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• Case of whooping cough confirmed at Raymond Elementary - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2019 23:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Case of whooping cough confirmed at Raymond Elementary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Youth Employment Centre hosts job fair to connect youth with leading employers

  04-10-2019 23:29
  CALGARY -- Calgarians between the ages of 16 and 24 were given the opportunity to meet and interview with various employers at a job fair at City Hall on Friday. Youth Employment Centre, a service that prepares youth to enter the workforce by building skills, hosted the event and 150 young people were invited to participate. “It’s really important for youth to be able to connect to those employment opportunities, with the economic situation it's very hard for youth to get in for thei
  
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• Police seeking information following Thursday road rage incident on Glenmore Trail

  04-10-2019 23:11
  CALGARY--Calgary police are looking for help from the public to learn more about a Thursday road rage incident on Glenmore Trail that caused a vehicle to be forced off the road at highway speed. The incident in question, which involved a black pickup and a white pickup,  happened around 8:30 p.m. driving eastbound on Glenmore Trail S.E., near the intersection of 52nd Street. There was a conflict, which escalated, eventually resulting, police believe, in the driver of the white truck deliber
  
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• Conservatives drop Burnaby candidate after transphobic comments

  04-10-2019 22:58
  Update at 6 p.m. Friday: The Conservative Party of Canada announced late Friday afternoon that Heather Leung would no longer be representing the party in the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour. In announcing the change, the party wrote: "Recent media reports have brought to light offensive comments made by Ms. Leung saying 'homosexuals recruit' children, and describing the sexual orientation of the LGBTQ community as 'perverted.' There is no tolerance in the Conservative Party for those types of of
  
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• Former Alberta Energy Regulator CEO misused tax dollars, reports find

  04-10-2019 22:10
  CALGARY – Three investigations conducted by the province of Alberta into complaints of activities at the Alberta Energy Regulator has found "gross mismanagement and waste of public resources" by the former CEO of the agency, costing taxpayers about $2.3 million. Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler, in the report dated June 14, 2019 found Jim Ellis, the former CEO of AER, breached the Conflict of Interests Act in order to further his own interests and the interests of three other employ
  
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• Baltimore prosecutor wants 790 'tainted' convictions erased

  04-10-2019 22:09
  Baltimore's top prosecutor has begun asking judges to throw out nearly 800 convictions that she said were tainted by officers linked to a corruption scandal. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's review found 790 criminal cases handled by 25 city officers whom she says she has reason to distrust. Mosby updated the number of officers being scrutinized on Friday, saying it could fluctuate as her office investigates. Eight members of the Gun Trace Task Force were c
  
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• Canmore council calls climate emergency

  04-10-2019 21:50
  CANMORE -- The Town of Canmore declared a state of climate emergency at a town council meeting this week.  The declaration was voted on unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting.  “Addressing climate change is one of our six priorities,” said Mayor John Borrowman.  Borrowman says Canmore sees more of a direct impact when it comes to climate change.  “The River that flows through the Town of Canmore, the Bow River, the source of that river is Bow Glacier and it'
  
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• B-17 crash raises questions about vintage plane safety

  04-10-2019 21:50
  The roar of its four engines, the plexiglass nose, the bristling machine-guns -- for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts, few thrills compare with that of a flight aboard aircraft like the B-17 Flying Fortress, the World War II bomber that helped smash the Nazi war machine. "It made you feel like you were back in the 1940s," said commercial pilot Gloria Bouillon, who rode one last month and called it the best flight of her life. "They had it set up just like it would be if it was on a mission
  
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• Canadians Alberta-bound once again

  04-10-2019 20:34
  CALGARY ­– For the first time in four years, there’s been an increase in the number of Canadians leaving their home province for Alberta. According to Statistics Canada, 5,542 more people moved to this province from around the country than left it over the last year. A total of 65,778 Canadians moved here, while 60,236 Albertans left for other provinces. The number was seven times higher seven years ago in 2012, when Alberta’s economy was still hot. It began to plummet a y
  
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• ADHD Awareness Month aims to educate on everyday impact

  04-10-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  ADHD Awareness Month aims to educate about the most prevalent childhood psychiatric disorder in Canada.
  
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• Prince Harry extends privacy claims against U.K. media

  04-10-2019 20:30
  LONDON, United Kingdom - Prince Harry has begun legal action against more British tabloid newspapers, media and one of the publishing groups concerned said Friday, days after slamming the press for coverage of his wife. "We can confirm that a claim has been issued by the Duke of Sussex," News Group Newspapers, which publishes The Sun daily and the now-defunct News of the World, said in a statement. "We have no further comment to make at the current time," it added.Keep up-to-date with the latest
  
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• Say goodbye to the panda twins and find helpful tips for home renos this weekend

  04-10-2019 20:29
  CALGARY – The weather has returned to normal for the most part in Calgary, but there are plenty of interesting and fun things to do for families to really kick off the fall season. Farewell to panda twins The Calgary Zoo is holding a very special event on Sunday to give visitors a chance to say goodbye to Jia YueYue and Jia PanPan, the twin giant pandas who were born in October 2015. The pair came along with their parents Er Shun and Da Mao when the group came to Calgary in March 2018, but
  
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• Man flew 7,000 km to surprise father-in-law, was shot dead instead when he leapt from bushes

  04-10-2019 20:03
  A man who travelled from Norway to Florida to surprise his father-in-law for his birthday was mistakenly killed by him after he leapt out of the bushes and startled him. Christopher Bergan, 37, arrived at the home of Richard Dennis, 61, on Tuesday evening and began banging on his front door. Dennis, unsure who was outside, ran the person off, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said in a press conference. But, just a few hours later at 11:30 p.m., the banging started again -- this time at the
  
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• Sisters in Spirit vigil honours lives of missing and murdered indigenous women

  04-10-2019 20:00
  It’s a day to honour the memory of more than 1,200 murdered and missing indigenous women and girls across Canada.  More than 200 Calgarians marched downtown in solidarity Friday for the Sisters in Spirit Vigil.  The annual event, organized by the Native Women’s Association of Canada, first began in 2004.  "This is a national crisis," said Staci Duchene, a member of the missing and murdered indigenous women committee at the Awo Taan Healing Lodge. "If it were 400 or 4,0
  
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• 'Big mashup of fun': Canadian country stars become touring partners

  04-10-2019 19:58
  WINDSOR -- Two country stars are breaking away from the traditional concert lineup to give fans a great mashup of Canadian talent. Dean Brody and Dallas Smith launched the "Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone" Tour on Sept. 18 and are set to take the Caesars Windsor stage on Friday night. The singers share the same booking agent and are now sharing the stage across the country. Brody says it was agent Nick Meinema’s idea that kicked off the conversation. "He'd seen a lot of these shows in
  
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• Woman killed in southern Alberta semi-trailer crash

  04-10-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Fort Macleod RCMP were dispatched to the collision, located between the towns of Granum and Nobleford, and said a 31-year-old woman was found dead at the scene.
  
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• Privacy breach impacts Red Deer hospital patients

  04-10-2019 19:38
  An internal investigation has found that 2,158 patient electronic health records at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) were accessed inappropriately. The records were in the Alberta Public Laboratories (APL) clinical lab at the hospital. The majority belonged to emergency patients. Privacy officials with APL said there is no evidence the information has been used inappropriately and has not impacted patient care. Affected individuals were mailed notifications on Oct. 3, 2019. There is
  
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• Alberta premier hits campaign trail for Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer

  04-10-2019 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is hitting the campaign trail in Ontario Friday in support of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer.
  
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• The Habs' puppy Flambo will remain a Canadien and not enter service-animal training

  04-10-2019 19:34
  MONTREAL -- Flambo, the Saint-Pierre Labernese puppy that the Habs adopted last year, will stop training to become a service animal after medical tests discovered issues in his elbow. "When we chose to become a foster family for a Mira dog, our greatest desire was that Flambo would someday be a guide dog or service dog to a beneficiary," said Canadiens VP of community engagement Genevieve Paquette. "Flambo's mission will take a new turn as he will act as a Mira Foundation ambassador within the C
  
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• Investigation finds misuse of funds, scant oversight at Alberta Energy Regulator

  04-10-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  The investigation revolved around the activities of Jim Ellis and other executives with the energy regulator between 2017 and 2018.
  
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• Tidewater shares fall on deal to buy Prince George, B.C., refinery from Husky

  04-10-2019 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  Husky Energy Inc. has agreed to sell its light oil refinery in Prince George, B.C., for $215 million in cash plus adjustments to Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.
  
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• Would-be Wisconsin thieves thwarted by manual car, police say

  04-10-2019 19:04
  TORONTO -- Wisconsin police said that a group of would-be car thieves were thwarted by a car’s manual transmission – prompting them to abandon the vehicle. “It turns out some young car thieves are not adept at driving stick shift,” the Madison Police Department incident report says. Police said homeowners contacted authorities after they were burglarized overnight Thursday, when criminals took advantage of an unlocked car parked in the driveway, “hit the garage
  
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• 'Joker' sets October box-office record for Thursday showings

  04-10-2019 18:21
  LOS ANGELES -- "Joker" is getting the first laugh on its debut weekend, scoring an October box-office record with US$13.3 million earned in Thursday night showings. Warner Bros. released the figures Friday morning. "Joker" unseated "Venom," which also holds the record for best October opening with $80.3 million, according to Comscore. The strong start comes after weeks of discussion about the R-rated film and whether it will inspire some to commit violence. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the
  
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• Southern Alberta highway closed following fatal crash

  04-10-2019 18:19
  LETHBRIDGE -- Emergency crews were called to the scene of a crash on Highway 519, near Granum, that killed a 31-year-old woman on Friday morning. RCMP were called to the highway between Granum to Nobleford at about 4:30 a.m. for a crash between an SUV and semi tractor-trailer unit. Highway 519, between Highway 23 and Highway 2, is closed to traffic in both directions. Police say the SUV, driven by the woman, was travelling eastbound when it collided with the westbound truck. The woman was pronou
  
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• Scheer plans border agency task force to stop illegal guns coming in from U.S.

  04-10-2019 17:07
  TORONTO -- Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to get Canada's border agency to do more to try and stop illegal guns from crossing into Canada from the United States. Scheer is in Toronto today, where calls are loudest for governments to do more to combat gun crime.Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily campaign update The country's largest city is often labelled one of the safest big cities in the world, but Statistics Canada data show gun crime increasing in the ci
  
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• $1,100 hospital bill for dead father's medical records prompts petition

  04-10-2019 16:52
  A Toronto woman who says a hospital charged her more than $1,100 to access her deceased father’s medical records is petitioning the Ontario government to enforce fee regulations and increase transparency in the health-care system. With support from her local MPP and the information and privacy commissioner of Ontario (IPC), Iris Kulbatski created a petition addressed to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario calling on the government to legislate a proposal that was put forth by the Ontario M
  
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• Celine Dion adds second Edmonton show

  04-10-2019 16:43
  Celine Dion will perform at Rogers Place in Edmonton on April 21 and 22 as part of her Courage World Tour. Dion announced the addition of a second show on Friday. The Edmonton tour stop was first announced on September 26. Tickets for the two shows go on sale Friday morning at 10 a.m.
  
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• Alberta Mounties need help to find stolen Const. Scarecrow

  04-10-2019 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  Lloydminster RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing life-size cutout used to enforce traffic safety.
  
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• Canada's skilled labour shortage: What does it mean for workers and employers?

  04-10-2019 15:53
  TORONTO – Experts say Canada is in the midst of a skilled labour shortage – and it’s limiting the growth of businesses. According to a survey by the Business Development Bank of Canada, 53 per cent of small-and medium-sized enterprises say the labour shortage will cause them to limit business investment.  A labour market expert argues that, for “far too long,” companies have used education as a measure of skill. But Steven Tobin, executive director of the Labou
  
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• Scientist finds fossil evidence of sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta

  04-10-2019 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  Royal Ontario Museum scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta — the northern-most record of the predator.
  
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• Canada facing shortage of 'critical' drug oxytocin

  04-10-2019 15:29
  TORONTO -- A shortage of the drug oxytocin, a “critical” drug that reduces the likelihood of postpartum bleeding, emergency surgeries and helps induce labour in pregnant women is being reported by a national drug shortage website.Read more about oxytocin and how it is used“Oxytocin is recommended to be used in every delivery in Canada, so its shortage poses a huge impact,” Clinical Assistant Prof. at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ca
  
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• Bill goes viral: Rome restaurant accused of charging US$500 for spaghetti and fish

  04-10-2019 14:57
  A Rome restaurant has attracted a wave of complaints over the alleged overcharging of tourists after two Japanese diners claimed they had been slapped with a bill for €430 (US$470) for two plates of spaghetti and fish, and water. A picture of the hefty bill by Antico Caffè di Marte restaurant, near Castel Sant'Angelo, made the rounds on social media after it was posted on Facebook earlier in September. In addition to the €349.50 total for food, the tourists were charged an extra
  
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• U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Preview: Oct. 4-6, 2019 - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2019 14:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Preview: Oct. 4-6, 2019  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Zoo bids farewell to giant panda twins

  04-10-2019 14:08
  CALGARY – The Calgary Zoo will lose a popular pair this weekend as two giant panda cubs are set to head back to China.  Twins Jia PanPan, a male, and Jia YueYue, a female, both came to Calgary in March 2018 and are now almost four years old.  As part an agreement, all pandas born outside of Canada must return to China at that age to participate in a breeding program at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The cubs were born at the Toronto Zoo in October 2015. T
  
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• Macleans: University of Lethbridge is Canada's 5th best university - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2019 14:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Macleans: University of Lethbridge is Canada's 5th best university  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'A big mistake': India's air force says it shot down its own helicopter

  04-10-2019 13:55
  NEW DELHI -- India's air force said Friday it accidentally shot down one of its own helicopters as it engaged Pakistani fighter planes in an aerial confrontation in Indian-controlled Kashmir in February. Air Chief Rakesh Singh Bhaduria said "it was a big mistake." Six air force personnel were killed in the crash, which occurred close to the airport on the outskirts of the region's main city of Srinagar. Bhaduria said the air force has completed an investigation of the incident and is taking puni
  
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• A Texas cheerleader jumped off a homecoming float to save a choking boy

  04-10-2019 13:12
  Cheerleader Tyra Winters is Rockwall High School's homecoming hero and it wasn't for anything that happened on the field. The 17-year-old senior was riding on a float in the homecoming parade when she saw a desperate mother and a little boy who needed help. "I see the kid. I see a little bright red face and his mom's holding him up, begging for help, screaming, asking 'someone help me someone help me,' Winters told CNN affiliate KTVT. She told the station that her first thought was "Oh my G
  
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• 21 Savage: Young undocumented immigrants should be 'exempt' - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2019 11:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  21 Savage: Young undocumented immigrants should be 'exempt'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Netanyahu's legal saga reaches critical stage in Israel - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2019 11:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Netanyahu's legal saga reaches critical stage in Israel  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sabre-toothed cat fossil places the predator in southern Alberta

  04-10-2019 10:53
  MEDICINE HAT, Alta. -- Scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta -- the northern-most record of the predator. A study by the Royal Ontario Museum and the University Toronto was published Friday in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. "We were describing the different cat fossils that were found in the Medicine Hat area in Pleistocene deposits," said Ashley Reynolds, a graduate student at the Royal Ontario Museum who led the study as
  
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• 'Vital Signs' highlights successes of Community Foundation of Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald

  04-10-2019 10:19 via lethbridgeherald.com
  'Vital Signs' highlights successes of Community Foundation of Lethbridge  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Lethbridge Musical Theatre returning after five-year hiatus - Lethbridge Herald

  04-10-2019 10:19 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge Musical Theatre returning after five-year hiatus  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Thousands protest mask ban as Hong Kong leader toughens stance

  04-10-2019 08:18
  HONG KONG -- Thousands of defiant masked protesters streamed into Hong Kong streets Friday after the city's embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban masks at rallies in a hardening of the government's stance after four months of anti-government demonstrations. Challenging the ban set to take effect Saturday, protesters crammed streets in the central business district and other areas, shouting "Hong Kong people, resist." Carrie Lam said at an afternoon news conference that the
  
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• Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2019 07:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hong Kong protesters rally against plan for mask ban - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2019 07:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hong Kong protesters rally against plan for mask ban  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena

  04-10-2019 06:45
  WASHINGTON -- For the first time, the impeachment inquiry reached directly into the White House on Friday as Democrats subpoenaed officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signalled his administration would not co-operate. The demand for documents capped a tumultuous week that widened the constitutional battle between the executive branch and Congress and sharpened the political standoff with more witnesses, testimony and documents to come. Trump said he would formally obj
  
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• Alberta government approves $30M in disaster funding for wildfire, flood damage

  04-10-2019 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  Wildfires and too much rain this year will put a $30-million dent in Alberta's finances.
  
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• Lethbridge College Kodiaks' women's soccer team getting healthy at key time - Global News

  04-10-2019 05:27 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge College Kodiaks' women's soccer team getting healthy at key time  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge College Kodiaks’ women’s soccer team getting healthy at key time

  04-10-2019 05:27 via globalnews.ca
  With six games remaining in the ACAC regular season, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks' women's soccer team is eyeing top spot in the south division, and they will have some key players returning from injury to help the cause.
  
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• League of his own: Calgary’s Mike Soroka looks to continue dream season with MLB playoff debut

  04-10-2019 05:03 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary-born pitcher is set to make his MLB playoff debut with the Atlanta Braves.
  
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