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• Reptile Expo works to break down the misconceptions of cold-blooded creatures

  23-05-2019 23:29
  Thousands of people are expected to pack a southwest community centre this weekend for this year’s Calgary Reptile Expo. The show, that’s been in Calgary for more than 15 years, is hosted by The Alberta Reptile and Amphibian Society (TARAS) to provide an opportunity for enthusiasts or first-timers a chance to get up close with the creatures. Vanessa Millichamp, a TARAS member, has been participating in the event for the past three years with her own pets. From snakes to tortoises to
  
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• Restriction lifted for Canadian beef exported to Japan - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2019 23:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Restriction lifted for Canadian beef exported to Japan  Lethbridge News NowMEDICINE HAT, AB -- The last restriction on the 2005 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis have been l...
  
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• Calgary cop charged with impaired driving

  23-05-2019 23:06
  A six-year veteran of the Calgary Police Service was arrested and charged following a recent investigation into suspected impaired driving in southeast Calgary. CPS officials say an off-duty constable was arrested in the early evening hours of Wednesday, May 22 following a traffic stop prompted by reports of a potentially impaired driver. Cst. Timothy Callaghan has been charged with one count of impaired driving. The off-duty officer was on a leave of absence from the Calgary Police Service for
  
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• A dog's purpose: the importance of dog guides in Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2019 22:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  A dog's purpose: the importance of dog guides in Canada  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – More than 3,000 dog guides have been trained to help people with disabilities in Canada since 1983. While the disabled acquire the dogs ...
  
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• Why short-video app TikTok is taking the world by storm

  23-05-2019 22:42
  TikTok is big, like really big. But your kids likely knew this already. The Chinese short-music video app has taken the world by storm, being downloaded more than 1.2 billion times across Android and iOS. The massively popular app, particularly among people under 30, allows users to upload sketches and lip-syncing music videos with tunes and sound effects from TikTok’s mammoth library. Also unique about the app is that people can perform split-screen “duet” videos with people t
  
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• Death Cab for Cutie, T-Pain highlight 2019 Coke Stage lineup

  23-05-2019 22:41
  The Calgary Stampede has announced its 2019 Coca-Cola Stage lineup, featuring a mix of artists from today and back in the day. Death Cab for Cutie, T-Pain and Dashboard Confessional join local favourites Reuben and the Dark and Feist. Other headliners include Mother Mother, The Glorious Sons, Metric, Chromeo and Keys N Krates. Every headliner is paired with an opening act, and there will be family-friendly performers taking to the Coke Stage during the daytime throughout the Stampede. As always,
  
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• 120-year-old ranch table found, returned to Fish Creek

  23-05-2019 22:26
  The Friends of Fish Creek Society has the original cookhouse table back in its rightful place on the old Burns Ranch site. “I was keen to find it and bring it home," said Nick Blanchet, the executive director of the society. The large, round wooden table was built on the ranch out of old floor boards and sits on a rough-hewn base.  To make it easier for cowboys to reach their family-style meals, a spinning wagon wheel was covered and used in the centre of the table, much like you see
  
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• After slow start to spring, garden centres expect 'total chaos' in coming weeks

  23-05-2019 22:18
  Garden centres and lawn care businesses in Calgary are expecting “total chaos” in the next few weeks, as they look to level out what has been a bumpy start to the growing season. “Once May hit we got into the snow and the rain, so we are kind of about 50 per cent behind right now,” said Meryl Coombs, president of Spruce It Up Garden Centre. “These next four weekends the weather looks great, it’s full speed ahead.” Coombs is used to the unpredictability o
  
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• Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers

  23-05-2019 21:34
  OTTAWA -- The federal Conservatives said Thursday they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government. Canola producers are expressing concern about funding promised three weeks ago that can't be accessed, Tory shadow minister for agriculture Luc Berthold said in a letter to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics news"My colleagues and I h
  
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• Three people from Coaldale busted in Taber for drug charges - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2019 21:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Three people from Coaldale busted in Taber for drug charges  Lethbridge News NowTABER, AB - Taber Police have arrested two men and a woman from Coaldale for charges related to drug trafficki...
  
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• Federal government stops sending photos of Queen to Canadians

  23-05-2019 21:17
  Canadian monarchists say a new federal government policy to stop mailing out prints of the Queen’s portrait to her subjects here is "unhelpful" to our identity as a constitutional monarchy. The Monarchist League of Canada said it was informed by the Canadian Heritage department that it will no longer print portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, and the image will be available by download only. League chairman David Finch said the move was “unhelpful to Canada’s identity as a constitu
  
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• Traditional Blackfoot Blessing Marks Construction of New Waterton Visitor Centre

  23-05-2019 20:45
  Waterton Lakes National Park is part of the traditional territory of the Blackfoot people.
  
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• Trio of Coaldale Residents Facing Drug Trafficking Charges

  23-05-2019 20:21
  A Taber Police officer was investigating a suspicious person and vehicle last week when the drugs were uncovered.
  
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• Calgary goes back to Middle Ages with its first medieval faire

  23-05-2019 20:19
  Knights, wizards and elves will fill the Crossroads Market this weekend for Calgary’s first “medieval faire.” There will also be a massive medieval market, with 35 local vendors showing off their wares, including authentic outfits and jewelry. Fantasy fans say it’s about time Calgary went all-in on medieval celebrations. “There is so much going on,” says show organizer Gail Stamp. “Game of Thrones plays a big role, and there are so many fantasy shows out
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos offering free admission to Sunday’s game for wildfire evacuees

  23-05-2019 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos are offering free admission to Sunday's game to residents of High Level evacuated due to the wildfire burning nearby.
  
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• Shell Quest carbon capture and storage project reaches milestone of 4M tonnes

  23-05-2019 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Shell Canada says the Quest carbon capture project near Edmonton has reached the milestone of four million tonnes of stored carbon dioxide, equivalent to the annual emissions of about one million cars.
  
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• 11 children injured after school bus crashes into retaining wall on Edmonton freeway

  23-05-2019 19:22
  EDMONTON -- Twelve people, including 11 children, were taken to hospital Thursday morning after a school bus crash on one of Edmonton's busiest freeways. Police say the collision happened at about 8:15 a.m. on Whitemud Drive near the Quesnell Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River.READ MORE FROM CTVNewsEdmonton.ca: School bus crashes into wall on Whitemud Drive, 11 children hospitalizedAlberta Health Services said there were no life-threatening injuries. "Two patients suffered broken bones. Al
  
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• Canadian Forces look to Hollywood to attract recruits

  23-05-2019 19:17
  The Department of National Defence is looking to the entertainment industry to help fill its ranks as military membership continues to languish. Canada’s armed forces have struggled for years to attract and retain talent. The latest reports only highlight the growing gulf between the number of members required for a fully staffed service, and the lack of actual personnel.  On May 7, Procurement Canada published an expression of interest notice asking the film and television industry t
  
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• City of Lethbridge Mailing 2019 Property Tax Notices on Friday

  23-05-2019 19:14
  Residents should have their property tax notices by the end of May.
  
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• Canada scores with 0.4 seconds left, wins world hockey quarterfinal in overtime

  23-05-2019 19:09
  KOSICE, Slovakia -- Mark Stone made sure Damon Severson's buzzer-beater led to a win. Stone scored in overtime to give Canada a dramatic 3-2 victory over Switzerland in a quarterfinal at the world hockey championship on Thursday. Severson tied it with 0.4 seconds left in regulation on a goal that was confirmed by video review. In the 3-on-3 overtime, Stone got a step on a Swiss defender and put a pass from Pierre-Luc Dubois behind goalie Leonardo Genoni. Canada will face the Czech Republic and R
  
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• RCMP identify 17 victims in child abuse investigation on Manitoba First Nation

  23-05-2019 18:16
  Two men have been charged following an RCMP investigation which found 17 victims of child abuse on a Manitoba First Nation. Police say several children between the ages of 3 and 15 were victimized by two men between 2011 and 2017 in the Garden Hill First Nation, a fly-in community located about 500 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. Paul Bruce Harper, 21, has been charged alongside a 20-year-old-man, whose name is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, with multiple counts of physical an
  
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• Police release more photos in connection with Waiparous homicide

  23-05-2019 18:14
  Calgary police have released a number of new photos in the hopes of prompting tips from the public in connection with the death of Jeremy Boisseau, a young man whose body was found last October. Boisseau, 29, was last seen in Calgary in November 2016. Investigators believe he was murdered sometime between the late hours of Monday, December 26 and early morning hours of Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in an apartment in the 600 block of 1 Avenue N.E. His remains were found nearly two years later dumpe
  
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• New evidence found in search of crime scene in Waiparous

  23-05-2019 18:14
  Police tell CTV News that new evidence connected to the death of Jeremy Boisseau has been found and there are suspects in the incident, but the investigation is still ongoing. Boisseau, 29, was last seen in Calgary in November 2016. Investigators believe he was murdered sometime between the late hours of Monday, December 26 and early morning hours of Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in an apartment in the 600 block of 1 Avenue N.E. His remains were found nearly two years later dumped in a wooded area
  
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• Tim Hortons among High Level, Alta. businesses still open despite wildfire evacuation

  23-05-2019 18:10
  As firefighters and emergency crews spend long days battling a raging wildfire threatening an evacuated town in northern Alberta, they’re finding welcome relief in the form of a hot cup of coffee and an appreciative smile at the local Tim Hortons that is staying open despite the risk. On Wednesday, officials for the small town of High Level, Alta. said the massive wildfire now covers 920 square kilometres and is only three kilometres away from the community. They also said an evacuation or
  
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• Lethbridge Man Accused in Fatal Highway 3 Crash Back in Court

  23-05-2019 18:01
  The case against Douglas Bagnall was adjourned Wednesday to June 19th.
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Alberta murder appeals - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2019 16:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Alberta murder appeals  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear the appeals of an Alberta couple convicted of first-degree mur...
  
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• High Level wildfire crews fight fire with fire to protect Alberta town

  23-05-2019 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  The town of High Level says a successful controlled burn was carried out Wednesday to help keep a raging nearby wildfire at bay from the northern Alberta community.
  
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• Project team to be announced to lead construction of BMO Centre expansion

  23-05-2019 16:02
  The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation and the Calgary Stampede are expected to release the names of the members of the project team who will oversee the $500 million expansion of the BMO Centre. The expansion will double the size of the event facility, making it the second largest convention centre in Canada. Officials will gather at Stampede Park for the announcement at 10 a.m. Thursday. Check back here for more details…
  
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• BMO Centre expansion: Timeline, team announced

  23-05-2019 16:02
  The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation and the Calgary Stampede have announced the team who will oversee the $500 million expansion of the BMO Centre. Three architectural firms - Stantec, Populous, and S2 Architecture - were chosen from a field of 12 companies who applied to lead parts of the process. Stantec is based in Edmonton, Populous’ headquarters is in Kansas City, Mo. and S2 has offices in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. “The collective experience and strength of this team i
  
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• N.L. man found not guilty of possessing child pornography in sex doll trial

  23-05-2019 15:57
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A Newfoundland man has been found not guilty of possessing child pornography after a judge determined it was not proven he knew the sex doll he ordered was child-sized. Judge Mark Pike said he accepted expert testimony that the doll was child pornography, and said that Kenneth Harrisson's stated reasons for ordering it did not ring true. But the judge concluded the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Harrisson knew what was in the box delivered to his St. Joh
  
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• High Level mayor urges quick financial aid to wildfire evacuees

  23-05-2019 15:40
  HIGH LEVEL, Alta. -- The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town is urging the province to get financial aid flowing quickly to evacuees, as firefighters prepare for shifting winds that could push a powerful wildfire toward the community.CTV Edmonton: Evacuation order expected to continue, crews from Halifax en-routeCrystal McAteer of High Level said she called Premier Jason Kenney's office on Thursday asking his government to sign off on pre-loaded debit cards for about 5,000 people who fled the t
  
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• Wanted man agrees to hand himself in if Facebook post gets 15,000 likes

  23-05-2019 15:34
  A wanted man has agreed to hand himself in to police if the Facebook post calling for his arrest gets 15,000 likes. Torrington Police Department in Connecticut has seven warrants outstanding for the arrest of Jose Simms, 29, over “failure to appear” charges. “Jose Simms negotiated with me earlier this week, through Facebook, and has agreed to turn himself in to Torrington Police if we can get 15,000 likes on this post, I said 10,000 he wanted 20,000, we split,” Lt. Brett
  
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• 'Did someone hack the OLG app?': Canada's newest multimillionaire shocked after claiming $55M lottery

  23-05-2019 15:12
  Canada’s newest multimillionaire Dwayne Williams claimed a Lotto Max prize of $55 million on Thursday, saying he and his family were dumbfounded when he checked his ticket, thinking someone hacked the lottery corporation’s app. Williams, 35, claimed his winnings from the April 5 draw at Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s (OLG) prize headquarters Thursday morning. The Whitby, Ont. native said he and his family routinely checks their lottery tickets Saturday morning. But th
  
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• Wholesale trade climbs 1.4 per cent to $64.1B in March, beats expectations

  23-05-2019 15:09
  OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 1.4 per cent to $64.1 billion in March. Economists had expected an increase of 0.9 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. The growth came as sales gained in six of the seven subsectors, accounting for 82 per cent of total wholesale sales. The building material and supplies subsector climbed 4.5 per cent to $9.0 billion in March, while the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector rose 2.9 per cent to $13.5 billion. The motor vehicle a
  
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• Trade immunity: Deal will let pork cross U.S.-Canada border in case of disease

  23-05-2019 15:00
  Canada and the United States have announced a new agreement that would allow them to continue trading pigs and pork products in the event African swine fever is detected in either country. In a joint statement, the chief veterinary officers of both countries said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed to allow the safe trade of live swine, swine semen, pet food, animal by-products, and meat to continue if there’s an out
  
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• Canada, U.S. agree on safe pork trade zones in event of African swine fever outbreak

  23-05-2019 15:00
  Canada and the United States have announced a new agreement that would allow them to continue trading pigs and pork products in the event African swine fever is detected in either country. In a joint statement, the chief veterinary officers of both countries said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed to allow the safe trade of live swine, swine semen, pet food, animal by-products, and meat to continue if there’s an out
  
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• Apartment in Beltline heavily damaged in early morning fire

  23-05-2019 14:50
  Several people were forced out of a southwest apartment building early Thursday morning after fire broke out in one the units. Emergency crews were called to the 1300 block of 16 Avenue S.W. at about 12:30 a.m. for reports of a fire. Flames were coming out of a third floor window and balcony when fire crews arrived. “The fire trucks and police flew past me on 14 Street. I saw a lot of commotion and thought I’d check it out,” said Kurt Thiessen of XLimo. “It was crazy, fla
  
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• Evacuation order for High Level expected to continue, crews from Halifax en-route

  23-05-2019 13:50
  Officials now say the evacuation order for High Level residents will last longer than the 72 hours that was initially predicted. The fire hasn’t come any closer to the community over the last few days, with winds blowing north and east, but it has grown in size to 92,000 hectares as of Wednesday night. Despite the growth, officials say the area that’s spreading is not near the town. On Wednesday, firefighters completed a controlled burn on the south and west side of town and began wo
  
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• Austria: 3 women found dead in Vienna apparently starved

  23-05-2019 13:38
  BERLIN -- Austrian police say that a woman and her two daughters who were found dead at their Vienna apartment earlier this week appear to have starved to death. The bodies of the 45-year-old mother and her daughters, both aged 18, were found in municipal housing in the Austrian capital's Floridsdorf district on Tuesday. Authorities ordered an autopsy. Police said Thursday it suggested that the three starved to death and that they died at the end of March or the beginning of April. They said the
  
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• Canadian secretly filmed allegedly hitting children in Japanese daycare

  23-05-2019 13:12
  A Canadian teacher has been fired from an unlicensed daycare centre in Japan after a co-worker recently shared videos online he secretly captured with a pen camera that appeared to show the man hitting and roughly handling young children. Darrell Norris, the American man who made the video recordings, which have been widely published by Japanese national media, said he worked with the Canadian teacher at the Little GEMS International School in the city of Kitakyushu on Japan’s Kyushu Islan
  
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• 50 children saved after police bust online pedophile ring: Interpol

  23-05-2019 13:04
  International police group Interpol said Thursday that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the U.S. and 50 children had been rescued after investigators took down an online pedophilia ring. More arrests were expected as police in nearly 60 countries pursue investigations stemming from an Interpol operation launched two years ago into a hidden "dark web" site with 63,000 users worldwide. Fifty children were rescued following the arrests. Police are trying to identify an addit
  
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• Tornado hits Missouri capital as deadly storms sweep state

  23-05-2019 10:57
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri's capital city as part of an overnight outbreak of severe weather across the state that left at least three people dead and dozens injured. The National Weather Service confirmed that the large and destructive twister moved over Jefferson City shortly before midnight Wednesday. "Across the state, Missouri's first responders once again responded quickly and with strong co-ordination as much of the state dealt with extremely dangero
  
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• Dutch, UK polls open, starting 4 days of European elections - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2019 08:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Dutch, UK polls open, starting 4 days of European elections  Lethbridge News NowTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch polls opened Thursday in elections for the European Parliament, starting four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc that ...
  
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• Lethbridge Bulls prepare for 2019 season with new batch of NCAA talent - Globalnews.ca

  23-05-2019 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Bulls prepare for 2019 season with new batch of NCAA talent  Globalnews.caThe Lethbridge Bulls are looking for big improvements this season, with some big off-season acquisitions joining the roster.
  
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• Lethbridge Bulls prepare for 2019 season with new batch of NCAA talent - Global News

  23-05-2019 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Bulls prepare for 2019 season with new batch of NCAA talent  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: The Lethbridge Bulls are looking for big improvements this season, with some big off-season acquisitions joining the roster. Danica Ferris has ...
  
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• Lethbridge Bulls prepare for 2019 season with new batch of NCAA talent

  23-05-2019 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Bulls are looking for big improvements this season, with some big off-season acquisitions joining the roster.
  
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• Correction: Flooding-Mississippi River Barges story - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2019 06:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Correction: Flooding-Mississippi River Barges story  Lethbridge News NowOMAHA, Neb. — In a story May 18 about an interruption in barge traffic along the Mississippi River, The Associated Press erroneously reported the average ...
  
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• Lethbridge hockey great turns 90 today - Lethbridge Herald

  23-05-2019 06:21 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge hockey great turns 90 today  Lethbridge HeraldDave Sulz Lethbridge herald [email protected] One of Lethbridge's most prominent sports figures is celebrating his 90th birthday today. Doing the.
  
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• Claim seeks US$45M for incapacitated woman who gave birth

  23-05-2019 06:11
  PHOENIX -- Lawyers for an incapacitated woman who was raped and later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility have filed a $45 million notice of claim against the state, saying she may have been impregnated before. The claim, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, also alleges the woman was raped repeatedly before giving birth last December. A former licensed practical nurse at Hacienda Healthcare has been charged with sexually assaulting the 29-year-old woman, who has been in long-term care
  
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• Lethbridge Bulls prepare for 2019 season

  23-05-2019 05:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Bulls are looking for big improvements this season, with some big off-season acquisitions joining the roster. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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