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• E-bikes in the mountains: Where you can and can’t ride in Alberta’s national parks

  19-08-2019 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  When and where you can use e-bikes varies throughout the mountain parks.
  
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• Protesters rally against Line 3 pipeline at Enbridge office in Minnesota

  19-08-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens of people rallied outside a Minnesota office of Enbridge to protest the company's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement.
  
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• Jason Kenney says Francois Legault has shaky grasp of history when it comes to equalization

  19-08-2019 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shot back at his Quebec counterpart Monday, saying Francois Legault does not understand the history of equalization.
  
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• Sum 41 and The Offspring announce co-headlining Canadian tour

  19-08-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Sum 41 and The Offspring will embark on a 14-date Canadian trek this fall.
  
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• 'Stop blocking oil and gas pipelines': Kenney fires back at Legault over equalization

  19-08-2019 22:44
  A third round of shots has been fired between Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Quebec Premier François Legault in a cross-country dispute about equalization. Kenney said the French-Canadian leader doesn't understand the Canadian equalization system in a Facebook post on Monday, responding to remarks Legault made at a conference over the weekend. "Our call for a fair deal in the federation simply means this," Kenney wrote. "If Ottawa and other provinces want to benefit from Alberta’s
  
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• North American stock markets start week higher on easing of trade angst

  19-08-2019 22:34
  TORONTO -- North American markets got a lift to start the week on positive signs that the trade impasse between the U.S. and China isn't rapidly devolving. The catalyst for Monday's increases was the Trump administration extending a limited reprieve on U.S. technology sales to Huawei that will likely become a negotiating point between the world's two largest economies, says Craig Fehr, Canadian markets strategist, Edward Jones. "The markets are continuing to find some comfort in the idea that th
  
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• Federal Court approves settlement agreement for Indian Day Schools - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2019 22:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Federal Court approves settlement agreement for Indian Day Schools  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - The Federal Court has approved a settlement agreement for survivors of so-called Indian day schools. ...
  
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• St. Albert to rename arena in honour of hometown hockey hero Jarome Iginla

  19-08-2019 21:47
  One of the best power forwards to ever play in the NHL will be honoured on Sunday when the City of St. Albert renames Akinsdale Arena the Jarome Iginla Arena. Built in 1982, Akinsdale, at 66 Hebert Road, was Iginla’s home arena during his Midget AAA season with the St. Albert Eagle Raiders. During his time there, he led the Alberta Midget League with 34 goals and 87 points in just 36 games. The now 42 year-old would go on to play in the Western Hockey League with the Kamloops Blazers, wher
  
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• Hitmen to face Regina Pats outdoors at Mosaic Stadium

  19-08-2019 21:39
  The Calgary Hitmen will take to the ice at Mosaic Stadium in Regina this October as part of the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Week. The puck will drop between the Hitmen and the Regina Pats on the afternoon of Sunday, October 27 at the home stadium of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders. The WHL tilt will be held one day after the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets play at the stadium. Tickets for the Hitmen-Pats game go on sale on Thursday, August 29 with general seating tickets starting at $18
  
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• Elections Canada to assess 'partisan' climate change rhetoric case by case

  19-08-2019 21:30
  OTTAWA -- Elections Canada says it will decide on a case-by-case basis whether discussing the legitimacy of climate change becomes a partisan issue for third parties during the federal campaign, and only if it receives complaints. Environment groups say they feel muzzled from speaking out about the urgency of climate change after the federal elections agency warned earlier this summer that doing so could be considered partisan. The Canada Elections Act could consider advertising partisan if it o
  
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• Trudeau keeps mum on whether 'Jihadi Jack' will be allowed in Canada

  19-08-2019 21:09
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not confirm whether Jack Letts, an accused ISIS fighter and former dual Canadian-British citizen—who recently had his British citizenship revoked—will be allowed to come live in Canada. Letts, who has been given the nickname "Jihadi Jack" by British media, has been held in a Kurdish prison for two years after going to Syria in 2014 at age 18 and crossing into ISIS-held territory. In an interview with British broadcaster ITV news this week, Letts exp
  
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• Canada's newest tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime lands in Vogue

  19-08-2019 20:46
  Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime, the newly-minted top-ranked Canadian tennis player, is now gracing the online pages of Vogue. Barely old enough to have a drink, he’s currently ranked 19th in the world, according to the latest Association of Tennis Professionals Tour rankings which were released on Monday. Auger-Aliassime jumped past Milos Raonic of Thornhill Ont., who moved down two spots to 22nd in the world rankings. In other words, the 19-year-old could soon be giving the
  
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• Cat dead, home severely damaged following Deer Run fire

  19-08-2019 20:25
  A late morning fire in a southeast neighbourhood left one home with significant damage and claimed the life of a pet. Emergency crews responded to a home in the 200 block of Deer Run Crescent S.E. at around 11 a.m. following reports of a fire. Firefighters encountered flames and smoke emanating through the roof of the residence and crews quickly worked to extinguish the blaze. "Someone on the street noticed smoke coming from a home so they called 9-1-1," explained Calgary Fire Department Public
  
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• 17-year-old hospitalized following T-bone crash near Caroline

  19-08-2019 20:14
  A 17-year-old boy is in hospital in Calgary following a T-bone collision near Caroline on Monday. Few details are available but STARS Air Ambulance was called to the Caroline area, about 170 kilometres northwest of Calgary, just after 8 a.m. STARS officials say the 17-year-old was driving a vehicle that was T-boned by another vehicle. He was taken to Foothills hospital in serious but stable condition.
  
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• Rent in Lethbridge cheapest among Alberta's six largest cities - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2019 20:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Rent in Lethbridge cheapest among Alberta's six largest cities  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – A new report from Rentals.ca claims that Lethbridge not only has the most affordable housing among Alberta's cities, but is one of the ...
  
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• Cleanup of central Alberta oil spill expected to take 3 weeks

  19-08-2019 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Bonterra Energy Corp. says it has 70 workers cleaning up the site of an oil emulsion leak from a pipeline into a creek that feeds the North Saskatchewan River in west central Alberta.
  
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• Calgary’s Pride crosswalks vandalized by ‘cowards’ who should ‘come forward’: police

  19-08-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police have some strong words for the people who vandalized the city’s Pride and trans Pride crosswalks on Stephen Avenue, saying messages of hate won’t be tolerated by CPS.
  
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• Provincial review of Supervised Consumption Sites announced - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2019 19:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Provincial review of Supervised Consumption Sites announced  Lethbridge News NowCALGARY, AB - The provincial government has announced a province-wide review of supervised consumption *service*...
  
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• Surveillance footage released of suspects vandalizing trans and pride crosswalks

  19-08-2019 19:21
  Calgary police have released surveillance video of the suspects believed responsible for vandalizing the pride and trans flag crosswalk in two separate incidents, which are being investigated as hate crimes. The first video was captured about 4:15 a.m. on Aug. 14, and shows a person wearing what looks like a dark blue shirt and a white hard hat set up pylons next to the pride flag crosswalk on Stephen Avenue near Centre Street S. A 'road closed' sign is also placed in front of the crosswalk. The
  
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• Surveillance footage released of suspect vandalizing trans and pride crosswalks

  19-08-2019 19:21
  Calgary police have released surveillance video of the suspect believed responsible for vandalizing the pride and trans flag crosswalk, which is being investigated as a hate crime. In the videos, captured about 4:15 a.m. on Aug. 14, a man wearing a dark blue shirt and a white hard hat sets up pylons next to the pride flag crosswalk on Stephen Avenue near Centre Street S. then proceeds to paint the word ‘LUST’ overtop. The ‘LOST’ was also painted over the nearby trans flag
  
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• Former Edmonton police chief leads panel reviewing Alberta supervised consumption services

  19-08-2019 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Former Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht will chair a panel of experts who will review supervised consumption services in Alberta.
  
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• Flames unveil new logo for 40th anniversary season

  19-08-2019 18:56
  The Calgary Flames will have a new logo at centre ice this season. In celebration of the club’s 40th anniversary, the logo will feature a giant ‘40’ emblazoned in the team’s red and yellow colours. Originally formed in 1972 as the Atlanta Flames, the team relocated to Calgary in 1980. They played their first three seasons in the old Stampede Corral before moving to their current home, the Saddledome, in 1983. A 30-second video posted to the team’s website to promote
  
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• New deans heading up three Lethbridge College faculties - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2019 18:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New deans heading up three Lethbridge College faculties  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Students at Lethbridge College this year will be under the tutelage of three new academic leaders. Dr. Kevin Smith is the new Dean of the ...
  
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• The Rock announces wedding on Instagram - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2019 18:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  The Rock announces wedding on Instagram  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK - With a simple "We do," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend o...
  
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• LPS investigating assault outside of Boss Hogs - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2019 18:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  LPS investigating assault outside of Boss Hogs  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Police in Lethbridge are looking into an assault outside of a local bar. The LPS reported that on August 17 at around 2:36 a.m., officers ...
  
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• Assault outside Lethbridge bar sends man to hospital

  19-08-2019 18:13
  Lethbridge police are investigating an assault outside a downtown bar early Saturday morning that sent a man to hospital. Police say a 25-year-old man was outside Boss Hog’s in the 1200 block of 1st Avenue S. with a female when he got into a confrontation with a group of men in a white car. The car left, then returned a short time later and several men got out and assaulted the 25-year-old. The men then got back in the vehicle and fled. The victim was taken to hospital where he was treated
  
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• Ask the Expert: How to save money on your wedding

  19-08-2019 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Here are some tips for couples who are trying to cut down on their wedding expenses.
  
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• Higher fluoride levels during pregnancy may be linked with lower IQ scores in kids: study

  19-08-2019 17:05
  Children whose mothers were exposed to higher levels of fluoride in their tap water during pregnancy scored lower on IQ tests than those with mothers who had less exposure while pregnant, according to a new study. In an effort to determine whether fluoride should be considered a neurotoxin, researchers from York University in Toronto conducted an observational study of 512 mother-child pairs from six major Canadian cities. Of this sample, 40 per cent lived in communities with fluoridated municip
  
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• Rider injured after two cyclists collide near Centre Street Bridge

  19-08-2019 16:56
  Two cyclists collided at Centre Street and Samis Road N.E. on Monday morning, injuring one of them. The crash happened just before 8:30 a.m. just north of the Centre Street Bridge, according to EMS. A female cyclist was transported to Foothills hospital suffering a broken rib. .
  
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• Global warming may facilitate spread of mosquito-borne diseases in Canada: expert

  19-08-2019 16:31
  Rates of mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise globally, a trend experts say will continue as the climate warms, presenting new health concerns for Canadians. Epidemiologists warn that warmer temperatures may allow new species of disease-carrying mosquitos to migrate north into Canada, bringing with them the risk of diseases such as Zika virus and dengue fever. “It’s easy to see the effects of climate change with ticks,” Dr. David Fisman, epidemiologist at the University of
  
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• Pregnant woman forced from vehicle during alleged carjacking

  19-08-2019 15:13
  A 22 year old man is in custody after police say he stole a vehicle and demanded a woman who is eight months pregnant get out of her car. At around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, in the area of Alma Street and West 4th Avenue, police say the woman was sitting in her idling car, while waiting for her husband, when the suspect got in and told her to leave. Police say the suspect threatened the woman with a weapon. Witnesses tell CTV News Vancouver it was a knife. The suspect then fled in the vehicle.  "Fo
  
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• Pregnant woman forced from vehicle during alleged car jacking

  19-08-2019 15:13
  A 22 year old man is in custody after police say he stole a vehicle and demanded a woman who is eight months pregnant get out of her car. At around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, in the area of Alma Street and West 4th Avenue, police say the woman was sitting in her idling car, while waiting for her husband, when the suspect got in and told her to leave. Police say the suspect threatened the woman with a weapon. Witnesses tell CTV News Vancouver it was a knife. The suspect then fled in the vehicle.  &ld
  
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• City of Chestermere officially shutters Chestermere Utilities Inc.

  19-08-2019 14:43
  Skyrocketing utility prices prompted Chestermere city council to vote in June to dismantle the city's utility provider and, on Monday afternoon, the move will officially come to fruition. A ceremony, scheduled for 3:30 p.m., will introduce the City of Chestermere as the utility provider after the City removed Chestermere Utilities Inc. and accepted responsibility for the company's $35 million debt. Chestermere Utilities Inc. had been the city's utility provider for nearly five years but, beginni
  
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• Province to announce details of supervised consumption site review

  19-08-2019 14:12
  The Alberta government is set to move ahead Monday with its promised review of supervised drug consumption sites.  Jason Luan, Associate Minister of Mental Health & Addictions, is scheduled to announce the details of the review and the members of the review committee at 10 a.m. at McDougall Centre.  Premier Jason Kenney says the purpose of the review is to examine the impact of supervised consumption sites on communities to determine whether or not they should be relocated.  T
  
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• Province appoints expert panel, outlines plans for supervised consumption site review

  19-08-2019 14:12
  The Alberta government is moving ahead with its promised review of supervised drug consumption sites. Jason Luan, Associate Minister of Mental Health & Addictions, announced the details of the review and the members of the review committee Monday morning at McDougall Centre. “As we committed in our platform, we are moving ahead with a review of supervised consumption sites," said Luan in a statement released Monday morning. "We’ve heard Albertans’ concerns about impacts on
  
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• Tree Climbing Championships coming to Lethbridge this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  19-08-2019 14:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Tree Climbing Championships coming to Lethbridge this weekend  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – As many as 40 “industrial athletes” from across Western Canada will be in Lethbridge to show off their skills. Chair of the Prairie Chapter ...
  
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• Ontario cannabis retailer returns $2.9M in CannTrust products to company

  19-08-2019 14:02
  VAUGHAN, Ont. - CannTrust Holdings Inc. says the Ontario government's cannabis retailer is returning all of the company's products it has because they do not conform with the terms of its master cannabis supply agreement. The company says the total value of the products is about $2.9 million. The move by the provincial retailer comes as CannTrust faces problems with Health Canada. The federal regulator found problems at the company's greenhouse in Pelham, Ont., earlier this year and later raised
  
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• Lethbridge city council to debate motion calling for halt to supervised consumption funding - Calgary Herald

  19-08-2019 13:00 via calgaryherald.com
  Lethbridge city council to debate motion calling for halt to supervised consumption funding  Calgary HeraldLethbridge city council is set to debate a motion Monday proposing a halt to provincial funding for supervised consumption services in the southern Alberta city ...
  
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• Wildfire on Canary Islands forces evacuation of 8,000

  19-08-2019 12:33
  LISBON, Portugal -- An out-of-control wildfire in Spain's Canary Islands was throwing flames 50 metres (160 feet) into the air on Monday, forcing emergency workers to evacuate more than 8,000 people, authorities said. The blaze has charred around 6,000 hectares (14.800 acres) in just 48 hours, according to the government of Gran Canaria, a mountainous volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago off northwest Africa. The fire is racing across parched woodlands into Tamadaba Natural Park, re
  
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• Lethbridge council votes down motion to halt funding for supervised consumption site - CBC.ca

  19-08-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Lethbridge council votes down motion to halt funding for supervised consumption site  CBC.caAfter a heated debate on Monday, Lethbridge council voted down a motion that would have asked the province to halt funding for the city's only supervised ...
  
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• Assault outside Lethbridge bar sends man to hospital - CTV News

  19-08-2019 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Assault outside Lethbridge bar sends man to hospital  CTV NewsLethbridge police are investigating an assault outside a downtown bar early Saturday morning that sent a man to hospital.
  
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• Ottawa drag queen story time disrupted by anti-LGBTQ protester

  19-08-2019 03:54
  On the eve of Ottawa’s Pride celebrations, a man disrupted a drag queen story time event for children in the neighbourhood of Bells Corner with claims that all of the attendants would be “cast into a lake of fire.” But the host of the event, drag queen Adrianna Exposee, as well as parents and organizers, did not take the homophobic  taunts lying down. Video taken of the incident at Westcliffe Community Center shows parents carrying their children out of the room as the tir
  
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• Edmonton couple look to federal inquiry after being bumped from WestJet flight

  19-08-2019 03:31
  A first-of-its-kind inquiry in Canada has been sparked after an Edmonton couple’s honeymoon trip was delayed due to a flight mix up. The inquiry follows new passenger protection laws that came into effect last month for air travelers. Chelsea Williamson had planned to backpack through Italy with her new husband, but her trip was partially ruined thanks to what she called poor handling by WestJet. The newlyweds showed up at the airport in July and after passing through security, found their
  
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• Pipeline rupture sends 40,000 litres of oil into Alberta creek

  19-08-2019 01:58
  DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. -- The Alberta Energy Regulator says a pipeline has spilled 40,000 litres of crude oil into a creek. The regulator says on its website that the incident happened Thursday on a Bonterra Energy Corp. line 14 kilometres south of Drayton Valley, Alta. It says the line was shut in and depressurized, and that containment booms were installed. The AER says no impacts to wildlife were reported. Calgary-based Bonterra says in a news release that it began investigating a problem with
  
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• Investigation underway after Edmonton couple bumped from WestJet flight

  19-08-2019 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Transportation Agency said it has launched an investigation after an Edmonton couple was bumped off a WestJet flight.
  
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• Police: Man accused of threat to Jewish centre arrested

  19-08-2019 01:03
  NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Police say a man accused of making what they believe was a threat to a Jewish centre in Ohio on Instagram has been arrested on telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing charges. New Middletown police say they arrested 20-year-old James Reardon, Jr., at his home Saturday in the Mahoning County village. WKBN-TV reports Police Chief Vincent D'Egidio said Reardon allegedly posted a video last month of a man shooting a semi-automatic rifle with the caption: "Police
  
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• Alberta government announcing consumption site review committee

  19-08-2019 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is expected to provide more details on Monday about its plans to review supervised consumption sites. 
  
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