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• Ex-Team Canada star Kaillie Humphries wins debut bobsled race with U.S.

  07-12-2019 23:10
  
  Kaillie Humphries' World Cup bobsled debut for the United States was a winning one. The former Canadian bobsled star won this season's women's opener on Saturday, posting the fastest time in both heats at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York for her 23rd career World Cup victory -- and her first for the U.S. Humphries teamed with Lauren Gibbs to finish two runs in 1 minute, 53.48 seconds, posting the fastest time in both heats. "I've been through a lot emotionally over the last year, so
  
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• Lights, camera, action: Families in need receive free portraits in Lethbridge

  07-12-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Help Portrait Day in Lethbridge offers free professional photos to families in need this holiday season. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Calgary Stampeders sell off their gear at annual sale

  07-12-2019 22:20
  
  Sports fans and their families were down at McMahon Stadium Saturday to pick up some items at the Calgary Stampeders' annual locker room sale. The event, held between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., gave the public the chance to get into the team's locker room to buy up some game-worn helmets, jerseys and equipment. They also got to meet with some of the members of the team. Organizers say it's a very popular event. "I come down the hill at a quarter to eight for a nine o'clock opening and there's 200 people
  
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• Truck, wheelchair stolen from Bowden family recovered

  07-12-2019 21:20
  
  A family who had their truck stolen out of their driveway says the vehicle, along with their daughter's wheelchair, has been recovered. Ashley Dupuis contacted CTV News earlier this week about her truck that was taken from her driveway early one morning. She said she had the vehicle warming up in her driveway and was about to go out to it with her daughter Kaycee, who is in a body cast following a recent surgery. When she stepped outside, the truck was gone, along with her daughter's wheelchair,
  
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• Kaillie Humphries wins debut race with U.S. bobsled team

  07-12-2019 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday was Humphries' first major international race since she won the bronze for Canada at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
  
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• Low oxygen levels in oceans are endangering marine life: report

  07-12-2019 20:30
  
  Low oxygen levels in the world’s oceans are threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, warn experts in a new report released at the UN climate conference in Madrid on Saturday. As a result of increasing global temperatures and nutrient pollution, oxygen is declining in the oceans and coastal waters. That is threatening the livelihood of large fish species such as tuna, sharks, swordfish and marlin, the report found. The larger fish are being forced to move toward shallow surfaces
  
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• Canada's first 'body farm' set to open in the spring

  07-12-2019 20:01
  
  Some of the bodies will be buried in shallow graves. Some will be left in vehicles. Others, still, will be placed on the ground outside, exposed to the elements. In all of the scenarios, the human bodies will be meticulously studied by forensic scientists on a daily basis to see how they decompose in their various states. “Our team goes out there every single day to understand how decomposition is occurring in those different environments and that’s how we get a better understanding
  
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• Alberta conservation group does their part to stem Christmas tree shortage

  07-12-2019 19:48
  
  Because of issues 10 years ago, there aren't as many live Christmas trees available for sale this year, but an Alberta conservation group came up with a solution. While it might seem disingenuous to some to cut down trees to help the environment, the Nature Conservancy of Canada has been doing just that for the past few years. The difference is the trees they've targeted aren't supposed to be there in the first place, so it's actually a win-win for everyone involved. The NCC says all the trees c
  
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• Singh reiterates support for Fredericton abortion clinic fighting to stay open

  07-12-2019 19:04
  
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visited a Fredericton abortion clinic Saturday that is struggling to remain open because New Brunswick does not cover abortions performed outside hospitals. Singh voiced his support for Clinic 554 and met with medical director Adrian Edgar.A new Parliament has started: Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletterThe clinic's fate drew attention to the provincial policy and became a focal point on the issue of abortion access during the fall federal election. In October, D
  
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• Prince Charles’ office issues statement about Queen's retirement

  07-12-2019 18:23
  
  In a rare statement, a spokesperson for Prince Charles has dismissed persistent rumours claiming Queen Elizabeth II plans to retire when she turns 95. “There are no plans for any change in arrangements at the age of 95 — or any other age,” the Clarence House spokesperson told CTVNews.ca in an email on Saturday. In late November, British publications were awash with stories speculating the Queen, who is 93, was planning her retirement for 2021, following her 95th birthday. Citin
  
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• Prince Charles' office issues statement about Queen's retirement

  07-12-2019 18:23
  
  In a rare statement, a spokesperson for Prince Charles has dismissed persistent rumours claiming Queen Elizabeth II plans to retire when she turns 95. “There are no plans for any change in arrangements at the age of 95 — or any other age,” the Clarence House spokesperson told CTVNews.ca in an email on Saturday. In late November, British publications were awash with stories speculating the Queen, who is 93, was planning to step away from her Royal duties in 2021 following her 95
  
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• Official: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack

  07-12-2019 18:09
  
  The Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Saturday. One of the three students who attended the dinner party videotaped outside the building while the shooting was taking place at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday, said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity after being briefed by federal author
  
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• FBI says it presumes base shooting was act of terrorism

  07-12-2019 18:09
  
  PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism. Investigators are also trying to establish whether the killer, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, 21, of the Royal Saudi Air Force, acted alone or was part of a larger
  
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• FBI presumes base shooting was act of terrorism

  07-12-2019 18:09
  
  The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism. Investigators are also trying to establish whether the killer, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, 21, of the Royal Saudi Air Force, acted alone or was part of a larger plot. Alshamrani,
  
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• Man in life threatening condition after police shooting in Cochrane

  07-12-2019 17:58
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been called to investigate a police shooting that took place in the town of Cochrane. The agency says the incident took place in the community west of Calgary sometime overnight.ASIRT has been directed to investigate an @RCMPAlberta officer-involved shooting that occurred overnight in Cochrane. Details to follow. — ASIRT (@ASIRT_AB) December 7, 2019EMS did not have any details about where the incident took place, but said an adult male was tak
  
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• Man dead after police shooting in southern Alberta

  07-12-2019 17:58
  
  Cochrane RCMP and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team are investigating after a standoff in the community Friday night resulted in the death of an adult male. Officers say they were called to a home after there were concerns about the safety of a man and his partner. It was also believed he had numerous firearms in his possession. Upon arrival, the man barricaded himself inside the home and ignored police commands to come out. A police negotiator was also brought in, but the man did not c
  
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• Authorities investigate police shooting in Cochrane

  07-12-2019 17:58
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been called to investigate a police shooting that took place in the town of Cochrane. The agency says the incident took place in the community west of Calgary sometime overnight.ASIRT has been directed to investigate an @RCMPAlberta officer-involved shooting that occurred overnight in Cochrane. Details to follow. — ASIRT (@ASIRT_AB) December 7, 2019There are no other details at this time. More to come…
  
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• Here are some of the 71 new species discovered this year

  07-12-2019 17:26
  
  The quest for the unknown revealed exciting new discoveries this year. California Academy of Sciences researchers discovered 71 new animal and plant species in 2019. The list includes flowers, fish, corals, spiders, sea slugs, ants and lizards, among others. They were found across three oceans and five continents in caves, forests and even the greatest depths of the ocean. Learning more about these intriguing new species allows for a greater understanding of environments and biomes, as well as t
  
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• Calgary Humane Society throws pet-themed Christmas party

  07-12-2019 16:47
  
  The Calgary Humane Society is throwing a special party for pets and pet lovers Saturday in hopes to raise donations to help support the animals at the facility. Christmas for the Animals, sponsored by Pet Planet, features food, crafts, movies and the chance to visit with some of the shelter's pets. Officials say it's the official kick-off to its Stuff-A-Pooch-Pad campaign, so visitors are asked to bring pet toys, treats and food items to help out with the effort. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2
  
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• 'Kids will fall through the cracks': Advocates critical of child-welfare changes

  07-12-2019 16:30
  
  Advocates for children and First Nations say the federal government hasn't provided funding for or details about extensive child-welfare changes coming next month and they suggest vulnerable children will suffer. "My greatest fear is that kids will fall through the cracks and families will fall through the cracks," said Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. The federal government has said the overhaul of Indigenous child welfare will reduce th
  
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• Truck crash ties up Lethbridge highway for over three hours

  07-12-2019 15:43
  
  Lethbridge police are investigating after a semi tractor-trailer and a dump truck collided on the highway on the eastern end of the community Friday night. Officers were called to the scene, at 43 Street and Crowsnest Trail, at just before 9 p.m. The incident forced the closure of the westbound lanes of Crowsnest Trail and the southbound lanes of 43 Street for about three hours. The scene has since been cleared and police are still investigating the cause. There were no injuries reported as a re
  
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• Truckers block roads as French strikes hit weekend travel

  07-12-2019 15:04
  
  Strikes disrupted weekend travel around France on Saturday as truckers blocked highways and most trains remained at a standstill because of worker anger at President Emmanuel Macron's policies. Meanwhile, yellow vest protesters held their weekly demonstrations over economic injustice in Paris and other cities, under the close watch of police. The marchers appear to be emboldened by the biggest national protests in years Thursday that kicked off a mass movement against the government's plan to re
  
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• Tensions as yellow vests join French retirement protests

  07-12-2019 15:04
  
  Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists joining a wave of protest actions against the government's overhaul of France's national retirement system, as highway blockades and train stoppages disrupted weekend travel around the country. A few thousand yellow vest protesters marched from the Finance Ministry complex on the Seine River through southeast Paris, pushing their year-old demands for economic justice -- and adding the retirement reform to their list of grievances. Most
  
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• Snowfall warning in place for Alberta's mountain parks

  07-12-2019 15:03
  
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Banff and Jasper National Parks and a large part of central Alberta Saturday. The advisory says the affected regions are expected to get between 10 and 20 cm of snow, but those amounts could reach 30 cm in areas near the B.C. and Canada-U.S. border. The following regions are included in the warning:Banff National Park Crowsnest Pass - Pincher Creek - Waterton Lakes Nat. Park Cypress Hills Provincial Park - Foremost Hinton - Grande Cache Jasper
  
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• Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for U.S.-held scientist

  07-12-2019 14:16
  
  Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton scholar released for an Iranian scientist held by America, marking a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions. In a trade conducted in Zurich, Switzerland, Iranian officials handed over Chinese-American graduate student Xiyue Wang, detained in Tehran since 2016, for scientist Massoud Soleimani, who had faced a federal trial in Georgia. While the exchange represents a
  
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• Mexico, U.S., Canada trade talks continue in Washington

  07-12-2019 13:31
  
  Mexico's top trade negotiator wrapped up an 11-hour meeting with his U.S. counterpart Friday night, saying they had not finalized a new trade agreement for Mexico, United States and Canada. As he left the office of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Jesus Seade told reporters "we are working on all the issues. It is not easy, but we are working well." He added that they might meet again Saturday. Seade said Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland participated in the talks, as w
  
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• Confidence vote on throne speech unlikely until New Year: Rodriguez

  07-12-2019 13:00
  
  The confidence vote in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government’s throne speech “probably” won’t happen until 2020. In an interview on CTV’s Question Period with Evan Solomon, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez said that the vote likely won’t happen until the New Year, citing the Liberal's ability to schedule up to six days to debate the speech.          A new Parliament has started: Sign up for o
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, December 6, 2019

  07-12-2019 07:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - James Hamblin and Brett Kemp scored in the shootout as the Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League play.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes fans toss teddies as team drops 4th straight

  07-12-2019 07:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a game where 3568 teddy bears and 679 toques were tossed onto the ice by a sold-out crowd, the Lethbridge Hurricanes couldn’t find an answer for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the shootout. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools to consider hiking bus fees after UCP budget results in funding shortfall

  07-12-2019 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Public Schools trustees are expected to discuss proposed increases to school bus fees next week.
  
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• Unauthorized biography of Melania Trump reveals new insights into First Lady

  07-12-2019 04:29
  
  A new unauthorized autobiography about Melania Trump aims to strip away some of the mystery surrounding the First Lady. ‘Free, Melania,’ released on Tuesday, was penned by CNN White House reporter Kate Bennett, who describes Trump as “calculated, quiet and independent”-- and not to be underestimated. The title appears to be a play on the viral hashtag #FreeMelania which surfaced soon after Trump’s inauguration, alleging that the First Lady was a victim of circumstan
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Dec 6

  07-12-2019 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, December 6, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Quinn Campbell.
  
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• Province pledges $8M for Alberta opioid recovery treatment 

  07-12-2019 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government has announced it will provide $8 million in new funding to help people recovering from opioid addiction.
  
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• Three in five Canadians support construction of new pipelines: Nanos survey

  07-12-2019 02:20
  
  Days after shovels hit the ground in Alberta on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, a new survey suggests the majority of Canadians support the construction of new pipelines. The survey, commissioned by CTV News and conducted by Nanos Research, polled 1,010 Canadians and found that 42 per cent supported new pipelines while another 23 per cent somewhat supported them. Just under a third, or 30 per cent, oppose or somewhat oppose pipeline construction. Four per cent of respondents said they wer
  
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• ‘Every parent’s nightmare’: Mother of missing Calgary man speaks out after RCMP search suspended

  07-12-2019 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta mother is handing out posters and making calls, hoping she will see her son again.
  
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• Mother of missing Calgary man speaks out after RCMP search suspended

  07-12-2019 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mother of a 26-year-old Calgary man whose truck was found torched near Pemberton, B.C., is speaking out after RCMP suspended their search. Emily Olsen reports.
  
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• University of Lethbridge marks anniversary of Montreal massacre with peaceful tribute

  07-12-2019 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge held a peaceful tribute to help the public honour the national day of remembrance and action on violence against women. Demi Knight reports.
  
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• Locked out employees of Co-op Refinery concerned about safety of community

  07-12-2019 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor members are raising concerns over the safety of the Regina Co-op Refinery after hundreds of employees were locked out by their employer Federated Co-operatives Limited.
  
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• Have you seen my owner? Calgary police want to return this speedboat

  07-12-2019 00:34
  
  Police in Calgary are looking for the rightful owner of a stolen speedboat that was recovered by investigators and they're turning to social media to do it. Officials posted the information about the recovered boat on Friday morning.Have you seen my Speedster? #Stolen @BRPSeaDoo turns up in #Calgary, unable to locate lawful owner. #FridayFinds #YYC https://t.co/61R16cz61e pic.twitter.com/rNxshMr33z — Calgary Police (@CalgaryPolice) December 6, 2019The Sea-Doo brand boat was recovered durin
  
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• Have you seen my owner? Calgary police want to return speedboat

  07-12-2019 00:34
  
  Police in Calgary are looking for the rightful owner of a stolen speedboat that was recovered by investigators and they're turning to social media to do it. Officials posted the information about the recovered boat on Friday morning.Have you seen my Speedster? #Stolen @BRPSeaDoo turns up in #Calgary, unable to locate lawful owner. #FridayFinds #YYC https://t.co/61R16cz61e pic.twitter.com/rNxshMr33z — Calgary Police (@CalgaryPolice) December 6, 2019The Sea-Doo brand boat was recovered durin
  
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• $2M in copper, parts stolen from northern Alberta gas plant

  07-12-2019 00:25
  
  Thieves stole an estimated $2 million in property from a gas plant in northern Alberta last month. Beaverlodge RCMP say several large spools of industrial heavy-gauge copper, as well as turbine parts and other stainless steel items, were taken from a site north of Wembley. The break-and-enter happened between Nov. 6 and Nov. 27. Anyone who saw suspicious activity that may be related to the theft is asked to call RCMP at 780-354-2955 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Wembley is located west of
  
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• Bear with sweet tooth steals Christmas treats

  07-12-2019 00:15
  
  A Campbell River woman will have to start her holiday baking all over again after a bear helped itself to her freezer. After hearing noises early Friday morning, Sharla Marr discovered a bear had opened her outdoor freezer and eaten several kilograms of her homemade Christmas treats. Marr is a Red Seal baker, meaning the bear picked one of the best houses on the block to raid. "It ate one kilogram of peanut brittle, a 16 x 11 pan of mint Nanaimo bars, a batch of chocolate truffles, and then rand
  
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