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• Uber loses US$1.1B investing in food delivery, driverless cars

  06-02-2020 23:59
  
  Uber is still losing money as it expands its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars. But revenue for its rides business nearly tripled in the final three months of last year as the company picked up more passengers around the world. That prompted it to say it will turn a profit earlier than it expected. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing giant lost US$1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019, about 24% more than the same time last year. The loss amounted to 64 cent
  
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• Diabetes DIY: why thousands of people are hacking their insulin pumps

  06-02-2020 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thousands of people with Type 1 diabetes are hacking into their insulin pumps in an attempt to better control their condition. The DIY technique is called "looping."
  
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• Highway 16 potholes have Yellowhead County asking residents to file complaints with province

  06-02-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The county stressed: "Yellowhead County is not in charge of maintaining Highway 16; a provincial highway maintained by Alberta Transportation."
  
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• Aurora Cannabis laying off 500 people, CEO to step down

  06-02-2020 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The moves are part of a restructuring of spending plans related to technology, sales and marketing, travel and entertainment, professional services and non-revenue generating third-party costs.
  
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• Rolling Stones coming to BC Place on May 12

  06-02-2020 23:06
  
  The Rolling Stones' new tour includes a sole Canadian stop in Vancouver. The band announced Thursday that it will kick off a 15-city leg of its No Filter tour in San Diego on May 8, hitting Vancouver's BC Place on May 12. Other cities where the band will play that it hasn't performed in recently include Cleveland; St. Louis; Austin; Louisville, Ky.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Tampa, Fla. The band will also perform in Detroit; Pittsburgh; Nashville, Tenn.; and Buffalo, N.Y. The shows will end July 9 wi
  
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• Chestermere students win environmental Action Challenge Award

  06-02-2020 22:42
  
  A group of Grade 4 students at Our Lady of Wisdom School in Chestermere accepted an award Thursday for taking environmental action. It was presented by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Vanessa Bilan is an environmental educator with CPAWS and visits schools all over southern Alberta.   “So not only did they do the environmental actions, they were able to teach science through it, math through it, social studies and that really set them apart,” said Bilan. The C
  
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• Charges laid against two men in connection with stolen vehicle found in Calgary

  06-02-2020 22:39
  
  Two men are facing charges in connection with an incident that occurred late last month in Drumheller. Police officers in the community discovered a break-and-enter and subsequent vehicle theft at a business on Jan. 23 that occurred sometime the previous night. RCMP were able to track the stolen vehicle to Calgary a few hours later and both occupants were arrested. Richard Patrick Bixby is charged with:Break and enter to commit theft Possession of stolen property over $5,000Bixby was released on
  
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• Handcrafted hoop dancer regalia stolen from truck in Calgary ahead of world championships

  06-02-2020 22:31
  
  A professional Indigenous hoop dancer has been forced to compete with borrowed clothing at the world championships in the United States this weekend after his handmade regalia was stolen from his truck in Calgary. After visiting a friend's home in a neighbourhood near CF Chinook Centre on Sunday evening, Alex Wells returned to his vehicle to see the windows smashed and both his and his daughter’s handcrafted regalia were gone. "It’s a big loss, it's a part of our culture," said Wells
  
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• $15K worth of meth seized during traffic stop in Medicine Hat

  06-02-2020 21:50
  
  Three people from Medicine Hat face drug trafficking charges following a planned police traffic stop targeting the suspected movement of methamphetamine into the city. On Feb. 4, members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and the Medicine Hat Police Service stopped a vehicle in connection with an investigation into drug trafficking. The three occupants of the vehicle — two men and a woman— were arrested and 253 grams of methamphetamine was seized. According to ALER
  
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• 'Our home is supposed to be a safe place': Lawsuit filed against Calgary home builder alleges mould contributed to 24-year-old’s death

  06-02-2020 21:47
  
  A Cochrane couple has launched an $11-million lawsuit against a Calgary home builder after they say leakage and mould issues contributed to the death of their 24-year-old daughter and left them feeling unsafe. Shane and Kandace Yakemchuk have been living in the Cochrane community of Heartland for nearly three years in a residence built by Excel Homes. The couple’s daughter, Deja Fischer, died after suffering an asthma attack in her room in December 2018. “She was just rapidly changin
  
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• Lawsuit filed against Calgary homebuilder alleges mould contributed to 24-year-old’s death

  06-02-2020 21:47
  
  A Cochrane couple has launched an $11-million lawsuit against a Calgary homebuilder after they say leakage and mould issues contributed to the death of their 24-year-old daughter and left them feeling unsafe. Shane and Kandace Yakemchuk have been living in the Cochrane community of Heartland for nearly three years in a residence built by Excel Homes. The couple’s daughter, Deja Fischer, died after suffering an asthma attack in her room in December 2018. “She was just rapidly changing
  
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• Lawsuit filed against Calgary home builder alleges mould contributed to 24-year-old’s death

  06-02-2020 21:47
  
  A Cochrane couple has launched an $11-million lawsuit against a Calgary home builder after they say leakage and mould issues contributed to the death of their 24-year-old daughter and left them feeling unsafe. Shane and Kandace Yakemchuk have been living in the Cochrane community of Heartland for nearly three years in a residence built by Excel Homes. The couple’s daughter, Deja Fischer, died after suffering an asthma attack in her room in December 2018. “She was just rapidly changin
  
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• 3 more Albertans have died from the flu in our province

  06-02-2020 21:24
  
  Alberta Health Services say three more patients, being treated in hospital for influenza this week, have died from complications connected to the illness. The agency announced the information in their weekly data report released Thursday. So far, four people have died in the Calgary Zone and 10 people have died in the Edmonton Zone. There are no details on the age or gender of the patients who have died. 3 patients have died in the South Zone while four died in the Central Zone. The North Zone h
  
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• 'It’s luxury': Calgary’s first downtown kennel busy nearly a year after opening

  06-02-2020 21:03
  
  Offering blueberry facials for dogs, one-on-one cuddling and luxury hotel rooms for pets, The Petropolitan is finding success in downtown Calgary. The business was the first of its kind to be approved by Calgary city council. The city gave the urban kennel the green light in January 2019 and the first fur-covered, tail-wagging clients came through its doors in April. "It’s basically a full-service pet service facility," said founder Hailey Seidel. "It’s just like home, it’s jus
  
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• Victims of sex trafficking sought after charges laid in Alberta-Quebec investigation

  06-02-2020 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police released photos and names of the men, saying there may be additional victims that have not yet come forward.
  
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• Timberwolves send Canadian Andrew Wiggins to Warriors in scorer swap

  06-02-2020 20:28
  
  The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken on yet another new look, with D'Angelo Russell on his way to join pal Karl-Anthony Towns and Canadian Andrew Wiggins heading west to the Golden State Warriors. In a swap of high scorers consummated just a few hours before the NBA deadline on Thursday, the Timberwolves acquired the dynamic point guard they'd been seeking for awhile in Russell and pulled the plug on their development of Wiggins, the mercurial first overall pick of the 2014 draft. The deal also
  
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• Timberwolves send Canadian Andrew Wiggins to Warriors

  06-02-2020 20:28
  
  The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken on yet another new look, with D'Angelo Russell on his way to join pal Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins heading west to the Golden State Warriors. In a swap of high scorers consummated just a few hours before the NBA deadline on Thursday, the Timberwolves acquired the dynamic point guard they'd been seeking for awhile in Russell and pulled the plug on their development of Wiggins, the mercurial first overall pick of the 2014 draft. The deal also sent two
  
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• Students encouraged to apply for Education Minister's Youth Council - Lethbridge News Now

  06-02-2020 20:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Students encouraged to apply for Education Minister's Youth Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Court injunction orders Unifor workers to stop blockage of Carseland fuel terminal

  06-02-2020 20:20
  
  Striking union members have been made aware of an interim court injunction forcing them to remove their blockade at the Carseland fuel terminal, southeast of Calgary. Unifor employees have been on the picket line for nearly two weeks, setting up metal fences and blocking all access with large moving trucks. They are fighting to keep their pension pay and worker rights. Thursday’s court injunction decision, made in a Calgary courtroom, now means the metal fences at the Carseland Cardlock mu
  
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• Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue - Lethbridge News Now

  06-02-2020 20:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police make arrests alongside Quebec investigation into the sex trade

  06-02-2020 20:16
  
  Members of the Calgary Police Service are working with Quebec police in connection with a human trafficking investigation and say three Calgarians have already been arrested as a result. The CPS says they were contacted by Quebec law enforcement in May 2018 about an investigation into individuals dealing the sex trade that was believed to involve residents of Alberta. Officials say they are now releasing details of the case because all five suspects have been arrested and charged. Two of the sus
  
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• Calgary police seize $500K in drugs and cash, along with firearms

  06-02-2020 20:00
  
  Police seized more than $500,000 worth of drugs and cash in a recent bust by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) organized crime units in Calgary and Medicine Hat. Two Calgary homes were searched on Jan. 23, resulting in a number of items being seized, including methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and other substances, along with four firearms, One person was arrested, who police believe was involved in drug trafficking in the Calgary area. "We believe this individual may have also bee
  
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• California Pizza Kitchen to open 1st Canadian restaurant in Edmonton

  06-02-2020 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  California Pizza Kitchen, known for its hand-tossed pizzas and creative entrees, is expanding into Canada and its first location will be in Edmonton.
  
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• No injuries reported after flames tear through southeast garage

  06-02-2020 19:55
  
  A detached garage in a southeast neighbourhood was damaged in a Thursday morning fire. The Calgary Fire Department responded to the 2800 block of 11th Avenue S.E. — in the community of Albert Park/Radisson Heights — shortly after 10 a.m. following reports of a fire. "When fire crews arrived, they found a fully-involved garage fire," said Carol Henke, Calgary Fire Department public information officer. "Once they went in, quickly extinguished the fire, they didn't find anyone inside a
  
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• Mother of Alberta student locked in seclusion room weighs options after losing appeal

  06-02-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman who filed a lawsuit against Alberta Education after her son was locked in a seclusion room at school says she is "very disheartened" after a legal blow.
  
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• Fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan, residents evacuated from area - Lethbridge News Now

  06-02-2020 19:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan, residents evacuated from area  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP seek 2 suspects after break-in at Strathmore cannabis store

  06-02-2020 18:51
  
  Strathmore RCMP is asking for the public's help to identify a pair of suspects caught on camera breaking into an area cannabis store last week. Police were alerted to a break-in at The Garden — a cannabis retail store in Strathmore — about 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 30. Two men entered the store and made off with a number of bongs and vapes, along with an undisclosed amount of cash. Both appeared to be between 20 and 25-years-old. One was wearing a green Canada Goose bomber-style jacket with
  
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• Flames place Giordano on injured reserve, defenceman considered week-to-week

  06-02-2020 18:47
  
  The Calgary Flames will be without their all-star defenceman and captain for at least a week after the team placed Mark Giordano on injured reserve Giordano was injured during Tuesday night's game against the Sharks. Team officials confirm he suffered a hamstring injury and will not require surgery. "We've got good news," said GM Brad Treliving. "We dodged a bullet." According to the team. Giordano is considered week-to-week and is expected to return this season. The Flames have recalled defence
  
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• Suncor defers Montreal Refinery project to focus on low-cost oilsands expansion

  06-02-2020 18:30
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. says its on-again, off-again plan to add a coker unit to its Montreal refinery to allow it to process heavier barrels of oil, including oilsands bitumen, is off the table as it shuffles its spending priorities. On a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter results, CEO Mark Little says the $2-billion project has been shelved as the company focuses on low-cost oilsands expansions, projects to help reduce emissions and digital technology investments to reduce costs. He says Sun
  
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• Suspects charged following targeted stabbing at Dalhousie LRT station

  06-02-2020 18:10
  
  Two men face assault charges in connection with Monday afternoon's stabbing along the northwest CTrain line. Emergency crews were called to the Brentwood LRT station shortly before 4 p.m. to assist a man suffering from stab wounds. The man, who is in his 50s, was transported by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in serious but stable condition. Surveillance footage confirmed the stabbing occurred at the Dalhousie LRT station. Investigators believe the assault was targeted and followed a d
  
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• Lewd caller targets underage Calgary babysitters, police issue warning

  06-02-2020 17:43
  
  The Calgary Police Service is encouraging babysitters to screen phone calls from blocked numbers following troubling reports of a man making graphic calls to underage girls. According to police, there have been multiple complaints since the beginning of 2019 of a man phoning girls who advertise babysitting services online. The man calls from a blocked number and engages the minors in conversation. As the chat progresses, the calls become more inappropriate and graphic. The victims of the calls h
  
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• Lewd caller targets underage Calgary babysitters

  06-02-2020 17:43
  
  The Calgary Police Service is encouraging babysitters to screen phone calls from blocked numbers following troubling reports of a man making graphic calls to underage girls. According to police, there have been multiple complaints since the beginning of 2019 of a man phoning girls who advertise babysitting services online. The man calls from a blocked number and engages the minors in conversation. As the chat progresses, the calls become more inappropriate and graphic. The victims of the calls h
  
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• Creepy caller targets underage Calgary babysitters, warn police

  06-02-2020 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are warning youth in the city about a man who has been using babysitting services to make “indecent phone calls.”
  
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• Indigenous leaders say pipeline ruling highlights Canada’s need for UNDRIP law

  06-02-2020 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A unanimous decision cleared a major legal hurdle for construction to continue on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion — a move long contested by Indigenous communities.
  
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• Second flight from Wuhan will bring 'every Canadian home,' Champagne says

  06-02-2020 16:18
  
  The federal government has secured a second chartered flight to evacuate all Canadians seeking to return home from the epicentre of the new coronavirus. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said the first flight will leave Wuhan “momentarily” and a second plane is expected to depart next Monday. “With the second flight, we’ll be able to bring every Canadian home,” Champagne said at a press conference on Thursday. The federal government says that 211
  
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• Evacuation flight arrives in Wuhan to transport Canadians home

  06-02-2020 16:18
  
  The chartered Canadian flight evacuating Canadians from the epicentre of the coronavirus has landed at the Wuhan airport. Canadian evacuees will soon be boarding the plane that will bring them back to Canada, landing at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southern Ontario where they will be quarantined for two weeks. The Canadians have been living in lockdown in the Chinese city, as the Canadian government scrambled to organize their repatriation. More to come.
  
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• Manitoba man dies while snowmobiling with son in B.C.: RCMP

  06-02-2020 15:51
  
  A Manitoba man is dead after an incident while snowmobiling with his son in British Columbia, a spokesperson for Elk Valley RCMP confirmed to CTV News. It happened Friday, Jan. 31, when Mounties and responders with Fernie Search and Rescue were alerted to a rescue beacon in the Morrissey area. The ghost-town south of Fernie, B.C. is well used by snowmobilers, and police said the father and son became separated while snowmobiling. When the son found his father, he was upside down in a tree well,
  
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• Canadians charged in US$35M 'pump and dump' penny stock scheme

  06-02-2020 15:36
  
  Three Canadian businessmen have been accused of artificially inflating the price of stocks they held in a “pump and dump” scheme that allegedly generated more than US$35 million. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the Canadians and three other individuals and their companies with participating in an international scheme to profit from the illegal sales of stock in at least 45 microcap companies, or publicly traded companies with small market capitalizations of
  
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• Former Richmond MP Joe Peschisolido 'chronically' broke code of conduct: commissioner

  06-02-2020 15:33
  
  The federal ethics watchdog says former Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido repeatedly broke the code of conduct for members of Parliament. Ethics commissioner Mario Dion says in a report that Peschisolido “chronically” failed to disclose his private interests, as required by the code. If Peschisolido was still an MP, Dion says he'd recommend that Parliament impose “appropriate” sanctions. But, since Peschisolido lost his British Columbia seat in last fall's election, he's no lon
  
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• FCL seeks court injunction to stop blockade at Alberta fuel-distribution terminal

  06-02-2020 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A decision on the injunction is expected to happen in a Calgary courtroom at 9 a.m. MT on Thursday.
  
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• FCL granted court injunction to stop blockade at Alberta fuel-distribution terminal

  06-02-2020 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary judge granted Federated Co-operatives Ltd. a court injunction to stop a blockade set up by Canadian union Unifor at a fuel-distribution terminal near Carseland, Alta.
  
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• State of emergencies across Jamaica extended until spring due to spike in crime

  06-02-2020 15:25
  
  Jamaica’s elected officials have extended state of emergencies in Kingston and other regions such as St. James parish, which includes Montego Bay, until spring, due to a spike in crimes. On Wednesday, the Canadian government updated its travel advisory on Jamaica with an update about the states of emergency. In the advisory, tourists thinking about visiting Jamaica are warned to “exercise a high degree of caution” due to the high level of violent crime there. Its website lists
  
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• Village of Guernsey, Sask. evacuated after freight train derailment

  06-02-2020 14:16
  
  The village of Guernsey, Sask. is being evacuated on Thursday morning after a train derailment that closed a major highway in both directions. The Municipality of Usborne confirmed the evacuation to CTV News. A freight train derailed near Guernsey, Sask. early Thursday morning, closing a major highway in both directions. According to the RCMP, the train derailed about 6 a.m. CST near Guernsey, about 100 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, making this the second derailment in the area in two month
  
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• Train derails near Guernsey, Sask., second derailment in two months

  06-02-2020 14:16
  
  A freight train derailed near Guernsey, Sask. early Thursday morning, closing a major highway in both directions. According to the RCMP, the train derailed about 6 a.m. CST near Guernsey, about 100 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, making this the second derailment in the area in two months. The derailed train belongs to Canadian Pacific, the company has confirmed to CTV News. Emergency responders have been sent to the scene for initial assessment, CP said in an emailed statement. A CP train ha
  
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• Slowdown ordered after second train carrying oil derails near Sask. town

  06-02-2020 14:16
  
  The federal government on Thursday ordered lower speed limits for all trains carrying large amounts of dangerous goods, hours after a fiery derailment in rural Saskatchewan sent thick black smoke into the air. A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train carrying crude oil jumped the tracks about 6:15 a.m. near Guernsey, 115 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon. Thirty-one of 104 cars derailed and a dozen caught fire, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said. It also said there were no injuries. "It
  
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• Slow down ordered after second train carrying oil derails near Sask. town

  06-02-2020 14:16
  
  The federal government ordered lower speed limits for all trains carrying large amounts of dangerous goods Thursday, hours after a fiery derailment in rural Saskatchewan sent thick black smoke into the air. A Canadian Pacific freight train carrying crude oil jumped the tracks at about 6:15 a.m. near Guernsey, 115 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon. Thirty-one of the 104 cars derailed and a dozen caught fire, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said. It also said there were no injuries. "It look
  
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• Garneau announces speed restrictions after fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan

  06-02-2020 14:16
  
  Transportation Minister Marc Garneau has announced speed restrictions on trains carrying dangerous goods after a derailment in Saskatchewan caused a dozen tankers carrying crude oil to catch fire. Garneau says the ministerial order will come into effect Friday at midnight, but the government is asking it be implemented immediately. It will require trains with 20 or more cars with dangerous good to reduce speeds to no more than 40 km/h. It will stay in effect for the next 30 days. Garneau says he
  
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• Fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan, village residents evacuated from area

  06-02-2020 14:16
  
  A freight train has derailed in rural Saskatchewan and residents are being evacuated from the area. Canadian Pacific says the train jumped the tracks about 6:15 a.m. near Guernsey, roughly 115 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon. Patty Prentice says she was driving to work just after the derailment and saw a large fire and felt the heat as she drove by. There is no immediate word of injuries and Jack Gibney, the area reeve, says some 85 residents are being evacuated from the community. RCMP say Hi
  
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• Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals - Lethbridge News Now

  06-02-2020 14:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Premiers headed for Washington to celebrate CUSMA with American counterparts

  06-02-2020 13:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will also be there for meetings with U.S. officials on the margins of the conference.
  
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