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• Calgary's rental costs increase at a slower pace, says CMHC

  15-01-2020 23:58
  
  A strong demand for rentals in Calgary overshadowed the number of new units that became available last year, leaving the city's vacancy rate largely unchanged, a new report indicates. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its Rental Market Survey Wednesday and says Calgary's vacancy rate, recorded late last year has been relatively unchanged since the same time last year. https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/data-and-research/publications-and-reports/rental-market-reports-major-centres
  
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• Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  15-01-2020 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The B.C. government will ask Canada's high court Thursday to give it authority over what can flow through the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta.
  
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• Newfoundlanders remember John Crosbie's impact at House of Assembly visitation

  15-01-2020 23:43
  
  The doors of Newfoundland and Labrador's House of Assembly were thrown open Tuesday as a stream of well-wishers paid their respects at a public visitation for federal politician John Crosbie.Watch live coverage of the funeral starting Thursday at 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. AT on CTVNews.ca and CTV News ChannelThe former federal cabinet minister and lieutenant-governor of the province, admired for his wit and his devotion to Newfoundland and Labrador, died Friday at age 88. Staff estimated that over 12
  
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• Ice Magic international ice carving competition kicks off at Lake Louise

  15-01-2020 23:33
  
  Ice carvers from all over the world are in Lake Louise this week for an invitation only competition. For three days, 10 teams will create elaborate sculptures made only with ice. This year, Canada, Latvia, Russia, the Philippines, Japan, the U.K., France, Hong Kong, and the U.S. are represented. Having competed here since 2004, Calgarian Julian Lee says he's honoured to be part of this year's event. But conditions are proving to be challenging as the thermometer is hovering around -30 C.  I
  
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• From worst to first: Dinos women's hockey team turns it around

  15-01-2020 23:29
  
  Last season was a tough one for the University of Calgary's Dinos women’s hockey team.  They ended the year with just five wins. So it wasn’t much of a shocker in a pre-season poll of the coaches that they were ranked dead last. Instead of taking it personally, however, the players took it as a challenge. Goaltender Kelsey Roberts says those low expectations gave the team plenty of motivation. “Obviously getting ranked last in the league was a tough pill to swallow," Rober
  
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• Opposition NDP urges Alberta government not to switch drugs for some patients

  15-01-2020 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The health minister announced a month ago that 26,000 patients already getting provincially funded biologic drugs would gradually be switched to biosimilar ones.
  
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• Air Canada unveils first Airbus A220. What does it mean for travellers?

  15-01-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Air Canada unveiled its first Airbus A220 at an event Wednesday morning. The airline plans to open new routes in the spring.
  
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• Fast-freezing clothes make for fun frozen photo ops during Alberta cold snap

  15-01-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you're making the most of the chilly weather and have a fun frozen clothing photo you'd like to share, email us at [email protected] or tweet us @GlobalEdmonton.
  
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• Evergreen Estate mailboxes not broken into, says Canada Post

  15-01-2020 22:37
  
  What appeared to be a break-in at an Evergreen Estates community mailbox wasn't, or so says the post office. That was the official response Wednesday to a query from a neighbourhood photographer, who wondered what the story was behind the apparent break-in. It appeared to be the latest in a string of mailbox break-ins, which perhaps climaxed back on Nov. 21, 2019 in the Spring Hill Bank neighbourhood in southwest Calgary, when five mailboxes were broken into between midnight and five in the morn
  
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• Evergreen Estate mailboxes not broken into, post office says

  15-01-2020 22:37
  
  What appeared to be a mailbox break-in at an Evergreen Estates community mail pickup area wasn't, or so says the post office. That was the official response Wednesday to a query from a neighbourhood photographer, who wondered what the story was behind the apparent break-in. It appeared to be the latest in a string of mailbox break-ins, which perhaps climaxed back on Nov. 21, in the Spring Hill Bank neighbourhood in southwest Calgary, when five mailboxes were broken into between midnight and five
  
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• Flames goaltender David Rittich headed to the NHL All-Star Game

  15-01-2020 22:24
  
  Big Save Dave is going to the NHL All-Star Game. Calgary Flames netminder David Rittich — better known to fans as Big Save Dave — was added to the Team Pacific roster Wednesday, replacing injured Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper. "This means a lot for me," he said in a release. "Right now, I can kind of say I'm with the best players in the world in the All-Star Game. It's going to be huge for me and it for sure can help me, for my next steps in my career. "I'm just going to enjoy
  
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• UCP extends childcare program, but some operators say they’ve been left in the dark

  15-01-2020 22:03
  
  The Alberta government says it will extend the first phase of its $25-a-day child care pilot program until June, instead of ending it in March of this year as originally planned. But some child care operators say the decision is putting undue pressure on their operations because program planning is difficult without knowing the province’s long-term plans. Under the NDP government, a $25-a-day daycare program was rolled out to 22 operators across the province in April of 2017. The following
  
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• Most expensive detached home in Calgary in 4 years sold last month

  15-01-2020 21:19
  
  A luxury real estate report says the most expensive detached home in Calgary since 2015 changed hands in December, but sales of homes in the million-plus level have continued to decline. The property, located at 102 Crescent Road N.W. in Crescent Heights has an assessed value of $8,610,000, according to the City of Calgary. The final price has not been disclosed, but Sotheby's International Realty says the property sold for the highest price of any property in the city since January 2015.(Suppli
  
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• B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion to be heard in Supreme Court

  15-01-2020 21:03
  
  The B.C. government will ask Canada's high court Thursday to give it authority over what can flow through the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta. The case is a make-it-or-break-it affair for the multibillion-dollar project: if B.C. is allowed to prevent heavy oil from flowing through the pipeline, it would crush the expansion's entire reason for being. It is also a significant case for the federal government, which bought the pipeline in 2018 when B.C.'s court challenge convinced Kind
  
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• Harper has resigned from Conservative fundraising board

  15-01-2020 21:01
  
  Former prime minister Stephen Harper has resigned from the board of the Conservative Fund, the party confirms. One senior party source described the resignation to CTV News as unexpected. The Conservative Fund is responsible for the party’s finances and fundraising and is overseen by a board of senior conservatives.          Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletterThis comes just days into the Conservative leadership race and on the heels of former Harper-e
  
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• AMA receives 6 times more calls than usual for roadside assistance during cold snap

  15-01-2020 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since Sunday, when much of the province was first put under an extreme cold warning, the Alberta Motor Association has fielded more than 30,700 calls for help.
  
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• Warmest temperature in Alberta still colder than the warmest temperature on Mars

  15-01-2020 20:43
  
  Albertans looking to escape the cold and head to warmer climes have plenty of travel options available: Mexico, Jamaica, Thailand or … Mars? The highest temperature recorded on the red planet Wednesday morning was -17 C, according to NASA, which was still a few degrees above Alberta, where the warmest temperature recorded was -21.2 C, at Nakiska Ridge in Kananaskis Country. In Calgary, it reached a low of -31.2 C early Wednesday, according to Environment Canada, while in Edmonton the merc
  
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• Calgary synthetic cannabinoid company lists on TSX

  15-01-2020 18:39
  
  A Calgary company preparing to sell a lab-made version of the active compounds in cannabis rang the bell at the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Willow Biosciences entered the market after developing pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids using yeast, thanks to a partnership with researchers from the University of Calgary. The idea is to attract customers in the growing medical cannabis market. “We accessed a significant amount of capital last year. Now we’re listed on the big board i
  
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• Peter MacKay running for Conservative leadership

  15-01-2020 18:16
  
  Prominent Conservative Peter MacKay is running for Conservative party leadership. MacKay made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. "I'm in. Stay tuned," MacKay said in a tweet. He tweeted the news in both official languages. A source within MacKay's campaign told CTV News the former cabinet minister is "very excited about the overwhelmingly positive feedback that he’s been receiving from across the country." MacKay held a Nova Scotia seat in the House of Commons from 1997 to 20
  
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• Peter MacKay expected to announce Conservative leadership bid

  15-01-2020 18:16
  
  CTV News has learned that prominent Conservative Peter MacKay is expected to announce a party leadership bid Wednesday afternoon. MacKay is expected to make the announcement on Twitter at 2:15 p.m. EDT. A source within MacKay's campaign said the former cabinet minister is "very excited about the overwhelmingly positive feedback that he’s been receiving from across the country." MacKay held a Nova Scotia seat in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2015. Before leaving politics, MacKay held mu
  
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• Federal government, City of Calgary to announce investment in affordable housing

  15-01-2020 16:51
  
  The Ministry of Families, Children and Social Development and the City of Calgary are scheduled to announce an investment in affordable housing in Calgary. Adam Vaughn, the parliamentary secretary for the ministry, will participate in the announcement alongside Mayor Naheed Nenshi. A livestream of the announcement, which is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will be available here.
  
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• City of Calgary to sell five sites to non-profit, affordable housing providers

  15-01-2020 16:51
  
  The Ministry of Families, Children and Social Development and the City of Calgary have announced plans to sell several City-owned properties to affordable housing organizations. The available sites, selected due to their proximity to transit and other amenities, are located in:Saddleridge (200 block of Saddleback Rd. N.E.) Highland Park (352 34th Ave N.E.) Banff Trail (1711 20th St. N.W.) Capitol Hill (1730 16th Ave. N.W.) Seton (3790 Seton Dr. S.E.)The sale of the properties, which will be pric
  
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• Flames shoot into sky from Wetaskiwin motel

  15-01-2020 16:00
  
  Fire crews in Wetaskiwin are on scene at a blaze at an old motel. The fire broke out Tuesday night at the building at 54 Street and 40 Avenue. A neighbour tells CTV News Edmonton she woke up at midnight and the building was already engulfed in flames. There is no information on injuries or cause at this time. This is a developing story; more details will be posted as they become available.  
  
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• Fire at Wetaskiwin low income housing facility under investigation

  15-01-2020 16:00
  
  Fire crews in Wetaskiwin are on scene at a blaze at an old motel. The fire broke out around 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday at the building at 54 Street and 40 Avenue. The former motel is now known as "Manny’s Motel," and is used for low income housing and shelter. Crews evacuated the building as soon as they arrived. A neighbour tells CTV News Edmonton she woke up at midnight and the building was already engulfed in flames. No injuries have been reported. The area around the building is still block
  
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• Watch: U.S. students run to safety as 'microburst' tears apart gym roof

  15-01-2020 15:30
  
  Three North Carolina students were injured Monday as a storm tore through their school's gym, leaving a gaping hole in the roof and wall and debris all around.Powerful video captured that moment, showing a group of more than a dozen students playing in the gym at Union Intermediate School before running to safety. "We were playing basketball, and it just sounded like something exploded in there," Chloe Brewer, a fifth-grade student told CNN affiliate WRAL. She was one of the students injured. Al
  
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• Documents suggest Thomas Markle to testify in Meghan lawsuit

  15-01-2020 15:20
  
  The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called as a defence witness in her lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, court papers reveal. Meghan is suing the newspaper and its parent company Associated Newspapers for publishing a letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle. The civil lawsuit accuses the newspaper of copyright infringement, misuse of private information and violating the U.K.'s data protection law with the publication of the letter.Sign up for our Royal D
  
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• Documents suggest Thomas Markle may testify in Meghan suit

  15-01-2020 15:20
  
  The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called to testify against the royals in her lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, court papers reveal. Meghan is suing the newspaper and its parent company, Associated Newspapers, for publishing a letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle. The civil lawsuit accuses the newspaper of copyright infringement, misuse of private information and violating the U.K.'s data protection law with the publication of the letter. The estrang
  
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• 8th Street S.E. to permanently close at Ramsay-Inglewood boundary Wednesday

  15-01-2020 15:10
  
  A section of Eighth Street S.E. will close to vehicles and pedestrians Wednesday, and remain closed permanently, to accommodate the reconfiguration of the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks. The barricades on Eighth Street will be situated just south of Ninth Avenue S.E. The area is part of land negotiations for the Green line LRT project which will help connect communities in north and southeast Calgary, including a station in Ramsay/Inglewood. Drivers leaving Ramsay are encouraged to take an alte
  
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• Russian PM submits resignation to Putin: report

  15-01-2020 14:42
  
  The Tass news agency reports that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation to President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Russian news agencies said Putin thanked Medvedev for his service but noted thatthe prime minister's Cabinet failed to fulfil all the objectives set for it. Russian media said Putin plans to name Medvedev as deputy of the presidential Security Council. Medvedev, a longtime close associate of Putin's, has served as Russia's prime minister since 2012. He spen
  
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• Putin names head of tax service as new prime minister

  15-01-2020 14:42
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has named Tax Service chief Mikhail Mishustin as Russia's new prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday. The 53-year-old Mishustin has worked in the government since 1998 and kept a low profile while serving as the head of the Federal Tax Service since 2010. The Russian leader made the appointment after he engineered a surprise shakeup of Russia's leadership and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation earlier in the day. Putin proposed changes t
  
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• Putin engineers shakeup that could keep him in power longer

  15-01-2020 14:42
  
  President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shakeup of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024. Hours after he made the proposals, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned and Putin named the little-known head of Russia's tax service to replace him. Putin kept his longtime ally Medvedev in the Kremlin's leadership structure by appointing him to the newly created post of deputy head of the presidenti
  
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• Putin announces constitutional reform, his PM steps down

  15-01-2020 14:42
  
  President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of his prime minister Wednesday after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to carve out a position that would let him stay at Russia's helm after his presidency ends. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who served as a placeholder president in 2008-2012 to allow Putin to observe term limits, said in televised comments that he needed to resign in light of his mentor's proposed changes in government. Putin thanked
  
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• Truck driver involved in bizarre collision tells police he wasn't aware of crash

  15-01-2020 14:24
  
  The driver of a truck involved in a bizarre collision on Highway 401 that was caught on camera told police he wasn't aware he struck another vehicle. On Tuesday, the Ontario Provincial Police asked the public for information about the crash after video emerged online showing a yellow truck pushing a Honda Civic sideways across lanes of traffic. The Honda Civic is then seen brushing the guardrail before it stops and the truck is seen continuing along the roadway. Police said the incident occ
  
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• Rocky View Schools Division cancels all Wednesday classes due to extreme cold

  15-01-2020 14:24
  
  All schools in the Rocky View Schools Division will be closed to students on Wednesday with an exception for students taking their French Language 30 diploma exam. The closure, which does not include Catholic schools, affects RVS schools in the following communities:Airdrie Chestermere Indus Langdon Cochrane Crossfield Beiseker Kathyrn Bragg Creek SpringbankClasses will be in session at Catholic schools in the area but school buses will not be operating. Rocky View Schools officials confirm Grad
  
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• Rocky View Schools Division cancels all classes due to extreme cold

  15-01-2020 14:24
  
  All schools in the Rocky View Schools Division will be closed to students on Wednesday with an exception for students taking their French Language 30 diploma exam. The closure, which does not include Catholic schools, affects RVS schools in the following communities:Airdrie Chestermere Indus Langdon Cochrane Crossfield Beiseker Kathyrn Bragg Creek SpringbankClasses will be in session at Catholic schools in the area but school buses will not be operating. Rocky View Schools officials confirm Grad
  
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• Edmonton shooting leaves one person with serious injuries

  15-01-2020 14:24
  
  Police in Edmonton are investigating after an early morning shooting left one person seriously injured Police were called to the area of 118 Avenue and 87 Street for reports of a shooting at around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday. One person was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious, police confirmed. Police have not released any other details. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
  
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• City crews working to repair water main breaks in extreme cold conditions

  15-01-2020 14:05
  
  The deep freeze continues as Alberta remains under an extreme cold warning Wednesday morning.  It comes as some wind chill temperatures are dipping below the minus 40 degree range and putting city crews and services to the test.  Several water main breaks have already affected more than 200 homes across Calgary this week and frigid temperatures are making it difficult for crews to repair ruptured pipes.  Even under normal circumstances it can take some city crews up to 48 hours to
  
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• Alberta sets new record for peak electricity use amid extreme cold snap

  15-01-2020 13:41
  
  Alberta set a new peak electricity consumption record on one of the coldest days of the year so far, according to the province's power grid operator. Consumption across the province hit 11,698 megawatts Tuesday evening, the Alberta Electric System Operator said in a tweet. That surpasses the previous record set in 2018 by just one megawatt.It's official...we have a new all-time peak electricity consumption record of 11,698 MW surpassing the 2018 record by 1 MW! Grid conditions are looking good f
  
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• Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate

  15-01-2020 13:12
  
  A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are inadequate. The industry-funded Orphan Well Association made the criticism in a letter to Alberta's energy regulator, which is considering a proposed transfer of hundreds of toxic gas wells, pipelines and other facilities from an energy giant to a much smaller company. “The (association) has seen a dramatic incr
  
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• Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials 'lied' on crash

  15-01-2020 09:59
  
  Iran's president warned Wednesday that European soldiers in the Mideast "could be in danger" after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran's top diplomat meanwhile acknowledged that Iranians "were lied to" for days following the Islamic Republic's accidental shoot down of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people. President Hassan Rouhani's remarks in a televised Cabinet meeting represent the first direct threat he's made to Europe as tensions remai
  
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• Plant to open in Lethbridge that would turn garbage into fuel - Lethbridge News Now

  15-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Plant to open in Lethbridge that would turn garbage into fuel  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crime Suppression Team hits the streets of Lethbridge; chief said it couldn’t wait - Global News

  15-01-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crime Suppression Team hits the streets of Lethbridge; chief said it couldn’t wait  Global News
  
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• U.S. House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the Senate

  15-01-2020 08:35
  
  WASHINGTON -- In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, Democratic House leaders marched the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate late Wednesday, setting the stage for only the third trial to remove a president in American history. Trump complained anew it was all a "hoax," even as fresh details emerged about his efforts in Ukraine. The ceremonial pomp and protocol by lawmakers who will be prosecuting the case against Trump moved the impeachment out
  
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• Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler as prosecutors for U.S. President Trump impeachment trial

  15-01-2020 08:35
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday named two House chairmen who led U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry as prosecutors for Trump's Senate trial. Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who led the probe, and Judiciary Chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler, whose committee approved the impeachment articles, as among the managers of the prosecution. "Today is an important day," said Pelosi, flanked by the team. "This is about the Constitution of the United States."' Schiff and Nadler will le
  
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• Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities

  15-01-2020 08:04
  
  Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic sensors. Modern government office blocks in the Australian capital Canberra have been closed because the air inside is too dangerous for civil servants to breathe. The sun has glowed an eerie red behind a brown shrouded sky for weeks over Australian metropolitan areas that usually rank high in the world's most livable cities indexes. It's an unpreced
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, January 14, 2020

  15-01-2020 07:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. - Orrin Centazzo scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Kamloops Blazers doubled up the Spokane Chiefs 6-3 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• UCP government launches online survey to get Albertans’ input on upcoming budget

  15-01-2020 07:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's provincial government has launched an online survey as part of its consultations for the coming fiscal plan.
  
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• Keystone XL schedule calls for pipeline construction to cross U.S.-Canada border in April

  15-01-2020 05:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  TC Energy Corp. says it plans to begin construction in April to connect the Keystone XL pipeline from the United States into Canada.
  
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• Maple Leaf Gardens sex offender Gordon Stuckless released from jail

  15-01-2020 04:52
  
  Convicted Maple Leaf Gardens sex offender Gordon Stuckless has been released from jail and is currently out on parole, CP24 has learned. Stuckless was released in mid-December and is currently living at a halfway house in Hamilton, his lawyer Ari Goldkind confirmed. Stuckless pleaded guilty in 1997 to sexually assaulting 24 boys while he worked as an equipment manager at Maple Leaf Gardens between 1969 and 1988. He was eventually sentenced to six years on appeal, less a year for time served. He
  
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• ER doctor's advice on how to avoid getting injured on icy streets

  15-01-2020 04:02
  
  An emergency room doctor says hospitals see an increase in injuries during winter months due to slippery streets and sidewalks. Dr. Afshin Khazei said the spike in ER visits due to falls is "somewhat predictable." "Every year when we get the cold spell, icy sidewalks, we see a surge of people coming in who've had a fall." The most common injuries are fractures and sprains to ankles and wrists. "Our natural tendency when we fall is to outstretch our arm and catch ourselves with our wrists," Khaze
  
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