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• Calgary tow truck operator says it will take a week to clear vehicles abandoned in storm

  28-04-2019 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  The spring snow storm in southern Alberta on Saturday made for some treacherous driving conditions. Highways throughout the area were shut down during the night with dozens of crashes.
  
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• Workers gather in Calgary to honour those lost in workplace accidents and illnesses in Alberta

  28-04-2019 23:23
  A group of people got together on Sunday morning to remember those who have died while at work in Alberta. The National Day of Mourning ceremony, which commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace-related hazards, took place at Edward Place Park. Representatives say they have a specific goal this year too. “This year, we are appealing to the provincial government not to repeal the Occupational Health and Safety laws that were passed last year by t
  
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• Ontario cuts music fund by more than half, looks to modernize it

  28-04-2019 23:12
  TORONTO -- Ontario is cutting a music grant program by more than half as it looks to modernize it. The day after the Progressive Conservative government tabled its first budget earlier this month, officials told the Canadian Independent Music Association that the Ontario Music Fund would be reduced from $15 million to $7 million. The association's president said he had expected the fund would receive less money, given the government's aim of tackling the deficit. "I wasn't surprised that the fun
  
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• Calgary company opens coding classes for adult workers

  28-04-2019 22:41
  A local business has launched a new workshop aimed at helping workers in the city’s energy sector gain the skills they need to be competitive on the current job market. Robogarden is banking on the big demand for technology jobs in the energy sector to help unemployed and under-employed workers get ahead in the industry. Originally, the company focused on children to help teach them some of the skills for the future but now they want to help boost the workers of today too. “There's a
  
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• Men’s curling final will be Koe vs Bottcher; Einarson vs Tirinzoni in women’s final

  28-04-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Koe's team of third BJ Neufeld, second Colton Flasch and lead Ben Hebert will meet Brendan Bottcher of Edmonton in the final.
  
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• Road rage could be result of drivers seeing cyclists as less than human: study

  28-04-2019 21:50
  Do some drivers view cyclists as less than human? A new Australian study suggests that could be the reason behind road rage incidents involving drivers and cyclists. The study, published in the journal Transportation Research in April, found drivers who dehumanized people on bikes is correlated to their self-reported aggressive behavior toward cyclists. Narelle Haworth, co-author of the study, called the findings concerning but not shocking. "We weren't suprised that lots of people reported agre
  
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• Alberta remembers Taber school shooting 20 years later: ‘It still affects me’

  28-04-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  It was a snowy, spring day on April 28, 1999, when an angry teenager walked through the doors of W.R. Myers High School and fired four shots.
  
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• Military arrives in Bracebridge, Ont., to help with flood relief

  28-04-2019 19:02
    BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. -- The Canadian Armed Forces have landed in a small town in central Ontario's cottage country grappling with record floodwaters to help with sandbagging and other relief efforts. The mayor of Bracebridge says that while dry weather is expected for the next couple of days, more rain is in the forecast ahead. Graydon Smith told a press conference today that the expected 25 millimetres of rain on Wednesday will mean the already-high water levels will be slower to recede. Se
  
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• Armed forces in Bracebridge, Ont., to help battle rising floodwaters

  28-04-2019 19:02
  BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. -- The ongoing flooding plaguing Ontario's cottage country prompted another town to declare a state of emergency on Sunday as members of the Canadian Armed Forces descended on a nearby community to help with sandbagging before more rain arrives. Muskoka Lakes declared a state of emergency on Sunday after water levels in its namesake lake rose by 12 centimetres over the past 24 hours, said its mayor Phil Harding. "All estimates are suggesting that the water is going to continue
  
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• Heavy snowfall results in over 100 crashes in the City of Calgary

  28-04-2019 18:41
  It has been a terrible time for drivers on the road in Calgary over the past 24 hours after a heavy snowstorm resulted in slippery and treacherous conditions everywhere in the city. Calgary police were called to 127 crashes between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and there were injuries in 18 of those incidents. One couple drove 10 hours from Saskatoon to try and get home to Calgary on Saturday. They started to see the storm get really bad when they reached the Hanna but by then it was too late. “
  
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• Greyhound replacements find tough road to prosperity in Western Canada

  28-04-2019 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Six months after Greyhound Canada shut down most of its service in Western Canada and northern Ontario, the companies that stepped in to take its place say they still face a rough road.
  
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• Family of suspected Calgary double homicide victims asks for help: ‘They are so loved’

  28-04-2019 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  The family of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson released a statement Sunday morning, pleading to the public for help and sharing details about the missing mother and daughter.
  
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• Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen cream puffs and chocolate eclairs

  28-04-2019 17:30
  A salmonella outbreak which has sickened more than 70 people across Canada is believed to be connected to frozen pastries. Various chocolate eclairs and cream puffs have been recalled due to the outbreak, which has caused illnesses in people ranging in age from one to 88. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), there have been 27 reported illnesses in B.C., 13 in Ontario, 12 in Alberta, 10 in Manitoba, nine in Saskatchewan and two in Quebec, all between last November and this Mar
  
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• Four German skiers die in avalanche in Switzerland

  28-04-2019 16:55
  BERLIN -- An avalanche in southern Switzerland has killed four German skiers, police said Sunday. Police in the canton (region) of Valais said the group was buried by the avalanche on Friday near the village of Fieschertal. Planes and rescue personnel started looking for the group after they were reported missing, but because of severe weather conditions, the bodies were only found and recovered Saturday afternoon. Police said the victims haven't yet been formally identified, but German daily pa
  
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• Greyhound replacement services face hard road to success

  28-04-2019 16:23
  CALGARY -- Six months after Greyhound Canada shut down most of its service in Western Canada and northern Ontario, the companies that stepped in to take its place say they still face a rough road full of unexpected turns. And they concede that the level of service they are providing doesn't come close to matching what Greyhound had offered before it decided to abandon what it says was a money-losing business. Bus operators report strong competition on profitable routes with good ridership, while
  
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• Trump fans jeer as he suggests singing 'O Canada' during rally

  28-04-2019 16:21
  Some people at a Wisconsin rally jeered after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested they sing ‘O Canada’ while he was speaking about the trade dispute between the two countries. For the third year in a row, Trump skipped out on the White House Correspondents Dinner -- a high-profile event traditionally attended by the president and political reporters. But instead of attending this year, Trump held a rally in Green Bay, Wis., Saturday night. In-between unscripted rants about potentia
  
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• How dad-to-be Prince Harry became Britain's most popular royal

  28-04-2019 15:10
  LONDON -- Princess Diana's little boy -- the red-haired prince with the mischievous smile and his mother's wild streak -- is about to become a father. The arrival any day now of Prince Harry's and American wife Meghan's first child will complete his public transformation into the admirable and modern family man who took his grandmother's crown last year as Britain's most popular royal.Keep up-to-date with the latest royal news with our Royal Dispatch newsletterConfidence, a sense of humour and a
  
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• Spring snow storm closes highways across southern Alberta

  28-04-2019 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  Much of Alberta woke up to a blast of winter weather on Saturday as a spring snow storm blanketed some areas with over a dozen centimetres of snow, causing shutdowns on highways across southern Alberta
  
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• Spain election: Turnout high; far-right expected to make gains

  28-04-2019 14:38
  MADRID -- Divided Spanish voters turned out in force Sunday for the country's general election, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help the conservatives unseat the Socialist government. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists look poised to win the most votes but seem far from scoring a majority in parliament that would allow the party to form a government on its own. Sanchez called the vote after his budget was defea
  
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• Socialists win Spain election, far-right emerges as player

  28-04-2019 14:38
  MADRID -- Spain's governing centre-left Socialists won the country's election Sunday but must seek backing from smaller parties to maintain power, while a far-right party rode an unprecedented surge of support to enter the lower house of parliament for the first time in four decades. With 99% of ballots counted, the Socialists led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez won 29% of the vote, capturing 123 seats in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies. The new far-right Vox party made its national breakthrou
  
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• Socialists lead Spanish election despite far-right gains

  28-04-2019 14:38
  MADRID -- Spain's governing Socialists held a clear lead but will need support from smaller parties to stay in power after a national election in which a far-right party made strong gains, according to partial results released Sunday. After having two main political parties for decades, Spain's political landscape has fragmented into five parties. Voters have been disillusioned as the country struggled with a recession, austerity cuts, corruption scandals, the divisive Catalan independence deman
  
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• 160,000 at risk in Mozambique after 2nd cyclone in 6 weeks

  28-04-2019 14:29
  PEMBA, Mozambique -- A second disaster unfolded on Sunday in northern Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as raging flood waters killed one person and began to cut off the region's main city from the outside world. Some 160,000 people were at risk, with more torrential rain forecast for the days ahead. "Help us, we are losing everything!" residents in Pemba city shouted at passing cars as the rushing waters poured into doorways. Women and girls with buckets and pots tried to scoop away the
  
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• Sri Lanka's churches shut, Catholics celebrate Mass at home

  28-04-2019 14:25
  AMPARA, Sri Lanka -- Their churches closed for fear of an attack by Islamic State group-linked militants, Sri Lanka's Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes Sunday as the island nation's archbishop presided over a televised service, a week after Easter suicide bombings killed over 250 people. Many across the nation knelt before their televisions as Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, delivered a homily before members of the clergy and the country's leaders in a small chapel at
  
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• No Mass for Sri Lanka's Catholics; no veils for its Muslim women

  28-04-2019 14:25
  AMPARA, Sri Lanka -- The effects of Sri Lanka's Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths Sunday, with Catholics shut out of their churches for fear of new attacks, left with only a televised Mass, and Muslim women ordered to stop wearing veils in public. Many across the nation knelt before their televisions as Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, delivered a homily before members of the clergy and the country's leaders in a small chapel at his residence in the capit
  
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• Dike breaks in Quebec, forcing thousands from their homes

  28-04-2019 13:16
  MONTREAL -- Emergency workers urged another 1,500 residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal to leave their homes Sunday, one day after floodwaters broke through a natural dike northwest of the city and forced some 5,000 others to flee with only the clothes on their backs. Residents of Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que., left behind medications, wallets and pets as the Lake of Two Mountains breached the dike at about 7 p.m. Saturday. Soldiers, firefighters and police, sirens blaring, patrolle
  
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• Winter storm hammers Alberta, causing collisions and forcing highway closures

  28-04-2019 09:17 via globalnews.ca
  A spring storm is bringing winter weather condition to southern Alberta.
  
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• Victoria mayor not yet convinced about oilsands future after Alberta trip

  28-04-2019 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  Mayor Helps was invited to tour the oilsands by Calgary city councillor Ward Sutherland.
  
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• 'Terrifying': Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4

  28-04-2019 01:37
  SEATTLE -- A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought strong wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people. One female and three males had died by the time firefighters had arrived Saturday afternoon, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said. Two of the dead were ironworkers who had been inside the crane while the other two were people who were inside cars, Fire Department spokesman Lance Garland said. A
  
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• 4 dead after crane collapses in downtown Seattle

  28-04-2019 01:37
  SEATTLE -- Four people were killed and three injured when a construction crane collapsed Saturday in downtown Seattle, pinning six cars underneath, Seattle's fire chief said. The four were dead by the time firefighters got to the scene, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said. He said two of the dead were crane operators and the other two were people who had been in cars. Three people -- including a mother and her baby -- were transported to the hospital, Scoggins said. A fourth person was injured but t
  
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• Canadian Premier League opener delivers entertainment in Hamilton

  28-04-2019 01:03
  HAMILTON -- York 9 FC's Ryan Telfer, on loan from Toronto FC, goes into the history book as the first to score in the Canadian Premier League. But Forge FC substitute Kadell Thomas had the last laugh Saturday, delivering the tying goal to make the most of the platform afforded by the new Canadian pro soccer league. "He's one of those players that we don't know about without the Canadian Premier League," said Forge coach Bobby Smyrniotis. "I think there'll be many Kadell Thomases on Forge FC and
  
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• Lethbridge residents gathered at Henderson Lake for annual MS Walk - Globalnews.ca

  28-04-2019 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge residents gathered at Henderson Lake for annual MS Walk  Globalnews.ca"One in 11 Canadians is diagnosed. It's a huge issue here. Lethbridge has a huge community of MS here, so we need to be out there supporting people."
  
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• Lethbridge residents gathered at Henderson Lake for annual MS Walk - Global News

  28-04-2019 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge residents gathered at Henderson Lake for annual MS Walk  Global NewsAmid the gloomy weather in Lethbridge Saturday, plenty of local residents wore their running shoes and outdoor gear for this year's annual MS walk.
  
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• Lethbridge residents gathered at Henderson Lake for annual MS Walk

  28-04-2019 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  "One in 11 Canadians is diagnosed. It's a huge issue here. Lethbridge has a huge community of MS here, so we need to be out there supporting people."
  
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• Hundreds take part in annual stair climb at Calgary’s Bow Tower

  28-04-2019 00:32
  A group of Calgarians got together for an early morning workout on Saturday for an annual event to support Alberta’s wilderness. Over 850 people registered to participate in the Alberta Wilderness Association’s Climb for Wilderness in recognition of Earth Day, which was earlier this week. Participants were from all age groups and every walk of life who all shared a common interest in protecting one of the province’s most precious resources. The AWA fights to protect the provinc
  
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• NY Times apologizes for cartoon with 'anti-Semitic tropes'

  28-04-2019 00:08
  NEW YORK -- The New York Times has apologized for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper's international edition. It showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dachshund wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind and skullcap-wearing U.S. President Donald Trump. The Times says the image "included anti-Semitic tropes." The cartoon appeared Thursday in print. A tweet from the New York Times Opinion account Saturday said the image "was offensive, and it was an err
  
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