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• Event showcases user-friendly communities for care givers and those living with dementia

  20-09-2019 23:57
  The Brenda Strafford Foundation hosted a celebratory event Friday at the Central Library downtown, showcasing the accomplishments of the Dementia Friendly Communities pilot project in Calgary and Okotoks. The initiative covered a wide range of supports including education, aid in diagnosis, dementia friendly activities, and legal advice. Brenda Strafford Foundation spokesperson Dr. David Hogan  said that the reality is dementia is all around us, in every community:  approximately 402,0
  
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• Calgarians call on governments to do more to prevent climate change

  20-09-2019 23:54
  Around 300 people gathered outside Calgary’s city hall Friday to demand governments do more to prevent climate change. “When you see your citizens and your constituents rising up on the streets and demanding action on something, you’d have to be ignorant as a politician to ignore that and act like it’s not a problem,” said Chase Cardinal, one of the event organizers. The demonstration was organized by Fridays for Future, drawing its inspiration from Swedish climate
  
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• 86-year-old Ont. woman dies after violent purse snatching

  20-09-2019 23:47
  One person has been arrested after an 86-year-old woman died following a violent purse snatching in Ontario. Officers with Ontario Provincial Police were called to the area of Market Lane near Market Street in Collingwood, Ont. shortly after 4 p.m. on Sept. 14. There were reports that a pedestrian was injured. According to the OPP, an 86-year-old woman was walking in the area when she was knocked to the ground by a man, who then stole her purse and fled the area before emergency crews arrived. T
  
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• House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 23:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats  Lethbridge News NowWASHINGTON — The head of the House Intelligence Committee said Friday he has been assured by the CEO of Facebook that the company is working on ...
  
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• Technical issues plague final accounting exam; Edmonton student says situation ‘incompetently’ handled

  20-09-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Tarek Ahmed said the three-day final exam for students across Canada was plagued by technical issues and hours-long delays. He's now left wondering how he will be scored and if his results will even be valid.
  
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• A year in the ice: Scientists set sail on Arctic expedition

  20-09-2019 22:56
  BERLIN -- An international team of researchers set off Friday on the biggest and most complex expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic, a yearlong journey they hope will sharpen the scientific models that underpin human understanding of climate change. The 140-million euro ($158 million) expedition into the ice will see 600 scientists from 19 countries, including Germany, the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China, work together in one of the most inhospitable regions of the pla
  
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• Bellerive & Addison cut from Pittsburgh Penguins' training roster - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 22:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Bellerive & Addison cut from Pittsburgh Penguins' training roster  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Two of the Lethbridge Hurricanes' more prominent players will likely not be suiting up for the Penguins in the 2019-2020 season.
  
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• Victoria students occupy downtown streets during climate strike

  20-09-2019 22:49
  Hundreds of Vancouver Island students have left their schools and taken to the lawns of BC's Legislature Friday morning to participate in a global climate strike. Alongside youth from over 150 countries around the world, students have converged in BC's capital and plan to occupy the intersection of Government and Belleville Streets starting at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon for 11 straight hours. The road closure is meant to represent 11 hours of action for the 11 years until 2030, the deadline for th
  
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• Kensington intersection transformed into creative space

  20-09-2019 22:48
  For an entire mild September afternoon in Calgary, the heart of Kensington is being transformed into a people-oriented public space as part of the annual PARK(ing) Day. Celebrated in cities around the world, PARK(ing) Day temporarily converts parking stalls into creative and interactive zones of public engagement. In Calgary, 19 groups composed of designers, artists, and students installed colourful and interactive displays near the intersection of Kensington Road and 10A Street N.W. City of Cal
  
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• Lethbridge Police caution against vigilantism in wake of numerous theft, property crimes - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 22:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Police caution against vigilantism in wake of numerous theft, property crimes  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police are cautioning residents against any acts of vigilantism in the wake of the number of residential property crimes, thefts ...
  
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• SUV drives through shopping mall, crashes into store

  20-09-2019 22:44
  SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- A man drove an SUV into a suburban Chicago mall on Friday, sending frightened shoppers scurrying, running over a kiosk and crashing into a clothing store before being arrested. Video posted on TV station WGN's website shows the black Chevy Trailblazer driving through the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg at around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, sending people running for safety. Despite the danger and chaos, police said no one was hurt, the village posted on its Facebook page. Witness Latee
  
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• Lethbridge Police seeking assistance after alleged assault at Studio 54 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 22:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Police seeking assistance after alleged assault at Studio 54  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Officers are investigating an alleged assault and robbery that occurred near the Studio 54 club at approximately 1:45 am on Friday, ...
  
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• Calgary Syrian newcomer opens public simulation flight centre in Alberta

  20-09-2019 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  A Syrian newcomer to Calgary has opened what he said is the first flight simulator open to the public in Alberta, just two years after arriving in Canada.
  
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• Sketches not sketchy, project aims to reinvigorate downtown alleys

  20-09-2019 22:27
  The Calgary Downtown Association and University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) have teamed up to tidy alleyways in the downtown core.  The Green Alley Project, a three year pilot, consists of murals on buildings that are visually appealing as well as enhanced storm water infrastructure to allow for possible future vegetation growth.  "Storm water can actually connect with plants and horticulture in these kinds of spaces,"” said Josh Taron
  
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• Police ask for public help in arson investigation of restaurant fire

  20-09-2019 22:26
  Calgary Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man responsible for starting a fire at the Cast Iron Cookhouse, on Monday, August 26. The suspect was photographed on CCTV cameras,  at 4:20 a.m. on Aug. 26. He's described as having a medium build, wearing a dark hoodie and black Adidas track pants with a blue stripe down the side of each leg. Police also released photos of two vehicles seen driving through the parking lot just before the fire. One was a silver Toyota 4
  
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• Section of Crowchild Trail to close overnight Saturday, interchanges to close overnight Sunday and Monday

  20-09-2019 22:02
  Crowchild Trail will be closed between 50th Avenue and Glenmore Trail S.W. overnight Saturday so crews can remove an existing bridge deck. Several interchanges will also be closed overnight Sunday and Monday so paving work can be done. The work is part of the ongoing widening of Crowchild Trail as part of the Glenmore Trail widening project. The section of Crowchild Trail is scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. Saturday until 8 a.m. Sunday so the bridge deck can be removed. Crews will also be pav
  
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• Surveillance camera captures attempt to use credit cards stolen during home invasion

  20-09-2019 21:23
  The Calgary Police Service is attempting to identify a man who tried to make a purchase at a convenience store using credit cards that had been stolen during a home invasion. According to police, a thief gained entry into a home in the community of South Calgary on Monday, September 9 and stolen an undisclosed amount of cash as well as credit cards. That same day, a man entered a northeast convenience store and attempted to use the cards. Police have released surveillance stills of the suspect w
  
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• Photos show damage caused during dramatic robbery of Alberta gas station

  20-09-2019 21:17
  RCMP are looking for four suspects after the Esso in Tofield sustained serious damage in an attempted ATM robbery. Around 4 a.m. four people wearing gloves and masks rammed the gas station with a vehicle. One of the suspects was armed with a gun and ordered two employees into another room while they attempted to attach a tow strap to the ATM.Police arrived on scene before the suspects were able to remove the ATM, and the suspects fled towards Strathcona County in a black pickup. A white pic
  
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• Man pleads guilty after shooting paintballs at drug consumption site

  20-09-2019 21:07
  Court officials say a man who was caught firing a paintball gun at a crowd outside Lethbridge's supervised consumption site pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Friday. Jesse Bulman, 29, of Lethbridge was charged in connection with an attack that targeted a number of people gathered outside the city's safe consumption site on August 24, 2019. Officials say a white Dodge truck drove past ARCHES Lethbridge at about midnight and multiple shots were fired from a paintball gun at them. Two men were ab
  
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• Allergies force face of animal adoption in Calgary to part ways with Humane Society

  20-09-2019 20:45
  Allergies are an annoyance for most allergy sufferers between seasons but imagine if they impacted your health to the point you had to quit your job. Phil Fulton has been the face of animal adoption for the Calgary Humane Society but, after 11 years with the organization, is leaving behind the job he loves. Fulton, the manager of community outreach. has always used medication to help maintain symptoms like itchy eyes and runny nose due to allergies around cats and dogs but a few months ago he de
  
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• Calgary man has close encounter with four cougars near Longview

  20-09-2019 20:37
  Calling it an “amazing, cool, exhilarating and rare experience,” Calgarian Cody Moore got up close and personal with a group of cougars while out hiking in the foothills recently. As he crossed a ridge line south of Longview on Aug. 31 while scouting hunting locations for the fall, he spotted four brown shapes moving through the grass below him. “It took my brain a second to realize that the brown bodies were not deer,” he said. “But then (I) quickly crouched and wa
  
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• Helen Schuler Nature Centre receives largest-ever donation - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 20:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Helen Schuler Nature Centre receives largest-ever donation  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – It's proof that one person can make a difference. Carol Leriger personally donated $20,000 to the Helen Schuler Nature Centre (HSNC) this ...
  
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• Report of suspicious male in Brandon leads to arrest of man wanted for sexual assault in Calgary

  20-09-2019 20:19
  A man wanted by Calgary police for sexual assault was arrested in Brandon, Man., Thursday after police received a report of a suspicious male. Around 10:30 p.m. a business in the 3500 block of Victoria Avenue reported the suspicious male who was “acting weird,” according to a news release from the Brandon Police Service. Officers went to the business and said they found a “very intoxicated” man who fell off his bike and spilled his nachos and cheese all over himself. Poli
  
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• Student at Chestermere High School charged with threatening another student

  20-09-2019 20:03
  A student who attends Chestermere High School has been arrested and charged with uttering threats against a fellow student at the school. RCMP have confirmed to CTV News a male student allegedly made a threat against one of his classmates on Thursday evening about a situation that would unfold the following day. As soon as the school's administration learned about the threat, they contacted police and a thorough investigation resulted in the arrest of the teenage student. Police add the incident
  
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• Reality check: Could Scheer fast-track pipeline challenges straight to Supreme Court?

  20-09-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Andrew Scheer said he would help build new oil pipelines by “fast-tracking” any objections to the Supreme Court. Legal experts say the proposed plan is unclear.
  
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• Police issue warning as high-risk offender released in Calgary

  20-09-2019 19:48
  The Calgary Police Service's high risk offender program is monitoring the activities of Michael Christopher Delmas after the 36-year-old was released following the completion of his most recent prison sentence. According to police, Delmas was released in Calgary Friday morning after serving his six-and-a-half year sentence in connection with a sexual assault in Medicine Hat. Delmas' prior convictions include:Sexual interference Sexual assault Robbery Flight from police Fraud Theft Break-and-ente
  
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• Weapons and drugs seized near Lethbridge supervised consumption site, two facing charges

  20-09-2019 19:03
  After observing two men near the supervised consumption site in Lethbridge, one with a metal bar sticking out of his jacket, Lethbridge police investigated further and seized a number of weapons and drugs. The men were seen on the west side of the building just before 10 p.m. Thursday and one was found to be in possession of a machete, baseball bat, bear spray and metal bar. He was also found to be in breach of probation conditions. The second male was found to be breaching a 24-hour curfew and
  
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• Men arrested in Lethbridge for possession of weapons, drugs for trafficking - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 19:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Men arrested in Lethbridge for possession of weapons, drugs for trafficking  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Members of the city's Downtown Policing Unit say they found two men near the Supervised Consumption Site on Thursday, September 19th ...
  
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• Antonio Brown cut by Patriots amid sexual misconduct claims

  20-09-2019 18:35
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Antonio Brown was released by the New England Patriots on Friday after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct -- the third team in seven months to tire of the off-field behaviour that has overshadowed his accomplishments as one of the NFL's most prolific receivers for a decade. The defending Super Bowl champions announced the move in a statement emailed to reporters, three minutes after Brown posted on Twitter: "Thank you for the opportunity @Patriots #GoWinIt." Alr
  
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• Trans Mountain stockpiles 550 kilometres of pipe ahead of pipeline expansion

  20-09-2019 18:14
  As construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion appears close to commencing, the company has begun stockpiling pipe. On Thursday, the company released photographs of the more than 550 kilometres of pipe currently housed at locations in Alberta and British Columbia.   According to the company, the expansion will require a total of 1,000 kilometres of pipe, the majority of which is being produced by EVRAZ North America at its facilities in Camrose, Alberta and Regina, Saskatchewan. T
  
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• Science Literacy Week, Fall Home Show and AIDS Walk and Run: What to do in Calgary this weekend

  20-09-2019 18:05
  As we head into the final days of summer, here’s a list of some things to do in Calgary this weekend. Science Literacy Week Science Literacy Week is happening at Calgary Central Library on Saturday. The University of Calgary’s Faculty of Science is offering hands-on activities and live demonstrations from researchers’ labs. Programming includes a science-fiction writing workshop for teens, and presentations throughout the day. Scientists will also explain how you can build pape
  
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• Teen charged after RCMP investigation into threats at high school in Milk River

  20-09-2019 17:12
  A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged following an investigation into alleged threats at a high school in southern Alberta. RCMP were called to Erle Rivers High School in Milk River on Thursday, September 19 after students reported a teenager had made threats during school hours. Officers attended the school and arrested a 15-year-old boy. The teen, who cannot be identified due to his age, has been charged with uttering threats. The nature of the alleged threats has not been released.M
  
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• No drop so far in Liberal support after bombshell revelations: Nanos

  20-09-2019 15:54
  You can subscribe to Trend Line on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Spotify.TORONTO – In the days that followed a major bombshell on the campaign trail, we have yet to see a big change in the national ballot tracking numbers from Nanos Research. “If you’re asking whether we’ve seen a drop in Liberal support, the response would be no,” said pollster Nik Nanos on the Trend Line podcast. But, as Nanos explained Friday morning, there’s s
  
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• Suspects with bear spray rob convenience stores in Whitehorn and Braeside

  20-09-2019 15:18
  The Calgary Police Service is attempting to identify three black males in connection with two convenience store robberies. Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, a group entered the White Rooster store in the 4400 block of 44 Avenue N.E., produced bear spray and demanded cash. The males fled with an undisclosed amount of money and items. Nearly three hours later, the 7-Eleven location in the 1900 block of Southland Drive S.W. was robbed and the suspects were armed with bear spray. Police believe the sam
  
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• Milk River youth faces charge of uttering threats - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 15:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Milk River youth faces charge of uttering threats  Lethbridge News NowMILK RIVER, AB - Following a threat of someone uttering threats, a 15-year-old has found himself in custody in...
  
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• HBC closing its 15 Hudson's Bay stores in the Netherlands

  20-09-2019 14:51
  TORONTO -- Hudson's Bay Co. is closings its 15 Hudson's Bay stores in the Netherlands, according to the union representing workers at the stores. The union says there are 1,424 employees, although it's not clear how many are full-time and how many are part-time. The company was not immediately available for comment. HBC opened its first Hudson's Bay store in the Netherlands in 2017 as part of its growth strategy in Europe, but has since shifted to focus fully on North America. In June, the compa
  
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• Jollibee officially opens in Calgary to cheers from crowd of hundreds

  20-09-2019 14:49
  It’s the latest fast food craze to come to Canada and it’s finally arrived in Calgary.  Jollibee, the wildly popular Filipino restaurant, officially opened at 7 a.m. Friday at Pacific Place Mall in the 900 block of 36th Street Northeast. More than 200 people were in line before the opening and the store instituted rules in an attempt to keep the line moving smoothly and ensure customers wouldn't go home empty-handed. Management restricted purchases to a maximum of $60 and prohib
  
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• Britain wants to avoid no-deal Brexit, says British envoy to Canada

  20-09-2019 14:14
  OTTAWA - Britain's envoy to Canada says her government wants to avoid a no-deal Brexit departure from the European Union, and its presentation of documents to Brussels on Thursday was a step towards a last-ditch agreement. High Commissioner Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque said in an interview that a negotiated departure, not the so-called hard Brexit that would mean no negotiated departure agreement with the EU, is still the preferred option for her country. Her assessment comes in face of wide
  
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• Why immigration policy means so much to the people of Brooks, Alta.

  20-09-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  One of the reasons the community is so welcoming to newcomers may be because their economy depends on it. 
  
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• Hurricanes hold home opener Friday against Medicine Hat - Lethbridge News Now

  20-09-2019 14:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hurricanes hold home opener Friday against Medicine Hat  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - The WHL regular season officially kicks off for the Lethbridge Hurricanes this weekend. They ...
  
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• Young protesters around globe demand climate change action

  20-09-2019 12:36
  BERLIN -- A wave of climate change protests swept across the globe Friday, with hundreds of thousands of young people sending a message to leaders headed for a UN summit: The warming world can't wait for action. Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to Copenhagen, and more were set to follow as the day went on. The Global Climate Strike" events ranged from a gathering of about two dozen activists in Seoul using LED flashlights to send Morse code messa
  
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• Young people lead global climate change protests

  20-09-2019 12:36
  BERLIN -- In Canberra and Kabul, Cape Town and Berlin, and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit. Many were children who skipped school to take part in the second "Global Climate Strike," following a similar event in March that drew large crowds. Events kicked off in Australia, where protesters marched in 110 towns and cities, including Sydney and the national capital, Canberra. Demons
  
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• 'There is no planet B': Protests worldwide call for action on climate change

  20-09-2019 12:36
  BERLIN -- Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Australia, many of them children who skipped school, kicked off a day of demonstrations around the world against climate change in the run-up to a UN summit in New York. Rallies to open the "Global Climate Strike" took place on Friday in 110 towns and cities across Australia, including Sydney and the national capital, Canberra. Demonstrators called for their country, the world's largest exporter of coal and liquid natural gas, to take more drastic
  
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• Edmonton couple receives $1,800 from WestJet after filing complaint under new passenger rights rules

  20-09-2019 06:21 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton couple that says they were bumped off a flight for their honeymoon in July has now been compensated by WestJet for the inconvenience and says Canada's new Air Passenger Protection Regulations helped them address the problem.
  
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• Young Lethbridge Hurricanes roster ready to take on new season - Global News

  20-09-2019 05:09 via globalnews.ca
  Young Lethbridge Hurricanes roster ready to take on new season  Global NewsThe Lethbridge Hurricanes will drop the puck on a new WHL season on Friday and the team's players and coaches are optimistic about a young group that looks ...
  
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• Young Lethbridge Hurricanes roster ready to take on new season

  20-09-2019 05:09 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes will drop the puck on a new WHL season on Friday and the team's players and coaches are optimistic about a young group that looks substantially different from last season.
  
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• Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market

  20-09-2019 04:31
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gun-maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in consumer demand and a market already saturated with similar weapons. The company said it will focus instead on fulfilling contracts with military and police customers for rifles. "The fact of the matter is that over the last few years, the market for modern sporting rifles has experienced significant ex
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes optimistic about young group ahead of season opener

  20-09-2019 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  With the Lethbridge Hurricanes about to begin a new season, Danica Ferris takes a look at what to expect from a young roster that includes some unfamiliar names.
  
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• Police investigate fatal crash in southeast Calgary

  20-09-2019 03:44
  A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in the city's southeast on Thursday evening and police say drugs and alcohol are not considered factors in the collision. Emergency crews were called to a crash between a Honda motorcycle and Dodge Caravan at about 6:30 p.m. at Midlake Blvd and Midpark Blvd S.E. Police say the motorcycle was westbound on Midlake Blvd. and collided with the van, which was turning onto Midridge Drive. The motorcycle and driver hit the side of the van and the 25-year-old motorcy
  
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• Fatal collision in southeast Calgary leaves one dead

  20-09-2019 03:44
  A motorcyclist has been confirmed deceased following an accident that took place Thursday at Midlake Blvd and Midpark Blvd S.E. The incident took place around 6:26 p.m., when police received a call about a collision between a mini-van and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was a male, in his 30's, who was pronounced dead on scene by EMS. There was no information about the condition of the other driver. This is a developing story...
  
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