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• Calgary man and woman charged in connection to May armed robbery crime spree

  04-09-2019 23:58
  The Calgary Police Robbery Unit have arrested a man and a woman in connection to a number of May armed robberies in the city’s southeast and northeast, most of which took place over the course of a single night-long crime spree. Three of the incidents took place between Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 9:30 p.m. and the following Sunday at 4:15 a.m., when it’s believed the duo stole cigarettes, lotttery tickets and cash from a pair of 7-11 stores, in addition to robbing a Subway at knifepoi
  
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• Alberta justice minister to kick off tour to discuss rural crime in Bragg Creek on Thursday

  04-09-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer will begin a nearly four-week stretch of consultations with Albertans on the issue of rural crime.
  
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• Leduc mom, kids surrounded by armed police in apparent case of swatting

  04-09-2019 23:45
  A Leduc mother says her children and their friends were badly shaken after police officers surrounded her home with rifles drawn in an apparent case of swatting. Tasha McCrae had only just moved into her “dream home” on Saturday. On Monday, her kids invited friends over to play to show off their new rooms and neighbourhood. She said she put one of her sons down for a nap, cleaned up and had a shower. That’s when she heard what she initially thought was an ice cream truck using
  
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• Red Deer RCMP seek victim of possible sexual assault

  04-09-2019 23:40
  Red Deer RCMP is investigating a possible sexual assault last month and officers are asking the victim to contact them. Police say a woman was skateboarding about 9 p.m. on Aug. 17 and when she went past a residence on Orr Drive, in the western side of the city, she was approached by a male. The woman was not hurt but fled the scene. Officers have identified the man and have been in contact with him and now they want to speak with the female. Police would not say who reported the incident. Anyon
  
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• 'Distressing' school bus ride leaves kids in tears on first day of school

  04-09-2019 22:49
  Several Calgary parents are calling for tougher school bus protocol after a ride home from the first day of school went astray, leaving some kids crying and one who wet her pants. Parents say the Southland Transportation bus ride from Brentwood School had kindergarten to grade 5 students riding the bus home for up to quadruple the expected time, because the driver got lost and would not call for help or listen to kids who knew the location of the stop. “My kids were actually the first off
  
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• Benchmark prices in Calgary and area down since 2018

  04-09-2019 22:25
  Home sales increased in Calgary during the month of August, a new report says, but the numbers mainly came from fewer listings and more sales of homes under a half a million dollars. The Calgary Real Estate Board's August report, released this week, says sales were up by six per cent over 2018, buoyed by the sales of homes under $500,000. Officials say those sales were partly driven by what people can afford in the city. "Employment numbers have been improving, but mostly in industries that are
  
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• ‘A bond that can never be broken’: Surviving Humboldt Bronco from Winnipeg remembers his teammates

  04-09-2019 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Winnipeg's Matthieu Gomercic is a former Humboldt Bronco who survived the deadly crash. He speaks out for the first time exclusively to Global News' Brittany Greenslade.
  
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• Johnson seeks election as U.K. lawmakers deal him another blow

  04-09-2019 22:20
  LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Wednesday for a national election on Oct. 15, saying it was the only way out of Britain's Brexit impasse after opposition lawmakers moved to block his plan to leave the European Union next month without a divorce deal. After lawmakers in the House of Commons approved a bill designed to halt a no-deal Brexit -- delivering the second setback to Johnson in as many days -- he said: "There is only one way forward for the country." Johnson insists Britain
  
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• Civil rights group says anti-carbon tax gas pump stickers are illegal

  04-09-2019 22:16
  TORONTO -- An Ontario law forcing gas stations to display stickers showing the cost of federal carbon pricing is illegal and should be thrown out, a new lawsuit asserts. The unproven lawsuit from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the Federal Carbon Tax Transparency Act -- dubbed the Sticker Act -- violates free speech provisions of the Constitution. "The sticker imposed by the Sticker Act constitutes compelled political speech," the lawsuit asserts. "Under threat of significant fines
  
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• 21-year-old Calgary man charged for driving 219 km/h in Brooks, Alta.

  04-09-2019 22:14
  Brooks, Alta. doesn' t remind anyone of a movie set most nights, but it  looked like a scene out of the Fast and Furious franchise August 31. As a result, a 21-year-old male faces criminal charges. About 11 p.m. last Friday, a Brooks RCMP officer was patrolling Highway 1 at 2nd Street west when he noticed two vehicles driving west at high speed. One vehicle was recorded on radar driving 219 km/h and stopped  at the entrance to Brooks. There were two people in the vehicle at the time, i
  
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• Thousands of litres of oily substance released into Oldman River - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2019 22:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Thousands of litres of oily substance released into Oldman River  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – What's believed to be between 3,500 and 4,500 litres of cooking oil was somehow recently released into Lethbridge's stormwater drainage ...
  
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• Driver near Brooks allegedly caught going 219 km/hr - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2019 22:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Driver near Brooks allegedly caught going 219 km/hr  Lethbridge News NowBROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP says they were doing patrols on Highway 1 when they reportedly caught two vehicles go...
  
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• Minister of Finance addresses Calgary Chamber of Commerce

  04-09-2019 22:08
  Members of Calgary’s business community had a chance to have a conversation with Alberta’s finance minister, Travis Toews, over lunch Wednesday. Among the topics were discussions with the public sector, the recent ruling on the Trans Mountain pipeline and the economic crisis the province is in. Toews says while his government still hasn't finalized their budget, they acknowledge that the public sector is an important part of Alberta. "We recognize that the public sector is a key part
  
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• Shooting outside Red Deer overdose prevention site sends man to hospital

  04-09-2019 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta RCMP say a man was shot and injured outside an overdose prevention site in downtown Red Deer.
  
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• Past and present Calgary Flames tee up to support local charities

  04-09-2019 21:44
  Hundreds of golfers, including several members of the current Calgary Flames and plenty of alumni, were swinging away on the courses at two local country clubs, working to raise money for some very worthy causes. The 39th Annual Calgary Flames Celebrity Charity Golf Classic brought together over 400 golfers to play at the Country Hills Golf Club and The Links of Glen Eagles in Cochrane. Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano, a 14-year veteran of the tournament, tells CTV News between players and
  
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• Samaritan's Purse sending supplies to aid in Hurricane Dorian relief

  04-09-2019 21:17
  The first Samaritan’s Purse cargo plane full of supplies landed in Nassau, Bahamas on Wednesday, which will be taken to islands directly hit by Hurricane Dorian.  The official death toll on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama stood at seven but was certain to rise as emergency workers had yet to reach some areas. The plane load includes emergency shelter material, household water and two community water filtration units designed to turn saltwater into drinking water. “Our focu
  
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• Justice Minister to embark on provincial tour focusing on rural crime concerns

  04-09-2019 21:03
  Alberta's Minister of Justice is set to visit 18 communities over the next four weeks in an effort to gain insight into the concerns of Albertans following a drastic spike in rural crime rates. Beginning Thursday, September 5, Doug Schweitzer will be meeting with residents, business owners, crime watch groups, and municipal officials to hear their accounts of criminal activity in rural areas. "First-hand conversations with Albertans will help ensure our actions truly reflect where Albertans are
  
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• Justice Minister touring Southern Alberta to talk rural crime - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2019 20:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Justice Minister touring Southern Alberta to talk rural crime  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer will visit several communities in the region this month to gain input and discuss concerns about the “rapid ...
  
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• Federal court allows half of Trans Mountain pipeline legal challenges to proceed

  04-09-2019 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  The court has released a written decision saying it will allow six of the 12 requests to appeal.
  
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• Federal Court of Appeal rules Trans Mountain pipeline challenges will be heard

  04-09-2019 20:22
  The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled six of 12 requests for permission to challenge the second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline project will move ahead on an expedited basis. The ruling was announced just after noon Wednesday. It says the allowed challenges are limited to the narrow issue of the adequacy of the consultation with Indigenous Peoples and related issues. The federal government has twice approved a plan to twin an existing pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast. Last year, t
  
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• Lethbridge councillor proposes addictions study & relief for impacted businesses - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2019 20:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge councillor proposes addictions study & relief for impacted businesses  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – City Councillor Jeffrey Coffman introduced two motions at Tuesday's council meeting regarding addictions, drug use, and potential relief.
  
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• Insurance company apologizes to Calgary woman, reverses claim denial for flooding

  04-09-2019 20:00
  A Calgary woman is relieved her insurance company will now cover the cost of damages sustained in her basement after a heavy rainstorm hit in the middle of August. Adeline Maxim says the rain came down so hard that water pooled at her back door and them came into her basement, in some places the water was ankle-deep. Despite having coverage for overland flooding in her policy, Maxim says her insurance company, Wawanesa, denied her claim, stating she did not qualify. After CTV Calgary contacted W
  
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• American police warned former army reservist in Manitoba likely crossed border

  04-09-2019 19:58
  Police in the United States say a missing former army reservist with alleged ties to a neo-Nazi group is likely to have walked across the border from Manitoba and may have weapons. Patrik Mathews was last seen by family members in Beausejour, northeast of Winnipeg, on Aug. 24. RCMP have said they found his vehicle Monday on a rural property near Piney in the province's southeast, about nine kilometres from the U.S. border. Kittson County Sheriff Mark Wilwant says a bulletin was issued to nearby
  
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• Lethbridge investigates oil spill discovered in river

  04-09-2019 19:44
  The City of Lethbridge is investigating the source of a yellow, oily substance that was found in the Oldman River but is reassuring the public that the city's drinking water is safe. Authorities first discovered the substance, that entered the Oldman River through the storm water system, on Tuesday. Crews have already contained the spill and are actively removing the material from the water. According to preliminary tests, the substance appears to be cooking oil but there is no information on wh
  
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• Edmonton police officer Dwayne Lakusta named new CEO of ALERT

  04-09-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Dwayne Lakusta, an Edmonton police officer with more than two decades of experience, is the new CEO of Alberta's organized and serious crime unit.
  
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• Dominic Barton named Canada's new ambassador to China 'at critical time'

  04-09-2019 19:29
  OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appointing economic advisor Dominic Barton to be Canada's new ambassador to China with that country’s approval, at a "critical" time for the two nations. Barton, a prominent Canadian figure on international economic matters, has advised Trudeau's cabinet, and previously chaired the Liberal government's Advisory Council on Economic Growth.        Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaig
  
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• Hunger Heroes help end child hunger in Calgary

  04-09-2019 19:02
  Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK) wants to ensure Calgarians are aware thousands of kids starting school this fall will be arriving to their classrooms without a lunch. On weekday mornings, volunteers gather at the organization's  downtown kitchen to make thousands of lunches every day. Audrea Braun has been volunteering with BB4CK for about a year and spends time in the morning helping in the kitchen before she heads to her downtown office.   "We’re in the midd
  
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• Rug burn leads to amputated fingertips, toes and leg in years-long ordeal

  04-09-2019 18:36
  WARNING: Some readers may find the content in this story disturbingA Wisconsin mother is warning others about the dangers of a rare form of strep infection she contracted from a rug burn wound, which eventually led her to have her fingertips, toes, and half of one leg amputated. On June 6, 2015, Alecia Kennen said she tripped over her dog in her home in Rice Lake, Wis. and received a rug burn on her shoulder. “I just kind of tripped and dove into the carpet and my shoulder took the brutal
  
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• Red Deer man sentenced to 3 years in prison for 2016 Canada Day crash that killed 2 teens

  04-09-2019 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  Dylan Beauclair, convicted in a Canada Day crash near Red Deer three years ago that killed two of his friends, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
  
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• 12 new players added to Pronghorns men's hockey team - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2019 17:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  12 new players added to Pronghorns men's hockey team  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Ahead of the upcoming Canada West season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's hockey team has announced a slew of new ...
  
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• Seven times more opioid prescriptions filled in Canada than Sweden: study

  04-09-2019 17:19
  Canadian patients who underwent low-risk surgery filled opioid prescriptions within a week of discharge at seven times the rate of Swedish patients, a new study reveals. Nearly 79 per cent of Canadian patients collected opioids after their operation compared to just 11 per cent of Swedes, according to a report published in JAMA Network Open. It claims to be the first study of its kind to assess the differences in opioid use after surgery for patients receiving similar procedures in different cou
  
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• CPS launches online tool offering support to victims of domestic abuse

  04-09-2019 17:12
  A new tool has been created to help survivors of domestic abuse and domestic violence find the support they need in Calgary. Connect Line, an app and website launched by the Calgary Police Service and developer Colin Cheverie, is a one-stop spot for information on counselling, emergency shelters, crisis centres, addiction treatment, restraining orders, and family law. The app provides details and contact information for more than 40 different organizations. Calgary Police Service officials say t
  
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• Truth Tracker: No, a U.K. child murderer is not immigrating to Canada

  04-09-2019 15:32
  Convicted U.K. child murderer Jon Venables is not being sent to Canada to live under a new identity, despite widespread reports, including one shared by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, that suggested otherwise. In fact, due to Canada’s tight immigration regulations, it’s highly unlikely that someone with such a criminal conviction would be allowed to enter the country, according to a Vancouver-based immigration lawyer. “It is an absolute myth to suggest that there is a possi
  
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• Calgary ranked fifth most livable city in the world

  04-09-2019 15:25
  The Economist Intelligence Unit's annual ranking of the livability of cities around the globe has found Calgary to be the most livable city in North America and the fifth most livable city in the world. The organization, a sister company to The Economist newspaper, rated 140 cities based on stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure in its Global Liveability Index 2019. Calgary received a perfect score in all categories except culture and environment, where the
  
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• Statistics Canada reports $1.1-billion merchandise trade deficit for July

  04-09-2019 15:04
  OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.1 billion in July compared with a revised deficit of $55 million June. Economists had expected a deficit of $400 million, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv. The result for June was updated from what was originally reported as a $136-million surplus. Statistics Canada says imports rose 1.2 per cent to $50.9 billion in July, with gains in six of 11 sectors. Imports of consumer goods were up 2.4 p
  
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• Monkey chants at soccer matches are not meant to be racist, Inter Milan fans say

  04-09-2019 14:56
  MILAN -- A group of Inter Milan "ultra" fans have written a social media post saying monkey chants at soccer matches are not meant to be racist. The group posted a statement on its Facebook page after Cagliari supporters racially abused Inter striker Romelu Lukaku. "We understand that it could have seemed racist to you, but it is not like that. In Italy we use some 'ways' only to 'help our teams' and to try to make our opponents nervous, not for racism but to mess them up," the fan group "L'Urlo
  
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• Airdrie RCMP look to identify hit-and-run suspect

  04-09-2019 14:53
  Members of the Airdrie RCMP detachment are turning to the public in an effort to identify the suspect in an early summer hit-and-run on Yankee Valley Boulevard. According to RCMP officials, a black Dodge Ram was approaching the exit to Highway 2 on the afternoon of Thursday, June 27 when it rear ended a Kia Sorento. The alleged driver of the truck was photographed following the collision but he failed to remain at the scene. The suspect is described as:A Caucasian male Having a medium build Havi
  
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• Federal Court of Appeal to rule on dozen appeals against TMX

  04-09-2019 14:11
  The Federal Court of Appeal says it will reveal Wednesday whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice approved a plan to twin an existing pipeline from Alberta's oilpatch to the B.C. coast. Last year the Federal Court of Appeal tore up the original approval citing both an insufficient environment review and inadequate consultations with Indigenous communities. The Liberals say they fixed both problems and approved the
  
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• Investigators unable to determine cause of Halifax fire that killed 7 children

  04-09-2019 12:57
  HALIFAX -- Fire officials in Halifax say investigators have been unable to identify the cause of a fire that killed seven children in their family home in February. In the first significant update since the tragic blaze, Chief Ken Stuebing of Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency said today investigators were able to determine only that the fire started in the main-floor living room near a couch. Stuebing says nothing leads investigators to believe the fire was suspicious, and they have ruled o
  
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• Indonesia sends back hundreds of shipping containers full of waste

  04-09-2019 10:42
  Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency, as the Southeast Asian nation pushes back against becoming a dumping ground for foreign trash. About 250 containers seized across the archipelago in recent months have already been returned and authorities are inspecting more than 1,000 others, a customs official said. Among them, 49 containers of waste seized on Batam Island near Singapore have been shipped back
  
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• Lethbridge swimmers will be well-represented at 2020 Alberta Summer Games - Lethbridge Herald

  04-09-2019 10:23 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge swimmers will be well-represented at 2020 Alberta Summer Games  Lethbridge HeraldLethbridge Sport Council In less than four years, Canada's women's swimming team has gone from a curiosity to one of the things to be most excited about.
  
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• Lethbridge College welcomes new students - Lethbridge Herald

  04-09-2019 10:23 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge College welcomes new students  Lethbridge HeraldGreg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald [email protected] Lethbridge College welcomed hundreds of new faces who will be walking the campus over ...
  
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• Hong Kong's government to meet amid bill withdrawal talk - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2019 09:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hong Kong's government to meet amid bill withdrawal talk  Lethbridge News NowHong Kong's government has a meeting scheduled amid speculation leader Carrie Lam may formally withdraw an ext...
  
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• Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked months of protests

  04-09-2019 09:38
  Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters' demands in the hope of ending the increasingly violent unrest. But lawmakers warned that the bill's withdrawal was not enough to end the turmoil, which has increasingly focused on alleged police brutality against protesters and democratic reforms. A youth activist also rejected the move as insincere and warned i
  
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• Lethbridge Corridor Victim Services dog receives provincial recognition for work with victims of crime or tragedy - Global News

  04-09-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge Corridor Victim Services dog receives provincial recognition for work with victims of crime or tragedy  Global NewsA southern Alberta *service* dog that works with victims of crime is getting recognized for her work ahead of retirement.
  
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• Hundreds in Lethbridge attend provincial session on supervised consumption services - Yahoo News Canada

  04-09-2019 09:00 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  Hundreds in Lethbridge attend provincial session on supervised consumption services  Yahoo News CanadaHundreds of people were in attendance on Wednesday as a provincial committee held the first of two public engagement sessions in Lethbridge examining the ...
  
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• Chinese shoppers adopt facial payments in cashless drive

  04-09-2019 08:18
  No cash, no cards, no wallet, and no smartphones: China's shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facial payment technology. China's mobile payment infrastructure is one of the most advanced in the world, but the new systems -- which require only face recognition -- being rolled out nationwide could make even QR codes seem old-fashioned. Customers simply make a purchase by posing in front of point-of-sale (POS) machines equipped with cam
  
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• 'We need help': Rescuers in Bahamas face a ruined landscape

  04-09-2019 07:42
  FREEPORT, Bahamas -- Rescue crews in the Bahamas fanned out across a blasted landscape of smashed and flooded homes Wednesday, trying to reach drenched and stunned victims of Hurricane Dorian and take the full measure of the disaster. The official death toll stood at seven but was certain to rise. A day after the most powerful hurricane on record ever to hit the country finished mauling the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, emergency workers had yet to reach some stricken areas. "Right now ther
  
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• Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward U.S. coast

  04-09-2019 07:42
  FREEPORT, Bahamas -- Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S. Coast Guard, Britain's Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety. Airports were flooded and roads impassable after the most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas in recorded history parked over Abaco and Grand Bahama islands, pounding them with winds up to 185 mph (295 kph) and torrential rain before finally
  
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• Burning boat takes clues of fatal California fire down to watery grave

  04-09-2019 07:26
  LOS ANGELES -- Officials vowed to find what sparked the inferno aboard the dive boat Conception that killed 34 people in waters off Southern California but vital evidence may have gone down with the ship or drifted out to sea. The main piece of evidence, the charred remains of the boat, rests on the sea floor in 60 feet (18 metres) of water. Other items that could provide valuable clues could have been carried away by the tides or destroyed in the fire that burned so hot DNA was needed to identi
  
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