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• TJ Brodie putting life in perspective after scary on-ice incident

  03-12-2019 23:57
  
  Flames defenceman TJ Brodie doesn’t remember a lot of what happened on Nov. 14, the day he collapsed and went into convulsions on the ice during practice.  He only remembers being in the ambulance after it all happened. “I was mainly just confused, you know,” he told CTV News in an exclusive interview Tuesday.  "You wake up and everyone’s around and you don’t know why.” Brodie admits it’s one of the scariest things he’s been through. 
  
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• Doctors worried about Alberta government’s proposed cuts, changes to compensation

  03-12-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Official Opposition says physician compensation changes proposed by the United Conservative government would incentivize doctors to spend less time with patients.
  
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• Trans Mountain CEO outlines estimated timeline of pipeline expansion

  03-12-2019 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ian Anderson, president and CEO of Trans Mountain says pipe for the expansion project will be in the ground before Christmas. Anderson said they hope to be working in B.C. by next spring.
  
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• Calgary Flames bring holiday cheer to Alberta Children’s Hospital

  03-12-2019 23:19
  
  The Calgary Flames brought a little holiday cheer to the kids at Alberta Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. The entire Flames roster made the trip, with half the team making private visits to inpatient rooms while the other half took part in the annual Flames vs Townsend Tigers game of wheelchair hockey. “I’ve been a longtime fan, my memory of being a fan was back in 2004 when they had that big cup run,” said Jeff Barrett, an alumni member of the Townsend Tigers. "This is ju
  
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• Alberta energy minister calls Trans Mountain pipeline announcement ‘very exciting step forward’

  03-12-2019 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said word that pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will be in the ground before Christmas is an “exciting step forward” on the project.
  
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• Natural Resources minister calls Trans Mountain announcement ‘a good day for Alberta’

  03-12-2019 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president and CEO of Trans Mountain announced pipe for the expansion project will be in the ground before Christmas. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan said the step forward in the project marks a big day for Alberta and for Canada.
  
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• Alberta government puts old fire cabins on the auction block

  03-12-2019 23:02
  
  Do you have that hard-to-buy-for person on your Christmas list? The Alberta government is offering a number of unique items for sale, including a group of four cabins that have done their part in the province's firefighting efforts. Surplus Sales Alberta Online Auction is offering four fire cabins from the Elbow Wildfire Base, located just southwest of Bragg Creek, Alta. The four-metre-long cabins have two-year-old steel roofs and the chimneys are stainless steel, the ad reads. The province says
  
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• Trans Mountain CEO marks ‘very important milestone’ for pipeline expansion project

  03-12-2019 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ian Anderson, president and CEO of Trans Mountain says pipe for the expansion project will be in the ground before Christmas.
  
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• Akim Aliu expects 'big change' in NHL after meeting with Bettman

  03-12-2019 22:55
  
  TORONTO -- Former NHL forward Akim Aliu expects "big change" in the league after a meeting with the league's top two executives on Tuesday. Aliu met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly in Toronto following his allegation that former Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters used a racial slur several times during the 2009-10 season while the two were with the Chicago Blackhawks' top minor league affiliate in Rockford, Ill. Aliu's statement started a Flames investigat
  
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• Akim Aliu believes change coming after meeting with NHL's top executives

  03-12-2019 22:55
  
  Former NHL forward Akim Aliu expects "big change" in the league after a meeting with the league's top two executives on Tuesday. Aliu met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly in Toronto following his allegation that former Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters used a racial slur several times during the 2009-10 season while the two were with the Chicago Blackhawks' top minor league affiliate in Rockford, Ill. The statement started a Flames investigation that ended
  
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• Google co-founders step aside, name Pichai successor in surprise announcement

  03-12-2019 22:54
  
  Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles within the parent company, Alphabet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will stay in his role and also become CEO of Alphabet. Page, who had been serving as CEO of Alphabet, and Brin, who had been president of Alphabet, will remain on the board of the company. Pichai has been leading Google for more than four years. Brin and Page have been noticeably absent from company events in recent months Brin and Page announced the news
  
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• Oil and gas production forecast to rise despite lower energy use per person: CER

  03-12-2019 22:41
  
  Slower growth in domestic fossil fuel consumption is expected over the next 20 years as Canadians use more renewable energy and cut their energy use per capita, according to a new forecast from the Canada Energy Regulator. But the CER report also predicts more growth in oil and gas production, which should serve as a “wakeup call” for the federal government if it intends to live up to its Paris global warming pledges, says Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist for Greenpeace Canada
  
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• Rachel Notley calls for one-on-one debate with Kenney on healthcare cuts

  03-12-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The leader of the Official Opposition is calling on Jason Kenney to a one-on-one debate, following what the NDP call "devastating" public health care cuts. 
  
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• Police searching for Airdrie liquor thief who reached for the top shelf

  03-12-2019 22:26
  
  Airdrie RCMP are searching for a alleged thief with an apparent taste for top-shelf liquor. Just before midnight on Nov. 27, an unidentified man entered Biggie’s liquour store on Summerfield Blvd. in Airdrie, took a bottle of Hennessey liquour, then left without paying for it. The man was described by police as being non-Caucasian and tall and thin. He was wearing a blue Kappa sweater. Anyone with information please contact Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200. Anonymous tipsters  can contact
  
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• City of Calgary employing sheep to restore native grass in Weaselhead Park

  03-12-2019 22:21
  
  It’s called targeted grazing and animals rather than chemicals are being used as an integrated approach to managing invasive species. Jonathon Little works for the Creekside Goat Company and is in charge of the 102 sheep that are working at Weaselhead Park.  They’ve set up camp in the park and Little is with them around the clock. The sheep work from sun up to sun down. "“We made sure they knew there was grass here and this is a really hearty heard," said Little. "They&rsq
  
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• Who is responsible for keeping the Alberta legislature safe?

  03-12-2019 22:19
  
  A day after a person died in a non-criminal shooting at the Alberta legislature, the provincial government explained who is responsible for keeping the building and grounds secure. On Monday just after 3 p.m., there was an incident involving a firearm on the front steps, legislature staff and Alberta Sheriffs have confirmed. Related: Alberta Legislature adjourned after apparent suicide on front steps A spokesperson for the Alberta Justice and Solicitor General said "sheriffs were stationed
  
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• Boeing delays crew capsule test flight to space station

  03-12-2019 21:46
  
  Boeing has delayed its first test flight of its Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station. The launch is now targeted for Dec. 19. NASA said Tuesday that the two-day postponement was caused by problems with ground equipment at the Cape Canaveral pad. Both the Starliner and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket are healthy, officials said. It will be the first trip to space by a Starliner. No astronauts will be aboard. Instead, a mannequin loaded with sensors and named Rosie --
  
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• Calgary philanthropist donates $30 million to SAIT

  03-12-2019 21:44
  
  The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology received its largest individual donation from a Calgary philanthropist this week. David Bissett, the founder of Bissett and Associates, one of Calgary’s biggest financial firms, gifted a “legacy donation” of $30 million to the school. Bissett said he believes there is a shift happening in Alberta and he hopes his donation will empower SAIT students to be leaders in our evolving economy. “Every business you can think of in Alber
  
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• Alberta company launches internal investigation into collision with school bus near Smoky Lake

  03-12-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ownership of Sign Solutions says it's launching an internal investigation into what led to a crash with a school bus just west of Smoky Lake, Alta. on Monday morning.
  
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• Parks Canada warns of high risk of avalanches through Glacier National Park

  03-12-2019 21:30
  
  Officials are warning the public about a high avalanche risk in Glacier National Park, saying large portions of the park have been closed as crew members will be using explosives to clear problem areas. Parks Canada issued a bulletin on Tuesday, after 20 centimetres of new snow fell in the area overnight, leading to "very dangerous avalanche conditions" in the alpine regions and considerable risks in the treeline and below-treeline areas. As a result of the advisory, officials say travel through
  
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• House report outlines evidence of Trump impeachment

  03-12-2019 21:10
  
  The House released a sweeping impeachment report Tuesday outlining evidence of what it calls U.S. President Donald Trump’s wrongdoing toward Ukraine, findings that will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th president should be removed from office. The 300-page report from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee makes the case that Trump misused the power of his office and, in the course of their investigation, obstructed Congress by stonewalling the proceedings. Ba
  
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• Zebra foal born at the Calgary Zoo

  03-12-2019 20:51
  
  Visitors to the Calgary Zoo will get a chance to see the newest resident at the African Savannah habitat this week — a zebra foal born Dec. 1. Zoo officials said both the male foal, and its mare, Leba, are healthy and bonding well. And they are still deciding on a name.Please join us in welcoming a new zebra to the Calgary Zoo! Mom, Leba, gave birth to a healthy male foal on the evening of Dec 1. Both mom & baby are bonding well & settling in together. Catch a glimpse of them outsi
  
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• Suncor reports flat 2020 oil budget as company approves $300M wind farm project

  03-12-2019 20:28
  
  Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc. says it will keep capital spending related to its oil operations flat next year while moving forward with a new $300-million wind power project in southern Alberta. The Calgary-based company says its capital budget for 2020 will rise by about 10 per cent to a mid-point of $5.7 billion from this year's $5.15 billion. Suncor announced it has sanctioned the first 200-megawatt phase of its Forty Mile Wind Power Project, which received Alberta regulatory approval las
  
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• Edmonton home sales decrease 15% in November

  03-12-2019 20:22
  
  Residential listings and sales both decreased in Edmonton last month while prices remained largely the same. According to the Realtors Association of Edmonton's November report, homes for sale saw a year over year decrease of 13.60 per cent and a month over month decrease of 24.11 per cent. Sales did increase by 1.51 per cent compared to November 2018, but they saw a 14.77 per cent decrease month over month. "The Edmonton market prices remain stable with a decrease in year-over-year residential
  
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• Notley challenges Kenney to one-on-one debate over health job cuts

  03-12-2019 20:20
  
  NDP Leader Rachel Notley wants to debate Alberta Premier Jason Kenney over the government's plan to cut thousands of health care positions over the next several years. Notley issued the challenge in a news release Tuesday, saying an NDP attempt to hold an emergency debate in the legislature on the planned cuts was shot down by the UCP government. “We know the UCP want to hide from the serious consequences of their health care cuts to Alberta families,” Notley said. “That’
  
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• Health care workers, patients concerned over 'harmful' job cuts

  03-12-2019 20:20
  
  Nurses, patients and doctors will speak out about the Alberta government's proposal to cut thousands of health care positions over the next several years. More than a dozen health workers, doctors and nurses are expected to call on the province to reverse the cuts, saying they would affect patient care. "In addition to news Friday that over 5,000 nurses will be fired, or see their positions contracted out to private providers, the UCP government is proposing changes that will decrease compensati
  
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• Average price of a home in Calgary drops by over 4%

  03-12-2019 20:20
  
  The Calgary Real Estate Board says there were fewer sales in the City of Calgary last month, continuing a trend that has persisted for some time. In its housing market report released this week. CREB says 1,160 units were sold in the City of Calgary last month, with the drop being driven in the apartment sector. There were 21 per cent fewer apartments sold in the city last month over November 2018. CREB says it's likely due to the continued uncertainty and poor economic conditions weighing down
  
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• Councillors pitch lead pipe removal across Calgary

  03-12-2019 19:56
  
  A pair of councillors say the city should take steps to remove lead water pipes from Calgary properties. Councillors Druh Farrell and Jeromy Farkas will put forth a notice of motion to have administration assemble a report to determine the cost and timelines for "accelerated removal of lead water pipes." The notice of motion says there are about 550 properties that have lead water pipes in the city, though that number could be higher because records may be incomplete. Replacing those pipes would
  
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• Indigenous learning centre says it's being evicted by UCP government

  03-12-2019 19:52
  
  The Nechi Institute, an Indigenous learning centre in Alberta, says it is in crisis mode after being handed an eviction notice by the UCP government. In a letter, Nechi Institute CEO Marilyn Buffalo says the learning centre must vacate its current location in Sturgeon County by March 31, after 45 years in operation. Buffalo says the eviction notice was presented by the “Jason Kenney government through Alberta Infrastructure.” Buffalo is in Ottawa this week for the Assembly of First N
  
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• The Mummy, Encino Man star Brendan Fraser announced for Calgary Expo

  03-12-2019 19:47
  
  Brendan Fraser, star of the Mummy franchise and Doom Patrol, is the latest guest joining the 15th annual Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo lineup. At the April event, Fraser might cross paths with his Encino Man co-star Sean Astin, as he and three other Lord of the Rings stars are also scheduled to come to Calgary for a special event panel called Four Hobbits: An Unexpected Reunion. Early bird tickets for the fan festival go on sale Wednesday. The Calgary Expo runs from April 23-26, 2020 at S
  
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• Distracted driving investigation in Red Deer leads to seizure of drugs, weapons

  03-12-2019 19:27
  
  What started as a possible distracted driving ticket in Red Deer escalated into two people being arrested for possession of drugs and weapons. Member of the RCMP bike patrol tried to stop a female for distracted driving downtown on the afternoon of Nov. 26, however the driver fled. The vehicle was later spotted by a peace officer and the driver was arrested by members of the Downtown Patrol Unit, along with a passenger, for having outstanding warrants. A search of the pair turned up a number of
  
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• Craft beer battle: Alberta loses appeal but dodges $2M in damages

  03-12-2019 19:12
  
  Alberta's top court is dismissing the province's appeal of a ruling that disallowed a program intended to promote sales of local craft beers. But the Court of Appeal tossed out an earlier judgment that granted two out-of-province brewers more than $2 million in damages. The three appeal judges were unanimous in saying that the plan under the previous NDP government to charge the same mark-ups for all brewers but offer a grant to local ones violated the Constitution. They say it's clear the progr
  
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• Alberta’s top court dismisses beer battle appeal, province won’t have to repay brewers

  03-12-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's top court is dismissing the province's appeal of a ruling that disallowed a program intended to promote sales of local craft beers.
  
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• Four Calgary Realtors kick off Giving Tuesday by offering commission cut to food bank

  03-12-2019 18:58
  
  Giving Tuesday kicked off in Calgary with a group of Calgary Realtors offering to donate 25 per cent of their December commission to the Calgary Food Bank. The four held up a large sign reading “Will Sell Home For Food” at the intersection of Edmonton Trail and Memorial Drive Tuesday morning, advertising their month-long campaign. This is the first year the team of Realtors from the Royal LePage Mission office have done this sort of fundraising but, according to Realtor Chris Matlash
  
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• Suncor keeps 2020 oil budget flat, approves $300 million wind farm project

  03-12-2019 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc. says it will keep capital spending related to its oil operations flat next year while moving forward with a new $300-million wind power project in southern Alberta.
  
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• Section of Bow Trail to temporarily close this weekend for pedestrian bridge demolition

  03-12-2019 18:03
  
  Bow Trail will be closed near Westbrook Mall Friday night, and the closure will continue into Saturday, while crews demolish a defunct pedestrian bridge. Bow Trail, between 33rd Street and 37th Street S.W., will be closed in both directions from 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 until noon on Saturday, Dec. 7. Traffic will be detoured around the closure to 17th Avenue S.W. Balsam Drive in Spruce Cliff will also be closed to traffic. The new pedestrian bridge, constructed next to the outgoing bridge, is slat
  
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• Senior injured in rollover crash east of Calgary

  03-12-2019 17:39
  
  STARS Air Ambulance was used to transport a 70-year-old woman to Foothills hospital early Tuesday after a rollover crash in Wheatland County. Emergency crews were called to Township Road 232 and Rural Road 250, east of Calgary, just before 5:30 a.m. Members of the Strathmore Fire Department responded along with EMS. No other details are available at this time.
  
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• Moving Benadryl behind the counter doesn't resolve safety concerns: pharmacists

  03-12-2019 17:15
  
  Sally McQuinn once kept her medicine cabinet stocked with Benadryl, the go-to medication to treat her daughter's multiple allergies: the Ottawa mother of three assumed that because it was sold on pharmacy shelves and didn't require a prescription, it was safe. But she was surprised by recent headlines highlighting that a growing number of doctors are warning against the use of older antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl, because of safety and efficacy concern
  
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• Trump congratulates Trudeau on reelection, says they're 'working on' USMCA

  03-12-2019 17:04
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his “great election victory,” in the pair’s first meeting since the fall federal election. In their bilateral sit-down on the sidelines of a NATO meeting, Trump said it was “an honour to be with a friend,” and touted their “very good relationship,” as they continue to push for the renegotiated NAFTA deal to be ratified.          A new Parliament begin
  
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• Trump congratulates Trudeau on reelection, says they're 'working on' ratifying USMCA

  03-12-2019 17:04
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his "great election victory," at the pair’s first meeting since the fall federal election and urged his country's lawmakers to ratify the new NAFTA. In advance of their bilateral sit-down on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in London, speaking to reporters Trump said it was "an honour to be with a friend," and touted their "very good relationship," as they continue to push for the renegotiated trilateral trade deal t
  
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• Questions linger over police funding for rural communities

  03-12-2019 17:04
  
  Municipalities still have more questions than answers when it comes to the United Conservative Party’s changes to the police funding model. The province was scheduled to make an announcement in Leduc County on Tuesday morning, but it has been cancelled. Earlier in the fall, the NDP released a transcript of a webinar broadcast by Justice Department staff to municipal officials. The details in the documents state some municipalities are being told they’ll have to pay between 15 and 70
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion officially kicks off construction on Tuesday

  03-12-2019 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The expansion will see a second pipeline built roughly parallel to the first that can carry almost twice as much crude oil every day from the Edmonton area to the B.C. coast.
  
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• Pipe for Trans Mountain expansion to be in the ground before Christmas: CEO

  03-12-2019 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president and CEO of Trans Mountain says pipe for the expansion project will be in the ground before Christmas.
  
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• Direct flight to Germany launching from EIA next year

  03-12-2019 16:56
  
  Starting June 2020, Edmontonians will be able to fly direct to Frankfurt, Germany from the Edmonton International Airport. Condor Airlines will operate a direct flight between the two cities twice a week starting June 1. “With the addition of Edmonton to our flight schedule, we will be offering even more guests the opportunity to discover Europe through our nonstop connections to Frankfurt and beyond,” said Christian Schmitt, COO of Condor in a written release. “Condor has been
  
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• Filipino restaurant in High River robbed by masked suspects with machetes

  03-12-2019 16:00
  
  RCMP are attempting to identify two males in connection with a Sunday night robbery at a High River Filipino restaurant where a staff member and a customer were threatened with machetes. According to RCMP, two masked males entered Marquis's Rock-A-Doodles Chicken in the 400 block of Centre St. S.E. shortly after 8 p.m. armed with machetes. The suspects held an employee and customer at machete-point while they removed cash from the video lottery terminals (VLTs).  The machete-wielding males
  
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• Police funding announcement will impact rural communities

  03-12-2019 15:50
  
  Alberta's Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer will announce a new police funding model Wednesday.  Schweitzer will announce the changes in Leduc County.Watch the livestream on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca at 10 a.m.The minister made stops around the province this fall for his Rural Crime Tour, meeting with residents, business owners and local governments to discuss their concerns. The tour was intended to help the minister ensure a more responsive justice system. Ste. Anne County revealed in October tha
  
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• Police funding announcement rescheduled

  03-12-2019 15:50
  
  Alberta's Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer has delayed the announcement of a new police funding model. Schweitzer was scheduled to announce the changes in Leduc Tuesday morning but the event has been rescheduled. The minister made stops around the province this fall for his Rural Crime Tour, meeting with residents, business owners and local governments to discuss their concerns. The tour was intended to help the minister ensure a more responsive justice system. Ste. Anne County revealed in Octob
  
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• Municipalities to help pay for new rural policing model as Alberta adds hundreds of Mounties

  03-12-2019 15:50
  
  Rural municipalities in Alberta will be asked to pay a share of policing costs under the province's new rural policing model unveiled Wednesday. The additional $286-million investment over five years will add 500 RCMP positions in rural communities, said Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer. "This is the single-largest overall investment in rural policing since the March West," said Schweitzer, speaking from a dairy farm in Leduc County. All three levels of government will fund the rural policing mo
  
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• Municipalities to help pay for new Alberta rural policing model

  03-12-2019 15:50
  
  Rural municipalities in Alberta will be asked to pay a share of policing costs under the province's new rural policing model unveiled Wednesday. The additional $286-million investment over five years will increase the number of front-line officers in rural communities, said Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer. "This is the single-largest overall investment in rural policing since the March West," said Schweitzer, speaking from a dairy farm in Leduc County. All three levels of government will fund t
  
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• 5 ways to avoid going off the rails eating and drinking over the holidays

  03-12-2019 15:33
  
  As the season for holiday parties, family feasts, and daily office treats gets into full swing, registered dietitian Sue Mah offered some tips to CTV’s Your Morning on Tuesday for staying on a healthy track while still enjoying yourself. Hint: they involve moderation, mind tricks and optical illusions. Give yourself permission to enjoy“My No. 1 rule of thumb is to follow the 80-20 rule. 80 per cent of the time, you are going to eat well, make those healthy choices. Twenty per cent of
  
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