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• ‘Fallen way behind’: Alberta is now the only province without vaping legislation

  06-11-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  The groups calling for the province to act now are part of the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta, a coalition of health organizations. 
  
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• Alberta education minister, CBE in war of words over UCP budget

  06-11-2019 23:25
  CALGARY — Alberta’s education minister is defending the UCP budget, saying she’s surprised the Calgary Board of Education can’t balance its books with an operating budget of $1.2 billion to service 130,000 students. In an opinion piece published in a Calgary newspaper this week, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said she didn’t expect the CBE would claim it had to eliminate staffing positions to balance its budget. “I am very distressed by that,” said
  
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• Full steam ahead at SAIT's new OTSG lab

  06-11-2019 23:20
  SAIT and the oil sands industry announced a new collaboration Wednesday that both hope will lead to discovering environmentally-friendly sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by the energy industry. The Once Through Steam Generator (OTSG) lab is used for conducting leading-edge research and innovation in energy efficiency and environmental performance. OTSG lab is working closely in collaboration with the Canadian oil sands industry to find environmentally sustainable solutions to the ch
  
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• Lethbridge robbery suspects arrested after driver pepper sprayed while clearing snow from car - CTV News

  06-11-2019 22:09 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge robbery suspects arrested after driver pepper sprayed while clearing snow from car

  06-11-2019 22:09
  LETHBRIDGE – Two men have been arrested and charged following an investigation into two robbery attempts Tuesday night in the parking lot of Park Place Mall. According to police, a man was clearing snow off of his car shortly after 9 p.m. when he was approached by two men who demanded his wallet. One of the suspects pepper sprayed the man. The victim of the pepper spray attack was able to flee the area in his car and call police. The suspects allegedly approached a second male who was seat
  
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• Alberta unions launch ‘resistance’ campaign against provincial budget cuts

  06-11-2019 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Federation of Labour launched a campaign on Tuesday, targeting the budget cuts proposed in the latest provincial budget.
  
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• Province announces plan to tackle rural crime LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2019 21:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Province announces plan to tackle rural crime LETHBRIDGE, AB  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta moves to prevent lawsuits against homeowners protecting property

  06-11-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is making changes to prevent homeowners from being sued if they injure people committing crimes on their property.
  
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• This phone scam targets possible jurors in Alberta

  06-11-2019 21:01
  EDMONTON - Officials are warning Albertans about phone scam about jury duty. Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta says they have received reports that people are receiving automated calls about jury duty that ask for financial information. They say the Court will never contact jurors through an automated phone call and would never ask for financial information over the phone. Anyone who has received a fraudulent phone call about jury duty is asked to call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-8
  
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• Budget cuts claim Alberta's elite wildfire fighting unit

  06-11-2019 20:48
  CALGARY – After learning the UCP government would be dismantling a unit of firefighters specially trained to fight wildfires, the NDP opposition says the loss is a "shameful cut." The Wildland Firefighter Rappel Program, also known as the Helitack-Rappel or RAP program, was established about 40 years ago and employs 65 personnel. Those firefighters are equipped to jump directly into remote areas of the province to fight fires. Rachel Notley, leader of Alberta's Official Opposition, says th
  
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• 'Alberta has fallen way behind': Advocates call for action on youth vaping

  06-11-2019 20:09
  EDMONTON -- Alberta is the only province in Canada without legislation to regulate vaping after Saskatchewan introduced amendments to its Tobacco Control Act on Tuesday. Saskatchewan's changes include restricting the sale of vaping products to minors and banning where they can be consumed.  The amendments will take effect in the spring. Advocacy groups in Alberta want the province to address increasing rates of youth vaping. “Alberta has fallen way behind other provinces in protecting
  
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• Three teens face murder charges in death of Saskatoon high school student

  06-11-2019 19:56
  SASKATOON -- Saskatoon police have charged three teen boys, two aged 15 and one aged 17, with second-degree murder in the death of a 15-year-old Holy Cross High School student. The teen died Saturday. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound, police said in a news release. One of the accused 15-year-old boys is also charged with possession of a firearm while prohibited and breach of probation. He appeared in provincial court Wednesday afternoon. The other 15-year-old was ar
  
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• Failure of Houston Oil & Gas expected to create up to 1,400 orphan wells in Alberta

  06-11-2019 19:44
  CALGARY — Alberta's Orphan Well Association is warning that the receivership of junior producer Houston Oil & Gas Ltd. could add more than 1,400 wells to its inventory of orphaned petroleum assets. The organization that steps in when operators of oil and gas facilities can't or won't meet their obligations says the total estimated abandonment and reclamation bill from Houston's assets is $81.5 million. In an affidavit, OWA executive director Lars De Pauw says the association is likely
  
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• Transcript of Q&A with Alberta Finance Minister in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2019 18:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 'Lots of screaming': 20-vehicle crash shuts down highway near Grande Prairie, Alta.

  06-11-2019 18:53
  EDMONTON -- A serious collision involving at least 20 vehicles shut down a highway north of Grande Prairie, Alta., with witnesses describing the devastation as chaotic and traumatizing. RCMP said the collision occurred in the southbound lanes of Highway 2, north of Emerson Trail near Highway 672. Both lanes of the highway were shut down for hours but have since reopened. Photos from the scene showed dozens of smashed cars and injured passengers. Witness Pancho Driedger said he drove up on t
  
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• 'Lots of screaming': 16-vehicle crash shuts down highway near Grande Prairie, Alta.

  06-11-2019 18:53
  EDMONTON -- A serious collision involving 16 vehicles shut down a highway north of Grande Prairie, Alta., with witnesses describing the devastation as chaotic and traumatizing. RCMP said the collision occurred in the southbound lanes of Highway 2, north of Emerson Trail near Highway 672. Both lanes of the highway were shut down for hours but have since reopened. Photos from the scene showed dozens of smashed cars and injured passengers. Witness Pancho Driedger said he drove up on the accide
  
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• Carbon monoxide forces condo building evacuation in Royal Oak

  06-11-2019 18:42
  CALGARY — Ice buildup blocking the fresh air intake at a northwest Calgary condo building caused carbon monoxide (CO) to accumulate, forcing the building to be evacuated. One resident in the four-storey building on Royal Birch Boulevard. N.W. had installed her own alarm due to previous incidents involving CO, which was activated about 7 a.m. Wednesday. She called 911 and evacuated the building. The building’s CO detector was then activated, prompting another call to 911 from the alar
  
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• If you live in Alberta, here’s what you can do to have your water tested for lead

  06-11-2019 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  Testing your water is the best way to find out if there’s lead in it. Here's how you can find out whether you're at risk.
  
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• Keystone pipeline to remain closed until corrective action taken after North Dakota oil leak

  06-11-2019 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Keystone pipeline is to remain shut down until TC Energy takes corrective action aimed at determining the cause of a 1.4-million litre oil leak in North Dakota.
  
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• 'We are standing with you': Province announces plan to combat rural crime

  06-11-2019 17:39
  The UCP government has a new plan to combat rural crime and to give victims a stronger voice in the justice system. The province made the announcement at a ranch in Wetaskiwin County on Wednesday. “We are sending a strong signal to rural Albertans who have been victimized for far too long. We have listened to you. We have heard you. And we are standing with you," Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer said. "We want to ensure you know that we are going to do everything we can as a provincial gov
  
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• Conservative MPs will not force vote on Scheer's future

  06-11-2019 17:08
  OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dodged what could have become his first post-election leadership test inside Wednesday’s Conservative caucus meeting.  Scheer spoke directly to, and heard from Tory MPs and senators who ultimately decided against voting to enact rules that would have allowed them to oust him as party leader.  On their way to Wednesday’s meeting, returning and newly-elected Conservative MPs expressed their support for Scheer and spoke agai
  
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• Conservative MPs voice support for Scheer, want 'full airing' at key caucus meeting

  06-11-2019 17:08
  OTTAWA – The first post-election Conservative caucus meeting is underway on Parliament Hill, with Leader Andrew Scheer speaking directly to Tory MPs and senators who have the ability to oust him by the meeting’s end. On their way in, returning and newly-elected Conservative MPs expressed their support for Scheer and spoke against seizing the option to trigger a leadership review and vote within their caucus without input from the party’s grassroots, though it remains to be seen
  
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• Keystone line to remain closed until corrective action taken

  06-11-2019 16:59
  BISMARCK, N.D. -- Federal regulators have ordered the Keystone pipeline to remain shut down until its Canadian owner takes corrective action aimed at determining the cause of a breach that leaked an estimated 1.4 million litres of oil in northeastern North Dakota. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the order Tuesday to Calgary, Alberta-based TC Energy. The action comes one week after the pipeline leak was discovered and affected about 22,500 square feet (2,090 squa
  
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• Kodiaks soccer coach wins major award - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2019 16:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Putin says new weapons unrivalled anywhere in world, won't be used for threats

  06-11-2019 16:11
  MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia's new weapons have no foreign equivalents but he insists the country will not use them to threaten anyone. Speaking during a meeting with senior military officers, Putin said that "we plan to build up our defence capability, commissioning hypersonic, laser and other new weapons systems that other countries don't have." "Yet it's not a reason to threaten anyone," he added. The Russian leader claimed that the new weapons systems
  
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• Ryan Straschnitzki learning to control legs after undergoing surgery in Thailand

  06-11-2019 15:09
  CALGARY – The family of Ryan Straschnitzki, the Humboldt Broncos' player paralyzed in a crash involving the team's bus, have shared a video of the 20-year-old moving his legs after undergoing spinal surgery in Southeast Asia.Mapping of the device begins.Learning to control legs. One time almost kicked therapist. Opps Therapist is only holding his leg. Ryan is moving it. Then Ryan asks if he can go work out at the Mall Gym after. The stunned therapist said NO. You just had surgery. Ser
  
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• Runway at Calgary airport shut down Tuesday after WestJet flight mishap

  06-11-2019 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  No one was hurt when the accident happened shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday.
  
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• More than 200 crashes reported as wintry weather returns to Calgary

  06-11-2019 14:44
  CALGARY – The slick conditions that accompanied Tuesday's snowfall contributed to hundreds of crashes on city streets. According to the Calgary Police Service, there were 226 crashes reported to police in the 28 hour period from midnight Tuesday through 4 a.m. Wednesday. Of the 226 crashes:19 involved injuries (including one fatality in McKenzie Lake) 165 did not involve injury 42 were classified as a hit-and-runMotorists are encouraged to drive for the conditions as road crews continue to
  
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• Thirty per cent of minority Canadians experienced discrimination at work: survey

  06-11-2019 14:41
  TORONTO -- Thirty-per cent of Canadians who identify with a specific diversity group, including visible minorities and LGBTQ, have experienced at least one incident of discrimination at their current employer, a new survey suggests. The poll, commissioned by the Boston Consulting Group's Centre for Canada's Future, found that 33 per cent of women said they had encountered at least one discriminatory incident, as did 33 per cent of LGBTQ and 34 per cent of those who identify as people of colour.
  
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• Weird balls of ice have covered a beach in Finland

  06-11-2019 14:23
  Egg-like ice balls are piled up on a beach in Hailuoto, Finland, delighting people who braved the cold to visit the island. "This was [an] amazing phenomenon, [I've] never seen before," Tarja Terentjeff told CNN."The whole beach was full of these ice balls." Hailuoto is in the Gulf of Bothnia, which separates Finland and Sweden in the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. Terentjeff lives about 55 kilometres away in Oulu, and will drive and take a 30-minute ferry ride from the mainland out to the
  
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• WestJet aircraft skids off runway at Calgary International Airport

  06-11-2019 14:17
  CALGARY – Passengers on board an arriving WestJet flight at Calgary International Airport were unharmed after their plane skidded off the runway Tuesday evening.  Calgary International Airport confirmed WestJet flight 2289 arriving from Los Cabos, Mexico made a safe landing just before 8 p.m.,  but its front nose wheel veered off the paved surface of the east runway.  The airport’s team dispatched buses to get passengers back to the terminal and processed by the Canadi
  
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• Man dead after car crashes into tree in McKenzie Lake

  06-11-2019 14:08
  CALGARY – One man is dead after a single vehicle collision in the southeast community of McKenzie Lake.  Police responded after a car crashed into a tree along McKenzie Lake Way S.E. just before midnight Tuesday.  The lone occupant of the car was pronounced dead on scene.  There is no word on if speed, drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, but an early investigation by police suggests road conditions were slippery in the area when the incident occurred.  This is
  
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• No 'honeymoon period' for Liberals who remain deadlocked with Conservatives after election: Nanos

  06-11-2019 13:50
  You can subscribe to Trend Line with Nik Nanos and Michael Stittle on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Spotify. TORONTO -- Two weeks after the federal election, there’s no victory bounce in popular support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the Liberals and Conservatives remain deadlocked, according to the latest weekly Nanos tracking numbers. Nanos Research numbers released Tuesday show the Conservatives at 32.5 per cent versus 31.1 for the Liberals, continui
  
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• Fireworks go up in smoke inside Saskatoon store

  06-11-2019 12:17
  A late-night fire at a Saskatoon fireworks store kept emergency crews busy for several hours Tuesday evening. Just after 9 p.m. crews were called to Phatboy Fireworks on Central Avenue, where they found heavy smoke coming from the roof and front of the building. They found heavy smoke inside, and zero visibility due to exploding fireworks. The building’s gas and power were disconnected as a precaution, and streets around the fire scene were blocked off. Neighbouring businesses were also ev
  
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• Lethbridge County keeping spending in line with population growth - Lethbridge Herald

  06-11-2019 10:44 via lethbridgeherald.com
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• Iraq protesters storm Baghdad bridge, medic killed

  06-11-2019 09:39
  BAGHDAD -- Anti-government protesters in Iraq stormed a bridge Wednesday in central Baghdad, where security forces pushed them back with batons and tear gas, wounding dozens. A medic was killed while aiding demonstrators. The military called on the protesters to stop blocking roads and ports, saying they had cost Iraq $6 billion, and it vowed to arrest those responsible. The U.S. Embassy urged the government to "engage seriously and urgently" with the demonstrators and condemned attacks on them.
  
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• Treaty 8 chiefs call Wexit a ‘bad idea’ as support for separating from Canada grows in Alberta

  06-11-2019 07:12 via globalnews.ca
  Treaty 8 First Nations chiefs issued a joint statement on Tuesday calling for cooler heads to prevail amid indications the desire to separate from Canada is growing among people in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, November 5, 2019

  06-11-2019 05:51 via globalnews.ca
  Spencer Moe and Ozzy Wiesblatt each scored twice as the Prince Albert Raiders doubled up the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-3 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Calgary family tired of having packages stolen from front step

  06-11-2019 05:03
  CALGARY — Over the past several months the Vora family has seen packages snatched off the front porch and out of the mailbox of their Killarney home. The couple have several security cameras on their property, including two at their front door, that have recorded the thieves in action. The first time was in the summer when Shabnam Vora received a notification a package had arrived. “When I got home there was no package,” she said. “But we are lucky enough to have a nest c
  
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• A Calgary family is tired of having packages stolen off their front step

  06-11-2019 05:03
  CALGARY -- Over the past several months the Vora family have seen seen packages snatched off the front porch and out of their mailbox of their Killarney home. The couple have several video cameras on their property including two at their front door that have recorded the thieves in action. The first time was in the summer when Shabnam received a notification that a package had arrived. “When I got home there was no package,” she said “but we are lucky enough to have a nest came
  
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• Oliver Okuliar’s offensive outburst key as Lethbridge Hurricanes pick up points in 10-straight games - Global News

  06-11-2019 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Oliver Okuliar’s offensive outburst key as Lethbridge Hurricanes pick up points in 10-straight games

  06-11-2019 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Oliver Okuliar was named the WHL Player of the Week on Monday, after posting back-to-back hat tricks.
  
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• Political experts discuss poll results on western separation

  06-11-2019 03:47 via globalnews.ca
  Political scientist Duane Bratt and Gregory Jack with Ipsos sat down with Global News’ Joel Senick to discuss why 33 per cent of Alberta respondents believe the province would be better off splitting from the rest of Canada.
  
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• Calgary Firefighters Association frustrated by lack of resources for new communities

  06-11-2019 02:46
  The Calgary Firefighters Association say they are at a critical breaking point. “Citizen safety and firefighter safety is absolutely at risk,” said Mike Henson, president of the Calgary Firefighters Association. The association said a recent two-alarm fire in the southeast Calgary neighbourhood of Legacy is an example of how resources are strained. “The problem was in that call, there was not an engine available in that area, the first engine was in excess of 12.5 minutes away,
  
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• Taber, Alta., man crushed by hay bale in critical condition

  06-11-2019 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  While the man was unloading bales in the dark at a farm near Barons, his truck sank into the mud at an angle that caused most of the load to tumble down towards him.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Nov 5

  06-11-2019 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Tuesday, November 5, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Lethbridge operational spending is ‘unsustainable:’ CFIB report - Global News

  06-11-2019 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge operational spending is ‘unsustainable:’ CFIB report

  06-11-2019 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  A new report tying operational spending to inflation and population growth shows Lethbridge taxpayers may be forced to foot the bill of municipal overspending.
  
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• Okuliar’s offensive outburst leads Hurricanes to points in 10-straight games

  06-11-2019 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  Sitting first in the WHL for goals scored, Oliver Okuliar was named the WHL Player of the Week on Monday, after back-to-back hat tricks over the weekend. Danica Ferris has more on his outstanding offensive stretch.
  
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• 'I’ll put money on it': Political analyst predicts Wexit candidate wins a byelection

  06-11-2019 01:46
  A political analyst at the University of Saskatchewan is predicting a Wexit candidate will succeed in a byelection, if one gets called in Saskatchewan or Alberta. “If there’s a byelection in Alberta or Saskatchewan, there’ll be a Wexit candidate. My prediction is, and I’ll put money on it, is that Wexit candidate wins,” Greg Poelzer said. “The sentiment is that strong.” Wexit is a separatist movement that erupted after Alberta and Saskatchewan didn&rsquo
  
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