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• Cause of deadly boat fire still a mystery - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2019 23:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cause of deadly boat fire still a mystery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian paraglider dies in accident on Mount Kilimanjaro

  29-09-2019 22:51
  A Canadian man has died in a parachuting accident in Tanzania while taking part in a paragliding event off of Mount Kilimanjaro. A tweet posted on Sept. 28 by Tanzania National Parks said that the accident happened at Stella Point on Mount Kilimanjaro. The tweet identifies the man as 51-year-old Canadian Justin Kyllo. CTV News Vancouver have learned that Kyllo was the owner of Smoke and Bones BBQ in North Vancouver, B.C. Posts on social media indicate he was in Tanzania with the charitable organ
  
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• Canadian man dies in parachuting accident on Mount Kilimanjaro

  29-09-2019 22:51
  A Canadian man has died in a parachuting accident while on Mount Kilimanjaro, according to Tanzanian park officials. A tweet posted on Sept. 28 by Tanzania National Parks said that the accident happened at Stella Point on Mount Kilimanjaro. The tweet identifies the man as 51-year-old Canadian, Justin Kyllo. Global Affairs Canada confirmed in an email statement to CTVNews.ca that they were aware of the death. “Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of the Canadian citiz
  
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• Winter driving conditions in Calgary amid snowfall warning

  29-09-2019 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada said 15-25 centimetres of snow was expected to fall in Calgary and surrounding areas by Monday afternoon.
  
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• Up to 25 centimetres of snow accumulation expected in Calgary

  29-09-2019 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada said 15-25 centimetres of snow was expected to fall in Calgary and surrounding areas by Monday afternoon.
  
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• Flights cancelled at Lethbridge Airport amid September snowstorm

  29-09-2019 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  A number of flights arriving at and departing from Lethbridge Airport were cancelled on Sunday as a late September snowstorm in the region intensified.
  
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• Women's soccer squares Lethbridge, men fall 1-0 - CHAT News Today

  29-09-2019 20:54 via chatnewstoday.ca
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• Two riders were killed when a roller-coaster jumped its track in Mexico City

  29-09-2019 20:44
  Two people were killed and two others injured when a roller-coaster jumped its track at a popular amusement park in Mexico City on Saturday, Notimex, Mexico's state-run news agency, reported. The accident happened on the Chimera ride at the Feria de Chapultepec in the Mexico City township of Miguel Hidalgo, Notimex said. Video shared on social media appears to show one of the coaster's carriages coming off the tracks. Eyewitnesses told local media that the victims fell to the ground. The carriag
  
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• Monday could have been a stat holiday. This is why it isn't

  29-09-2019 20:31
  TORONTO -- If Canadians weren't in the middle of an election campaign, then we might be taking Monday off work and school to reflect on one of the many injustices done to Indigenous people. Sept. 30 was the date of a new, Indigenous-focused statutory holiday that was proposed in legislation that died when Parliament was prorogued for the election. Bill C-369 was first introduced in 2017 by Georgina Jolibois, an NDP MP from Saskatchewan. It would have created a sixth national statutory holiday, t
  
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• Six injured, two seriously, at nightclub shooting in St. Catharines, Ont.

  29-09-2019 20:15
  ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Niagara Regional Police say six people were injured in a shooting at a St. Catharines, Ont., nightclub early Sunday. The department said four men and two women were sent to hospital. Two of them were taken to an out-of-town hospital, one by air ambulance. Police Chief Bryan MacCulloch said online he was in Ottawa for the National Peace Officer's Memorial, but would head back to Niagara to provide support. "This is a very concerning and troubling incident in our region. We
  
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• Six injured, two seriously, after being shot at nightclub in St. Catharines, Ont.

  29-09-2019 20:15
  ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Police are searching for suspects after six people were shot outside a nightclub in southwestern Ontario early Sunday. Niagara regional police say gunfire broke out on the busy downtown street outside the club in St. Catharines, Ont., at about 2:30 a.m.For more on this story, visit CTV News TorontoSpokeswoman Stephanie Sabourin says four men and two women were sent to hospital with gunshot wounds. Two were seriously wounded, but Sabourin says all of the injured are expect
  
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• Liberals promise billions in new spending in 2019 election platform

  29-09-2019 20:07
  OTTAWA – The Liberal party has released its costed 2019 platform, and it includes promises of billions in new spending for students, families, and the environment, continuing their so-called economic approach of “investing in Canadians,” while targeting corporations and the wealthiest Canadians to help pay for these proposals. The platform titled “Forward a real plan for the middle class” spans 85 pages and includes chapters on the middle class and jobs, the environ
  
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• Calgary Conservative candidate announces party's plan to restore panel for hunters and anglers

  29-09-2019 20:01
  CALGARY – Michelle Rempel held a conference in Calgary to announce the Conservative party's plan to improve the importance of the role of hunters and anglers in Canada's environment. The Calgary-Nose Hill candidate made the announcement at her campaign office in the northwest on Sunday, saying Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have "ignored much of the important work" that's gone into protecting natural habitats. "The Trudeau Liberals cut the Hunting and Angling Advisory Panel and chose to l
  
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• ‘Alienation is a feeling’: Western voters to go to polls angry, say experts

  29-09-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  The anger in the region has led to rallies, convoys, anti-Liberal billboards, a pro-oil and gas clothing line and some talk of separation.
  
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• Walk for Truth and Reconciliation takes place in Calgary

  29-09-2019 19:21
  CALGARY – Hundreds of people gathered in Calgary on Sunday to honour the survivors of residential schools in Canada, ahead of the national day set aside for Truth and Reconciliation. Pokaiks: The Children Walk and Festival, involves a walk from Rouleauville Square to Central Memorial Park, where a special event is scheduled to take place. Organizers say the event is meant to help Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn about the current issues and work to build awareness, dispel ster
  
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• Teen was grabbed and thrown in trunk while walking in Brampton, Ont.: police

  29-09-2019 18:07
  TORONTO - A teenager was grabbed by two people and thrown into the trunk of a car while walking in Brampton, Ont., police say. Peel Regional Police say surveillance footage shows the entire incident, which they are investigating as a possible kidnapping. They say the teenager was walking near a public school Saturday evening when a car drove past him, made a U-turn and came to a stop after jumping a curb. According to police, two of the four people inside the vehicle then got out, grabbed the te
  
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• Potential kidnapping just a re-creation of a 'movie-type scene': police

  29-09-2019 18:07
  TORONTO - What appeared to be a potential kidnapping in Brampton, Ont., in which a teenager was snatched off the road and thrown in the trunk of a car Saturday evening, was actually just part of an attempt to re-create a movie scene, police say. Peel Regional Police put out an alert around 10 a.m. on Sunday warning the public about surveillance footage taken near a public school that appeared to show a teenager being kidnapped, but later that very same day, they said an investigation had shown t
  
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• Paralyzed former Humboldt Broncos player makes Adidas ad, hall of fame nominee list

  29-09-2019 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down after a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team crashed into a semi truck that ran a stop sign in April 2018.
  
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• Grain spilled after train derails in central Alta.

  29-09-2019 16:29
  EDMONTON—A Canadian National train partially derailed along Highway 15 between Range Road 181 and Range Road 182 Sunday morning, spilling grain. Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to the incident after the train slid off the tracks at approximately 5 a.m. The train was moving grain and 16 cars spilled their load. There were no dangerous good being transported and no injuries were reported. No roads or crossings are currently blocked and traffic is not being diverted.
  
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• Canada Post has paid almost $7.5M in parking fines in past decade

  29-09-2019 16:07
  TORONTO -- Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data shows. The information, obtained by The Canadian Press through freedom of information requests, indicates the bulk of the citations are in and around Toronto. "To meet the needs of Canadians, our employees have to routinely park their vehicles," said Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton. "With the concentration of addresses in urban downtown
  
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• Florida family says delivery worker returned to home and set grandmother on fire

  29-09-2019 15:51
  A week after 75-year-old Evelyn Smith Udell paid Best Buy for delivery and installation of her new washer and dryer, police say she was bludgeoned and set on fire in her Florida home by one of the deliverymen. The Boca Raton grandmother died the next day, on Aug. 20, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her estate. The plantiffs are accusing the electronics giant and two companies it retained to carry out the delivery of failing to conduct adequate background checks on delivery people.
  
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• At least 42 more killed by monsoon rains in India

  29-09-2019 15:15
  NEW DELHI -- Monsoon rains continue to batter parts of India, with at least 42 more people dying in the past 24 hours, officials said Sunday. At least 35 people died from rain-related causes in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and seven died in the eastern state of Bihar, officials said. The latest toll came days after reports of at least 59 fatalities in the past week amid forecasts that heavy rains would continue until Monday. Sandhaya Kureel, a spokeswoman for the Disaster Management and R
  
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• Snowfall warning called in Calgary as storm ups the ante

  29-09-2019 15:14
  CALGARY – A snowfall warning has been issued for Calgary on Sunday morning as a storm is expected to continue through the day, resulting in accumulations between 15 to 25 centimetres in the city. Environment Canada issued the advisory at about 4:30 a.m., saying heavy snow is expected to continue in Calgary and will proceed north and northwest through the day. The agency says the snowfall is expected to stop sometime Monday afternoon. Drivers in the City of Calgary are advised to adjust you
  
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• Bodyguard to Saudi king shot and killed by friend, state TV reports

  29-09-2019 15:00
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia's King Salman was shot and killed in what authorities described as a personal dispute, state TV reported Sunday, offering few details on an incident that shocked the kingdom. Tributes poured in across social media for Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz al-Fagham, with many including images of the bodyguard at work. One included him bending down to apparently help tie the shoes of King Salman, the 83-year-old ruler of the oil-rich kingdom. Oth
  
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• Cars taken from Equatorial Guinea leader's son sold for $27M

  29-09-2019 14:24
  GENEVA -- Car lovers from around the world splashed out more than US$27 million at an auction Sunday for dozens of luxury cars seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea's president in a Swiss money-laundering probe. The 25 lots sold by auction house Bonhams included a white-and-cream 2014 Lamborghini Veneno roadster that cost the buyer 8.28 million Swiss francs ($8.4 million), comprising a 15% premium for the auction house but with potential taxes still to be added. The supercar -- one of only ni
  
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• 25 luxury cars seized from African leader's son sold at auction

  29-09-2019 14:24
  GENEVA -- Car lovers from around the world splashed out more than US$27 million at an auction Sunday for dozens of luxury cars seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea's president in a Swiss money-laundering probe. The 25 lots sold by auction house Bonhams included a white-and-cream 2014 Lamborghini Veneno roadster that cost the buyer 8.28 million Swiss francs ($8.4 million), comprising a 15% premium for the auction house but with potential taxes still to be added. The supercar -- one of only ni
  
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• Scheer would end Trudeau's experiment with less partisan Senate

  29-09-2019 13:31
  OTTAWA -- Andrew Scheer is standing by his vow to resume making partisan, patronage appointments to the Senate should the Conservatives form government after Oct. 21. That would put an end to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's attempt over the past four years to transform the upper house into a less partisan, more independent chamber of sober second thought.Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaignShortly after he was chosen Conservative leader in 2017, Scheer
  
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• Hurricane Lorenzo strongest ever recorded so far north and east

  29-09-2019 13:17
  MIAMI -- Hurricane Lorenzo is back to being a Category 4 storm in the central Atlantic Ocean after several hours as a Category 5 -- which made it the strongest storm ever observed so far north and east in the Atlantic basin. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Sunday that the storm has maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 kph). Lorenzo is moving north at 10 mph (16 kph) and is centred about 1,360 miles (2,190 kilometres) southwest of the Azores, a Portuguese island chain. There are
  
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• Trudeau to reveal Liberal platform as Scheer spends day off campaign trail

  29-09-2019 13:05
  OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will have the campaign stage mostly to himself today as he reveals the bulk of his party's re-election platform. He has a mid-day event scheduled at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus, where he's promising to reveal what the Liberals call "a real plan for the middle class." The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats have spent much of the three-week-old campaign fighting over who will do more for average Canadians' incomes, expenses and debt
  
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• Trudeau reveals Liberal platform as Singh, May campaign in B.C.

  29-09-2019 13:05
  OTTAWA -- Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international corporations, foreign housing speculators and tech giants to help cover the cost of billions in new spending and tax breaks for the middle class. Even with the new taxes, the platform projects another four years of deficits if the Liberals are re-elected on Oct. 21 -- $27.4 billion next year, falling to $21 billion by
  
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• Trudeau, Scheer navigate climate marches that dominate federal campaign - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2019 10:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Flights cancelled at Lethbridge Airport amid September snowstorm - Global News

  29-09-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, September 28, 2019

  29-09-2019 07:32 via globalnews.ca
  Orrin Centazzo had two goals and two assists, and Connor Zary added three helpers as the Kamloops Blazers downed the Vancouver Giants 6-2 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Southern Alberta sees early snowfall

  29-09-2019 05:50 via globalnews.ca
  People in Cardston, Alberta awoke to a blanket of snow as southern Alberta saw an early snowfall on Saturday.
  
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• CAF searches for recruits at job fair

  29-09-2019 05:49
  Mewata Armouries hosted a Canadian Armed Forces job fair in Calgary on Saturday. Visitors were able to ask soldiers about their work, try interactive displays, and participate in activities organized by the CAF. Recruiters were also onsite in case any of the public decided to sign up. "I can speak very well to what it's like to be in the infantry," Sgt. Shawn McDermott, who has served 21 years, told CTV News Calgary. "But for some of the other occupations that are here, it gives people an opport
  
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• Five vehicles involved in Saturday crash on Stoney Trail

  29-09-2019 05:32
  CALGARY—The crash happened on eastbound Stoney Trail approaching the Deerfoot Trail off-ramp in northwest Calgary. There were at least five vehicles involved, although there was no word on injuries. While road conditions were wet, police had not yet determined what caused the crash. The highway remained open as crews cleaned up the scene.
  
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• Emergency crews on scene of Stoney Trail mutli-vehicle crash

  29-09-2019 05:32
  CALGARY—The crash happend on eastbound Stoney Trail approaching the Deerfoot Trail off-ramp in northwest Calgary. There were at least five vehicles involved, although there was no word on injuries. While road conditions were wet, police had not yet determined what caused the crash. The highway remained open as crews clean up.
  
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• Meet the Canadian cat that hikes the Rocky Mountains

  29-09-2019 04:00
  TORONTO -- Lazy cats, step aside. Although some have trained their cats to walk on leashes, Michelle Gagnon has trained her cat Bohdi to do that while on hikes in the Canadian Rockies. But it was no small feat getting her feline to follow the trails in Alberta communities such as Banff and Canmore. Gagnon said it took “a lot of patience” despite Bodhi's adventurous spirit as a kitten. “Dogs you know, they're like 'Master, I follow you everywhere, I'll do whatever you say,&rsquo
  
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• Calgary law enforcement spin for Special Olympics athletes

  29-09-2019 03:55
  CALGARY—Dozens of Alberta Sheriffs, Calgary police officers and corrections officers all hopped on to stationary bikes on Saturday for a spin cycle class to raise money for special Olympics. The event was held at CORE spin cycle in Mahogany.  “Its a fun way to encorporate a workout,” said Thomas Cleal, a correctional peace officer at the Calgary Remand Centre. “As law enforcement officers, fitness is a huge part of our job and ultimately for these special Olympic ath
  
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• Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries released from Canadian bobsleigh group

  29-09-2019 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  Humphries has previously explained she required both a letter of release from BCS and a letter of acceptance from USA Bobsled before Monday in order to race in the 2019-20 season.
  
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• Cineplex reports fraudulent activity as Scene card holders lose thousands of points

  29-09-2019 02:39
  TORONTO -- Lisa Raby’s Friday night at the movies was ruined after noticing all 10,000 points she’d collected on Cineplex’s rewards program were suddenly gone. “That's a hefty bit of cash that helps me get out of the house without spending tons of money,” she told CTVNews.ca, adding that she’d also been locked out of her Scene rewards account. When she took to Twitter, she noticed she wasn’t alone -- dozens of people had reported losing thousands of poin
  
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• Humphries released by Bobsleigh Canada, free to try out for U.S. team

  29-09-2019 01:46
  Bobsleigh Canada has released Kaillie Humphries from her commitment to them, enabling her to try out for the American team. "The Board of Directors at Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton have decided to grant Kaillie’s request for a release from our program," the organization announced on Saturday. "This was not an easy decision, nor was it one we took lightly. Alongside our stakeholders, we carefully weighed all the relevant factors in this important and complex decision of releasing a medal-potent
  
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• Alberta NDP accuses UCP government of downplaying students’ improving test scores for political reasons

  29-09-2019 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta NDP is accusing the province's UCP government of playing politics by downplaying improvements in student test scores that it attributes to curriculum updates it initiated before the UCP formed government.
  
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• “I still don’t have the answers” Memorial held for teen killed in hit-and-run west of Calgary

  29-09-2019 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  A memorial was held Saturday for a teen who was killed in a hit-and-run collision west of Calgary 13 years ago.
  
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