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• Alberta’s advanced education minister says Rutherford Scholarship now accepting applications

  06-08-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  A day after an Alberta high school counsellor expressed concern about scholarship applications being delayed by a technological upgrade to the application and payment system, Alberta's advanced education minister said Tuesday that "effective immediately, the Rutherford Scholarship is open and accepting applications."
  
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• Stamps say Bo could soon be ready to go

  06-08-2019 23:52
  Calgary Stampeders' quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was on the field for full practice for the first time since sustaining an injury in the second game of the season. Mitchell injured his pectoral muscle and left the game against B.C. on June 29 favouring his right shoulder. Last week, he started soft tossing and on Tuesday showed no signs of discomfort. "I put the helmet on, really didn't want to take it off, not being able to put it on for six weeks so, arm felt great," he said. "Feet felt a litt
  
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• Province addresses Rutherford Scholarship concerns, accepts applications

  06-08-2019 23:51
  Alberta's Advanced Education Minister says recent concerns regarding uncertainty with a merit scholarship for students entering post-secondary studies were the result of miscommunication within his department and the issue has been addressed. On the weekend, the Alberta Student Aid website indicated a major technology upgrade would streamline the application and payment process for scholarships and awards, and the upgrade was expected to be completed in the late fall of 2019. The technological u
  
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• Alberta premier, MLAs take pay cut

  06-08-2019 23:41
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his MLAs have taken a pay cut to reduce government spending. Kenney's $186,000 salary was reduced by 10 per cent, while MLAs had their $121,000 salary reduced by five per cent. Alberta politicians remain the highest paid in Canada. "Even during the election campaign, he was making statements like he wants to set an example," said Lori Williams, a policy studies professor at Mount Royal University. "The example clearly is for others who are being paid with taxpaye
  
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• Airdrie men charged following Cochrane car prowling investigation

  06-08-2019 23:11
  Two suspected car prowlers were arrested and charged following an RCMP investigation into suspicious activity on Cochrane's River Avenue. According to RCMP, officers responded to the neighbourhood in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 3 after a resident spotted suspects checking car door handles and gaining access to several vehicles. Officers located a suspect vehicle and a search of it resulted in the recovery of several suspected stolen items including:A wallet Several credit cards A
  
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• City councillor says urban Alberta taxpayers are subsidizing rural residents

  06-08-2019 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  If you're a city or town of over 5,000, you're responsible to pay for your own police. If you're any other municipality, then the province is responsible for your policing costs.
  
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• Arrest made connected to shooting outside Calgary convenience store

  06-08-2019 22:16
  After reviewing surveillance footage, police have charged a man in connection with a shooting outside a northeast convenience store last week. Police were called to a 7-Eleven store in the 3300 block of 64th Street N.E. about 9:30 p.m. on July 31 for reports of a shooting, however the suspects had fled by the time officers arrived. No injuries were reported. Officers then surrounded a house in the 1000 block of Marcombe Way N.E. however no-one was found inside. Police reviewed surveillance foota
  
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• RCMP find several items 'directly linked' to B.C. murder suspects along shoreline in Gillam area

  06-08-2019 22:13
  RCMP say they’ve found several items on the Nelson River shoreline directly linked to Kam Mcleod and Bryer Schmegelsky. On Tuesday afternoon, RCMP said the items were found on Aug. 2 about nine kilometres from where the burnt vehicle was located. A damaged boat was also found along the Nelson River. On Aug. 4, the underwater recovery team conducted an underwater search 29 metres around the spot where the boat was found. No additional items linked to the suspects were found. RCMP say they w
  
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• Police find items 'directly linked' to B.C. murder suspects near damaged boat

  06-08-2019 22:10
  Police in Manitoba now say several items “directly linked” to the two men wanted in connection to a trio of murders in northern British Columbia were found on the same day officers discovered a damaged boat in the area. Manitoba RCMP would not disclose what these items are, but said they were found on Aug. 2 on the shoreline of the Nelson River, just nine kilometres from where a burnt-out SUV connected to Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky was found two weeks earlier. RCMP also found a
  
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• Heated committee meeting sees Alberta cut MLA pay by 5% and 10% for premier

  06-08-2019 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta politicians are taking a five per cent pay cut, and Premier Jason Kenney will now be taking home 10 per cent less.
  
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• Fire ban issued for Lethbridge's river valley - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 22:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Fire ban issued for Lethbridge's river valley  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Effective immediately, fires of all types are not allowed in the coulees in the City of Lethb...
  
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• Injured mystery man arrives at Alberta hospital with amnesia

  06-08-2019 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Lethbridge are looking to the public for help identifying a man who showed up at the hospital suffering from amnesia.
  
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• Calgary man charged in connection to late-night police pursuit

  06-08-2019 20:57
  A 28-year-old Calgary man is facing a number of charges after police pursued and stopped a stolen vehicle west of the city last week. Last Thursday, police in Cochrane were notified after a motorist struck another motorist near Morley. Officers responded and say the same vehicle almost hit RCMP members in marked vehicles. Police say the vehicle was being driven in a dangerous manner and they tried to stop it but it fled the scene. Officers pursued the vehicle and it was stopped on Highway 1A, ne
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after fall at climbing centre

  06-08-2019 20:56
  A man was taken to hospital in stable, non-life threatening condition after a fall at a Calgary Climbing Centre facility, EMS say. It happened just before noon Tuesday at the centre’s location on Aero Drive N.E. Paramedics say the man suffered serious injuries after falling from an unknown height. The man’s exact age and injuries are not yet known.
  
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• Changes coming to transit routes 23/24 - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 20:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Changes coming to transit routes 23/24  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – All aboard a new transit route. The City of Lethbridge has announced that transit route 23/24 will be re-aligned to a corridor that is more ...
  
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• Quarter of the world's population living with extreme water stress

  06-08-2019 20:44
  A quarter of the world’s population is faced with the dire prospect of running out of water as demand outpaces supply and climate change takes its toll, according to new data. On Tuesday, the World Resources Institute (WRI) published a ranking of the countries with the highest water stress based on 13 indicators, including groundwater availability, water depletion, rainfall variability, and water regulation. Using updated data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas tool, researchers re
  
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• Excessive speed to blame in KFC crash on 17th Avenue: police

  06-08-2019 20:23
  Police say excessive speed is to blame after a car crashed into a KFC restaurant on 17th Avenue S.W. on Monday, sending a family of three to hospital. A grey Acura was heading east on 17th Avenue S.W. at a high rate of speed about 6:20 p.m. as it approached the 12th Street S.W. intersection, which was blocked off for construction. The car swerved left and smashed through the glass windows of the eatery, hitting a family of three sitting at a table. A 33-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman, and an
  
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• Man who checked into Lethbridge hospital with amnesia identified

  06-08-2019 20:04
  A man who walked into the hospital in Lethbridge early Tuesday morning suffering from amnesia has been identified. Officers were called to Chinook Regional Hospital at about 1:23 a.m. after a man presented himself to staff and told them that he fell off his bike while cycling in the river valley. Police say he was wearing cycling attire and a blue water bladder backpack. The man in his 60s was covered in mud and did not have identification on him. Investigators say the man was unable to remember
  
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• Cyclist suffering from amnesia identified by Lethbridge police - Calgary Herald

  06-08-2019 20:02 via calgaryherald.com
  Cyclist suffering from amnesia identified by Lethbridge police  Calgary HeraldCovered in mud and dressed in cycling gear, a man in his 60s wandered into a Lethbridge hospital early Tuesday morning with no idea who he is.After issuing a ...
  
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• Calgary police searching for woman wanted in B.C.

  06-08-2019 19:48
  Police are asking for help to find a woman wanted on warrants in B.C. who is believed to be in Calgary and travelling with a young child. Jennilee Eliza Anne Weiler, 30, of no fixed address, is wanted on 12 warrants, including:Possession of stolen property Theft Possession of a controlled substance Theft of a motor vehicle Break-and-enter Possession of a fraudulent credit card Breach of a recognizanceWeiler is described as 5-foot-2 and 130 pounds with brown eyes and black and red hair.  Pol
  
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• Calgary-based Ensign Energy shares fall as 2nd-quarter net loss exceeds forecasts

  06-08-2019 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  Shares in Ensign Energy Services fell by as much as 6.8 per cent after it reported a second-quarter net loss of $31.7 million.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis stock up after company issues Q4 production and revenue estimates

  06-08-2019 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  Earlier, Aurora announced its estimated production available for sale was between 25,000 and 30,000 kilograms — above the company's previous guidance of 25,000 kilograms.
  
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• Greater Vancouver Zoo investigating after 2-year-old attacked by bear

  06-08-2019 17:50
  A two-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital Monday after being attacked by a bear at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. The toddler's father, Richard Hanson, told CTV News he received a frantic phone call from his wife saying their daughter Sophia had been bitten by a bear. "They were all watching the bears and the next thing you know, you hear the kids screaming and they ran over and had to, know you, get it to stop biting her," said Hanson, who was in Victoria at the time of the incident. The concer
  
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• Billy Ray Cyrus coming to Calgary to co-host 2019 CCMA Awards

  06-08-2019 17:27
  The Canadian Country Music Awards will be held in Calgary in September and American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus will host the show alongside Canada's Dallas Smith. Cyrus is best known for his 1992 hit single 'Achy Breaky Heart'. Smith is the frontman of Default and has been nominated for four CCMA Awards this year including; entertainer, male artist and album of the year for "The Fall." Other nominees include James Barker Band, Brett Kissel, Paul Brandt, Lindsay Ell, Tim Hicks, the Rekl
  
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• Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

  06-08-2019 15:55
  NEW YORK -- Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced that Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Morrison's family issued a statement through Knopf saying she died after a brief illness. "Toni Morrison pas
  
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• Nobel laureate, novelist Toni Morrison dead at 88

  06-08-2019 15:55
  NEW YORK -- Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced that Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Morrison's family issued a statement through Knopf saying she died after a brief illness. "Toni Morrison pas
  
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• Trial for David and Collet Stephan resumes Tuesday

  06-08-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  David and Collet Stephan are on trial for a second time for allegedly failing to provide the necessaries of life to their 19-month-old son Ezekiel in 2012.
  
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• Two South American countries recommend against U.S. travel after mass shootings

  06-08-2019 15:20
  Two South American governments have issued warnings against travel to the U.S. following two mass shootings over the weekend. Venezuela and Uruguay both issued statements on Monday following a bloody weekend of gun deaths in the U.S. Nine people were killed in Dayton, Ohio, by a gunman with an AR-15 style gun. The shooting outside a strip of nightclubs early Sunday and another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday left a combined total of 31 people dead and more than 50 injured in less th
  
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• Year-round school returns to class for Calgary Catholic students

  06-08-2019 14:55
  It might seem a bit early to hit the books, but hundreds of Calgary Catholic students will begin their first day of year-round school on Tuesday.  The program is meant to more closely match the continuous learning patterns of children. With year-round education, the school calendar is divided into four equal terms. Students have a condensed summer vacation for one month in July, they return to school in August, then receive a two-week holiday in October and have extra weeks off du
  
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• Hundreds hold vigil at NRA headquarters for shooting victims

  06-08-2019 14:09
  FAIRFAX, Va. -- Hundreds of people held vigil outside the National Rifle Association's headquarters in Virginia for the dozens slain in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Gun control groups including March for Our Lives organized Monday's "Vigil for Remembrance and Change," which sought to honour the dead and call for stronger gun laws. The back-to-back weekend shootings cost a total of 31 lives and left more than 50 people wounded. Vigil attendees held moments of silence punctu
  
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• Alberta government launches industry panels to cut red tape - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 14:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta government launches industry panels to cut red tape  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has reached out to business leaders so they can help decide how the...
  
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• Unknowns in Ohio shooting: Did gunman target his sister? - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 12:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Unknowns in Ohio shooting: Did gunman target his sister?  Lethbridge News NowDAYTON, Ohio — Police worked Monday to pin down why a 24-year-old gunman killed nine people, including his sister, in a weekend shooting rampage in a ...
  
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• Hillary and Chelsea Clinton writing book on 'Gutsy Women' - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 12:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hillary and Chelsea Clinton writing book on 'Gutsy Women'  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton are teaming up for “The Book of Gutsy Women,” honouring everyone from scientist Marie Curie to ...
  
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• 2020 Democrats lay blame on Trump's rhetoric for shootings - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 12:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  2020 Democrats lay blame on Trump's rhetoric for shootings  Lethbridge News NowMANCHESTER, N.H. - Democratic presidential candidates sought to lay blame Sunday on President Donald Trump fol...
  
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• Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings  Lethbridge News NowBRIDGEWATER, N.J. — As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of ...
  
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• Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal  Lethbridge News NowCAIRO — The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing ...
  
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• Sanchez, Astros throw combined no-hitter against Mariners - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sanchez, Astros throw combined no-hitter against Mariners  Lethbridge News NowHOUSTON - After losing 13 decisions in a row with Toronto, Aaron Sanchez was looking for a *fresh* start and a w...
  
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• London's Heathrow Airport says Tuesday strike suspended - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  London's Heathrow Airport says Tuesday strike suspended  Lethbridge News NowLONDON - Officials at London's Heathrow Airport say a planned labour strike has been suspended after the union...
  
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• India government revokes disputed Kashmir's special status - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  India government revokes disputed Kashmir's special status  Lethbridge News NowNEW DELHI - India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status with a presidential order Monday as t...
  
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• GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Two of the largest U.S. newspaper companies have agreed to combine for roughly $1.4 billion, creating a new industry giant that hopes to ...
  
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• Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a Canadian det...
  
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• ABC executive withholding judgment on the 'The Rookie' - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  ABC executive withholding judgment on the 'The Rookie'  Lethbridge News NowBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The head of ABC Entertainment says she's withholding judgment on the fate of “The Rookie” pending an investigation into misconduct ...
  
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• 20 killed, 26 wounded when gunman attacks Texas shoppers - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 11:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  20 killed, 26 wounded when gunman attacks Texas shoppers  Lethbridge News NowEL PASO, Texas (AP) — A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during the busy ...
  
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• In the news today, August 6 - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 10:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  In the news today, August 6  Lethbridge News NowFive stories in the news for Tuesday, August 6. ———. WEEKEND SHOOTINGS LEAVE 13 PEOPLE INJURED. Thirteen people were injured after nearly a ...
  
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• Kenney takes aim at Trudeau directly ahead of fall federal election

  06-08-2019 10:36
  OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall's federal election. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, took to Twitter over the weekend to say the people of his province have been “rightfully frustrated” by an “unfair deal” they are getting in the federation. He says Albertans are proud Canadians and he doesn't want to let Trudeau “push us out of our country.” Kenney also says he woul
  
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• U.K. authorities charge teen after 6-year-old thrown from Tate

  06-08-2019 10:20
  LONDON -- A British youth court on Tuesday ordered a teenager be held on a charge of attempted murder for allegedly throwing a 6-year-old boy from a 10th-floor viewing gallery at London's Tate Modern museum. The 17-year-old boy appeared at Bromley Youth Court and spoke to confirm his name, address, date of birth and British nationality. He cannot be named for legal reasons. The child, a French national, was airlifted to a hospital after plummeting five stories to a roof in the incident, which to
  
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• New Zealand government plans to ease abortion restrictions - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 09:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New Zealand government plans to ease abortion restrictions  Lethbridge News NowWELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's government announced Monday that it plans changes to the country's abortion laws that would treat the ...
  
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• El Paso opens healing centre as it prepares for Trump visit

  06-08-2019 08:30
  EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso opened a grief centre on Tuesday to help people cope with last weekend's mass shooting at a Walmart, in which 22 people, nearly all with Latino last names, were killed and many others were wounded. The centre opened a day before President Donald Trump was due to visit the border city, much to the chagrin of some Democrats and other residents who say his fiery rhetoric has fostered the kind of anti-immigrant hatred that may have motivated Saturday's attack. A protest ral
  
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• Klingensmith, Sojka rake in crucial victory for Mavericks in Lethbridge - CHAT News Today

  06-08-2019 07:30 via chatnewstoday.ca
  Klingensmith, Sojka rake in crucial victory for Mavericks in Lethbridge  CHAT News TodayLETHBRIDGE, AB – With two games left before playoffs, the Medicine Hat Mavericks will control their own destiny when it comes to home field advantage.
  
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• China vows countermeasures if US deploys missiles in Asia - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2019 07:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  China vows countermeasures if US deploys missiles in Asia  Lethbridge News NowBEIJING — China said Tuesday it “will not stand idly by” and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Indo-Pacific region, ...
  
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