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• Guardiola wonders if league's OK with Liverpool's huge lead - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 23:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Trump bashes Democratic rivals during pre-Super Bowl show

  02-02-2020 23:09
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump used a Super Bowl pregame interview to rail against Democrats, accusing them of hatred and offering schoolyard insults about his potential 2020 rivals. "I see the hatred. ... They don't care about fairness, they don't care about lying," Trump said in a taped interview with Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, which aired on Fox hours before sports' biggest night of the year. But Trump's Super Bowl night may best be remembered by an errant -- now deleted tweet -- congratul
  
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• Union barricade temporarily removed to allow local farmers to fill up in Carseland, Alta.

  02-02-2020 23:03
  
  Barricades at a fuel station in Carseland were temporarily removed Sunday so area farmers could fill up their vehicles. Blockades at the Federated Co-operatives Limited refinery in Regina, and at a fuel station in Carseland, southeast of Calgary, have been in place for several days as the company and union officials negotiate. Metal fences have been put up for what the union says is a safety measure against “aggressive” truck drivers, looking to fill up.  Local farmers and ranch
  
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• Milo students learn there's more to literacy than books - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 22:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Lime bikes not returning to Calgary this spring, scooters still coming back

  02-02-2020 22:33
  
  Limebikes won't be returning to Calgary streets this spring. With the popularity of scooters apparently far outstripping the popularity of e-bikes, Lime, the U.S.-based company which operates shared bikes and scooters in the city, has decided to discontinue the bikes. "Every community is unique to the riders that live and work there," the company said in a statement. "In Calgary, Lime riders are overwhelmingly choosing Lime scooters as their preferred mode of transportation. In the spring, we pl
  
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• Stettler RCMP investigating after woman’s vehicle shot in central Alberta

  02-02-2020 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stettler RCMP are investigating the shooting of a vehicle driven by a woman on Jan. 22.
  
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• A new year, a new you with 2020 focus - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 22:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Rollover slows traffic on Hwy. 1 west of Calgary

  02-02-2020 22:06
  
  Four people were lucky to walk away uninjured following a rollover crash on Highway 1 west of Calgary on Sunday morning. Video sent to CTV Calgary shows a truck upside down just off the roadway and several motorists stopping to help just before 9:30 a.m. Steam can be seen rising from the underside of the truck as people inside are assited climbing out. Wtitneses said teh driver and three passengers were shaken up but not seriously hurt. The crash happened a few kilometres east of the turnoff for
  
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• Plastics ban can't be instant, restaurants warn Ottawa - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 20:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 20:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• No shadow seen: Balzac Billy predicts Alberta headed to early spring

  02-02-2020 19:28
  
  Balzac Billy didn't see his shadow Sunday morning, meaning Alberta is (hopefully) headed toward an early spring. The Balzac Business Community Association held its 17th annual Groundhog Day Breakfast at Bluegrass Nursery and Garden Centre, where the famed prairie prognosticator emerged from his burrow and didn’t scurry back inside. "I love spring, I love flowers, so I can't wait for an early spring," said Sandy Maxwell, greenhouse manager at Bluegrass Nursery and Garden Centre This year's
  
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• Russian bombers buzz Canadian airspace in Arctic - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 18:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Groundhogs divided on winter weather predictions – Alberta looks good - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 17:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta minor hockey league players to bump fists to prevent spread of coronavirus

  02-02-2020 17:30
  
  A move that symbolizes good sportsmanship has been bumped, in an effort to minimize the potential spread of coronavirus. Though there have been no probable or confirmed cases of respiratory illness in the province, minor league hockey players across Alberta have been advised they should bump fists instead of shaking hands with their opponents at the end of games. The move is similar to precautions soccer leagues in Edmonton and St. Albert took earlier this week. “This situation serves as a
  
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• Humboldt Broncos’ Ryan Straschnitzki happy with results from spinal surgery

  02-02-2020 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ryan Straschnitzki, who can't move from the chest down, had an epidural stimulator implanted in his spine in November. The device sends electrical currents to his spinal cord to try to stimulate nerves and move limbs.
  
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• Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results

  02-02-2020 17:05
  
  A hockey player paralyzed in a bus crash has been working hard since undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand late last year and it's getting him closer to his dream of making the national sledge hockey team Ryan Straschnitzki, who can't move from the chest down, had an epidural stimulator implanted in his spine in November. The device sends electrical currents to his spinal cord to try to stimulate nerves and move limbs. Now the former Humboldt Broncos player spends a couple of days a week learnin
  
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• Prime minister has to decide if he is serious about working with Albertans: Nixon

  02-02-2020 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon tells Mercedes Stephenson Alberta will not be held hostage for developing its resources, saying the ball is now in the Trudeau’s court to decide if the federal government will approve the Teck Frontier Oil Sands project.
  
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• Man wearing fake bomb stabs 2 in London and is shot to death

  02-02-2020 16:33
  
  A man who was apparently on the radar of British counterterrorism authorities strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before before being shot to death by police Sunday in what they said was an Islamic terror attack. One victim was hospitalized with life-threatening wounds, while the other suffered less-serious injuries in the rampage, which took place about 2 p.m. in the city's Streatham section, a combined residential and commercial neighbourhood well removed from the
  
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• London police shoot man over 'terrorism-related' stabbings

  02-02-2020 16:33
  
  London police shot and killed a man during a "terrorism-related incident" Sunday that involved the stabbings of "a number of people," the British capital's Metropolitan Police said. The police force said the incident happened in the Streatham neighbourhood of south London, a bustling residential area that doesn't boast any major British landmarks like areas hit by earlier attacks. The Metropolitan Police tweeted details of the incident on Sunday afternoon, saying "The circumstances are being ass
  
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• London police shoot man over 'terrorism-related' incident

  02-02-2020 16:33
  
  London's Metropolitan Police said it is investigating a terror-related incident after "a number of people" were stabbed and officers shot a man Sunday. The police force said the incident happened in the London's Streatham neighbourhood. The Metropolitan Police tweeted details of the incident on Sunday afternoon, saying "The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related." The BBC said that witnesses reported hearing two gunshots just after 2 p.m. on Sunday.
  
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• London police: 3 wounded in 'terrorism-related' stabbings

  02-02-2020 16:33
  
  London police say three people were wounded during a "terrorism-related" stabbing attack and one victim's injuries are life-threatening. Officers shot and killed a suspect in the Sunday afternoon stabbings on a south London commercial street. The Metropolitan Police force was quick to declare the violence as terrorism-related. Witnesses reported seeing the man wearing what looked like a suicide vest. he was wearing a suicide vest. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below.
  
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• Latest Battle of Alberta another feisty affair between Flames and Oilers

  02-02-2020 16:03
  
  A good start and a strong finish propelled the Edmonton Oilers to an 8-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. The Oilers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and extended it to three before the Flames rallied in the second period. Edmonton then reeled off four unanswered goals to earn their first win over the Flames (27-20-6) in four tries this season. Connor McDavid scored twice and Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist for the Oilers (28-18-6), who have won two straight games since losing 4-
  
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• Trudeau to visit Ethiopia, Senegal and Germany this week

  02-02-2020 14:43
  
  The Prime Minister's Office has announced Justin Trudeau will travel to Ethiopia, Senegal and Germany in the coming week. The PMO says the trip will begin on Feb. 6 and will focus on economic opportunity, climate change, democracy and gender equality. It says Trudeau will first travel to Addis Ababa to meet with Ethiopia's prime minister and president. There, he's also due to meet with world leaders at the 33rd African Union Summit in a bid to deepen relationships with African countries. Then he
  
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• 'We're not really prepared': Scientists say N.L. blizzard a sign of what's to come

  02-02-2020 14:05
  
  Climate scientists say a blizzard that paralyzed eastern Newfoundland signals that greater preparations are needed for extreme precipitation and tidal surges -- even if a direct line cannot be drawn between individual storms and climate change. The historic Jan. 17 blizzard dropped more than 76 centimetres of snow on St. John's amid winds gusting over 150 kilometres per hour, breaking a record for single-day snowfall in the city. The provincial capital was under a state of emergency for eight da
  
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• Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam disagree about start of spring

  02-02-2020 13:20
  
  The folksy, mid-winter tradition known as Groundhog Day has seen Canada's best-known shadow-casting critters divided in their weather predictions. Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam emerged from his burrow northeast of Halifax this morning, and according to his handlers, saw his shadow. But in Ontario, Wiarton Willie was paraded on stage and evidently saw no shadow. Folklore has it that if a groundhog sees its shadow on Feb. 2, it will retreat into its burrow, heralding six more weeks of cold weathe
  
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• Licensing for media companies in Canada would likely be proportionate: Heritage minister

  02-02-2020 13:00
  
  The minister charged with modernizing Canada’s broadcast and telecommunications law says if the government is to adopt recommendations laid out by an expert panel, licensing enforcement likely won’t be applied the same way for small media groups as it will be for global tech giants. One of the report’s proposals, drafted by former telecommunications executive Janet Yale, specifically suggests requiring all companies that deliver "audio, audiovisual, and alphanumeric news conten
  
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, February 1, 2020

  02-02-2020 07:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carson Focht and Jackson van de Leest each scored a pair of goals, while Jack McNaughton made 14 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Calgary Hitmen blanked the Red Deer Rebels 5-0 on Saturday in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• Blades comeback falls short in 4-3 loss to Lethbridge - News Talk 650 CKOM

  02-02-2020 06:14 via ckom.com
  
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• Brave divers take the plunge for Special Olympics

  02-02-2020 05:54
  
  More than 40 people braved cold waters and howling winds at Henderson Lake Park in Lethbridge on Saturday to support Special Olympics athletes. The Law Enforcement Torch Run is looking to raise $250,000 in 2020 across five cities. Polar Plunges were also scheduled to happen Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Medicine Hat. This is the first year athletes took part in the plunge and those who’ve been involved with the event say getting to interact with them was the best part of the day. "I've m
  
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• Nearly 1700 in Lethbridge County affected by power outage - CTV News

  02-02-2020 05:01 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Nearly 1,700 in Lethbridge County affected by power outage

  02-02-2020 05:01
  
  An outage Saturday evening affected nearly 1,700 customers in Lethbridge County. Affected communities include Shaugnessy and Picture Butte.  According to Fortis, the outage started around 6:45 p.m. and was expected to last until 10:30 p.m. A spokesperson said a wire had been downed, likely by weather. "Our crews are in the process of making repairs," Alana Antonelli told CTV News Calgary. "They will isolate the problem so that we can re-route power from other sources until final repairs are
  
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• Hockey heroes celebrate Canadian first in Surrey, B.C.

  02-02-2020 04:25
  
  Ryan Straschnitzki is used to handling a puck, but he’s now learning to do it from a different perspective: in a sled. “It’s definitely a different sport,” Straschnitzki said at a celebrity sledge hockey game in North Surrey Saturday. It’s been nearly two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncosbus crash, the hockey community’s worst-ever accident, in which Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down. In December, the 20-year-old had spinal surgery in
  
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• Lethbridge residents take polar plunge to raise funds for Special Olympic athletes - Global News

  02-02-2020 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge residents take polar plunge to raise funds for Special Olympic athletes

  02-02-2020 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was a windy day in Lethbridge as more than a hundred people took a courageous plunge into the icy cold water of Henderson Lake.
  
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• Lethbridge residents dive in frigid water to raise funds for Special Olympic athletes

  02-02-2020 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brave souls took a jump into the icy cold water in Lethbridge on Saturday morning for the 8th annual Polar Plunge Challenge. It’s all for a good cause as proceeds go towards Special Olympics Alberta. Taz Dhaliwal reports.
  
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• Addiction treatment facilities get $4.3M annual boost from Alberta government

  02-02-2020 03:06
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announced on Saturday three abstinence-based treatment centres would receive $4.3 million in funding each year over the next three years. The funding is expected to increase capacity by more than 2,000 beds over the course of the years. Lloydminster-based Thorpe Recovery centre will see $2.2 million per year, Fresh Start Recovery Centre will receive $1.56 million annually, and the Sunrise Healing Lodge Society will get $518,000 each year. "Increasing our operational funding
  
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• LPS seize stolen property and drugs; arrest seven - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2020 02:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta premier announces money for 76 new addiction treatment beds

  02-02-2020 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced funding for dozens of spaces at private addictions treatment facilities.
  
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• Alberta government pledges funding for addiction treatment facilities

  02-02-2020 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced funding for dozens of spaces at private addictions treatment facilities.
  
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• This Montreal family vacationing in China fears leaving one member behind

  02-02-2020 00:17
  
  A Montreal family visiting China has been forced to extend their stay because of the coronavirus and fear that one of them will be forced to stay behind indefinitely. Megan Millward said she and her husband didn’t realize rumours about the virus would turn into an international health emergency. The pair and their two children were visiting in-laws during Chinese New Year. “It’s common knowledge now that there had been a bit of a cover-up of what was really going on,” sai
  
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• Alberta government to fund 76 drug treatment beds

  02-02-2020 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  At an announcement in Calgary on Saturday, Premier Jason Kenney announced funding for three rehab centres across the province. As Michael King reports, those who have fought through addiction said the money is needed.
  
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