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• Alberta finance minister says no money available for teacher salary increases

  03-03-2020 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toews made the comments prior to introducing an omnibus bill that includes shifting overall bargaining responsibility from the Education Department to his ministry.
  
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• Alberta government to axe child care accreditation program

  03-03-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The child care accreditation funding program, which was initially launched in 2004, will end April 1, 2020.
  
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• Coaldale's annual award winners announced - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 23:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Coaldale's annual award winners announced  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former PM Jean Chretien scoffs at notion national unity is under threat in Canada

  03-03-2020 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Prime Minister Jean Chretien scoffs at the notion that Canada's national unity is threatened by Indigenous protests and western alienation, as the country has managed to survive all other crises and contentious issues over the years.
  
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• Canada suffered worse threats than Indigenous protests, western alienation: Chretien

  03-03-2020 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  He recalled the 1960s and 70s, when radical separatists with the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) were setting off bombs, kidnapped the British trade commissioner and killed a Quebec cabinet minister.
  
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• Imposter syndrome hitting high-achieving students: ‘I feel like it was a fluke’

  03-03-2020 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imposter syndrome is affecting enough undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Alberta that counsellors are holding workshops to help them manage it.
  
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• Canadian COVID-19 cases: How were they contracted?

  03-03-2020 23:06
  
  As of March 3, there are more than 92,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across every continent except Antarctica, and more than 3,100 deaths. More than 48,100 of those who tested positive have recovered. In Canada, there are 33 confirmed cases in three provinces. The following are details on where the cases occurred and how the individuals contracted the virus.Sign up for CTV News' weekly The COVID-19 Brief newsletter and get the latest info on the coronavirus sent to your inboxBRITISH COLUMB
  
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• Province announces Indigenous addiction treatment and police funding - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 22:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province announces Indigenous addiction treatment and police funding  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Controversial Canmore wildlife corridor unexpectedly approved by province

  03-03-2020 22:55
  
  Three Sisters Mountain Village has received an important wildlife corridor approval from the provincial government in a decision some residents say "blindsided the community." The developer’s version of the forested corridor meant to allow wildlife to bypass a pending housing project in the congested Bow Valley was denied by provincial government staff in 2018 after a lengthy process, mostly for being too narrow in two different places. But in early February of this year, TSMV re-applied t
  
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• Volunteer drivers help Calgary cancer patients through Wheels of Hope program

  03-03-2020 22:54
  
  For the thousands of Canadians who undergo cancer treatment each year, medical appointments become a critical part of their weekly routines. For many just getting to and from these appointments can be a major obstacle in their path to treatment and is the reason the Canadian Cancer Society created the Wheels of Hope program over 60 years ago. Ralph Miller started volunteering two years ago with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope program.  He is an important ambassador for th
  
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• What is imposter syndrome?

  03-03-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Have you ever felt like an imposter? Like the reason you got an A on an exam, the raise at work or date with someone was merely by fluke? It’s called imposter syndrome and some counsellors are seeing a rise in its harmful affects among Canadian undergrad and grad students. Laurel Gregory explains.
  
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• Alberta funding Blood Tribe addiction beds, more police officers

  03-03-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Up to $2.2 million per year will help expand the Bringing the Spirit Home site to 24 beds from six beds.
  
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• Slumping Vancouver Canucks missing three key players at practice - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 22:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Edmonton Oilers expecting to get James Neal back against Stars - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 22:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers expecting to get James Neal back against Stars  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 women allegedly rob Tommy Hilfiger store using bear spray

  03-03-2020 22:40
  
  Police are seeking the public's help to identify two women wanted in connection with an incident that took place at CrossIron Mills Mall, north of Calgary, last week. Airdrie RCMP say two women went into the Tommy Hilfiger store at about 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 24. While the women were inside the store, several employees witnessed them putting merchandise into their bags. When employees confronted them about the situation, police say one of the suspects produced a can of bear spray and pointed it at t
  
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• Ryan Reynolds thanks Global Edmonton’s Gord Steinke for showing him old photo of grandfather

  03-03-2020 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I only have a couple photos of my grandfather. ... This means a lot to me," wrote the 'Deadpool' star.
  
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• Crossfield to get new town hall after agreement to buy heritage building from CIBC

  03-03-2020 22:25
  
  Crossfield will soon be getting a new town hall. Officials announced Tuesday an agreement with CIBC to buy a former bank building in the town about 50 kilometres north of Calgary, which will be converted into the new town hall. The building, located on Railway Street, was originally built in 1924. Under the terms of the agreement, renovation and construction work will begin immediately and the original brick facade will be kept. "Residents of Crossfield will be gratified to know one of its herit
  
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• Oilers fans in Nashville recount taking shelter during 'devastating' tornadoes

  03-03-2020 22:23
  
  Edmontonians who were in Nashville Monday night say a high from an Oilers victory over the Predators ended quickly when a series of deadly tornadoes tore through Tennessee. Jamie O'Connell, her husband, and a pair of friends left the Bridgestone Arena for Nashville's Broadway district after the 8-3 victory, deciding at midnight to get some food.   The wind began to pick up as they were walking, eventually growing strong enough to toss debris around the streets. Then, air raid sirens began t
  
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• Canadians detained in Ethiopia granted bail: Alberta MP

  03-03-2020 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton-Strathcona MP and the NDP's international development critic Heather McPherson said she has been keeping a very close eye on the situation and her first priority is the safety of the detainees.
  
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• Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 21:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Political programming dominates the week in television - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 21:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Political programming dominates the week in television  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Drugs and stolen vehicles seized from Three Hills home, warrants issued for homeowners

  03-03-2020 21:40
  
  Arrest warrants have been issued for a man and a woman from Three Hills after police searched their home last week and seized methamphetamine, GHB and three stolen vehicles. According to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), an investigation into suspected drug trafficking led police to the town east of Olds. On Feb. 26, 2020, a search warrant was executed at the home of 34-year-old Victor Foley and 36-year-old Jamie Ryan. Officers seized:Methamphetamine (30 grams) Gamma-hydroxybutyrat
  
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• Alberta elements just right to create natural ‘snowballs’

  03-03-2020 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several factors came together just right on Monday resulting in snowballs across the province formed by Mother Nature.
  
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• This is what $500,000 will get you in Calgary's real estate market

  03-03-2020 21:12
  
  February saw more homes being sold in the City of Calgary, but the sales numbers are still far below long-term trends in the market, says a new report this week. The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) released its February 2020 report Monday that saw a 23 per cent increased in the number of sales over 2019, equivalent to 1,197 sales. CREB says apartment sales improved the most from last year (up by 39 per cent) while 303 attached homes were sold last month, about 29 per cent more sales than last y
  
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• Drayton Valley clinic says it’s losing 2 family doctors ‘due to current health care cuts’

  03-03-2020 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A family medical practice in Drayton Valley said it recently lost two physicians that had been recruited in light of what it describes as "health care cuts" in Alberta.
  
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• Edmontonians in Nashville for Oilers game witness deadly tornado: ‘It was terrible’

  03-03-2020 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several people from the Edmonton area, including country music artist Brett Kissel, witnessed a tornado tear a deadly path of destruction through the city of Nashville Tuesday morning.
  
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• Habs coach Claude Julien will be back next season, says Bergevin

  03-03-2020 20:49
  
  Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien will be back next season. Habs general manager Marc Bergevin confirmed as much on Tuesday at the NHL's general managers' meetings in Boca Raton, FL. "Claude Julien will be at training camp in September," Bergevin said in an interview with French-language sports network RDS. "He's a very good instructor, does a very good job." Bergevin admitted it's been a difficult season, but didn't place the blame on his coach. "We all have responsibilities to take o
  
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• Indefinite Arts Centre continues funding fight for new home

  03-03-2020 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Indefinite Arts Centre, Canada's oldest and largest disability arts organization, vows to finance a new centre, the group's CEO says.
  
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• Biden wins 8 Super Tuesday states; Sanders takes California

  03-03-2020 20:31
  
  A resurgent Joe Biden scored sweeping victories across the country with the backing of a diverse coalition and progressive rival Bernie Sanders seized Super Tuesday's biggest prize with a win in California as the Democratic Party's once-crowded presidential field suddenly transformed into a two-man contest. The two Democrats, lifelong politicians with starkly different visions for America's future, were battling for delegates as 14 states and one U.S. territory held a series of high-stakes elect
  
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• Biden claims 9 Super Tuesday victories, including Texas; Sanders takes California

  03-03-2020 20:31
  
  A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival Bernie Sanders seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he -- and his embrace of democratic socialism -- would drive the Democrats' nomination fight for the foreseeable future. And suddenly, the Democratic Party's presidential field, which featured more than a half-dozen candidates a
  
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• Biden claims 9 Super Tuesday victories, including Texas

  03-03-2020 20:31
  
  A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival, Bernie Sanders, seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he -- and his embrace of democratic socialism -- would drive the Democrats' nomination fight for the foreseeable future. And suddenly, the Democratic Party's presidential field, which featured more than a half dozen candidates
  
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• Bernie Sanders wins top prize, California; Joe Biden surges nationwide

  03-03-2020 20:31
  
  Bernie Sanders seized Super Tuesday's biggest prize with a victory in California, while a resurgent Joe Biden scored wins across the country with the backing of a diverse coalition as the Democratic Party's once-crowded presidential field transformed into a two-man contest. The two Democrats, lifelong politicians with starkly different visions for America's future, were battling for delegates as 14 states and one U.S. territory held a series of high-stakes elections that marked the most signific
  
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• Kevin O'Leary opens up about fatal boat crash saying wife been left 'really affected'

  03-03-2020 20:26
  
  Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary says his wife has been “really affected” by the fatal Ontario boat crash last year and wants the forensic evidence to be completely disclosed so they can put the tragedy behind them. Ontario woman Susanne Brito, 48, and Florida man Gary Poltash, 64, were killed when two boats collided on Lake Joseph near Emerald Island in Seguin Township, Ont. at around 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 24. Kevin and Linda O’Leary, who own a luxury cottage on the lake
  
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• Economic development groups team for new study - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 20:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Economic development groups team for new study LETHBRIDGE, AB - The southwestern region of Alberta has a - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 20:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Economic development groups team for new study LETHBRIDGE, AB - The southwestern region of Alberta has a  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Economic development groups team for new study LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 20:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Fallen Four remembered 15 years after Mayerthorpe RCMP shooting

  03-03-2020 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A memorial service will be held at the Fallen Four Memorial Park in Mayerthorpe Tuesday evening, for family, friends and members of the public to remember Constables Anthony Gordon, Leo Johnston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds thanks Global Edmonton anchor for sharing old photo grandfather

  03-03-2020 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Did you know Canadian star Ryan Reynolds has a connection to the Alberta legislature? While covering the provincial budget, Global Edmonton anchor Gord Steinke shared a photo of Reynolds’ grandfather, which was captured inside the legislature. The photo, shared on social media, also captured the attention of the Hollywood star.
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak impacting March break plans of some Albertans

  03-03-2020 19:23
  
  Staying close to home and stocking up on supplies are on the minds of many Albertans bracing for the coronavirus. Alberta remained COVID-19 free as of March 2 according to chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw but —as coronavirus spreads throughout the world — more Albertans are considering their March break plans carefully. "The coronavirus is very fluid so daily there are changes," said Onanta Forbes with Vision Travel. "What we really (try) to promote to our travellers is to loo
  
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• COVID-19 causing Calgarians to stock up on supplies and rethink March break plans

  03-03-2020 19:23
  
  Staying close to home and stocking up on supplies are on the minds of many Albertans bracing for the coronavirus. Alberta remained COVID-19 free as of March 2 according to chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw but —as coronavirus spreads throughout the world — more Albertans are considering their March break plans carefully. "The coronavirus is very fluid so daily there are changes," said Onanta Forbes with Vision Travel. "What we really (try) to promote to our travellers is to loo
  
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• Family of Alberta homicide victim Kalix Langenau issues heartfelt statement

  03-03-2020 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kalix Langenau's parents, John Langenau and Tracy Henderson, say their lives have "forever been tragically changed."
  
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• Crews battle kitchen fire at apartment building near Market Mall

  03-03-2020 18:57
  
  Fire fighters extinguished a blaze at an apartment building in the northwest neighbourhood of Varsity Tuesday morning that is believed to have been the result of a pot left on a stove. Crews were called to the apartment building following reports of a fire in a unit in the building in the 3700 block of 49 St. N.W.. "Shortly before 10 o'clock we received a call that there was a fire situation in a unit on the fourth floor of this building," said Carol Henke, Public Information Officer with the Ca
  
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• Crews battle fire at apartment building near Market Mall

  03-03-2020 18:57
  
  Fire fighters extinguished a blaze at an apartment building in the northwest neighbourhood of Varsity Tuesday morning but the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Crews were called to the apartment building shortly before 10 a.m. following reports of heavy smoke in the area of the 3600 block of 49 St. N.W.. This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the afternoon.
  
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• Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados announces she's expecting a baby - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 18:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados announces she's expecting a baby  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UN agency: Iran nearly triples stockpile of enriched uranium - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 18:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UN agency: Iran nearly triples stockpile of enriched uranium  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tornadoes devastate Tennessee, killing at least 19 people - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 18:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Tornadoes devastate Tennessee, killing at least 19 people  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Father and daughter from Olds, Alta. charged with drug possession and trafficking

  03-03-2020 18:49
  
  A father and daughter from Olds, Alta. are facing numerous charges after a traffic stop led to RCMP seizing cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and LSD from a vehicle.   Members of the Airdrie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit conducted the stop on the QEII Highway, north of Airdrie, about 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 14. That led to a search of the vehicle, where police seized:81.5 grams of cocaine 34.7 grams of methamphetamine 7.8 grams of Fentanyl 55 tabs of LSD or "Acid"  Approximately 220 mixed pres
  
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• Province looking to optimize parks system - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 18:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province looking to optimize parks system  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Perspective helps Canadian Mackenzie Hughes excel at Honda Classic - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 18:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Perspective helps Canadian Mackenzie Hughes excel at Honda Classic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian world championships survive new coronavirus cancellations so far - Lethbridge News Now

  03-03-2020 18:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian world championships survive new coronavirus cancellations so far  Lethbridge News Now
  
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