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• The pros and cons of using growth charts to track kids’ development

  17-12-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  For Canadian children, growth chart mapping is as routine as medical appointments and immunizations. But one doctor says they are an unreliable marker of health and just lead to stress. Laurel Gregory explains in this Family Matters.
  
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• Lawyer argues Ottawa’s consultation with Indigenous groups on Trans Mountain pipeline project was meaningful

  17-12-2019 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that was reasonable, adequate and fair.
  
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• NDP 'sorry' for improper use of voters list to send Christmas cards from Singh

  17-12-2019 23:14
  
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's office is apologizing after a staffer improperly used information from Election Canada's voter list to send Christmas cards to people's home addresses. "This was an unintentional thing that happened that should not have happened," said Singh’s spokesperson George Soule. "We are sorry." According to the NDP the staff member was putting together the list of recipients for holiday cards and in instances where a person's name did not have an address listed, the emplo
  
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• Calgary police investigate apparent child abuse caught on Twitch livestream

  17-12-2019 23:03
  
  The Calgary Police Service's Child Abuse Unit is investigating a livestreamed video that critics say involves a baby being physically abused. The clip, that went online through the service called Twitch, shows a woman becoming fairly aggressive with an infant, who appears to be no more than a year old. The woman is seen throwing the baby on the bed multiple times and, at one point, it appears the woman bites the arm of the child. A decription of the video, which has already been removed, indicat
  
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• Calgary police investigate apparent child abuse caught on a Twitch livestream

  17-12-2019 23:03
  
  The Calgary Police Service's Child Abuse Unit is investigating a livestreamed video that critics say involves a baby being physically abused. The clip, that went online through the service called Twitch, shows a woman becoming fairly aggressive with an infant, who appears to be no more than a year old. The woman is seen throwing the baby on the bed multiple times and, at one point, it appears the woman bites the arm of the child. A decription of the video, which has already been removed, indicat
  
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• Quick response from Okotoks RCMP stops suspected catalytic converter thieves in their tracks

  17-12-2019 22:48
  
  A pair of suspected catalytic converter crooks apparently chose the wrong vehicle Saturday night in Okotoks. The incident in question took place around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday when a victim flagged down an Okotoks RCMP officer to say he was parked nearby when a man cut the catalytic converter off his vehicle and fled in what appeared to be a white Chevy truck. More Okotoks RCMP officer showed up and were able to locate a truck that matched the description. Both occupants were arrested and a search
  
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• Blood donors needed over the holiday season

  17-12-2019 22:17
  
  The holiday season is usually a challenging time for Canadian Blood Services. Donations tend to go down but the need for blood products at Alberta hospitals typically increases. And because donors tend to be older, territory manager Jhoanna Delrosario says there is a need to draw younger people to give blood. “If you’re 17-years-old and above, there’s no maximum age," she said. "Please become a blood donor and give the gift of life over the holiday season.  This is the per
  
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• 'Maybe someone would recognize her': Video of Edmonton porch package theft goes viral

  17-12-2019 22:13
  
  An Edmonton woman is bringing attention to so-called "porch pirates" after a package was stolen off her porch on Monday afternoon. Kristin Carignan said she received an email from Amazon on Monday night that a package had been delivered to her home in Terwillegar Towne, but when she checked outside her door, there was no sign of any mail. Carignan checked her doorbell camera. The video showed the package being delivered at 12:19 p.m. At 1:22 p.m. a woman comes onto her porch, picked up the box,
  
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• Caught on camera: Package stolen from Edmonton porch

  17-12-2019 22:13
  
  An Edmonton woman is bringing attention to so-called "porch pirates" after a package was stolen off her porch on Monday afternoon. Kristin Carignan said she received an email from Amazon on Monday night that a package had been delivered to her home in Terwillegar Towne, but when she checked outside her door, there was no sign of any mail. Carignan checked her doorbell camera. The video showed the package being delivered at 12:19 p.m. At 1:22 p.m. a woman came onto her porch, picked up the box, g
  
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• Morneau says they will consider calls by provinces to change health transfers

  17-12-2019 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday that several provinces had expressed interest in changing the health transfers agreement reached in 2017, which he says was to be a 10-year deal, and said they would consider the requests before deciding on next steps.
  
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• Morneau, other ministers not looking yet at ad hoc payments for agriculture industry

  17-12-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his counterparts from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba said on Tuesday they are not yet looking at ad hoc payments to help the agriculture industry, despite a difficult harvest this year. However, Saskatchewan’s minister did say they would be expressing issues their farmers experienced from Ottawa’s carbon pricing program.
  
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• 16-year Christmas card tradition sparks hunt for Grade 2 author ‘Your friend, Angus’

  17-12-2019 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2003 a couple in Edmonton found a Christmas card from a local student in their mailbox. It's become tradition for them to read it aloud every year to friends and family. Now they're trying to find the student who wrote the card.
  
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• Saskatchewan environment minister disappointed with lower carbon tax rebates

  17-12-2019 21:52
  
  Saskatchewan's environment minister says he's not surprised but disappointed that the federal government is lowering carbon tax rebates for the province's residents in the new year. Dustin Duncan is also questioning what changed in the federal government's calculations. He says he's scheduled to meet with federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson this week in Regina. Ottawa announced that it will be lowering carbon tax rebates for those in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Manitoba -- provinces it
  
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• Former Flames' player and NHL tough guy details unconventional path in new book

  17-12-2019 21:47
  
  The worst beating of Stu Grimson's career turned into a moment of clarity for one of hockey's premier tough guys. Playing in just his fourth NHL game, Grimson and the Calgary Flames were hosting the Edmonton Oilers. He'd won a surprise victory over Edmonton pugilist Dave Brown two nights earlier, and a rematch was a sure thing. At age 24, Grimson had already fought 74 times in pro hockey, but this one would be different. Brown picked up a decisive victory with three left hands to Grimson's face,
  
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• ‘Greatest existential threat of our time:’ Ottawa makes carbon tax case against Alberta in court

  17-12-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The climate crisis is a national and global issue that can't be fought entirely by the provinces, a lawyer for the federal government argued Tuesday.
  
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• Federal government lawyers defend Canada’s carbon tax in Alberta Court of Appeal

  17-12-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sharlene Telles-Langdon, in her opening arguments in support of Ottawa, called climate change the greatest challenge of our time.
  
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• 'Free child safety kits' could compromise your child's identity, BBB says

  17-12-2019 21:24
  
  Scammers have cooked up a new way to access personal information, this time from Canada's most vulnerable population. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Scam Tracker, fraudsters posing as child safety experts are offering "free child safety kits" to parents as a way to protect their children from becoming victims of crime. However, by responding to these organizations, the BBB says families are unwittingly putting their kids in danger. Usually, parents are contacted over the phone, by
  
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• Green Line committee pushes discussion to new year as it opts to hold public hearing

  17-12-2019 20:44
  
  A City of Calgary committee for the Green Line LRT project was expected to discuss new alignment options through the downtown core Tuesday morning, but instead voted in favour of holding a public hearing. Committee members voted 5-4 in favour of allowing Calgarians to voice their concerns. Administration was originally scheduled to provide three options for a recommended alignment on the first stage of the Green Line, but those plans weren’t made available. Instead, administration will rep
  
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• Impaired school bus driver arrested with children aboard: RCMP

  17-12-2019 20:42
  
  A school bus driver southwest of Edmonton was arrested for being impaired before driving students home Monday afternoon, according to RCMP. Mounties responded to Graminia School, located south of Spruce Grove, at 3:11 p.m. and arrested the driver while students were on the bus just prior to its scheduled departure. School staff were the ones to point out the safety concern with the driver, police said in a news release. Charges are pending against the 46-year-old female driver. Anyone with infor
  
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• 'We're sorry': 15M LifeLabs customers may have had data breached in cyberattack

  17-12-2019 20:38
  
  Hackers may have obtained the personal data of 15 million LifeLabs customers after a systems breach, and this includes addresses, passwords, birthdays, health card numbers and even lab results.Here's what to do if you think you're affected by the cyberattackLifeLabs, one of the largest private providers of health diagnostic testing, said in an open letter to its customers that the firm had become aware of a recent hack to its computer systems which contained customer information, names and login
  
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• 15M LifeLabs customers may have had personal data breached in cyberattack

  17-12-2019 20:38
  
  Hackers may have obtained the personal data of 15 million LifeLabs clients after a systems breach, and this includes addresses, passwords, birthdays, health card numbers and, in some cases, lab results.See more on the hack from CTV News VancouverIn an open letter to the firm’s customers, LifeLabs disclosed it had become aware of a recent hack to its computer systems which contained customer information, names and logins. The letter said the majority of these customers were in B.C. and Onta
  
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• Revelstoke RCMP investigating reported overnight theft of Alberta snowmobiles

  17-12-2019 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the alleged theft occurred on Dec. 16 at a local hotel.
  
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• 'This work is feeding me': CRA scammer opens up to Edmonton man in 90-minute call

  17-12-2019 20:17
  
  By now, most people are aware of the Canada Revenue Agency scam: a person claiming to be from the tax agency calls and threatens legal action or an arrest if you don't pay a certain amount right then and there. The call is, of course, fraudulent, but that hasn't stopped many Canadians from turning over their hard-earned dollars to scammers. But for one Edmonton man, a typical scam call turned into something unexpected—an honest, heartfelt conversation with the person trying to steal his mo
  
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• Erratic driving investigation in Lethbridge leads to seizure of smorgasbord of drugs

  17-12-2019 20:11
  
  A 28-year-old man faces drug trafficking charges following a Sunday afternoon traffic stop that was prompted by erratic driving. Lethbridge Police Service members were called to a location along McMaster Boulevard shortly after 2 p.m. following a complaint from the public regarding a driver. Officers located and stopped the suspect vehicle in the area. According to LPS officials, the driver appeared to be under the influence of drugs and was arrested. A search of the man's jacket and the vehicle
  
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• Curtain goes up in flames at Central Memorial High School

  17-12-2019 20:11
  
  Drama of a different kind unfolded in the theatre at Central Memorial High School Tuesday morning, prompting a response by fire crews. A curtain was left too close to a light and ignited, sending smoke into the building in the city's southwest, said a fire department spokesperson. Students were evacuated from the school for a short time as members of the Calgary Fire Department ventilated the building, but have since returned. No injuries were reported.
  
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• Nearly 1M 'average-sized joints' worth of weed seized in Sask. trafficking investigation

  17-12-2019 20:08
  
  The Saskatoon Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, along with a dozen other RCMP and Saskatoon Police Service units, have completed a four-month long investigation regarding illegal cannabis and derivative trafficking. On Dec. 15 and 16, search warrants were executed at three locations in Saskatoon, including in the 2400 block of Hanover Avenue, the 400 block of Pendygrasse Road, a storage locker facility in the 3000 block of 11th Street West, police said in a news release. Another search w
  
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• Big oil, big banks and environment leaders link up to solve climate crisis

  17-12-2019 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Founding members include Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil and Shell Canada, as well as the World Wildlife Federation, and federal and Alberta government representatives.
  
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• Airdrie RCMP seek to return antique swords, jewelry found during traffic stop

  17-12-2019 19:36
  
  Investigators who discovered a cache of items, believed to be stolen, during a traffic stop last week are seeking their rightful owners. Airdrie RCMP stopped a vehicle just north of Crossfield, Alta., on Dec. 12. The driver was arrested and a number of items were seized. Police are now working to locate the rightful owners of a large duffel bag filled with a collection of antique swords and a small case containing several pieces of antique jewelry. Officials say all of the items are "very distin
  
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• Airdrie RCMP seek to return antique swords and jewelry found during traffic stop

  17-12-2019 19:36
  
  Investigators who discovered a cache of items, believed to be stolen, during a traffic stop last week are seeking their rightful owners. Airdrie RCMP stopped a vehicle just north of Crossfield, Alta. on Dec. 12. The driver was arrested and a number of items were seized. Police are now working to locate the rightful owners of a large duffel bag filled with a collection of antique swords and a small case containing several items of antique jewelry. Officials say all of the items are "very distingu
  
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• City hopes Calgarians will make this year a green Christmas

  17-12-2019 19:15
  
  Despite the snow blanketing the city, Calgarians are being encouraged to have a green Christmas by making sure things like gift wrapping, boxes and holiday food scraps make it into the right coloured carts for collection. As well, the city is reminding residents there will be no black, blue and green cart collection on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year's Day (Jan. 1, 2020). If your cart collection normally falls on those days, it will be picked up two days earlier, on Dec. 23 and Dec. 30. "Ca
  
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• Rona Ambrose is thinking over a Tory leadership bid: source

  17-12-2019 19:05
  
  Former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose thinking over the possibility of leadership bid, a source with close knowledge of the situation has told CTV News. In an email, the source said Ambrose is taking "the time to think it over" after enjoying a transition that has her "squarely entangled in the private sector." She has to consider factors like her health, freedom, family time and privacy, the source told CTV News, and had "never imagined going back to politics." The revelation that Amb
  
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• Small earthquake shakes parts of eastern Ontario

  17-12-2019 18:14
  
  People living in an eastern Ontario city may have felt the rumblings of a small earthquake Tuesday morning. According to Natural Resources Canada, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Cornwall, Ont., a city located 103 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, at around 9:19 a.m. There have been no reports of injuries or damage. But several people did report feeling the quake. On Twitter, one resident compared the earthquake to a “big truck going by.” According to statistical information on
  
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• As grocery prices rise, here's what Canadians are cutting back on in 2020

  17-12-2019 17:33
  
  Most Canadians are concerned about rising prices of vegetables, fruit and meat as the cost of basic groceries is expected to go up in 2020, a survey found. The report, conducted by Angus Reid and released by Dalhousie University, surveyed 1,507 Canadians in early December. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents said they’re worried about vegetable prices, with another 60 per cent concerned about the cost of fruit, and 54 per cent concerned about how much they’re paying for meat. Eighty-s
  
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• Numerous crashes on highway between Lethbridge and Taber, black ice prevalent

  17-12-2019 16:14
  
  RCMP are asking motorists to drive to the conditions following multiple crashes on Highway 3 near Barnwell Tuesday morning. Coaldale and Taber RCMP have responded to "numerous collisions" between Lethbridge and Taber. Poor highway conditions, including black ice, is prevalent in the area. For the latest highway conditions visit 511 Alberta.
  
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• What's the best day of the week to fill up? Knowing could save you money

  17-12-2019 16:03
  
  There are good and bad days of the week to fill up your gas tank, according to a new study from GasBuddy. The lowest average gas prices are found on Tuesdays. Mondays and Fridays are the worst days to head to the pumps.“Canadians can collectively bring down their expenses by timing their purchases to the lowest price day of the week- a simple yet noticeable change in behavior that can add up,” Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy said in a written release. Albe
  
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• Alberta ‘needs action’ from federal government to stem western alienation: Toews

  17-12-2019 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews told reporters on Tuesday, before meeting with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, that there is “a real sense of alienation” in the province and that Alberta will need “more than words” from the Trudeau administration if it hopes to foster unity.
  
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• An inside look at Alberta’s ‘war room’

  17-12-2019 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News got a first look inside the Canadian Energy Centre. The "Alberta War Room" — as it was initially dubbed — has been the topic of much discussion ever since it was pitched as part of the UCP platform in the last provincial election.
  
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• Alberta ‘really, really needs’ funds from fiscal stabilization program: Toews

  17-12-2019 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews said on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting between the federal and provincial finance ministers, that his province “really, really needs” more funds from the fiscal stabilization program because of the difficult economic situation.
  
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• Carbon tax rebate amounts reduced in four provinces

  17-12-2019 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements.
  
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• Alberta's challenge of Ottawa's carbon tax continues

  17-12-2019 15:15
  
  The province is back in Alberta Court of Appeal today fighting the federal carbon tax. Provincial lawyers are laying the ground work against a federal carbon tax that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2020. In a rare move, news cameras are allowed inside the courtroom.Watch the livestream beginning at 10 a.m.The Alberta government is arguing that each province has the right to set its own policies to fight climate change. The UCP repealed the NDP carbon tax and replaced it with a version that only affects
  
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• Cannabis edibles now available for sale in Canada, Alberta stores won't receive stock until mid-January

  17-12-2019 14:25
  
  As of Tuesday, cannabis edibles are available for sale in Canada but you won’t find any of the legal products on store shelves in Alberta, Ontario or Quebec until the new year. That’s because the three provinces run their own distribution systems rather than allowing producers to ship directly to retailers.  Edibles include anything from beverages, gummies and baked goods along with topical oils and balms that can be absorbed through the skin for pain relief.  The industry
  
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• Cannabis edible sales now legal in Canada, Alberta stores won't receive stock until mid-January

  17-12-2019 14:25
  
  As of Tuesday, cannabis edibles are available for sale in Canada but you won’t find any of the legal products on store shelves in Alberta, Ontario or Quebec until the new year. That’s because the three provinces run their own distribution systems rather than allowing producers to ship directly to retailers.  Edibles include anything from beverages, gummies and baked goods along with topical oils and balms that can be absorbed through the skin for pain relief.  The industry
  
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• End of private investigation into Toronto billionaire murders doesn't mean arrest imminent: Donovan

  17-12-2019 14:24
  
  The end of a private investigation into the murders of Barry and Honey Sherman should not be mistaken for a sign that an arrest is imminent, according to a journalist who has closely followed the case. Kevin Donovan, a Toronto Star investigative reporter who has written a book about the murder of the wealthy Toronto couple, told CTV's Your Morning that he suspected Monday's announcement of the investigation ending had more to do with the leads it generated drying up. "Nothing had gone to the pol
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates gets 45 days in jail

  17-12-2019 13:45
  
  A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Trump campaign official Rick Gates to 45 days in jail despite what she said was "extraordinary" co-operation with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe and other Justice Department investigations. The jail sentence, which U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said was needed to deter others and to reflect the seriousness of his crimes, is to be served intermittently during three years of probation that she also imposed. The sentence resolves o
  
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• Mother attacked at Saskatoon park now suffers from anxiety, can't be in crowds

  17-12-2019 13:20
  
  It’s been a harrowing several months for Bonnie Halcrow since she was attacked at a Saskatoon park in May while visiting her daughter. Late that month, disturbing video showed the Manitoba mother, who was visiting Saskatoon at the time, being kicked and punched by what appeared to be a swarm of at least four young teenagers. A pair of 13-year-olds, a boy and a girl, were charged with assault. Three others involved were deemed too young to face charges, Saskatoon police spokesperson Julie C
  
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• Beaten by teenagers earlier this year, this Manitoba mother suffers from anxiety

  17-12-2019 13:20
  
  It’s been a harrowing several months for Bonnie Halcrow since she was attacked at a Saskatoon park in May while visiting her daughter. Late that month, disturbing video showed the Manitoba mother, who was visiting Saskatoon at the time, being kicked and punched by what appeared to be a swarm of at least four young teenagers. A pair of 13-year-olds, a boy and a girl, were charged with assault. Three others involved were deemed too young to face charges, Saskatoon police spokesperson Julie C
  
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• Finance ministers to push Morneau for health care, stabilization funds at meeting

  17-12-2019 12:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The country's finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa Tuesday, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta on the agenda.
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: The final homecoming of Lukas Strasser-Hird, Part 2

  17-12-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Crime Beat,' crime reporter Nancy Hixt concludes her two-part series on the death of Lukas Strasser-Hird.
  
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• Wheels in motion to rework payments to budget-strained provinces, Morneau says

  17-12-2019 10:16
  
  Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau is ordering his officials to come up with ways to change how Ottawa hands out money to cash-starved provinces -- hinting changes could be coming soon -- but left the details to be determined in 2020. Resource-rich provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan had put proposals on the table at Tuesday's finance ministers meeting to expand the fiscal stabilization program that helps provinces and territories facing sudden holes in their budgets, such as those create
  
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• Police bust luxury SUV theft ring that stole hundreds of vehicles

  17-12-2019 10:00
  
  Police have made a significant dent in a multi-million dollar vehicle theft ring that has hit Ottawa and Eastern Ontario hard. Ontario Provincial Police released details today of Project SHILDON targeting criminals who were stealing high-end vehicles and shipping them overseas. Twenty people, all residents of Montreal, have been charged with 350 offences, after the theft of close to 500 luxury vehicles. OPP and other police services have managed to recover 97 of those cars. It's the theft of sev
  
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