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• NEB seeks opinions on Trans Mountain pipeline process resumption

  21-06-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  The National Energy Board has issued a certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion after it was approved by Ottawa on Tuesday but is seeking input from affected parties and the public on its resumption of regulatory processes.
  
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• ASIRT seeks more information into death of woman in police incident

  21-06-2019 23:34
  Officials with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team are still investigating the circumstances of a fatal incident involving the Calgary Police Service this week. Police were called to an apartment in a building in the 200 block of 1 Street S.E., executing a search warrant in connection with a drug investigation on June 19. When they arrived, they found a 19-year-old man who was known to be associated with the apartment and arrested him without incident. Officers were also told a woman was
  
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• Kenney says bills C-48, C-69 ‘prejudicial attack on Alberta’; bring referendum on equalization closer

  21-06-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Friday he was "profoundly disappointed" that the Senate passed bills C-48 and C-69 Thursday.
  
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• Calgary police officer convicted of aggravated assault

  21-06-2019 22:34
  Calgary police officer Const. Trevor Lindsay has been convicted of aggravated assault connected to a violent arrest in 2015 that saw a handcuffed suspect suffer alleged brain damage. Lindsay, 30, had testified he struck the suspect three times because he was “worried about biting, head-butting, kicking, spitting, knee strikes from him.” Lindsay also testified he was worried about the transmission of communicable disease if the suspect spit on him and his partner. In his written decis
  
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• ‘There is a problem here’: advocates sound alarm over abortion access in Canada

  21-06-2019 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  "People in Canada tend to think access to abortion is just a given and it's not."
  
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• Kenney could make ‘attacks on Alberta’ a federal election issue

  21-06-2019 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says bills C-48 and C-69 are “an affront to Alberta.” He says if Ottawa continues to attack Alberta, he will fight against the Trudeau government in the federal election.
  
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• “Recovery College” to open in Lethbridge this September - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 22:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  “Recovery College” to open in Lethbridge this September  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The Alberta Government is giving $3-million to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to expand the Recovery College model ...
  
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• Alberta prepared to launch constitutional challenge of Bill C-69

  21-06-2019 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the Senate passing Bill C-69 without most of the amendments suggested, is “completely unacceptable to Alberta.”
  
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• Why critics fear Bill C-69 will be a ‘pipeline killer’

  21-06-2019 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  Critics worry the new process will make Canada less attractive to energy-industry investors, but experts say those concerns are overblown.
  
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• Lethbridge police seek suspects in theft from senior - CTV News Calgary

  21-06-2019 21:41 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Lethbridge police seek suspects in theft from senior  CTV News CalgaryAuthorities have released a photo of a suspect they say stole a wallet from a 78-year-old Lethbridge woman earlier this month.
  
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• Lethbridge police seek suspects in theft from senior

  21-06-2019 21:41
  Authorities have released a photo of a suspect they say stole a wallet from a 78-year-old Lethbridge woman earlier this month. Lethbridge police say an elderly woman was walking to her car in the parking lot of the south side Walmart on June 13 when she was approached by two unknown men. The males began to speak to her very quickly in another language and used a number of distraction techniques such as pointing at a flyer and offering her money. The victim managed to get away from them only to r
  
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• Trainer attacked by elephant at African Lion Safari

  21-06-2019 21:18
  A trainer has serious injuries after being attacked by an elephant at African Lion Safari. Emergency workers were called to the Cooper Road property in Flamborough around 2:10 p.m. The trainer, who is described as a man in his 30s, was airlifted to Hamilton General Hospital by an Ornge Air Ambulance. The Ministry of Labour has been notified. This isn’t the first time a trainer has been injured by an elephant at the park. In 1992, a 14-year-old was performing a routine in front of a crowd o
  
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• Pride in Airdrie and new pathways in Marlborough: What to do in Calgary

  21-06-2019 20:57
  It's been a rainy start to the summer so far and there's more rain in the forecast, but here are some great events to turn things around for yourself and your family this weekend in Calgary. Picnic for kids at Heritage Park Children, families and healthcare providers will be taking part in the 18th annual Kidney Kids Family Picnic at Heritage Park in southwest Calgary. The event, which takes place on Saturday morning, provides an opportunity for children with kidney disease to get out of the Alb
  
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• Alberta invests $3M to expand mental health drop-in, counselling programs

  21-06-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is investing $3 million to expand free courses and drop-in help for those struggling with mental health and addictions.
  
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• Caught on camera: Home invasion suspects fire shotgun at house

  21-06-2019 20:32
  Edmonton police have released security video with the hope of identifying suspects involved in an attempted January home invasion. Police said around 9:20 p.m. on Jan. 28 authorities were called to 117 Avenue and 101 Street after a report of a shooting. Five masked men reportedly approached a home and attempted to force their way inside before firing a shot through the door, police said. The men then left the area in a vehicle. No one was injured, but police are calling the incident an attempted
  
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• Airdrie man charged with historical sexual offences against child in his care

  21-06-2019 19:45
  Airdrie RCMP has charged a man with sexual offences against a child under his care in 2003 and 2004 after an investigation was launched earlier this year. The female victim, who can’t be named to protect her identity, was in the care of the province at the time of the alleged offences. She is being offered support from the Aidrie and District Victim Assistance Society. Gary David Penner, 55, is charged with:Sexual interference Invitation to sexual touching Sexual assaultPenner was released
  
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• Indigenous stat holiday bill destined to die in Senate

  21-06-2019 19:20
  A new bill designating September 30 as a statutory holiday known as “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation” is expected to die in Senate as Parliament is set to adjourn before it can pass. Now, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’ office says instead of having the stat holiday, the government will fund “local Indigenous events” that day, but gave no indication this is a proposal they’ll push to revive in the future. In a statement to CTVNews.ca, the
  
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• Majority of Canadians support Liberals’ Trans Mountain pipeline decision: poll

  21-06-2019 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  The poll also found that Canadians who back Ottawa's decision outnumber those who oppose it two-to-one.
  
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• Majority in every province but 1 back Liberals’ Trans Mountain decision, and it’s not B.C.: Poll

  21-06-2019 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  The poll also found that Canadians who back Ottawa's decision outnumber those who oppose it two-to-one.
  
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• Nik Wallenda worries for his sister ahead of latest stunt

  21-06-2019 18:41
  NEW YORK -- As Nik Wallenda prepares to walk a wire 25 stories above New York's Times Square, he admits he's a little uneasy. And for good reason: His sister, Lijana, will join him for the first time since a near-fatal accident. "Of course, I'm nervous. How would you not be? You know the fact that I'm going to be risking my life, along with my sister who nearly lost hers to that same wire," Wallenda said. Two years ago during a rehearsal for an eight-person pyramid stunt to break a Guinness worl
  
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• Free dental screenings for kids available on Sunday

  21-06-2019 18:05
  Free dental screenings will be available to Calgary kids at the Genesis Centre on Sunday, looking for cavities and decay. Organized by Calgarians For Kids’ Health, the event not only allows kids to access a screening, it gives dental professionals greater insight into the effects of non-fluoridated drinking water on the community. Pre-registration is not required and volunteers will be able to speak several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. The
  
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• Rob Ford's widow Renata Ford to run for Bernier's People's Party of Canada

  21-06-2019 17:56
  Renata Ford, the wife of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, is vying for a seat in the upcoming federal election for Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, delivered twice weekly to your inbox and every day during the election Ford will run in Toronto’s Etobicoke North riding, which has been held by Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan since 2008. Ford’s brother-in-law Ontario Premier Doug Ford currently represents the riding on
  
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• Six charged after vehicles stolen during private test drives

  21-06-2019 17:29
  Six people are facing charges after a pair of vehicles were stolen during private test drives. Police say a woman went to a residence in the southeast community of Copperfield about 9:30 p.m. on June 12 to look at a Toyota 4Runner, which was listed on an online classified site.Watch Live at 10:30 when police update on arrest of six people for vehicle theftThe owner of the vehicle went with the woman for a test drive, with her behind the wheel, and noticed a Honda CR-V following them. The woman d
  
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• Why we’re a far cry from the 2013 Flood

  21-06-2019 17:03
  CTV News Calgary Meteorologist Kevin Stanfield compares weather conditions over the next few days to those in 2013. To start, a disclaimer: drive according to conditions, commit to activities according to conditions. It feels necessary to include that as we dive in, just to translate the language away from establishing a difference in conditions over the next day and a half. We’ll start in 2013. That was a 100-year-flood, with high pressure in northern Alberta and low pressure in southern
  
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• Man facing 22 charges connected to pair of shootings

  21-06-2019 16:44
  Police have charged a man in connection to a pair of shooting in the city. The first happened March 10 in a basement suite, however police haven't revealed where. No injuiries were reported. The second happened about 4:30 p.m. on May 6 when police were called to Riverfront Avenue and 4th Avenue S.E., where they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to hospital in stable condition. Officers were able to identify two suspects, a man and a woman, and issued a plea for tips fro
  
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• Case involving Hockey Calgary boundary changes expected back in court

  21-06-2019 16:20
  A judge is expected to hear from the two sides involved in a dispute over Hockey Calgary’s plan to redraw its boundaries and reduce the number of minor hockey associations in the city. A group of hockey parents filed a lawsuit in April challenging the authority of Hockey Calgary after the board redrew the boundaries, which would reduce the number of minor hockey associations in the city from 14 to 11 ahead of the 2019/2020 season. Parents of the Calgary Saints Hockey Association say the la
  
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• Case involving Hockey Calgary boundary changes back in court

  21-06-2019 16:20
  A judge is hearing from the two sides involved in a dispute over Hockey Calgary’s plan to redraw its boundaries and reduce the number of minor hockey associations in the city. A group of hockey parents filed a lawsuit in April challenging the authority of Hockey Calgary after the board redrew the boundaries, which would reduce the number of minor hockey associations in the city from 14 to 11 ahead of the 2019/2020 season. Parents of the Calgary Saints Hockey Association say the lawsuit fol
  
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• Masai giraffe is pregnant, Toronto Zoo announces on World Giraffe Day

  21-06-2019 15:47
  The Toronto Zoo is celebrating World Giraffe Day with a special announcement: one of their Masai giraffes is pregnant. It is the first pregnancy for Mstari, the expectant mother. She is five months into a 15-month pregnancy, which means zoo visitors won’t be meeting the new calf until 2020. The birth is expected sometime next spring. The Toronto Zoo said in a press release that they are prepared for this to be a dramatic pregnancy, “since (as with all first-time moms) it is unknown h
  
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• National Aboriginal Day celebrated in Calgary

  21-06-2019 14:50
  Several events and ceremonies are happening in Calgary on Friday to mark National Aboriginal Day in Canada. The 10th annual Walk For Reconciliation begins at 8 a.m. at the northwest corner of the Harry Hays Building (220 4th Avenue S.E.) and participants will travel along RiverWalk to Fort Calgary. There will be a stop for reflection beneath Reconciliation Bridge and there will be an acknowledgement ceremony of former Residential Schools when the group arrives at Fort Calgary, followed by a brea
  
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• Soggy start to summer: Environment Canada issues rainfall warning for Calgary & S. Alberta

  21-06-2019 14:38
  Summer starts at 9:54 a.m. today, but nobody told our forecast. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Calgary and parts of southern Alberta and the city could see between 50 and 80 mm of rain inclusive with totals that started to build late Thursday evening. Officials say rain will be heavy at times and local accumulations could exceed 100 mm in the Bow Valley region. The low pressure system is expected to move out of the foothills and Calgary area by the evening. Localized floodi
  
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• Soggy start to summer: Environment Canada issues rainfall warning for Calgary

  21-06-2019 14:38
  Summer starts at 9:54 a.m. today, but nobody told our forecast. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Calgary and parts of southern Alberta and the city could see between 50 and 80 mm of rain inclusive with totals that started to build late Thursday evening. Officials say rain will be heavy at times and local accumulations could exceed 100 mm in the Bow Valley region.The low pressure system is expected to move out of the foothills and Calgary area by the evening. Localized floodin
  
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• Red Deer Mountie testifies he never asked woman suspect to show her breasts

  21-06-2019 14:35 via globalnews.ca
  Const. Jason Andrew Tress, 32, is facing charges of sexual assault and breach of trust in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench.
  
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• RCMP appeal for help in finding missing 3-year-old boy

  21-06-2019 14:27
  RCMP are appealing for help in finding a missing three-year-old boy who has not been seen for three days. Brycein Toane was last seen on June 18 in the 11200 block of 126A Street in Surrey, B.C. with his mother Melissa-Sue Seale and father Dallas Toane. The child is described as Metis, around three feet tall, weighing around 35 pounds. He has shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes. Police believe Brycein is with his parents, but do not believe he is in any harm and would like to speak with th
  
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• British minister suspended for manhandling protester from gala

  21-06-2019 13:30
  LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May's office suspended Foreign Office Minister Mark Field on Friday while an investigation takes place into his treatment of a climate change protester at the gala Mansion House dinner. The City of London Police, the Cabinet Office and the Conservative Party are all investigating the incident that took place Thursday night at the annual black-tie event that showcases the financial industry. May's office said she saw the footage and found it "concerning."
  
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• Man who won lottery millions during divorce case must share

  21-06-2019 13:15
  PONTIAC, Mich. -- A suburban Detroit man who was in the middle of a divorce when he won more than US$30 million must share the lottery windfall with his ex-wife. The Michigan appeals court says a marriage isn't over until it's over. It means Mary Beth Zelasko can keep $15 million awarded by an arbitrator, although she and Rich Zelasko had been separated for two years when he bought the Mega Millions ticket in 2013. Their divorce wasn't final until 2018. In a court filing, an attorney for Rich Ze
  
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• Lake monster fever spreads in B.C. Interior

  21-06-2019 09:54 via globalnews.ca
  Les Loren and his friend Brodie Blair were filming another episode of Two Guys With Flies for their Facebook page when they encountered a real show stopper.
  
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• Trump calls off Iranian strikes, citing likely deaths

  21-06-2019 09:52
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. was "cocked and loaded' to retaliate against Iran for downing an American drone, but cancelled the missile strikes 10 minutes before they were to be executed after being told some 150 people could die.Trump says Iran made a 'big mistake' shooting down droneTrump's tweeted statement was the latest indication that he does not want to escalate the U.S. clash with Tehran. But he didn't rule out future strikes and insisted anew that
  
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• Alberta government keeps promise to cancel medical superlab, DynaLife buyout - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 08:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta government keeps promise to cancel medical superlab, DynaLife buyout  Lethbridge News NowEDMONTON — Alberta is cancelling construction of a medical superlab in Edmonton and scrapping a plan to put all laboratory services under government ...
  
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• Quebec's biggest French school board postpones applying religious symbols law - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 08:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Quebec's biggest French school board postpones applying religious symbols law  Lethbridge News NowMONTREAL — Quebec's largest school board has voted to delay application of Quebec's controversial new secularism law for at least a year to allow for ...
  
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• Pricey tours of decaying Titanic shipwreck delayed until June 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 08:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pricey tours of decaying Titanic shipwreck delayed until June 2020  Lethbridge News NowST. 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 ...
  
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• Downtown Lethbridge Farmers' Market gears up for 13th Season - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 08:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Downtown Lethbridge Farmers' Market gears up for 13th Season  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Every Wednesday from July 3rd to September 4th will see dozens of food, craft, and other kinds of vendors flood Lethbridge's Festival ...
  
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• Confusion, bickering cloud of Senate committee's planned Norman inquiry - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 08:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Confusion, bickering cloud of Senate committee's planned Norman inquiry  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA — Confusion and partisan bickering are clouding a Senate committee's plan to conduct an inquiry into the suspension and failed prosecution of ...
  
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• US-registered planes barred over Mideast areas amid tensions - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US-registered planes barred over Mideast areas amid tensions  Lethbridge News NowDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. on Friday barred American-registered aircraft from flying over parts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman amid ...
  
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• US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - A U.S. official said the military made preparations Thursday night for limited strikes on Iran in...
  
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• Three vehicle collision claims three lives near Vulcan - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Three vehicle collision claims three lives near Vulcan  Lethbridge News NowVULCAN -- A three vehicle collision on Wednesday, June19, is responsible for three fatalities. The incident ha...
  
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• Sheer spectacle: Paris is the real star of menswear shows - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sheer spectacle: Paris is the real star of menswear shows  Lethbridge News NowPARIS — The French capital, in all its splendor and architectural beauty, was the star of Paris Fashion Week Thursday as houses put on elaborate outdoor ...
  
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• Shark attack survivor gets message from Robert Downey Jr. - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Shark attack survivor gets message from Robert Downey Jr.  Lethbridge News NowRALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina teenager who lost a leg in a shark attack this month got a personal message Tuesday from the actor who plays “Iron Man” in ...
  
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• Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing 'painful' past - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing 'painful' past  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON — Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a “painful” ...
  
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• Select few allowed to swim in Hearst Castle pools - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Select few allowed to swim in Hearst Castle pools  Lethbridge News NowSAN SIMEON, Calif. — The Foundation at Hearst Castle is offering a chance to swim in the California landmark's iconic pools, where Lady Gaga and ...
  
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• Massachusetts woman cleared of murder in baby's death - Lethbridge News Now

  21-06-2019 07:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Massachusetts woman cleared of murder in baby's death  Lethbridge News NowWORCESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman who lived in a home where authorities found the remains of three dead babies has been cleared of ...
  
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