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• Calgary teen dances her way to world tap competition in Germany

  09-12-2019 23:53
  
  A local dancer made Canada proud by tapping her way into the world championsips in Germany last month. Taylor Ketter, 14, has been dancing for about 10 years. The Edge School for Athletes student said she mostly focuses on ballet, but also trains in contemporary jazz, hip hop and tap. Taylor said tap gives her the chance to be very creative. "I really started to find a passion for tap," she said. "I really loved the movement in it and how you can find different beats and everything, and just rea
  
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• Calgary teen dancers her way to world tap competition in Germany

  09-12-2019 23:53
  
  A local dancer made Canada proud by tapping her way into the world championsips in Germany last month. Taylor Ketter, 14, has been dancing for about 10 years. The Edge School for Athletes student said she mostly focuses on ballet, but also trains in contemporary jazz, hip hop and tap. Taylor said tap gives her the chance to be very creative. "I really started to find a passion for tap," she said. "I really loved the movement in it and how you can find different beats and everything, and just rea
  
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• 15 Calgary restaurants make OpenTable's Top 100 in Canada for 2019

  09-12-2019 23:46
  
  Calgary's culinary scene is one of the best in the country, at least according to OpenTable diners. Compiled from more than 500,000 reviews of 3,000 establishments, 15 Calgary eateries were named on its list of the Top 100 Restaurants in Canada released Monday. The reviews were generated between Oct. 1, 2018 and Sept. 30. The Calgary restaurants to make the grade (in alphabetical order) include:Bow Valley Ranche Escoba Bistro and Wine Bar Hy's Steakhouse Klein/Harris Lulu Bar The Nash Niko's Bis
  
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• 15 Calgary restaurants make OpenTable's list of Top 100 in Canada for 2019

  09-12-2019 23:46
  
  Calgary's culinary scene is one of the best in the country, at least according to OpenTable diners. Compiled from more than 500,000 reviews of 3,000 establishments, 15 Calgary eateries were named on its list of the Top 100 Restaurants in Canada released Monday. The reviews were generated between Oct. 1, 2018 and Sept. 30. The Calgary restaurants to make the grade (in alphabetical order) include:Bow Valley Ranche Escoba Bistro and Wine Bar Hy's Steakhouse Klein/Harris Lulu Bar The Nash Niko's Bis
  
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• Teens arrested after threat made against Surrey school

  09-12-2019 23:42
  
  Two youths have been arrested about a month after a threat was made against a high school in Surrey, B.C. The threat was called in to Elgin Park Secondary School on Nov. 14, Surrey RCMP said in a statement Monday. Mounties did not provide details of the threat, but said it prompted a large response from emergency personnel including police and firefighters. The school was put in "hold and secure," meaning students are allowed to continue attending classes and move within the school. Typically, e
  
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• Southern Alberta RCMP uncover suspected car thief hiding in a haystack

  09-12-2019 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mounties say they had received a report Friday that a Jeep stolen from the Olds area had been sighted in a ditch along a rural highway near Bowden, about 20 kilometres away.
  
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• No significant impacts on Lake Superior found from Line 3 pipeline: review

  09-12-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  An updated environmental review released by a state agency in the U.S. on Monday found no serious threat to Lake Superior if crude oil ever leaked from a new pipeline to replace Enbridge's aging Line 3 across northern Minnesota.
  
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• City calls neighbourly snow angels to action with annual campaign

  09-12-2019 22:33
  
  Calgary may have had snow for a while, but the city's annual Snow Angel campaign officially kicks off today. The program first began in 2004 and it encourages people to be on the lookout for neighbours in need and help keep their sidewalks free of snow and ice. Calgary's snow bylaws require property owners to clear public sidewalks bordering their property of snow and ice within 24 hours of a snowfall ending. People who are sick, infirmed or elderly can often have trouble getting this done. Home
  
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• Defence won’t present evidence at trial of Alberta man accused of killing Abbotsford student

  09-12-2019 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gabriel Klein's lawyer made the surprise revelation Monday, meaning the trial will go to final arguments next Monday.
  
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• 'Whoever it is, thank you': Saskatoon family grateful after stranger pays for sick boy's medicine

  09-12-2019 22:25
  
  Tanner Wilson has beaten the odds, living longer than doctors expected. "We can't tell you if it's two months or two years, but spend every day like it's his last," his mother Leeanne Wilson said, as she described what doctors would tell her. Tanner, now six, was diagnosed with Leigh's disease at age three. It's a terminal neurological disorder that attacks the nervous system. A vitamin compound serves as the condition's most common treatment. Tanner is unable to consume anything by mouth. He in
  
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• Kenney outlines what he hopes to accomplish in meeting with Trudeau

  09-12-2019 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney outlined his goals of the meeting with reporters in Ottawa.
  
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• Kenney calls Trudeau’s net-zero carbon emissions goal ‘aspirational target’

  09-12-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  After speaking to the Canadian Club of Ottawa on Monday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney met with reporters and was asked about the prime minister’s 2050 goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions.
  
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• Assault in Lethbridge's Galt Gardens 'drug-related', suspects charged

  09-12-2019 22:10
  
  Two men face robbery and aggravated assault charges in connection with a recent attack in Galt Gardens where a man was bear sprayed and struck with a metal object. According to police, a 37-year-old man was attacked in the park Friday morning by three males and robbed of a small amount of cash. The suspects struck the man in the head multiple times with an undetermined metal object and discharged bear spray at him during the robbery. Police say the victim knew his attackers and the incident was
  
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• Canadian diagnosed with brain tumour in Thailand has travel insurance declined because he had the flu a month ago

  09-12-2019 21:58
  
  A Canadian man diagnosed with a massive brain tumour while travelling in Thailand is fighting to get home after his travel insurance was declined because he told doctors he had a headache while suffering from the flu over a month ago.  Kitchener resident Alex Witmer and his wife Jennifer Witmer, who had been living in Moncton for the last five years, quit their jobs earlier this year and went on a six-week trip to Thailand before planning to relocate to Toronto.  The couple was about a
  
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• Man who attacked stranger on CTrain charged

  09-12-2019 21:39
  
  An appeal to the public for information led Calgary police to charge a 29-year-old man with the assault of a stranger last month on a downtown CTrain. Police say a man was riding a westbound train at around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 when he was suddenly struck in the face by another man and a struggle ensued. The victim was hurt and fell to the ground in medical distress, police said. He was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition. His attacker ran when the C-Train stopped at the Seventh Stre
  
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• Calgary Chamber invests $1M to help local businesses grow

  09-12-2019 20:55
  
  The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is contributing $1 million to help grow businesses in the city. The money will go toward InterGen Capital, which is described online as a "not-for-profit with a mandate to redesign, re-energize, and build up Calgary's economy." The fund invests in post-seed, pre-Series A companies looking to scale up. Chamber president and CEO Sandip Lalli said it was an easy choice to contibute the money. "Because we believe in Calgary's businesses, we believe in the growth of ou
  
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• Global News’ western alienation special: a preview with Gord Steinke

  09-12-2019 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Western alienation has become an even bigger topic in light of the results of the latest federal election. Global News is adding some context to the issue with a province-wide special Monday night. Co-host Gord Steinke has a preview.
  
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• 'Poor driving conditions' on QEII lead to crashes in central Alberta: RCMP

  09-12-2019 20:15
  
  A number of vehicles have been involved in crashes on Highway 2 near Red Deer Monday morning due to poor driving conditions, RCMP said. Mounties say roads are "icy, slushy and there is limited visibility." Drivers are asked to slow down and drive to road conditions, or to avoid the area altogether if possible.
  
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• Air Canada customer service line overwhelmed by calls after launch of new reservation system

  09-12-2019 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  After weeks of concerns about it's new reservation system heading into the holidays, Air Canada's customer service phone line stopped taking calls Monday morning.
  
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• He's no needle: Suspect nabbed trying to hide from RCMP in haystack

  09-12-2019 19:46
  
  A 20-year-old Calgary man's attempt to evade police during a stolen vehicle investigation was foiled after RCMP members found him under a haystack, wide awake. On Friday evening, members of the Olds and Innisfail RCMP detachments responded to a sighting of a stolen Jeep driving in a highway ditch northwest of Bowden. The report indicated the driver was believed to be armed. Officers located the Jeep and followed a set of footprints in the snow to a nearby property. After nearly an hour of search
  
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• Feds charge Volkswagen with violating environment law for faking emissions tests

  09-12-2019 19:38
  
  The federal government is charging Volkswagen for allegedly importing cars into Canada that company executives knew violated emissions standards. The German automaker faces 58 charges for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act for bringing 128,000 cars into Canada with illegal emissions between 2008 and 2015. The company faces another two charges for providing misleading information. Canada's case against Volkswagen comes more than four years after the company admitted to installing
  
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• Nanton pair facing charges after police dismantle illegal cannabis grow operation

  09-12-2019 19:16
  
  A suspect leaving a door open allowed Nanton RCMP to spot an illegal cannabis grow operation last month, leading to the seizure of 250 plants and arrest of two people. According to police, a man showed up at a rural residence at Highway 2 and Township Road 170 about 11 a.m. on Nov. 13 saying he had been involved in an accident and needed a ride. Officers found an unoccupied vehicle that was damaged and had its door left open at a nearby residence. A man matching the description of the suspicious
  
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• Charges laid in violent swarming, stabbing of Lethbridge teen

  09-12-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police have charged five people in connection with the assault, three of whom can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
  
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• Body found in burnt-out vehicle near Wetaskiwin triggers suspicious death investigation

  09-12-2019 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a suspicious death after a body was found in an abandoned car near Wetaskiwin.
  
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• 5 facing charges in stabbing of Lethbridge teen

  09-12-2019 18:21
  
  Five of 11 people arrested for the stabbing of a teen in Lethbridge last week are now facing charges. Police were called to an alley in the 200 block of Mayor Magrath Drive about 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 after a Good Samaritan heard a commotion then saw a group of people running away. They also heard someone calling for help. Officers arrived to find a 16-year-old boy suffering stab wounds. He was rushed to hospital in Lethbridge, then transferred to Calgary, where he remains in serious but stable c
  
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• Ring road construction means overnight delays on 37th Street S.W.

  09-12-2019 17:46
  
  Southwest ring road construction will result in some delays for drivers overnight Monday. Road and bridge work means both northbound and southbound traffic will be impacted at 37th Street between Anderson Road and Fish Creek Blvd. S.W., through a portion of the new interchange at 37 Street and 130 Avenue S.W.. The disruptions will start at 10 p.m. Monday and last until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Traffic on 37th Street S.W. accessing the Woodbine community will detour via Buffalo Run Blvd. to access 130th A
  
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• Liberals move on tax cut for the middle-class in the Commons

  09-12-2019 17:43
  
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau has tabled a motion in the House of Commons to move on the Liberal’s promised tax cut for the middle class. The Liberals had pledgedon the campaign trail, and restated in the speech from the throne last week, that the first item of business they'd advance would be a middle class tax cut, as they did in 2015. While it was thought they’d table a bill to implement this, the government has instead introduced a ways and means motion seeking the House's approv
  
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• Child luring, invitation to sexual touching charges laid against Alberta man after phone, text messages

  09-12-2019 17:24
  
  A 32-year-old Mannville, Alta. man is in custody and facing a dozen charges, including luring a child and invitation to sexual touching, in connection to a series of complaints about unwanted contact by phone and text message.  Jim Douglas Wilson, 32, is also charged with seven counts of criminal harassment and one charge of breaching probation.  Vermilion RCMP say the charges follow six complaints from as many individuals between Dec. 3 and Dec. 5.  Wilson was remanded into custo
  
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• ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ trailer pays tribute to Egon Spengler

  09-12-2019 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Ghostbusters Afterlife' hits theatres across Canada on July 8, 2020.
  
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• Body found in burned out vehicle near Wetaskiwin

  09-12-2019 16:48
  
  Wetaskiwin RCMP is investigating after a body was found in a burned out vehicle on Dec. 5. Investigators were called to a complaint of an abandoned vehicle around 3 p.m. The identity of the victim and the location of the vehicle have not been released. An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday in Edmonton.  
  
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• Dutch government to ban laughing gas after reports of drug abuse

  09-12-2019 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Dutch government is moving to ban laughing gas as the drug becomes more popular with the nation's youth.
  
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• Fire destroys Edson car dealership and several customer vehicles

  09-12-2019 16:07
  
  Fire destroyed the Edson Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership early Monday morning, along with several customer vehicles. The first call for the fire came in around 3:40 a.m. “When we first got here, on arrival, the front of the building was fully involved,” Edson Fire Chief Tyler Robinson told CTV News Edmonton. The fire was so large, Edson firefighters called in help from Yellowhead County. “When we saw the magnitude of the incident, we already had two engines and a tanker from Eds
  
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• Fire destroys Edson car dealership

  09-12-2019 16:07
  
  Fire crews in Edson are currently on scene of a blaze at the Edson Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership. The first call for the fire came in around 3:40 a.m. The front of the building has been destroyed, including the offices and showroom, and more than half of the mechanical bays. A spokesperson for the Edson Fire Department said 29 firefighters responded, and the Yellowhead County Fire Department also attended. No injuries have been reported because of the fire. The cause of the fire has not been de
  
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• Fire burning at Edson Chrysler dealership

  09-12-2019 16:07
  
  Fire crews in Edson are currently on scene of a blaze at the Edson Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership. A spokesperson for the Edson Fire Department tells CTV News Edmonton that no information is available about the fire yet. This is a developing story. More information will be published as it becomes available.  
  
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• 'Devastating' fire at Edson dealership leaves 60 out of work

  09-12-2019 16:07
  
  Fire destroyed the Edson Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership early Monday morning, leaving dozens of employees out of work. The first call for the fire came in around 3:40 a.m. “When we first got here, on arrival, the front of the building was fully involved,” Edson Fire Chief Tyler Robinson told CTV News Edmonton. The fire was so large, Edson firefighters called in help from Yellowhead County. “When we saw the magnitude of the incident, we already had two engines and a tanker from
  
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• 'Devastating' fire at Alberta dealership leaves employees out of work

  09-12-2019 16:07
  
  A fire destroyed the Edson Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership early Monday morning, leaving dozens of employees out of work. The first call for the fire came in around 3:40 a.m. "When we first got here, on arrival, the front of the building was fully involved," Edson Fire Chief Tyler Robinson told CTV News Edmonton. The fire was so large, Edson firefighters called in help from Yellowhead County. "When we saw the magnitude of the incident, we already had two engines and a tanker from Edson coming, we
  
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• 'Devastating' fire at Alberta dealership leaves 60 out of work

  09-12-2019 16:07
  
  Fire destroyed the Edson Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership early Monday morning, leaving dozens of employees out of work. The first call for the fire came in around 3:40 a.m. "When we first got here, on arrival, the front of the building was fully involved," Edson Fire Chief Tyler Robinson told CTV News Edmonton. The fire was so large, Edson firefighters called in help from Yellowhead County. "When we saw the magnitude of the incident, we already had two engines and a tanker from Edson coming, we i
  
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• 'Devastating' fire at Alberta dealership leaves 35 employees out of work

  09-12-2019 16:07
  
  A fire destroyed the Edson Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership early Monday morning, leaving dozens of employees out of work. The first call for the fire came in around 3:40 a.m. "When we first got here, on arrival, the front of the building was fully involved," Edson Fire Chief Tyler Robinson told CTV News Edmonton. The fire was so large, Edson firefighters called in help from Yellowhead County. "When we saw the magnitude of the incident, we already had two engines and a tanker from Edson coming, we
  
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• Pace of housing starts edges up in November on strength in B.C., Alberta

  09-12-2019 15:48
  
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts edged higher last month compared with October, although there were declines in five provinces. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate for November was 201,318 units, up 0.3 per cent from 200,674 units. CMHC says the six-month moving average of monthly seasonally adjusted rates was 219,047 units, up from 218,253 units in October. The pace of urban starts in November increased by 0.4 per cent to
  
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• Kenney meeting Trudeau in Ottawa to fight for 'fair deal' for Alberta

  09-12-2019 14:26
  
  Premier Jason Kenney and eight of his cabinet members are in Ottawa this week in an effort to fight for what Kenney calls a 'fair deal' for all Albertans.  Kenney is expected to discuss everything from pipelines to equalization when he speaks at the Canadian Club on Monday. Alberta's premier will then have a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, their first meeting since the 2019 federal election.  "Alberta has been a massive contributor to Canadian jobs a
  
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• West Virginians head to Canada to find affordable insulin

  09-12-2019 14:05
  
  A group of West Virginians left the country Sunday in search of affordable insulin -- they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it costs people in the United States. Across the border, no prescription is even necessary to purchase the life-saving medication, The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports. State data says about 15% of West Virginians rely on insulin. The non-profit Health Care Cost Institute says insulin cost a person with Type 1 diabetes about $6,00
  
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• ‘Kind of lacking:’ Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won’t fund spinal surgery

  09-12-2019 14:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ryan Straschnitzki says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery.
  
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• Western frustration fuels Wexit separatist movement

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Years of recession and frustration with federal government policies are fuelling western Canadian separatist sentiments. The Wexit group is pushing for independence from Canada.
  
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• Western alienation: weathering the storm in southern Alberta

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leighton Kolk believes there is a disconnect between what's important to primary industries like agriculture and the federal government in Ottawa. But amid growing separatist sentiments in parts of Alberta, he doesn't believe breaking up the country is the answer to the province's economic woes.
  
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• How does equalization play a role in western alienation?

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  When it comes to western alienation, a lot of the debate centres on equalization. Many western politicians have pointed out that the formula hurts western provinces, especially Alberta. Fletcher Kent has a closer look.
  
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• Equalization sparks western anger; 1 economist says that anger is a political tool

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Big-E and Small-E equalization are both worthy of discussion, but one retired economics professor really wants Albertans and all Canadians to understand the differences first.
  
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• Cost of a fair deal: experts break down Alberta government panel’s mandate

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  As an Alberta-government appointed panel investigates measures to give Alberta more autonomy in Confederation, experts weigh in on the pros and cons of the Fair Deal proposals.
  
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• Buffalo Project seeks ‘bold new vision,’ better deal for Western Canada

  09-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Frustrated federalists in Western Canada began organizing in 2018, around the time Brad Wall stepped down as premier of Saskatchewan.
  
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• California church nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees separated in cages

  09-12-2019 13:59
  
  A California church is displaying a nativity scene depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages to draw attention to the conditions faced by migrants seeking asylum in the United States. The Claremont United Methodist Church, about 30 miles east of Los Angeles, posted the photo on its website showing the three held in separate cages topped with barbed wire. The baby Jesus is wrapped in a silver foil blanket. Lead Pastor Karen Clark Ristine spoke with CNN affiliate KABC about the scene o
  
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• Twins, 4, free selves and climb to safety after crash

  09-12-2019 13:51
  
  Washington state authorities say 4-year-old twins freed themselves from their car seats and climbed an embankment seeking help following a car crash that killed their father. KING-TV reported 47-year-old Corey Simmons of Langley died when the vehicle with his daughters in the backseat crashed on Whidbey Island around 6 p.m. Friday. Family members say the girls climbed about 200 feet (61 meters) up to the road after the accident 34 miles (55 kilometres) north of Seattle. Authorities say Simmons w
  
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