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• Marking the moment: New photos for Princess Charlotte's 4th - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 23:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Marking the moment: New photos for Princess Charlotte's 4th  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - Prince William and his wife, Kate, have released three new photographs of Princess Charlotte ahead of...
  
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• Don't expect a 'sudden summer' to comfort cold-weary Canadians

  01-05-2019 23:48
  Wiarton Willie predicted an early start to spring. He was wrong. Shubenacadie Sam predicted six more weeks of winter. He, too, was wrong. We’re now more than 12 weeks past Groundhog Day, and most parts of Canada are still dealing with weather that doesn’t seem particularly spring-like – and in some cases still feels more like winter. “There’s no question there’s a big gap between what we want to see and what we’ve seen,” Doug Gillham, forecast cent
  
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• Canada's sport and science minister slams ruling on Caster Semenya - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's sport and science minister slams ruling on Caster Semenya  Lethbridge News NowCanada's sport and science minister was critical of an international decision that will force female athl...
  
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• Calgary-based oil and gas company cites gas prices, tax bills, court decision as it shuts down

  01-05-2019 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Junior oil and gas company Trident Exploration Corp. says it is ceasing operations and will turn over care of its 4,700 wells to the Alberta Energy Regulator.
  
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• PSAC cuts oil and gas drilling forecast again as slowdown deepens

  01-05-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is again lowering its forecast for how many oil and gas wells will be drilled in Canada this year.
  
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• Calgary teen gets back in the game after battling Bow Hunter’s Syndrome

  01-05-2019 23:25
  Baseball season is underway and one Calgary teen can’t wait to get back in the game after he was sidelined by a rare medical condition. Del Devin, 15, loves baseball and says he will never take the game for granted again now that he is back on the field. Del was just nine years old when he was diagnosed with Bow Hunter’s Syndrome. Patients with the syndrome experience compression of the vertebral artery when they rotate their heads.  “I used to stretch and turn my head a c
  
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• Longtime civil servant and returning officer Barb Clifford dies

  01-05-2019 23:23
  There is an outpouring of support at City Hall for the family of Barb Clifford, Calgary’s former Chief Returning Officer who passed away at the age of 72. Clifford originally came to Calgary from Winnipeg in 1991. She retired from her position as Chief Returning Officer in 2016 after holding the job for 25 years. Ward 3 councillor Jyoti Gondek says a moment of silence was observed during a committee meeting earlier on Wednesday.
  
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• Cost of celery spikes due to juice trend, poor weather

  01-05-2019 22:38
  A fad diet promoting the healing properties of celery and bad weather in important growing regions have caused a spike in prices for the vegetable. "It's pretty clear that celery is more expensive right now than it is usually," said Mike von Massow, an associate professor at the University of Guelph. In April 2018, customers could expect to pay $3.00 for a kilogram of celery, according to Statistics Canada. The agency stopped tracking the price of the vegetable the following month. In the most r
  
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• Lethbridge Organizations Launch Awareness Campaign on Ending Sexual Violence

  01-05-2019 22:21
  
  
  The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre and Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge are teaming up on the #UHaveThePower campaign.
  
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• Second Annual Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open looking for volunteers - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 21:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Second Annual Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open looking for volunteers  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – If you're a lover of the game of golf, organizers for the upcoming Second Annual Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open, a Mackenzie Tour PGA ...
  
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• Canadian auto sales down 3.5 per cent in April, continuing downward trend

  01-05-2019 21:26
  TORONTO - DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says light vehicle sales fell an estimated 3.5 per cent in April from a year earlier as a downward trend in Canadian auto sales continued. The automotive consultant says light vehicle sales totalled about 185,158 for the month, down from 191,856 last year. The total is an estimate, since General Motors Canada switched from monthly to quarterly sales reporting starting in April. The dip in April marked the 14th consecutive month of sales declines w
  
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• Alberta Innovates Grants Funding for Joint Research Project on Hepatitis B Virus

  01-05-2019 21:23
  Researchers at the University of Lethbridge and University of Calgary are working on developing innovative strategies to combat hepatitis B virus infection.
  
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• BYU student comes out as gay in valedictorian speech - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 21:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  BYU student comes out as gay in valedictorian speech  Lethbridge News NowSALT LAKE CITY — A student who came out as gay during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University has drawn praise from fellow ...
  
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• Boeing CEO defends safety record amid 2 deadly crashes - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 21:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Boeing CEO defends safety record amid 2 deadly crashes  Lethbridge News NowThe CEO of Boeing defended the company's safety record and declined to take any more than partial blame for tw...
  
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• Families of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash file lawsuit - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 21:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Families of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash file lawsuit  Lethbridge News NowThe families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month launched a collection of lawsuits against Boeing on Monday, alleging the plane ...
  
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• Two People Arrested, One Still at Large in Quad Theft and Pursuit Near Pincher Creek

  01-05-2019 21:14
  A rural property owner gave chase to a suspect Tuesday morning after arriving home to find the man driving away on his quad.
  
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• Trial Scheduled for Quebec Man Accused in Historic Southern Alberta Homicide Case

  01-05-2019 21:09
  A Second Degree Murder charge was laid against Stephane Parent in February 2018, 16 years after the body of 21year old Adrienne McColl was found.
  
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• Women's shelters suffering chronic funding gaps: new national report - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 21:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Women's shelters suffering chronic funding gaps: new national report  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Newly compiled data shows an alarmingly high number of women who are victims of violence ar...
  
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• 'Militarizing our police force.' Halifax approves $500000 armoured vehicle - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 21:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Militarizing our police force.' Halifax approves $500000 armoured vehicle  Lethbridge News NowHALIFAX - Police in Halifax are wading into the growing national debate over militarization of polic...
  
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• Women's shelters suffering chronic funding gaps: new national report

  01-05-2019 21:01
  OTTAWA -- Newly compiled data shows an alarmingly high number of women who are victims of violence are being turned away from shelters across Canada due to a chronic lack of resources and funding. A new national study -- the first of its kind in Canada -- found that "violence-against-women shelters" across the country take in more women and children than they have beds and are struggling to help a growing number of people with fewer resources. More than 400 shelters took part in the study and on
  
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• Cross Country Cyclist Raising Money for Parkinson Canada, Stops in Lethbridge

  01-05-2019 20:50
  
  
  70 year old Walter Reich says it's always been a goal of his to cycle across Canada so he's doing it for a cause.
  
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• Airdrie RCMP seek suspects in theft of $1,700 worth of perfume

  01-05-2019 20:12
  Mounties are looking to identify a man and a woman who are believed to have stolen a significant quantity of perfume from the shelves of a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Airdrie. Investigators say a man and a woman entered the location in the 800 block of 1 Avenue N.W. on March 19 at about 9:40 p.m. While inside the store, they allegedly took a large quantity of bottles of perfume off the shelf and left without paying. The suspects, described as white and in their 30s, then left in a red Mazda SUV.
  
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• Rising waters add urgency to disaster planning: 'Been through so much'

  01-05-2019 20:10
  OTTAWA -- Flood waters were still rising around Ottawa Wednesday, even as officials talked of planning for a future of similar disasters -- and Canada's need to prevent, prepare and adapt. "Either you invest in adaptation -- otherwise you'll have to spend on remediation year after year," federal Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told reporters. He said he wanted to sit down with his provincial counterparts about where and how to build after a flood, and the role of federal fund
  
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• NDP Leader Rachel Notley expresses concerns over Premier Kenney’s choice for education minister

  01-05-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley said she will announce her critics “soon.” She also expressed concerns about Premier Jason Kenney’s choice for education minister.
  
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• Elections Canada set to eliminate 100,000 non-citizens from voters registry

  01-05-2019 19:54
  OTTAWA – Elections Canada has identified and is set to eliminate some 103,000 people from the federal voters register who have been determined to be on the list illegally because they are not Canadian citizens. Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault told the Senate National Finance Committee on Tuesday that his office has identified these names on the registered list of qualified electors and will be removing them before the 2019 federal election. It is not clear how many of these peopl
  
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• ‘That is not the way to use the bill’: Alberta opposition leader on Kenney proclaiming Bill 12 into law

  01-05-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley worried the proclamation of Bill 12 will ultimately render it useless.
  
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• ‘I urged him not to do this’: Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley on Kenney proclaiming Bill 12 into law

  01-05-2019 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley said the premier’s step to proclaim Bill 12 puts a wedge between B.C. and Alberta.
  
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• UK defence secretary fired over Huawei leaks - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 19:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  UK defence secretary fired over Huawei leaks  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was summarily fired Wednesday after an investigation into ...
  
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• Wayson Choy, celebrated author of “The Jade Peony,” has died - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 19:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Wayson Choy, celebrated author of “The Jade Peony,” has died  Lethbridge News NowVANCOUVER — Wayson Choy, the celebrated author of “The Jade Peony” and a powerful voice for the Chinese-Canadian community, has died. His agent ...
  
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• Two men charged in break and enter at Lethbridge electrical substation - CTV News

  01-05-2019 19:24 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Two men charged in break and enter at Lethbridge electrical substation  CTV NewsLethbridge police say two men have been charged in connection with a theft from a city substation that resulted in $300000 worth of damage to the facility.
  
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• Two men charged in break and enter at Lethbridge electrical substation

  01-05-2019 19:24
  Lethbridge police say two men have been charged in connection with a theft from a city substation that resulted in $300,000 worth of damage to the facility. Investigators say on April 28, two men broke into the substation in the 3500 block of 25 Street W. by cutting through a gate lock and compromising the lock on an entry door. Once inside, the suspects tore open a number of pieces of equipment to gather the copper contained inside. Other equipment, including a laser level, network connector an
  
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• BC Lions release defensive star Solomon Elimimian, waive nine others - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 19:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  BC Lions release defensive star Solomon Elimimian, waive nine others  Lethbridge News NowVANCOUVER - Veteran linebacker Solomon Elimimian was released by the B.C. Lions on Tuesday night and waiv...
  
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• Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Celtics 123-102 in Game 2 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 19:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Celtics 123-102 in Game 2  Lethbridge News NowMILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokoumpo had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Khris Middleton made seven of Milwaukee's 20 3-pointers, and the Bucks beat the ...
  
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• Towering 16-metre snow walls draw thousands to Japan Alps

  01-05-2019 19:13
  It’s an impressive snowy sight to behold in the middle of spring. The Toyoma Prefecture in central Japan gets the heaviest snowfall in the entire country. It’s also the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a 90-kilometer sightseeing course that stretches through the northern Japan Alps. Tourists flock to the mountainous region by the thousands every year to see the route’s biggest attraction: the Snow Wall Walk. Snowplow machines spend months digging out a corrid
  
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• Ottawa will exempt oilsands from new reviews unless Kenney lifts emissions cap

  01-05-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  The list indicates new in situ oilsands projects won't have to go through the new review as long the hard cap imposed by former Premier Rachel Notley stays in place.
  
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• Health Canada sets plain-packaging rules for tobacco, to take effect in November

  01-05-2019 18:56
  OTTAWA -- Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in next Nov. 9, Health Canada says. Officials said plain packages will increase the impact of graphic health warnings about the dangers of smoking, keeping them from getting lost amid colourful designs and branding. The government wants to stop cigarette companies from using their packs as tiny ads for their products, insisting even on a single shape and design fo
  
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• Jason Kenney says he’d prefer BC’s co-operation, but will ‘turn off the taps’ if necessary

  01-05-2019 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  After proclaiming Bill 12, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he would prefer to work with B.C. to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expanded, but he will block energy exports if necessary.
  
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• Relatives plan private search in B.C. for plane that left Lethbridge 2 years ago - CBC.ca

  01-05-2019 18:33 via cbc.ca
  Relatives plan private search in B.C. for plane that left Lethbridge 2 years ago  CBC.caFamily members of a young couple missing in southeastern British Columbia for nearly two years hope a renewed search will bring some closure.
  
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• Lethbridge Men Charged with Breaking into City Electrical Substation, Damaging Equipment

  01-05-2019 18:25
  The suspects caused about $300,000 in damage Sunday night.
  
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• White House wants $4.5 billion in emergency border funding - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 18:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  White House wants $4.5 billion in emergency border funding  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - The White House is asking Congress for an additional $4.5 billion in emergency spending for borde...
  
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• Uganda's opposition pop star Bobi Wine jailed over protest - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2019 18:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Uganda's opposition pop star Bobi Wine jailed over protest  Lethbridge News NowKAMPALA, Uganda - The Ugandan pop star and opposition politician known as Bobi Wine was remanded to a maximum-...
  
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• Kenney talks potential legal challenges of Bill 12

  01-05-2019 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he can not predict what will happen Bill 12 if it is challenged in court.
  
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• Kenney tells B.C. premier Bill 12 is no ‘bluff’

  01-05-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he told B.C. Premier John Horgan Bill 12 is not a “bluff.”
  
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• Kenney talks about Alberta’s ‘deep frustration’ with pipeline delays

  01-05-2019 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  After proclaiming the ‘turn off the taps’ Bill 12, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney talks about Alberta’s ‘deep frustration’ with contributing to the national economy but having energy exports blocked.
  
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• Premier Kenney to speak on 'turn off the taps' legislation

  01-05-2019 17:22
  Premier Jason Kenney and Energy Minister Sonya Savage will speak to reporters Wednesday morning about the Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, also known as the ‘turn off the taps’ act. Bill 12 was proclaimed Tuesday, hours after Kenney was sworn into office, which gives Alberta the ability to restrict energy exports. In an op-ed published in a B.C. newspaper Wednesday morning, Kenney wrote that he won't use the legislation right away. B.C. Attorney General David Eby ha
  
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• Premier Kenney says turning off the taps a last resort rather than a first step

  01-05-2019 17:22
  Proclaimed into law hours after Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet were sworn into office, Bill 12 will be a last resort for the province rather than a first step in its ongoing battle with B.C. over expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, he told reporters Wednesday. Called the Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, and better known as the ‘turn off the taps’ legislation, the bill was created by the previous NDP government, but not proclaimed into law until Tuesday.
  
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• Ottawa increases loan limits for canola farmers to $1 million amid China trade dispute

  01-05-2019 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government is rolling out changes to a payment program for canola farmers to help those affected by China's decision to ban the Canadian product.
  
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• Federal government boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China

  01-05-2019 16:07
  OTTAWA -- The federal government is changing a payment program for canola farmers to help those affected by China's decision to ban the Canadian product. The maximum loan limit through the program will be boosted to $1 million from $400,000, and the portion that will be interest-free is rising to $500,000 from $100,000, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning. "We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Canada's canola producers and farm families across the cou
  
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• New online tool helps shine light on food allergy concerns

  01-05-2019 15:01
  People worried that they or their children might be suffering from an undiagnosed food allergy have a new tool to help them figure out if they should see a specialist The free Allergy Check website lets users enter various symptoms and provides them with information about potential causes, including whether further advice should be sought from an allergist -- all in just a few clicks. It also offers general resources around food allergies. The site was created jointly by teams at the University
  
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• Suspect dies in police custody after hit-and-run in northeast Calgary

  01-05-2019 15:00
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after a man died while in custody following a hit-and-run crash in northeast Calgary. Police were called to 52nd Street and McKnight Blvd. about 3:40 a.m. following the crash, which sent a pedestrian in his 40s to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police located a suspect vehicle soon after at 68th Street and 32nd Avenue N.E. and a struggle ensued as officers attempted to take the driver into custody. “Immediately u
  
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