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• Calgarians bask in the heat or seek reprieve as temperature surpasses 30 C mark

  23-07-2019 23:58
  A brief blast of warm weather will soon give way to cooler temperatures, leaving may Calgarians to make the most of, or avoid, the hottest day of 2019 in the city to date. "We came early and our balcony will be calling us later because it's in the shade," laughed Barb Doll, who visited the river pathway near Eau Claire Tuesday morning. "We needed the rain and the heat now to bring on these beautiful flowers." CTV Calgary meteorologist David Spence confirms that Tuesday's high temperature, as of
  
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• Crews on scene of warehouse fire for 32 hours, says city

  23-07-2019 23:41
  The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service spent 32 hours on the scene of a fire that demolished a warehouse on Monday. READ MORE: Firefighters expected to remain for days at scene of Jarvis Avenue warehouse fire Fire crews were called to the fire, located at 274 Jarvis Avenue, around 12:45 a.m. According to the City of Winnipeg, over the course of the 32 hours, firefighters fought the flames, demolished the building and extinguished hotspots. A fire watch has been put in place and crews will retu
  
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• University of Lethbridge receives nearly $440,000 in funding for research projects

  23-07-2019 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Gaduate students at the University of Lethbridge will see their learning experiences elevated as they prepare to tackle a variety of research projects.
  
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• ‘We’re at a critical point’: Alberta prosecutors too overloaded to take cases to trial

  23-07-2019 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Troubling numbers have come to light about the number of cases being stayed in Alberta due to a lack of prosecutors.
  
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• Raptors sign three, including Canadian forward Oshae Brissett - Lethbridge News Now

  23-07-2019 23:33
  Raptors sign three, including Canadian forward Oshae Brissett  Lethbridge News NowTORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have filled out their roster by signing three players, including Canadian forward Oshae Brissett. Brissett, from Mississauga ...
  
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• Cody Fajardo throws two touchdowns, Roughriders beat Lions 38-25 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-07-2019 23:33
  Cody Fajardo throws two touchdowns, Roughriders beat Lions 38-25  Lethbridge News NowREGINA — *Fresh* legs and a *fresh* perspective from the Saskatchewan Roughriders prolonged a stale taste in the mouths of the B.C. Lions. Marcus Thigpen's ...
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of central, southern Alberta

  23-07-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for several areas in central and southern Alberta on Tuesday afternoon with Environment Canada warning people in some affected areas to expect "strong wind gusts, up to ping-pong ball-sized hail and heavy rain."
  
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• Lethbridge neighbours band together against community crime - Global News

  23-07-2019 23:20
  Lethbridge neighbours band together against community crime  Global NewsMore than 50 concerned neighbours gathered on 6 Avenue N. in Lethbridge on Monday night, all fed up with continued criminal activity in the area.
  
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• Lethbridge neighbours band together against community crime

  23-07-2019 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  More than 50 concerned neighbours gathered on 6 Avenue N. in Lethbridge on Monday night, all fed up with continued criminal activity in the area.
  
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• Costa Rica on alert after 19 die from tainted alcohol

  23-07-2019 23:15
  Alcohol tainted with potentially toxic levels of methanol has killed 19 people in Costa Rica, where authorities issued an alert against drinking some half-dozen brands. The Ministry of Health issued the national warning Friday while also updating the death toll. Of 34 people who have been poisoned, 14 men and five women, age 32 to 72, have died since the first week of June, the ministry said. Authorities warned that it was not known how much alcohol had been adulterated, but have confiscated som
  
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• Family of Amber Tuccaro says RCMP set to apologize after report finds probe into her disappearance ‘deficient’

  23-07-2019 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  The legal team for Amber Tuccaro's family says the RCMP will deliver a public apology this week in connection with how they handled the case surrounding her disappearance.
  
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• Oil and container traffic pushes CN Rail to record revenues of nearly $4 billion

  23-07-2019 23:02
  MONTREAL -- Crude-by-rail and container traffic drove Canadian National Railway Co. to its highest ever quarterly revenue and adjusted earnings per share last quarter. The country's largest railroad operator said net income rose four per cent year over year to $1.36 billion in the quarter ended June 30. On an adjusted basis, diluted earnings per share climbed 15 per cent to $1.73 -- a record for the second quarter -- compared to $1.51 during the same period in 2018. Analysts had expected adjuste
  
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• Number of young women visiting ER for alcohol-related issue jumps

  23-07-2019 22:59
  Alcohol-related emergency room visits on the rise, especially in young women, and doctors are calling the statistics alarming. Dr. Peter Tanuseputro says, “We’ve seen over the last fourteen years that alcohol visits to the ER are increasing tremendously - 240 per cent – so that means it’s gone over two-and-a-half times essentially of what we saw ten years ago, fifteen years ago.” The area of concern is young women between the ages of 25 to 29. “If you look at
  
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• Slow summer causes drilling forecast to go from bad to worse

  23-07-2019 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  Analysts say they've cut their 2019 rig activity and well counts for this year by between six and eight per cent and in 2020 by five to six per cent.
  
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• Plane recovered from Jasper crash site, investigation continues

  23-07-2019 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  A Cessna 150J that crashed near Jasper over the weekend, killing the plane's passenger, has been recovered from the Athabasca River.
  
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• Attention new moms: Why your fitness routine could be doing more harm than good

  23-07-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Having a baby can take a serious toll on a woman's body, and some of the mixed messages women receive about postpartum exercise can be damaging — both inside and out.
  
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• Airdrie bust leads to drug and weapons charges

  23-07-2019 21:59
  Airdrie RCMP have charged a man and woman from Calgary with multiple drug and weapons offences following an investigation in Rocky View County. A vehicle was searched on July 21, where police seized a number of items, including:24.07 grams of Cocaine 7.13 grams of suspected Fentanyl 5080 cigarettes of illegal un-stamped tobacco $14,260 in Canadian currency A collapsable police baton A 32-year-old male and a 31-year-old female, both from Calgary, are charged with: Possession for th
  
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• Top 10 finish for Calgary Lego robotics team at international competition

  23-07-2019 21:41
  The Techie Po-Tater Bots have returned home from West Virginia after placing eighth in the Mountain State First Lego League Invitational tournament. The competition took place July 12 to 14. “Sixty-two teams, 11 countries and doing so well there was so intriguing. We did it,” said team member Dashiell Cageorge. The Calgary team is made up of six kids aged 10 and 11. “Five out of six kids, this is the first year that they could actually even compete and be eligible for their age
  
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• ‘It just really hurts me’: Mother of murdered Edmonton woman reacts to charges

  23-07-2019 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  The 27-year-old woman charged in connection with Tiki's death is facing first-degree murder and kidnapping charges, among others.
  
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• Alberta ahead of average tornado count at 17 so far this year

  23-07-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  There have been 17 probable or confirmed tornadoes in the province so far, Environment Canada said, surpassing Alberta's 30-year average of 12.
  
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• Business owner opposed to proposed cannabis store near Lethbridge's industrial park - Lethbridge News Now

  23-07-2019 20:30
  Business owner opposed to proposed cannabis store near Lethbridge's industrial park  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Tumble Weed Cannabis wants to open a retail store at 2802 5th Ave North in Lethbridge in the ...
  
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• Alberta real estate sellers get safety app after Calgary agent assaulted

  23-07-2019 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  An association representing Alberta real-estate agents is providing its members with an emergency response app to help keep them safe when they're working alone.
  
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• Missing teens now suspects in 3 deaths on northern B.C. highways

  23-07-2019 20:09
  Authorities say two B.C. teens, who were previously treated as missing persons, are now considered suspects in the deaths of three people in the northern part of the province. RCMP said Tuesday that 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky are suspects in double homicide of a young couple found dead on a B.C. highway and the death of an unidentified man, whose body was found near the suspects' burning vehicle.Read more: What we know so far about the deaths in northern B.C.Authori
  
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• UCP to continue NDP plan to change photo radar rules

  23-07-2019 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  A campaign promise by the Alberta NDP to change photo radar rules may actually continue under the UCP. Doug Vassen has an in-depth look as part of Global’s Alberta Matters series.
  
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• Russian boxer dies after suffering brain injury in U.S. fight

  23-07-2019 19:42
  MOSCOW -- Boxer Maxim Dadashev has died after suffering a brain injury in a fight in Maryland. He was 28. The Russian Boxing Federation says Dadashev died "as a result of the injuries he sustained" in Friday's light-welterweight fight with Subriel Matias at the Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Dadashev was hospitalized shortly after the fight, which was stopped by his corner following the 11th round after Dadashev took numerous shots to the head. Footage from the fight show
  
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• Family of baby boy with ultra-rare disease aims to raise $3M for gene therapy

  23-07-2019 18:10
  The family of an 18-month-old boy who suffers from an ultra-rare degenerative disease that could leave him paralyzed by age 10 aims to raise $3 million for experimental gene therapy. Little Michael from Toronto was diagnosed in April with hereditary spastic paraplegia-50 (SPG50), a genetic defect in which the body fails to produce a certain protein essential for development. Those diagnosed with SPG50 will lose muscle tone, leading to possible paralysis. There is no cure or treatment, only physi
  
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• Police locate Airdrie man reported missing on Monday

  23-07-2019 17:57
  Police put out an appeal to the public to help locate a man who was reported missing after he failed to return to his home on Monday evening and say he has been located safely. Ryan Malowney, 31, was last spoken to at about 4:30 p.m. and he texted his spouse at about 6:10 p.m. on Monday. He said he would be home after making a stop at Home Depot but failed to show. Police issued a release on Tuesday morning asking for the public's help to locate him. Just after 10:30 a.m., RCMP said he had been
  
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• Georgia woman drops, fatally hurts baby during fight: police

  23-07-2019 17:57
  MOULTRIE, Ga. - A Georgia woman is accused of dropping and fatally injuring her 3-month-old baby during an altercation with another woman. WALB-TV reports 26-year-old Karen Lashun Harrison was charged with felony murder, cruelty to children and simple battery. Moultrie Police Lt. Freddie Williams says Harrison got into a fight Friday with a woman at a beauty supply store and dropped the baby onto the pavement. The baby was taken to the hospital Saturday with a head injury where he later died. Ha
  
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• Fatal fire at Lethbridge home deemed accidental - CTV News

  23-07-2019 17:33
  Fatal fire at Lethbridge home deemed accidental  CTV NewsAn autopsy on a man who died following a house fire in Lethbridge on the weekend is complete and officials say there is no evidence to indicate foul play was ...
  
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• Fatal fire at Lethbridge home deemed accidental

  23-07-2019 17:33
  An autopsy on a man who died following a house fire in Lethbridge on the weekend is complete and officials say there is no evidence to indicate foul play was involved. Emergency crews were called to a home in the 600 block of 5th Street S. about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Officials say flames were not visible when firefighters arrived but that they were met with heavy smoke and a few flames when they entered the structure. Crews quickly extinguished the blaze and located a man inside the basement suite
  
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• UCP will continue to roll out NDP’s photo radar overhaul

  23-07-2019 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta’s United Conservative Party says it will stay the course with changes to photo radar policy that were decided on by the previous government — for now.
  
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• Men eat raw squirrels in front of London vegan food market

  23-07-2019 16:57
  Warning: Some of the details may be distressing to readers Two pro-meat protesters have been fined after they ate raw, fur-covered squirrels at a vegan food market in London, England. Deonisy Khlebnikov, 22, and Gatis Lagzdins, 29, both from city boroughs, said they were “against veganism and were raising awareness about the dangers of not eating meat,” said senior crown prosecutor Natalie Clines in a press release. The pair was found guilty Monday of a public order offence using &ld
  
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• City council hears from Calgarians about proposed budget cut package

  23-07-2019 16:53
  After nearly two hours of hearing from people concerned over the impact of cuts, mainly to Calgary Transit, council began weighing Tuesday afternoon the budget cut package put forward by city staff. City administration is recommending cuts across the board with a proposed plan to slash the budgets of 48 departments and services.  They are recommending cutting more than $7 million from the fire department and emergency service’s budget and another $7 million from the Calgary Police Ser
  
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• City council approves $60M budget cut plan after hearing from police, concerned citizens

  23-07-2019 16:53
  *Note: A complete list of the CIty of Calgary proposed budget cuts appears below* After nearly two hours of hearing from people concerned over the impact of cuts, mainly to Calgary Transit, on Tuesday, council approved the budget cut package put forward by city staff by a vote of 13-1. Druh Farrell was the lone councillor to vote against the program and Ray Jones was absent. City administration recommended cuts across the board with a plan to slash the budgets of 48 departments and services. A t
  
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• Calgary city council to consider proposed budget cut package

  23-07-2019 16:53
  The city is hoping to trim $60 million from the budget and will meet on Tuesday afternoon to look at the proposed options. City administration is recommending cuts across the board with a proposed plan to slash the budgets of 48 departments and services.  They are recommending cutting more than $7 million from the fire department and emergency service’s budget and another $7 million from the Calgary Police Service. The proposal includes taking nearly $9 million out of transit, which c
  
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• Calgary city council considers proposed budget cut package

  23-07-2019 16:53
  The city is hoping to trim $60 million from the budget and is meeting on Tuesday afternoon to look at the proposed options. City administration is recommending cuts across the board with a proposed plan to slash the budgets of 48 departments and services.  They are recommending cutting more than $7 million from the fire department and emergency service’s budget and another $7 million from the Calgary Police Service. The proposal includes taking nearly $9 million out of transit, which
  
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• Kelowna cab driver charged with sexual assault

  23-07-2019 16:52
  Mounties say a cab driver in Kelowna has been charged with sexually assaulting a female passenger. Gagandeep Singh Sidhu, 37, is facing one count of sexual assault, following an investigation from an incident this spring.  On May 28, Kelowna RCMP say they received a report alleging a taxi passenger had been sexually assaulted by the driver.  The incident, they say, took place in the early hours of May 26. They were told that the victim was assaulted outside the taxi cab at her final de
  
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• Feds launch official request for CF-18 replacement jets

  23-07-2019 16:31
  OTTAWA – The federal government has announced the official request for proposals for Canada's 88 new fighter jets to replace the aging CF-18 fleet. The requests for proposals have been sent to the four suppliers in the running for the $19-billion competition: Sweden's Saab Aeronautics, U.K.'s Airbus, and American companies Boeing and Lockheed Martin.        Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaign, once the federal election is unde
  
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• Teens considered missing now suspects in 3 B.C. murders

  23-07-2019 16:11
  Two teenagers previously considered to be missing are now suspects in the murders of a young couple and an unknown person in northern B.C., the RCMP said Tuesday. Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, were last spotted in northern Saskatchewan and police believe they continue to travel. Police said that they are considered dangerous and should not be approached. Anyone who spots them is asked to call 911 immediately. The suspects were last seen driving a grey 2011 Toyota Rav 4. Last week, a
  
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• Teens considered missing now suspects in 3 B.C. deaths

  23-07-2019 16:11
  Two teenagers previously considered to be missing are now suspects in the murder of a young couple and the death of an unidentified man in northern B.C., the RCMP said Tuesday. Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, were last spotted in northern Saskatchewan and police believe they continue to travel. The RCMP has issued a warning to the public not to approach McLeod and Schmegelsky, saying they are considered dangerous. “Investigators have been able to confirm that Kam McLeod and Brye
  
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• Man injured following stabbing in city's northeast

  23-07-2019 16:01
  Police are investigating a late night stabbing in the community of Falconridge that sent a man to hospital on Monday evening. Emergency crews were called to the 0-100 block Falchurch Crescent N.E. just before 11 p.m. for reports of a disturbance. A man was found at the scene suffering from stab wounds. EMS treated the man and later transported him to hospital in stable condition.  Police do not have a suspect in custody and are investigating.  (With files from Vasco Maria)
  
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• Details of the deal: How Calgary’s new arena deal breaks down

  23-07-2019 15:21
  The city, the Calgary Flames and the Stampede agreed on terms for a new $550 million event centre on Monday evening and councillors will have until July 29 to consider the proposed deal. Calgarians are encouraged to call or write their public representatives with feedback on the tentative deal and more information can be found on the city’s website. A new arena would be built in east Victoria Park, in an area just north of the Saddledome. The design of a new event centre is still being fin
  
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• Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies

  23-07-2019 14:24
  BEIJING -- Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests that ended with a bloody crackdown by troops, has died. He was 90. China's official Xinhua News Agency said Li died Monday of an unspecified illness. His death was not announced until Tuesday evening. Li, a keen political infighter, spent two decades at the pinnacle of power before retiring in 2002. He left behind a legacy of prolonged and broad-bas
  
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• Grocery store worker who vanished 10 years ago found dead behind store cooler

  23-07-2019 14:15
  The body of a No Frills Supermarket employee who went missing in 2009 was found behind one of the store’s coolers. In January, workers removing coolers and shelves at the former grocery store in Council Bluffs, Iowa discovered the remains of Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada behind a cooler. The store had been closed for three years when contractors uncovered him. An autopsy found there were no signs of trauma and the case is being ruled as an accidental death. According to Council Bluffs Police C
  
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• Lethbridge ranks highest for increase in crime - Lethbridge Herald

  23-07-2019 12:41
  Lethbridge ranks highest for increase in crime  Lethbridge HeraldTim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Statistics Canada has listed Lethbridge first among cities in its national 2018.
  
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• Local soccer players team up with Lethbridge for success - Medicine Hat News

  23-07-2019 12:25
  Local soccer players team up with Lethbridge for success  Medicine Hat NewsWithout enough players to form a team of their own, five Medicine Hat boys have found a way to continue their soccer dreams this summer. Robert Lee, Holden ...
  
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• In the news today, July 22 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-07-2019 12:11
  In the news today, July 22  Lethbridge News NowFour stories in the news for Monday, July 22. ———. VIGIL ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF DANFORTH SHOOTING. Members of Toronto's Greektown community ...
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Who killed Sara Baillie and Taliyah Marsman?

  23-07-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Why would Edward Downey kill Sara, let alone her child?
  
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• Stocks rise after Coke, Hasbro others reports solid earnings

  23-07-2019 10:06
  NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Tuesday on Wall Street as several major companies reported solid second quarter earnings. Corporate earnings are now in full swing after last week's relatively light load of mixed results. Nearly 150 companies in the S&P 500 will report their financial results through Friday. Analysts are expecting this round of earnings to be weak. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and several other banks gained ground as bond yields rose. Higher bond yiel
  
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• Canada's main stock index edges higher, Canadian dollar down

  23-07-2019 10:06
  TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index was up marginally Tuesday morning, with gains coming from a number of sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 40.37 points at 16,559.25 in late morning trading. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 92.19 points at 27,264.09. The S&P 500 index was up 8.44 points at 2,993.47, while the Nasdaq composite was up 12.8 points at 8,216.94. The Canadian dollar traded at 76.11 cents US, down from an average of 76.32 cents US on Monday. The S
  
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