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• Players, young and old, participate in annual outdoor tournament in Chestermere

  27-12-2019 23:29
  
  Hundreds of hockey and ringette players hit the ice at Chestermere Lake, in the second annual Tim Hortons Western Canada pond hockey championships Friday. For many of the players, who range in age and skill level from tyke, to midget, and adult rec league, it's the first time they've ever played on an outdoor ice rink. "You know, it's right back to grassroots hockey, old time hockey just sit out on the pond. It's a great for a lot of kids," says tournament chair Alex Halat. “Now with urban
  
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• Calgary police officers step up to brighten holidays for local families

  27-12-2019 22:20
  
  Calgary police officers went above and beyond the call of duty over the holiday season to ensure a pair of families had a Merry Christmas.  And two separate notes of gratitude posted to social media say they were successful. The first was from a couple who took their six kids and mother-in-law for breakfast at the Blackfoot Diner on Christmas Day. "We are a big group whenever we go out, and it’s always pricey taking out so many people for a meal," read the note. "But it was Christmas
  
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• Leaked videos show SEALs describing Gallagher's conduct: New York Times

  27-12-2019 22:08
  
  Members of SEAL Team 7 Alpha Platoon described their platoon leader, retired Special Operations Chief Eddie Gallagher, as "toxic" and "evil," according to video recordings of the interviews obtained by The New York Times. Gallagher's war crimes case gained national attention after U.S. President Donald Trump controversially intervened on his behalf, ignoring Pentagon leaders who had told the president such a move could damage the integrity of the military judicial system. "The guy is freaking ev
  
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• 'Humbled to be chief': Calgary's police chief looks back on 2019 and ahead to 2020

  27-12-2019 21:45
  
  Calgary's chief of police Mark Neufeld spent some time over the holidays with CTV Calgary's Tara Nelson to reflect on the work that the men and women of the Calgary Police Service have done throughout the year and the force's priorities moving forward. While Calgary's homicide rate dropped in 2019, Chief Mark Neufeld says the main concern for him is the frequency of gun violence in the city. "It's not a record year by any means, but it's still a high year for us,” he said. “In compar
  
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• Remains of 6 people found after Hawaii tour helicopter crash

  27-12-2019 19:12
  
  The remains of six people have been found after a helicopter on a tour of one of the most rugged and remote coastlines in Hawaii crashed at the top of a mountain on the island of Kauai, authorities said. Officials said Friday that there are no indications of survivors and that a search for the last person yet to be recovered would resume in the morning, depending on weather. Those who were recovered have not been identified and their families are being notified, authorities said. A search began
  
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• George Michael's sister dies on Christmas Day, exactly three years after singer

  27-12-2019 18:01
  
  George Michael's sister Melanie Panayiotou was found dead on Christmas Day, exactly three years after the British pop star died, the family's lawyer has confirmed to CNN. "We can confirm that very tragically Melanie has passed away suddenly," the family's lawyer, John Reid, said in a statement on Friday."We would simply ask that the family's privacy be respected at this very sad time." London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement to CNN that emergency services were called to a home in north
  
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• Inuk pop singer-songwriter Kelly Fraser dead at 26

  27-12-2019 17:53
  
  Kelly Fraser, an Inuk pop singer-songwriter, has died at the age of 26. Fraser was born in Sanikiluaq, NT, but was living in Winnipeg on and off for a few years. Her Facebook page has been turned into a memorialized account. She first made waves with a cover of a Rihanna song sung in Inuktitut posted online in 2013 that has been viewed more than 380,000 times.  Fraser released her first album “Isuma” in 2014. Her second album “Sedna,” which came out in Feberuary 2017
  
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• Inuit pop singer-songwriter Kelly Fraser dead at 26

  27-12-2019 17:53
  
  Kelly Fraser, an Inuit pop singer-songwriter, has died at the age of 26. Fraser was born in Sanikiluaq, NT, but was living in Winnipeg. Her Facebook page has been turned into a memorialized account. She first made waves with a cover of a Rihanna song sung in Inuktitut posted online in 2013 that has been viewed more than 380,000 times.  Fraser released her first album “Isuma” in 2014. Her second album “Sedna,” which came out in 2017, was nominated for a Juno for Indig
  
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• Reido Project spreads holiday warmth to patients in Calgary hospital

  27-12-2019 17:43
  
  Patients in the neurology unit at the Foothills hospital received an unexpected gift on Christmas Day from a family looking to bring some cheer to those dealing with difficult circumstances over the holidays. Caroline Stephenson lost her husband, Reid Schmidt, to cancer just before Christmas last year. The 55-year-old corporate lawyer died on Dec. 10, 2018 from a terminal brain tumour. The Reido Project was inspired by a gift from a high school friend. "Three weeks before Reid died, we received
  
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• BLOG: Reflecting on the northern Alberta wildfires

  27-12-2019 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reporter Julia Wong reflects on the weeks she spent in northern Alberta this past summer covering the wildfires.
  
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• Woman says ear buds from Canadian Tire caught on fire on Christmas Day

  27-12-2019 17:04
  
  An Ontario woman has issued a warning to consumers after ear buds she purchased at Canadian Tire caught fire on Christmas Day. Mom-of-two Nicole Tarkovits bought a pair of wireless ear buds, similar to the much coveted and expensive Apple AirPods, from Canadian Tire in Cambridge, Ont., as Christmas gifts for her children. She said her daughter’s pair caught fire after “half an hour” while charging for the first time. “I had 20 people here cooking. I was trying to figure o
  
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• Woman says ear buds from Canadian Tire caught on fire Christmas Day

  27-12-2019 17:04
  
  An Ontario woman has issued a warning to consumers after ear buds she purchased at Canadian Tire caught fire on Christmas Day. Mom-of-two Nicole Tarkovits bought a pair of wireless ear buds, similar to the much coveted and expensive Apple AirPods, from Canadian Tire in Cambridge, Ont., as Christmas gifts for her children. She said her daughter’s pair caught fire after “half an hour” while charging for the first time. “I had 20 people here cooking. I was trying to figure o
  
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• Canadian border agents on the lookout for parental abductions during holiday season

  27-12-2019 16:56
  
  Canadian customs officials say they are on the lookout for parental abductions during the holiday season, as statistics show this time of celebration and family travel is conducive to kidnapping attempts by parents - particularly involving children visiting foreign countries. It's a phenomenon that may be little known to the general public, but quite familiar to employees of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as well as for organizations such as the Missing Children's Network. "Currently
  
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• Avalanche warnings remain for several mountain regions in southern Alberta and B.C.

  27-12-2019 15:39
  
  Those planning to head to the mountains this weekend are urged to use caution as avalanche warnings remain in effect for the mountain regions in southern Alberta and British Columbia. Recent storms that blew through Western Canada dropped a significant amount of snow on top of a weak, persistent layer within the snowpack. The warnings are for both users of backcountry and front-country avalanche terrain, and are widespread. The areas include:Kananaskis Country Banff-Yoho-Kootenay National Parks
  
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• Edmonton boy battles rare disease that makes him ‘itch like crazy’

  27-12-2019 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  It started with a terrible itch, then the toddler turned yellow.
  
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• Suspected impaired driver slams into Toronto bus shelter

  27-12-2019 13:59
  
  A man has been taken into custody on suspicion of impaired driving after he allegedly slammed his vehicle into a TTC bus shelter that had people inside. According to investigators, the man lost control of his vehicle in the area of Sheppard and Progress Avenues overnight Friday. The vehicle veered off the road, went through some bushes and then struck the bus shelter.There were people inside the shelter at the time, police said, but it is not known exactly how many. No injuries have been reporte
  
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• World's 'coolest' Lego set could help develop quantum computing

  27-12-2019 13:38
  
  If you thought that Lego's were the coolest toys on the planet while you were growing up, it turns out that you were right. Scientists at Lancaster University in England conducted an experiment in which they froze several Lego blocks to the lowest possible temperature, and what they discovered could be useful in the development of quantum computing. Led by Dr. Dmitry Zmeev, the scientists used a custom-made dilution refrigerator, which the university says is the most effective refrigerator in th
  
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• Liberal government faces challenges to climate, economic policies early in 2020

  27-12-2019 12:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians can expect legislation in 2020 to set five-year goals on the way to both 2030 and 2050 emissions targets.
  
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• Liberals face challenge to climate, economic policies early in 2020

  27-12-2019 12:24
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is adding no emissions that will stay in the atmosphere. But one of the first things his government has to decide in the new year is whether to give cabinet approval to a major new oilsands project that environment advocates say is absolutely incompatible with reaching the "net-zero" target. Environment groups say
  
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• 'Things will never be the same again': What will the retail landscape look like in 2020?

  27-12-2019 11:56
  
  If you tried to describe the way we shop today to Canadians who lived in the 1920s, it would probably sound like something ripped from a science fiction novel. As we reach the end of this decade, millions of shops can be accessed with voice commands, or by pressing a few buttons. Advertisements appear wherever you look online and are curated based on what you say and type. But as we enter the next decade, John Torella, a senior adviser with retail consulting firm J.C. Williams Group, said Canadi
  
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• 'An era of dynamic change': What will the retail landscape look like in 2020?

  27-12-2019 11:56
  
  If you tried to describe the way we shop today to Canadians who lived in the 1920s, it would probably sound like something ripped from a science fiction novel. As we reach the end of this decade, millions of shops can be accessed with voice commands, or by pressing a few buttons. Advertisements appear wherever you look online and are curated based on what you say and type. But as we enter the next decade, John Torella, a senior adviser with retail consulting firm J.C. Williams Group, said Canadi
  
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• 'Itch like crazy:' Edmonton boy battles ultra-rare disease

  27-12-2019 11:27
  
  Armando Perez was only three months old when he got itchy. His mom, Alexandra Perez, says it wasn't normal scratching that could be fixed with a cute pair of baby mittens. It was so bad that there were blood stains on his bedsheets and scabs on his little arms and legs. At first, she thought Armando might have an allergy. “I tried different laundry detergents and different body washes, but he was still itchy,” recalls Perez, as the now 2 1/2-year old and his big brother and little si
  
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• Portion of 16 Avenue closed after man found dead

  27-12-2019 06:24
  
  A man's body was found on 16 Avenue late Thursday evening after residents reported to police hearing shots fired in the area. Police were called to the area of 16 Avenue and Home Road NW just before 9 p.m. EMS confirmed to CTV News Calgary a man was found dead on 16 Avenue, or TransCanada Highway, and that he he had been shot. Calgary EMS said no one else was injured. Police had closed a section of the road between 46 Street and Home Road NW and taped off nearby Shell and Esso gas stations as of
  
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• Portion of 16 Avenue closed after male found dead

  27-12-2019 06:24
  
  A man's body was found on 16 Avenue NW late Thursday evening in the community of Montgomery after residents reported to police hearing shots fired in the area. Police were called to the area of 16 Avenue and Home Road NW just before 9 p.m. EMS confirmed to CTV News Calgary a male was found dead on the road. Police said he had been shot. Calgary EMS said no one else was injured. Investigators had closed a section of the road between 46 Street and Home Road NW and taped off nearby Shell and Esso g
  
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• Man found shot to death on 16th Avenue N.W., Homicide Unit investigating

  27-12-2019 06:24
  
  WARNING: This story contains imagery which some readers may find disturbing.A man's body was found on 16th Avenue N.W. late Thursday evening in the community of Montgomery after residents reported hearing shots fired in the area. Police were called to the area of 16th Avenue and Home Road N.W. just before 9 p.m. EMS confirmed to CTV News Calgary a male was found dead on the road. Police said he had been shot. Calgary EMS said no one else was injured. Investigators closed a section of the road be
  
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• Expecting mom OK after fatal crash near Jasper

  27-12-2019 06:04
  
  A pregnant woman and her baby are recovering after a crash on an Alberta highway last week that claimed the life of the woman’s teen sister. The Vancouver teen killed in a crash near Jasper on Dec. 22 has been identified by family as 16-year-old Rainbow Skye Bernard. A fundraiser is being held in her memory to help with funeral costs and related expenses. Bernard died on scene after the vehicle she was riding in collided with another vehicle on Highway 16. Her sister, 32-week pregnant Aliy
  
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• Plane crash in Kazakhstan: 12 killed, dozens hurt

  27-12-2019 04:55
  
  A jetliner with 98 people aboard struggled to get airborne and crashed shortly after takeoff Friday in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people, authorities said. The Bek Air jet, identified as a 23-year-old Fokker 100, hit a concrete wall and a two-story building soon after departing from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital, airport officials said. The aircraft's tail also struck the runway twice during takeoff, indicating that it struggled to get off the ground, Deputy Prime Min
  
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• 12 killed, dozens hurt after plane crashes in Kazakhstan

  27-12-2019 04:55
  
  A plane with 98 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people, Kazakh officials said. There were 54 people hospitalized with injuries, at least 10 of them in critical condition. The cause of the predawn crash in the Central Asian nation was unclear, but authorities were looking at whether pilot error or technical failure were factors, Kazakhstan's deputy prime minister Roman Sklyar said. Sklyar said the plane's tail hit the runway twice during
  
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• This 10-bedroom mansion was offered for only US$50,000, with one catch

  27-12-2019 03:28
  
  A 6,000-square-foot, 10-bedroom Victorian mansion could've been yours for only US$50,000, but there was one catch: You had to put together a restoration proposal for the historic property in order to be considered. Built in 1861, the mansion is in Auburn, New York, in the Finger Lakes region about 40 kilometres west of Syracuse. The city of Auburn purchased the foreclosed property, and the city's Planning Department partnered with real estate agent Michael DeRosa to come up with the unique metho
  
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• Meet the stars behind the success of the Mac’s Triple AAA Hockey Tournament

  27-12-2019 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tournament of this magnitude would be impossible if not for the tireless efforts of hundreds of volunteers.
  
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• Calgarians brave busy stores to search out Boxing Day bonanzas

  27-12-2019 02:41
  
  As if Black Friday and Cyber Monday weren’t enough, Calgarians braved long lines and big crowds for some Boxing Day deals. “Boxing Day I think is still for Canadians, or at least Calgarians, the busiest day,” said Chinook Centre general manager Paige O’Neil. But others weren’t convinced.  A number of shoppers said the day wasn’t as busy as they expected it would be. “We knew that they would be busy in [Best Buy] and in fact it’s not as quite a
  
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• 'Spin doctors': Alberta war room draws criticism over writer titles

  27-12-2019 02:21
  
  A group of Canadian journalists want the Canadian Energy Centre (CEC) to drop some terminology they deem misleading of their actual job description. The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is asking Alberta’s energy industry 'war room' employees to stop describing themselves as “reporters” to interview subjects they're writing about for the CEC website. The stories told on the site are all tilted towards positively promoting the province’s energy sector. But the CAJ
  
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• Woman in wheelchair robbed of iPhone she was trying to sell for Christmas money

  27-12-2019 01:46
  
  An Ottawa-area woman with multiple sclerosis was robbed of the iPhone she was trying to sell for some extra Christmas money after meeting a would-be buyer who responded to her online ad. “The idea was to sell my old phone to help get me through January,” 46-year-old Tammy Cullhain told CTV Ottawa. “It’s been such a hard time lately. I thought I was doing something good… I wanted to make a few other people’s Christmas’ a bit better.” Cullhain, who
  
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• Winnipeg man runs 100 kilometres on Boxing Day

  27-12-2019 01:13
  
  A Winnipeg man spent Boxing Day doing something very different. He hit the pavement in support of Siloam Mission. For the fifth straight year, Junel Malapad, who is a local ultramarathon runner, spent the day running. He calls the annual run ‘Change Boxing Day to Running Day’. His goal this year was to run 100 kilometres. He started at 4 a.m. Thursday and spent the day running a three-kilometre loop at The Forks. “Siloam Mission helps out a lot of homeless people, and people sh
  
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• One dead in Christmas night fire at Cardston motel

  27-12-2019 00:40
  
  The Cardston RCMP are investigating after one man died in a Wednesday night structure fire at a Cardston, Alta. motel. On Dec. 25, just after midnight, the Cardston County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) and the local RCMP received a number of 911 calls about a fire at the motel in Cardston. Once CCFES and the RCMP arrived, the motel was evacuated except for one male, who witnesses had seen inside his room and wasn't evacuating. Emergency Services and RCMP were able to access the room, where
  
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• A giant red star is acting weird and scientists think it may be about to explode

  27-12-2019 00:11
  
  A young, bright star has been acting a little erratic lately. The star, Betelgeuse, is suddenly dimming. It may be a sign, astronomers say, that the star is about to explode. Another possibility is the red supergiant may just be going through a phase. Ed Guinan, an astronomy professor at Villanova University, was the lead author on a December 8 paper entitled "The Fainting of the Nearby Supergiant Betelgeuse." He told CNN that Betelgeuse (pronounced: BAY-tel juice) been declining in brightness s
  
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