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• 'Wildly popular' e-scooter program breaks 150,000th ride mark

  01-08-2019 23:58
  It's been nearly a month since the city brought its e-scooter pilot program online and officials say it's been going great despite the fact there aren't many of the devices on the road yet. The city allowed a number of companies to introduce the electric-powered scooters to Calgary's streets on July 13 after the province granted an exemption under the Alberta Traffic Safety Act for the devices in June. Officials say there's been a lot of interest. "There's over 10 rides per scooter per day," say
  
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• Prognosticating pig picks delivery date for Calgary Morning Live hosts' twins

  01-08-2019 23:54
  CTV Morning Live's Kevin Stanfield and Courtney Ketchen are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their twins and Jesse and JD from the All New CJAY Morning Show brought in a special guest to help them determine the due date. On Thursday morning, Jesse Modz led his pet pig Chip, dubbed 'Pigstradamus' for the day, into the CJAY92 studios to predict when the 'Stanchen' twins will be born. Courtney's pregnancy in now in its 36th week and the average twin pregnancy lasts 35 weeks, so the team from CJAY
  
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• One dead after crash during central Alberta police chase, ASIRT investigating

  01-08-2019 23:29
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after a woman died in a crash while being chased by police in central Alberta Wednesday. Police responded to a report of shots fired in Blackfalds at approximately 12:35 p.m. After police received a description of a vehicle involved, a Ford Mustang, officers spotted it and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver of the Mustang, a 27-year-old man, struck an RCMP vehicle and fled, ASIRT said. Moments later, police located the Mus
  
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• New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 23:28
  New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license  Lethbridge News NowALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license ...
  
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• Lethbridge man involved in violent downtown incident found not guilty of aggravated assault - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 23:23
  Lethbridge man involved in violent downtown incident found not guilty of aggravated assault  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – A Lethbridge judge has found a 30-year-old man not guilty of aggravated assault, but guilty of breach of recognizance instead. Back on ...
  
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• CBSA seizes 500k doses of meth at southern Alberta border crossing

  01-08-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Border Services Agency and RCMP speak to media after approximately 50 kilograms of meth was seized at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta.
  
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• Wisconsin Assembly speaker denies paralyzed lawmaker request - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 22:30
  Wisconsin Assembly speaker denies paralyzed lawmaker request  Lethbridge News NowMADISON, Wis. — The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly told a paralyzed Democratic state representative in a letter Thursday that he will not ...
  
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• Golden Globes group gives $3.8 million in grants - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 22:30
  Golden Globes group gives $3.8 million in grants  Lethbridge News NowBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Arnold Schwarzenegger said he has a hard time saying anything positive about President Donald Trump when he hosted the ...
  
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• David Phelps acquired by Cubs in deal with Blue Jays - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 22:30
  David Phelps acquired by Cubs in deal with Blue Jays  Lethbridge News NowST. LOUIS — The Cubs added bullpen depth by acquiring right-hander David Phelps from Toronto for minor league righty Thomas Hatch. As part of the trade ...
  
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• Popular north side lounge robbed at knife point, says LPS - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 22:22
  Popular north side lounge robbed at knife point, says LPS  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating an armed robbery they say occurred just before midnight o...
  
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• Closing arguments begin in trial of man accused of killing Abbotsford police officer

  01-08-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Closing arguments began Thursday in the trial of the Alberta man accused of murdering Abbotsford police Const. John Davidson. 
  
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• Suspect sought in armed robbery at Lethbridge lounge

  01-08-2019 21:44
  Lethbridge police are looking for public tips to help track down a suspect in connection with an armed robbery that took place earlier this week. Officials say a masked man entered the Flamingo lounge, in the 1700 block of 23 Street N., at about 11:50 p.m. on July 28. The suspect approached the bar, pointed a knife at the employees and demanded cash. The workers handed over an undisclosed amount of money and the man fled the scene, running north on 23 Street. When police arrived at the scene, th
  
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• Parks Canada signs demonstrate right, and wrong, way to use toilets

  01-08-2019 21:43
  New signs being installed in Parks Canada washrooms near Banff may make some visitors snicker, but they carry an important message. That there’s a right, and a wrong, way to use the toilet. Officials say the effort is aimed at protecting infrastructure, along with keeping visitors and staff safe. At the Lake O’Hara parking lot, minutes away from Lake Louise, the men’s and women’s washrooms now have signs showing how to properly use the vaulted toilets. Officials say clean
  
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• Positively poisonous exhibit on at Northland Village Mall

  01-08-2019 21:21
  Venom is the name of the game at a popular wildlife exhibit on right now at a shopping mall in northwest Calgary. From August 1 to 3, visitors to Northland Village Mall can meet some of the experts with Little Ray's Nature Centre and learn all about some venomous creatures as well as dispel some of the myths around them. “The theme is 'venom.' We have things ranging from relatively mild venoms, things you wouldn’t expect to be venomous like garter snakes, all the way up to tarantulas
  
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• Woman knocked out, hikers’ shoes ‘blown off’ by weekend lightning strikes in Banff National Park

  01-08-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Three hikers exploring Banff National Park last weekend were struck by lightning, knocking them off their feet and injuring them.
  
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• Roughly 500K doses of meth seized at southern Alberta border crossing

  01-08-2019 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  The CBSA says a meth bust at the Coutts border crossing on July, 28, 2019 is the largest seizure of illegal drugs they’ve ever had in southern Alberta.
  
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• FSIN Chief: 'Court ruling reaffirms treaty rights'

  01-08-2019 20:31
  The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is applauding a Saskatchewan provincial court ruling in favour of treaty hunters from Ontario. One of the hunters from the Six Nations First Nation in Ontario says they have travelled to Saskatchewan for a number of years and only recently have they run into trouble. "We go to Saskatchewan probably the last 10 years and we hunt for our own purpose, couple elk, a moose for our family,” Albert Green Junior told CTV News from Ontario. &ldq
  
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• Oxygen deprivation likely led to 2018 plane crash in Kananaskis Country

  01-08-2019 20:26
  The agency in charge of investigating a plane crash that killed two men last year says hypoxia, or in-flight oxygen deprivation, likely resulted in the incident. A Piper PA-31 aircraft was conducting survey activities in the Kananaskis region for about two hours on August 1, 2018. The pilot was beginning to return to the Springbank Airport when the right engine suddenly began running at a lower power than the left engine. About a minute and a half later, the aircraft lost control and crashed int
  
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• 'He wanted to talk:' Saskatchewan woman recalls finding Mountie killer in field

  01-08-2019 20:20
  SPIRITWOOD, Sask. -- For a Saskatchewan woman who discovered a fugitive Mountie killer hiding in her family's hayfield more than a decade ago, the intense search for two young murder suspects in northern Manitoba stirs old memories. Rosanne Smith and her husband Armand managed to convince Curtis Dagenais to surrender in July 2006, after he led police on a nearly two-week manhunt. The then 41-year-old had gunned down RCMP constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdages during a vehicle chase on back
  
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• Province says new incentive will increase competitiveness in energy sector

  01-08-2019 19:54
  Increasing production while keeping greenhouse gas emissions down is a challenge in the oil and gas industry, but that’s what Gibson Energy in Moose Jaw accomplished with their new expansion. Gibson Energy is a heavy crude oil procession facility and will be increasing production by 30 per cent, but it says there will be no increase to its environmental impact. “A big part of our expansion here is to do a better job of recovering the waste heat on the products coming out of the refin
  
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• News West Theatre – Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story

  01-08-2019 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  Before the Beatles, Before the Stones, Rock and Roll was born… Sixty years ago, a young man with thick black glasses changed the face of popular music.  Buddy tells the story of the three years when he became the world’s top recording artist The show features such timeless hits as “Peggy Sue”, “That’ll Be The Day”, “Oh Boy”, “Not Fade Away”, “Everyday”,...
  
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• Word on the Street Festival

  01-08-2019 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Celebrate Reading and Literacy with the Lethbridge Public Library! Head on down to the Lethbridge Public Library to join a national celebration of literacy, storytelling, and the literary arts for the 9th year in a row. This signature event in southern Alberta presents established and emerging authors, storytellers, informative panel discussions, demonstrations and workshops, live...
  
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• Bunka Hashi Festival

  01-08-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  An Anime Convention is coming to Lethbridge for a fun day with games, anime, manga and modern Japanese culture. Date: Saturday, September 7th. 10 AM – 9 PM Location: Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge – 320 Scenic Drive South All Ages Early Admission (No Food) – $25.00 Early Admission (With Food) – $35.00 General Admission (No Food) –...
  
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• Pakistani army plane crashes into homes, killing 19 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 19:08
  Pakistani army plane crashes into homes, killing 19  Lethbridge News NowRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, most of them in their ...
  
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• RiverStone Boulevard set to re-open next week - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 19:03
  RiverStone Boulevard set to re-open next week  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Residents will have full access to RiverStone Boulevard again next week. The latest phase in the University Drive Twinning project is set to ...
  
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• Police seek help finding fraud suspect

  01-08-2019 18:12
  Police are asking for help to identify a man accused of using fake identification to fraudulently buy a Toyota Rav4 from a Calgary dealership. A man went into a dealership in the 300 block of Canyon Meadows Drive S.E. on May 28 and made arrangements to buy the vehicle using a bank loan. He provided ID, which was later found to be fraudulent, and took possession of the vehicle two days later. On July 23, investigators learned a similar scam was pulled in Ontario days before the purchase in Calgar
  
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• Liberals' cannabis possession pardon legislation now in force: Lametti

  01-08-2019 18:08
  MONTREAL - Long-awaited federal legislation to speed up and simplify the process of getting a pardon for simple cannabis possession is now in force.The Pot Post: Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to your inboxFederal Justice Minister David Lametti made the announcement today in Montreal. Under Bill C-93 tabled in March, people convicted of cannabis possession can apply online for a criminal pardon free of charge. The law eliminates the waiting process associated with other pardon applicati
  
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• Liberals' cannabis possession pardon legislation now in force: justice minister

  01-08-2019 18:08
  MONTREAL -- Canadians with criminal records for simple pot possession can now apply for a pardon free of cost and with no mandatory five-year waiting period -- but they'll have to finish their sentence first, federal Justice Minister David Lametti announced Thursday.The Pot Post: Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to your inboxLametti told reporters the government's Bill C-93, adopted last June, has officially come into force. He said the law was the next logical step after the government l
  
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• Fort Macleod RCMP tracking rash of break-and-enters - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 17:59
  Fort Macleod RCMP tracking rash of break-and-enters  Lethbridge News NowFORT MACLEOD, AB – RCMP in Fort Macleod have responded to and are investigating several residential break-and-enters in the area. According to a release ...
  
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• Deadly new street drug mix can’t be reversed by naloxone, AHS warns

  01-08-2019 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  Health officials are warning Albertans about a new mix of street drugs that won’t fully be reversed by naloxone if the person consuming them suffers an overdose.
  
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• Unmarked graves of Alberta veterans receive headstones - Global News

  01-08-2019 17:34
  Unmarked graves of Alberta veterans receive headstones  Global NewsThere are thousands of unmarked graves in cemeteries across Alberta, and 20-30000 of them are believed to be veterans.
  
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• Ont. police investigate report of 'suspicious' car as hunt for B.C. murder suspects continues

  01-08-2019 17:14
  Provincial police are investigating a report of two young males resembling the B.C. murder suspects travelling in a suspicious vehicle in a northern Ontario town. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they received a tip on Wednesday morning about a small white car driving through a construction zone on Hwy. 11 in Kapuskasing, Ont., located nearly 500 kilometres north of Sudbury. Acting Staff Sgt. Shona Camirand told CTVNews.ca in an emailed statement Thursday that the complainant considered the
  
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• After 47 years, 630 CHED legend Bruce Bowie announces his retirement

  01-08-2019 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  Longtime Corus radio announcer Bruce Bowie has announced his retirement.
  
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• One dead, 5 injured after Enbridge-owned pipeline explodes in Kentucky

  01-08-2019 17:01
  JUNCTION CITY, Ky. -- A regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed one person, hospitalized five others, destroyed railroad tracks and forced the evacuation of a nearby mobile home park, authorities said. Some structures were completely consumed by the blaze, and five to seven people were unaccounted for when firefighters extinguished the flames hours later, Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Don Gilliam said. "The part of the are
  
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• Canadian energy giants take out full-page newspaper ads as federal election looms

  01-08-2019 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Three of Canada's biggest oilsands producers are going directly to voters today to ask them to "influence the outcome" of big decisions concerning the oil and gas sector as a fall federal election looms.
  
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• Road rage incident caught on camera in Burnaby

  01-08-2019 15:56
  Another violent case of road rage has been caught on camera in the Lower Mainland. The most recent incident unfolded on Marine Way and Boundary Road in Burnaby Wednesday morning. Traffic at the busy intersection came to a standstill during rush-hour after the driver of a car and a semi-truck got into a confrontation. It’s unclear what the dispute was about, but video shared on social media shows two men punching and kneeing each other for several minutes. Another driver appears to step in
  
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• RCMP and CBSA to reveal 'significant' seizure made at Coutts border crossing

  01-08-2019 15:48
  RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials will reveal Thursday what they’re calling “a significant seizure” made at the Coutts border crossing earlier this week. CBSA director Guy Rook and RCMP Inspector Charlene O’Neill are scheduled to speak at the event, scheduled for 10 a.m. Not other details are available. CTV News Calgary will stream the press conference live.
  
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• Largest-ever meth seizure in southern Alberta made at Coutts crossing

  01-08-2019 15:48
  The largest-ever seizure of methamphetamine in southern Alberta was made at the Coutts borders crossing earlier this week, RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency officials announced Thursday. Officers recovered 33 bags of meth weighing 55 kilograms from a semi-trailer on July 28 at the crossing about 110 kilometres south of Lethbridge. A 40-year-old Calgary man was arrested. The drugs were found in a box and large duffel bag during a search of the trailer. Asif Mir is now facing charges of p
  
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• Boy has surgery to remove 526 teeth 'reminiscent of pearls in an oyster'

  01-08-2019 15:30
  Dentists in India removed a shocking 526 teeth from a seven-year-old boy’s mouth in what they’re calling the first-ever documented case of its kind. The young boy, who hails from the town of Tiruvallur in southeast India, first visited a hospital in the city of Chennai when he was only three years old because his parents were concerned about “small swelling” in his right lower jaw. According to the Saveetha Dental College, the boy refused to undergo investigative procedur
  
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• Dawgs Head To Lethbridge After Rainout Wednesday - HighRiverOnline.com

  01-08-2019 15:23
  Dawgs Head To Lethbridge After Rainout Wednesday  HighRiverOnline.comThe Okotoks Dawgs hit the road Thursday, August 1, as they're in Lethbridge to face the Bulls for the last time this regular season. Their game against Medicine ...
  
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• Grizzly spotted nursing two cubs at Lake Louise

  01-08-2019 15:02
  Visitors to Lake Louise were treated to an amazing sight on Sunday, a mother grizzly bear  nursing a pair of cubs. Patricia Knutson and her husband were riding up the chairlift when they spotted the sow and cubs below them. "Probably a once in a lifetime sight," she wrote. The mother bear was cooling off in a stream of water while her two cubs sat on top of her nursing.
  
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• Shooting reported outside northeast convenience store

  01-08-2019 14:43
  The search for a pair of suspects continues following a late night shooting outside of a convenience store in northeast Calgary.  Calgary police say the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when two men inside a vehicle fired shots at another vehicle parked in front of a 7-Eleven store in the 3300 block of 64th Street N.E.  Police say both vehicles quickly left the area. It’s not known if anyone was wounded by gunfire, but there were no injuries reported when officers arr
  
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• Premier Kenney called “untrustworthy” and “arrogant” over funding for Lethbridge bridge replacement - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2019 14:28
  Premier Kenney called “untrustworthy” and “arrogant” over funding for Lethbridge bridge replacement  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips has harsh words for Premier Jason Kenney. On March 15th, 2019, the then NDP government ...
  
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• Advocates say Manitoba manhunt demonstrates lack of resources dedicated to MMIWG

  01-08-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Helicopters and a specialized military aircraft scoured from the air while armed police took to the ground over northern Manitoba in a hunt for two suspects of murders in British Columbia.
  
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• 'It means everything': Childhood friends reunite as adults for kidney transplant

  01-08-2019 12:23
  A Calgary man is receiving a kidney from an unexpected donor -- his childhood playmate. Gordon Passage and Lily Ahonen first met in elementary school 35 years ago. Now, the two will share a new lifelong bond, through organ donation. The two told CTV Calgary they did not keep in touch over the years, but Ahonen reached out to Passage when she heard he was experiencing some health issues. “I saw on Facebook that he was having some health challenges and then was needing a kidney, so, kind of
  
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• Manitoba manhunt shows lack of resources for missing Indigenous women: advocates

  01-08-2019 10:10
  WINNIPEG -- Helicopters and a specialized military aircraft scoured from the air while armed police took to the ground over northern Manitoba in a hunt for two suspects of murders in British Columbia. Some advocates say it's a stark contrast to resources applied to searches for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Interactive map and timeline of northern B.C. deathsTimeline of three B.C. murders"It is a little bit eyebrow raising because of the different response," says Sheila North,
  
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• Hail and heavy rain hammer southern Alberta communities

  01-08-2019 05:40
  A severe thunderstorm swept through southern Alberta on Wednesday bringing heavy rain and hail to several communities and CTV viewers snapped some amazing shots of the system as it rolled through the area.Norm Norek says some of the hail at River's Edge golf course was golf ball size or bigger.'Four rounds of hail' was sent in by Faye Hansen.Nathalie Driscoll grabbed a shot of a rainbow from her Okotoks area home.Ann sent in this picture of storm clouds over Longview HillHail covers the deck at
  
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• Tornado warning ended in Red Deer County near Sylvan Lake area

  01-08-2019 05:14
  At 9:26, Environment Canada downgraded a potential tornado warning near Sylvan Lake to a severe thunderstorm warning for Lacombe Co. near Lacombe Blackfalds and Bentley, and Red Deer Co. near Sylvan Lake and Stephansson House. They warned that the storm might produce damaging winds, large hail and intense rainfall. Storm chasers reporteds spotting toonie to golf ball sized hail around 9 p.m. near Sylvan Lake. In an earlier post, issued at 8:44 p.m., Environment Canada warned that the storm had t
  
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• RCMP, Search and Rescue find nothing in Chin Lakes investigation

  01-08-2019 05:13 via globalnews.ca
  A campground host at Chin Park called RCMP after spotting a suspicious, unknown object in the water Tuesday night. Danica Ferris has more on the investigation, which continued through the day Wednesday.
  
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• Pharmacists fear letting Americans buy drugs in Canada will increase shortages

  01-08-2019 04:00
  Canadian pharmacists fear changes to medication purchasing regulations in the U.S. will lead to further drug shortages north of the border during an already difficult period. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will allow American patients and businesses to purchase drugs from Canada, where certain medications can be 10 times cheaper due to price controls. Dean Miller, president and CEO of Whole Health Pharmacy Partners, told CTV News that some Canadi
  
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