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• Equestrian athlete from Fort Saskatchewan dies after fall during U.S. competition

  01-03-2020 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta athlete has died following a fall during an equestrian competition in Altoona, FL. on Saturday.
  
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• Alberta’s 2020 wildfire season underway after a challenging 2019

  01-03-2020 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, wildfire season begins one month earlier in Alberta than in any other province.
  
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• Authorities announce 2nd coronavirus death in U.S.

  01-03-2020 21:20
  
  Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus. Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area. In a statement, Public Health--Seattle & King County said a man in his 70s died Saturday. On Friday, health officials said a man in his 50s died of coronavirus. Both had underlying health conditions, and both were being treated at a hospital in Kirkland, Washington, east of Seattle.Sig
  
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• Lethbridge protesters rally against public sector cuts announced in 2020 Alberta budget - Global News

  01-03-2020 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge protesters rally against public sector cuts announced in 2020 Alberta budget  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge protesters rally against public sector cuts announced in 2020 Alberta budget

  01-03-2020 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Close to 200 protesters gathered in front of the Lethbridge, Alta., courthouse Saturday afternoon to protest budget cuts to the public sector, which were announced in this year's provincial budget on Thursday.
  
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• Edmonton street artist paints satire UCP mural

  01-03-2020 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Artist AJA Louden has put together a political satire piece targeted at Jason Kenney and the UCP.
  
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• Teck Frontier cancellation should be ‘wake-up call’ for Canada: Freeland

  01-03-2020 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Teck withdrew its application for the Frontier oilsands mine citing uncertainty.
  
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• Where not to go: A traveller's guide to avoiding coronavirus hot spots

  01-03-2020 18:44
  
  The federal government has issued a travel advisory for South Korea, urging Canadians to avoid visiting two cities where COVID-19 has posed an especially serious problem. The advisory, which was issued Friday night, is the latest in a series of recommendations the government has issued in a bid to protect citizens from unnecessary risks vis-à-vis coronavirus exposure.Sign up for CTV News' weekly COVID19 Brief newsletter and get the latest info on the coronavirus sent to your inboxHere is
  
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• Proposed agreement reached between Wets’uwet’en chiefs, gov’t ministers after 3 days of talks

  01-03-2020 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The chiefs signed the agreement late Saturday night with federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and her B.C. counterpart Scott Fraser.
  
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• Wet'suwet'en chiefs, ministers reach proposed agreement in pipeline dispute

  01-03-2020 18:39
  
  A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief and senior government ministers say they have reached a proposed arrangement in discussing a pipeline dispute that has prompted solidarity protests across Canada in recent weeks. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and British Columbia Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser would not give details on the proposed agreement, saying it first has to be reviewed by the Wet'suwet'en people. Chief Woos, one of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary leade
  
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• Wet'suwet'en chiefs, ministers reach draft arrangement in pipeline dispute

  01-03-2020 18:39
  
  Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and senior government ministers reached a proposed arrangement Sunday following days of discussions over a pipeline dispute that prompted solidarity protests and transport disruptions across Canada. Details of the draft deal, which centres on Indigenous rights and land titles, were not disclosed, however, and work on the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline at the heart of the dispute was set to resume on Monday. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn
  
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• Rockslide closes Trans-Canada Highway near Golden, B.C.

  01-03-2020 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The road is closed for 15.5 kilometres between Golden Donald Upper Road and Ten Mile Hill Truck Stop Road.
  
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• Rock slide closes Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden

  01-03-2020 17:48
  
  A rock slide has forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway in both directions east of Golden on Sunday morning. According to the website Drive BC, the highway was closed about 6:30 a.m. MT between Golden Donald Upper Rd and Ten Mile Hill Truck Stop Road. An assessment is underway and the next update is expected about noon MT. No other details are available.
  
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• Dozens of Alberta oilsands projects won’t be built in the near future, analysts say

  01-03-2020 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The application withdrawal the Teck Frontier project means that existing producers with approved projects or those planning expansions have a decided advantage over new entrants, said oilsands analyst Phil Skolnick of Eight Capital.
  
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• Flames fall to Tampa Bay Lightning, look to rebound against Florida Panthers

  01-03-2020 15:54
  
  Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat scored on the power play and Yanni Gourde added a short-handed goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Saturday to snap a season-long, four-game losing streak. Alex Killorn scored his 24th goal of the season to help the Lightning win for the first time since an 11-game winning streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy ended a three-game losing streak with 18 saves. The victory came soon after the Lightning announced team captain Steven Stamkos will undergo
  
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• Last crew members leave quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship

  01-03-2020 14:10
  
  The last group of about 130 crew members got off the Diamond Princess on Sunday, vacating the contaminated cruise ship and ending Japan's much criticized quarantine that left more than one fifth of the ship's original population infected with the new virus. Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told a news conference that the ship is now empty and ready for sterilization and safety checks to prepare for its next voyage. He did not give a timeline. The British-flagged and U.S.-operated Diamond
  
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• Dozens of new oilsands projects have been approved, but don't expect them to be built anytime soon

  01-03-2020 14:01
  
  There are dozens of approved oilsands projects that could be built in the wake of the shelving of the Frontier oilsands mine this week but analysts say they won't be built until more export pipeline capacity comes online. The application withdrawal for the 260,000-barrel-per-day Frontier project by developer Teck Resources Ltd., nine years after it first applied for regulatory approval, means that existing producers with approved projects or those planning expansions have a decided advantage ove
  
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• Construction resumes on University Drive twinning Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2020 14:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Construction resumes on University Drive twinning Monday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Turkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at borders

  01-03-2020 13:40
  
  Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey's western frontier Sunday, trying to enter Greece by land and sea after Turkey said its borders were open to those hoping to head to Europe. In Syria, Turkish troops shot down two Syrian warplanes after the Syrian military downed a Turkish drone, a major escalation in the direct conflict between Syrian and Turkish forces. Turkey's decision to ease border restrictions came amid a Russia-backed Syrian government offensive into Syria's northwester
  
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• Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar

  01-03-2020 13:40
  
  Syria's official news agency said two of its warplane were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, amid a military escalation there that's led to growing direct clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces. SANA says the jets were targeted over the Idlib region, and that the four pilots ejected with parachutes and landed safely. Turkey's Defence Ministry said it had shot down two SU-24 aircraft and destroyed air defence systems after one of its aerial drones was downed. Earlier, Syrian
  
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• Inside look: Why the Trudeau government changed its tune on rail blockades

  01-03-2020 13:11
  
  When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped in front of cameras last week to declare that barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes had to come down, the move had been decided almost two days before. He intended to send a signal to the police that attempts to negotiate an end to the national crisis were not working and the situation was now in their hands, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Trudeau had been urging patience in the hopes of seeing the rising
  
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• 'Very real possibility' Liberals won't whip vote on assisted dying: Lametti

  01-03-2020 13:00
  
  Justice Minister David Lametti says that there is a "very real possibility" that the Liberals will allow a free vote on the government's medically-assisted dying legislation. In an interview on CTV's Question Period with Evan Solomon, Lametti said that while it is not his call to make, the prospect of not whipping the vote—meaning all Liberal MPs have to vote in line with the government—is "being discussed as we speak."Keep up with the minority Parliament: Sign up for our Capital Dis
  
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• ‘Mr. Big’: Police, prosecutor discuss sting operation in Meika Jordan case.

  01-03-2020 11:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Police Homicide Unit Det. Mike Cavilla and Alberta Crown Prosecutor Hyatt Mograbee discuss the Mr. Big sting operation in the Meika Jordan case. “Meika Jordan: The Broken Princess” airs March 7th on Global.
  
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• Audio of 911 call in Meika Jordan case

  01-03-2020 11:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Heartbreaking audio reveals Meika Jordan’s stepmother Marie Magoon’s 911 call after Meika fall down the stairs. “Meika Jordan: The Broken Princess” airs March 7th on Global.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, February 29, 2020

  01-03-2020 08:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  RED DEER, Alta. - Beck Warm stopped all 26 shots he faced as the Edmonton Oil Kings blanked the Red Deer Rebels 4-0 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• 'Can't stop staring at her': Baby Luna is Calgary's leap year baby for 2020

  01-03-2020 02:43
  
  Even though her parents expected her for the end of February, Luna Bella Walt was born just minutes into February 29 making her the first Leap Year Baby in Calgary in 2020. The newborn is a healthy girl, weighing six pounds and 14 ounces (3.11 kg) and stretching 22 inches (55.88 cm). "She's a bit of a phenomenon for me," said mom Janelle Walt, who delivered Luna at 12:06 A.M. after being induced in hospital on Thursday morning. This is the first child for Janelle and her husband Edward Walt. "Sh
  
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• Shooting in downtown Calgary causes police to close several exits on Deerfoot Trail

  01-03-2020 01:32
  
  Police are on scene in downtown Calgary after a shooting on Saturday afternoon. It happened around 3 p.m. in the 100 block of 11 Avenue southwest. Investigators haven’t released details about injuries. Several exits on the Deerfoot Trail were blocked off, including Deerfoot and 17th.  
  
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• Alberta Parks camping reservations set to open up for bookings in March

  01-03-2020 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Booking openings for Alberta Parks campsites will be staggered: March 10 for comfort camping, March 17 for individual campsites and March 24 for group camping.
  
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• 13 Canadians with Alberta-based charity detained in Ethiopia

  01-03-2020 00:36
  
  A group of 13 Canadians working with Canadian Humanitarian, an Alberta-based charity group, have been detained in Ethiopia amid allegations that the group was “practicing medicine without permission,” the organization says. Ten Canadian volunteers and three Canadian staff members were detained, along with two Ethiopian staff members. "As of right now they are being investigated on the allegations that they were practicing medicine without permission and had dispensed expired medicati
  
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• Anxiety high over changes to AISH payments - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2020 00:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Anxiety high over changes to AISH payments  Lethbridge News Now
  
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