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• Hearing set for man accused in crash that killed Piikani Band councillor

  19-06-2019 23:53
  A preliminary hearing has been set for a 62-year-old man in connection with the death of Barnaby Provost last year. Provost, 42, died in a crash on Highway 3 near Highway 509 on June 25, 2018. He was driving westbound when his vehicle crashed head-on with a Toyota Corolla that was driving eastbound on the same side of the highway. Provost died on his way to the Chinook Regional Hospital while his daughter, a passenger in his vehicle, sustained minor injuries. Douglas Bagnall, the driver of the T
  
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• Alleged truck thief charged after CPS unit rammed, accomplice sought

  19-06-2019 23:48
  A 36-year-old Calgary man has been charged in connection with a stolen truck investigation as RCMP continue to search for his suspected accomplice. In the morning hours of Tuesday, June 18, members of the Cochrane RCMP detachment were notified by Calgary police of a suspected stolen truck entering their jurisdiction. A Calgary Police Service truck was rammed by the suspect vehicle during the pursuit before the suspect vehicle was stopped off-road in an area near Springbank. The two occupants of
  
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• 'We are on the front line': Youth agency adopts NARCAN nasal spray

  19-06-2019 23:30
  A group that works with troubled youth across the country now has a new, important tool in the fight against Canada's opioid crisis. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada has partnered with Adapt Pharma Canada, the manufacturers of the NARCAN Nasal Spray, for a three-year commitment to supply the drug and train workers how to use it. The spray is a ready-to-use, needle-free measured dose designed for emergency use in case of an opioid overdose outside of a hospital. Officials say the program will a
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion costs going up due to delays

  19-06-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  The operators of the Trans Mountain pipeline project say it's inevitable costs to expand the pipeline will go up because of delays.
  
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• Alberta government looking to speed up job accreditation for foreign workers

  19-06-2019 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government wants to ensure that foreign-trained professionals and tradespeople will be dealt with quickly when they seek accreditation to work in the province.
  
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• "It’s perfect!": Accessible playground opens for kids of all abilities

  19-06-2019 23:08
  It’s been a favourite space to play for kids and now it’s a little more accessible for everyone. Hundreds of kids seized the chance to break in a new universally accessible playground at its official opening in Shouldice Park on Wednesday. The new 15,000 square foot space is made of softer materials and specially designed equipment. From padded slides to swings with extra space, the park has something for everyone. It was especially a fun day for 5-year-old Max Leo. "It’s perfe
  
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• Timeline: Trans Mountain pipeline

  19-06-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  The Trans Mountain pipeline started moving oil in October 1953. Up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day moved from Edmonton to Burnaby. Here’s a closer look at the timeline of the project.
  
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• Homes needed for nearly 100 cats being housed at the Calgary Animal Shelter

  19-06-2019 22:38
  With nearly 100 cats currently being housed at the Calgary Animal Shelter, the city is reducing the cost of adopting by 50 per cent this weekend. From June 21 to 23, the adoption cost will be $81.50, which includes a pet licence, collar, bag of food and a goodie bag with toys and treats. "Animal services has had to re-arrange rooms and cages in the shelter to accommodate all of these cats," said customer service representative Patti Smadis. "We do not euthanize animals for space, but we want to
  
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• Alberta family still searching for missing man 4 years after his Okanagan disappearance

  19-06-2019 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  Shanna Wilson says “we don’t have any concrete evidence” as to where Curtis Wilson is.
  
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• B.C. files another legal challenge against Alberta over turn-off-taps law

  19-06-2019 22:30
  VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has filed a second lawsuit against Alberta over its turn-off-the-taps legislation. A statement of claim filed in Federal Court on June 14 is similar to a document filed last month in Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench that alleges Alberta introduced the bill to inflict economic pain on B.C. by limiting the supply of petroleum products to the province. The claim says Alberta's attorney general brought an application to have the action dismissed in the Cou
  
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• Man shot at least nine times by RCMP officer, Manitoba trial hears

  19-06-2019 22:26
  THOMPSON, Man. -- The manslaughter trial of an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba heard a man was shot at least nine times by the constable. Const. Abram Letkeman is on trial for the 2015 death of Steven Campbell, who was behind the wheel of a Jeep that the officer had tried to pull over for erratic driving. At the time of the shooting, police said the Jeep came to a stop after a brief chase and when Letkeman approached the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated and hit the officer, prompting him to fi
  
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• ‘It is possible:’ Victoria mayor says fossil-free future not optional

  19-06-2019 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Victoria's mayor says cities need to move to a fossil-free future, while protecting jobs. Lisa Helps says her city has a plan to get off fossil fuels by 2050, and be carbon-neutral by 2030.
  
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• Calgary birthing centre celebrates delivery of 1000th baby

  19-06-2019 21:13
  The 1000th baby was born at the Arbour Birth Center on Tuesday and officials say there has been an increase in their services since the expansion of Alberta’s midwifery program. Baby Silas was born at 6:15 a.m. to parents Cecilia and David Wan. The centre was established in 1994 and provides a safe place for birthing families who want a non-medical delivery. For more information on The Arbour Birth Center, click HERE.
  
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• Kid conservation champions celebrated by Calgary Zoo

  19-06-2019 20:56
  Hundreds of students from 10 schools received special recognition from the Calgary Zoo for work helping wildlife and wild places. An event celebrating the students’ fundraising and conservation awareness efforts took place at the zoo Wednesday. All of the Grades 1-7 students took part in a week-long program at the zoo earlier in the year. Their time at the zoo sparked each schools’ conservation projects that included displays on single-use plastics.  “It’s about fish
  
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• Calgary Zoo celebrates student Conservation Champions

  19-06-2019 20:56
  Hundreds of students from 10 schools received a special recognition from the Calgary Zoo for work helping wildlife and wild places. An event celebrating student Conservation Champions took place at the zoo Wednesday.  Students in grades one to seven took part in a week-long program at the zoo earlier in the year. That sparked conservation projects at the schools, which included things like a play about the mountain bongo and a display on single-use plastics. Students participated in a
  
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• Canada resettled more refugees than any other country in 2018, UN says

  19-06-2019 20:15
  OTTAWA -- As the number of displaced people worldwide reaches modern highs, new figures show Canada resettled more refugees last year than any other country and had the second-highest number of refugees who gained citizenship. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' latest report shows the number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict has exceeded 70 million -- the most since the Second World War. About 1.4 million refugees were in need of resettlement in 2018 but only 92,400
  
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• Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan - Lethbridge News Now

  19-06-2019 19:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to give corporate tax breaks to companies that develop and pa...
  
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• 'Leave it to the experts': Selfie-starring bear cub shot by wildlife officials

  19-06-2019 19:30
  A bear cub in Oregon has been shot by wildlife officials after it became too friendly with humans, according to the state’s wildlife department. The cub was between two and three years old, and had grown used to being fed by humans who visited Henry Hagg Lake in Clackamas, Ore. Police had been getting calls about sightings of the bear since the start of June, and officers had found food that had been left for the animal in the area. A news release put out by the Oregon Department of Fish a
  
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• Northern Alberta Amber Alert cancelled after seven-month-old found safe

  19-06-2019 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  A baby allegedly abducted from a town in northern Alberta's Peace River region was found safe Wednesday morning.
  
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• Child located safe and unharmed after Amber Alert

  19-06-2019 18:57
  An Amber Alert issued on Wednesday morning was cancelled at 11:18 a.m. The missing child was located safe and unharmed.
  
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• ASIRT investigating police incident in downtown Calgary

  19-06-2019 18:53
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a man died after a confrontation with police in Chinatown on Wednesday morning. There are few details at this point, but police have confirmed to CTV News that the incident took place on Riverfront Avenue..@ASIRT_AB has taken over an investigation, fatality at alleyway behind apt bldg 1st St SE and Riverfront. @CalgaryPolice and CFD on scene pic.twitter.com/rqxjbPPsk0 — Stephanie Wiebe (@RecordStephanie) June 19, 2019Investi
  
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• Investigation launched into illegal street racing in Calgary’s industrial areas

  19-06-2019 18:20
  Calgary police say they have received reports about racing activity taking place in Calgary’s industrial areas and have launched an investigation to put a stop to it. On May 1, police started an operation aimed at curbing illegal street racing after receiving reports of vehicles travelling at very, high speeds in some areas. Police held a news conference on Wednesday in a parking lot at the Tim Hortons in the 3600 block of 61 Avenue S.E. and say the location is a meeting point for racers.
  
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• Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada getting free supply of Narcan

  19-06-2019 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada locations across the country are getting a free supply of an opioid overdose-reversing drug.
  
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• Governments earned $186M in pot taxes in 5 months of legalization: StatCan

  19-06-2019 18:11
  Federal and provincial governments earned $186 million in cannabis-related revenue in the first 5 1/2 months since legalization in October, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The Ottawa-based agency said revenue came from product-specific excise taxes and general taxes on goods and services, such as the Harmonized Sales Tax, directly related to the sale of cannabis. The federal government drew $19 million in excise taxes, while provincial governments got $79 million from excise taxes and related
  
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• Fishermen in N.J. capture stunning video of a great white shark

  19-06-2019 18:04
  A group of fishermen in New Jersey had a real life ‘Jaws’ moment this week when they caught a great white shark on film as it chomped down on bait beside their boat. Scott and Jeff Crilly were out fishing on Monday with a group of friends off the coast of Manasquan, N.J., participating in a mako shark fishing tournament. They were getting ready to return to shore when their trail of bait attracted an unexpected guest. “We just saw the shadow come up,” Scott Crilly said. &
  
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• Acts of kindness emerge at chaotic Raptors rally

  19-06-2019 17:59
  TORONTO -- When gunshots sparked panic and chaos at a massive outdoor celebration for Toronto's NBA champions this week, some fans caught in the stampede worked to keep others out of danger, at times putting their own safety at risk. As authorities now look to learn lessons from the event marred by overcrowding and violence on Monday, accounts of acts of kindness by complete strangers have emerged.READ: A fourth suspect wanted in shooting at Toronto Raptors championship paradeThe shooting -- whi
  
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• Okanagan Connector painted white with unseasonable June ‘thundersnow’

  19-06-2019 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  DriveBC has reported an accumulation of snow in the Elkhart Lodge area and at the Pennask Summit.
  
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• Bear filmed strolling along Alberta highway

  19-06-2019 17:50
  Talk about a close encounter. A photographer with Sunshine Village Resort filmed what appears to be a juvenile bear strolling along a highway west of Calgary recently, just feet from their car. The video was posted to the Sunshine Village Facebook page on Monday, which had been viewed nearly 2,000 times by Wednesday morning, and generated hundreds of comments.More wildlife encounters captured by Calgarians Young owls perch on loading dock in northwest Calgary Coyote pups captured on camera in co
  
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• Lethbridge power line workers ink deal, same union represents some Medicine Hat employees - Medicine Hat News

  19-06-2019 17:41 via medicinehatnews.com
  Lethbridge power line workers ink deal, same union represents some Medicine Hat employees  Medicine Hat NewsThe City of Lethbridge and its unionized power line workers have agreed to a new five-year deal that provides a cumulative raise of 8.25 per cent by 2022.
  
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• What to expect from Trudeau's meeting with Trump

  19-06-2019 17:18
  WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump's most powerful Democratic opponent, during his Thursday visit to the U.S. capital, says the prime minister's office. In addition to Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Trudeau will meet the leading Democrat in the Republican-controlled upper chamber of U.S. Congress, Sen. Chuck Schumer, said Trudeau's spokesman Cameron Ahmad. "His discussions with them will focus on NAFTA, creating jobs,
  
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• Environment Lethbridge strengthens the challenge - Lethbridge Herald

  19-06-2019 17:01 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Environment Lethbridge strengthens the challenge  Lethbridge HeraldGreg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Environment Lethbridge is encouraging people to think more about their environmental.
  
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• Canadian Music Hall of Fame hosts plaque ceremony for Corey Hart

  19-06-2019 16:47
  Corey Hart is one of Canada’s most successful singer-songwriters and a plaque ceremony will be held at Studio Bell on Wednesday evening as part of his induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Hart will be in Calgary for the ceremony and will place his plaque on the wall among other notable Canadian artists including; The Tragically Hip, Terri Clark, Barenaked Ladies, Paul Brandt, Tom Cochrane, Sarah McLachlan and others. A new exhibit will also be launched at Studio Bell called Mile
  
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• Chestermere votes to resume control of utility services

  19-06-2019 16:19
  Chestermere residents could see up to an eight per cent rate reduction after city councillors voted Tuesday to retake control of its utility services, according to officials. Chestermere Utilities Inc. was created in 2014 as an arms-length corporation created to provide services like water, sewage, recycling and waste collection. But complaints started after residents began seeing dramatic spikes in their bills. In 2016, council voted in favour of double-digit rate hikes after being told previou
  
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• Young owls perch on loading dock in northwest Calgary

  19-06-2019 16:06
  Two young owls were captured on camera near Country Hills Golf course in the city’s northwest on Tuesday evening as their mother kept watch nearby. Tony Wong took these images of the pair at about 9:30 p.m.He says it looked like they were waiting for mice and gophers to appear so they could have dinner. More wildlife encounters captured by CalgariansCoyote pups captured on camera in community of Arbour Lake Mother bobcat carries kittens across Calgary road Moose saunter down street in Coug
  
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• Motorcyclist from Alberta dies after colliding with deer in Ingramport, N.S.

  19-06-2019 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  The rider was thrown from the motorcycle and despite the efforts of first responders and bystanders to resuscitate him, the Alberta man died at the scene. 
  
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• Federal cabinet ministers visit Edmonton, Calgary in wake of Trans Mountain approval

  19-06-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Two federal cabinet ministers are making appearances in Alberta Wednesday following the Trudeau government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Why Pro-pipeline supporters are still protesting, despite Trans Mountain approval

  19-06-2019 14:54
  Even with the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion being given the green light one day prior, pro-pipeline supporters protested outside of the downtown Calgary hotel where Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered an address to the Economic Club of Calgary on Wednesday morning. “My main concern is that approval does not necessarily mean the project actually gets started or that it gets completed and I think it’s important that our government step up and do everything it can to ens
  
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• Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau to address crowd in Calgary

  19-06-2019 14:54
  Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau is scheduled to speak to a sold-out crowd in Calgary on Wednesday morning, a day after the government gave the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion the go ahead. His speech to the Economic Club of Canada will be on “the changing nature of our economy,” and “the importance of helping the energy sector grow and prosper,” according to the group’s website. Morneau is scheduled to speak at 8:30 a.m. at the Westin Hotel in downtown Calga
  
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• Early morning thunderstorm sweeps through city & southern Alberta

  19-06-2019 14:52
  A fast-moving storm blew through the city and southern part of the province early Wednesday morning and showers are expected to continue on and off throughout the day. CTV Calgary Meteorologist Kevin Stanfield says early-morning thundershowers across southern and central Alberta were the herald for a low-pressure center that will drive a good dose of rain across parts of Alberta on Wednesday. Forecast models are indicating that Calgary will see about 5mm of rain on Wednesday and up to 21 mm by F
  
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• Annual pace of inflation rose in May to 2.4 per cent: StatCan

  19-06-2019 14:41
  OTTAWA -- The annual pace of inflation picked up in May as the consumer price index rose 2.4 per cent compared with a year ago, its largest increase since October last year, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The move compared with a 2.0 per cent increase in April and was the fourth straight month of rising year-over-year increases. Economists had expected an increase of 2.1 per cent for May, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. TD Bank senior economist James Marple said inflation is back in Canad
  
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• Marijuana industry aims at environmental, ethical goals

  19-06-2019 14:11
  LOS ANGELES -- An alliance of large marijuana businesses had a message for the public Tuesday: We're good corporate citizens. The 45-member Global Cannabis Partnership, which includes Canopy Growth Corp. and other major companies, issued guidelines aimed at minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting ethical conduct and responsible pot use. The emerging legal industry is "in a unique position to set a new bar for socially responsible practices," the group's executive director, Kim Wilson,
  
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• 'Credible evidence' linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder: UN expert

  19-06-2019 12:32
  There is "credible evidence" linking Saudi Arabia's crown prince to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October, an independent UN rights expert said Wednesday, calling for an international investigation. In a fresh report, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard said she had "determined that there is credible evidence, warranting further investigation of high-level Saudi Officials’ individual liability, including the Crown P
  
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• Trial of 4 suspects in MH17 downing to start in March

  19-06-2019 08:44
  NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands -- Four people, including a prominent eastern Ukrainian separatist commander, were charged with murder Wednesday in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine that killed 298 people. A team of international investigators announced the charges, saying the trial will start in March 2020 at the Hague District Court, sitting in a high-security courtroom near Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The team said that even if the four may not have pushed the button itse
  
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• RCMP motor officer trainees descend on Kelowna

  19-06-2019 07:55 via globalnews.ca
  There will be more than the average police investigations around the Central Okanagan involving RCMP trainees on motorbikes.
  
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• Australian court rules sperm donor is child's legal father

  19-06-2019 07:35
  A man who donated sperm so his gay friend could have a baby more than a decade ago has parental rights over their daughter, Australia's High Court ruled Wednesday. The court said that because the man was listed on the birth certificate and had an "extremely close" relationship with the girl, he was the father and should have a say in whether she is taken to live in New Zealand. The man -- who goes by the pseudonym 'Robert' for legal reasons -- agreed to donate his sperm to a friend in 2006 via a
  
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• Enbridge pipeline project hits another Minnesota obstacle

  19-06-2019 07:14
  MINNEAPOLIS -- Enbridge Energy's plan to replace an aging crude oil pipeline that runs through northern Minnesota hit another obstacle Tuesday when two state agencies said they would hold up approval of the project's permits until problems with its environmental review are resolved. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that they can't take final action on the permits for the Line 3 project until the independent Public Utilities Commission addres
  
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• Motorcyclist transported to hospital in critical condition following southwest crash

  19-06-2019 06:07
  A motorcyclist was transported by ambulance to hospital following a Tuesday evening crash along 33rd Avenue Southwest, west of Crowchild Trail. The collision occurred shortly after 9 p.m. at a location north of Richmond Green golf course. According to EMS officials, a 28-year-old man was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life threatening condition. Police continue to investigate the collision. "We know a single motorcyclist lost control, was ejected from the motorcycle," said Ac
  
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• Alberta privacy commissioner clarifies privacy laws and rules about GSAs

  19-06-2019 05:39 via globalnews.ca
  In a rare move, the privacy commissioner issued a statement Tuesday to clarify how Alberta's privacy laws protect the identities of students who join gay-straight alliances at school.
  
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• City of Lethbridge to introduce landfill surcharge - Global News

  19-06-2019 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  City of Lethbridge to introduce landfill surcharge  Global NewsThe City of Lethbridge is introducing a $50-per-tonne surcharge on business waste haulers if loads to the landfill contain more than 25 per cent recyclable ...
  
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• 'I'm terrified for her': Canadian orphan, 4, trapped in Syrian refugee camp

  19-06-2019 04:00
  A four-year-old Canadian orphan, the sole survivor of a family that joined ISIS, is trapped in a Syrian refugee camp and her uncle is desperate to bring her home despite little help from the federal government. The little girl named Amira was sent to the Al-Hawl refugee camp in eastern Syria earlier this year after her parents and three siblings were killed in an airstrike. The parents had travelled from Canada to Syria to become ISIS fighters. “She was found on the side of the road by her
  
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