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• Calgary first responders conduct special rescue training

  27-06-2019 23:53
  Members of Calgary's fire department, police service and EMS participated in a formal training session to brush up on strategies to keep people safe in complex and dangerous situations. The Rescue Task Force, a new partnership made up of members of all of the city's first responders, will help make sure citizens are safe during planned major events, environmental emergencies and potential acts of mass violence. "RTF is focused on the rescue and care of casualties from active emergency situations
  
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• Senior missing after departing Pincher Creek for the Okanagan

  27-06-2019 23:14
  Members of the Pincher Creek RCMP detachment are asking for help from the public as the search continues for an 86-year-old man who hasn't been heard from in three days. According to RCMP, William 'Bill' Skelly departed Pincher Creek on Monday, June 24 with plans to visit his daughter in Okanagan Falls, B.C. He never arrived at his destination. He was driving a black, 2013 Dodge Dart with Alberta Veterans licence plate VBM68. Skelly is described as:A Caucasian male Weighing roughly 95 kg Approxi
  
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• Homegrown Country exhibit opens at Studio Bell

  27-06-2019 22:48
  A new, temporary exhibition at Studio Bell celebrates Canada’s contributions to country music. Arriving days before the 2019 Calgary Stampede kicks off and ahead of the Canadian Country Music Association Awards this fall, the exhibition title Homegrown Country showcases come of Canada’s best talents and pioneers of country music. “Canada has an incredible legacy of country music,” said National Music Centre president and CEO Andrew Mosker, in a release. “We are prou
  
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• Alberta town becomes solar-powered net zero community: ‘the math makes total sense’

  27-06-2019 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Raymond, an agricultural community of about 4,000, has operated nine municipal buildings and all of its street lights by the sun since last fall.
  
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• Pipeline spill spoils geothermal project announcement for Razor Energy

  27-06-2019 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  The CEO of Razor Energy said the announcement had been planned for some time and it's a coincidence the company reported the spill of more than 10,000 litres of oily water on Wednesday.
  
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• Michigan sues to shut down Enbridge Line 5 pipeline in Great Lakes

  27-06-2019 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Enbridge insists the Line 5 dual pipes, which have been in place since 1953, are in sound condition and could operate indefinitely.
  
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• What penalties impaired driving could net you over the Canada Day long weekend

  27-06-2019 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's provincial government is reminding drivers to drive safe and sober over the Canada Day long weekend.
  
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• Calgary man fined $3.2M by Alberta Securities Commission

  27-06-2019 21:08
  A Calgary man has been fined more than $3.2 million by the Alberta Securities Commission related to the sale of investments with Espoir Capital Corporation. Vernon Ray Fauth has been ordered to pay an administrative penalty of $400,000, a disgorgement order of $2,585,414.87 and hearing costs of $250,000. “An ASC panel previously determined that Fauth illegally dealt in securities of Espoir, made misrepresentations to Espoir investors and perpetrated a fraud on investors,” reads a rel
  
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• Lethbridge population hits 100K, overtakes Red Deer as 3rd largest city in Alberta - CBC.ca

  27-06-2019 20:54 via cbc.ca
  Lethbridge population hits 100K, overtakes Red Deer as 3rd largest city in Alberta  CBC.caLethbridge has overtaken Red Deer — by about 500 residents — to become the third largest city in Alberta. The southern city has surpassed the 100,000 ...
  
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• Recall: Some Venus razors pose potential cutting hazard, Health Canada says

  27-06-2019 20:50
  Health Canada is warning consumers about a line of Venus razor blades that have been recalled over a potential cutting hazard. The potentially defective Venus Simply3 razors were sold in packs of four at Walmart, both in store and online, between February 2019 and May 2019, according to the agency. Of the 2,700 packages sold across Canada in that time, about 15 have been identified as hazardous. "The blades in these razors can become misaligned during the shave and pose a higher risk of cuts dur
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning in effect near Medicine Hat

  27-06-2019 20:40
  Residents in southeastern Alberta are advised to take shelter as Environment Canada is tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong winds and large hail. The agency issued the warning just after noon on Thursday after it detected a severe thunderstorm near the hamlet of Seven Persons. The storm is capable of producing very strong winds, heavy rain and toonie-sized hail. According to the advisory, the heavy rain can lead to flash flooding in some areas and large hail could resu
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning ended for Medicine Hat

  27-06-2019 20:40
  Environment Canada has called off a severe thunderstorm warning in Medicine Hat and area on Thursday afternoon, but say the conditions are still favourable for storms to develop. The agency issued the warning just after noon on Thursday after it detected a severe thunderstorm near the hamlet of Seven Persons. The storm was capable of producing very strong winds, heavy rain and toonie-sized hail. According to the advisory, the heavy rain could have lead to flash flooding in some areas and large h
  
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• Police conclude investigation at Sylvan Lake school, no threat found

  27-06-2019 19:55
  Alberta RCMP have called off a lock down at a Sylvan Lake school after officers found there was no credible threat to the safety of staff and students in the building. Authorities announced Fox Run School and Ecole Mother Teresa were both locked down because an anonymous phone call about a threat was made earlier in the day. School officials say the threat indicated that an individual was planning to bring a firearm to school. The RCMP were alerted about the situation and the building was comple
  
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• Western premiers ‘expecting positive discussions’ as meeting kicks off in Edmonton

  27-06-2019 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's western and northern premiers are meeting in Edmonton in a effort to make the "western provinces and territories the source of Canada’s strength and economic growth."
  
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• US economy grew at solid 3.1% rate in first quarter - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2019 19:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US economy grew at solid 3.1% rate in first quarter  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 3.1% rate in the first three months of this year, but signs ar...
  
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• Ford restructuring to cost 12000 jobs in Europe - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2019 19:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ford restructuring to cost 12000 jobs in Europe  Lethbridge News NowFRANKFURT — Carmaker Ford said Thursday it is shedding 12,000 jobs in Europe to increase profitability, part of a global trend of cost cuts by automakers ...
  
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• Metis nations sign historic self-governance deal with Ottawa

  27-06-2019 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  The agreements affirm the Metis right of self-government and formally recognize the mandates of the Metis nations in the three provinces.
  
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• $14.9M Lotto 6/49 draw won in Edmonton

  27-06-2019 19:14
  An Edmonton man double and triple checked his Lotto 6/49 ticket before realizing he had won. His free play ticket for the June 15 draw was one of two winners for the nearly $30-million jackpot. Lorne Nakonechny first checked his ticket using the WCLC Mobile app. “I was sure I was seeing things so I checked the numbers on WCLC’s website,” said Nakonechny. He won $14,900,823.50. The winning numbers were 10, 19, 24, 30, 35 and 49 on the ticket he got from the Namao Superstop in Ed
  
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• Alberta RCMP seek to identify unknown suspect who refuses to speak

  27-06-2019 19:06
  High River RCMP are seeking the public's help to identify a man who is currently in police custody following an investigation on Thursday. Officials say the suspect was arrested, but has refused to speak to officers, has no identification and has not provided his name. Police are now asking for the public's help to identify him. He was found in the community riding a red Giant bicycle and is believed to be between 25 and 30 years old. Officials say he doesn't have any tattoos or distinguishing f
  
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• Alberta RCMP identify suspect who had refused to speak

  27-06-2019 19:06
  High River RCMP are thanking the public for helping identify a man who was in police custody following an investigation on Thursday. Officials say the suspect was arrested, but refused to speak to officers. He had no identification on his person and would not provide his name. The man was found in the community riding a red Giant bicycle and was believed to be between 25 and 30 years old. Police have not released any information about what led them to arrest him. RCMP have not released the ident
  
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• Suspicious death in north Edmonton

  27-06-2019 19:05
  Edmonton police are on scene of a suspicious death in north Edmonton. The southbound lanes of 50 Street between Manning Drive and 137 Avenue are closed for the investigation. Officers were called to a walkway in the area around 10 a.m. Homicide detectives are on scene and forensics officers and the medical examiner have been called. This is a developing story; more details will be released as they become available.
  
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• Homicide detectives seek witnesses, video, after suspicious death

  27-06-2019 19:05
  Police are asking for witnesses and dashcam footage to help in their investigation of a suspicious death in northeast Edmonton.  A man's body was found on an overpass Thursday morning. Police are looking for witnesses who were in the area between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Officers were called to a walkway in the area around 10 a.m. and put up a tarp to preserve their scene. One officer told CTV News Edmonton that the position of the body made it difficult to initially determine whether or not a cr
  
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• Plane flips at Parkland Airport with two people inside

  27-06-2019 18:51
  An airplane flipped over after landing on the runway at Parkland Airport Thursday morning. The two people on board walked away with minor injuries. “They were out of the plane before we even got there,” said Gerald Morgan, manager at the Edmonton Flying Club. He said it was a privately owned Cessna 140 and the occupants were “middle-age men." There was nothing leaking from the plane, and Morgan said the club helped tow it off the runway. The RCMP are investigating with Transpor
  
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• Airplane upside down at Parkland County Airport

  27-06-2019 18:51
  An airplane flipped over after landing on the runway at the Parkland County Airport, west of Edmonton. The two people on board walked away without injury. “They were out of the plane before we even got there,” said Gerald Morgan, manager at the Edmonton Flying Club. He said it was a privately owned Cessna 140. There was nothing leaking from the plane, and Morgan said the club helped tow it off the runway. RCMP and Transport Canada have been notified. Mounties said air traffic is bein
  
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• Western premiers meet in Edmonton

  27-06-2019 18:11
  The premiers from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon are in Edmonton for the 2019 Western Premiers’ Conference Thursday. The meeting at Government House is hosted by Premier Jason Kenney, as incoming chair of the conference. The goals of the gathering include working collaboratively and showing leadership on issues that are important to western Canadians. CTV News Edmonton’s Dan Grummett is at the meeting: 
  
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• Kenney, Horgan remain divided on TMX after premiers meeting

  27-06-2019 18:11
  The Alberta and British Columbia premiers found some common ground, but not when it came to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The premiers from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon met in Edmonton Thursday. It was the first time Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who hosted the conference at Government House, met B.C. Premier John Horgan in person. "I indicated to Premier Horgan our hope that the government of British Columbia will respect t
  
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• 'This murder was motivated by vengeance,' Calgary man sentenced for stabbing death

  27-06-2019 17:46
  A Calgary man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years for repeatedly stabbing 20-year-old university student Brett Wiese at a house party in 2013. Last month, a jury convicted 26-year-old Mitchell Harkes of second-degree murder, for a second time. “Six-and-a-half years later, here we are still, again and same outcome,” said Brenda Wiese, Brett’s mother who said it’s been a gruelling several weeks to come to the same conclusion.  &ld
  
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• Life with no chance of parole for 12 years for Calgary man who stabbed university student

  27-06-2019 17:46
  A Calgary man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years for repeatedly stabbing 20-year-old Brett Wiese at a house party in 2013. Last month, a jury convicted 26-year-old Mitchell Harkes of second-degree murder, for a second time. Brett Wiese, a business student at the University of Calgary, was stabbed six times by Harkes who crashed a northwest home where a back-to-school party was winding down in the early morning hours of Jan 12, 2013. Harkes stormed in with
  
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• Alberta to offload crude by rail contracts, raises oil quotas for August

  27-06-2019 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government says it will ease its oil production curtailment program by 25,000 barrels per day in August.
  
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• Alberta raises oil quotas for August as rail exports grow, storage levels slip

  27-06-2019 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government says it will ease its oil production curtailment program by 25,000 barrels per day in August.
  
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• Oil production limit increasing, private crude-by-rail capacity growing

  27-06-2019 17:37
  The Alberta government announced changes to the oil production limit for August Thursday. Citing the private sector increasing its crude-by-rail capacity, declining inventory levels and improved efficiencies, the production limits will be increased by 25,000 barrels a day from the July limits, to 3.74 million barrels per day. According to the government, only 29 of Alberta’s more than 300 oil producers are subject to the production limits, since the first 10,000 barrels per day are exempt.
  
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• Woman arrested after alleged attempt to kidnap children at airport

  27-06-2019 17:14
  A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she tried to kidnap two young children from a family at an airport in Atlanta. In surveillance video captured at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport early Saturday, a woman in a pink hat can be seen approaching a mother pushing a stroller with a young child in it. The woman puts her hands on the stroller before the mother fends her off. The father, who was pushing another stroller nearby, immediately walks over to help prevent the w
  
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• Cowboys launches appeal of Stampede tent conditions

  27-06-2019 17:10
  Cowboys Dance Hall is launching an appeal against the conditions of its music festival tent approved for the Calgary Stampede.  Cowboys is not able to set up at their regular spot on Stampede Park because of ongoing construction on the expansion of the BMO Centre, so the city approved an alternate location, on  12th Avenue S.E., where the historic Enoch House once stood.  However, since that location is off the Stampede grounds, the city of Calgary has put the following condi
  
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• Cowboys granted exception to operate Stampede tent past midnight

  27-06-2019 17:10
  Cowboys Dance Hall has successfully appealed the conditions that had limited the operations of its music festival tent during the Calgary Stampede. Penny Lane Entertainment, the operator of the Cowboys Music Festival, appealed to the Subdivision and Development appeal board on Thursday. Cowboys was not able to set up at their regular spot on Stampede Park this year because of ongoing construction on the expansion of the BMO Centre, so the city approved an alternate location, on 12th Avenue S.E.,
  
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• Shaw reports third-quarter profit of $229 million

  27-06-2019 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  Shaw's revenue for the three months ending May 31 grew to $1.32 billion this year compared to $1.29 billion last year.
  
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• Two people facing 84 charges after Guns and Gangs Unit investigation

  27-06-2019 15:51
  Two people are facing 84 drug, weapon and fraud charges following an investigation involving the Calgary police Guns and Gangs Unit that saw more than $275,000 in cash and $137,000 worth of drugs seized. The investigation was launched June 12 after police were notified that the contents of a package being shipped to a home in Calgary didn’t match its description. The package was examined and the item was determined to be a solvent trap, normally used for cleaning a firearm, which can easil
  
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• Canadian Country Music Association Awards returning to Calgary

  27-06-2019 15:16
  The Canadian Country Music Association Awards are returning to Calgary after a more than 10 year absence. A week-long series of events will culminate with the awards show Sept. 8 at the Saddledome and bring more than 6,000 visitors to the city, boosting the local economy by about $10 million. Alberta artist Tenille Townes will perform on the show, along with Nashville-based Old Dominion. Hailing from Grande Prairie, the 25-year-old Townes recently had her first number one single on the Canadian
  
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• China fighters buzz Canada warship in East China Sea: report

  27-06-2019 14:56
  A report says two Chinese fighter jets buzzed a Canadian warship operating in international waters in the East China Sea at a time of heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa. Canadian Global Affairs Institute fellow Matthew Fisher wrote that the Su-30 fighters flew within 300 metres of the bow of the frigate HMCS Regina. Fisher, who was aboard the ship, said that although the display was more aggressive than previous encounters between the Canadian Navy and Chinese warplanes, it was not co
  
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• Air Canada to buy Transat in deal valued at $520M

  27-06-2019 14:45
  MONTREAL - The board of directors of Transat AT Inc. has approved a takeover offer by Air Canada valued at $520 million. The companies announced Air Canada will pay $13 per share for the travel company. Under the deal, Air Canada says it intends to preserve the Transat and Air Transat brands and maintain the Transat head office and its key functions in Montreal. The Air Canada deal is subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. In approving the Air Canada offer, the Transat board turned dow
  
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• Calgary and Edmonton targeted for dockless electric scooters in July

  27-06-2019 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  Electric-scooter rentals are coming to Calgary and Edmonton in early July.
  
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• Public drinking: How does Alberta compare to other Canadian provinces?

  27-06-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian liquor laws are constructed provincially. In Canada, with the exception of Quebec, possession of open containers of alcohol in public is generally against provincial laws and municipal bylaws.
  
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• Alberta youth minimum wage goes into effect Wednesday - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2019 12:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta youth minimum wage goes into effect Wednesday  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Effective June 26th, 2019, the minimum wage for students under 18 is $13/hour.Titled the "job...
  
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• In the news today, June 27 - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2019 10:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  In the news today, June 27  Lethbridge News NowFive stories in the news for Thursday, June 27. ———. ORDER OF CANADA GROWS BY 83 WITH NEW MEMBERS. Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette is naming 83 more ...
  
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• Ontario woman nearly dies — twice — after snake bite in Thailand - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2019 10:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ontario woman nearly dies — twice — after snake bite in Thailand  Lethbridge News NowShalabha Kalliath's legs buckled as pain shot through her body during a walk on a beach in Thailand. When she looked down, a small snake dangled from her ...
  
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• Trudeau at G20: PM seeks support from allies amid China-Canada tensions

  27-06-2019 10:09
  OSAKA, Japan -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Osaka, Japan for the G20 leaders' summit, where he will look to raise the issue of two Canadians held in China at "every opportunity." Trudeau has no meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit to do this but U.S. President Donald Trump committed to raising the issue during his own meeting with the prime minister in the Oval Office last Thursday.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, delivered twice weekly to your inb
  
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• University of Lethbridge updates sexual violence policy - Global News

  27-06-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  University of Lethbridge updates sexual violence policy  Global NewsThe University of Lethbridge has updated its sexual violence policy after an extensive review and several consultations with the community.
  
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• Lethbridge County considering allowing off-highway vehicles on county roads - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2019 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge County considering allowing off-highway vehicles on county roads  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Officials with Lethbridge county will be giving third and final reading to Bylaw #19-023 at t...
  
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• Faith-based groups in Calgary unite in opposition of Quebec's 'legalized discrimination'

  27-06-2019 06:54
  Quebec's passing of Bill-21, an act that bans public sector workers from wearing religious symbols, has Calgary-based organizations calling on local political leaders to denounce the act. The I-CARE (Interfaith Community Approach Resisting and Eliminating hate, racism and violence) taskforce, a group consisting of members of more than 50 organizations and faith-based groups, gathered in northeast Calgary on Wednesday evening as part of their ongoing effort to eliminate racism, violence and other
  
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• 'It's very dear to the community': Historic camera back in Alberta

  27-06-2019 06:37
  A camera that snapped an iconic Cold War photo is back in Alberta. The camera, now in Thorhild, took the first photography of Sputnik—a satellite launched by the Soviet Union and sparked the "space race" against the United States. "It's very dear to the community," Shirley Vice with the Newbrook Historical Society said. "It's hopefully going to put the community back on the map and we are going to educate the people of Alberta and give some entertainment, but it's important because it is p
  
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• NKorea urges South to stop mediating between North, US - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2019 06:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  NKorea urges South to stop mediating between North, US  Lethbridge News NowSEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Thursday that South Korea must stop trying to mediate between Pyo...
  
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