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• UCP won’t seek meeting with Greta Thunberg during her Alberta visit

  15-10-2019 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Minister Jason Nixon said while he won't meet with Thunberg, he hopes the Swedish girl takes time to learn about the province's oil and gas industry.
  
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• Elderly Calgary woman attacked by dog, left bleeding on the ground

  15-10-2019 23:33
  CALGARY — The search is on for a dog and the person believed to be its owner after an 87-year-old woman was attacked in an alley in the city's southeast and left with multiple bite marks. **WARNING – Story contains graphic images** Jarmila Lacko was going for a walk near her Lake Bonavista home around 4:30 pm on Oct. 7 when she says she saw an off-leash dog charge towards her. "It jumped at me, I fell down, then he started attacking me on my chest, neck. I’d get up and then he&
  
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• UBC Okanagan awarded $1.5M to develop comfortable bulletproof clothing

  15-10-2019 23:05
  Researchers at the University of British Columbia are testing out new textile technologies to create lighter and more comfortable protective gear. The university's Okanagan campus was awarded $1.5 million to develop the high-performance body armour, intended for the Canadian Armed Forces. The funding was provided by the Department of National Defence, as part of their security program. The technology will be unlike other bulletproof gear, which is often heavy and weighs down the soldier.  T
  
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• Alberta animal rescue group helps aging animals

  15-10-2019 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  A group of volunteers in Alberta are working to find new homes for pets passed over by people looking for puppies and kittens.
  
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• Four Green nominees in Quebec made Islamophobic comments, party says - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 22:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Four Green nominees in Quebec made Islamophobic comments, party says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Flames look to bounce back after an inconsistent start

  15-10-2019 22:24
  This is certainly not the start the Calgary Flames envisioned when the season began. The team is 2-3-1 and one of the big reasons for the inconsistency has been a lack of secondary scoring. Only four forwards have scored for the Flames this season. Johnny Gaudreau and Elias Lindholm have both scored three goals. Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk have each potted a pair. The rest of the forward group haven’t scored a single goal. Newcomer Milan Lucic knows that’s just not good enough.
  
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• Seven-year-old in Lethbridge reports man tried to abduct her twice - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 22:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Parks Canada drains Alberta Lake where whirling disease was first discovered

  15-10-2019 21:46
  CALGARY — Parks Canada officials and some of its contractors were on Johnson Lake Tuesday checking a series of gill nets and scaring ducks away from them. It’s part of a multi-year project to remove all fish that are susceptible to whirling disease. The first Canadian case of the disease was found at Johnson Lake in August 2016. Bill Hunt, the resource conservation manager for Parks Canada in Banff National Park, said the lake was stocked with brook and rainbow trout, but as they&rsq
  
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• Parks Canada drain Alberta Lake where whirling disease was first discovered

  15-10-2019 21:46
  CALGARY — Parks Canada officials and some of its contractors were on Johnson Lake Tuesday checking a series of gill nets and scaring ducks away from them. It’s part of a multi-year project to remove all fish that are susceptible to whirling disease. The first Canadian case of the disease was found at Johnson Lake in August 2016. Bill Hunt, the resource conservation manager for Parks Canada in Banff National Park, said the lake was stocked with brook and rainbow trout, but as they&rsq
  
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• 'The Dene are a force to be reckoned with': gathering reunites Dené people from across North America

  15-10-2019 21:40
  A historic gathering on the TsuuT’ina First Nation hopes to reunite the Dené people across North America. Considered by many to refer only to First Nations in northern Canada, the Dené people stretch across North America, and possibly beyond. “Our elders have always told us stories of the Dené and that we had Dené relatives in the south, in the west, in the east, and of course, the Dené in the north,” said Norman Yakeleya, national Chief of th
  
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• Shipping crude by blimp? Federal party promises to break its campaign promises

  15-10-2019 21:00
  CALGARY – Nationalizing bacon is a campaign promise from a federal party Canadians might consider if they don’t like the flavour of current politics. The Rhinoceros Party has aimed to make Canadians laugh, while laughing at politicians since the party was founded in 1963. Calgary Signal Hill candidate Christina Bassett and Rhino Party Leader Sébastien CoRhino stood on the Central Library steps in Calgary Tuesday to announce the party's new policies. "We will build over 30
  
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• First TRIP funded project announced in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 20:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  First TRIP funded project announced in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 20:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Taber's speed radar sign found after being reported stolen - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 20:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Taber's speed radar sign found after being reported stolen  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• $3M Lotto 6-49 prize won by 5 Calgary men

  15-10-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Adonis Ntwari, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Ramon Sindambiwe, Aime Nduwingoma and Marius Kanibi, all of Calgary, won the Aug. 31 Lotto 6-49 draw.
  
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• Ontario, Quebec will bear brunt of stormy weather: AccuWeather winter forecast

  15-10-2019 20:29
  TORONTO -- Ontario and Quebec are expected to bear the brunt of the snowy storms this winter, with arctic blasts focused on the eastern Prairies, according to AccuWeather’s forecast. AccuWeather, a private, Philadelphia-based company, provides weather forecasting to countries including Ireland, Japan and Canada. The full 2019-2020 Canadian winter forecast can be found on AccuWeather’s website. The following is a breakdown of regions in Canada:BRITISH COLUMBIA “This looks like a
  
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• New pot delivery app coming to Winnipeg

  15-10-2019 20:16
  With app-based food delivery services taking off in popularity, it was only a matter of time until someone applied the methods to the sale of cannabis. A new service called ‘Super Anytime’ will roll out in Manitoba later this fall to provide pot purchasers with what the service’s founders call a seamless and fully compliant experience.  Past experience Super Anytime founders Ian Delves and Michael Kinazeff already have experience connecting purchasers with retailers throug
  
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• Roughly 13,000 without power days after snowstorm pummels Manitoba

  15-10-2019 20:10
  WINNIPEG -- The farm that has been in Jamal Abas' family for four generations was without power for a sixth straight day Tuesday -- one of thousands of homes and businesses across Manitoba still suffering after a massive snowstorm that brought down trees, transmission lines and large utility towers. "No tree was spared in our yard," Abas said. "There was a lot of trees that were planted well before even my dad was born, around the time my grandfather was born. Extensive damage for sure." Manitob
  
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• 12-year-old boy charged after being found with loaded rifle, cocaine, cash, Saskatoon police say

  15-10-2019 20:01
  SASKATOON -- A 12-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man face more than 35 charges after an investigation by the Saskatoon police Guns and Gangs Unit. On Oct. 12, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of Appleby Drive as part of an investigation into reports that a vehicle had been shot at and threats had been made on social media. A 21-year-old man was taken into custody. A search warrant was executed at a room at a motel in the 2500 block of 22nd Street West. Inside, investigators fou
  
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• Exploded device discovered at Montana school, no injuries - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 19:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Exploded device discovered at Montana school, no injuries  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cannabis edible and extract sales almost legal but it will be weeks before they're available

  15-10-2019 19:45
  CALGARY — With the sale of cannabis edibles, extracts, tinctures and topicals becoming legal across Canada on Thursday, the city is reminding Calgarians it will be another couple of months before they will be legally available in stores and through the province's online retailer. That’s because companies have to give Health Canada 60 days notice of their intent to sell those products, which can be done Oct. 17, meaning Dec. 17 is the earliest they will be available. Producers are wor
  
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• Felicity Huffman reports to prison to start two-week sentence

  15-10-2019 19:25
  Actress Felicity Huffman reported to federal prison in Dublin, California, on Tuesday to begin serving a two-week sentence for her role in the college admissions scam, a representative said. "Ms. Huffman is prepared to serve the term of imprisonment Judge Talwani ordered as one part of the punishment she imposed for Ms. Huffman's actions," the statement said. "She will begin serving the remainder of the sentence Judge Talwani imposed—one year of supervised release, with conditions includin
  
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• Design for new development in Beltline released by developer

  15-10-2019 19:22
  CALGARY -- Three office buildings in the Beltline will be turned into a multi-use hub and will offer office and retail spaces and entertainment experiences for people living and working in the area. San Francisco's Spear Street Capital is taking the lead on the project called The District of Beltline and plans to revamp three buildings on 11th and 12th Avenues S.W. Plans include; a market, coffee and beverage spots, office and retail spaces and a dedicated bike storage area. Officials say nearly
  
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• Calgary friends split Lotto 6/49 win

  15-10-2019 19:21
  CALGARY – Five lifelong friends are sharing a $3 million windfall after their ticket was one of three winners in a recent Lotto 6/49 draw. Calgary Adonis Ntwari, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Ramon Sindambiwe, Aime Nduwingoma and Marius Kanibi are each $600,000 richer after purchasing a ticket for the August 31 draw at Spruce Cliff Grocery in the city's southwest. Ntwari told the Western Canada Lottery Corporation said he had a tough time convincing his friends that they had won after he scanned th
  
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• Jeremy Renner 'romance scam': Okanagan Crime Stoppers issues warning

  15-10-2019 19:20
  VANCOUVER - A B.C. Crime Stoppers group is warning residents of a so-called romance scam being operated by someone pretending to be actor Jeremy Renner. According to a Facebook post from Oct. 10, Crime Stoppers Central Okanagan said it was made aware of a person pretending to be Renner – who is known for his role in the Avengers franchise. The person allegedly promises to meet up with the victims, but says they need money for a variety of reasons like airfare and passport fees.  A rom
  
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• Gooding faces new charges and a potential parade of accusers

  15-10-2019 19:16
  NEW YORK -- Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a growing cast of sexual misconduct accusers, with prosecutors Tuesday unveiling new criminal charges against the actor and telling a judge they intend to have up to a dozen women testify that he violated them, too. Standing in a New York City courtroom, Gooding pleaded not guilty to an indictment that included the new charges, which allege he pinched a woman's buttocks at a Manhattan nightclub in October 2018 after making a sexually suggestive remark to he
  
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• Lethbridge police investigate 2 attempted child abduction reports - CTV News

  15-10-2019 19:08 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
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• Lethbridge police investigate 2 attempted child abduction reports

  15-10-2019 19:08
  Calgary — Police in Lethbridge are investigating two reported child abduction attempts in the city after a seven-year-old girl said a man tried to grab her on two separate days. On Monday, police were called to a home on Mt. Sunburst Way after a girl reported a man tried to grab her through a fence. Police say the incident happened around 6:40 p.m. when three young girls were playing in a backyard. When the man tried to grab the girl, she screamed and all three children ran into the house.
  
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• Investigation underway after Lethbridge girl reported 2 attempted abductions - Global News

  15-10-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Investigation underway after Lethbridge girl reported 2 attempted abductions  Global News
  
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• Investigation underway after Lethbridge girl reported 2 attempted abductions

  15-10-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  The girl says a man tried to grab her through a fence while she played in the backyard with two other girls.
  
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• Henderson Park irrigation replacement project begins Tuesday - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 18:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Henderson Park irrigation replacement project begins Tuesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Berkshire Hathaway firm announces launch of $200 million Alberta wind power farm

  15-10-2019 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  The project is being developed by U.K.-based Renewable Energy Systems, which is building two other Alberta wind projects totalling 134.6 MW this year.
  
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• Broken sprinkler head floods Motel 6 in Airdrie

  15-10-2019 18:36
  CALGARY — With water pooling in the lower floor light fixtures at a Motel 6 in Airdrie early Tuesday, firefighters had to cut the power and some guests were forced to relocate to other rooms. The Airdrie Fire Department was called about 6:20 a.m. and arrived to the four-storey building on Gateway Drive N.E. to find large amounts of water flowing from a damaged sprinkler head on the top floor.   Water was pooled in the hallway and flowing freely to the lower floors. No injuries were re
  
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• 'Chrisley Knows Best' stars sue Georgia tax official - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 18:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Chrisley Knows Best' stars sue Georgia tax official  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government announces plan to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

  15-10-2019 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis.
  
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• Taco Bell in Canada unaffected by U.S. seasoned beef recall

  15-10-2019 17:51
  A major recall of Taco Bell seasoned beef affects restaurant locations across the United States, but none in Canada, according to a company spokesperson. On Monday, Kenosha Beef International issued a recall of seasoned beef products because the meat may be contaminated with metal shavings, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Safety Service (FSIS) press release. The beef was produced from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. The federal agency said they were alerted to the problem af
  
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• Alberta joins lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies over opioid crisis

  15-10-2019 17:50
  CALGARY — The Alberta government is joining British Columbia in a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies aimed at recovering the costs associated with opioid addiction. Last year, 789 people died after taking synthetic opioids compared to 733 in 2017, according to data supplied by Alberta Health Services. Between January and June of this year, 305 people have died from opioid overdoses in the province.  British Columbia’s civil suit lists Purdue Pharma Inc., which manufactures
  
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• Crown appeals not guilty verdict in David and Collet Stephan case

  15-10-2019 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown is appealing the not guilty verdict in the case of an Alberta couple charged with not seeking medical help sooner for their sick toddler son.
  
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• Lethbridge siblings bring back hardware from national soccer tournament - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 17:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge siblings bring back hardware from national soccer tournament  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crown files appeal of David and Collet Stephan acquittal

  15-10-2019 17:19
  CALGARY – The Crown is appealing the decision in the David and Collet Stephan case after the Alberta couple was acquitted of the charge of failing to provide the necessaries of life to their 19-month-old son. According to the notice of criminal appeal filed October 11, 2019, the Crown claims Justice Terry Clackson committed several errors ahead of the September 19, 2019 acquittal including:Establishing a medical standard unknown to law Making comments in the trail that gave rise to a reaso
  
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• Conference encourages Calgary girls to pursue STEM careers

  15-10-2019 17:18
  CALGARY — Hundreds of female high school students in Calgary are attending a conference Tuesday to learn more about careers in business, along with science, technology, engineering and math, also known as the STEM fields. SheBiz is a day-long event created by the national non-profit, Women in Capital Markets. “Our goal is to encourage young women to pursue careers in these male-dominated fields by introducing them to inspiring female role models who have already had successful career
  
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• Tony Roma's closes four Edmonton-area locations

  15-10-2019 17:00
  At least four Tony Roma's restaurants in the Edmonton area appear to have closed. The Bonnie Doon Mall location has a sign on the door saying the lease there has been terminated. West Edmonton Mall and the city's north end locations are also shut down. The location in Sherwood Park also has a sign on the door noting the termination of the lease. Three other Edmonton locations remain open. CTV News Edmonton has reached out to Tony Romas but our request for comment has not been returned.
  
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• Kyle Lowry receives contract extension from Toronto Raptors - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 16:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kyle Lowry receives contract extension from Toronto Raptors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Home sales up 15% in September compared to a year ago: CREA

  15-10-2019 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  The increase was driven by activity in the largest urban centres, including Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg.
  
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• Summit for the Stollery climbers reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro

  15-10-2019 16:01
  Members of the Summit for the Stollery team reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro over the weekend. Mike House, CEO of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, shared online that 11 climbers made it to the top. Their guide said it was the worst weather he had seen in 130 trips up the mountain.Mount Kilimanjaro is the second highest mountain in the world. The Summit for the Stollery team is hoping to raise $1 million for the hospital.#HappyThanksgiving! Very grateful to just get a text from @t
  
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• Home sales in September up 15.5 per cent from year ago: CREA

  15-10-2019 15:45
  OTTAWA - The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of home sales in September was up 15.5 per cent compared with a year ago as sales in the country's big cities climbed higher. The association says sales compared with a year ago were up in Canada's large urban markets, including B.C.'s Lower Mainland, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton-Burlington, Ottawa and Montreal. On a month-over-month basis, home sales through the Canadian Multiple Listing Service wer
  
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• U of L and Lethbridge College Thanksgiving Weekend Sports Recap: Oct. 11-13, 2019 - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 15:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  U of L and Lethbridge College Thanksgiving Weekend Sports Recap: Oct. 11-13, 2019  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Advance voting turnout up 25 per cent in lead-up to Election Day

  15-10-2019 15:24
  CALGARY ­– It’s less than a week to go until the federal election but a large number of Canadians have already cast their ballot. According to Elections Canada, approximately two million Canadians cast their ballot over the first two days of advance voting. The amount is a 25 per cent increase from the number of voters who voted during the first two days of advance polls in the 2015 federal election.   "The increase shows that more and more Canadians are taking advantag
  
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• Democrats weigh formal impeachment vote as probe quickens

  15-10-2019 15:09
  WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are gauging support for a vote to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry as another official testified Tuesday in the deepening probe of President Donald Trump's efforts to have Ukraine investigate Joe Biden. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to meet privately with Democratic lawmakers later Tuesday to survey attitudes about a possible vote, according to people granted anonymity to discuss the planning. Trump, who calls the impeachment inquiry an "illegitimate pr
  
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• US pulling out of northern Syria; full withdrawal possible - Lethbridge News Now

  15-10-2019 15:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US pulling out of northern Syria; full withdrawal possible  Lethbridge News Now
  
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