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• Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people

  23-09-2019 23:56
  NEW YORK -- The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed to build excitement for a new season. The Nielsen company said the audience for Fox's host-less show on Sunday was down 32% from 2018, which was previously the smallest ever. It's the first time the Emmy audience has slipped below 10 million people. Competition from an NFL game between the Los Ang
  
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• Province and Blackfoot First Nations renew government-to-government protocol agreement

  23-09-2019 23:53
  Premier Jason Kenney met with First Nation Chiefs of the Blackfoot Confederacy and Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson on Monday afternoon to renew a government-to-government protocol agreement. The agreement, originally signed March 24, 2017 by the former provincial government and Chiefs of Blood Tribe, Piikani Nation and Siksika Nation, establishes mechanisms by which the Chiefs and government will meet to determine joint strategies and address priority issues. The agreement details spec
  
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• High school students stage mock council debate to kick off Gender Equality Week

  23-09-2019 23:50
  Calgary city councillor Jyoti Gondek said Monday that the city needed to do a better job harnessing the political potential of young women. Gondek spoke with CTV News  to kick off Gender Equality Week in Canada, with the federal theme that gender equality benefits everyone. The City of Calgary and Equal Voice partnered Monday to support young Calgary female leaders in a forum where they could talk about local issues in a model city council activity they called She Governs. Gondek said the c
  
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• Lethbridge man charged with passing fake $100 bills

  23-09-2019 23:21
  Lethbridge police have charged a 29-year-old man accused of passing fake $100 bills at area businesses. The investigation began Aug. 30 when police were called to reports of a car prowling near Kinsmen Park. Officers found a man and a woman matching the descriptions given and later determined the male was in breach of release conditions stemming from a previous offence. He was arrested and during a search, police seized a counterfeit $100 bill with the same serial number as a series of others th
  
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• The Glorious Sons announce massive North American tour, 16 Canadian dates

  23-09-2019 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  The 'A War On Everything' tour kicks off next January and takes The Glorious Sons across a large portion of Canada.
  
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• RCMP investigating alleged Tuesday threat against Bow Valley High School

  23-09-2019 23:08
  Over the weekend, Cochrane RCMP were notified of an alleged threat made towards Bow Valley High in Cochrane, for September 24, 2019. The RCMP currently are working with school staff to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged threat, but did not provide any further details. As a result, there will be an increase in police resources at the school Tuesday, to help ease the concerns of students and parents. It’s the third alleged threat in the past several days. A 15-year-old boy
  
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• RCMP investigating alleged threat against Bow Valley High School

  23-09-2019 23:08
  Over the weekend, Cochrane RCMP were notified of an alleged threat made towards Bow Valley High in Cochrane, for September 24, 2019. The RCMP currently are working with school staff to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged threat, but did not provide any further details. As a result, there will be an increase in police resources at the school Tuesday, to help ease the concerns of students and parents. It’s the third alleged threat in the past several days. A 15-year-old boy
  
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• Eight energy companies dropped from Canada’s main market index

  23-09-2019 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  Analysts said the rebalancing of Canada's flagship index underlined the challenge to energy companies in attracting investment amid concerns about lack of new oil pipeline capacity and a glut of cheap North American natural gas.
  
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• 8 energy companies dropped from Canada’s main market index

  23-09-2019 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  Analysts said the rebalancing of Canada's flagship index underlined the challenge to energy companies in attracting investment amid concerns about lack of new oil pipeline capacity and a glut of cheap North American natural gas.
  
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• 29-year-old Lethbridge man charged with passing counterfeit $100 bills - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2019 23:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  29-year-old Lethbridge man charged with passing counterfeit $100 bills  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbrige Police have charged a local man with five counts of uttering counterfeit currency, possession of counterfeit currency, breach of an ...
  
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• Power outage impacting north Lethbridge, Picture Butte, Lethbridge County, Coalhurst, Diamond City - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2019 21:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Power outage impacting north Lethbridge, Picture Butte, Lethbridge County, Coalhurst, Diamond City  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – UPDATE (3:02 pm): The power outage is now only affecting 59 customers in the Picture Butte area. Power should be restored around 5:30 ...
  
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• First week of fall means snow for parts of Alberta, warmth elsewhere

  23-09-2019 21:54
  As Canadians across the country officially welcome fall, residents in some parts of Alberta should brace for snowfall in the second half of this week. Calgary could see snow on the ground on Friday through Sunday because of a surge of Arctic air, reports The Weather Network. The Rockies will likely see hefty accumulations of snow through Friday. Environment Canada’s Dave Phillips predicts western Canada will experience cooler temperatures while the eastern part of the country is in for a r
  
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• Kenney vows to combat Texas efforts to lure Canadian companies south: ‘It’s on’

  23-09-2019 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's premier has a message for Texas firms looking to lure Canadian businesses to the Lone Star State -- "it's on."
  
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• K-Country golf courses busy in first full season back

  23-09-2019 20:59
  It’s been a busy year at two newly re-opened golf courses in Kananaskis Country, with both tee sheets fully booked all summer. And golfers are enjoying what they’re seeing. “I think probably the most rewarding thing is just seeing the love and joy and appreciation of Albertans and golfers having this place back open,” said general manager Darren Robinson. This is the first full summer both the Mount Loretta and Mount Kidd golf courses have been open since the devastating
  
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• Alberta premier calls Trudeau’s behaviour ‘frankly bizarre,’ pumps up Scheer instead

  23-09-2019 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brownface makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month's election.
  
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• Searching for Lulu: Edmonton auditions for a 'small' role in 'Waitress'

  23-09-2019 20:50
  When the musical 'Waitress' takes the stage at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in November, two local girls will be sharing a starring role. The Tony-nominated show is holding local auditions for the role of Lulu, the young daughter of the main character Jenna. Two girls, aged four or five, will play the part for the Edmonton run of the production. "Lulu is a small but pivotal role. She comes out in the finale moment; it's really, really exciting. It's a super celebratory moment," explai
  
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• 3 people from B.C. charged in Red Deer’s largest fentanyl seizure

  23-09-2019 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Three people from British Columbia have been charged in what police are calling the largest fentanyl seizure in Red Deer's history.
  
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• City launches survey on shared electric scooter pilot program

  23-09-2019 20:05
  The city wants to hear your opinion on the shared electric scooter pilot program. Started in July and running for 16 months, the pilot program means 1,500 electric scooters from two companies, Lime and Bird, are available for use around the downtown core.Watch Live at 2 p.m. when city officials discuss the surveyThe survey is seeking feedback from people who have and haven’t used the service and will be available until Oct. 6. "Citizen and business feedback will be used to help inform futu
  
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• Solar projects approved near Coaldale and Nobleford - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2019 19:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Solar projects approved near Coaldale and Nobleford  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB – Lethbridge County council is pushing ahead with proposals for two solar energy projects in the region. Acestes Ventures Ltd ...
  
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• WWE viral traffic ticket video was planned, wrestler says

  23-09-2019 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  A traffic stop video in Edmonton that went viral over the weekend after it was posted on Twitter by WWE personality Lacey Evans was planned, according to the wrestler.
  
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• Research removes DOUBT on importance of MRIs in diagnosing strokes

  23-09-2019 19:06
  New research by an international group led by the University of Calgary is removing all DOUBT on the importance on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose minor strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). The study, Diagnosis of Uncertain-Origin Benign Transient Neurological Symptoms, or DOUBT, saw researchers at hospitals in Canada, Australia and the Czech Republic spend six years analyzing 1,028 patients who experienced a numbers of symptoms not always associated with stroke like numbn
  
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• Enrollment numbers up for Lethbridge School District 51 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2019 18:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Enrollment numbers up for Lethbridge School District 51  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – More students are attending Lethbridge public schools than last year. The latest numbers are in from Lethbridge School District No. 51, and ...
  
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• First Alberta UCP budget to be tabled Oct. 24

  23-09-2019 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's first budget under the new UCP government will be tabled on Oct. 24, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Monday. 
  
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• Calgary father charged with murder in death of infant son

  23-09-2019 18:14
  A 29-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2018 death of his three-month-old son. On the afternoon of Thursday, April 25, 2018, emergency crews were called to Atlanta Crescent Southeast, in the community of Acadia, following reports of a child in medical distress. Fire crews and EMS located an unconscious three-month-old boy. The infant was transported by ambulance to the Rockyview General Hospital in critical, life threatening condition. He died
  
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• One dead after police shooting in Sherwood Park, ASIRT investigating

  23-09-2019 17:50
  The Alberta Serious Investigation Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Sherwood Park Monday morning. Strathcona County RCMP responded to a call at approximately 7:30 a.m. from a female who requested members attend her home in the Pine Street area for assistance. Upon arrival, a confrontation occurred between the officers and the woman. The altercation resulted with one of the members firing their weapon, seriously injuring the woman. The woman was transported to
  
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• Kenney says budget to be tabled without education or health department reductions

  23-09-2019 17:37
  Premier Jason Kenney has announced the province's budget will be tabled in the coming weeks. According to Kenney, the upcoming budget will be released October 24. Kenney says the budget leans on the recommendations of the MacKinnon Report and will include no reductions to education or health department spending. Kenney says saving will be found by reprofiling from low priority areas to front line services and his government plans to minimize layoffs by maximizing attrition. This is a developing
  
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• Six-year-old Florida girl arrested, fingerprinted after tantrum at school

  23-09-2019 17:26
  ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida woman is expressing outrage after her 6-year-old granddaughter was handcuffed, arrested and fingerprinted because of a tantrum at school. Meralyn Kirkland acknowledges that her granddaughter might have been acting out in class last Thursday, but says it was because the child had not been sleeping well because of a medical condition. In an interview with WKMG News 6 in Orlando , Kirkland said a staff member at an elementary school was kicked while trying to calm the chil
  
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• Toronto man loses $30,000 in 30 minutes after 'intricate thieves' steal wallet

  23-09-2019 17:23
  A young Toronto man lost nearly $30,000 in just 30 minutes after he said his wallet was stolen by "intricate thieves" who went on a spending spree at Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Anthony Spagnolo, who owns a consulting firm that specializes in construction management, said he believes his wallet was taken from him while he was walking to lunch with clients in the Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue area on Sept. 5. The 29-year-old went to lunch around 12:10 p.m. and only knew something was wrong when
  
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• Hospitalized Strathmore teens likely took opioids at house party: RCMP

  23-09-2019 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  According to EMS, the three 911 calls came in over the span of an hour Sunday morning. 
  
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• Teens remain in hospital following suspected overdoses at Strathmore house party

  23-09-2019 16:34
  Three teen boys remain in hospital the day after being suspected of overdosing on prescription pills following a house party in Strathmore. The boys were each taken to hospital in critical condition Sunday morning. EMS and RCMP responded to a home around 9 a.m. Sunday, where a 16-year-old boy was taken to an area hospital, then airlifted to hospital in Calgary. The RCMP then learned that two other boys who had been at the house party had been taken to hospital under similar circumstances earlier
  
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• Teens in critical condition following suspected overdoses at Strathmore house party

  23-09-2019 16:34
  Three teenage boys were transported to hospital early Sunday morning after allegedly ingesting prescription pills during a house party in the Strathmore area. According to RCMP, EMS and police responded to a home at approximately 9 a.m. Sunday, September 23 following reports of a male in medical distress. A 16-year-old boy was located, transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital and then airlifted to a second hospital. His condition was considered critical. An RCMP investigation revealed
  
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• Hong Kong supporters protest celebration for People's Republic of China in Calgary

  23-09-2019 16:33
  Dozens of people gathered outside Jubilee Auditorium on Sunday evening to show support for Hong Kong during a celebration for the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The founding of the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed Oct. 1, 1949 at Tiananmen Square by communist party chairman Mao Zedong. The group outside the Jubilee comprised of Calgarians from different ethnic backgrounds who say their people faced or continue to face, brutality from the Chinese governme
  
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• A 21-year-old college student worked at a hotel alone during a flood, guests call him a hero

  23-09-2019 15:43
  When Satchel Smith's father dropped him off for his shift at Homewood Suites in Beaumont, Texas, he expected the day to be like any other: He'd start at 3 p.m. and leave around 11 p.m. that night. That was until Tropical Storm-turned-Depression Imelda unleashed torrential flooding that trapped him and 90 other guests inside the hotel. For 32 hours, beginning Wednesday afternoon, the 21-year-old was the hotel's only employee. But to the guests who relied on him for nearly two days, he's a hero. A
  
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• GM strike enters 2nd week with no clear end in sight

  23-09-2019 15:07
  NEW YORK -- The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend and returned to talks Monday morning as the strike entered its eighth day. A person briefed on the negotiations says they're haggling about wages and profit sharing, new product for factories that GM wants to close, a faster route to full wages for new hires, and use of temporary workers. The person
  
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• Tsuut'ina woman crowned 2020 Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess

  23-09-2019 14:50
  The Calgary Stampede and the five nations of Treaty 7 will be represented by Falon Manywounds in the coming year as the 25-year-old was named 2020 First Nations Princess. Manywounds was selected from a group of six finalists who displayed their talents in traditional dance and public speaking. The Tsuut'ina Nation member, a jingle dress dance, has diplomas in nutrition science and personal training. Manywounds, who is also known by the Tsuut'ina name Lone White Buffalo Woman, accepted the crown
  
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• Trial begins over diet pill suspected in 'up to 2,000 deaths'

  23-09-2019 14:43
  PARIS -- Victims of a diabetes drug suspected in hundreds of deaths pleaded for justice as a massive trial involving more than 4,000 plaintiffs opened Monday for French pharmaceutical giant Servier Laboratoires and France's medicines watchdog. The company and the oversight body stand accused of involuntary manslaughter, fraud and other charges in their handling of the drug Mediator. "My life is just not the same," said Paquita Guardiola, who suffered severe health complications requiring a heart
  
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• Annual ‘Light the Night’ walk in Lethbridge raises money for blood cancer research - Global News

  23-09-2019 14:33 via globalnews.ca
  Annual ‘Light the Night’ walk in Lethbridge raises money for blood cancer research  Global NewsThe third annual event in Lethbridge raised more than $20000 for blood cancer research and support programs for survivors, caregivers and patients.
  
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• City of Lethbridge dedicates monument to Sisters of St. Martha

  23-09-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Lethbridge has unveiled a monument in honour of the Sisters of St. Martha, who are leaving the city after 90 years of community service.
  
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• Opponents of contentious Springbank Dam to present petitions against project

  23-09-2019 14:26
  Opponents of a proposed flood mitigation project that's slated to be constructed west of Calgary will present petitions against  the dry reservoir during a Monday morning meeting in Redwood Meadows. Stakeholders will meet at the Redwood Meadows Community Hall at 9:30 a.m., where UCP MLA for Banff-Kananaskis, Miranda Rosin, will accept feedback.  Rosin has been a strong advocate against the dry reservoir that would store water temporarily during a flood.  The proposed location for
  
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• Opponents of contentious Springbank Dam present petitions against project

  23-09-2019 14:26
  Opponents of a proposed flood mitigation project that's slated to be constructed west of Calgary presented petitions against the dry reservoir during a Monday morning meeting in Redwood Meadows. Stakeholders met at the Redwood Meadows Community Hall where UCP MLA for Banff-Kananaskis, Miranda Rosin, accepted their feedback. Rosin has been a strong advocate against the dry reservoir that would store water temporarily during a flood.  The proposed location for the Springbank Off-Stream Reserv
  
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• Annual ‘Light the Night’ walk in Lethbridge raises money for blood cancer research

  23-09-2019 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  The third annual event in Lethbridge raised more than $20,000 for blood cancer research and support programs for survivors, caregivers and patients.
  
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• Model protests Gucci's 'offensive' mental health imagery at Milan show

  23-09-2019 13:44
  A runway model has staged a protest at Gucci's Spring/Summer 2020 show at Milan Fashion Week, describing the fashion house's decision to "use the imagery of straight jackets and outfits alluding to mental patients" as "unimaginative" and "offensive." Ayesha Tan-Jones, a model in the show, held up their hands while on the runway to display the message "mental health is not fashion." "As an artist and model who has experienced my own struggles with mental health, as well as family members and love
  
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• A runner died just two kilometres away from the finish line of the Montreal marathon

  23-09-2019 13:24
  The day after a 24-year-old man collapsed and died during the Montreal Marathon on Sunday, there are questions about whether more could have been done to save him. Patrick Neely collapsed about two hours into the race, near the intersection of St. Hubert St. and Cherrier Rd. He was about two kilometres away from the finish line for the 21.1-kilometre half-marathon, which he had been registered to run. He was pronounced dead Monday morning at the CHUM. A medical resident told La Presse that she t
  
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• Vacations upended, jobs lost as U.K.'s Thomas Cook collapses

  23-09-2019 08:41
  LONDON -- Hundreds of thousands of travellers were stranded across the world Monday after the British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed in the middle of the night, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and laying off its employees. Britain's Civil Aviation Authority announced about 2:30 a.m. that Thomas Cook, a 178-year-old company that helped create the package tour industry, had ceased trading. It said the firm's four airlines will be grounded, and its 21,000 employees
  
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• Hundreds of thousands stranded as travel agency Thomas Cook collapses

  23-09-2019 08:41
  LONDON -- Families stranded, honeymoons and vacations cancelled, thousands of workers laid off: The sudden collapse of British tour company Thomas Cook and its network of airlines and hotels sowed chaos for hundreds of thousands of travellers and businesses around the world Monday. Brought down by a variety of factors, including crushing debts and online competition, the 178-year-old travel agency that helped pioneer the package tour ceased operating in the middle of the night. Its four airlines
  
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• Give severely addicted drug users injectable medical-grade heroin: guideline

  23-09-2019 07:55
  VANCOUVER -- A national research group recommends health-care providers offer injectable medical-grade heroin or another prescription drug to severely addicted patients if treatment with oral medication has not worked to reduce cravings for people who could die from toxic street drugs. Dr. Nadia Fairbairn, an addiction specialist at St. Paul's Hospital, said a guideline published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal outlines best practices for innovative treatment that has been lac
  
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• Canada election: Banff-Airdrie

  23-09-2019 05:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Banff-Airdrie electoral district was created during the 2012 redistribution of federal electoral boundaries and includes Airdrie, Banff, and Cochrane.
  
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• 'Very childish': Indigenous ceremony interrupted, mocked during rally for climate change

  23-09-2019 05:29
  Several police officers were called to the Alberta Legislature Sunday evening after tensions rose during an Indigenous ceremony that led a climate change crisis rally. The inter-faith vigil was held in support of youth-led action against climate change, and attended by people belonging to a number of different religions and cultural groups. At one point, CTV News Edmonton captured video of a man appearing to mock an Indigenous dance, while drummers and singers performed. The same man was also he
  
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• WHL Roundup: Sunday, September 22, 2019

  23-09-2019 05:20 via globalnews.ca
  PORTLAND, Ore. - Robbie Fromm-Delorme's goal 1:35 into the third period proved to be the difference as the Portland Winterhawks held on to beat the Kamloops Blazers 4-3 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• 'He was just starting out': Motorcycle community honours driver killed in southeast crash

  23-09-2019 04:21
  Calgary's motorcycle community gathered Sunday afternoon in honour of a member who was killed in a crash on Thursday. Riders YYC identified the 25-year-old man, who was killed on Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a van in southeast Calgary, only as David, but said he excited to be joining the community. "He was just starting out," explained Trinity Chehade. "We just talked two weeks ago about how he was getting on his feet and things were going well for him." A convoy of riders from acr
  
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