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• Maine to allow ranked votes in general presidential election - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 23:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Maine to allow ranked votes in general presidential election  Lethbridge News NowAUGUSTA, Maine - Maine is set to become the first state to allow voters to rank candidates in a general presid...
  
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• Ottawa invests nearly $8.5-million into projects in Lethbridge, Coaldale, Foremost - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ottawa invests nearly $8.5-million into projects in Lethbridge, Coaldale, Foremost  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Significant amounts of money from the federal government's Western Diversification Program will support four projects in Southern Alberta.
  
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• Notley again calls on Kenney to table provincial budget

  06-09-2019 23:40
  NDP Leader Rachel Notley called on Premier Jason Kenney to reconvene the Legislature and table a budget, saying not doing so is negatively affecting students, teachers and parent across the province. Notley made the comments days after the results of a blue ribbon panel lead by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon were released, which found the province is overspending on some services. The panel presented what it called an ambitious plan to bring spending in line with other pro
  
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• Street repairs backed up, turning Thorncliffe back alley into hazardous zone

  06-09-2019 23:36
  Don Potter says pulling up to the back of his house isn’t worth the potential damage to his vehicle, thanks to a bunch of potholes that have turned his Thorncliffe back alley into a hazard. “It's pretty rough” he says. “ I try to avoid it as much as I can and use the street.” He says he’s complained to the city but was told it’s not a high priority. It's a high priority for Potter, though. “We pay for it,” says Potter. “ I think there s
  
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• Woman sentenced for 14 charges in Lethbridge court, including identity fraud and theft - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 23:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Woman sentenced for 14 charges in Lethbridge court, including identity fraud and theft  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Samantha Joy Ellison has learned her fate. In Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday afternoon, she was given a conditional sentence of two ...
  
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• Coalition pushing for maintained provincial funding for Alberta social services - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 22:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Coalition pushing for maintained provincial funding for Alberta social services  Lethbridge News NowMEDICINE HAT — With the risk of significant provincial budget cuts over the next four years, a coalition of groups from across Alberta has formed to urge the ...
  
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• Lethbridge police seize 13 firearms from west side home - Global News

  06-09-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge police seize 13 firearms from west side home  Global NewsA total of 13 firearms and a significant amount of drugs were seized from a west side home by the Lethbridge Police *Service* Priority Crime Unit on Thursday.
  
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• Lethbridge police seize 13 firearms from west side home

  06-09-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge police have laid 22 charges following a high-risk incident on Sept. 5.
  
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• United Conservative government to review energy regulator, replaces board members

  06-09-2019 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the review will look at overall changes to the Alberta Energy Regulatory's mandate, operations and governance.
  
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• Boy with GoPro camera solves 27-year-old B.C. cold case

  06-09-2019 21:50
  Mounties in Revelstoke are praising the actions of a boy who spotted a submerged vehicle in Griffin Lake and helped them close a 27-year-old cold case, after a woman's body was found inside the car. Revelstoke RCMP Cpl. Thomas Blakney told CTV News Vancouver police were notified of the discovery on Aug. 21, after the boy -- 13-year-old Max Werenka -- told his mother, who called police. The family lives in Sherwood Park, Alta., near Edmonton, but runs Griffin Lake Cabins on the shore of the lake
  
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• Dorian forces evacuation of Encana and ExxonMobil's offshore facilities

  06-09-2019 21:45
  As Hurricane Dorian bears down on the Maritimes, some energy companies operating offshore oil platforms have removed all staff from their facilities. Calgary-based Encana announced on Friday all of its staff at the Deep Panuke Production Field Centre, located 250 km southeast of Halifax, has been removed because of the forecasted weather and sea-state conditions. Earlier in the week, ExxonMobil announced it would be removing all non-essential personnel at the Sable Offshore Energy Facilities bec
  
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• Airdrie RCMP seek driver who stopped near hit-and-run crash

  06-09-2019 21:43
  Airdrie RCMP are asking for help from the public to identify a female driver seen stopping near a hit-and-run crash. A grey Honda Civic parked on Cooper Drive was hit about 8:50 p.m. on Aug. 25, causing damage to the driver’s side. A female driving a Toyota Highlander was seen in the area and stopped in front of the home where the Honda was parked before driving away. Police would now like to speak with the woman. Anyone with information is asked to call Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200 or Cri
  
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• 911 audio details scene after crash that injured Kevin Hart - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 21:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  911 audio details scene after crash that injured Kevin Hart  Lethbridge News NowLOS ANGELES - A 911 call released Wednesday describes the moments after Kevin Hart was seriously injured after...
  
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• Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Prominent DC lawyer acquitted in foreign lobbying case  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - Prominent Washington lawyer Greg Craig was found not guilty Wednesday of lying to the Justice Dep...
  
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• Huawei debuts latest advanced chipset for smartphone - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 21:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Huawei debuts latest advanced chipset for smartphone  Lethbridge News NowBERLIN — Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its latest advanced chipset Friday ahead of the upcoming launch of its latest flagship smartphone, even as ...
  
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• Monster Jam roars back into Calgary

  06-09-2019 21:07
  Jaw-dropping stunts and car-crushing action will be at the Calgary Stampede Grandstand this weekend. The monster trucks will compete in a series of freestyle tricks and races during the action packed event. Monster Jam is one of the most thrilling, family friendly sports in the world, pushing their driving skills and vehicles to the limit. "It's literally a blur," said Cam McQueen, driver of Northern Nightmare. "Once we get in that thing we are just driving by the seat of our pants. It’s a
  
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• Alberta government launches review of energy regulator

  06-09-2019 21:04
  A pair of ministries in the Alberta government will be working together to review the policies and protocols of the agency that oversees safe and responsible development of the province's energy resources. Energy Minister Sonya Savage and Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon announced a review of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) on Friday. Savage says despite bringing in more staff, the performance of the AER has declined over the past few years. "It now takes four times longer than othe
  
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• Two impaired drivers operating the same car crashed into a pole: police

  06-09-2019 20:52
  Ontario police say they busted two impaired people who were both sitting in the driver’s seat, operating a car just before the vehicle veered off the road and collided with a pole. York Regional Police charged a 31-year-old man from Markham, Ont., and a 26-year-old woman from Newmarket, Ont., with impaired and dangerous-driving charges following the crash on Wednesday. The pair was allegedly seated in the driver’s seat together, operating a Honda Civic before it collided with a pole
  
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• Health Canada eyes private-sector cash to fund opioids solution - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 20:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Health Canada eyes private-sector cash to fund opioids solution  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — Health Canada is hoping to use private-sector dollars to fight opioid addiction because “conventional efforts are not enough” to address the national ...
  
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• Canadian Andreescu beats Mertens, advances to US Open semifinals - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 20:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian Andreescu beats Mertens, advances to US Open semifinals  Lethbridge News NowNEW YORK — Bianca Andreescu, the Canadian comeback kid, was at it again Wednesday night. And it earned her a spot in the U.S. Open women's singles ...
  
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• Conservatives still working on candidate harassment policy promised this year - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 20:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Conservatives still working on candidate harassment policy promised this year  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are still working on an anti-harassment policy that would apply to candidat...
  
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• Bodhi the Adventure Cat proves mountains aren’t just for dogs

  06-09-2019 20:14
  Climbing mountains, skiing powder and swimming in mountain lakes sounds like the life many dream of. A few actually live it, but Michelle Gagnon takes things one step further, living it with her cat, Bodhi. In a little over a year, Bodhi the Adventure Cat has been in more mountain settings than many adult humans, and he’s still early in his training. The one-year-old Maine Coon cat just finished a three-day ride from Jasper to Canmore perched in the front basket of her human’s bike,
  
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• Ghostbusters crew returning to Fort Macleod Saturday for re-shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 20:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ghostbusters crew returning to Fort Macleod Saturday for re-shooting  Lethbridge News NowFORT MACLEOD, AB – After spending six days in the community in August, some members of the Ghostbusters 2020 production team are coming back to ...
  
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• Court of appeal overturns injunction against Bill 9

  06-09-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is calling the legal decision to overturn an injunction against Bill 9 a win for taxpayers but unions are disappointed and will look at all options. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Canada seeks meeting with China at WTO over canola ban

  06-09-2019 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  International Trade Minister Jim Carr announced Friday that Canada is seeking a bilateral consultation at the WTO because the two sides have been unable to resolve the issue.
  
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• Survey shows Canada remains world leader in oil and gas

  06-09-2019 19:48
  New research shows Canada continues to be the leading choice of dozens of countries around the world to supply their oil and natural gas needs. The Ipsos survey, conducted on behalf of the Calgary-based Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), found that respondents from 31 countries chose Canada as their number one choice for oil and natural gas exports. The results, published in CAPP's 2019 Global Energy Pulse, also had high praise for Canada's innovations for reducing the impact of
  
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• AUPE reacts to Alberta Appeals Court ruling on wage arbitration delay

  06-09-2019 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, responds to the Appeal Court’s decision to allow the province to delay wage arbitration talks with unions.
  
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• Paperwork keeping us from helping veterans, case workers complain - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 19:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Paperwork keeping us from helping veterans, case workers complain  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Case managers assigned to assist Canada's most severely disabled veterans say they are being forced t...
  
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• Alberta can delay wage arbitration talks with unions, Appeal Court says

  06-09-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has set aside an injunction that stopped the government from delaying wage arbitration for thousands of public-sector employees.
  
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• 'Cursory at best': Botched home inspection results in $113K damages award

  06-09-2019 19:29
  A former Edmonton politician has been held jointly liable for $113,000 in damages after a judge ruled he botched a home inspection. Lance White was found to have “failed to meet the standard of care of a professional engineer” when inspecting a home ahead of its sale in May of 2010, according to an Aug. 28 ruling from Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Anna Loparco. “His inspection was cursory at best and did not meet the standard of care expected of a structural engineer." I
  
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• Bigger fines for attracting bears in Canmore

  06-09-2019 19:27
  Neglected fruit trees and other animal attractants left in Canmore yards could now cost residents a lot more. The town raised the fines from $100 to $250 in attempts to reduce human-wildlife interactions and has also started an incentive program to help cover the cost of fruit tree removal.  The idea is that less food in trees and birdfeeders around town will lead animals elsewhere, reducing potentially dangerous encounters and the relocation or killing of animals. More to come...
  
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• CCMAs, Honens Festival and Fall Harvest Sale: What to do in Calgary this weekend

  06-09-2019 19:26
  What’s happening in Calgary this weekend? Here’s a list of local events taking place in and around the city...Canadian Country Music Awards Three days of concerts and programming kicks off Friday at Fan Village to celebrate the Canadian Country Music Awards, being handed out Sunday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Fan Village will be housed in the Cowboys Tent on 11th Avenue S.W. and more than 30 artists are slated to perform. Being hosted by Billy Ray Cyrus and Dallas Smith, the
  
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• Tenth annual Kidney March underway in southern Alberta

  06-09-2019 19:13
  Upwards of 650 people gathered at the Millarville Racetrack on Friday morning to support kidney disease research. The Kidney March, hosted by the Kidney Foundation of Canada, is the largest fundraiser of its kind in the country for kidney research. Marchers will spend three days walking 100 kilometres through Kananaskis Country to Calgary. This year, organizers set a goal to raise $1 million for research and they’ve exceeded that amount already but donations are still being counted. Joyce
  
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• Dalhousie apologizes for racist actions, views of university's founder - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 18:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Dalhousie apologizes for racist actions, views of university's founder  Lethbridge News NowHALIFAX — Dalhousie University is apologizing to the African Nova Scotian community following the publication of a report examining the racist views of the ...
  
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• 29-year-old SCS paintball suspect to remain behind bars - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  29-year-old SCS paintball suspect to remain behind bars  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – A 29-year old man charged with three counts of possession of a dangerous weapon, one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the ...
  
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• Three city residents charged after high risk incident - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 18:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Three city residents charged after high risk incident  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE — The investigation continues but, two men and a woman, all from Lethbridge, face a string of charges after both the Priority Crime Unit and the ...
  
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• Court of Appeal of Alberta overturns injunction on Bill 9

  06-09-2019 18:40
  The provincial government has successfully appealed the injunction that had stalled the bill that would pave the way for delays in wage negotiations with public employees. The injunction had been granted to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) in August over the constitutionality of the bill. Two justices approved the appeal while a third judge dissented. “Today’s decision by the Court of Appeal is a positive result for Alberta taxpayers," said Minister of Finance Travis
  
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• AUPE disappointed as Court of Appeal of Alberta overturns injunction on Bill 9

  06-09-2019 18:40
  The provincial government has successfully appealed the injunction that had stalled the bill that would pave the way for delays in wage negotiations with public employees. The injunction had been granted to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) in August over the constitutionality of the bill. Two justices approved the appeal while a third judge dissented. “Today’s decision by the Court of Appeal is a positive result for Alberta taxpayers," said Minister of Finance Travis
  
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• Abortion, same-sex marriage fights feed cynicism: ex-Liberal Philpott - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 18:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Abortion, same-sex marriage fights feed cynicism: ex-Liberal Philpott  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Jane Philpott is standing by the pledge she made as a Liberal candidate to support access to abortion...
  
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• Stolen bikes and 13 guns seized during search of Lethbridge home - CTV News

  06-09-2019 18:16 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Stolen bikes and 13 guns seized during search of Lethbridge home  CTV NewsLethbridge Police *Service* members seized more than a dozen firearms and unearthed a suspected bicycle chop shop during the search of a home on Columbia ...
  
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• Stolen bikes and 13 guns seized during search of Lethbridge home

  06-09-2019 18:16
  Lethbridge Police Service members seized more than a dozen firearms and unearthed a suspected bicycle chop shop during the search of a home on Columbia Boulevard . According to LPS officials, a 29-year-old man was arrested on Monday, September 3 on outstanding warrants and found to be in possession of 33grams of methamphetamine and an undisclosed amount of carfentanil. Adam Richard Filipcic, 29, has been charged with:Possession for the purpose of trafficking (two counts) Possession of stolen pro
  
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• Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle denies sexually assaulting wife - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 18:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle denies sexually assaulting wife  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle, accused of assaulting his now-estranged spouse Caitlan Coleman, denied Wednesday that he was ...
  
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• These tiny marsupials drop dead after 'extreme mating,' researchers report

  06-09-2019 18:09
  SYDNEY, Australia - A tiny marsupial found only in northwest Australia mates so intensely that an entire generation of males can die off during a single breeding season, researchers reported on Friday. Biologists studying kalutas -- a mouse-sized marsupial found in the arid Pilbara region -- believe they die en masse because of sex-driven immune system collapse. Female kalutas mate frequently and with different males during each breeding season. "That means that males also have to mate a lot, an
  
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• Harry, Meghan and Archie set for 10-day southern Africa trip

  06-09-2019 18:05
  LONDON - Representatives for the British royal family say Prince Harry will get to see the legacy of his late mother's humanitarian work in Angola during a fall trip to southern Africa. Buckingham Palace released details Friday of the trip Harry is taking with his wife, Meghan, and their infant son Archie, who was born in May.Get a monthly dose of Royal news sent straight to your inbox by signing up for our Royal Dispatch newsletterThe itinerary has Meghan and Archie staying in South Africa for
  
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• Speaker series on family dynamics held in Lethbridge - Prairie Post

  06-09-2019 18:03 via prairiepost.com
  Speaker series on family dynamics held in Lethbridge  Prairie PostA free Speaker Series on Family Dynamics will be held at various LDS Church buildings all over the city of Lethbridge on September 20, October 18, and ...
  
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• 30 charged in alleged Mexico, U.S. and Canada drug-trafficking ring

  06-09-2019 17:45
  Thirty people have been charged for their alleged involvement in an international drug-trafficking ring which operated through Mexico, the United States and Canada, U.S. federal prosecutors said in Los Angeles on Thursday. Thirteen of the suspects were arrested Thursday on two U.S. grand jury indictments for conspiracy to export drugs which included heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico, through California and into Canada, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Ca
  
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• Cottonwood Park set to temporarily close for improvement work - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 17:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cottonwood Park set to temporarily close for improvement work  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Effective Monday, September 9, Lethbridge's Cottonwood Park will be closed.The move is only t...
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate rises in August - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 16:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate rises in August  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The jobless rate went up in the Lethbridge area last month. In August, the unemployment rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic ...
  
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• Hurricane watch in parts of Atlantic Canada as Dorian moves up U.S. east coast

  06-09-2019 15:58
  HALIFAX -- Hurricane Dorian was on a northeast track off the U.S. east coast Friday as people in Atlantic Canada braced for the massive storm's arrival. The Category 1 storm was moving at around 22 kilometres per hour and was expected to remain a hurricane as it swept up the eastern seaboard, reaching Nova Scotia Saturday. As a result, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said a hurricane watch was in effect for all of Nova Scotia and tropical storm watches were also in effect for southeastern New Brun
  
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• Stonestreet stars as Chiefs coach's brother in spoof video - Lethbridge News Now

  06-09-2019 15:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Stonestreet stars as Chiefs coach's brother in spoof video  Lethbridge News NowKANSAS CITY, Mo. — “Modern Family” star Eric Stonestreet plays the part of the bumbling younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid in a ...
  
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