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• 3 charged with running sex ring that catered to elected officials, other wealthy clients

  08-11-2023 23:56
  
  Three people have been charged with running a sophisticated commercial sex ring in Massachusetts and eastern Virginia that catered to well-connected clients such as elected officials and military officers, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppWomen were featured on websites that falsely claimed to advertise nude Asian models for professional photography, and high-end apartments with monthly rents as high as US$3,66
  
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• Suncor Energy reports third quarter profit of $1.54 billion

  08-11-2023 23:54
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned a profit of $1.54 billion in the third quarter of 2023, compared to a net loss of $609 million in the prior year's quarter. The Calgary-based energy giant says its earnings work out to $1.19 per share, compared to a loss of 45 cents per common share in the same three months of 2022. On an adjusted basis, Suncor earned $1.98 billion or $1.52 per common share in the third quarter of 2023, compared to $2.57 billion or $1.88 per common share in the third quarter of
  
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• 73-year-old man charged for decades-old Calgary homicide

  08-11-2023 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  'With the advancements in DNA technology, the police are now able to use investigative genetic genealogy to help identify investigative leads,' RCMP Supt. David Hall said.
  
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• Investigation underway into early Tuesday house fire in south Lethbridge

  08-11-2023 23:01
  
  An investigation is underway into what caused a house fire in south Lethbridge early Tuesday morning. Around 2 a.m., Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to reports of a fire in the 800 block of 18 Street South. Fire crews arrived to discover visible smoke coming from the building. Once they'd established a water supply, firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and conduct a search of the basement and upper suite. No injuries to residents or firefighters were reported. D
  
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• Damage tops $150K in early Tuesday Lethbridge blaze - CTV News Calgary

  08-11-2023 23:01 via news.google.com
  
  Damage tops $150K in early Tuesday Lethbridge blaze  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Public spirit': Calgary woodworker crafts benches for S.W. off-leash park

  08-11-2023 22:55
  
  A Calgary man wasn't looking for any conflict when he built six benches for the dog park along Oakmount Drive in the southwest. Simon Grabowski said he simply saw a need for them to give people in his community a place to sit when they needed to. "There's a guy with one lung walking around every day, like who thinks of that," he said. "Many knee surgeries and all sorts of surgeries, asthma, you just don't know it, people look young and fit, but they need a bench, they need to sit and people cons
  
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• Toe-to-toe beds and free cocktails: Inside Banff's redesigned Voyager Inn

  08-11-2023 22:27
  
  A mainstay of Banff is preparing to reopen after undergoing a $30 million makeover. Originally built in 1964, The Voyager Inn on Banff Avenue was the town's first commercial motor hotel. Now, the hotel has been redeveloped by the Moxy Hotels group, in partnership with Canalta Hotels, to become Moxy Banff. Moxy Hotels, part of the Marriott's Bonvoy portfolio, says the revamped hotel has been designed for "fun seekers" and is a hotel for those in Banff "for a good time, not a long time." A Wednesd
  
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• 'Blow it up and sell pieces off': Stakeholders react to UCP plan to revamp Alberta health care system

  08-11-2023 22:20
  
  If Alberta politicians are going to revamp administration of health care in the province, Alberta physicians want a seat at the table when the changes are being discussed and designed. That was the message Wednesday from Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Paul Parks, who expressed concern that a major provincial restructuring could leave those most in need of its services vulnerable. "It is crucial to approach this restructuring responsibly and carefully to ensure these changes do not hav
  
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• Calgary Tim Horton's restaurants will see Holiday Smile Cookies next week

  08-11-2023 20:30
  
  Tim Horton's is working to bring in a little bit of kindness to Canadians to usher in the holiday season while also supporting local food banks. For the first time, the company will be selling Holiday Smile Cookies. The cookies, which feature festive red, green and white sprinkles along with a happy face made out of frosting, will be on sale starting Nov. 13 until 19. One Alberta food bank is offering pre-orders – each cookie $1.50 while a box of a dozen is $12 – and Tim Horton's say
  
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• Calgary man arrested in connection with online luring investigation involving Portland teen: ALERT

  08-11-2023 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 61-year-old man from Calgary has been arrested in connection with a police investigation looking into the online luring of a teen from Portland.
  
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• With Coastal GasLink complete, TC Energy to focus on smaller projects

  08-11-2023 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based pipeline company announced on Wednesday the mechanical completion of its 670-kilometre Coastal GasLink project.
  
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• Calgary police seek dash-cam footage of October hit-and-run on Deerfoot

  08-11-2023 19:24
  
  Calgary police are asking for public assistance in identifying a suspect in a late October hit-and-run on Deerfoot Trail. On Saturday, Oct. 28, at around 6:30 p.m., a black Toyota Corolla on northbound Deerfoot just south of 17 Ave. S.E. was hit by a black Jeep Cherokee, damaging the vehicle substantially. The Jeep Cherokee then fled the scene following the collision. The driver of the Corolla was transported to hospital with minor injuries. Police ask that anyone with dash-cam footage from nort
  
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• TC Energy to focus on smaller projects now that Coastal GasLink complete

  08-11-2023 19:12
  
  With its Coastal GasLink pipeline project completed, TC Energy Corp. said its goal for the next few years will be to live within its means and control its capital expenditures. The Calgary-based pipeline company announced on Wednesday the mechanical completion of its 670-kilometre Coastal GasLink project, which has been under construction for the past five years. The milestone, which includes the completion of final documentation and engineering analysis, comes on the heels of last month's news
  
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• Calgary man facing child pornography, luring charges connected to Oregon teen

  08-11-2023 19:03
  
  A 61-year-old Calgary man is facing child pornography charges after allegedly luring an American teen online. The 17-year-old victim alerted police to the offences by using CyberTip.ca, a website where Canadians can report online sexual abuse and exploitation. Officers from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams' Internet Child Exploitation unit (ICE) began investigating the allegations with the help of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) team based in Portland, Ore., where the victim
  
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• Métis girls welcomed to Edmonton Oilers hockey camp in unique partnership program

  08-11-2023 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time, a week-long, all-female Oilers Hockey School partnered with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government to welcome five Metis girls aged six to 12.
  
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• Metis girls welcomed to Edmonton Oilers hockey camp in unique partnership program

  08-11-2023 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time, a week-long, all-female Oilers Hockey School partnered with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government to welcome five Metis girls aged six to 12.
  
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• Two more Lethbridge neighbourhoods drop speed limits to 40 km/hr - Lethbridge News Now

  08-11-2023 18:23 via news.google.com
  
  Two more Lethbridge neighbourhoods drop speed limits to 40 km/hr  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• South Korea’s Posco Holdings considering investment in Alberta lithium

  08-11-2023 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  South Korean company Posco Holdings is considering investing in the exploration, development and commercialization of lithium in Alberta.
  
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• War medals discovered at Calgary thrift store keep local soldier’s memory alive

  08-11-2023 17:44
  
  An unexpected item found in a collection of donations given to a Calgary thrift store is keeping alive the memory of an Alberta war veteran. The Goodwill location on Macleod Trail S.W. found several military service medals from the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean War in a donation bin nearly two weeks ago. Among the items were service medals from Drumheller-born soldier Berkeley Albert James Franklin, fondly remembered by the nickname ‘Bark’ or ‘Badge&rsquo
  
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• Man from Sundre, Alta., charged in homicide of teen Pauline Brazeau 47 years ago

  08-11-2023 17:41
  
  A man in his 70s from Sundre, Alta., has been charged in a homicide cold case dating back 47 years. Ronald James Edwards, 73, is accused of killing 16-year-old Pauline Brazeau in early January 1976. He was arrested on Nov. 7 and charged with non-capital murder as defined by the Criminal Code at the time. Brazeau, who had just moved to Calgary from her hometown of Yorkton, Sask., was last seen at a restaurant on 17th Ave. S.W. early in the morning. Her body was found a few hours later along the r
  
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• Cochrane RCMP lay charges in 47-year-old homicide

  08-11-2023 17:41
  
  Cochrane RCMP say charges have been laid in a homicide case that has taken 46 years to solve. Members of the RCMP's historical homicide unit, along with the Calgary Police Service's cold case homicide unit, will be releasing details on Wednesday afternoon. The announcement is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
  
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• Cochrane RCMP lay charges in 46-year-old homicide

  08-11-2023 17:41
  
  Cochrane RCMP say charges have been laid in a homicide case that has taken 46 years to solve. Members of the RCMP's historical homicide unit, along with the Calgary Police Service's cold case homicide unit, will be releasing details on Wednesday afternoon. The announcement is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta government announces new health delivery system, promises to try to protect jobs

  08-11-2023 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government says protecting jobs will be a priority as it embarks on a massive restructuring of its health system.
  
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• Calgary's residential parking fees are going up, but not as much as first proposed

  08-11-2023 17:25
  
  The City of Calgary is moving ahead with changes to its residential parking permit program. In a briefing Wednesday at council’s infrastructure and planning committee, councillors will review the updated plan prior to its planned implementation in December. A briefing document prepared for councillors attending the committee meeting show the city plans to charge fees up to 40 per cent lower than originally planned.City administration says moving to the ‘Park Plus' enforcement system
  
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• What to do if you or someone else breaks through thin ice

  08-11-2023 16:32
  
  There is a warning to residents and visitors to Banff National Park over the dangers of venturing out on thin ice over the long weekend. Parks Canada is reminding people that natural or ‘clear ice’ skating comes with risks and that it does not monitor the thickness of ice. It’s recommended ice thickness should be 15 centimetres for walking or skating alone and 20 centimetres for skating parties or games. The colour of ice may be an indication of its strength, officials said. Cl
  
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• Parks Canada says staff are ready to help visitors who fall through the ice

  08-11-2023 16:32
  
  There is a warning to residents and visitors to Banff National Park over the dangers of venturing out on thin ice over the long weekend. Parks Canada is reminding people that natural or ‘clear ice’ skating comes with risks and that it does not monitor the thickness of ice. It’s recommended ice thickness should be 15 centimetres for walking or skating alone and 20 centimetres for skating parties or games. The colour of ice may be an indication of its strength, officials said. Cl
  
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• Members of Shania Twain's stage crew injured in Saskatchewan bus crash

  08-11-2023 16:31
  
  A crew bus and one truck involved with the Shania Twain “Queen of Me” tour were involved in a rollover near Wolseley, Saskatchewan. In a statement to CTV News, Maverick Management confirmed the vehicles involved in the crash were part of the tour. “Members of the production crew who require medical attention have been taken to nearby hospitals. We are incredibly thankful to the emergency services teams for their quick response and ongoing support,” the statement read. &ld
  
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• Royal Canadian Legion opens temporary command office after fire

  08-11-2023 16:15
  
  After a fire heavily damaged its regular building, the Royal Canadian Legion says it has set up a temporary space to support its work in Calgary. The organization will be working out of an office in a parking lot on 15 Street N.W., with the city temporarily dedicating street parking for veterans. On Oct. 20, a fire in a treed area near the Royal Canadian Legion's Alberta-N.W.T. office spread to the roof and attic of the building. Crews put out the fire, but not before significant damage was caus
  
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• Mild temperatures sticking around for the rest of the week

  08-11-2023 16:01
  
  Our daytime highs will continue to be above normal for the rest of the week – especially on the weekend. But, just want to make sure you are prepared for the cold start to the day on Thursday morning. Wind chill is back and it will feel closer to -6C at 8 a.m. Then, it will be mainly sunny for most of the day, which will carry us to at least 6C in the afternoon.The long-range forecast includes temperatures that will slowly climb as we head toward the weekend. The sun will stick around on T
  
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• Mild mid-week weather with a warmup for the weekend

  08-11-2023 16:01
  The city of Calgary woke up to a warm and breezy morning Wednesday. Frost formed on some surfaces, but for early risers - windshields were easy to clean off. That wind made in difference in central Alberta. For the first time in three days fog was not an issue as the cooler air above the surface had a chance to overturn and mix.Central and southern Alberta can expect windier conditions for Wednesday, with peak gusts in Calgary expected to be around 20 to 30 kilometres per hour. Wednesday will be
  
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• Smith to reveal today plan for reforming Alberta's health system

  08-11-2023 15:54
  
  The Alberta government is expected to reveal Wednesday how it plans to reform the province's health-care system. Premier Danielle Smith will be joined by her health, mental health and addictions, and seniors ministers, as well as officials from Covenant Health, the professional associations of nurses and firefighter and paramedics, and Alberta Health Services (AHS) for a 9 a.m. news conference. Watch the event live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. Documents the Alberta NDP say were sent anonymously to the
  
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• Alberta announces new health delivery system, promises to try to protect jobs

  08-11-2023 15:54
  
  The Alberta government says protecting jobs will be a priority as it embarks on a massive restructuring of its health system. Premier Danielle Smith’s government is dismantling the provincial health provider and scattering its responsibilities among a slew of new organizations. Leaked cabinet briefing documents say the changes will impact about 250,000 health workers. Smith’s government is realigning the system to create four organizations to be in charge of different specialties, su
  
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• Chestermere city council renews call to take Alberta to court

  08-11-2023 15:37
  
  Chestermere city council says the province is delaying its court case against a controversial inspection report that suggested the community was not being governed properly. Chestermere's council, chief administrative officers (CAOs) and Mayor Jeff Colvin have accused Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver of "unfair and unjust treatment." In March, the province released an official review of the management of the council's affairs that alleged the city was being mismanaged. Chestermere city coun
  
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• South Korea's Posco Holdings eyes investment in Alberta lithium fields

  08-11-2023 15:14
  
  South Korean company Posco Holdings is considering investing in the exploration, development and commercialization of lithium in Alberta. The company -which is best known for steel production but also invests in minerals, energy and more - signed a memorandum of understanding this week with provincial Crown corporation Invest Alberta. Under the terms of the agreement, Posco will begin exploring prospects for lithium investment in Alberta, while the province will support the Korean company's ambi
  
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• Honouring National Aboriginal Veterans Day - Lethbridge News Now

  08-11-2023 14:13 via news.google.com
  
  Honouring National Aboriginal Veterans Day  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Only a last resort': Inclusion Alberta calls on parents to help close seclusion rooms

  08-11-2023 14:11
  
  A family advocacy group is calling on all Alberta parents to have a conversation with their children's schools about the practice of seclusion rooms, something it says can cause serious emotional and psychological damage. Inclusion Alberta, which works with children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families to help them build a life that is fully included in society, says seclusion has been used for a very long time in Alberta and across Canada. While experts say seclusion roo
  
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• More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after names appear in latest document

  08-11-2023 12:46
  
  More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after their names appeared in the latest published document by Gaza's General Authority of Crossings and Borders. The document on Wednesday contained 40 names under the Canada heading, with many listed as having dual citizenship.Read more: As first group of Canadians leave Gaza, Trudeau vows work continues to evacuate allOther countries listed include Germany, the Philippines, Ukraine, Romania, and the United States. The Canadian government confirmed tha
  
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• Lethbridge meat plant workers to vote on $3 raise - Alberta Worker

  08-11-2023 12:21 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge meat plant workers to vote on $3 raise  Alberta Worker
  
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• What a just-released report says about Canada's most common and deadly form of cancer

  08-11-2023 11:08
  
  A report released Wednesday by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) details how deaths from lung cancer—the most common and deadly form of cancer in Canada—have taken a significant tumble in recent years, a step forward believed to be connected largely to reductions in smoking and tobacco use. The report shows lung cancer death rates have decreased by 4.3 per cent per year since 2014 for men, and 4.1 per cent per year since 2016. According to the report, this is the largest annual decli
  
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• Lethbridge Sport Council to host six-part series on breaking barriers - Lethbrige Herald

  08-11-2023 06:34 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Sport Council to host six-part series on breaking barriers  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Leaked documents reveal Alberta’s plan to dismantle AHS, possibly sell off care homes

  08-11-2023 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under the new organization, AHS would become one of four agencies that oversee health care tied not to geographic regions, as is currently the case, but to service delivery.
  
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• Leaked documents reveal Alberta’s plan dismantle AHS health provider, may sell off care homes

  08-11-2023 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under the new organization, AHS would become one of four agencies that oversee health care tied not to geographic regions, as is currently the case, but to service delivery.
  
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• Canadian military history found among Goodwill donations going to museum

  08-11-2023 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly two weeks ago, a Goodwill location on Calgary’s Macleod Trail found several military service medals among the donations.
  
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• Parents dealing with sudden closure of child care centre in Pincher Creek

  08-11-2023 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A child care centre in Pincher Creek, Alta., has left parents in the dark after the town-operated facility suddenly shut its doors with less than 24 hours’ notice.
  
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• Doctors say 2 Edmonton hospitals at 150% capacity, experiencing very long ER waits

  08-11-2023 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doctors are sounding the alarm about overcrowding, capping any new admissions and long emergency department waits at several Edmonton hospitals.
  
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• Original power station transforming into craft distillery as industry booms in Alberta

  08-11-2023 01:11
  
  Starting in 1911, the solid concrete building pushed electricity into Calgary's early power grid. But by this time next year, the former East Calgary Sub-Station in the southeast neighbourhood of Highfield will serve craft cocktails and fine food, and host events. "We're pretty focused on whisky, however, we're going to do vodka and gin as well," said Bryce Parsons, co-owner and head distiller for True Wild. "I think Alberta especially is far more suited for making whisky. "We have a wonderful c
  
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• Some Lethbridge seniors struggling with rising inflation, cost of living

  08-11-2023 00:39
  
  Lethbridge seniors have been feeling the pinch caused by inflation and the high cost of living. Older adults, primarily those relying on the Canada Pension Plan and other benefits, have seen much of their earnings stripped away. “We're talking about the people that are relying on CPP and or Alberta senior’s benefits and old age security. And when inflation rises faster than those things obviously they're not going up,” said Rob Miyashiro, executive director of the Lethbridge Se
  
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• Leaked documents show Alberta to dismantle health provider, may sell off care homes

  08-11-2023 00:34
  
  Alberta is planning to dismantle its provincewide health provider and may sell off its publicly owned continuing-care facilities, say leaked cabinet briefing documents released by the Opposition NDP. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the proposal to break up Alberta Health Services would give complete political control over all health decisions to Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet. Notley says it would also bring chaos to the system and open the door to more privately delivered care. "(The Unit
  
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• Father of boy abducted in 2011 not notified of sex offender’s escape from B.C. halfway house

  08-11-2023 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a written statement, the father said police didn't notify him or his family that Randall Hopley went missing on Saturday after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet.
  
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• Holy cow! Steer leads police on chase through central Edmonton after breaking out of Farmfair

  08-11-2023 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The runaway animal led police officers and firefighters on a wild goose — or should we say steer? — chase after breaking out of Farmfair International at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
  
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