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• This invasive species from China was found in a southern Alberta lake

  22-01-2020 23:28
  
  Officials with the Alberta government say a slimy international traveler was found in a lake near the town of Vulcan late last year. Alberta Environment and Parks posted Wednesday about the discovery of the invasive Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis) in McGregor Lake, a reservoir located about an hour southeast of Calgary, in early December. The province says the organism, which is one of the 52 species prohibited by Alberta law, has a large, globular shell that can reach sizes of
  
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• Water coolers to be removed from Alberta courtrooms as cost-saving measure

  22-01-2020 23:11
  
  Four words of advice for any lawyer set to cross-examine a witness in an Alberta courtroom, from now on: hydrate on your dime. That's because a spokesperson confirmed to CTV News Tuesday that Alberta Justice will be removing water coolers for lawyers from Alberta courtrooms, Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer took to Twitter to deny speculation that tissues and water would no longer be provided to witnesses and judiciary writing, ‘this has- and will not - change.’ Lawyers have to provi
  
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• Rona Ambrose announces she will not run for Conservative leadership

  22-01-2020 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ambrose said she intends to remain involved but focus on private-sector work.
  
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• Alberta officials looking for poachers who shot and abandoned moose

  22-01-2020 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement is looking for information after a bull moose was found shot and abandoned west of Nanton, Alta.
  
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• New charges laid in connection with fatal collision at Coalhurst intersection

  22-01-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coaldale RCMP have laid new charges in connection with a fatal collision at a Coalhurst intersection.
  
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• Trump administration gives approval for Keystone XL pipeline on U.S. land

  22-01-2020 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Trump administration on Wednesday approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land,
  
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• Alberta locations of Ten Thousand Villages Canada spared from closure

  22-01-2020 22:03
  
  A company that helped provide a stable income for artisans in developing countries around the world has announced it is closing down its corporate operations, along with a number of stores, due to a "challenging retail environment." According to a statement Tuesday on the website for Ten Thousand Villages Canada, the company said it was moving ahead with the closure of its head office, distribution centre and its 10 remaining company stores will all be shutting their doors in the coming year. "I
  
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• Community weighs in on potential Indigenous Cultural Centre in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  22-01-2020 21:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Community weighs in on potential Indigenous Cultural Centre in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary riders learn from the best at motorbike racing camp in Florida

  22-01-2020 21:46
  
  At just 11-years-old, Dexter Falkenberg and Philip Degma-Blanchet already have two years of racing motorbikes under their belts. They’re members of the Alberta Mini Road Racing Association. It’s a non-profit amateur racing organization that provides an introduction to the sport of motorcycle road racing to riders of all ages, genders and abilities in a controlled environment. “The mission of the club really is to provide safe, fun, affordable family racing, that’s what we
  
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• Alberta Fish and Wildlife investigating after discarded bull moose carcass found near Nanton

  22-01-2020 21:45
  
  The Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agency is asking for tips from the public as the investigation into the November death of a bull moose near Nanton continues. On Nov. 14, 2019, officers responded a location near the intersection of Highway 22 and William Coulee Road — west of Nanton — after a bull moose carcass was found in a field. According to Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, "significant portions of the moose were left and not recovered for consumption" which is an
  
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• List names Calgary as one of the best cities to live in the world

  22-01-2020 20:49
  
  A new report looking into cities that have the best conditions to raise a family has put Calgary in the top 10. The list, compiled by relocation experts with Movinga, looked at 150 major cities around the world and evaluated them based on criteria including livability, education, employment rates and benefits, business opportunities and a number of other factors. Helsinki, Finland, took the top spot because of its generous paid parental leave, high quality education and superior health care. Acc
  
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• Charges upgraded in fatal crash near Lethbridge last year

  22-01-2020 20:45
  
  Charges have been upgraded against a southern Alberta man in connection with a crash near Lethbridge last year that left a 66-year-old woman dead. Police said a white Volkswagen Jetta was heading east on Highway 3 when it collided with a red Ford Escape near 51st Street, about 20 kilometres west of Lethbridge. The driver of the Escape, a 66-year-old woman from Coalhurst, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Jetta was taken to Chinook Regional Hospital with non-life threatening inj
  
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• Charges updated in fatal November Highway 3 collision - Lethbridge News Now

  22-01-2020 20:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Charges updated in fatal November Highway 3 collision  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trump administration to approve Keystone pipeline on U.S. land

  22-01-2020 20:22
  
  The Trump administration on Wednesday will approve a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land, federal officials told The Associated Press, pushing the controversial $8 billion project closer to construction though court challenges still loom. The approval covers about 72 kilometres of the line's route across land in Montana controlled by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said Casey Hammond, assistant secretary of the
  
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• Alberta privacy commissioner has concerns with ID-scanning plan at liquor stores

  22-01-2020 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A plan to crack down on violent robberies at liquor stores by scanning people's IDs before allowing them inside has Alberta's privacy commissioner concerned.
  
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• Cat discovered in truck at Calgary dealership after travelling over 200 km

  22-01-2020 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  A customer brought their truck into South Trail Chrysler for service Tuesday morning and what technicians found was a kitten hiding in the engine compartment.
  
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• Former Alberta politician on tax strike over unpaid property taxes from oil companies to municipalities

  22-01-2020 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former member of the Alberta legislature says he won't pay his provincial taxes until oil patch players pay theirs.
  
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• ‘We have at no point been consulted’: Privacy commissioner addresses liquor store ID pilot project

  22-01-2020 19:01
  
  Alberta's privacy commissioner said she is considering an investigation into a pilot project that where ID scanning technology has been installed in an Edmonton liquor store. The pilot was launched on Monday by Edmonton police and Alcanna Inc., which owns Liquor Depot, Ace Liquor and Wine and Beyond. The PatronScan entry system has been installed at one store in northeast Edmonton, and will prevent customers from accessing the store without scanning a government issued ID card. "We have at no po
  
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• Lethbridge Squash Association offers successful junior squash program - Lethbridge News Now

  22-01-2020 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Squash Association offers successful junior squash program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kitten hitches 200km ride on truck engine to find a new home

  22-01-2020 18:50
  
  The tiny orange tabby likely crawled onto an idling truck engine to warm up, but ended up going for a ride that has led the kitten to a new home. On Tuesday, a customer drove about 200 kilometres from Picture Butte to get his truck serviced at South Trail Chrysler in Calgary and when service advisor Jen Schielke popped the hood, she was shocked to find a kitten hiding in the engine compartment. After a two-hour highway ride clinging to the engine, the frightened animal needed some coaxing to com
  
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• Brett Kissel tells ‘The Morning Show’ he never thought he’d ‘blow up in this way’

  22-01-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian country star Brett Kissel's new single is topping charts in Canada and the United States.
  
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• Demonstrators to rally in support of — and against — Teck’s Frontier mine project

  22-01-2020 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two sides trying to sway public opinion and federal approval of Teck's Frontier mine will meet at the company's office in downtown Calgary Wednesday morning.
  
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• Demonstrators rally in support of — and against — Teck’s Frontier mine project

  22-01-2020 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two sides trying to sway public opinion and federal approval of Teck's Frontier mine will meet at the company's office in downtown Calgary Wednesday morning.
  
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• Canadian public health agencies ramping up preparations in response to new virus

  22-01-2020 18:31
  
  Canadian public health agencies are ramping up preparations to deal with a new virus that has infected hundreds of people in China and killed at least 17. Authorities in several countries have confirmed cases of the illness, including one in the United States, and public health officials in Canada say they would not be surprised if the virus does make its way here -- or already has. The head of Quebec's public health authority said Wednesday five people in that province were under surveillance f
  
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• Former MLA Swann won't pay taxes to protest delinquent oil and gas companies

  22-01-2020 17:14
  
  David Swann, the former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and MLA for Calgary - Mountain View, says he will refuse to pay his provincial taxes until oil and gas companies are forced to do the same. Swann will announce his stance Wednesday morning outside the McDougall Centre in Calgary alongside members of the Alberta Liabilities Disclosure Project coalition. A livestream of his announcement, scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m., will be available here. In a statement released Tuesday, Swann says h
  
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• Maintenance group ‘working day and night’ as Ottawa LRT train shortage hits 3rd day

  22-01-2020 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  "RTM is working day and night to get more trains back onto tracks and restore full service," a spokesperson for Rideau Transit Maintenance said.
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator lays off staff, says more job cuts coming in February

  22-01-2020 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government announced in October 2019 that the AER would lose about 22 per cent of its operating budget.
  
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• Justice minister calls for tougher penalties to address 'crime crisis' in rural Alberta

  22-01-2020 16:16
  
  Alberta’s Justice Minister is expected to focus in on rural crime in a meeting with his provincial, territorial and federal counterparts in Victoria, B.C. Wednesday. In a letter sent to federal Justice Minister & Attorney General David Lametti in December, Doug Schweitzer wants to see amendments to the criminal code to tackle “skyrocketing” crime rates in many of Alberta’s rural communities. "We believe that rural Albertans deserve better and we are committed to ensur
  
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• Cuts to Alberta Energy Regulator budget leads to staff layoffs, restructuring

  22-01-2020 15:35
  
  The agency responsible for approving and assessing energy development in Alberta is laying off staff as it deals with budget cuts. The Alberta Energy Regulator says it laid off “a couple of dozen” staff Tuesday with more to come by the end of February. Gordon Lambert, interim CEO, says the changes are part of a restructuring that aims to make the regulator more effective, efficient, and resilient. He says the new structure is simpler, one with less hierarchy, less duplication and mor
  
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• Air Canada, WestJet remove Boeing 737 Max from operating schedule until June

  22-01-2020 15:33
  
  Air Canada has removed the Boeing 737 Max from its operating schedule until June 30 following the manufacturer's latest guidance about regulatory approval for the plane to fly again. It says the decision is based on operational considerations and is meant to provide customers with certainty around planning and booking travel. Air Canada has a fleet of 24 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which it and other global carriers grounded last March following two fatal crashes of the aircraft. Boeing advised cus
  
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• Trump says he's open to witnesses as trial rules are set

  22-01-2020 15:30
  
  The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now Democratic demands for more witnesses to expose what they deem Trump's "trifecta" of offences. Trump himself said Wednesday he wants top aides to testify, but qualified that by suggesting there were "national security" concerns to allowing their testimony. "We have a great case," Trump said at a global economic fo
  
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• Rules set, Senate to hear case for pulling Trump from office

  22-01-2020 15:30
  
  The U.S. Senate was poised to hear opening arguments Wednesday in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, with Democratic House managers set to make their case that Trump abused power and should be removed from office. After late-night deliberations over the rules that will govern the process, the trial was on fast track, with almost no signs of Republican resistance to quickly assessing, and voting, on charges related to Trump's dealings with Ukraine. Senators rejected all attempts to bring
  
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• Oilsands proponents and opponents expected to clash in Calgary over Teck Frontier mine project

  22-01-2020 15:24
  
  An anti-oilsands protest will take place in downtown Calgary Wednesday morning and it could get tense with a pro-energy group holding a counter-rally of its own.  Extinction Rebellion, an environmental group, is scheduled to protest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside Teck Resources Ltd., 205 9 Avenue S.E., in strong opposition of the Teck Frontier mine, just north of Fort McMurray. Members of the non-partisan, pro-pipeline group Canada Action will also stand their ground to show their support f
  
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• Oil sands proponents and opponents expected to clash in Calgary over Teck Frontier mine project

  22-01-2020 15:24
  
  An anti-oil sands protest will take place in downtown Calgary Wednesday morning and it could get tense with a pro-energy group holding a counter-rally of its own.  Extinction Rebellion, an environmental group, is scheduled to protest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside Teck Resources Ltd., 205 9 Avenue S.E., in strong opposition of the Teck Frontier mine, just north of Fort McMurray. Members of the non-partisan, pro-pipeline group Canada Action will also stand their ground to show their support
  
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• 'I can't stop thinking about what happened': Traumatized B.C. teen speaks out after alleged assault

  22-01-2020 15:16
  
  A 13-year-old boy is facing possible charges after an altercation near a Metro Vancouver middle school that left a teenage girl injured. RCMP said the incident was reported at Citadel Middle School in Port Coquitlam the afternoon of Jan. 10. Officers were told that there was a verbal confrontation between four boys, which escalated when the 14-year-old girl became involved in the situation. The girl reportedly used what police describe as "a low level physical force." "At that point, one of the
  
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• Wuhan stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus

  22-01-2020 15:02
  
  Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new virus that has sickened hundreds and killed 17. The official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that the city also asked people not to leave Wuhan without specific reasons. The state-owned People's Daily newspaper said in a tweet that no one would be allowed to leave the city starting at 10 a.m. and that train stations and the airport will shut down. It said that city b
  
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• Warning against travel to coronavirus-affected Wuhan

  22-01-2020 15:02
  
  The Chinese city at the centre of the fight against a SARS-like virus outbreak has told people to stay away, cancelling major Lunar New Year events as medical staff handled patients in full-body protective suits and officials used fever scanners to screen travellers. The coronavirus has spread across China and beyond, with nine people killed and hundreds confirmed infected in an outbreak that started in the central city of Wuhan -- described by state media as "the main battlefield" against the d
  
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• Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus

  22-01-2020 15:02
  
  Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new virus that has sickened hundreds and killed 17. The official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that the city also asked people not to leave Wuhan without specific reasons. The state-owned People's Daily newspaper said in a tweet that no one would be allowed to leave the city starting at 10 a.m. and that train stations and the airport will shut down. It said that city b
  
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• It's so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from trees

  22-01-2020 14:42
  
  The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents Tuesday about falling iguanas. "This isn't something we usually forecast, but don't be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s. Brrrr!" NWS Miami tweeted. The low temperatures stun the invasive reptiles, but the iguanas won't necessarily die. That means many will wake up
  
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• RCMP to continue policing in Red Deer

  22-01-2020 14:00
  
  The RCMP will continue to work with the City of Red Deer to provide policing services. City council made the decision in a special council meeting on Tuesday. The city began a policing review in November 2018, exploring the effectiveness and efficiency of its policing services, reviewing the governance model of the RCMP and considering an internal model of delivering policing services. The review, conducted by KPMG LLP, found that the per capita spending on policing in Red Deer was $380, lower t
  
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• 1 dead, 5 missing after group of snowmobilers plunges through ice near Lac Saint-Jean

  22-01-2020 12:47
  
  Five people are missing and at least one is dead after a group of snowmobilers plunged through the ice near Quebec's Lac Saint-Jean. It happened at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday near Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, about 500 kilometres north of Montreal. “They were tourists from France,” Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Hugues Beaulieu told CTV News. He explains three members of the group managed to help each other out of the water and came rushing for help. They were treated for h
  
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• 1 dead, 5 missing after group of snowmobilers plunges into Lac Saint-Jean

  22-01-2020 12:47
  
  Five people are missing and at least one is dead after a group of snowmobilers plunged through the ice on Quebec's Lac Saint-Jean. It happened at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday near Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, about 500 kilometres north of Montreal. “They were tourists from France,” Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Hugues Beaulieu told CTV News. He explains three members of the group managed to help each other out of the water and came rushing for help. They were treated for hyp
  
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• 1 dead, 5 missing after group of snowmobilers plunge into Lac Saint-Jean

  22-01-2020 12:47
  
  Five people are missing and at least one is dead after a group of snowmobilers plunged through the ice on Quebec's Lac Saint-Jean. It happened at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday near Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, about 500 kilometres north of Montreal. “They were tourists from France,” Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Hugues Beaulieu told CTV News. He explains three members of the group managed to help each other out of the water and came rushing for help. Their tour guide, a man a
  
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• ‘Security measures needed to be strengthened’: Province orders RCMP detail for Premier Moe

  22-01-2020 11:57
  
  A new security detail has been ordered for Premier Scott Moe. Beginning this year, the premier of Saskatchewan has been assigned a small security detail provided by the RCMP. According to the province, the decision to have a security detail with Scott Moe came after "an evaluation of ongoing risks, where it was determined that security measures in place for the premier of Saskatchewan needed to be strengthened," said Moe's press secretary Jim Billington. He added "a small protective detail was n
  
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• Ancient aquatic system older than the pyramids revealed by Australia bushfires

  22-01-2020 10:57
  
  Extensive water channels built by indigenous Australians thousands of years ago to trap and harvest eels for food have been revealed after wildfires burned away thick vegetation in the state of Victoria. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, consisting of channels, weirs and dams built from volcanic rocks, is one of the world's most extensive and oldest aquaculture systems, according to UNESCO. Constructed by the Gunditjmara people more than 6,600 years ago, it is older than Egypt's pyramids. While t
  
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• State of emergency in St. John’s, N.L. will be lifted Saturday morning: officials

  22-01-2020 10:31
  
  The state of emergency in St. John’s, N.L., will be lifted Saturday morning, officials say. Crews have been working around the clock to clear the roads from last week’s record-breaking blizzard that dumped more than 76 centimeters of snow. As the city enters the sixth day of the state of emergency, St. John’s Mayor Danny Breen is urging people to stay off the roads, if possible. “The streets are not at the safety level we need them to be at in order to take off the state
  
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• Bank of Canada keeps key rate target on hold, trims growth expectations for 2020

  22-01-2020 10:16
  
  The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent and forecasting a slower-than-expected start for the Canadian economy in 2020. The central bank says in its latest forecast that the Canadian economy will grow by 1.6 per cent this year, down 0.1 of a percentage point from its projection in October. While some of the slowdown late last year is being chalked up to a strike at CN Rail and an outage at the Keystone pipeline, the central bank says the weaker figures
  
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• 'Pablo Escobar of eggs' faces justice after 35 years of poaching

  22-01-2020 07:36
  
  Jeffrey Lendrum spent three decades living as the so-called "Pablo Escobar of eggs," smuggling the fragile shells from the nests of falcons and other birds of prey to wealthy international clients. His racket was smashed in 2018 when customs officers at London's Heathrow Airport found him in possession of 19 birds of prey eggs worth a total of £100,000 pounds ($130,000, 118,000 euros). During a full search, he was found to be wearing a body belt made out of bandages concealing 19 eggs from
  
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• Pronghorns finish 3rd among expanded field in first sevens series stop

  22-01-2020 06:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The U of L Pronghorns women's rugby team finished third among an expanded field at the first of three Canada West Sevens Series tournaments.
  
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• Optimistic Pronghorns group open Canada West Sevens Series in third

  22-01-2020 06:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women began the rugby sevens portion of their season over the weekend. As Danica Ferris reports, those around the program say it’s the strongest group the team has had in years.
  
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