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• Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips Receives Critic Portfolio

  13-05-2019 23:58
  The former NDP Environment Minister has been assigned the role of Finance Critic and Caucus Vice-Chair.
  
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• Been a long time: Robert Plant to play N.B. 50 years after cancelled concert

  13-05-2019 23:37
  Rock legend Robert Plant, formerly of the ultra-influential band Led Zeppelin, will play his first show in New Brunswick this summer, bringing a story that began almost 50 years ago to a close. Plant and Zeppelin, then some of the biggest names in rock music, were booked to play the Strawberry Fields International Music Festival in Shediac, N.B. back in 1970 – an event which never came to fruition. “This could have been New Brunswick’s Woodstock moment,” music enthusiast
  
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• Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio

  13-05-2019 23:36
  EDMONTON -- An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast said staff first encountered the mother goose Friday as they were setting up the patio for a nice spring weekend. "I had one of my managers out there who was getting some cushions on the seats and she heard hissing," said general manager Tom Hedstrom. "She looked on the other side of our patio ... and on the other side of the g
  
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• Meet the wealthy Canadian behind Onex and the deal to buy WestJet

  13-05-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  The man behind the yoke of the massive transaction for Onex is its 77-year-old founder and chief executive officer, Gerald Schwartz.
  
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• New Downtown Lethbridge Development Approved for Municipal Tax Incentive

  13-05-2019 23:12
  
  
  The Targeted Redevelopment Incentive Policy was amended last August to attract investment to the downtown core.
  
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• Saskatchewan to offer five-day paid leave for domestic violence victims

  13-05-2019 23:05
  REGINA -- Saskatchewan will be offering paid leave to victims of domestic and sexual violence who require time off from work. The government has introduced and passed legislation that it expects to take effect later this month. The change means employees, who were previously entitled to take 10 unpaid days of leave, can take five paid days and five unpaid days off. The government says employees can use the leave to move, obtain support services, get medial help and attend court appearances. Just
  
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• 'Difference to women:' Saskatchewan supports paid leave for domestic victims

  13-05-2019 23:05
  REGINA -- Saskatchewan will be offering paid leave to victims of domestic and sexual violence who require time off from work. The government has introduced and passed legislation that it expects to take effect later this month. The change means employees, who were previously entitled to take 10 unpaid days of leave, can take five paid days and five unpaid days off. They can use the leave to move, obtain support services, get medical help and attend court appearances. "These are women that are wo
  
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• Small communities grapple with 'huge challenge' of opioid crisis - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 22:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Small communities grapple with 'huge challenge' of opioid crisis  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - In the small town of Arnprior, nestled into the Ottawa Valley, at least five suspected opioid ov...
  
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• Province supports victims of violence with paid job leave, responds to Domestic Violence Death Review Report

  13-05-2019 22:52
  The province has passed a bill to provide survivors of interpersonal violence with paid leave from work. The province has also released its response to the Domestic Violence Death Review Report. Under Bill 172, employees will be permitted five paid and five unpaid days off. Previously, employees were permitted to take 10 days unpaid. Eligible employees must be a victim themselves, or be a caregiver of a victim. They must be using the time off to seek medical treatment, services from a victim's o
  
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• Drug bust leads to charges against two people

  13-05-2019 22:43
  Tips from the public about possible drug dealing at a home in Forest Lawn led to nine people being arrested and two charged. Police received information from community members about suspicious activity at a home in the 2400 block of 48th Street S.E. in April and surveillance was started. It didn’t take long for officers to observe activity associated with drug dealing and a warrant was executed on May 7, where nine people were taken into custody. A small amount of methamphetamine, cocaine,
  
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• Turkish opposition journalist hospitalized following attack - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 21:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Turkish opposition journalist hospitalized following attack  Lethbridge News NowANKARA, Turkey — A journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and its nationalist allies was hospitalized after being attacked outside ...
  
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• Houthi rebels claim to begin withdrawal from key Yemen ports - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 21:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Houthi rebels claim to begin withdrawal from key Yemen ports  Lethbridge News NowSANAA, Yemen — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, ...
  
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• Lethbridge Men Charged with Second Degree Murder Re-Elect for Trial by Judge Alone

  13-05-2019 21:33
  Ryan Twigg and Simon Scout are charged in connection to the November 2017 death of 45 year old Kenrick First Rider.
  
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• Lethbridge's First Curbside Recycling Pick-Ups Start this Week

  13-05-2019 21:23
  Pick-ups will be staggered so half of Lethbridge will have their recycling picked up this week while the other half will have garbage picked up.
  
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• Judge Sentences Lethbridge Man to Over Three Years For Serious Crash Near Coaldale

  13-05-2019 21:16
  27 year old Logan Drake will spend time in jail after pleading guilty in connection to a crash last November on Highway 845.
  
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• Alberta couple welcomes third set of fraternal twins: ‘We’ll call it quits here’

  13-05-2019 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  After three sets of fraternal twins, Pam and Taylor Armstrong are closing in on reality-TV territory but trying for a fourth set isn't in the cards for the couple from central Alberta.
  
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• Lethbridge's Cal O'Brien Inducted Into Alberta High School Sports Hall of Fame

  13-05-2019 20:52
  Former longtime CCH basketball coach Cal O'Brien received a very special honour this past weekend.
  
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• Kenney says Alberta’s carbon tax will die May 30

  13-05-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney says a bill to eliminate the Alberta levy is to be introduced next week when the legislature begins sitting.
  
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• Kenney announces drop in business tax rate, bill to eliminate carbon tax

  13-05-2019 20:32
  The UCP government will table legislation next week that will see Alberta’s business tax rate reduced from 12 per cent to 11 per cent on July 1, then fall by a further percentage point each Jan. 1 until it reaches eight per cent in 2022, Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday. “As of Canada Day, Alberta will have the lowest business tax rate in Canada, and by the time we get to eight points in 2022, we’ll be 45 per cent lower than the next highest tax rate in Canada, making this
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney Announces Job Creation Tax Cut

  13-05-2019 20:06
  
  
  If passed, Bill 3 will drop the business tax rate in Alberta from 12% to 11% on July 1, 2019.
  
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• Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 19:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career  Lethbridge News NowAMMAN, Jordan — Hollywood star Will Smith says that Disney's live-action remake of “Aladdin” was “one of, if not the best experience” of his accomplished ...
  
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• Alberta’s Official Opposition to be sworn in Monday afternoon

  13-05-2019 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  The Official Opposition will be sworn in to the Alberta legislature on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Alberta’s Official Opposition sworn in

  13-05-2019 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  The Official Opposition will be sworn in to the Alberta legislature on Monday afternoon.
  
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• WestJet buyout: From rewards to travel plans, what to know about Onex’s $5B deal

  13-05-2019 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  Initial news of the tentative buyout sent WestJet stocks up 61 per cent in mid-morning trading Monday.
  
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• Apps cost too much? Court allows suit adding to Apple's woes

  13-05-2019 18:55
  WASHINGTON -- Consumers can pursue a lawsuit complaining that iPhone apps cost too much, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, adding to Apple's woes that already include falling iPhone sales and a European investigation. The lawsuit could have major implications for the tech giant's handling of the more than 2 million apps in Apple's App Store, where users get much of the software for their smartphones. While most of those apps are free to download, some impose fees for people to use the software
  
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• ARCHES: Efforts to Reduce Drug Debris Around Lethbridge Making an Impact

  13-05-2019 18:51
  
  
  Latest statistics show needle distribution rates are down 70% and return rates are up 83% since the facility opened just over a year ago.
  
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• Canadians not taking appropriate precautions against melanoma: experts

  13-05-2019 18:44
  Monday is World Melanoma Day, and experts say Canadians still aren’t doing enough to protect themselves against a preventable cancer. The Canadian Dermatology Association says they conducted a survey last September that still shows some troubling results. “We found in that survey Canadians have very good understanding of what it takes to protect themselves from excessive sun exposure. The issue is they’re not quite doing it yet,” said Dr. Mariusz Sapijaszko, past presiden
  
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• Boyfriend charged in murder of Surrey college student Kiran Dhesi

  13-05-2019 18:40
  Almost 22 months after college student Kiran Dhesi was found murdered in Surrey, her former boyfriend has been charged in her death. The 19-year-old victim's body was found in a burning SUV in the early morning hours of Aug. 2, 2017. At the time, authorities described her killing as targeted, but not gang-related. After a lengthy police investigation, court documents show one count of second-degree murder was recently approved against 21-year-old Harjot Singh Deo. The deceased's uncle, Kulwant D
  
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• AP sources: Cavs sign Michigan's Beilein to 5-year deal - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 18:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  AP sources: Cavs sign Michigan's Beilein to 5-year deal  Lethbridge News NowCLEVELAND - The Cavaliers went back to college to get a coach. Cleveland has signed Michigan's John Beilein to...
  
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• Parks Canada Hoping to Mitigate Construction Headaches for Waterton Visitors, Residents

  13-05-2019 18:29
  It's going to be a busy, and sometimes noisy, few months in the Waterton townsite with construction of the new visitor centre underway.
  
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• PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 18:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking  Lethbridge News NowALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For generations, Mexican-born Gustavo Brambila's family has worked in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley in some form.
  
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• Correction: Houston-Missing Girl story - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 18:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Correction: Houston-Missing Girl story  Lethbridge News NowHOUSTON — In a story May 6 about a reported abduction of a 4-year-old Houston girl, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by Houston police, ...
  
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• Amazon offers to help employees start delivery business - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 18:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Amazon offers to help employees start delivery business  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we'll help you start a business ...
  
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• Bar U Ranch Historic Site West of Nanton Opens for the Season

  13-05-2019 18:23
  The southern Alberta historic site gives visitors a taste of what life on a working ranch is all about.
  
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• Lethbridge School District 51 Unveils New Logo

  13-05-2019 18:21
  The process for developing a new logo has been in the works for two years.
  
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• Gas prices most worrisome to those living on the prairies, new survey suggests

  13-05-2019 18:20
  Canadians are worried about the rising cost of gas, especially those living in the prairie provinces, a new national survey suggests. The survey found 75.3 per cent of respondents living in the prairies — Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — are worried or somewhat worried about rising gas prices, compared to 73 per cent of those in British Columbia, 68.4 of those in Quebec, 66.8 per cent of those in Ontario and 68.2 per cent of those in the Atlantic provinces. Done by Nanos Research
  
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• UK halts export of 'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 16:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  UK halts export of 'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - The British government has used its powers to preserve the nation's cultural treasures to halt the ex...
  
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• WestJet to be sold to Onex Corporation in $5B deal

  13-05-2019 15:31
  Calgary-based airline WestJet has agreed to be sold to Onex Coroporation in an all-cash deal worth $5 billion, the company announced Monday. “Under the terms of the agreement, Onex Corporation and its affiliated funds will acquire all outstanding shares of WestJet for $31 per share, after which WestJet will operate as a privately-held company,” reads a press release. The transaction value is approximately $5 billion, including assumed debt. “Since our first flight in 1996,
  
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• Alberta homeowners trying to sell properties with unique essay contests

  13-05-2019 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  A house south of Calgary and a historic bed and breakfast near the United States border, both valued at about $1.7 million, are up for grabs.
  
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• Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97

  13-05-2019 15:03
  LOS ANGELES -- Doris Day, the sunny blond actress and singer whose frothy comedic roles opposite the likes of Rock Hudson made her one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and '60s and a symbol of wholesome American womanhood, died Monday. She was 97. In recent years, Day had been an animal rights advocate and her Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed her death at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends. "Day had been in excellent physica
  
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• WestJet to be sold in friendly deal to Onex Corp. for $5 billion

  13-05-2019 14:17 via globalnews.ca
  Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in a deal it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt.
  
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• Indian prime minister mocked for Pakistan airstrike gaffe - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 12:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Indian prime minister mocked for Pakistan airstrike gaffe  Lethbridge News NowNEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been skewered by the opposition for going ahead with an airstrike in Pakistan on the mistaken belief ...
  
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• UK Brexit talks stagger on but parties remain far apart - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 11:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  UK Brexit talks stagger on but parties remain far apart  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - Brexit talks between Britain's Conservative government and the main opposition Labour Party are resum...
  
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• Companies bracing for China's retaliation in tariffs dispute - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 11:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Companies bracing for China's retaliation in tariffs dispute  Lethbridge News NowBEIJING - Companies were bracing Monday for how Beijing might retaliate against President Donald Trump's escal...
  
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• NDP unveils parts of climate plan in motion as the Green Party edges closer

  13-05-2019 10:41
  OTTAWA -- NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will cut Canada's emissions almost in half over the next decade as he tries to stake out a claim to the climate change agenda in the looming federal election. The pledge is one contained in an NDP motion expected today in the House of Commons that will lay out eight broad strokes of the NDP's climate change platform. The motion asks for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to declare "an environment and climate emergency" as well as pledge to cut emissi
  
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• Opposition force emergency meeting of defence committee on Norman affair - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2019 10:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Opposition force emergency meeting of defence committee on Norman affair  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — Three Conservative and one NDP MP are requesting that the House of Commons national defence committee be reconvened to examine the ...
  
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• Sweden to reopen rape case against Assange

  13-05-2019 09:38
  STOCKHOLM -- Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will seek his extradition from Britain. The move sets up a legal battle with the United States, where the Australian computer hacker is separately wanted for allegedly hacking into a Pentagon computer. British authorities will have to decide which extradition request takes precedence. Assange, who sought refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012 to avoid being sent to
  
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• U.S. issues security alert on Iraq amid regional tensions

  13-05-2019 08:47
  BAGHDAD -- The U.S. Embassy in Iraq is advising U.S. citizens against travelling to the country amid what it called "heightened tensions," reflecting worsening strains between Washington and Tehran. The advisory was posted on Twitter on Sunday night. The U.S. has long advised its citizens against travel to Iraq, but the renewed warning followed Washington's deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf in response to unspecified "threats" by Iran. Th
  
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• China retaliates on tariffs, U.S. stock markets go into a slide

  13-05-2019 08:44
  BEIJING -- Sending Wall Street into a slide, China announced higher tariffs Monday on $60 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump's latest penalties on Chinese products. Duties of 5% to 25% will take effect on June 1 on about 5,200 American products, including batteries, spinach and coffee, China's Finance Ministry said. With investors worried about the potential economic damage on all sides from the escalating trade war, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fe
  
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• China retaliates on tariffs; markets go into a slide

  13-05-2019 08:44
  BEIJING -- Escalating its trade war with the U.S. and sending world financial markets into a slide, China announced higher tariffs Monday on $60 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump's latest penalties on Chinese products. Tariffs of 5% to 25% will take effect on June 1 on about 5,200 American products, including batteries, spinach and coffee, the Finance Ministry said. The announcement followed a move by the U.S. on Friday to raise duties on $200 billion
  
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