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• Brooke Henderson wins Meijer LPGA to break Canadian victory record

  16-06-2019 23:20
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Brooke Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday to break the Canadian record for tour victories with nine. The 21-year-old Henderson led wire-to-wire for her second victory in three years at Blythefield Country Club, closing with a 2-under 70 in chilly conditions to hold off Lexi Thompson, Nasa Hataoka, Su Oh and Brittany Altomare by a stroke. Henderson broke a tie with Sandra Post for the Canadian record on the LPGA Tour and also moved ahead of George Knudson and M
  
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• Father and stepdaughter killed in fire had recently moved to Plamondon: family friends

  16-06-2019 21:41
  A father and his young daughter have been identified as the victims of a fatal house fire in northern Alberta on Saturday morning. A family friend tells CTV News that Nathan Payette and his 2-year-old daughter Avery Baker were killed as a result of the fire that broke out in the Plamondon home around 12:45 a.m. on Saturday. Haley Baker, the girl’s mother, was taken to hospital, but the friend has confirmed that she has since been released and her condition is improving. The couple had only
  
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• Calgary supports prostate cancer research with Father's Day event

  16-06-2019 21:31
  Around 100 Calgarians hit the path around Prince's Island Park on Sunday morning in the annual Do It For Dads Walk and Run. The event, organized by Prostate Cancer Canada, raises money to help improve the prevention, detection and treatment of prostate cancer. "We are very close to 100 per cent of patients being saved if the prostate cancer is detected early," says Anne Breakey Hart of Prostate Cancer Canada. "This event absolutely has had a whole lot to do with that." The event began in Eau Cla
  
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• Quebec government passes contentious immigration bill in early-morning vote - Lethbridge News Now

  16-06-2019 21:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Quebec government passes contentious immigration bill in early-morning vote  Lethbridge News NowQUEBEC — Early Sunday morning, the Coalition Avenir Quebec government forced through one of two contentious bills it promised to pass into law this ...
  
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• Winning lottery tickets sold in Edmonton, Alberta

  16-06-2019 20:13
  Two Alberta residents are $14.9 million richer. The two winning tickets for Saturday night's nearly $30 million Lotto 649 jackpot were sold in Edmonton and Alberta respectively. The draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on June 19 will be approximately $5 million. 
  
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• Toronto police seek 8 men after cruiser damaged in Raptors title celebration

  16-06-2019 20:11
  Toronto police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying eight men wanted for damaging a squad car during the celebrations that followed the Raptors' NBA championship win. Officers were called to the downtown core just before midnight on Thursday for reports that several men had jumped on and struck a parked police cruiser following the team's big win. Large crowds celebrated in the streets Thursday night after the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in Oakland to win their fi
  
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• Skier dead after fall in southwestern Alberta backcountry

  16-06-2019 19:58
  Pincher Creek RCMP say a skier has died after he fell down a rocky slope on Mount Haig after he was struck in the head by a loose rock. Officials say they were called to the scene at about 2 p.m. on Saturday after a skier had been injured in a backcountry area near the Castle Mountain Ski Resort. "They had climbed up a bit of the snow slope near the cliff area and as the subject was putting on his skis, a large rock came loose from above him and struck him," said Cpl. Jeff Feist with Pincher Cre
  
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• 2 members of young Alberta family identified as victims of Plamondon fire

  16-06-2019 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  A young Alberta father and toddler have been identified as the two people found dead after a devastating house fire in the hamlet of Plamondon.
  
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• Prostaid Calgary holds inaugural gala

  16-06-2019 19:39
  Prostaid Calgary is hoping to raise awareness about prostate cancer in the city. The organization held their first-ever gala and silent auction on Saturday night at the Grey Eagle Casino. The Rock and Roll gala featured a dinner and a concert by Randy Bachman, of Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Organizers say the event is a great way to get the word out about the disease and treatment methods. “We’re really looking to change our profile in the community and create an environment where we c
  
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• Three people taken to hospital as a result of overnight fires

  16-06-2019 19:20
  Fire crews were called to the scene of two blazes that took place minutes apart in the city's south end on Saturday night. In the first incident, the Calgary Fire Department was called to a housing complex in the 300 block of 99 Avenue S.E. at about 9:35 p.m. Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from a second floor window and learned a number of people were also still inside the apartment. Crews ran hoses into the building at the same time as a ladder crew was brought in to access the upper fl
  
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• Boeing CEO concedes 'mistake' with planes in 2 fatal crashes

  16-06-2019 19:01
  PARIS -- The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a "mistake" in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people, and he promised transparency as the aircraft maker works to get the grounded plane back in flight. Speaking before the industry-wide Paris Air Show, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told reporters Boeing's communication with regulators, customers and the public "was not consistent. And that's unacceptable." The U.S. Federa
  
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• Skiing incident at Castle Mountain claims the life of Lethbridge man - CHAT News Today

  16-06-2019 18:31 via chatnewstoday.ca
  Skiing incident at Castle Mountain claims the life of Lethbridge man  CHAT News TodayPINCHER CREEK, AB – A Lethbridge man was confirmed as the victim of a skiing accident at Castle Mountain on Saturday, June 15. Pincher Creek RCMP were ...
  
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• NDP promise to expand universal health care, starting with national drug plan

  16-06-2019 18:16
  HAMILTON - The federal NDP says if it is elected this fall it will expand Canada's health-care system, starting with fast-tracking a universal drug plan to ensure a late 2020 start date. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says if his party forms government after the October federal election, it will inject $10 billion annually into a national pharmacare program. The NDP proposal would see the pharmacare program start sooner than an expert panel recently recommended. The panel said a national list of presc
  
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• Alberta energy war room must avoid online morass, preaching to choir: experts

  16-06-2019 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Mount Royal University political scientist David Taras says the war room, by its very nature, is set up for conflict and that creates pitfalls.
  
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• Lacrosse coach charged with assault after referee beaten

  16-06-2019 17:43
  Ontario Provincial Police have charged a lacrosse coach with assault after they say a verbal dispute with a referee descended into a physical altercation at a game on Friday. In a statement to CTVNews.ca, a spokesperson for the Ontario Lacrosse Officials Association (OLOA) said the incident occurred after a coach and six players were ejected from a game at Rotary Place in Orillia, Ont. for fighting. “There was an incident on the floor involving several players fighting and a coach verbally
  
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• Police: Woman shoved dog into lake, watched as it drowned

  16-06-2019 17:29
  MERRIMACK, N.H. -- Police say a New Hampshire woman is charged with shoving her golden retriever off a dock and standing by while the pet drowned. Merrimack Police Chief Denise Roy called the incident earlier this month "disturbing." Sixty-six-year-old Nancy Bucciarelli was arrested Friday on a misdemeanour animal cruelty charge. Witnesses said Bucciarelli stood by and watched on June 8 as her 11-year-old dog struggled in Naticook Lake in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Others jumped into the lake to
  
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• Back country skiing accident kills 1 man

  16-06-2019 17:16
  A 22-year-old Lethbridge man is dead after a back country skiing accident near the Canada-U.S. border in southern Alberta. The accident happened on Saturday near the Castle Mountain Ski Resort 250 kilometres south of Calgary. Police say the man was with two other skiers when he was hit by a loose rock and fell down a rocky slope on Mount Haig. His companions and other nearby hikers attempted first aid, and emergency crews on helicopters were dispatched from Canmore. STARS was also called to the
  
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• Lethbridge man dies after falling down slope on Mount Haig - CBC.ca

  16-06-2019 17:07 via cbc.ca
  Lethbridge man dies after falling down slope on Mount Haig  CBC.caA Lethbridge man is dead after he fell down a slope on Mount Haig, near the Castle Mountain ski resort, while backcountry skiing on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos crash survivor Jacob Wassermann finds new love in water skiing

  16-06-2019 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  Wassermann has shown so much promise that he is to compete next month as a prospect with Canada's adaptive water-ski team at the world championships
  
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• McKenna mum on whether feds will hit Trans Mountain approval deadline

  16-06-2019 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  “There’s no decision yet but just stay tuned," Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says.
  
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• Tiffany Haddish cancels Atlanta show over abortion law - Lethbridge News Now

  16-06-2019 16:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Tiffany Haddish cancels Atlanta show over abortion law  Lethbridge News NowATLANTA — Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish has cancelled her upcoming Atlanta performance because of Georgia's new restrictive abortion law.
  
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• Skier killed in Alberta backcountry

  16-06-2019 13:06 via globalnews.ca
  A 22-year-old man died Saturday after being hit by a lose rock.
  
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• Police: Arkansas woman arrested in ex-lawmaker's death - Lethbridge News Now

  16-06-2019 05:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Police: Arkansas woman arrested in ex-lawmaker's death  Lethbridge News NowLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Authorities on Friday night said they've arrested an Arkansas woman in connection with the killing of a former state senator who was ...
  
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• Lethbridge family advocates for MMIWG to honour grandmother who was violently killed - Global News

  16-06-2019 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge family advocates for MMIWG to honour grandmother who was violently killed  Global NewsWATCH: A Lethbridge woman whose mother was violently killed in Calgary on March 6, 1999, is speaking out following the release of the final report on Missing ...
  
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• Lethbridge family advocates for MMIWG to honour grandmother who was violently killed

  16-06-2019 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  March 6, 1999, is a day Kaily Bird will never forget; it's the day her mother Gloria Black Plum was taken from her.
  
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• Lethbridge family advocates for MMIWG to honour grandmother who was killed 20 years ago

  16-06-2019 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  A Lethbridge woman whose mother was violently killed in Calgary on March 6, 1999, is speaking out following the release of the final report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Lethbridge family advocates for MMIWG to honour grandmother killed 20 years ago

  16-06-2019 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  A Lethbridge woman whose mother was violently killed in Calgary on March 6, 1999, is speaking out following the release of the final report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Cyclists take on a marathon in Lethbridge for charity

  16-06-2019 01:55
  Cycling enthusiasts looking to go the extra mile, or 100, for charity are invited to do so this weekend. The 100 Mile Bike Ride is an event that's been held for the past 11 years in the City of Lethbridge, all in support of Inclusion Lethbridge, a non-profit group that supports people with developmental disabilities and their families. Participants ride from the B.C. border all the way to Lethbridge, a distance of 100 miles (160.93 km), but for those who weren't able to make that trip, there are
  
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• Beloved Cochrane pharmacist retires, asks town to quit smoking

  16-06-2019 01:37
  Pharmacist Kelly Kimmett is packing it in after running his Cochrane pharmacy for 30 years and, for a retirement gift, he’s asked town residents to throw out their cigarette packs for good. According to Kimmett, smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in Canada with 45,000 deaths every year. "I’ve seen so many people suffer from horrible diseases and dying from cancer, including my dad who died nearly 30 years ago." Ever since, he’s turned his focus on helping people
  
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• Ottawa high school yearbooks delayed after prank

  16-06-2019 01:19
  Some Ottawa high school students won’t receive their yearbooks on time after pranksters replaced some students’ photos, quotes and nicknames with fake, crude ones. Staff at John McCrae Secondary School are still deciding how to redact or correct approximately 420 books after the prank was discovered. One student was called “the poo poo pee pee man.”For more, see CTV Ottawa’s coverageHelen Crawford, a member of the school’s parent council, told CTV Ottawa that
  
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• 2 killed in northern Alberta house fire believed to be man and child

  16-06-2019 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  A woman was airlifted to hospital. Two other people were found dead inside the residence, RCMP said. 
  
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• Man, child dead after fire in northern Alberta

  16-06-2019 00:10
  A man and a child are dead after a house fire in northern Alberta early Saturday morning. Crews responded to a fire in Plamondon around 12:45 a.m., RCMP said. The home was destroyed by the fire; with a nearby home suffering some damage from the flames. “It’s tragic for our community,” said Mayor of Lac La Biche County Omer Moghrabi. “We’re a close knit community, everybody basically knows everyone.” A woman was airlifted to hospital with non-life threatening i
  
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