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• Armed robbery investigation results in arrest and 15 charges

  09-01-2020 23:55
  
  Strathmore RCMP have arrested one man and are looking for three other suspects following an armed robbery in Langdon last week. Police were called about 11 a.m. on Jan. 2 after four men armed with a shotgun, a handgun and a hammer went into a business and stole more than $5,000. They then fled in a vehicle. The investigation led to the arrest of Kristopher Ronald Neergaard, 49, of Mountain View County, who is facing 15 charges, including:Robbery with a firearm Being disguised with intent Two cou
  
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• Ryan takes over after Pearn out as head coach of Canadian women’s hockey team

  09-01-2020 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Less than three months out from the women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia, Hockey Canada's director of women's national teams Gina Kingsbury said a change in leadership style was required.
  
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• Video in apparent Epstein suicide attempt is lost, U.S. says

  09-01-2020 23:16
  
  Video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt "no longer exists," federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday. Officials at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York believed they had preserved footage of guards finding Jeffrey Epstein after he appeared to have attempted suicide, but actually saved a video from a different part of the jail, prosecutors said. The FBI also has determined that the footage does not exist on the jai
  
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• Calgary dancer, instructor to host benefit performance for brain cancer, while battling the disease

  09-01-2020 23:15
  
  The co-owner of long-running Calgary dance studio Dance With France is raising funds for brain cancer research, while in the midst of her own battle with a rare form of the disease. In June, Rochelle Gartner was diagnosed with glioblastoma or brain tumour. The upcoming second annual Dance of Thrones competition and performance will raise funds for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Gartner underwent emergency brain surgery shortly after diagnosis, and is resuming chemotherapy. "What’s
  
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• Cold snap expected to last a week or more in Calgary, temperatures forecast to fall to -30 C range

  09-01-2020 23:04
  
  What's worse than an Arctic air mass bringing bitter cold to southern Alberta this weekend? The fact it’s going to stick around for the foreseeable future. CTV Calgary meteorologist Kevin Stanfield says current forecasting models don't extend far enough to show when we'll get a reprieve. "We're looking at a period, starting Saturday, where the temperature falls 10 degrees below normal, on the high side, then stays there for at least a week," said Stanfield. "Low temperatures will push into
  
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• Down syndrome learning facility celebrates disability accreditation

  09-01-2020 22:25
  
  Connect Up With Downs helps young adults learn the skills they need to become more independent, whether that’s doing laundry, cooking, or riding public transit. Laura Richeson is the founder and opened the doors to the program in September 2017. Richeson is celebrating the fact the facility has received Creating Excellence Together (CET) accreditation with the Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS). “Currently our members have to get an exemption to get funding for our program
  
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• Cenovus pledges to reclaim 1,500 of its abandoned wells by 2030

  09-01-2020 22:18
  
  Calgary-based energy giant Cenovus says it will reclaim 1,500 of its abandoned oil wells over the next 10 years, with the vast majority of those operations located in Alberta. The move is part of plans covering the next decade, which include reducing emissions, reclaiming old wells, investing with First Nations groups and better managing fresh water resources. The company announced its environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets Thursday and says they will help it position it to "thrive i
  
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• Edmonton Iranian leader calls for truth behind plane crash that killed dozens of Canadians

  09-01-2020 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The family and friends of those people, Canadians — they have a right to know what happened there. And what was the reason behind this," said Reza Akbari, president of the Iranian Heritage Society of Edmonton.
  
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• Alberta doctors not ruling out court challenge in response to billing changes

  09-01-2020 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta doctors say they haven't ruled out a court challenge to the government's billing rule changes that physicians say could profoundly affect patient care.
  
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• Over 20 Canadian universities and colleges mourn students, faculty killed in Iran plane crash

  09-01-2020 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 has left more than 20 Canadian universities and colleges grieving the loss of students and faculty.
  
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• Don Martin: Who's in the running to become the next Conservative leader, and what are their odds?

  09-01-2020 20:51
  
  It’s attracting less water cooler conversation than Justin Trudeau’s struggling beard, but the race to replace the Conservative leader is about to leave the starting gate. Unfortunately the candidate most likely to win remains on the sidelines, although I’m told former interim leader Rona Ambrose is giving her entry a final weekend of contemplation before ending the suspense on Monday. But with little sign of an Ambrose ground game ramping up, it suggests the ballot name the Li
  
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• Number of Alberta flu cases more than double over holiday season

  09-01-2020 20:43
  
  Three more people in Alberta died over the holiday season from complications related to the flu virus, according to new numbers released by Alberta Health Services Thursday. All three of those deaths were in the Edmonton zone. A total of nine people in the province have died so far this flu season with lab-confirmed cases of the virus, six were reported in Edmonton while one was reported in each of the Calgary, south and north zones. The report also reveals lab-confirmed influenza cases in the p
  
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• Helping children mourn: ‘If you’re old enough to love, you’re old enough to grieve’

  09-01-2020 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Child psychologist Jody Carrington offers advice about how we can best support children through the loss of a loved one.
  
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• 3 more flu-related deaths in Edmonton zone, Alberta confirmed cases double: AHS

  09-01-2020 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three more flu-related deaths in the Edmonton zone were reported by Alberta Health Services in its weekly influenza report.
  
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• Greenhouse behind Harvest Hills home destroyed by fire

  09-01-2020 20:06
  
  Officials say a natural gas-powered heater is to blame for a fire that tore through a greenhouse at a home in Harvest Hills Thursday morning. Crews were called to a home in the community at about 6:25 a.m. and found a building in the backyard engulfed in flames. They say the fire had spread to the deck and was beginning to threaten the home, but firefighters quickly extinguished it, preventing further spread. Because of the quick response, the home was saved from serious damage. The back deck su
  
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• 20 seagulls found dead in Spruce Grove; two men fined $3K

  09-01-2020 19:11
  
  Two men were fined and had their hunting licences suspended after 20 Franklin's Gulls were found dead in a Spruce Grove property last summer. Fish and Wildlife began to investigate after a video was posted to Facebook "showing the mistreatment" of a Franklin's Gull. Two men in the property admitted to shooting the seagulls with shotguns, and 20 were found dead in a sewage lagoon in the property, Fish and Wildlife said. On Sept. 18, Seth Wideman and Robert Plourde were found guilty under the Wild
  
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• Calgary woman part of proposed class action lawsuit against breast implant manufacturer

  09-01-2020 18:39
  
  After saving up for years to have breast augmentation surgery, Bella Shank had them removed in September 2019 after only five months. "The only thing that has made me better is that I stood up for myself and took them out," Shank told CTV News. She said she developed symptoms like a rash, vertigo and headaches, 24 hours post argumentation and sought medical help. "I couldn't work anymore because of how bad the symptoms were," she said. "It was no longer just headache and nausea, it turned into s
  
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• University of Calgary students make cosmic discovery

  09-01-2020 18:34
  
  Two Faculty of Science students from the University of Calgary played a starring role in finding an unknown structure in the Milky Way galaxy. Russell Shanahan and Stephen Lemmer uncovered the "fingerprint" of a magnetic field while working with data from an international survey of interstellar gas in the Milky Way, called the THOR project. The discovery is important because galaxies have their own magnetic fields, which play a critical, but not well-understood, role in forming stars from clouds
  
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• Prolific 'Graduate' writer-actor Buck Henry dies at 89

  09-01-2020 18:23
  
  Buck Henry, "The Graduate" co-writer who as screenwriter, character actor, "Saturday Night Live" host and cherished talk-show and party guest became an all-around cultural superstar of the 1960s and 70s, has died. He was 89. Henry's wife, Irene Ramp, told The Washington Post that his death Wednesday in Los Angeles was due to a heart attack. Henry, who also co-created the TV spy spoof "Get Smart" with Mel Brooks and others, managed to pull off the rare Hollywood coup of screenwriter-as-celebrity,
  
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• Alberta newlyweds married for just a week died in Iran plane crash

  09-01-2020 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A friend described the couple as the "kindest souls I knew."
  
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• Pelosi: House moving to send impeachment to Senate next week

  09-01-2020 17:52
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate, ending Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump's Senate trial. In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said Friday she was proud of their "courage and patriotism" and warned that senators now have a choice as they consider the charges of abuse and obstruction against the president. "In an impeachment trial, every Senator takes an oath to do `impartial justice accordin
  
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• Calgary-based oilsands producer Cenovus aims for ‘net zero’ GHG emissions by 2050

  09-01-2020 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. says it will aim to achieve "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, joining a recent cavalcade of oil companies trumpeting their environmental aspirations.
  
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• 'I feel criminalized': No explanation given for increase U.S. border bans handed to Canadians

  09-01-2020 16:57
  
  Justin Lejeunesse spent his summer working at Spirit Ridge resort in Osoyoos, B.C., but high rental rates during peak season prompted his decision to look for housing elsewhere. Instead of living in B.C., he and his girlfriend opted to stay at her parents place, rent free, just across the border in Oroville, Wash. "For eight weeks we were crossing almost daily and there was no problems at all," said Lejeunesse in an interview with CTV News.This article is Part 2 in a series. Part 1: 5-year borde
  
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• 3 people and 3 companies charged after Calgary police shut down illicit online cannabis dispensaries

  09-01-2020 16:54
  
  What started as an investigation into a reported break-and-enter at a southwest Calgary apartment has morphed into a pair of illegal online cannabis dispensaries being shut down, an arrest, and warrants being issued for two people. Police were called to an apartment in the 1200 block of 17th Avenue S.W. in the early-morning hours of Aug. 24, 2019, and when officers arrived, they discovered an illegal cannabis operation inside. No-one was in the apartment at the time, and when police executed a w
  
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• Missing Calgary teen located safe and sound, police say

  09-01-2020 16:34
  
  Calgary police say they've found a teenage boy who went missing from his home in northeast Calgary last week. Officials put out the alert for the teen earlier this week, but now say he has been found in good health. They are thanking the efforts of the public and the media for their assistance in locating him.
  
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• Calgary teen's disappearance enters 5th day

  09-01-2020 16:34
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking for tips from the public as the search for a missing 14-year-old continues. Yonas Legese was last seen in the 4100 block of 13th Avenue N.E. in the neighbourhood of Marlborough on Saturday, Jan 4. According to CPS officials, Yonas has been absent from school and his family is concerned for his welfare. Yonas is described as:A black male Approximately 157 cm (5-foot-2) tall Weighing 54 kg (120 lbs) Having short hairThe 14-year-old is known to frequent Marlboro
  
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• 'Do your research': Hailey Bieber reacts to haters 'downplaying' Justin's Lyme diagnosis

  09-01-2020 16:29
  
  Hailey Bieber has leapt to her husband’s defence by criticizing those who “belittle” Justin’s Lyme disease. In a public show of support for her popstar hubby, the model, 23, posted a series of tweets just hours after Justin Bieber announced he is battling the disease. “For those who are trying to downplay the severity of Lyme disease. Please do your research and listen to the stories of people who have suffered with it for years,” Hailey wrote. “Making f
  
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• What now? What's next after Prince Harry and Meghan's shocking announcement

  09-01-2020 16:04
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are “stepping back” from the Royal Family, but how far back? Harry and Meghan’s announcement Wednesday that they would “transition to a new working model” in 2020 has riled up fans and haters and appeared to even puzzle the Palace, which released a rare pithy statement declaring the situation “complicated.” “Everyone is reeling with many more questions than we have answers at this point,” royal commentator Victo
  
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• Aggregate home price in Calgary dropped in 2019 despite late year upswing

  09-01-2020 16:03
  
  The average price of a home in Calgary at the end of 2019 was less than the price at the end of 2018 but there's reason for optimism according to the findings of Royal LePage's House Price Survey. The aggregate home price in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $469,916, a decrease of 2.3 per cent from the price in the fourth quarter of 2018. The average prices in Calgary at the conclusion of 2019 include:$514,139 for a two-storey home (one per cent decrease) $488,521 for a bungalow  (4.1 per cen
  
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• Iran says it will let Canadian investigators join plane crash probe

  09-01-2020 15:36
  
  Iran's civil aviation authority says it has invited Canadian investigators from the Transportation Safety Board to join a growing team probing the plane crash outside Tehran that killed 138 people believed bound for Canada. The statement posted online said representatives from Ukraine International Airlines, the plane's operator, arrived in Tehran today to begin the work. That announcement came as Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne spoke to his Iranian counterpart about Wednesd
  
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• Intelligence indicates Flight PS752 was shot down by Iran: Trudeau

  09-01-2020 15:36
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has intelligence that indicates the plane that crashed in Iran Wednesday morning, killing all 176 people aboard, was shot down by an Iranian missile – perhaps by accident. “We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. This may well have been unintentional,” the prime minister said Thursday afternoon at
  
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• Canada believes Flight PS752 was shot down by Iran: Trudeau

  09-01-2020 15:36
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the plane that crashed in Iran Wednesday morning, killing all 138 people aboard, was shot down by an Iranian missile – perhaps by accident. “We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. This may well have been unintentional,” the prime minister said Thursday afternoon at a news conference. U.S. President Donal
  
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• Albertans able to learn more about provincial climate change patterns on interactive website

  09-01-2020 13:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's a tool that developers Dr. Stefan Kienzle and Christine Clarke believe could be of value to farmers across the province.
  
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• Albertans able to learn more about provincial climate change paterns on interactive website

  09-01-2020 13:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's a tool that developers Dr. Stefan Kienzle and Christine Clarke believe could be of value to farmers across the province.
  
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• Montana park is replacing signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020

  09-01-2020 13:14
  
  The signs at Glacier National Park warning that its signature glaciers would be gone by 2020 are being changed. The signs in the Montana park were added more than a decade ago to reflect climate change forecasts at the time by the U.S. Geological Survey, park spokeswoman Gina Kurzmen told CNN. In 2017, the park was told by the agency that the complete melting off of the glaciers was no longer expected to take place so quickly due to changes in the forecast model, Kurzmen said. But tight maintena
  
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• 21 events in Lethbridge supported through $126K in grants - Lethbridge News Now

  09-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  21 events in Lethbridge supported through $126K in grants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U.S. officials: 'Highly likely' Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner

  09-01-2020 07:58
  
  Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington over the U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general last week. The officials, citing U.S. intelligence, spoke on the condition of anonymity
  
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• Ottawa believes U.S. intelligence on downed jetliner is credible: sources

  09-01-2020 07:58
  
  The Canadian government believes the U.S. intelligence reports that the Ukrainian plane was accidentally shot down by an Iranian missile are credible, government sources tell CTV News. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the public later this afternoon.LIVE @ 2 ET: PM Trudeau speaks amid reports Iran shot down Ukrainian planeTHIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. PREVIOUS AP STORY FOLLOWS TEHRAN, Iran -- Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missil
  
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• Iran says airliner was on fire, tried to turn back

  09-01-2020 07:58
  
  TEHRAN, Iran -- The crew of a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people on board, never made a radio call for help and was trying to turn back for the airport when the burning plane went down, an initial Iranian investigative report said Thursday. Ukraine, meanwhile, said it considered a missile strike as one of several possible theories for the crash, despite Iran's denials. The Iranian report suggests that a sudden emergency struck the Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian Int
  
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• Baby dies after being put in backpack; Texas man charged

  09-01-2020 07:36
  
  A West Texas man accused of putting his girlfriend's 10-month-old daughter in a backpack and leaving her in a car trunk for five hours was charged Wednesday with capital murder. Trevor Marquis Rowe of Lubbock was arrested Tuesday night for the death of Marion Jester-Montoya. He was jailed in Lubbock County on $2 million bond. Jail records list no attorney for the 27-year-old man. Lubbock police say Rowe called 911 shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday to report an infant not breathing and that he was st
  
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• WHL Roundup: Wednesday, January 8, 2020

  09-01-2020 06:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Ethan McIndoe recorded his first career hat trick, while both Samuel Stewart and Jake Neighbours had three assists in the Edmonton Oil Kings' 7-4 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday.
  
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• Stolen hay bales lead to seizure of 14 firearms, methamphetamine, and a stolen truck

  09-01-2020 05:46
  
  A few stolen bales of hay led Piikani Nation RCMP to a stash of firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, a stolen truck -- and a slew of charges for a 33-year-old Fort Vermillion, Alta., man. Monday January 6, Piikani Nation RCMP identified a number of hay bales stolen from Pincher Creek, at a residence near Brocket, Alta. Police obtained a warrant to enter the residence, where they discovered a man who they arrested. During the subsequent search of the residence, officers also discovered 14 firea
  
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• University of Lethbridge climate change website could prove a valuable tool for Alberta farmers

  09-01-2020 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  An interactive website that allows visitors to browse how Alberta’s climate has changed since 1950 is showing historical trends as well as making predictions for the future. Danica Ferris has more on the project that’s come out of the University of Lethbridge.
  
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• Canadian Pacific gives $500K to Alberta wildlife corridor named for late premier Jim Prentice

  09-01-2020 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The corridor will create a protected network of space across Highway 3, in an area that naturally funnels wildlife north and south through the Rockies.
  
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• U.S. House to vote on restraining Trump's actions against Iran

  09-01-2020 03:56
  
  The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the planned vote in a one-page statement that said last week's drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani was "provocative and disproportionate." The Democratic war powers resolution seems certain to pass over solid Republican opposition. A simil
  
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• U.S. House to vote on curbing Trump actions against Iran

  09-01-2020 03:56
  
  The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the planned vote in a one-page statement that said last week's drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani was "provocative and disproportionate." The Democratic war powers resolution seems certain to pass over solid Republican opposition. A simil
  
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• 'Rough couple years': Justin Bieber reveals he's battling Lyme disease

  09-01-2020 03:24
  
  Canadian pop star Justin Bieber revealed he’s spent a “rough couple years” battling Lyme disease and finding the right treatment. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the “Yummy” singer shot down media speculation that his appearance was somehow related to narcotics. “They failed to realize I've been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, (and) not only that, but had a serious case of chronic Mono (infectious mononucleosis) which affected my, skin, brain function
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Jan 8

  09-01-2020 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Wednesday, January 8, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Two Calgarians among the dead in plane crash in Iran

  09-01-2020 03:05
  
  Flags will be lowered at all provincial and municipal buildings for the rest of this week in Calgary to honour the memories of the victims of the crash of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 in Iran. All 176 passengers on board the plane lost their lives, including an international student living here in the city as well as a Calgary man who once worked as an engineer for Victoria-based Viking Air. Arshia Arbabbahrami was a Grade 12 student who attended Western Canadian High School in
  
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• Rasmussen signs 6-year extension with Flames

  09-01-2020 02:20
  
  The Flames announced Wednesday that they've reached agreement with defenseman Rasmus Andersson on a six-year extension. Andersson, 23, signed for an average annual salary of $4.55 million. In his second year with the Flames, Andersson has three goals and nine assists for 12 points, along with 33 penalty minutes in 44 games this season, paired primarily with Oliver Kylington, who spoke to CTV's Glenn Campbell about his chemistry with his defence partner in November. “He’s a good frien
  
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