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• Springbank residents speak out against proposed auto mall

  14-08-2019 23:35
  Residents opposed to a proposed auto mall in Springbank are gathering signatures to present to Rocky View County. The county sent letters to nearly 200 homes this summer notifying residents of a proposal by Bridgebank Development Ltd. to develop 62.27 acres, near the intersection of Old Banff Coach Road and 101st Street Southwest, into a shopping complex for auto dealerships. "The developer has simply applied for re-zoning and the county has to, by their rules, deal with it," said Springbank res
  
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• Gunman wounds at least 6 Philadelphia police; 2 others freed

  14-08-2019 23:32
  PHILADELPHIA -- At least one gunman opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the night, authorities said. Two other officers were trapped inside the house for about five hours after the shooting broke out but were freed by a SWAT team well after darkness fell on the residential neighbourhood. None of the officers sustained life-threatening injuries and they've been released from the hos
  
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• 'They came in with the boots': Saskatoon senior recovering after being beaten by teenagers

  14-08-2019 23:25
  Saskatoon senior Bryan Cox says a weekend encounter left him with painful reminders after he says he was attacked on the sidewalk not far from his home. The 66-year-old says he heard a Porta-Potty alongside his property being knocked over Sunday around 5 p.m. He says he darted out of his house and saw a group of six kids laughing. Cox says he asked the group to stand the toilet back up, as the smelly mess was leaking onto the grass and sidewalk. He claims they refused and that's when one of the
  
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• Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put carbon tax stickers on gas pumps

  14-08-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warnings lifted across Alberta

  14-08-2019 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  A number of areas in southern and central Alberta were issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Police seek suspect in attempted theft of night deposit boxes

  14-08-2019 23:06
  Calgary Police are seeking public assistance to identify a man they believe is attempting to rob night depository boxes at a number of different financial institutions across Calgary. The incidents in question happened between July 12, 2019 and August 6, 2019, when the unknown man visited a variety of financial institutions and tried to gain access to the night deposit boxes, using a variety of different techniques, including forcible entry or fishing deposits out. He is believed to be responsib
  
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• TSX and Dow plunge in worst day of the year on growing fears of recession

  14-08-2019 22:43
  TORONTO -- The main stock indexes in Canada and the U.S. suffered their worst day of the year on Wednesday as North American markets plunged on growing fears of a global recession. "It has been a pretty violent day in the markets," said Candice Bangsund, portfolio manager for Fiera Capital. "Investor sentiment is extremely fragile and there's several macro developments that are unnerving investors today." There was disappointing economic data in China, the German economy contracted and factory p
  
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• Location data from shared e-scooters helps city map your movements

  14-08-2019 22:24
  Calgarians have been enthusiastically jumping on thousands of shared bikes and scooters, but city officials are enthusiastic about another facet of the program: the location data of each and every trip. Lime and Bird are the two companies offering the dockless bikes and scooters in Calgary. Each scooter and bike has built-in GPS and uses 3G wireless technology to collect and transmit the location data of every single trip. “This data is really helpful because we can actually track the spee
  
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• Green Party names Stephnie Watson its candidate for Lethbridge this fall - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2019 22:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Green Party names Stephnie Watson its candidate for Lethbridge this fall  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The Green Party of Canada has their representative for this fall's federal election. Watson runs Sherlock & Watson Scientific, ...
  
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• Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put carbon tax stickers on pumps

  14-08-2019 22:20
  EDMONTON - Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps. Ontario's Progressive Conservative government has set Aug. 30 as a deadline for stations to have the stickers posted or face fines of up to $10,000 a day. The stickers say the federal carbon tax has added 4.4 cents a litre to the price of gasoline, which will rise to 11 cents per litre by 2022. In Alberta, Pr
  
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• Lethbridge Police hoping to return stolen property to rightful owners - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2019 22:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Police hoping to return stolen property to rightful owners  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – On June 13th, 2019, officers were alerted to suspicious activity at a room in the Superlodge hotel and a truck in the parking lot, and upon ...
  
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• New sign in Canmore warns of potential dangers of consuming natural, unfiltered water

  14-08-2019 21:49
  A local watering hole has proven to be a hotbed for those looking to stay refreshed with natural mountain water but Alberta Health Services is warning against consuming the runoff. The spot, located along the Palliser Trail just off the Trans Canada Highway in Canmore, has a natural runoff of mountain water where many come to fill containers.  "We come out here intentionally from Calgary and fill up. It's kind of all the water that we drink," said one user. "We’ve come here for a
  
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• ‘We’ve always got a chance’: Cavalry take on Impact in Canadian Championship semifinal

  14-08-2019 21:46
  With their backs against the wall, Calgary’s professional soccer team has nothing to lose when they face the Montreal Impact on Wednesday in the second leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal. That’s the message Calgary Cavalry FC head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. is trying to impart on his squad. The Cavalry, who play in the brand new Canadian Premier League, will take on Major League Soccer’s Impact at Spruce Meadows. Calgary dropped the first leg of the Canadian Championship
  
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• Cavalry fall to Impact in Canadian Championship semifinal

  14-08-2019 21:46
  With their backs against the wall, Calgary’s professional soccer team had nothing to lose when they faced the Montreal Impact in the second leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal. The Cavalry, who play in the brand new Canadian Premier League, fell to the Major League Soccer’s Impact 1-0 Wednesday and failed to advance from the semifinals as the aggregate score of 3-1 favoured the Impact.  The Impact will now face Toronto FC in the 2019 Canadian Championship Finals. The firs
  
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• Bulls season ends as Dawgs take Game 3 of WCBL West Division Final

  14-08-2019 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  The Okotoks Dawgs move onto the 2019 WCBL Championship series after beating the Lethbridge Bulls 4-3 in Tuesday’s decisive Game 3. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• Fire crews continue to battle blaze at Calgary recycling centre

  14-08-2019 21:18
  Crews are continuing to battle a stubborn fire at a Calgary recycling centre. The blaze broke out about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday at ECCO Recycling and Energy Corporation at Quarry Park Blvd. and 24th Street S.E. One thing hampering efforts is the fact the nearest hydrant is about 500 metres away from the fire. That meant additional apparatus, called tenders, had to be brought in to shuttle water to the scene. The recycling facility is also helping by using track hoes to move the bales of recycled mater
  
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• Cops inspiring kids in Lethbridge to become the next generation of law enforcement - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2019 20:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cops inspiring kids in Lethbridge to become the next generation of law enforcement  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Several kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Lethbridge got to take part in the week-long Kids 'n Cops program. It sees police officers take the ...
  
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• Queen Elizabeth High School backdrop of new movie from Calgary filmmaker

  14-08-2019 20:47
  A Calgary writer and director is shooting his first feature-length film in Calgary this week. Titled 'Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game', it's a comedy about a sad sack high school basketball team in the late 1990s. Writer\Director Ted Stenson says the script is largely autobiographical. "I played high school sports, high school basketball, and I actually went to Queen Elizabeth where this is being filmed,” he said. “I have always been in
  
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• Lethbridge police want to return cache of stolen property

  14-08-2019 20:21
  Lethbridge police are hoping to return a cache of recovered stolen property to its rightful owners. In June, police were alerted to suspicious activity in a room at the Superlodge hotel and upon further investigation, a significant amount of stolen property was recovered. It included things like purses, electronics, fishing rods, clothing, tools and bicycles. Police believe many of the items were stolen from vehicles. A brand new truck that had been obtained by fraud was also recovered from the
  
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• Fort Macleod child killed in two vehicle collision near Creston - Lethbridge News Now

  14-08-2019 19:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Fort Macleod child killed in two vehicle collision near Creston  Lethbridge News NowCRESTON -- RCMP continue to investigate a head-on crash that claimed the life of a child Monday (Aug 12) eveni...
  
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• Edmonton pediatrician charged with child pornography offences

  14-08-2019 19:54
  An Edmonton pediatrician has been charged with possession and transmission of child pornography, officials announced Wednesday. Ghassan Al-Naami, 47, was arrested on Aug. 11 by Leduc and Edmonton International Airport RCMP officers. RCMP found the online material in April 2019, and contacted ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit in July, ICE said. Officials said there is "no information to suggest any offences were committed against children under his care." Al-Naami practiced at the Br
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watches issued for most of southern Alberta

  14-08-2019 18:48
  Severe thunderstorm watches have been issued for most of southern Alberta. The watches extend from the Airdrie and Drumheller areas in the north to the U.S. border in the south. “Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain,” reads the warning. “Thunderstorms are expected to form this afternoon and last into this evening. Some of these thunderstorms may become severe. Lightnin
  
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• Alberta man imprisoned for school bus crash, wrong way police chase

  14-08-2019 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta man convicted of crimes that included crashing a stolen pickup truck into a school bus and a police chase involving a stolen semi-trailer truck has been sentenced to four years in prison.
  
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• Privacy questions as humans reviewed user audio at Facebook

  14-08-2019 18:39
  NEW YORK -- Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. The practice was, until recently, common in the tech industry. Companies say the use of humans helps improve their services. But users aren't typically aware that humans and not just computers are reviewing audio. Transcriptions done by humans raise bigger concerns because of the potential of rogue employees or contracto
  
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• Calgary police uncover new evidence in 2008 cold case

  14-08-2019 18:23
  Calgary police have uncovered new evidence in the death of Allan Teather over a decade ago and are appealing to the public to come forward with any information that could move the case forward. Teather, 22, was found dead in a vehicle in the garage of a condo complex in the 100 block of Village Heights S.W. on January 9, 2008. Police believe Teather was targeted and that the shooting was financially motivated. Investigators say they have new evidence and information in the case and are looking t
  
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• Trans and pride crosswalks on Stephen Avenue vandalized

  14-08-2019 17:54
  The word ‘lost’ appears to have been spray painted on the trans crosswalk on Stephen Avenue in downtown Calgary while the word 'lust' appears to have been srpay painted on the nearby pride crosswalk. The graffiti was first spotted around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.  Officials are now working to remove the vandalism. The crosswalks were installed last month at the intersection of Stephen Avenue and Centre Street S. Calgary Pride said the location was selected for its high visibility, si
  
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• Trudeau sought to influence Wilson-Raybould, violated ethics rules: ethics commissioner

  14-08-2019 17:12
  OTTAWA—Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the federal Conflict of Interest Act in relation to the SNC-Lavalin scandal, by seeking to influence Jody Wilson-Raybould in "many ways." Dion found that after taking months to review "troubling" evidence and relevant legal and constitutional principles, Trudeau contravened section nine of the Act, which states that public office holders are prohibited from using their position to seek to influence a decisi
  
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• PM Trudeau sought to influence Wilson-Raybould in 'many ways': Ethics czar

  14-08-2019 17:12
  OTTAWA—Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the federal Conflict of Interest Act in relation to the SNC-Lavalin scandal, by seeking to influence Jody Wilson-Raybould in "many ways."LIVE SOON: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts to the ethics reportDion has found that after taking months to review "troubling" evidence relevant legal and constitutional principles, Trudeau contravened section nine of the Act, which states that public office holders are
  
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• SAIT student heading to Russia to compete in WorldSkills Competition

  14-08-2019 16:41
  Calgarian Taylor Desjardins will make his way to Russia later this week where he’ll be competing against 21 other cabinet makers from around the globe as part of the WorldSkills Competition. Competitors from 66 countries and regions will compete in 56 different skillsets at the event in Kazan, a city about 800 kilometres east of the capital of Moscow. “Going to WorldSkills and being able to compete on a world level is everything to me,” said Desjardins, who is in his fourth-yea
  
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• SAIT grad heading to Russia to compete in WorldSkills Competition

  14-08-2019 16:41
  Calgarian Taylor Desjardins will make his way to Russia later this week where he’ll be competing against 21 other cabinet makers from around the globe as part of the WorldSkills Competition. Competitors from 66 countries and regions will compete in 56 different skillsets at the event in Kazan, a city about 800 kilometres east of the capital of Moscow. “Going to WorldSkills and being able to compete on a world level is everything to me,” he said. “I will cherish this exper
  
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• With no other family, El Paso widower invites public to wife's funeral

  14-08-2019 15:16
  With no other family to help him mourn, a man whose wife was killed in the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas has received an outpouring of support after inviting the public to her funeral. Margie Reckard, 63, was among 22 people killed when a 21-year-old gun man opened fire at a Walmart on Aug. 3, with the intention of targeting Mexicans. She and her husband, Antonio Basco, were married for 22 years. With her funeral set to take place Friday, Basco welcomed the public to attend through an announce
  
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• Verdict expected for Calgary man accused in grandson’s death

  14-08-2019 15:11
  “I did not want to kill that child.” That recording of Allan Perdomo Lopez’s voice has been a key piece of evidence in the trial to determine whether he’s guilty of killing his five-year-old grandson, Emilio, in 2015.  A judge is expected to make his final verdict Wednesday morning for the 59-year-old Calgary man charged with manslaughter.  The trial heard that Emilio died of a blunt-force brain injury after he came to Canada from Mexico with his family, for a b
  
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• Calgary grandfather found guilty of fatally beating five-year-old grandson

  14-08-2019 15:11
  A Calgary judge has found Allan Perdomo guilty of manslaughter for the death of his five-year-old grandson, Emilio Perdomo. Emilio was unconscious when he arrived at the Alberta Children’s Hospital on July 10, 2015. He was taken off life support eight days later. Emilio died from a severe brain injury. Allan Perdomo was charged a year later. On Wednesday, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Richard Neufeld convicted the 59-year-old of manslaughter.  "I believe that justice has been s
  
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• Calgary grandfather convicted in death of five-year-old grandson

  14-08-2019 15:11
  A Calgary judge has found Allan Perdomo guilty of manslaughter Wednesday for the death of his five-year-old grandson, Emilio Perdomo. Emilio was taken to the Alberta Children’s Hospital on July 10, 2015. He died a week later.  An autopsy determined the cause of death was blunt force head trauma.  Allan Perdomo was charged a year later. Emilio moved from Mexico to Canada several months before he died for a better life. The trial heard Emilio endured weeks of abuse at the hands of
  
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• Teen posts library receipt showing he's saved more than US$7,000

  14-08-2019 15:02
  People were abuzz online after a U.S. teen posted a library receipt on Reddit showing he’s saved more than US$7,000 during his lifetime. A Pennsylvania teen was surprised to see he’d saved US$7,078 by going to his local public library throughout his whole life, after noticing his branch issued a receipt outlining all his savings Sixteen-year-old Keegan Adreon posted a picture of the receipt on Reddit, writing “just noticed that my library keeps track of how much you save by not
  
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• 'I can't stop crying': Taylor Swift sends Ontario fan $6K for university tuition

  14-08-2019 14:38
  Taylor Swift has just made one of her most dedicated Canadian fan’s “Wildest Dreams” come true after she donated more than $6,000 to her university tuition fund. Ayesha Khurram has been a diehard fan of the pop superstar since 2009. She said she’s been connected to the singer on the social media site Tumblr since 2015 with Swift occasionally liking her posts. In 2018, the Mississauga, Ont. resident even met the celebrity backstage at one of her concerts. The most life-cha
  
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• Judge finds Calgary man guilty of killing 5-year-old grandson

  14-08-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  A judge has found a Calgary man guilty of killing his young grandson.
  
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• Decision expected in trial of Calgary man accused of killing 5-year-old grandson

  14-08-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  A judge is expected to decide on Wednesday if a Calgary man is guilty of killing his young grandson.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues as questions swirl about his death

  14-08-2019 14:08
  NEW YORK -- Jail guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates every half-hour as required, according to a person familiar with the investigation into his death.Click here for more on the investigation into Ghislaine MaxwellSurveillance video shows guards never made some of the checks noted in the log, said the person, who was not authorized to disclose information about the case and spoke to The A
  
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• Major drug bust in Lethbridge results in seizure of 290g of carfentanil powder - Medicine Hat News

  14-08-2019 12:27 via medicinehatnews.com
  Major drug bust in Lethbridge results in seizure of 290g of carfentanil powder  Medicine Hat NewsAn estimated $118,000 worth of fentanyl pills and powder are off the streets of southern Alberta following an investigation and seizure by Alberta Law ...
  
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• Liberals gear up to take on former star Jody Wilson-Raybould in Vancouver riding

  14-08-2019 07:29
  OTTAWA -- The Liberals now have a candidate in the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granville, where their biggest rival will be someone they once called their own. Taleeb Noormohamed, a 42-year-old tech entrepreneur, has been acclaimed as the Liberal vying to unseat Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former justice minister now seeking re-election as an Independent candidate. Wilson-Raybould, who won the seat for the Liberals as a star candidate with about 44 per cent of the vote in 2015, rocked the
  
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• Camping out at Jollibee: Man living outside fast food joint 72 hours before opening

  14-08-2019 07:06
  A 26-year-old man is camping out in front of the new Jollibee fast food restaurant in south Edmonton for 72 hours before it opens.  And even stranger, Jordan Haworth has no idea what he’s waiting for. The event organizer has never even tasted Jollibee before.  “I’ve never once, no,” Haworth said while sitting on a lawn chair near the drive-thru.  Haworth arrived at 9 a.m. Tuesday and insists he will stay until Edmonton’s first ever Jollibee opens Frid
  
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• Young Alberta girl among 2 people killed in highway crash in southeastern B.C.

  14-08-2019 06:51 via globalnews.ca
  A four-year-old girl from Alberta is among two people who died after an SUV collided with an RV on a highway near Creston, B.C. on Monday night, according to the RCMP.
  
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• Alberta Open Farm Days to feature its own craft beer this year

  14-08-2019 06:40 via globalnews.ca
  A province-wide, two-day event that allows Albertans to experience life on a farm and learn more about where their food comes from will feature its own craft beer this year.
  
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• CFD battles waste fire at recycling facility in city's southeast

  14-08-2019 06:09
  Members of the Calgary Fire Department responded to an exterior fire at a recycling centre Tuesday evening. CFD members received the call just before 8:30 p.m following reports of a fire at the ECCO Recycling & Energy Corporation located near the intersection of 24th street and Quarry Park Boulevard Southeast. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found recycling materials ablaze behind the building and additional resources were deployed to the scene. As of late Tuesday evening, the fire
  
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• More sleep, less screen time may reduce impulsivity in kids: study

  14-08-2019 06:01
  A combination of reduced screen time and getting a good night’s sleep could be crucial to lessening impulsivity in children, a new study suggests. The study, published in Pediatrics on Wednesday, tested the recommendations of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children, which was first created by The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) in 2016. Those recommendations say that children from five to 13 years old should spend no more than two hours per day looking at scre
  
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• Highway crash near Creston, B.C. kills driver and four-year-old Alberta girl

  14-08-2019 05:33
  A Monday evening head-on crash on Highway 3, west of Creston, B.C. has claimed the life of a four-year-old girl who had been travelling with her family as well as the driver of the other vehicle. According to RCMP, an eastbound Saturn SUV was travelling on the highway shortly before 10 p.m. when it crossed the centre line and collided with a westbound RV. The RV flipped and came to a rest on it roof before the vehicle caught fire. Four of the five members of the family in the RV escaped the over
  
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• U.S. missionary with no medical training sued over deaths of Ugandan children in unlicensed centre

  14-08-2019 03:21
  An American missionary is being sued in Ugandan civil court after severely malnourished children allegedly died while under her care at an unlicensed treatment centre. Renee Bach, originally from Virginia, founded her organization ‘Serving His Children’ (SHC) in June of 2009 in Jinja, Uganda, to “help serve those suffering from severe and moderate acute malnutrition,” according to the organization’s Facebook page. Ugandan civil court filings claim that Bach was dire
  
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• Behavioural analysts could help determine motive in B.C. murders: Expert

  14-08-2019 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  A criminal profiler says investigators should find clues about why two men might have killed three people in northern British Columbia and whether there was a leader and a follower.
  
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• Nearly $17,000 donated for medical bills after cat shot with pellet gun

  14-08-2019 02:56
  A day after the BC SPCA introduced British Columbians to a badly injured cat in need of extensive veterinary care, the amount of money donated for the feline is nearly 10 times higher than the organization's original goal. According to the SPCA's Nanaimo branch, X-rays revealed that Mystic, a four-year-old cat, had BB pellets lodged in his abdomen, two near his spine and one near his ribs. "He could not put weight on his left hind leg and the vet determined that Mystic had a comminuted fracture
  
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