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• Tornadoes rake Southern Plains; more severe weather expected

  18-05-2019 23:33
  DALLAS -- A spate of tornadoes raked across the Southern Plains, leaving damage and causing few injuries, and parts of the region were bracing for more severe thunderstorms and possible flooding. Tornadoes touched down Friday in Kansas and rural parts of Nebraska, tearing up trees and powerlines, and damaging some homes and farm buildings, according to the National Weather Service. More twisters destroyed at least two homes and left one person with minor injuries in southwestern Oklahoma early S
  
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• Digital billboard catches fire in Times Square

  18-05-2019 23:28
  NEW YORK -- Firefighters have responded to the scene of digital billboard on fire in Times Square. Flames stated to shoot out of the LED billboard just after 3 p.m. Saturday. The Fire Department says no injuries have been reported and there was no damage to the building the sign is attached to. A department spokesman says firefighters are working turn the billboard's power off.Soooo....Times Square is on fire. pic.twitter.com/Px12YKcR0W — Mia Helena Targaryen (@Mia_TheBlessed) May 18, 2019
  
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• Heritage Park’s beloved paddlewheeler returns to the water

  18-05-2019 23:20
  Visitors to Calgary’s Heritage Park got a special treat for opening day as the historic S.S. Moyie took its first voyage in a year. The boat had been put into dry dock for the entire 2018 season as city crews worked to upgrade the Glenmore Dam to improve Calgary’s flood resiliency. To do that, the water level in the reservoir had to be dropped to allow crews to work. As a result of the boat missing out on the 2018 season, officials at the park say they experienced lower attendance an
  
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• Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final kicks off in Tel Aviv - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 23:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final kicks off in Tel Aviv  Lethbridge News NowTEL AVIV, Israel — Israel hosted the Grand Final of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, with Madonna set to showcase Europe's annual music ...
  
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• Woman testifies murder suspect had complete control over women he abused

  18-05-2019 23:01
  WINNIPEG -- A woman says she helped hide another woman's dead body in a barrel filled with chemicals because the man accused in the killing had total control over her after years of abuse. "He probably could have told me to try and catch the sun and I would have done it," Holley Sullivan, 30, told jurors Friday at Perez Cleveland's first-degree murder trial. Cleveland, 46, has pleaded not guilty in the death of 42-year-old Jennifer Barrett, whose body was found in a barrel behind their Winnipeg
  
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• Toronto gun buyback nets 2,700 firearms as part of effort to reduce gun violence

  18-05-2019 22:46
  TORONTO -- There are at least 2,700 fewer firearms in circulation in Toronto after a three-week buyback program wrapped up Friday. Residents voluntarily handed over more than 1,900 long guns and 800 handguns for destruction in what the Toronto Police Service said was the largest haul recorded for such a program in the city. Mayor John Tory welcomed the reduction in the number of guns on the street. "Every gun surrendered is one less gun in our community and one less gun potentially available to
  
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• 1 dead, 1 hospitalized after probable carbon monoxide poisoning at campground

  18-05-2019 22:42
  A woman is dead and a youth has been airlifted to hospital after what police believe was a carbon monoxide poisoning at a campground near Salmon Arm. Corporal Chris Manseau says police were called to a private campground around 10 a.m. just outside of Salmon Arm. "It's been determined that it's very likely it was a carbon monoxide poisoning from a camp stove inside a tent," he said. Mounties say the pair had been camping in a tent and had possibly been using a cooking stove as a source of heat.
  
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• Woman killed in hit-and-run near Rocky Mountain House

  18-05-2019 22:18
  Authorities in Rocky Mountain House are investigating after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run early Friday morning. Officials say the woman was walking on the Sunchild First Nation when she was struck by a vehicle at about 3:00 a.m. on May 17. By the time emergency crews arrived at the scene, the victim was already dead. The driver of the vehicle failed to remain at the scene. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Rocky Mountain House RCMP at 403-845-2882 or call your
  
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• Young players gather at McMahon for Junior Stampeders event

  18-05-2019 21:45
  A group of kids were able to meet up with some of the newest members of the Calgary Stampeders at a special practice on Saturday. Over 200 youth were involved in the meet, run in partnership with KidSport Calgary, that gives players a chance to give back to the community. “We sell this event out pretty consistently every year,” said Riley Jans, event coordinator for the Calgary Stampeders. He says an additional 50 spots are given out for free to kids through the KidSport program. Jan
  
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• Illinois not alerted to early clues in womb-cutting case

  18-05-2019 20:45
  CHICAGO -- Police and Illinois' child welfare agency say staff at a Chicago-area hospital didn't alert them after determining that a bloodied woman who arrived with a gravely ill newborn had not just given birth to the baby boy, as she claimed. Clarisa Figueroa is charged with killing 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez. Chicago police say she cut Ochoa-Lopez's baby out of her womb on April 23, then called 911 to report she had given birth to a baby who wasn't breathing. Paramedics took Figueroa and
  
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• Wheel flies off SUV and strikes vehicle on busy Ont. highway

  18-05-2019 20:29
  One person was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a loose wheel struck a vehicle on a busy Ontario highway. Ontario Provincial Police say the wheel came off a SUV travelling south on Highway 400 Saturday morning near the town of Innisfil, Ont. about 88 km north of Toronto.For more on this story visit CTV TorontoAccording to police, the wheel went flying into the northbound lanes of the highway and struck a vehicle. One person in that vehicle suffered serious injuries and was a
  
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• Wildfire danger will elevate to ‘extreme’ in Slave Lake: Alberta Wildfire

  18-05-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  The elevated danger is due to “strong and gusty winds” that could cause a fire to burn intensely and spread quickly, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Wildfire danger ‘extreme’ in Slave Lake: Alberta Wildfire

  18-05-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  The elevated danger is due to “strong and gusty winds” that could cause a fire to burn intensely and spread quickly, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Historical sites, museums and archives open in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 19:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Historical sites, museums and archives open in Alberta  Lethbridge News NowALBERTA – Everyone can enjoy affordable adventures over the May long weekend and all summer at Alberta's heritage facilities. The summer season begins ...
  
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• Speed and alcohol suspected in double fatal crash

  18-05-2019 18:31
  Calgary police are investigating after two people died in a serious crash on Metis Trail in northeast Calgary early Saturday morning. Police were called to the scene of a crash at Metis Trail and 128 Avenue N.E. for reports of a two-vehicle crash at about 12:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 2009 Toyota Corolla had collided with a 2012 Hyundai. The preliminary investigation has found the driver of the Toyota, a 42-year-old male, was turning onto eastbound 128 Avenue from the southbound lan
  
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• 'It's devastating and it's frustrating': Police believe alcohol involved in fatal crash

  18-05-2019 18:31
  Calgary police are investigating after two people died in a serious crash on Metis Trail in northeast Calgary early Saturday morning and believe that both alcohol and speed are factors. Police were called to the scene of a crash at Metis Trail and 128 Avenue N.E. for reports of a two-vehicle crash at about 12:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 2009 Toyota Corolla had collided with a 2012 Hyundai. The preliminary investigation has found the driver of the Toyota, a 42-year-old male, was turni
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger drop-kicked from behind in South Africa

  18-05-2019 18:04
  Arnold Schwarzenegger was drop-kicked from behind at a sporting event in South Africa. The 71-year-old former California governor was in a gymnasium at the Arnold Classic Africa sporting event in Sandton, South Africa on Saturday morning when he was attacked. In a video published on YouTube, the former bodybuilder and Hollywood actor can be seen filming a clip for Snapchat when a man runs up behind him and drop-kicking him. Schwarzenegger then falls into a group of fans while his attacker is tac
  
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• Shuttle bus driver sues NHL's Senators in harassment case - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 17:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Shuttle bus driver sues NHL's Senators in harassment case  Lethbridge News NowBUFFALO, N.Y. — A former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager and the NHL hockey team were sued for negligence on Friday over allegations he ...
  
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• Canada's parole officers say correctional system has reached breaking point

  18-05-2019 17:28
  OTTAWA -- Canada's parole officers say the country's correctional system is at a breaking point due to workloads that are "insurmountable" -- a situation they say poses real risks to public safety. A survey of parole officers conducted by the Union of Safety and Justice Employees suggested more than two-thirds of parole workers are worried they're not able to properly protect the public because they do not have time to adequately assess, supervise and prepare offenders for release. The union, wh
  
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• IndyCar dream still alive for Red Deer driver

  18-05-2019 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  A Red Deer racer's goal to compete in one of the world's biggest open wheel series will continue on, for now.
  
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• Vancouver Island residents fear someone is poisoning dogs

  18-05-2019 16:53
  Residents on Vancouver Island believe someone is poisoning dogs after one canine was put down after eating what is believed to be rat poison. The dog, Griffin, from the remote First Nations community of Kyuquot, was put down after a vet decided it was too sick to recover. The animal was rescued from a settlement on the island’s north west coast by Nick Templeman, a tourism operator, who saw a plea for help on social media and took the pet to a vet. Templeman was crushed to learn that hours
  
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• Van passenger impaled by tripod dropped onto California freeway

  18-05-2019 15:49
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Authorities say somebody stole a tripod from a California Department of Transportation crew and then dropped it from an overpass onto a Sacramento freeway, impaling the lung of a passenger in a van. The driver of the van, Tim Page, tells KCRA-TV that he was on Interstate 5 Thursday morning when the yellow-and-red tripod smashed through the glass. He says it went through his passenger's lung and popped out. The man survived but with broken ribs and a partially punctured lung.
  
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• Prince William says Diana's death was 'pain like no other'

  18-05-2019 15:10
  LONDON -- Prince William has spoken candidly about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, describing his bereavement as a "pain like no other pain." Speaking in a BBC documentary on mental health, William also says that his time working as an air ambulance pilot gave him the impression that death was just "around the door," and the thoughts had become a problem until he spoke with someone. The comments were part of a discussion about personal struggles that William shared with soccer stars Pet
  
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• 15 months and counting: behind the doors of Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 15:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  15 months and counting: behind the doors of Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - It's a grey and rainy Friday just before the May long weekend outside of what is arguably the...
  
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• Back to the drawing board: UK Brexit compromise talks fail - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 11:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Back to the drawing board: UK Brexit compromise talks fail  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - Talks between Britain's government and opposition aimed at striking a compromise Brexit deal broke do...
  
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• Mom of 5 killed in hit and run on central Alberta road

  18-05-2019 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  Rocky Mountain House RCMP are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run collision on the Sunchild First Nation early Friday morning.
  
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• Pincher Creek RCMP investigate 2-vehicle crash

  18-05-2019 05:50 via globalnews.ca
  A collision at the intersection of Highway 3 and secondary Highway 510 on Friday afternoon had RCMP rerouting long weekend traffic. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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• Woman airlifted to Calgary following Highway 3 collision near Cowley

  18-05-2019 04:42
  One woman was airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, and an elderly man was transported by ground ambulance to hospital, following a Friday afternoon collision near the village of Cowley. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 510 shortly before 4 p.m. following a collision involving a one-ton pickup truck and an SUV. According to Pincher Creek RCMP, the truck had been travelling southbound and the SUV westbound when the vehicles collided in the i
  
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• Author of flattering Trump biography gets pardon from Trump - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 04:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Author of flattering Trump biography gets pardon from Trump  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering ...
  
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• Colorectal cancer rates increasing among younger patients: study

  18-05-2019 04:13
  New research confirms there is a rising tide of adults under the age of 50 developing cancers of the colon and rectum in seven countries, including Canada. Researchers with the World Health Organization examined the rates of colorectal cancers among 143 million people in seven high-income countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, Ireland, and the U.K.) and found the presence of the diseases has declined overall in the past 10 years, but has increased dramatically among those un
  
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• 2 people injured in crash on southern Alberta highway - Global News

  18-05-2019 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  2 people injured in crash on southern Alberta highway  Global NewsPolice are investigating after a two-vehicle collision on a highway near Cowley, Alta., sent two people to hospital on Friday afternoon.
  
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• 2 people injured in crash on southern Alberta highway

  18-05-2019 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating after a two-vehicle collision on a highway near Cowley, Alta., sent two people to hospital on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Pincher Creek RCMP Investigating Two Vehicle Crash Near Cowley

  18-05-2019 03:28
  The collision happened at about 3:30pm Friday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 510.
  
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• Blairmore physician wins appeal, gets to keep medical licence

  18-05-2019 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  A family doctor from Blairmore, Alta., that was found guilty of four charges of unprofessional conduct last year, has won an appeal to keep his medical licence and pay fewer fees.
  
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• Warrant issued for Olds resident after vehicle purchased with stolen identification

  18-05-2019 02:15
  Members of the Olds RCMP detachment have arrested one suspect and issued a warrant for a 45-year-old man following an investigation into identity theft and the fraudulent purchase of a vehicle. After learning that their personal information had been used to apply for car loans, credit cards and phone plans, a citizen contacted RCMP in mid-April to report the identity theft. Officers determined that the victim’s identification had been used to buy a vehicle and the investigation led police
  
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• Coaldale RCMP prepare for May long weekend

  18-05-2019 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are asking drivers to be courteous and cautious when venturing out on the highway and to let off the gas pedal.
  
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• Waterton Lakes National Park rebuilds following 2017 Kenow wildfire

  18-05-2019 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  After surviving the 2017 Kenow wildfire, one of the worst wildfires to hit Waterton Lakes National Park, the rebuilding process is now underway. Millions of dollars of federal funding are being used for various revitalization projects set to be completed this summer. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Dr. Johann Maritz wins appeal and keeps medical licence

  18-05-2019 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  A Blairmore family doctor found guilty of four charges of unprofessional conduct last year has won an appeal to keep his medical licence and pay fewer fees. Jasmine Bala has an update on the case.
  
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• Court orders nearly $13 million be paid to Grande Prairie hospital subcontractors

  18-05-2019 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  A court has ordered that nearly $13 million in Alberta government funds be paid to subcontractors and others involved in the building of a new hospital in Grande Prairie.
  
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• Alberta RCMP ask drivers to slow down this May long weekend

  18-05-2019 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  Long weekends, no matter the weather, mean added travellers to Alberta highways. Rain is in the forecast for the entire weekend, but as Quinn Campbell reports, it’s not slowing down the amount of traffic or the level of enforcement.
  
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• Fire bans in effect in parts of northern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 01:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Fire bans in effect in parts of northern Alberta  Lethbridge News NowCampfires, unauthorized burning and off-highway vehicles (OHV) are banned on public lands throughout most of northern Alberta because of wildfire concerns.
  
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• I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102 - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2019 01:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — I.M. Pei (PAY), the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the ...
  
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• The Camera Store staff attacked with bear spray during theft of camera

  18-05-2019 01:11
  Management at The Camera Store in the Beltline are asking for tips from the public as police continue to investigate the theft of a camera and lens, and the attack on store staff during the suspect’s getaway. A middle-aged man entered the store on Thursday, May 16 and, according to The Camera Store officials, immediately drew the attention of employees as ‘there was something off about him’. The man grabbed a Sony A7R III camera and a Sony 16-35 mm F2.8 G Master lens and attemp
  
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• Thermal solar plant shuttered in 'The City With Energy'

  18-05-2019 01:03
  A $13-million solar investment in Medicine Hat has been taken offline after only four full years of operation. Opened in 2014, the plant used concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology to heat liquid through panels, sending steam to a main power plant. In contrast, the more common photovoltaic solar panels directly convert the sun’s energy into electricity.  The solar project was initiated in 2008 in the hopes of contributing to the 250-megawatt main power plant. Ultimately, the sola
  
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• 12 arrested by Lethbridge police during targeted enforcement project - Global News

  18-05-2019 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  12 arrested by Lethbridge police during targeted enforcement project  Global NewsLethbridge Police arrest a dozen people in connection with targeted criminal activity in the downtown area.
  
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• 12 arrested by Lethbridge police during targeted enforcement project

  18-05-2019 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Police arrest a dozen people in connection with targeted criminal activity in the downtown area.
  
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• Edmonton’s new police chief named president of Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police

  18-05-2019 00:37 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee has been named the new president of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police. 
  
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• New PICU ready to open at Stollery Children’s Hospital

  18-05-2019 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  The current unit, which treated 670 children in 2018, features beds only separated by curtains, and a lack of furniture for families to spend the nights comfortably.
  
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• Trio of Saint Bernards settling in to new Calgary digs

  18-05-2019 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  After arriving in Edmonton via another animal rescue agency, it was soon discovered the three massive dogs suffered severe anxiety and stress whenever they were separated.
  
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• Hollywood actress in Calgary for domestic abuse workshop

  18-05-2019 00:24
  Disney star Olivia Stuck is using her personal experience to help empower women to avoid and escape domestic abuse in Calgary. The 20-year-old, whose credits include TV shows Kirby Buckets, Girl Meets World, and Good Luck Charlie, experienced abuse as a young actress in Hollywood. “It’s something I’m open about, it’s something I’ve healed from,” she said. “We are not alone and I just want to connect.” She will be co-hosting the 'Zero to Hero' progr
  
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