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• Calgary councillor raises flags over Police Act amendments

  21-12-2022 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  According to Coun. Courtney Walcott, the ability of the justice minister to appoint up to half of a police commission members opens the door to political interference.
  
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• Two charged in relation to break-and-enter at Fort Macleod hardware store

  21-12-2022 23:48
  Two people face multiple charges in relation to a late September break-and-enter at a Fort Macleod, Alta. hardware store. On Sept. 27, Fort Macleod RCMP received a report of a break-and-enter at Alberta Hardware in Fort Macleod.  An investigation revealed that someone broke in and stole multiple firearms. On Dec. 7, an RCMP team, acting in partnership with Lethbridge police, Raymond RCMP and others, executed search warrants on residences in Stirling, Alta., and Lethbridge. As a result, two
  
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• Search warrants in Stirling, Lethbridge lead to charges against 2 ... - CTV News Calgary

  21-12-2022 23:48 via news.google.com
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• 'Freedom Convoy' lawyer sued over Nazi flag claim

  21-12-2022 23:33
  A lawyer who represented "Freedom Convoy" organizers during the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is being sued for defamation by a Toronto consultant he suggested carried a Nazi flag to the protests in Ottawa on Jan. 29. Brian Fox and government relations firm Enterprise Canada filed a statement of claim against Calgary lawyer Brendan Miller on Wednesday, calling the allegation "malicious" and "character assassination without foundation and without regard for the impact of his
  
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• Police and family 'concerned for wellbeing' of missing Calgary woman

  21-12-2022 23:30
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help finding a woman last seen in the community of Renfew this past Friday. Leah Christine Snowden, 27, was in the 1600 block of Remington Road N.E. at roughly 7 a.m. on Dec. 16. "Both police and her family are concerned for her wellbeing," said the Calgary Police Service in a Wednesday news release. Snowden is described as being approximately 175 centimetres (5'9") tall and 68 kilograms (150 pounds) with blue eyes, blond hair and a medium build. She
  
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• Update on efforts to secure more children's medication in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  21-12-2022 23:23 via news.google.com
  Update on efforts to secure more children's medication in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation sees increase in patient care in 2022

  21-12-2022 23:21
  It's been a busy 2022 for staff at the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC). AIWC specializes in caring for orphaned or abandoned animals and treating suffering wildlife for a variety of injuries, and the year saw more than 1,900 animals of all shapes and sizes come through the doors of its facility northwest of Calgary. "We do have a 10 per cent increase in patient numbers just for the year," said Jenna Anthony, AIWC rehabilitation manager. "It seems like every year, we're continu
  
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• Cookie the cockatoo up for adoption at Calgary Humane Society

  21-12-2022 22:55
  The Calgary Humane Society is looking to find a home for a 22-year-old cockatoo named Cookie. Speaking to CTV News on Tuesday, David Guzman with the humane society said Cookie was surrendered by his previous owner due to some "complications with their lifestyle." Because Cookie is loud, the humane society is hoping to find him a forever home that is detached so neighbours won't be bothered. "Us parrots have all our natural instincts intact, and our noisiness is not something that can be trained
  
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• Alberta to use shuttles, taxis to transport some patients in effort to improve EMS

  21-12-2022 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Danielle Smith announced the province-wide program Wednesday to free up ambulances and paramedics so they can respond to emergency calls more quickly. 
  
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• Calgary filmmakers land on Oscar shortlist for animated short The Flying Sailor

  21-12-2022 22:39
  The Flying Sailor, an animated short by Calgary-based filmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis was one of 15 films shortlisted for this year's Oscar, the Academy announced Wednesday. The film was inspired by the true story of a man who was blown two kilometres through the air by the 1917 Halifax Explosion, which was the largest accidental non-nuclear explosion in history. Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby’s THE FLYING SAILOR is among the 15
  
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• Here's how many flights have been cancelled by WestJet, Air Canada due to extreme weather

  21-12-2022 22:17
  More than 1,000 flights have been cancelled by Air Canada and WestJet over recent days, when winter weather first began impacting airport operations in Vancouver and beyond, stranding thousands during the peak holiday travel period. In an emailed update from WestJet on Wednesday, the carrier said nine flights set to depart Thursday had already been called off and "cancellations are projected to increase." The "critical factors impacting operations" included extremely frigid temperatures in North
  
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• 'We support choice': Alberta premier rejects nurses union demand for mask mandate

  21-12-2022 22:04
  Danielle Smith will not be imposing a mask mandate in indoor public spaces over the holidays, despite a call from the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) to do so. The demand came shortly after Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced an "emergency provision" at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton due to a "surge" of kids sick with respiratory viruses. "I always appreciate the input of our frontline workers, but we do support choice," Smith said Wednesday during an announcement about EMS resp
  
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• 'Meaningful good faith' increase in hourly rate for Alberta legal aid lawyers Jan. 1

  21-12-2022 21:12
  The Alberta government is hiking the amount of money it will pay for lawyers providing legal aid. Beginning Jan. 1, the rate is to increase from $100 to $125 per hour. Organizations representing lawyers in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and southern Alberta launched job action on Aug. 8 and have largely refused to accept new legal aid cases since Sept. 26. The lawyers were demanding both an increase in rates paid on legal aid cases and for eligibility requirements to be changed so that more Alberta
  
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• Frigid temperatures in Alberta prompt grid alert due to strain on electrical system

  21-12-2022 21:02
  Alberta's frigid temperatures this week have prompted the province's electrical system operator to declare a grid alert. The daytime high today was forecast to be -32 C in Grande Prairie, -27 C in Edmonton. and -25 C in Calgary with overnight wind chills of -40. The Alberta Electric System Operator recorded a new all-time peak demand Monday, but continued extreme cold, high electricity demand and an unplanned power plant outage has resulted in the alert. AESO is preparing to use emergency reserv
  
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• Scar free healing? University of Calgary researchers say reindeer could hold key to success

  21-12-2022 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  The study explains how reindeer — also known as caribou — can help to better understand tissue regeneration and suggests scar-free healing could soon be possible.
  
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• 2 Calgarians win $2 million lotteries on same day

  21-12-2022 20:38
  Two Calgarians are celebrating after their numbers got chosen on the same day in two different lottery draws. Rajendra Rai is $2 million richer after a Dec. 3 Lotto 6/49 draw, while Jaswinder Saini's ticket in the Western Max draw also won him a $2 million prize. "I had to ask myself if it was real or if I was dreaming," said Rai, who bought his winning ticket at the Shoppers Drug Mart at 5500 Falsbridge Drive a few hours before the Saturday night drawing. "I was with my wife, and she was just a
  
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• Bread prices have soared. Here’s a look at the players behind rising costs this year

  21-12-2022 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Scientists tirelessly research bug- and disease-resistant wheat strains to boost harvests and improve the quality, flavour and sustainability of crops.
  
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• Tri-High Food Drive raises nearly $11K for Lethbridge Food Bank - Lethbridge News Now

  21-12-2022 19:49 via news.google.com
  Tri-High Food Drive raises nearly $11K for Lethbridge Food Bank  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• To fight the rising cost of living, experts share ‘inflation hacks’ for the grocery store

  21-12-2022 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Raiza Ocampo shares tips for saving money at the grocery store. She suggests using the Flipp app to price match your items, as well as the Checkout 51 app for cash back.
  
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• $20K in stolen items found in Brooks, Alta. storage lockers

  21-12-2022 19:33
  RCMP officers in southern Alberta have recovered roughly $20,000 worth of stolen goods from a pair of storage lockers. Officers in Brooks executed a search warrant at a business on 15th Avenue West on Dec. 9, finding the items. In addition, police say they found two stolen vehicles in the 200 block of Upland Boulevard. Two Brooks residents – Brooke Mintz, 28, and Travis Seitz, 31 – are facing charges. Mintz is charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and fail
  
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• Vehicles stolen in Taber recovered in Brooks - My Lethbridge Now

  21-12-2022 19:29 via news.google.com
  Vehicles stolen in Taber recovered in Brooks  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• “Grid Alert” declared in Alberta due to extreme cold - Lethbridge News Now

  21-12-2022 19:29 via news.google.com
  “Grid Alert” declared in Alberta due to extreme cold  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Six Southern Alberta communities forming regional emergency ... - Lethbridge News Now

  21-12-2022 19:22 via news.google.com
  Six Southern Alberta communities forming regional emergency ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police arrest 2 men with alleged ties to organized crime

  21-12-2022 18:48
  Two Calgary men who allegedly have ties to organized crime are facing charges after being arrested in the Beltline. Calgary police say officers began searching for the men in November after learning they had breached court-imposed bail conditions. "The men were believed to be actively evading police and warrants were issued for their arrest," police said in a Wednesday news release. On Nov. 17, police learned the men were in a restaurant in the 300 block of 11th Avenue S.W. When the men left the
  
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• Calgary police arrest 2 men with alleged organized crime ties

  21-12-2022 18:48
  Two Calgary men who allegedly have ties to organized crime are facing charges after being arrested in the Beltline. Calgary police say officers began searching for the men in November after learning they had breached court-imposed bail conditions. "The men were believed to be actively evading police and warrants were issued for their arrest," police said in a Wednesday news release. On Nov. 17, police learned the men were in a restaurant in the 300 block of 11th Avenue S.W. When the men left the
  
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• Roughriders sign defensive back Nick Marshall to one-year extension - Lethbridge News Now

  21-12-2022 18:46 via news.google.com
  Roughriders sign defensive back Nick Marshall to one-year extension  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mantained cold prompts unusually early grid alert across Alberta

  21-12-2022 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  AESO issues a grid alert when the power system is under stress and it is preparing to use emergency reserves to meet demand.
  
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• 94-year-old Brooks man reported missing - Lethbridge News Now

  21-12-2022 18:21 via news.google.com
  94-year-old Brooks man reported missing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• App sells leftovers from restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores to help reduce food waste

  21-12-2022 18:12
  Surging food prices have prompted many people to search for ways to cut costs, and some shoppers are finding deals through an app that also aims to reduce food waste. Too Good To Go connects customers with grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries that sell surplus food left at the end of the day at deep discounts. Consumers can use the app's map feature to discover participating businesses, go in during a defined pickup window and purchase a so-called "surprise bag" of leftovers. Too Good to Go
  
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• Canada's population growing faster than it has in decades: StatCan - Lethbridge News Now

  21-12-2022 18:04 via news.google.com
  Canada's population growing faster than it has in decades: StatCan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• These are the food items that saw the biggest price increases in November

  21-12-2022 17:21
  While the overall inflation rate for November fell slightly, grocery costs rose at a faster annual rate this month. On Wednesday, Statistics Canada announced that November’s inflation rate was 6.8 per cent, down from 6.9 per cent in October and September. Slowed price growth for gas and furniture contributed to the slight rate decrease, it stated in its latest price index report. Grocery prices went the other way, however, as food costs rose 11.4 per cent annually in November, up from 11 p
  
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• Zoolights to stay dark through Thursday due to extreme cold

  21-12-2022 16:54
  Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo officials have extended the closure of this year's Zoolights due to the ongoing frigid conditions. Zoolights has been cancelled for both Dec. 21 and 22, extending the closure to five consecutive days. The zoo hopes to resume Zoolights on Friday, weather permitting. A decision on Friday night's event will be made closer to the day. The Calgary Zoo remains open to visitors during regular daylight hours
  
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• Exclusive: 2020 intel warned Trudeau government that China’s interference in Canadian elections will likely be ‘pervasive’

  21-12-2022 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  A February 2020 intelligence document warned Justin Trudeau that China's interference in Canadian elections would be 'more persistent and pervasive in future elections.'
  
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• Alberta to announce plan to improve EMS response times

  21-12-2022 16:14
  The province says it has a plan to improve Alberta's beleaguered Emergency Medical Services system and is expected to provide a blueprint Wednesday morning. Premiere Danielle Smith, Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta Health Services administrator Dr. John Cowel will announce "a new initiative that will free up ambulances and paramedics to respond to emergency calls more quickly." The announcement is scheduled to take place on the Foothills Medical Centre grounds in Calgary
  
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• Alberta plans to improve EMS response times by diverting non-emergency transports

  21-12-2022 16:14
  The province says it has a plan to improve Alberta's beleaguered Emergency Medical Services system and provided a blueprint Wednesday morning. Premiere Danielle Smith, Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta Health Services administrator Dr. John Cowell announced "a new initiative that will free up ambulances and paramedics to respond to emergency calls more quickly." Under the initiative, approximately 15 per cent of non-medical patient transports will be diverted away from amb
  
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• Alberta plans to improve EMS response times by diverting non-clinical transports

  21-12-2022 16:14
  The province says it has a plan to improve Alberta's beleaguered Emergency Medical Services system and provided a blueprint Wednesday morning. Premiere Danielle Smith, Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta Health Services administrator Dr. John Cowel  announced "a new initiative that will free up ambulances and paramedics to respond to emergency calls more quickly." Under the initiative, approximately 15 per cent of non-medical patient transports will be diverted away fro
  
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• Mental health panel takes cautious approach for Alberta man who killed mother

  21-12-2022 16:05
  A mental health board has opted to take a cautious approach in granting liberties for an Alberta man who killed his mother because he thought she was possessed by Satan.  Alexander James Thorpe, 21, was arrested in January after showing up at an Airdrie, Alta., car dealership nude, except for a gold cross around his neck, covered in blood. He indicated to first responders that he was told by Jesus to kill Satan, whom he believed had taken over his mother's body.  The Alberta Review Boa
  
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• Toffoli and Kadri both score twice, Flames beat Sharks 7-3

  21-12-2022 14:16
  Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube both scored in the first 30 seconds, Nazem Kadri got the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 7-3 on Tuesday night. “(Elias Lindholm) won three faceoffs clean in a row, and our defense jumped, and away we went,” Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said. Toffoli finished with two goals and an assist, and Kadri also scored twice. Trevor Lewis and Milan Lucic had the other goals for the Flames, who scored fou
  
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• Winter cycling in Alberta growing more popular

  21-12-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  When Edmonton city council approved $100 million to build out a network of bike lanes, many condemned the decision, saying Alberta’s climate is not conducive to cycling.
  
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• Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2025

  21-12-2022 11:51
  One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and by 2035, every passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to be electric. Manufacturers or importers who don't meet the sales targets could face penalties under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Canada still has a long way to go before approa
  
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• First draft of 20-year vision for Lethbridge unveiled - Global News

  21-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  First draft of 20-year vision for Lethbridge unveiled  Global News
  
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• String of pharmacy robberies believed connected, RCMP say

  21-12-2022 05:57
  RCMP in multiple communities are on the hunt for suspects following three pharmacy robberies Tuesday. At 1:40 p.m., two men in dark clothes, hoods up, demanded narcotics from a pharmacy in Airdrie, Alta. They also got away with some cash, Mounties say. Then, at 3 p.m., two men held up a pharmacy in Chestermere, Alta., where police say they unsuccessfully tried to steal items from a safe. A third robbery happened at another Pharmacy in Airdrie at 6:20 p.m. Police believe the culprits left the fir
  
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• Brooks RCMP seeks public assistance in search for missing 94-year-old

  21-12-2022 05:27
  Mounties out of Brooks, Alta., are turning to the public for help finding a missing senior. John Penner, 94, was last seen Sunday. He’s described as 5’7” and 200 lbs, grey-haired and brown-eyed, and is possibly wearing winter boots and a camouflage jacket. The RCMP believes he's driving his 1997 Honda CRV SUV, with Alberta licence plate BYS 8887. Anyone with information as to Penner's whereabouts is asked to call the RCMP detachment in Brooks at 403-794-4400 or contact Crime St
  
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• Brooks RCMP say missing 94-year-old man found dead

  21-12-2022 05:27
  Mounties out of Brooks, Alta., say a missing senior has been found dead. RCMP made a public plea for help finding 94-year-old John Penner on Tuesday, saying he was last seen two days prior on Dec. 18. On Wednesday, RCMP issued an update saying Penner had been located deceased. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends," said Mouties in a news release.
  
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• Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi victorious at Masters Tournament

  21-12-2022 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi won the gold medal in the under-57-kilogram event Tuesday at the Masters Tournament.
  
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• Calgary shelters, outreach groups help city’s most vulnerable during cold snap

  21-12-2022 03:41
  As Calgary remains under an extreme cold warning, local agencies are stepping up to help the city’s most vulnerable. The Salvation Army has a mobile warming station where people can get coffee, food and, most importantly, warmth. “We give out basic needs. A lot of folks come in with inappropriate winter gear,” said Hooria Ansari, team lead for the warming initiative. The station, which is made up of a tent with chairs and propane heaters inside, travels to different places arou
  
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• Arctic air mass shattering cold weather records in Alberta

  21-12-2022 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  As Alberta remained mired in a December deep freeze on Tuesday, Environment Canada revealed this week's cold snap has already unofficially smashed over two-dozen weather records.
  
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• 94 sea cans stolen and sold to unsuspecting victims in Calgary

  21-12-2022 02:06
  A 37-year-old Calgary man faces 20 charges in connection with a scheme where almost 100 sea cans were stolen from rental companies and sold to unwitting victims. Calgary police say they launched an investigation after a victim came forward in June to say they had paid for a sea can they believed was being sold by a legitimate company, but the individual they had contact with refused to deliver it to them. "When the citizen contacted the sea can storage company to report the delivery issues, both
  
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• 'We're delivering': Alberta will cover next-generation insulin pumps before new year

  21-12-2022 01:51
  The UCP government says Albertans in need of next-generation insulin pumps may be able to get one covered by the province as soon as this Friday. The NDP has been hounding the government to make good on a promise to pay for the new pumps before the end of 2022. In July, Health Minister Jason Copping apologized for proposed changes that would have left anyone who didn't qualify for low-income status, or didn't have coverage, to pay for insurance or out of pocket for a pump. At the time, Copping p
  
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• Critical conservation: Group seeks to protect 79 Alberta nature sites

  21-12-2022 01:41
  About 80 locations throughout the province are being focused on by a conservation group that is trying to bring more protections for some of the most critical places for nature in Canada. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada says it has identified 79 key biodiversity areas or KBAs in Alberta, which are "rare or unique ecological jewels" that include threatened ecosystems and "species that exist nowhere else in the world." The group says by identifying these KBAs, it can help policy makers make c
  
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