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• Two in custody after officer-involved shooting closes downtown Calgary

  19-10-2019 23:18
  CALGARY – Parts of downtown Calgary were closed Saturday afternoon after a police officer-involved shooting. Two suspects have been taken to hospital in stable condition, Calgary Police Service said. The incident happened in the area of 6 Avenue and 6 Street S.W. around 2 p.m. One witness told CTV News Calgary they saw an officer fire at least two shots after a colision in the area. A black car at the scene appeared to have suffered extensive damage to its front end. Another witness said s
  
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• Two in custody after downtown Calgary incident

  19-10-2019 23:18
  CALGARY – Parts of downtown Calgary were closed Saturday afternoon following an incident in which an officer fired their gun and a bystander vehicle was crashed into by suspects who appeared to be fleeing police. Two suspects—a 22-year-old man who was driving, and a 28-year-old female passenger—were taken to hospital in stable condition, Calgary Police Service said. The incident happened in the area of 6 Avenue and 6 Street SW around 2:50 p.m. According to CPS, officers were as
  
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• Police shut down section of downtown Calgary for investigation

  19-10-2019 23:18
  CALGARY – Officers have closed off some sections of a number of roads in the downtown core on Saturday afternoon for an unknown incident. Police were called to the area of 6 Avenue and 6 Street S.W. at just before 2 p.m. A vehicle appears to have suffered extensive damage, but there are no other details as to what happened at this time. More to come.
  
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• Energy Secretary Perry says he is resigning by year's end - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 23:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Energy Secretary Perry says he is resigning by year's end  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former PM Paul Martin receives honourary degree in Lethbridge

  19-10-2019 22:55
  LETHBRIDGE – Former Prime Minister Paul Martin was in southern Alberta on Saturday to receive a special degree from the University of Lethbridge. During U of L's fall convocation ceremony, Martin was given a doctor of laws degree. During his speech, he spoke of indigenous education, health and well-being. Martin's own charity, the Martin Family Initiative, has been committed to improving elementary and secondary school education outcomes for First Nations, Metis and Inuit students in Canad
  
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• Banff National Park reminds residents to keep wildlife in mind this Halloween

  19-10-2019 22:21
  CALGARY – Parks Canada is reminding residents in the mountain parks about some important things to keep in mind, especially when Halloween is quickly coming up. In a post on Twitter, Banff National Park posted an image of a deer taking advantage of one resident's decorations that it saw as little more than an quick snack.Beware!Pumpkins attract wildlife and put their survival at risk! Please make sure jack-o’-lanterns are inside a window this #Halloween! pic.twitter.com/GzqXimyg1c &m
  
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• Reports: Pascal Siakam reaches four-year max extension with Raptors - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 21:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Reports: Pascal Siakam reaches four-year max extension with Raptors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Singh focuses on housing in Vancouver battleground - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Singh focuses on housing in Vancouver battleground  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Missing 21-year-old Winnipeg woman found dead: police

  19-10-2019 20:57
  Taylor Pryor, a 21-year-old Winnipeg woman who went missing Thursday afternoon, has been found dead, Winnipeg police said. On Saturday shortly after 5 p.m., police reported that Pryor had been found deceased. No criminality is suspected at this time, police said. Earlier Saturday, the Help Find Taylor Pryor Facebook page said the search for Pryor was called off, adding they do not need any more searchers and they do not have any more information. CTV News Winnipeg was told by people who organize
  
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• Spurs stumbles again; Chelsea, Leicester into top 4 in EPL - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 20:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Spurs stumbles again; Chelsea, Leicester into top 4 in EPL  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian tennis star Shapovalov advances to first career ATP final - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 20:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian tennis star Shapovalov advances to first career ATP final  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lost Pacific Crest Trail hiker rescued in Oregon snowstorm

  19-10-2019 20:25
  SALEM, Ore. - Robert Campbell was thoroughly soaked, shivering, his wet sleeping bag covering him in the only shelter he could find -- a pit toilet in a closed campground -- after getting lost in a snowstorm in Oregon while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Campbell was saved on Friday by a search team from the local sheriff's department, who found his footprints in the snow. Heavy snow was forecast through Saturday evening in the Cascade Range. "I really think I owe them my life because ... I cou
  
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• 'Spirited Away,' other Studio Ghibli films head to HBO Max - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 19:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Spirited Away,' other Studio Ghibli films head to HBO Max  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ugo Fredette guilty of 2 first-degree murder counts, sentenced to life in prison

  19-10-2019 17:50
  SAINT-JEROME -- Ugo Fredette was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years after being found guilty on two counts of first degree murder on Saturday. Fredette was charged with the murders of his ex-wife Veronique Barbe, 41, and Yvon Lacasse, 71. After the verdict was read Barbe's brother Daniel tearfully thanked the Crown prosecutors and officers from the Ontario Provincial Police, Surete du Quebec and St. Eustache police force for bringing Fredette to justice. "Now it's
  
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• Berlin Zoo's twin panda cubs open their eyes for the first time

  19-10-2019 17:42
  TORONTO -- Twin panda cubs in Germany have opened their eyes for the first time and can “finally begin to see the world around them,” the Berlin Zoo said in a statement. In a Facebook post translated from German, the zoo wrote: “Look who's blinking! Our Panda twins opened their eyes for the first time.” The video shows the cubs squinting and slowly moving their paws. The pair opened their eyes six weeks after their birth, according to a statement released on Oct. 18 and t
  
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• Federal Election 2019: Trudeau says ‘all of Canada will always be there” for Alberta

  19-10-2019 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau spoke about the “difficult times” Alberta has faced on Saturday, when asked whether he’s concerned there could be “political unrest” in the province.
  
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• UCP leads Alberta political parties following third quarter fundraising

  19-10-2019 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's governing UCP continues to lead all provincial political parties in donations following the release of Elections Alberta's third quarter donations report.
  
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• Facts and numbers about the federal riding of Milton - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 17:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Facts and numbers about the federal riding of Milton  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Conservatives, Liberals in tight race in crucial Milton riding - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 17:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Conservatives, Liberals in tight race in crucial Milton riding  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Airdrie RCMP call off search for missing Calgary woman

  19-10-2019 16:50
  CALGARY – A short time after RCMP issued a plea to residents to help them find a missing senior, the woman was located not far from where she went missing on Friday. Police say Carol Meyer, 75, of Calgary, disappeared at about 1:20 p.m. after a visit to Cross Iron Mills Mall in Balzac, Alta. Search efforts continued throughout the day on Friday but turned up no trace of her. A renewed search began on Saturday, with authorities asking the public to help locate her. At just before 9 a.m., RC
  
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• Placido Domingo's European cultural award delayed - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 16:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Placido Domingo's European cultural award delayed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman who stood on ship's railing for selfie barred for life from cruises

  19-10-2019 16:32
  A woman was removed from a cruise ship and banned for life by the cruise company after she climbed onto her room's balcony railing to pose for a dangerous photo shoot over the ocean. The incident happened on board the Royal Caribbean ship Allure of the Seas as it was approaching Labadee, Haiti earlier this week. The unnamed woman was spotted by a fellow passenger, Peter Blosic, who alerted the crew. "While on my balcony, I saw the woman climb on her railing. It happened so quickly. Not knowing w
  
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• Calgary high schoolers help prepare for Remembrance Day installation

  19-10-2019 16:28
  CALGARY – Student volunteers from a Calgary high school will be working at the Field of Crosses site this weekend to help set up for next month's sunrise ceremonies. Members of the Crescent Heights High School football team will be helping drill holes in the ground for the 3,500 cross markers in the park along Memorial Drive on Saturday and Sunday. The students are taking on the task in memory of William "Willie" McKnight, a former Crescent Heights quarterback who also had a distinguished
  
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• Lethbridge Special Olympian takes part in 'Rock the Rink' tour - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 16:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Special Olympian takes part in 'Rock the Rink' tour  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Burglar hid in Costco then stole US$13K in jewelry after store closed: police

  19-10-2019 15:55
  A burglar in the Atlanta area gave new meaning to the phrase "patience is a virtue" -- but not in a good way. Authorities in Coweta County, Georgia, say a man cased a Costco and hid in the store for hours before stealing US$13,000 worth of jewelry. "I've never heard of something like this," Jae Robertson with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office told CNN affiliate WSB-TV. "This is the first case I've ever had like this." The burglary took place on October 10 after the man went to Costco and walked
  
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• Crews work to contain hazardous materials spill after crash near Edson

  19-10-2019 15:43
  CALGARY – Emergency crews are at the scene of a serious crash near the community of Edson after two vehicles, including a semi tractor-trailer hauling hazardous materials, collided on Saturday morning. Edson RCMP say the crash took place on Highway 32 just south of Township Road 575. No one was injured in the incident, but one of the vehicles involved was hauling petroleum distillates. Officials say the load was compromised and cleanup crews needed to be brought in. As a result, Highway 32
  
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• 16,000 km in nearly 20 hours: 1st commercial flight departs from NYC to Sydney

  19-10-2019 15:41
  And we have takeoff. A research flight set to test human limits on long-haul flights during what will be the first commercial flight to travel non-stop from New York to Sydney has departed John F. Kennedy International Airport. With 50 passengers and crew on board acting as ultra long-haul guinea pigs, the Qantas Flight 7879 is expected to complete the 10,200-mile (16,400-km) journey in 19-and-a-half hours, subject to wind and weather conditions. It is due to arrive in Sydney Sunday morning, loc
  
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• Veterans gather across Canada to raise awareness of suicide and prevent PTSD

  19-10-2019 15:23
  CALGARY – Canadians in 10 communities across the country will be participating in an annual event aimed at raising awareness of the challenges faced by veterans through their own battles with post-traumatic stress disorder. The Canadian Walk for Veterans is now in its second year and aims to help prevent suicide among members of Canada's armed forces by recognizing that many veterans and first responders are in need of help. "Their time in service protecting our freedom and way of life exp
  
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• Cummings, powerful congressman leading Trump probe, has died - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 15:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cummings, powerful congressman leading Trump probe, has died  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

  19-10-2019 15:15
  WASHINGTON -- The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom may face disciplinary action. The investigation, launched more than three years ago, determined that those 38 people were "culpable" in 91 cases of sending classified information that ended up in Clinton's personal email, according to a letter sent to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley this week and released
  
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• Prison needle use should be supervised to ensure safety, guards say

  19-10-2019 14:54
  OTTAWA -- Setting up supervised injection sites at federal institutions is the way to go if the Correctional Service plans to continue making needles available to drug-using inmates, prison guards say. The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers says one such injection site at Drumheller Institution in Alberta is proving a safer alternative to the service's needle-exchange program, operating at seven federal prisons. The Correctional Service considers both initiatives important elements of the e
  
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• Attawapiskat musician releases protest song with Justin Trudeau in mind - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 14:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Attawapiskat musician releases protest song with Justin Trudeau in mind  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec ticket claims Friday night's $32 million Lotto Max jackpot

  19-10-2019 14:38
  TORONTO - This has been a lucrative weekend for someone in Quebec. A single ticket sold in the province claimed the $32 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Oct. 22 will be approximately $10 million.
  
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• Turkish-backed forces, Kurds clash despite Syria cease-fire

  19-10-2019 14:32
  AKCAKALE, Turkey -- Turkish-backed Syrian fighters clashed with Kurdish-led forces in several parts of northeastern Syria on Saturday, with some crossing the border from Turkey to attack a village, a war monitor said. Both sides blamed each other for fighting that has rattled the U.S.-brokered cease-fire. Nearly two days into the five-day halt in fighting, the two sides were still trading fire around the key border town of Ras al-Ayn. There has also been no sign of a withdrawal of Kurdish-led fo
  
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• Hong Kong protesters pray, gird for unauthorized rally

  19-10-2019 14:23
  Hong Kong anti-government protesters are set for another weekend of civil disobedience as they prepare to hold an unauthorized protest march to press their demands. Supporters held a prayer rally on Saturday night to call for international help for their cause. The protest march is planned for Sunday, with organizers vowing to hold the event even though it failed to win approval from police, who cited risks to public order. As the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's political crisis extends into
  
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• U.K. lawmakers vote to delay final Brexit decision again

  19-10-2019 13:59
  LONDON -- In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.K. lawmakers voted Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European Union, throwing a wrench into government plans to leave the bloc at the end of this month. At a special session of Parliament intended to ratify the Brexit deal, lawmakers voted 322-306 to withhold their approval on the Brexit deal until legislation to implement it has been passed. The vote aims to ensure that the U.K. can't
  
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• The final weekend: What will the 2019 federal election be remembered for?

  19-10-2019 13:00
  TORONTO – It’s almost over. As we enter the final weekend before all ballots are cast and take stock of what the last 38 days has offered, each of the three main federal parties is putting forward the messages they hope will resonate and inspire any undecided or unmotivated voters. “The choice is clear. Do we move forward on making life more affordable for families on fighting climate change and getting guns off our streets, or do we go with Conservative cuts?” Liberal Le
  
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• UK's Prince William, Kate tour Pakistani cultural hub Lahore - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 11:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Farrow books sells across Australia despite legal threat - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 10:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Farrow books sells across Australia despite legal threat  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, October 18, 2019

  19-10-2019 07:50 via globalnews.ca
  Dylan Garand stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Kamloops Blazers blanked the Vancouver Giants 6-0 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Hurricanes down Pats 2-1 for third straight win

  19-10-2019 07:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes earned their third straight win Friday thanks to a 2-1 win over the Regina Pats. Danica Ferris has a recap of the game.
  
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• Strong first period leads to Hurricanes victory - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 06:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Strong first period leads to Hurricanes victory  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Single vehicle rollover west of Barlow injures two

  19-10-2019 05:56
  CALGARY -- A single vehicle rollover injured two people Friday night. The incident took place west of Barlow, on 16th Avenue NE, shortly after 9 p.m. EMS said the injuries weren't serious. Witnesses described the vehicle as speeding leading up to the crash. There was no word on whether or not alcohol was involved. The site was expected to be cleared by 10:30 p.m.
  
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• Country artists bring tears, prayers to CMT awards show - Lethbridge News Now

  19-10-2019 05:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Country artists bring tears, prayers to CMT awards show  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Greta Thunberg’s Alberta visit igniting further discussion on climate change

  19-10-2019 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  Richard Knack, Lisa Budney and Abigail Thomas all agree on one thing: Greta Thunberg is driving forward the global climate change discussion.
  
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• Romeo Dallaire joining lawsuit against government over anti-malaria drug

  19-10-2019 04:16
  OTTAWA -- “I think you are screwing up.” Blunt words from a Canadian military hero, retired general Romeo Dallaire, to the Canadian government and Department of National Defence.W5: Canadian soldiers allege anti-malaria medication left them with intense rage, suicidal ideationsIn a W5 exclusive, Dallaire announced that he is joining a lawsuit against the Canadian government and Defence Department over an anti-malaria drug that he, and other soldiers , were forced to take on missions
  
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• Calgary family fights deportation order

  19-10-2019 03:40
  CALGARY -- A Calgary family with two disabled adult children is fighting a deportation order scheduled for next week. Temitope Issac Kayode came to Canada several years ago as a refugee from Nigeria, and married a Canadian woman, Doris Addo, last July.  He applied for permanent residency in October 2018. Tuesday, they thought they were going for an interview about the application with immigration officials, but Kayode says that instead of an interview, he was handcuffed and taken into custo
  
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• Death of missing Alberta woman ruled homicide

  19-10-2019 02:18
  EDMONTON -- Police have publicly identified a body found in northern Alberta earlier this year as an Athabasca woman whose family reported her missing six months ago. RCMP Major Crimes is investigating the death of 25-year-old Nature Duperron. Dupperon was reported missing on April 15. She had last been seen in Edmonton at the beginning of that month. At the end of April, Hinton RCMP found human remains outside of the town. At the time, the victim was not identified and an autopsy did not conclu
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Oct 18

  19-10-2019 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, October 18, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Quinn Campbell.
  
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• Alberta Ballet takes terrifying turn with Frankenstein

  19-10-2019 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Ballet is putting a modern twist on Mary Shelley's 200-year-old tale, Frankenstein.
  
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