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• University of Calgary students protest proposed tuition hikes

  13-12-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dozens of students protested a proposed tuition hike inside and outside of a University of Calgary board of governors meeting early Friday morning.
  
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• Extradition order upheld for accused Calgary drug runner

  13-12-2019 23:49
  
  A Calgary man's application for a judicial reivew of an extradition order to the United States for drug offences has been dismissed. In January 2018, U.S. officials requested William Carruthers and five others be extradited to face charges connected to an alleged cross-border smuggling ring. U.S. prosecutors allege the ring was coordinated by David Oliynyk, a Canadian citizen, and Carruthers was a runner, who delivered two kilograms of heroin to an undercover American agent in Bellingham, Wash.
  
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• Deportation order upheld for accused Calgary drug runner

  13-12-2019 23:49
  
  A Calgary man's application for a judicial reivew of a deportation order to the United States for drug offences has been dismissed. In January 2018, U.S. officials requested William Carruthers and five others be extradited to face charges connected to an alleged cross-border smuggling ring. U.S. prosecutors allege the ring was coordinated by David Oliynyk, a Canadian citizen, and Carruthers was a runner, who delivered two kilograms of heroin to an undercover American agent in Bellingham, Wash. o
  
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• Divorce during the downturn: families struggle after splitting up, navigating system

  13-12-2019 23:35
  
  Dealing with a divorce is one of the most difficult things families can face. With job losses and decreased income, some Alberta families are falling behind on support payments and some say trying to navigate the system designed to enforce it has pushed them to the financial and emotional brink. "All I wanna do is feed my family," said Brent Morris, a divorced father who says he has not been able to consistently keep up with his court-ordered support payments from his divorce in 2012. Economic f
  
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• A killer installation: Alberta company helps with orca skeleton for science

  13-12-2019 23:26
  
  The land-locked town of East Coulee near Drumheller is known for Hodoos and dinosaur bones. It’s also home to Dinosaur Valley Studios, a company that specializes in creating life-like full-size replicas of prehistoric creatures. But in October it was commissioned by the Royal British Columbia Museum to mount orca bones into a life-like pose. The catch was the museum wants to be able to remove each individual bone at any time for research purposes. "Because this is a research specimen (ther
  
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• Abdulahi Sharif sentenced to 28 years for trying to kill Edmonton police officer, pedestrians

  13-12-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man convicted of attacking an Edmonton police officer and then running down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison.
  
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• Abdulahi Sharif sentenced to 18 years for trying to kill Edmonton police officer

  13-12-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man convicted of striking an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside a football game has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
  
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• Aircraft 'equipment issue' was reported moments before Gabriola Island plane crash

  13-12-2019 22:31
  
  A new report shines light into what may have caused a small twin-engine airplane to crash on Gabriola Island Tuesday, killing all on board. A Transport Canada occurrence report released Friday lists "system/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant]" in its Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS) report for the flight that crashed on the B.C. Gulf Island on Tuesday evening. The report details how the private plane with three people aboard "reported an equipment issue and
  
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• 3 people killed in Gabriola Island crash, officials confirm

  13-12-2019 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The small airplane that crashed on B.C.'s Gabriola Island Tuesday killed three people, according to a new report from federal aviation officials.
  
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• 3 people killed in Gabriola Island crash: Federal aviation report

  13-12-2019 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The small airplane that crashed on B.C.'s Gabriola Island Tuesday killed three people, according to a new report from federal aviation officials.
  
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• Going to see The Rise of Skywalker? Why not make a day of it… literally

  13-12-2019 22:18
  
  Die-hard Star Wars fans across the country have been waiting a long time to witness the conclusion of the newest trilogy with Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, set to open in theatres next week. In order to prepare for the ninth movie in the series, Cineplex is offering fans in Toronto an epic experience – all of the previous films, in order, for a 21-hour-long marathon. Beginning on Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., movie goers can buy a ticket for $59.99 at the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto and buckle
  
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• Morneau to unveil report on Canadian economy

  13-12-2019 22:08
  
  The Trudeau Liberals will deliver a report on the state of the economy and federal finances first thing next week. Finance Minister Bill Morneau is tweeting that a fiscal update will be made public on Monday.A new Parliament is underway: Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletterThe Liberals have spent days in the House of Commons being asked by the Opposition Conservatives for the update amid concerns about the state of the country's economy. The Conservatives charge that the conditions are ri
  
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• 'Armed and dangerous' suspect apprehended in southern Alberta, released ahead of court appearances

  13-12-2019 21:27
  
  A 38-year-old man who was wanted in connection with weapon offences and theft in the High River area has been arrested. RCMP officials confirm Robert Duane Vincent was apprehended without incident. Vincent's arrest was the result of collaboration with the Nanton and Claresholm RCMP detachments as well as the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit. Vincent was wanted on charges including:Careless use of a firearm Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public Possession of stolen property over $5,
  
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• Visual effects studio that worked on 'Lion King' remake shuts down Vancouver office

  13-12-2019 21:06
  
  Employees at a Vancouver visual effects studio that worked on some blockbuster Hollywood films, including the recent "Lion King" remake, learned this week that the studio is ceasing operations in the city immediately. CTV News has obtained an internal email circulated at Moving Picture Company informing employees of the decision. "It is with regret we announce today that our Vancouver studio will cease operations effective immediately and refocus our geographical presence in other locations," th
  
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• Three men steal police car in officer-involved shooting near Red Deer

  13-12-2019 20:40
  
  Three men are in custody after a shooting involving a police officer and a stolen police car that happened on Friday morning. An RCMP officer responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Highway 596 and Range Road 10, west of Red Deer around 5:30 a.m. While at the scene, the officer came across a second vehicle which was also in the ditch. The officer asked the three men inside and asked if they needed assistance and police say a confrontation ensued. The officer fired their service pistol
  
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• Teen arrested in connection with threat at Lethbridge school

  13-12-2019 19:24
  
  Students were told to shelter in place at the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Friday after authorities were informed of a threat leveled against the school. According to Lethbridge Police Service officials, officers were deployed to the high school at approximately 10 a.m. and the school was placed in lockdown, after school staff reported a threat had been made against a group of students. Police determined a 17-year-old male who did not attend the school was responsible for the threat, The susp
  
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• Lethbridge Collegiate Institute closed as a result of a threat

  13-12-2019 19:24
  
  Students are being told to shelter in place at the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Friday after authorities were informed of a threat leveled against the school. Officials issued a statement about the situation on social media, saying police have been called to the college to investigate.Lethbridge Collegiate Institute is currently under lockdown. Please see the @LethSchDivision for more information: https://t.co/ixDHCkDazX pic.twitter.com/yzUTjOK8IJ — LethbridgeSchoolDivision (@LethSchDiv
  
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• Arrest made in connection with threat at Lethbridge school

  13-12-2019 19:24
  
  Students were told to shelter in place at the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Friday after authorities were informed of a threat leveled against the school. Officials issued a statement about the situation on social media, saying police had been called to the college to investigate. However, a short time later, police announced the lockdown had been lifted and one person has been arrested.One person is in now in custody and the lockdown at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute in no longer in effect.
  
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• Fireworks will ring in the new year above the Calgary Tower

  13-12-2019 19:08
  
  The City of Calgary will ring in the new year with a midnight fireworks display from the Calgary Tower. That will culminate an evening of celebrations planned across the city on Dec. 31, including skating and fire pits at Olympic Plaza and Bowness Park, and the Lions Festival of Lights at Confederation Park. "Wherever you are in the city, we hope you look up to see the spectacular sparks of colour light up the sky," said Teresa Byrne, superintendent of arts and culture, in a release. The firewor
  
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• Small western Alberta town evacuated for natural gas leak

  13-12-2019 18:57
  
  A natural gas leak has forced the evacuation of a small west-central Alberta community. Yellowhead County issued a natural gas supply alert for the hamlet of Brule, a community of about 85 people. All residents of Brule are being asked to leave after a local natural gas main was struck by a construction crew, the county said.  The evacuation is precautionary."They're working to get that fixed as soon as possible in anticipation of allowing residents back in, hopefully today," said Yellowhea
  
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• Small western Alberta hamlet evacuated for natural gas leak

  13-12-2019 18:57
  
  A natural gas leak has forced the evacuation of a small west-central Alberta community. Yellowhead County issued a natural gas supply alert for the hamlet of Brule, a community of about 85 people. All residents of Brule are being asked to leave after a local natural gas main was struck by a construction crew, the county said.  The evacuation is precautionary."They're working to get that fixed as soon as possible in anticipation of allowing residents back in, hopefully today," said Yellowhea
  
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• Evacuation order lifted for small western Alberta hamlet after gas leak

  13-12-2019 18:57
  
  A natural gas leak that forced the evacuation of a small west-central Alberta community has been resolved. Yellowhead County issued a natural gas supply alert for the hamlet of Brule, a community of about 85 people, Friday morning. All residents of Brule were asked to leave after a local natural gas main was struck by a construction crew, the county said.  "They're working to get that fixed as soon as possible in anticipation of allowing residents back in, hopefully today," said Yellowhead
  
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• Brad Wall not interested in Conservative party leadership, hopes Rona Ambrose is

  13-12-2019 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brad Wall said Friday he's honoured people are thinking of him, but he's finished with elected politics and is enjoying life in the private sector.
  
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• U.K. company grants workers hangover days to stay home after a night out

  13-12-2019 18:44
  
  As employers are encouraged to offer a more flexible approach to working, one British business is giving its workers ‘hangover days’ to stay home when they’ve had one too many the night before.` Marketing agency The Audit Lab, based in Bolton in the north west of England, employs ten staff including senior digital PR manager Ellie Entwhistle. “You just use them as and when you need them,” Entwhistle told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview. “I’ve probably ha
  
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• Pilot killed in Gabriola Island crash was heir to German cookie empire

  13-12-2019 18:31
  
  The pilot killed in Tuesday's plane crash on Gabriola Island was an heir to a German cookie fortune and a direct descendant of the company's founder, a German newspaper reports. Alex Bahlsen was a successor to the Bahlsen biscuit empire and a great-grandson of company founder Hermann Bahlsen, according to German tabloid Bild. The Bahlsen fortune was cemented in 1891 with the creation of the company's famous shortbread cookie, the Leibniz Butterkeks. The private company is based in Hanover and ex
  
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• Scheer's resignation sparks questions about Conservative Party's future

  13-12-2019 18:03
  
  OTTAWA -- Signs began to emerge Friday that the coming race to replace outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be an acid test for whether social conservatives have a place in the Conservative Party of Canada. But difficult as that discussion could be for the party, an even nastier, more personal fight is threatening to unravel the party's governance structure. At the centre of it is executive director Dustin Van Vugt, whose status as the party's chief operating officer was in limbo Frid
  
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• After announcing resignation, Scheer misses last question period before break

  13-12-2019 18:03
  
  The day after Andrew Scheer abruptly announced he won't be leading the Conservative party for much longer, he is leaving his deputy to lead the charge against the government in question period. Leona Alleslev, named by Scheer as deputy Conservative leader after the October election, attacked the Liberals for their fiscal record, warning that Canada isn't ready for a fading global economy. Scheer's seat next to hers was empty. A Conservative spokesman says Scheer is having private meetings today.
  
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• 'It brings resolution': Windsor police solve decades-old murder of 6-year-old girl

  13-12-2019 17:13
  
  Windsor police announced Friday investigators have solved a decades-old murder of a six-year-old girl. Authorities announced they have identified the person responsible for the 1971 murder of Ljubica Topic. Police said the identification was made possible due to advances in DNA technologies and the extensive collection of evidence back in 1971, at a time when DNA wasn’t even a known tool. “Ljubica Topic was a little girl with her entire life ahead of her and it was stolen,” say
  
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• Thousands of 'penis fish' litter California beach

  13-12-2019 16:51
  
  Before you avert your eyes, they’re not what you might think they are. The thousands of pink, pulsating phallic creatures that were discovered on a northern California beach after a recent storm are actually marine worms. The 25-centimetre-long worms are officially named Urechis caupo, but they’re also known as “fat innkeeper worms” or “penis fish.” According to the magazine Bay Nature, the non-segmented marine worms were uprooted from their deep burrows in th
  
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• Scores of 'penis fish' litter California beach

  13-12-2019 16:51
  
  Before you avert your eyes, they’re not what you might think they are. The thousands of pink, pulsating phallic creatures that were discovered on a northern California beach after a recent storm are actually marine worms. The 25-centimetre-long worms are officially named Urechis caupo, but they’re also known as “fat innkeeper worms” or “penis fish.” According to the magazine Bay Nature, the non-segmented marine worms were uprooted from their deep burrows in th
  
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• U of C grad students protest proposed tuition hike

  13-12-2019 16:28
  
  Graduate students gathered outside of the University of Calgary's Board of Governors meeting Friday morning to voice concerns with a proposed five per cent tuition increase in 2020. The students are calling on the board to discard the proposal and adopt an increase that reflects the Consumer Price Index. The board is slated to vote on the tuition increase on Jan. 10, 2020. The provincial government removed the tuition freeze in its budget released in the fall. The Graduate Students' Association
  
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• Advocates push for more wildlife corridors in Banff National Park

  13-12-2019 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Trans-Canada Highway inside Banff National Park is lined on either side with 2.4-metre-high, reinforced wire fences. There are six wildlife overpasses and 38 underpasses to protect humans and animals.
  
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• PM Trudeau issues revamped mandate letters for cabinet ministers

  13-12-2019 15:43
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released the revamped mandate letters for each of his 37 cabinet ministers. The public issuing of the mandate letters continues a practice started by Trudeau in 2015. These new marching orders come just under a month after the prime minister unveiled his expanded cabinet.          A new Parliament is underway: Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter“It is more important than ever to unite around our shared purpose, as we b
  
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• Sentencing decision expected for man who tried to kill Edmonton officer, pedestrians

  13-12-2019 15:09
  
  Justice Paul Belzil will deliver the sentence for Abdulahi Hasan Sharif on Friday afternoon. Crown lawyers are calling for a life sentence for the man who struck a police officer with a car before stabbing him repeatedly outside of a CFL game in 2017. Sharif, 32, was found guilty in the attack on the officer as well as mowing down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van. He was convicted of attempted murder, aggravated assault, criminal flight causing bodily harm and dangerous driving. Sharif was ask
  
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• Man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer, four others gets 28 years in prison

  13-12-2019 15:09
  
  Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, the man convicted of attempted murder for an attack on an Edmonton police officer and four others in 2017, was sentenced to 28 years in prison Friday. Sharif's sentence was delivered by Justice Paul Belzil in an Edmonton courtroom. "Although no sentence can repair the terrible harm done, hopefully the conclusion of this case will allow those impacted to have some measure of closure," Belzil said before handing down the sentence. Sharif, 32, was found guilty in the Sept. 30
  
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• Province funds external review of CBE finances, management

  13-12-2019 14:54
  
  Alberta's education minister has ordered an independent review of the Calgary Board of Education in response to what she alleges is the board's demonstrated "inability to appropriately manage its finances following a series of questionable decisions." The review, which is being conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, will explore the board's cost-management processes as well as its administrative and financial condition. "I expect all boards to prioritize the educational experience of Alberta's student
  
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• Weatherman sent nearly 16,000 child porn files: officials

  13-12-2019 13:37
  
  A former Ohio television weatherman accused of downloading child porn emailed himself nearly 16,000 such images to view on other devices, investigators said in recently unsealed search warrants. Mike Davis used one email account to regularly send himself “batches” of files depicting sexually explicit images of young girls over a period of seven years, according to the records unsealed Wednesday. Davis, 60, pleaded not guilty to four child pornography-related charges in October. Davis
  
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• Pager systems used in healthcare could be exposing patient data across Canada

  13-12-2019 13:25
  
  Paging systems used across B.C. could be exposing sensitive health data of patients, and the privacy researcher who first discovered the data breach believes it’s likely happening across the country. “I wouldn’t be surprised to find this everywhere in Canada,” said privacy researcher Sarah Jamie Lewis, in an interview with CTVNews.ca in Vancouver. Lewis first discovered and reported the breach to Vancouver Coastal Health in November 2018. Now, internal emails released thi
  
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• Fitness trackers for kids: Weighing the pros and cons of wearable technology

  13-12-2019 13:20
  
  Are wearable fitness trackers good for your children? With some companies marketing their products directly to kids, it may be on their Christmas wish list this year. But what are the benefits of your child wearing one and how does it affect their behaviour?  Tech writer Avery Swartz says she won’t buy her 8-year-old daughter a fitness tracker because of privacy and behavioural concerns.  “I started to notice when she was about five how habitual certain behaviours around te
  
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• 17-year-old boy facing first degree murder charges

  13-12-2019 12:42
  
  A teenage boy is facing first degree murder charges in connection to Saskatoon’s most recent homicide. Police executed a search warrant in the 300 block of Avenue H south Thursday evening, looking for more evidence in connection to the teen charged with murder. The homicide took place last Saturday in the 200 block of Avenue X north. A 35-year-old man was shot, and died of his injuries in hospital. The teen is also charged with possession of a firearm while prohibited to do so. Anyone with
  
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• Impeachment charges head to House as Trump cries 'hoax'

  13-12-2019 07:38
  
  WASHINGTON -- Democrats propelled U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment toward a historic vote by the full U.S. House as the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It's the latest major step in the constitutional and political storm that has divided Congress and the nation. The House is expected to approve the two articles of impeachment next week, before lawmakers depart for the holidays. The partisan split in the committee vote -- 23 D
  
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• House panel debates late for historic Trump impeachment vote

  13-12-2019 07:38
  
  The House Judiciary Committee lumbered toward a historic vote late Thursday night to approve articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump, splitting sharply along party lines in a grueling session. It was expected to end with charges being sent to the full House for action next week, before the holidays. The committee, made up of some of the most strident Democrats and Republicans in Congress, clashed for more than 13 hours as Republicans insisted on lengthy debate on amendments d
  
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• House committee delays historic vote on Trump impeachment

  13-12-2019 07:38
  
  The House Judiciary Committee abruptly postponed a historic vote on articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump, shutting down a 14-hour session that dragged with partisanship but had been expected to end with the formal charges being sent to the full House for a vote next week. Approval of the two charges against the president is still expected Friday in the committee. But the sudden turn late Thursday punctuated the deep split in the Congress, and the nation, over impeaching th
  
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• Kenney's approval rating has dropped since fall: Polls

  13-12-2019 05:45
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is experiencing a dip in approval ratings, according to two recent polls. Kenney has returned from meetings in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a 54 per cent approval rating, says Angus Reid Institute. Polls in June put Kenney's approval rating at 61 per cent, and 60 per cent in September. The survey consisted of a random sample of 4,516 Canadians who are participants of ARI's forum. Data in Alberta was said to have a +/-4.0 per cent margin of error. Seco
  
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• Study reveals the real perpetrators of sexual assault against adolescent girls in Canada

  13-12-2019 04:59
  
  A new study of Canadian sexual assault cases shows that raising the age of consent from 14 to 16 has not led to the prosecution of significant numbers of young men for engaging in sexual relationships with younger teenage girlfriends. The study, which was published in the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, demonstrated that the men accused in sexual offences against adolescent girls in Canada were “on average 19 years older than the complainant, and almost half of the girls reported ab
  
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• Former NBA commissioner Stern has emergency brain surgery

  13-12-2019 04:58
  
  The NBA said former Commissioner David Stern suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage Thursday and had emergency surgery. The league said in a statement its thoughts and prayers are with the 77-year-old Stern's family. Stern served exactly 30 years as the NBA's longest-tenured commissioner before Adam Silver replaced him on Feb. 1, 2014. Stern has remained affiliated with the league with the title of commissioner emeritus and has remained active in his other interests, such as sports technology. Stern
  
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• Accused in Calgary quadruple killing trial found guilty on all charges

  13-12-2019 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people charged in connection with the deaths of four people were found guilty of all charges they had been facing in a Calgary courtroom on Thursday night.
  
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• ‘Worth his weight in gold’: Pilot killed in Gabriola crash remembered for animal rescue work

  13-12-2019 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There's two things that I know about him that he loves. The first one would be flying, for sure. The second one would be would be animals."
  
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• Duo found guilty in murder associated with quadruple homicide

  13-12-2019 03:32
  
  After deliberating for nearly three full days, an eleven person jury found 27-year-old Yu Chieh (Diana) Liao and 27-year-old Tewodros Kebede both guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Hanock Afowerk. The body of the 26-year-old was found beaten, shot and duct-taped in a ditch west of Calgary on July 12, 2017. Two days earlier, 36-year-old Glynnis Fox, 39-year-old Tiffany Ear and 25-year-old Cody Pfeiffer were found shot to death in Afowerk’s torched vehicle at a construction site i
  
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• B.C. girl teaching class to knit hats for babies, food bank users

  13-12-2019 03:24
  
  A Metro Vancouver girl with an unusual hobby is using her talents to bring joy to strangers. Knitting isn't often associated with eight-year-olds, but it's one of Sophia Karmali's favourite pastimes. "It's just fun," the Burnaby, B.C., girl told CTV News Thursday. Her fascination with the knitting needle started last year, when her aunt showed her how to make hats. "If I work all day, I can make one in a day," Sophia said.But it was a comment from her mother that planted an idea in Sophia's head
  
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