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• Rent in Lethbridge remains among Canada's most affordable - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• NHL Notebook: Vigneault's return, Cherry's uncertain CHL future, Makar's rise - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  NHL Notebook: Vigneault's return, Cherry's uncertain CHL future, Makar's rise  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Jason Garrison sues financial adviser - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Jason Garrison sues financial adviser  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Captain Michael Bradley says he's optimistic about staying in Toronto - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Captain Michael Bradley says he's optimistic about staying in Toronto  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Utility to pay $360M for major Southern California wildfires - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Utility to pay $360M for major Southern California wildfires  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Foundation that delivers gifts to sick kids at Children's Hospital 'banned'

  13-11-2019 23:44
  
  LONDON, Ont. -- Leo Larizza would love to be able to visit friends in the children's ward on the 6th floor of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). However he can't step foot past the sidewalk. "Children's Hospital has banned TLC Foundation from entering their property," says the foundation's creator. After more than three decades of delivering gifts and wishes to sick, terminal and underprivileged kids, LHSC Children's Hospital says Larizza will no longer be allowed to continue, due to an acces
  
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• Disney Plus hits 10M subscribers in 1 day - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Disney Plus hits 10M subscribers in 1 day  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Pick a lane’: Kenney calls out Quebec’s use of equalization payments after Blanchet’s meeting with Trudeau

  13-11-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta has paid $600 billion in equalization payments since 1960, adding the province has contributed $23 billion each year for the past five years. 
  
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• Lethbridge named one of Western Canada's best cities to invest in property - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge named one of Western Canada's best cities to invest in property  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta independence ideas would increase costs, says Calgary mayor - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 23:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta independence ideas would increase costs, says Calgary mayor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Airdrie doctor loses practice permit over sexual assault conviction

  13-11-2019 23:15
  
  CALGARY — College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) cancelled the registration and practice permit of a doctor who practiced in the City of Airdrie after a disciplinary hearing found he engaged in unprofessional conduct. Dr. Elijah Marfo, 63, is currently serving three concurrent eight-year sentences at the Drumheller Institution for convictions related to the sexual assault of a minor. The hearing was held at the institution in July. Despite the fact that Marfo's victim wa
  
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• Kenney says Quebec needs to ‘pick a lane’ on equalization payments, oil industry

  13-11-2019 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Responding to Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchette’s comments on the Western Canadian independence movement, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province of Quebec needs to “pick a lane” on whether they want to support the oil and gas industry or keep benefitting from equalization payments.
  
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• International investigation nets record $15M drug seizure for Calgary officers

  13-11-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Project Coyote resulted in a record-breaking seizure of cocaine and fentanyl, police said.
  
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• ALERT and U.S. authorities bust multi-million dollar international drug ring

  13-11-2019 22:51
  
  A two-year-long investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), undertaken in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency hit paydirt when they intercepted record quantities of cocaine and fentanyl. Project Coyote announced Wednesday the seizure of $15 million worth of drugs, in addition to more than $4.5 million in cash and assets, and 13 firearms. Seven people have been arrested to date. ALERT is a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated law enforcemen
  
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• Call in a moment of crisis: New consult line offers support for CPS officers

  13-11-2019 22:40
  
  CALGARY – After a year-long pilot program, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) and Alberta Heath Services (AHS) have officially launched a special service aimed at connecting officers with health professionals when faced with a victim suffering from a mental health crisis. The Mobile Response Team (MRT) Consult Line is an initiative that stems from a combined AHS and CPS working group that was tasked with looking at ways to reduce the overall numbers of Form 10 patients. Form 10 is a document
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan to skip out on royal holiday celebration

  13-11-2019 22:32
  
  TORONTO -- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are choosing to pass on celebrating the holidays with the Royal Family. Prince Harry and Meghan spent the past two holiday seasons at Sandringham House, the private home of Queen Elizabeth II, but this year will instead spend time with Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, according to a report from The Sun U.K.Sign up for our Royal Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest news“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are looking forward to extended family ti
  
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• Bike Bait project takes a bite in Red Deer: 11 charges filed against 3 people

  13-11-2019 22:22
  
  Three men face criminal charges after Red Deer RCMP’s downtown patrol unit conducted their first Bait Bike project, producing a bite into crime that led to 11 criminal code charges, as well as other related bylaw infractions. During the operation, the unit strategically located a bike in a high-visibility area. The patrol unit initiated surveillance of the target bike, and when the bike was stolen, surveillance teams moved in and made arrests. Over two days, three people were arrested, ina
  
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• Bike Bait Project produces a bite in Red Deer: 11 charges filed against three people

  13-11-2019 22:22
  
  Three men face criminal charges after Red Deer RCMP’s Downtown Patrol Unit conducted their first Bait Bike Project, producing a bite that led to 11 criminal code charges, as well as  other related bylaw infractions. During the operation, the unit strategically located a bike in a high visibility area. The patrol unit initiated surveillance of the target bike, and when the bike was stolen, surveillance teams moved in and made arrests. Over two days, three people were arrested, and now
  
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• UCP top advisor billed taxpayers $45,000 in expenses, including luxury London hotel stays: NDP

  13-11-2019 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP is again being accused by the NDP of mismanaging taxpayer dollars, after spending thousands for a high-level provincial staffer's travel.
  
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• UCP top advisor billed taxpayers $45,000 for flights, meals, luxury London hotel stays: NDP

  13-11-2019 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP is again being accused by the NDP of mismanaging taxpayer dollars, after spending thousands for a high-level provincial staffer's travel.
  
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• DynaLIFE CEO opens up about benefits of Connect Care and ‘rocky’ launch

  13-11-2019 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  DynaLIFE's CEO said there were two big hurdles with the move to Connect Care, one of which he describes as updating "one of the most complex contact lists anyone could possibly imagine."
  
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• Southeast Calgary baby and children's store closes its doors

  13-11-2019 20:38
  
  CALGARY – Staff at a popular store for parents in Calgary announced they would be closing down their sole location but promise it is not the end of the business. Kacz' Kids, located in Deerfoot Meadows on 11 Street S.E., has supplied families with all sorts of baby clothing and gear including strollers, car seats and other items for over 20 years. This week, the company announced on social media it would be closing down the store this month.While hundreds of comments have already been post
  
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• Kacz' Kids latest Calgary business to shut its doors

  13-11-2019 20:38
  
  CALGARY – Staff at a popular store for parents in Calgary announced they would be closing down their sole location but promise it is not the end of the business. Kacz' Kids, located in Deerfoot Meadows on 11 Street S.E., has supplied families with all sorts of baby clothing and gear including strollers, car seats and other items for over 20 years. This week, the company announced on social media it would be closing down the store this month.While hundreds of comments have already been post
  
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• Kacz' Kids latest Calgary business to shut it doors

  13-11-2019 20:38
  
  CALGARY – Staff at a popular store for parents in Calgary announced they would be closing down their sole location but promise it is not the end of the business. Kacz' Kids, located in Deerfoot Meadows on 11 Street S.E., has supplied families with all sorts of baby clothing and gear including strollers, car seats and other items for over 20 years. This week, the company announced on social media it would be closing down the store this month.While hundreds of comments have already been post
  
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• Police dog subdues suspect after standoff in Lethbridge - CTV News

  13-11-2019 20:24 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police dog subdues suspect after standoff in Lethbridge  CTV News
  
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• Police dog subdues suspect after standoff in Lethbridge

  13-11-2019 20:24
  
  LETHBRIDGE — Police service dog Myke was used to subdue a suspect following a standoff in Lethbridge early Wednesday morning. Lethbridge police were called Tuesday afternoon and told a man was breaching a no-contact order stemming from a charge of criminal harassment. Police then found the man at a home in the 600 block of Fourth Street S. but when they contacted him, he refused to follow direction from officers, slamming the door on them and barricading himself inside the residence. The C
  
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• Over 160 properties join Red Deer surveillance camera registry in first 4 months

  13-11-2019 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Deer RCMP say 162 residential and commercial properties in Red Deer have registered their surveillance cameras to the database.
  
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• Man charged following high-risk incident in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 20:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Man charged following high-risk incident in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta removing tax exemption for commercial cannabis producers

  13-11-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Changes are coming to the way cannabis-production facilities are taxed in Alberta. Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon explains why that’s significant
  
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• Commercial cannabis producers in Alberta to start paying property taxes

  13-11-2019 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Municipalities in Alberta are to get a new source of revenue next year when commercial cannabis producers start paying property taxes.
  
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• NDP says Jason Kenney adviser spent more than $18K on trips to London

  13-11-2019 19:26
  
  EDMONTON -- One of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's top advisers spent tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on flights, meals and fancy hotels on a trip to London, alleges the opposition NDP. NDP MLA Heather Sweet, opposition critic for democracy and ethics, held a news conference Wednesday to discuss the spending habits of principal adviser David Knight-Legg. She said Knight-Legg, an international banker who is being paid $195,000 per year by Kenney's office, has expensed "three times m
  
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• Little Rock teachers to go on strike over district's control - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 19:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Historical society preserves 210-year-old theatre curtain - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 19:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Utah death-row inmate featured in bestselling book dies - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 19:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Utah death-row inmate featured in bestselling book dies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Conservatives' Scheer wants Trudeau to open Parliament on November 25 - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 18:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Conservatives' Scheer wants Trudeau to open Parliament on November 25  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Missing Stony Plain man’s stolen identity used by another man who is now dead: RCMP

  13-11-2019 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  "This other person died of natural causes and they discovered his identity — William Cuthbert's identity — on this male," RCMP Const. Shelley Nasheim explained.
  
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• Drilling association predicts number of rigs working in Western Canada will drop in 2020

  13-11-2019 18:14
  
  CALGARY — The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) predicts the number of rigs working in Western Canada will drop by 48 next year, from the current level of 545 to 497.  Despite that, the number of wells drilled will increase by eight in 2020 and the number of drilling days will also go up, by 88, to 46,599, according to the CAODC’s 2020 drilling forecast. The group  also says the total number of jobs will remain unchanged from 2019 l
  
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• Kenney vows to fight for Alberta oil sector as drillers forecast almost no growth in 2020

  13-11-2019 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The stand-pat forecast is more positive than one released two weeks ago by the Petroleum Services Association of Canada.
  
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• Drilling association forecasts almost no growth in 2020 oilpatch activity

  13-11-2019 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The stand-pat forecast is more positive than one released two weeks ago by the Petroleum Services Association of Canada.
  
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• People magazine names John Legend as 2019 Sexiest Man Alive - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 18:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  People magazine names John Legend as 2019 Sexiest Man Alive  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• BMI honours Dwight Yoakam, top country songwriters - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 18:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  BMI honours Dwight Yoakam, top country songwriters  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta premier says proposal to pull out of CPP due to hostility from others

  13-11-2019 17:41
  
  KANANASKIS, Alta. - Premier Jason Kenney is defending his idea that Alberta could pull out of the federal pension plan by saying times have changed. “We've never faced a more hostile situation coming from the central government,” Kenney said Tuesday. “And some of the provinces who have benefited enormously from the wealth generated in Alberta are now saying they are going to do everything they can to stand in the way of us exporting our energy. “This is a new moment in ou
  
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• Great blue heron to be returned to the wild after rescue near Airdrie

  13-11-2019 17:19
  
  CALGARY – A great blue heron, currently suffering from apparent cabin fever, will be released in Fish Creek Provincial Park nearly a week after being found in distress. Two wildlife photographers were north of Airdrie on Nov. 6 when they spotted a struggling great blue heron. Guy Kinney and his good friend Allison noticed the heron had clumps of ice frozen to its feathers The pair quickly put a rescue plan together when the realized the large migratory bird was freezing and struggling in t
  
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• Great blue heron returned to the wild after rescue near Airdrie

  13-11-2019 17:19
  
  CALGARY – A great blue heron, currently suffering from apparent cabin fever, has been released in Fish Creek Provincial Park nearly a week after being found in distress. Two wildlife photographers were north of Airdrie on Nov. 6 when they spotted a struggling great blue heron. Guy Kinney and his good friend Allison Prentice noticed the heron had clumps of ice frozen to its feathers. "It looked like it tried to jump up and fly but couldn’t," said Kinney. "I could see something as it t
  
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• Great blue heron returned to the wild after being rescued near Airdrie

  13-11-2019 17:19
  
  CALGARY – A great blue heron, currently suffering from apparent cabin fever, has been released in Fish Creek Provincial Park nearly a week after being found in distress. Two wildlife photographers were north of Airdrie on Nov. 6 when they spotted a struggling great blue heron. Guy Kinney and his good friend Allison Prentice noticed the heron had clumps of ice frozen to its feathers. "It looked like it tried to jump up and fly but couldn’t," said Kinney. "I could see something as it t
  
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• 'Serial' flu shots still better than none at all: researchers

  13-11-2019 17:13
  
  Saving the flu shot for “when you really need it” is like playing Russian roulette, says one Ontario researcher who compared more than two dozen studies about “serial vaccinations.” Annual flu shots remain the recommendation among doctors, despite growing evidence that repeated vaccination may weaken the body’s ability to fight the influenza viruses. That research is no reason to skip out on the shot altogether, said Jeff Kwong, a scientist with Clinical Evaluative
  
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• Domingo to sing at 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 17:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Domingo to sing at 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UN reports increasing violations of Iran nuclear deal - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 16:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  UN reports increasing violations of Iran nuclear deal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Guns and drugs seized from northeast home, 2 women face charges

  13-11-2019 16:51
  
  CALGARY — Four rifles, a sawed-off shotgun and three replica handguns were recovered by police during the search of a home in Temple last week. A month-long investigation into the suspected trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine was launched in early October resulting in the search of a home in the 200 block of Templeview Way N.E. Police seized a number of items including:15 grams of methamphetamine 8.1 grams of powdered cocaine 3.8 grams of an unknown powder $1,000 cash M4 .223 calib
  
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• US consumer prices up 0.4% in October; gasoline prices surge - Lethbridge News Now

  13-11-2019 16:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US consumer prices up 0.4% in October; gasoline prices surge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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