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• RCMP identify suspects in ammolite heist

  24-07-2019 23:34
  The RCMP have identified two suspects believed to be responsible for the theft of a valuable piece of ammolite from a mine near Lethbridge on July 16. Police are seeking public assistance to locate 34-year-old Bryan David Fyfe and 26-year-old Logan Cash Orville Heavy Shields, who are believed to be responsible for the theft. Fyfe is described as a 180 centimeters (5’ 11”), 82 kg (181 lb) Caucasian with brown hair, brown eyes, sideburns and facial hair. Heavy Shields is described as a
  
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• Searchers rescue Edmonton toddler from trench in Saskatchewan

  24-07-2019 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  A mother says her toddler is tired, a little scratched up and sunburned but otherwise fine after he spent a night in a muddy trench in southwestern Saskatchewan.
  
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• More cases of deadly tapeworm that causes tumour-like growths appearing in Alberta

  24-07-2019 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  The tapeworm, which is often spread by coyotes, is increasingly infecting humans too.
  
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• 1 arrested after large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl seized in Medicine Hat

  24-07-2019 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly 200 grams of methamphetamine and 67 grams of fentanyl were seized during the July 22 warranted searches.
  
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• Calgary foosball champ hopes to bounce back after world championships

  24-07-2019 21:54
  Linda Ly discovered her passion for while in university, but it had nothing to do with the classroom. Instead, she found it at a foosball table.   “I started playing foosball in the arcade in university,” she said. “It was something to do between classes and have fun with.” Along with having fun, Ly also discovered how good she was and the friendly competitions soon came with an incentive. “The other players would make me cover a point spread but I’d stil
  
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• Medical lab group pushing Alberta government to address gaps after cancelling superlab

  24-07-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Sciences says cancelling the superlab in Edmonton expands gaps in health-care access. However, DynaLife says it does not have space or equipment issues.
  
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• Alberta heavyweight Tanner ‘The Bulldozer’ Boser ready for UFC debut in Edmonton

  24-07-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  On Saturday, Tanner "The Bulldozer" Boser will return to his backyard as the Alberta heavyweight makes his UFC debut at UFC 240 in Edmonton.
  
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• 'I'm sitting at home worrying about my son': B.C. homicide suspect's father

  24-07-2019 20:59
  Family of one of the teens wanted in a nation-wide manhunt say they are stuck inside their home grappling with the reality that their son has been named a suspect in three B.C. deaths. On Tuesday, police made a shocking announcement that Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are now suspects in three deaths that occurred across northern B.C. after police first reported the young men as missing. Both Port Alberni teens have been on the lam and police have warned the public not to approach th
  
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• Calgary man convicted of fraud ordered to pay thousands in restitution to investors

  24-07-2019 20:51
  A Calgary man was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison earlier this week after pleading guilty to fraud and breaching an ASC order. John Carlos Labun of Calgary was sentenced on Monday after pleading guilty to one count of fraud and three counts of failure to comply with an ASC order. Labun was also ordered to pay $302,300 restitution to eight investors. Officials say he fraudulently accepted investments between December 2013 and February 2017 and that some of the money was raised whil
  
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• Calgary plastic surgeon files defence statement in wrestler Bret Hart’s lawsuit

  24-07-2019 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  A plastic surgeon is denying that he was negligent when he operated on former wrestler Bret Hart's wrist.
  
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• Over 100 layoffs coming as city council passes $60M budget cut plan

  24-07-2019 20:11
  In a late night session on Tuesday city council passed a package of cuts that will affect 230 city workers and result in the layoff of more than 100 employees. While the exact positions and departments have not been made public, Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the layoffs would be proportional to cuts and would begin 'soonish.' The three largest cuts are to Calgary Transit ($9 million), police ($7 million) and fire and emergency services ($7million). “The cuts that we made today are effective for
  
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• Albertans urged to be vigilant against West Nile virus

  24-07-2019 20:11
  It’s mosquito season in Alberta, which means it’s also time to take precautions against contracting West Nile virus. Alberta Health Services issued the reminder Wednesday, urging Albertans to wear long-sleeves and light colours, along with a hat, and insect repellant, to avoid being bitten. “With exposure to mosquitoes comes the risk of West Nile virus,” said Dr. Christine Kennedy, medical officer of health for the Calgary Zone, in a release. “Because some mosquitoe
  
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• Second mission necessary to remove all explosives from N.L. shipwrecks

  24-07-2019 20:10
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The Canadian Armed Forces says another operation will be necessary to remove undetonated explosives from two shipwrecks off Bell Island, N.L. Scheduled work concluded Wednesday, but bad weather and poor access prevented divers from reaching ordnance on two of the four iron ore carriers sunk by German U-Boats during the Second World War, bringing the explosives down with them. The well-preserved wrecks have since become attractions for divers from around the world. So far, two
  
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• Actor Rutger Hauer, of 'Blade Runner' fame, has died at 75

  24-07-2019 20:01
  NEW YORK -- Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75. Hauer's agent, Steve Kenis, says the actor died July 19 at his home in the Netherlands. Hauer's roles included a terrorist in "Nighthawks" with Sylvester Stallone, a former CEO of Wayne Enterprises in "Batman Begins," and he was in the big-budget 1985 fantasy "Ladyhawke." He won a supporting-actor Golden Glo
  
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• CBSA says stunt actors may get punched, kicked in training exercises

  24-07-2019 19:54
  Canada Border Services Agency has clarified that stunt actors may get punched, kicked or hit with batons during a training exercise for new recruits. The agency posted bid documents online Monday looking for a company to supply actors for its training centre in Rigaud, Que., between Ottawa and Montreal. The documents outline how the stunt actors will act out as many as 15 situations a day to help the agency assess the skills of new border agents and warn that people hired should expect to be han
  
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• Wisconsin Native American tribe sues to have Enbridge remove Line 5 pipeline

  24-07-2019 19:44 via globalnews.ca
   A Native American tribe in Wisconsin is suing Enbridge Inc in a bid to shut down an aging oil pipeline that runs across its tribal land, the latest in a string of challenges against the Canadian company's pipelines in the U.S. Midwest.
  
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• Girl tossed in air after bison charges Yellowstone tourists

  24-07-2019 19:12
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park officials say a bull bison tossed a 9-year-old Florida girl into the air when the animal charged a group of about 50 tourists. Park officials say the bison rushed the group Monday after some of the tourists approached to within 5 to 10 feet (2 to 3 metres) of the animal over at least 20 minutes. The Odesa, Florida, girl was taken to Old Faithful Lodge by her family for treatment by emergency personnel. She was later taken to a clinic an
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in death of Jeremy Boisseau

  24-07-2019 19:07
  Police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of Jeremy Boisseau, who remains were found in a wooded area west of Calgary last fall. Police say Boisseau was last seen in Calgary in November 2016 and that he was known to frequent the Bridgeland area. The homicide is believed to have happened at an apartment in the 600 block of 1 Ave N.E. between the late hours of Dec. 26. 2016 and the early morning hours of Dec. 27, 2016. Boisseau’s remains were found in an area north of
  
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• Canada invests $85M into advanced satellites to connect rural, remote regions

  24-07-2019 18:38
  OTTAWA -- The federal government is spending $85 million to help develop advanced satellite technology with hopes it will one day expand access to affordable, high-speed internet to some of Canada's hardest-to-reach regions. The funding will support a space project by Ottawa-based company Telesat to build and launch a group of co-ordinated satellites -- also known as a constellation -- in low Earth orbit. The Trudeau government also said Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement with Telesat
  
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• Councillor hosts town hall to addresses community concerns over public safety

  24-07-2019 17:45
  Calgarians concerned about crime in their community gathered in the northeast on Tuesday evening for a town hall to discuss strategies to reduce violence in the area. Ward 5 Councillor George Chahal hosted the event at the Genesis Centre and the discussion was focused on concerns over rising crime in the community. Representatives from the Calgary Police Service, YouthLink and the School Board were in attendance to talk about strategies to reduce violence in the area. "It always doesn't have to
  
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• 'Your new prime minister is a liar': Boris Johnson protest projected on Buckingham Palace

  24-07-2019 17:31
  Hours before Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson visited Buckingham Palace to receive an invitation from the Queen to form a government, a protest message calling the controversial leader a “liar” was projected onto the monarch’s London residence. In the early-morning darkness on Wednesday, the words: “Your Majesty your new prime minster is a LIAR” were cast onto the front of the famed palace. The message also included an image of Johnson holding up a k
  
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• CannTrust shares dive on report that CEO, chair knew of unlicensed pot growing

  24-07-2019 17:29
  VAUGHAN, Ont. -- CannTrust Holdings Corp. shares have plummeted further after a media report alleging that the cannabis company's chief executive and chairman of the board were aware of pot cultivation in rooms without government approval months before Health Canada discovered the illicit activity.The Pot Post: Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to your inboxShares of the Vaughan, Ont.-based licensed producer were down as much as 20 per cent in midday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange t
  
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• Outrage over diet bar freebies with plus-sized clothing orders; Forever 21 apologizes

  24-07-2019 16:16
  Forever 21 is taking heat after it angered customers with an arguably tone-deaf free giveaway campaign. Online customers from across the U.S. took to Twitter to say they felt body-shamed when their orders of plus-sized swimsuits and clothing arrived in the mail with free snack bars from the famous diet brand Atkins. Several customers shared angry posts and photos of their opened packages with Atkins’ lemon bars inside. One angry Twitter user, who described herself as a size 18, wrote &ldqu
  
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• Burned-out car found near Gillam, Man. linked to teen suspects in B.C. deaths: RCMP

  24-07-2019 16:16
  Mounties have confirmed that a burned out vehicle found near Gillam, Man. is linked to two teens named suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. The car had been discovered burned and abandoned near Fox Lake Cree Nation – a community about 55 kilometres northeast of Gillam – on Monday eveningMore coverage: Interactive map traces events in B.C.'s north and across the country Read more: What we know so far about the deaths in northern B.C.Previously, it was unknown if the
  
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• 2 teens connected to B.C. deaths may have changed appearances: RCMP

  24-07-2019 16:16
  Mounties across the country are continuing their search for two teens who have been named suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. RCMP say Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18 are suspects in the deaths of Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese after their bodies were discovered on the side of a remote portion of the Alaska Highway. They are also suspects in the death of an unidentified man discovered over 400 kilometres away in Dease Lake, close to
  
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• Sentence handed down for woman accused of pushing stranger from CTrain platform

  24-07-2019 16:04
  A woman who admitted to pushing another woman off an LRT platform into the path of an oncoming CTrain last year was sentenced on Wednesday. Stephanie Favel, 35, was charged in the unprovoked attack on a 64-year-old woman at the Victoria Park/Stampede LRT Station on November 8, 2018. Rozalia Meichl fell onto the train tracks, hitting her head and upper back. The CTrain driver managed to stop the train before it hit her but she was taken to hospital in critical condition and the fall left her a pa
  
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• Sentence expected for woman accused of pushing stranger from CTrain platform

  24-07-2019 16:04
  A woman who admitted to pushing another woman off an LRT platform into the path of an oncoming CTrain last year is expected to learn her sentence on Wednesday. Stephanie Favel, 35, was charged in the unprovoked attack on a 64-year-old woman at the Victoria Park/Stampede LRT Station on November 8, 2018. Rozalia Meichl fell onto the train tracks, hitting her head and upper back. The CTrain driver managed to stop the train before it hit her but she was taken to hospital in critical condition and th
  
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• "Her act was deliberate": Woman sentenced for pushing stranger from CTrain platform

  24-07-2019 16:04
  A woman who admitted to pushing another woman off an LRT platform into the path of an oncoming CTrain last year received a four-and-a-half year sentence on Wednesday. Stephanie Favel, 35, was charged in the unprovoked attack on a 64-year-old woman at the Victoria Park/Stampede LRT Station on November 8, 2018. Rozalia Meichl fell onto the train tracks, hitting her head and upper back. The CTrain driver managed to stop the train before it hit her but she was taken to hospital in critical condition
  
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• Gordon Ramsay denounces chefs who snub Michelin guide honours

  24-07-2019 15:57
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Gordon Ramsay has harsh words for chefs who reject Michelin stars. The famously profane Ramsay used an expletive to describe giving back a star rating. He said the guide's mark of distinction belongs to a restaurant, not a chef. It's an insult to Michelin and a mark against those who claim that stars impose fiscal and creative burdens on an eatery, the British celebrity chef said Tuesday. Ramsay said a chef's failure to parlay the hard-won recognition into greater success
  
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• Allergan expands recall of Biocell textured breast implants following Canadian ban

  24-07-2019 15:48
  TORONTO -- Allergan PLC says it's voluntarily recalling Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders worldwide, a move that follows Canada's suspension of the product's licences due to potential risks from cancer. The international pharmaceutical company says in a press release from Dublin, Ireland that it's issuing the recall as a precaution following recently updated safety information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, Health Canada announced in May that it had susp
  
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• Police investigate after man attends health centre with gunshot wound

  24-07-2019 15:32
  Police are investigating after an injured man showed up at the South Health Campus on Wednesday morning saying he had been shot. The man arrived at the health centre after midnight and remains in hospital in non-life threatening condition. Police have no suspects in custody and they are working to determine where the shooting happened.
  
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• U.S. regulators fine Facebook US$5B, add oversight for privacy mishaps

  24-07-2019 15:25
  WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have fined Facebook US$5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion. The fine is the largest the Federal Trade Commission has levied on a tech company, though it won't make much of a dent for a company that had nearly $56 billion in revenue last year. As part of the agency's settlement with Facebook, Zuckerberg will hav
  
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• Facebook fined US$5B for privacy violations

  24-07-2019 15:25
  WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion. The fine is the largest the Federal Trade Commission has levied on a tech company, though it won't make much of a dent for a company that had nearly $56 billion in revenue last year. As part of the agency's settlement with Facebook, Zuckerberg will have
  
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• Ontario police issue safety warning about suspects in 3 B.C. deaths

  24-07-2019 15:04
  The Ontario Provincial Police is issuing a public safety warning in relation to the nationwide manhunt for two teenagers who went from missing persons to suspects in the deaths of a young international couple and an unidentified man in northern British Columbia. In a public release on Wednesday, OPP said the last confirmed sighting of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, was in Meadow Lake, Sask. However, they also noted that police have “reason to believe” the pair were recent
  
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• Father of suspect in 3 B.C. deaths says son intends to die in police gunfire

  24-07-2019 15:04
  The father of one of the two suspects in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia believes his son his is dealing with serious mental anguish and intends to die in a police confrontation. In an emotional interview with The Canadian Press from Mill Bay, B.C, Alan Schmegelsky, the father of 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky, said his son is an introverted but otherwise normal teenager who doesn’t own any guns and doesn’t know how to drive.Read more: RCMP patrolling northern
  
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• Shoppers Drug Mart leads Loblaw Companies Q2 revenue growth

  24-07-2019 14:09
  BRAMPTON, Ont. -- The Loblaw grocery and pharmacy business said Wednesday that revenue increased three per cent from a year earlier, driven largely by sales growth at its Shoppers Drug Mart stores. Loblaw Companies Ltd., based in Brampton, Ont., reported a second-quarter profit of $286 million, or 77 cents per share, from continuing operations, down $7 million from $293 million in last year's second quarter. However, last year's overall second quarter profit was only $50 million or 13 cents per
  
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• Loblaw Q2 profit, revenue meet estimates, Shoppers Drug Mart leads revenue growth

  24-07-2019 14:09
  BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Loblaw grocery and pharmacy business says it had $286 million of net earnings from continuing operations during its second quarter, as revenue increased 2.9 per cent from a year earlier. Loblaw Companies Ltd.'s profit of 77 cents per share from continuing operations was down $7 million from $293 million in last year's second quarter. However, last year's overall second quarter profit was only $50 million or 13 cents per share after including a $243-million loss from its inve
  
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• Global stocks mixed after report of U.S.-China trade talks

  24-07-2019 13:49
  BEIJING -- Global shares were mixed Wednesday following a report that U.S. and Chinese trade envoys will meet for talks next week. Benchmarks in Frankfurt, Shanghai and Tokyo advanced while London and Paris declined. Investors were encouraged by a Bloomberg News report that Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will lead a U.S. delegation to Shanghai. That would be the first face-to-face talks since Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed in June to resume negotiations aimed at ending a b
  
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• Canada's main stock index down slightly, U.S. indexes more volatile

  24-07-2019 13:49
  TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was down marginally in a broad decline that included one of Canada's cannabis producers. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 11.51 points at 16,561. CannTrust Holdings was down 22 per cent at $2.67 at 11 a.m. following a media report that company heads were aware of pot cultivation in rooms without government approval months before Health Canada discovered the illicit activity. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 134.79 points at 27,214
  
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• Secret spy file on Pierre Trudeau was almost spared from destruction: memo

  24-07-2019 12:48
  OTTAWA -- A secret spy service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal. However, a late October 1988 recommendation that the dossier on the former prime minister be preserved for at least another decade was nixed just days later, sealing its fate. The Canadian Press reported last month that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service scrapped the Cold War file on Trudeau in 1989 instead of sending it to the national archives. The Trudeau
  
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• Nationwide manhunt ensues for 2 teens suspected in Northern B.C. deaths

  24-07-2019 12:21 via globalnews.ca
  A nationwide manhunt was on Tuesday for two teenagers labelled by police as suspects in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia.
  
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• Canada-wide manhunt for murder suspects continues with focus on Manitoba

  24-07-2019 12:21 via globalnews.ca
  A nationwide manhunt was on Tuesday for two teenagers labelled by police as suspects in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia.
  
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• Unexploded grenade found near Myanmar ruling party office

  24-07-2019 12:07
  YANGON, Myanmar -- An unexploded grenade was discovered next to a township office of the ruling National League for Democracy party in Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, police said Wednesday. An officer who declined to give his name because he is not authorized to release information said police cleared away the grenade soon after it was discovered in the early morning and are investigating the incident. He gave no other details. No one has claimed responsibility. The National League for Democracy
  
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• ICE releases U.S. citizen, 18, wrongfully detained near border

  24-07-2019 09:57
  HOUSTON -- A U.S.-born 18-year-old was released from immigration custody Tuesday after wrongfully being detained for more than three weeks. Francisco Erwin Galicia left a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centre in Pearsall, Texas, on Tuesday. His lawyer, Claudia Galan, confirmed he had been released, less than a day after The Dallas Morning News' reporting about his case drew national attention. ICE did not immediately comment. Nor did U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which
  
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• Mueller: Russian interference serious challenge to democracy

  24-07-2019 09:43
  WASHINGTON -- Former Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller told lawmakers at the start of back-to-back hearings Wednesday that the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are among the most serious challenges to American democracy he has seen.WATCH LIVE NOW: Robert Mueller testifies before U.S. CongressThe televised Capitol Hill appearances, Mueller's first since wrapping his two-year Russia probe last spring, are unfolding at a moment of deep divisions
  
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• Mueller: I did not clear Trump of obstruction of justice

  24-07-2019 09:43
  WASHINGTON -- Former special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that his investigation had exonerated the president of obstructing his probe into Russia's efforts to help Trump win the 2016 election.WATCH LIVE: Robert Mueller testifies to U.S. Congress on Trump-Russia investigation"The president was not exculpated for the acts that he allegedly committed," Mueller declared at the opening of congressional hearings into his investigation. He describe
  
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• Lightning lights up South Okanagan skies for second night

  24-07-2019 08:54 via globalnews.ca
  A storm system has moved into the Okanagan and Boundary areas from Washington state, bringing lightning with it for the second night in a row.
  
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• Lightning lights up Okanagan skies, causes spot fires

  24-07-2019 08:54 via globalnews.ca
  A few small fires cropped up in the South Okanagan following the storm, but none were of significant concern, according to authorities.
  
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• A year later, ceremony commemorates victims of the Danforth shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  24-07-2019 08:00
  A year later, ceremony commemorates victims of the Danforth shooting  Lethbridge News NowTORONTO — The names of the two people killed in a shooting in Toronto's Greektown last year were read aloud in a ceremony meant to honour their memory ...
  
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• Evelyne Nyairo builds a skincare success story that creates scholarships

  24-07-2019 06:44
  Evelyne Nyairo came to Canada from Kenya on her own at the age of 16, hoping to build a better life. After working her way to a power position consulting in the oil and gas industry, Nyairo followed her passion into the business of skincare. She founded Ellie Bianca Skincare, an all-natural environmentally sustainable skin care line that uses ethically-sourced shay butter from Africa. Tuesday, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen dropped by her shop, on 16th Avenue NW in Calgary, in order to showca
  
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