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• Brave Calgarians take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

  22-02-2020 23:30
  
  The temperature outside may have been just above freezing on Saturday but that didn't stop some Calgarians from Freezin' for a Reason. Around 100 brave souls took part in the annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics at Arbour Lake, which saw participants jump into the water through a hole in the ice. The event is part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run raising money for Special Olympics Alberta, which is dedicated to enriching the lives of Albertans with intellectual disabilities through the trans
  
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• Eight people confirmed arrested during warrants in north Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Eight people confirmed arrested during warrants in north Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Capitals' Alex Ovechkin becomes 8th player with 700 goals - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 22:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Capitals' Alex Ovechkin becomes 8th player with 700 goals  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Worried Democrats rush to slow front-runner Sanders

  22-02-2020 22:06
  
  Worried Democrats on Monday intensified their assault against the party's presidential front-runner, Bernie Sanders, as the Vermont senator marched toward South Carolina's weekend primary eyeing a knockout blow. At least three leading candidates, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg, reinforced their anti-Sanders rhetoric with paid attack ads for the first time. And a new political group was spending big to undermine Sanders' standing with African American voters. "Socialist Bernie Sande
  
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• Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders' momentum after Nevada win

  22-02-2020 22:06
  
  Worried Democrats on Monday intensified their assault against the party's presidential front-runner, Bernie Sanders, as the Vermont senator marched toward South Carolina's weekend primary eyeing a knockout blow. At least three leading candidates, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg, reinforced their anti-Sanders rhetoric with paid attack ads for the first time. And a new political group was spending big to undermine Sanders' standing with African American voters. "Socialist Bernie Sande
  
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• Docs gearing up for legal battle over pay - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 21:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Docs gearing up for legal battle over pay  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Shooting at Lloydminster bar leaves 1 dead

  22-02-2020 20:28
  
  One man is dead after a shooting at a bar in Lloydminster. Police released the scene Saturday afternoon after being called to the bar on 50th Avenue and 49th Street at approximately 7 p.m. Friday night. A man was taken to hospital with injuries and later died. An autopsy is scheduled at the Office of the Chief Coroner in Saskatoon for Feb. 24. RCMP continue to investigate.
  
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• Man dead after shooting at Lloydminster bar

  22-02-2020 20:28
  
  One man is dead after a shooting at a bar in Lloydminster. Police released the scene Saturday afternoon after being called to the bar on 50th Avenue and 49th Street at approximately 7 p.m. Friday night. A man was taken to hospital with injuries and later died. An autopsy is scheduled at the Office of the Chief Coroner in Saskatoon for Feb. 24. RCMP continue to investigate.
  
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• Rare rainbow snake spotted in Florida for the first time in 50 years

  22-02-2020 20:23
  
  A hiker in Florida found and took pictures of a rare rainbow snake, a species that experts say hasn't been seen in the area for more than 50 years. Tracey Cauthen spotted the colourful, 4-foot-long snake while hiking in the Ocala National Forest, 47 miles north of Orlando, the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute wrote on Facebook. The Florida Museum of Natural History confirmed to the institute that this sighting was their first record of the species in Marion County since 1969. The museum
  
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• A champion, again: Humphries wins 3rd women's bobsled title - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 19:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  A champion, again: Humphries wins 3rd women's bobsled title  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs arrive in Quebec

  22-02-2020 19:33
  
  Traditional chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have arrived in Kahnawake, Que., as they continue their tour of Mohawk communities in eastern Canada where rail blockades in solidarity with their cause have been erected. Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs oppose the Coastal GasLink project that would carry natural gas to the B.C. coast, though others in the community support the pipeline. Countrywide protests and blockades followed a move by RCMP to enforce a court injunction this month against t
  
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• Calgary Transit extending customer service hours for those buying low income monthly passes

  22-02-2020 17:48
  
  In an effort to make it easier for low income Calgarians to plan when and where to buy monthly passes, Calgary Transit will open its customer service centre at the Centre Street Platform for two additional days — Feb. 29 and March 1. The move is in response to changes to the payment day for Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) beginning March 1. The customer service centre (125 7 Ave S.E.) will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on those days. Customers can also visit the Southlan
  
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• University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 17:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COMMENTARY: Ignore the Buffalo Declaration if you wish, but don’t ignore what’s happening in Alberta

  22-02-2020 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  We're free to disagree with the Buffalo Declaration, but Rob Breakenridge says we ignore the issues it raises at our peril.
  
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• COMMENTARY: Ignore the Buffalo Declaration, but don’t ignore what’s happening in Alberta

  22-02-2020 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  We're free to disagree with the Buffalo Declaration, but Rob Breakenridge says we ignore the issues it raises at our peril.
  
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• No winning ticket for Friday night's $65 million Lotto Max jackpot

  22-02-2020 15:32
  
  No winning ticket was sold for the $65 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. However, six of the Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each were won. They will be shared by eight ticket holders. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Feb. 25 will now grow to an eye-popping $70 million, and there will be 20 Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.
  
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• Bergeron stays hot with two goals as Bruins topple Flames 4-3

  22-02-2020 15:27
  
  Patrice Bergeron is not showing any signs of slowing down. The 34-year-old Boston centre continued his torrid scoring on Friday night with a pair of goals to lead the red-hot Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames. The win was Boston's 11th in 12 games. Bergeron has scored 21 times in 32 games since returning on Dec. 9 from a lower-body injury that sidelined him for seven games. That ties him with Alex Ovechkin for the NHL's second-most goals over the span, behind only Auston Matthews o
  
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• 23 cruise passengers not tested before disembarking: Japan

  22-02-2020 14:55
  
  Japan's health minister says 23 passengers got off the Diamond Princess cruise ship without being tested for the new virus due to procedural mistakes, another sign of sloppiness in the quarantine of the ship, where more than 600 people were infected. Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said the 23 were tested before the quarantine began Feb. 5, but were allowed to leave the ship on Wednesday and Thursday without being tested again. Three of them have since tested negative, and most others have agreed
  
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• Post-Brexit U.K. reverting to blue passports - made in the E.U.

  22-02-2020 14:54
  
  The U.K. is ditching its European Union-style burgundy passports and returning tor traditional British blue -- but the documents will be made in the E.U. The British government said Saturday that passports in the "iconic" navy colour, used between 1921 and 1988, will be issued starting next month. People with the current burgundy passports can use them until they expire. Some supporters of Britain's exit from the European Union welcomed the symbolic change. Home Secretary Priti Patel said that "
  
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• Respected Canadian charity founder sexually abused 6 women: report

  22-02-2020 13:28
  
  An internal report reveals that L'Arche founder Jean Vanier, a respected Canadian religious figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century, sexually abused at least six women. Vanier died last year in Paris at age 90. According to the report seen by the AP Saturday, the women's descriptions provide evidence enough to show that Vanier engaged in "manipulative sexual relationships" over a period from 1970 to 2005. The
  
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• Canadian L'Arche group shocked by report that founder sexually abused women

  22-02-2020 13:28
  
  A report by a French-based charity that helps people who are developmentally disabled has concluded its late Canadian founder had "manipulative sexual relationships" with women over several decades, shocking members of the group that continue his work today. L'Arche International says in a report summary that Jean Vanier, who died last year at the age of 90, had relationships with at least six women between 1970 and 1995, some of whom said Vanier "used his power over them to take advantage of th
  
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• Female police officers come forward with allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination

  22-02-2020 13:00
  
  Effy Zarabi came to Canada from Iran in 1991 with her family. She was nine, and her parents were eager to escape their war-torn country and give their three children a better life. Effy quickly learned English and by the time she was a teenager, knew she wanted a career protecting people, especially in this new country that had welcomed her family. “It was in my early teens. I’d always been around strong, positive women and I’ve always kind of connected that with the police,&rd
  
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• Super Channel is suing retailers, customers over TV boxes and pirate content

  22-02-2020 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The premium content network is suing four of Canada's large tech retailers, as well as their customers, saying devices like Android TV boxes serve primarily to steal paid programming.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, February 21, 2020

  22-02-2020 07:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Adam Beckman scored his 44th goal of the season, breaking a tie game in the second period, as the Spokane Chiefs downed Swift Current 5-1 on Friday to hand the Broncos their 10th straight loss in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• Hurricanes hammer Moose Jaw to snap 3-game slide

  22-02-2020 07:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Brett Davis scored three times on Friday as his team cruised to an 8-2 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors. Danica Ferris has a recap of the game.
  
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• Hurricanes whip Moose Jaw Warriors 8-2 LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 06:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hurricanes whip Moose Jaw Warriors 8-2 LETHBRIDGE, AB  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quarantined after coronavirus outbreak, Calgary family ‘really glad to be back’

  22-02-2020 05:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was a joyous scene at the Calgary International Airport on Friday afternoon, as a local family caught up in the worldwide response to the coronavirus outbreak returned home.
  
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• Firearm discharged in east Calgary dispute outside 7-11

  22-02-2020 05:20
  
  A firearm was discharged in a dispute outside a convenience store in east Calgary Friday, but all the bullet hit was glass and the lottery ticket machine. The incident took place near the 7-11 at 5320 8th Ave. S.E. around 7:15 p.m. when two groups of males got into a dispute. A firearm was apparently discharged, resulting in shattered glass. Several males fled in what a police spokesperson described as a black SUV-type vehicle. Police said the damage was consistent with a firearm and recovered s
  
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• 'Coronaphobia' is spreading in Canada, professors say

  22-02-2020 05:13
  
  An inflated perception of the risks of COVID-19 could be spurring xenophobia and impacting the mental health of Canadians, according to two professors now cautioning against “coronaphobia.” In a new editorial in the scientific Journal of Anxiety Disorders, University of Regina psychology professor Gordon J.G. Asmundson and University of British Columbia psychiatry professor Steven Taylor write that they worry fears about the novel coronavirus are “having a significant psycholog
  
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• 'If you're good enough to play, you're good enough to play': Lethbridge bantam hockey player turns heads in the hockey world

  22-02-2020 04:45
  
  The Lethbridge Bantam AAA league consists primarily of a lot of 13 and 14-year-males, in all their infinite hormonal, teenage variety, but one player stands out among them. Meet shut down defenseman Kendal Davidson, who towers over quite a few of her teenage boy teammates, but doesn't hold that against them. “I just love playing against guys," said Davidson,the lone female on the team and one of only two in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. "We have had a really good team. A really g
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Feb 21

  22-02-2020 03:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, February 21, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Former Team Canada players reflect on 40th anniversary of Olympics’ ‘Miracle on Ice’

  22-02-2020 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of what's been dubbed in the hockey world as the "Miracle on Ice."
  
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• 'Less collaborative...more dictatorial': Alberta doctors seething after physician pay changes

  22-02-2020 03:06
  
  Some doctors in the province are furious with the provincial government after a different compensation framework was introduced on Thursday. A new physician pay structure was brought in by the provincial government after it was unable to reach an agreement with the Alberta Medical Association. The structure freezes physician funding at $5.4 billion and introduces some major changes to the way that money is handed out. The new rules will impact every physician in the province, but Dr. Scott Beach
  
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• Planned meeting between feds, Wet’suwet’en now delayed due to Trudeau’s comments: chief

  22-02-2020 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief Na'Moks says a meeting set for Monday has been delayed after the prime minister said it's up to Indigenous leaders and police to take down the rail blockades.
  
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• Statistics Canada: Lethbridge one of most youthful cities in country

  22-02-2020 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest Statistics Canada numbers show the average age of a Lethbridge resident in 2018 was 38.6, making it one of the youngest cities in the country. Quinn Campbell reports.
  
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• Canadian actor Eugene Brave Rock delivers keynote speech on Kainai reserve: ‘make your purpose’

  22-02-2020 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eugene Brave Rock spoke to the audience about his journey to Hollywood and how being proud of his Indigenous identity has helped him achieve his goals.
  
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• Statistics Canada numbers indicate Lethbridge is one of the most youthful cities in the country - Global News

  22-02-2020 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Statistics Canada numbers indicate Lethbridge is one of the most youthful cities in the country  Global News
  
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• Statistics Canada numbers indicate Lethbridge is one of the most youthful cities in the country

  22-02-2020 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show that Lethbridge is a more youthful city than some might think. 
  
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• Alberta doctors getting ready for court fight against new pay, benefits deal

  22-02-2020 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The head of the Alberta Medical Association says it's preparing for a court fight after the province cancelled its master agreement this week and announced a new pay and benefits deal.
  
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• Moving day catches this motorist by surprise

  22-02-2020 01:38
  
  The Ontario provincial police felt compelled to issue a social media alert to all would be movers Friday, when they shared a photo sent by Alberta Sheriffs of a motorist  who may have bit off a bit more furniture than they could comfortably move. "No pick-up truck?" said the tweet. "No problem!, before adding a bit of advice: "PLEASE use the right equipment if moving items" There was no word on what road the motorist was photographed driving on, nor the physical location.No pick-up truck? N
  
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• Canadian actor Eugene Brave Rock comes home to deliver keynote speech on Kainai reserve

  22-02-2020 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian actor Eugene Brave Rock was visiting the Kainai Nation reserve Friday, talking to the community about his Hollywood career and how being unapologetically proud of his Indigenous identity has helped him forge is own unique path. Taz Dhaliwal has this story.
  
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• Higher fees, more privatization highlight recommendations on Alberta’s long-term care system

  22-02-2020 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  It is a challenge that governments right across Canada are struggling with, providing enough long-term care spaces for an aging population.
  
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• Calgary company recycles thousands of mattresses, wants to divert all city mattresses from landfill

  22-02-2020 00:59
  
  After recycling more than 150,000 mattresses in southern Alberta over the last five years, a Calgary mattress recycler wants to partner with the City of Calgary to divert every mattress destined for the dump. How much space would that take, you ask? “On a yearly basis, we have enough mattresses that we recycle right now that would fill up McMahon Stadium,” said Shawn Cable, business operations leader for Re-Matt. “If we can get in to work with (the City) then I think we can 100
  
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• 'People are going to die': Edmonton doctor concerned with long scan wait times

  22-02-2020 00:43
  
  Some patients in Edmonton are waiting more than a year to get MRIs and CT scans — wait times a local doctor says are unacceptable. The standard wait times for scans, set by Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health, is 30 days. The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association (EZMSA) says the current wait time for an MRI at the University of Alberta Hospital is 375 days, and the average wait time for a CT scan at the Leduc Community Hospital is 275 days. READ MORE: 'Totally unacceptable':
  
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• Missing Airdrie teen may have been heading to Lethbridge area - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 00:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Missing Airdrie teen may have been heading to Lethbridge area  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• A look back at the UCP's first budget 4 months later

  22-02-2020 00:38
  
  It’s been nearly four months since the United Conservative Party delivered its first budget promising to get Albertans back to work along with a “measured approach to address overspending” and balance the province's books.  "This budget reflects our commitment to living within our means, ending a nine-year run of government overspending and balancing the budget by 2023," Finance Minister Travis Toews said in delivering the budget on Oct. 24, 2019.Alberta Budget 2019: Cuts
  
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• Mayor, MLA's speak at Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 00:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Mayor, MLA's speak at Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Daily with LNN – Feb. 21, 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-02-2020 00:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Daily with LNN – Feb. 21, 2020  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Saskatchewan premier sees Buffalo Declaration as another step in escalating western frustration

  22-02-2020 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he hasn't read the Buffalo Declaration yet, but many of the themes speak to growing western alienation.
  
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