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• Robbery spree near Edmonton leads to police chase, stolen semi-truck driving wrong way on QEII

  30-11-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A series of crimes committed by a trio of people on Friday night led to a dangerous police chase on Highway 2 in Alberta.
  
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• Robbery spree near Edmonton leads to police chase, stolen semi-truck driving in wrong lane

  30-11-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A series of crimes committed by a trio of people on Friday night led to a dangerous police chase on Highway 2 in Alberta.
  
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• 38 years of Christmas cheer: Fort MacLeod’s annual Santa Claus Parade storms the streets

  30-11-2019 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  St. Nick spread Christmas cheer as Fort MacLeod hosted the annual Santa Claus Parade on Saturday. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Former Hurricanes GM says he ‘took immediate action’ on allegations against Bill Peters

  30-11-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A day after the resignation of Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters, his former boss spoke out about his conduct with the Carolina Hurricanes.
  
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• Hundreds of protesters gather outside UCP's annual meeting

  30-11-2019 22:15
  
  While members of the United Conservative Party participated in the annual general meeting in northeast Calgary, a significant amount of people staged a rally outside. The gathering, which consisted of about 800 protesters, waved signs placards saying "no more cuts," "I love public education," and "united nurses of Alberta." Meanwhile, inside the Westin Hotel by the Calgary International Airport, party faithful take part in the governance and policy plenary session. "There’s a lot of change
  
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• Tens of thousands of march against far-right in Italy

  30-11-2019 21:37
  
  Tens of thousands rallied in Florence in Italy on Saturday against the far-right League party, the latest in a series of demonstrations called by the new, youth-driven "Sardine Movement". The sardine has become a symbol of protest against the far-right firebrand leader Matteo Salvini, who served as interior minister and deputy prime minister in the previous coalition government with the Five Star Movement. Students, young professionals and families with children joined the march, where the carry
  
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• Doctor suspended in U.K. and New Brunswick after online chat with cop

  30-11-2019 21:19
  
  A New Brunswick doctor who was found guilty of misconduct in England after an online chat with a cop posing as a teen has been suspended from practising in New Brunswick for nine months. The suspension, announced Saturday by the New Brunswick College of Physicians and Surgeons, matches a suspension earlier this month by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in the United Kingdom. Dr. Hazeez Awan was sanctioned after making "sexually motivated" remarks to someone who identified herself as a
  
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• Maltese prosecutors charge businessman in reporter's killing

  30-11-2019 21:06
  
  Maltese prosecutors on Saturday charged a prominent local businessman as being an accomplice to the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a 2017 car bombing on Malta. Yorgen Fenech, a Maltese hotelier and director of the Maltese power company, was also charged in the evening courtroom hearing with being an accomplice to causing the explosion that killed the 53-year-old reporter as she drove near her home. Magistrate Audrey Demicoli asked Fenech to enter pleas. He replied
  
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• Family of New Brunswick man killed in 2015 offers $10,000 for information

  30-11-2019 20:56
  
  The family of a man who was fatally shot by police in Bathurst, N.B. nearly five years ago is offering a $10,000 reward for information surrounding his death. Michel Vienneau was shot in his vehicle outside the Bathurst train station on Jan. 12, 2015. Police were acting on a tip the 51-year-old businessman and his common-law partner Annick Basque were in possession of illegal drugs after returning from a trip to Montreal. In their effort to confront the couple, a police officer was pinned betwee
  
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• CO exposure in Calgary home sends 6 adults, 4 children to hospital

  30-11-2019 19:22
  
  Paramedics and firefighters were called to a northeast Calgary home early Saturday after a number of people, including a one-year-old toddler, mysteriously fell ill. EMS says at about 4 a.m., they got a call about someone in medical distress in a home in the 1800 block of 4 Street N.E. When they arrived along with firefighters, they determined there were extremely high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in the house. "There were a total of nine occupants in the home when EMS arrived, including four
  
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• Scheer reinforces plans to remain party leader, warns against internal fighting in UCP speech

  30-11-2019 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer reinforced his plans to stay on as party leader despite some pushback for him to step aside during his speech at the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in Calgary on Friday.
  
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• Scheer will not step down, leader said in speech at UCP AGM in Calgary

  30-11-2019 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Andrew Scheer spoke at the UCP AGM in Calgary.
  
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• '12 hours of pain': Montreal man breaks burpee record to honour late brother

  30-11-2019 17:38
  
  A Montreal man has broken the Guinness World Record for most burpees in 12 hours. With a framed photo of his late brother propped up by dumbbells in front of him, Samuel Finn pushed through 5,234 repetitions of the grueling exercise Friday night. The accomplishment (dubbed “Burpees For Ced”) was done in honour of his brother Cedric, who was diagnosed in 2017 with a rare and aggressive soft tissue sarcoma. He died nine months later at the age of 27. As part of his efforts, Finn starte
  
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• Mississippi fire department roiled by noose in locker

  30-11-2019 17:29
  
  There's little disagreement that the object found in a white Mississippi firefighter's locker was a hangman's noose. But as with many things in America these days, there's deep disagreement about what it meant. To some it was a reminder of lynchings that took hundreds of black lives in Mississippi, and it had no place on city property -- though there was no suggestion that firefighter Shelton Russell had ever displayed it or used it to intimidate anyone. To Russell it didn't carry that meaning.
  
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• Iraqi PM formally submits resignation amid more violence

  30-11-2019 16:56
  
  BAGHDAD -- Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament. Lawmakers were expected to either vote or accept outright Abdul-Mahdi's resignation letter in a parliamentary session Sunday, two members of parliament said. The prime minister announced Thursday he would hand parliament his resignation on Friday amid m
  
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• Iraqi officials: 2 protesters dead in more violence

  30-11-2019 16:56
  
  Iraqi officials say two protesters have been shot dead and at least 26 wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq in continued unrest after Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced he intended to resign. Iraq's Cabinet said in a statement it convened an emergency session Saturday to discuss Abdul-Mahdi's stepping down and approved the resignations of key staff. Experts said parliament must approve Abdul Mahdi's resignation for it to be valid. Security and hospital officials say two protesters were ki
  
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• Lions Festival of Lights set to open for another Christmas season

  30-11-2019 16:17
  
  Volunteers of a beloved holiday festival will be able to enjoy the fruits of their labours Saturday as the Lions Festival of Lights is switched on for the season. The event, at Confederation Park Golf Course in northwest Calgary, invites visitors to enjoy light displays, hot chocolate, cookies and really get into the spirit of Christmas. It's the 33rd year for the festival, which is the largest drive-by holiday light show in the entire city. Approximately 650,000 lights make up the displays that
  
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• 'Losing hurts': Andrew Scheer addresses Conservative party faithful in Calgary

  30-11-2019 15:30
  
  Just over a month after losing the federal election to his rival Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer spoke at the United Conservative Party's annual meeting in Calgary, reaffirming his desire to continue to lead the Conservative Party. About 1,200 people attended Friday night's gathering to listen to Scheer as he pledged for unity as the party moves into their role as Official Opposition in the House of Commons. "We didn’t win on October 21st. I am deeply disappointed – and losing hurts. B
  
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• Albania's search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 51

  30-11-2019 14:46
  
  The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll at 51 and no more bodies believed to be in the ruins. Prime Minister Edi Rama said preliminary figures showed more than 1,465 buildings in the capital, Tirana, and about 900 in nearby Durres were seriously damaged in Tuesday's 6.4-magnitude pre-dawn quake. About 2,000 people were injured. A woman in Tirana who had been in a coma died, the health ministry said Satur
  
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• No winning ticket for Friday night's $11 million Lotto Max jackpot

  30-11-2019 14:29
  
  No winning ticket was sold for the $11 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Dec. will be approximately $16 million.
  
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• Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight

  30-11-2019 14:17
  
  Hundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory. The rally at a park downtown was among several peaceful gatherings by protesters this week to keep up pressure on the government amid a lull in violence following a local election victory by the pro-democracy bloc and the gaining of U.S. support for their cause. A local boys' band belt
  
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• Suspect in London attack had served time for terrorism: U.K. police

  30-11-2019 13:39
  
  LONDON -- U.K. counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offences before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Two people were killed and three wounded. Neil Basu, London's police counterterrorism chief, said 28-year-old Usman Khan was attending a program that works to educate prisoners when he launched Friday's attack just yards from the site of a de
  
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• Questions linger about early release of terror convict in London stabbings

  30-11-2019 13:39
  
  Usman Khan was convicted on terrorism charges but let out of prison early. He attended a "Learning Together" conference for ex-offenders, and used the event to launch a bloody attack, stabbing two people to death and wounding three others. Police shot him dead after he flashed what seemed to be a suicide vest. Khan is gone, but the questions remain: Why was he let out early? Did authorities believe he no longer believed in radical Islam? Why didn't the conditions imposed on his release prevent t
  
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• Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings

  30-11-2019 13:39
  
  LONDON -- U.K. counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offences before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Two people were killed and three wounded. Neil Basu, London's police counterterrorism chief, said 28-year-old Usman Khan was attending a program that works to educate prisoners when he launched Friday's attack just yards from the site of a de
  
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• Deputy Tory leader questions whether anti-Scheer voices care about the party

  30-11-2019 13:00
  
  As more criticism of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer emerges and doubts grow about his likelihood to remain at the party’s helm until the April leadership review, the new deputy Tory leader Leona Alleslev is questioning whether the contrarians who have spoken out care about the future of the conservative movement. “I think that there are certain obviously disgruntled people and I'm very disappointed in them, because if they really cared about the country and they really cared about
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, November 29, 2019

  30-11-2019 07:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Mads Sogaard stopped all 15 shots he faced as the Medicine Hat Tigers blanked the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-0 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes fall in shootout to Saskatoon Blades

  30-11-2019 07:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes and Saskatoon Blades went the distance on Friday night, in a shootout thriller. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• City budget means each household will pay about $10 a month more

  30-11-2019 05:36
  
  Expect to pay a little bit more on your tax bill this spring, as Calgary City council has shifted more of the tax burden onto residents. Now 52 per cent of the city’s tax collection will come from residential property tax and 48 from commercial businesses, a 7.51 per cent shift for residential tax accounts. Mayor Nenshi spoke to the press following a vote that saw council save the low income transit pass, keep two inner city swimming pools open for two more years, restore an earlier cut to
  
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• City budget deal means each household will pay about $10 a month more in residential taxes

  30-11-2019 05:36
  
  Expect to pay a little bit more on your tax bill this spring, as Calgary City council has shifted more of the tax burden onto residents. Now 52 per cent of the city’s tax collection will come from residential property tax and 48 from commercial businesses, a 7.51 per cent shift for residential tax accounts. Mayor Nenshi spoke to the press following a vote that saw council save the low income transit pass, keep two inner city swimming pools open for two more years, restore an earlier cut to
  
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• “It felt very eerie up there”: Hikers find burned truck in B.C. that belongs to missing Alberta man

  30-11-2019 04:23
  
  James Starke and four friends were planning to spend the weekend at the Brian Waddington hut, north of Pemberton. But when they got to the trail head, they came across a gutted vehicle. “Honestly at first it’s confusion,” he said in an interview with CTV News. “Are we in danger? Is there someone out there?” Starke said along with the truck there were items scattered around the area including two passports, three cell phones, a smashed laptop, ID cards, toiletry bags
  
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• Alberta Union of Provincial Employees bracing for up to 5,900 government job cuts

  30-11-2019 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's largest public sector union says the government plans to cut up to 5,900 positions as part of its plan to balance the province's budget by the 2022-23 fiscal year.
  
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• Students protest cuts to post-secondary education in Alberta budget

  30-11-2019 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hundreds of post-secondary students marched to the steps of the McDougall Centre, Alberta's premier's office in Calgary, on Friday.
  
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• Semi tractor fire spreads to warehouse in southeast Calgary blaze

  30-11-2019 03:38
  
  A semi tractor caught fire Friday, which then spread to a shipping warehouse in southeast Calgary The incident took place around 5 p.m. Friday, at 5600 61st Ave S.E. in the Foothills Industrial Park. After the fire spread from the semi-tractor to the outside of the building, fire crews on scene were able to knock it down before the fire penetrated to the inside of the warehouse. 25 fighters were on scene, and were able to limit the damage to the semi-tractor, which was destroyed, and to heavy sm
  
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• One shot in Friday night Beltline incident

  30-11-2019 02:59
  
  A shooting Friday evening in the Beltline has left one person injured. The incident took place around 6:25 p.m, when Calgary police responded to a complaint of shots fired. A shooting victim was located, around the intersection of 14th Avenue and 10th Street S.W. Police are on scene now. There is no word on the extent of the injury or whether anyone is in custody. This is a developing story...
  
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• One injured in possible shooting in Friday night Beltline incident

  30-11-2019 02:59
  
  A targeted attack that was described as a shooting Friday evening in the Beltline has left one person injured. The incident took place around 6:25 p.m, when Calgary police responded to a complaint of shots fired. A victim was located, around the intersection of 14th Avenue and 10th Street S.W. Police are on scene now. There is no word on the extent of the injury or whether anyone is in custody. This is a developing story...
  
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• Athlete of the Month: Goaltender Alicia Anderson leads the way for Pronghorns

  30-11-2019 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  University of Lethbridge goalie Alicia Anderson has been the busiest netminder in Canada West so far this season, and the fifth-year veteran has continued to put up strong numbers for the Pronghorns. Watch for more on Anderson.
  
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• Lethbridge crews work around the clock to clear snow

  30-11-2019 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  "People say, 'Oh, I haven't seen a plow all day.' You see that a lot [online] and you're like, 'Well, we've been working for three days straight, 24 hours.'"
  
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• Skyrocketing insurance costs pose 'double whammy' for rural Alberta school districts

  30-11-2019 01:08
  
  Palliser Regional Schools is among the small to mid-sized Alberta school districts facing a sudden and dramatic increase in insurance premiums. "On average, my understanding was just for property, it went up 274 per cent," says Palliser secretary treasurer Dexter Durfey. Palliser is a member of the Alberta School Board Insurance Exchange, the largest school board insurance and risk management provider in the province. According to its website, ASBIE services 48 school boards, and more than 300 o
  
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• CN Rail works to get trains on track — but grain, propane industries remain worried

  30-11-2019 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The railway aims to move about 5,000 grain hoppers this week, versus nearly 6,900 cars the week before the strike.
  
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• Lethbridge crews work round the clock to clear snow

  30-11-2019 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge plow operators have been working 12-hour shifts round the clock since the beginning of Wednesday’s snowstorm to clear snow from priority routes throughout the city. Emily Olsen tagged along with one operator to see how the process is going.
  
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• Springbank house under construction is on fire

  30-11-2019 00:54
  
  A house that was under construction is on fire in Springbank. Fire crews from Springbank, Elbow Valley and Redwood Meadows have been fighting it since around 4 p.m. At least six trucks are on the scene. No word on whether or not there are any injuries. This is a developing story...
  
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• Fire destroys luxury home under construction just outside of Calgary

  30-11-2019 00:54
  
  A family's dream home being built just outside of Calgary's western edge was consumed in a massive fire Friday evening. Crews were called to the scene, at Old Banff Coach Road and 101 Street, at about 4 p.m. after neighbours spotted smoke billowing into the air. By the time firefighters reached the property in the community of Springbank, flames had fully engulfed it. Despite their best efforts to save the structure, they couldn't and the whole building, along with a detached garage, were comple
  
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• Alberta Health Services closes home-based tattoo shop in Calgary

  30-11-2019 00:34
  
  Officials with Alberta Health Services have ordered the closure of a tattoo shop operating out of a home in the northwest Calgary community of Bowness. According to the notice, the service, called Jeremiah Ball Tattoo, was being conducted in the kitchen and there were no approved disinfectants available for equipment or contact services. Health officials say the business was being run out of a home in the 4500 block of 73 Street N.W. in Bowness and there was no separation between the service are
  
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• This Alberta man got a hole-in-one and won an SUV. He still hasn't received his prize.

  30-11-2019 00:22
  
  A 2019 Ford Escape has proven as hard earned and inconceivable as the golf shot an Alberta man made to win it.   The vehicle was supposed to be Percy Potts' prize for making a hole-in-one in a late-August weekend tournament at the Goose Hummock Golf Resort in Gibbons, Alta.   But while the hole-in-one was supposed to be the difficult part, three months later, Potts still hasn't seen his winnings.   "The way I see it, it seems like nobody wants to take responsibility for this," he
  
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• Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher beats Brad Jacobs 5-4 in extra end at Canada Cup

  30-11-2019 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brendan Bottcher needed an extra end to complete a 5-4 victory over Brad Jacobs in round-robin play Friday at the Canada Cup.
  
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• 'We'll get politics out of the classroom': Alberta education minister defends tweet on oil sands school assignment

  30-11-2019 00:03
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange is defending a tweet pledging to keep politics out of the classroom following backlash from the New Democrat opposition and Alberta Teachers Association. On Thursday afternoon, LaGrange tweeted a screenshot of a Grade 10 social studies test from a Calgary school and questioned if it was too political.It is concerning that anybody would think that these were appropriate questions for a Gr. 10 Social Studies test. Alberta has a great story to tell about our resp
  
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