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• Trump says buying Greenland 'a large real estate deal'

  18-08-2019 23:59
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark has been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits for the U.S. and suggested that the semi-autonomous territory is a financial burden to Denmark. Surprise and confusion greeted a Wall Street Journal report last Thursday that Trump has been raising the subject of buying Greenland in recent weeks. Officials in Greenland have said it's not for sale and Trump allowed Sunday th
  
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• Canadian girls compete at Calgary fastpitch tournament

  18-08-2019 23:24
  The country’s best under-16 girls fastpitch players have been throwing lasers all week in the city. Two dozen teams from across the country have been competing to be Canada’s best. The tournament comes less than a year before the sport of softball makes a return n the worldwide stage - at the Olympics in Tokyo. Softball was removed from the Olympic Games in 2008. With it back on the cards, organizers here say it's a positive first step. "As a sport, it does us really well to get the
  
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• Blood Tribe fire crews extinguish early morning blaze in Moses Lake

  18-08-2019 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  Blood Tribe crews responded to a structure fire Sunday morning in the southern Alberta community of Moses Lake.
  
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• Maxime Bernier tells party faithfuls he will make it into the leaders' debates

  18-08-2019 21:38
  OTTAWA -- Maxime Bernier argued to a crowd of flag-waving, cheering candidates and supporters that not inviting him to take part in the official election debates means excluding the only political party leader who has anything different to say. "It won't be a real debate if I'm not there," Bernier, the leader of the People's Party of Canada, said in his closing speech to his first national convention in Gatineau, Que., on Sunday, where candidates and campaign teams spent three days learning how
  
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• Missing 4-year-old boy found safe, RCMP say

  18-08-2019 21:22
  Mounties in Mackenzie, B.C., say a four-year-old boy who had been missing since early Saturday afternoon has been found. Hundreds of volunteers, as well as police and search and rescue crews from the surrounding area north of Prince George, worked throughout the day Sunday to find the boy, named George. Police said he was berry-picking with family when he became separated from them. This happened shortly after 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Officers were notified of the boy's disappearance shortly after 1
  
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• Crews search for missing 4-year-old in northern B.C.

  18-08-2019 21:22
  Police and search and rescue crews in northern B.C. are searching for a four-year-old boy who has been missing since early Saturday afternoon. Mounties in Mackenzie, B.C., north of Prince George, say the boy named George was berry-picking with family when he became separated from them. This happened shortly after 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Officers were notified of the boy's disappearance shortly after 1 p.m. and called for assistance to help with the search. Police and search and rescue crews from Ma
  
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• Southern Alberta agriculture event showcases the latest in farming technology

  18-08-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Southern Albertan farmers held an event called Open Farm Day Saturday to inform the public just far how far the industry has come.
  
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• Calgary's Pride Walk vandalized for the second time

  18-08-2019 20:36
  Four days after vandals wrote hateful messages on Calgary's Pride Walk on Stephen Avenue, more graffiti was found on the rainbow walkway on Sunday. The message was first spotted by Nolan Hill, who posted an image of the message on Twitter. "It's disappointing, frustrating," Hill told CTV News. "It's hard to see when you walk past something that is supposed to be about celebrating our community. It's especially concerning that it was so violent. I am hopeful that this doesn't become a regular occ
  
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• Don't try to save lost-looking seal pups yourself, Vancouver Aquarium warns

  18-08-2019 20:19
  People are being warned not to take seal pups home in B.C. after the Vancouver Aquarium rescue centre noted an increase in people taking animals that don’t need rescuing. The aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre explains that other inappropriate behavior included people feeding pups inappropriate food such as smoked oysters and chicken drumsticks.Read more on this story on CTV News B.C.“People have observed these animals that they feel are in need of rescuing and gone about t
  
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• Regina woman suing after tip of son's penis cut off in circumcision

  18-08-2019 20:01
  REGINA -- A Regina mother has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence after the tip of her baby's penis was severed during a circumcision. In an interview, the woman says she and her husband are worried about their son's self-esteem as he grows up. The circumcision happened last November when the boy was nine-days old. The mother has filed a statement of claim against the doctor, his business, and an unidentified intern she believes did the procedure. The woman, whom The Canadian Press is not naming
  
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• Obama's high school basketball jersey sells for US$120,000

  18-08-2019 19:58
  DALLAS -- A basketball jersey believed to have been worn by former president Barack Obama while he was at a Honolulu prep school has sold at auction for US$120,000. Heritage Auctions said the jersey sold Saturday night in Dallas to a collector of American and sports artifacts who didn't wish to be identified. The jersey was offered by Peter Noble, who was three years behind Obama at Punahou School. Noble, now 55 and living in Seattle, said the jersey was destined for the trash when he picked it
  
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• Suspect sought after driver assaulted during carjacking

  18-08-2019 19:49
  Calgary police are working to track down a suspect believed to be responsible for an armed carjacking in the southeast. Officers were called to the parking lot of a No Frills grocery store on 17 Avenue S.E. at about 7:22 p.m. after a man told them his car had been stolen by an armed suspect. Police say the man told them he was pulled from his vehicle by an unknown individual. After a short struggle, the victim said his assailant pulled out a baton-like object and struck him with it. He added he
  
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• Nine-year-old Alberta boy devoted to fundraising awarded with sweet surprise

  18-08-2019 19:22
  It was a sweet surprise on Sunday for nine-year-old Haylen Astalos, who has been actively fundraising for Ronald McDonald House Alberta for three years. Haylen has been running an ice cream stand from his driveway since 2016 ever since he turned five. To date, he has raised more than $30,000 for the charity. Now, Haylen is getting some help from McDonald’s Canada to reach his next fundraising goal. On Sunday, he was surprised when a McFlurry truck showed up at his event. Earlier this summe
  
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• Man in hospital after being hit by a truck in northeast Calgary

  18-08-2019 18:53
  Police are investigating a northeast crash that sent a man to hospital on Saturday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Marlborough Way and Marlborough Drive N.E. at just before 6 p.m. for reports of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle. When they arrived, they found a man in his 30s who had been hit by a truck. Paramedics told CTV News he was also dragged for a significant distance. The patient was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre, but his condition is unknown. The dr
  
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• Canada 'disappointed' U.K. stripped 'Jihadi Jack' of British citizenship: Goodale

  18-08-2019 18:22
  Canada is “disappointed” the United Kingdom revoked the citizenship of accused ISIS fighter and dual British-Canadian citizen Jack Letts, according to a statement from Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale’s office. His statement outlined that the Government of Canada is aware of Lett’s citizenship being revoked and that “Canada is disappointed that the United Kingdom has taken this unilateral action to off-load their responsibilities.” Letts, who was dubbed "J
  
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• Residents return home after lightning strikes gas line in southwestern Ont.

  18-08-2019 16:17
  TILLSONBURG, Ont. -- Police say dozens of residents are back in their homes after a major gas leak in Tillsonburg, Ont., forced them out early Sunday. Provincial police say the incident began at around 3 a.m. when lightning struck a gas line. They say a large quantity of natural gas was released into several homes and the underground sewer. Police say roughly 60 homes were evacuated for safety concerns related to the high concentration of gas. They say the residents were able to return to their
  
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• Police say 60 homes evacuated after lightning strikes gas line near London, Ont.

  18-08-2019 16:17
  TILLSONBURG, Ont. - Provincial police say 60 homes have been evacuated after lightning struck a gas line east of London, Ont. OPP say the gas line was severed around 3 a.m. Sunday in Tillsonburg, Ont. The say a large quantity of natural gas was released into several homes and the underground sewer. Police say the homes were evacuated for safety concerns related to the high concentration of gas. They say the residents are staying at a nearby community centre until the gas line is repaired.
  
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• Leaked U.K. memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos

  18-08-2019 15:21
  LONDON -- Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade deal on Oct. 31, according to a report. The Sunday Times newspaper published what it said was what the British government expects in the case of a sudden, "no-deal" Brexit. Among the most serious: "significant" disruptions to the supply of drugs and medicine, a decrease in the availability of fresh food and even potential fresh w
  
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• Teen dead, three others injured after crash in Kapuskasing, Ont., police say

  18-08-2019 15:04
  KAPUSKASING, Ont. - Provincial police say a teen is dead and three others were hospitalized after a collision in northern Ontario. OPP say they were called to the single-vehicle crash in Kapuskasing, Ont., around 8:15 p.m. on Friday. They say four youth in the vehicle were injured in the crash and they were all taken to hospital with injuries. Investigators say a 17-year-old girl was pronounced dead in hospital. Police say they are still investigating the cause of the crash.
  
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• Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63

  18-08-2019 14:36
  KABUL -- The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul's strain of war. Then, in a flash, he detonated his explosives-filled vest, killing dozens -- and Afghanistan grieved again. The local Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack in the capital this year, with 63 killed and 182 wounded, while outraged Afghans questioned just how safe they will be u
  
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• Hundreds of thousands turn out for peaceful Hong Kong protest

  18-08-2019 14:28
  Hong Kong streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity. Organizers said at least 1.7 million participated, though the police estimate was far lower. The assembly was peaceful, with no reports of violence, making for a rare calm weekend in a protest movement that has been marked by violent clashes with
  
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• Man steals RCMP truck during brazen failed escape

  18-08-2019 05:25
  A man in Camrose is facing multiple charges after twice escaping Mounties on Saturday afternoon, once by stealing a RCMP vehicle. Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious person and stolen property near a rural home around Saturday morning. Two men were identified as being wanted from various jurisdictions and were arrested a few hours later.  Cody John King, 35, is facing seven charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from a peace officer and escaping c
  
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• Man escapes Camrose RCMP twice before being caught, steals police truck in process

  18-08-2019 05:25
  A man in Camrose escaped Mounties twice Saturday afternoon, stealing a member's RCMP vehicle during one of the attempts to flee. Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious person and stolen property near a rural home around Saturday morning. Two men were identified as being wanted from various jurisdictions, and police found them a few hours later. However, the men managed to flee on ATVs to Camrose, where they were later tracked to a home on 51 Avenue. "They were in the house for som
  
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• Man escapes Camrose RCMP twice before being caught

  18-08-2019 05:25
  A suspect in Camrose briefly fled from Mounties Saturday afternoon after stealing a RCMP member's vehicle. Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious person and stolen property near a rural home around 5:30 a.m Saturday. Two male suspects were identified as being wanted from various jurisdictions, and police found them a few hours later.   However the men managed to flee on ATVs to Camrose, where they were later tracked to a residence on 51 Avenue. Mounties eventually entered the
  
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• Telus email outage stretches into 3rd day, and customers say this is ‘intolerable’

  18-08-2019 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  One Telus customer said: "without email, businesses are shutting down."
  
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• Cochrane RCMP arrest man wanted for attempted murder

  18-08-2019 02:37
  Police in Cochrane have apprehended a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted murder case in Morley, Alta. Mounties, along with personnel from the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, say they located and arrested Malik Holloway, 21, on August 16. Holloway was wanted on a warrant in connection with the assault of a man found in serious medical distress on August 6 on the Stoney Nakoda Reserve. Two days later, a second suspect, a 23-year-old man from Morley, was also arrested. His identi
  
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• Missing rabbits mystery prompts poison investigation

  18-08-2019 02:12
  Residents in Calgary’s northwest communities have noticed dwindling numbers of white-tailed jackrabbits when there is typically an abundance and they’ve asked Calgary police to investigate. Sage Hill, Nolan Hill and Evanston are just a few neighbourhoods whose residents say there are fewer rabbits around, but also several are turning up dead in the past week. "They vanished. People have been finding them dead, on sides of their houses, or backyard, posed on their lawns, or on porches
  
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• Investigation and cleanup underway after oil spill near Edmonton

  18-08-2019 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Energy Regulator is investigating an oil spill southwest of Edmonton.
  
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• Fire crews knock down blaze in Calgary industrial area

  18-08-2019 00:09
  A southeast Calgary business sustained some damage after a fire broke out inside the facility on Saturday afternoon. The Calgary Fire Department was called to the scene, at a two-storey factory in the 5000 block of 76 Avenue S.E., at about 1:30 p.m. When crews arrived, they found smoke and flames coming from the building. Firefighters gained access to the structure and quickly began to extinguish the blaze with a mixture of water and foam. The fire was contained to the shop area of the business.
  
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