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• Milk River emergency room closes for a week - My Lethbridge Now

  12-05-2023 23:52 via news.google.com
  
  Milk River emergency room closes for a week  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta election: NDP promises ‘modernized’ health-care cards if elected

  12-05-2023 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  'If elected, the Alberta NDP will invest $46 million to finally give Albertans the health cards they’ve always wanted: secure, polycarbonate cards that don’t bend or tear.'
  
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• Voter intimidation heats up as UCP, NDP election signs vandalized across Alberta

  12-05-2023 23:18
  
  Campaign sign vandalism, press conference protests and hacked online election forums are making Alberta’s election process one of the most divisive in history, according to a political expert. Signage from both the NDP and UCP has reportedly been vandalized, torn to pieces, run over and placed unsolicited on the front lawns of some property owners. Mount Royal University political analyst Lori Williams says the negativity points to frustrations over the COVID-19 pandemic and the desire to
  
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• 'We don't have a lot of built history left': Airdrie's water tower is getting a facelift

  12-05-2023 23:04
  
  It's a prominent landmark for the city directly north of Calgary that serves as a beacon for residents travelling on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway. But at some point in its lifespan, the top of the tower received a rusted blemish above the town name. "We did have a radio antenna at the top and it got struck by lightning," said Scott Fediow, the city's project manager. "Some of the paint chipped off is what I was told but I think the paint over time just wore off." Fediow says almost a year ago,
  
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• Oilpatch restarts some production but Alberta wildfire risk remains volatile

  12-05-2023 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some oil and gas producers in Alberta are restoring production after temporarily halting operations earlier this week due to wildfires.
  
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• Mammoth rally late to topple Roughnecks 8-7

  12-05-2023 22:35
  
  The Colorado Mammoth staged a late comeback in Denver Thursday night, scoring twice in the last six minutes to defeat the Calgary Roughnecks 8-7 in the opening game of the NLL's West Conference Final. Connor Robinson scored with around six minutes left in regulation to tie the score at seven after Roughneck Dan Taylor scored two in a row to turn a one-goal deficit into a one-goal Roughneck lead that was short-lived. Josh Currier had three assists, Tanner Cook had two goals and one assist, and Za
  
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• Comments on energy sector from NDP candidate upset United Conservatives

  12-05-2023 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Wild Roses are Worth It: Reimagining the Alberta Advantage" by NDP candidate Kevin Van Tighem is described as a collection of provocative, personal and thoughtful essays.
  
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• Naheed Nenshi: In Alberta, will 'good enough' be good enough for Rachel Notley and the NDP?

  12-05-2023 22:10
  
  It must be hard to be a New Democrat in Alberta these days. With an election three weeks away, they have raised a historic amount of money. Their leader, Rachel Notley, is popular and widely admired. They have solid policy, including an economic plan written by the most well-known and respected economist in the province. On the other side of the aisle, the premier, Danielle Smith, presides over a government that could be politely described as a train wreck. She was elected with barely half of th
  
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• Metis settlement looks to rebuild from wildfire as hot weather to return to Alberta

  12-05-2023 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Metis settlement devastated by an out-of-control blaze remains at risk as hot and dry conditions in Alberta's forecast threaten to worsen an already intense wildfire season.
  
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• 3 Drumheller residents charged after investigation results in seizure of drugs, cash, trafficking gear

  12-05-2023 21:51
  
  Three Drumheller residents face multiple charges after an investigation by the RCMP led to the seizure of crack, fentanyl, cash and other items indicative of drug trafficking. On Thursday, around 3 p.m., at the end of a six-month investigation, Drumheller RCMP members conducted a traffic stop on a Dodge Caravan, which yielded approximately 14 grams of suspected crack cocaine, a quantity of cash and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. Richard Nath, 44, and Erica Devoe, 36, were both charged wit
  
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• WestJet pilots could strike as of Tuesday as talks drag on

  12-05-2023 20:42
  
  WestJet pilots and their employer are continuing to hold talks as the union warns that a walkout could come as early as Tuesday. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents some 1,600 flight crew at WestJet and subsidiary Swoop, says it is poised to file a 72-hour strike notice just after midnight. Bernard Lewall, who heads the union's WestJet contingent, says the workers' issues revolve around job protection, pay and scheduling, with some 340 pilots leaving the carrier over the past year
  
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• Wranglers come up short in opener, dropping 6-3 decision to Coachella Valley

  12-05-2023 20:37
  
  The Wranglers didn't get off to the start they were hoping for in the AHL Pacific Division Finals, dropping Game 1 6-3 Thursday night. The Firebirds scored the first two goals and after Jakob Pelletier cut the margin to one, Max McCormick's sixth goal of the playoffs extended the lead to 3-1. Dryden Hunt and Adam Klapka added goals for the Wranglers.GAME 1 OF ROUND 3 ✅ pic.twitter.com/0m5HpPZuCl — x - Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) May 12, 2023 Luke Henman, Jeremy McKenna, C
  
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• Plastic, not paper, health card promised by Alberta NDP

  12-05-2023 20:25
  
  Under an NDP government, Albertans will be able to enjoy new health cards – ones you won't be able to fold in half. In a campaign promise on Friday, the NDP announced, if elected, it would invest $46 million in replacing existing paper Alberta Health cards with "secure, polycarbonate cards."Follow full election coverage on Alberta Votes 2023In addition to being stronger, the party says the new cards will possess "the latest security measures" to prevent identify theft and ensure every Albe
  
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• Albertans prep to flee as hot weather risks wildfire flare-ups

  12-05-2023 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  As a wildfire burns outside the northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie, residents are on edge and preparing to evacuate. Canadian Forces personnel have been deployed to assist.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Grande Prairie residents prepare to flee

  12-05-2023 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  As a wildfire burns outside the northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie, residents are on edge and preparing to evacuate. Canadian Forces personnel have been deployed to assist.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Grande Prairie residents prepare in case they need to flee

  12-05-2023 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  As a wildfire burns outside the northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie, residents are on edge and preparing to evacuate. Canadian Forces personnel have been deployed to assist.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Drayton Valley evacuees told re-entry not possible for at least another week

  12-05-2023 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents of Drayton Valley have been told to expect to be out of their homes for at least another week as the threat posed by a wildfire persists.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes select 12 players in 2023 WHL Bantam Draft - Lethbridge News Now

  12-05-2023 20:09 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Hurricanes select 12 players in 2023 WHL Bantam Draft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Turner Valley RCMP investigate fatal crash on Hwy 22

  12-05-2023 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP from Turner Valley, southwest of Calgary, say the crash happened at around 7:45 p.m. Thursday on Highway 22 between 498 Avenue and Highway 541.
  
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• Doctor shortage, opioid epidemic main focus at Lethbridge election forums - CBC.ca

  12-05-2023 19:52 via news.google.com
  
  Doctor shortage, opioid epidemic main focus at Lethbridge election forums  CBC.ca
  
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• 18-year-old killed in highway crash south of Calgary

  12-05-2023 19:30
  
  One person was killed and another was injured in a highway crash south of Calgary on Thursday. The collision happened near the village of Longview, on Highway 22 near Highway 541, just before 8 p.m. Turner Valley RCMP arrived to find there had been a head-on crash between an SUV and a car. Investigators say one of the vehicles rolled, becoming involved in a second crash with a pick-up truck. RCMP say one person was pronounced dead at the scene, while another was transported to hospital in Calgar
  
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• What's happening in Lethbridge this weekend: May 12, 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-05-2023 19:26 via news.google.com
  
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• Community Foundation announces recipients of 2023 spring grants - Lethbridge News Now

  12-05-2023 19:24 via news.google.com
  
  Community Foundation announces recipients of 2023 spring grants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Latest on Alberta wildfire emergency alerts

  12-05-2023 18:38
  
  New emergency alerts were put in place Thursday night as extreme wildfire activity picks up with the return of hot temperatures. CTV News Edmonton will keep track of Alberta Emergency Alerts issued throughout Friday. There are the latest emergency alerts in Alberta: BRAZEAU COUNTY At 1:49 p.m. on Friday, an alert was issued for residents of Township Road 480 north to Highway 621 between Range Road 90 and Range Road 110, including Cynthia to prepare to evacuate on 30 minutes notice. From Highway
  
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• Latest emergency alerts as hot weather returns to Alberta

  12-05-2023 18:38
  
  New emergency alerts were put in place Thursday night as extreme wildfire activity picks up with the return of hot temperatures. CTV News Edmonton will keep track of Alberta Emergency Alerts issued throughout Friday. There are the latest emergency alerts in Alberta: BRAZEAU COUNTY At 1:49 p.m. on Friday, an alert was issued for residents of Township Road 480 north to Highway 621 between Range Road 90 and Range Road 110, including Cynthia to prepare to evacuate on 30 minutes notice. From Highway
  
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• Alberta wildfires on Friday: New emergency alerts issued as hot temperatures set in

  12-05-2023 18:38
  
  New emergency alerts were put in place Thursday night as extreme wildfire activity picks up with the return of hot temperatures. CTV News Edmonton will keep track of Alberta Emergency Alerts issued throughout Friday. Provincial officials will speak in Edmonton at 3 p.m. The news conference will be livestreamed in this article. There are the latest emergency alerts in Alberta: BIG LAKES COUNTY A mandatory evacuation order in Big Lakes County was downgraded to an alert at 5:19 p.m. on Thursday. Re
  
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• Alberta wildfire emergency alerts on Saturday

  12-05-2023 18:38
  
  Emergency alerts were updated continuously on Friday as extreme wildfire activity picks up with the return of hot temperatures. CTV News Edmonton will keep track of Alberta Emergency Alerts issued throughout Saturday. Provincial officials will speak in Edmonton at 3 p.m. The news conference will be livestreamed in this article. There are the latest emergency alerts in Alberta: CLEAR HILLS COUNTY An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued at 10:09 p.m. on Friday, warning residents in Cleardale and Pea
  
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• NDP leader waiting to see 'fine print' before endorsing Calgary Flames arena deal

  12-05-2023 18:33
  
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says there is too much hidden fine print for her to endorse a $1.2-billion deal to replace the aging Saddledome with a new arena for the Calgary Flames. Notley says she can't commit to honouring the deal until she knows what the final project and costs look like. And she says that won't be known until well after the May 29 provincial election.Follow full election coverage on Alberta Votes 2023The deal announced last month would see the province spend $330 million
  
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• Lethbridge's Christa Deguchi wins judo world championship - Lethbridge News Now

  12-05-2023 17:46 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge's Christa Deguchi wins judo world championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's top cop signs on for another 3 years

  12-05-2023 17:19
  
  Chief Const. Mark Neufeld will lead the Calgary Police Service until at least 2027, officials said Friday. Neufeld and the Calgary Police Commission (CPC) agreed to a three-year extension of his contract, saying he was the "top choice" to lead the CPS. Assuming command in 2019, Neufeld was the fifth person in five years to lead. He has taken on a variety of challenges within the service, including financial difficulties, systemic racism and the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. "He has since put
  
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• Several homes destroyed by fire in Drayton Valley, evacuation order extended another week

  12-05-2023 17:12
  
  Four to six homes have been destroyed by fire in Drayton Valley, officials have confirmed, and they're preparing for a tough battle over the weekend as hot, dry weather sets in. In an update to residents on Friday, town officials confirmed the owners of the homes that were lost have been contacted. Residents learned the fire is still out of control, but it's now 62 per cent contained. Crews have worked to build a fire line 43 kilometres long, and military support has arrived in the community to
  
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• What Alberta’s massive wildfires look like from space

  12-05-2023 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  New released satellite photos show the extent of wildfires blazing in Alberta as the provinces continues its fight to extinguish them.
  
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• Crescent Point Energy reports first-quarter profit down from year ago

  12-05-2023 16:25
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. reported its first-quarter profit was down from a year ago as energy prices were also lower. The company says it earned $216.7 million or 39 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, down from $1.18 billion or $2.03 per diluted share in the same quarter last year. Oil and gas sales in the quarter totalled $913.6 million, down from $1.09 billion in the first three months of 2022. On an adjusted basis, Crescent Point says its earnings from operations total
  
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• Crescent Point Energy increasing use of hedging amid volatile oil markets

  12-05-2023 16:25
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. is increasing its use of hedging to protect itself against commodity price swings. Like other Canadian energy producers, the Calgary-based oil and gas company - which has drilling operations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and North Dakota - has been directly affected by the volatility in global energy markets over the last 12 months. On Friday, the company reported a first-quarter profit of $216.7 million or 39 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, down fr
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Evacuation order expanded for Little Smoky, Fox Creek

  12-05-2023 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anyone that's still in the area of Fox Creek to the Hamlet of Little Smoky and all areas immediately surrounding those communities must leave by noon Friday.
  
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• Town of Coalhurst warns of cougar sighting - Lethbridge News Now

  12-05-2023 15:42 via news.google.com
  
  Town of Coalhurst warns of cougar sighting  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police seek suspect with Edmonton connections

  12-05-2023 15:14
  
  A 38-year-old man with connections to the Edmonton area is wanted by Calgary police for assault. Steeve Blanchette-Rochefort is wanted for several assault-related offences, police said. They did not provide any details about the alleged incidents from which the charges stem. Blanchette-Rochefort is described as blue eyed, brown haired, 185 centimetres (6'1") tall with a slim build. He also has two large tattoos on each of his arms. Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stopper
  
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• Alberta election: High River doctors raise concerns over shortages in rural health care

  12-05-2023 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doctors in High River, south of Calgary, say the town has lost a quarter of its complement of physicians over the last three years due to retirement, relocation and burnout.
  
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• Police investigate shots fired between vehicles on Stoney Trail

  12-05-2023 15:01
  
  There are no reported injuries, but Calgary police are investigating after they say shots were fired between two vehicles on the city's ring road. The shooting occurred at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, police confirmed to CTV News. Officials say shots were fired from one vehicle at another. Police are investigating.
  
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• Poor visibility believed to be a factor in 2 multi-vehicle crashes east of Edmonton

  12-05-2023 14:54
  
  More than a dozen vehicles were involved in a pileup in Strathcona County early Friday morning. The number of people involved and details about injuries were not available as of 9:30 a.m. At that time, crews were removing vehicles from the scene on the westbound lanes of Highway 14, west of the Highway 21 intersection. The pileup consisted of several passenger vehicles and two semis. STARS was called to the scene. Around 6:45 a.m., Strathcona County RCMP announced the closure of roads near Highw
  
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• 16 people hospitalized after smoky, foggy early morning crashes east of Edmonton

  12-05-2023 14:54
  
  More than a dozen vehicles were involved in each of the pileups smoke and fog caused in Strathcona County early Friday morning. In total, 16 adults between the two scenes were hospitalized, according to Alberta Health Services and RCMP. Both crashes happened near the Highway 21 and Highway 14 intersection around 6 a.m. Within the hour, the area was closed to traffic. "Visibility in the area is extremely poor due to heavy smoke from the wildfires combined with moisture in the air," Mounties said
  
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• Alberta election campaign continues after minor drama at Danielle Smith announcement

  12-05-2023 14:20
  
  The Alberta election is nearing the end of its second week, as United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith dismisses concerns about over past musings about selling hospitals to private operators. Smith was hustled offstage Thursday after a handful of vocal, placard-waving protesters disrupted a news conference in Calgary. She later returned to take questions, comparing the protesters to the Opposition NDP and saying both seek to misrepresent her position on health care.Follow full election coverag
  
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• Richard Mantha, accused in multiple sexual assaults, to face more charges

  12-05-2023 14:17
  
  The man accused of kidnapping, drugging and sexually assaulting at least three Calgary women is expected to face more charges on Friday. Richard Mantha, 59, is scheduled to appear in court for a bail hearing. Police confirmed to CTV News that additional charges will be laid. Mantha was arrested and charged in April with kidnapping, forcible confinement, sexual assault, assault with a weapon, uttering threats and many other offences. The new charges against him will include two more counts of sex
  
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• Bail hearing set for Alberta man accused of sexually assaulting five women

  12-05-2023 14:17
  
  A bail hearing for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting women in Calgary's sex trade is to be held later this month after two more complainants came forward. Richard Robert Mantha, who is 59, faces two new charges of sexual assault and two additional charges of administering a noxious substance. They are in addition to 13 offences he faces in relation to three women, including sexual assault causing bodily harm. Mantha appeared in court and a bail hearing was scheduled for May 26.
  
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• Lethbridge Lacrosse Association introduces new initiatives - Lethbrige Herald

  12-05-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Lacrosse Association introduces new initiatives  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• University of Lethbridge Art Gallery Presents: Knitting at Noon in the ... - Galleries West

  12-05-2023 05:52 via news.google.com
  
  University of Lethbridge Art Gallery Presents: Knitting at Noon in the ...  Galleries West
  
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• Report finds net-zero target could spell disaster for Alberta if energy production were phased out

  12-05-2023 04:30
  
  A new report that explores a hypothetical scenario on the path to achieving Canada's net-zero emissions target by 2050 is raising eyebrows among some public policy experts. Public Policy Forum, a non-partisan, Ottawa-based think tank, released a report on Thursday exploring two pathways to achieve net-zero carbon impact from oil and gas production. One route looked at potential results of "broad-based, sector-agnostic emissions reductions," which include tools like a carbon tax. The other consid
  
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• Lethbridge's American Legion baseball club to host U.S. for 1st time ... - Bridge City News

  12-05-2023 03:49 via news.google.com
  
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• Bandits open Centennial Cup with convincing 7-2 victory over Mariners

  12-05-2023 03:24
  
  The Brooks Bandits started their pursuit of the Centennial Cup with a bang Thursday, defeating Yarmouth 7-2 in a game played at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Man. Ethan Beyer and Elliot Dutil scored two goals apiece, and Aiden Fink, Tyler Blocha and Hunter Wallace added singles for the Bandits.Postgame comments from defenceman Ethan Beyer following the Bandits 7-2 win over Yarmouth on Thursday at the Centennial Cup!#BrooksBandits pic.twitter.com/cXnANXWCr7 — Brooks Bandits (@BrooksBa
  
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• NDP candidate Jason Heistad trying to find footing in conservative country

  12-05-2023 03:12
  
  The winner of this month's provincial election could be decided by voters in hotly-contested Calgary ridings. But polling projects the United Conservative Party will take nearly every rural riding in the province, with strong support in central Alberta. So, what's it like to campaign for the New Democrats in a riding that always votes blue? One NDP candidate says smashed signs and pointed comments on social media have become the norm this campaign. "We've had people taking signs, we've had our v
  
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