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• City of Calgary considering state of local emergency

  24-11-2020 23:46
  
  The City of Calgary is considering enacting a state of local emergency. Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Chief Tom Sampson is scheduled to give city council a presentation behind closed doors at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. A spokesperson for Mayor Naheed Nenshi's office says a state of local emergency is one option that will be discussed, depending on what measures are announced by the province on Tuesday afternoon. Premier Jason Kenney, along with Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hins
  
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• Calgary company says it has developed technology that could keep workers safely on site through pandemic

  24-11-2020 23:37
  
  A Calgary company says it has developed technology that could help medium-to-large companies keep their workers safely on site through the pandemic. Tektelic Communications engineers refocused their work on a safe alert panic button, and a warehouse freight tracing app, combining the two into a small wearable device they call the Distance Guard Device. (DGD). The DGD tracks how often, and how close wearers come in contact with others also wearing the device. The developers envision companies lik
  
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• Outlook improves but budget deficit $21.3 billion, Alberta finance minister says

  24-11-2020 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Travis Toews made the comments as he announced the revised budget deficit this year will be $21.3 billion.
  
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• Canada Energy Regulator projects there may be no need for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  24-11-2020 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report from the Canada Energy Regulator projects that if Canada strengthens its climate policies to cut more greenhouse-gas emissions, neither the Trans Mountain expansion nor the new Keystone XL pipeline will be needed.
  
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• Forecasted deficit shrinks slightly since Q1, Alberta still facing $21.3B hole

  24-11-2020 23:11
  
  The Alberta Government’s second-quarter fiscal update shows a slightly smaller projected deficit than presented in August, but the province is still facing down a $21.3-billion hole and has no timeline for when the budget will be balanced.  “We’ve experienced and unprecedented drop in energy prices and, at the same time, we’re combating a pandemic within our own borders,” said Finance Minister Travis Toews. “We will not be able to balance (the budget) in
  
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• 2 charged after illegally killing grizzly bear, assaulting witness

  24-11-2020 22:59
  
  Two men have been charged with multiple offences after a grizzly bear was illegally killed near a hunting camp in November 2018. Jeffrey Hambrook and Gary Gilson were sentenced to a one-year conditional sentence, a three year hunting suspension, and a fine of $22,000 for illegally killing the grizzly bear. Hambrook pled guilty to charges of hunting out of season, assault, and uttering threats in relation to property. Gilson pled guilty to unlawful possession of wildlife, theft under $5,000, and
  
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• Lethbridge man charged with several property-related offences - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2020 22:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge man charged with several property-related offences  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 men fined after killing grizzly, threatening witness at Alberta hunting camp

  24-11-2020 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation determined that the grizzly bear had been feeding at a meat pole, where the two men had hung deer carcasses they had hunted. The men decided to shoot the grizzly when it returned later that evening.
  
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• Four new additions introduced to Kodiak Women's Volleyball team - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2020 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Four new additions introduced to Kodiak Women's Volleyball team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada goose from Hanna, Alta. spotted in Nebraska

  24-11-2020 21:32
  
  Geese heading south for the winter is nothing new. But one goose that was hand-raised by a farm family north of Hanna, Alta. is something special. Once it learned to fly, it would soar next to vehicles. “You’d roll down your window and you could touch her,” said Melanie Bossert, who raised the bird, named Goose Goose. “She would just fly with all the neighbours, stop and have a visit in their yard and either they would drive (beside her on her way home) and drop her off o
  
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• Alberta study finds telltale COVID-19 symptoms in kids are fever, loss of taste or smell and nausea

  24-11-2020 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The study was done by researchers at the University of Alberta who analyzed 2,463 COVID-19 test results from children in the province between April 13 to Sept. 30.
  
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• Appeal dismissed for Crowsnest Pass triple-murderer Derek Saretzky

  24-11-2020 21:17
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has denied the appeal of convicted murderer Derek Saretzky, which alleged that he was not properly advised of his right to council when he admitted to murdering Hanna Meketech. The court denied the appeal on the grounds that mentioning the right to council is only required after arrest or detention, which was not the case at the time of Saretzky's admission. Saretzky confessed to the Meketech murder during a maintenance visit with a police sergeant in March 2020 while
  
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• Documentary on use of force by Calgary police officers sparks controversy prior to film festival

  24-11-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The film is scheduled to be streamed online from Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 through CUFF.Docs as well as in-person at the Globe Cinema on Nov. 29, unless an emergency injunction filed by one of the officers in the film is granted.
  
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• First Black bencher elected to Law Society of Alberta

  24-11-2020 20:51
  
  The first Black bencher has been elected to the Law Society of Alberta. Kene Ilochonwu — a legal counsel with Parkland Corporation — says he didn’t even realize he was going to be the first. "Once I won the election I got all these congratulatory messages from the minister of justice and my friends and family worldwide," he said. It has been 113 years since the Law Society of Alberta was formed and Ilochonwu recognizes the importance of being elected to the bench. “Being
  
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• Lethbridge care centre will open in 2022 - REMI Network - Real Estate Management Industry Network

  24-11-2020 20:29 via reminetwork.com
  Lethbridge care centre will open in 2022  REMI Network - Real Estate Management Industry Network
  
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• $145K worth of cocaine seized from rural home east of Airdrie

  24-11-2020 19:18
  
  A 40-year-old Airdrie man, previously convicted of bringing illegal energy weapons into Canada, is facing trafficking charges following an investigation that unearthed significant quantities of drugs at a rural home northeast outside of Calgary. Members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) organized crime and gang team, as well as RCMP and Calgary Police Service members, searched a home along RR 282 in Rocky View County,  east of Airdrie city limits, on Nov. 18, 2020 as par
  
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• $145K worth of cocaine seized from Rocky View County home

  24-11-2020 19:18
  
  A 40-year-old man is facing trafficking charges following an investigation that unearthed significant quantities of drugs at a rural home outside of Calgary. Members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) organized crime and gang team, as well as RCMP and Calgary Police Service members, searched a home in Rocky View County on Nov. 18, 2020. The search led to the seizure of:Cocaine (1,459 grams) Unidentified pink powder (292 grams) Unidentified white powder (134 grams) Psilocybin (
  
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• Report shows 70% drop in young and new farmers across Prairies

  24-11-2020 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report shows the ownership and control of Canada's Prairie farmland are becoming more concentrated, leading to a 70 per cent drop in young and new farmers within one generation.
  
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• Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn 1 of Derek Saretzky’s 3 murder convictions

  24-11-2020 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Appeal Court has refused to throw out one of the convictions against an Alberta man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior five years ago.
  
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• Use an ultrasonic humidifier? Tap water could be polluting the air in your home

  24-11-2020 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new paper out of the University of Alberta shows using anything but distilled water in an ultrasonic humidifier may actually do more harm than good.
  
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• World Juniors prep paused in Red Deer after 2 player COVID-19 cases

  24-11-2020 18:45
  
  Gameplay was paused at Team Canada’s World Juniors selection camp on Tuesday after two players tested positive for COVID-19. According to Hockey Canada, camp officials learned of the positive results Tuesday morning and the players were sent into quarantine. All camp activities were suspended for the day, and the Red-White game scheduled for Tuesday morning in Red Deer’s Westerner Park Centrium was postponed. "The quick identification of these cases and rapid response is proof that t
  
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• Two players at Canada’s junior hockey camp test positive for COVID-19

  24-11-2020 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada said in a release that the players, who were not named, are in quarantine at the team's hotel.
  
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• New COVID-19 restrictions expected to be announced in Alberta Tuesday afternoon

  24-11-2020 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney will be joined by the health minister, chief medical officer of health and AHS CEO for the announcement at 4:30 p.m. MT Tuesday.
  
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• Kenney, Shandro, Hinshaw expected to announce new COVID-19 measures at 4:30 p.m.

  24-11-2020 17:53
  
  Alberta government and health officials are speaking Tuesday afternoon, a day after meeting to discuss introducing new COVID-19 measures. The Priorities Implementation Committee met Monday afternoon to hear recommendations from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw after she announced 1,549 new cases of the coronavirus and five more deaths.New Alta. COVID-19 restrictions coming Tuesday: government 'We must take action': Alberta CMOH likens quickly spreading virus to snowball as provi
  
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• Kenney, Shandro, Hinshaw expected to announce new COVID-19 measures

  24-11-2020 17:53
  
  Alberta government and health officials are speaking Tuesday afternoon, a day after meeting to discuss introducing new COVID-19 measures. The Priorities Implementation Committee met Monday afternoon to hear recommendations from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw after she announced 1,549 new cases of the coronavirus and five more deaths.New Alta. COVID-19 restrictions coming Tuesday: government 'We must take action': Alberta CMOH likens quickly spreading virus to snowball as provi
  
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• Alberta declares state of public health emergency, bans indoor gatherings

  24-11-2020 17:53
  
  Alberta junior and high school students are being sent home to learn and the province is introducing stricter gathering limits in hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced the new public health measures and enacted a state of public health emergency as the province reported 1,115 new cases of COVID-19, its smallest day-over-day increase since Nov. 19. He said the measures were developed by the Priorities Implementation Committee, which met for eight hour
  
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• Alberta bans indoor gatherings; introduces new restrictions for schools and businesses

  24-11-2020 17:53
  
  Alberta junior and high school students are being sent home to learn and the province is introducing stricter gathering limits in hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced the new public health measures and enacted a state of public health emergency as the province reported 1,115 new cases of COVID-19, its smallest day-over-day increase since Nov. 19. He said the measures were developed by a cabinet committee that met for eight hours on Monday and heard
  
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• Lethbridge's yard waste sites to close for season on November 30 - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2020 16:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge's yard waste sites to close for season on November 30  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta researcher recognized with innovation award for salt mask

  24-11-2020 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ilaria Rubino, a recent PhD graduate from the department of chemical and materials engineering at the University of Alberta, said a mostly salt and water solution that coats the first or middle layer of the mask would dissolve droplets before they can penetrate the face covering.
  
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• Car strikes senior in Canyon Meadows Drive crosswalk

  24-11-2020 16:18
  
  A man in his 80s was transported to hospital in serious condition after he was hit by a car while crossing the street between two southwest neighbourhoods. Emergency crews were called to the 600 block of Canyon Meadows Drive S.W. at around 6:30 a.m. following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian. EMS officials confirm the senior was in a marked crosswalk at the time of the collision. The man was transported by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in serious condition with undisclos
  
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• Parks Canada delays start of camping reservations due to pandemic uncertainty

  24-11-2020 15:52
  
  Campers looking to secure a spot in a national park during the height of the 2021 season will need to wait a little longer as Parks Canada has pushed back the opening of reservations. Parks Canada says the decision to move the start of camping reservations from January to April was a proactive effort to give campers additional time to weigh the COVID-19 measures nearer to the start of their visit and reduce potential cancellations. Reservations for May 2021 through March 2022 will be accepted, o
  
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• A chinook arch could be in the cards today

  24-11-2020 15:22
  
  I know I said just science components would be added on 'shorter article days', but let's do history today! You probably know about the Bermuda Triangle, but how about the Hess Triangle? Further details at the end of this article. A stacked low is growing right now, which tomorrow will push a strong low across the Rockies well to our north. There's a slight chance for 1-2 cm of snow in Calgary, though most forecast models agree that we'll keep that to the north, especially thanks to today's offe
  
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• Suncor agrees to begin operating Syncrude by end of next year

  24-11-2020 14:17
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. says it has agreed to become the operator of the Syncrude project by the end of 2021, as long as each of the joint venture's owners grants formal approval. Suncor owns a 58.74 per cent stake in the Syncrude Joint Venture, a position it has increased from 12 per cent in 2016. Other Syncrude stakeholders who must approve the agreement are Imperial Oil Resources Ltd., CNOOC Oil Sands Canada and Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership. Suncor chief executive Mark Little says the transition
  
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• ‘This wasn’t a choice’: Retired journalist Gord Gillies speaks out on mental health after son’s death

  24-11-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gillies is taking part in Global News' series Strong But Not Silent, raising awareness for men's mental health.
  
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• Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2020 09:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge sees surge in abandoned, surrendered pets as adoption numbers rise - Global News

  24-11-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge sees surge in abandoned, surrendered pets as adoption numbers rise  Global News
  
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• Alberta re-declares State of Public Health Emergency, new restrictions announced - Lethbridge News Now

  24-11-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta re-declares State of Public Health Emergency, new restrictions announced  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Miss Vickie’s says chips recalled in Eastern Canada also shipped to western cities

  24-11-2020 06:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company says the chips were only shipped to retail customers in Alberta, Brandon, Man., and Moose Jaw, Sask, and that it's working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to co-ordinate a voluntary recall.
  
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• Crews tear down living wall in Alberta’s Federal Building

  24-11-2020 06:35
  
  A provincial plant wall that a UCP MLA recently called “beautiful” but one that we “can’t afford” was torn down in Alberta’s Federal Building Monday night.The UCP says it is removing the living wall in an effort to save $70,000 a year in maintenance costs.From outside the closed building, workers could be seen removing the plants and batting below them and stuffing the material into black garbage bags, exposing a bare wall below.“I love the living wall.
  
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• Nurses’ union rejects Alberta government’s call to delay bargaining for new deal

  24-11-2020 05:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's nurses union says the province's health delivery agency has rejected a call for a settlement similar to one reached with nurses in Saskatchewan that would have provided stability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Alberta on course for over 4K COVID-19 cases a day by Christmas, expert says

  24-11-2020 05:06
  
  As people count down the days to the holidays many are also watching the COVID-19 case count rise and experts say the province is on the path for an even bigger explosion of cases if strict measures aren’t introduced immediately. One researcher says Alberta is on track for daily cases to double about every two and a half weeks, meaning an even higher spike by Christmas. “If we don’t do anything it will be about 4,000 daily cases (by Christmas),” said developmental biologi
  
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• 'Severe outcomes are not limited just to those already at the very end of their lives': Hinshaw

  24-11-2020 04:35
  
  Alberta’s government is now sharing data that shows how many people who have contracted COVID-19 have underlying conditions. But health experts, including Dr. Deena Hinshaw, say Albertans have to remember the virus is not just affecting people who are older or who are sick. “Severe outcomes are not limited just to those already at the very end of their lives and it is a mistake to think so,” Dr. Hinshaw said Friday. She added hospitalizations are trending younger in the provinc
  
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• 'We are on the verge of significant bankruptcies': Restaurants and pubs struggle under B.C.'s new restrictions

  24-11-2020 04:19
  
  New measures introduced last Thursday by Dr. Bonnie Henry meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 by limiting social interactions appear to be having the desired effect, to the detriment of businesses. At a news conference on Nov. 19, Henry ordered B.C. residents to limit social gatherings to their immediate household, or a small pandemic bubble for those living alone. “This applies in our homes, vacation rentals and in the community and in public venues, including those with less than 50 peo
  
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• Police repeatedly called to take homeless to hospital under COVID-19 health orders

  24-11-2020 04:15
  
  Since the start of the pandemic Calgary Police have taken 29 people to hospital for isolation after testing positive or having close contact with someone with COVID-19. All of them have been part of the city’s homeless or vulnerable population. In total, police have been given 35 of the “form three” orders since April. The majority of them were issued last spring, but lately the pace has increased significantly, says a police spokesperson. "Since September 1, we've had another
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: Nov 23

  24-11-2020 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, November 23, 2020 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• New Calgary queer theatre gears up for debut production: 'Christmas Carol: A Drag Story’

  24-11-2020 03:31
  
  Blue Jeans Theatre, a new queer theatre collective in Calgary, are presenting an old chestnut with a new twist: Christmas Carol: A Drag Story. The production, written and directed by Shannon Murphy is the theatre's first production - and thanks to the pandemic, it will be an all-virtual production running from Dec. 16 through Dec. 23. Adapted fromDickens’ classic Christmas tale, Blue Jeans Theatre will showcasethe author’s iconic characters with a modern-day twist – namely, a l
  
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• State of local emergency declared in Drumheller

  24-11-2020 03:29
  
  With the second wave of COVID-19 growing, the Town of Drumheller, Alta. announced a state of local emergency on Monday, a move aimed at helping control the spread of cases, which will also give officials access to additional resources and special powers under the Emergency Management Act. "The safety and wellbeing of our community continues to be our top priority," said deputy Mayor Jay Garbutt in a release. "This is tough, but we believe as a community we can work together to slow the spread."
  
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• Nurses union, AHS fail to reach deal delaying contract talks until March

  24-11-2020 03:28
  
  Alberta’s nurses union won’t agree to pause contract negotiations until the spring after it says Alberta Health Services rejected its proposal earlier Monday. United Nurses of Alberta says its offer would stabilize the workforce and realign focus on COVID-19, but that AHS refused to stop eliminating nursing positions via attrition during the pandemic and rollbacks when negotiations started again. As such, the UNA will head back to the bargaining table on Dec. 14 and 15. “They a
  
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• 'Wouldn’t wish it upon anyone’, 26-year-old reports heart palpitations and asthma attacks months after getting COVID-19

  24-11-2020 03:14
  
  Heart palpitations, difficulty breathing and asthma attacks. They’re all things 26-year-old Taylor Larson has had to live with in the three months since testing positive for COVID-19, even though she’s technically recovered from the virus. "I had asthma as a young child but now that I’ve had COVID I’ve started having asthma attacks almost daily and I haven’t had an asthma attack since I was-six-years old," said Larson.  "I’m finding it really difficult to
  
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• Worried about possible lockdown, Alberta shoppers flood the stores

  24-11-2020 02:48
  
  Retailers across Calgary are reporting higher than normal pre-Christmas crowds, as consumers rush to get their in-person shopping done ahead of any potential new COVID-19 restrictions. “We are watching the news conferences with the premier and Dr. Hinshaw, and we're kind of a little nervous about what may happen in Alberta and Calgary," said Chinook Mall general manager Paige O’Neill Monday. “I think that definitely plays into people's minds when they're thinking about Christma
  
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