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• Alberta government commits $100M to upgrade hospital operating rooms, reduce surgery waits

  04-03-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is spending $100 million to upgrade hospital operating rooms and move some low-risk surgeries to smaller facilities and private clinics.
  
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• Lethbridge man facing 14 charges regarding sexual assaults against six women - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 23:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge man facing 14 charges regarding sexual assaults against six women  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cryptocurrency deal lands Calgary man before Alberta Securities Commission

  04-03-2020 23:12
  
  Securities regulators allege a Calgary man broke the law with his company that invests in cryptocurrencies when he did not give investors a prospectus. The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) says Jan Gregory Cerato, also known as Jan Strzepka, convinced others to pool their money together and invest in Bitcoins in order to return a profit. Cerato's fund, known as the "Whale Club", began soliciting for investments in December 2017 and raised at least $190,000. According to a notice of hearing, C
  
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• Alleged van thief shoots his own mug shot

  04-03-2020 23:12
  
  A Calgary man learned the hard way that enforcing the law sometimes finishes second to processing the paperwork, and now he finds himself out one perfectly good van. Brian Walters has a good picture of the man he says stole his 2010 white Ford Transit Connect -- a photo believes the thief shot himself using Walter's stolen iPhone.  Despite possessing that key piece of evidence, Walters' van remains missing, with the thief still at large despite leaving an escape trail that Walters was able
  
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• Prince William jokes that he and Kate are spreading coronavirus

  04-03-2020 22:55
  
  Prince William has joked with healthcare workers about "spreading" the coronavirus, on the first evening of his three-day visit to Ireland. The Duke of Cambridge made the comments on Tuesday while meeting emergency workers at a reception in Dublin hosted by Britain's ambassador to Ireland. Speaking to Joe Mooney, an advance paramedic with the National Ambulance Service, William quipped: "I bet everyone's like 'I've got coronavirus, I'm dying,' and you're like 'no, you've just got a cough.'"Sign
  
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• Morley pair charged in attempted robbery of Cochrane, Alta. bank

  04-03-2020 22:52
  
  Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted bank robbery Tuesday in Cochrane. According to RCMP, officers were called to the Royal Bank of Canada location for reports of an attempted robbery. Police arrived within seconds of the call, where eyewitnesses pointed police to a suspect. Prior to police's arrival, the suspect told a bank client he had a gun then went to the teller and said he wanted to rob the bank. Police said the suspect was arrested a block from the ba
  
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• Morley pair charged in attempted robbery of Canmore, Alta. bank

  04-03-2020 22:52
  
  Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted bank robbery Tuesday in Cochrane. According to RCMP, officers were called to the Royal Bank of Canada location for reports of an attempted robbery. Police arrived within seconds of the call, where eyewitnesses pointed police to a suspect. Prior to police's arrival, the suspect told a bank client he had a gun then went to the teller and said he wanted to rob the bank. Police said the suspect was arrested a block from the ba
  
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• Lawyers concerned no-fault insurance coming, province claims decision hasn't been made

  04-03-2020 22:52
  
  A group of personal injury lawyers say they are concerned that the Alberta government is laying the groundwork to implement a no-fault insurance system. The province has created a panel on Automobile insurance reform and a survey is accepting public feedback until March 6. Mark Feehan, lawyer with Feehan Law in Edmonton and a spokesperson for Fair Alberta Injury Regulations Alberta, says a few questions in the survey appear to ask if the right to sue in the event of an injury collision is prefer
  
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• Alberta artist’s paintings of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women help families heal

  04-03-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of her pieces, 'Not Invisible,' has been shared as far away as Australia and New Zealand. Now, families are asking her to memorialize their loved ones.
  
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• Calgarian part of 1st Canadian team to play on snow volleyball world tour

  04-03-2020 22:39
  
  Looking up at the ski hill at Winsport, one doesn’t exactly think about playing volleyball.  But for Calgary’s Claire Crossfield, it’s the perfect spot. That’s because she’s getting in a final snow volleyball workout before heading overseas to play for Canada in the Federation International Volleyball World Tour. Crossfield says it’s super exciting. "I have some friends that I play against on the U.S. team. It looks amazing and they love it," she said.&nb
  
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• First Nation interveners will weigh in on both sides in Alberta challenge to Bill C-69

  04-03-2020 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's top court is allowing a dozen submissions to be heard from advocacy groups and First Nations in the province's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's revamped environmental assessment rules.
  
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• City releases prospective bridge designs for Green Line span across Bow River

  04-03-2020 21:38
  
  The city’s Green Line team has unveiled a series of bridge designs that are being considered for the span across the Bow River and Prince’s Island Park. In January, the committee revealed a new alignment through the Beltline that featured a shorter tunnel and a bridge over the Bow River. The bridge type has not yet been confirmed, but the overall process will be presented to the Green Line committee at a meeting on April 23. Constant depth viaductThe first design is relatively simple
  
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• Suspect sought after blinged-out four-wheeler stolen and wrecked west of Calgary

  04-03-2020 21:37
  
  Officials say it had a "distinctive" design and a "noticeable lift" but they're more interested in the man who allegedly stole the truck and took it for a joyride west of the city. Calgary police say an unknown man broke into a fenced-off property owned by Divita Auto Design Shop on 5306 Third Street S.E. at about 1 a.m. on Feb. 1. Once inside, police say the man loaded a custom gold 2018 Dodge Ram truck onto a flatbed trailer and towed it away using a green Dodge Ram truck, believed to be the s
  
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• Boy meets Stampede Park? Cast of Boy Meets World to reunite at 2020 Calgary Expo

  04-03-2020 21:03
  
  Fans of the hit 90s sitcom Boy Meets World are in for a treat as the cast is set to reunite at this year's Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. On Wednesday, Calgary Expo officials announced Ben Savage (Cory Matthews), Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence), Will Friedle (Eric Matthews) and William Daniels (George Feeny) have been booked to attend this year's show. The cast members of the staple of ABC's TGIF lineup from 1993–2000 are set to appear on all four d
  
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• City to implement mandatory recycling program for local businesses - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 21:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City to implement mandatory recycling program for local businesses  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'We are deeply concerned': Southern Alberta doctors voice concern over cuts

  04-03-2020 20:53
  
  A number of doctors in southern Alberta have written a letter to the Alberta government, joining together with the protest against budget cuts. The letter, obtained by CTV News, was written by a group of southern Alberta emergency physicians from Lethbridge and Medicine Hat who are worried about recent changes they say will result in their department being "overwhelmed." "Any decision that degrades access to community based primary care medicine will inevitably result in increasing, unsustainabl
  
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• 2018 Enbridge pipeline explosion caused by undetected cracking, says regulator

  04-03-2020 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The TSB has found that undetected stress corrosion cracking led to the 2018 Enbridge pipeline rupture that resulted in a fire near Prince George.
  
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• 'I was just in shock': Man recounts fight with gunman at Saskatoon bar

  04-03-2020 20:46
  
  Jesse Heit estimates around 100 people were inside Hudson's for a karaoke night on Tuesday when a man walked into the bar and fired a gun into the ceiling. Heit was at the dowtown bar attending a friend's stag party. In an interview with CTV News, he said people at the bar didn't think much of the first gunshot, figuring it was a champagne cork being popped or fireworks. Then the gunman fired a second shot. Heit noticed his friend in a struggle with another man, throwing him into the women's was
  
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• Province details $500M plan for utilizing private clinics to reduce surgical wait times

  04-03-2020 20:37
  
  The Alberta government will spend $500 million in an effort to improve surgical wait times in the province over the next three years. A significant portion — $100 million — of that will be used to renovate and upgrade surgical infrastructure and equipment across Alberta. The provincial government will expand its use of private facilities to provide up to 80,000 more surgeries within acceptable wait times by 2023. The target time will be four months for about 70 per cent of surgeries,
  
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• Calgary woman fighting for travel credit amidst COVID-19 concerns

  04-03-2020 20:37
  
  As concerns over the coronavirus spread, one Calgary woman who works with vulnerable populations decided to cancel her upcoming trip to Europe and says she has been fighting for more understanding from the tour provider. Violet Waters booked her Greece trip last year and is supposed to leave on March 12 but contacted Globus to cancel as she works with the elderly. "I work in a senior's residence and I don’t want to bring back anything," said Waters. She said the trip cost more than $3,000
  
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• Man arrested for shooting contents of syringe at security guard in Lethbridge

  04-03-2020 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police have charged a 29-year-old man with assault after he shot the contents of a syringe at a security guard at the Supervised Consumption Site.
  
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• 2 people charged in Edson vehicle dealership fires, Whitecourt pet store blaze and other arsons

  04-03-2020 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people have been charged in a spree of arsons west of Edmonton, including two fires that damaged vehicle dealerships in the town of Edson and one that destroyed a pet store in Whitecourt.
  
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• Man charged with assault of Security Guard at SCS - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 20:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Man charged with assault of Security Guard at SCS  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary couple arrested in Idaho on suspicion of selling illegal liquor

  04-03-2020 18:59
  
  The owners of Calgary-based Secret Spirits are being held in an Idaho jail after being arrested and charged with allegedly illegally selling liquor without a licence. Cynthia and Jonathan Bray were arrested on February 24 in Coeur d'Alene by Idaho State Patrol. The pair are in the Kootenai County Jail, according to records. The Brays are each being held on $100, 000 U.S. bond. More to come
  
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• Calgary couple arrested in Idaho on suspicion of illegally selling liquor

  04-03-2020 18:59
  
  The owners of Calgary-based Secret Spirits are being held in an Idaho jail after being arrested and charged with allegedly illegally selling liquor without a licence. Cynthia and Jonathan Bray were arrested on February 24 in Coeur d'Alene by Idaho State Patrol. Secret Spirits is known for its Whiskey Advent Calendar. Video posted to the company’s social media site in November show boxes of the calendars stacked up in an Idaho storage locker. The pair is in the Kootenai County Jail, accordi
  
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• Big Sorrel Horse sentenced on manslaughter charge - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 18:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Big Sorrel Horse sentenced on manslaughter charge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Lethbridge names new Indigenous Student Services manager - CTV News

  04-03-2020 18:44 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  University of Lethbridge names new Indigenous Student Services manager  CTV News
  
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• University of Lethbridge names new Indigenous Student Services manager

  04-03-2020 18:44
  
  Being appointed as the new manager of Indigenous Student Services at the University of Lethbridge was a homecoming of sorts for Lindi Shade. Originally from the Kainai First Nation, Shade completed her bachelor of fine arts with a major in psychology at the U of L in 2006, but her roots at the institution run deeper than that. Shade's mother also attended the university and Shade took piano lessons on campus. "I was always part of the University community so, in that sense, it was like coming ho
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney defends Alberta’s ‘war room’ on 630 CHED amid opposition

  04-03-2020 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  While appearing on 630 CHED Mornings with Chelsea Bird and Shaye Ganam, Premier Jason Kenney defended his war room, saying it was still getting set up and there will be more to come.
  
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• DNA links Ontario man to 1981 Edmonton sexual assault case

  04-03-2020 18:01
  
  DNA has led police to lay charges against a man in relation to a violent assault and robbery 39 years ago in Edmonton. John Edward Beausoleil, 66, was arrested in his home in Orilla, Ont., on Feb. 26 and charged with rape and robbery. Historical crimes investigators came across Beausoleil's name a year and a half ago while developing a DNA profile of the 1981 suspect. Using the National DNA Data Bank, the profile was matched to Beausoleil. Police say they were unable to identify a suspect after
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies looking for second national women's basketball title - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Saskatchewan Huskies looking for second national women's basketball title  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Ottawa Senators fire CEO Jim Little - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CP NewsAlert: Ottawa Senators fire CEO Jim Little  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Security guard sprayed with syringe at Lethbridge supervised consumption site, man charged with assault - CTV News

  04-03-2020 17:25 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Security guard sprayed with syringe at Lethbridge supervised consumption site, man charged with assault  CTV News
  
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• Security guard sprayed with syringe at Lethbridge supervised consumption site, man charged with assault

  04-03-2020 17:25
  
  A 29-year-old Lethbridge man is facing numerous assault charges after police say blood and other fluids were sprayed in a security guard's face from a syringe at the supervised consumption site in the southern Alberta city. A security guard at the site in the 1000 block of First Avenue S. approached a male in the waiting room about 6 a.m. Tuesday after he observed the man allegedly injecting himself. Because drug use is only allowed in the consumption area, the man was told to stop. "He subseque
  
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• TransAlta reports $66M fourth-quarter profit compared with $122M loss a year ago

  04-03-2020 16:36
  
  TransAlta Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $66 million compared with a loss of $122 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The power producer says the profit amounted to 24 cents per diluted share for the three months ended Dec. 31 compared with a loss of 43 cents per diluted share in the last three months of 2018. Revenue totalled $609 million, down from $622 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Funds from operations for its most recent quarter were $189 million or 67 cents
  
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• Fire breaks out in Mission apartment building during police investigation

  04-03-2020 16:35
  
  Fire fighters have responded to an apartment building in the city's southwest after smoke was spotted during a police investigation. Calgary Fire Department officials confirm crews were called to a building in the 300 block of 19th Avenue S.W., in the community of Mission, to support police after a fire was started within the multi-unit residence. All residents have been evacuated from the building. Police have not disclosed what prompted the investigation. This is a developing story. It will be
  
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• EU commission unveils climate law, Greta Thunberg calls it a 'surrender'

  04-03-2020 16:32
  
  Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission is unveiling plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law -- the basis of the European Union's Green Deal aimed at making the 27-country bloc climate neutral by 2050. With its proposals, the EU's executive arm wants to make its ambition of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century irreversible, and legally-binding for all member states. According to a leaked draft of the proposals establishing the 2050 go
  
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• Most Canadians unhappy with how Trudeau handled B.C. pipeline dispute, poll finds

  04-03-2020 16:00
  
  A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide rail and road blockades mounted in solidarity with Indigenous leaders who oppose the project. According to the Leger Marketing survey, 61 per cent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the way the prime minister has handled the blockade file. The numbers also suggest most Canadians blame the federal government for the crisis that erup
  
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• Skiers cheer, commuters sneer as snow returns to southern Alberta

  04-03-2020 15:20
  
  Overnight snowfall and strong wind created near-whiteout conditions and prompted snow squall watches in sections of southern Alberta early Wednesday morning. The remnants of the early morning precipitation is slowing travel on Calgary's streets during the morning commute and on highways outside the city. As of 6:30 a.m., Environment Canada has cancelled all snow squall watches in Alberta. For updated highway conditions visit 511 Alberta. The snow is being celebrated at resorts in the mountain pa
  
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• Fire destroys two Riverbend homes

  04-03-2020 14:15
  
  A pair of southeast Calgary homes have been decimated after flames tore through them late Tuesday evening.  Firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Riverstone Rd. S.E. at approximately 11:15 p.m. following reports of a fire.  On arrival, crews encountered heavy smoke and flames had fully engulfed a two-storey home, prompting an aggressive exterior attack from fire fighters.  Strong wind caused the fire to spread to a second home and the heat damaged the siding of neighbouring
  
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• Fire destroys pair of Riverbend homes

  04-03-2020 14:15
  
  A pair of southeast Calgary homes have been decimated after flames tore through them late Tuesday evening.  Firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Riverstone Rd. S.E. at approximately 11:15 p.m. following reports of a fire.  On arrival, crews encountered heavy smoke and flames had fully engulfed a two-storey home, prompting an aggressive exterior attack from fire fighters.  Alex McDermott lives just two doors down and said his family woke up to see an orange glow outside thei
  
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• No money available for teacher salary increases: Alberta finance minister

  04-03-2020 13:29
  
  Alberta's finance minister is taking effective control of upcoming contract bargaining with teachers and says there's no money for salary increases. “I've been very clear and our position hasn't changed: in Budget 2020 there's no provision for increased remuneration levels across the board,” Travis Toews said Tuesday. “We're hopeful with every one of our public-sector partner unions that we can all take a look at the ... current economic realities and ultimately come to a good
  
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• Here’s a look at how protests have been policed across Canada

  04-03-2020 12:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here is a look at the evolving nature of how agencies track, police and monitor protests in Canada.
  
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• Lawyer says award-winning Iran filmmaker summoned to prison - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 12:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lawyer says award-winning Iran filmmaker summoned to prison  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadians' cost of borrowing going down amid virus concerns

  04-03-2020 10:27
  
  The Bank of Canada is cutting its key interest rate target by half a percentage point, dropping it to 1.25 per cent in response to the economic shock from the novel coronavirus outbreak. The central bank said Wednesday that it cut its target for the overnight rate because COVID-19, as the virus is named, was "a material negative shock" to this country's economic outlook. In January, the central bank said the global economy was showing signs of stabilizing, but governor Stephen Poloz opened the d
  
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• Sharks beat Maple Leafs 5-2 for 3rd straight win - Lethbridge News Now

  04-03-2020 07:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sharks beat Maple Leafs 5-2 for 3rd straight win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, March 3, 2020

  04-03-2020 06:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Ryan Chyzowski had a hat trick to lead the Medicine Hat Tigers past the Swift Current Broncos 5-2 on Tuesday in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• Cross-country skiers upset as province defunds track setting, trail grooming in Kananaskis

  04-03-2020 05:38
  
  As part of the provincial government's plan to Optimize Alberta Parks, track setting and trail grooming will no longer be publicly provided at Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Mount Shark and Kananaskis Village areas. The move has sparked a lot of outrage on online blogs, and is related to an online petition. "The government (likes)defunding everything except the oil industry and there's so much more in this beautiful province that needs to be funded," said Jan Dorrestijn, as he was cross country
  
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• Pronghorns without major piece ahead of U SPORTS Championships - Global News

  04-03-2020 05:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pronghorns without major piece ahead of U SPORTS Championships  Global News
  
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• Pronghorns without major piece ahead of U SPORTS Championships

  04-03-2020 05:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns will be without a major part of their team this weekend as they head to the 2020 U SPORTS Track and Field Championships without Sandy Latrace.
  
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