like a Hollywood [movie]," Mohinder Shergill, a neighbour who’d seen the video, told CTV News Vancouver
  
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• UPDATE: Search to Resume for Pair Who Went Missing Flying from Lethbridge to Kamloops

  30-04-2019 14:36
  A close relative of two people who went missing nearly two years ago believes they might be found north of Kimberley.
  
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• Search to Resume for Pair Who Went Missing Flying from Lethbridge to Kamloops

  30-04-2019 14:36
  A close relative of two people who went missing nearly two years ago believes they might be found near Cranbrook.
  
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• Oprah Winfrey tour to visit 5 Canadian cities this summer

  30-04-2019 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  Legendary media executive and former TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey will wind her way through five Canadian cities this summer for a speaking tour announced by Live Nation on Tuesday.
  
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• Oprah Winfrey tour to see media icon visit 5 Canadian cities this summer

  30-04-2019 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  Legendary media executive and former television talk show host Oprah Winfrey will wind her way through five cities in four Canadian provinces this summer for a speaking tour announced by Live Nation on Tuesday.
  
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• Jason Kenney, cabinet ministers to be sworn in Tuesday

  30-04-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  The United Conservative Party's reign will officially begin Tuesday when incoming premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet are sworn in at Government House in Edmonton.
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: The story of Kelly Cook, the backup babysitter (Part 2)

  30-04-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  What most people don’t know: Kelly was not the killer’s first choice. She was the “backup babysitter.”
  
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• China sentences second Canadian to death

  30-04-2019 11:55
  BEIJING -- A court in southern China handed down sentences Tuesday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty. The Jiangmen Intermediate People's Court in southern Guangdong province sentenced 11 people who produced more than 63 kilograms (139 pounds) of methamphetamine, an illegal drug. Among them were one American and four Mexicans, who were all given life sentences or death sentences suspended by a period of
  
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• Immigration officials cut 'legacy' refugee backlog... as new one grows

  30-04-2019 10:49
  OTTAWA -- A backlog of "legacy" refugee claims filed by applicants who have been waiting over seven years to find out if they can remain in Canada will soon be cleared, as Ottawa now turns its attention to an even bigger backlog of fresh asylum claims. The old list of stagnating cases one point stood at 32,000 claims and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen was eager to shine a spotlight this week on his government's successful efforts at cutting it to almost nothing. The people whose cases have be
  
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• Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts

  30-04-2019 08:52
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a social media ban that was imposed after the Islamic State-claimed Easter bombings, a sign of security easing even as a Cabinet minister said he and others had received intelligence that they could be targeted by the same group in possible new attacks. President Maithripala Sirisena ended the blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and other popular sites, but asked the public to "act in a responsible manner" on social media, according to a gove
  
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• Trump sues banks to block House subpoenas for records

  30-04-2019 07:56
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump, his family and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas seeking their banking and financial records. The lawsuit by Trump, sons Donald Jr. and Eric and daughter Ivanka was filed Monday in federal court in New York. The Trump Organization and the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust are among the other plaintiffs. Two House committees subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other
  
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• Calgary police track stolen vehicle to area near Bragg Creek following carjacking

  30-04-2019 05:45
  One man has been arrested and another is recovering from minor injuries following a Monday afternoon carjacking in the city’s northeast where the victim was dragged a short distance. According to police, a suspect vehicle was involved in a crash near the intersection of Deerfoot Trail and 16th Avenue N.E. at around 1 p.m. A suspect exited the damaged vehicle and forced his way into another vehicle with two people inside. One of the occupants escaped unscathed while the other was dragged fr
  
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