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• Police clear suspected 'person of interest' in connection with fatal northeast shooting

  09-04-2019 23:52
  The Calgary Police Service confirms the man who had been considered a person of interest in connection with a fatal April 3 shooting in a parking lot in the northeast has been interviewed and cleared of any wrongdoing. Police were called to the parking lot in the 2400 block of 37 Avenue N.E. shortly after 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3 following reports of shots fired. Officers located a bullet riddled vehicle with two gunshot victims inside. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene whil
  
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• Photos released of person of interest in connection with fatal northeast shooting

  09-04-2019 23:52
  The Calgary Police Service has released surveillance footage stills of a man who may have information in connection with a fatal April 3 shooting in a parking lot in the northeast. Police were called to the parking lot in the 2400 block of 37 Avenue N.E. shortly after 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3 following reports of shots fired. Officers located a bullet riddled vehicle with two gunshot victims inside. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was transported to hospita
  
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• Conservation efforts making a difference in Lethbridge river valley: study - Global News

  09-04-2019 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  Conservation efforts making a difference in Lethbridge river valley: study  Global NewsA 12-year study provided by the Helen Schuler Nature Centre is shedding light on conservation efforts within Lethbridge. Matt Battochio reports.
  
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• Airbnb reverses, will allow listings in Israeli settlements

  09-04-2019 22:57
  Airbnb is rescinding its plan to bar listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The home-sharing company says it has decided to allow listings throughout the entire West Bank, but will donate any of its profits from the region to humanitarian aid organizations. Airbnb announced in November that it would remove approximately 200 listings in Israeli settlements, which are in territory disputed by Palestinians. Some groups like Human Rights Watch hailed that decision but Israeli leaders cond
  
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• Conservation efforts making a difference in Lethbridge river valley

  09-04-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  A 12-year study provided by the Helen Schuler Nature Centre is shedding light on conservation efforts within Lethbridge. Matt Battochio reports.
  
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• Feds introduce law to remove barrier to inter-provincial booze trade

  09-04-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  The issue has rankled consumers for decades and was forced under a media spotlight a year ago when a New Brunswick man lost a five-year court battle to buy cheap beer in neighbouring Quebec.
  
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• Calgary driver crashes car into his own apartment

  09-04-2019 22:23
  Talk about hitting close to home. Police are investigating after a driver somehow managed to smash his car through the wall of his own apartment unit Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the 1900 block of 8th Avenue N.E. about 11 a.m., after a driver lost control and slammed through a wall into a ground-floor unit. Mykle Eccles was doing yard work nearby when he heard an engine revving. “I turned my head thinking somebody was messing around and just as I was turning, heard the c
  
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• Oil and gas supporters rally as senate committee hears submissions on energy bills

  09-04-2019 21:53
  Premier Rachel Notley spoke to a senate committee on Tuesday about two energy related bills as hundreds of people rallied outside Calgary’s Sheraton Hotel in support of Alberta’s oil and gas industry. The Senate Transportation Committee heard submissions from Canadians on Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, and Notley was joined by three Albertans to make her presentation. “We had a good conversation. I was pleased to be able to introduce Angela and Edward and Roger to th
  
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• Man accused of claiming to be missing child to remain jailed

  09-04-2019 21:33
  CINCINNATI -- A U.S. magistrate ordered an Ohio man to remain jailed without bond Tuesday on a charge that he lied to federal agents about being a missing child from Illinois. Authorities charged Brian Michael Rini, 23, of Medina, Ohio, on Friday, a day after DNA testing proved he wasn't Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 at age 6. "I believe Mr. Rini poses a risk of flight," Magistrate Karen Litkovitz said during a brief hearing in which Rini stood before her in a uniform from the jail wi
  
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• Why drop-in/membership fees at the Cor Van Raay YMCA are more expensive than other city-run facilities

  09-04-2019 21:13
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - After three years, and more than $110 million dollars from the City of Lethbridge's Capital Improvement Program, a donation of $3.75 million from local businessman Cor Van Raay, and other monies, Phase Two of the ATB Centre will officially open to the public on May 4.
  While the facility is owned by the City of Lethbridge, it will be run by the YMCA - similar to CASA - where the Allied Arts Council now runs it, but it was built with&nbs
  
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• Why drop-in/membership fees at the Cor Van Raay YMCA are more expensive than other city facilities

  09-04-2019 21:13
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - After three years, and more than $110 million dollars from the City of Lethbridge's Capital Improvement Program, a donation of $3.75 million from local businessman Cor Van Raay, and other monies, Phase Two of the ATB Centre will officially open to the public on May 4.
  While the facility is owned by the City of Lethbridge, it will be run by the YMCA - similar to CASA - where the Allied Arts Council now runs it, but it was built with&nbs
  
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• New Ronald McDonald House to Open in Southern Alberta

  09-04-2019 21:10
  The facility will feature six private bedrooms for families to use while their children receive medical care at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital.
  
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• Lethbridge-West may be NDP’s best hope of a riding outside the big cities - Toronto Star

  09-04-2019 21:10 via thestar.com
  Lethbridge-West may be NDP’s best hope of a riding outside the big cities  Toronto StarLethbridge-West, a riding in the heart of conservative Alberta, might hold the NDP's sole hope of hanging on to any of its seats outside the province's big cities.
  
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• P.E.I. woman pleads guilty to causing the deaths of two infants

  09-04-2019 21:08
  CHARLOTTETOWN -- A P.E.I. woman has admitted in court to causing the deaths of two infants, placing their bodies in bags and dumping them in a waste bin. Court documents say the babies both died "a short time" after they were born. Shannon Dawn Rayner of Charlottetown pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of infanticide related to separate incidents in February 2014 and November 2016. However, the Crown directed a stay of proceedings on two counts of failing to seek assistance in child birth and
  
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• First day of advance polls draws an estimated 140,000 Alberta voters

  09-04-2019 20:52
  Advance polls opened in Alberta on Tuesday, drawing lineups at some stations in Calgary. According to Elections Alberta,the unofficial advance poll count on Tuesday was 140,000 ballots.. In the first day of advance voting in the 2015 provincial election approximately 58,000 ballots were cast. Voters can now go to any advance polling station in the province until Saturday to cast their ballot ahead of the April 16 general election. You must be 18 or older to vote and provide government-issued pho
  
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• Advance polls now open in Alberta

  09-04-2019 20:52
  Advance polls opened in Alberta on Tuesday, drawing lineups at some stations in Calgary. Voters can now go to any advance polling station in the province until Saturday to cast their ballot ahead of the April 16 general election. You must be 18 or older to vote and provide government-issued photo ID with your address listed, like a driver’s licence or Alberta identification card. Those who aren’t already registered to vote and don’t have a licence or ID card can bring two piece
  
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• Lethbridge Police Chief Gives Update to Council on Community Peace Officer Program

  09-04-2019 20:33
  
  
  Uniforms and a vehicle are on the way for Lethbridge's Community Peace Officers who should be out on city streets this summer.
  
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• Bill C-69 given a rough welcome at Calgary Senate committee hearing

  09-04-2019 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of people rallied in downtown Calgary Tuesday, chanting Kill that Bill" and waving signs -- a scene that is becoming typical whenever federal politicians come to the city.
  
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• Lethbridge College Students Make Pitches in Second Ashcroft Design Challenge

  09-04-2019 20:15
  
  
  Interior Design Technology students at Lethbridge College have made their pitches in the second year of the Ashcroft Design Challenge.
  
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• Curbside recycling nearly a reality as blue cart blitz is set to begin

  09-04-2019 20:08
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB - The process started back in 2016, but the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer for curbside recycling in Lethbridge.
  Rows of blue carts are being set up in the City of Lethbridge's industrial yard as staff get prepared for delivery to houses across the city to start next week.
  Blue carts are scheduled to be delivered to all Lethbridge homes between April 15 and May 10.
  Joel Sanchez, the General Manager of the City's Waste and
  
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• Will B.C.'s ticket sale reforms actually work?

  09-04-2019 19:55
  While the province moves to ban software designed to buy tickets to events in bulk so they can be resold at higher prices, at least one ticket reseller says he doesn't think the changes will make tickets cheaper or easier to access for consumers because of what's missing. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth put forward the Ticket Sales Act Tuesday. If passed, it would prohibit the bots that use algorithms to mass-purchase seats at live events, keeping fans from being able to purchase tickets at fac
  
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• Scalping bots targeted in B.C. ticket sales bill

  09-04-2019 19:55
  The province has introduced a bill banning software designed to buy tickets to events in bulk so they can be resold at higher prices. If approved, the Ticket Sales Act would prohibit the bots that use algorithms to mass-purchase seats at live events, keeping fans from being able to purchase tickets at face value.Read Bill 27 in full onlineThe act targets those who resell tickets to make money, and is not meant to punish individuals who need to sell their tickets for various reasons outside of ma
  
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• Advanced Polls Open for Alberta Election

  09-04-2019 19:52
  Advanced polls will be open April 9th through 13th.
  
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• Volunteers in Lethbridge celebrated as part of National Volunteer Week - Lethbridge News Now

  09-04-2019 19:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Volunteers in Lethbridge celebrated as part of National Volunteer Week  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Community helpers are being recognized for their hard work. Across Canada, it's National Volunteer Week.
  
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• Volunteers in Lethbridge celebrated as part of National Volunteer Week

  09-04-2019 19:32
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Community helpers are being recognized for their hard work.
  Across Canada, it’s National Volunteer Week.
  “This is a time where we can celebrate and thank Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers,” said Chelsea Eastman, event and resource development coordinator with Volunteer Lethbridge.
  She noted that there’s numerous volunteer dinners and award ceremonies happening across the country to honour volunteers.
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• Notley urges senators to toss Bill C-48 ‘in the garbage’

  09-04-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP leader and incumbent premier spoke in front of the senate's environment and natural resources committee today, urging them to bin the tanker ban bill.
  
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• Blue Carts Ready for Lethbridge Homes as City Rolls Out Curbside Recycling

  09-04-2019 19:11
  Lethbridge residents will be seeing a lot of blue carts in the coming days as the City gets ready to roll out its curbside recycling program.
  
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• Shootout between groups of males spilled onto Jane Street, causing crash: police

  09-04-2019 18:11
  Toronto police are searching for multiple suspects after a shootout at a plaza near Highway 400 turned into a head-on crash on Tuesday morning. The series of events first began at a plaza near Jane Street, south of Highway 400, where police say two groups of males became involved in some sort of dispute. “That dispute escalated into both groups pulling out firearms and began shooting at each other,” Insp. Darren Alldrit said. Numerous gunshots were fired before one of the two groups
  
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• More scrutiny of defence intelligence operations needed, security committee says

  09-04-2019 17:26
  OTTAWA -- A national-security watchdog has called for stricter controls on the Canadian military's spying, including the possibility of legislation spelling out when and how defence intelligence operations can take place. In a report issued Tuesday, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians said National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have one of the largest intelligence programs in Canada, yet these operations get little outside scrutiny. The committee, which e
  
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• First woman to get pregnant following robot womb transplant gives birth

  09-04-2019 17:22
  A Swedish woman has given birth to a baby boy after becoming the first person to get pregnant following a womb transplant performed by a robot. The unnamed mother is doing fine after welcoming the child to the world Monday, by a planned caesarean section at 36 weeks. The newborn weighed 6lbs 3oz (2.9kg) and measured 48 centimetres long. “It’s a fantastic feeling to deliver such a special, longed-for child,” Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, a robot-assisted surgeon and gynecologist at
  
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• IMF says Canadian economy to grow at 1.5 per cent, lower than previous forecast

  09-04-2019 17:17
  Canada will not be immune to the lower-than-expected economic growth expected around the world this year, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The IMF revised its global economic growth forecast for 2019 from 3.5 per cent to 3.3 per cent, citing ongoing trade uncertainty. Its forecast for growth in Canada’s economy was similarly lowered from 1.9 per cent to 1.5 per cent. “This is a delicate year for the global economy,” the report reads. “If … any of the m
  
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• Shaw Communications reports second-quarter profit of $155M

  09-04-2019 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  Shaw Communications had a second-quarter profit of $155 million compared with a loss of $175 million a year earlier.
  
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• 'Thales will not be a scapegoat': company reacts to termination from Metro LRT project

  09-04-2019 16:56
  Thales, which built the signaling system for the Metro LRT line in Edmonton, says the city has terminated their involvement with the project. According to Thales, the city escorted their employees from the work site on Thursday, April 4. Thales says they were notified by phone and mail of the termination only hours before the team was removed from the site. “We’re not aware of what might have motivated the termination,” Thales Commercial Operations Vice President David Beckley
  
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• Philpott says PM broke law by removing her, Wilson-Raybould from Liberal caucus

  09-04-2019 16:47
  OTTAWA – Independent MP Jane Philpott says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke a law that governs Parliament when he expelled her and colleague Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Liberal caucus. Philpott rose in the House of Commons on Tuesday morning on a question of privilege arguing that her rights as an MP have been breached. The pair were removed last week, with the backing of all the Liberal MPs, after both resigned from cabinet amid the SNC-Lavalin scandal. In arguing her point Phil
  
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• 'There are consequences' for lying to Canadians: Trudeau on Scheer lawsuit threat

  09-04-2019 16:34
  OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his decision to threaten Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer with a libel suit, saying that “there are consequences” for misleading Canadians, which he believes Scheer has done amid the SNC-Lavalin affair. “I think highlighting that there are consequences short-term and long-term when politicians choose to twist the truth and distort reality for Canadians, it’s not something we’re going to put up with,” T
  
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• Alberta election Day 22: One week until voters head to the polls

  09-04-2019 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  While there's still a week left for candidates to earn votes ahead of election day on April 16, advance polls open Tuesday.
  
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• 'How is that fair?': $12M government funding for Loblaw attracts outrage

  09-04-2019 15:55
  A government funding announcement involving Canada’s largest grocery store operator has some people questioning why public dollars are going to a large and profitable company. Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna announced Monday that the government is giving Loblaw Companies Ltd. $12 million to install lower-emission refrigeration systems in 370 of its stores. The company says the new refrigeration systems will reduce its overall carbon footprint by 23 per cent. The m
  
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• Bylaw officers ramp up fight to shut down illegal pot shops operating in Toronto

  09-04-2019 15:55
  The fight to shutter illegal pot shops in Toronto continues, even as the first legal retail storefronts have opened their doors across the province. The city is again ramping up its efforts to close the scattered operations, this time with the Municipal Licensing and Standards leading the charge. While Toronto police will be involved, Don Peat, a spokesperson for the mayor’s office, said police will be focused on ensuring safety of bylaw officers during inspections. Nine municipal licensin
  
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• $12M government funding for Loblaw attracts outrage

  09-04-2019 15:55
  A government funding announcement involving Canada’s largest grocery store operator has some people questioning why public dollars are going to a large and profitable company. Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna announced Monday that the government is giving Loblaw Companies Ltd. $12 million to install lower-emission refrigeration systems in 370 of its stores. The company says the new refrigeration systems will reduce its overall carbon footprint by 23 per cent. The m
  
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• Canada Goose plans to open 6 new stores in Alberta, Ontario, U.S. and Europe

  09-04-2019 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  Canada Goose is opening two stores in Alberta — at West Edmonton Mall and in the mountain town of Banff — as well as at the CF Sherway Gardens mall in Toronto.
  
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• Crews contain fire at home in Sandstone Valley

  09-04-2019 15:10
  Calgary fire crews were called to a blaze at a home in the city’s northwest on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded to a home in the 300 block of Sandstone Dr. N.W at about 5:30 a.m. after a neighbour called 911. The home has damage to the roof and a nearby residence also sustained some damage. Crews have the fire under control. No one was home at the time and the cause is under investigation.
  
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• Crews contain early morning fire at home in Sandstone Valley

  09-04-2019 15:10
  Calgary fire crews knocked down a blaze at a home in the city’s northwest on Tuesday morning and say the residence sustained significant damage. Emergency crews responded to a home in the 300 block of Sandstone Dr. N.W at about 5:30 a.m. after a neighbour called 911. Smoke and flames were coming from the rear of the residence when fire crews arrived. Crews searched the structure and determined that no one was home at the time of the fire. Residents were evacuated from neighbouring homes as
  
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• Woman trapped on balcony of burning apartment building dies

  09-04-2019 14:58
  A fire at a B.C. apartment complex left several of the building’s residents trapped on their balconies, including one woman who died before firefighters could reach her. Neighbours say Judith Burke died Sunday when fire broke out at the building in Esquimalt, B.C.Read more on this story from CTV Vancouver IslandBurke lived on the fourth floor of the building. Residents who had managed to get to safety called out to her from below as the flames edged closer to her, telling her to jump onto
  
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• ASIRT investigating after RCMP officer shoots man in stolen truck

  09-04-2019 14:37
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating an officer involved shooting near Red Deer over the weekend. On Saturday around 8:15 a.m. police received a tip about stolen oilfield property near Eckville. When the officer arrived, he found four vehicles at the scene. A man was sleeping in one of them, a Ford F250 truck. The officer checked the plate, which came back to a different vehicle. At that point, the officer reportedly requested assistance and returned to his police vehicle.
  
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• 10 NHL veterans hoping to win their first Stanley Cup

  09-04-2019 14:25
  TORONTO -- Time is running out for some NHL players that have yet to win a Stanley Cup over a lengthy career. Here are 10 NHL veterans still chasing their first Cup: 1. Calgary goaltender Mike Smith -- 37, 13 seasons (2018-19: 42 games played, 23-16-2, 2.72 goals-against average, .898 save percentage) Smith arguably has his best chance at a Cup with Calgary after years in Dallas, Tampa Bay and Arizona. He has played just 19 career playoff games with 16 of those coming in the Phoenix Coyotes' run
  
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• Why does it seem like teens lack a sense of urgency?

  09-04-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  For parents of teenagers, trying to motivate them to leave the house or submit homework on time can be a constant struggle. However, psychologists say parents might need to cut them some slack.
  
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• New poll suggests more voters support UCP but NDP gaining ground 1 week before Alberta election

  09-04-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  While the NDP continues to make up ground on the UCP, the conservative party led by Jason Kenney continues to hold more support from decided and leaning voters than any other single party ahead of Alberta's election next week, according to the results of a new Ipsos/Global News poll that were released on Tuesday.
  
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• Groups believe not having children is a way to cut a person's carbon footprint

  09-04-2019 10:53
  VANCOUVER -- When Roy Sasano told his parents he was getting sterilized a few years ago to reduce his carbon footprint, he remembers they weren't surprised. After all, he had already taken other steps to fight climate change by becoming a vegan, "virtually" eliminating single-use plastic and reducing his consumption as much as is practicable. "I think there was a brief moment of disappointment, but they just laughed it off," said Sasano, 39, who lives in Vancouver. "I know quite a few people, es
  
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• Looters likely scouring sunken treasures off Nova Scotia, experts warn

  09-04-2019 10:31
  HALIFAX -- Beneath the choppy waves off Nova Scotia's rugged coast are thousands of shipwreck sites sprinkled with lost treasure: centuries-old coins, canons, and perhaps even historic booty stolen from the White House. Treasure salvagers who once spent millions of dollars exploring such sites say provincial laws are preventing shipwrecks from being scoured in any meaningful way -- and that the region has become somewhat of a wild west for so-called pirate divers. "Nothing would lead me to belie
  
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• Quebec towns north of Montreal without power as ice, winds play havoc with power grid

  09-04-2019 10:19
  MONTREAL -- More than a quarter of a million customers remain without electricity in Quebec today as the impact of high winds and freezing rain continues to be felt. Hydro-Quebec reported 255,000 customers were without power as of 9 a.m., largely centred in the Laval, Lanaudiere and Laurentians regions north of the city. The power outages began as inclement weather rolled into Quebec on Monday, with ice accumulation on trees causing problems. Hydro-Quebec says one the most affected regions was L
  
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