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• Calgary announcement sees feds pledge $24.5M to fund cannabis use research

  22-05-2019 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Minister Bill Blair announced funding for Canada-based research into cannabis use, research into the impact of legalized cannabis on public health and public awareness projects.
  
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• Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 23:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional  Lethbridge News NowLANSING, Mich. — Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is ...
  
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• Health alert at Calgary high school over potential tuberculosis exposure

  22-05-2019 23:29
  Health officials are notifying 200 people at a high school in Calgary's north end about a potential exposure to two cases of tuberculosis, a potentially fatal disease. The Alberta Health Services issued the advisory on Wednesday afternoon and says all of the affected individuals are being notified by a mailed letter. Officials say the only people who are at risk of coming into contact with the disease are being notified. The letter includes information about where to go for a standard TB assessm
  
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• Thieves swipe unmarked RCMP vehicle, Mountie uniform from Carstairs dealership

  22-05-2019 23:24
  Members of the Didsbury RCMP detachment are investigating a Monday morning break-and-enter at a Ford dealership in Carstairs where two vehicles were stolen including an unmarked RCMP unit. According to RCMP, officers responded to the Carstairs Ford Dealership shortly before 6 a.m. on Victoria Day following reports of a break-in. In the early hours of May 20, an unknown number of suspects gained access to the business and proceeded to steal a 2014 Ford Mustang and a 2016 Ford Explorer. The Mustan
  
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• High Level Mayor: Evacuation Order Will Remain in Place for Near Future

  22-05-2019 22:58
  Mayor Crystal McAteer says she knows it's not the news residents were hoping to hear but "the danger has not passed nor has it diminished."
  
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• CPS officer charged after allegedly assaulting female suspect

  22-05-2019 22:57
  A veteran of the Calgary Police Service has been charged with assault causing bodily harm following an investigation into a 2017 incident involving a female suspect. According to CPS officials, a woman was injured during the booking process in the early morning hours of December 13, 2017. Police have not disclosed the nature of the encounter between the on-duty officer and the suspect that left the woman injured. As a result of the investigation, Constable Alex Dunn, a nine year veteran of the C
  
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• 3 more parents plead guilty in college admissions scam - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 22:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  3 more parents plead guilty in college admissions scam  Lethbridge News NowBOSTON - A married couple and a California businessman are the latest parents to plead guilty in the sweeping ...
  
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• U of L Project to Provide Virtual Access to Historic Blackfoot Objects

  22-05-2019 22:45
  First Nations can apply to retrieve sacred materials from public collections in Alberta but most European museums reject repatriation claims, hence the need to create digital models.
  
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• Tense Moments at Southern Alberta High School as Suspicious Package Found

  22-05-2019 22:34
  Medicine Hat Police were called to Crescent Heights High School just after 9am on Tuesday.
  
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• Canada stripping citizenship from Chinese man over alleged marriage fraud - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada stripping citizenship from Chinese man over alleged marriage fraud  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - The federal government is taking the relatively rare step of revoking Canadian citizen...
  
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• Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks' Assange - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks' Assange  Lethbridge News NowCOPENHAGEN - Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Ju...
  
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• 1990s drama 'Party of Five' reboot involves deported parents - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  1990s drama 'Party of Five' reboot involves deported parents  Lethbridge News NowALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A reboot of the 1990s teen drama “Party of Five” will centre on a Mexican American family whose parents are deported to Mexico.
  
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• Canadian retaliatory tariffs lifted as U.S. kills steel aluminum penalties - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 22:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian retaliatory tariffs lifted as U.S. kills steel aluminum penalties  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Canada collected more than $1.27 billion from the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products over the last ...
  
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• District attorney says Meek Mill should get new trial, judge - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 22:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  District attorney says Meek Mill should get new trial, judge  Lethbridge News NowPHILADELPHIA - The district attorney of Philadelphia is calling for a new trial for rapper Meek Mill before a ...
  
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• Ex-White House lawyer won't testify after Trump direction - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 21:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ex-White House lawyer won't testify after Trump direction  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - President Donald Trump directed his former White House Counsel Donald McGahn to defy a congressio...
  
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• Survey finds minimal progress in military's fight against sexual misconduct - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 21:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Survey finds minimal progress in military's fight against sexual misconduct  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada survey of military personnel suggests the Canadian Forces has made minimal progress in eradicating serious sexual ...
  
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• Canadian oilfield would produce more if regulated in U.S., Encana CEO says

  22-05-2019 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  The CEO of Encana Corp. says Western Canada's Montney oil and gas region would be two to four times more productive if it was in the United States with its more efficient regulatory systems.
  
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• Ukraine president takes political stage in dramatic fashion - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 21:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ukraine president takes political stage in dramatic fashion  Lethbridge News NowKIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's new president, a comedian before he turned to statecraft, made a dramatic entrance to the political stage Monday by disbanding ...
  
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• Public Service Week – acknowledging those behind the work - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 21:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Public Service Week – acknowledging those behind the work  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE — There are jobs that we all take for granted. We don't give them a second thought – until the services connected to those jobs disappear.
  
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• $25M announced for cannabis research in Canada

  22-05-2019 21:18
  The federal government is earmarking nearly $25 million toward cannabis research projects across the country. Bill Blair, the minister responsible for the Cannabis Act, made the announcement in Calgary on Wednesday. “These projects will seek to further generate the knowledge needed to develop evidenced-based policies and regulations around cannabis use,” he said. Part of the money will be used to fund three research projects at the University of Calgary. One Calgary study will look a
  
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• Scheer vows criminal crackdown on human trafficking in election pledge - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Scheer vows criminal crackdown on human trafficking in election pledge  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising funding for police, survivor services and public aware...
  
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• Lethbridge Park 'n' Ride terminal won't likely be completed until summertime - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Park 'n' Ride terminal won't likely be completed until summertime  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Nearly one year ago, while former Transportation Minister Brian Mason visited Lethbridge, it was projected that the new regional Park 'n' ...
  
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• Ford is cutting 7000 white-collar jobs - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ford is cutting 7000 white-collar jobs  Lethbridge News NowDETROIT - Ford is cutting about 7000 white-collar jobs, which would make up 10 per cent of its global wo...
  
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• Pitt, DiCaprio talk Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pitt, DiCaprio talk Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood  Lethbridge News NowCANNES, France — Leonardo DiCaprio says he and Brad Pitt “forged a cinematic bond” making Quentin Tarantino's “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.”.
  
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• Famous Saint Bernard trio returning to Edmonton for humane society event

  22-05-2019 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  A trio of Saint Bernards adopted by a Calgary family last October will make a special appearance at the Edmonton Humane Society's Pets in the Park event.
  
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• Once a whistleblower, Bernier's new candidate now promotes conspiracy theories - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Once a whistleblower, Bernier's new candidate now promotes conspiracy theories  Lethbridge News NowMONTREAL - Ken Pereira, one of the first people to blow the whistle on corruption in Quebec's construction ind...
  
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• Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash  Lethbridge News NowBURLINGTON, Vt. — A jury found a Vermont man guilty of murder charges in the deaths of five teenagers Wednesday caused when he drove the wrong way on ...
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. has book out later this year - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Donald Trump Jr. has book out later this year  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Donald Trump Jr. has a book coming out later this year featuring his “views and perspectives” on the political scene and his father's presidency.
  
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• Mystery of racist photo in governor's yearbook left unsolved - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 20:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mystery of racist photo in governor's yearbook left unsolved  Lethbridge News NowNORFOLK, Va. — The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved.
  
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• Lethbridge City Council, as Community Issues Committee, Hears Airport Master Plan Presentation

  22-05-2019 19:52
  The City of Lethbridge took over ownership of the airport from Lethbridge County last July.
  
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• 5th migrant child dies after detention by US border agents - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 19:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  5th migrant child dies after detention by US border agents  Lethbridge News NowHOUSTON — A 16-year-old Guatemala migrant who died Monday in U.S. custody had been held by immigration authorities for six days — twice as long as ...
  
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• Lethbridge truck show aims to inform public of shortages facing industry - Truck News

  22-05-2019 19:40 via trucknews.com
  Lethbridge truck show aims to inform public of shortages facing industry  Truck NewsLETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The fifth annual Southern Alberta Truck Expo will focus on educating the general public about the shortages the industry currently.
  
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• Iowa governor blocks bill aimed at stopping anti-Trump suits - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 19:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Iowa governor blocks bill aimed at stopping anti-Trump suits  Lethbridge News NowDES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a measure Wednesday intended to stop the state's Democratic attorney general from filing or joining ...
  
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• Alberta man accused of selling guns to criminal market: ALERT

  22-05-2019 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Police have laid charges against a 23-year-old Alberta man after he allegedly sold guns in the criminal market.
  
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• Top soldier acknowledges handling of Afghan memorial 'hit a nerve;' vows access

  22-05-2019 19:21
  TORONTO -- Canada's top soldier has acknowledged the anger many Canadians felt about the way the Kandahar memorial was unveiled in Ottawa last week -- in a shroud of secrecy, without the families of the dead soldiers present, and with ongoing limited public access. In an interview from Brussels, Gen. Jonathan Vance promised Wednesday to make it right. "We'll turn this around," Vance said. "Where we want to get to is that anybody who wants to visit that memorial can visit." The monument, with shi
  
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• Pro women hockey players form union in step toward league - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 19:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pro women hockey players form union in step toward league  Lethbridge News NowMore than 200 of the world's top women's hockey players have formed a union, saying they must "stand together"...
  
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• Police Looking for Suspect in Recent Thefts in Coaldale

  22-05-2019 19:04
  Coaldale RCMP are seeking the public's help to identify a suspect caught on surveillance video (shown below) attempting to break in to a vehicle.
  
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• Winds shift as High Level, Alta., wildfire jumps in size

  22-05-2019 18:55
  Crews battling a massive wildfire near High Level, Alta., may be able to make some progress against the blaze Wednesday thanks to a slight shift in winds, officials say. Despite hot and dry conditions plaguing the region, a shift in winds out of the southeast is pushing the blaze away from the High Level community, allowing firefighters to attack the blaze. “We are looking at things like intentional ignition, where you’re intentionally setting fire to burn up some of the fuel between
  
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• Fort Nelson, B.C., under air quality advisory due to Alberta wildfires

  22-05-2019 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada says smoke from the Alberta fires is expected to impact northeastern B.C. for between 24 and 48 hours.
  
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• Marineland confirms walrus death, two deer killed in opening day stampede

  22-05-2019 18:33
  Controversial Canadian waterpark Marineland has announced the death of one of its walruses, days after “demonstrators” were blamed for causing a stampede that led to the deaths of two deer. The tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont. announced Apollo’s death on Tuesday, confirming the 18-year-old animal died of a heart attack in late April. "Even with the immediate intervention of multiple medical marine mammal experts, we are sad to report that Apollo passed away," a Marinew
  
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• Nashville North lineup released ahead of Stampede

  22-05-2019 18:24
  Some big name talent will be rocking the stage at Nashville North during this year’s Calgary Stampede. Artists set to perform this year include:Kiefer Sutherland Chad Brownlee Granger Smith feat. Earl Dibbles Jr. The Reklaws Aaron Goodvin Tebey Jess Moskaluke Jade Eagleson Andrew Hyatt David James Brad Saunders Dani Strong Foxx Worthee Michela Sheedy Ryan Lindsay Tristan Horncastle“Country music brings people together from the first chord played to the last note sung,” said ent
  
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• Wind remains on firefighters’ side in bout with High Level wildfire

  22-05-2019 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  The blaze has been rated at a Level 6 — the most intense rating on the scale — which means flames are jumping from treetop to treetop in the tinder dry region.
  
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• High Level wildfire ‘danger has not passed nor diminished,’ evacuations remain in place

  22-05-2019 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  There were 110 structural firefighters working on protecting homes in High Level and other buildings in Mackenzie County.
  
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• IN PHOTOS: Premier Kenney takes aerial tour of High Level wildfire

  22-05-2019 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Jason Kenney went on an aerial tour of the area and visited the emergency operations centre in High Level.
  
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• Throne speech to kick off spring sitting at the Alberta legislature

  22-05-2019 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  The spring sitting of the Alberta legislature begins Wednesday with a speech from the throne and the introduction of the bill to end the provincial carbon tax.
  
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• Starving endangered orcas prompt calls for state of emergency

  22-05-2019 17:25
  The Lummi Nation in Washington state is urging U.S. officials to recognize a state of emergency around the health of two starving southern resident killer whales. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released photos that show an adult known as J17 and her daughter, J53 appear to have lost a lot of weight since their last health assessment. A statement from the Lummi says their people have a sacred obligation to take care of the whales and feed them in the same way
  
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• Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax

  22-05-2019 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  Kenney has promised what he calls a spring of renewal to repeal the provincial carbon tax brought in by the former NDP government and to pass new rules to help businesses and entrepreneurs flourish.
  
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• British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2019 17:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - British Steel has been ordered into liquidation as it struggles with industry-wide troubles and Brexi...
  
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• WestJet pilot injured by green laser light en route to Orlando

  22-05-2019 17:19
  A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by a green laser light, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said in an email that the WestJet Airlines aircraft was about 40 kilometres from the airport when the laser light hit the pilot. The flight landed safely a short time later, and the pilot was placed on medical leave, which is routine in such cases. The airline said in a statement that the i
  
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• CMHC says Canadians debt levels hit record highs at end of last year

  22-05-2019 17:00
  TORONTO -- Canadian household debt reached a record high at the end of last year even as mortgage activity slowed, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said in a report out Wednesday. The debt to income ratio of Canadians hit a record high of 178.5 per cent in the fourth quarter last year as mortgage holders continued to take on non-mortgage debt. The ratio increased as average monthly required payments rose 4.5 per cent compared with a year earlier, while disposable income rose only 2.5 per ce
  
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