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• Picasso, Carr and Group of Seven among prominent artists on display ahead of auction

  17-10-2019 23:56
  When staff at Calgary’s Heffel Auction House bring out the Picasso, it’s handled with careful movements and white gloves. Expected to fetch $10 million, the piece is one of 112 lots being auctioned Nov. 20 in Toronto, and more than 20 pieces will be free for the public to view in Calgary over the next three days. Included is a bright street scene by Emily Carr, depicting the Kwakwaka'wakw Village at Alert bay in 1912. “The cover lot is perhaps the finest Emily Carr canvas in pr
  
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• Beef, veal recall announced in Ontario, B.C., Alberta

  17-10-2019 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  A large recall on raw beef and veal products was announced in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta due to possible E. coli contamination on products from Ryding Regency Meat Packers.
  
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• Cannabis edibles on the menu: Chocolate factory part of Smiths Falls' resurgence

  17-10-2019 23:41
  The chocolate factory is up and running again in Smiths Falls. 10 years after the closure of the Hershey chocolate plant in the eastern Ontario town, Canopy Growth has resurrected the community; once thought to be hopeless following the loss of 800 jobs. “It was sad days when Hershey closed. People lost their jobs, they left. It was becoming barren; but now there’s a resurgence, a sense of hope,” said Drew Gilmour of Hummingbird Chocolate from Almonte. Gilmour and his wife Eric
  
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• McDonald’s serves notice to Edmonton burger restaurant over sandwich name

  17-10-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton burger restaurant has received a cease and desist order from McDonald's Canada over the name of one of its burgers.
  
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• Edibles expected to shake up Alberta cannabis market

  17-10-2019 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Products, such as edibles, extracts and topicals, are now legal but it will be some time before you see them on the shelf in Alberta.
  
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• Multiple arrests in Wednesday armed robbery at Lethbridge motel

  17-10-2019 22:51
  CALGARY -- Lethbridge police have made a number of arrests in regards to an armed robbery Wednesday night at the Superlodge Hotel. The incident in question took place Wednesday, on the 2200 block of Seventh Avenue South, shortly before police responded to a report that a 28-year-old man had been robbed in his room at gunpoint. According to the victim, two males, one armed with a gun, entered and demanded money and property, before departing in a vehicle with a duffle bag containing a phone, a wa
  
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• Calgary photographer captures raw side of Mode Models in new exhibit

  17-10-2019 22:49
  CALGARY — Typical fashion magazines are filled with glamorous photos of models. The photo shoots are usually executed with a talented photographer, beautiful model and a team of stylists, but a new exhibit called Portrayal at the Paul Kuhn Gallery goes against the grain. The walls are covered with pictures of past and present high-profile models with Calgary-based Mode Models in their most authentic self. No makeup. No stylist. No Photoshop. Photographer Gerard Yunker, who spent a year wor
  
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• Space station's 2 women prep for 1st all-female spacewalk

  17-10-2019 22:48
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Men have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century. That changes Friday with spacewalk No. 421. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will make "HERstory," as NASA is calling it, with the first all-female spacewalk. All four men aboard the International Space Station will remain inside, as Koch and Meir go out to replace a broken battery charger. The battery charger failed after Koch and a male crewmate installed new batter
  
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• Duties to be expanded for Alberta's licensed practical nurses - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2019 22:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Duties to be expanded for Alberta's licensed practical nurses  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Uber's new bike safety feature is now live in Quebec

  17-10-2019 22:09
  MONTREAL -- The ride-sharing giant Uber announced Thursday that the new Bike Lane Alerts feature on its app - which was created to increase bike awareness and reduce the potential for dooring cyclists and scooter riders using bike paths - is now live in Quebec. The feature is now available to Uber users in three Quebec cities: Montreal, Quebec City and Gatineau. Released earlier this year, the service alerts Uber riders when their upcoming drop-off is near a bike lane or along a bike route. The
  
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• Two charged in fatal hit-and-run on 32nd Avenue N.E.

  17-10-2019 21:53
  CALGARY — Two men are facing charges related to a fatal hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian dead on 32nd Avenue N.E. earlier this year. Police say an Acura TL and a Toyota Tacoma were heading east on 32nd Avenue N.E. at high speed about 9:30 p.m. on April 22 when the Acura ran a red light at 26th Street N.E., hitting a man who was crossing the road. The Toyota stopped at the red light, but both vehicles then fled. The pedestrian, Chundun Rai 'Kunal' Keedhoo, 38, was walking to wor
  
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• Lethbridge's Ron Sakamoto inducted into Order of Alberta Excellence - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2019 21:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge's Ron Sakamoto inducted into Order of Alberta Excellence  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Farmers' Market breaks ground on new northwest location

  17-10-2019 21:28
  CALGARY – Construction is underway at the second location of the Calgary Farmers' Market in Greenwich Village. The second location will be a first for Canada as no other market in the country has two permanent year-round venues. "We have listened to Calgarians they have supported us immensely at our south location. We have heard that the north needs something," said Stacey Petropoulos, Calgary Farmers' Market general manager. "The northwest does not have anything like the Calgary Farmers'
  
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• 1/4 of Albertans affected by domestic violence in the workplace: survey

  17-10-2019 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  The ACWS released the results of its Violence in the Workplace survey Thursday.
  
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• Climbing competition in Lethbridge: the first step to 2020 Olympics - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2019 20:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Climbing competition in Lethbridge: the first step to 2020 Olympics  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Arrest made related to attempted bank night depository box thefts

  17-10-2019 20:14
  Police have charged a man in relation to a series of attempted thefts at night depository boxes earlier this year. Between July 12 and Aug. 6, someone went to a number of banks in the city during the evening hours and tried to get into the night depository boxes. He used a number of methods, including forcing the boxes open and trying to fish the deposits out. He is accused in 11 attempted thefts in Calgary and another three in Chestermere and Airdrie. In August, police released images of a poss
  
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• Lethbridge Police: Cannabis legalization hasn't had a huge impact on impaired driving - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2019 20:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Police: Cannabis legalization hasn't had a huge impact on impaired driving  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian app diverts food from landfill while saving people money on groceries

  17-10-2019 20:10
  Tonnes of food that would have gone in the trash is instead is ending up on plates thanks to an app developed by a Canadian company. Flashfood gives grocers a platform to upload pictures of food coming to the end of its shelf life and sells it at a discount to customers who pick it up from a fridge at the front of the store. Eleven Calgary Real Canadian Superstore locations and one in Airdrie have offered the program since the summer of 2019. "I’m very addicted to it," said Ross Stroeder w
  
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• Suspected cocaine trafficker charged following search of Medicine Hat homes

  17-10-2019 20:06
  CALGARY ­– A 34-year-old man has been charged following a significant cocaine seizure in Medicine Hat. According to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) officials, officers searched two Medicine Hat homes on Wednesday, October 9. The drug trafficking investigation was spurred in September by a tip.   During the searches, police seized:347 grams of cocaine $37,515 in cash Prohibited weapons including brass knuckles and knivesAs a result of the investigation, Shane Peters,
  
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• Alberta truck convoy plans counter-protest to Greta Thunberg climate rally

  17-10-2019 19:57
  EDMONTON -- A group of oil and gas supporters is planning a counter-rally in Edmonton on Friday, when Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg brings her fight for a greener future to the centre of Canada's oil and gas industry. Glen Carritt, who organized the United We Roll convoy that travelled to Ottawa in February, said a similar convoy will start in Red Deer, about 150 kilometres south of the Alberta capital, in the morning. He said trucks are expected to arrive at the legislature at noon, when
  
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• Heated meeting over black student's durag leads to mother being banned from school grounds

  17-10-2019 19:55
  EDMONTON -- A rally was held Thursday night for an Edmonton mother who says her 11-year-old son was racially profiled when asked to remove his durag at school over gang affiliation concerns. Emmell, a Grade 6 student at Christ the King school, was asked to remove the headwear because it contravened a policy banning "caps, bandanas or hats," Edmonton Catholic School Division said in a statement. Emmell's mother Una Momolu was upset with how it was handled and held a meeting with the school's prin
  
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• Calls for ammonia safety improvements in B.C. arenas continue following Fernie fatalities

  17-10-2019 19:28
  CALGARY – The deaths of three men at the Fernie Memorial Arena following an ammonia release in the summer of 2017 has prompted calls to replace aging ice chilling systems at rinks across British Columbia. Technical Safety BC officials say the need for safety enhancements remains in place in order to reduce the potential for ammonia releases in refrigeration systems. The organization continues its effort to raise awareness to the risks aging equipment present. "An ammonia leak from refriger
  
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• Man and woman sought after armed robbery at Torrington Hotel

  17-10-2019 19:24
  RCMP in Olds are searching for a man and a woman after the Torrington Hotel was robbed in central Alberta on Wednesday. Police say a man and a woman pulled up to the hotel in an older-model white pickup truck, described as a Ford F150, about 9:30 p.m. The man went into the hotel bar and pointed a long barrel firearm at the staff member, ordering him not to move. There were no other people in the bar at the time. The women then came into the bar and the pair went behind the counter and stole the
  
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• Half-price pets up for adoption this weekend at Calgary Animal Services

  17-10-2019 19:05
  Calgarians seriously considering adding a new four-legged friend to their household can get a good deal on one this weekend. Calgary Animal Services is hosting a half-price adoption event from Friday until Sunday to help find homes for a large number of animals in their care. The cost to adopt a cat will drop to $81.50 and dog adoptions will cost to $108.50. Each animal also comes with a free six-month licence, a six-week pet insurance trial and a bag of food. All animals are spayed or neutered,
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly threatening common-law wife with a handgun

  17-10-2019 18:50
  CALGARY — RCMP officers from three detachments converged on a home in central Alberta on Wednesday afternoon when a woman called 911 during a domestic dispute to say her common law husband was armed with a handgun and threatening to kill her. The woman phoned police about 1:15 p.m. and the call was cut off as officers from the Olds, Didsbury and Three Hills detachments responded to the home in Torrington. Police then got an update that the man had left the residence and was walking down th
  
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• LPS executes search warrant at south side residence - Lethbridge News Now

  17-10-2019 18:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  LPS executes search warrant at south side residence  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta oil and gas advocates plan counter-rally amid Greta Thunberg’s visit to Edmonton

  17-10-2019 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  United We Roll is rallying support for people "to come out in unity to show Greta we do not need her yelling at us."
  
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• Deep-sea research vessel discovers whale carcass being eaten by octopus

  17-10-2019 16:17
  TORONTO -- Deep-sea research vessel the Nautilus discovered a “whale fall” being consumed by octopuses and other deep sea creatures on their last dive of the season off of California’s coast. The Nautilus is an ocean exploration vessel operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust that employs two remotely operated vehicles to explore the seafloor according to their website. Interested viewers can watch several livestreams of the exploration vessel, and can send questions to the crew
  
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• Number of patients who began treatment on opioids decreased by 10%, report says

  17-10-2019 16:02
  VANCOUVER - Fewer people in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario were prescribed opioids last year compared with 2013 and the number of patients who began treatment on the pain medication decreased by nearly 10 per cent, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says. The institute said in a report released Thursday that eight per cent fewer patients, or about 220,000 people, in those provinces are taking prescription opioids while approximately 175,000 fewer people were started on the
  
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• Beef recall expanded in B.C., Alberta and Ontario over E. coli concerns

  17-10-2019 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  A growing list of beef and veal products in Ontario, B.C. and Alberta is being recalled due to worries about E. coli.
  
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• Calgary Parks crews to aid Winnipeg tree removal effort post-snowstorm

  17-10-2019 15:11
  CALGARY – City of Calgary crews will be departing for Manitoba Friday to assist the ongoing cleanup effort in Winnipeg following last week's snowstorm. Staff with Calgary Parks will bring aerial trucks and chippers to the Manitoba capital to bolster the emergency removal of trees and branches. The storm of Wednesday, October 11 downed trees, causes power outages and prompted transportation closures. The Province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency and the City of Winnipeg activat
  
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• The 'blob': Paris zoo unveils unusual organism that can heal itself and has 720 sexes

  17-10-2019 15:09
  It is bright yellow, can creep along at a speed of up to 4 centimetres (1.6 inches) per hour, can solve problems even though it doesn't have a brain and can heal itself if it is cut in two. Meet the "blob," an unusual organism which will go on display Saturday at the Paris Zoological Park, as part of a first-of-its-kind exhibition intended to showcase its rare abilities. The slime mold, which is known officially as physarum polycephalum (or "the many headed slime") is neither a plant, an animal
  
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• A year after cannabis legalization, Calgary has more than just a budding weed industry

  17-10-2019 14:10
  CALGARY — The lineup of customers at Nova Cannabis in Willow Park doesn’t spill outside and wrap around the building like it did on October 17, 2018, but, as one of Calgary’s original pot shops, business is still steady. Nova was one of only two stores to open in the city on legalization day. Since then, Calgary has approved licensing for dozens more retail stores and Albertans have consumed more than $120 million dollars' worth of legal weed. "We’d love to have four to s
  
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• Kodiaks confident despite heightened expectations ahead of new men’s volleyball season

  17-10-2019 13:43 via globalnews.ca
  How do you follow up on the best season in program history? That's the question the Lethbridge College Kodiaks' men's volleyball team will begin to answer as the 2019-20 ACAC season begins this weekend. 
  
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• Scheer says party with most seats should have 'right' to form government

  17-10-2019 13:20
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is signalling that he’ll look to form government if his party wins the most seats, but not a majority on election night, setting up a potential challenge of long-standing parliamentary tradition. While there is no rule book, convention and history has established that the incumbent gets the first chance to attempt to continue to govern and test the confidence in the House of Commons in a minority scenario where seat counts are close and the
  
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• U.K., EU reach tentative Brexit deal; still needs ratification

  17-10-2019 08:36
  BRUSSELS -- Britain and the European Union finally reached a new tentative Brexit deal on Thursday, hoping to escape the acrimony, divisions and frustration of their three-year divorce battle. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson now faces the Herculean task of selling the accord to his recalcitrant parliament -- including his allies in Northern Ireland. Only hours before Brussels hosted a summit of the bloc's 28 national leaders, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker tweeted: "We ha
  
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• WHL Roundup: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

  17-10-2019 07:41 via globalnews.ca
  Nolan Foote scored 1:05 into overtime on Wednesday, leading his Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 win over the Swift Current Broncos.
  
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• Global shares rally on tentative Brexit deal

  17-10-2019 07:19
  BANGKOK -- Global markets were boosted Thursday by news that Britain and the European have agreed on an outline Brexit deal after days of intense negotiations. Benchmarks in London and Frankfurt rallied and Wall Street was positioned for gains when the market opens in New York. Although news of a Brexit breakthrough had investors optimistic, the deal must still be formally approved by the bloc and ratified by the European and U.K. Parliaments. Further complicating matters was British Prime Minis
  
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• Lethbridge College Kodiaks face lofty expectations ahead of new men’s volleyball season

  17-10-2019 07:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team is coming off the best year in the program’s history, and with that comes heightened expectations as the ball drops on a new season. Danica Ferris reports.
  
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• UCP says it will reconsider truck driver training after hearing from Humboldt Broncos families

  17-10-2019 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government says it will take a second look at training requirements for truck drivers after meeting with Humboldt Broncos families.
  
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• Red Deer man dead after being hit by train in Blackfalds, Alta.

  17-10-2019 05:38 via globalnews.ca
  A 53-year-old man is dead after being struck by a train in the town of Blackfalds.
  
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• Don's Hobby Shop launches 'costume campaign' to support Inn from the Cold

  17-10-2019 05:12
  Celebrating 70 years in Calgary, Don’s Hobby Shop has launched a ‘costume campaign’ to support Inn from the Cold. The iconic Calgary business is spearheading a unique initiative in an effort to spread Halloween cheer. Don’s Hobby shop tweeted out a message Wednesday afternoon, announcing a partnership with In from the Cold. “We are proud to be partnering with @Innfromthecold to providing Halloween costumes to under privileged kid's and we need your help.We are proud
  
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• Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives in Alberta

  17-10-2019 04:50 via globalnews.ca
  Climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in Alberta, and was spotted in Calgary on Wednesday as she makes her way to Edmonton for a climate rally on Friday. Adam MacVicar reports.
  
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• Police describe disturbing behaviour of accused Abbotsord school killer after arrest

  17-10-2019 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  WARNING: This story contains graphic details which may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Oct 16

  17-10-2019 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Wednesday, October 16, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Calgary Kashmiris relieved for some news from home, call for restrictions to be lifted

  17-10-2019 02:30
  CALGARY -- Since the beginning of August, much of the Himalayan region of Kashmir, along the India-Pakistan border, has been under a blackout. But now after 75 days of silence, some communication is finally getting through, much to the relief of thousands of Kashmiris who now call Calgary home. Wasim Naqshbandi has lived in Canada for nearly 20 years after his parents saw an uncertain future for the family in their homeland of Kashmir. “The actual uprising started in ‘89,” Naqs
  
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• Pertussis outbreak hits Lethbridge region

  17-10-2019 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  AHS has declared an official pertussis outbreak in the South Zone which includes Lethbridge, Lethbridge County and Raymond. The outbreak has led to Chinook Regional Hospital restricting visitation to protect small children from the disease. As Emily Olsen reports, the announcement is causing one local mother to relive her worst nightmare.
  
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• After escaping violence in Iraq, this family now fears daily life in a Saskatoon neighbourhood

  17-10-2019 02:10
  SASKATOON -- Alia Raja longs for the day her children can play without her supervision. “It’s horrible,” she said, describing her current living situation in Saskatoon. “So many crimes, so many drugs. I can’t even imagine, I can’t even describe it.” Raja, her husband and three children left the war-torn country of Iraq. They fled to Lebanon before eventually – with United Nations assistance – arriving in Canada as refugees. She had hoped her
  
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• Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Blackfalds

  17-10-2019 01:59
  EDMONTON -- A person has died after being struck by a train in Blackfalds, according to RCMP. The collision happened at a train crossing in the central Alberta town Wednesday night sometime after 4:30 p.m. Police say the pedestrian was struck at Broadway Avenue and Gregg Street in the centre of town. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The area is expected to be closed for "several hours" as RCMP investigate. Drivers are being asked to take an alternate route. Police have not confirmed the d
  
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• Climate change buzzwords: What do they mean to Albertans?

  17-10-2019 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  Since the writ dropped in September, federal leaders have been using buzzwords when addressing climate change. At times, it can get confusing and challenging to understand how what they are saying impacts Albertans. Tiffany Lizée breaks down some of the more common terms.
  
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