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• More charges laid in central Alberta ATM thefts

  04-12-2019 23:49
  
  RCMP have laid more charges in relation to two central Alberta ATM thefts that happened last month in the towns of Oyen and Hanna. On Nov. 24, 26-year-old Rick Ernest Atzler, of Fawcett, Alta., was arrested after a two-hour police chase through southeast and central Alberta. He is facing charges related to the pursuit and two ATM thefts — the first at the Debmart Café in Oyen on Nov. 23, the second at the Canada Grey Motor Inn in Hanna on Nov. 24. In both cases, a Ford pickup truck
  
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• Alberta municipalities to pay portion of cost for extra policing

  04-12-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's small municipalities and rural districts are getting more police officers, but they will be paying out of pocket to get them.
  
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• Methamphetamine left in abandoned car leads to arrest of Morley man

  04-12-2019 23:01
  
  A 26-year-old Morley man remains in police custody following the seizure of drugs and break-in tools from a vehicle that had been abandoned in a ditch. Cochrane RCMP responded to a location near Morley on Tuesday morning following reports a car had been abandoned. While searching the area around the car, officers spotted a man who subsequently fled into the woods. The canine unit was deployed to the scene and the man was tracked to a nearby home. The man surrendered to police and officers determ
  
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• Surprising 1st results from NASA's sun-skimming spacecraft

  04-12-2019 22:58
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's sun-skimming spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe, is surprising scientists with its unprecedented close views of our star. Scientists released the first results from the mission Wednesday. They observed bursts of energetic particles never seen before on such a small scale as well as switchback-like reversals in the out-flowing solar magnetic field that seem to whip up the solar wind. NASA's Nicola Fox compared this unexpected switchback phenomenon to the cracking of
  
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• Alberta MLA’s vote Finance Minister Travis Toews ‘member of the year’

  04-12-2019 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I thought it would be fun," Speaker Nathan Cooper said prior to announcing the awards in the chamber Wednesday.
  
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• Boy airlifted to Edmonton hospital after Smoky Lake bus crash expected to make full recovery

  04-12-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta family whose two sons were involved in a school bus crash near Smoky Lake earlier this week says they are very grateful for the support they're received through this "terrible disaster."
  
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• Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin's family, attorneys

  04-12-2019 22:34
  
  Neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, is suing the teen's parents, family attorney, the attorney's book publisher and prosecutors who tried his case, claiming he was defamed when they allowed a witness to give false testimony in an attempt to incriminate him. Zimmerman's lawsuit, filed Wednesday, said a trial witness pretended to be the last person to talk to Martin by phone before he was killed when the witness was actually the
  
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• Government unveils three new tools to keep Albertans from getting scammed

  04-12-2019 21:48
  
  The provincial government has announced three new tools aimed at protecting Albertans from dishonest businesses, scams and fraud. Through a $20 million investment in the United Conservative Party's Budget 2019, Service Alberta is doing more to inform residents about consumer protection and enforcement activities and introduce new ways to protect consumers. Among the new tools is a Business Enforcement Search Tool, which provides a window into the enforcement history of a particular business, a C
  
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• Financial institutions like Moody’s ‘buying into’ European political agenda: Kenney

  04-12-2019 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The recent credit rating downgrade, premiers meeting, firing of the election commissioner and rural policing were all on Jason Kenney's mind in a conversation with Danielle Smith.
  
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• Pedestrian killed, driver charged in Blackfalds collision

  04-12-2019 21:23
  
  A 35-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on the side of Highway 2A south of Blackfalds. Police say the man was struck by a northbound truck on the highway just before 6 p.m. on Nov. 24. The pedestrian was rushed to hospital in Red Deer and succumbed to his injuries on Monday, according to RCMP. The driver of the truck, a 73-year-old man, was arrested on scene and has since been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm. A collision an
  
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• Toys for Tickets campaign expands provide-wide for all AHS parking tickets

  04-12-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  This holiday season, Alberta Health Services is once again accepting toys as payment for parking tickets.
  
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• Democracy Watch calls on Alberta RCMP to investigate UCP’s firing of election commissioner

  04-12-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Through the Edmonton Police Service, Democracy Watch requested an investigation, overseen by a special prosecutor, into whether Jason Kenney's cabinet obstructed justice by firing Lorne Gibson.
  
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• Missing Calgary man identified as murder victim in Slave Lake

  04-12-2019 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say human remains found in northern Alberta last year have been identified as a missing Calgary man, and that his death is now being investigated as a murder.
  
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• Missing Calgary man found dead in Slave Lake, homicide investigation underway

  04-12-2019 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say human remains found in northern Alberta last year have been identified as a missing Calgary man, and that his death is now being investigated as a homicide.
  
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• RCMP arrest 4 people, seize drugs and recover stolen truck in rural Alberta bust

  04-12-2019 20:09
  
  Charges have been laid against a group of four people, including a teenager, in connection with a bust east of Calgary. Gleichen RCMP responded to a report of a group of suspicious people spotted near Highway 547 at about 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 2. Earlier that same day, at about 8:30 a.m., officers had been called about a report of mischief at a home in the area. When Mounties responded to the call and went to the home, they discovered quantities of illegal drugs such as methamphetamine, fentanyl, g
  
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• Lethbridge College embraces the spirit of giving with Food for Fines Campaign

  04-12-2019 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge College is trading in overdue fines for donations this holiday season with the Food for Fines Campaign.
  
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• Dramatic spike in victims turned away from Alberta shelters: report

  04-12-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2019 Alberta Council of Women's Shelters report says more than 23,000 women, children and seniors were turned away from shelters in the last year, compared to more than 16,000 in 2018.
  
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• Human remains found near Slave Lake identified as missing Calgary man, death deemed homicide

  04-12-2019 19:58
  
  Human remains found near Slave Lake in October 2018 have been identified as a missing Calgary man and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Bradley Shaw, 27, was last seen by family members on Sept. 2, 2015 and was reported missing a few weeks later. Police were also able to track Shaw to Airdrie on Sept. 2, 2015, where he was seen on CCTV footage. This was believed to be the last time he was seen alive. Slave Lake RCMP were called to a rural area near the northern Alberta town on Oct.
  
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• AHS once again accepting toys as payment for parking tickets

  04-12-2019 19:31
  
  For the second year, Alberta Health Services is accepting a toy or gift donation as payment for a parking ticket received in November. For the donation of a toy or gift valued at least $25, AHS will forgive parking tickets received between Nov. 1 and 30. Toys should be new, unwrapped and in the original packaging, and can be donated until Dec. 13 at any AHS parking office. The toys will then be donated to kids in hospitals across the Calgary Zone, as well as local charities that support children
  
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• Family who moved to Canada with $48 makes largest single donation to Scarborough Health Network

  04-12-2019 19:05
  
  A family who moved to Canada nearly 50 years ago with only $48 in their pocket have made the largest single donation in the Scarborough Health Network's history. Deepa and Narinder Lal moved to Canada in 1972 and after working a variety of jobs, launched a label making company called Metro Label from their basement. It went on to be one of North America's largest label making companies and was mainly operated out of Scarborough. The son of Deepa Lal and Narinder Lal, Sandeep, told CTV News Toron
  
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• Man convicted for 2017 kidnapping files appeal

  04-12-2019 18:54
  
  One of three men convicted for a 2017 kidnapping has filed an appeal asking for a new trial, saying the judge erred by accepting inadmissible evidence. Simon Lugela filed the appeal on Nov. 20. He was convicted in July — along with John Ochelo and Dhia Al-Hage Mohammed — for his role in the kidnapping and confinement of two men at an Erin Woods home. Court was told three offenders allegedly pointed firearms at the victims and threatened to shoot them. The offenders made contact with
  
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• Northbound QEII Highway south of Wetaskiwin reopens after multi-vehicle crash

  04-12-2019 18:14
  
  The northbound lanes of the QEII Highway have reopened Wednesday morning after multiple crashes as snow blankets the region. 511 Alberta had reported a multi-vehicle collision occurred in the northbound lanes of the highway near the Bear Hills rest stop. Drivers were asked to use alternate routes as traffic was building up on the highway. Emergency crews were reportedly on scene as of 9:50 a.m. At 11:21 a.m., 511 Alberta tweeted the collisions had been cleared.Update: NB QEII at Hwy611, S o
  
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• Northbound QEII Highway closed south of Wetaskiwin due to multi-vehicle crash

  04-12-2019 18:14
  
  Northbound lanes of the QEII Highway have been closed due to multiple crashes as snow blankets the region. 511 Alberta reported a multi-vehicle collision occurred in the northbound lanes of the highway near the Bear Hills rest stop. Drivers are being asked to use alternate routes as traffic congestion is building up on the highway. Emergency crews were reportedly on scene as of 9:50 a.m. More to come…Update: NB QEII at Hwy611, S of Wetaskiwin is closed due to multiple MVC's in the area. C
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash involving semi ties up QEII traffic near Wetaskiwin

  04-12-2019 18:14
  
  A semi truck careened into a ditch before it was struck by at least one other vehicle in a crash that briefly shut down northbound lanes of the QEII Highway. First responders were called to a stretch of the highway near the Bear Hills rest stop south of Wetaskiwin just after 9 a.m. The semi was blocking the left lane of the highway after it went into the ditch and was then struck by another vehicle, according to RCMP.  Reports indicate there may have been black ice on the highway at the tim
  
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• ‘Sears plume’ saga continues in N.W. Calgary community, environmental hearing underway

  04-12-2019 18:09
  
  A three-day hearing is underway in Calgary to determine who should be accountable to clean up a leak dubbed the ‘Sears plume,’ a result of historical leaks that seeped from gas tanks near the former department store located at North Hill Centre. “One of the things we’re going to be discussing here is who is responsible for the leak at different points in time, depending who was operating the gas station,” said Gilbert Van Nes, general counsel with the Environmental
  
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• CBE receives approval to dip into maintenance funding

  04-12-2019 17:38
  
  The Calgary Board of Education may have found a way to limit teacher layoffs after announcing in November that it will terminate 300 temporary teacher contracts on Jan. 2, 2020. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange told boards across the province on Nov. 27 that for this school year only, school boards can seek permission to repurpose some Infrastructure Maintenance and Renewal money, “to support classroom, or school-based, certificated and non-certificated staffing costs,” according
  
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• Researchers find short-term radon testing not effective

  04-12-2019 17:15
  
  New research from the University of Calgary finds short-term radon testing kits are not effective. The findings show short-term tests have up to a 99 per cent failure rate in precisely measuring dangerous levels of exposure to radon gas. The study finds the only long-term testing kits accurately measure exposure to radon gas. “Radon gas levels can fluctuate wildly day-to-day,” said Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and oncology at Calg
  
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• CNRL 2020 budget rises by $250M on oil curtailment ease; putting more rigs to work

  04-12-2019 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Natural Resources says its 2020 capital budget will be $250 million higher than last year as it adds about 60 drilling locations across Alberta and puts three additional rigs to work.
  
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• Peloton's perplexing new holiday ad has incensed the internet

  04-12-2019 15:58
  
  Peloton, the indoor bike start-up, released a new holiday ad that in another time may not have made a dent in the cultural conversation. But this is 2019, and once the internet found the ad and pulled at its seams, there was no turning back. Social media is awash in critics who have seen the ad and are confounded by its aims, accusing Peloton of peddling negative body image, unchecked privilege, and gross marital dynamics. This much is clear: We're living in a post-Peloton holiday ad world now.
  
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• Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' after candid video

  04-12-2019 15:09
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "two-faced" after a video went viral of Trudeau speaking to other leaders about Trump. "Well he's two-faced," the president said on Wednesday, when asked about the conversation in which Trudeau seemed to make reference to the president’s lengthy, unplanned media availability the day before.Read more: Video shows Trudeau seemingly talking candidly about TrumpTrudeau was speaking to French President Emmanuel Macron, British Pri
  
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• No apology from Trudeau after Trump calls him 'two-faced'

  04-12-2019 15:09
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not apologize after U.S. President Donald Trump called him "two-faced" in the wake of a video of the PM apparently speaking candidly to other world leaders about the president. "Last night, I made a reference to the fact that there was an unscheduled press conference before my meeting with President Trump and I was happy to take part of it, but it was certainly notable," PM Trudeau said on Wednesday. When reporters pressed Trudeau on the issue, he neither apolog
  
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• No apology from PM Trudeau after U.S. President Trump calls him 'two-faced'

  04-12-2019 15:09
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not apologize after U.S. President Donald Trump called him "two-faced" in the wake of a video of the PM apparently speaking candidly to other world leaders about the president. "Last night, I made a reference to the fact that there was an unscheduled press conference before my meeting with President Trump and I was happy to take part of it, but it was certainly notable," PM Trudeau said on Wednesday. When reporters pressed Trudeau on the issue, he neither apolog
  
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• Chris Chelios alleges Mike Babcock verbally assaulted Red Wings teammate

  04-12-2019 15:03
  
  Two weeks after his firing, former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock is facing more allegations that he mistreated players during his NHL career. During an interview with the Barstool Sports’ podcast “Spittin’ Chiclets,” Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Chelios said he witnessed Babcock “verbally assault” teammate Johan Franzen while they played together on the Detroit Red Wings. The three-time Stanley Cup champion recalled one particular game against the Nashv
  
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• 'Deadly serious': Ex neo-Nazi and Iron March user speaks out on de-radicalization

  04-12-2019 14:30
  
  A 'data dump' by an anonymous anti-fascist activist in November exposed the world to the inner workings of one of the most prolific neo-Nazi forums in recent history, the now-defunct Iron March website. The site’s metadata, including IP addresses, usernames, emails, messages and posts were suddenly exposed to the scrutiny of the media, researchers and law enforcement. Many former Iron March users that were identified from their data have since pulled their social media profiles and effecti
  
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• Calgarians asked to help reimagine Stephen Avenue

  04-12-2019 14:10
  
  It’s one of Calgary’s most iconic streets, but the city says Stephen Avenue is in need of a facelift.  Open houses will be held this week to receive public input on the future of the historic downtown street. The sessions will run Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 2 p.m., and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. at 120 8th Avenue S.W.  Plans to reimagine Stephen Avenue are already in the works with a vision to improve the overall vibrancy and liveliness of the area.  One of th
  
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• Energy Exodus: Life in the Lone Star State for Canadians

  04-12-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I think we look at Alberta with sad eyes, quite frankly, because we all know what's going on there."
  
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• Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent

  04-12-2019 10:28
  
  The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold where it has been for more than a year as it said Wednesday that ongoing trade conflicts and related uncertainty continue to weigh on the global economy. The central bank's overnight rate target has been set at 1.75 per cent since October of last year. In its rate announcement, the Bank of Canada said there is early evidence that the global economy is stabilizing and growth is still expected to edge higher over the next couple of years. "Fina
  
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• 'Serious misconduct' by Trump takes centre stage at hearing

  04-12-2019 08:15
  
  The House Judiciary Committee is moving swiftly to weigh findings by fellow lawmakers that President Donald Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain and then obstructed Congress' investigation as possible grounds for impeachment. Responsible for drafting articles of impeachment, the Judiciary Committee prepared Wednesday morning for its first hearing since the release of a 300-page report by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee that found "serious misconduct" by
  
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• Fiery disagreements as Trump impeachment hearing opens

  04-12-2019 08:15
  
  The House Judiciary Committee's first impeachment hearing quickly burst into partisan infighting Wednesday as Democrats charged that U.S. President Donald Trump must be removed from office for enlisting foreign interference in U.S. elections and Republicans angrily retorted there were no grounds for such drastic action. The panel responsible for drafting articles of impeachment convened as Trump's team was fanning out across Capitol Hill. Vice-President Mike Pence met behind closed doors with Ho
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  04-12-2019 08:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Ryan Chyzowski and Brett Kemp each had two goals and two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers downed the Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-3 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Climate change to push food prices higher, report predicts up to 4 per cent hike in 2020

  04-12-2019 07:23
  
  The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $487 on feeding themselves next year, according to an annual food price report that highlights climate change as a major culprit for rising food prices, especially in the produce department. Unexpected snowstorms, droughts and other weather events have impacted crops and food prices in the past, said Simon Somogyi, lead researcher from the University of Guelph. But for 2020, he and others behind the report highlight climate change as the cause.
  
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• Lethbridge Pronghorns sign local midfielder Drew Dortman, first recruit from academy program

  04-12-2019 06:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge women's soccer program announced the signing of a home-grown recruit on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes fall to Tigers in first of 2 meetings in 4 days

  04-12-2019 06:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  With just a point separating them in the standings heading into Tuesday night, the Lethbridge Hurricanes visited Medicine Hat to take on the rival Tigers. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• Recall issued for President’s Choice coleslaw over possible salmonella

  04-12-2019 06:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Products with a best before date of Dec. 4 that were sold in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are affected, but the recall advisory also indicates that the coleslaw could be found nationwide. 
  
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• Alberta’s ‘Fair Deal Panel’ begins town hall tour in Edmonton

  04-12-2019 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A panel examining Alberta's role in Confederation kicked off its public town hall tour Tuesday, with many telling the panellists the province deserves a better deal -- but through collaboration rather than confrontation.
  
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• California sheriff shares new details on arrest of B.C. fugitive

  04-12-2019 04:19
  
  New details are emerging about the dramatic arrest of one of B.C.’s most wanted fugitives down in California. Brandon Teixeira managed to evade police for two years before the international manhunt ended in a rural part of Butte County near Oroville on Sunday. "We've found him. We've found Mr.Teixeira and now he's going to have his day in court,” Sgt. Frank Jang of the Intergrated Homicide Investigation Team told reporters Monday. Teixeira is facing a first-degree murder charge in th
  
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• Calgary teen texted her mom moments before 17-year-old died in crash

  04-12-2019 04:04
  
  Minutes before 17-year-old Meghan Bomford was killed in an October, 2016 crash, she texted her mother saying her dad felt it was an inconvenience having to drive her and her best friend, Kelsey Nelson to get police record checks so they could apply to become junior ringette coaches. Lisa Bomford testifed the texts started almost as soon as her daughter was picked up by her estranged husband, Michael Shaun Bomford at 4:27 p.m. on Tuesday October 18, 2016. Around 4:45 p.m. that day in October, 201
  
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• Wild salmon once again swimming in potentially dangerous bloodwater in B.C.

  04-12-2019 04:00
  
  As thick red blood gushes from a pipe on the ocean’s floor, underwater photographer Tavish Campbell holds up a large sign reading: “2019 Fish Farm Virus Still Flowing.” Campbell dove in Brown’s Bay, B.C., four times since Oct. 31 and recorded a video of what he saw underwater, almost two years after he first exposed bloody effluent pouring into the waters around B.C.’s Discovery Islands, where one of Canada’s largest migratory routes for wild salmon is located
  
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• PC Coleslaw recalled over salmonella concerns

  04-12-2019 03:27
  
  Loblaw Companies Ltd. is issuing a recall for President’s Choice brand coleslaw over possible salmonella contamination. The two coleslaw products in question both have a best before date of Dec. 4 and item codes B318005 and B318006. The recall is being issued in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and B.C. Some of the stores President’s Choice products are available at are:Loblaws No Frills Real Canadian Superstore Extra Foods Shoppers Drug MartRecalled products should be throw
  
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• Moody’s downgrades Alberta’s credit rating, Toews says NDP to blame

  04-12-2019 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Travis Toews says the previous NDP government is to blame for Moody's downgrading Alberta's credit rating on Tuesday.
  
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