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• ‘A very highly-skilled pilot’: Victim identified in Gabriola Island, B.C. plane crash

  11-12-2019 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The plane crashed around 6:30 p.m. on the B.C. Gulf Island. Officials say there were multiple fatalities.
  
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• Alberta RCMP using forensic facial reconstruction in hopes of identifying victims

  11-12-2019 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP have released composite images and reconstructions of a trio of unidentified victims, found over the past 40 years in the province.
  
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• Almost 14,000 Canadians killed by opioids since 2016: national study

  11-12-2019 23:02
  
  New numbers released Wednesday show close to 14,000 Canadians have been killed by opioids over the last four years and more than 17,000 people have been hospitalized for opioid-related poisoning. The data is in a new report from a national advisory committee struck to study the epidemic of opioid overdoses in Canada. Canada's chief public-health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, and Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, issued a joint statement saying many of the deaths were cau
  
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• Painting found inside gallery walls might be stolen Klimt

  11-12-2019 22:59
  
  A Gustav Klimt painting, stolen almost 23 years ago, might have been hidden all this time inside an Italian gallery’s walls. A gardener at the Ricci Oddi modern art gallery in the northern city of Piacenza told Italian state TV on Tuesday he was clearing ivy from the gallery’s walls when he noticed a metal panel. He opened it and found a bag inside a space within the walls. When the bag was opened it contained a painting that might be Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady,” w
  
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• Clerk threatened with bear spray in southeast Calgary liquor store robbery

  11-12-2019 22:43
  
  Police are working to identify two people suspected of robbing a southeast Calgary liquor store using bear spray. Two people, a male and a female, went into the store in the 100 block of 36th Street S.E. about 9 p.m. on Nov. 30 and once inside, the female pointed a can of bear spray at the clerk while the male grabbed a number of bottles. Both people then fled. The female was wearing a pink jacket and light-coloured sweat pants while the male was wearing a blue coat with coloured sleeves and a c
  
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• A call from Dubai, a transaction through a car window: How the City of Saskatoon lost $1.04M

  11-12-2019 22:31
  
  With a phone call from Dubai and a transaction conducted entirely through a car window, $1.04 million vanished from the city's coffers in August. The money, which was recovered through a concerted legal effort and the help of investigators, disappeared after a city employee fell prey to someone posing as a local contractor's chief financial officer. The scammer convinced the employee to alter banking information in order to redirect a legitimate payment meant for Allan Construction to anoth
  
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• More than $20K worth of stolen property recovered near Medicine Hat, along with weapons and drugs

  11-12-2019 22:06
  
  Police recovered more than $20,000 worth of stolen property, along with drugs and weapons, including a 50-round drum magazine, following an operation targeting a suspected meth dealer near Medicine Hat. The joint operation between the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and Medicine Hat police concluded Dec. 4, when police executed a search warrant at a rural home in Cypress County, east of Medicine Hat. Inside, police recovered a number of items, including about 20 grams of meth and
  
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• 3 people dead in Gabriola Island, B.C. plane crash

  11-12-2019 21:59
  
  Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed on B.C.'s Gabriola Island Tuesday night, CTV News Vancouver Island has learned. The plane, a twin-engine Piper Aerostar, took off from Bishop Airport northeast of Fresno Calif., and crashed in a fiery wreck while making its approach to the Nanaimo airport, according to a spokesperson for Maritime Forces Pacific who spoke on behalf of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria. Bishop Airport manager Steve Loven tells CTV News the plane
  
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• Edmonton Valley Zoo employee in hospital after hit-and-run in parking lot

  11-12-2019 21:47
  
  An Edmonton Valley Zoo employee is in hospital after a hit-and-run in the parking lot Tuesday morning. Edmonton police said the staff member approached two vehicles that were "driving erratically" in the parking lot when one of them made contact with him. Both vehicles fled the zoo, police said. The man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The hit-and-run is under investigation. Edmonton police did not release surveillance video or information about the vehicles
  
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• Nova Scotia hockey officials form task force to combat racism, discrimination

  11-12-2019 21:46
  
  Nova Scotia's governing body for amateur hockey has assembled a task force to deal with discrimination in the sport after an Indigenous player said he was subjected to racist taunts during a recent game in Cape Breton. The executive director of Hockey Nova Scotia, Amy Walsh, says the team will include a human rights lawyer and representatives from the Indigenous, African Nova Scotian and LGBTQ communities. "At Hockey Nova Scotia, we believe that the rink should be a welcoming place for everyone.
  
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• Deadline for holiday deliveries quickly approaching in Calgary

  11-12-2019 21:43
  
  It's a record year for Canada Post, but time is running out for those planning to send parcels out of the City of Calgary to loved ones in time for Christmas Day. Wednesday is the last possible date for regular parcel deliveries to be guaranteed to reach their destinations under Canadian Christmas trees. However, if you have more shopping to do, Canada Post says there are other options available, but it will cost you. Xpresspost and Priority shipping deadlines are not until Dec. 20 and 21 - but
  
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• Garneau urges Air Canada to fix booking problems as travel season approaches

  11-12-2019 21:42
  
  Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday he has spoken with Air Canada about problems continuing to plague its new booking system on the cusp of holiday travel season, but that resolving them is beyond his reach. "We've let them know that we're hearing from a lot of customers that they're very frustrated and that they're also having trouble getting through a customer relation site at Air Canada," Garneau said. "They're doing their best to fix it. It is something that is in the hands of Air
  
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• Customer headaches persist over Air Canada booking system ahead of travel season

  11-12-2019 21:42
  
  More than three weeks after Air Canada launched a new booking system, customers continue to encounter headaches on the cusp of holiday travel season. The airline introduced the reservation system on Nov. 18, triggering a barrage of social media complaints from passengers who had difficulty accessing their booking information or reaching customer service agents Edmonton resident Ray Stuive tried to cancel an upcoming flight home from Las Vegas after Air Canada notified him that his trip would be
  
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• Air Canada booking system frustrations prompt complaints to Transport Canada

  11-12-2019 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than three weeks after Air Canada launched a new booking system, customers continue to encounter headaches on the cusp of holiday travel season.
  
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• Pot stop: B.C. Mounties arrest 2 people transporting over 350 pounds of cannabis

  11-12-2019 20:58
  
  Charges are pending against two men from the West Kootenay region after RCMP found over 350 pounds of cannabis hidden inside their vehicle. Police stopped a pickup/trailer combination on Highway 3 near Salmo, B.C. on Dec. 5 for a suspected driver's licence infraction. Upon speaking with the two men, the officer came to believe they were in possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. A search of the truck and trailer discovered over 350 pounds of cannabis in vacuum-sealed bags. Police say
  
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• Pot stop: B.C. Mounties arrest 2 people transporting over 160 kg of cannabis

  11-12-2019 20:58
  
  Charges are pending against two men from the West Kootenay region after RCMP found 160 kilograms of cannabis hidden inside their vehicle. Police stopped a pickup/trailer combination on Highway 3 near Salmo, B.C. on Dec. 5 for a suspected driver's licence infraction. Upon speaking with the two men, the officer came to believe they were in possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. A search of the truck and trailer discovered 160 kilograms  of cannabis in vacuum-sealed bags. Police s
  
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• Canada’s maple syrup production reaches record high while honey output drops

  11-12-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Maple syrup output in Eastern Canada reached a record high last season, while honey volumes on the Prairies dropped to its lowest level in several years.
  
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• Alberta’s energy war room to fight campaign of lies about oil and gas industry

  11-12-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced in Calgary Wednesday that the new $30-million Canadian Energy Centre is needed to tell the "truth" about the oil and gas sector.
  
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• Alberta premier opens war room to promote ‘truth’ about energy industry

  11-12-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced in Calgary Wednesday that the new $30-million Canadian Energy Centre is needed to tell the "truth" about the oil and gas sector.
  
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• CATSA app helps holiday air travellers ‘Breeze Through Security’

  11-12-2019 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Travellers can search items to see how they should be packed, make checklists and find out how long it will likely take to get through security in real time.
  
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• Cineplex and CJ 4DPLEX open multi-sensory theatres across Canada

  11-12-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the 4DX auditoriums, audiences can experience wind, fog, rain, snow and various scents — it's almost like being in the movie yourself.
  
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• Alberta WHL teams not obligated to pay players minimum wage after UCP amends labour code

  11-12-2019 19:39
  
  Alberta's five Western Hockey League teams will no longer be legally obligated to pay their players at least the minimum wage after the UCP government amended the province's labour code. The changes are contained in an appendix to Bill 21, the Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability Act, which redefines Alberta-based WHL players as "amateur athletes" as opposed to employees. "The intent of the change was simply to align our legislation with other Canadian jurisdictions, which have exempted either major j
  
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• WestJet shareholders won’t get December dividend as Onex acquisition closes

  11-12-2019 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. shareholders won't be receiving a quarterly dividend this month after Onex Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of the Calgary-based airline.
  
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• Dogs with cancer receive donated KONG toy ahead of holiday season

  11-12-2019 18:48
  
  Some Calgary dogs with cancer will be getting extra treats this year after Kali’s Wish Foundation and Kong partnered to deliver toys to local veterinary clinics. During the month of October, Pet Planet stores, as well as VCA Canada Western Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre and Montgomery Village Veterinary Clinic, asked their clients and customers to purchase a toy for dogs with cancer. The money, $8 for each toy, went to support Kali’s Wish Cancer Foundation and KONG dona
  
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• AMA survey says Albertans lack confidence in winter driving abilities of other motorists, but not their own

  11-12-2019 18:33
  
  When it comes to winter driving, anyone going faster than you is a maniac and anyone going slower is an idiot. Those words by George Carlin ring true for a majority of Albertans, according to a recent survey by Alberta Motor Association. It found just 19 per cent of drivers feel confident in the winter driving abilities of those sharing the road while 92 per cent have confidence in their own skills behind the wheel while traversing ice and snow. The online survey queried 1,900 Albertans between
  
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• Do you recognize them? Alberta RCMP use facial reconstructions to generate new leads in cold cases

  11-12-2019 18:27
  
  Alberta RCMP are hoping facial reconstruction technology can help them identify three people whose remains were found over the past four decades. Renderings from three of the current 49 cases of unidentified human remains in the province were presented at the RCMP's 'K' Division Headquarters in Edmonton Wednesday. One of them portrayed the face of a woman believed to have been between 23 and 40 years old when she died. Her remains were found in Carbon, Alta. in April 1985 and it's believed she d
  
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• Do you recognize them? Alberta RCMP use facial reconstruction to spark tips in missing persons cases

  11-12-2019 18:27
  
  Alberta RCMP are hoping facial reconstruction technology can help them identify three people whose remains were found over the past four decades. Renderings from three of the current 49 cases of unidentified human remains in the province were presented at the RCMP's 'K' Division Headquarters in Edmonton Wednesday. One of them portrayed the face of a woman believed to have been between 23 and 40 years old when she died. Her remains were found in Carbon, Alta. in April 1985 and it's believed she d
  
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• Alberta RCMP hope to crack cold cases with facial reconstruction technology

  11-12-2019 18:27
  
  Alberta RCMP are hoping facial reconstruction technology can help them identify three people whose remains were found over the past four decades. Staff-Sgt. Jazon Zazulak will present the facial reconstructions alongside a forensic anthropologist and other investigators at a 10:30 a.m. news conference. The remains, found in the province over 40 years, have never been identified CTV News Edmonton will livestream the news conference at 10:30 a.m. on our website.
  
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• Tories force Feds to respond to more than 200 written questions

  11-12-2019 18:00
  
  Less than a week into the new Parliament, the Conservative party has embarked on their first major procedural endeavour for government accountability. The Tories have done so by tabling more than 200 questions in the House of Commons, requiring the government to respond within 45 days. That means the responses will have to start rolling in by late January, potentially forcing those tasked with responding to spending some of the holiday season working on it.        A new Parli
  
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• Chevron’s move to exit Kitimat LNG project a dash of ‘cold water’ for gas industry

  11-12-2019 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chevron Corp. announced the potential sale in its 2020 budget, adding it would also cut funding to gas-related ventures including Kitimat LNG and its shale gas fields in the northeastern United States.
  
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• Chevron looking to sell its 50 per cent stake in its Kitimat LNG project

  11-12-2019 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chevron Corp. says it is looking to sell its 50 per cent stake in the Kitimat LNG Project in British Columbia.
  
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• Love axe-tually: Airdrie couple chops down competition at world axe throwing championships

  11-12-2019 16:42
  
  What started as a fun activity at a birthday party three years ago led to an Airdrie couple competing at the World Axe Throwing League’s (WATL) largest competition of the year in Tucson, Ariz. over the weekend. Kendra Kolomyja and husband Nick joined 62 of the world’s best axe throwers at the 2019 Signarama World Axe Throwing Championship, which wrapped up Sunday. Kendra came home with the Highest Ranked Female award after placing 10th overall with a score of 1590 during th
  
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• Convicted murderer Allan Shyback denied full parole

  11-12-2019 16:03
  
  The Calgary man who strangled his wife and cemented her remains in the basement of their home in 2012 will remain in prison until 2021. Allan Shyback, 42, was denied early parole Tuesday. Shyback had been granted day parole in February and permitted to live in a halfway house after serving half of his 10 year sentence for the murder of Lisa Mitchell. The day parole was revoked in October due to deceitful behaviour after he failed to report that he had sex with a woman at a massage parlour. As a
  
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• Canadian diagnosed with brain tumour in Thailand undergoes surgery, wife says he is suffering

  11-12-2019 15:51
  
  The wife of a Canadian diagnosed with a brain tumour in Thailand said her husband has undergone surgery to have a drain inserted into his head in an effort to relieve some pressure before his hopeful return home despite his condition deteriorating. Kitchener resident Alex Witmer and his wife Jennifer Witmer, who had been living in New Brunswick, 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 month into thei
  
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• Thousands will lose coverage with change to provincial drug program

  11-12-2019 15:46
  
  The UCP government is changing the rules for the Seniors Drug Benefit Program, removing coverage for 46,000 Albertans.   The province is ending coverage for non-seniors, who were previously receiving coverage as dependents of seniors included in the plan. A spokesperson with Alberta Health said in a statement to CTV News Edmonton that the change brings Alberta in line with other provinces, which do not cover non-seniors through a seniors program. The change goes into effect March 1, 20
  
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• Thousands will lose coverage with change to Alberta drug program

  11-12-2019 15:46
  
  The UCP government is changing the rules for the Seniors Drug Benefit Program, removing coverage for 46,000 Albertans.   The province is ending coverage for non-seniors, who were previously receiving coverage as dependents of seniors included in the plan. A spokesperson with Alberta Health said in a statement to CTV News Edmonton that the change brings Alberta in line with other provinces, which do not cover non-seniors through a seniors program. The change goes into effect March 1, 20
  
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• Vancouver Island pilot ID'd as victim of deadly Gabriola Island plane crash

  11-12-2019 15:34
  
  An experienced pilot from Vancouver Island has been identified as one of the three people killed when a small plane crashed down on Gabriola Island Tuesday. A friend told CTV News that Mill Bay resident Alex Bahlsen is among the victims, and that his wife, who is currently on vacation out of country, has been notified about the terrible news. Raz Rydstrøm-Poulsen said he knew Bahlsen for about five years, and that he was funny, adventurous and an extremely capable pilot. "He was amazing.
  
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• In cryptic tweet, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre says she's not suicidal

  11-12-2019 15:19
  
  Virginia Giuffre, the woman who claims she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was a teenager, says she’s not suicidal and there are ‘evil people’ who want to see her silenced.Sign up for our Royal Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest newsJust over a week after the broadcast of her highly publicized BBC interview about her alleged involvement with the prince and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Giuffre shared a cryptic message on her Twitter account Tue
  
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• 2 children, 1 woman found dead in Montreal's Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood

  11-12-2019 15:18
  
  The bodies of a 42-year-old woman and two young boys, aged four and two, were found Wednesday morning in a home in Montreal’s east end Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood. At 8 a.m., police arrived at the residence on Place des Pointeliers, near Saint Jean Baptiste Boulevard, to inform them of the death of someone they knew. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says a 46-year-old man walked into a hospital in Joliette at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, where he later died by suicide. Police sou
  
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• Kawhi Leonard receives championship ring in return to Toronto, Clippers beat Raptors 112-92

  11-12-2019 14:52
  
  Kawhi Leonard got his 2019 NBA championship ring in downtown Toronto Wednesday night before the Los Angeles Clippers went on to beat the Raptors 112-92. This was the first appearance in Toronto by the former Raptors star since he led the team to its first championship in franchise history in June. Before the game, Leonard said he expexted the crowd would boo him upon his return to the city, but the reaction was quite the opposite. Fans inside Scotiabank Arena gave the finals MVP a standing ovati
  
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• Kawhi Leonard receives championship ring in return to Toronto

  11-12-2019 14:52
  
  Kawhi Leonard got his 2019 NBA championship ring in downtown Toronto Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Clippers visited the Raptors. This was the first appearance in Toronto by the former Raptors star since he led the team to its first championship in franchise history in June. Before the game, Leonard said he expexted the crowd would boo him upon his return to the city, but the reaction was quite the opposite. Fans inside Scotiabank Arena gave the finals MVP a standing ovation as he hit the fl
  
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• Kawhi Leonard gets championship ring and win in return to Toronto

  11-12-2019 14:52
  
  Kawhi Leonard got his 2019 NBA championship ring in downtown Toronto Wednesday night before the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Raptors 112-92. This was the first appearance in Toronto by the former Raptors star since he led the team to its first championship in franchise history in June. Before the game, Leonard said he expected the crowd would boo him upon his return to the city, but the reaction was quite the opposite. Fans inside Scotiabank Arena gave the finals MVP a standing ovation as he hi
  
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• Calgarians express national concerns to Alberta’s 'Fair Deal Panel'

  11-12-2019 14:51
  
  More than 500 Calgarians gathered Tuesday night at the Commonwealth Centre to express their concerns to the province’s "Fair Deal Panel." The nine-member panel is comprised of current and former politicians as well as business, legal and indigenous leaders. It aims to consult with Albertans on ways to give the province a bigger voice on the national stage and advance economic interests.  Calgarians had a chance to voice their questions and frustrations from building more pipelines, co
  
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• Alberta government to officially launch 'Energy War Room' in Calgary

  11-12-2019 14:17
  
  The Government of Alberta will debut its "Energy War Room" Wednesday morning in Calgary. Under its incorporated name, the Canadian Energy Centre (CEC), the initiative aims to fight against so-called foreign funded campaigns attacking Alberta’s oil and gas industry. Premier Jason Kenney, alongside Energy Minister Sonya Savage and CEC Managing Director Tom Olsen, will launch the war room at 11:30 a.m. at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).  The $30 million campaign is j
  
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• Alberta government officially launches 'Energy War Room' in Calgary

  11-12-2019 14:17
  
  The Government of Alberta debuted its "Energy War Room" Wednesday morning in Calgary. Under its incorporated name, the Canadian Energy Centre (CEC), the initiative aims to fight against so-called foreign-funded campaigns attacking Alberta’s oil and gas industry. Premier Jason Kenney, alongside Energy Minister Sonya Savage and CEC Managing Director Tom Olsen, launched the province's energy war room Wednesday morning with an announcement at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
  
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• These are Google's top trending Canadian moments of the decade

  11-12-2019 13:30
  
  From the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018 to the successes of the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and Canada’s Olympians in 2010, Canadians have had plenty to talk about in the past decade. CTVNews.ca spoke with Google Canada spokesperson Alexandra Klein to break down the biggest trending topics of the decade: 10. 2010 VANCOUVER OLYMPICS Canada emerged as a force in the Winter Olympics when Vancouver hosted the Games to kick off the decade in 2010. Canadian athletes racked up 26 medals, includin
  
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• New Zealand has ordered more than 1,290 square feet of skin for volcano victims

  11-12-2019 13:20
  
  New Zealand has ordered 1,292 square feet of skin to treat patients injured in Monday's volcanic eruption on White Island, authorities said Wednesday. A total of 47 people were on White Island, off the coast of North Island, when the eruption occurred. Six have been confirmed dead, while 25 people are currently hospitalized in critical condition. Search and recovery operations are continuing for those still missing and presumed dead on the island. The skin is now needed to treat patients severel
  
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• U.K. political leaders chase undecided voters on eve of vote

  11-12-2019 13:12
  
  British political leaders rose early Wednesday to pursue undecided voters on the eve of a national election, zigzagging across the country in hopes that one last push will get the wavering to the polls. Though opinion polls have consistently shown Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in the lead, surveys suggest the margin may be narrowing before Thursday's contest. All of the parties are nervous about the verdict of a volatile electorate weary after years of wrangling over Brexit,
  
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• Alberta’s ‘Fair Deal Panel’ holds town hall in Calgary

  11-12-2019 07:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Government's "Fair Deal Panel" stopped in Calgary Tuesday night. Thirty-nine people took the chance to share how they think Alberta could strengthen its stance at the federal level.
  
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• NDP says UCP changes to seniors drug benefit program could see thousands of Albertans lose coverage

  11-12-2019 06:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Official Opposition is calling on the Jason Kenney government to reverse a decision that it says could see 46,000 people in the province lose coverage they receive through the Seniors Drug Benefit Program.
  
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