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• Neon pink seesaws cut through U.S.-Mexico border fence

  30-07-2019 23:56
  Three neon pink seesaws transformed the border fence between the United States and Mexico last Sunday, giving families on both sides the chance to play together. Two architecture professors have taken a new step in reenvisioning the fraught concept of the border wall as a method of connection. Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello conceptualized the ‘Teeter-Totter Wall’ years earlier, but the art installation was brought to life over the weekend “in an event filled with joy, ex
  
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• Post-emergency shelter creates cultural space for Indigenous residents

  30-07-2019 23:49
  A shelter that assists people at risk of family violence now has a new space for Indigenous clients to help them feel culturally supported while they heal. The Brenda Strafford Centre has built a culturally appropriate space for healing and reconciliation for First Nations, Metis and Inuit residents. The space can be used for residents to visit with elders, take part in smudging ceremonies and to engage in cultural supports. A wall-sized mural by local Indigenous artist Kalum Dan welcomes partic
  
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• Pilot out of hospital after small plane crashes at Hanna airport

  30-07-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  An early morning small plane crash at the Hanna airport was determined to not be criminal in nature by RCMP, TSB and DND.
  
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• Weed eating goats are back in Calgary

  30-07-2019 22:59
  Herds of goats are working in various areas around the city to control invasive weeds. It’s called ‘targeted grazing’, and was first introduced to Calgary in 2016 in a pilot project in Confluence Park. The success of the pilot forced city administrators to change bylaws to allow working livestock. Now three shepherds are managing their goats in Calgary. “Canada thistle, clematis, and leafy spurge are the main ones we’re going after," said Cailey Chase. She has 201 g
  
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• Plane crashes at Hanna Airport

  30-07-2019 22:45
  A pilot suffered minor injuries when his plane crashed at the Hanna Airport early Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the airport just before 1:30 a.m. and found the plane about 50 metres from the runway. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was taken to hospital in non-life threatening condition. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is now investigating. Hanna is about 220 kilometres northeast of Calgary.
  
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• Drugs spotted during fire inspection leads to four arrests

  30-07-2019 22:17
  Four people are facing charges after drugs were spotted during an annual fire inspection at a rental property in Panorama Hills. Police were called to a home in 0-100 block of Paramount Drive N.W. in March after fire inspectors noticed drugs and drug trafficking paraphernalia during a visit. A search warrant was obtained for that residence, along with three others, in the 700 block of Madeira Drive N.E., the 6400 block of 4th Street N.W. and the 7600 block of Hunterview Drive N.W. Various drugs
  
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• Blood Tribe killer Part 2: Pregnant woman shares struggle with opioid addiction

  30-07-2019 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  In the battle to overcome drug addiction, one woman from the Blood Tribe is working to detox from her addiction, a challenge she is facing while pregnant. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Oilsands production growth cut despite lower building costs in CERI forecast

  30-07-2019 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Energy Research Institute says growth in oilsands production over the next 20 years is expected to be slower than previously forecast, despite falling project construction costs.
  
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• Death of man after altercation with CBSA at Calgary airport not criminal: police

  30-07-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police say the death of a man who passed away after an altercation with two Canada Border Service Agency officers aboard a plane wasn’t criminal in nature.
  
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• Alberta police watchdog seeking dashcam footage after RCMP Rocky Mountain House shooting

  30-07-2019 20:58
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is appealing for dashcam footage and releasing more details on an investigation into a police shooting of a 50-year-old man in Rocky Mountain House.  Just after 6 p.m. on July 25, Mounties received a 911 call from a man who said he was travelling to a home in Rocky Mountain House with the intent of harming a specific individual, according to a release. Police shoot man near Rocky Mountain House, ASIRT investigatingASIRT says an officer approac
  
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• Death of man in CBSA custody due to natural causes, coroner finds

  30-07-2019 20:57
  The death of a man who went in to medical distress after being removed from a flight in August 2018 was the result of natural causes, the chief medical examiner has concluded. Bolante Alo was removed from a KLM flight to Amsterdam prior to takeoff by two Canada Border Services Agency agents on Aug. 7, 2018 and went into medical distress. He later died in hospital. The agents suffered minor injuries. “The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined that the passenger died of natural
  
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• Canadian entrepreneurs capture imagination of wannabe treasure hunters

  30-07-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  GoldHunt, the Edmonton-based company behind a series of large-scale treasure hunts in cities across Canada, has only been in business for a few months.
  
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• Statistics Canada takes second look at ethnicity question on census - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 20:28
  Statistics Canada takes second look at ethnicity question on census  Lethbridge News NowOTTAWA - Statistics Canada officials estimate the number of people identifying as Jewish in the 2016 census co...
  
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• Bobcat captured on film along Elbow River

  30-07-2019 20:08
  A photo of a bobcat captured in Calgary is making the rounds on social media. Doug Smode and a friend were rafting on the Elbow River on Monday morning when they came across a pair of bobcats lurking in a tree on a stretch of shoreline between 34th Avenue and Elbow Park Lane S.W. “We saw the baby and a mother on a tree growing out overhanging the river and we actually floated right underneath of them,” he said. “The photo is of the baby we didn't get a good one of the mother.&r
  
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• Boaters snap shot of bobcat sitting in tree along Elbow River

  30-07-2019 20:08
  A photo of a bobcat captured in Calgary is making the rounds on social media. Doug Smode and a friend were rafting on the Elbow River on Monday morning when they came across a pair of bobcats lurking in a tree on a stretch of shoreline between 34th Avenue and Elbow Park Lane S.W. “We saw the baby and a mother on a tree growing out overhanging the river and we actually floated right underneath of them,” he said. “The photo is of the baby we didn't get a good one of the mother.&r
  
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• A town known for garlic grapples with grief after shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 19:58
  A town known for garlic grapples with grief after shooting  Lethbridge News NowGILROY, Calif. — Only a few days ago, Gilroy was known for one thing: garlic. The rural community near San Francisco lived and breathed the prized, pungent ...
  
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• Trump hails 'righteous cause of American self-government' - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 19:57
  Trump hails 'righteous cause of American self-government'  Lethbridge News NowJAMESTOWN, Va. — President Donald Trump marked the 400th anniversary of the rise of American democracy on Tuesday by celebrating “four incredible ...
  
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• 2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 19:57
  2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi  Lethbridge News NowSOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Officials say two people are dead and a police officer and a suspect were shot at a Walmart in the northern Mississippi city of Southaven, ...
  
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• 'Choose joy over fear': How a woman with an incurable brainstem tumour is living her life

  30-07-2019 19:55
  A Toronto mom and former ultramarathon runner has penned a memoir and self-help book about abandoning perfectionism, based on her experience living with an incurable brainstem tumour. Susie Rinehart was with her husband on their 15th wedding anniversary when she got the devastating diagnosis that a tumour was wrapped around her brain stem and vocal cords. She was given two options: do nothing and likely die within five months or try high-risk emergency surgery. “I remember the neurosurgeon
  
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• Going bananas: Bollywood actor outraged after hotel charges him $8.50 for two fruits

  30-07-2019 19:41
  Bollywood actor Rahul Bose called out JW Marriott for allegedly overcharging him for two bananas and now, other companies are jokingly bashing the hotel chain. Last week, while the star was in Chandigarh, India, he tweeted a video expressing his outrage over being charged 442.50 rupees or CAD$8.50 for two bananas. He captioned the post saying, “you have to see this to believe it.” The video, which had the hashtags #GoingBananas and #howtogetfitandgobroke, has been seen more than 718,
  
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• Can Lethbridge be the hub of golf in southern Alberta? - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 19:31
  Can Lethbridge be the hub of golf in southern Alberta?  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Southern Alberta is a paradise for many golfers, with a wide variety of courses to choose from. In Lethbridge, there are five courses where ...
  
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• Canadian Hockey League names first full-time President - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 19:17
  Canadian Hockey League names first full-time President  Lethbridge News NowTORONTO, ON - Dan MacKenzie has been named the first ever full-time President of the Canadian Hockey League (C...
  
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• As megaproject nears completion, methylmercury concerns at Muskrat Falls linger - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 19:17
  As megaproject nears completion, methylmercury concerns at Muskrat Falls linger  Lethbridge News NowST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The $12.7-billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam in Labrador is finally nearing completion, billions of dollars over budget and years behind ...
  
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• Council votes to continue work on Green Line LRT

  30-07-2019 19:15
  City council decided Monday the Green Line LRT project will go ahead, despite calls for a delay on construction. Councillors voted down a a motion to pause ongoing work and instead approved an 11-point plan to address concerns about the $4.9-billion dollar project. Coun. Evan Woolley had asked for a pause on the project pending a thorough review on cost and alignment. The move comes after a group of business people raised concerns about the budget during a council meeting earlier this month. On
  
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• B.C. hiker fought back with knife when grizzly attacked: conservation officers

  30-07-2019 19:01
  A hiker is recovering in hospital with serious injuries after fighting off a grizzly that attacked him on a remote stretch of the B.C. coast north of Powell River. The BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) says the man from Quadra Island was hiking and biking in the remote backcountry of Ramsey Arm on Monday, and stabbed the bear with a knife. There were no witnesses. According to the COS, the injured man rode his bike to a camp where local environmental workers treated his injuries. The injured
  
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• Ministers discussing carbon tax legal challenges during Saskatoon meeting

  30-07-2019 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan is hosting a meeting between four provincial attorney generals to discuss the appeal of the carbon tax to the Supreme Court of Canada.
  
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• Opposition prompts meeting over alleged 'pressure' on ex-China diplomats

  30-07-2019 17:40
  OTTAWA – The House Foreign Affairs Committee is convening on Parliament Hill later today to decide whether there should be a rare summer study of allegations that a high-level civil servant put pressure on former diplomats to align their public comments about China with the government's message. Last week, The Globe and Mail reported that former Canadian ambassador to China David Mulroney alleged that the PMO asked him to clear any public comments he was making about China with Global Affa
  
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• Decision to deny Alberta political parties from 2019 Calgary Pride Parade upheld

  30-07-2019 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary Pride has upheld a decision to decline all applications from Alberta political parties hoping to march in the 2019 Calgary Pride Parade.
  
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• Lebanon music festival cancels show after Christian pressure - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 17:04
  Lebanon music festival cancels show after Christian pressure  Lethbridge News NowBEIRUT — A multi-day international music festival in Lebanon said Tuesday that it's cancelled a planned concert by a popular Mideast rock band whose lead ...
  
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• Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan pioneer of kinetic art, dies in Paris - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 17:04
  Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan pioneer of kinetic art, dies in Paris  Lethbridge News NowCARACAS, Venezuela — Carlos Cruz-Diez, a leading Venezuelan artist who won international acclaim for his work with colour and the style known as kinetic art ...
  
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• Cambodia fines waste importer, sets deadline for its return - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 17:04
  Cambodia fines waste importer, sets deadline for its return  Lethbridge News NowPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's government has fined a local company that imported almost seven dozen shipping containers of plastic waste from ...
  
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• Trump plays up personal connection to Ground Zero - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 17:00
  Trump plays up personal connection to Ground Zero  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON - President Donald Trump emphasized his personal connections to the World Trade Center site as he s...
  
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• Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 17:00
  Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions  Lethbridge News NowVIENNA - Diplomats from Iran and five world powers recommitted Sunday to salvaging a major nuclear deal amid m...
  
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• Teen held on US$1M bond after allegedly beating dad to death with hammer

  30-07-2019 16:47
  An Ohio teen is being held on US$1-million bond after he allegedly beat his adoptive father to death with a hammer. Lee Berry, 18, is being charged with aggravated murder and tampering with evidence, according to the Stark County Sheriff's Office in Ohio. Early Saturday morning, deputies found the bludgeoned body of Barry’s 64-year-old adoptive parent Glenn Anderson. According to court documents, Barry hit and injured Anderson with a hammer after getting into an argument in their shared ho
  
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• 'It's just insane': Son finds dead baby in a box in his late mother's freezer

  30-07-2019 16:41
  A Missouri man said he was shocked to discover the dead body of an infant stashed in his mother’s freezer for decades. Adam Smith said he was cleaning out the south St. Louis apartment where his mother lived for 20 years last week, following her death from lung cancer. He said he came across a mysterious box she had kept in the freezers of her various apartments since he was a child. When he asked her about the box in the past, he was told it was none of his business. Smith said he never l
  
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• Car flips on northeast residential street

  30-07-2019 16:27
  Police are investigating what led to a car flipping onto its roof in northeast Calgary on Tuesday morning. Officers were called to Templegreen Drive N.E. just before 8 a.m. and arrived to find a Nissan Platinum on its roof. A 45-year-old woman was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say parked vehicles were also hit by the Nissan.
  
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• WATCH: Close call for sea lion caught in whale's mouth during feeding frenzy

  30-07-2019 15:21
  A wildlife photographer has captured a spectacular once-in-a-lifetime series of images of a panicked sea lion in a whale’s mouth. Chase Dekker, who works with whale-watching outfit Sanctuary Cruises in California's Monterey Bay, couldn’t believe his eyes when he captured the images during a feeding frenzy on July 22. While the humpbacks were lunge feeding on a school of anchovies, a sea lion apparently didn't jump out of the way fast enough and got trapped inside the whale’s mo
  
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• Police pull out of Manitoba town after failed search for B.C. murder suspects

  30-07-2019 15:10
  Police are pulling out of a small Indigenous community in northern Manitoba after an exhaustive search involving military aircraft, drones, and sniffer dogs failed to located two young men wanted in connection with three murders in British Columbia. More coverage from CTV News VancouverMore coverage from CTV News WinnipegInteractive map and timeline of northern B.C. deathsTimeline of three B.C. murdersOn Tuesday, RCMP announced they were unable to find Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19,
  
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• Police pull back from Manitoba town after failed search for B.C. murder suspects

  30-07-2019 15:10
  Police are pulling back from a small Indigenous community in northern Manitoba after an exhaustive search involving military aircraft, drones, and sniffer dogs failed to located two young men wanted in connection with three murders in British Columbia. More coverage from CTV News VancouverMore coverage from CTV News WinnipegInteractive map and timeline of northern B.C. deathsTimeline of three B.C. murdersOn Monday, RCMP announced they were unable to find Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19
  
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• Cielo Announces MOU to Build a Renewable Diesel Refinery in Lethbridge, Alberta and Settlement of Debt - Yahoo Finance

  30-07-2019 15:00
  Cielo Announces MOU to Build a Renewable Diesel Refinery in Lethbridge, Alberta and Settlement of Debt  Yahoo FinanceVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 30, 2019 / Cielo Waste Solutions Corp.(CMC.CN)(OTC:CEIWF) ("Cielo" or the "Company") announces that it has ...
  
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• Debate underway on proposed $550M arena deal

  30-07-2019 14:53
  Calgary city councillors have started the discussion and question period ahead of an expected vote on the proposed deal for a new event centre. What’s on the table is a $550-million arena to be built in East Victoria Park with the cost split evenly between the city and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC), the group that owns the Calgary Flames, Hitmen, Stampeders and Roughnecks. More than 4,300 public submissions were officially made to council by early Monday afternoon. Th
  
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• Council to vote on $550M arena deal as more public engagement requested

  30-07-2019 14:53
  City council is expected to vote Tuesday on the approval of a new $550-million arena in East Victoria Park, which will see the cost split evenly with the Calgary Flames organization. If approved, the arena would be the most expensive facility of its kind in Canada, backed by more city funds than any other hockey rink.  The vote also comes as Calgary’s city manager asked the Flames to allow for an extended public consultation period.  “I have made the request and I’ll
  
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• Calgary city council approves deal for new event centre

  30-07-2019 14:53
  Calgary city council has voted in favour of a deal to build a new $550 million event centre to replace the aging Saddledome. After nearly four hours of discussion Tuesday afternoon, council voted 11-4 in favour of the deal between the city and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC), the group that owns the Calgary Flames, Hitmen, Roughnecks and Stampeders. Councillors Jeromy Farkas, Evan Woolley, Druh Farrell and George Chahal voted against the proposal. The vote followed an ei
  
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• Christian couples guru, now divorcing, is sorry for bigotry

  30-07-2019 14:12
  A former relationship guru and megachurch pastor who advocated premarital purity in his million-selling 1997 book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" now says he's "not a Christian" -- and he hopes gay people will forgive him for contributing "to a culture of exclusion and bigotry." "I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus," Joshua Harris announced. "By all the measurements that I have for defining a Christian, I am not a Christian." Harris posted his explanation Friday on Instagra
  
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• Lethbridge College looking to increase fines for parking violations - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 14:10
  Lethbridge College looking to increase fines for parking violations  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Those who park illegally at Lethbridge College could have to pay more soon. The College has applied for an amendment to the City of ...
  
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• Jury: Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' copied Christian rap song - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2019 14:10
  Jury: Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' copied Christian rap song  Lethbridge News NowLOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday found that Katy Perry's 2013 hit “Dark Horse” improperly copied a 2009 Christian rap song in a unanimous decision that ...
  
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• Blood Tribe killer: Pregnant woman in detox shares struggle with opioid addiction

  30-07-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Katherine Holy White Man has a new motivation in life now, but many of those around her doubted whether she could overcome her addiction and carry a child.
  
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• Quebec man saves 8-year-old boy from drowning at Massachusetts beach

  30-07-2019 11:46
  A Canadian man is being hailed as a hero after rescuing an 8-year-old boy who was pulled underwater at a beach in Massachusetts. Westport Police Department said in a press release they received multiple calls at approximately 7:45 p.m. ET on July 25, about a possible drowning at Horseneck Beach. Witnesses told officials that a boy was pulled underwater several times by a strong undertow. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, they learned that the boy had been brought to shore by a fellow be
  
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• Trudeau says British Columbians really 'get it,' amid conservative wave

  30-07-2019 07:12
  VANCOUVER -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says British Columbia will play an important role in the upcoming federal race as a province led by a progressive government when so many others have swung to the right. Trudeau told a crowd of supporters at a Liberal fundraiser in Monday night that conservative politicians have been elected to provincial legislatures from the Rockies to the Bay of Fundy on plans to do less for the environment and roll back progressive initiatives.Sign up for our Electi
  
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• Town of Coaldale hears findings from investigation looking into 15 bird deaths last summer

  30-07-2019 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  Coaldale Town Council met for a special meeting on Monday to hear the results of a third-party investigation into the deaths of 15 birds at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre last August.
  
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