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• Less than worthless: Real-estate appraisal deems Winnipeg HBC building worth $0

  21-11-2019 23:50
  
  WINNIPEG – The Hudson’s Bay Company’s 93-year-old flagship Winnipeg store is worth absolutely nothing, according to an appraisal from a real-estate evaluator. The building is worth a whopping $0, and it would actually cost millions to sell the building, an appraisal report from Cushman & Wakefield ULC shows of the historic property. CTV News has obtained a copy of the report, which suggests the department store, currently owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company, would actua
  
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• Chretien defends Trudeau’s record in petrol-producing provinces: ‘the prime minister for all Canadians’

  21-11-2019 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien spoke out about western alienation on Thursday, calling it a problem that has existed “for a long time” and defended Justin Trudeau as “a Prime Minister for all Canadians.”
  
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• Survey finds a ‘surprising’ number of Canadians have been targeted by porch pirates

  21-11-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new survey on porch pirate incidents in Canada shows some surprising numbers.
  
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• Alberta government looking for feedback on changes to driver testing

  21-11-2019 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The survey is the latest part of the review that was prompted after Albertans reported long waits before being able to take a driving test.
  
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• Block Heater 2020 lineup released featuring 38 acts

  21-11-2019 22:25
  
  CALGARY — Think of it as the ultimate cure for cabin fever in Calgary. The 2020 lineup for Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater was announced Thursday, featuring 38 homegrown and international acts, along with a film and panel discussion. Now in its fifth year, the festival goes Feb. 20 to 22, 2020, with stages at Festival Hall, Studio Bell, the King Eddy, Central Public Library, the Ironwood and Gorilla Whale. Some of the artists slated to take the stage include 36?, Amelie Pa
  
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• Flames TJ Brodie returns to the ice one week after harrowing on-ice collapse

  21-11-2019 22:24
  
  CALGARY – The Calgary Flames confirm defenceman TJ Brodie has resumed off-ice workouts and has skated under his own power one week after a terrifying incident during practice. Brodie was removed from the ice at the Saddledome on a stretcher on Nov. 14 after he fell to the ice and began to seize during practice. The 29-year-old was transported to hospital by ambulance where he underwent a battery of tests, Flames general manager Brad Treliving released a statement Thursday afternoon updatin
  
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• Environmental law firm seeks to kill 'anti-Alberta' oil and gas inquiry

  21-11-2019 22:10
  
  EDMONTON — An environmental law firm is asking a court to strike down Alberta's inquiry into the role that foreign money has in financing the activities of charities that oppose the oilsands. Ecojustice claims the province's inquiry into what it calls anti-Alberta activities is politically motivated, prejudges conclusions and is outside provincial jurisdiction. “It really means something when a government decides to use the judicial process to silence people,” said Devon Page,
  
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• These ski boots recalled due to risk of cracking

  21-11-2019 22:09
  
  CALGARY – Two models of ski boots, manufactured by an Italian company, are being recalled because of a risk that the shell might crack and pose an injury or fall hazard. Health Canada issued the advisory about the boots on Friday. It says the shells of two different types of SCARPA Maestrale ski boots, part of the Fall 2017 line, may crack and may result in injury or the user falling. The two models are identified with the word "SCARPA" on the lower outside shell and "Maestrale" on the upp
  
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• Hundreds gather on U of C campus to protest service cuts, tuition hikes

  21-11-2019 21:27
  
  CALGARY – An estimated crowd of more than a thousand people congregated on the University of Calgary campus Thursday afternoon to voice their concerns with the lifting of a tuition freeze and recent funding cuts.  The 'Fight The Cuts' information picket, hosted by the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE), took place during the noon hour on the Taylor Quad. The rally followed Monday's announcement that 250 jobs at the University of Calgary would be eliminated, a move prompted by th
  
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• UCP deputy whip Joseph Schow on Bill 22

  21-11-2019 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  UCP deputy whip Joseph Schow stands in the Alberta legislature to explain his support of the contentious Bill 22 and address misunderstands around the legislation.
  
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• Christmas tradition comes back to the Calgary Zoo

  21-11-2019 21:10
  
  CALGARY – It's the magical moment that thousands of people in city have been waiting almost all year for, and officials at the Calgary Zoo say no one will be disappointed. Zoolights, one of the city's most popular holiday traditions, kicks off this Friday. Officials say about two million lights have been strung up throughout the facility for visitors to explore. Alison Archambault, director of marketing, sales and communications for the zoo, said in a release they are happy to be a pa
  
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• Unpacking the reverse lunch

  21-11-2019 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  While it was first piloted in the U.S about 20 years ago, the reverse lunch schedule is gradually making its way into more and more Canadian schools. Research shows the ritual improves students' nutrition and behaviour.
  
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• Family Matters: The reverse lunch schedule

  21-11-2019 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Canadian schools have found the secret to getting kids to focus when it’s time to learn and eat when it’s time for lunch lies in a shift in students’ schedule. Laurel Gregory reports.
  
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• Bobcat shot with arrow found in southwest Calgary

  21-11-2019 20:43
  
  CALGARY — Calgary police rushed to rescue a bobcat found pierced by an arrow in southwest Calgary Wednesday morning. Officers were alerted to the injured feline shortly before 10:30 a.m. by someone who spotted the bobcat near their home with an arrow sticking out of its abdomen. The bobcat was found lying on the ground in the 0 to 100 block of Mission Road S.W. Police cut the arrow with bolt cutters and placed the bobcat in a dog kennel. The animal was taken to an emergency vet clinic. Its
  
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• Alberta NDP will assess ‘all further options’ to fight Bill 22

  21-11-2019 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta NDP vows to pursue other options to fight Bill 22, which passed third reading on Thursday.
  
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• Affordable housing plan rolled out by provincial government

  21-11-2019 19:41
  
  EDMONTON -- The Alberta government announced Thursday that they would be chopping away at the red tape hampering people trying to get affordable housing.   A government review is to take a common sense look at the verification processes that Albertans need to go through right now, and streamline it.   The current system is cited as being difficult, and requiring multiple forms and documents to determine eligibility for affordable housing. A system where if even one piece of documentati
  
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• 2019 Grey Cup brings economic boost and one big party to Calgary

  21-11-2019 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most Grey Cup week events — except for the football game itself on Sunday — are being held in one place at Stampede Park.
  
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• Woman in life-threatening condition after crash north of Calgary

  21-11-2019 19:28
  
  CALGARY – An Airdrie woman is in critical condition in Calgary after she was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 22 north of Big Hill Springs Road at about 8 a.m. on Nov. 20. Officials say the crash involved a Chevrolet Equinox and a Toyota Tundra. The female driver of the Chevrolet was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in critical condition while the male driver of the Toyota was taken to the same hospi
  
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• Bill 22 passes 3rd reading at Alberta legislature; ethics commissioner cannot ‘delay proceedings’

  21-11-2019 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ethics commissioner has responded to a request from Opposition Leader Rachel Notley, asking for UCP MLAs to be banned from voting on the contentious Bill 22.
  
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• Over one million doses of flu vaccine administered in Alberta

  21-11-2019 19:22
  
  Calgary — Nearly a quarter of Alberta's population have rolled up their sleeves to receive the influenza vaccine this season. New numbers released Thursday from Alberta Health Services report 1,016,454 doses of the vaccine have so far been administered. More than 430,000 doses have been given in the Calgary zone alone. Sixty-six Albertans have been admitted to hospital with lab-confirmed cases of the flu virus — 38 of those cases were reported in the Calgary zone, while the 22 were r
  
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• Ecojustice lawsuit seeks to quash Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes

  21-11-2019 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environmental law firm Ecojustice is asking a court to strike down Alberta's inquiry into the role of foreign money financing the activities of charities opposing the oilsands.
  
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• Alberta's Bill 22 passed despite election commissioner controversy

  21-11-2019 19:01
  
  EDMONTON -- Despite accusations of corruption from the official opposition, Alberta's UCP government has passed a bill that effectively terminates the contract of an election commissioner investigating the 2017 UCP leadership race. Bill 22, the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions and Government Enterprises Act, is a multi-pronged piece of legislation that is expected to pass a third and final reading Thursday. Besides dissolving several funds and committees, the bill also merges the offic
  
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• Alberta's Bill 22 expected to pass despite election commissioner controversy

  21-11-2019 19:01
  
  EDMONTON -- Despite accusations of corruption from the official opposition, Alberta's UCP government is expected to pass a bill that effectively terminates the contract of an election commissioner investigating the 2017 UCP leadership race. Bill 22, the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions and Government Enterprises Act, is a multi-pronged piece of legislation that is expected to pass a third and final reading Thursday. Besides dissolving several funds and committees, the bill also merges
  
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• Alberta government passes bill allowing for firing of election commissioner

  21-11-2019 19:01
  
  EDMONTON -- Despite accusations of corruption from the official opposition, Alberta's UCP government has passed a bill that effectively terminates the contract of an election commissioner investigating the 2017 UCP leadership race. Bill 22, the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions and Government Enterprises Act, is a multi-pronged piece of legislation that passed a third and final reading Thursday. Besides dissolving several funds and committees, the bill also merges the offices of Electio
  
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• 200 jobs lost as Federated Co-operatives Ltd. shuts down Calgary operation

  21-11-2019 19:01
  
  CALGARY — Grocery supplier Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) will be shutting down its Calgary food distribution centre and laying off at least 200 staff members locally. The move was announced Thursday morning but comes several months after Calgary Co-op announced it would switch grocery suppliers from FCL to Save-On-Foods. The supply change will happen in April 2020 and will mean no Calgary stores will get its food supply from FCL. In June, Co-op said the switch will “better serve
  
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• Calgary sports bar celebrates homecoming at new location

  21-11-2019 18:19
  
  CALGARY — After going away for a little bit, a Calgary sports bar is coming home this weekend. Home and Away is holding its grand re-opening from Thursday to Sunday on First Street S.W., having vacated their original location on 17th Avenue S.W. due to increasing rent, high property taxes and ongoing construction along the stretch of road. “The business was sound, we should have been doing well enough to survive,” said co-owner Pete Emes. “But when you pile up all the fac
  
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• As new Prairie representative in Ottawa, Carr says feds need to 'cut through' alienation

  21-11-2019 18:15
  
  OTTAWA – Former cabinet minister Jim Carr, newly tasked with ensuring the Prairies have a voice in Ottawa, met with Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, the deputy prime minister, and one of the mayors of the provinces he now represents federally, to plot next steps. Carr, who represents the Winnipeg South Centre riding, has been dubbed "special representative" for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. "I’ll be working with my cabinet colleagues across the government that have responsibiliti
  
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• New Prairie envoy suggests Liberals open to tweaking new climate laws like tanker ban

  21-11-2019 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Manitoba MP Jim Carr tasked with bringing Western concerns to Ottawa.
  
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• CN Rail strike enters 3rd day as talks continue with mediators

  21-11-2019 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  CN Rail Chief Executive JJ Ruest said in a statement on Thursday he regretted the impact the strike was having on customers and was committed to finding a solution.
  
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• Snowboard pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter dies at 65

  21-11-2019 17:40
  
  Snowboard pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter has died at 65. Officials from the company he founded, Burton Snowboards, confirmed his death to The Associated Press on Thursday. He emailed his staff this month saying his testicular cancer had returned. He had been diagnosed in 2011 but after several months of therapy had been given a clean bill of health. Carpenter brought the snowboard to the masses and helped turn the sport into a billion-dollar business. He quit his job in New York in 1977 to form h
  
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• AUArts students' artwork available for sale to raise funds for students' association

  21-11-2019 17:34
  
  CALGARY – Alberta University of the Arts’ (AUArts) Students’ Association will host its 2019 Fall Show + Sale this weekend. Over 3,000 pieces of exceptional student artwork will be on display on the campus of the school that was previously known at the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD).  The three-day sale, which runs from Nov. 22 -24, raises funds for the AUArts’ Students’ Association and provides emerging artists the opportunity to showcase artwork to t
  
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• Alberta to outline plans to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers

  21-11-2019 15:29
  
  CALGARY – The intricacies of Alberta’s plans to recoup costs related to the opioid crisis are expected to be released Thursday as the province prepares to join a class-action lawsuit. Health Minister Tyler Shandro first made the announcement in October and is slated to provide details on proposed legislation that will pave the way for the province to join the suit against opioid manufacturers and distributers. British Columbia filled the lawsuit in November of 2018, alleging drug man
  
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• Prince Andrew to continue work on entrepreneur initiative, despite scandal

  21-11-2019 15:28
  
  TORONTO -- Prince Andrew will continue to work on his entrepreneurial mentoring initiative, despite his announcement a day earlier that he would step back from public duties amid the ongoing scandal concerning his association with a convicted sex offender. On Thursday, a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace confirmed the Duke of York would continue his involvement with Pitch@Palace, which supports budding entrepreneurs by providing them with contacts and advice. The project was founded by Prince A
  
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• Drive-thru no-go: Tim Hortons wouldn't serve B.C. mother on an e-bike

  21-11-2019 15:18
  
  Charity Millar’s three-seater e-bike gives her and her two small children an environmentally conscious way to get around Vancouver Island. But when it comes to grabbing food on the go, not everything is equal between car and bike users. When Millar packed up the family for a bike ride to Colwood this week, she was in full-on negotiation mode. Her toddler, August, was scared of the prospect of needles -- not a good sign considering that the purpose of the trip was to get him immunized. But
  
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• Canada’s new natural resources minister to visit Alberta as first order of business

  21-11-2019 14:55
  
  CALGARY – Canada’s newly appointed natural resources minister is expected to make his first official visit to Alberta Thursday.  Seamus O’Regan, an MP from Newfoundland and Labrador, will waste no time in the effort to ramp up support and create more unity in western Canada.  He is scheduled to arrive in Calgary Thursday and meet Energy Minister Sonya Savage in the evening. O’Regan says he spoke with Savage on the phone from Rideau Hall after he was appointed to
  
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• Roy Whitney replaces Lee Crowchild as Tsuut’ina Nation chief

  21-11-2019 14:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roy Whitney defeated Lee Crowchild to assume the role, according to unofficial election results released on Thursday.
  
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• Tsuut'ina Nation elects Roy Whitney as chief

  21-11-2019 14:33
  
  CALGARY – Roy Whitney will be returning to the role as chief of the Tsuut'ina Nation, a position he previously held for decades, after a three year hiatus. The unofficial results from Wednesday's election, released early Thursday morning, have Whitney victorious over incumbent Lee Crowchild. The margin of victory has not been confirmed. Crowchild was Tsuut'ina chief for three years after defeating Whitney in the 2016 election. Whitney served as chief of the Tsuut'ina Nation from 1984 &ndas
  
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• More protesters leave Hong Kong campus ahead of weekend poll

  21-11-2019 13:50
  
  HONG KONG -- More than 20 protesters inside a Hong Kong university campus surrendered to police on Thursday as the city's largest pro-Beijing political party urged voters to "kick out the black force" in upcoming elections seen as a key gauge of public support for anti-government demonstrations. At least 23 people left Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which has been ringed by riot police for days, as the campus siege edged closer to an end. Ten protesters walked out together and were escorted t
  
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• Shatner, Obomsawin among 39 inductees to Order of Canada today

  21-11-2019 10:24
  
  OTTAWA -- Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is honouring 39 people with the Order of Canada this morning, including actor William Shatner, writer Ann-Marie MacDonald and lawyer James Lockyer. Shatner is being given one of Canada's highest civilian honours for his 60-year career in theatre, television and film; MacDonald for her art and advocacy for women and on LGBTQ issues; and Lockyer for his work championing people wrongly convicted of crimes. Mathematician Robert Langlands, filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin
  
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• Infants more vulnerable to measles than previously thought: study

  21-11-2019 07:54
  
  TORONTO -- A new study suggests infants are more vulnerable to measles infection than previously thought. The findings debunk notions that most babies are protected for much of their first year by maternal antibodies passed on through pregnancy. In fact, Toronto researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children and Public Health Ontario say the vast majority of 196 infants they studied were susceptible by three months of age. And none of the infants were immune at six months. Babies typically don'
  
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• Doctors alarmed by Ontario teen's brush with death due to vaping-related disease

  21-11-2019 07:16
  
  A newly published article says an Ontario teenager's brush with death due to a lung disease highlights exactly how little the medical community knows about the effects of vaping. The article, published Thursday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, was written by six doctors who treated the 17-year-old boy during a 47-day hospital stay.Read more from CTV London: Teen almost needed double-lung transplantThey say the boy went from being in perfect health to being on life support after just
  
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• WHL Roundup: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

  21-11-2019 07:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  RED DEER, Alta. - Evan Herman scored one goal and set up two more and Boston Bilous stopped 24 shots to lead the Prince Albert Raiders to a 7-1 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• Global shares drop on renewed U.S.-China trade worries

  21-11-2019 07:01
  
  BEIJING -- World shares dropped Thursday as anxiety mounted over the possibility the U.S. and China may not reach a trade deal before next year. China's Commerce Ministry batted away rumours that the talks were in trouble with a spokesman saying Beijing was committed to continuing discussions on core concerns. Germany's DAX lost 0.2% to 13,127 while the CAC 40 in France dropped 0.4% to 5,870. Britain's FTSE 100 declined 0.7% to 7,214. Wall Street futures augured small losses, with contracts for
  
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• Cochrane RCMP lay charges following string of break-ins and ATM thefts

  21-11-2019 05:42
  
  Two men face with Calgary connections face charges following a series of business break-ins and ATM thefts in the Turner Valley and Bragg Creek areas in September and October. After conducting an investigation, Cochrane RCMP identified suspects and executed a warrant to search a property south of Airdrie, where they recovered a number of all-terrain vehicles, a motorcycle, covered trailer, and a pickup truck that they believe was used to directly commit offences. Jointly charged are 23-year-old
  
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• Former Bombers’ reflect on Grey Cup defeats

  21-11-2019 05:39
  
  WINNIPEG – The 107th Grey Cup Championship is fast approaching, and with it another opportunity for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to end a nearly 30-year-old Grey Cup drought. For some former Bombers players, they know as well as anyone the not-so-rosy recent history of Winnipeg in the championship game. It was the 2011 Grey Cup Championship in Vancouver. Bombers took a 34-23 defeat at the hands of Andrew Harris and the B.C. Lions, extending Winnipeg’s drought. It’s a loss that for
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes finish road trip by downing Broncos 6-2

  21-11-2019 05:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes finished up a three-game road swing on Wednesday night with a dominant win over the Swift Current Broncos. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• 'I’m really angry': Vigil held as family awaits answers in suspicious death of Indigenous mother

  21-11-2019 04:24
  
  There were tears and there was anger, as friends and family gathered to honour 35-year-old Rebecca “Becca” Hunter Wednesday night. “I’m really angry that I have to even stand here. But I have to do this for my sister,” Hunter’s sister Robin Bugler said. The mother of three girls, originally from Saddle Lake Cree Nation northeast of Edmonton, was found dead on the patio of a townhouse unit near 133 Avenue and 140 Street on the morning of Nov. 13. Police have no
  
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• 'This has to stop': Serious attack injures 3 Liquor Mart employees, shuts down store

  21-11-2019 04:06
  
  WINNIPEG – An “unprovoked attack” on three Manitoba Liquor Mart employees has led Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries to shut down the store it happened in, the organization said late Wednesday, announcing new security measures. Manny Atwal, president and CEO of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, said an attack Wednesday at the Tyndall Park Liquor Mart left three employees injured, with one of them taken to hospital. Atwal said the employees were physically assaulted in an “unprovo
  
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• 'This has to stop': MBLL announces new security measures after serious attack on employees

  21-11-2019 04:06
  
  WINNIPEG – After an “unprovoked attack” on Manitoba Liquor Mart employees, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries announced it is launching a new security initiative.  MBLL President and CEO Manny Atwal, said an attack on Wednesday at the Tyndall Park Liquor Mart left three employees injured, with one of them taken to hospital. Atwal said the employees were physically assaulted in an “unprovoked attack”. Atwal said this Liquor Mart would be closed until further notice.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Nov 20

  21-11-2019 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Wednesday, November 20, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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