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• Federal Liberals won’t explain $500M figure for Trans Mountain revenues

  25-11-2019 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Liberals have promised any new revenue from the expansion project, including corporate taxes, will be spent only on climate-change mitigation.
  
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• Sask. First Nation leader says 5 teens from community in hospital after suicide attempts

  25-11-2019 23:34
  
  SASKATOON -- As a funeral was held Monday on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation for a 10-year-old girl who died by suicide last week, five teens were in hospital being treated for their own suicide attempts. "It's a shock. Me, I'm just trying to remain focused," band manager Barry Chalifoux told CTV News. The 10-year-old's suicide was the third suicide this month. Last week a father in his early 40s died, and earlier this month a 14-year-old died by suicide. Leaders in the community, located in nort
  
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• 'This is for you': Blue Bombers bring home the cup

  25-11-2019 22:36
  
  WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were met with thunderous cheers from hundreds of fans who greeted them at the airport as the new Grey Cup champions brought home the cherished trophy Monday afternoon. The Blue Bombers showed off their new bling – by hoisting the Grey Cup high above their heads. “What it meant to me? All of you guys – all of you – that’s what it means to me to every single person here who bleeds blue and gold,” said Bomber Adam Bighil
  
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• RCMP release sketch of suspect in Airdrie weekend shooting

  25-11-2019 22:31
  
  CALGARY — Police have released a sketch of man wanted in connection with a shooting Saturday in Airdrie's Bayside community.. RCMP were called to a home in Baysprings Link shortly after 6:30 p.m. after reports that a man was suffering from a gunshot wound. EMS said the 22-year-old victim was shot in the lower extremities. He is still recovering in hospital. Police searched the area Saturday night, but the suspect had fled the scene. The shooting suspect is described as a five foot nine inc
  
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• Notley withdraws comment that got her removed from legislative assembly

  25-11-2019 22:29
  
  EDMONTON -- She will not apologize, but Opposition Leader Rachel Notley took back the comments that got her kicked out of the legislative assembly last week. While discussing a bill that eliminated the Office of Election Commissioner, which was investigating allegations of illegal donations in the UCP leadership race, Notley accused the government of obstructing justice and said the house leader was being misleading. The speaker of the house asked Notley to apologize multiple times, but she refu
  
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• Notley to retract statement that got her removed from legislative assembly

  25-11-2019 22:29
  
  EDMONTON -- She will not apologize, but Opposition Leader Rachel Notley will take back the comments that got her kicked out of the legislative assembly last week. While discussing a bill that eliminated the Office of Election Commissioner, which was investigating allegations of illegal donations in the UCP leadership race, Notley accused the government of obstructing justice and said the house leader was being misleading. The speaker of the house asked Notley to apologize multiple times, but she
  
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• Deaths of 6 young adults who had been in government care highlight ‘critical period’: Alberta advocate

  25-11-2019 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate released a report after six young people who were transitioning away from Children's Services' care died over a nine-month period in 2018.
  
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• Thieves target several community mailboxes in southwest Calgary

  25-11-2019 21:48
  
  CALGARY — Calgary police are dealing with a rash of break ins and theft from Canada Post community mailboxes. At least five incidents of mail theft from the boxes happened Nov. 21 between midnight and 6 a.m. The crimes were concentrated in neighbourhoods in the West Springs Spring Bank Hill districts of southwest Calgary. Three were on a stretch of Cortina Drive S.W. in the neighbourhood of Montreux. “We saw the damage the next morning and basically the parcels compartment were all b
  
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• Alberta father charged with second-degree murder in death of 1-year-old son

  25-11-2019 21:03
  
  EDMONTON -- RCMP have laid charges after the death of a baby in Fort Saskatchewan on Saturday. Emergency crews were called to a home in Fort Saskatchewan around 6:43 p.m. on Saturday for reports of a baby in medical distress. A one-year-old boy was taken to hospital, where he died. Police say there was a second child at the scene, who suffered non-life threatening injuries. The baby has been identified on a GoFundMe page as one-year-old Ares. Damien Christopher Starrett, 30, of Fort Saskatchewan
  
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• TJ Brodie returns to Calgary Flames lineup, 11 days after collapsing and convulsing at practice

  25-11-2019 20:26
  
  CALGARY — Coming off a big win in Philadelphia on Saturday, the Calgary Flames have something else to celebrate — the return of defenceman TJ Brodie to the lineup. The team announced Monday that Brodie, 29, has been activated off the injured reserve, 11 days after collapsing and convulsing on the ice during practice at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Brandon Davidson, who was called up to replace the injured D-man, was sent back down to the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League.&nbs
  
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• Brodie returns to Flames lineup, 11 days after collapsing and convulsing at practice

  25-11-2019 20:26
  
  CALGARY — Coming off a big win in Philadelphia on Saturday, the Calgary Flames have something else to celebrate — the return of defenceman TJ Brodie to the lineup. The team announced Monday that Brodie, 29, has been activated off the injured reserve, 11 days after collapsing and convulsing on the ice during practice at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Brandon Davidson, who was called up to replace the injured D-man, was sent back down to the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League.&nbs
  
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• Airdrie RCMP investigate break-in, fire at Main Street gas station

  25-11-2019 19:43
  
  CALGARY — An investigation into an early morning fire at an Airdrie gas station has determined the fire was deliberately set by someone who first broke into the station's convenience store. According to the Airdrie Fire Department, firefighters arrived at the Fas Gas Plus at on Main Street shortly after 5 a.m. and found heavy smoke inside the building. Fifteen firefighters and five fire vehicles responded to the scene. The fire department put out the fire and ventilated the store before tu
  
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• Homemade gun, other weapons and drugs seized during southeast Calgary traffic stop

  25-11-2019 19:37
  
  CALGARY — Several weapons were seized by police, including a homemade gun, during a traffic stop in southeast Calgary last week. While on patrol Nov. 18, officers spotted a Chevy Blazer near 26th Avenue and 36th Street S.E. and a check showed the registered owner had an expired driver’s licence. The vehicle was stopped and two men were taken into custody as the driver was found to have a suspended licence and the passenger had an outstanding warrant. The owner of the Blazer was not i
  
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• Iveson, Kenney to meet with Canada's new deputy prime minister

  25-11-2019 19:14
  
  EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson will meet with Canada's new deputy prime minister Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Toronto MP Chrystia Freeland as his deputy prime minister in last week's cabinet shuffle. Freeland was born in Peace River, Alta., and went to high school in Edmonton. The new deputy prime minister is expected to work with western leaders to improve Ottawa's relationship with Alberta and Saskatchewan. Freeland is scheduled to mee
  
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• 'I'm here to look for common ground': Deputy prime minister meets with Kenney

  25-11-2019 19:14
  
  EDMONTON -- Canada's new deputy prime minister is in Edmonton to meet with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and discuss the tensions between Ottawa and the west. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Toronto MP Chrystia Freeland as his deputy prime minister in last week's cabinet shuffle. Freeland, who was born in Peace River, Alta., and went to high school in Edmonton, is expected to work with western leaders to improve Ottawa's relationship with Alberta and Saskatch
  
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• Dinosaur discovery: Hannah's skull could lead to reassessment of dino fossils

  25-11-2019 18:27
  
  EDMONTON -- Researchers at the University of Alberta say a dinosaur skull found in Alberta in 2015 could change the way they evaluate past and future dinosaur discoveries. The skull is that of a Styracosaurus, a horned dinosaur that was over five metres long with a fan of long horns. Researchers have nicknamed it Hannah. Hannah was discovered northwest of Dinosaur Provincial Park in 2015. Paleontologists say they have learned a lot from Hannah’s horns because they aren’t symmetrical.
  
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• Turkeys stay in US$422 hotel room before getting pardoned by Trump

  25-11-2019 17:50
  
  TORONTO -- A pair of turkeys due to be pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump spent the night at a swanky Washington, D.C. hotel ahead of their pardoning. The presidential turkey and his alternate arrived at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in D.C. on Sunday. Photos released Monday by the White House show a thick layer of sawdust on the hotel room’s carpeted floor as the turkeys lounge on fresh, white sheets. A two-bed room in the hotel starts at US$422 per night. Presidential turkeys h
  
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• Bots exploited partisanship, toxic political dialogue during federal election: analysts

  25-11-2019 17:43
  
  TORONTO -- Despite concerns of foreign interference and disinformation, a growing epidemic of toxic political dialogue found in online echo chambers should have been at the top of Canada’s concerns going into the federal election, analysts say. As the dust settles on Parliament Hill, research suggests that foreign-controlled bot networks tapped into growing partisanship in Canada’s online conversations, taking advantage of those dead set in their political beliefs. “It doesn&rs
  
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• B.C. housing recovery sees boost from growing population, declining mortgage rates

  25-11-2019 17:41
  
  VICTORIA - Housing sales in British Columbia are climbing faster than anticipated after a downturn, but a rebound won't be as inflamed as the sellers' market two years ago, says a report released Monday by Central 1 Credit Union. Declines in home prices, falling mortgage rates, a population increase and continued economic growth have prompted buyers to return to the market, especially in Metro Vancouver, said Bryan Yu, Central 1's deputy chief economist. His outlook report on B.C.'s resale marke
  
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• Child, two adults killed in crash near Regina; three youths remain in serious to critical condition

  25-11-2019 17:23
  
  REGINA -- A seven-year-old girl along with her aunt and grandfather have died following a collision on Highway 10, northeast of Balgonie. At around 7:40 on Sunday evening RCMP from White Butte and Fort Qu’Appelle were called to a serious collision. A truck carrying two men was heading north on Highway 10 when it lost control and collided with another vehicle. The second vehicle was carrying two adults, a 59-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, who both died as a result of the crash. The v
  
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• Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high in 2018: UN

  25-11-2019 17:20
  
  Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, the UN said Monday, calling for action to safeguard "the future welfare of mankind". "There is no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline, in greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere despite all the commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change," the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Petteri Taalas said in a statement. The WMO's main annual Greenhouse Gas Bul
  
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• Freeland in Alberta to meet with Kenney, Iveson in first trip since being named deputy PM

  25-11-2019 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trip is Freeland's first since being named deputy prime minister tasked with national unity last week.
  
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• Facial recognition in public spaces can be 'so damaging,' privacy expert says

  25-11-2019 16:14
  
  Technology capable of scanning a person’s face and linking them to a database of thousands of other people has been introduced in Canadian airports and shopping malls, a fact that a leading Canadian privacy expert considers alarming. Former Ontario information and privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian says Canadians may not realize just how prevalent the technology is and how that personal information can be used once collected. “It’s very concerning to me, because your facial ima
  
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• Minister to announce 'improvements' to Alberta justice system

  25-11-2019 16:09
  
  CALGARY — Alberta Justice Minister and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer is slated to announce "improvements" to the province's justice system on Monday. Schweitzer is slated to speak at 9 a.m. at the Calgary Court Centre. No other details have been released in advance. CTV News Calgary will carry the announcement live.
  
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• Alberta to double number of articling students in effort to bolster justice system

  25-11-2019 16:09
  
  CALGARY — The province is doubling the number of articling students from eight to 16 in an effort to bolster the legal system, Alberta Justice Minister and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer announced Monday. Schweitzer made the announcement at the Calgary Court Centre and said the move is aimed at two things, ensuring the province has a full complement of Crown prosecutors and law students are able to find jobs. Another four artciling student positions will be added next year, to bring the
  
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• Suspect arrested after 2-hour pursuit around southeast and central Alberta

  25-11-2019 15:39
  
  CALGARY — After a lengthy pursuit through several southeast Alberta jurisdictions, RCMP arrested one of two suspects believed responsible for a break-in at a motel in Hanna, that saw a truck smash through the front entrance and thieves make off with an ATM. Hanna is about 220 kilometres northeast of Calgary. Surveillance footage showed two people wearing masks inside a stolen Ford F150, which smashed through the front entrance of the Canada Grey Motor Inn about 5:30 a.m. on Sunday. Once in
  
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• Calgarians can weigh in on 2020 city budget at all-day public consultation hearing

  25-11-2019 15:11
  
  CALGARY — Calgarians will get their chance to give feedback Monday on the city’s 2020 budget during an all-day public consultation hearing at city hall. It comes as councillors are tasked with proposing cuts to the operating budget in an effort to keep tax increases minimal, or static, for homeowners and small businesses. Three options are currently on the table, including the choice to stick with an already-approved 3.03 per cent tax hike on homeowners for 2020. Earlier this year, c
  
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• Winnipeg 'Shorts Guy' gets much-welcomed wardrobe change with Bomber win

  25-11-2019 14:32
  
  WINNIPEG – Thanks to the Blue Bombers' decisive Grey Cup win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday, a die-hard Winnipeg fan finally gets to wear pants for the first time in 18 years. In January CTV News first shared with you the story of Chris Matthew. In 2001, he was wearing shorts when the Bombers were getting set to battle the Stampeders in the 89th Grey Cup. He promised his friends he'd keep wearing shorts until they won the championship. Thanks to the team’s 33-12 win over Hami
  
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• Priceless items stolen from Dresden's Green Vault museum

  25-11-2019 11:40
  
  BERLIN -- Thieves carried out a heist Monday at Dresden's Green Vault, one of the world's oldest museum, making off with three "priceless" sets of jewelry from the 18th century that German officials said would be impossible to sell on the open market. Police said they were alerted shortly before 5 a.m. (0300 GMT) to a break-in at the museum and officers arrived at the scene within minutes. No suspects have yet been detained but authorities are reviewing footage captured by security cameras. The
  
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• Ottawa to argue appeal of tribunal order to compensate First Nations children

  25-11-2019 10:08
  
  OTTAWA -- Federal lawyers will be in court later this morning to argue the government's appeal of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that ordered Ottawa to pay billions of dollars in compensation to First Nations children and their families. In September, the tribunal ordered the federal government to pay $40,000 for every First Nations child who was inappropriately taken away from their parents after 2006. The Assembly of First Nations estimated that 54,000 children and their parents could
  
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• More First Nations kids deserve child-welfare compensation, federal lawyers argue

  25-11-2019 10:08
  
  OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals say they are appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on First Nations children because it limits the families that could receive compensation to those affected in the last 13 years. That appeal is underway today in Ottawa, where Justice Department lawyers are asking the Federal Court for a stay of the tribunal's September order that the federal government must compensate First Nations families that were wrongly split apart by the child-welfare system. The
  
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• Taylor Swift crowned 'artist of the decade' at American Music Awards

  25-11-2019 06:24
  
  Taylor Swift has moonwalked past Michael Jackson’s record at the 2019 American Music Awards, taking home six honors including artist of the year and artist of the decade. The pop star, who walked into Sunday night’s show with 23 AMAs, surpassed the King of Pop’s 24 wins at the fan-voted show. She rambled onstage as she won the final award of the night — artist of the year — and repeatedly thanked her fans for always showing up — during both the good and bad ti
  
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• WHL Roundup: Sunday, November 24, 2019

  25-11-2019 05:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  EVERETT, Wash. - Bryce Kindopp scored twice, including in overtime, as the Everett Silvertips defeated the Tri-City Americans 4-3 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• 5 key moments from the 107th Grey Cup between the Tiger-Cats and Bombers

  25-11-2019 05:06
  
  CALGARY -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers ended a 29-year championship drought by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-12 in the 107th Grey Cup from McMahon Stadium in Calgary. Here's a look at five big moments from the game:   EARLY TURNOVERS Coming into this CFL title game, teams with the better turnover ratio had won 23 of the last 24 Grey Cups. That might explain why the Bombers' defence wasted no time trying to create some takeaways. On Hamilton's third offensive play from scrimmage, quarte
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers crowned 2019 Grey Cup Champions

  25-11-2019 03:52
  
  CALGARY -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers ended a nearly 30-year drought by winning the CFL championship title on Sunday. The Blue Bombers faced off against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Calgary's McMahon Stadium for the 107th Grey Cup.   Winnipeg had a 27-12 lead by the end of the third quarter, and maintained it to win 33-12. Both teams had been looking to end a championship-title drought. Winnipeg last won the Grey Cup in 1990 against the Edmonton Eskimos. Hamilton's last Grey Cup title was won
  
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• Andrew Harris leads Winnipeg Blue Bombers to first Grey Cup win since 1990

  25-11-2019 03:52
  
  CALGARY -- A historic first by Andrew Harris ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' dubious championship drought and continued the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Grey Cup misery. The 32-year-old Winnipeg native scored rushing and receiving TDs as the Bombers stunned Hamilton 33-12 in the 107th Grey Cup before 35,439 spectators at McMahon Stadium. Harris put an exclamation mark on his stellar performance Sunday by becoming the first player ever to be named the game's top player and Canadian. Harris (134 yards ru
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers win Grey Cup after almost 30 years

  25-11-2019 03:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Bombers last won the Grey Cup in 1990.
  
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• Pro-democracy camp wins landslide in Hong Kong vote

  25-11-2019 03:08
  
  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday she would "seriously reflect" on a stunning landslide victory by pro-democracy candidates in the city's local election that was a clear rebuke of how she has handled violent protests that divided the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Pro-democracy candidates swept nearly 90% of 452 district council seats, which will help it take unprecedented control of 17 out of 18 district councils, said Wu Chi-wai, head of the biggest pro-democracy bloc. Sunday's resul
  
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• Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy

  25-11-2019 01:38
  
  WASHINGTON -- Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday fired the Navy's top official, ending a stunning clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq. Esper said he had lost confidence in Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and alleged that Spencer proposed a deal with the White House behind his back to resolve the SEAL's case. Trump has championed the matter of Navy Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, who was acquitted of murde
  
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• Bringing home Vanier Cup a 'surreal' moment for U of C Dinos football team

  25-11-2019 00:29
  
  CALGARY -- The University of Calgary Dinos football team has touched down in Calgary with the Vanier Cup in hand, a trophy signalling the end of a 24-year gap since its last championship win. Victory came Saturday in Quebec City with the Calgary Dinos scoring 27-13 against the Montreal Carabins for the Vanier Cup. The last time the Dinos had held the cup was in 1995 after beating the Western Mustangs in Toronto. Calgary came close again when playing Laval in 2016. To finally boast about the cham
  
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• Edmonton woman hopes to find kidney donor with LRT ads

  25-11-2019 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton woman who has kidney failure is using ads to find a donor.
  
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• Professor urges conservation and innovation to stop antibiotic-resistant superbugs

  25-11-2019 00:07
  
  TORONTO – In the wake of a new report that predicts the deaths of nearly 400,000 Canadians in the next 30 years to antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a Canadian academic is urging the government and pharmaceutical companies to do more. Steve Hoffman, professor of global health at York University, spoke to CTV News Channel on Sunday about how the increasing use of antibiotics is failing to keep up with evolving superbugs. Hoffman called on the government to bring in legislation so that antibio
  
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