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• Teen with special needs harassed at Surrey nail salon, family says

  25-08-2019 23:39
  The family of a teenager with special needs is speaking out after she was berated by a stranger at a nail salon. The incident happened Friday at Icon Nails and Spa in Surrey's Guildford neighbourhood. Margaret Young and her two daughters, Courtney and Dani Lynes, were getting pedicures when another customer started yelling at Courtney to stop staring. When Young explained that Courtney, 18, has special needs, the other woman started yelling more loudly. "She said: Shame on you for bringing an id
  
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• 'We're so filled up right now with pride for him': Arena officially renamed after Iginla

  25-08-2019 22:52
  An arena in St. Albert has been renamed after an NHL player who grew up on its ice. Jarome Iginla, who spent 16 seasons with the Calgary Flames, was at the ceremony on Sunday during which the City of St. Albert made the honour official. "When you go into junior (hockey) and you meet kids, it's the first time people are coming from a different area (and) I was always proud to be from St. Albert," Iginla said. Iginla started his career playing his Midget AAA season with the St. Albert Raiders, bef
  
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• Jin Young Ko wins CP Women's Open, Henderson seven shots back

  25-08-2019 22:33
  AURORA, Ont. -- Top-ranked Jin Young Ko is the winner of the CP Women's Open. The South Korean closed with a 64 for a 26-under-par 262 total, five shots better than Denmark's Nicole Broch Larsen. Canada's Brooke Henderson finished seven shots off the lead in a tie for third place with American Lizette Salas. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., won the tournament last year in Regina.Jin Young Ko’s year:March:April:July:August:pic.twitter.com/Ua0C8RSOAi — LPGA (@LPGA) August 25, 2019
  
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• Lethbridge College to embark on four-year potato irrigation study - rdnewsnow.com

  25-08-2019 22:19 via rdnewsnow.com
  Lethbridge College to embark on four-year potato irrigation study  rdnewsnow.comLETHBRIDGE, AB – A nearly $400,000 grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership will allow researchers at Lethbridge College to embark upon a ...
  
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• Missing Vancouver Island couple died in crash, father confirms

  25-08-2019 22:05
  The father of a young man who -- along with his girlfriend -- was reported missing earlier this month says the couple didn't actually disappear. Instead, they crashed on Pat Bay Highway and were killed, and the wreck was not found for weeks. Speaking to CTV News Vancouver Island at the scene of the crash on Sunday, Alastair Evans remembered his 23-year-old son James as "a good kid." James and Easha Rayel, 36, were last seen on Aug. 9, according to Sidney-North Saanich RCMP. Police issued a news
  
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• Targeted goat grazing program in Lethbridge wraps up for summer 2019 - Global News

  25-08-2019 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  Targeted goat grazing program in Lethbridge wraps up for summer 2019  Global NewsLethbridge's goat grazing specialists that are targeting invasive weeds in the city's river valley parks are expected to finish up on Aug. 30, 2019.
  
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• Targeted goat grazing program in Lethbridge wraps up for summer 2019

  25-08-2019 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge's goat grazing specialists that are targeting invasive weeds in the city's river valley parks are expected to finish up on Aug. 30, 2019.
  
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• Trump sends mixed messages to China on trade war

  25-08-2019 21:07
    BIARRITZ, France -- Injecting fresh uncertainty at a time of global economic jitters, President Donald Trump sent mixed messages Sunday on the U.S.-China trade war as leaders at a global summit pushed the unpredictable American president to ease frictions over tariffs and co-operate on other geopolitical challenges. Trump's head-snapping comments at the Group of Seven summit about his escalating trade fight with China -- first expressing regret, then amping up tariff threats -- represente
  
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• Father of suspected B.C. killer seeks access to video taken before son's death

  25-08-2019 20:54
  VANCOUVER -- The father of a suspected killer at the centre of a nationwide manhunt is trying to access a video described as his son's "last will and testament," the man's lawyer said Sunday. Alan Schmegelsky became aware of the video earlier this month when his son, Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound with 19-year-old Kam McLeod in the wilderness of northern Manitoba, his lawyer Sarah Leamon said. The duo had been suspected of killing a young tourist couple -
  
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• Traffic diverted following crash near Okotoks

  25-08-2019 20:08
  Okotoks RCMP had to shut down traffic on Highway 2 just outside Calgary city limits on Saturday evening after a serious multi-vehicle crash. Officials say, at about 6:18 p.m, a transport truck was heading southbound when it struck another vehicle, also heading southbound. The driver of the truck lost control as a result, crossed the median and passed through the northbound lanes until it struck the guardrail. After striking the guardrail, the truck collided with a northbound vehicle. One man was
  
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• Quebec designer and partner say they were victims of homophobic attack

  25-08-2019 19:27
  MONTREAL -- A Quebec fashion designer and his partner say they were victims of a homophobic attack after they were allegedly beaten outside a bar in the province's Charlevoix region. Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert says he and Alex James Taboureau were leaving a bar in La Malbaie late Friday night when a man began directing homophobic insults their way. He said they tried to leave but were confronted and later pursued by the man, who allegedly headbutted Lynch-Boisvert in the face while two of his fr
  
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• 'Ghost Ride' to honour Calgary cyclist killed in crash

  25-08-2019 19:18
  A memorial is planned to take place Sunday afternoon to honour a cyclist killed last month. According to a Facebook post, the ghost ride is hosted by Calgary Ghost Bike & Walk and Reworks Upcycle Shop. The ride will begin at 3 p.m. at the store, located at 1325 1 Street S.E., and end near the crash site at 53 Avenue and 11 Street N.E, where the bicycle roadside memorial will be placed. "[That’s] where the ghost bike will be locked in place as a reminder to passing motorists to share th
  
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• 'Ghost Bike' memorial honours Calgary cyclist killed in crash

  25-08-2019 19:18
  A ghost bike memorial in northeast Calgary is honouring the life 51-year-old Mike Maggipinto, killed last month while cycling home from work. "I want people to stop and think about how safe this city really is for cycling," said Adrienne Tollas, who helped organize the memorial. "And to maybe think more than just a random person [cycling] on the side of the street. I want them to maybe think that could be my son, my daughter, my niece, my mom, someone that’s actually close to them." The me
  
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• 4-year-old Indian girl killed in latest deadly kite accident

  25-08-2019 19:17
  A young girl riding on a motorcycle with her father in New Delhi has died after a glass-coated kite string slit her throat, reports said Sunday, the second incident in a week. Kite flying is a popular sport in India, but has turned deadly in recent years, with people using strings coated in metal or glass to try to cut down competitors' kites. The number of deaths and injuries jumps around Independence Day on August 15 when many people traditionally take to the skies, often with kites painted in
  
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• ASIRT investigates police shooting in southeast Calgary

  25-08-2019 18:56
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after one person was injured as a result of a shooting involving the Calgary Police Service early Sunday morning. Officers were called to the scene, in the 200 block of Shawville Boulevard S.E., at about 4 a.m. and told residents to avoid the area while the incident was ongoing.We are currently responding to an ongoing incident in the 200 block of Shawville Boulevard. Citizens are advised to avoid the area. Shawville Boulevard S.E. is c
  
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• 'Jeopardy!' champ scolds 'surprisingly awful Canadians' in Seattle

  25-08-2019 18:27
  For a few days each year, a large horde of Canadians descend on Seattle. And Ken Jennings, for one, has had enough of it. The author, podcast host and former 'Jeopardy!' champion took to Twitter to grouse about the mob that crosses the border every year to watch baseball. "My favorite summer thing in Seattle is when 20,000 surprisingly awful Canadians drive down to watch a Blue Jays game and then the Mariners win," Jennings tweeted late Friday night. The Major League Baseball schedule typically
  
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• It will be hard to calculate the federal carbon tax’s effect on jobs: experts

  25-08-2019 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  Some experts say not enough time has passed and not enough research has been done to know what impact federal carbon pricing is having on jobs.
  
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• Woman charged after allegedly putting her dog in a car trunk

  25-08-2019 18:02
  A Florida woman has been charged with animal abuse after a video showed her allegedly putting her family dog into the trunk of a car and driving off. The woman had been visiting a Florida animal shelter last week to see if her dog could be taken in or euthanized, Brevard County police said. “She no longer wanted to keep it,” Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in a Facebook video post. After the shelter told her they don’t euthanize dogs and couldn’t house the animal, staff told poli
  
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• Paralyzed doctor from Alberta undergoes second experimental surgery in Thailand

  25-08-2019 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  A paralyzed Alberta man is back from Thailand after having a second experimental surgery that has given him some hope he'll be able to move more of his body.
  
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• Top Iranian official makes surprise visit to G7 summit

  25-08-2019 16:34
  BIARRITZ, France -- A top Iranian official paid an unannounced visit Sunday to the G-7 summit and headed straight to the buildings where leaders of the world's major democracies have been debating how to handle the country's nuclear ambitions. France's surprise invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was a high-stakes gamble for French President Emmanuel Macron, who is the host of the Group of Seven gathering in Biarritz. Zarif's plane left Tehran on Sunday morning and touche
  
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• High-stakes gamble: Iranian envoy gets surprise G7 summit

  25-08-2019 16:34
  BIARRITZ, France -- A top Iranian official paid an unannounced visit Sunday to the G7 summit and headed straight toward the heart of the city where leaders of the world's major democracies have been debating how to handle the country's nuclear ambitions. France's surprise invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was a high-stakes gamble for French President Emmanuel Macron, who is the host of the Group of Seven gathering in Biarritz. Zarif spent about five hours in Biarritz af
  
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• Paintballs Fired At Lethbridge, Alta. Safe Injection Site, Police Say - HuffPost Canada

  25-08-2019 15:58 via huffingtonpost.ca
  Paintballs Fired At Lethbridge, Alta. Safe Injection Site, Police Say  HuffPost CanadaLETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in southern Alberta are investigating after they say someone drove past a supervised drug consumption facility and fired paintballs ...
  
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• Sheriff's office: L.A. deputy lied about being shot by sniper

  25-08-2019 15:03
  LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles County deputy lied when he said he was shot in the shoulder while standing in a sheriff's station parking lot last week and will face a criminal investigation, authorities said. "The reported sniper assault was fabricated" by Deputy Angel Reinosa, Assistant Sheriff Robin Limon said at a news conference late Saturday. Reinosa, 21, made a frantic radio call Wednesday claiming he'd been shot by someone in a nearby building as he walked to his car outside the Lancaster s
  
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• Tropical storm warning issued for Barbados as Dorian nears

  25-08-2019 14:57
  MIAMI -- Weather forecasters say the fourth tropical storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season will strengthen as it moves through the Lesser Antilles. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Tropical Storm Dorian could intensify to near hurricane strength over the eastern Caribbean Sea by Tuesday. As of 2 p.m. EDT Sunday, the storm's centre was located around 430 miles (692 kilometres) east-southeast of Barbados and was moving west at 14 mph (23 kph). Maximum sustained winds re
  
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• Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens as it moves west

  25-08-2019 14:57
  MIAMI -- Forecasters say the fourth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has strengthened as it moves toward the Lesser Antilles. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Tropical Storm Dorian could intensify to near hurricane strength over the eastern Caribbean Sea by Tuesday. As of 5 p.m. EDT Sunday, Dorian's centre was located about 605 kilometres east-southeast of Barbados and was moving westward at 23 kph. Maximum sustained winds had increased to 85 kph. A tropical sto
  
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• Texas newlyweds killed in crash minutes after their marriage

  25-08-2019 14:00
  ORANGE, Texas — Harley Morgan was still wearing his dark suit and Rhiannon Boudreaux her wedding dress when the Texas “childhood sweethearts” were killed in a crash with a truck minutes after they were married. Nineteen-year-old Morgan and 20-year-old Boudreaux were pronounced dead Friday at the scene by the same justice of the peace who had just married them. “I’m talking five minutes. You may kiss the bride,” said Orange Police Cpt. Keith Longlois. “Th
  
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• Trudeau not expected to meet with Iranian foreign minister on G7 sidelines

  25-08-2019 13:07
  BIARRITZ, France -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not expected to meet with a top Iranian official who dropped in to the G7 summit unannounced Sunday, even as other Group of Seven leaders and officials have been sitting down to talk about how to save Iran's fissuring nuclear deal. France's invitation to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif led to sidebar meetings with French, German and U.K. officials in Biarritz Sunday -- an attempt by French President Emmanuel Macron to broker an e
  
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• Trudeau and Trump hold face to face meeting on sidelines of G7 summit

  25-08-2019 13:07
  BIARRITZ, France -- Justin Trudeau met face-to-face with U.S. President Donald Trump today on the margins of the G7 summit in France for a discussion that covered trade, diplomacy and a bit of a lighter topic: basketball. The new North American trade deal and China's detention of two Canadians have been at the centre of conversations between Trudeau and Trump in recent weeks and were at the fore of the discussions Sunday, according to a report on the meeting sent by Trudeau's office. The mood be
  
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• Alberta cowgirls welcome new pro rodeo event

  25-08-2019 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  Previously, the only Canadian Pro Rodeo Association event for women was barrel racing.
  
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• NASA investigating what may be first allegation of crime in space: report

  25-08-2019 01:54
  An American astronaut is at the centre of what could be the first allegation of a crime in space after she admitted to accessing her estranged wife’s bank account from the International Space Station. Decorated NASA pilot Anne McClain, who was on a six-month mission aboard the ISS at the time of the incident, acknowledges accessing the account but denies any wrongdoing, according to a report from The New York Times. McClain insisted through a lawyer that she was merely shepherding the coup
  
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• Junior hockey: Mick rejoins junior coaching game; Rockets open main training camp doors

  25-08-2019 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  Vernon native Troy Mick was announced as part owner, general manager and head coach of the new Cold Lake, Alta., Wings.
  
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• Calgary foundation steps in to help needy kids get back to school

  25-08-2019 01:05
  School is back in session in just a short time and one Calgary-based charity handed out some crucial supplies to make sure kids can get the most out of their learning. The Owen Hart Foundation was busy passing out backpacks full of supplies at a special event in Kensington on Saturday. Along with the paper, pens and books, the bags were also stocked with dental hygiene products and a stuffed toy to bring a smile to the face of the younger students. Organizers behind the initiative say it's impor
  
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• Democrats vote against holding debate on climate change

  25-08-2019 00:49
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The Democratic National Committee on Saturday quashed a push from climate activists and some national party members who want a 2020 presidential primary debate devoted exclusively to the climate crisis. The national party committee voted 222-137 at its summer meeting in San Francisco against a resolution that effectively would have rolled back debate rules set by Chairman Tom Perez and freed presidential candidates to participate in a climate-only debate. The move drew rebukes f
  
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• 6 injured after lightning strikes tree at Tour Championship

  25-08-2019 00:21
  ATLANTA -- Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said. The third round of the season-ending PGA Tour event had been suspended for about 30 minutes because of storms in the area, and fans were instructed to seek shelter. The strike hit the top of the tree just off the 16th tee and shattered the bark all the way to the bottom. Brad Uhl of Atlanta was crammed
  
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