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• ‘It’s a total mess’: Farmers in the LNID concerned over lack of water access for livestock, crops

  27-04-2022 23:55
  
  Relief is in sight for those in southern Alberta who rely on the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District (LNID) for their water supply. Farmers and their livestock have been cut off from access to water for more than a week as the Piikani First Nation and the government negotiated who would handle repairs to the water system. A deal was struck late Tuesday, but it could still take days for fresh water to start flowing. The LNID provides water to roughly 200,000 acres of cropland in southern Albe
  
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• Wildlife biologists, Alberta Parks condemn photographer who disturbed bear den

  27-04-2022 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Parks officials are investigating after a video posted online shows a bear swatting at a person photographing the animal in its den.
  
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• Culinary market run by at-risk youth officially opens in Calgary

  27-04-2022 23:53
  
  Among the first smells you encounter when you walk into Wood's Homes' new culinary market in Calgary includes fresh pasta, sauces and cinnamon buns right out of the oven. It's a new market in the city that employs young people who are at-risk, homeless or otherwise vulnerable and prepares them for jobs in the culinary industry. A head chef guides all the youths, aged 15 to 29, and all of the homemade food is available for purchase. "What the market does is provide you with a basic life skill on
  
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• Alberta proposes bill to update electricity system, end controversial power pool

  27-04-2022 23:33
  
  Alberta wants to pull the plug on its electricity Balancing Pool, a one-time money-gushing feature of its power system that would end its life as a political quagmire and cash sinkhole. Dale Nally, associate minister of electricity, introduced a bill Wednesday that aims to officially wind down the pool by 2030. “Bill 22 marks our commitment to begin to dissolve the Balancing Pool now that its role in managing fixed-price deals with electricity producers has ended and the extent of the prev
  
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• Legislation introduced to improve affordability of electricity for Albertans - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 23:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Legislation introduced to improve affordability of electricity for Albertans  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Reads book sale back after two year pandemic break

  27-04-2022 23:31
  
  The annual fundraiser for Calgary Reads has been missed by the agency that focuses on helping children learn how to read by grade three. More than 150,000 books are up for grabs in what has been described by organizers as a shopping frenzy. Steacy Pinney is the CEO of Calgary Reads and says she's thrilled to host the event this year in support of children's literacy. "Twenty-five per cent of children in Canada are growing up in homes with no books," said Pinney. "If you don't have books it becom
  
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• 'Bringing us together': Calgary Flames getting tuned up for Stanley Cup playoff run

  27-04-2022 23:26
  
  The Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators are two evenly matched teams who don't really like each other. That was evident in the Flames 5-4 overtime victory over the Predators on Tuesday night. The two teams may very well face each other in the opening round of the NHL playoffs and if that's the case, we're in for a dandy. Tuesday night's game had a little of everything -- big fights, big hits and big goals.  Flames forward Milan Lucic has played a lot of games in the NHL and he says
  
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• 1 killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Calgary

  27-04-2022 23:16
  
  One person was killed in a crash south of Calgary on Wednesday. The collision, which involved multiple vehicles, happened on Highway 7 between Okotoks and Black Diamond shortly before 1 p.m. A spokesperson with Calgary EMS says paramedics pronounced one person dead at the scene while two others were rushed to hospital via ambulance in non-life-threatening condition. The towns of Black Diamond and Okotoks are both located in Foothills County, south of Calgary.
  
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• Russian, Belarusian players barred from selection in 2022 CHL import draft - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 23:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Russian, Belarusian players barred from selection in 2022 CHL import draft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary council committee approves 15% taxi fare increase

  27-04-2022 23:05
  
  The cost of taking a cab in Calgary could be going up after a council committee voted Wednesday in favour of a 15 per cent fare increase. That will bring fares up to $4.50 for the first 120 metres of a trip, then 23 cents for each additional 120 metres travelled. Fares are currently $3.80 for the first 120 metres and 20 cents for each additional 120 metres travelled. Fares were last increased in Calgary in 2014, when they went up 8.1 per cent. And in 2012, they were raised 4.4 per cent. The item
  
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• Drought and a harsh winter deliver one-two punch to CP Rail revenue

  27-04-2022 22:57
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. saw revenue and profits dip in its first quarter as a weak grain harvest, a harsh winter and a work stoppage took their toll. CEO Keith Creel says last year's drought devastated grain volumes, while frigid weather early in 2022 and a two-day strike in March brought down revenue by six per cent and earnings by two per cent year over year. Revenue from grain shipments - typically the railroad operator's biggest money maker - tumbled 20 per cent, putting it below inter
  
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• Census: Canada is aging, breakdown of Southern Alberta communities - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Census: Canada is aging, breakdown of Southern Alberta communities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia explores fallout of police impersonation - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia explores fallout of police impersonation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Teachers Association releases poll on Bill 15 changes

  27-04-2022 22:22
  
  Just a small number of Albertans believe teachers don't have the ability to handle disciplinary matters, suggests a new poll released by the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) on Wednesday. The opinion poll, which was conducted on a group of 800 adult Albertans and 825 ATA members between Jan. 27 and Feb. 17, found that 13 per cent of respondents were in favour of the UCP government's plan to take over the process of disciplining teachers. Alberta's Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced
  
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• Woman rushed to hospital after fire in Calgary's Willow Park

  27-04-2022 22:09
  
  Officials with Calgary EMS say one woman was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition on Wednesday from a house fire in the community of Willow Park. Emergency crews were called to the 9900 block of Fifth Street S.E. just before noon by a passerby who noticed flames in the basement of the home. The Calgary Fire Department says when crews arrived, they found an elderly woman unconscious on the main floor. The house did have working smoke alarms, according to the fire department. No one el
  
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• Red Wings defenceman Moritz Seider putting in 'pretty remarkable' rookie season - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 22:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Red Wings defenceman Moritz Seider putting in 'pretty remarkable' rookie season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CAPP lobby group names Lisa Baiton as new president and CEO

  27-04-2022 22:03
  
  The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has named Lisa Baiton as its new president and CEO. Baiton replaces outgoing president and CEO Tim McMillan, who has led the oil and gas lobby group for the last eight years. Baiton was most recently a member of the global leadership team at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where she was in charge of public affairs. She comes to CAPP at a time when Canada's oil and gas sector is grappling with the implications of climate change and the nee
  
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• Ontario Provincial Police take over search for missing Alberta pilots

  27-04-2022 21:57
  
  The Superior East detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is taking over the search for two pilots from Alberta who have been missing since April 14. Brian Slingerland, 44, and John Fehr, 39, disappeared during a flight between Delhi and Marathon, Ont. The plane took off from southern Ontario around 3:45 p.m. April 14 and went down less than three hours later about 60 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie in a heavily wooded area. A massive search to find the missing pilots was led by the Joi
  
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• Texas lawmakers meet with woman facing execution - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 21:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Texas lawmakers meet with woman facing execution  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hinshaw, Copping to provide update on COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta

  27-04-2022 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's weekly COVID-19 pandemic update will include Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Minister Jason Copping.
  
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• Alberta hospitals under ‘significant pressures’ as 6th COVID-19 wave wears on

  27-04-2022 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s hospitals continue to be strained by the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 94 more people hospitalized with the virus compared to the previous week.
  
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• Alberta man accused of sexually assaulting children, RCMP seek additional victims

  27-04-2022 21:20
  
  RCMP in southern Alberta have released a photo of a man accused of sexually assaulting children over fears there are potentially other victims who haven't come forward. Matthew Wade Kinch, 45, of Foothills County, was charged in June 2021 with the following offences involving children:Sexual assault (x3); Sexual interference (x2); and Failure to comply with a release order (x2).His charges are currently before the courts and Kinch is scheduled to appear in court next in January 2023. RCMP releas
  
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• Foothills man charged with child sexual assault; RCMP believe there are more victims

  27-04-2022 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  In case an alias was used, Alberta RCMP are releasing a photo of 45-year-old Matthew Wade Kinch. 
  
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• Commissioner Randy Ambrosie optimistic as CFL, CFLPA continue contract talks - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 21:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Commissioner Randy Ambrosie optimistic as CFL, CFLPA continue contract talks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Judge rules Hinshaw responses about cabinet direction and health orders should be public record

  27-04-2022 21:01
  
  An Alberta judge has decided responses from the chief medical officer of health to questions about direction from cabinet should be made public as part of an ongoing court challenge on the constitutionality of Alberta's public health restrictions. Lawyers for plaintiffs in the trial have argued their Charter rights were infringed by public health restrictions put in place to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Court documents list the plaintiffs as Baptist Churches based in Calgary and Medicine Hat, a
  
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• Residents in Three Hills, Alta. told to boil water until further notice

  27-04-2022 20:35
  
  Some residents in Three Hills, Alta. are being instructed to take precautions with their water supply after a water main break knocked out services on Tuesday. The town says the issue in the community of approximately 3,000 people was first discovered at about 3 p.m. on April 26. Officials said crews were immediately dispatched to repair the break that affected a number of homes and businesses. Residents are also being provided with an alternative water supply for the time being. "Water is avail
  
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• Phase one of Lethbridge's curbside organics collection begins - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 20:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Phase one of Lethbridge's curbside organics collection begins  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New York court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 20:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  New York court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• When Newspaper Monsters Terrified Children - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 20:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  When Newspaper Monsters Terrified Children  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Federal tax credit not enough to get carbon capture projects built: Cenovus CEO

  27-04-2022 20:18
  
  The investment tax credit unveiled by the federal government earlier this month isn't enough to convince Canada's major oilsands producers to begin construction on a proposed massive carbon capture and storage transportation line, the chief executive of Cenovus Energy Inc. said Wednesday. On a conference call with analysts, Alex Pourbaix said industry will need “more help” from both the federal government and the government of Alberta in order to go ahead with large-scale carbon capt
  
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• Vacant office space in 3 Calgary buildings being converted into residential housing

  27-04-2022 20:12
  
  City officials have announced the first three downtown buildings that will see vacant office space repurposed into residential housing as part of Calgary's Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program. The program, announced last summer, aims to infuse life into largely empty or underutilized office buildings. On Wednesday, the City of Calgary unveiled the first three projects to be approved:Palliser One, located at 125 Ninth Avenue S.E. (Aspen Properties); HAT @ Arts Commons, located at 205 E
  
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• Should Lethbridge build a 3rd bridge? Depends whom you ask - CBC.ca

  27-04-2022 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Should Lethbridge build a 3rd bridge? Depends whom you ask  CBC.ca
  
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• Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 19:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Courtney Barnett, Spoon, K'naan and Black Pumas headline Calgary Folk Fest lineup

  27-04-2022 19:58
  
  The annual pilgrimage of music fans to Prince's Island Park is still weeks away, but there's already a buzz in the air surrounding this year's Calgary Folk Fest lineup. The 43rd edition of the festival will include main stage performances by Courtney Barnett, K'Naan, Black Pumas and Squirrel Nut Zippers, in addition to the previously announced sets from Spoon and Allison Russell. This year's lineup for the four-day festival, which runs from July 21-24, is 70 artists strong and includes Canadian
  
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• Conservatives open 'statistically significant' lead over Liberals: Nanos poll

  27-04-2022 19:55
  
  The Conservative Party of Canada has opened up a "statistically significant" lead over the governing Liberals, the latest polling from Nanos Research shows.As of April 22, support for the Conservatives increased 4.3 percentage points over four weeks to 35.6 per cent, overtaking the Liberals whose support dropped 2.2 percentage points to 30 per cent. The New Democrats also saw their support drop by two percentage points to 19.6 per cent. Support for the Green Party inched up 0.7 percentage points
  
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• Apartment, row house growth outpaces single-detached homes: census - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 19:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Apartment, row house growth outpaces single-detached homes: census  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tsuut'ina Nation offers to host Jake Paul and Michael Bisping super-fight

  27-04-2022 19:12
  
  Tsuut'ina made international headlines this week when former UFC middleweight world champion Michael Bisping expressed interest in having a professional boxing-bout with YouTube star Jake Paul on the Nation's territory. Bisping, who retired from the UFC in 2018 with a record of 30-9-0, has been exchanging words with Paul for some time. However their possible bout has only started seriously materializing recently -- due in part to the Tsuu'tina Combative Commission. In a video made to Bisping, an
  
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• It's a girl! Calgary Zoo provides update on newborn gorilla

  27-04-2022 18:52
  
  The Wilder Institute-Calgary Zoo confirms the baby gorilla born last week is a girl. Zoo officials say Dossi, a 21-year-old western lowland gorilla gave birth to a healthy baby on April 20, but officials were unable to immediately confirm the newborn's gender as it bonded with its mother. "Dossi gave birth to her little one last Wednesday morning, April 20, at 8:22 a.m.," said Carrie Coleman, animal care supervisor. "I am very happy and excited on behalf of the whole animal care team and veterin
  
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• Canada's Gallant, Peterman clinch world mixed doubles curling playoff berth early - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 18:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Gallant, Peterman clinch world mixed doubles curling playoff berth early  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• $140K single malt scotch whisky now available in Calgary

  27-04-2022 18:20
  
  Scotch enthusiasts can now buy an extremely rare bottle of scotch whisky from a Calgary liquor store – if they have the money to pay for it.  Officials with Kensington Wine Market say the world's first 80-year-old single malt Scotch whisky will be for sale at their location starting on Wednesday. There are only 249 bottles of the whisky, from Gordon & MacPhail, being sold worldwide, each at a cost of $140,000. Of those, only three bottles will be sold in Canada, including the one
  
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• Post-Floyd probe finds discrimination by Minneapolis police - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2022 18:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Post-Floyd probe finds discrimination by Minneapolis police  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Darkness into Light suicide prevention fundraiser set for May 7 in Calgary

  27-04-2022 18:01
  
  Calgarians are again being invited to help bring Darkness into Light in support of those dealing with mental health issues, including depression and suicide. The annual fundraiser — set for 5:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the downtown side of the Peace Bridge — is part of a series of events being held around the globe organized by Pieta, Ireland's leading suicide prevention charity. Participants will light candles, then the group will walk a 5.9 kilometre loop along the pathway
  
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• International Guide Dog Day: Airdrie couple discusses raising dogs with difficult jobs

  27-04-2022 17:21
  
  They'll tell you right away that 14-month-old Lulu has more work to do, but then again, she's being asked to make near-perfect decisions in a complicated world.   For dogs like Lulu, struggling or even failing is a little like a human failing at being an astronaut or a surgeon.    "You literally are putting your life in the dog's hands," said Sandra Cramer, puppy training supervisor for B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs.   Our visually impaired clients are relying on those dogs to
  
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• Garth Brooks set to perform at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium in June

  27-04-2022 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  All tickets will have to be purchased online, through the Ticketmaster App or by phone as the venue box office will be closed that day.
  
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• Garth Brooks to play Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium for first time

  27-04-2022 15:52
  
  Garth Brooks is returning to Alberta’s capital city after five years with a performance at Commonwealth Stadium.  The June 25 concert is the country singer’s only Canadian stop on his Stadium Tour presented by Amazon Music.  Tickets are priced $104.95 and go on sale May 6.  The last time Brooks performed in Edmonton, in February 2017, he sold out nine shows, earning a banner at Rogers Place. 
  
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• Alberta prosecutors hope for resolution of concerns in latest talks

  27-04-2022 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The demands include meetings with senior government officials and a salary grid that puts Alberta prosecutors on par with their Ontario and British Columbia counterparts.
  
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• Alberta to update COVID-19 data on Wednesday

  27-04-2022 15:05
  
  Alberta’s COVID-19 data is expected to be updated Wednesday afternoon. In its last update one week ago, Alberta’s health minister reported there were signs BA.2 infections could be plateauing. As of last Wednesday, there were some 1,110 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, including 43 in intensive care. Alberta added 6,125 COVID-19 cases from PCR tests between April 12 and April 18, averaging a positivity rate of 25.9 per cent. Wastewater levels were high, but mostly below BA.1 leve
  
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• Alberta reports 62 COVID-19 deaths in one week

  27-04-2022 15:05
  
  Alberta added 62 COVID-19 deaths in seven days as hospitalizations continued to see a slight increase. The province averaged a positivity rate of 25.7 per cent after it added 6,569 cases from PCR tests between April 19-25. There are 1,220 Albertans with COVID-19 in hospital, including 47 in intensive care. "I'm pleased to report that we continue to see signs of slowing transmission in Alberta," Health Minister Jason Copping told reporters on Wednesday. "Even if transmission is slowing as it appe
  
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• Northwest CTrain station reopens to passengers hours after man suffers wound to neck

  27-04-2022 15:04
  
  One man is in hospital with injuries to his neck following an early morning incident near the SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee CTrain station. Emergency crews were called to the station at around 5:30 a.m. and the injured man was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre. Calgary Police Service officials confirm the victim was transported in critical condition but his condition has stabilized and he is not cooperating with police. Police officials say a trail of blood was spotted between the Alberta University o
  
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• Northwest CTrain station reopens to passengers hours after man injured in attack

  27-04-2022 15:04
  
  One man is in hospital with injuries to his neck following an early morning incident near the SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee CTrain station. Emergency crews were called to the station at around 5:30 a.m. and the injured man was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre. His condition has not been confirmed. Police officials say a trail of blood was spotted between the Alberta University of the Arts and the station. Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage from the area. The station reopened to transit users sh
  
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