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• ATV driver facing impaired charges after passenger injured

  21-05-2019 23:39
  An Alberta man is facing charges after a woman was thrown from an ATV and suffered injuries requiring aid from STARS. STARS was called to an area north of Lac La Biche on Saturday after a 23-year-old woman was injured in an ATV crash. Responding authorities were told the driver lost control on a sandy, tree-lined trail and the victim was thrown from the vehicle. While she was given first aid on scene, an air ambulance was called in due to the rugged terrain and remoteness of the crash location,
  
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• Injuries, busy schedule testing Whitecaps depth, character: coach - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 23:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Injuries, busy schedule testing Whitecaps depth, character: coach  Lethbridge News NowVancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos isn't surprised at the injury bug spreading through his roster. Afte...
  
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• AHL defenceman Day lands one-year deal with Edmonton Oilers - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 23:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  AHL defenceman Day lands one-year deal with Edmonton Oilers  Lethbridge News NowEDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Logan Day to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 24-ye...
  
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• “Big Bang Theory” finale gets galactic ratings to win week - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 22:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  “Big Bang Theory” finale gets galactic ratings to win week  Lethbridge News NowLOS ANGELES — In its last blast, “The Big Bang Theory” topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's ...
  
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• Lethbridge girl selected as honouree in Canada-wide contest

  21-05-2019 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  An 11-year-old Lethbridge girl’s submission on residential schools as part of a national contest for truth and reconciliation has landed her a trip to Winnipeg. Chris Chacon has the details.
  
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• Judge sentences Edward Downey to life with no parole for 50 years

  21-05-2019 22:24
  The man convicted of killing five-year-old Taliyah Marsman and her mother Sara Baillie in 2016 has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 50 years. Last December, it took a jury less than three hours to find Edward Downey guilty of two counts of first degree murder, in the death of Marsman and Baillee. Baillie’s body was found with duct tape wrapped around her neck and face, stuffed into a laundry basket in a closet, in her Panorama Hills home on July
  
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• B.C. deploying 267 personnel to help Alberta with out-of-control wildfires

  21-05-2019 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of B.C. wildfire fighters are packing their bags and heading east of the Rockies, as Alberta grapples with an early start to the fire season.
  
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• How Indigenous midwives help reconnect women with culture and pregnancy care

  21-05-2019 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  Accessing an Indigenous midwife in Canada today is nearly impossible, according to Carol Couchie, an Indigenous midwife and co-chair of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives.
  
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• Tsuut’ina multisport complex opens after several years of construction

  21-05-2019 21:53
  Construction has finally finished on a state-of-the-art sports complex on the Tsuut’ina Nation.The Seven Chiefs Sportsplex & Jim Starlight Centre cost $55.6 million to build. Band officials hope the complex serves not only as a community hub, but also as a bridge to other communities where families can meet through shared interests. “The Chief Jim Starlight Centre will definitely be able to meet that capacity need,” said Brenden Crane, project manager for Tsuut’ina Na
  
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• Edward Downey sentenced to life in prison, no parole for 50 years for killing Calgary mother and daughter

  21-05-2019 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  Queen’s Bench Justice Beth Hughes called Downey "callous and remorseless" in passing her sentence on Tuesday.
  
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• Mayor Spearman Helps Kick Off National Public Works Week in Lethbridge

  21-05-2019 21:20
  Public Works Week has been celebrated every year, during the third week of May, since 1960.
  
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• New app to speed up airport customs

  21-05-2019 21:01
  A new app promises to speed up border crossings at Calgary’s International Airport. Travellers can install the CanBorder eDeclaration app on their mobile devices and complete a declaration there. They then scan their QR code at a primary inspection kiosk and take the receipt to a border services officer. The system replaces the standard paper declaration cards and is expected to cut how long it takes to get through customs by up to 50 per cent. 36 kiosks go into service on Wednesday with a
  
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• Woman airlifted by STARS after Alberta ATV crash, man faces impaired charges

  21-05-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP believe alcohol may have been a factor in an ATV crash near Lac La Biche that sent a 23-year-old woman to hospital.
  
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• Liberals shrugging off concerns about rural crime, opposition MPs charge

  21-05-2019 20:48
  OTTAWA -- A Liberal-dominated parliamentary committee's report on rural crime is "an insult to all Canadians," Conservative MPs say in a dissenting statement that decries waits of hours or even days for police to respond to calls in remote areas. New Democrat MPs on the House of Commons public-safety committee also want stronger federal action on crime in Canada's hinterlands, saying the "incomplete" report fails to take into account the difficulties witnesses described in the committee's hearin
  
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• Pilot program allows Calgary Transit tickets to be bought with a phone

  21-05-2019 20:34
  Calgary Transit riders on four select routes will be able to buy and validate tickets using their phones this summer as part of a 90-day pilot program. Running from late June until September, the program will see transit riders on the four routes download the My Fare app, allowing them to buy and validate tickets. The four routes are:4 - Huntington 38 - Brentwood/Temple 149 - Point Trotter 150 - 114 Avenue S.E.The deadline to register for the pilot program is May 29. Brittany Bucsis usually buys
  
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• Alberta UCP members sworn in at legislature, joining NDP members - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 20:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta UCP members sworn in at legislature, joining NDP members  Lethbridge News NowEDMONTON — It's officially a full house at the Alberta legislature. The 63 members of the United Conservative caucus, including Premier Jason Kenney, have ...
  
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• New legislature session starts with UCP at helm

  21-05-2019 20:14
  On the first day of the 30th session of the Alberta legislature Tuesday, Alberta's new premier and caucus were sworn in, and a speaker of the legislative assembly was elected. Sixty-three United Conservative MLAs were sworn in alongside Premier Jason Kenney. “I know it can be—as a new member—awe-inspiring and perhaps a bit intimidating, the first time you walk up the steps of the legislature and through the marble halls, to imagine that we are somehow worthy of serving in this
  
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• UPDATE: Permission granted to raise Pride flag in Taber - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 20:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  UPDATE: Permission granted to raise Pride flag in Taber  Lethbridge News NowTaber, AB - The Taber Pride Flag will be raised once again this year in front of the local provincial building...
  
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• Canadian pilot Patrick Forseth killed in Honduras plane crash: sister - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 20:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian pilot Patrick Forseth killed in Honduras plane crash: sister  Lethbridge News NowTRUJILLO, Honduras - A British Columbia woman says her pilot brother was killed in a plane crash in Honduras o...
  
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• U of L's Dhillon School of Business Benefactor to be Given Honorary Degree

  21-05-2019 19:56
  In 2018, Navjeet (Bob) Dhillon pledged $10 million to the University of Lethbridge as it transformed its Faculty of Management.
  
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• Amateur video shows crews fighting wildfires in Alberta’s Slave Lake forest area

  21-05-2019 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Fire crews, including “firefighters, aircraft and heavy equipment,” fought two wildfires in Alberta’s Slave Lake Forest Area on May 18, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 19:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures  Lethbridge News NowHAMILTON - Ontario researchers say they've come up with a way to store vaccines at higher temperatures fo...
  
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• UCP members sworn in at Alberta legislature ahead of spring session

  21-05-2019 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  The 63 members of the United Conservative caucus, including Premier Jason Kenney, were sworn in at the legislature on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Minister Bains outlines digital charter with focus on personal data control

  21-05-2019 19:16
  TORONTO -- Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains unveiled a wide review of federal privacy laws Tuesday in what he said was an effort to build trust in a digital world. Bains announced the review as part of a 10-point digital charter that he said is necessary in a rapidly evolving society and economy that's increasingly data-reliant. "We need to get serious about rebuilding trust because people are currently losing it," he said at an Empire Club of Canada event in Toronto. "In the 21st century, eith
  
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• Month Long Road Closure Starts in West Lethbridge Tuesday

  21-05-2019 19:06
  The intersection of McMaster Boulevard, Macleod Drive and Mt Burke Boulevard is closing to support the construction of Great Bear Boulevard.
  
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• Kenow Wildfire Rebuild Continues in Waterton Lakes National Park

  21-05-2019 18:54
  Major projects this summer include the Red Rock Parkway, viewpoints near Cameron Falls, Bear's Hump Trail and the Alpine Stables area.
  
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• Trio of Broncos Will Become Pronghorns for University of Lethbridge - DiscoverHumboldt.com

  21-05-2019 18:45 via discoverhumboldt.com
  Trio of Broncos Will Become Pronghorns for University of Lethbridge  DiscoverHumboldt.comA trio of Humboldt Broncos are sticking together for their post junior hockey career. Michael Clarke, Owen Guenter and Josh Patrician have all committed to the ...
  
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• Calgary woman killed in Arizona crash

  21-05-2019 18:25
  After losing her phone while riding on a golf cart in Scottsdale, Ariz., a 24-year-old Calgary woman was hit by a pickup and later died in hospital. Police say Jesena Andoney, 24, was riding on a golf cart on Thomas Road, in Scottsdale, about 1:44 a.m. Saturday when she lost her phone. The cart pulled over and she began searching for her phone in the roadway. She was then hit by a westbound pickup truck and rushed to hospital where she died the next day. The driver remained at the scene and poli
  
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• Trudeau admits Canada in 'difficult situation' with China as delegation visits, discusses detainees

  21-05-2019 18:07
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits Canada is in a "difficult situation with China" but diplomatic efforts continue, as a Canadian delegation is on the ground in China making a case for the release of two detained Canadians. Speaking with reporters after touring an aluminum plant in Quebec Trudeau said that Canadian officials continue to engage diplomatically, but criticized China for "making stronger moves" in an effort to "get its own way on the world stage.”Sign up for our Capital Disp
  
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• If Trudeau called about detainees, Chinese president wouldn't pick up: ex-ambassador

  21-05-2019 18:07
  Former Canadian Ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques says he has “limited expectations” a Canadian delegation currently on the ground in China will successfully lead to the release of two detained Canadians. During an interview on CTV’s Power Play on Tuesday, he said the group, which includes foreign affairs parliamentary secretary Rob Oliphant, won’t have a lot of power to make waves. But even if they did, it wouldn’t matter. “Nobody in the Chinese governmen
  
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• Power, cell service lost as Level 6 wildfire burns out of control in High Level

  21-05-2019 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  The out-of-control wildfire that forced the evacuation of High Level, Alta., on Monday is currently listed as a Level 6, the most severe, given how active it is.
  
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• New session to start at Alberta Legislature on Tuesday

  21-05-2019 18:02
  The Alberta legislature is to start a new session on Tuesday. The UCP government says there will be about a dozen bills tabled during the sitting, including ones proposing to change the minimum wage for young workers and to cut the corporate tax. Premier Jason Kenney has promised what he calls a "spring of renewal" in the first sitting since his United Conservatives beat Rachel Notley's NDP in the April 16th election. A full budget isn't expected until the fall.
  
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• Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 17:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK - What's next for "Game of Thrones?" The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew...
  
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• Mom of Kiran Dhesi's accused killer charged with accessory after the fact

  21-05-2019 17:10
  The mother of college student Kiran Dhesi's alleged killer has been charged with trying to help her son in the aftermath of the crime. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team revealed Tuesday that 53-year-old Manjit Kaur Deo is facing one count of accessory after the fact to murder. Earlier this month, her 21-year-old son, Harjot Singh Deo, was charged with murdering Dhesi, whose body was found in a burning SUV almost two years ago. "It will come as a shock to have two members of the same fam
  
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• Accused murderer's mom charged with being accessory after the fact

  21-05-2019 17:10
  The mother of Kiran Dhesi's accused murderer has also been charged in connection with her killing, police revealed Tuesday. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said 53-year-old Manjit Kaur Deo is facing one count of accessory after the fact to murder. Last week, authorities announced her son, 21-year-old Harjot Singh Deo, had been charged with second-degree murder in the case. Dhesi's body was found in a burned out vehicle in Surrey in August 2017, devastating the 19-year-old college stud
  
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• Alberta wildfire officials talk about conditions, forecast

  21-05-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Bruce Mayer, with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, explains how crews attack a blaze when it’s listed as a high danger Level 5 or 6.
  
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• High Level evacuation ‘sucessful,’ wildfire at Level 6: Premier

  21-05-2019 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the evacuation of High Level and nearby communities was a successful one Monday evening. He also says the level of the wildfire is a 6 – the highest level.
  
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• Tennessee's House speaker to resign after no confidence vote - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 16:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Tennessee's House speaker to resign after no confidence vote  Lethbridge News NowNASHVILLE — Tennessee's embattled House Speaker Glen Casada says he plans to resign following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus.
  
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• Explosion near DeWinton sends man to hospital

  21-05-2019 15:50
  Family members rescued a man after he was seriously injured in a natural gas explosion near DeWinton on Monday night. The blast, and subsequent fire, happened in an out-building on a property near 42nd Street and 271st Avenue in DeWinton, about 30 kilometres south of Calgary. Debris was sent flying up to 30 metres into the air and thick, black smoke could be seen for several kilometers "We got called initially to an explosion, then an explosion with a person trapped," said Chief Jim Smith o
  
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• Explosion near De Winton sends man to hospital

  21-05-2019 15:50
  Family members rescued a man after he was seriously injured in a natural gas explosion near De Winton on Monday night. The blast, and subsequent fire, happened in an out-building on a property near 42nd Street and 271st Avenue in De Winton, in a rural area south of Calgary. Debris was sent flying up to 30 metres into the air and thick, black smoke could be seen for several kilometers "We got called initially to an explosion, then an explosion with a person trapped," said Chief Jim Smith of
  
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• “Fun Guy” Kawhi the latest example of NBA branding - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 15:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  “Fun Guy” Kawhi the latest example of NBA branding  Lethbridge News NowTORONTO — Kawhi Leonard's likeness looks down from some 10 storeys high over Yonge-Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto. Arms crossed.
  
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• Frenchman in vegetative state kept alive after appeal to UN

  21-05-2019 14:30
  PARIS -- A last-ditch appeal to the United Nations forced French doctors to resume life support Tuesday for a man who has been in a vegetative state for years and whose case has drawn attention across Europe. Vincent Lambert was critically injured in a 2008 car accident, and his parents and wife disagree on whether to keep him alive artificially. After years of legal battles, a team of doctors decided last year to stop giving him food and liquids and allow him to be sedated until death. Doctors
  
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• Frenchman in vegetative state for years, kept alive after appeal to UN

  21-05-2019 14:30
  PARIS -- A last-ditch appeal to the United Nations has forced French doctors to resume life support for a man who has been in a vegetative state for years and whose case has drawn attention across Europe. Vincent Lambert was critically injured in a 2008 car accident, and his parents and wife disagree on whether to keep him alive artificially. After years of legal battles, a team of doctors decided to stop giving him food and liquids. But the parents appealed to the UN Committee on the Rights of
  
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• Another day of tornadoes in U.S. Midwest, but St. Louis spared

  21-05-2019 14:21
  ST. LOUIS -- A dangerous storm system in the Midwest produced dozens of tornadoes for the second consecutive day Tuesday, demolishing a racetrack grandstand and damaging buildings in a wild animal park in Missouri but sparing St. Louis, the biggest city in its path. Two deaths, both in Missouri, were blamed on the severe weather that started in the Southern Plains Monday night and moved to the northeast. Missouri and parts of Illinois and Arkansas were in the crosshairs Tuesday. By Wednesday, th
  
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• One Injured in Natural Gas Explosion Near Dewinton

  21-05-2019 14:06
  RCMP are investigating a natural gas explosion that happened Monday night (May 20), about 13 km north of Okotoks.
  
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• State of emergency declared in High Level due to wildfire

  21-05-2019 13:44
  A state of emergency has been declared in High Level as a result of a wildfire in the region. The town is empty with the exception of essential services. All 4,000 residents were ordered to evacuate around 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The fire is about three kilometres southwest of the town and is now about 70,000 hectres, in size, about the size of the city of Edmonton. Residents have been told they’ll likely be away from town for at least three days. An evacuation centre has been set up i
  
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• Out-of-control fire in High Level continues to grow

  21-05-2019 13:44
  A state of emergency has been declared in High Level as a result of a wildfire in the region. There are about 90 firefighters, 25 helicopters and air tankers working to keep the fire—currently occupying nearly 80,000 hectares three kilometres west of High Level—from reaching town. On Tuesday night, wildfire officials deemed the wildfire danger as "extreme." Earlier in the day, Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday that firefighters from B.C., Ontario and Nova Scotia will be arriving
  
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• Kyle Kaiser knocks Alonso, McLaren out of Indy 500 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-05-2019 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kyle Kaiser knocks Alonso, McLaren out of Indy 500  Lethbridge News NowINDIANAPOLIS — Fernando Alonso did everything in his power to put McLaren in the Indianapolis 500. He drove flat-out when his car was loose, when it ...
  
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• Contact info for millions of Instagram influencers leaked online

  21-05-2019 07:50
  Instagram on Monday was trying to figure out how private contact information for millions of influential users of the service was amassed in an unguarded online database. The online cache of data discovered by a security researcher was first written about by news site TechCrunch, which reported that it was traced back to Mumbai-based social media marketing firm Chtrbox. "We're looking into the issue to understand if the data described -- including email and phone numbers -- was from Instagram or
  
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• Natural gas explosion south of Calgary sends man to hospital

  21-05-2019 07:36 via globalnews.ca
  Police and fire officials are investigating after a natural gas explosion south of Calgary sent a man to hospital with serious injuries on Monday night.
  
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