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• 'A distinct identity:' Advocacy group wants protection for Alberta's wild horses

  28-12-2019 23:33
  
  Bob Henderson's love affair with wild horses began almost 50 years ago and he's become a passionate advocate for the ponies that roam in the Rocky Mountain foothills of west-central Alberta. “I was in the woods and this black stallion comes charging through the trees at me. He snorted and blew - and that was it,” Henderson recalled recently at a barn and corral operated by the Wild Horses of Alberta Society near Sundre. “I fell in love with those horses and I've worked hard jus
  
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• ‘Naloxone saves lives’: Drop in number of fentanyl-related deaths in Alberta

  28-12-2019 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report from the province shows that the number of fentanyl-related deaths has dropped in Alberta.
  
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• Canada thumped by Russia, lose star Lafreniere to injury at world juniors

  28-12-2019 22:45
  
  Canada was embarrassed 6-0 by Russia and also lost star winger Alexis Lafreniere to an apparent knee injury on a disastrous night for one of the tournament favourites at the world junior hockey championship Saturday. The projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft, Lafreniere was hurt early in the second period with the Canadians already down 3-0 as he cut to the net on a power play. The 18-year-old bumped into Russian goalie Amir Miftakhov after being knocked slightly off balance by defenceman Y
  
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• Woman charged with hate crime amid NYC anti-Semitic attacks

  28-12-2019 21:30
  
  A woman accused of slapping three people in one of a series of apparently anti-Semitic attacks reported throughout New York during Hanukkah was charged Saturday with attempted assault as a hate crime, court records show. Tiffany Harris, 30, was released without bail after her arraignment on the attempted assault charge and misdemeanour and lower-level charges , according to the records. Her lawyer, Iris Ying, declined to comment, and the New York Post reported that Harris rebuffed questions as s
  
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• Calgary boxer fighting for the health of her father

  28-12-2019 21:13
  
  A young woman, who is one formidable opponent inside the boxing and the mixed martial arts ring, says she is fighting for a much bigger cause. Bree Howling recently made the move from Muay Thai to boxing and won her first fight back in September. The 21-year-old says she has taken her inspiration from her father Ken, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia back in June. The disease, which affects blood and the body's bone marrow, is treatable, but it doesn’t mean it's an easy fight.
  
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• A final fundraiser for man who boosted ice bucket challenge

  28-12-2019 19:12
  
  Supporters of Pete Frates are taking one last chilly plunge for the former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped spread the ALS ice bucket challenge. The Frates family says Saturday's annual "Plunge for Pete" at Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts, will be their last. The event, in its eighth year, raised money for the Pete Frates .3 Fund, which helped pay for Frates' medical bills. The former Boston College baseball player, who lived in Beverly, a subu
  
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• Small plane crashes in Louisiana, killing 5: authorities

  28-12-2019 19:00
  
  A small plane crashed into the parking lot of a post office in Louisiana shortly after takeoff on Saturday, killing five people and fully engulfing a car on the ground in flames, authorities said. The two-engine Piper Cheyenne crashed about 1 mile from the Lafayette Regional Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said. The plane was en route to a college football playoff game in Atlanta between Louisiana State University and Oklahoma, said Steven Ensminger Jr., who told
  
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• Small plane crashes in Louisiana, five dead: report

  28-12-2019 19:00
  
  Five people are dead after a small plane crashed near a post office in southern Louisiana on Saturday, authorities said. Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit told KLFY-TV that the aircraft was an eight-passenger plane. He said there was one survivor in addition to the five fatalities. Three people on the ground were transported to the hospital. The report said a nearby Walmart store was evacuated as a precaution. Acadian Ambulance said via Twitter that it responded to the scene of a "crash of a sm
  
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• Death of woman in Fort McMurray deemed suspicious

  28-12-2019 18:53
  
  Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of a woman outside a home in Fort McMurray. Police were called to the home on Christmas Day at approximately 10:40 a.m. and found the woman outside. Mounties, along with the office of the Chief Medical Examiner, continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of Audrey Bignose, 49, of Fort McMurray. They are seeking anyone with information about the activities of Bignose between Dec. 24 and the morning of Dec. 25. Anyone wi
  
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• Whoops! U.K. publishes celebrity home addresses by mistake

  28-12-2019 18:22
  
  British officials have apologized after mistakenly publishing the home addresses of more than 1,000 people who received special honours including singers Elton John and Olivia Newton-John. The list also included Oscar-winning film directors, senior politicians and diplomats, popular athletes and people in sensitive defence roles. The addresses were published online for about an hour late Friday when the Cabinet Office posted the recipients of New Year's Honors, including knighthoods. "The inform
  
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• Widow of Walmart shooting victim says husband overcame burns from explosion in 1991

  28-12-2019 16:13
  
  The widow of a man who was fatally shot outside a Walmart in central Alberta says her husband overcame a 1991 propane explosion that put him in a coma for three months and burned over 84 per cent of his body. Roxine Williams says Jim Williams had been a truck driver, and after he was burned he had to retire. But she says he got through it and the couple had a good life. Williams says her husband had gone inside the Red Deer, Alta., store on Dec. 20 to pick up deodorant while she waited in the ca
  
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• Alberta Health Services seeks young artists for colouring contest

  28-12-2019 15:57
  
  Alberta Health Services is calling on all children across the province to participate in a free contest in order to promote the importance of getting immunized against the flu. According to a post on social media, the agency is looking for children to submit completed colouring pages of the Influenza Warrior.The Influenza Warrior Colouring Contest is now open! Download, colour and scan in your child’s entry between now and Jan 6. Full contest rules, plus colouring sheet available here: htt
  
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• Cat, which looks like Baby Yoda, looking for a home, she is

  28-12-2019 15:43
  
  If you thought Baby Yoda was cute, wait until you meet Joy, the rescue cat with an uncanny resemblance to the green "Star Wars" alien. With enormous ears, big, round eyes, and little button nose, Joy is the Baby Yoda we all dream of cuddling every night. The rescue cat was found by a humane society volunteer on Dec. 15 suffering with a large wound on the neck, which vets believe was caused by an animal attack, abuse by an owner, or an accident. Joy is thought to be one to two years old. Vets at
  
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• U.S. mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were shootings

  28-12-2019 15:23
  
  The first one occurred 19 days into the new year when a man used an axe to kill four family members including his infant daughter. Five months later, 12 people were killed in a workplace shooting in Virginia. Twenty-two more died at a Walmart in El Paso in August. A database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University shows that there were more mass killings in 2019 than any year dating back to at least the 1970s, punctuated by a chilling succession of deadly rampages
  
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• One person arrested for fatal assault in southeast Calgary

  28-12-2019 15:06
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a home in the southeast community of Radisson Heights Friday night. Officers were called to the home, on 9 Avenue S.E., at about 9:30 p.m. after a caller reported that two men were in an argument. When they got to the scene, they discovered the body of one of the men. Members of the Homicide Unit have been called in because the death is being considered suspicious. The other man, who was still at the scene, has been arrested. The
  
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• Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires

  28-12-2019 13:22
  
  Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia's iconic marsupial, while the fire danger increased in the country's east on Saturday as temperatures soared. The mid-northern coast of New South Wales was home to up to 28,000 koalas, but wildfires have significantly reduced their population in recent months. Koalas are native to Australia and are one of the country's most beloved animals, but they've been under threat due to a
  
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• New shipping rules expected to impact Canadian oilsands industry in 2020

  28-12-2019 13:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The deadline has been in place for years, but the change is still expected to wallop prices for heavy oil containing high levels of sulphur, such as raw bitumen from the Alberta oilsands.
  
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• Truck bomb in Somalia's capital kills at least 78 people

  28-12-2019 12:25
  
  A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 78 people including many students, authorities said. It was the worst attack in Mogadishu in more than two years, and witnesses said the force of the blast reminded them of the devastating 2017 bombing that killed hundreds. At least 125 people were wounded, Aamin Ambulance service director Abdiqadir Abdulrahman told The Associated Press. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed condemned the at
  
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• Truck bomb in Somalia kills at least 78 at rush hour

  28-12-2019 12:25
  
  A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 78 people including many students, authorities said. It was the worst attack in Mogadishu in more than two years, and witnesses said the force of the blast reminded them of the city's devastating 2017 bombing that killed hundreds. The blast occurred during rush hour as Somalia returned to work after its weekend. At least 125 people were wounded, Aamin Ambulance service director Abdiqadir A
  
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• Truck bomb in Somali capital kills at least 78 at rush hour

  28-12-2019 12:25
  
  A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 78 people including many students, authorities said. It was the worst attack in Mogadishu in more than two years, and witnesses said the force of the blast reminded them of the city's devastating 2017 bombing that killed hundreds. The blast occurred during rush hour as Somalia returned to work after its weekend. At least 125 people were wounded, Aamin Ambulance service director Abdiqadir A
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, December 27, 2019

  28-12-2019 07:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  EVERETT, Wash. - Tyler Brennan made 35 saves and the Prince George Cougars scored three first-period goals to beat the Everett Silvertips 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Flames beat Oilers 5-1 in season's first Battle of Alberta

  28-12-2019 05:55
  
  Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames (20-15-5), who had lost four of their previous five games. Connor McDavid responded for the Oilers (20-17-4), who have lost eight of their last 10. It was a disastrous start for Edmonton. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was muscled off the puck behind the net and Lindhol
  
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• Vehicle lands on Memorial Drive guard rail to avoid collision

  28-12-2019 05:41
  
  A motorist trying to avoid a crash ended up lodged on a guardrail separating the CTrain line from Memorial Drive Friday night. The incident took place around 8 p.m.,  across from St. George's Bridge, when an eastbound vehicle was forced to maneuver after getting cut off by another driver. Unfortunately, the motorist maneuvered their way onto the guard rail, causing one lane on eastbound Memorial to be shut down. CTrain service wasn't impacted, but transit officials were on scene to make the
  
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• Vehicle lands on Memorial Boulevard guard rail to avoid collision

  28-12-2019 05:41
  
  A motorist trying to avoid a crash ended up lodged on a guardrail separating the C train line from Memorial Boulevard Friday night. The incident took place around 8 p.m.,  across from St. George's Bridge, when an eastbound vehicle was forced to maneuver after getting cut off by another driver. Unfortunately, the motorist maneuvered their way onto the guard rail, causing one lane on eastbound Memorial to be shut down. C train service wasn't impacted, but transit officials were on scene to ma
  
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• Hubbard finishes as NCAA’s leading rusher as Texas beats Oklahoma

  28-12-2019 05:33
  
  Sherwood Park’s Chuba Hubbard finished the regular season as the nation’s leading rusher in the Texas Bowl in Houston Friday night. Texas A&M scored 24 straight points to overcome an early deficit and beat Oklahoma State 24-21 in the game. Kellen Mond ran 67 yards to give the Aggies (8-5) a 21-14 lead early in the fourth quarter. Mond cut to the right to avoid a couple of defenders and outran everyone else. Tre Sterling had a shot to tackle him around the 25, but Mond ran away fr
  
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• Sizzling temperatures hit Australia as wildfires persist

  28-12-2019 05:20
  
  A code red was issued in South Australia on Friday as temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius (108 Fahrenheit) in the state's capital, while firefighters battling wildfires in New South Wales established containment lines in cooler conditions ahead of an expected heatwave this weekend. South Australia last week had 86 homes destroyed after wildfires flared in catastrophic conditions, as its capital Adelaide endured a heatwave peaking at a sizzling 46 C (115 F). There was respite during the Christmas
  
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• U.S. military base blares false alarm amid North Korea concerns

  28-12-2019 05:15
  
  A U.S. military base in South Korea accidentally blared an alert siren instead of a bugle call, causing a brief scare just as the U.S. and its allies are monitoring for signs of a provocation from North Korea, which has warned it could send a "Christmas gift" over deadlocked nuclear negotiations. The siren at Camp Casey, which is near the border with North Korea, went off by "human error" at around 10 p.m. Thursday, said Lt. Col. Martyn Crighton, a public affairs officer for the 2nd Infantry Div
  
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• Thai SEAL dies of blood infection a year after cave rescue

  28-12-2019 05:11
  
  A Thai navy SEAL who was part of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave has died of a blood infection contracted during the risky operation. The Royal Thai Navy says Petty Officer 1st Class Bayroot Pakbara was receiving treatment but his condition worsened after the infection spread into his blood. He is the second navy diver who lost his life in the high-profile operation that saw the boys and the coach extracted from deep inside the northern cave complex, whe
  
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• Thai Navy SEAL dies from infection he contracted during cave rescue

  28-12-2019 05:11
  
  A Thai Navy SEAL has died from an infection he contracted during the daring rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand last year. The Thai Royal Navy confirmed the death of Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara in a statement Friday. "Mourning Sergeant Major Beirut Pakbara, the hero of the cave who passed away. The Royal Thai Navy would like to express our deepest condolences to Beirut's family," the statement read. Beirut contracted a blood infection during the&nb
  
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• Alberta’s Chuba Hubbard becomes 2nd player in Oklahoma State University history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season

  28-12-2019 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A running back from Sherwood Park, Alta., reached another milestone in his NCAA football career on Friday despite Texas A & M beating him and his Oklahoma State University teammates 24-21 in the Texas Bowl.
  
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• Small business confidence dips in December

  28-12-2019 03:49
  
  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) offered a frosty fiscal forecast Friday, showing that small business confidence has dipped across the country, with Alberta leading the pack of provincial pessimists as the least hopeful. According to the monthly Business Barometer, just 38 per cent of Alberta businesses surveyed in December said they felt business was in good shape. "Certainly the latest indicators in Alberta show that they are among the least optimistic they've been outsid
  
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• Self-serve options growing beyond checkouts

  28-12-2019 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Work, kids, and a million other things -- people are just always busy and that means a lot of us are looking for convenience. 
  
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• Stephen Harper and Calgary's poet laureate, Sheri-D Wilson among 120 Canadians named to Order of Canada

  28-12-2019 02:30
  
  A Calgary-based former Prime Minister, a spoken word poet, a philanthropist, a novelist and a speaker of the Senate were among the appointments to the Order of Canada announced Friday. Stephen Harper, Sheri-D Wilson, Gordon Hoffman, Katherine Govier and Daniel Hays were among the 120 new appointments to the Order of Canada, announced by the Right Honourable Julie Payette, the Governor-General of Canada. The Calgarians joined a national list that included, among many others, Oscar-winning filmmak
  
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• Lethbridge blood services in need of donations

  28-12-2019 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  While it is still the season of giving, Canadian Blood Services officials say they are hoping more people will consider booking and keeping blood donation appointments before the new year.
  
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• Small Lethbridge businesses strategize as residents hit big retailers for Boxing Day

  28-12-2019 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brave customers ventured out Thursday on what's known as the biggest shopping day of the year.
  
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• Lethbridge residents hit big retail stores for Boxing Day

  28-12-2019 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Boxing day can be a chaotic day for shoppers, but it’s also an opportunity for well-known retailers to make big bucks. However, not all local businesses can say the same. So we set out to find how the big retailers, along with local businesses and customers fared.
  
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• Edmonton soccer phenom Alphonso Davies to take part in ceremonial faceoff when Oilers host Flames

  28-12-2019 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alphonso Davies' ascension in the soccer world will be honoured by the Edmonton Oilers when the Alberta-raised teen takes part in a ceremonial puck-drop ahead of a game against the Calgary Flames.
  
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• Calgary police identify murder victim as Ontario man

  28-12-2019 01:06
  
  Investigators have released the name of a man who was shot to death on Boxing Day and say he was only in the city for a couple of days before he was killed. Calgary police say, following an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Medical Examiner, the victim has been identified as Farah Hersi Handule, 23, of Ontario. Detectives say Handule only arrived in Calgary on Dec. 24 before he was shot in a targeted attack on 16 Avenue N.W. Thursday night. Police were called to the scene, near Home Road, j
  
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• Boxing Day shooting victim was wanted on Canada-wide warrant

  28-12-2019 01:06
  
  Investigators have released the name of a man who was shot to death on Boxing Day and say he was only in the city for a couple of days before he was killed. Calgary police say, following an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Medical Examiner, the victim has been identified as Farah Hersi Handule, 23, of Ontario. Detectives say Handule only arrived in Calgary on Dec. 24 before he was shot in a targeted attack on 16 Avenue N.W. Thursday night. They have also confirmed to CTV News that he was b
  
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• International boxing star lands in Calgary to promote new league

  28-12-2019 00:44
  
  Phillipine boxing phenom Manny Pacquiao traded in his boxing boots for basketball shoes while making his way through Calgary Friday. In an exhibition game at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex situated in the Tsuut’ina First Nation, Pacquiao thrilled a large crowd with layups and jump shots instead of hooks and crosses. The game was held as part of a promotional spot for the Maharlika Philipinas Basketball League. As CEO and founder of the association, Pacquiao is hoping to use his celebrity status t
  
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• Next generation of ski jumpers to represent Canada at World Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne

  28-12-2019 00:00
  
  You can take the ski jump out of Calgary, but Calgary's next generation of world-class ski jumpers don't care. They're bound for the World Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland just the same. Despite the closure of the ski jumping facilities at Canada Olympic Park, Stephane Tremblay and Noah Rolseth, both Calgarians, will be in Lausanne, Switzerland January 19th, skiing in the men's individual competition.It turns out that leaving town to train may have turned into an opportunity that transformed b
  
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