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• TransCanada says Keystone pipeline likely the source of Missouri oil leak

  08-02-2019 23:19
  TransCanada Corp. believes its Keystone pipeline is likely the source of an oil leak near St. Louis that Missouri officials have estimated at 6,814 litres, a spokesman for the company said Friday.
  
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• Taber school administrators advise parents of bomb scares

  08-02-2019 23:11
  Officials with the Horizon School Division No. 67 are working with police to trace the source of several bomb threats that targeted a number of schools in the district. According to a letter sent home to parents, two schools were the focus of bomb threats that were delivered by anonymous voice mail messages on Friday morning. RCMP were immediately notified and D.A. Ferguson and W.R. Meyers schools were evacuated as a result. The order also included Taber Mennonite School students who were presen
  
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• U.S. peace envoy says talks with Taliban far from finished

  08-02-2019 22:19
  WASHINGTON -- Tempering expectations, the Trump administration's peace envoy for Afghanistan said Friday that although his talks with the Taliban have produced a tentative "framework" agreement, negotiations are far from finished. The envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he hopes a final deal is clinched before Afghanistan's presidential election in July. But he also stressed that many issues remain to be resolved and that it must be a package deal. "We are in the early stage of a protracted process,"
  
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• Morneau says feds focused on money laundering fight in B.C., globally

  08-02-2019 22:13
  VICTORIA -- Money laundering in British Columbia has become a top issue for the federal and provincial governments with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau vowing a "crack down" Friday, while the province considers a public inquiry. "The importance of dealing with money laundering concerns is something that is clearly on our agenda," said Morneau at a news conference in Victoria. "We need to be very clear, we crack down on any issues around money laundering." Last year, an international anti-m
  
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• Sentencing hearing held for Calgary couple convicted in young son’s death

  08-02-2019 21:54
  A sentencing hearing for a Calgary couple who were found guilty in the death of their 14-month-old son in November 2013 began on Friday. Last fall, Jennifer and Jeromie Clark were found guilty of criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessaries of life in the death of their young son John. During the trial, the Crown told the jury that the boy was in septic stock and suffering from a staph infection and multiple organ failures. According to a pathology report, the boy was
  
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• Train crash near Barcelona leaves 1 dead, injures 100

  08-02-2019 21:19
  BARCELONA, Spain -- Two passenger trains rammed head-on into each other on a track near Barcelona on Friday, killing one person and injuring about 100 others, most of them slightly, authorities said. The commuter trains collided in the evening between the towns of Sant Vicenc de Castellet and Manresa, northwest of Barcelona, emergency services for the region of Catalonia said in a tweet. Three of the injured passengers were in serious condition. Around 100 others escaped injury, officials said.
  
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• Teachers can expand on sex-ed curriculum, government lawyers tell tribunal

  08-02-2019 21:17
  TORONTO -- Ontario government lawyers say the repeal of a modernized sex-ed curriculum does not discriminate against an 11-year-old transgender girl challenging the move, arguing teachers can still address topics like gender identity even though such issues are no longer a mandatory part of the lesson plan. Government lawyers said in closing arguments Friday that the case before Ontario's human rights tribunal does not prove the province is discriminating against certain students. Michael Dunn s
  
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• Stone says he should be free to speak in Russia probe case

  08-02-2019 21:13
  WASHINGTON -- A federal judge shouldn't bar longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone from making public statements about his criminal case in the Russia investigation, his attorneys said Friday. Lawyers for Stone, a political consultant who has made a career out of attention-seeking, bare-knuckles politics, say in a new court filing that any limits on their client's public comments would infringe on his First Amendment right to free speech. They made the argument as U.S. District Judge Amy Be
  
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• Alberta farm groups ask province to push date for new driver training rules

  08-02-2019 20:57
  Starting March 1, drivers of semi-trucks and commercial buses will need to take more extensive training, including work in the classroom and on the road, to qualify for a licence.
  
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• Extreme cold poses ‘major challenge’ to freight train air-brake systems: CP Rail report

  08-02-2019 20:33
  A Vancouver-bound train with 112 grain cars was parked with its air brakes engaged on a grade east of Field, B.C., when it started moving on its own around 1 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Claresholm RCMP Seize Meth, Fentanyl & Stolen Property; Two Arrested

  08-02-2019 19:53
  31 year old Daniel Morgan of Claresholm and 25 year old Kassandra Villneff of Okotoks are facing a list of charges.
  
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• Police Investigating False Bomb Threats at Two Taber Schools

  08-02-2019 19:26
  Taber Police are working to determine the source of bomb threats made against two schools in that town.
  
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• University of Lethbridge Study: Smoking Speeds Up Biological Clock

  08-02-2019 19:22
  Using blood biochemistry markers and artificial Intelligence age predicting, study shows young smokers, and women in particular, age faster
  
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• Arrest leads Claresholm RCMP to stolen property

  08-02-2019 19:13
  An arrest by Claresholm RCMP has led to additional charges and the recovery of stolen property. Police say 31-year-old Daniel Derek Morgan of Claresholm was arrested  Wednesday on outstanding warrants for break and enter and theft. As the investigation continued, RCMP obtained a search warrant for a Clareshlm residence where officers recovered stolen property linked to offences that have occurred in the Claresholm and Stavely area since December as well as controlled substances including me
  
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• Alberta Canadian Armed Forces member charged with sexual assault

  08-02-2019 19:13
  Cpl. Tyler Colin Gruchy has been charged with one count of sexual assault.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos 1st year memorial service planning underway

  08-02-2019 19:01
  The City of Humboldt has started preliminary planning to mark the first anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Sentencing hearing Friday for Calgary parents found guilty in son’s death

  08-02-2019 18:39
  A sentencing hearing is to begin Friday for a Calgary couple who delayed taking their gravely ill son to hospital until it was too late.
  
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• ‘Depth of emptiness’: Calgary couple guilty in toddler’s death address court, sentencing delayed

  08-02-2019 18:39
  A sentencing hearing is to begin Friday for a Calgary couple who delayed taking their gravely ill son to hospital until it was too late.
  
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• Four year sentence for impaired driver involved in fatal crash

  08-02-2019 18:04
  A Calgary judge has handed down a four year sentence and a 10 year driving prohibition for a man who pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death in connection to a fatal crash on Memorial Drive in 2016. 41-year-old Dale Neisz was charged with a number of driving related offences following a crash on Memorial Drive on July 2, 2016. A Ford Fusion was speeding eastbound on the roadway when it crashed into a raised median on 5A Street N.W. and rolled onto its roof. Kanaye Renfrew, 30, was in th
  
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• Court date set after Lethbridge pulled five ads promoting pro-life message - The Catholic Register

  08-02-2019 17:57
  Court date set after Lethbridge pulled five ads promoting pro-life message  The Catholic RegisterBy Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic News. February 8, 2019. EDMONTON – The lawyer representing Lethbridge Pro-Life says the right to free speech is at ...
  
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• Wintry blast brings -40 wind chills, arctic winds, snow to many parts of B.C.

  08-02-2019 17:20
  VANCOUVER - More chilly and challenging weather conditions are on the way for British Columbia's inner south coast, including Greater Victoria and the Lower Mainland. Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for Victoria and eastern parts of the Island, with accumulations of up to 10 centimetres expected through the day. A dusting of snow is also forecast for Metro Vancouver while the weather office is calling for five to 10 centimetres from Courtenay to Campbell River and along the Sunsh
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat Region Sees Unemployment Rate Jump to 5.4% in January

  08-02-2019 17:13
  Some not so good news when it comes to the local jobs front. More people in the area were looking for work to start off 2019.
  
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate climbs to 6.8% to start 2019

  08-02-2019 17:13
  Statistics Canada's latest survey showed Alberta's unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent in January from 6.4 per cent in December.
  
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• Light snow creates slippery sections on Calgary roads and surrounding highways

  08-02-2019 16:45
  An overnight snowfall is creating slippery conditions on city streets and surrounding highways and more snow is expected for the weekend. CTV Calgary Meteorologist Kevin Stanfield says a low pressure system sent moisture into southern Alberta on Thursday evening and combined with cold air from an Arctic high to create the snowy conditions. He says temperatures will continue to fall throughout Friday and that the weekend temperature for Calgary will be back in the minus 20s. A number of collision
  
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• Hotel that launched Trump to Manhattan fame to be torn down

  08-02-2019 15:23
  NEW YORK -- The building that helped Donald Trump make a name for himself in his first big deal in Manhattan is being sold to developers who plan to tear it down. Developer TF Cornerstone said Thursday that it and a group managing billionaire Michael Dell's money have agreed to buy the Grand Hyatt New York next to Grand Central Terminal and replace it with a mixed-used tower that will include office and retail space and a smaller hotel. Trump partnered with the Hyatt Corp. to buy what was then t
  
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• Automakers recall 1.7 million cars with fatal airbags

  08-02-2019 15:16
  DETROIT -- Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan. The inflators can hurl shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 23 people have died from the problem worldwide and hundreds more were injured. The moves, announced Friday by the U.S. government, are part of the largest series of automotive recalls in U.S. history. About 10 million inflators are
  
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• Man charged in $5M gold heist, reward offered for capture

  08-02-2019 14:48
  MIAMI -- Federal prosecutors have formally charged a fugitive in the 2015 robbery of a tractor-trailer carrying almost $5 million in gold bars. U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami announced Thursday that 56-year-old Pedro Santamaria has been indicted on robbery and gun charges. The FBI is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction. Authorities say Santamaria, Adalberto Perez and Roberto Cabrera caused noxious fumes to fill the cabin of the TransValue Inc. truck that
  
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• Surprise surge in private-sector work fuels Canada's gain of 66,800 new jobs

  08-02-2019 14:41
  OTTAWA -- The country saw a surprise rush of 66,800 net new jobs in January in a gain fuelled by a hiring surge in the private sector, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency's latest labour force survey said more people also searched for work last month, which pushed the unemployment rate to 5.8 per cent, up from its 43-year low 5.6 per cent in December. The biggest boost came from the number of private-sector employee positions, which climbed by 111,500 in January for the category's biggest
  
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• Canada adds 66,800 net new jobs in January, but unemployment rate ticks higher

  08-02-2019 14:41
  OTTAWA -- The country saw a rush of 66,800 net new jobs in January in a gain fuelled by a hiring surge in the private sector, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency's latest labour force survey said more people also searched for work last month, which pushed the unemployment rate to 5.8 per cent, up from its 43-year low 5.6 per cent in December. Economists had expected the addition of 8,000 jobs for the month and an unemployment rate of 5.7 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. The bi
  
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• CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in January

  08-02-2019 14:38
  OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January slowed compared with December. The housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate came in at 207,968 units for the first month of the year compared with 213,630 in December. Economists had expected an annualized pace of 205,000 for January, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. The annual pace of urban starts slowed 2.1 per cent in January to 190,912 units as single-detached urban starts fell 10.4
  
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• Ottawa awards design contract for $60-billion warship fleet to Lockheed Martin

  08-02-2019 13:51
  HALIFAX -- The federal government awarded U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin a long-awaited contract to design its $60-billion fleet of warships despite lingering questions about the selection process and a legal challenge from a rival bidder. Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the deal in Halifax early Friday, saying the Royal Canadian Navy's 15 new warships will be built by Irving and based on the British-designed Type 26 frigate. The initial contract with Irving Shipbuilding is v
  
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• Fire at Brazilian soccer team complex leaves 10 dead, 3 hurt

  08-02-2019 12:42
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- A fire tore through the sleeping quarters of a development league for one of Brazil's most popular professional soccer clubs on Friday, killing 10 people who were most likely players and injuring three others, authorities said. Firefighters were called in just after 5 a.m. local time to battle a blaze at the sprawling Ninho de Urubu training ground of the Flamengo soccer club in Rio de Janeiro's western region, a fire official told The Associated Press. Beatriz Busch, the publi
  
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• Dreams to tragedy: Fire kills 10 at Brazilian soccer academy

  08-02-2019 12:42
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- A fire early Friday swept through the sleeping quarters of an academy for Brazil's popular professional soccer club Flamengo, killing 10 people and injuring three, most likely teenage players, authorities said. Firefighters were called just after 5 a.m. to the sprawling Ninho de Urubu training grounds in Rio de Janeiro's western region. Overhead images captured by an Associated Press drone showed a smoky, charred area of the complex. "We are distraught," Flamengo President Rodo
  
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• Fundraising begins for sculpture to honour Lethbridge's military history - Lethbridge Herald

  08-02-2019 11:02
  Fundraising begins for sculpture to honour Lethbridge's military history  Lethbridge HeraldTim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald [email protected] A proposed bronze sculpture paying tribute to Lethbridge's military history to be.
  
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• Quebec City mosque killer Bissonnette sentenced to life, no parole for 40 years

  08-02-2019 10:19
  QUEBEC -- Alexandre Bissonnette was driven by "racism and hatred" when he stormed into a Quebec City mosque and gunned down six worshippers in 2017, a judge said Friday as he sentenced him Friday to 40 years in prison without possibility of parole. Quebec Superior Court Justice Francois Huot began by saying the day of the murders "will forever be written in blood in the history of this city, this province, this country." But he rejected the Crown's request for six consecutive life sentences, whi
  
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• Mosque killer sentenced to life behind bars, no parole for 40 years

  08-02-2019 10:19
  The man who murdered six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque will spend the rest of his life behind bars with no chance of parole for 40 years. Quebec Superior Court Justice Francois Huot delivered the ruling Friday in a packed Quebec courtroom. Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder last March. This is a breaking news alert. An earlier story follows. QUEBEC -- A judge has begun reading a decision that will determine whether the man who murdered six worshi
  
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• Mosque killer could receive longest prison term ever in Canada

  08-02-2019 10:19
  QUEBEC - The man who murdered six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017 will learn today whether he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Quebec Superior Court Justice Francois Huot has begun reading a lengthy decision that will determine how long Alexandre Bissonnette spends in prison before he is eligible for parole.Scroll down or click here to for live updates from the courthouseHuot told Bissonnette, wearing a blue blazer and white shirt, to leave the prisoners' box and st
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Mosque killer could receive longest prison term ever in Canada

  08-02-2019 10:19
  QUEBEC -- A judge has begun reading a decision that will determine whether the man who murdered six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017 spends the rest of his life behind bars. Some in the courtroom Friday wept as Quebec Superior Court Justice Francois Huot detailed Alexandre Bissonnette's deadly attack. Huot is ruling how long Bissonnette spends in prison before he is eligible for parole.Scroll down or click here to for live updates from the courthouseThe judge told Bissonnette,
  
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• Life sentence, no parole for 25 years for Bruce McArthur

  08-02-2019 10:16
  TORONTO -- Serial killer Bruce McArthur murdered eight men from Toronto's gay village for "his own warped and sick gratification," an Ontario judge said Friday as he sentenced the 67-year-old to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.Scroll down or click here for a recap of live updates from courtThe ruling means McArthur will be 91 before he can apply for any form of release, which the judge said he was highly unlikely to receive. "Although Mr. McArthur has taken responsibility by
  
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• Irish PM says he's listening, but not negotiating on Brexit

  08-02-2019 10:13
  LONDON -- The British and Irish leaders were looking to mend fences after a week of Brexit tensions at a dinner in Dublin Friday. But Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and his U.K. counterpart, Theresa May, sought to dampen expectations of a breakthrough on the thorny issue of the Irish border. Varadkar said ahead of the meeting that "today is not a day for negotiations." "Today is a day for us to share our perspectives and for us to listen to each other," said Varadkar, who also met Friday with
  
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• British, Irish leaders to meet amid Brexit tensions

  08-02-2019 10:13
  LONDON -- The British and Irish leaders were meeting Friday to discuss the Irish border -- and mend fences -- amid rising tensions between Britain and the European Union over Brexit. British Prime Minister Theresa May was due to dine with Irish premier Leo Varadkar in Dublin to press her case for changes to Britain's divorce deal with the EU. Britain's Parliament rejected the agreement last month, largely over concerns about a provision designed to ensure an open border between the U.K.'s Northe
  
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• Pea-sized pill delivers insulin shot from inside the stomach

  08-02-2019 09:15
  WASHINGTON -- Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill -- creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach. Patients usually prefer oral treatment, and comply with it better, but many compounds, including insulin for diabetes, can't survive the harsh trip through the digestive system. The new invention, reported Thursday by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-led research team, has been tested
  
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• Arizona wants care unit where patient was raped to stay open

  08-02-2019 07:39
  PHOENIX -- The embattled operators of an Arizona long-term care facility agreed Friday to be regulated by the state, effectively nixing a plan to close down the unit where an incapacitated woman gave birth after being raped. The state received written confirmation that Hacienda HealthCare would enter into a voluntary regulation agreement, said Patrick Ptak, spokesman for Gov. Doug Ducey. "This is good news and the best immediate outcome as it means Hacienda patients and families would be allowed
  
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• Police warn public about home invasion suspects impersonating police officers

  08-02-2019 06:13
  Calgary police are looking for two men who tried to force their way into a home in the Renfrew area on Thursday afternoon claiming to be police officers. Investigators say two men were seen banging on the front door of a home in the 1400 block of Renfrew Drive N.E. at about 4:15 p.m. Witnesses say the pair were both dressed at police officers and pushed their way inside the home when the occupants answered the door. The residents challenged the authenticity of the suspect's claim and a brief con
  
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• Police investigate report of phony cops trying to break into northeast home

  08-02-2019 06:13
  Calgary police are looking for two men who were spotted in police uniforms that trying to force their way into a home in Renfrew. Investigators say that at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, two men were seen banging on the front door of a home in the 1400 block of Renfrew Drive N.E. Witnesses say the pair were both dressed at police officers and forced their way inside when the occupants answered the door. The residents then challenged the pair, not believing them to be real police officers, and a brief co
  
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• Airdrie woman nearly loses $11,000 ring to scammer

  08-02-2019 05:48
  A woman says she’ll likely never use the online ad platform Kijiji ever again after a horrific experience almost ended up with her losing her grandmother’s diamond ring. Kimberly Dunbar first went to Kijiji to try and sell the family ring for some much needed cash. “I don’t wear jewelry so I wanted to sell it for education purposes.” She posted an ad for the custom-made, 18k white gold diamond ring with a price of $11,250, the amount she had it appraised at. Dunbar
  
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• Missouri oil leak prompts closure of parts of Keystone pipeline, Enbridge’s Platte pipeline

  08-02-2019 05:18
  An oil leak near St. Louis prompted the closure of parts of two pipelines as crews work to determine the source, company officials and Missouri regulators said Thursday.
  
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• Funds raised for creation of Lethbridge Exhibition Park military monument - Global News

  08-02-2019 05:02
  Funds raised for creation of Lethbridge Exhibition Park military monument  Global NewsThe Lethbridge United Services Institute, in partnership with Exhibition Park, has announced a campaign to bring in a WWI monument to remember and honour ...
  
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• Calgary pet store marks 100 years in business

  08-02-2019 04:46
  The owner of a pet store on Kensington Road says she’s seen all the ups and downs of Calgary’s economy for three decades and has lasted through them all. Christine Nurse with Fairplay Pet Supply inherited the business from her father and says it hasn’t been an easy time at the helm. She says she’s had to take some drastic measures to avoid shutting down entirely. “We know how to trim expenses. We had a tough learning experience in the 80s; we had three stores close
  
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• Washington governor says state will try to influence Trans Mountain pipeline decisions ‘every way’ it can

  08-02-2019 04:11
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says his state shares concerns with British Columbia about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and will continue to voice its objections any way it can.
  
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