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• Lethbridge police release photo of machete-wielding robbery suspect - CTV News Calgary

  14-05-2019 23:32 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge police release photo of machete-wielding robbery suspect  CTV News CalgaryThe Lethbridge Police *Service* is asking for help from the public with identifying the suspect in an early morning robbery of a gas station last week.
  
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• Lethbridge police release photo of machete-wielding robbery suspect

  14-05-2019 23:32
  The Lethbridge Police Service is asking for help from the public with identifying the suspect in an early morning robbery of a gas station last week. According to police officials, a male, with his face concealed, entered the Gas King location in the 900 block of 5th Avenue North shortly before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8. The suspect produced a machete and demanded cash. The two employees complied with the suspect’s demands and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash and cigare
  
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• Man Armed with Machete Steals Cash and Cigarettes from North Lethbridge Gas King

  14-05-2019 23:30
  Lethbridge Police say a man walked into the gas station around 4am last Wednesday and demanded cash.
  
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• Tori Stafford's killer seeks compensation for transfer from healing lodge to prison

  14-05-2019 23:22
  A woman convicted of killing an eight-year-old Ontario girl is taking legal action against the federal government, claiming that her highly publicized transfer from a healing lodge to a prison robbed her of her freedom. In a legal application filed April 30, Terri-Lynne McClintic claims that the decision to move her from the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge to the Edmonton Institution for Women was “unreasonable and procedurally unfair, and therefore unlawful.” McClintic pleaded guilty to f
  
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• Onex’s purchase of WestJet prompts Moody’s credit ratings review for possible downgrade

  14-05-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Onex Corp.'s purchase of WestJet Airlines Ltd. has prompted Moody's Investors Service to place two of the carrier's credit ratings under review for possible downgrade.
  
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• Alberta nurses accuse province of breach of contract in wage talks

  14-05-2019 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  The union representing Alberta's nurses is accusing the province of breach of faith and breach of contract after the government successfully sought a delay in the latest round of wage negotiations.
  
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• Southern Alberta Expecting Much-Needed, Significant Rainfall

  14-05-2019 22:51
  
  
  Environment Canada says between Thursday and the holiday Monday many places across the region could see upwards of 50 mm of rain.
  
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• WestJet CEO says $5B deal will give company long-term stability

  14-05-2019 22:36
  WestJet’s CEO says a $5 billion offer to buy the Calgary-based airline will provide stability for the company and allow them to focus on long-term goals. The all-cash offer from Onex Corporation, a Toronto based private equity firm, was announced Monday. WestJet has accepted but the offer still has to go through a number of regulatory hurdles and must be approved by shareholders. Terms of the deal will see Onex Corporation and its affiliated funds acquire all outstanding shares of WestJet
  
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• Mother, son in hospital after allegedly being hit by dad's vehicle

  14-05-2019 22:20
  BRAMPTON, Ont. -- A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly ran over his wife and seven-year-old son early Tuesday. Peel Regional Police say the man has been charged with two counts each of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and dangerous operation of a vehicle.For more on this story, visit CTV TorontoInvestigators had previously said he would be charged with impaired driving. The child was initially deemed to be critically hurt but police now say his condition had stabilized and
  
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• N.L. mother of dead child angry anti-vaccine Facebook page used girl's altered photo

  14-05-2019 21:58
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The mother of a young Newfoundland girl who died last summer is furious her daughter's altered image was used online as part of an anti-vaccination campaign. She has screenshots showing someone posted on a Facebook page an image of Nevaeh Denine's face, with text claiming her death was related to vaccines. The girl, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at an early age, was well known in Newfoundland and Labrador for starting a lemonade stand to raise money for children with c
  
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• Former manager charged with abuse of Marvel's Stan Lee

  14-05-2019 21:26
  LOS ANGELES -- A former business manager of Stan Lee has been charged in California with five counts of elder abuse involving the late Marvel Comics mastermind. A request for a restraining order filed last year by Lee's daughter alleged Keya Morgan was manipulating the mentally declining Lee, preventing him from seeing family and friends, and trying to take control of his money and business affairs. The felony charges filed Friday by Los Angeles County prosecutors against the 43-year-old Morgan
  
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• Trial Scheduled for Fort Macleod RCMP Officer Charged with Assault

  14-05-2019 21:23
  Constable Troy Heystek was charged last April after an incident in Granum.
  
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• House unanimously agrees to apologize to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman

  14-05-2019 21:17
  OTTAWA – The House of Commons has agreed unanimously to apologize to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman over what he had to go through during the years-long legal battle that came to an end last week when federal prosecutors stayed the breach of trust charge he was facing. Conservative Deputy Leader Lisa Raitt proposed the motion after question period on Tuesday.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics newsIt read: “That the House recognize Vice-Admiral Mark Nor
  
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• Claresholm Town Council Scraps Plan to Convert School into Multi-Use Community Building

  14-05-2019 21:15
  Mayor Doug MacPherson says the project isn't viable within the approved budget of $3.5 million.
  
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• Federated Co-op closing 3 feed production facilities in Western Canada

  14-05-2019 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  FCL feed production plants in Melfort, Sask., and Brandon, Man., are closing and the one in Edmonton is being transferred to the Wetaskiwin Co-op.
  
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• Dale Hunter to coach Canada at 2020 world junior hockey championship

  14-05-2019 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Hockey Canada formally announced Tuesday Dale Hunter will serve as head coach for Team Canada at the 2020 world junior hockey championship.
  
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• Arrests of men who allegedly had explosive materials not related to national security: Goodale

  14-05-2019 21:01
  RICHMOND HILL, Ont. -- A tip from the Canadian and American border agencies has led to the arrests of two men accused of possessing explosive materials, but authorities said the case was not related to national security.Read more on this story from CTV News TorontoYork Regional Police said the men -- Reza Mohammadiasl, 47, and Mahyar Mohammadiasl, 18, -- were arrested Monday at a home in Richmond Hill, Ont. Police said the investigation was launched last Thursday after a tip from Canada Border S
  
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• Trial Postponed for Man Charged in Vulcan County Police Chase

  14-05-2019 20:15
  A trial that was scheduled to proceed on Tuesday (May 14), for a man accused of taking police on a chase through Vulcan County, has been adjourned to this fall.
  
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• $51 Million Contract for Unmanned Vehicles Awarded to Southern Alberta Facility

  14-05-2019 19:54
  QinetiQ's largest Canadian contract will deliver unmanned aircraft systems to the Canadian Armed Forces.
  
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• 9-year-old killed in tractor accident at Wintering Hills Hutterite Colony

  14-05-2019 19:48
  A 9-year-old boy was killed Monday in an accident involving a tractor at the Wintering Hills Hutterite Colony, near Hussar. EMS and STARS were called to the colony at 12:50 p.m., and treated the boy on scene, but did not transfer him to hospital. RCMP say the incident isn’t a criminal matter. Police say someone else was driving the tractor when the boy was struck, and it was an accident. The victim’s name has not been released. Hussar is located about 100 kilometres east of Calgary.
  
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• Collective bargaining talks continue between CFL, CFL Players’ Association

  14-05-2019 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  According to a pair of sources, the two sides met into the night Monday and got a head start on talks early Tuesday morning, with the expectation that negotiations will again go into the night.
  
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• 'The Carol Burnett Show' star Tim Conway dies at 85

  14-05-2019 19:04
  NEW YORK -- Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spongebob Squarepants," has died. He was 85. Conway died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles care facility after a long illness, according to Howard Bragman, who heads LaBrea Media. Conway's wife, Charlene Fusco, and a daughter, Jackie, were at his side. A native of Ohio, Conway credited his Midwestern roots
  
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• Foothills MP Launches Petition to Support Canadian Canola Farmers

  14-05-2019 18:33
  John Barlow is pushing the federal government to issue a complaint with the World Trade Organization on China's ban of Canadian canola imports.
  
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• 2019 Big Valley Jamboree to allow drinking, dancing in main stage area

  14-05-2019 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Big Valley Jamboree changes were made based on feedback from fans, who wanted to be able to drink alcohol while watching performers on the main stage.
  
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• New Sentencing Hearing For Lethbridge Man Guilty of Sexual Interference

  14-05-2019 18:08
  33 year old Cody Black Forehead will be back in a Lethbridge courtroom in late June.
  
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• WhatsApp hack: How to plug the spyware hole

  14-05-2019 17:57
  WhatsApp users are being urged to update their app immediately thanks to a security flaw that allowed hackers to remotely hijack smartphones through the software’s voice calling function.Read More: WhatsApp discovers spyware that infected with a call aloneAccording to security researchers, hackers were able to plant the spyware on dozens of smartphones around the world by repeatedly calling the victim on the app. Once installed, hackers were able to access the victim’s smartphone dat
  
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• Chief Mountain Border Near Waterton Opening For 2019 Season

  14-05-2019 17:50
  A popular seasonal border crossing will be open from May 15th to September 30th.
  
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• Gaza singers protest Israel hosting Eurovision - Lethbridge News Now

  14-05-2019 17:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Gaza singers protest Israel hosting Eurovision  Lethbridge News NowGAZA, Palestinian Territory — Palestinian singers are protesting Israel's hosting of the Eurovision song contest by performing on the rubble of a building ...
  
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• Firefighters resuscitate woman found unconscious in smoke-filled apartment

  14-05-2019 17:06
  A woman had to be resuscitated late Monday after being found by firefighters unconscious in a smoke-filled apartment downtown. Calgary Fire Department was called to the 200 block of 5th Avenue S.E. about 11 p.m. Monday and arrived to find smoke coming from a suite. Firefighters forced entry, where they found a woman unconscious. She was resuscitated and transported to hospital in stable condition. Investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.
  
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• Robert Leeming to appear in court Tuesday

  14-05-2019 16:01
  The man accused in the murders of a Calgary mother and her 22-month-old daughter is scheduled to make a court appearance on Tuesday. Robert Leeming, 34, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Jasmine Lovett, 25, and her 22-month-old daughter, Aliyah Sanderson. Their bodies were found in a wooded area near Grizzly Creek, along Highway 40 west of Calgary, about 4 a.m. on May 6, three weeks after they were reported missing by family. Police have not said what led them t
  
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• Robert Leeming makes brief court appearance

  14-05-2019 16:01
  The man accused in the murders of a Calgary mother and her 22-month-old daughter made a brief court appearance Tuesday. Robert Leeming, 34, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Jasmine Lovett, 25, and her 22-month-old daughter, Aliyah Sanderson. He appeared in court Tuesday by CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre, where he is being held, wearing a blue jumpsuit. Leeming's appearance lasted only minutes and the case was adjourned until May 21. “The first phase
  
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• Canadian among those killed in floatplane crash in Alaska - Lethbridge News Now

  14-05-2019 16:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian among those killed in floatplane crash in Alaska  Lethbridge News NowVANCOUVER, B.C. — Global Affairs Canada has confirmed one Canadian is among the dead in a midair crash between sightseeing planes in Alaska.
  
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• WHL Champions Prince Albert Raiders win WHL championship PRINCE ALBERT, SK - Lethbridge News Now

  14-05-2019 15:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  WHL Champions Prince Albert Raiders win WHL championship PRINCE ALBERT, SK  Lethbridge News NowPRINCE ALBERT, SK - For the first time in over 30 years, the Prince Albert Raiders are WHL champions. The team...
  
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• Canadian among those killed in floatplane crash in Alaska

  14-05-2019 15:44
  VANCOUVER -- Global Affairs Canada has confirmed one Canadian is among the four dead in a midair crash involving sightseeing planes in Alaska. The department says the name or hometown of the victim is not being released for privacy reasons. "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and loved ones of the Canadian citizen who died in Alaska," Global Affairs said in an email. The United States Coast Guard says two floatplanes collided as they carried cruise ship tourists on sightseeing fligh
  
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• Canadian among the dead in Alaska floatplanes crash

  14-05-2019 15:44
  VANCOUVER -- Global Affairs Canada has confirmed one Canadian is among the four dead in a midair crash involving sightseeing planes in Alaska. The department says the name or hometown of the victim is not being released for privacy reasons. "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and loved ones of the Canadian citizen who died in Alaska," Global Affairs said in an email. The United States Coast Guard says two floatplanes collided as they carried cruise ship tourists on sightseeing fligh
  
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• Canadian among the dead in Alaska float planes crash

  14-05-2019 15:44
  VANCOUVER -- A Canadian was among at least four people killed when two sightseeing planes crashed in mid-air in Alaska, officials confirmed Tuesday as investigators began working to piece together the cause of the tragedy. Four bodies were recovered and two people were missing after the float planes carrying cruise ship tourists collided Monday near the southeast Alaska town of Ketchikan, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Global Affairs Canada said Canadian consular officials in Seattle were in contact
  
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• Head-on crash sends three to hospital

  14-05-2019 15:24
  Three people were sent to hospital late Monday, one of them in life-threatening condition, after a head-on crash in the northeast late Monday. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 32nd Avenue and 64th Street N.E. about 11:30 p.m. and a passenger in one vehicle, a silver SUV, had to be extracated. Police closed a section of 32nd Avenue N.E. for a little more than an hour, and the road has since been re-opened. Investigators are looking at speed as a possible factor in the crash. (Wi
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Surviving a predator

  14-05-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  It was a race against time to try and catch the serial rapist before he could strike again.
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled: 3-year-old boy found safe in Toronto

  14-05-2019 11:25
  A three-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe in Toronto. The child, who was last seen boarding a bus from Sudbury to Toronto on Monday, was located at a condo in the city’s downtown core near Fort York Boulevard and Lake Shore Avenue West, according to Toronto police. Greater Sudbury Police said the boy was travelling with a 25-year-old woman, who was also found with the child. Investigators said both are safe.Update: Woman and Child have been located in t
  
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• Three Germans in crossbow deaths killed by shots in hearts, neck

  14-05-2019 10:32
  BERLIN -- Three people found dead at a German hotel with crossbow bolts lodged in them died from those wounds, according to autopsy results released Tuesday, but police said there was no sign of any struggle or that any other people were involved. Investigators said a 53-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman found dead in a hotel bed in Passau, near the Austrian border, on Saturday each died from one bolt to the heart. A 30-year-old woman found on the floor of the same room died from a shot to th
  
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• Toronto school board could cut jobs, end some busing after funding cuts

  14-05-2019 10:21
  TORONTO -- Canada's largest school board says it may have to eliminate jobs, some programs and end some student busing to address a multimillion-dollar funding gap created by provincial cuts. The Toronto District School Board's education director laid out the proposals which could help eliminate a $67-million budget shortfall -- $42 million caused by a cut from the Ontario government. John Malloy says the board could stop busing French immersion, cut some learning centre staff jobs, and administ
  
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• B.C. must set clear terms, timeline if it holds money-laundering inquiry: expert

  14-05-2019 10:15
  VANCOUVER -- The British Columbia government needs to set clear goals and a firm timeline if it launches a public inquiry into money laundering, says a former provincial attorney general who led an exhaustive probe of missing and murdered women. Wally Oppal said he believes his inquiry had an impact after it wrapped in 2012. Police now investigate these cases far differently than they did when serial killer Robert Pickton was preying on vulnerable women, he said. "A lot of good things can come o
  
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• U.S. targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes

  14-05-2019 09:30
  BEIJING -- U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears about damage to global economic growth. The U.S. Trade Representative's Office issued its target list after Beijing announced tariff hikes Monday on $60 billion of American goods in their spiraling dispute over Chinese technology ambitions and other irritants. Chinese authorities were reacting to Pre
  
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• Walmart ups the delivery game with next day U.S. shipping

  14-05-2019 07:26
  NEW YORK -- Walmart is rolling out free next-day delivery on its most popular items, increasing the stakes in the retail shipping wars. The nation's largest retailer said Tuesday it's been building a network of more efficient e-commerce distribution centres to make that happen. The next-day service will cover 220,000 popular items from diapers and non-perishable food items to toys and electronics. That's nearly double the number of items it carries in its stores. Next-day delivery, which will re
  
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• NHL playoffs: Blues defence fuels offence in 4-2 Game 2 win over Sharks

  14-05-2019 06:20
  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After the San Jose Sharks relied on a usual suspect to tie the game, the St. Louis Blues took back momentum with a tiebreaking goal from a most unlikely source. Defenceman Robert Bortuzzo scored his first career post-season goal late in the second period that helped the Blues overcome another big game from San Jose's Logan Couture with a 4-2 victory over the Sharks on Monday night that tied the Western Conference final at one game apiece. "It's not really my game but it's som
  
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• Organ donor who inspired Humboldt Bronco remembered

  14-05-2019 06:10 via globalnews.ca
  Not long ago, the nation sported the colour green, in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect. But what many people don’t know is the story of the man who inspired Logan to make that life-saving choice to become an organ donor. Chris Chacon reports
  
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• Lethbridge curbside recycling starts on Tuesday

  14-05-2019 05:51 via globalnews.ca
  Curbside recycling pickup starts across the city on Tuesday. Some residents have concerns about the new recycling program, specifically garbage pickup being moved to every other week. Jasmine Bala reports.
  
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• Curbside recycling starts on Tuesday

  14-05-2019 05:51 via globalnews.ca
  Curbside recycling pickup starts across the city on Tuesday. Some residents have concerns about the new recycling program, specifically garbage pickup being moved to every other week. Jasmine Bala reports.
  
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• Former Calgary police officer receives eight month sentence for accessing child porn

  14-05-2019 05:12
  A former member of the Calgary Police Service has been sentenced after pleading guilty to accessing sexually explicit material involving children. On Monday, 34-year-old Thomas Buttle received an eight month prison sentence plus 12 months of probation. Buttle entered a guilty plea to the charge of accessing child pornography in December 2018. Two additional child pornography related charges against Buttle were withdrawn during his sentence hearing. In January 2018, an investigation was launched
  
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• Lethbridge group calls for city to act on provincial, federal levels on mortgage stress test - Global News

  14-05-2019 04:50 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge group calls for city to act on provincial, federal levels on mortgage stress test  Global NewsA Lethbridge non-profit requested that the mayor write letters to the provincial and federal governments regarding the federal mortgage stress test.
  
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