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• 'House-on-fire' climate plan: Group rates Canadian parties' platforms

  09-10-2019 23:58
  VANCOUVER - Environmental group Stand.earth has analyzed the climate plans of four Canadian political parties and has determined that none of them do enough to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Its report says Liberal, Conservative, New Democrat and Green promises fall short of halting expansion of the oil and gas industry. It says without that change, Canada won't meet a United Nations target limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius. Stand.earth calls the Green proposal a "house-on-fire"
  
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• Alberta government fires board of real estate regulator

  09-10-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Service Alberta minister tabled legislation that will allow the province to dismiss the board that regulates the provincial real-estate industry and appoint an interim administrator until a new board is in place.
  
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• Baffin Island shipwreck gives glimpse into little known chapter of Canadian history

  09-10-2019 23:48
  CALGARY — When the Nova Zembla wrecked along the remote eastern coast of Baffin Island, the Arctic whaling industry was well in decline. But the discovery of the ship’s remains now promises to give fresh insight into not only life aboard the vessel, but the largely undocumented cultural exchange between the Inuit and Scottish peoples. “It was the biggest interaction between the Europeans and Inuit on Baffin Island for the better part of a hundred years and we know virtually not
  
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• Alberta government calls on Ottawa to reverse military health funding change

  09-10-2019 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is calling on the federal government to reverse a decision that will see provinces pick up more of the cost of treating members of the military for medical operations and other health care.
  
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• 'You need to hang together': Owner of 8chan releases video as site attempts to get back online

  09-10-2019 23:27
  TORONTO -- Jim Watkins, the owner of embattled forum website 8chan, took to YouTube on Thursday to issue a call-to-action for his site users to remain united and rant about modern American society, as he attempts to bring 8chan back online under a different name.  “I’m Jim,” Watkins says in a high pitched sing-song voice in the video introduction. He then appears to mock popular YouTube creators by requesting that his viewers “like” and “follow” him
  
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• Montana judge hearing renewed Keystone XL oil pipeline arguments

  09-10-2019 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  A Montana judge must decide whether to once again block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline or side with U.S. government attorneys who want him to uphold President Donald Trump's permit to cross the U.S. - Canada border.
  
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• ‘We could feel her pulse fade’: Witnesses recount fatal stabbing at Abbotsford school

  09-10-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Sobs broke out in the courtroom as slain 13-year-old Letisha Reimer's friend described the vicious, unprovoked attack in their school's rotunda.
  
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• 'It's terrifying': Lethbridge woman struck with fear by intruder armed with butcher knife - CTV News

  09-10-2019 22:59 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
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• 'It's terrifying': Lethbridge woman struck with fear by intruder armed with butcher knife

  09-10-2019 22:59
  LETHBRIDGE – A woman in the City of Lethbridge is suffering some sleepless nights after she discovered how close she came to be the victim of a violent crime. Debi Henderson says her husband John had gotten up early on the morning of October 5 to walk their dogs when he got a notification on his smartphone that someone was at the front door. "I was home alone sleeping and the phone rang," she told CTV News. "It was my husband calling to say 'Grab your phone and look at the video, there is
  
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• Trump's firewall holds solid on Fox News' prime time - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 22:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Bedbound and 'bored stiff' Ozzy Osbourne cancels tour dates - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 22:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Bedbound and 'bored stiff' Ozzy Osbourne cancels tour dates  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government announces its ‘energy war room’ will be launching soon

  09-10-2019 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  The $30-million centre is part of what Premier Jason Kenney has termed a "fight-back" strategy against those he says are unfairly denigrating the industry.
  
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• Bill 14, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 22:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Renovation work begins on bobsleigh track at Winsport

  09-10-2019 22:15
  CALGARY — Excavation crews have started removing part of the bobsleigh track at Winsport as part of a redesign and renovation project. Work began with the removal of a shed above the starting point. Winsport says the entire track is not being demolished but the section from corners one to five is being removed. “The removal of this portion of the track is part of the track redesign and renovation project,” said Winsport director of communications Dale Oviatt in an email to CTV
  
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• Artists living with disabilities featured at Arts Commons

  09-10-2019 22:03
  CALGARY – The SPARK Disability Art Festival is proud to present a new Solo Artist Series, hosted in collaboration with Arts Commons, called Changemakers. This is the tenth year for the festival and organizers handpicked seven Calgary artists to showcase. The selected artists demonstrate exceptional talent, tenacity and represent Calgary’s next wave of professional artists living with a disability. "We really want to increase exposure for these artists," said Roxanne Taylor, festival
  
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• Mother of slain Hamilton teen says 'everyone' failed her son

  09-10-2019 22:01
  HAMILTON -- A mother who witnessed her son being stabbed to death outside his high school broke her silence on Wednesday, blaming the system for failing to protect the 14-year-old from the "bullies" who she said made his first month of school a nightmare. Shari-Ann Bracci-Selvey broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters for the first time since her son Devan died near Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Hamilton on Monday afternoon. Two teens aged 14 and 18 are currently facing first-d
  
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• 'I don't think he was taking it seriously': Student brandishes water gun, SFU defends response

  09-10-2019 21:57
  Simon Fraser University is defending its response to a recent gun scare on campus, which left some students frustrated by the lack of information coming from administrators. Reports of a man carrying around a firearm and wearing RCMP-branded clothing prompted a massive police response on Burnaby Mountain Tuesday afternoon, and forced the evacuation of two university residences. Officers eventually tracked down a suspect who allegedly had a replica gun in his possession. “We all thought it
  
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• Wind power developers upbeat about Alberta despite end of power project auctions

  09-10-2019 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Panellists at a wind energy conference in Calgary say Alberta is still the best place in Canada to build renewable power projects despite the United Conservative government's decision to unplug the previous NDP regime's project auctions.
  
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• Police: High school coach lifted $40 from player's wallet - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 21:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 'Stop that vehicle': Police helicopter video shows moments before and after Sharif U-Haul takedown

  09-10-2019 21:32
  EDMONTON -- In Day 6 of the Abdulahi Sharif trial, the crown showed Edmonton police helicopter video with the moments leading up to the U-Haul takedown downtown. Sharif is accused of hitting Const. Mike Chernyk with a car and stabbing him multiple times before driving a U-Haul truck through downtown Edmonton and striking and injuring four people on Sept. 30, 2017. No one died, and Sharif is facing 11 charges, including five counts of attempted murder.'He was trying to kill them': Crown opens cas
  
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• Bear caught on camera taking pre-hibernation nap in Alberta

  09-10-2019 21:09
  CALGARY – Although all of us in southern Alberta have already had a taste of the white stuff, it's still not officially winter, but that wasn't stopping one bear who was practicing hibernating near Waterton Lakes National Park. CTV News viewer Beth Towe, who lives just outside the park, spotted a black bear nestled down in the snow and grabbed a couple of photos.According to Parks Canada, black bears often den for up to six months of the year. They often prefer forested areas for their den
  
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• 11 cases of whooping cough confirmed in Lethbridge area in the past week - CTV News

  09-10-2019 20:30 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
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• 11 cases of whooping cough confirmed in Lethbridge area in the past week

  09-10-2019 20:30
  CALGARY – An outbreak of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has been confirmed in Lethbridge and the surrounding area. According to Alberta Health Services, there have been 11 confirmed cases of the infection in the province's south zone this past week. The cases occurred in Lethbridge, the County of Lethbridge and the town of Raymond. To date, there have been 38 confirmed cases in the AHS south zone in 2019. There were 58 confirmed cases of pertussis in the south zone in 2018. E
  
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• Advanced polls open Friday across Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 20:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Advanced polls open Friday across Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Michener Centre employee fined $8K, on probation for violating health act

  09-10-2019 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  A former billing clerk at a Red Deer care facility has been fined and put on probation for improperly accessing the health records of dozens of people several hundred times.
  
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• Man killed in McKenzie Lake the victim of a targeted shooting: police

  09-10-2019 20:00
  CALGARY — Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 29-year-old man in McKenzie Lake earlier this week as a targeted shooting. Police were called to the 100 block of Mt. Aberdeen Manor S.E. about 11:45 p.m. Monday where they found a man in medical distress. Matthew David Maniago, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene, “the result of multiple gunshot wounds,” police said in a release. Homicide Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta said Maniago did not live in the area. He would
  
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• Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui to be freed - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 19:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui to be freed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Global News at 5: Lethbridge October 8

  09-10-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Tuesday, October, 8, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon
  
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• Couple circumnavigating the globe in a classic, Soviet-era car

  09-10-2019 19:28
  CALGARY — A Polish couple traveling the world in a refurbished, Soviet-era car arrived in Calgary as the snow fell Monday. Pawel and Joanna Poterski wanted to explore the world after they met and opted to combine their passion for travelling with Pawel’s love of classic cars. Their vehicle of choice, a refurbished Polski Fiat 125p, is a classic, Polish-made car, sometimes called the Pride of Poland.  The model began production in 1967 and manufacturing ceased
  
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• Hurricanes sign 16-year-old Salvatore Collora Jr. - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 19:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hurricanes sign 16-year-old Salvatore Collora Jr.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hurricanes sign 16-year-old Salvatore Collora Jr. LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 19:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hurricanes sign 16-year-old Salvatore Collora Jr. LETHBRIDGE, AB  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cow shot dead west of High River

  09-10-2019 19:16
  CALGARY – Members of the High River RCMP detachment are investigating a recent shooting that left one cow dead. According to Sergeant Cann of the High River RCMP, a property owner along Coal Trail, west of High River, found the dead cow on Monday, October 7. The animal had been shot once through the neck. RCMP have not confirmed when the shooting occurred. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact High River RCMP at 403-652-2357 or anonymous tips may be submitted to Cr
  
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• Judge weighs renewed Keystone XL oil pipeline arguments

  09-10-2019 19:11
  HELENA, Mont. - A Montana judge must decide whether to once again block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline or side with U.S. government attorneys who want him to uphold President Donald Trump's permit to cross the U.S.- Canada border. District Judge Brian Morris hears arguments today by environmental groups seeking to halt the 1,900-kilometre pipeline and by government attorneys who say the presidential permit isn't subject to environmental laws. Last year, Morris blocked construction after r
  
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• Trudeau targeted in English leaders' debate - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 18:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Former AHS employee fined $8K for improperly accessing health records

  09-10-2019 18:25
  CALGARY — A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services has been fined $8,000 and sentenced to a year of probation with conditions after pleading guilty to improperly accessing the records of 81 patients on 471 occasions. Amarish Tripathi pleaded guilty Sept. 30 in Red Deer Provincial Court to knowingly accessing health information, contravening the Health Information Act. The unauthorized accesses happened at the Michener Centre in Red Deer, where Tripathi worked and the investigati
  
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• Sherman plans to apologize to Mayfield over handshake flap - Lethbridge News Now

  09-10-2019 18:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Investigation underway into fire at Centre Street DQ

  09-10-2019 16:43
  Flames and smoke poured from a fast food restaurant along Centre Street North Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the DQ location in the 1900 block of Centre Street N.E. at approximately 5:30 p.m. where they encountered heavy smoke and flames piercing through the roof of the building. Additional CFD resources were deployed to the scene. A search of the building confirmed all customers and staff had escaped and the fire was extinguished before the flames spread to additional structures. A
  
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• Trump lashes out, doesn't want American involvement in 'stupid endless wars'

  09-10-2019 16:29
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday over sharp bipartisan criticism of his decision to pull back U.S. troops from northeastern Syria, saying he is focused on the "BIG PICTURE" that does not include American involvement in "stupid endless wars" in the Middle East. "Fighting between various groups that has been going on for hundreds of years. USA should never have been in Middle East," Trump said in a series of morning tweets. "The stupid endless wars, for us, are ending
  
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• Pot price in Canada falls 6.4 per cent to $7.37 a gram: StatCan

  09-10-2019 16:12
  OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says the average cost of a gram of cannabis fell 6.4 per cent in the third quarter as the legal price fell for the first time, but illicit weed continued to be cheaper. The government agency says the overall average price of cannabis fell to $7.37 per gram compared with $7.87 per gram in the second quarter.Sign up to receive the Pot Post newsletter delivered to your inboxThe move came as the average legal cannabis price dropped to $10.23 per gram, down 3.9 per cent fr
  
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• Two charged for separate swatting calls in Calgary

  09-10-2019 16:03
  CALGARY — Two men are now facing charges for unrelated swatting calls in East Village and a downtown office highrise in recent months. Between June 4 and July 4, police received 23 swatting calls in East Village, with the caller reporting he was witnessing a crime involving a weapon or medical emergency. The caller would stay on the line with the call taker for up to 30 minutes and would watch the police response. Swatting calls are when someone falsely reports a serious incident, like a s
  
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• Teen fatally stabbed in front of his mother was bullied, family says

  09-10-2019 15:44
  TORONTO -- A mother who watched her 14-year-old son be stabbed to death outside of his Hamilton, Ont. high school said bullying had been an ongoing issue. Speaking with CTV News Toronto off-camera one day after her teenage son had died, Shari-Ann Sullivan Selvey said she was alerted to Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, located near Parkdale Avenue South and Main Street East, on Monday afternoon for a problem. She said her son, Devan Selvey, had been bullied at the school for quite sometime
  
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• Turkey begins an offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria

  09-10-2019 15:34
  AKCAKALE, Turkey -- Turkey launched airstrikes and fired artillery aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an abrupt decision Sunday by U.S. President Donald Trump that American troops would step aside to allow for the operation. Trump's move, whi
  
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• Norway’s largest pension fund pulls out of Alberta oilsands, removes four Calgary-based companies

  09-10-2019 15:34
  CALGARY – The largest pension fund in Norway has removed four Calgary-based companies from its investment list in an effort to cut ties with Alberta’s oilsands and meet worldwide greenhouse gas emissions targets. Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) has removed Cenovus Energy Inc., Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Ltd. and Husky Energy.  The fund, which administers more than $81 billion USD in assets, said a full exit from the oilsands is "great news" for environmentally friendly c
  
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• Canadian heavy oil prices fall in anticipation of crude-by-rail deal

  09-10-2019 15:06
  Canadian heavy oil prices have weakened ahead of an anticipated announcement that Alberta will ease production limits in exchange for shipping more crude by rail.  Western Canadian Select’s discount for November futures widened 70 cents a barrel to $16.45 Tuesday, the biggest differential since May, according to Net Energy Exchange.  It comes as Alberta’s government prepares to soon purchase crude-by-rail contracts later this month. As part of the sale, Premier Jason Kenney
  
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• Okotoks rancher files countersuit against trespasser who suffered gunshot wound

  09-10-2019 14:53
  The Okotoks man at the centre of a lawsuit in connection with a February 2018 shooting on his rural property is firing back and has filed a countersuit against the gunshot victim. On Tuesday, Edouard Maurice, an Okotoks rancher, filed a statement of claim against Calgarian Ryan Watson as well as a statement of defence in response to Watson's lawsuit submitted in September. Watson has admitted to entering Maurice's property in February 2018 and claimed the rancher hit him in the forearm with an o
  
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• Earls restaurant founder Leroy Earl ‘Bus’ Fuller dies at 90

  09-10-2019 13:01 via globalnews.ca
  Leroy Earl “Bus” Fuller, the founder of the Earls restaurant chain and a Korean War veteran, died over the weekend, according to his family.
  
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• Earls restaurant founder Leroy Earl ‘Bus’ Fuller dies

  09-10-2019 13:01 via globalnews.ca
  Leroy Earl “Bus” Fuller, the founder of the Earls restaurant chain and a Korean War veteran, died over the weekend, according to his family.
  
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• Fast-food chains launch grocery store versions of menu items in competitive market

  09-10-2019 12:11
  Fast-food fans no longer have to go to -- or even order from -- their favourite eateries to indulge, as grocery stores now stock a wide array of beloved menu items so superfans can heat up a St-Hubert chicken pot pie, slather on Swiss Chalet gravy sauce or whip up a pot of Tim Hortons homestyle chili at home. The move to sell restaurant-branded goods in supermarket aisles benefits fast-food chains and grocers as competition for consumers' attention intensifies. "This has been a lot of buzz in th
  
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• Nobel prize honours breakthroughs on lithium-ion batteries

  09-10-2019 09:07
  STOCKHOLM -- If you're reading this on a mobile phone or laptop computer, you might thank this year's three laureates for the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on lithium-ion batteries. Yet the batteries developed by the British, American and Japanese winners that make those devices possible are far more revolutionary than just for on-the-go computing and calling. The breakthroughs the three achieved also made storing energy from renewable sources more feasible, opening up a whole new fron
  
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• Canadian father sues Japan firm for paternity leave harassment

  09-10-2019 07:30
  A Canadian father who alleges he was bullied and fired by his Japanese employer after he tried to claim paternity leave appeared in a Tokyo court Wednesday to pursue his lawsuit against the firm. It is the second paternity leave harassment case to be heard in Japan in recent weeks, casting a rare spotlight on the issue in a country struggling with one of the world's lowest birth rates. Glen Wood, 49, a resident of Japan for three decades, was working at brokerage house Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stan
  
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