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• ‘They’ve run out of legal strategies’: Premier Kenney on BC government

  18-06-2019 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he hopes there are no more “delay tactics” coming from the BC government following the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Canada-wide warrant issued for high-risk offender last seen in Calgary

  18-06-2019 23:57
  The Calgary Police Service is asking for tips from the public regarding the whereabouts of a 48-year-old man who failed to return to his supervised residence earlier this month. According to police officials, 48-year-old Meredith Twoyoungman, who has been convicted of sexual assault several times, was scheduled to return to his community residential facility on Sunday, June 9 but failed to appear. Twoyoungman is considered to be a high-risk offender and is in the midst of ten-year, long term sup
  
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• Albertans right ‘not to celebrate wildly’ over Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approval: Premier Kenney

  18-06-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is another step in the process, but that Albertans shouldn’t celebrate wildly.
  
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• Trans Mountain expansion to have no ‘significant impact’ to Alberta’s economy: Premier Kenney

  18-06-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project will likely not have a significant impact on Alberta’s economy, as much of the construction will be done south of the border.
  
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• Alberta limits debate on bill to strip some public sector bargaining rights

  18-06-2019 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Government House Leader Jason Nixon says there will be no more than nine hours of debate allowed for the last three stages of debate on Bill 9.
  
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• 2nd approval of Trans Mountain pipeline ‘isn’t a victory to celebrate’: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney

  18-06-2019 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said while he is happy the federal government has reapproved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, construction will be something to celebrate.
  
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• Calgarian charged following police investigation into alleged cat abuse

  18-06-2019 23:23
  A 19-year-old Calgary man faces 18 charges following a Calgary Police Service and Calgary Humane Society investigation into alleged animal abuse that resulted in two cats being euthanized. According to CPS officials, allegations that two cats has been abused surfaced in November 2018. An investigation determined at least six cats had been injured between December 2017 and November 2018 as a result of animal abuse and two of the abused animals had been euthanized prior to the start of the investi
  
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• Golfer Mathias Schjoelberg shows he has a few tricks up his sleeve

  18-06-2019 23:09
  A golfer from Norway is playing on the MacKenzie Tour and his trick shots are turning heads on the range in Calgary. When I was at Golf Canada the other day, I couldn’t help but notice this one guy on the range as he tried out all these really cool trick shots. His name is Mathias Schjoelberg, he’s from Norway and he plays on the MacKenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada. Schjoelberg says he started golfing when he was six years old and used to love making up shots. “I used to like to p
  
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• Calgary city councillor admitted to hospital

  18-06-2019 23:08
  A longtime Calgary city councillor was admitted to hospital over the weekend, where he remains. Coun. Ray Jones posted a message to social media on Tuesday, saying he was taken to hospital on Saturday and is “currently under care and observation and in the company of my family.” “At this time neither the doctors nor I have set a return date,” he posted on Twitter. “Rest assured I will be back, but until then my team will still be in the office, working diligently fo
  
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• Young boy killed in farm mishap near Fort Macleod

  18-06-2019 23:05
  A three-year-old child is dead after beng run over on a rural property southwest of Fort Macleod Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a location near the intersection of Highway 810 and Township Road 84A shortly after noon following reports a child had been injured. RCMP officials say a three-year-old boy was run over by a vehicle. At the time of the incident, the boy had been with an adult who was doing farm work. Two ambulances responded to the scene and a STARS Air Ambulance crew
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approval ‘isn’t a victory to celebrate’: Alberta premier

  18-06-2019 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says while he is pleased with the federal government's reapproval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, it "isn't a victory to celebrate."
  
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• Alberta premier to weigh in on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approval

  18-06-2019 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to weigh in Tuesday afternoon on the federal government's decision to once again approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• ‘Many families didn’t survive this’: TMX approval comes too late for some

  18-06-2019 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  "This is home and my kids are Calgarian.  I don't want to move."
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to proceed

  18-06-2019 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday afternoon that the federal cabinet has approved the expansion of the existing pipeline.
  
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• Woman stuck with fish hook while riding Calgary CTrain

  18-06-2019 22:40
  A Calgary woman is warning others after a three-pronged fish hook ended up stuck in her leg during a ride on the CTrain. She believes someone purposely put the hook on the seat to try and cause an injury. Rochelle Beauregard hopped onto a northbound LRT at the Somerset/Bridlewood station Saturday afternoon and shortly after sitting on one of the train’s benches, she felt something scratch her leg. “I looked down and there was a small fishing hook stuck in the back of my leg,” s
  
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• Pricey tours of decaying Titanic shipwreck delayed until June 2020

  18-06-2019 22:21
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Adventure tourists who paid $168,000 each to help survey the Titanic shipwreck off Newfoundland have been told their much-anticipated dives are being postponed. The U.S. company behind a series of week-long expeditions has announced that the submarine research tours will be postponed until June 2020, after the operator of a staging vessel backed out. The news comes just two weeks before the inaugural voyage was set to depart from St. John's, N.L., and a year after damage to t
  
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• Edmonton man wins $1M in contest that encouraged people to save money

  18-06-2019 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  A recent University of Alberta graduate is $1 million richer after winning a local contest aimed at getting people to save money and improve their financial fitness.
  
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• Teen girl approached by stranger in Lethbridge

  18-06-2019 21:53
  Lethbridge police are investigating after a 14-year-old girl was reportedly approached by a man in a vehicle who asked repeatedly to take her to lunch. The incident happened near the Stan Siwik Pool about 1 p.m. on June 16, police said in a release. “The male drove up to the girl and engaged her in conversation, asking multiple times if she wanted to go for lunch,” it read. The girl said no, and when she told the man her parents were on the way, he left, driving westbound on 15th Ave
  
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• Elderly Alberta couple says dream home is now a nightmare to live in

  18-06-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  It was their retirement dream home but now an elderly couple in Thorhild County, Alta. say they are trapped living in dangerous construction zone.
  
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• Supermodel Bella Hadid says 'no disrespect' meant by controversial airport pic

  18-06-2019 21:25
  Supermodel Bella Hadid has issued an apology after fans accused her of insulting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on her Instagram stories. The 22-year-old model post a photo of her boot up against an airport window, with the sole of her foot facing three planes, including one that was Saudi, and a UAE plane, which featured the country’s flags. Fans accused her of disrespecting the Middle Eastern countries, which followed previous Instagram posts by Hadid that mentioned the
  
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• Canadian man gets 26 years for role in suicide attack

  18-06-2019 21:23
  NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Canadian man to 26 years in U.S. prison for supporting a group of jihadists who committed a 2009 suicide attack that killed five American soldiers in Iraq. The sentence came over the objections of several family members of the soldiers, who appeared in Brooklyn federal court and demanded Faruq Khalil Muhammad 'Isa spend the rest of his life behind bars. "These five families will never be whole again," said Becky Johnson, whose 24-year-old son, G
  
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• Truck stolen during test drive from Airdrie auto dealer

  18-06-2019 20:59
  What started as a test drive turned into a stolen truck for an Airdrie auto dealer. A man and a woman walked into Airdrie Motors Davis Chevrolet on East Lake Crescent about 5:30 p.m. on May 30 and asked about buying a vehicle. The man was able to get the keys to a 2017, white Chevrolet Silverado then drove it off the lot but didn’t return. He is described as:Black Wearing a black baseball hat with black writing Wearing a black track suit with white stripes on the sidesThe female is de
  
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• New lionesses arrive at Calgary Zoo from Philadelphia

  18-06-2019 20:46
  The Calgary Zoo  is welcoming two new lionesses to the facility’s African Lion Pride and the public will be able to see the pair in July once they have been released from quarantine. Mali and Sabi are from the Philadelphia Zoo and are currently undergoing health checks. The Calgary Zoo made the announcement on its Facebook page on Tuesday morning.Zoo officials say the African lion population has decreased significantly over the last two decades and that zoos play a role in the surviva
  
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• Ottawa estimates corporations dodged up to $11.4 billion in 2014 tax payments

  18-06-2019 20:43
  Corporations avoided paying Ottawa between $9.4 billion and $11.4 billion in taxes in 2014, according to a new federal estimate by the Canada Revenue Agency. The report estimates a "tax gap" -- the difference between what is owed to the government and what was collected -- for small and medium enterprises of between $2.7 billion and $3.5 billion and for large corporations of between $6.7 billion and $7.9 billion. The corporate figures bring the total estimated 2014 tax gap from a series of studi
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Calgary, western Alberta

  18-06-2019 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  Conditions are favourable for severe thunderstorms to develop Tuesday afternoon and storms could persist into Wednesday morning.
  
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• Risk of thunderstorms in B.C. Interior, hail possible in Kootenays

  18-06-2019 20:10
  Hail is possible near the Alberta border on Tuesday, and there's a risk of thunderstorms elsewhere in B.C. Environment Canada's latest thunderstorm outlook, posted on Twitter Tuesday morning, showed strong gusts of wind and hail were possible as a storm blows through the province.Get the latest forecast, radar and more on our weather page  The weather agency suggested thunder and lightning could crash through most of the Interior, rating the risk as "moderate." Thunderstorms are also possib
  
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• New award announced by Lethbridge Sport Council - Lethbridge News Now

  18-06-2019 20:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New award announced by Lethbridge Sport Council  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – When nominations open for the Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards next month, voters will notice a new title on the ballot.
  
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• Another nude swim planned at Calgary pool

  18-06-2019 20:00
  Swimsuits will be optional at a public swim event next month being organized by Calgary Nude Recreation. Scheduled for July 7, the event is open only to group members and their guests. Attendees must pre-register and the location is not being released publicly. Organizer Naked Jeff, who declined to give his real last name, said they’re hoping to attract “like-minded people” to the event. “The numbers we aren’t so concerned about, we’d rather have a good group
  
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• Calgary man collared by police dog following stolen vehicle pursuit

  18-06-2019 19:42
  A man was injured after he was apprehended by a police dog during an investigation into a stolen vehicle on Tuesday morning and he is now facing a number of charges. RCMP in Cochrane were notified by Calgary police at about 5 a.m. that a stolen truck was entering their jurisdiction. Investigators say the truck rammed a Calgary police vehicle while it was being followed by officers. Police were able to stop the vehicle in the Springbank after a brief pursuit. A police dog helped with the arrest o
  
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• Boeing signs first deal for 737 Max jet since deadly crashes

  18-06-2019 18:56
  PARIS -- Boeing is selling its 737 Max planes again. The company announced at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday that International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and other carriers, signed a letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737 aircraft. Boeing said it's the first sale of the jet since the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max in March. Another 737 Max crashed in Indonesia last year, and the planes are now grounded amid an investigation into problematic software. The letter of
  
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• Millionaire gets nine years for deadly fire above tunnels

  18-06-2019 17:46
  ROCKVILLE, Md. — A wealthy stock trader was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for his conviction in the fiery death of a man who was helping him secretly dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker beneath a Maryland home. Daniel Beckwitt, 28, apologized to the parents of 21-year-old Askia Khafra, who was burned beyond recognition by the September 2017 fire that broke out above the tunnels they were digging in a suburb of Washington, D.C. “If there was something I could do to bring Askia
  
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• YouTuber buys American town, renames it 'Gay Hell' in response to Trump policy

  18-06-2019 16:38
  A YouTube star has bought an American town and renamed it “Gay Hell” to troll Trump policy on flying the Pride flag. Prankster Elijah Daniel purchased Hell, Michigan, on June 17 to rename it for two weeks in protest of the U.S. State Department’s ban on flying the Pride flag at American embassies. Some U.S. embassies were denied permission by the Trump administration to fly the rainbow flag to mark LBGTQ Pride month, according to CNN. “Ahead of Pride month Trump’s a
  
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• City wants feedback on Residential Parking Permit Policy

  18-06-2019 16:38
  In an effort to gather more input from Calgarians on possible changes to the city’s Residential Parking Permit Policy, officials will host the first of two open houses Tuesday evening. There are currently more than 70 residential permit parking zones spread around the city, mainly centered around downtown and areas with high traffic volumes like LRT stations, post-secondary institutions and hospitals. People who live in the areas are able to register their vehicles so they can park on the
  
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• Pair faces charges after police stop stolen vehicle in High River

  18-06-2019 16:14
  Two people are facing a number of charges after police pulled over a stolen vehicle in the High River area last week. On June 13, RCMP noticed a stolen vehicle being driven around the community and were able to block it into a parking stall when it stopped. A man and a woman in the vehicle were arrested at the scene. Police searched the vehicle and found a variety of property, which is believed to have been stolen. They also seized break-in instruments, bear spray and counterfeit money from the
  
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• Wildfires put more people on the run in northern Alberta; High Level on alert

  18-06-2019 16:02
  HIGH LEVEL, Alta. -- Wildfires have forced more people from their homes in northern Alberta. Evacuation orders were issued overnight for the hamlet of Le Crete and other rural properties and reserves in the High Level area. About 4,000 High Level residents who were forced to flee their homes last month and were only recently allowed back have also been told to get ready to leave again. The massive Chuckegg Creek fire continues to churn out of control in the forest not far from the town, with the
  
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• Canadian soldier killed during parachute training in Bulgaria

  18-06-2019 15:47
  A Canadian soldier has been killed in a parachuting incident while on a training exercise in Bulgaira, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance has confirmed. “It’s a deep sadness that we lost a Canadian Armed Forces member yesterday,” National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told reporters on his way into a cabinet meeting. Sajjan said that next of kin has been notified, the government has passed on condolences to the family and all those who served with the soldier, and an i
  
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• Bilingual stop signs coming to Calgary's Mission district

  18-06-2019 15:31
  The historic Mission neighbourhood in southwest Calgary will soon have bilingual stop signs as an homage to the area’s French roots. City council voted 8-5 in favour of the move at Monday's meeting, which is a nod to Rouleauville, a village that once bordered Calgary and was home to French immigrants, French Canadians and Metis. It was named after Charles Rouleau, who moved to the area after being appointed to the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories in the late 1800s. Street names
  
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• Communities south of High Level evacuated overnight as wildfires spread in northern Alberta

  18-06-2019 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  In northern Alberta, the driest conditions in more than 40 years continue to fuel wildfires throughout the region.
  
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• Toronto police appeal for witnesses after shooting at Raptors celebration

  18-06-2019 15:14
  Toronto police are appealing to witnesses to come forward with any videos or photos as the investigation continues into a shooting during Monday’s Raptors celebrations that injured four people. Three suspects were arrested and two firearms were recovered soon after shots rang out at approximately 3:30 p.m., just after the Toronto Raptors team arrived at Nathan Phillips Square for a rally in honour of their NBA championship win. The shooting occurred at the back of the square near Queen Str
  
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• Police seek 4th person in shooting near Raptors rally

  18-06-2019 15:14
  Toronto police are seeking a fourth person in connection with a shooting during Monday’s Raptors celebrations that injured four people and set off a panic in the crowd. During a scrum with reporters on Tuesday, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said investigators were looking for a “person of interest” who he described as a white male between 5’9” and 6’ feet tall with short light-brown hair and a heavy build. Saunders said the man was wearing a white button-
  
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• Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales fell 0.6 per cent in April

  18-06-2019 14:55
  OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.6 per cent to $57.8 billion in April as sales in the in the transportation equipment and primary metal industries declined. The drop followed a 2.6 per cent increase in March. Economists had expected an increase of 0.4 per cent for April, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. Sales were down in eight of 21 industries, representing 36.1 per cent of total Canadian manufacturing. Excluding transportation equipment, which fell 6.7 per cent, ov
  
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• Council votes to close Richmond Green Golf Course at the end of the season

  18-06-2019 14:54
  A city-owned golf course will be closed at the end of this season, council voted Monday. Councillors voted nearly unanimously in favour of closing Richmond Green Golf Course, with Mayor Naheed Nenshi the lone vote in favour of keeping the southwest links open. The par-three, nine-hole course is one of eight the city operates at six sites. The motion to close the course was brought forward by Coun. Ward Sutherland and Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart as a cost-saving measure. A recent feasibility stud
  
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• Startling Greenland photo exposes troubling rapid ice melt in Arctic

  18-06-2019 14:45
  Danish researchers potentially exposed the ongoing effects of climate change, after snapping a startling photo as their team were travelling over melted sea ice sheet to retrieve weather equipment. In the image, shot by Steffen M. Olsen from the Centre of Ocean and Ice at the Danish Meteorological Institute, the team’s sled dogs appear to be running on water. The climate researcher was part of the institute’s team that was making its way across a partially melted fjord -- a narrow in
  
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• Startling Greenland photo exposes the effects of climate change

  18-06-2019 14:45
  Danish researchers further exposed the effects of climate change, after snapping a startling photo as their team were travelling over melted sea ice sheet to retrieve weather equipment. In the image, shot by Steffen M. Olsen from the Centre of Ocean and Ice at the Danish Meteorological Institute, the team’s sled dogs appear to be running on water. The climate researcher was part of the institute’s team that was making its way across a partially melted fjord -- a narrow inlet with ste
  
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• Decision day: Prime Minister announces approval of Trans Mountain expansion project

  18-06-2019 14:43
  The future of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project was decided on Tuesday, months after the Federal Court of Appeal shelved the project. The expansion would twin an already existing pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby B.C., tripling its crude capacity. The Liberal Government spent $4.5 billion on the pipeline in an attempt to get it built before a court decided adequate consultations with Indigenous communities were not conducted. Groups with an interest in the pipeline continued to push
  
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• Decision day: Fate of Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion to be decided

  18-06-2019 14:43
  The future of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project is set to be decided on Tuesday, months after the Federal Court of Appeal shelved the project. The expansion would twin an already existing pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby B.C., tripling its crude capacity. The Liberal Government spent $4.5 billion on the pipeline in an attempt to get it built before a court decided adequate consultations with Indigenous communities were not conducted. Groups with an interest in the pipeline continued
  
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• Test of resolve, credibility in U.S.-Iran nuclear deal fallout

  18-06-2019 14:37
  WASHINGTON -- In a test of resolve and credibility for the United States and Iran, the two adversaries have taken steps sure to further inflame tensions in the Mideast and draw them closer to a flashpoint. Iran announced it was breaking compliance with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons and the Trump administration followed by ordering 1,000 more troops to the Middle East. The Pentagon said Monday that the deployment includes security forces and troops for addi
  
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• More than 100 children die in India in encephalitis outbreak

  18-06-2019 14:13
  PATNA, India -- More than 100 children have died in an encephalitis outbreak in India's eastern state of Bihar, authorities said Tuesday. Bihar health secretary Sanjay Kumar said 106 children had died and more than 430 others between the ages of 4 and 10 were being treated at hospitals in Muzaffarpur district, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Patna, the state capital. Despite the deaths, Kumar said the mortality rate among children from encephalitis, which can cause swelling of the brain, a bur
  
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• Trans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project's history

  18-06-2019 13:37
  OTTAWA -- The federal cabinet's long-awaited decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is due Tuesday. Here are some other key dates in the history of the original project and Kinder Morgan Canada's controversial efforts to expand its capacity: October 1953: The Trans Mountain pipeline begins shipping oil with an initial capacity of 150,000 barrels per day. The project initially features four pump stations along its 1,150-kilometre route and a marine dock that connects loading facilities
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion decision deadline is here

  18-06-2019 13:22 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government is widely expected to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Tuesday — but even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months, away.
  
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