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• Officials flagged 900 food items from China with 'problems' over two years

  14-07-2019 22:57
  OTTAWA -- Canadian inspectors intercepted nearly 900 food products from China over concerns about faulty labels, unmentioned allergens and harmful contaminants that included glass and metal between 2017 and early 2019, according to internal federal records. The document provides an inside look at imports from China that caught the attention of officials for appearing to fall short of Canadian standards -- from gum balls with "extraneous" metal, to three-minute chow mein that contained an insect,
  
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• Funnel clouds spotted in southern Alberta, tornado warning issued by Environment Canada

  14-07-2019 22:27
  Dark clouds rolled over southern Alberta on Sunday afternoon, prompting a tornado warning from Environment Canada. The warning was issued about 2 p.m. Sunday and was in place for more than an hour as the storm passed over Crossfield and moved slowly east. Jessica Williams was travelling from Calgary and has just passed through Airdrie when she spotted a funnel cloud forming. “We saw a V shape in the clouds ahead of us,” she said. “It started getting pointier and pointier &helli
  
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• Truck and train collide near Brooks, 17-year-old seriously injured

  14-07-2019 21:52
  A 17-year-old girl remains in critical condition in Foothills hospital after the truck she was riding in was hit by a train at a crossing near Brooks on Friday. Police say a 2008 GMC Sierra was hit by a locomotive about 6:30 p.m. while attempting to cross at an uncontrolled crossing near the Brooks aqueduct. Two people inside had to be cut out of the truck by members of the Brooks Fire Department. The 21-year-old driver, who is from Bassano, was taken to hospital in Brooks with serious but non-l
  
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• Anglican Church of Canada says no to same-sex marriage

  14-07-2019 21:12
  A push to have the Anglican Church of Canada sanction same-sex marriage finished two votes shy of success. The council's general synod – its governing body – met in Vancouver this weekend. Among the items on the agenda for Friday night was a vote on whether the church should amend its marriage rules to permit same-sex unions. To be successful, the motion required two-thirds support from the church's laypeople, clergy and bishops. Although more than 80 per cent of Anglican laity and m
  
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• Backcountry hike to see Banff bison a spiritual journey for group of Alberta women

  14-07-2019 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  The group of women is one of the first to see the herd since they were brought back to Banff National Park, but their trek was far from easy.
  
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• Charlie Russell paintings on display at Calgary Stampede

  14-07-2019 20:43
  Stampede goers have the chance to glimpse the works of one of the premier artists of the old west for the first time in a century. Charlie M. Russell was known as “the cowboy artist” and a collection of his paintings, which first awed Calgarians in 1919, are on display at the Stampede. They’re in the Western Oasis in the BMO Centre. “In 1919 Guy Weadick invited the cowboy artist, Charlie Russell, to the Stampede. He had been here in 1912 and returned in 1919 with an exhib
  
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• Pow Wow and Indian Relay races run Tuesday and Wednesday in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 20:31
  Pow Wow and Indian Relay races run Tuesday and Wednesday in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – It is known as the first “extreme sport” and it is coming back to Lethbridge Tuesday and Wednesday July 16th and 17th. The event is being ...
  
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• Uber driver shot in reported kidnapping: police

  14-07-2019 20:25
  An Edmonton Uber driver says he was kidnapped and shot by three men who tried to extort money from him. Police were told the driver was kidnapped around 5 p.m. Saturday by three unidentified Indigenous men. He was reportedly forced from his Uber vehicle, which he had parked near 42 Avenue and 66 Street, into a 2019 Dodge Ram truck. The victim said he was driven to various locations, including a bank in southeast Edmonton, and then shot when their extortion attempts failed. Now injured, the Uber
  
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• Some MPs are warning the parliamentary work load is going to kill someone

  14-07-2019 20:22
  OTTAWA -- Some MPs are warning the high-stress, high-stakes environment of politics coupled with relentless work schedules are one day going to kill someone. Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux, who has been the Liberals' deputy house leader since the last election, says he is particularly concerned about the marathon, overnight voting sessions that are one of the few ways opposition parties have to interfere with a majority government's ability to pass legislation. Three such marathons took place in th
  
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• Extreme weather in Craven, Sask., cancels Country Thunder headliner Tim McGraw

  14-07-2019 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Tim McGraw's Saturday set at Country Thunder was canceled due to the severe thunderstorms damaging his equipment on stage.
  
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• Passenger bill of rights: New rules for air travel start today

  14-07-2019 19:00
  Some of the government's new air passenger protection regulations take effect this week, but anyone hoping for compensation for delayed or cancelled flights will have to wait until the end of the year. And anyone seeking redress for cancellations related to emergency aircraft maintenance, such as the engine trouble that led to 23 flights on WestJet's low-cost subsidiary Swoop being eliminated earlier this month, might as well quit looking now. The first phase of the so-called passenger bill of r
  
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• Passenger bill of rights: New rules for air travel start Monday

  14-07-2019 19:00
  Some of the government's new air passenger protection regulations take effect this week, but anyone hoping for compensation for delayed or cancelled flights will have to wait until the end of the year. And anyone seeking redress for cancellations related to emergency aircraft maintenance, such as the engine trouble that led to 23 flights on WestJet's low-cost subsidiary Swoop being eliminated earlier this month, might as well quit looking now. The first phase of the so-called passenger bill of r
  
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• Serious assault sends woman to hospital with life-threatening injuries

  14-07-2019 18:44
  A woman was taken to Foothills hospital suffering life-threatening injuries following a serious assault early Sunday. It happened in the 500 block of 44th Street S.E. about 4:45 a.m. Police tape could be seen stretching from several blocks as officers investigate the scene. No other details are available. More to come ...
  
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• 'Definitely a boat ride to remember': River Queen passengers stranded on river overnight

  14-07-2019 18:22
  Some passengers were stranded in Edmonton's river valley for hours—and others overnight—when the Edmonton Queen was unable to return to its dock Saturday evening. The riverboat was forced to hold its position near Accidental Beach after several failed attempts to return to Rafters' Landing, where it was scheduled to dock at 10:30 p.m. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services was called, and with three rescue boats in the North Saskatchewan River, began unloading groups of people from the ferry.
  
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• Magnitude 7.3 quake damages homes in eastern Indonesia - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 16:43
  Magnitude 7.3 quake damages homes in eastern Indonesia  Lethbridge News NowJAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong, shallow earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Sunday, damaging some homes and causing panicked residents to flee to ...
  
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• Spiritual trek gives women rare glimpse of Banff bison herd

  14-07-2019 16:28
  BANFF, Alta. -- Marie-Eve Marchand and Tanealle Shade stand on a grassy knoll in Alberta's Banff National Park hoping to catch a glimpse of the bison herd. As they look at a small warden's cabin, Marchand raises her binoculars to Divide Pass. "They're there, they're there," she says. Marchand, who was part of the Bison Belong campaign to bring the animals back to Banff, looks a few more times to make sure she's not imagining things, then passes the binoculars to Tanealle. "I just froze and just
  
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• All CBSA agents to carry batons, pepper spray when working with detained migrants

  14-07-2019 16:18
  OTTAWA -- Canada's border-security agency will soon require all border-security officers working with detained migrants to wear defensive gear that includes batons, pepper spray and bulletproof vests -- a policy that is drawing concern over a perceived "criminalization" of asylum seekers. A new national policy on uniforms was adopted internally last year after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) began moving what it deems "higher-risk immigration detainees" from provincial jails, where they
  
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• Trump tells Democratic congresswomen they should leave the U.S.

  14-07-2019 16:03
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of colour as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came," ignoring the fact that the women are American citizens and all but one was born in the U.S. Trump's tweets drew a sharp rebuke from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said the president wants to "make America white again." Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, a Trump critic who
  
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• Running of the bulls ends with three more gorings, bringing total to eight

  14-07-2019 14:14
  PAMPLONA, Spain -- A bull broke from the pack and gored two Australians and a Spaniard during Sunday's final bull run of this year's San Fermin festival, health officials from the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said. That took the number of gorings to eight for the eight bull runs that provide a high-adrenaline morning rush to the non-stop party that draws around 1 million people each year. While five of the bulls stayed in a group Sunday and charged through the twisting streets with their gu
  
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• 'Frustration and alienation:' Jason Kenney tells premiers national unity threatened - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 10:03
  'Frustration and alienation:' Jason Kenney tells premiers national unity threatened  Lethbridge News NowSASKATOON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he still believes national unity is under threat despite tw...
  
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• S. Korea, Japan fail to resolve growing trade dispute - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 08:48
  S. Korea, Japan fail to resolve growing trade dispute  Lethbridge News NowSEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea and Japan on Friday failed to immediately resolve their dispute over Japanese export restrictions that could hurt ...
  
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• Train collision in Pakistan kills 20 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 07:26
  Train collision in Pakistan kills 20  Lethbridge News NowMULTAN, Pakistan — A passenger train rammed into a freight train at a railway station in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and injuring ...
  
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• 'Robot umpires' debut in independent Atlantic League - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 07:26
  'Robot umpires' debut in independent Atlantic League  Lethbridge News NowYORK, Pa. — “Robot umpires” have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call ...
  
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• Pinot, Alaphilippe boost French hopes at Tour de France - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 07:26
  Pinot, Alaphilippe boost French hopes at Tour de France  Lethbridge News NowSAINT-ETIENNE, France — As their country prepares to celebrate Bastille Day, Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot were in the mood for fireworks a day in ...
  
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• Hamilton denied Brit GP pole by Bottas, takes on negativity - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 07:26
  Hamilton denied Brit GP pole by Bottas, takes on negativity  Lethbridge News NowSILVERSTONE, England — By only six milliseconds – 0.006 seconds – Lewis Hamilton was left in an unusual position on Saturday: Missing out on pole for the ...
  
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• Halep wins Wimbledon, stops Williams' bid for 24th Slam - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 07:26
  Halep wins Wimbledon, stops Williams' bid for 24th Slam  Lethbridge News NowWIMBLEDON, England — Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon's champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court ...
  
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• Domingo Germán helps Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 05:08
  Domingo Germán helps Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-0  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Domingo Germán cruised through six innings of three-hit ball, Edwin Encarnación hit a three-run double and the New York Yankees kicked off ...
  
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• 'It's powerful': Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 04:48
  'It's powerful': Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana  Lethbridge News NowNEW ORLEANS — Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in ...
  
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• Draw held ahead of 2019 Junior Little League Canadian Championships in Lethbridge - Global News

  14-07-2019 04:32
  Draw held ahead of 2019 Junior Little League Canadian Championships in Lethbridge  Global NewsThe City of Lethbridge getting ready to host a big ball tournament, welcoming teams from across Canada. The 2019 Junior Little League Canadian ...
  
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• Draw held ahead of 2019 Junior Little League Canadian Championships in Lethbridge

  14-07-2019 04:32 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge will soon be home to an exciting tournament drawing in teams and players from all over the country.
  
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• All-Star Game television rating sets record low - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 03:49
  All-Star Game television rating sets record low  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Baseball's All-Star Game had a record low television rating. The American League's 4-3 victory over the National League on Tuesday night in ...
  
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• Debate over Health Canada crackdown on stem cell therapies

  14-07-2019 03:39
  Once seen almost exclusively as a treatment for certain cancers, an increasing amount of health care providers are offering stem cell therapies to treat conditions like autism, multiple sclerosis (MS), and ALS -- a practice Health Canada warns has “not been proven to be safe or effective.” Now the government agency has begun cracking down on clinics offering treatments that inject patients with their own stem cells, unless it’s for research purposes, issuing warnings to some th
  
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• Lethbridge orthotist develops elbow brace to help keep cowboys safe - Global News

  14-07-2019 03:31
  Lethbridge orthotist develops elbow brace to help keep cowboys safe  Global NewsWATCH: A Lethbridge orthotist has developed an elbow brace to help cowboys as they risk their physical health doing a sport they love. Chris Chacon tell us ...
  
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• Lethbridge orthotist develops elbow brace to help keep cowboys safe

  14-07-2019 03:31 via globalnews.ca
  With rodeo season underway, many cowboys risk their physical health for the sport they love. One man from southern Alberta has developed an orthopedic device to help keep them a little safer.
  
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• Lethbridge orthotist creates elbow brace to improve safety for cowboys

  14-07-2019 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 13: A Lethbridge orthotist has developed an elbow brace to help cowboys as they risk their physical health doing a sport they love. Chris Chacon tell us more.
  
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• Four-year-old boy suffers painful burn from wild parsnip

  14-07-2019 03:17
  Parents in the Ottawa area have raised concerns with the city after their four-year-old son developed a blistering burn from picking a wild parsnip plant at a local park. George Young’s hand broke out in big yellow blisters after he touched the invasive species on his way to a splash pad with his summer camp, according to his mother. “I dressed his wound and then I called the city immediately,” Ashlyn Young told CTV Ottawa. The plant, which has spread across the Ottawa region i
  
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• 'His warmth, sense of humour, and modesty': Sask. Lieutenant Governor W. Thomas Molloy remembered

  14-07-2019 02:46
  Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor, W. Thomas Molloy, was honoured for his years of service at a funeral in Saskatoon on Saturday. He was remembered by friends and family on Saturday afternoon as thoughtful, family man. “I recall attributes I believe would be well known by the audience here,” Peter MacKinnon, the MC of the service, said in his opening remarks. “Tom’s love of and pride in family, his faith, excellence in his profession and public service, his warmth,
  
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• Lethbridge mayor calls for help in fight against drug epidemic - Calgary Herald

  14-07-2019 02:34
  Lethbridge mayor calls for help in fight against drug epidemic  Calgary HeraldLethbridge's mayor is calling for help as the city continues to grapple with a drug epidemic that has shifted from users getting high off opioids to ...
  
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• Man falls to death in Toronto elevator shaft: police

  14-07-2019 02:33
  TORONTO - Officials say a man has died after falling into the elevator shaft of the CBC building in downtown Toronto. Toronto police Const. David Hopkinson says witnesses reported seeing the man swing from the elevator cables before falling to his death on Saturday evening. Hopkinson says the man's injuries were severe. Toronto district fire chief Stephan Powell says firefighters were called to the scene at about 6 p.m. and found the man on top of the elevator car, which was on the first floor.
  
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• Cross-country tour to clean up Canadian shorelines

  14-07-2019 02:07
  A pair of Washington brothers on a cross-Canada tour stopped in Edmonton on Saturday to clean up the North Saskatchewan River.                                                               &
  
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• 'Pretty crazy': Golf cart stolen from Edmonton course, found 30 blocks away

  14-07-2019 02:01
  A five-kilometre joy ride—at least—on a city golf course beverage cart ended in downtown Edmonton Friday evening, when the cart crashed and its pilot fled from the scene. Edmonton resident Rebecca Campbell learned of the commotion after hearing a loud noise outside her home around 10:30 p.m. Her husband came to get her, saying, "You've got to see this. This is definitely something going on here." In a parking lot outside, Campbell found a golf cart caught by its underbelly on a wheel
  
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• Search and rescue crews help RCMP make arrest near Innisfail

  14-07-2019 01:52
  Innisfail RCMP enlisted the help of several search and rescue crews on Friday after a woman reported being assaulted by a male companion while camping in a remote area along the Red Deer River. The pair was camping where the Red Deer River and the Medicine River meet when the woman called police about 12:50 a.m. Because of the location and high river flow, police asked for help from a number of other agencies to access the location, including Red Deer County Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain Hou
  
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• Edmonton dog festival breaks Guinness World Record for largest 'doga' class

  14-07-2019 01:11
  More than 400 people and their dogs broke a world record for the largest-ever dog yoga class at the Dog City Festival on Saturday.   The inaugural festival was held at the Whitemud Equine Learning Centre, and featured a number of activities from a dog and owner look-a-like contest, to pet massages. But, 408 humans and their canine partners also gathered to break the Guinness World Record of 270 "doga" participants, set by Hong Kong in January 2016. "We are completely overwhelmed by the numb
  
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• Paramedics see increase in calls when multiple cruise ships dock

  14-07-2019 00:17
  Thousands of tourists will walk through the Vancouver cruise ship terminal this weekend as they finish or start their trips. Seven cruise ships will arrive at Canada Place over the weekend. The city's paramedic bike squad tells CTV News that means more calls. "You get this huge influx of four ships coming in with these ships having thousands of people," said Troy Gienger, one of the members of the bike squad. "We've been fairly busy." Gienger told CTV News his team averages 12 or 13 calls per da
  
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• Neil Bantleman returns to Canada after years in Indonesian prison - Lethbridge News Now

  14-07-2019 00:07
  Neil Bantleman returns to Canada after years in Indonesian prison  Lethbridge News NowA Canadian school teacher who spent the past five years in an Indonesian prison on child sex abuse charges he'...
  
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