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• 'Circumstances have changed': Calgary councillor Raj Dhaliwal stepping away from police commission

  25-10-2023 23:57
  
  Ward 5 councillor Raj Dhaliwal was set to sit on the police commission for one more year, but on Tuesday he made the decision to step away. “I feel it’s time for me, to step out because circumstances have changed,” he said. “Social disorder order has kind of taken a different magnitude and shape, especially in my ward but in the city, so it's time for me to take that advocacy out of commission, and let someone else come in.” The councillor would have marked one full
  
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• Banff's Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies hosting book sale this weekend

  25-10-2023 23:51
  
  It's a rare event to see a museum put some of its collection up for sale, but that's what's happening in Banff for three days starting Oct. 27. More than 1,400 books, maps, magazines and pamphlets dating from the late 1800s to the mid-2000s will be available for purchase. They're duplicates of items already in the collection that need to go. It took Kayla Cazes, the museum's librarian and reference archivist, well over a year to sort through the vast collection totalling close to 20,000 pieces.
  
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• Stamps linebacker Micah Awe eyes club record in season finale

  25-10-2023 23:09
  
  When Micah Awe signed with the Calgary Stampeders as a free agent in the summer, he was hoping it would be the perfect fit. That's exactly what it's been. The 29-year-old linebacker has had an excellent first season with the Stamps. He's the team's nominee for most outstanding defensive player and he leads the league in defensive tackles with 118. He's just six shy of the team record and says he'd love to get it Friday night against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. "Personally, it's just one of those
  
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• ASIRT investigating handling of Calgary domestic situation amid man's death

  25-10-2023 22:31
  
  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating how officers handled a Calgary domestic violence call that ended with a man taking his own life. Officers were called to a home in the community of Royal Oak around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday for reports a man was threatening his family with a knife. Police say officers ensured the family was safe while they attempted to work with the man to "de-escalate" the situation. "The officers then heard the subject in distress and located him with what appeared to b
  
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• Kodiaks women's soccer team receives multiple ACAC awards - Lethbridge News Now

  25-10-2023 22:27
  
  Kodiaks women's soccer team receives multiple ACAC awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Trick or Eat': Lethbridge's new Halloween initiative - Lethbridge News Now

  25-10-2023 22:01
  
  'Trick or Eat': Lethbridge's new Halloween initiative  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs to host WCBL All-Star Game again in 2024

  25-10-2023 22:01
  
  The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) All-Star Game will return to southern Alberta in 2024. The Okotoks Dawgs will host the game at Seaman Stadium on July 20, 2024. The all-star game will be back in Okotoks after selling out in 2023 with a record-breaking crowd of 6,003 fans. The game will pit the best players in the west and east divisions against each other, alongside a home run derby and other baseball festivities. The Dawgs are looking to follow up a successful 2023 season where they
  
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• 40-year-old Chestermere man charged with intimidation of peace officer

  25-10-2023 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 40-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly following, recording, blocking and confronting a Sheriff highway patrol officer several times.
  
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• High-risk arrest leads Didsbury RCMP to hold and secure schools

  25-10-2023 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jamie McConnell, 21, of Edmonton, was charged with firearms-, weapons-, motor vehicle- and stolen property-related charges.
  
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• LPS warning residents about new scam rolling through Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  25-10-2023 21:24
  
  LPS warning residents about new scam rolling through Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Child injured in sledding mishap slid into side of vehicle: witness

  25-10-2023 21:20
  
  One of the Good Samaritans who jumped into action to help a child injured in a sledding mishap on Tuesday is shedding light on just how the incident unfolded. Emergency crews were called to the area of Marlyn Way N.E. and Marlyn Place N.E. in the community of Marlborough around 5:30 p.m. Randy Sedore says he was travelling west on Marlyn Way when he witnessed the child toboggan down a hill on the side of the road and crash into a truck. Sedore says he rushed out of his vehicle to go help the inj
  
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• Child injured in sledding mishap slid into side of vehicle: police

  25-10-2023 21:20
  
  One of the Good Samaritans who jumped into action to help a child injured in a sledding mishap on Tuesday is shedding light on just how the incident unfolded. Emergency crews were called to the area of Marlyn Way N.E. and the 200 block of Marlyn Place N.E. in the community of Marlborough around 5:30 p.m. Randy Sedore says he was travelling west on Marlyn Way when he witnessed the child toboggan down a hill on the side of the road and crash into a SUV. Police confirmed in a Wednesday news release
  
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• Whistleblower's claim of substandard medical care at Edmonton Remand confirmed by watchdog

  25-10-2023 20:55
  
  An investigation into the medical care of five people incarcerated at the Edmonton Remand Centre has revealed "serious and significant wrongdoing." Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner Kevin Brezinski announced Wednesday that the cases, brought to his attention by an anonymous whistleblower, amounted to "inconsistent and arbitrary" treatment. There are no names of the incarcerated patients or the people who were responsible to care for them in the public report and dates for the incident
  
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• Health-care standards not met at Edmonton Remand, report finds

  25-10-2023 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  A nursing consultant who reviewed records found the province provided poor pain management, inadequate help with drug withdrawal and didn't monitor or record vital signs properly.
  
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• Albertans tell pension panel they want to see hard numbers before CPP exit referendum

  25-10-2023 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Panel chairman Jim Dinning also got an earful from one Albertan who called out the province's assertion it is entitled to leave the CPP with more than half the fund's assets.
  
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• Canadian Finals Rodeo returning to Edmonton in 2024

  25-10-2023 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  After moving to Red Deer five years ago, the Canadian Finals Rodeo is coming back to Edmonton under a three-year agreement at Rogers Place for 2024, 2025 and 2026.
  
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• RCMP search for suspect in Didsbury, Alta. leads to hold and secure in local schools

  25-10-2023 20:25
  
  Didsbury, Alta., schools were placed into hold and secure on Tuesday as RCMP searched for a suspect in the community. In a news release Wednesday, RCMP said a stolen vehicle, believed to be driven by a known previous offender, was spotted in downtown Didsbury. Multiple units were called to assist with the arrest, including air support and police dogs. Due to the high-risk nature of the operation, RCMP initiated a hold and secure at all schools in the community as a precaution to keep students aw
  
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• Five Lethbridge Hurricanes named “players to watch” by NHL ... - Lethbridge News Now

  25-10-2023 20:13
  
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• Town of Cochrane says reservoir levels no longer critically low

  25-10-2023 19:57
  
  The Town of Cochrane says its reservoir levels are no longer critically low. In a statement Wednesday night, the town said water conservation efforts and water hauling from Rocky View County and Calgary are making a difference. But more than a dozen homes have no water as repairs continue on ruptured lines. A handful of businesses are also cut off. "It was the fire department, roughly around 11 o'clock, that tapped on our door and informed us later the next day, which is today, they'd be shuttin
  
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• Alberta town trucks in water in case of emergency after sewage leak affects supply

  25-10-2023 19:57
  
  A town west of Calgary says it continues to truck in water from other communities to maintain its required levels. The Town of Cochrane has declared a local state of emergency after an accident Saturday affected its water and wastewater pipelines, causing sewage to flow into the Bow River. Officials in both Cochrane and Calgary, which draw water from the river, say the drinking water remains safe. But Cochrane officials say in an online update that on-site crews have been unable to iso
  
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• Alberta man charged with obstruction, intimidating a peace officer

  25-10-2023 19:07
  
  A Chestermere man is facing charges after a series of incidents involving a sheriff this summer, including one in which the officer was given the middle finger. The incidents took place on Aug. 12. RCMP say the officer was conducting "traffic enforcement activities" when he noticed a man in a car parked behind him who was recording him and then proceeded to flip him the bird. Later that same day, RCMP say the same man drove up to the same stop where the officer was and began recording him once m
  
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• 'Significant positive difference': Calgary encourages Snow Angels to help their community

  25-10-2023 18:53
  
  With snow on the ground in Calgary, city officials are opening nominations for good-hearted residents who are helping dig out members of their community. The Snow Angels campaign recognizes all shovel-wielding heroes who help out seniors, those with limited mobility and anyone else needing assistance with clearing their driveways and/or sidewalks. Some volunteers even take it upon themselves to adopt a sidewalk near their home and keep it clear of snow all season long. "Our communities thrive wh
  
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• Stampeders look to become first CFL franchise to hit 700 all-time win, Elks stalled at 699

  25-10-2023 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary comes into the contest having registered 699 all-time regular-season wins, leaving it tied with archrival Edmonton for tops overall.
  
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• New kid's map shares Lethbridge activities for fall and winter - My Lethbridge Now

  25-10-2023 18:42
  
  New kid's map shares Lethbridge activities for fall and winter  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Kidnapping charges laid in Edmonton Amber Alert case

  25-10-2023 18:24
  
  Two Edmonton men have been charged in connection to last week's Amber Alert in the city's north side. Edmontonians Dakota James Hughes, 25, and Jacob Lloyd Chambers, 23, were arrested separately downtown over the weekend and charged with kidnapping and theft of a vehicle. Chambers was also charged with breach of condition. The Amber Alert was issued after a 40-year-old blind and non-verbal woman was abducted at 118 Avenue and 91 Street on Oct. 19. The woman's caregiver had left her inside a vehi
  
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• Edmonton man killed in head-on southern Alberta highway crash

  25-10-2023 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 61-year-old Edmonton man is dead following a head-on highway crash south of the town of Vulcan Tuesday night.
  
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• Alberta investing in AI that predicts where wildfires may ignite

  25-10-2023 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is investing in AI in an effort to predict where a wildfire may ignite before it happens, a move its tech partners say could save up to $5 million a year.
  
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• Edmonton man dead in crash near Vulcan, Alta.

  25-10-2023 17:26
  
  RCMP say an Edmonton man died in a two-vehicle crash on Monday evening. At 6:34 p.m. on Oct. 23, Vulcan RCMP were called to a crash on Highway 23 near Township Road 162. When emergency crews arrived, they found a northbound car lost control and hit a southbound truck. The lone occupant of the car, a 61-year-old man from Edmonton, was taken to hospital where he later died. The two occupants of the truck were not hurt. RCMP say poor road conditions are to blame for the crash.
  
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• Ontario finance minister calls for 'urgent' meeting with Freeland over Alberta's proposed CPP withdrawal

  25-10-2023 17:16
  
  Alberta’s proposal to leave the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) could cause “serious harm” to working people and retirees, Ontario’s finance minister said in an open letter published Wednesday. Peter Bethlenfalvy addressed the letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and called for an “urgent” meeting to discuss the proposal with Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial finance ministers “While we will always maintain our res
  
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• Trudeau says ‘many provinces’ worried about Alberta CPP exit proposal

  25-10-2023 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Peter Bethlenfalvy has written to Chrystia Freeland to ask for a federal-provincial-territorial meeting of finance ministers.
  
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• Ontario asks for finance ministers’ meeting on Alberta’s proposal to exit CPP

  25-10-2023 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Peter Bethlenfalvy has written to Chrystia Freeland to ask for a federal-provincial-territorial meeting of finance ministers.
  
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• Latest edition of 'Kid's Map of Lethbridge' available for pick-up - Lethbridge News Now

  25-10-2023 16:28
  
  Latest edition of 'Kid's Map of Lethbridge' available for pick-up  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Overnight temperatures expected to plunge in central Alberta

  25-10-2023 15:36
  
  The cleanup continues after the snowfall earlier this week. A deepening trough will bring more snow into the southwest corner of Alberta on Wednesday. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) as of 4:46 a.m., "A long duration snowfall event continues, with total amounts of 20 to 40 cm by this afternoon."The weather agency warns Waterton will likely record the highest totals, noting "so far 13 to 27 centimetres of snow has (already) fallen." Weather summaries from ECCC show varyi
  
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• It looks like temperatures are headed in the right direction for trick-or-treating

  25-10-2023 15:36
  
  The cold will stick around for a couple more days. Thursday, expect it to feel more like -16 C with the wind chill in the morning and more like -15 in the afternoon. Also, the clouds will build in again for the day. Because of a low-pressure system tracking through Montana, we also have the potential for a few isolated flurries. This won’t be the widespread snow we saw from this first system but rather isolated pockets. Some communities in Calgary will likely get some snowflakes, but snow
  
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• Snow clean up in Calgary enters new phase

  25-10-2023 15:22
  
  The City of Calgary says now that the snow has stopped, crews will be switching into a different strategy to keep roads and sidewalks safe. The city started on its priority snow plan at 10 p.m. on Tuesday when the snow stopped. "This means for the next 18 hours we will be working to complete maintenance (plowing through lanes, applying material) on our major routes (over 20,000 daily trips – i.e. Crowchild, Glenmore)," said city spokesperson Chris McGeachy in a statement. "We also clear a
  
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• 'Doesn't add up': Southern Albertans weigh in on Alberta pension plan proposal

  25-10-2023 15:04
  
  The panel gathering feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard renewed calls Tuesday for hard, negotiated numbers before the issue goes to a referendum. Panel chairman Jim Dinning also got an earful from one Albertan who called out the province's assertion it is entitled to leave the CPP with $334 billion -- more than half the fund's assets. “Everyone here, including yourself, knows there's no world - none -- where Alberta gets half the Canada Pension Plan,&rdquo
  
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• Alberta NDP says renewable energy windfall should benefit consumers, industry

  25-10-2023 14:48
  
  A renewable energy windfall of nearly $300 million for the Alberta government should be used to expand the industry and help low-income people pay power bills, say the provincial New Democrats. "I think we can start by using some of that money to lower power bills for Albertans," said Nagwan Al-Guneid, the party's energy and climate change critic. Al-Guneid was referring to numbers crunched by the University of Calgary's School for Public Policy. This week, economics professor Blake Shaffer and
  
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• Struggling Flames burned 3-1 by visiting Rangers

  25-10-2023 14:26
  
  Fuelled by a lethal power play, New York generated all of its offence in the second period on Tuesday night with Chris Kreider authoring the goal that gave the Rangers the lead for good. Kreider's game-winner that broke a 1-1 tie was his team-leading fifth goal of the season as New York connected on both of its first two power plays en route to a 3-1 NHL victory over the slumping Calgary Flames. “It's coming. We're building some stuff, some stuff we want to work on,” said Kreider, ab
  
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• More people visiting Calgary Food Bank than ever before: report

  25-10-2023 13:56
  
  Food banks across Canada are experiencing an overwhelming demand for their services, including right here in Calgary. According to Food Bank Canada's annual HungerCount report, the organization recorded its highest year-over-year increase in usage in March 2023, which saw a 32 per cent increase compared to March 2022. Meanwhile, the number of food bank visits in Canada in March 2023 was a whopping 78.5 per cent more than in March 2019. The report points to relentless inflation as one of the reas
  
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• 'On maximum alert': Hurricane Otis batters Acapulco, rips across southern Pacific coast before becoming tropical storm

  25-10-2023 12:42
  
  Hurricane Otis ripped across Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a powerful Category 5 storm early Wednesday, tearing through buildings in the resort city of Acapulco, sending sheets of earth down steep mountainsides and leaving large swaths of the southwestern state of Guerrero without power or cellphone service. While little is known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage -- the main highway into Acapulco was impassable -- experts are calling Otis the strongest storm in history
  
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• 'On maximum alert': Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Otis slams Mexico

  25-10-2023 12:42
  
  Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people. A strong Category 2 storm by Wednesday morning, the hurricane was expected to continue to weaken quickly in Guerrero state's steep mountains. As dawn broke, authorities had given no preliminary damage assessments as much of the area remained wit
  
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• Bank of Canada widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady today

  25-10-2023 12:37
  
  The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning. Forecasters are widely expecting the central bank to hold its key interest rate steady as the economy weakens and inflation slows.Top business headlines, all in one placeThe key rate is currently sitting at five per cent, the highest it's been since 2001. The Bank of Canada's aggressive rate hikes since March 2022 are weighing on consumers and businesses, as the economy shrank in the second quarter and the labour mark
  
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• Bank of Canada holds its key interest rate at 5 per cent, as Canadian economy slows

  25-10-2023 12:37
  
  The Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 5 per cent on Wednesday, as Canada’s economy continues to slow and indications that supply and demand are now approaching balance. Interest rate increases have dampened economic growth, with Canadian economic growth averaging 1 per cent this year. The economy is expected to remain weak throughout 2024, before picking up to 2.5 per cent in 2025.Read more: A timeline of Bank of Canada rate hikes Bank of Canada rate pause will help cool rental mar
  
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• Bank of Canada holds its key interest rate at 5 per cent, as Canadian economy continues to slow

  25-10-2023 12:37
  
  The Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 5 per cent on Wednesday, as Canada’s economy continues to slow and indications that supply and demand are now approaching balance. Interest rate increases have dampened economic growth, with Canadian economic growth averaging 1 per cent this year. The economy is expected to remain weak throughout 2024, before picking up to 2.5 per cent in 2025.Read more: A timeline of Bank of Canada rate hikes Bank of Canada rate pause will help cool rental mar
  
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• Prison officials 'intervened' to stop Paul Bernardo from making public statement

  25-10-2023 12:22
  
  Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer's transfer to a medium-security prison. Bernardo was moved to La Macaza Institution, a medium-security prison about 190 kilometres northwest of Montreal, in late May from the maximum-security Millhaven Institution near Kingston, Ont.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News
  
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• New cookie concept coming to Lethbridge - Lethbrige Herald

  25-10-2023 12:11
  
  New cookie concept coming to Lethbridge  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• A father’s desperate plea after his wife and three kids were kidnapped by Hamas

  25-10-2023 12:04
  
  On Oct. 7, Avihai Brodutch and his family woke up in their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza ready to celebrate—it was their eldest daughter Ofri's birthday. "She just turned 10," Brodutch told CTV National News. "There are still presents waiting for her."The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe family wasn't initially worried when the alarms began to sound, but then they heard what was happening—Hamas militants had launched a surprise attack on Isr
  
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• Russian parliament's upper house rescinds ratification of global ... - Lethbridge News Now

  25-10-2023 11:08
  
  Russian parliament's upper house rescinds ratification of global ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Prison officials 'intervened' to stop Paul Bernardo from making public ... - Lethbridge News Now

  25-10-2023 10:17
  
  Prison officials 'intervened' to stop Paul Bernardo from making public ...  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge training exercise sees emergency responders practice responding to large crowds - Global News

  25-10-2023 09:00
  
  Lethbridge training exercise sees emergency responders practice responding to large crowds  Global News
  
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