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• Province says federal help coming for drought-stricken farmers

  15-07-2021 23:53
  
  Ottawa will activate its AgriRecovery program for western farmers, says Alberta agriculture minister Devin Dreeshan. The request for aid was put to the feds Wednesday by Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as the prairies brace for worsening drought conditions. "We're seeing a very significant drought, certainly in key parts of the province, and in a larger part of the province than we normally would," said Alberta finance minister Travis Toews, who is also a rancher.According to a report release
  
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• Family of Lane Tailfeathers searches for answers after disappearance: ‘We want to have hope’

  15-07-2021 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's been nearly four weeks since the family of 35-year-old Lane Tailfeathers last saw him.
  
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• Alberta doctors cautiously optimistic 2 weeks after nearly all COVID-19 restrictions lifted

  15-07-2021 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  On July 1, the province removed nearly all COVID-19 public health measures, though it kept mandatory masks in certain facilities and modes of transportation.
  
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• RCMP delay release of Columbia Icefield accident report, investigation ongoing

  15-07-2021 23:20
  
  Nearly a year after a tragic accident last summer killed three people and injured dozens of others, the RCMP will release the accident report into the rollover of an Ice Explorer all-terrain vehicle at the Columbia Icefield in fall 2021. Originally, the RCMP were planning to release the results of their investigation into the accident that occurred on July 18, 2020, this spring. “Alberta RCMP continue to pursue multiple avenues of investigation, but are not able to release any new informat
  
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• Spreading wildlife disease threatens deer, elk and maybe humans, new research says

  15-07-2021 23:13
  
  The continuing spread of a fatal wildlife disease in Alberta and Saskatchewan has a federal agency recommending a deer cull across a wide swath of the Prairies. And soon-to-be-published research on chronic wasting disease has raised new fears about whether the illness could infect humans. “I would say this question was answered with 'yes,”' said Hermann Schaetzl, a veterinary scientist at the University of Calgary. Schaetzl's work was discussed in a recent report from the Canadian Ag
  
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• The goats are baaaa-ck in Calgary

  15-07-2021 23:10
  
  For the fourth year a team of 200 goats will return to McHugh Bluff to control weeds and support habitat restoration. The goats will be in Calgary from July 15 to 25 as part of a targeted grazing program. Targeted grazing with goats reduced the amount of pesticides the city must use in these areas. The reason goats were chosen in the first place is because they provide an organic and cost-effective method for maintaining the environment. These goats help protect ecosystems by removing invasive p
  
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• No buildings involved in series of suspicious fires in Lethbridge - CTV Toronto

  15-07-2021 22:54
  
  No buildings involved in series of suspicious fires in Lethbridge  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge police ask for public's help about suspicious fires

  15-07-2021 22:54
  
  Investigators are looking for security video or any other information about a number of suspicious fires that recently occurred in Lethbridge's south end. Lethbridge police say they were called to the scene of the first of five incidents, in the area of 43rd Street and 20th Avenue S., at about 11 a.m. on July 15. None of the fires resulted in damage to any buildings and officials say they have occurred mainly in back alleys. Police are now turning to the public in the hopes that someone might ha
  
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• Edmonton makes Top 50 list for tech talent in North America for first time, Calgary climbs 6 spots

  15-07-2021 22:40
  
  Edmonton has cracked the Top 50 list for tech talent and sector growth in North America for the first time. The city is rated 38th overall for its ability to attract, retain, and grow technology industry professionals, according to real estate organization CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent report released on Tuesday. CBRE says Edmonton’s tech occupations grew by more than 50 per cent in the last five years, the largest increase in all of the 50 markets rated by the organization. Computer su
  
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• Lethbridge man charged with arson after apartment fire

  15-07-2021 22:35
  
  Lethbridge police have charged a man with arson following an apartment fire earlier this week. Fire crews responded to the 1400 block of Ashgrove Road S. about 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday and discovered a fire, which was determined to be intentionally set. Stuward Sunchild, 26, of Lethbridge has been charged with arson. He also faces charges of assault and mischief linked to an unrelated incident on the same day. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
  
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• Cancer-detecting cyclotron announced for Calgary

  15-07-2021 22:30
  
  The government of Alberta has announced a cyclotron and new radiopharmaceutical facility will be coming to Calgary to improve access to diagnostic tests and treatment for cancer, cardiac and neurological conditions. "It is vital that we have access to robust tools which can help diagnose these medical problems or find tumours as quickly as possible and then to guide the targeted treatment," said Tyler Shandro, Alberta's health minister.  A cyclotron is a machine that produces radioisotopes
  
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• Police charge Lethbridge man in connection with “intentional” apartment fire - Lethbridge News Now

  15-07-2021 22:03
  
  Police charge Lethbridge man in connection with “intentional” apartment fire  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Air quality statements expand throughout Alberta as heat wave continues

  15-07-2021 21:57
  
  Air quality concerns have extended across the foothills and west-central Alberta including Calgary and surrounding areas. The smoke will linger over Calgary for the near future as smoke continues drifting in from B.C. and the U.S. The air quality in north-central Alberta may deteriorate over the weekend as a shift in wind direction brings more smoke from northern Saskatchewan. Although central Alberta may see the heat moderate briefly into the weekend, extreme heat with daytime temperatures in t
  
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• 'It feels amazing': Calgarian wins $1M LOTTO MAX prize in June draw

  15-07-2021 21:54
  
  Hanna Hila thought she was seeing things when she checked her LOTTO MAX ticket and discovered she'd won $1 million in the June 1 draw. “I called my son over to double-check the numbers with me," she said. “We checked the ticket again and couldn’t believe it. That was not what I had expected to see when I scanned it, but I’m very happy." The surprise of winning was nothing compared to the relief that came shortly after. “Knowing my kids and I are set up financially m
  
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• Lethbridge contractors extra busy during pandemic as more people renovate homes - Lethbridge News Now

  15-07-2021 21:48
  
  Lethbridge contractors extra busy during pandemic as more people renovate homes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary to receive new diagnostic tool, facility to diagnosis and treat deadly diseases

  15-07-2021 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doctors in Calgary will soon have a new tool to help them diagnose cancer and other diseases. The province announced $18 million for a cyclotron and new facility.
  
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• 'Old wounds': Renewed interest over residential schools difficult for survivors

  15-07-2021 21:01
  
  Flags at the Elbow River camp at the Calgary Stampede are at half mast this year to mark recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school sites. A moment of silence is observed every day in a sombre ritual. The annual camp on the Stampede grounds was first held in 1912 to highlight the cultures of the Calgary-area Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuut'ina and Stoney Nakoda First Nations. It's a double-edged sword this year as visitors to the camp show renewed interest about
  
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• Prairie farmers pray for rain as drought, grasshoppers ravage crops and pastures

  15-07-2021 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Farmers are calling for emergency relief as drought ravages crops across the Prairie provinces.
  
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• Telus phone and internet access down in eastern Alberta due to cut cable

  15-07-2021 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  'If you use Telus, you will not be able to contact help if there is an emergency,' an Alberta Emergency Alert said of the outage in the east-central part of the province.
  
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• TELUS restores service for Alberta communities affected by outage

  15-07-2021 19:47
  
  TELUS said it has reconnected wireless customers in east central Alberta and surrounding communities following an incident Thursday morning. The alert was first issued at 11:15 a.m. by Alberta Emergency Alert and is due to a TELUS communications line that had been accidentally cut in eastern Alberta. While it appeared just one line was cut, the province says it had a huge impact on services for thousands of Albertans. "(It) has caused the failure of multiple Telus services, including landline, w
  
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• TELUS restores partial services for several Alberta communities affected by outage

  15-07-2021 19:47
  
  TELUS says it has reconnected wireless customers in east central Alberta and surrounding communities following an incident on Thursday morning. The company says landline services are still offline, but estimated the repairs would be complete by 6:30 p.m. The alert was first issued at 11:15 a.m. by Alberta Emergency Alert and is due to a TELUS communications line that had been accidentally cut in eastern Alberta. While it appeared just one line was cut, the province says it had a huge impact on s
  
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• TELUS line cut, causing failure of communications in multiple Alberta communities

  15-07-2021 19:47
  
  Provincial officials have called an emergency alert for a situation where a damaged line may have impacted all communication on the TELUS network in east central Alberta and surrounding areas. The alert was issued at 11:15 a.m. and is due to a TELUS communications line that had been accidentally cut in eastern Alberta. While it appeared just one line was cut, the province says it will have a huge impact on services for thousands of Albertans. "(It) has caused the failure of multiple Telus servic
  
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• Michigan, Enbridge say Line 5 mediation efforts likely to wrap up by end of August

  15-07-2021 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The two sides in the ongoing dispute over the Line 5 pipeline say they expect their mediation efforts to conclude before the end of August.
  
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• Albertans to vote on equalization, daylight saving time, senators during fall election

  15-07-2021 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney has announced that Albertans will be able to have their say on a number of topics through referendum questions when they vote in the fall municipal elections. Albertans will be asked to weigh in on equalization, daylight saving time and electing senate nominees.
  
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• Preliminary plans for passenger train service connecting Banff with Calgary airport remain on track

  15-07-2021 19:17
  
  A proposed rail service for transporting passengers between Banff National Park and Calgary International Airport, with several stops in between, is one step closer to coming to fruition. Invest Alberta announced Thursday that another memorandum of understanding had been reached involving Alberta Transportation and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) regarding the service. The initial MOU was signed in June 2020 and the latest agreement took into consideration the results of a recently conducte
  
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• Alberta left out of Trudeau's childcare announcements - Lethbridge News Now

  15-07-2021 19:07
  
  Alberta left out of Trudeau's childcare announcements  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gleichen RCMP arrest man wanted on Canada-wide warrant

  15-07-2021 18:14
  
  A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large, soon after being released from federal custody, has been arrested by Gleichen RCMP. Justin Cutter, 28 was arrested on Sunday and along with the warrant, he is facing a number of additional charges, including:Flight from peace officer; Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited; Resisting/obstructing a police officer; Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose; Driving an
  
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• Results of investigation into fatal Columbia Icefields rollover expected in the fall: RCMP

  15-07-2021 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said last year the investigation into the fatal rollover on the Columbia Icefields would take until at least spring. Now, police expect findings to be released in the fall.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney to reveal referenda items on municipal election ballots

  15-07-2021 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney and several ministers are expected to announce which referenda items will be on the ballot in the upcoming fall municipal election. 
  
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• Albertans to vote on daylight saving time, equalization in the fall; pension and police to be further studied

  15-07-2021 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans will have a few questions to answer on the ballot during this fall's municipal election.
  
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• Average rent in Lethbridge among most affordable in Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  15-07-2021 16:59
  Average rent in Lethbridge among most affordable in Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 6 drivers fined, vehicles seized during Calgary checkstop

  15-07-2021 16:59
  
  Six drivers were fined, had their licence suspended and vehicle seized during a checkstop in Calgary on Wednesday evening, according to police. The Checkstop was set up in the 3800 block of Macleod Trail S. — about a kilometre south of downtown — and saw two drivers fail a roadside test, resulting in an immediate $1,000 fine, 90-day licence suspension and 30-day vehicle seizure. One driver registered a warning, resulting in a $300 fine, three-day licence suspension and vehicle seizur
  
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• Woman who walked away from Rockyview Hospital found safe

  15-07-2021 16:16
  
  The Calgary Police Service says a woman who left a southwest hospital Wednesday night has been located and is safe. Police say 61-year-old Kathy 'Pauline' Crowder left the Rockyview General Hospital shortly before 8 p.m. and was seen a short time later walking along the boulevard near the Glenmore Trail and 14th Street S.W. interchange. According to police, Crowder has a medical condition that affects her cognitive abilities and there are significant concerns for her welfare. CPS officials annou
  
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• Search underway for woman who walked away from Rockyview Hospital

  15-07-2021 16:16
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking for help from the public with the search for a woman who left a southwest hospital Wednesday night. Police say 61-year-old Kathy 'Pauline' Crowder left the Rockyview General Hospital shortly before 8 p.m. and was seen a short time later walking along the boulevard near the Glenmore Trail and 14th Street S.W.interchange. According to police, Crowder has a medical condition that affects her cognitive abilities and there are significant concerns for her welfare.
  
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• Brookfield Infrastructure raises hostile takeover offer for Inter Pipeline

  15-07-2021 15:55
  
  Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP is raising its hostile takeover offer for Inter Pipeline Ltd. The company is now offering $20 in cash or 0.25 of a Brookfield Infrastructure share for each Inter Pipeline share, with a cap on the number of shares that are available. Brookfield says assuming shareholders select the higher value Brookfield Infrastructure share option resulting in 68 per cent cash and 32 per cent share proration, the offer is valued at $21.23, based on its share price of $95.41
  
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• Lethbridge bracing for another week of hotter temperatures - Lethbridge News Now

  15-07-2021 15:43
  
  Lethbridge bracing for another week of hotter temperatures  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CREA reports home sales down 8.4 per cent month-over-month in June

  15-07-2021 15:36
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales last month fell on a month-over-month basis for the third straight month as the market continued to slow after hitting an all-time record in March. The association says home sales were down 8.4 per cent month-over-month in June, as sales cooled in 80 per cent of all local markets. However, compared with a year ago, sales in June rose 13.6 per cent to set a new record for the month. CREA chair Cliff Stevenson says while there is still a lot of
  
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• Man believed to have drowned while rescuing child from lake outside Edmonton

  15-07-2021 15:31
  
  Leduc RCMP say a 49-year-old male disappeared under water after rescuing a three-year-old family member from Wizard Lake Wednesday evening. Fish & Wildlife Conservation officers, Leduc County Fire & Rescue and Leduc RCMP are searching the lake, located around 70 kilometres southwest of Edmonton, for sign of the man they say was not recovered during the night. Police say efforts to recover the man will continue Thursday with the RCMP dive team. Prior to Wednesday evening’s incident,
  
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• Dive teams locate body of 49-year-old man after Wizard Lake drowning

  15-07-2021 15:31
  
  The body of a 49-year-old man in a central Alberta lake was recovered Thursday. The man was trying to rescue his three-year-old child when he disappeared underwater at Wizard Lake, approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Edmonton, just before 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, RCMP said. A medical examiner arrived on scene around 12 p.m. Thursday, following a search led by Fish & Wildlife Conservation officers, Leduc County Fire & Rescue, and the RCMP underwater recovery team. The child was recuse
  
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• Body of 49-year-old man who saved son recovered from central Alta. lake

  15-07-2021 15:31
  
  The body of a 49-year-old man in a central Alberta lake was recovered Thursday. The man was trying to rescue his three-year-old child when he disappeared underwater at Wizard Lake, approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Edmonton, just before 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, RCMP said. A medical examiner arrived on scene around 12 p.m. Thursday, following a search led by Fish & Wildlife Conservation officers, Leduc County Fire & Rescue, and the RCMP underwater recovery team. The child was recuse
  
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• Time change, equalization and Senate choices on Alberta's municipal ballots this fall

  15-07-2021 15:13
  
  Albertans will have a long list of other issues to decide on other than who will be their next community leader this fall. Premier Jason Kenney announced another set of referendum questions that will be added to the ballots in the province-wide October municipal election. He says by adding the questions, it's giving Albertans a chance to speak on the issues that are important to them. "On Oct. 18, as we committed to in our platform, Albertans will go to the polls to vote on reforming equalizatio
  
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• Municipal election ballots expected to balloon in size as Kenney to reveal referendum details

  15-07-2021 15:13
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to unveil details regarding referendum questions that will add to already large ballots when Albertans head to the polls for municipal elections on Oct. 18. The province has previously announced there will be a question on the fairness of equalization payments that the premier believes unfairly compensates other provinces with wealth generated in Alberta. The provincial government has hinted at potentially asking Albertans to vote on eliminating time changes, th
  
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• Municipal election ballots expected to balloon in size as Kenney to reveal referenda details

  15-07-2021 15:13
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to unveil details regarding referendum questions that will add to already large ballots when Albertans head to the polls for municipal elections on Oct. 18. The province has previously announced there will be a question on the fairness of equalization payments that the premier believes unfairly compensates other provinces with wealth generated in Alberta. The provincial government has hinted at potentially asking Albertans to vote on eliminating time changes, th
  
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• Renewed interest in residential schools difficult for survivors at Calgary Stampede Elbow River camp

  15-07-2021 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Flags at the Elbow River camp at the Calgary Stampede are at half mast this year to mark recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school sites.
  
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• 4 Springbank Community High School teens involved in fatal crash west of Calgary

  15-07-2021 14:29
  
  Two teenage girls are dead and two others remain in critical condition at Foothills hospital after an overnight crash west of Calgary.  Officers from the Cochrane RCMP detachment were deployed shortly after 12:30 a.m. following reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a BMW X5 in Springbank, on Range Road 32, between Township Roads 250 and 251A.  Markings on the road show the vehicle appears to have left the road and crashed into a fence on a rural property. Vance Alexander and his
  
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• 2 teenage girls dead, 2 in critical condition following crash west of Calgary

  15-07-2021 14:29
  
  An overnight crash west of Calgary killed two teenage girls and sent two others to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition. RCMP officers from the Cochrane RCMP detachment were deployed shortly after 12:30 a.m. following reports of a single-vehicle crash in Springbank on Range Road 32, between Township Roads 250 and 251A, involving a BMW X5 SUV. EMS officials confirm two teenage girls were pronounced dead on scene while the other two teenage girls were taken to the Foothills Medical Cen
  
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• Deadly wildlife disease might threaten humans, new Canadian research suggests

  15-07-2021 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chronic wasting disease, which affects animals such as deer, caribou, moose and elk by attacking nervous systems with universally fatal results.
  
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• Still 650,000 sq. metres to be surveyed at Kamloops residential school before total number of unmarked graves is known

  15-07-2021 14:05
  
  A specialist in ground-penetrating radar says there are still nearly 650,000 square metres of land to be surveyed before the total number of unmarked graves is confirmed at a former B.C. residential school. She said an area that held an apple orchard when the Kamloops school was in operation was chosen for the initial source in part because of the discovery of a child's rib bone. Additionally, survivors of schools described children as young as six being woken up during the night and asked to di
  
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• Still 65 hectares to be surveyed at Kamloops residential school before total number of unmarked graves is known

  15-07-2021 14:05
  
  A specialist in ground-penetrating radar says there are still nearly 650,000 square metres of land to be surveyed before the total number of unmarked graves is confirmed at the site of Canada's largest residential school. Sarah Beaulieu, a professor at the University of the Fraser Valley, released her initial findings from the site in B.C.'s Interior during a news conference Thursday hosted by the Tk'emlups te Secwepmc First Nation. Her search of an area on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Res
  
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• Still 160 acres to be surveyed at Kamloops residential school before total number of unmarked graves is known

  15-07-2021 14:05
  
  A specialist in ground-penetrating radar says there are still 160 acres of land to be surveyed before the total number of unmarked graves is confirmed at a former B.C. residential school. She said an area that held an apple orchard when the Kamloops school was in operation was chosen for the initial source in part because of the discovery of a child's rib bone. CTVNewsVancouver.ca is streaming the news conference LIVE NOW. Additionally, survivors of schools described children as young as six bei
  
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