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• Here's what strategists say the Liberals, Tories and NDP need to do in Monday's debate

  06-10-2019 22:00
  OTTAWA - On the eve of the first commissioned English-language debate, strategists and political insiders with the Liberal party, the Conservative party and the NDP are weighing in on what each respective leader will need to do on Monday night to come out strong.Everything you need to know about the 2019 federal leaders' debateThe English debate, which will air live on Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT from the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., will be the first time Liberal Leader Ju
  
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• Telephone town halls planned to gather input on provincial budget

  06-10-2019 21:53
  CALGARY — Weeks before the United Conservative Party unveils its first provincial budget, the finance minister is asking Albertans for input. Finance Minister Travis Toews is holding two telephone town halls this week, one on Monday for people living north of Red Deer and one on Wednesday for those living in Red Deer and the southern half of the province, aimed at gathering input on "how to balance the budget." The town halls will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. both evenings. Information on how t
  
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• Transit on demand launches in Cochrane on Monday

  06-10-2019 21:18
  CALGARY — Cochrane residents will have a new way to get around starting Monday with the launch of the COLT transit on demand service. Short for Cochrane On Demand Local Transit, COLT will allow residents to request a bus at one of 152 stops in the community northwest of Calgary. Requests can be made mere minutes ahead of a trip or as much as a week in advance through a website, mobile app, or by calling COLT directly at 403-851-5995. Four, 21-seat buses will be used and the service will be
  
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• COLT transit on demand launches in Cochrane

  06-10-2019 21:18
  COCHRANE — Cochrane residents now have a new way to get around after Monday’s launch of the COLT transit on demand service. Short for Cochrane On Demand Local Transit, COLT will allow residents to request a bus at one of 152 stops in the community northwest of Calgary. “It is a giant Uber bus system pretty much,” said Cochrane Mayor Jeff Genung. “It’s the first of its kind in Canada, so lots of eyes are on Cochrane today.” Other communities have implemen
  
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• Police: 'Jersey Shore' star arrested in LA after struggle - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 21:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Spanish cinema great Almodóvar plans his 1st film in America - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 20:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Spanish cinema great Almodóvar plans his 1st film in America  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hundreds honour iconic Mexican crooner at Miami wake - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 20:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 'We’ll be here until they find a cure': Thousands run to support breast cancer research

  06-10-2019 20:21
  CALGARY — More than 6,000 people took to the street Sunday morning for the 23rd annual CIBC Run For the Cure. Held in 57 cities nation-wide, the event is Canada’s largest single-day fundraising effort in support of breast cancer research and support. This year the Calgary run exceeded its goal of raising $800,000. “Calgary is the second largest run in Canada,” said run director Kristy McGowan. “We already met our fundraising goal this year before the run even starte
  
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• Iranian hackers said to target presidential campaign - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 19:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Iranian hackers said to target presidential campaign  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pedestrian suffers broken leg after being hit by vehicle

  06-10-2019 18:06
  Police are investigating after a pedestrian was taken to hospital with a broken leg after being hit by a vehicle Saturday evening. The crash happened at 61st Avenue and 3rd Street S.W. just after 8:30 p.m. Police say a 28-year-old woman was taken to Foothills hospital with a broken left leg.
  
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• All candidates forums being held in Lethbridge & Coaldale this week - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 17:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  All candidates forums being held in Lethbridge & Coaldale this week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• An ancient explosion in the Milky Way lasted for 300,000 years

  06-10-2019 16:59
  Around 3.5 million years ago, a gigantic energy flare punched out from the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The radiation it released erupted in two energized cones that were so powerful, the impact was felt 200,000 light-years away. The flare, called a Seyfert flare, started out small near the center of the galaxy that's dominated by a supermassive black hole. As the cones formed and flashed their way through the galaxy, they expanded. The flare was felt in the Magellanic Stream 200,000 lig
  
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• Aerosmith named MusiCares' 2020 Person of the Year - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 16:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• For the first time, Inuit have a common way of writing the Inuktut language

  06-10-2019 16:25
  Inuit are hoping to use the alphabet to help keep their far-flung people together. Canada's national Inuit organization recently decided on a standard way to write their language that could be understood from Inuvik in the northern corner of the Northwest Territories to Nain on the east edge of Labrador. The new orthography replaces a patchwork of nine different, often mutually unintelligible scripts. "We've never done this before," said Natan Obed of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. "It's the first tim
  
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• Lawyer says second whistleblower backs Trump-Ukraine complaint

  06-10-2019 15:50
  WASHINGTON -- A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community's internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, according to the lawyer for the two. Attorney Mark Zaid told The Associated Press in a text message Sunday that the second whistleblower, who also works in intelligence, hasn't filed a complaint with the inspector general but does have "firsthand knowledge that supported" the o
  
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• 2nd whistleblower adds to impeachment peril at White House

  06-10-2019 15:50
  WASHINGTON -- A second whistleblower has come forward with information about U.S. President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, adding to the impeachment peril engulfing the White House and potentially providing new leads to Democrats in their unfurling investigation of Trump's conduct. Attorney Mark Zaid, who represents both whistleblowers, said the second person has spoken to the intelligence community's internal watchdog and can corroborate information in the original whistleblower complain
  
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• Spanish police rescued from ocean by alleged smugglers they were chasing

  06-10-2019 14:57
  Three Spanish police officers who were thrown into the sea when their boat crashed early Friday during a high-speed chase were pulled to safety by the drug-smugglers they were chasing, police said. The unexpected rescue happened after a police vessel began pursuing a speedboat "with four people on board that was suspected of transporting drugs" in waters off the southern coast of Spain, a police statement said. During the chase, the two vessels collided, causing three police officers to fall int
  
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• Mexican actress Aparicio named UNESCO ambassador - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 14:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 4 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Kansas bar

  06-10-2019 13:44
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Authorities say a gunman entered a Kansas City, Kan. bar and shot nine people, fatally wounding four. KSHB-TV reports that officers were called Sunday at 1:30 a.m. to the Tequila KC Bar for a shooting. Police said someone entered the bar and opened fire. Four people were shot dead inside the bar. Five others were taken to a hospital in stable condition for treatment. No one has been arrested in the shooting. Authorities do not know if there is more than one shooter. The moti
  
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• Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80 - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 13:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Hassan Diab wages court battle for Canadian citizenship certificate - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 13:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Trudeau to plant trees as other leaders spend day prepping for debate

  06-10-2019 13:09
  TORONTO -- Most of the federal party leaders are hitting the books today, cramming for Monday's critical English-language leaders debate like high schoolers before an all-important final exam. Judging by the Liberal party's campaign itinerary, though, Justin Trudeau thinks he's going to ace it. Instead of debate prep, Trudeau will spend part of the day in a rural community just outside Belleville, Ont., planting trees in a riding that the Liberals barely managed to wrestle away from the Conserva
  
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• Trudeau attacks Tories for not releasing platform as leaders prepare for debate

  06-10-2019 13:09
  OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took aim at the Conservatives on Sunday for not releasing their election platform as the majority of federal party leaders spent the day cramming for Monday's critical English-language debate. The debate is in Gatineau, Que., within sight of Parliament Hill. Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh were the only two leaders to spend the day on the hustings shaking hands and, in Trudeau's case, attacking the Tories, though neither strayed far.Sign up for our El
  
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• Pastor, radio host charged with sexual battery on child - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 12:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 21 Savage: Kids in US illegally should become citizens - Lethbridge News Now

  06-10-2019 11:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  21 Savage: Kids in US illegally should become citizens  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Family of man shot by RCMP demands accountability, changes

  06-10-2019 03:27
  A grieving Maple Ridge family held a rally Saturday to seek justice for their brother, who died at the hands of police officers. Kyaw Din’s family wants to know why a call for help turned deadly. “He is a very kind person, I cannot imagine why this has to happen to him,” said Yin Yin Din, his younger sister. Din’s family said the 54-year-old had schizophrenia, which resulted in him going in and out of hospital. On Aug. 11, his sister called 911 when she discovered he was
  
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• Lethbridge man charged with armed break and enter

  06-10-2019 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  A 20-year-old man has been charged with breaking and entering into a Lethbridge home Saturday. The man was allegedly caught on security cameras holding a butcher knife and trying to enter homes in the Fairmont neighbourhood. Jasmine Bala has more.
  
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• Fatal collision involving train being investigated

  06-10-2019 02:55
  Calgary police are investigating a fatal collision in the north end of the city involving a train. The incident happened west of Deerfoot Trail between Beddington Trail and Country Hills Boulevard. Calgary EMS confirmed one person was killed. It is unknown if the incident is criminal.
  
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• Bantam AAA Rebels ride four unanswered goals to win over Lethbridge - Red Deer Advocate

  06-10-2019 02:15 via reddeeradvocate.com
  Bantam AAA Rebels ride four unanswered goals to win over Lethbridge  Red Deer Advocate
  
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• Hot air balloon fiesta grounded by dense fog

  06-10-2019 00:58
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta kicked off Saturday, but balloons were mostly tethered to the ground because of fog. The fiesta draws pilots from around the world and from 41 U.S. states. Mass ascension was cancelled Saturday morning over the weather. Fiesta officials said on Twitter that balloons that had already been inflated in anticipation of taking off would remain so. A race known as America's Challenge in which the team that travels the longest dis
  
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• Man with butcher knife arrested for breaking into Lethbridge home: police​ - Global News

  06-10-2019 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  Man with butcher knife arrested for breaking into Lethbridge home: police​  Global News
  
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• Man with butcher knife arrested for breaking into Lethbridge home: police​

  06-10-2019 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  A man with a dangerous weapon was arrested Saturday by Lethbridge police in connection with a break and enter in a southside home.
  
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