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• U.S. probe of vaping illnesses focuses on THC from marijuana

  27-09-2019 23:34
  NEW YORK -- U.S. health officials said Friday that their investigation into an outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that contain the marijuana compound THC. Most of the 800 people who got sick vaped THC, the ingredient in marijuana that causes a high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But officials said they didn't know if the THC is the problem or some other substance added to the vaping liquid, such as thickeners. "The outbr
  
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• Global Lethbridge relocates from original home after 64-year run - Global News

  27-09-2019 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Global Lethbridge relocates from original home after 64-year run  Global News
  
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• Global Lethbridge relocates from original home after 64-year run

  27-09-2019 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Global Lethbridge will launch operations at its new downtown location on Monday.
  
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• Heroes Challenge raises much-needed money for Children's Wish Foundation

  27-09-2019 23:24
  CALGARY — The Children’s Wish Foundation hosted its annual TIMBER MART Heroes Challenge at the Calgary Central Library on Friday. Participating teams each committed to raising $5,000, with funds being used to grant a child’s most heartfelt wish. Corporate teams that achieved fundraising success spent the day celebrating and competing in fun, creative challenges designed to test mental, physical and spiritual prowess. Megan Boyle with the Children’s Wish Foundation called
  
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• Energy sector leaders call climate strikers naive, but recognize their right to protest

  27-09-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Oil and gas industry insiders say demands by organizers of Friday's Global Climate Strike to transition swiftly away from fossil fuels to 100 per cent renewable energy are naive and unrealistic.
  
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• Safe air, clean water: Canadian climate strike protesters have demands - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 22:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Balmain channels 90s, Miyake debuts new designer in Paris - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 22:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Seattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scout - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 22:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Seattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scout  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dylan Cozens assigned to Lethbridge - Yukon News

  27-09-2019 21:45 via yukon-news.com
  Dylan Cozens assigned to Lethbridge  Yukon News
  
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• Alberta Premier Kenney says restraint coming, but not Klein-era budget cuts

  27-09-2019 21:45
  EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there will be spending restraint in the upcoming budget but it won't resemble the fiscal bloodletting of the early 1990s. The United Conservative leader, in a speech to municipal leaders, says any reductions will be prudent and thoughtful while protecting high-priority frontline services in health and education. He says while some municipal leaders won't like what is delivered in the Oct. 24 budget, it is necessary to put the brakes on spending t
  
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• Reggaeton acts call out Latin Grammys for lack of noms - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 21:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Reggaeton acts call out Latin Grammys for lack of noms  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Restraint coming, but not Klein-era budget cuts, Kenney tells Alberta municipal leaders

  27-09-2019 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  The United Conservative leader said any reductions will be prudent and thoughtful while protecting high-priority frontline services in health and education.
  
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• Ottawa native Scott Sabourin signs with Senators - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ottawa native Scott Sabourin signs with Senators  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wally Lamb barred from prison to resume writing program - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 21:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Wally Lamb barred from prison to resume writing program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Democrats call whistleblower complaint 'deeply disturbing' - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 21:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Democrats call whistleblower complaint 'deeply disturbing'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 21:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge ready to handle weekend snowfall - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 21:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  City of Lethbridge ready to handle weekend snowfall  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Doctor who was subject of alleged racial comments calls judge's written decision 'surprising'

  27-09-2019 21:13
  CALGARY — The medical expert who had racially insensitive comments made about him in a judge’s ruling says he wants to “process what the justice said about me,” before responding. Dr. Bamidele Adeagbo testified in the re-trial of David and Collet Stephen, who were acquitted last week for the 2012 death of their 19-month-old son, Ezekiel. In his written ruling, Justice Terry D. Clackson allegedly made discriminatory comments against Adeagbo, which some say were racist. A f
  
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• $27K in meth, fentanyl seized in Red Deer investigation: ALERT

  27-09-2019 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Police say some $27,000 worth of drugs and several weapons were seized as part of an investigation in Red Deer earlier this month.
  
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• Winter comes early in Alberta

  27-09-2019 20:27
  Residents in Alberta have been bemoaning our sad summer but it seems like fall is completely non-existent as a snowstorm hit many parts of the province in early September.
  
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• New chair for Lethbridge College's Board of Governors - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 20:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New chair for Lethbridge College's Board of Governors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chestermere Arena to stay open following council vote

  27-09-2019 20:18
  CHESTERMERE - The Chestermere Recreation Centre will stay open after a vote by Rocky View County council on Friday morning. The decision comes just hours before the centre was to close its doors due to structural concerns with its roof. On Thursday, the County, the City of Chestermere and the Chestermere Regional Community Association agreed to close the centre due to snow forecasted to fall this weekend. But council’s 7-2 vote now means the entire rec centre will continue to operate, as l
  
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• Car2go to pull out of Calgary and select U.S. cities

  27-09-2019 19:59
  CALGARY – Officials with car2go say the company will stop operating in the Calgary, Austin, Denver, Portland and Chicago markets prior to the end of 2019. The company announced the decision on its website Friday morning. "This decision was not made lightly. We have had to face the hard reality that despite our efforts, we underestimated the investment and resources that are truly necessary to make our service successful in these complex transportation markets amid a quickly-changing mobili
  
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• ‘ParityBOT’ uses AI to combat negative tweets toward female candidates

  27-09-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  The organization is tempering social media, sending out a positive tweet for every abusive one directed at women running in the federal election.
  
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• New research project to look at toxins Calgary firefighters are exposed to

  27-09-2019 19:26
  With increased cancer risks among Canadian firefighters, AGAT Laboratories is partnering with the Calgary Fire Department to identify exposures members come into contact with. The study looks at volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxins. Phase 1 of the research project will follow 30 firefighters and identify the exposures they come into contact with.   "This is the latest in a line of several initiatives introduced in recent years by the Calgary Fire Departme
  
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• Lethbridge family honoured for protecting Jewish refugees during Holocaust - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 18:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge family honoured for protecting Jewish refugees during Holocaust  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liberals promise national flood insurance, disaster EI benefits - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 18:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Liberals promise national flood insurance, disaster EI benefits  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Medical examiner at centre of racial complaint against Alberta judge overwhelmed

  27-09-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Bamidele Adeagbo, who's originally a resident of Nigeria, said he was overwhelmed that legal and health professionals have filed a complaint alleging some comments the judge made about the doctor were racist.
  
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• 12-year old Virginia girl says classmates grabbed her, cut her dreadlocks

  27-09-2019 18:13
  SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Police are investigating a 12-year-old girl's allegation that her classmates grabbed her and cut her dreadlocks on the playground of a northern Virginia private school. News outlets report the girl says three of her sixth-grade classmates at Immanuel Christian School in Springfield called her hair "ugly" while they assaulted her at recess earlier this week. The girl is African American. She says her attackers are white, and that they've been bullying her. The school issued a
  
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• Arts, Culture & Heritage : What to do in Calgary this weekend

  27-09-2019 18:10
  CALGARY -- What’s happening in Calgary this weekend? Here’s a list of local events taking place in and around the city… AB Culture Days at cSpaceExperience the ever-changing space at cSpace for this free event on Friday and Saturday at cSpace King Edward.  Information and event schedule HERE. Calgary International Film FestivalThe 20th Calgary International Film Festival continues until September 29 at Eau Claire, the Globe and East Village and showcases 200 of this year'
  
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• Skydiver dies after hitting semi-truck on California highway

  27-09-2019 17:44
  A skydiver has died after she hit a tractor trailer and crash-landed on a Northern California highway, making her the latest fatality for a skydiving facility with a troubled history. A 28-year-old woman had been skydiving with a group of seven people on Thursday around 2 p.m. when the tragedy occurred, California Highway Patrol PIO Ruben Jones told CNN. Her identity has not been released, but according to the CHP, she is from Columbia. Jones told reporters that the skydiving group “were d
  
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• Bianca Boom: Canadian tennis star Andreescu moves the needle in a big way

  27-09-2019 17:26
  A sports needle-mover in the truest sense, Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu has enjoyed a stunning rise on the WTA Tour. The country and the world have joined her for the ride. Andreescu's ranking has risen exponentially in her breakout 2019 season. The television ratings have also been huge and the massive increase to her social media following is just as eye-popping. "The rise has been tremendous but it's also been sustainable and consistent," said Tom Mayenknecht, a Vancouver-based marke
  
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• US new home sales climbed a healthy 7.1% in August - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 16:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US new home sales climbed a healthy 7.1% in August  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Space launch includes 1st flyer from United Arab Emirates - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 16:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Memo: Trump prodded Ukraine leader to investigate Bidens - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 16:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Memo: Trump prodded Ukraine leader to investigate Bidens  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Stampede featured in new Diplo, Jonas Brothers music video ‘Lonely’

  27-09-2019 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  Diplo visited Calgary in July to perform with Loud Luxury at The Palace Theater during the 2019 Calgary Stampede, posting dozens of Instagram stories showing his visit.
  
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• Climate Strike planned at Lethbridge City Hall Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 16:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Climate Strike planned at Lethbridge City Hall Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Regina police traffic cop issued over 1,000 distracted driving tickets in 2019

  27-09-2019 16:09
  Const. Mike “Hawkeye” Seel of the Regina Police Services Traffic Unit has surpassed 1,000 tickets issued for distracted driving since Jan. 1.Cell phone ticket #1000 that I have personally written this year. Drivers, the choice of driving safely or distracted is literally in your hands. Make the right choice and ignore your phone while driving. @reginapolice #enoughisenough #cellsdownheadsup pic.twitter.com/TqUl5UfS4c — Cst Mike Hawkeye Seel (@RPSTrafficUnit) September 17, 2019"
  
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• Greta Thunberg's four simple steps to combat climate change

  27-09-2019 16:04
  TORONTO -- The kids are all right. As Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg takes her place among other young planet warriors like ‘Little Miss Flint’ Mari Copeny, Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier and Indigenous Mexican activist Xiye Bastida, she has a message – “no one is too small to make a difference.” Although Thunberg now spends the majority of her time addressing world’s leaders and thousands of people participating in mass climate strikes
  
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• Washington plunges into Trump impeachment investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 15:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 15:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Review: A yeti prompts a China travelogue in 'Abominable' - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 15:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Review: A yeti prompts a China travelogue in 'Abominable'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man to be sentenced in five-year-old grandson’s death

  27-09-2019 15:19
  CALGARY – Allan Perdomo Lopez is expected to learn his fate in a Calgary courtroom Friday after being convicted in the death of his grandson in 2015. Emilio Perdomo lived in Mexico but was sent to Canada to live with his grandfather to have a better life. Only five months after arriving in the country he was taken to hospital where he died days later of a traumatic brain injury. Perdomo Lopez was found guilty of manslaughter last month. Over the course of the trial, court heard the young b
  
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• Allan Perdomo Lopez sentenced to nine years for killing grandson

  27-09-2019 15:19
  CALGARY – Allan Perdomo Lopez has been sentenced to nine years in jail for the 2015 death of his grandson, Emilio Perdomo. The decision was read out by Queen’s Bench Justice Richard Neufeld on Friday afternoon. Emilio lived in Mexico but was sent to Canada to live with his grandfather to have a better life. Only five months after arriving in the country he was taken to hospital where he died days later of a traumatic brain injury. Perdomo Lopez was found guilty of manslaughter last m
  
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• 25 years for Georgia man who shot girlfriend in the head, didn't tell her

  27-09-2019 15:05
  A Georgia woman and her ex-boyfriend were arguing in her car two years ago when her driver's side window shattered and she blacked out. When she came to, she was in his car, not hers, and they went to his mother's house because she had a head wound. She thought she had been cut by flying glass. But her ex, Jerrontae Cain, had a secret -- he had shot her. Thursday, a judge sentenced Cain, 39, to 25 years in prison for several crimes including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession
  
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• Snowfall warnings and storm watches issued in southern Alta. ahead of blast of wintry weather

  27-09-2019 14:56
  CALGARY ­–  A snowfall warning was issued early Friday morning for sections of the Bow Valley and Kananaskis Provincial Park as upwards of 30 centimetres of snowfall is expected in the area in the coming days. As of Friday morning, Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for the following areas within the Canmore-Kananaskis region:Canmore, Exshaw and Ghost Lake Ghost River Wilderness Kananaskis Village Highwood HouseAccording to Environment Canada, snowfall will begin Frid
  
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• Snowfall warnings and storm watches issued in southern Alberta ahead of blast of wintry weather

  27-09-2019 14:56
  CALGARY ­–  A snowfall warning was issued early Friday morning for sections of the Bow Valley and Kananaskis Provincial Park as upwards of 30 centimetres of snowfall is expected in the area in the coming days. As of Friday morning, Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for the following areas within the Canmore-Kananaskis region:Canmore, Exshaw and Ghost Lake Ghost River Wilderness Kananaskis Village Highwood HouseAccording to Environment Canada, snowfall will begin Frid
  
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• Snowfall warnings and storm watches issued in Alberta ahead of blast of wintry weather

  27-09-2019 14:56
  CALGARY ­–  A snowfall warning was issued early Friday morning for sections of the Bow Valley and Kananaskis Provincial Park as upwards of 30 centimetres of snowfall is expected in the area in the coming days. Drivers fuelling up at a gas station just west of Calgary are preparing to brace for winter criving conditions. "We brought some extra clothes, like winter stuff in the back, just in case. We just prepare for the worst. But I'm sure it won't be too bad," said Scott Wenger, b
  
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• U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Preview: Sept. 27-29, 2019 - Lethbridge News Now

  27-09-2019 14:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Preview: Sept. 27-29, 2019  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What data do political parties have on you? We called all the federal parties to find out

  27-09-2019 14:45
  VANCOUVER -- Political parties in Canada are collecting all kinds of personal information on voters, and there is no way to tell exactly what data they have on us, where they got it from and what they plan to do with it. “At the federal level at least, it seems to be pretty much open season on Canadians,” says Teresa Scassa, the Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa. Federal privacy laws apply to private-sector organizations and government i
  
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