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• 'Like losing her all over again': Woman searching for unread letter from late grandmother

  11-08-2019 23:46
  An Edmonton woman is looking for an unread letter from her late grandmother, which she believes was stolen from her home. According to Jenny Black, the letter had been sitting on her countertop on Aug. 9 when her home in the Westridge-Wolf Willow area was burglarized. "I left the house to grab lunch, and when I came back, basically the whole house smelled of cigarettes, and neither my husband nor I smoke. So, clearly someone had been there," she recalled in an interview with CTV News Edmonton. O
  
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• Stolen vehicle causes major crash in southeast Calgary

  11-08-2019 23:40
  Police are at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that took place in an intersection in the southeast quadrant of the city. Officials were called to the incident, at 52 Street and 17 Avenue S.E., at about 2:30 p.m. Police are still at the crash and say a stolen black Lincoln Navigator caused the crash. Witnesses say the vehicle was travelling at a high rate of speed before the collision that involved four other vehicles. One of the drivers of the affected vehicles helped police in apprehending on
  
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• Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev to win fifth Rogers Cup title

  11-08-2019 23:31
  MONTREAL -- A teenage Rafael Nadal's victory over Andre Agassi in the final of the 2005 Rogers Cup was a symbolic passing of the torch from one tennis generation to the next. Fast-forward 14 years, and the Spanish legend is still holding a firm grip. Nadal made quick work Daniil Medvedev to win the tournament's 2019 edition Sunday, defeating the Russian 6-3, 6-0 at IGA Stadium in just 70 minutes to claim his fifth Rogers Cup title. "My best match of the week, without a doubt," said the 33-year-o
  
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• Airdrie community hosts fundraiser for woman who had fingers severed in domestic attack

  11-08-2019 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  On Sunday, friends and strangers came together in for a Airdrie poker run and fundraiser for Dawn Warden and her son.
  
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• Dragon boat festival wraps up in Calgary

  11-08-2019 22:57
  The three-day annual event saw some rain and cold weather, but thousands braved the elements to take a look at the Dragon Boat Festival on the Glenmore Reservoir. Organizers of the event held at North Glenmore Park say the sport welcomes people of all ages and abilities. "There is no one single person that can be the strongest person to cross the line. You need to work as a team,”" said Danny Ng, director of Calgary’s Dragon Boat Society. "That’s the critical portion of racing
  
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• Lethbridge Public Library celebrating 100th anniversary this week - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2019 22:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Public Library celebrating 100th anniversary this week  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - It's a major milestone for the city's largest library.There will be two celebrations, one on ...
  
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• Glass Tiger makes surprise stop to serenade Alta. resident

  11-08-2019 21:18
  When Denice Harrison—the bus driver in charge of taking Canadian rock band Glass Tigerfrom Edmonton to Whitecourt on Friday—was asked to make a detour at a Mayerthorpe seniors' home, she wasn't about to miss whatever happened next. "Well, I gotta go see what’s going on. I don’t want to miss out," she remembers thinking. At Pleasant View Lodge, the band climbed off the bus and waited until one resident was brought into a common-use room. Then, they broke out into "Someday,
  
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• Mississauga rallies behind hometown hero during Rogers Cup final as Andreescu wins title

  11-08-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Her Rogers Cup win is just the latest victory in an astonishing year for Bianca Andreescu.
  
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• 22 confirmed tornadoes across Alberta so far this year - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2019 20:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  22 confirmed tornadoes across Alberta so far this year  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE -- In what has been the busiest tornado season in the past 20 years across the Wildrose province, a...
  
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• Two couples in custody after Jasper noise complaint investigation goes awry

  11-08-2019 20:15
  Two people from Edmonton and a B.C. resident are facing charges after RCMP officers investigating a noise complaint in Jasper were assaulted and needed to call for back up. A noise complaint was made around midnight on Aug. 10 regarding a cabin near Pine Bungalows. Officers found a 31-year-old woman from White Rock, B.C., who was wanted on an Edmonton arrest warrant. As she was being taken into custody, her husband came out of the cabin and was described by RCMP as being "very disruptive and bel
  
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• Midnight fracas in Jasper results in four arrests

  11-08-2019 20:11
  Four people have been arrested and charged following an incident that took place in the middle of the night at a resort in Jasper. Jasper RCMP were called to the Pine Bungalows Resort at about midnight on August 10 to investigate a noise complaint. On arrival, the officers came into contact with a 31-year-old woman from White Rock, B.C. who was discovered to have an outstanding arrest warrant out of Edmonton. While the woman was being arrested, her husband came out of a nearby cabin, interfered
  
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• Bianca Andreescu becomes first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years

  11-08-2019 20:08
  TORONTO -- The title may have come in a disappointing fashion, but Bianca Andreescu says being the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years is a "dream come true." Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., was up 3-1 in the first set of the tournament's final when American opponent Serena Williams called for a medical timeout. Less than a minute later, the chair umpire announced that Williams was retiring from the match, handing Andreescu her second WTA Premier title of the season. "I'm speechl
  
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• Ceremony honours Canadian peacekeepers who made the ultimate sacrifice

  11-08-2019 19:53
  For decades Canadians have been answering the call for help from countries all over the world wracked by war and on Sunday, Calgarians participated in a service to remember their work. The 17th annual Peacekeepers Day, held at Peacekeepers Park in Garrison Green, is a special ceremony where the names of fallen peacekeepers will be read aloud and added to the Walls of Honour in the park. Families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and other peacekeeping and support operations are invited to the ce
  
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• Bear breaks into house, exits 'like the Kool-Aid Man'

  11-08-2019 19:49
  DENVER -- A black bear broke into a Colorado house over the weekend and left by breaking through a wall "like the Kool-Aid Man." Estes Park police say the break-in occurred Friday night and that the animal was likely attracted to trash. A Facebook post by the police department said: "Upon officer's arrival, said bear forcibly breached a hole in the wall like the 'Kool-Aid Man' and made its escape." The Denver Post reports no one was injured. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said bears entered over 35
  
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• Tourists evacuated from Greek island camp as wildfire rages

  11-08-2019 19:36
  ATHENS, Greece -- A tourist camp and nearby houses on the southern Greek island of Elafonisos were evacuated Sunday for the second day in a row as a wildfire at a nearby landfill intensified because of strong winds. Authorities had pronounced the fire "under control" Saturday night but said the flames picked back up when the wind did. Greece's Fire Service said 121 firefighters, six airplanes and five helicopters battled the fire before it was brought back under control Sunday night. Elafonisos,
  
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• OPP investigating after police vehicle hits 10-year-old boy on bicycle

  11-08-2019 19:24
  GRAVENHURST, Ont. - Ontario provincial police say they are looking for witnesses after a police cruiser hit a 10-year-old near Muskoka on Thursday. OPP say one of their police vehicles was turning into a parking lot in Gravenhurst, Ont., around 12:30 p.m. when it struck the young boy. They say the boy was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk when he was hit. The boy was taken to hospital with minor injuries and he has since been released. The OPP's traffic management team is investigating the incide
  
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• Farmers look to capture carbon as warnings of climate shocks grow louder

  11-08-2019 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Some Canadian farmers are making sustainable changes in their fields following dire climate change reports.
  
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• Police investigate early morning shooting in Beltline

  11-08-2019 18:50
  Calgary police are investigating a shooting that took place behind a popular bar in Beltline early Saturday morning. Investigators were called to the scene, near 15 Avenue and 8 Street, after several shots were reported at about 2:30 a.m. Police say the incident took place in a back alley behind the Fire N Ice Bar and one shot reportedly went through the wall of a nearby apartment building. Officers at the scene found eight shell casings in the alleyway, but there are no reports of any injuries.
  
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• Woman walking dog left pinned under truck after being struck in York Region

  11-08-2019 17:56
  A woman walking her dog was left pinned under a truck after she was struck by a vehicle in York Region this morning. York Regional Police say the woman was struck just after 10 a.m. at Weldrick Road and Springhead Gardens in Richmond Hill. The dog ran away after she was struck and has not yet been found, police say. The driver remained on scene. (Tom Podolec / CTV News Toronto)The woman was conscious and breathing while she was being pulled by authorities from under the vehicle. Police said that
  
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• Frustration grows among natural gas producers amid low prices, LNG uncertainty

  11-08-2019 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  A consortium of nine natural gas producers wants to attract partners to build and operate what could be a 12-million-tonne-per-year LNG project to open by 2026.
  
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• Norway mosque shooting an 'attempted act of terror'

  11-08-2019 17:33
  The shooting at a mosque near Oslo is being treated as an "attempted act of terror", Norwegian police said Sunday, with the suspect appearing to harbour far-right, anti-immigrant views. "We are looking at an attempted act of terror," acting chief of the police operation Rune Skjold told a press conference. Skjold said the investigation had shown that the man appeared to hold "far-right" and "anti-immigrant" views. The suspect entered the al-Noor Islamic Centre on Saturday afternoon armed with mu
  
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• New book addresses stereotypes surrounding millennials - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2019 17:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New book addresses stereotypes surrounding millennials  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – A multitude of stereotypes surround millennials, with some saying the generation is entitled and narcissistic. But, just how many of those ...
  
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• Lethbridge Bulls defeat Medicine Hat Mavericks – move on play Okotoks - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2019 17:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Bulls defeat Medicine Hat Mavericks – move on play Okotoks  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – As a light rain began pouring down at Spitz Stadium, Sal Rodriguez inched closer to the outfield gate. But, he couldn't bring himself to walk ...
  
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• Montreal researchers look to VR to train brain surgeons

  11-08-2019 16:57
  Researchers at McGill University’s Montreal Neurological Institute are working to study the effectiveness of training budding brain surgeons with virtual reality simulators.For more on this story visit CTV MontrealThe study, which was published in the Journal of The American Medical Association, details the simulator, which uses artificial intelligence to build scenarios which closely mirror real-life surgical situations. The simulators allows student surgeons to practice delicate procedur
  
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• 'Dire straits:' Charity helping infertile Canadians could close doors

  11-08-2019 16:12
  Kaeleigh MacDonald found the best way to cope with her infertility was to share her experience with others going through the same thing. About five years ago, the 33-year-old from Edmonton was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve, a condition that causes ovaries to lose normal reproductive levels. "My husband and I had been dating for a really long time -- since I was 19 -- and we didn't want a family right away," she says. "So we travelled the world. We got our affairs in order. But by the
  
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• Tear gas fired in Hong Kong with no end in sight to protests

  11-08-2019 13:48
  HONG KONG -- Police fired tear gas Sunday inside a train station and in several other Hong Kong neighbourhoods where protesters occupied roads in another weekend of anti-government demonstrations. Protesters hurled bricks at officers and ignored warnings to leave before tear gas was deployed in the Sham Shui Po area, police said, calling a march there an "unauthorized assembly." Nearby, protesters wearing gas masks gathered outside a police station in Cheung Sha Wan, as officers wearing their ow
  
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• Death of man in High Level considered a homicide

  11-08-2019 05:52
  RCMP are investigating the death of a man in High Level Friday afternoon as a homicide. High Level RCMP were requested by EMS at approximately 2:30 p.m. Friday to assist with a man who had been shot. The victim was found in an alley near 105 Avenue and 98 Street near Maple Ridge Suites. The victim later succumbed to his injures. Police are still working to confirm the identity of the man and are seeking to speak with anyone who was in the area at the time of the shooting. Anyone in the area who
  
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• RCMP to make announcement Monday in McLeod, Schmegelsky case

  11-08-2019 04:44
  British Columbia RCMP could not confirm Sunday whether autopsies of the bodies believed to be the two suspects wanted in a trio of murders in the province's north had been completed. They did say, however, that they expect to make an announcement in the case on Monday. Bodies believed to be those of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, were located near the Nelson River in northern Manitoba on Wednesday. On Saturday, Manitoba RCMP said they had found "an item" that could be relevant to the
  
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• Basketball tournament, street party honours Calgary stabbing victim Brett Wiese

  11-08-2019 02:15
  Calgary's downtown core became one big basketball court all day for a fundraising event organized by a group that promotes sports in at-risk youth while honouring the victim of a high profile murder. YYC Jam, a three-on-three basketball tournament drew in local and international players to small courts set up at Stephen Avenue and Centre Street S.W. It's the first ever urban basketball based event organized by The Balance Foundation, the Calgary Downtown Association, and Alberta Basketball. "It&
  
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• Epstein suicide prompts conspiracy theories, skepticism

  11-08-2019 01:30
  Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracies online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epstein's ties to princes, politicians and other famous and powerful people. Online theorists Saturday quickly offered unsubstantiated speculation -- including some retweeted by President Donald Trump -- that Epstein's death wasn't a suicide, or it was faked. That chatter picked up on the conjecture and conspiracies that resurged
  
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• Calgary business owner questions poor response after break-in

  11-08-2019 01:25
  A shop owner whose Inglewood store was recently broken into is sharing her story in hopes of helping other Calgary business owners. Danielle Fawcett says thieves targeted The Shoe Closet in Inglewood on July 14, making away with thousands of dollars in merchandise. "They were in and out for about eight to 10 minutes and they took a lot of merchandise." She was first made aware there was an issue when her alarm company called, asking if she wanted police to attend. "About five minutes later, my a
  
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