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• Calgary's Central Library earns some major recognition from TIME

  22-08-2019 23:54
  One of the Calgary's architectural marvels has garnered some big attention from a major magazine after TIME named the downtown Central Library to its 100 Greatest Places in 2019 list. The Calgary Public Library announced the news early Thursday morning on social media:The Central Library has been named one of @TIME Magazine's 100 Greatest Places of 2019! This list showcases 100 destinations around the world that are "breaking new ground, leading industry trends and offering visitors an extraordi
  
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• Alberta registry agents 'frustrated' at wait times for services like road tests

  22-08-2019 23:49
  Alberta's Minister of Service Alberta is meeting with numerous registry agents across the province, hearing about the growing pains since certain services transitioned, under the NDP, from a private sector model to government supervision. Road tests are regulated under Alberta Transportation, but Alberta registries are where driver's licenses are issued, and operators say increased wait times have been causing issues. "Albertans are frustrated, registry agents are frustrated and we've put forwar
  
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• Edmonton man identified as man presumed drowned at Sylvan Lake

  22-08-2019 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  A family friend has identified the man presumed drowned at Sylvan Lake.
  
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• Dozens of BMO customers complain of double charges for purchases

  22-08-2019 23:21
  If you are a customer with the Bank of Montreal, it might be a good time to check for any unusual charges. Dozens of BMO customers took to social media on Wednesday to vent frustrations after noticing they had been charged twice for transactions. The purchases range from plane tickets to mattresses.For more on this story, visit CTV EdmontonThe bank responded on Thursday to several concerned customers, stating on Facebook that “some accounts have already been credited” and that they&r
  
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• Quebec's largest school board to respect province's secularism bill - Lethbridge News Now

  22-08-2019 23:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Quebec's largest school board to respect province's secularism bill  Lethbridge News NowQUEBEC - Job postings at Quebec's largest school board have begun including the requirement&nbs...
  
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• 3 people from Saskatoon killed in fiery multi-vehicle crash in central Alberta

  22-08-2019 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  Global News has learned two of the victims of Tuesday's deadly crash near Cereal, Alta., were a well-loved couple from Saskatoon.
  
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• Singh would not support Conservatives if NDP holds the balance of power after fall election

  22-08-2019 22:50
  If the fall election results in a minority government and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds the balance of power, he says he would not support the Conservative Party's agenda. Singh's comments came in response to a video of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer from 2005. In the video, Scheer is seen delivering a speech in the House of Commons detailing the reasons for his opposition to same-sex marriage.Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaign, once the federal e
  
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• Claresholm businesses evacuated because of ammonia leak

  22-08-2019 22:20
  The Town of Claresholm declared a state of emergency on Thursday afternoon after a business in the community reported a hazardous chemical leak. Claresholm Fire Chief Sean Kelly told CTV News the leak occurred in a tank at El Molino Foods, at 1 Alberta Road. Five other businesses were also evacuated. The Claresholm Fire Department was called to the scene and made the call to bring in a hazardous materials team to help with the incident. The initial emergency alert was issued at 1:36 p.m. and upg
  
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• Claresholm declares state of local emergency amid ammonia leak

  22-08-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  A small ammonia leak was reported at #1 Alberta Road on Thursday afternoon. That's where El Molino Foods is located.
  
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• Funding cuts put DOAP Team's future in doubt

  22-08-2019 22:05
  Budget cuts to the Calgary Homeless Foundation could put the future of the DOAP Team at risk, officials said this week. A letter posted to social media by Alpha House executive director Kathy Christiansen says the Calgary Homeless Foundation, which funds the Downtown Outreach Addictions Partnership, or DOAP Team, received an eight per cent cut in provincial funding which “is raising questions about the future of our DOAP Team and the implications for the people we serve and our broader com
  
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• Jack Layton's family and NDP Leader celebrate former leader's life

  22-08-2019 22:02
  TORONTO -- Jack Layton's family and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are celebrating the late politician's life today, saying they continue to be inspired by his memory. Layton's wife Olivia Chow, his son, and Singh placed flowers at a statue of the former NDP leader to commemorate the eighth anniversary of his death. Chow says she just returned from a 15-day trip in the Yukon wilderness, similar to one she took with her husband a decade ago where they talked about taking action against climate change.
  
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• CMHC report shows mortgage delinquency rising in the Prairies

  22-08-2019 21:43
  There is more pressure on the salaries of homeowners in the Prairies and, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, it's pushed up delinquency rates. The CMHC's Mortgage and Consumer Credit Trends Report, released this month, says a number of factors in the census metropolitan areas (CMAs) of many cities in the Prairies are contributing to income instability. In Calgary and Edmonton, the report says a shift away from employment in oil and gas towards services pr
  
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• 'Weird Al' Yankovic to take to the Jack Singer stage alongside full orchestra

  22-08-2019 21:37
  Accomplished musician and iconic parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic is scheduled to perform two shows at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on Saturday with a 41-piece symphonic orchestra. The Calgary performances of the North American 'Strings Attached' tour will bring a stage show that Yankovic considers to be the most elaborate of his nearly four-decade long career and its set list required careful consideration. "I wanted to play as many hits as possible, and a couple deep cuts in there, but mostly
  
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• Rescue dog from Thailand on the loose in Calgary

  22-08-2019 21:31
  Two Calgary sisters who work with rescue dogs from all over the world are asking for help finding a pooch that has been on the lam for the last two weeks. Emily Tetrault and her sister Brittany Black help the animals get used to life in Calgary before finding families to adopt them. A rescue from Thailand, two-year-old Lucy was the latest dog to arrive in March. “Lucy came from a rabies scare where the Thai government just scooped up as many dogs as they could and had them in really horrib
  
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• Alberta man, 19, tasered by Revelstoke RCMP after small crime spree, including highway chase

  22-08-2019 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the young man was arrested twice in 24 hours, with both arrests allegedly involving stolen property.
  
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• Information of 7,000 patients exposed after Calgary doctor uses personal email

  22-08-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary physician's use of a personal email account and its subsequent hacking has compromised the security of health information from 7,000 patients.
  
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• Alberta education minister speaks about curriculum review panel

  22-08-2019 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange has appointed a panel to look over the work done by the previous NDP government on Alberta’s new curriculum, and provide advice on how to move forward on its development. Tom Vernon sits down with the minister to talk more about the review.
  
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• Education minister appoints panel to review new Alberta curriculum

  22-08-2019 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  The panel will be chaired by former Edmonton Public School Board Superintendent Angus McBeath, and include members from post secondary institutions and career development organizations.
  
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• Vandal splashes bright paint over former Enbridge tower in Edmonton

  22-08-2019 20:25
  The former Enbridge office tower in downtown Edmonton was the target of a colourful case of vandalism Thursday morning. The building at 10201 Jasper Avenue was splattered with yellow, blue, black and green paint. It’s unclear who lobbed the paint at the tower, which is slated for renovation as it’s converted to a Hyatt hotel. Lighthouse Hospitality purchased the tower for $22 million in April 2018. President Birpal Aulakh called vandalism a “common problem” at the site. T
  
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• Friends mourn victims of deadly Alberta crash

  22-08-2019 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  A couple who says they knew two of the victims of Tuesday’s deadly crash near the Alberta/Saskatchewan border were seen embracing at the site on Thursday. Christa Dao reports.
  
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• Liberals revive Scheer's 2005 anti-same sex marriage speech

  22-08-2019 19:38
  In a video from 2005 posted to Twitter Thursday by Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale, a young Andrew Scheer – who today heads up the Conservative Party of Canada – details what he viewed as the inherent qualities of marriage. He also says that same-sex couples don't meet those criteria. "Homosexual unions are by nature contradictory to this," he said, speaking in a debate in the House of Commons on same-sex marriage on April 5, 2005. "They have many of the collateral features of
  
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• Investigation underway into suspicious Wednesday night fires that damaged Lethbridge homes

  22-08-2019 19:35
  The Fire Prevention Bureau is investigating two Wednesday night house fires that occurred within a two block radius. Lethbridge Police Service officials say officers and fire crews were called to a home in the 900 block of 9th Avenue North shortly before 10 p.m. While firefighters addressed the blaze, a woman appeared on scene and notified a police officer that multiple fires had been started at her home situated two blocks away. The woman indicated that she had extinguished the fires on he
  
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• Okotoks to form task force to manage deer interactions

  22-08-2019 19:20
  Officials with the Town of Okotoks have approved a plan to establish a task force to help balance the community's deer population and the well-being of its residents. The group is being formed because officials say there an increasing number of reports of people coming into contact with the animals. "With the Sheep River valley being a major wildlife corridor, the instances of human/deer interaction are on the rise," said mayor Bill Robertson in a release. "Forming this task force will enable us
  
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• Review meeting for Alberta's supervised consumption services in Lethbridge September 4th and 5th - Lethbridge News Now

  22-08-2019 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Review meeting for Alberta's supervised consumption services in Lethbridge September 4th and 5th  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The provincial government has announced its plans to speak with the people of Lethbridge about supervised consumption services.
  
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• Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov to meet again in U.S. Open first round

  22-08-2019 18:57
  Felix Auger-Aliassime didn't have much time to savour his first career appearance at the U.S. Open. Overcome with heart palpitations during his first-round match last year against fellow Canadian and good friend Denis Shapovalov, the Montreal teenager had his main-draw debut at a Grand Slam end abruptly when he was forced to retire in the third set. While things are much different for Auger-Aliassime now -- he's ranked No. 19 in the world, nearly 20 spots higher than Shapovalov -- he still looks
  
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• Lethbridge hits record high temperature Wednesday - Lethbridge News Now

  22-08-2019 18:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge hits record high temperature Wednesday  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – It was a hot Wednesday in Southern Alberta and historically so in Lethbridge. A record high temperature was set in YQL on Wednesday, ...
  
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• Alleged fraudsters take Calgary dealerships, identity theft victims for $800K ride

  22-08-2019 18:12
  The Calgary Police Service has identified two suspects, and arrested one of them, in connection with identity theft and the defrauding of Calgary-area vehicle dealerships and financial institutions. One of the men, Sean Airey, has been arrested. Airey was previously convicted of helping Nathan Gervais flee Canada ahead of a murder trial. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the second suspect, Mohammed Khalid Alshanti. According to police, the two men used stolen identities to illegally p
  
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• Suspicious piles of food test positive for poison, prompting warning from police

  22-08-2019 17:37
  Suspicious food and substances left in an Evanston greenspace have tested positive for poison, prompting a warning from police. Emergency crews were called to the Evanston Square N.W. area on Thursday, and again on Friday and Saturday where piles of food were found. Members of the Calgary Fire Department Hazerdous Materials team were called in and the substances were determined to be poisonous. Police are now working to determine who left the food there and why. “CPS would like to remind c
  
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• Calgary doctor's personal email account hacked, patient information potentially compromised

  22-08-2019 17:22
  Alberta Health Services is attempting to reach out to approximately 7,000 patients after a physician's personal Gmail account, containing patient health records, was allegedly criminally hacked. According to AHS, the doctor at Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre had improperly used a non-AHS issued email account to transmit health information and the account was later hacked. “While this privacy breach was unintentional and is deeply regretted by the physician, that does not in a
  
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• 'So scared and freaked out': Whitecourt woman films grizzly encounter in her yard

  22-08-2019 17:00
  A Whitecourt, Alta. woman had an up-close and scary encounter with a trio of grizzlies on the weekend after the bruins wandered onto her property, apparently looking for food. Marjie Whitehead posted photos and video of the encounter to Facebook on Saturday, writing that she was “so scared and freaked out.” The bears, which appear to be three large juveniles, are mainly interested in a root cellar on the property, with one even trying to dig its way inside. Video shows Whitehead&rsqu
  
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• No injuries reported in west Lethbridge fire - Lethbridge News Now

  22-08-2019 16:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  No injuries reported in west Lethbridge fire  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - A fire on the west side of Lethbridge caused an estimated $150000 in damage early Wednesday ...
  
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• 'Nature will take its course': Titanic wreckage falling apart in deep sea

  22-08-2019 16:24
  The wreckage of the Titanic is eroding to the point where it may soon be unrecognizable, according to one of the explorers involved in the latest trek to the most famous shipwreck in history. "I don't think it's going to remain intact for much longer," Rob McCallum, a founding partner of EYOS Expeditions, told CTV News Channel on Thursday. "Shipwrecks generally get to a point where the main frame starts to collapse and it'll implode in on itself." McCallum was part of an undersea exploration tea
  
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• Canadian accused of abducting son in 1987 expected to change pleas in U.S.

  22-08-2019 16:19
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Canadian man who authorities say disappeared for 31 years after abducting his toddler son in 1987 is scheduled to enter pleas to federal charges in Connecticut. Court records show Allan Mann Jr. is set to change his not guilty pleas Thursday in federal court in New Haven. Mann is charged in the U.S. with making false statements about his identity when obtaining federally funded housing and Medicaid services while on the lam. He also faces an abduction charge in Toronto. His
  
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• As the Amazon burns, Brazil's president draws global outrage

  22-08-2019 15:42
  As fires rage across the Amazon rainforest, non-government organizations (NGOs), environmentalists and people on social media are blaming Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, he’s responded by baselessly claiming the groups themselves are setting the fires. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has been tracking the damage and its satellite data showed on Thursday a record-breaking 75,336 fires have swept across Brazil’s forests in the past eight month
  
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• As Amazon burns, Brazil's president draws global outrage

  22-08-2019 15:42
  As fires rage across the Amazon rainforest, NGOs, environmentalists and people on social media are blaming Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, he’s responded by baselessly claiming the groups themselves are setting the fires. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has been tracking the damage and its satellite data showed on Thursday a record-breaking 75,336 fires have swept across Brazil’s forests in the past eight months. The staggering number fires,
  
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• Ring road construction prompts closure of 37th Street S.W. within divided Highway 22X

  22-08-2019 15:33
  Detours are in place at a Highway 22X intersection at the south end of Calgary following Thursday morning's closure of 37th Street between the eastbound and westbound lanes of the highway. The closure is due to ongoing work on the southwest leg of the ring road and is scheduled to remain in place until Monday, September 9. Southbound motorists are encouraged to use 53rd Street to access the eastbound lanes of Highway 22X while northbound motorists can use the James McKevitt Road intersection to
  
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• Revelstoke RCMP arrest alleged thief from Alberta twice in two day span

  22-08-2019 14:53
  A 19-year-old man from Alberta was arrested by Revelstoke RCMP following a vehicle chase, released from custody, then arrested again within hours in connection with separate thefts near the B.C. community. On the afternoon of Sunday, August 18, officers responded to a road construction site on the Trans-Canada Highway, roughly 35 kilometres east of Revelstoke, following reports property had been stolen. A black 2000 Honda Civic was identified as the suspect vehicle. RCMP began receiving reports
  
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• Search for possible drowning victim in Sylvan Lake

  22-08-2019 14:33 via globalnews.ca
  Search efforts are underway to find a man in his 20s who fell off an inner tube into Sylvan Lake on Wednesday. Cami Kepke has details.
  
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• Search continues for Edmonton man who fell off inner tube in Sylvan Lake

  22-08-2019 14:04
  The search for a man who may have drowned in Sylvan Lake is set to resume Thursday morning. Friends and family of the missing man confirm to CTV that the missing man is 21-year-old Palwinder Singh of Edmonton.  RCMP say two men on inner tubes were knocked into the water by a wave at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. One man was helped out of the water by people on a nearby dinghy, but they could not find the second man.  According to local police, a child inside the dinghy swam to sho
  
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• Body of 19-year-old man recovered in Sylvan Lake

  22-08-2019 14:04
  The body of a 19-year-old male was recovered in Sylvan Lake Thursday evening at 6:35 p.m. The body was located in close proximity to the location identified as the last known point of sight of Palwinder Singh of Edmonton, although RCMP wouldn't confirm the identity of the body late Thursday evening.  Originally, the missing man was described as in his twenties, but police said he was actually 19. RCMP say two men on inner tubes were knocked into the water by a wave at approximately 3:30 p.m
  
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• Body of 19-year-old man recovered from Sylvan Lake

  22-08-2019 14:04
  The body of a 19-year-old male was recovered in Sylvan Lake Thursday evening at 6:35 p.m. The body was located in close proximity to the location identified as the last known point of sight of Palwinder Singh of Edmonton, although RCMP wouldn't confirm the identity of the body late Thursday evening.  Originally, the missing man was described as in his twenties, but police said he was actually 19. RCMP say two men on inner tubes were knocked into the water by a wave at approximately 3:30 p.m
  
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• U.K.'s Johnson presses for fresh Brexit talks in Paris

  22-08-2019 12:35
  PARIS -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson exuded confidence Thursday as he pressed French President Emmanuel Macron to accept his request to reopen Brexit negotiations, meeting in Paris on the second stop of his first European tour as U.K. leader. After ticking off examples of close ties between the two countries, Johnson turned on a charm offensive, stressing that the U.K. wants a Brexit deal with EU. But even as he chummily called the French leader by his first name, Johnson added it was h
  
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• Pompeo says U.S. focused on helping secure release of 2 Canadians in China

  22-08-2019 10:45
  OTTAWA -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed any suggestion that two Canadians being detained in China are on par with the arrest here of a Chinese tech executive at the United States' behest, firing a counter-punch Thursday in an escalating feud between Canada and China. Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been held in China since shortly after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of American authorities, who want to try her over allegations of frau
  
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• Lethbridge College names new deans - Lethbridge Herald

  22-08-2019 10:24 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge College names new deans  Lethbridge HeraldGreg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Lethbridge College is welcoming three new leaders of its academic centres for the 2019-20.
  
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• 'Wildest thing we've ever seen': Bear wanders into northern Alta. barbershop

  22-08-2019 05:58
  It was a hot day in Slave Lake, Alta., on Wednesday, so Sam Assaf left the door to his barbershop open to let the fresh air in. And then a wild customer came into the LionsDen Barbershop. "I've never seen a bear in my life," Assaf told CTV News Edmonton. "It happened inside my barbershop." "How ironic? A bear is hanging at the LionsDen." Assaf called 911, and while he says the small bear was harmless and no one was injured, it caused damage to his three-week-old barbershop. "He terrorized the pl
  
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• 'Wildest thing we've ever seen': Bear goes into northern Alta. barbershop

  22-08-2019 05:58
  It was a hot day in Slave Lake, Alta., on Wednesday, so Sam Assaf left the door to his barbershop open to let the fresh air in. And then a wild customer came into the LionsDen Barbershop. "I've never seen a bear in my life," Assaf told CTV News Edmonton. "It happened inside my barbershop." "How ironic? A bear is hanging at the LionsDen." Assaf called 911, and while he says the small bear was harmless and no one was injured, it caused damage to his three-week-old barbershop. "He terrorized the pl
  
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• NFL player suffers wrath of Canadians over 'Winnipeg, Alberta' T-shirt

  22-08-2019 04:55
  An NFL player who hoped to win over Winnipeggers with a T-shirt saw those plans backfire in spectacular fashion thanks to a glaring typo. A.J. Cole and his teammates from the Oakland Raiders arrived in Manitoba’s capital on Wednesday for a pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. Cole and some of his teammates walked off the plane wearing Winnipeg-themed swag, including Winnipeg Jets jerseys. But there was a pretty obvious problem with Cole’s outfit: his shirt showed a city sky
  
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• Eight residents uninjured in New Brighton blaze

  22-08-2019 04:20
  Eight residents of a home in the 700 block of New Brighton Drive SE escaped unharmed when a structure fire started at a house. The Calgary Fire Department responded to a number of 911 calls received around 5:30 p.m., arriving to discover significant smoke and flame from the second storey of the single family home. Firefighters extended hand lines to quickly get the fire under control from the exterior, before advancing into the interior. There was no damage to exposures or any adjacent homes. Th
  
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• Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he's ending presidential bid

  22-08-2019 03:47
  OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced Wednesday night that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Inslee said that he was confident that Democrats would select a nominee who would champion climate change issues but that it had become clear that he wouldn't be the person selected. Inslee said he was not endorsing anyone but would support whoever is the nominee. "I believe we're goi
  
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• Washington Gov. Inslee ends presidential bid, set to announce run for 3rd term

  22-08-2019 03:47
  OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has ended his climate change-focused 2020 presidential bid, is set to announce Thursday that he'll seek a third term as governor. Two people close to Inslee told The Associated Press that Inslee planned to make the announcement in an email to supporters. The two spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the announcement publicly. Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campa
  
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