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• Man accused of racist threats expected to plead guilty - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 23:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Man accused of racist threats expected to plead guilty  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 23:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Deal reached between Alberta and First Nations for oilsands mine

  23-02-2020 23:33
  
  EDMONTON - The Alberta government has struck deals with two northern Alberta First Nations over a proposed open-pit oilsands mine that's awaiting Ottawa's approval. The Mikisew Cree and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations had previously reached deals with Teck Resources Ltd. for the Frontier mine, but were still negotiating with the province over environmental and cultural concerns. Earlier this month, Alberta's Indigenous relations minister expressed concern that a public spat over the negotiatio
  
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• Northern Ontario's McCarville claims Tournament of Hearts playoff berth - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 22:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Northern Ontario's McCarville claims Tournament of Hearts playoff berth  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bloomberg : 3 women can be released on non-disclosure deals - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 22:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bloomberg : 3 women can be released on non-disclosure deals  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fort Macleod, Alberta will get advanced screening of ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

  23-02-2020 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents of Fort Macleod, Alberta will be the first Canadians to see 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'. The film was shot in the town last summer.
  
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• Parent pleads guilty in college admissions scheme - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 21:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Parent pleads guilty in college admissions scheme  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 21:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fort Macleod, Alta., to get special advance screening of new Ghostbusters film

  23-02-2020 21:21
  
  There will be something strange in the neighbourhood of Fort Macleod, Alta., in the next few months. A representative for Sony Pictures Entertainment tells The Canadian Press that the studio is working with the town on putting together a special advance screening of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Scenes for the film, which is due out in July, were shot in Fort Macleod and other parts of Alberta last summer. The Sony Pictures representative said Fort Macleod is the only Canadian municipality they are c
  
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• Teck project environmental deal reached between First Nation and Alberta government

  23-02-2020 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A deal has been reached between the Alberta government and a First Nation that had raised environmental concerns around the Teck Resources Frontier project.
  
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• Young mothers face far more mental health challenges than older parents: study

  23-02-2020 20:46
  
  Two out of three young mothers have at least one mental health problem, according to a new study that also found they faced these issues four times as often as mothers older than 21 and teenagers without children. The new research, published Feb. 10 in the Journal of Adolescent Health, also found that 40 per cent of young mothers have more than one mental health issue, including depression, some form of anxiety or hyperactivity. "Young mothers can face a great deal of adversity both before and a
  
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• Lethbridge drag community striving for mainstream acceptance - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 20:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge drag community striving for mainstream acceptance  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hangar Flight Museum celebrating National Aviation Day

  23-02-2020 19:26
  
  Calgarians are celebrating the 111th anniversary of powered flight in Canada on Sunday at the Hangar Flight Museum. Several planes will be on display for the event — going until 4 p.m. — including Calgary’s Hawker Hurricane #5389, which was originally built in 1942 and restored last year. There will be hands-on activities for children, guided tours every half hour and a photo booth at the Hangar Flight Museum (4629 McCall Way N.E.). The museum’s Bell 47 helicopter will al
  
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• Snowfall warnings in place for southeastern Alberta, 5 to 10 centimetres expected

  23-02-2020 18:56
  
  With areas expected to receive between five and 10 centimetres, Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for the southeastern corner of Alberta. While most areas will see between five and 10 centimetres, "a narrow band of heavy snow with higher accumulations in the 10 to 15 cm range is forecast to set up in an area from near Calgary southeast toward Medicine Hat," reads the warning. "Snowfall is forecast to taper off Monday morning, although areas near Medicine Hat and Cypress Hills will
  
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• Provincial austerity could see funding for Lethbridge capital projects pushed back - CTV News

  23-02-2020 18:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Provincial austerity could see funding for Lethbridge capital projects pushed back

  23-02-2020 18:40
  
  Lethbridge city council is looking at delaying several large capital projects because of austerity measures by the provincial government.  Council will consider several resolutions on Monday that could see projects surrounding the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and the Performing Arts Centre pushed back to the next four-year capital budget cycle. It's a move the art gallery board had been bracing for, although executive director Kristy Trinier says the $2.7 mi
  
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• Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 18:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'The time has come': Despite pleas from government, no sign of blockades coming down

  23-02-2020 18:10
  
  As hereditary chiefs from Wet’suwet’en First Nation return to British Columbia, protesters show no signs of removing the blockades crippling the country’s rail network despite ongoing pleas from the federal government. “The time has come. The barricades must come down,” Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said during an interview with CTV’s Question Period Sunday, reiterating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s message to protesters Friday. “The law must
  
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• Shots fired in downtown Calgary early Sunday

  23-02-2020 16:59
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a fight in a downtown parking lot early Sunday led to shots being fired. Police received several calls for a fight in a parking lot near a Circle K store at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street S.W. around 4 a.m.when shots rang out. Insp. Sarah Roe says callers reported between five and 10 people fighting at the time and everyone had fled when officers arrived. No injuries were reported. Roe said police recovered shell casings from the scene and investigators wil
  
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• Driver dies after vehicle lands in northwest Calgary parking lot

  23-02-2020 16:49
  
  A driver was declared dead after a crash late Saturday that saw a vehicle leave the road and land in a northwest Calgary parking lot. Police were called to the Beacon Hill Shopping Centre near Stoney Trail and Sarcee Trail N.W. just before midnight, where they found a vehicle upside down. The driver was declared deceased. No other information is availalable and the Traffic Section has taken over the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers
  
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• US home sales fell 1.3% in January - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 16:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  US home sales fell 1.3% in January  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'It was wild': Zamboni driver David Ayres on his incredible night as emergency NHL goalie

  23-02-2020 16:00
  
  Twenty-four hours ago, David Ayres was simply enjoying his life as a Zamboni driver. But now his name is known across the hockey world, and he’s been offered honorary citizenship in one state. “It was wild, it was pretty fun,” the Whitby, Ont. native told reporters after Saturday night’s game, which may well become the basis for a future Hollywood film. Ayres has practiced with the Leafs in the past and told CTV News Channel on Sunday, “it definitely was fun going a
  
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• Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 15:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Italy reports 1st virus death, cases more than quadruple - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 15:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Italy reports 1st virus death, cases more than quadruple  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Annual International Peace Powwow takes place in Lethbridge - Global News

  23-02-2020 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Annual International Peace Powwow takes place in Lethbridge

  23-02-2020 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The International Peace Powwow hosted by the Blackfoot Canadian cultural society took place over the weekend at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alta.
  
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• Annual International Peace Pow Wow takes places at Enmax Centre, in Lethbridge, Alta.

  23-02-2020 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The International Peace Pow Wow hosted by the Blackfoot Canadian cultural society took place over the weekend at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alta. 
  
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• Floating Petri dishes? Coronavirus puts cruise industry in the dock

  23-02-2020 14:57
  
  Deadly viruses, chickenpox outbreaks and mass cases of the runs: sometimes luxury cruise ship holidays are not the trips of a lifetime elderly passengers had hoped for. Cruise-goers have fallen sick en masse in the past, their predicament on the high seas coming into sharp focus because the holidays can cost thousands of dollars and are often marketed as trips of a lifetime. "Cruise ships are very prone to outbreaks of common cold and the vomiting virus," said John Oxford, professor of virology
  
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• Venice's famous carnival cancelled as Italy scrambles to contain COVID-19

  23-02-2020 14:31
  
  Scrambling to contain rapidly soaring number of new coronavirus infections in northern Italy, authorities on Sunday stepped up measures to ban public gatherings, including stopping Venice's famed carnival events, which has drawn tens of thousands of revelers to a region that is now in the heart of the outbreak. "The ordinance is immediately operative and will go into effect at midnight," announced Veneto regional Gov. Luca Zaia, whose area includes Venice. Carnival, which draws tens of thousands
  
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• Italy rushes to contain Europe's first major virus outbreak

  23-02-2020 14:31
  
  Italy scrambled Sunday to check the spread of Europe's first major outbreak of the new viral disease amid rapidly rising numbers of infections and a third death, calling off the popular Venice Carnival, scrapping major league soccer matches in the stricken area and shuttering theatres, including Milan's legendary La Scala. Concern was also on the rise in neighbouring Austria, which halted all rail traffic to and from Italy for several hours after suspicion that a train at its southern border wit
  
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• Austria stops all trains to and from Italy over virus fears

  23-02-2020 14:31
  
  Austria halted all train traffic to and from Italy following fears that a train on Sunday night had two people on board who may have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, authorities said. The train was stopped at the Brenner crossing on the Italian side, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said, according to Austrian broadcaster ORF. The train came from Venice and was on its way to Munich. Austria, which shares its southern border with Italy, has expressed concern about the recent outbrea
  
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• Of all Democratic hopefuls, insiders say Amy Klobuchar knows most about Canada

  23-02-2020 14:14
  
  It's been a running gag ever since she launched her bid to become president of the United States: Amy Klobuchar knows how to handle a Canadian winter. Not long after the Minnesota senator's blizzard-bound campaign debut last year, a group of former U.S. and Canadian ambassadors gathered in Washington -- a city famous for running and hiding from the white stuff -- to discuss, among other things, their preferred nominee. "Canadians love Amy Klobuchar -- look at the way she handled snow," joked for
  
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• Ovechkin scores 700: Can he catch Gretzky's all-time record?

  23-02-2020 14:02
  
  Alex Ovechkin is making the seemingly impossible appear to be not so far-fetched after all. Wayne Gretzky's 894 career goals has, for decades, loomed as one of hockey's most untouchable records. The "Great One" set the bar so high it appeared out of reach for even the NHL's best scorers. Ovechkin, on Saturday, became the second-fastest and second-youngest player to reach 700 goals behind only Gretzky. Because he's only 34 and shows no signs of slowing down, belief is growing that Ovechkin can ch
  
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• Amy, chasing: Klobuchar, already beating odds, faces uphill climb - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 13:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Amy, chasing: Klobuchar, already beating odds, faces uphill climb  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• US, Taliban truce takes effect, setting stage for peace deal - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 13:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  US, Taliban truce takes effect, setting stage for peace deal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No carbon tax for MacKay government; Paris climate targets 'aspirational'

  23-02-2020 13:00
  
  Conservative leadership hopeful Peter MacKay says a government under his rule would scrap the carbon tax yet would still “try” to meet the Paris climate targets. During an interview on CTV’s Question Period, MacKay said Canada can be a global leader in the fight on climate change without having to implement a domestic levy. “Canadians can be innovators and be big contributors to the global effort because we’re not the problem,” said MacKay. “We have an o
  
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• Court in Thailand orders popular opposition party dissolved - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 10:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Court in Thailand orders popular opposition party dissolved  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, February 22, 2020

  23-02-2020 09:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  EVERETT, Wash. - Gage Goncalves scored the go-ahead goal at 15:19 of the third period as the Everett Silvertips downed the Vancouver Giants 2-1 on Saturday in Western Hockey League play.
  
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• Iranians vote in parliament elections favouring conservatives - Lethbridge News Now

  23-02-2020 06:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Iranians vote in parliament elections favouring conservatives  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• How 'managed alcohol programs' are helping treat alcoholism with moderation

  23-02-2020 04:00
  
  Canada has become a world leader in a novel method of treating people with alcoholism and other countries are taking note. Managed Alcohol Programs (MAPs), sometimes known as “wet shelters,” are housing facilities where individuals dealing with alcohol addiction are given small amounts of alcohol throughout the day. The idea is that the controlled doses allow individuals struggling with alcohol addiction to remain stable and address issues, without any withdrawal, while reducing thei
  
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• Thieves steal $30K worth of catalytic converters from Calgary non-profit

  23-02-2020 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary agency that helps at-risk children is out $30,000 after thieves stole catalytic converters from its buses.
  
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• Teen turned entrepreneur: Alberta students create innovative eco-friendly products

  23-02-2020 03:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It's pretty incredible. Honestly, they blow me out of the water every single year."
  
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• Zamboni driver pulled onto ice as emergency goalie helps Hurricanes beat Leafs 6-3

  23-02-2020 02:53
  
  A Zamboni driver who was forced onto the ice as an emergency backup goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes made eight saves to help carry the team to victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a dramatic turn of events. David Ayres, who works as a Zamboni driver for the Toronto Marlies, was serving as the emergency goalie for Saturday night’s NHL game between the Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. Ayres, a 42 year old from Whitby, Ont., stepped onto the ice in Toronto Marlies gear and
  
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• 'He may still be here': family of deceased man says compassion could've saved him

  23-02-2020 02:47
  
  The family of a Calgary man who collapsed on the sidewalk in Kingsland when the temperature was close to -30 say he may still be alive if passersby intervened. Michael Mattern, 43, died in hospital days after falling down and losing consiousness on Jan. 14. According to family, he experienced multiple cardiac arrests and suffered brain damage from the lack of oxygen. "If he had got things a little faster he may still be here," said Adele Mattern, the man's sister. Mattern says one woman did stop
  
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• Coastal GasLink told to consult further with Wet’suwet’en by B.C. environmental office

  23-02-2020 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  At issue is a report that B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office said required more information and comments directly from Wet'suwet'en peoples.
  
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