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• Key First Nation Chief makes bail after court appearance on drug possession charges

  12-07-2019 23:33
  Chief Clarence Papequash of the Key First Nation appeared in court in Yorkton on Friday, facing multiple charges. He was charged in Kamsack on July 8, for two counts of drug possession, after he was found with two kinds of opioids, and another for operating a vehicle while impaired. Papequash was released on a $5,000 bail under conditions that he cannot drive a vehicle or use any drugs or alcohol. He will be appearing in court again on July 23, in Kamsack. Papequash previously faced a six month
  
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• R. Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2019 22:38
  R. Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges  Lethbridge News NowCHICAGO — Singer R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago Thursday after he was indicted on 13 federal counts including sex crimes, a U.S. Attorney's office ...
  
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• Southeast communities take historical approach to trash bins

  12-07-2019 22:34
  A section of southeast Calgary now boasts a new way of promoting its history. A dozen garbage bins around the Millican, Ogden and Lynnwood area have been converted to bright, artistic displays of the area’s past. Kaylynn Miller, general manager of the Millican Ogden Community Association, described the bins as a nod to the important places and figures of the community. "Mostly it’s just to emphasize on the deep roots of this community, this is a big historical area."  Miller als
  
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• Stampede concert hopes renewed after ticket refund frustrations resolved

  12-07-2019 22:26
  An Edmonton woman says her plans to travel to Calgary for a Stampede concert on Saturday were almost cancelled after her tickets were refunded with no explanation from the organizer, until CTV Calgary stepped in. Crystal Moze purchased eight tickets to see American rapper Machine Gun Kelly at Knoxville’s Stampede tent on Saturday night. Moze received the purchase confirmation and tickets over email, but a few days later noticed the money had been refunded on her bank statement. “I&rs
  
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• Stampede concert hopes dashed over ticket refund confusion

  12-07-2019 22:26
  An Edmonton woman says her plans to travel to Calgary for a Stampede concert on Saturday have been cancelled after her tickets were refunded with no explanation from the organizer. Crystal Moze purchased eight tickets to see American rapper Machine Gun Kelly at Knoxville’s Stampede tent on Saturday night. Moze received the purchase confirmation and tickets over email, but a few days later noticed the money had been refunded on her bank statement. “I’m a loyal fan to him [Machin
  
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• From hoof to muzzle: Chuckwagon wellness and safety measures

  12-07-2019 21:57
  New measures at the Calgary Stampede aimed at keeping chuckwagon horses healthy and happy is targeting what’s beneath their hooves and in their troughs. Earlier this year, the Calgary Stampede performed seismic tests on the track to ensure ground stability and at least one chuckwagon driver is testing his horses for food sensitivities and making changes accordingly. “I’m all about the health of the horses, besides doing their feed we have chiropractors and massage therapists,&r
  
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• Mike Commodore scores breakfasts for kid's charity

  12-07-2019 21:39
  Flames alumnus Mike Commodore and TV personality Kodette LaBarbera donned cowboy hats and aprons on Friday morning to take part in a celebrity pancake cook-off in support of the Breakfast Club of Canada. The event took place in the parking lot of the Calgary Co-op on Macleod Trail. Danone Canada made a special donation in partnership with Calgary Co-op that will contribute valuable funds to the opening of a new food hub in Calgary. Currently the Breakfast Club of Canada serves over 1.3 million s
  
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• Calgary cop busts a move on the midway with Stampede visitors

  12-07-2019 21:13
  Calgary police are patrolling the Stampede midway keeping visitors safe but they are also taking the opportunity to have a little fun with the crowd. The police service posted a video on its Facebook page of one officer who busted a move with midway goers. Const. Binet joined in on the fun to the delight of the crowd. Take a look…
  
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• Alberta seeks to intervene in B.C.’s appeal to Supreme Court on energy projects

  12-07-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta wants to have its say when British Columbia goes to the Supreme Court for a ruling on who is in charge of interprovincial projects like pipelines.
  
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• Crews recover body of Czech visitor from Crowsnest Mountain

  12-07-2019 19:07
  The body of a 58-year-old man who was pronounced dead after he fell on Crowsnest Mountain on Wednesday has been recovered by Kananaskis Search and Rescue. Police say the man was visiting from the Czech Republic and was climbing with two friends when the incident happened. RCMP officers were dispatched to the mountain at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a call from EMS. The trail was closed following the fatality but was reopened to the public on Friday. The name of the victim is not bei
  
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• Canadians can expect to have their personal information collected at Canada-U.S. border

  12-07-2019 18:19
  All travellers crossing the border between Canada and the United States can expect to have some of their personal information recorded now that a new phase of a border agreement has been implemented. The program started in 2012, when border agencies for both countries began collecting information on third-country nationals and permanent legal residents at four land border ports between the U.S. and Canada. Over the years, the information gathering slowly ramped up, spreading to every land entry
  
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• Police seek owners of high-end bikes recovered from Calgary residence

  12-07-2019 18:06
  Two people are facing charges in connection to a bicycle chop-shop investigation that resulted in the recovery of nine high-end bikes. Police say high-end bikes were being brought to a residence in the Lower Mount Royal area and believe that the bikes were being traded for drugs. Investigators say the serial numbers on the stolen bikes were changed before they were sold online and a search warrant was executed on a residence in the 900 block of 18 Avenue S.W. on July 4. Officers recovered nine b
  
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• Missing man found dead in Strathcona County, death ruled a homicide

  12-07-2019 17:11
  The 22-year-old man who was reported missing in Edmonton last Friday was found dead in Strathcona County Wednesday. Kevin Sim, who was last seen on June 30 near Southgate Mall, was found dead in a field near the intersection of Highways 14 and 21. An autopsy has been conducted and his death was ruled a homicide, RCMP said. The Edmonton Police Service Major Crimes Unit is investigating and appealing to the public for help.  Investigators are looking for any dash cam footage taken between 11:
  
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• Well-known Calgary marriage commissioner Nomi Whalen passes away at age 87

  12-07-2019 16:53
  Nomi Whalen, a Calgary marriage commissioner and the the wife of long-time Calgary broadcaster, Ed Whalen, passed away on Thursday at the age of 87. Whalen's son Tony released a statement on behalf of the family and said she was surrounded by her family when she passed away. She was born in Vancouver and moved to Calgary in 1957 as a newlywed. Her husband Ed was a broadcaster in Calgary for many years and died in 2001. Whalen was a founding member of the Alberta Human Rights Commission and she c
  
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• Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat

  12-07-2019 16:40
  EDMONTON -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing claims by conservative politicians that national unity is under threat. The Liberal leader says conservative politicians are playing petty politics, which is hurting people across the country. "Conservative politicians are choosing to play a high degree of politics, including bringing up threats to national unity, which we categorically reject," Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau stopped to visit workers at Edmonton's Trans Mountain pipeline term
  
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• Search on for prominent businessman, son after helicopter goes missing in Quebec

  12-07-2019 16:14
  MONTREAL - A search is under way for a prominent Quebec businessman and his son, who did not return from a fishing trip in northern Quebec as planned. Sagami Inc., a giant in the greenhouse tomato industry, says in a statement that everything is being done to ensure its president, Stephane Roy, and his son are found safe. The two were expected to return from a fishing trip on Wednesday. The statement says Roy, the founder of the company, is an experienced pilot with numerous flight hours aboard
  
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• Driver uninjured after vehicle crashes into power pole in city's southwest

  12-07-2019 15:59
  Police are investigating after an SUV struck a power pole in the city's southwest on Thursday evening. Emergency crews were called to a crash on Spruce Meadows Way, South of Highway 22X, at about 10:00 p.m. for reports of a single-vehicle collision. When crews arrived, they found that the top of the pole had come down and sparks from the power lines were falling on the SUV that hit it. A woman in the vehicle was checked out by EMS and did not need to be transported to hospital. The cause of the
  
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• Woman orders 'Moana'-themed cake, gets marijuana design by mistake

  12-07-2019 15:05
  A birthday cake blunder is getting a lot of attention after a cake decorator misunderstood the order. Kensli Davis wanted a Disney-themed ‘Moana’ cake to celebrate her 25th birthday, but when her mom called the Milledgeville, Ga. Dairy Queen, the shop employee heard “marijuana” instead. The fast food restaurant served up a cake with a giant marijuana leaf design, green icing and a My Little Pony-style character with bloodshot eyes and a puff of smoke. Davis said she think
  
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• Trudeau expected to make Trans Mountain announcement near Edmonton on Friday

  12-07-2019 14:58
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with workers at the Trans Mountain Terminal in Strathcona County on Friday. “I'm going to be making an announcement tomorrow morning about the building of the Trans Mountain Pipeline,” Trudeau said at a Liberal rally on Thursday. Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi will speak with the media after meeting with workers on Friday morning. The federal government reapproved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project last month, w
  
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• Trudeau accuses conservative premiers of 'petty politics'

  12-07-2019 14:58
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are "unwilling" to invest in infrastructure projects to avoid working with the federal government. At a meet-and-greet with workers at the Trans Mountain terminal in Strathcona County Friday morning, Trudeau celebrated last month's pipeline expansion announcement and took aim at conservative premiers, including Jason Kenney. "They would rather have their citizens suffer by not taking advantage of this construction season than stand on stag
  
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• Mom arrested after young daughter licks tongue depressor at doctor's office, puts it back

  12-07-2019 14:57
  A Florida mother faces a possible felony charge after her daughter licked a tongue depressor at a doctor’s office and put it back. The 30-year-old mom recorded the incident at the All About Kids and Families Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla., on her phone. In the clip recorded July 9, the 10-year-old patient can be seen pulling the depressor from a jar, licking it and placing it back where she found it. The mom posted the footage to her Snapchat account where it was recorded by one of h
  
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• Officials determine death of third horse at Calgary Stampede was 'result of driver error'

  12-07-2019 14:54
  Chuckwagon driver Chad Harden has been disqualified from the Calgary Stampede and fined $10,000 after Stampede officials determined he caused a crash on the track that resulted in the death of a horse belonging to another driver on Thursday evening. Calgary Stampede officials confirm that a third horse died following a collision in Heat 7 of the Rangeland Derby.  "Last night was very different, due to interference and contact with another wagon, a horse sustained severe injuries. This
  
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• Chuckwagon driver fined and disqualified after third horse dies at Calgary Stampede

  12-07-2019 14:54
  Chuckwagon driver Chad Harden has been disqualified from the Calgary Stampede and fined $10,000 after Stampede officials determined he caused a crash on the track that resulted in the death of a horse belonging to another driver on Thursday evening. Calgary Stampede officials confirm that a third horse died following a collision in Heat 7 of the Rangeland Derby.  An Independent Chuckwagon safety commission reviewed the crash involving Harden, who now faces a $10,000 fine and a lifetime ban
  
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• Trudeau meets with TMX workers, but announces no new details on pipeline expansion during Edmonton visit

  12-07-2019 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi and MP Randy Boissonnault spent the morning with workers at the Trans Mountain Edmonton Terminal.
  
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• Prime minister to make Trans Mountain pipeline announcement in Edmonton

  12-07-2019 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi will meet with workers at the Trans Mountain Edmonton Terminal on Friday morning.
  
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• Canadian wildlife enforcement blitz nets black-bear parts, African anteaters

  12-07-2019 13:59
  OTTAWA -- Canadian wildlife enforcement officers have seized dozens of black-bear parts, diet pills made from endangered African plants and the bodies of two scaly anteaters as part of an international blitz targeting smugglers and poachers, Environment and Climate Change Canada says. The seizures took place in June when Canada, for the third time, took part in Interpol's Operation Thunderball with 108 other countries to go after global smugglers, poachers and traffickers of endangered and exoti
  
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• Magnitude-4.6 earthquake hits Seattle area, felt as far as Vancouver

  12-07-2019 13:27
  EVERETT, Wash. -- Two earthquakes shook the Puget Sound region in Washington state early Friday morning, with the temblors felt into British Columbia and across the Cascade Mountains into the eastern part of the state. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 4.6 magnitude earthquake rattled the Three Lakes area, about 40 miles (64 kilometres) northeast of Seattle. That was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city
  
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• Deutsche Bank CEO blasts execs over suit fitting on day of layoffs

  12-07-2019 12:00
  The chief executive of Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, said he has personally rebuked managers who ordered tailors to fit suits at their London office as thousands of traders were let go Monday. "I expect the two colleagues won't forget my call," Christian Sewing told German business daily Handelsblatt's Friday edition. "I can't understand that someone would call tailors to fit suits on Monday. On the same day, we had to tell many colleagues in share trading that they had to leave as we
  
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• Assoun murder case: RCMP suppressed, erased evidence of other suspects

  12-07-2019 11:24
  HALIFAX -- A federal report says the RCMP didn't disclose an investigator's theories about other suspects to a wrongfully convicted man trying to prove he was innocent of murder. Not only that, but the Justice Department assessment says someone also scrubbed or destroyed most of the potential evidence -- including the possibility a serial killer was the true culprit.TIMELINE: Take a look back at what happened in the wrongful conviction of Glen AssounThe report in the case of 63-year-old Glen Ass
  
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• Child suicide bomber kills 5 at Afghan wedding

  12-07-2019 11:12
  KABUL -- A 13-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding early Friday in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, killing five people and injuring 11 others, police officials said. Among those killed was Malik Toor, a commander of a pro-government militia who had organized the wedding, police official Fayz Mohammad Babarkhil said. Officials said Toor was the likely target of the attack, which took place in Pachirwa Agham district of Nangarhar province. No one took responsibility for t
  
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• Blood Tribe detox centre visited by associate mental health and addictions minister

  12-07-2019 07:23 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Luan made a stop in Standoff, the largest community on the Blood Tribe Reserve, to meet those on the front lines battling the opioid crisis.
  
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• Boeing changes executive in charge of the 737 Max factory

  12-07-2019 07:21
  CHICAGO -- The executive who manages the Boeing 737 Max program and the Seattle-area factory where the now-grounded plane is built is retiring. The manager, Eric Lindblad, said he planned to retire last summer, and a Boeing spokesman said Thursday that Lindblad's decision was unrelated to two deadly accidents involving Max jets. Lindblad has been in the job less than a year, taking over as Boeing struggled with shortages of engines and fuselages from suppliers. He has been with Boeing 34 years.
  
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• Horses crash into fence at Calgary Stampede’s ‘half mile of hell’

  12-07-2019 07:05 via globalnews.ca
  One night after a second horse died following an incident at the Calgary Stampede’s chuckwagon races, one or more horses crashed into a fence Thursday night on the track known as the “half mile of hell.”
  
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• Chuckwagon driver fined, disqualified after 3rd horse death at Calgary Stampede

  12-07-2019 07:05 via globalnews.ca
  Chuckwagon driver Chad Harden has been fined and disqualified following the death of a third horse at the 2019 GMC Rangeland Derby.
  
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• Officials confirm 6 cases of rat lungworm disease in Hawaii this year

  12-07-2019 06:51
  HONOLULU -- The Hawaii State Department of Health has confirmed a new case of rat lungworm disease, a report said. A mainland resident became ill while travelling in west Hawaii in February, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday. Including the new infection, there has been six confirmed cases of rat lungworm contracted in Hawaii this year. The cases include three residents and three visitors who all likely contracted the disease on the Big Island, officials said. The sixth infected pers
  
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• Stocks down in Toronto, while U.S. stock markets post gains, loonie edges higher

  12-07-2019 06:30
  TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the technology, materials and financial sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 26.14 points at 16,501.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 129.43 points at 27,217.51. The S&P 500 index was up 5.58 points at 3,005.49, while the Nasdaq composite was up 21.55 points at 8,217.59. The Canadian dollar traded for 76.64 cents US compared with an average of 76.51 cents US on Thu
  
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• Bigger than a Zamboni and a lot more complicated - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2019 05:33
  Bigger than a Zamboni and a lot more complicated  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE — It was a sight to behold at the Enmax Centre on Wednesday. An arena that normally houses a sheet of ice and only occasionally sees a piece ...
  
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• Horses strike rail after chuckwagon rigs collide during Rangeland Derby

  12-07-2019 05:31
  Officials are assessing the horses of Evan Salmond's team following a crash during Heat 7 of Thursday night's chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede. The collision occurred in the backstretch just out of the first turn and involved Salmond's rig and Danny Ringuette's chuckwagon. The inside lead horse of Salmond's team struck the guardrail and stumbled to the ground. Ringuette's team was able to finished the race. The extent of the injuries to Salmond's horses has not been confirmed. Prior to T
  
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• Lethbridge Bisons open Little League Divisional Championships with big win - Global News

  12-07-2019 05:15
  Lethbridge Bisons open Little League Divisional Championships with big win  Global NewsThe Lethbridge Bisons are looking for a provincial Little League title this weekend, and they put on a show for the home crowd in their opening game. Danica ...
  
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• Lethbridge Bisons open Little League Divisional Championships with big win

  12-07-2019 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Intermediate AAA Bisons may have entered Thursday's provincial match-up against Medicine Hat as underdogs, but they put on a show for the home crowd in Lethbridge.
  
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• City offering free cart size exchanges starting July 12 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2019 04:59
  City offering free cart size exchanges starting July 12  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Residents can request a different blue and/or black cart size for their recycling starting tomorrow, July 12. The City said the exchange will be ...
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Jul 11

  12-07-2019 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Thursday, July 11, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Weight loss program participant says she’s still waiting for grant for lost pounds

  12-07-2019 02:08
  A Lethbridge woman who took part in the Weight Loss Grants Program that promises 'grants' to participants who reach their goal weight says she is still waiting to get her money back, despite hitting her target. The mom of six wanted to lose weight to keep up with her children and in December 2017 signed up with the program, joining a clinic where she was provided with a fitness and eating plan.  "I paid $2,400 and was told if I lost 17 per cent of my body weight I would get back $2000," sai
  
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• Southern Alberta waste refinery turning trash into ‘high-grade, low-cost’ biodiesel

  12-07-2019 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  Cielo said when the refineries are built -- which is expected to be by late 2020 -- each one will produce about 2,000 litres of renewable fuel per hour. 
  
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• Kenney tells premiers’ meeting national unity still threatened

  12-07-2019 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  Kenney said his province contributes billions of dollars to Canada's economy but is blocked in by some jurisdictions from developing its resources.
  
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• UCP to review funding promised to Lethbridge by NDP for supportive housing - Global News

  12-07-2019 01:35
  UCP to review funding promised to Lethbridge by NDP for supportive housing  Global NewsWhat was promised by the NDP in December, 2018, is being put on pause by Alberta's new UCP government as it reviews more than $11 million in funding for ...
  
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• Man dead after climbing accident in Crowsnest Pass

  12-07-2019 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple agencies were called in to assist, including Kananaskis Search and Rescue, which located the man and pronounced him dead at the scene.
  
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• Cross-examination of medical examiner becomes heated in Stephans’ retrial

  12-07-2019 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  There were some very heated moments during testimony at the retrial of David and Collet Stephan on Thursday.
  
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• UCP to review funding promised to Lethbridge by NDP for supportive housing

  12-07-2019 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  A change of government may also mean a change in previously promised funding for Lethbridge, as the UCP place more than $11 million earmarked for supportive housing on hold for review.
  
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• Visitor from Czech Republic suffers fatal fall in Crowsnest Pass

  12-07-2019 00:46
  A 58-year-old man is dead following a Wednesday afternoon fall on Crowsnest Mountain and efforts are underway to retrieve his body. According to RCMP, the visitor from Czech Republic was climbing with two friends on Wednesday when he suffered a fall. Emergency crews including RCMP, firefighters, conservation officers and search and rescue members were deployed to the mountain at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday following an emergency call  for help. Members of Kananaskis Search and Rescue
  
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