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• Amazing bear video reminds Banff visitors that wildlife is out and about

  08-06-2019 23:36
  A family heading through Banff National Park this week was fortunate to capture an incredible video of a female grizzly crossing the highway with her tiny cub. Oliver Smolinski of Oliver's Trails posted the video and said that everyone in the car was in complete silence when the two bears made their way across the road. Parks Canada also reports a lot more bear activity this past week, with five sightings on June 5 alone. Officials ask all visitors to report bear sightings to Banff Dispatch by c
  
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• Father and daughter missing after trip to Europe last year: police

  08-06-2019 23:33
  Peel police are seeking the public's help in an abduction case after a six-year-old girl and her father did not return from a trip to France and Germany last year. Police say the mother allowed her ex-husband, 39-year-old John Varga Cueves, to take their daughter Tatianna Cuevas on the trip to France and Germany, but they did not return as planned in August 2018. Police were notified and have been working with international agencies to locate them. Peel police spokesman Const. Akhil Mooken says
  
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• Candidate for U.K. prime minister reveals cocaine use on 'several occasions'

  08-06-2019 22:46
  LONDON -- Britain's environment secretary acknowledged using cocaine on "several occasions" two decades ago, the latest politician hoping to become prime minister to reveal past drug use to circumvent negative headlines during what is expected to be a heated contest. Environment Secretary Michael Gove, 51, told the Daily Mail that using cocaine was a mistake and "something I deeply regret," but he didn't think it should exclude him from office, the newspaper reported Saturday. An upcoming biogra
  
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• Missing boy found by Calgary police

  08-06-2019 22:24
  Calgary police say an 11-year-old boy who went missing from the Alberta Children's Hospital on Saturday morning has been found safe. Carter Bothner went missing from the hospital at about 10 a.m. He was found shortly before 4 p.m. in good condition. The CPS would like to thank the public and media for their quick action in finding the young boy.
  
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• Calgary legion branch remembers D-Day invasion

  08-06-2019 22:04
  Members of Calgary's Horton Road Legion remembered the operation that turned the tides of the Second World War in favour of the Allies Saturday morning at a ceremony to inside their branch. About 100 members and special guests, including Premier Jason Kenney, gathered to pay tribute to the soldiers who took part in D-Day, which launched on June 6, 1945. Event organizer, Master Sgt. Dusty Rhodes says the event was held to ensure the sacrifices of the men and women 75 years ago are not forgotten.
  
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• Burnaby limo driver finds treasure chest filled with gold, silver

  08-06-2019 21:54
  A Burnaby man is now $100,000 richer after finding a highly sought after treasure chest. The real-life treasure hunt started one week ago on June 1, when maps and clues were released to Metro Vancouver pirates. On Friday, Marko Cerda found the buried silver and gold just 18 hours after first purchasing his map. He believes his job as a limo driver gave him an edge because he knows Vancouver well, and recognizes landmarks and places of interest. Gold Hunt, the company behind the quest, launched t
  
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• Canadian man shot in Sint Maarten has died: Global Affairs

  08-06-2019 21:17
  A Canadian citizen who was shot in Sint Maarten has died in Florida, Global Affairs Canada confirms. “Canadian consular officials are in contact with local authorities in Florida and are providing consular assistance to the family,” a spokesperson told CTV News in a statement. “Due to the provisions under the Privacy Act, no further information can be disclosed.” Police on the Caribbean island said in a series of written statements that a Canadian was shot and seriously i
  
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• Evacuation order downgraded for Peerless Trout First Nation

  08-06-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in the Peerless and Trout Lake communities can now return home after an evacuation order was downgraded to an alert early Saturday morning. 
  
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• Pickup hits Amish horse-drawn carriage, killing 2 kids

  08-06-2019 19:14
  ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Authorities say a pickup truck rear-ended an Amish horse-drawn carriage in southern Michigan, killing two children and seriously injuring two others and a woman who were in the carriage. The state police say the two adults and five children who were in the carriage were ejected when the truck hit it Friday night in Algansee Township, a small farming community not far from Michigan's borders with Indiana and Ohio. The children who were killed were 6 and 2 years old. Th
  
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• 4 teenaged boys rescue 90-year-old grandmother from burning house

  08-06-2019 19:13
  A 90-year-old grandmother says she’s “forever grateful” to the four teenaged boys who came to her rescue when her Oklahoma home caught fire. Catherine Ritchie said she was getting ready for bed three weeks ago in the home she’s lived in for 58 years in Sapulpa, Okla. when the fire started. “I was getting ready for bed in the bathroom and I turned around and the head of my bed was covered with flames,” she told local television station KTUL on Wednesday. Ritchi
  
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• RCMP close down rural highway for unknown incident

  08-06-2019 19:08
  Airdrie RCMP are telling drivers to avoid an area east of Balzac because of an ongoing police incident. Officials say there is a heavy police presence in the area of Highway 566 and Range Road 292. Residents are asked to avoid the area. Police say there is no risk to the public at this time. We have a CTV News crew at the scene and will have more details...
  
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• Police investigate fatal crash on Sarcee Trail

  08-06-2019 19:01
  Calgary police are investigating after one man died in what appears to be a single-vehicle collision on Sarcee Trail S.W. Authorities were called to the scene at about 4:45 a.m. on Saturday for reports of a vehicle that had crashed into a fence. Upon arrival, police found a blue, late model Honda wedged against a chain-link fence on the east side of Sarcee Trail near Richmond Road. The driver and sole occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are trying to determine how the vehicl
  
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• Royal Canadian Navy aids in seizure of 11,793 kilograms of cocaine

  08-06-2019 18:23
  The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), with help from the Royal Canadian Navy, has unloaded 11,793 kg (26,000 pounds) of cocaine and 680 kg (1,500 pounds) of marijuana seized off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America. The drugs were seized from drug smuggling vessels during dozens of inspections conducted in international waters over the last three months. In one case, HMCS Whitehorse with a U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment aboard seized more than 907 kg (2,000 pounds) of cocaine from
  
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• 5th teen arrested after gay women who refused to kiss on bus beaten

  08-06-2019 17:18
  Police in London, U.K. say they have arrested a fifth suspect after two women said they were beaten by a group of males on a city bus for refusing to kiss in front of them. In a statement on Saturday, Metropolitan Police said they arrested a 16-year-old boy earlier that morning on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. Four other teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18 were arrested the day before in connection with the same attack. Those males remain in custody at a separate
  
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• Musician gunned down in Ottawa's ByWard Market

  08-06-2019 16:42
  Police have arrested an 18-year-old man after a hip-hop and reggae musician was shot and killed in Ottawa’s ByWard Market on Friday night.Read More on CTV Ottawa: ByWard Market shooting turns fatalMarkland Anthony Campbell, also known as Jahiant Janh, was shot around 9 p.m. as basketball fans crowded into nearby bars to watch the Toronto Raptors game. Police said the shooting was targeted and they are seeking no other suspects. Campbell’s collaborators in the group Halfsizegiants sai
  
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• Local musician dead after shooting in Ottawa’s Byward Market

  08-06-2019 16:42
  A local musician is dead following a shooting in Ottawa’s ByWard Market Friday night.Read More on CTV Ottawa: ByWard Market shooting turns fatalOttawa police confirmed early Saturday that the male victim, who was transported to hospital in critical condition, has succumbed to his injuries. The incident occurred between 9 and 10 p.m. Bars and restaurants in the area were busy with people watching the Toronto Raptors game. Bystanders told CTV Ottawa they heard at least two gunshots. The vict
  
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• Case of 5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape shocks Sierra Leone

  08-06-2019 15:20
  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- At first no one knew why the 5-year-old girl could no longer move her legs or control her urine. For months she lay on the ground, unable to walk or play. Some in the community blamed witchcraft but the real reason was more horrific: The child had been brutally raped and left paralyzed as a result of her injuries. The case has brought the issue of sexual violence against children to the forefront in Sierra Leone, where such crimes are often dealt with between families i
  
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• 5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape shocks Sierra Leone

  08-06-2019 15:20
  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- At first no one knew why the 5-year-old girl could no longer move her legs or control her urine. For months she lay on the ground, unable to walk or play. Some in the community blamed witchcraft but the real reason was more horrific: The child had been brutally raped and left paralyzed as a result of her injuries. The case has brought the issue of sexual violence against children to the forefront in Sierra Leone, where such crimes are often dealt with between families i
  
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• Bear fight at N.W.T. garbage dump caught on camera

  08-06-2019 15:07
  A Canadian man found himself ringside for a dramatic brawl between two black bears at a garbage dump in Tulita, Northwest Territories. The video, posted to Facebook by Brian Mcpherson Tuesday, shows the two bears erupting into a fight while digging through a bag of garbage. “We just went to throw out some garbage,” Mcpherson told CTVNews.ca. “There were these two bears that just started walking over. They were making these weird grunting noises, and then all of a sudden I said
  
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• Trump's threatened tariffs on hold after deal with Mexico

  08-06-2019 14:53
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has put on hold his plan to begin imposing tariffs on Mexico on Monday, saying the U.S. ally will take "strong measures" to reduce the flow of Central American migrants into the United States. But the deal he announced Friday night, after returning from a trip to Europe, falls short of some of the dramatic overhauls pushed for by his administration. A joint declaration released by the State Department said the U.S. "will immediately expand" a program tha
  
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• Nikka Yuko hosts kickoff for Lethbridge Jazz and Blues Festival - Medicine Hat News

  08-06-2019 10:45 via medicinehatnews.com
  Nikka Yuko hosts kickoff for Lethbridge Jazz and Blues Festival  Medicine Hat NewsDave Mabell. Lethbridge Herald. [email protected]. Consul officials from Japan were special guests Friday, when the Nikka Yuko Japanese ...
  
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• Safety concerns for Indigenous women in resource development: MMIW inquiry - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 09:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Safety concerns for Indigenous women in resource development: MMIW inquiry  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Amnesty International Canada is supporting the call from the national inquiry into missing and murder...
  
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• RCMP, border agency deny searching Huawei executive's phones, electronic devices - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 09:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  RCMP, border agency deny searching Huawei executive's phones, electronic devices  Lethbridge News NowVANCOUVER — Lawyers for the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency deny allegations that their officers searched Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's ...
  
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• McKenna considering Senate changes to environmental-assessment bill - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 09:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  McKenna considering Senate changes to environmental-assessment bill  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she is carefully considering the amendments the Senate has made to the Liberal government's ...
  
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• DNA analysis suggests Dene descended from first North Americans - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 09:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  DNA analysis suggests Dene descended from first North Americans  Lethbridge News NowThe Indigenous people of Canada's Western Arctic are descendants of some of the first humans to live in North America, new genetic research suggests.
  
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• D-Day at 75: Nations honour aging veterans, fallen comrades - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 09:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  D-Day at 75: Nations honour aging veterans, fallen comrades  Lethbridge News NowOMAHA BEACH, France — Standing on the windswept beaches and bluffs of Normandy, a dwindling number of aging veterans of history's greatest air and sea ...
  
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• U.S. Court lifts block on Keystone XL pipeline construction - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 08:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  U.S. Court lifts block on Keystone XL pipeline construction  Lethbridge News NowHELENA, Mont. - An appeals court has lifted a judge's injunction that blocked construction of the Keystone X-L...
  
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• Julia Roberts, Spike Lee toast Denzel Washington at event - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 08:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Julia Roberts, Spike Lee toast Denzel Washington at event  Lethbridge News NowLOS ANGELES — Denzel Washington was the man of the hour Thursday night with everyone from Julia Roberts to Spike Lee turning out to celebrate him as this ...
  
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• AMC to rethink Georgia filming if abortion law takes effect - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 08:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  AMC to rethink Georgia filming if abortion law takes effect  Lethbridge News NowATLANTA — The network behind a show that's become part of Georgia's pop-culture fiber says it will “reevaluate” its activity in the state if a new abortion law ...
  
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• AltaLink and Piikani Nation approve important partnership - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 08:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  AltaLink and Piikani Nation approve important partnership  Lethbridge News NowBROCKET, AB – AltaLink and the Piikani Nation have come to an important agreement. Edward Rihn, the Senior Vice-President at AltaLink, spoke with ...
  
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• Email from Alberta health minister offers mixed message on conversion therapy group’s status

  08-06-2019 06:21 via globalnews.ca
  Global News has obtained an email from the province's health minister that raises questions about how the work of a group tasked with brainstorming ideas for banning the controversial practice of conversion therapy in Alberta will continue.
  
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• Raptors just one win away from title with 105-92 victory over Warriors

  08-06-2019 05:40
  OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Toronto Raptors are one win away from their first NBA championship in the team's 24-year history. Kawhi Leonard scored 17 of his 36 points in the third quarter to lead to Raptors to a gritty 105-92 come-from-behind victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday. The Raptors, who lead the best-of-seven series 3-1, can capture the Larry O'Brien Trophy on home court at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. "I thought we played really tough tonight," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. "We
  
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• 19-year-old Lethbridge College plumbing apprentice makes national podium - Global News

  08-06-2019 04:58 via globalnews.ca
  19-year-old Lethbridge College plumbing apprentice makes national podium  Global NewsA first-year plumbing apprentice out of Lethbridge College has a national silver medal after competing in Halifax at the Skills Canada National Competition on ...
  
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• 19-year-old Lethbridge College plumbing apprentice makes national podium

  08-06-2019 04:58 via globalnews.ca
  A first-year plumbing apprentice out of Lethbridge College has a national silver medal after competing in Halifax at the Skills Canada National Competition on May 30.
  
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• France wins start amid World Cup cash, visibility issues - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 04:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  France wins start amid World Cup cash, visibility issues  Lethbridge News NowPARIS — From the Eiffel Tower to the Champs-Élysées and across the Paris Metro, the Women's World Cup has had little visibility in the French capital.
  
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• FedEx will stop air shipments of packages for Amazon - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 04:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  FedEx will stop air shipments of packages for Amazon  Lethbridge News NowFedEx is dropping a contract for air shipment of packages for Amazon within the United States, reducing its ti...
  
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• Doctor charged with painkiller murders released on bond - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 04:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Doctor charged with painkiller murders released on bond  Lethbridge News NowCOLUMBUS, Ohio - A critical care doctor charged with murder in 25 patient deaths has been released from jail o...
  
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• Frustrations mount as Lethbridge gas prices remain 10 cents higher than provincial average - Global News

  08-06-2019 03:59 via globalnews.ca
  Frustrations mount as Lethbridge gas prices remain 10 cents higher than provincial average  Global NewsWith gas prices in Lethbridge roughly 20 cents higher than in Calgary, many southern Albertans are feeling frustrated.
  
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• Frustrations mount as Lethbridge gas prices remain 10 cents higher than provincial average

  08-06-2019 03:58 via globalnews.ca
  With gas prices in Lethbridge roughly 20 cents higher than in Calgary, many southern Albertans are feeling frustrated.
  
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• Lacombe ends curbside recycling, searches for viable alternative

  08-06-2019 03:40 via globalnews.ca
  The city ended curbside recycling pickup at the end of May after the contract expired for the previous waste management company.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Jun 7

  08-06-2019 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, June 7, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Quinn Campbell.
  
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• Law enforcement bike ride raises funds for Alberta Special Olympics

  08-06-2019 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  The 24-hour bike ride is held to raise funds and awareness for the Alberta Special Olympics.
  
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• Lethbridge residents frustrated with high gas prices

  08-06-2019 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  Many southern Albertans are frustrated with what they’re paying at the pump. Prices are roughly 20 cents higher compared to cities such as Calgary, but a gas analyst say change may be on the way. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Law enforcement officers kick off Alberta bike ride

  08-06-2019 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  Law enforcement officers from across Alberta are biking out of Lethbridge for the 15th annual 500-kilometre provincial bike ride supporting the Alberta Special Olympics. Jasmine Bala reports.
  
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• 19-year-old Lethbridge plumbing apprentice makes splash on national stage

  08-06-2019 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  A first-year plumbing apprentice out of Lethbridge College has won a silver medal from a national competition. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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• Recovering addicts, families call on Alberta to restore funding for supervised consumption sites

  08-06-2019 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  A funding freeze by the provincial government on supervised consumption sites triggered a heartfelt plea by Alberta families affected by addiction.
  
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• Judge: Spacey accuser's phone must be turned over to defence - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 01:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Judge: Spacey accuser's phone must be turned over to defence  Lethbridge News NowNANTUCKET, Mass. — A Massachusetts judge says a phone used by a young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him at a bar must be turned over to the ...
  
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• Reported damaging effects of dodgeball doesn't deter Calgary players

  08-06-2019 01:31
  Support for the game of dodgeball has not dipped in Calgary, despite criticism made by a trio of Vancouver-based researchers who say the game is "oppressive" and "legalize bullying," which is potentially harmful to children. They argue weaker individuals experience violence and dominance by those who are considered more powerful. "It's fun for the people who are enjoying it and are good at it. It's not necessarily fun for people who are targets and are people who don't enjoy the game," said Patr
  
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• Fiat Chrysler says French politics ended Renault merger - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 01:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Fiat Chrysler says French politics ended Renault merger  Lethbridge News NowPARIS - Fiat Chrysler abruptly withdrew an offer to merge with French automaker Renault late Wednesday, a shoc...
  
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• Berube's Blues living dangerously, on verge of winning Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  08-06-2019 01:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Berube's Blues living dangerously, on verge of winning Cup  Lethbridge News NowBOSTON — Craig Berube's bunch likes to live dangerously. In Game 5 alone, Ivan Barbashev got away with a high hit on Marcus Johansson and Zach Sanford ...
  
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