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• Calgary mayor, Alberta justice minister spar on Twitter over police budget impacts

  29-10-2019 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  The province used to take 26.7 per cent of police ticket revenue, but now it will take 40 per cent, leaving cities to make up the difference.
  
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• UCP wants to reduce public sector wages by average of 2 per cent: finance minister

  29-10-2019 23:39
  The provincial government is looking to reduce public sector wages by two per cent when negotiations start after Thursday. After months of delaying negotiations with Alberta's 180,000 public sector workers, the UCP is ready to go to the bargaining table with a clear objective in mind. “We cannot ask Alberta taxpayers to fund public-sector pay raises during a time when far too many workers in the private sector have lost their jobs and many others have seen significant pay cuts in recent ye
  
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• UCP wants to reduce public sector wages by 2 per cent: finance minister

  29-10-2019 23:39
  The provincial government is looking to reduce public sector wages by two per cent when negotiations start in December. After months of delaying negotiations with Alberta's 180,000 public sector workers, the UCP is ready to go to the bargaining table with a clear objective in mind. “We cannot ask Alberta taxpayers to fund public-sector pay raises during a time when far too many workers in the private sector have lost their jobs and many others have seen significant pay cuts in recent years
  
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• Banff and Bow Valley set new daily low temperature records

  29-10-2019 23:28
  CALGARY — Parts of a southwestern Alberta experienced record-breaking temperatures on Monday, but not the good kind. The mercury dipped to -23.3 C in Banff, setting a new daily low for Oct. 29, eclipsing the previous mark of -22.6 C, which was set in 1991, according to Environment Canada. And the Bow Valley area saw the temperature dip to -23.2 C, just barely colder than the -23 C seen in 2002. One of the coldest parts of the province was Hendrickson Creek, northwest of Edmonton, which saw
  
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• Homeless to helping: Lethbridge man giving back to society - CTV News

  29-10-2019 22:35 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
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• Homeless to helping: Lethbridge man giving back to society

  29-10-2019 22:35
  LETHBRIDGE – Once homeless and an alcoholic, a Lethbridge man is now giving back to his community by helping others who are experiencing similar problems. “Nine years ago I had a bag and a box. I had nothing. I had zero in life. The only thing I had in life was my addiction,” said Richard Ladouceur. “I had no place to go so sleeping outside was very cold and I found out I did a little bit of damage to my body.” After a transition period, Ladouceur now lives in an ap
  
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• Alberta UCP asking arbitrators to cut public service pay by 2%

  29-10-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Workers affected include nurses, social workers, hospital support staff, prison guards, conservation officers, toxicologists, restaurant inspectors, therapists and sheriffs.
  
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• Energy efficiency rebate programs closed by Alberta government

  29-10-2019 22:09
  EDMONTON - The Alberta government has announced that provincial energy efficiency programs have ended, and incentive programs are no longer accepting new applications. Applications that were approved by the government before Oct. 24 will still be honoured, but applications that had not yet been approved will not be, and there is no waitlist.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends budget clawbacks in speechA quick reference guide has been posted to Albertans navigate which programs have been closed
  
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• UCP government tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation

  29-10-2019 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters.
  
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• KidSport and Comrie's Sports Equipment Bank team up to help young athletes

  29-10-2019 21:33
  CALGARY — KidSport Calgary and Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank are partnering up to help kids achieve their athletic goals. The organizations’ decision to streamline processes became official this month. Comrie’s will continue to provide children and youth from low-income families across Southern Alberta with sports equipment at no cost but will now operate as part of KidSport Calgary.  “We’ve had double-digit, year-over-year growth on both sides of the or
  
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• Quebec raises legal age for cannabis from 18 to 21

  29-10-2019 20:50
  MONTREAL -- Quebecers between 18 and 21 will soon have to give up their green: the Coalition Avenir Quebec government has adopted a new law on cannabis consumption. The legal age to use marijuana will rise from 18 to 21 as of Jan. 1, 2020. The government adopted Bill 2, which raises the legal age for cannabis consumption, Tuesday afternoon at the National Assembly in Quebec City. The bill passed by a vote of 64 to 43, with no MNAs abstaining. Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant tabled the bill
  
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• 'It's really easy to assume the worst': NICView cameras give parents peace of mind

  29-10-2019 20:24
  Parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital can now watch over their babies even when they can't be with them. "We just worry all the time, and in these situations it's really easy to assume the worst if you don't know what's happening," said new dad Tom Clapperton. "Being able to check in and just give yourself little moments of reassurance during the day helps a lot." NICView cameras allow families to view their critically ill newborns in real time, 2
  
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• Inquiry report into killing of Alberta priest makes no recommendations

  29-10-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  A fatality inquiry into the killing of a priest in St. Paul details the crime and subsequent shootout with RCMP, but makes no recommendations to prevent a similar death.
  
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• Big business makes post-election pitch to incoming federal government - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 19:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Big business makes post-election pitch to incoming federal government  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Duct Cleaning warns of service scam - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 19:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Duct Cleaning warns of service scam  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coal giant Murray Energy seeks bankruptcy protection - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Coal giant Murray Energy seeks bankruptcy protection  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dirty underwear and contested airspace: the long hunt for Baghdadi

  29-10-2019 18:47
  WASHINGTON, United States -- The operation to kill the Islamic State group's leader took months of intelligence work, required the snatching of his underwear and ended when one of the world's most sought-after men blew himself up. The hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- whose extremists have unleashed ghastly violence on civilians across the Middle East and beyond -- has been a top Western priority but was complicated by the messy divisions in war-ravaged Syria. U.S. Special Operation Forces who le
  
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• Comedian Jim Gaffigan will be performing in Lethbridge this winter | Listed - Daily Hive

  29-10-2019 18:38 via dailyhive.com
  Comedian Jim Gaffigan will be performing in Lethbridge this winter | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Section of Bow Trail to temporarily close to accommodate bridge lift

  29-10-2019 18:07
  CALGARY – A portion of Bow Trail is scheduled to be closed to traffic for several hours beginning Wednesday night as crews begin the process of installing a new pedestrian overpass near Westbrook Mall. The City of Calgary is slated to close Bow Trail between 33rd Street and 37th Street Southwest as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. The closure is scheduled to remain in place until 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. During the closure of Bow Trail for the construction project that is weather dependent,
  
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• Calgary Zoo to release 80 greater sage-grouse back into Canadian prairies

  29-10-2019 17:54
  CALGARY — The Calgary Zoo's latest efforts to save Canada's endangered sage-grouse population are falling on the strutting shoulders of Monty, a chick that first came to the zoo this spring as an egg. Zoo officials say the chicks' sex is hard to determine at an early age, but not long after being born, Monty started doing a body-popping mating dance. "We're hopeful this special bird and his dance moves will establish himself with our hens next breeding season as the 'most desirable bachelo
  
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• Telus investing $40-million in Lethbridge for internet speeds, 5G preparations - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 17:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Telus investing $40-million in Lethbridge for internet speeds, 5G preparations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 17:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• December election? UK ponders early, Brexit-dominated vote - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 17:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  December election? UK ponders early, Brexit-dominated vote  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Federal government, looming recession are biggest threats to Alberta economy: Kenney

  29-10-2019 16:42
  Premier Jason Kenney asked Albertans who are unhappy with the recently released provincial budget to be patient in his first "State of the Province" address on Tuesday. Speaking to a crowd at a Chamber of Commerce event in Edmonton, Kenney touched on federal election results, the Trans Mountain pipeline, national unity, the carbon tax and the budget. Kenney painted a picture of a province under attack with the federal Liberals' minority government win, calling it a "significant" threat to the Al
  
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• Alberta premier to give 'State of the Province' speech today

  29-10-2019 16:42
  Nearly a week after his government released its first budget, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is set to give an inaugural State of the Province address. Kenney is speaking at a Chamber of Commerce event at the Edmonton Convention Centre. "Premier Kenney will provide insight into the government's ongoing efforts to boost Alberta's competitive advantage within and outside Canada's borders, reduce red tape, and create a prosperous future for Alberta," says an event description on the Chamber's website
  
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• Federal judge blocks Alabama's tough abortion law - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 16:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Federal judge blocks Alabama's tough abortion law  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander quickly emerging as face of rebuilding Thunder - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 16:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander quickly emerging as face of rebuilding Thunder  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AP sources: Hinchcliffe to be replaced at new McLaren team - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 16:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  AP sources: Hinchcliffe to be replaced at new McLaren team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trudeau taps prominent transition advisers in nod to Alberta, Quebec

  29-10-2019 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  Anne McLellan and Isabelle Hudon will advise the prime minister as he forms a minority government.
  
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• Lethbridge park getting new irrigation system - Turf & Rec

  29-10-2019 16:32 via turfandrec.com
  Lethbridge park getting new irrigation system  Turf & Rec
  
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• Cancelling with a few clicks: how technology is driving the rise of bail culture

  29-10-2019 16:04
  A Calgary couple has spoken out online against what some say may be a side-effect to an increasingly connected culture -- people backing out of plans at the last minute, bailing on others in their social circle. While some believe the behaviour is part of an accepted cultural shift, others are more resistant. Kayla Rutgers recently experienced it firsthand: after planning to entertain friends in her home, two out of three of them cancelled shortly before they were supposed to arrive. "I was disa
  
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• Former Virginia Gov. Gerald Baliles dies at 79 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 16:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Former Virginia Gov. Gerald Baliles dies at 79  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Maleficent' edges 'Joker' for weekend box-office crown - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 15:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Maleficent' edges 'Joker' for weekend box-office crown  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bronx steps in 'Joker' movie become a tourist attraction - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 15:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Bronx steps in 'Joker' movie become a tourist attraction  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Skunk carried to safety in ultra-Canadian fashion, but expert warns: don't do it

  29-10-2019 15:25
  TORONTO -- An Alberta policeman captured the moment his neighbour used a hockey stick with fishing net attached to rescue a skunk at risk of being squashed on a busy road. Calgary Police Service Const. Pierre Poitras told CTVNews.ca that his 13-year-old daughter pointed out the stripy and potentially stinky mammal drinking water in the street. Poitras said his neighbours feared the animal would be hit by a car and stood close to it, with one even petting the skunk on its head. “The skunk s
  
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• Air Canada aims to hire 350 pilots ahead of eventual Boeing 737 Max return

  29-10-2019 14:29
  MONTREAL -- Air Canada says it plans to hire 350 pilots next year in anticipation of the return of the Boeing 737 Max, whose grounding continues to weigh on Canada's largest airline. Chief executive Calin Rovinescu said once authorities lift the airspace ban it could take up to a year for all 50 Max jetliners slated to be in operation by mid-2020 to hit the skies. "This is a process that will indeed be gradual. This is not an overnight process," he said. Rovinescu cited "the serious disruption t
  
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• 'Plethora of stolen property' seized following Trans-Canada Highway speeding investigation

  29-10-2019 14:28
  CALGARY – Two alleged thieves face charges after their apparent unwillingness to observe the speed limit drew the attention of an Alberta sheriff. On Saturday, a sheriff stopped a vehicle that had been speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary city limits. The driver of the vehicle was arrested after the sheriff determined the man was in breach of his release conditions. During the ensuing investigation, police seized what RCMP officials referred to in a statement as "a plethora
  
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• 'Miracle' cystic fibrosis drug approved in U.S., Canadian trials underway

  29-10-2019 14:21
  When Gunnar Esiason’s health rapidly deteriorated in 2013, he was in and out of the hospital for two years. Infections associated with cystic fibrosis started to “take over” his lungs. “I underwent close to two dozen medical procedures just to keep my head above the water,” said the 28-year-old, who was diagnosed with the genetic disorder at the age of two. But last year, when he enrolled in a clinical trial for a new drug developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals called
  
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• Driver dead following southwest crash, police say heart attack preceded collision

  29-10-2019 13:44
  CALGARY – One man is dead following a Monday night collision with a parked car in the southwest neighbourhood of Glenbrook. Emergency crews responded to a location near the intersection of 51 Street and Glengrove Close S.W. shortly after 7 p.m. following reports a car had crashed into a parked vehicle. EMS transported the driver of the car, a man believed to be approximately 30 years old, to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life-threatening condition where he was pronounced dead.
  
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• Vietnam takes forensic samples to help in truck deaths case - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 13:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Vietnam takes forensic samples to help in truck deaths case  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Councillors weigh potential reintroduction of fluoride into Calgary's water

  29-10-2019 13:08
  CALGARY – City councillors are reviewing the findings of a report on the potential pros and cons of reintroducing fluoride into drinking water. After fluoride was removed in 2011 in an effort to save $750,000 annually, the city is reconsidering its decision.  In February, council voted in favour of commissioning the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Institute of Public Health (OIPH) to conduct a study on the effects of fluoridation.  OIPH researchers will provide counci
  
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• Council to weigh potential benefits and harms of reintroducing fluoride into Calgary's water

  29-10-2019 13:08
  CALGARY – City councillors will review the findings of a report Tuesday morning on the potential pros and cons of reintroducing fluoride into drinking water. After fluoride was removed in 2011 in an effort to save $750,000 annually, the city is reconsidering its decision.  In February, council voted in favour of commissioning the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Institute of Public Health (OIPH) to conduct a study on the effects of fluoridation.  OIPH researchers
  
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• U.K. election to be held Dec. 12 after motion passes

  29-10-2019 09:59
  LONDON -- Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that could break the country's political impasse over Brexit -- or turn out to be merely a temporary distraction. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes electing a new crop of lawmakers will give his Conservative Party a majority and break the stalemate that blocked his plan to take Britain out of the European Union this month. This week the EU granted Britai
  
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• Hong Kong weekend ends again with protest violence, tear gas - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 09:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hong Kong weekend ends again with protest violence, tear gas  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 09:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ferocious winds fuel blazes throughout Northern California - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 09:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ferocious winds fuel blazes throughout Northern California  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Late Show: World Series games taking almost 4 hours - Lethbridge News Now

  29-10-2019 09:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  The Late Show: World Series games taking almost 4 hours  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trudeau taps ambassador to France, Anne McLellan to aide in transition

  29-10-2019 09:25
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Albertan and former Liberal deputy prime minister Anne McLellan and Canada's Ambassador to France, Quebecer Isabelle Hudon to assist his top team in the transition into a second term, with a minority mandate, sources tell CTV News. While the transition won’t be as intense as it would have been if a new party was forming government, Trudeau will still have to weigh decisions like cabinet appointments and titles, and how to navigate the new minority d
  
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• Justin Trudeau meets with Gov. Gen. Payette on plans to form government

  29-10-2019 09:25
  OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Gov. Gen. Julie Payette at Rideau Hall on Tuesday morning to confirm that he intends to form government. Trudeau's Liberals won 157 seats in last week's federal election -- 13 short of a majority. The party entered the campaign with 177 seats and will now need opposition support to pass legislation in Parliament. Trudeau's government will first have to survive a confidence vote on a speech from the throne laying out his plans for governing. Trudea
  
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• Alberta arts executives recognized at annual Rozsa Awards

  29-10-2019 05:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Rozsa Foundation handed out its awards for arts management on Monday night, recognizing the top executive director and board member.
  
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