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• Volunteers wanted for numerous City of Calgary boards and committees

  15-08-2019 23:47
  The City of Calgary is seeking citizens to fill current vacancies on a total of 18 boards, commissions and committees that aid council on decisions regarding important civic issues. The positions are available to Calgary residents who are at least 18 years of age and, for the most part, are non-paid, volunteer positions although some roles do offer an honorarium. The list of boards, commissions and committees with vacancies for the fall of 2019 include:Advisory Committee on Accessibility Calgary
  
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• Canadian spy agency partners with escape room to find new recruits

  15-08-2019 23:46
  
  OTTAWA – In an unorthodox recruitment effort, Canada's electronic spy agency has teamed up with an Ottawa escape room company to track down potential new hires. Starting in September, people are being given a chance to "solve your way into a career in cyber security," and experience a dramatized version of what a day on the job is like as a Communications Security Establishment (CSE) cyber defence expert. Called "The Recruit," the newly-designed escape room involves a cyber attack executed
  
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• Calgary police arrest suspect in relation to 2008 homicide

  15-08-2019 23:30
  Calgary Police have made an arrest in connection to a 2008 homicide involving Allan Richard Teather. On January 9, 2008, Teather was killed in a condo parkade located in the 100 block of Village Heights S.W. It was believed that the incident was targeted and financially motivated. Thursday, the police arrested one man on charges of first-degree murder in connection with that incident. The news comes a day after a press conference, in which homicide investigators held a press conference where the
  
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• Summer Festival celebrates diversity In the southeast

  15-08-2019 22:26
  Under the glaring sun, a large crowd gathered to celebrate the growing diversity of one of Calgary’s fastest growing communities Thursday afternoon. Hundreds of people danced, painted, and enjoyed a wide array of food at the annual summer festival hosted by The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) in Forest Lawn. Several festival activities were oriented around social interaction, and organizers suggested this was the true value of the event. "We want newcomers to get to know the society, th
  
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• Panel announced to review Alberta's minimum wage - Lethbridge News Now

  15-08-2019 22:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Panel announced to review Alberta's minimum wage  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Labour and Immigration Minister Jason Copping says an independent panel of experts will review the impacts of the province's minimum ...
  
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• Kyrgios fined more than $100000 for conduct in Cincinnati - Lethbridge News Now

  15-08-2019 22:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kyrgios fined more than $100000 for conduct in Cincinnati  Lethbridge News NowMASON, Ohio — Nick Kyrgios has been fined $113,000 by the ATP after his second-round match at the Western & Southern Open. The tour announced the ...
  
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• 2019 Canadian Amputee and Disabled National Open Golf Championship underway in Okotoks

  15-08-2019 21:41
  Kristian Hammerback, the president of the Canadian Amputee Golf Association, hopes the first ever Canadian ranking event for golfers with disabilities will pave the way for the sport's inclusion in the Paralympic Games. Hammerback, who is one of the 40 golfers in the field at this year’s National Open at River’s Edge Golf Course in Okotoks. was born missing his arm below the elbow but he doesn’t really look at it as a handicap. "I haven’t known it any other way so I have
  
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• July officially becomes the hottest month ever recorded

  15-08-2019 21:36
  New weather data suggests July was the hottest month in recorded history, while polar sea ice has also reached record lows. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration released its Global Report for July 2019 on Thursday, which shows July reached an average global temperature of 16.7 C, making it the hottest month in the NOAA’s 140 years of recorded data. This July appears to be the continuation of a trend. The NOAA said the past five Julys are the five hottest months in their data.
  
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• Performer sought for halftime show with the Calgary Roughnecks

  15-08-2019 21:31
  An online search is now on for the next great act to take the stage at an upcoming Calgary Roughnecks game. From now until 5 p.m. on September 27, local performers are invited to submit videos to the new 'Roughnecks Got Talent' competition. The winner of the contest will be given the chance to perform live during a halftime show at a Roughnecks home game at the Saddledome. They will also receive a professional recording of their audition and live performance, promotion on the Calgary Roughnecks'
  
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• Canada sending plane to Uganda to help with peacekeeping in Africa

  15-08-2019 21:30
  VANCOUVER -- A Canadian Forces Hercules plane will be sent to Uganda to take part in a United Nations peacekeeping mission during the next 12 months, transporting troops, equipment and supplies to Congo and South Sudan. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Thursday the aircraft will be supported by as many as 25 Canadian Armed Forces personnel and it will be used up to five days a month to help the UN mission operating from Entebbe. "Our contributions will help maintain the United Nations' abilit
  
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• School division reaches settlement with family of child choked by lanyard

  15-08-2019 21:21
  The family of a Calgary boy who suffered severe brain damage after nearly strangling to death on a school lanyard almost seven years ago has settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Rocky View School Division. Nicholas Kitzul was in the bathroom at Bearspaw School on Dec. 12, 2012 when the hall pass lanyard he was wearing got caught on a door and choked him. Nicholas was eight-years-old and in Grade 3 at the time and had his oxygen cut off for 10 minutes. His family sued the Rocky View
  
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• Two-vehicle crash on Memorial Drive sends one to hospital

  15-08-2019 20:55
  An elderly man was transported to hospital Thursday morning after a two-vehicle collision on Memorial Drive S.E. Police say a car and a truck collided about 10:50 a.m. near Memorial Drive and Deerfoot Trail. One of the drivers was taken to hospital suffering from serious, non-life threatening injuries. Police say one lane of traffic was closed for about 20 minutes, but has since reopened. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
  
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• 'All time low': Minimum wage and living wage head towards balance in Calgary

  15-08-2019 20:32
  An organization devoted to exploring the causes of poverty in Calgary says, through a series of positive changes to social policy, the overall income level in the city has improved. Vibrant Communities Calgary, in a report released this month, says the number of people in Calgary earning less than $40,207, Statistics Canada's measure threshold for the city, has dropped from 143,000 people or 9.8 per cent to 104,000 people or 6.9 percent. One of the main reasons for the change, the agency says, h
  
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• 'Their money's gone, my money's gone': Single mothers duped by B.C. rental scam

  15-08-2019 20:18
  Several Vancouver Island mothers and their families are without homes after showing up at a house they rented only to discover they were all the victims of a sophisticated rental scam.  Melissa Hyland, a single mom, was looking for a new rental after she said her landlord gave her 30 days' notice to vacate the home she had been renting for the last eight years. When she found an ad for a home at 2845 Pickford St. in Colwood, she thought her wishes had finally been answered. "When I found th
  
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• City of Saskatoon lost over $1M in fraud scheme, official says

  15-08-2019 20:15
  In a single transaction, taxpayers lost $1.04 million after the City of Saskatoon fell victim to a fraud scheme, a city official revealed Thursday. City manager Jeff Jorgenson told media Thursday afternoon that an apparent fraudster had stolen the identity of the chief financial officer of a construction company whom the city deals with. The unidentified scammer then contacted the city, asking to change the company's banking information, Jorgenson said. The $1.04-million payment from the city th
  
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• Lethbridge's first electric vehicle fast charger launches at Park Place Mall - Lethbridge News Now

  15-08-2019 20:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge's first electric vehicle fast charger launches at Park Place Mall  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE –– The Peaks to Prairies Electric Vehicle Charging Network celebrated the launch of Lethbridge's first Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) ...
  
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• Feds investing $2.1M in Calgary company to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  15-08-2019 20:06
  The federal government is investing $2.1 million in a technology company to design and test a new electric valve system which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy industry. Calgary Centre MP Kent Hehr made the announcement Thursday at the Calgary offices of Linear Motion Technologies Canada. “LMT Canada will oversee the design and development of a new electric dump valve actuator, one that could potentially replace the existing thousands of pneumatic valves currently in
  
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• Homes evacuated in Coach Hill area after resident strikes gas line

  15-08-2019 20:00
  Twelve homes were evacuated in the southwest on Thursday morning after someone struck a gas line. An ATCO worker on site confirms the damage was caused by a construction crew that had been digging potholes for fencing in the 7000 block of 11th Avenue Southwest. About nine people were impacted after a dozen homes in the area were evacuated. Firefighters, Calgary police and ENMAX responded to the scene at around 10:40 a.m. No one was injured as a result of the ruptured line.
  
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• This is why Trudeau isn’t being punished for his ethics violation

  15-08-2019 18:50
  A political bombshell was dropped Wednesday when the ethics commissioner found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had contravened the Conflict of Interest Act for trying to influence then-justice minister Jody-Wilson-Raybould in "many ways" during the SNC-Lavalin scandal. As the news broke many Canadians were surprised to learn that despite the contravention, there would be no punishment. That’s because Canada's Conflict of Interest Act "does not provide for any sanctions for breaches found fol
  
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• Fire breaks out at high school southeast of Edmonton

  15-08-2019 18:26
  Fire broke out at the Central High Sedgewick Public School on Wednesday night. According to officials from the school, the blaze broke out on the roof. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen in the sky over the building.  The school says they expect to have more information on the extent of the damage on Thursday. Sedgewick is about 182 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.  
  
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• Community school southeast of Edmonton damaged in roof fire

  15-08-2019 18:26
  A public school southeast of Edmonton sustained only minor damage after flames broke out on its roof on Wednesday night.  Fire crews responded to Central High Sedgewick Public School just after 8 p.m. after reports of smoke coming from the building.  "I saw this enormous black plume with orange flames licking from it and my heart just sank," said Sedgewick Mayor Perry Robinson.  Robinson says about 30 firefighters responded from as far away as Hardisty and had the flames put out i
  
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• We may never know why tourist was targeted in northern B.C. homicide, brother says

  15-08-2019 18:11
  The eldest brother of homicide victim Chynna Deese says he's not expecting the police investigation to provide a definitive answer as to why she was killed in such a seemingly random act. The RCMP has promised to release details in the coming weeks of its investigative conclusions in the case that sparked a manhunt across Western Canada before two young suspects were found dead last week in Manitoba. The Mounties have already said they believe Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod were suspects in th
  
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• Dashcams provide ‘unbiased witness’ when bad things happen to good drivers

  15-08-2019 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Dashboard cameras are increasingly being installed in personal vehicles by drivers who want to bring along an impartial witness when they hit the road.
  
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• Barley and smoke on the menu at Kids Cancer Care event

  15-08-2019 17:42
  Chefs and brew masters in Calgary are teaming up to give cancer a grilling. Ten teams will compete in four categories: best beer, best slider, best ribs and best team at the inaugural Barley and Smoke: Grillin’ For a Cure in support of Kids Cancer Care. A panel of judges made up of local celebrities, writers and industry leaders will determine the winners at the event, happening from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Enmax Park. Upward of 40 sponsors, restaurants and craft brewers are taking part. I
  
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• Weight Watchers launches weight loss app aimed at children and teens

  15-08-2019 17:35
  Weight-loss company Weight Watchers, rebranded as WW, has launched an app aimed at children ages eight to 17 to assist with “healthy weight loss.” WW reportedly acquired Kurbo in 2018 and developed the app over a year, launching it Tuesday. Kurbo by WW is a free app available on iOS and Android that uses the Stanford University “traffic light” system to rank foods into categories of green (eat all the time) yellow (eat in moderation) and red (stop and think). App users en
  
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• Trudeau should apologize for violation of ethics code: Philpott

  15-08-2019 16:20
  OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet minister turned Independent MP Jane Philpott says the people of Canada still "deserve an apology" from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the SNC-Lavalin affair. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Philpott says since the ethics commissioner found Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act, "that is one of the things" he should apologize for. Trudeau said Wednesday he takes full responsibility for the SNC-Lavalin affair, but he refused to apologize for what
  
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• ‘Big Brother Canada’ Season 8 casting open

  15-08-2019 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  Do you have what it takes to make it in the 'Big Brother Canada' house?
  
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• Province to appoint minimum wage expert panel

  15-08-2019 14:51
  The Alberta government is expected to appoint an expert panel to look at minimum wage in the province on Thursday.  Labour Minister Jason Copping is scheduled to make an announcement alongside University of Alberta economist, Joseph Marchand, to assess the province’s minimum wage at 1 p.m. at the McDougall Centre in downtown Calgary. The members of the panel or its timeline of work are not yet known, but it will have a few goals in mind as part of the UCP’s job creation strategy
  
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• Province appoints expert panel to assess minimum wage in Alberta

  15-08-2019 14:51
  The province has convened a panel of experts with backgrounds in economics and the hospitality industry to assess Alberta’s minimum wage. The nine-member panel will “study and publish economic data related to minimum wage changes,” said Labour Minister Jason Copping during a press conference at the McDougall Centre in downtown Calgary. The group will also look at whether a differential is needed for hospitality workers who serve alcohol. “Together, the panel members will
  
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• 'It feels like a war movie': Canadians describe protests and clashes in Hong Kong

  15-08-2019 14:14
  Hong Kong clashes are leading to fear of further escalation for at least some of the 300,000 Canadians living there, with some describing scenes feeling “like a war movie.” Around the world people have been seeing footage of police violently taking down protesters, tear gas in the streets, massive sit-ins at Hong Kong International Airport, and even one particularly concerning incident of a police officer drawing his gun when he was swarmed by protesters. And, with the protests going
  
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• Woman charged after massive explosion injures 7 in London, Ont.

  15-08-2019 14:07
  A woman has been charged with impaired driving after a vehicle slammed into a home in southwestern Ontario and hit a gas line, causing a major explosion that injured six first responders and one civilian and sent residents fleeing from their homes. During a press conference early Thursday morning, London Police Chief Steve Williams said they received reports that a vehicle had struck a home on Woodman Avenue, in the city’s east end, at approximately 10:40 p.m. the night before. When office
  
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• Alberta teen fast-pitch player defies disease

  15-08-2019 13:38 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta fast pitch player Paige Simpson is proving despite living with a chronic disease, she ​can still follow her dream to be a high level athlete.
  
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• Brother of B.C. homicide victim says he may never know why she was killed

  15-08-2019 10:50
  The eldest brother of homicide victim Chynna Deese says he's not expecting the police investigation to provide a definitive answer as to why she was killed in such a seemingly random act. The RCMP has promised to release details in the coming weeks of its investigative conclusions in the case that sparked a manhunt across Western Canada before two young suspects were found dead last week in Manitoba. The Mounties have already said they believe Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod were suspects in th
  
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• Captain hailed hero after bird strike disables Russian plane

  15-08-2019 10:15
  MOSCOW -- The captain of a Russian passenger jet was hailed as a hero Thursday for landing his plane in a cornfield after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff, causing both engines to malfunction. While dozens of people sought medical assistance, only one was hospitalized. The event drew comparisons to the 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson," when a captain ditched his plane in New York's Hudson River after a bird strike disabled his engines. The Ural Airlines A321 carrying 226 passe
  
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• U.K. teen lost at Malaysian resort died from ulcer bleed

  15-08-2019 08:32
  SEREMBAN, Malaysia -- Malaysian police said Thursday there were no signs of foul play in the death of a 15-year-old London girl who mysteriously disappeared from a nature resort, with an autopsy showing she succumbed to intestinal bleeding due to starvation and stress. Nora Anne Quoirin's body was discovered Tuesday beside a small stream about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) from the Dusun eco-resort after she disappeared from her family's resort cottage on Aug. 4. Negeri Sembilan state police chief
  
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• Modi clamps down on Kashmir, and India loves him for it

  15-08-2019 06:52
  The achingly beautiful Himalayan valley was flooded with soldiers and roadblocks of razor wire. Phone lines were cut, internet connections switched off, politicians arrested. Public gatherings were banned. The prime minister of the world's largest democracy had clamped down on Kashmir to near-totalitarian levels. And Narendra Modi's country reacted with roaring approval: As he had Kashmir stripped of statehood and its special constitutional status, even some of his political opponents were calli
  
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• Baby food tampered with at Edmonton Walmart: CFIA

  15-08-2019 06:46
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a warning Wednesday night after baby food was tampered with at a southeast Edmonton Walmart. Tamper-proof seals were found broken at the Walmart located at 775 Tamarak Way NW. The agency said the food inside was replaced with something else. No illnesses have been reported. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency also recommended shoppers to make sure the packaging is intact.
  
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• Good Samaritan rescues driver after car crashes down embankment towards Deerfoot Trail

  15-08-2019 05:58
  A man admiring the view of the downtown skyline leaped into action when a car barrelled past him and down an embankment towards an irrigation canal in the city's southeast. Lay Lay Pal was taking in the sights from a parking lot near the intersection of 26th Street and 24th Avenue Southeast, near the community of Southview, when a sedan left the road and travelled roughly 30 metres down the hill overlooking Deerfoot Trail. "We did not expect that this kind of thing could happen right in front of
  
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• Canadian Paediatric Society says climate change could expose children to more health risks

  15-08-2019 04:34 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton pediatrician is the lead author of a new Canadian Paediatric Society paper that says children's health is vulnerable to climate change.
  
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• Alberta girl dies in BC highway crash

  15-08-2019 04:34 via globalnews.ca
  A family from Fort Macleod, Alta. is mourning the loss of their four-year-old daughter after a crash on Highway 3 near Creston B.C. late Monday. Tom Roulston reports.
  
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• Longtime Lethbridge College Kodiaks assistant promoted as soccer pre-season begins - Global News

  15-08-2019 04:29 via globalnews.ca
  Longtime Lethbridge College Kodiaks assistant promoted as soccer pre-season begins  Global NewsWATCH: With the Lethbridge College Kodiaks men's and women's soccer teams eyeing a new season, Mark Pries has been promoted to join Sean Carey at the ...
  
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• Longtime Lethbridge College Kodiaks assistant promoted as soccer pre-season begins

  15-08-2019 04:29 via globalnews.ca
  Players on the Lethbridge College Kodiaks men's and women's soccer teams arrived for pre-season training camp this week, and they were met with the news that longtime assistant coach Mark Pries had been promoted. 
  
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• CFIA warns of potential tampering of infant formula products in Edmonton

  15-08-2019 03:59
  Canada’s food safety watchdog has urged caution after evidence of tampering was found in infant formula products in Edmonton. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency posted a public advisory Tuesday after reports of “tampering by product substitution” at two Walmart stores in the city. “Infant formula products have been found where the tamper-proof seals had been broken and the product inside the containers had been substituted,” the CFIA said in the advisory. “Th
  
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• Kodiaks’ longtime assistant coach promoted as 2019 pre-season begins

  15-08-2019 03:26 via globalnews.ca
  With the Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s and women’s soccer teams eyeing a new season, Mark Pries has been promoted to join Sean Carey at the helm. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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• Double-decker buses will hit Metro Vancouver roads in October

  15-08-2019 03:21
  Double-decker buses are coming to Metro Vancouver. On Wednesday, TransLink showed off one of 32 new two-level busses that will hit the road beginning in October. The fleet will serve communities that have seen huge jumps in ridership, including the 301 Newton Exchange/Richmond-Brighouse route and the 620 to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. There are 86 seats on each bus, plus room for 25 passengers to stand. Amenities include at-seat lighting and climate control, as well as USB ports for charging
  
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• Is a global recession coming? Here's why analysts are worried

  15-08-2019 03:11
  Even if you don’t pay close attention to the stock market, Wednesday’s news may have caught your attention. The main stock indexes in Canada and the U.S. both plummeted in their worst day of the year, and economic analysts are worried that a global recession could be around the corner. There isn’t just one reason to worry. Several economic indicators from around the world have been linked to the international drop and the possibility of an extended financial decline. A TELLTALE
  
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• Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Luzia’ twists dream into reality for contortionist

  15-08-2019 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  Known as the world’s most flexible human, Aleksei Goloborodko’s bendable talent caught the eye of Cirque du Soleil. The 24-year-old is now living his dream of performing with the world-recognized circus in the travelling production of "Luzia."
  
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• Dad speaks about Alberta crash that killed son: ‘If there was one person I knew ready to be an angel, it was him’

  15-08-2019 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  It's been one week since a B.C. family suffered a tragic accident near Oyen, Alta. The fatal collision leaves them grieving the loss of their 10-year-old son as they recover from their own life-altering injuries.
  
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• Calgary police investigate door-to-door scam that cost family thousands of dollars

  15-08-2019 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police are investigating after a Calgary family loses thousands to what appears to be a fake roofing company.
  
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• National policing conference wraps up in Calgary

  15-08-2019 02:11
  The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police wrapped up their 114th annual conference Wednesday. The event was held in Calgary and over 400 members from policing agencies across the country were in attendance. The focus of this year's event was on human resources, police practices, challenges and trends. The CACP adopted six new resolutions including:Examination of Precursor Control Regulations Costs Associated with Clandestine Laboratory Removal National Trauma- Informed Interviews Beneficial O
  
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