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• Women’s day at Theoretically Brewing in Lethbridge proves the craft is not only for men

  20-01-2020 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Saturday, the fourth annual Women’s Brew Day took place at Theoretically Brewing in Lethbridge. Women came out to show that the craft is not only for men. Taz Dhaliwal reports.
  
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• Indigenous leaders protest against major Alberta oilsands mine proposal

  20-01-2020 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous leaders from British Columbia and Alberta who oppose Teck's Frontier mine say its impact will be felt by First Nations well beyond the site of the massive oilsands project.
  
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• Airdrie teen nearly dies from Toxic Shock Syndrome

  20-01-2020 23:27
  
  Madeline Belle remembers paramedics carrying her down the stairs and then brief flashes as the team at Alberta Children’s Hospital worked to stabilize her — where she ended up in the Intensive Care Unit. After eliminating exotic diseases as the reason she became sick, doctors eventually discovered the healthy, 17-year-old’s sudden health crisis was the result of Toxic Shock Syndrome — a staphylococcus aureus infection that doctors told her was likely linked to tampon use.
  
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• Saints and Sinners 2020: ’90s Canadian rock bands unite for cross-country tour

  20-01-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  This summer, Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist and The Tea Party will hit the road together for a 17-date coast-to-coast Canadian tour.
  
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• Alberta's cold snap was good news in the fight against mountain pine beetle

  20-01-2020 22:39
  
  Albertans may have survived last week's extreme cold snap, but experts are hoping mountain pine beetles did not. In recent years the tree-killing pests invaded the forests of Jasper National Park, leaving red, dead pines in their wake, and have since moved into communities like Hinton and Sundre. The problem has been an economic hardship for Canada's forestry industry, with millions of square kilometres of forest succumbing to the bugs in the past decade. The bugs are hardy and multiply quickly,
  
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• Tony Award-winning smash Hamilton headlines Broadway Across Canada's 2020-21 season lineup

  20-01-2020 22:37
  
  Hamilton, the Broadway smash that won 11 Tony Awards in 2016, is one of four big musicals coming to Calgary. That was the news Monday when Broadway Across Canada announced its 2020-21 lineup, which includes Hamilton, along with a return visit of Come From Away, the longest running, made-in-Canada Broadway musical — as well as Anastasia and Jesus Christ Superstar. Featuring a musical score by Lin-Manuel Miranda that’s a memorable blend of jazz, hip-hop, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton
  
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• Progress Alberta threatens UCP government with lawsuit over inquiry into oil and gas critics

  20-01-2020 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Progress Alberta sent a letter to Commissioner Steve Allan last week stating it believes the inquiry is unconstitutional and violates freedom of expression and association.
  
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• Teen's amazing lacrosse-style goal lifts Glenlake Hawks to Esso title

  20-01-2020 22:16
  
  Finn Herrero is still on cloud nine after scoring the biggest goal of his hockey career. The 14-year-old's Glenlake Hawks faced the Knights in the Esso Minor Hockey Bantam two championship game Saturday night. The game was scoreless midway through the third when Herrero thought he’d try something different. He thought it was the right time to try his lacrosse style move. "So I was behind the net and no one was on me," recalled Herrero. "I was like why not because it could give us the lead.
  
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• Musical with Calgary connections sparking Broadway buzz

  20-01-2020 21:38
  
  Catchy tunes, high school drama, and a message of standing up for your beliefs have helped a musical based on a Calgarian’s life attract international attention before the revamped production even debuts. The Louder We Get tells the story of Marc Hall’s legal battle to bring his boyfriend to his Ontario high-school prom in 2002. He won that fight but had no idea standing up to his school principal would trigger an international news story back then, and now a musical showing at Theat
  
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• Skier, snowboarder killed at Fernie Alpine Resort and Whitewater Ski Resort

  20-01-2020 20:33
  
  The B.C. Coroner's Service is investigating after a skier and a snowboarder were killed in separate incidents at resorts in the southeast corner of that province in recent days. The first happened about 4:30 p.m. Friday when a man was found unresponsive in a tree well at Fernie Alpine Resort.   "Initial reports indicate that the victim had been skiing with another person, when the two became separated," reads a police release. "That person re-traced his run in search of his associate and ma
  
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• Solution to Alberta's liquor store theft 'epidemic'? Scan IDs at the door, company says

  20-01-2020 20:09
  
  ID-scanning technology widely used in nightclubs is coming to at least one Edmonton liquor stores in a pilot program aimed at curbing an "epidemic" of thefts, police announced Monday. In 2019, police in the city responded to more than 9,500 thefts from liquor stores, or an average of 26 per day. That was triple the 3,273 liquor store thefts seen in 2018. Alcanna Inc., which owns Liquor Depot, Ace Liquor and Wine and Beyond, calls the sharp spike in thefts concerning. “These robberies are i
  
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• Alberta liquor store will scan IDs to unlock doors in attempt to reduce thefts

  20-01-2020 20:09
  
  ID-scanning technology widely used in nightclubs is coming to at least one Edmonton liquor stores in a pilot program aimed at curbing an "epidemic" of thefts, police announced Monday. In 2019, police in the city responded to more than 9,500 thefts from liquor stores, or an average of 26 per day. That was triple the 3,273 liquor store thefts seen in 2018. Alcanna Inc., which owns Liquor Depot, Ace Liquor and Wine and Beyond, calls the sharp spike in thefts concerning. “These robberies are i
  
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• Alberta companies face charges after 2018 hydrogen sulphide leak near Spirit River

  20-01-2020 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's energy regulator has laid charges against three oil and gas companies after a release of poisonous hydrogen sulphide that affected human health.
  
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• Tax debt owed from oil and gas companies to Alberta towns has more than doubled

  20-01-2020 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's rural municipalities say the amount of unpaid property taxes they're owed by oil and gas companies has more than doubled over the past year.
  
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• Alberta’s The Melisizwe Brothers win ‘America’s Most Musical Family’ competition

  20-01-2020 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three brothers from the Edmonton area won America's Most Musical Family this past weekend, which comes with a recording contract and USD $250,000.
  
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• Man with sex assault and child pornography convictions designated a dangerous offender

  20-01-2020 19:03
  
  Kenneth Hornby has been designated as a dangerous offender after being convicted of sexually assaulting a five-year-old boy in an Elbow Park alleyway in 2017. The Crown confirms to CTV that Hornby received an indeterminate sentence during the Jan. 17 ruling. The 60-year-old had served time in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of possessing child pornography and breach of probation convictions after failing to comply with a court order. Hornby had been monitored by the Calgary Police Servi
  
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• Syncrude investigates contract worker’s death at Aurora site

  20-01-2020 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation is underway after a contract worker died in an incident at Syncrude's Aurora oilsands site in northern Alberta.
  
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• Oil and gas industry needs to do more to address climate change: IEA report

  20-01-2020 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new International Energy Agency report sugguests the oil and gas industry needs to increase efforts to address climate change or risk becoming socially unacceptable and unprofitable.
  
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• Alberta’s new post-secondary funding model tied to performance measures

  20-01-2020 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's new funding model for post-secondary institutions ties some of the money to performance measures.
  
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• Fatality at Syncrude site in northern Alberta

  20-01-2020 18:07
  
  Syncrude has confirmed that a worker was killed at its Aurora site on Sunday. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. at the site north of Fort McMurray. “This is devastating news for all of us at Syncrude. The safety and well-being of our employees and contractors is always our top concern,” said Steve Yatauro, Senior Vice President, Production in a written release. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this difficult time.” Syncrude said it is working with the
  
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• Province unveils new performance-based funding structure for post-secondary institutions

  20-01-2020 17:47
  
  Alberta's colleges and universities will soon receive provincial funding based on the achievement of predetermined targets. Beginning April 1, funding for post-secondary institutions will be linked to performance-based outcomes. "This new model is designed to help our students succeed," said Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides. "This model will be non-competitive. Institutions will not compete against each other for taxpayer dollars. They will compete against themselves." Individ
  
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• 90s Canadian rock heavyweights to share bill at 2020 Calgary Stampede

  20-01-2020 16:34
  
  Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist and The Tea Party will join forces for a 2020 summer tour that will include a show at The Big Four Roadhouse at Stampede Park during the Calgary Stampede. The four mainstays of Canadian rock radio are slated to take part in this summer's Saints and Sinners Tour that is scheduled to include a show at the Calgary Stampede on Mon. July 6. Tickets for the concert will be available through Ticketmaster for $69 plus fees beginning Fri. Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. A Calgary Stampede
  
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• Armed Forces arrive in St. John's as state of emergency stretches into fourth day

  20-01-2020 16:33
  
  A state of emergency is stretching into its fourth day in St. John's, N.L., today as Armed Forces personnel prepare to help the city dig out from an unprecedented snowfall. Eastern regions of Newfoundland have been paralyzed since Friday when a major blizzard brought down record-breaking amounts of snow, with over 76 centimetres falling in a single day in the capital amid winds gusting over 150 kilometres per hour. Premier Dwight Ball asked for Ottawa's help on Saturday after residents of the Av
  
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• Calls for creation of task force to stop escalating gun and gang violence in Calgary

  20-01-2020 15:33
  
  A Calgary city councillor and the mayor want to see a public safety task force created to reduce gun-related violence in the city. According to a notice of motion by Ward 5 councillor George Chahal and Mayor Nenshi, there are growing concerns regarding public safety given the recent increase in violence connected to guns, gangs and drugs in Calgary. The motion calls for the creation of a task for to work with community partners and stakeholders, including the Calgary Police Service, to review an
  
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• Expert encourages Calgary parents to keep tabs on their preteens use of social media

  20-01-2020 15:00
  
  Hundreds of parents and students gathered at a church in southwest Calgary Sunday night for a discussion on safe online and social media practices. Paul Davis, who is considered an expert in the field, focused his message for families with children between the ages of nine and 12. Davis encouraged children to put down their electronic devices at dinner time and to keep phones and tablets out of their bedrooms. "Kids have a gift, it's called curiosity, but curiosity in their bedroom by themselves
  
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• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Faith, politics mix on U.S. holiday

  20-01-2020 10:09
  
  ATLANTA -- Against the backdrop of a U.S. presidential election year, Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over how to best embody the slain civil rights leader. In Atlanta, Republicans told a sometimes cool crowd at Ebenezer Baptist Church, King's onetime church, that they were honouring King's legacy of service and political empowerment. But Democrats found more favour by highlighting the ways they said the current political and social order calls for more radi
  
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• Martin Luther King holiday: Faith, politics mix this holiday

  20-01-2020 10:09
  
  ATLANTA -- Against the backdrop of a U.S. presidential election year, Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over how to best embody the slain civil rights leader. Republicans told a sometimes cool crowd at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta that they were honouring King's legacy of service and political empowerment. But Democrats found more favour by highlighting the ways they said the current political and social order calls for more radical action in line with K
  
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• Week of extreme cold not as busy as originally thought for Lethbridge Shelter - Lethbridge News Now

  20-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Week of extreme cold not as busy as originally thought for Lethbridge Shelter  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Recap: January 17-19, 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Recap: January 17-19, 2020  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police investigating north Lethbridge robbery - Lethbridge News Now

  20-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Police investigating north Lethbridge robbery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge College & University respond to province's letter saying schools are overspending - Lethbridge News Now

  20-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College & University respond to province's letter saying schools are overspending  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government seeks feedback in Lethbridge on new fishing legislation - Global News

  20-01-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta government seeks feedback in Lethbridge on new fishing legislation  Global News
  
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• Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls for action on Alberta's 'spending problem'

  20-01-2020 05:42
  
  Alberta’s government says it will keep its promise to reduce provincial debt without implementing a sales tax. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation called on the United Conservative government to take fiscal action over the weekend, when it says Alberta’s debt tipped over $70 billion. Franco Terrazzano, CTF’s Alberta director, told CTV News, “The situation in Alberta is bad right now, but they’re only going to get worse if we don’t address the spending and the de
  
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• WHL Roundup: Sunday, January 19, 2020

  20-01-2020 05:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dylan Garand stopped all 21 shots he faced as the Kamloops Blazers shut out the Vancouver Giants 4-0 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus

  20-01-2020 02:37
  
  The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, a development that raises the possibility that it could spread more quickly and widely. Team leader Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people in Guangdong province in southern China caught the virus from family members, state media said. Some medical workers have also tested positive for the virus, the English-language China Daily newspaper
  
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• Coronavirus claims fourth victim as human-to-human transmission confirmed

  20-01-2020 02:37
  
  BEIJING -- A fourth person has died in an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, authorities said Tuesday, as more places stepped up medical screening of travellers from the country as it enters its busiest travel period.What is a coronavirus? What you should know about the new illness infecting hundredsThe increased control measures followed a sharp rise in the number of infections to more than 200 people since last month, with epidemiologists still uncertain of its nature and mode of transmis
  
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• China confirms human-to-human transmission of coronavirus

  20-01-2020 02:37
  
  A fourth person has died in an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, authorities said Tuesday, as more places stepped up medical screening of travellers from the country as it enters its busiest travel period.What is a coronavirus? What you should know about the new illness infecting hundredsThe increased control measures followed a sharp rise in the number of infections to more than 200 people since last month, with epidemiologists still uncertain of its nature and mode of transmission. Chine
  
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• Alberta artists fighting to keep government-run store

  20-01-2020 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Artists are going to attend a special committee meeting to take a stand against the closure of a gift shop on the Alberta legislature grounds.
  
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• 'I never imagined': Girl with cerebral palsy plays hockey with special harness device

  20-01-2020 01:15
  
  To the delight of one avid hockey family, all members can now hit the ice thanks to a helpful device. Piper Jackson has cerebral palsy and loves to watch her big sister Brynn from the sidelines, but on Sunday, the sisters skated side by side for the first time ever. "I'm really happy that my sister is learning how to skate," said 11-year-old Brynn Jackson. "I'm just happy that she's happy and she's going to learn how to play hockey." The Calgary HEROS (Hockey Education Reaching Out Society) rece
  
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• Imagine Cheer and Dance Championship held in Lethbridge for 5th year

  20-01-2020 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Young athletes from across southern Alberta competed in the fifth annual Imagine Cheer and Dance Championship at Enmax Centre in Lethbridge on Saturday.
  
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