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• Assault suspect, accused of knocking Red Deer RCMP officer unconscious, arrested

  10-06-2019 23:57
  RCMP officials confirm a trespassing suspect, wanted in connection with an alleged attack on an officer that left the RCMP member unconscious, is in police custody. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 4, a member of the Red Deer RCMP attended a business on 50th Avenue following reports of trespassing. The officer located a suspect and a confrontation occurred. The suspect allegedly assaulted the officer, knocked the RCMP member unconscious, and fled the scene while the officer bled from
  
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• In ‘urgent letter’, six premiers tell Trudeau national unity would be threatened if bills C-48, C-69 become law

  10-06-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  The premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories have told Trudeau that two pieces of federal legislation could hobble Canada's resource sector if passed.
  
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• Gervais appeals first-degree murder conviction

  10-06-2019 23:28
  The man recently convicted of first-degree murder in connection with the November 2013 swarming and stabbing death of Lukas Strasser-Hird has appealed his conviction. The legal representatives for Nathan Gervais filed the appeal request on Friday, June 7 on the grounds that the verdict in the trial was 'unreasonable and cannot be supported by the evidence'. In the appeal request, the appellants claimed the presiding judge made errors in the interpretation of the laws regarding circumstantial evi
  
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• New petrochemical projects not expected to be hurt by single-use plastics ban

  10-06-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  One of Canada's largest producers of plastics says there will be plenty of room for future growth in output despite a proposal by Ottawa to ban certain single-use plastic products by 2021.
  
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• Marc Rathwell named new Chief of Fire and Emergency Services - Lethbridge News Now

  10-06-2019 23:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Marc Rathwell named new Chief of Fire and Emergency Services  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The City of Lethbridge has announced that after an extensive search, Deputy Fire Chief Marc Rathwell has been selected as the next Chief ...
  
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• Alberta promises to fund fall school enrolment growth

  10-06-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's United Conservative government is fully funding new students going into grade school classrooms this fall.
  
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• Residents issued new environmental challenge - Lethbridge News Now

  10-06-2019 22:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Residents issued new environmental challenge  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – On the heels of Environment Week, local group Environment Lethbridge has put out the Intensive Green Challenge. It builds off the group's ...
  
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• Helping the Environment Residents issued new environmental challenge Jun 10, 2019 - Lethbridge News Now

  10-06-2019 22:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Helping the Environment Residents issued new environmental challenge Jun 10, 2019  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – On the heels of Environment Week, local group Environment Lethbridge has put out the Intensive Green Challenge. It builds off the group's ...
  
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• Man convicted of killing Calgary mother and daughter files appeal

  10-06-2019 22:31
  The man sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 50 years in the death of Sara Baillie and Taliyah Marsman is appealing his conviction and sentence. Last December, a jury took less than three hours to convict Edward Downey of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Baillie and five-year-old Taliyah. Baillie’s body was found with duct tape wrapped around her neck and face, stuffed into a laundry basket in a closet, in her Panorama Hills home on July 11, 2016. Tali
  
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• Man convicted in Vernon manslaughter case now accused of aggravated assault

  10-06-2019 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  Parole documents reveal more details about Tal Kalum La Riviere's time at large.
  
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• A prison is opening the first overdose prevention site for inmates in Canada

  10-06-2019 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Prison guards are wary of being forced to accept that illicit drugs are being consumed on their watch.
  
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• Edward Downey appealing conviction, sentence in murders of Calgary mother and daughter

  10-06-2019 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  The man convicted in 2017 of murdering a Calgary mother and daughter is appealing his conviction.
  
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• Justin Bieber challenges Tom Cruise to a UFC fight

  10-06-2019 21:03
  In a bizarre display, pop star Justin Bieber challenged veteran actor Tom Cruise to a “fight in the octagon” over Twitter, saying if the actor does not “take this fight” he is “scared” and will “never live it down.” Bieber then asked if Dana White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), if he would host it. Embattled UFC fighter Conor McGregor, who is no stranger to controversy himself, offered to host the fight. McGregor wrote
  
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• Where can Calgarians watch the Raptors game against the Warriors?

  10-06-2019 20:44
  The Toronto Raptors are one win away from making history and thousands of Canadians will gather on Monday night to watch Canada’s only NBA team fight for the championship. The Raptors take on the Golden State Warriors for game 5 in Toronto on Monday night at 7 p.m. MST and Calgarians can watch the action at a number of viewing parties in the city. YYCFoodTrucks, East Village Calgary and Genesis Basketball are hosting an outdoor party and showing the game on a big screen in East Village fro
  
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• Calgarians gather to watch the Raptors face the Warriors

  10-06-2019 20:44
  The Toronto Raptors remain one win away from making history and thousands of Canadians gathered Monday night hoping to watch Canada’s only NBA team win its first championship. The Raptors took on the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto on Monday night and Calgarians watched the action at a number of viewing parties in the city. Raptors faithful looking to celebrate a title were disappointed by the team's 106-105 loss. YYCFoodTrucks, East Village Calgary and Genesis
  
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• Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper; pilot killed

  10-06-2019 20:26
  NEW YORK — A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly unnerving the city. The crash happened at around 2 p.m. in a steady rain and clouds that obscured the roof of the 750-foot (229-meter) AXA Equitable building. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who spoke to reporters at the scene about 20 minutes after the crash, said the impact shook the building and caused a fire that was quickly brought under control. There were no other reports of i
  
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• Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper, killing pilot

  10-06-2019 20:26
  NEW YORK -- A helicopter crashed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of 9-11, after an erratic trip across some of the nation's most restricted airspace. Authorities said they did not suspect terrorism. The crash near Times Square and Trump Tower shook the 750-foot (229-meter) AXA Equitable building, sparked a fire and forced office workers to flee on elevators and down stairs, witnesses and officials said. The pil
  
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• Medical examiner tells David and Collet Stephan’s trial that child died of bacterial meningitis

  10-06-2019 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  A medical examiner who did an autopsy on a 18-month-old toddler whose parents are on trial in Lethbridge, Alta., says there's no question the boy died of bacterial meningitis.
  
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• School program puts together 10,000 meals to feed hungry Albertans

  10-06-2019 19:48
  Calgary’s Hope Mission provides food to families in need and received a big boost on Monday morning from a group of students in Airdrie who prepared and packed 10,000 meals. On May 31st, students and staff at Airdrie Koinonia Christian School put together 10,000 lunches in an effort to give back to the community. On Monday, half were delivered to Calgary’s Hope Mission, which will help feed families in the Forest Lawn community for about a month.  The remainder will go the organ
  
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• Southern Alberta traffic stop yields prostitution ring: RCMP

  10-06-2019 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  After a vehicle was stopped for a traffic-related offence, police arrested the driver for prostitution-related offences.
  
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• Ottawa passes legislation that bans whale and dolphin captivity in Canada

  10-06-2019 19:20
  Keeping whales and dolphins in captivity will no longer be allowed across Canada under legislation that passed Monday, drawing celebrations from activists and politicians who called it a significant development for animal rights. The federal bill, which now only requires royal assent to become law, will phase out the practice of holding cetaceans -- such as whales, dolphins and porpoises -- in captivity, but grandfathers in those that are already being kept at two facilities in the country.Sign
  
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• Calgarian faces charges in connection to alleged prostitution ring

  10-06-2019 18:56
  A traffic stop on the Siksika Nation last week has resulted in charges against one person who was allegedly managing sex trade workers and benefitting from their activities. RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle on June 4 at about 3 p.m. on Highway 901 and say a preliminary investigation showed that the occupants had drugs in their possession. Police arrested the driver and say Duc Florestal, 25, of Calgary, was managing and profiting from sex trade workers. Florestal is charged
  
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• Woman injured, man arrested, after fire at Airdrie apartment complex

  10-06-2019 18:24
  A woman is in hospital and a man is in custody following a bizarre incident at an Airdrie apartment complex Sunday evening. Police were called to an apartment complex on Willowbrook Road in Airdrie just after 8 p.m. where they found a woman suffering serious injuries. She was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but was later upgraded to stable. Soon after the woman was located, a fire was reported in her apartment. The complex was evacuated and the flames put out by fire fighters. A man wa
  
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• Canada-wide warrant for man wanted in fatal Edmonton hookah bar shooting

  10-06-2019 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  Amin Yussuf, 29, has connections across Canada and Edmonton police said he goes by a number of aliases.
  
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• U of C course helps family doctors safely prescribe opioids

  10-06-2019 17:59
  A new course at the University of Calgary aims to help family doctors and specialists to both safely prescribe opioids and taper patients already taking them. Called Wise Prescribing and De-prescribing: Opioid Skills for the Frontline Clinician the course includes short podcasts, interview clips with physicians, as well as patient testimonials. Those taking the course will also attend two, in-person workshops, three months apart, allowing physicians to learn from each other. The course is a part
  
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• 2 missing men found dead after Osoyoos Lake boat crash

  10-06-2019 17:50
  Mounties in the Okanagan have recovered the bodies of two men who were missing after their boat collided with another vessel on Osoyoos Lake over the weekend. The collision occurred on Saturday and caused both vessels to sink, according to authorities. Three people on one of the boats were rescued and taken to hospital. At the time, BC Emergency Health Services said two of them were in critical condition. Osoyoos RCMP and the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team also launched a search for the two peopl
  
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• Singh making pitch for more affordable cell, internet services

  10-06-2019 17:06
  OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has unveiled his party's plan to help Canadians save money on their internet and cell phone bills, pledging to push telecom companies to expand what they offer consumers. In an exclusive interview on CTV News Channel Monday, Singh spelled out how his party would improve the cellular and internet services that are becoming increasingly essential, and ways to make them more affordable.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, delivered twice weekly to you
  
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• Health Canada pulls sunscreens from Canada's first Goop store

  10-06-2019 16:46
  Natural sunscreen products were pulled from the shelves of Canada’s first Goop store shortly after its highly-anticipated opening for failing to have the required licence from Health Canada. Two sunscreens—made by U.S.-based natural cosmetics brand Beautycounter—were identified by Health Canada inspectors who were among the first to visit actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle and wellness brand’s pop-up shop in Toronto. According to a Health Canada spokesperson, the product
  
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• Rocky Mountain House historic site a hub for adventure on eastern edge of Alberta’s Rockies

  10-06-2019 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site recreates an early 19th century fur trading post and offers adventures ranging from viewing bison on the plains to trail hiking.
  
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• Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBT Catholics

  10-06-2019 16:03
  VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has issued a document rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders. The document issued Monday - during LGBT pride month - is the Vatican's first on gender theory. In it, the Vatican also insists on the sexual complementarity of men and women. LGBT Catholics immediately denounced it as harmful and contributing to hatred, bigotry and violence against gay and transgender people. Advocacy group New Ways Ministry said it will confuse people who are st
  
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• Woman pleads not guilty in death of toddler left outside Edmonton church

  10-06-2019 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  A woman charged after a toddler was found dead outside an Edmonton church has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial.
  
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• Tasha Mack murder trial to begin Monday in death of toddler left at Edmonton church

  10-06-2019 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  A trial begins Monday for Tasha-Lee Mack, charged with second-degree murder in the 2017 death of her former boyfriend Joey Crier's toddler son Anthony Raine.
  
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• HBC stock up on news of asset sale, privatization plan

  10-06-2019 15:24
  TORONTO -- Hudson's Bay Co. stock was up 42 per cent Monday after a group of shareholders, including executive chairman Richard Baker, proposed taking the retailer private once it completes the sale of its remaining German holdings for $1.5 billion. The group, which holds a 57 per cent stake in HBC, is offering $9.45 per share in cash to other investors -- the same price paid by one of Baker's entities to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in January. "While we continue to believe in HBC's long-
  
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• New Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld sworn in

  10-06-2019 15:17
  Calgary has a new chief of police. Chief Mark Neufeld was sworn in during a ceremony Monday afternoon at the Calgary Central Library. "I want every single employee in the organization to know that I view CPS as one big team," he said. "Yes, the organization is large and it's organized into component parts, but when the public calls the police, they don't care what district you're from, they don't care what specialty uinit you're assigned to, and they don't care what you were doing before they ma
  
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• New Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld being sworn in Monday

  10-06-2019 15:17
  Calgary’s new chief of police will be sworn in at a ceremony Monday afternoon. Mark Neufeld will take over command from Interim Chief Steve Barlow with a ceremony set for 1 p.m. at the Central Public Library. Neufeld, who spent 24 years with the Edmonton Police Service before spending the last two years as chief of police in Camrose, was named Calgary police chief in March. He also previously spent two years as a director of investigations with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team. N
  
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• Structure fire in Glenbrook contained by Calgary crews

  10-06-2019 15:01
  Fire crews were called to a blaze at a property in the city’s southwest on Sunday evening and say no injuries were reported. Emergency crews responded to reports of a fire at a home in the 4000 block of 35th Avenue S.W. at about 10:00 p.m. Officials say a significant amount of smoke and flame could be seen coming from the back of a residence when crews arrived. Crews were able to bring the fire under control quickly and protect nearby structures. No injuries were reported and a pet was loc
  
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• Made in China? Iceland's sweater-knitters are unhappy

  10-06-2019 13:30
  REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Trouble is rattling one of Iceland's most distinctive industries: the production of the thick, hand-knitted "lopi" sweaters adored by tourists and worn with pride by locals. The individually produced, very warm sweaters have become a symbol of Iceland. But local knitters are upset at seeing their profit margins diminished by the appearance of sweaters actually made in China, albeit from authentic Icelandic wool. The practice was started by some local manufacturers who have
  
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• Top Iran diplomat warns U.S. it cannot 'expect to stay safe'

  10-06-2019 11:20
  TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany's top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions. A stern-faced Mohammad Javad Zarif offered a series of threats over the ongoing tensions gripping the Persian Gulf. The crisis takes root in U.S. President Donald Trump's decision over a year ago to withdraw America from Iran's 2015 nu
  
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• Facebook launches political ad tool, but still allows some controversial content

  10-06-2019 10:18
  OTTAWA -- Anyone who wants to buy political ads on Facebook in the lead-up to the federal election will have to be approved by the company, but unpaid content that simply blurs lines --like a recent doctored video of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- will still be permitted on the social-media site. Facebook is launching its authorization process for political advertising, which includes a number of steps to confirm that an entity or group buying an ad that deals with politics, elections or soc
  
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• Kim Dotcom fights U.S. extradition in New Zealand's top court

  10-06-2019 10:13
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues on Monday took their fight against being extradited to the U.S. to New Zealand's top court. The Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the seven-year-old case after Dotcom and the others lost several previous court rulings. But even if the men lose their latest appeal, they have legal options which could keep their case alive in the New Zealand court system and delay any extradition for several more
  
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• Study finds undetected diabetes linked to heart attack and gum disease

  10-06-2019 10:00
  People with undetected diabetes run a higher risk of both heart attack and gum disease, a Swedish study finds. The study, published in the Diabetes Care journal by Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, used 805 heart attack patients from 17 Swedish cardiology clinics and a control group of 805 people, who were then matched by age, sex and postal code. The study participants gum health was assessed by x-rays and their glucose levels were tested through a blood sugar test. Participants
  
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• 25 years after murders, O.J. Simpson says 'Life is fine'

  10-06-2019 07:36
  LOS ANGELES -- After 25 years living under the shadow of one of the nation's most notorious murder cases, O.J. Simpson says his life has entered a phase he calls the "no negative zone." In a telephone Interview, Simpson told The Associated Press he is healthy and happy living in Las Vegas. And neither he nor his children want to look back by talking about June 12, 1994 -- when his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, were killed and Simpson quickly was transformed in th
  
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• Trump insists there's more to Mexico deal than meets the eye

  10-06-2019 06:56
  STERLING, Va. -- Stung by criticism that his deal to avert threatened Mexican tariffs mostly ramps up existing efforts, U.S. President Donald Trump is insisting there's more to it than meets the eye. In a pair of tweets Monday morning, Trump claimed that Mexico had agreed to more than what was revealed in the Friday announcement, teasing that more would be announced soon. "We have fully signed and documented another very important part of the Immigration and Security deal with Mexico, one that t
  
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• Amid criticism, Trump defends Mexico deal avoiding tariffs

  10-06-2019 06:56
  STERLING, Va. -- With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, U.S. President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized him for overselling a deal that mostly ramps up existing efforts. Trump defended the agreement reached by U.S. and Mexican negotiators to head off the 5% tax on all Mexican goods that Trump had threatened to impose Monday as he tried to pressure the country to do more to stem the flow of Cent
  
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• Couples struggling to conceive are better off not smoking pot: doctor

  10-06-2019 06:09
  VANCOUVER -- Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is calling for more research into reproductive aspects of the recreational drug that may be increasingly used in Canada since it was legalized. Dr. Sara Ilnitsky, who practises at a fertility clinic in London, Ont., said some studies suggest that changes in ovulation patterns and reduced sperm motility are associated with
  
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• Ex-Red Sox slugger David Ortiz flown to Boston after being shot in bar

  10-06-2019 05:06
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- David Ortiz was flown to Boston for more medical care Monday after the former Red Sox slugger affectionately known as Big Papi was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said. The 43-year-old retired athlete had been in stable condition in intensive care at a Santo Domingo hospital after doctors removed his gallbladder and part of his intestine, according to his spokesman, Leo Lopez. He said Ortiz's liver was also damaged
  
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• Ex-Boston slugger David Ortiz shot at Dominican Republic bar

  10-06-2019 05:06
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized Monday following surgery for a gunshot wound after being ambushed by a man in a bar in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said. Dominican National Police Director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte said Ortiz was at the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo around 8:50 p.m. Sunday when a gunman approached from behind and shot him at close range. Ortiz was taken to the Abel Gonzalez clinic, where he un
  
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• David Ortiz back in Boston after being shot in Dominican bar

  10-06-2019 05:06
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- David Ortiz was back in Boston on Monday night for medical care, a day after authorities said the former Red Sox slugger affectionately known as Big Papi was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic. A plane carrying the 43-year-old retired athlete landed after a flight from the Dominican, the team said. Ortiz had been in stable condition in intensive care at a Santo Domingo hospital after doctors removed his gallbladder and part of his
  
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• Cancer survivors with newly banned breast implants fear return of disease

  10-06-2019 04:00
  Breast cancer survivors who have textured implants that Health Canada recently banned due to a rare but serious risk of cancer say they are terrified and want the devices taken out of their bodies. Health Canada says removing the implants is unnecessary, but patients who got them as a result of a previous round of breast cancer say any risk is too much. Lynda Simpson from Surrey, B.C. has booked a removal procedure at a private clinic in September, at a personal cost of $8,000. “This is my
  
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• Biker community surprises Alberta man with one last ride

  10-06-2019 02:46
  Members of the Alberta motorcycle community gathered together in Drayton Valley on Sunday to give a veteran biker one last ride. Lloyd Patterson grew up building and racing motorcycles. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer and given 15 months to live.Read more on this story at CTV EdmontonHis son, Michael Patterson, told CTV Edmonton that it’s been difficult to watch as his dad lose the ability to ride, so he took to social media and asked for a volunteer. “Every time I see hi
  
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