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• IEA head says Canadian oil can be part of transition if it gets cleaner

  13-01-2022 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The executive director of the IEA says Canadian oil and gas can be part of the transition to a clean-energy future if the industry can cut its carbon footprint.
  
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• Council agrees to 'start fresh' on new arena deal, explore interest from partners

  13-01-2022 23:07
  
  A deal to partner with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) to build a new arena may have died when the calendar flipped to 2022, but city council has pledged to "start fresh" and gauge the interest of the Flames' ownership group about whether to forge ahead. Late Wednesday night, councillors unanimously voted in favour of bringing in a third party to find out whether a new deal to build an arena can be established with CSEC. If not, the city will explore whether other parties
  
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• AHS seeks third party to handle food services at Alberta hospitals

  13-01-2022 23:05
  
  Alberta Health Services (AHS) is looking for third-party companies to step in and help supply food services for eight hospitals and care centres in Calgary and Edmonton. Currently ancillary retail food services – cafeterias and retail food outlets – are provided through the AHS budget but officials say the revenue they generate do not cover the costs of operations. "AHS is subsidizing these services using finite health-care dollars," said AHS President and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu in a rele
  
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• Pharmacist drug deliveries delayed

  13-01-2022 22:49
  
  Dan Burton, a consultant pharmacist who works out of a number of different pharmacies, said they're seeing shortages in a number of drugs that aren't being delivered by their wholesaler, McKesson Canada. "What's ultimately happening is a lot of pharmacies in both Alberta and Saskatchewan are going without medications," said Burton. "Now we're scrambling to try and get patients to stay on treatment, some patients have had to come off treatment altogether and so we're really running into this issu
  
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• Irricana, Alta. pharmacist handed four months of suspension, $40K in fines

  13-01-2022 22:40
  
  A pharmacist in Irricana has been handed four months of suspension and $40,000 in fines by the Alberta College of Pharmacy for unprofessional conduct and misconduct. Anamaria Muresan was accused of pharmacy record-keeping deficiencies, including concerns raised by a third-party insurer about missing supplier invoices. "The Hearing Tribunal found that Muresan failed to act ethically when she submitted claims to a third-party insurer without being able to provide the required supporting supplier i
  
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• Lethbridge College to hold nutrient management webinar series - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 22:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College to hold nutrient management webinar series  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Update: LPS has found subject in theft from vehicle - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Update: LPS has found subject in theft from vehicle  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 outbreaks declared at more than 80 continuing-care homes in Calgary Zone

  13-01-2022 22:28
  
  According to the government of Alberta's provincial outbreak list, dozens of continuing-care homes in the Calgary Zone are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. In total, 31 long-term care homes and 52 supportive living facilities are on 'outbreak status' meaning two or more cases are linked to a certain facility.  Carewest currently operates 11 facilities in the Calgary area, with 10 having outbreaks as of Jan. 13. There are a total of 84 active cases amongst staff and 27 active cases amongst r
  
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• Alberta parent voices frustration over baggy, ill-fitting medical masks sent home with students

  13-01-2022 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta mother is voicing her frustration after seeing the size and fit of the masks being supplied to students in schools across the province.
  
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• Crude reality: New report suggests gas prices will continue to rise in 2022

  13-01-2022 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy looks at what's driving the cost of driving.
  
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• 3 arrested in connection with Innisfail theft, antique coins and currency recovered

  13-01-2022 20:25
  
  Three people are facing charges in connection with a break-and-enter that occurred at an antique store in Innisfail, Alta. last year where a collection of coins and currency was stolen. RCMP were called to investigate the scene on Nov. 18 and determined that a set of antique coins and paper currency that was being held on consignment had been taken. Approximately two weeks later, officers recovered a quantity of the stolen currency during an unrelated investigation. Three people, who were all in
  
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• Other data to shed light on Alberta COVID trends in absence of broad PCR tests: Hinshaw

  13-01-2022 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Due to the nature of the Omicron variant and its high rate of transmission, the province has had to limit who can access PCR testing to those in high-risk settings.
  
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• Alberta premier, Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Thursday as Omicron spreads

  13-01-2022 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, the province reported 748 Albertans were in hospital with COVID-19, 82 of whom were in ICU.
  
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• Lethbridge Salvation Army raises $200K in Christmas campaign - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 20:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Salvation Army raises $200K in Christmas campaign  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's Chinook Blast festival pushed back to Feb. 4

  13-01-2022 19:35
  
  Calgary's Chinook Blast festival will be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers made the announcement on Thursday, saying the festival had been pushed back from its original Jan. 22 start date to now kick off on Feb. 4. "Our patrons’ safety has always and will continue to be our top priority," said spokesperson Franca Gualtieri in a news release. "We will continue to work with all our partners, Alberta Health Services and the City of Calgary to ensure that everyone coming
  
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• Alberta looking to attract tech talent with new immigration program

  13-01-2022 19:26
  
  Alberta is creating a new tech-focused immigration policy with the hope it will make attracting talent to the booming industry a little easier.  The province says the Accelerated Tech Pathway will provide a fast track to permanent residence for skilled tech workers who want to move to Alberta.  Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer says it comes as technology companies -- many of them relatively new and quickly growing -- search for talent amidst a small pool of trai
  
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• Alberta beef industry reacts to import bans after atypical mad cow disease case

  13-01-2022 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's beef industry is reacting to news three countries have banned imports of Canadian beef after an atypical case of mad cow disease was found.
  
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• Calgarian convicted of fatally stabbing his mother and disabled woman receives new trial with legal representation

  13-01-2022 19:07
  
  Emanuel Kahsai has been granted a second trial after being found guilty in 2018 of two counts of first-degree murder while representing himself in court but without access to the courtroom due to his erratic behaviour. Kahsai was sentenced to prison with no parole for 50 years in connection with the 2015 stabbing deaths of his mother, 54-year-old Selma Alem, as well as one of Alem's wards, 25-year-old Julie Tran who was developmentally delayed due to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, at Alem's ho
  
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• Appeal denied for Calgarian convicted of fatally stabbing his mother and second woman

  13-01-2022 19:07
  
  Emanuel Kahsai has been denied a second trial after being found guilty in 2018 of two counts of first-degree murder while representing himself in court but without access to the courtroom due to his erratic behaviour. Kahsai was sentenced to prison with no parole for 50 years in connection with the 2015 stabbing deaths of his mother, 54-year-old Selma Alem, as well as one of Alem's wards, 25-year-old Julie Tran who was developmentally delayed due to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, at Alem's hom
  
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• Appeal denied for Calgarian convicted of fatally stabbing his mother and disabled woman

  13-01-2022 19:07
  
  Emanuel Kahsai has been denied a second trial after being found guilty in 2018 of two counts of first-degree murder while representing himself in court but without access to the courtroom due to his erratic behaviour. Kahsai was sentenced to prison with no parole for 50 years in connection with the 2015 stabbing deaths of his mother, 54-year-old Selma Alem, as well as one of Alem's wards, 25-year-old Julie Tran who was developmentally delayed due to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, at Alem's hom
  
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• Calgary's Baker Park named the 5th most popular disc golf course in the world

  13-01-2022 18:58
  
  When Sean Rickard started playing disc golf three years ago, it was still a relatively niche sport in Calgary. "I could come to Baker (Park) on a weekend and play four rounds and not see another person," he said. How times have changed. There were 35,666 rounds recorded at Baker Park on the popular UDisc app in 2021 — which works out to just under 98 per day — making it the fifth busiest disc golf course in the world. In fact, it's not uncommon now to wait in line to start playing on
  
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• RCMP engagement meetings confirmed for Southern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 18:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  RCMP engagement meetings confirmed for Southern Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New study to help Lytton-area Indigenous community rebuild with climate resilience after fire

  13-01-2022 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Six months later, the Kanaka Bar is preparing to rebuild but this time Chief Patrick Michell says he wants to be sure that homes can withstand all kinds of extreme weather events.
  
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• Sinkhole causes traffic disruption in Lethbridge Thursday morning - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 18:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sinkhole causes traffic disruption in Lethbridge Thursday morning  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge and Coaldale WHL players featured in NHL's Midterm Rankings - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 16:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge and Coaldale WHL players featured in NHL's Midterm Rankings  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Warm to start, but rapidly cooling in Calgary tonight

  13-01-2022 15:12
  
  Today, a new wave of high pressure will begin to settle over us. Before we actually fall beneath it, we have to allow for its arrival; that will make for a large wave of cool air out of the north striking out and blasting through our region this afternoon, and may trigger weak snow showers for this evening. Wind gusts are likely topping the 40 to 50 km/h marker as this moves through. As for its arrival time, the expectations are still variable, but close to 3 p.m. is my best estimation at this t
  
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• No injuries or structure damage reported in avalanche near Waterton townsite - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 15:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  No injuries or structure damage reported in avalanche near Waterton townsite  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta today: Kenney, Hinshaw to give afternoon update

  13-01-2022 15:03
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will join Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw for a provincial pandemic update Thursday afternoon.  Watch the news conference live at 3:30 p.m. on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca.  Fifteen more Albertans have died due to COVID-19, according to data released Wednesday.  The deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta up to 3,367. There are now 748 patients in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 219 over the past week. Similarly, the
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 8 more deaths, hospitalizations continue to grow as Omicron spreads

  13-01-2022 15:03
  
  Severe outcomes of COVID-19 continued to worsen on Thursday as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across Alberta. Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported the latest data on Thursday afternoon and acknowledged the highly transmissible variant will have a significant impact on Alberta hospitals. Hospitalizations grew by 38 on Thursday to a total of 786 as ICU admissions decreased from 82 to 79. Kenney said Omicron is having a "modest impact" on ICUs but
  
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• Mental, physical health front of mind for sports clubs operating as Omicron spreads

  13-01-2022 14:32
  
  It's a game of chance for thousands of Albertans playing group sports as the Omicron COVID-19 variant rips through the province. But some sports and recreation organizations say operating tournaments and leagues as safely as possible is worth the risk to support players' mental and physical health. Both Calgary and Edmonton are hosting separate hockey tournaments this week with about 600 teams each and a new season of adult recreational leagues - with tens of thousands of players - is set to kic
  
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• Imperial to market Montney, Duvernay assets in central Alberta

  13-01-2022 14:15
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. says it intends to market its more than 260,000 hectares of assets in the Montney and Duvernay oil and gas-producing areas of central Alberta. The Calgary-based company says it will market its interests in XTO Energy Canada jointly with ExxonMobil Canada. Imperial and ExxonMobil Canada each own 50 per cent of XTO Energy Canada, which includes assets in the liquids-rich Montney and Duvernay resource plays. The assets to be marketed include 227,200 net hectares in the Montney sha
  
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• Hurricanes beat Broncos 3-2 in OT in 1st game action of 2022

  13-01-2022 06:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  In their first game since clearing the WHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the Lethbridge Hurricanes picked up two points Wednesday in a 3-2 overtime win over the Swift Current Broncos. Tom Roulston has the highlights.
  
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• Group protests outside home of Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra

  13-01-2022 06:04
  
  Protesters with the group calling itself 'Calgary Freedom Central' held another demonstration Wednesday, this time claiming to be outside the home of Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra. It was the third protest staged outside a local politician's home in recent days. The group previously targeted the homes of Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping, denouncing pandemic mandates, COVID-19 vaccinations and vaccine passports.
  
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• Group protests outside home of Gian Carlo-Carra

  13-01-2022 06:04
  
  Protesters with the group calling itself 'Calgary Freedom Central' held another demonstration Wednesday, this time claiming to be outside the home of Ward 9 councillor Gian Carlo-Carra. It was the third protest staged outside a local politician's home in recent days. The group previously targeted the homes of Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek and Alberta health minister Jason Copping, denouncing pandemic mandates, COVID-19 vaccinations and vaccine passports.
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Swift Current-Lethbridge - Houston Chronicle

  13-01-2022 05:55 via houstonchronicle.com
  
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Swift Current-Lethbridge  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Canada, U.S. women’s teams eager to resume fierce hockey rivalry

  13-01-2022 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of sports' fiercest rivalries is set to resume when the 10-nation tournament opens on Feb. 3.
  
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• Marchand hat trick leads Bruins to 5-1 win over Canadiens - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 04:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Marchand hat trick leads Bruins to 5-1 win over Canadiens  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The impact of delayed rapid tests for Alberta schools

  13-01-2022 04:18
  
  Alberta’s restock of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests has been delayed, raising questions if all Alberta schools will receive a shipment of the at-home test by the end of the week, as promised by the province. Health minister Jason Copping said more than a million rapid testing kits have been shipped to schools across the province but added that they are facing delivery delays for the 16 million tests they were expecting by the end of the month from the federal government. Deliveries have star
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign quarterback Dane Evans through 2023 season - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 04:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign quarterback Dane Evans through 2023 season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vaccine mandate for truckers will have exemptions, CBSA says

  13-01-2022 03:47
  
  With just days to go before a federal vaccine mandate for truck drivers is set to come into effect, the federal government says Canadian truckers will be exempt from Canada’s new rules, but are still expected to face restrictions once the reciprocal American policy comes into effect. In a statement, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) told CTV News that “unvaccinated, or partially vaccinated Canadian truck drivers arriving at the border will remain exempt from pre-arrival, on ar
  
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• Vaccine mandate for truckers will have exemption, CBSA says

  13-01-2022 03:47
  
  The Canada Border Services Agency says some truckers will be exempt from a vaccine mandate taking effect this weekend, although full details of the exemption remain unclear. A spokesperson told The Canadian Press that Canadian truckers who are unvaccinated, or who have only received one dose, will not be required to quarantine. This is a developing story…
  
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• Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will have to quarantine under new mandate, feds say

  13-01-2022 03:47
  
  The federal government says that Canadian truckers will not be exempt from testing and quarantine requirements under the new federal vaccine mandate for truck drivers coming into effect this weekend. Government sources tell CTV News that Canada is now reverting back to the original rules that force unvaccinated Canadian truckers coming into Canada to be fully vaccinated, or face PCR testing and quarantine requirements. Truckers who are foreign nationals will need to be fully vaccinated to come i
  
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• Taber garage fire causes $50000 in damage - Lethbridge News Now

  13-01-2022 03:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Taber garage fire causes $50000 in damage  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 251 Afghan refugees begin resettlement process in Calgary

  13-01-2022 03:23
  
  Canada has welcomed the first cohort of refugees from Afghanistan under a special program for human rights defenders as announced by the federal government in July. The first planeload arrived at the Calgary International Airport on Tuesday. There are a total of 251 newcomers that are receiving supports at a northeast Calgary hotel, 170 of them under the special program for interpreters, human rights advocates and journalists. FIRST IMPRESSIONS During a break for fresh air, Baqer Rezai, 31, made
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta’s 5th wave flooding hospitals has health-care workers consider early return

  13-01-2022 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A statement from an AHS spokesperson said they are "extremely concerned by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, both in the community and in our hospitals."
  
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• Former chief medical officer of health says province needs more vaccination incentives

  13-01-2022 02:52
  
  The province needs to bring in new vaccination incentives to help protect health care and the public at large says one Alberta former top doctor. Dr. James Talbot said that should include "both positive and negative incentives." "There's no doubt that that the decisions of the 10 per cent of the adult population who are not vaccinated has had a very significant impact on the healthcare system and on health costs and delays of surgeries,” Dr. Talbot said. Incentives could include increased
  
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• Calgary council votes in favour of taking steps toward arena project, gauging Flames partnership interest

  13-01-2022 02:50
  
  Councillors spent more than three hours Wednesday grilling administration about the now-dead deal to partner with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) to build a new event centre. Council then went into a closed-door session to continue the update and to determine what the next steps could be in building a new arena to replace the aging Saddledome. City council voted unanimously Wednesday night to engage with a third party that will look into whether or not Flames' o
  
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• Calgary council goes behind closed doors to determine next steps in arena project

  13-01-2022 02:50
  
  Councillors spent more than three hours Wednesday afternoon grilling administration about the now-dead deal to partner with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) to build a new event centre. Council then went into a closed-door session to continue the update and to determine what the next steps could be in building a new arena to replace the aging Saddledome. Planning department general manager Stuart Dalgleish presented a timeline of what led up to the deal, which officially e
  
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• Women's hockey team features 10 Olympic rookies

  13-01-2022 02:29
  
  The Canadian women's Olympic hockey team was announced Tuesday. It's a 23-woman squad comprised of first timers and veterans of past Olympics, who will head to Beijing Jan. 26. Until then, they'll be based in Calgary where they'll prepare in a bubble, taking all the precautions necessary in a pandemic. The roster will have plenty of experience, including 13 players who won the silver medal at the 2018 Olympics six who won gold in 2014 and two who won gold in Vancouver at the 2010 games. They'll
  
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• Canadian women's hockey team features 10 Olympic rookies

  13-01-2022 02:29
  
  The Canadian women's Olympic hockey team was announced Tuesday. It's a 23-woman squad comprised of first timers and veterans of past Olympics, who will head to Beijing Jan. 26. Until then, they'll be based in Calgary where they'll prepare in a bubble, taking all the precautions necessary in a pandemic. The roster will have plenty of experience, including 13 players who won the silver medal at the 2018 Olympics six who won gold in 2014 and two who won gold in Vancouver at the 2010 games. They'll
  
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