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• Canmore man sought after alleged sexual incident involving a child

  21-01-2020 23:42
  
  Canmore RCMP are looking to arrest a 33-year-old in connection with an alleged sexual offence against a child. Authorities say Jesus Fernando Pina-Aguirre is charged with sexual interference and have issued a warrant for his arrest. Pina-Aguirre, also known as Fernando Pina, is described as:5-7 (170 cm) tall 143 lbs (65 kg) Short brown hair Brown eyesPolice are actively searching for Pina-Aguirre and say he is known to frequent Canmore and the Calgary area. If you have any information about Pina
  
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• Province may close or relocate some drug consumption sites: Premier Kenney

  21-01-2020 23:41
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says it's possible Alberta could close or relocate some supervised drug consumption sites. The United Conservative government struck a panel last summer to look at the impact of the sites on crime rates, social order, property values and businesses. It is not considering harm reduction, establishing new sites, provincial funding or housing. Kenney said Tuesday that he has seen the panel's preliminary report. “It underscores the concerns that we have had about the negat
  
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• Two suspects arrested in pepper spray incident involving postal worker in Killarney

  21-01-2020 23:34
  
  Two suspects have been arrested following an incident Tuesday afternoon where a postal worker got pepper sprayed in Killarney. Calgary police responded to the area around 23 Avenue and 36 Street S.W. at about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, where a female postal worker was attacked with pepper spray. EMS were also called to respond to the scene. Police arrested two people nearby in conjunction with the pepper spray incident shortly thereafter. They are in police custody, with charges pending. No additional d
  
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• Man furious with Air Canada after wife finds rock in meal served on flight

  21-01-2020 23:31
  
  A Toronto man was left with a bad taste in his mouth after he said his wife discovered a rock in her in-flight meal on an Air Canada flight. Ayman Amer is an engineer and said he regularly travels from Toronto to Doha, Qatar for work. On this particular trip last month, Amer said he travelled overseas with his wife, Cybele, and 10-year-old son. On the return journey home, the Amers connected onto an Air Canada flight from Zurich to Toronto and said the cabin crew began distributing the in-flight
  
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• The Alex and TELUS team up for new community health bus

  21-01-2020 22:38
  
  Thanks to a partnership with TELUS, the Alex now has a third bus in its fleet of community health buses.  One is dedicated for dental needs of grade school students.  A second is a youth health bus that travels to six different Calgary high schools.  The new third bus will head to eight high schools, along with a number of other agencies that need assistance transporting community members to and from their venues.  “We go to VIVO, the Distress Centre, the Drop-In (Centr
  
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• Alberta’s supervised consumption sites could be closed or moved: Kenney

  21-01-2020 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says neighbourhoods with consumption sites have seen an increase in crime and property damage.
  
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• Trudeau pledges to allow handgun bans, Kenney says they won't work

  21-01-2020 22:14
  
  The Trudeau government announced plans to allow provinces and municipalities to govern handgun bans, laws that Alberta's premier says won't do much to deter gun violence in cities like Calgary. Jason Kenney, speaking to the media Tuesday, admitted there is a real problem of gun violence in Alberta, particularly in Calgary. "It is a terrible issue and I want to thank councillor George Chahal for raising the alarm about this. We would certainly be willing to cooperate with the City of Calgary in a
  
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• Young Stars Classic, featuring NHL rookies and hopefuls, returning to South Okanagan

  21-01-2020 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The four-team tournament will feature Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg.
  
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• Temple Community Association raises funds for family affected by house fire

  21-01-2020 21:56
  
  Community members in Temple came together Tuesday to raise much-needed support for a family affected by fire. A donation box was set up at the Temple Community Association office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, with proceeds going to the family of a man critically injured in a house fire on Sunday. Emergency crews were called to the 100 block of Templeby Drive N.E. at around 10:30 a.m., where they were met by thick smoke and flames coming from the home. The victim, who neighbours say is in his 20
  
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• Hundreds protest against proposed cuts to Alberta's public sector workforce - Lethbridge News Now

  21-01-2020 21:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hundreds protest against proposed cuts to Alberta's public sector workforce  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• First remains repatriated to Canada following Iran plane crash

  21-01-2020 21:07
  
  The remains of one Canadian who was killed in the Iran plane crash have been repatriated, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne confirmed Tuesday. The remains are the first to be repatriated since 57 Canadian citizens were killed when an Iranian surface-to-air missile struck a Ukrainian aircraft over Tehran on Jan. 8. Twenty-nine permanent residents of Canada were also killed in the tragedy. "There's been one repatriation of remains which took place," Champagne told reporte
  
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• First coronavirus case confirmed in United States

  21-01-2020 20:22
  
  A U.S. resident who recently returned from an overseas trip has been diagnosed with the new virus that has sparked an outbreak in China and stringent monitoring around the world, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. The man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last week after travelling to Wuhan in central China, where the outbreak began. The Snohomish County resident is in his 30s and was in good condition Tuesday at a hospital in Everett, outside Seattle. He's not considered a threat t
  
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• Former Calgarian missing after saying two men in Ontario were after her

  21-01-2020 20:12
  
  Holly Ellsworth-Clark disappeared a day after calling her family frightened, and leaving her mother a voicemail saying she was on the run from two men. The 27 year-old, Calgary-born musician was last seen on the afternoon of Jan. 11 in Hamilton, Ont., where she had been living since October. Her parents and several friends have flown from Calgary to Hamilton to join the search. According to Hamilton police, Holly Ellsworth-Clark was distraught and not properly dressed for the winter weather and
  
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• Gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay denied by Parks Canada

  21-01-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort.
  
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• CFIB gives Alberta highest grade for red tape reduction

  21-01-2020 19:58
  
  The province of Alberta has received its highest-ever grade when it comes to removing government regulations that put a burden on small businesses. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its 2020 red tape report cards Tuesday morning, giving Alberta a grade of 'B-.' Alberta has received an 'F' grade from the CFIB for the past three years and, before that, had never received a grade higher than 'D. ' “It’s clear the Alberta government is committed to red tape
  
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• $50K bounty for suspect in fatal Edmonton bar shooting wanted on Canada-wide warrants

  21-01-2020 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A $50,000 bounty has been issued for Amin Yussuf, 29, who is accused of killing one man and injuring two others at a hookah bar in Edmonton's Whyte Avenue area.
  
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• How to turn your kids’ smartphone time into marketable skills for the future

  21-01-2020 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  "HR Mom" Melissa Griffin is encouraging parents to challenge their children to use their smartphones to create and contribute, rather than for simply texting or using social media.
  
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• 'No further consideration' of massive gondola in Banff National Park, says Parks Canada

  21-01-2020 19:18
  
  Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The agency was considering a proposal by Liricon Capital, which owns Mount Norquay, to redevelop lands both inside the Alberta mountain town and at the ski area in the national park. Officials with Parks Canada said they carefully reviewed a feasibility study and other materials related to that proposal, which was submitted in 2018. “There will not be fu
  
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• Rocky View County councillor urged to resign over $10K in unpaid property taxes

  21-01-2020 18:52
  
  Members of Rocky View County council are calling for the disqualification of Coun. Samanntha Wright, who they say has not paid her property tax in over two years. According to Rocky View County officials, a special council meeting was held Monday night after it was determined that Wright was found to be in arrears in paying property tax for 2018 and 2019 . The discovery occurred during the annual process of registering tax recovery notifications for delinquent accounts. The county says Wright cu
  
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• Police say alcohol might have contributed to fatal crash near Revelstoke

  21-01-2020 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta driver is dead after being involved in two collision on the Trans-Canada Highway.
  
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• 77-year-old Alberta ‘baby whisperer’ fosters dozens of children in care

  21-01-2020 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  They call him the baby whisperer. Luther Burbank has been a temporary father to 88 children, 66 of whom were babies, over the last 21 years.
  
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• Calgary skier Andrew Longino wins gold at Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland

  21-01-2020 18:29
  
  Calgary's Andrew Longino won Canada's first gold medal at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 17-year-old scored a 94.00 in the men's freeski halfpipe event, beating American Hunter Carey (86.00) and New Zealand's Luca Harrington (80.66). Steve Kahnert of Vancouver finished eighth. The result brings Canada's medal count at the Games to five. In men's hockey, Canada lost 2-1 to the U.S. and will now face Finland in the bronze medal game on Wednesday. Russia beat Finland 10-
  
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• Prison watchdog decries 'Indigenization' of Canada's correctional system

  21-01-2020 18:10
  
  The proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent due to disturbing and entrenched imbalances, Canada's prison ombudsman warned Tuesday. The numbers are even more troubling for Indigenous women, who account for 42 per cent of the female prison population, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger said. The system seems unresponsive to the needs, histories and social realities behind high rates of Indigenous offending, Zinger said in a statement cal
  
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• Trudeau: TMX approval process ‘needs to be done right’

  21-01-2020 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to reporters in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government is moving slowly and carefully on the approval process for the Trans Mountain Pipeline, purchased by the federal government in 2018 for a cost of $4.5 billion CDN, because it “needs to be done right.”
  
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• Suspect charged in connection with suspected fatal assault near northeast gas station

  21-01-2020 16:47
  
  A 26-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the suspected beating death of a 40-year-old man near the Whitehorn Safeway in July. Officers were flagged down by a citizen near the Safeway gas bar at the intersection of 36th Street and 32nd Avenue N.E. on the afternoon of July 18, 2019 following the discovery of a severely injured man. The victim was transported to hospital where his condition deteriorated. He died 11 days later on July 29. The deceased h
  
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• Man charged in connection with suspected fatal assault near northeast gas station

  21-01-2020 16:47
  
  A 26-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the suspected beating death of a 40-year-old man near the Whitehorn Safeway in July. Officers were flagged down by a citizen near the Safeway gas bar at the intersection of 36th Street and 32nd Avenue N.E. on the afternoon of July 18, 2019 following the discovery of a severely injured man. The victim was transported to hospital where his condition deteriorated. He died 11 days later on July 29. The deceased h
  
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• $50K reward offered for man wanted in 2019 Edmonton nightclub murder

  21-01-2020 16:39
  
  A hefty reward has been put up for information that leads to the arrest of a man wanted for first-degree murder in a fatal shooting at an Edmonton nightclub last year. Amin Yussuf, 29, was charged with murder in the shooting death of 26-year-old Abubeker Gemechu Abduraman at Xhale Lounge. He has evaded police for nearly a year and Canada-wide warrants have been issued for his arrest. Police say on March 24, 2019, Abduraman was found dead inside the lounge while two others sustained gunshot wound
  
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• Making the cut: Team Canada prepares to compete in 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge

  21-01-2020 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's the first time Canda will be competing in the annual meat-cutting competition, which is billed as "the greatest butchery event on earth."
  
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• New scientific breakthrough could lead to 'one-size-fits-all' cancer treatment

  21-01-2020 16:30
  
  A newly discovered type of T-cell receptor (TCR) appears to be able to distinguish between cancerous and healthy cells, potentially leading to a "one-size-fits-all" cancer therapy, researchers say. A study outlining the breakthrough, which could revolutionize how cancer is treated, was published Monday in the journal Nature Immunology. T-cell therapy has exploded onto the cancer treatment scene in recent years through the increasingly popular CAR-T treatments. In CAR-T, T-cells are removed from
  
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• First steps in new NAFTA ratification to begin Monday: Trudeau

  21-01-2020 16:18
  
  The first steps in the ratification of the new NAFTA in Canada will be taken Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday. "When the House returns next week, we will...move forward immediately on ratifying the new NAFTA," Trudeau said at his cabinet retreat in Winnipeg Tuesday morning. The process will begin with the tabling of a ways and means motion on Monday, followed by the introduction of the legislation on Wednesday. "Passing the new NAFTA in Parliament is our priority&hellip
  
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• Fire at equine therapy centre near Carstairs destroys barn and equipment, claims bunnies

  21-01-2020 15:28
  
  A weekend fire at an equine therapy centre north of Calgary destroyed a barn, horse tack, feed and two bunnies. Jules Rainforth, the owner of Rein Forth Equine near Carstairs, was in Lake Louise Sunday when a neighbour spotted smoke and flames emanating from her barn and called 911. Members of the Carstairs Fire Department were deployed to the scene and extinguished the blaze before it could spread to neighbouring buildings on the property including a home. The neighbour notified Rainforth of th
  
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• Alberta's Northern Cree takes another shot at Grammy gold

  21-01-2020 15:18
  
  Even the biggest pop stars might want to clear the Grammy Awards red carpet on Sunday when Northern Cree arrive dressed to impress. It's the ninth time Alberta's Indigenous singing group is nominated at music industry's biggest night, and co-founder Steve Wood says he's planning a few surprises. Among them, expect members of the 17-person act to sport traditional Cree designs that could easily overshadow the edgy threads worn by Shawn Mendes and Lil Nas X. “Even if you're famous, you
  
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• Prince Harry arrives in Canada to begin new chapter in life with Meghan, Archie

  21-01-2020 14:40
  
  Prince Harry has touched down in Canada to be reunited with his wife Meghan and baby Archie after a whirlwind trip to the U.K. where he finalized his family’s plans to step back from their royal duties. On Monday evening, the Duke of Sussex landed at Vancouver International Airport shortly after 7 p.m. local time before he caught a connecting WestJet flight to Victoria International Airport on Vancouver Island. The prince could be seen smiling, sporting a blue toque and carrying a duffel b
  
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• 'No updates': PM still can't say who will pay to keep Harry, Meghan safe in Canada

  21-01-2020 14:40
  
  Now that Prince Harry has returned to Canada to begin his new "financially independent" life with Meghan and baby Archie, Prime Minister Trudeau still has no answer to the question: who will pay to keep them safe in the country? A day after the Duke of Sussex touched down in Victoria, B.C. to reunite with Meghan and baby Archie, the prime minister was asked about the family’s security arrangement. “I have not spoken to her Majesty directly, discussions continue to be ongoing and I ha
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne reveals he has Parkinson's disease

  21-01-2020 14:39
  
  Ozzy Osbourne has gone public with his Parkinson's disease diagnosis. In an interview with Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America," which aired Tuesday, the legendary rocker shared the news with his wife Sharon at his side. The 71-year-old musician said revealing his illness was like a weight being lifted. "I feel better now that I've owned up to the fact that I have a case of Parkinson's," he said. "And I just hope (my fans) hang on and they're there for me because I need them." Osbourne has ha
  
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• Nine times lucky? Alberta’s Northern Cree takes another shot at Grammy gold

  21-01-2020 14:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's the ninth time Alberta Indigenous singing group Northern Cree is nominated at music industry's biggest night.
  
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• Thunberg slams Davos elites on climate as Trump takes stage

  21-01-2020 09:26
  
  Young climate activists including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg told business and political elites gathered Tuesday at the World Economic Forum that they aren't doing enough to tackle the climate emergency and warned them that time was running out. At a panel in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, climate campaigners expressed hope that their generation could work with those in power to bring about the change needed to limit global warming even as Thunberg - a vocal critic of leaders' inaction - sa
  
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• Study: Over half of Lethbridge businesses dissatisfied with internet services - Lethbridge News Now

  21-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Study: Over half of Lethbridge businesses dissatisfied with internet services  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Study: Nearly all forms of “social disorder” increased in Lethbridge after SCS' opening - Lethbridge News Now

  21-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Study: Nearly all forms of “social disorder” increased in Lethbridge after SCS' opening  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2020 class - Lethbridge News Now

  21-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2020 class  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge public sector workers protest Alberta government cuts - Global News

  21-01-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge public sector workers protest Alberta government cuts  Global News
  
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• Outbreak from new coronavirus rises to 440 in China, 9 dead

  21-01-2020 07:18
  
  The number of cases of a new virus has risen to 440 in China and the death toll to 9, Chinese health authorities said Wednesday. Deputy Director of the National Health Commission Li Bin told reporters that the figures were current as of midnight Tuesday. All the deaths had been in Hubei province, home to Wuhan city where the first illnesses from coronavirus were reported in late December. Li said that marked an increase of 149 confirmed cases. He said Japan and South Korea had confirmed one case
  
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• Coronavirus claims sixth victim as anxiety rises in China, overseas

  21-01-2020 07:18
  
  Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove Tuesday to control the outbreak of a new virus that has reached four other countries and territories and threatens to spread further during the Lunar New Year travel rush. Anxiety grew both at home and abroad after Chinese government expert Zhong Nanshan confirmed fears on state television late Monday that the new type of coronavirus can spread from human to human. Six people have died a
  
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• Coronavirus claims ninth victim as anxiety rises in China, overseas

  21-01-2020 07:18
  
  BEIJING -- The number of cases of a new virus has risen to 440 in China and the death toll to 9, Chinese health authorities said Wednesday. Deputy Director of the National Health Commission Li Bin told reporters that the figures were current as of midnight Tuesday. All the deaths had been in Hubei province, home to Wuhan city where the first illnesses from coronavirus were reported in late December. Li said that marked an increase of 149 confirmed cases. He said Japan and South Korea had confirm
  
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• Alberta government seeks feedback in Lethbridge on new fishing legislation

  21-01-2020 05:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The government needs to pay really close attention so that we don't lose the valuable resource that we have at hand."
  
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• Lethbridge businesses seeing increase in antisocial behaviours: study

  21-01-2020 05:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report said antisocial behaviours cannot be unequivocally and entirely attributed to Lethbridge's supervised consumption site, due largely to sample size and an ongoing drug epidemic.
  
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• Alberta woman frustrated to learn provincial review means she is not on rent supplement program waitlist

  21-01-2020 05:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  With two rent supplement programs currently under review by the provincial government, an Alberta woman hoping to be on the waitlist for one of them says she is frustrated.
  
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• Alberta government seeks feedback on new fishing legislation

  21-01-2020 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 100 southern Alberta anglers attended an open house Monday night to discuss fisheries management and the future of sport fishing regulations in the province. Emily Olsen reports.
  
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• Activists occupy Freeland's office, ferry route in rally against B.C. gas pipeline

  21-01-2020 04:37
  
  Climate activists in Toronto and Vancouver Island halted traffic and disrupted the office of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in hopes of pressuring the government into halting a pipeline project through the Wet'suwet'en First Nation territory. In Toronto, 19 activists from Climate Justice Toronto occupied Freeland’s constituency office for much of the day Monday with signs reading “No violence against Indigenous people” and “No trespassing on Wet'suwet'en land.&rd
  
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• New Arts Commons president and CEO has lengthy track record in New York arts scene

  21-01-2020 04:31
  
  Arts Commons has a new president and CEO, who brings a lengthy track record of working in New York's arts scene. He’s Alex Sarian, a Canadian who spent the last seven years working at Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts in a variety of capacities, most recently as the senior executive responsible for the arts education, community engagement, grant-making and youth and family programming. Prior to Lincoln Centre, Sarian worked as the director of education at the off-Broadway MCC Theatre,
  
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