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• Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 23:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK  Lethbridge News NowAMSTERDAM — Last season's Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK ...
  
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• 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars charged with federal tax evasion - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 23:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Chrisley Knows Best' stars charged with federal tax evasion  Lethbridge News NowATLANTA — A federal grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday indicted reality television star Todd Chrisley on tax evasion and other charges. The 12-count indictment ...
  
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• Bulls force Game 3 with home win over Dawgs

  13-08-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  It was do-or-die Game 2 for the Lethbridge Bulls in Tuesday’s WCBL West Division Finals against the Okotoks Dawgs. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• One-third of the puppies rescued from an alleged mill on their way to new homes

  13-08-2019 23:07
  Twenty-five of the 72 Havanese dogs seized from a rural property in northeast Edmonton last month are on their way to new homes. The animals—which ranged in age from two weeks to adult—were released to the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society over the weekend for rehoming. "Our staff and volunteers have begun the process of assessing them medically and placing them into foster care until they are ready for adoption, including ensuring they are all medically cleared and spayed or neuter
  
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• Banff campground reopens after man sent to hospital in rare wolf attack

  13-08-2019 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  A campground along the Icefields Parkway where a wolf attacked a man in a tent last week has reopened to the public.
  
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• WestJet aircraft returns to Calgary after striking bird ahead of Toronto arrival

  13-08-2019 22:49
  A Tuesday morning WestJet flight destined for Toronto Pearson International made an unscheduled return to Calgary when the aircraft struck a bird shortly after takeoff. WestJet officials confirm flight WS 660 departed Calgary shortly after 9:30 a.m. but returned to Calgary a short time later after the flight crew reported a collision with a bird. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, landed without incident and taxied to a gate where the 165 passengers were offloaded. The plane was removed from servic
  
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• Two Conservative riding associations return event proceeds to donors - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Two Conservative riding associations return event proceeds to donors  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - A pair of Conservative campaigns that were forced to refund the proceeds from two separate fundraisin...
  
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• Substantial Fentanyl seizure in Coalhurst - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Substantial Fentanyl seizure in Coalhurst  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE — A three month investigation by ALERT's Lethbridge organized crime and gang team resulted in an arrest and the seizure fentanyl pills and ...
  
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• Sounders add Russell Wilson, Macklemore to ownership group - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sounders add Russell Wilson, Macklemore to ownership group  Lethbridge News NowSEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders are adding Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and wife Ciara, hip-hop artist Macklemore and Microsoft CEO Satya ...
  
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• Scrutiny of Epstein's death and co-conspirators intensifies - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Scrutiny of Epstein's death and co-conspirators intensifies  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Amid revelations about the circumstances around Jeffrey Epstein's death , federal authorities have intensified parallel inquiries into what went ...
  
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• Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site  Lethbridge News NowJERUSALEM - Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers...
  
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• Joining Whitecaps a 'no-brainer' for Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Joining Whitecaps a 'no-brainer' for Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts  Lethbridge News NowVANCOUVER — Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts is hoping he can be the offensive spark that the struggling Vancouver Whitecaps need. With just eight games ...
  
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• Infrastructure money cash 'not Ralph Goodale's re-election fund:' Moe - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Infrastructure money cash 'not Ralph Goodale's re-election fund:' Moe  Lethbridge News NowREGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is suggesting the federal government is playing favourites with infrastructure funding to give a boost to ...
  
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• Flights out of Hong Kong cancelled again amid protests - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Flights out of Hong Kong cancelled again amid protests  Lethbridge News NowHONG KONG - Protesters severely crippled operations at Hong Kong's international airport for a second day Tues...
  
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• Cosby lawyers ask appeals court to toss #MeToo conviction - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cosby lawyers ask appeals court to toss #MeToo conviction  Lethbridge News NowHARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania appeals court questioned why Bill Cosby's legal team never got a supposed non-prosecution agreement in writing as his ...
  
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• Canadian military reports steady decline in sexual-misconduct complaints - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian military reports steady decline in sexual-misconduct complaints  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — Canada's military says it is making progress in the fight against sexual misconduct in the ranks, citing a new report that documents a steady decline ...
  
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• NewsAlert: Crown won't appeal Oland verdict - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  NewsAlert: Crown won't appeal Oland verdict  Lethbridge News NowFREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Public Prosecution *Service* will not appeal last month's acquittal of Dennis Oland on a charge of second-degree murder in ...
  
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• Russia: Evacuation advised for village near rocket explosion - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Russia: Evacuation advised for village near rocket explosion  Lethbridge News NowMOSCOW — Regional authorities in northwestern Russia say the Russian military has advised residents of a village near a navy testing range to move out ...
  
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• RCMP arrest truck driver suspected of impaired driving

  13-08-2019 22:28
  Canmore RCMP arrested a semi-truck driver Monday, after he provided a breath sample that revealed a blood alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit. The incident took place around noon Monday, when the RCMP answered a 911 call about a possible impaired driver swerving over the road heading west on Highway 1. After being stopped by police, the driver was arrested with impaired operation of a conveyance (vehicle). The RCMP transported  the driver to Canmore, where he agreed to pr
  
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• JD Salinger's books are finally going digital - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  JD Salinger's books are finally going digital  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — You'll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger's books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company said all four ...
  
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• Will populist politics undo a renaissance at Italy's Uffizi? - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Will populist politics undo a renaissance at Italy's Uffizi?  Lethbridge News NowFLORENCE, Italy — To protect the masterpieces at the Uffizi Galleries, the Florence museum's director climbed a ladder and hurled an employee's bicycle down ...
  
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• Comedian Andy Dick reports attack in New Orleans - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Comedian Andy Dick reports attack in New Orleans  Lethbridge News NowNEW ORLEANS - Comedian Andy Dick says he was assaulted outside a New Orleans nightclub after performing in the...
  
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• $118K worth of drugs seized from southern Alberta home, vehicle: ALERT

  13-08-2019 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  One person is facing possession charges after a short-term investigation into drug trafficking in southern Alberta.
  
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• Canada largely successful in managing economic immigration: OECD study - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada largely successful in managing economic immigration: OECD study  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - An international review of Canada's economic immigration system suggests the country is doing we...
  
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• Lethbridge tandem cyclist heads to Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games - Global News

  13-08-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge tandem cyclist heads to Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games  Global NewsLethbridge athlete Lowell Taylor is heading to Peru later this month to represent Canada on the international stage at the Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games.
  
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• Lethbridge tandem cyclist heads to Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games

  13-08-2019 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge athlete Lowell Taylor is heading to Peru later this month to represent Canada on the international stage at the Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games.
  
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• Rampart Creek Campground reopens after wolf attack

  13-08-2019 22:14
  Rampart Creek Campground in Banff National Park has reopened following a wolf attack last week that sent a man to hospital with wounds to his arm and hands. Parks Canada officials were called to the campground on the Icefields Parkway, about 270 kilometres west of Calgary, in the early-morning hours of Aug. 9 for reports a camper had been attacked by a wolf while inside a tent. A wolf was found about one kilometre from the campground and destroyed and DNA testing has confirmed it was the same an
  
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• US delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 22:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON — The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports ...
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes trade for forward Dino Kambeitz - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 21:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Hurricanes trade for forward Dino Kambeitz  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced their latest acquisition.They traded 18-year-old def...
  
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• Malaysia finds body near where London teen went missing - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 21:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Malaysia finds body near where London teen went missing  Lethbridge News NowSEREMBAN, Malaysia — Malaysian rescuers on Tuesday found the body of a Caucasian female in the forest surrounding a nature resort where a 15-year-old ...
  
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• Camera found by horse-riding couple in Kananaskis returned to Calgarian

  13-08-2019 21:21
  A camera found in Kananaskis Country has been reunited with its owner thanks to a Good Samaritan and the power of social media. Catherine Morneau and her boyfriend found the Fujifilm camera in the grass on August 6 while riding horses in Fording River Pass and posted some of the photos on Facebook asking for help to track down the owner. She chose a few pictures showing several people in places including Egypt and Europe.   “I thought the more people in the pictures I post, the faster
  
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• Youngest victim of California mass shooting laid to rest - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 21:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Youngest victim of California mass shooting laid to rest  Lethbridge News NowSAN JOSE, Calif. — The youngest victim of a mass shooting at a California food festival who loved comic books and listening to romantic ballads by his favourite ...
  
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• 'Black-ish' creator Kenya Barris divorcing wife of 20 years - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 21:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Black-ish' creator Kenya Barris divorcing wife of 20 years  Lethbridge News NowLOS ANGELES - Kenya Barris, creator of the sitcom "black-ish," has filed for divorce from his wife of 20 years...
  
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• 'It angers me': Racist signs found at Indigenous culture camp

  13-08-2019 20:59
  Warning: This story contains offensive language. Hand-written racist signs addressed to an Indigenous culture camp in Saskatchewan are upsetting its members. One sign reads, "Colten Boushie was a thief that got what thieves deserve." Another sign questions Indigenous hunting practices, using the words "useless Indians." The signs, written in black marker on cardboard, were found in an outhouse in Somme on Monday – just ahead of an Indigenous camp. Crystal Peequaquat’s sister-in-law f
  
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• Report shows rent for one bedrooms in Calgary up over last year

  13-08-2019 20:57
  A recent report that looked at rental prices in Canada's largest cities says the price of a one bedroom in the city has increased by over nine per cent since last year. On Tuesday, PadMappers released its August 2019 Canadian Rent Report, which evaluated the rent prices in the 24 largest cities in Canada. According to the report, Calgary is the 13th most expensive rental market. The average price for a one bedroom is now pegged at $1150, which is an increase of 9.5 per cent over last year, and t
  
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• 'Like keeping an old car on the road': high costs will see two Calgary pools close

  13-08-2019 20:55
  The City of Calgary has issued public notices regarding the slated closures of a community pool in Inglewood and another in the Beltline by the end of the year.  Both the Beltline Aquatic and Fitness Centre on 12th Ave. S.W. and the Inglewood Aquatic Centre on 17th Ave. S.E. are scheduled to close on Jan. 1, 2020.  Both facilities released a statement on their respective websites.  “The age and condition of this facility no longer meet current service level expectations and
  
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• Kids invited to help design new north Lethbridge playground - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 20:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kids invited to help design new north Lethbridge playground  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The City of Lethbridge is inviting kids and their parents to Legacy Park on Thursday, August 15th to help shape the design of the new ...
  
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• Restaurateur reaches fundraising goal for homeless artist’s funeral

  13-08-2019 20:40
  A homeless artist who touched the heart of a local restaurateur is getting a proper goodbye thanks to the generosity of Winnipeggers. Daniel James Martin died July 28 from cancer complications at the age of 62. While he was not a wealthy man, he was rich in friendships, said Christa Guenther, who started a GoFundMe to raise funds for his memorial. As of Monday, that fundraiser had reached its goal. For Guenther, owner of Feast Café Bistro, it was a way to thank Martin for his years of fri
  
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• Judge greenlights class action lawsuit against Air Canada over fuel surcharges

  13-08-2019 20:39
  MONTREAL -- A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action lawsuit against Air Canada over fuel surcharges. The lawsuit, approved to proceed as a class action Monday, argues the country's largest airline "illegally overcharged its customers" by more than double the cost of fuel on some flights. Michael Vathilakis, the petitioners' lawyer, said Air Canada misrepresented the stated purpose of the surcharge, which was to partially offset the fluctuating price of jet fuel. "What Air Can
  
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• Thousands of dollars, including tax money, stolen from Lethbridge County

  13-08-2019 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Lethbridge say the county contacted them in May about an apparent theft and fraud by a staff member.
  
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• Olympic Plaza wading pool re-opened

  13-08-2019 20:20
  The wading pool at Olympic Plaza has re-opened, days after it was forced to close due to bacterial contamination. City officials confirm to CTV News Calgary the pool was re-opened at noon Monday. It had been closed since Aug. 7 after a pair of water samples, one collected Aug. 1, and another on Aug. 3, showed total coliforms present. As a result, the pool was ordered closed by Alberta Health Services so it could be properly cleaned and have its chemicals balanced. Coliforms are bacteria present
  
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• US consumer prices rose 0.3% amid widespread cost increases - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 19:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US consumer prices rose 0.3% amid widespread cost increases  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in July, pushed higher by more expensive gas, medical care and housing. The consumer price index ...
  
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• Cyrus and Hemsworth split after less than year of marriage - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 19:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cyrus and Hemsworth split after less than year of marriage  Lethbridge News NowLOS ANGELES - Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have separated after less than a year of marriage. A representati...
  
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• Alberta auto insurance cards going digital - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 19:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta auto insurance cards going digital  Lethbridge News NowEDMONTON -- Alberta drivers forever fumbling through their glove boxes for their insurance pink slip are being...
  
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• Cirque promises wow factor in latest Calgary show, Luzia

  13-08-2019 19:31
  It will rain under the big top when Cirque du Soleil’s show Luzia opens in Calgary Friday night. "The main special effect in this show is the water system," said Michael Gill, head of lighting for the production. "We have a pool centre stage which is very impressive...but we also have a water curtain above the stage." Gill said there is a truck dedicated to the water system. When it's up and running, 12,000 litres of water is needed for every show. "It is very challenging. It is the first,
  
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• Cirque du Soleil returning to Calgary

  13-08-2019 19:31
  Cirque du Soleil is coming back to Calgary with the show, Luzia, set to wow crowds under the big top. The cast and crew are getting ready for opening night this week. This is the first time Cirque is presenting its show, Luzia, in Calgary. According to the company’s website, Luzia is "a waking dream of Mexico." “Luzia takes you to an imaginary Mexico, like in a waking dream, where light (“luz” in Spanish) quenches the spirit and rain soothes the south,” it reads. &l
  
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• WATCH: Go inside and underground the Nutrien Cory Potash Mine

  13-08-2019 19:26
  We travel 3, 300 feet underground at the Nutrien Cory Potash mine with site General Manager Leon Boehm.
  
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• Lethbridge County employee charged in connection with $49000 in internal theft - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2019 19:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge County employee charged in connection with $49000 in internal theft  Lethbridge News NowThousands of dollars, including tax money, stolen from Lethbridge County  Global NewsFormer County of Lethbridge employee charged following fraud investigation  CTV NewsThousands of dollars, including tax money, stolen from Alberta county  CBC.caView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Former County of Lethbridge employee charged following fraud investigation

  13-08-2019 18:59
  A 40-year-old Lethbridge woman is accused of defrauding her employer out of almost $50,000 and is now facing charges. Lethbridge police were contacted after county officials were alerted to an alleged theft and fraud by a female employee in May of this year. An investigation determined that about $49,000 had been taken between 2016 and 2019 and that some of the funds were from tax payments. Brandi Leanne Doucette, 40, of Lethbridge, is now charged with:Fraud over $5,000 Possession of the proceed
  
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• Coyote pack spotted in Upper Mount Royal

  13-08-2019 18:40
  A pack of coyotes has been spotted roaming through yards in the southwest community of Upper Mount Royal. The animals have been spotted near Colborne Crescent and 12th Street S.W. Calgary police reminded residents to be aware in a social media post Tuesday. Considered a top predator in Calgary, coyotes help control the population of other wildlife, like rodents, and can be found across the city. “A good population of coyotes shows that our city has a variety of healthy wildlife in stable n
  
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