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• Tractor driver killed in northern Alberta crash

  01-08-2018 20:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 74-year-old man was killed Tuesday when the tractor he was driving was struck by a semi trailer near the town of Spirit River in northern Alberta.
  The crash was one of two serious collisions that Spirit River RCMP attended to within an hour.
  The first crash at 3:43 p.m. on Highway 2 occurred when a pick-up truck travelling west on Township Road 763 collided with an unloaded semi trailer.
  The 84-year-old driver of the pick-up was airlifted by STARS to an Edmonton hospital in a serious cond
  
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• Highway contractors turn to court for review of government's part in sale

  01-08-2018 20:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Five Alberta companies have jointly filed court papers against the government, criticizing its role in the sale of Carillion Canada’s highway maintenance contracts to a B.C. firm.
  The contractors — Alberta Highway Services Ltd., Carmacks Maintenance Services Ltd., LaPrairie Works Inc., Ledcor Highways Ltd. and Volker Stevin Highways Ltd. — filed an application with the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench on July 23.
  The companies want a judicial review of the provinc
  
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• Water main break floods stretch of Jasper Avenue, buildings evacuated

  01-08-2018 19:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  A water main break and power outage in downtown Edmonton Wednesday morning triggered a cluster of evacuations, traffic snarls and affected close to 500 Epcor customers, say officials.
  Epcor spokesman Tim LeRiche said the break was reported shortly after 9 a.m., south of Jasper Avenue at 108 Street.
  LeRiche said it is too early to confirm if the two events are connected.
  A foot-high geyser of water could be seen bubbling up from a hole in the middle of 108 Street behind Blvd Bar and Kitchen. Epco
  
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• Man convicted of sexual assault after car crash now wanted on warrants

  01-08-2018 19:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three Canada-wide arrest warrants have been issued for an Edmonton man convicted of unlawful confinement and sexual assault following a 2016 traffic collision.
  Edmonton city police officers arrested 35-year-old Sinan Hadi on Sept. 25, 2016, a day after the collision. Police said Hadi convinced the victim to get into his vehicle after the crash. He then drove her to multiple locations before sexually assaulting her near 90 Avenue and 170 Street.
  Hadi was taken into custody, charged
  
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• Transcend Coffee in Garneau renovates, and introduces new food menu

  01-08-2018 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Transcend Coffee is renovating its Garneau location this summer and when the work is done, there will be a new food menu for customers at 8708 109 St.
  A pioneer in the local coffee shop and roastery scene, Transcend launched in 2006, with a focus on direct trade, and fair trade, with coffee farmers in locations such as Costa Rica.
  The Garneau café, which opened in 2010, will launch its new menu at a community event Aug. 11. In the meantime, coffee lovers can still get a cuppa joe at a pop
  
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• Grande Prairie drug bust nets guns, cocaine

  01-08-2018 18:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four people are facing numerous drug and guns charges after being arrested in Grande Prairie by members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams’ (ALERT) organized crime and gang team.
  More than $62,000 worth of cocaine, cannabis resin and marijuana was seized after the July 26 bust at a home in the Country Club West subdivision of the city.
  Six unsecured firearms, including two semi-automatic pistols, three rifles and a shotgun were also seized. A set of brass knuckles and a Tas
  
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• Stretch of Jasper Avenue flooded, Epcor on scene

  01-08-2018 18:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  A segment of Jasper Avenue was flooded Wednesday morning in the area of 108 and 109 Streets after an apparent water main break.
  EPCOR crews are on scene, spokesman Tim LeRiche said. Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
  Vehicles could be seen driving through several inches of standing water.
  Lenore Dafoe and Linda Bailey were among those evacuated from office buildings in the area.
  They work at 44 Capital Blvd., and said they had heard the electrical room and parkade had flooded.
  High voltage p
  
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• Edmonton weather: Lots of chances of things from the sky

  01-08-2018 15:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 18 C with a 12 km/h wind coming from the south.
  Looks like there could be some rain today, or even some thundershowers according to Environment Canada. There’s a 30 per cent of showers in the morning and a 60 per cent of showers in the evening so you could get wet today. Todays high is expected to reach 28 C and the low around 16 C. Also clouds.
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• Two dead, two injured in crash near Peace River

  01-08-2018 15:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two people are dead and two more were rushed to hospital after a crash near Peace River.
  Police were at the scene near Highway 2 and Range Road 252 early Wednesday morning.
  A news release did not specify the types of vehicles involved or the time of the crash. A collision analyst was working to determine what happened, RCMP said.
  Traffic on Highway 2 was diverted between Range Roads 252 and 254. The area was expected to be impassable for at least four hours. Motorists were asked to avoid th
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Trans Mountain photo-op a let-down

  01-08-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Friday, I picked up the Edmonton Journal and saw the picture of Rachel Notley, Amarjeet Sohi, and Chief Billy Morin with shovels in their hand. Immediately, I thought “great, they are finally beginning the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline.”
  It was only upon reading the article I found that all they were doing was preparing an insignificant stockpiling site. What a con. Are Notley and Sohi so desperate for some positive publicity that they have to go to these lengths to
  
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• Editorial: Kindness of shopkeepers makes city proud

  01-08-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  All too rarely, a news story reaffirms faith in humanity. Learning that some people who run businesses in the inner city quietly help out fellow Edmontonians who are homeless or hungry for their next meal qualifies in spades.
  Humanity is the key word here. Asked why he should go out of his way to make his corner store welcoming to those down on their luck, shopkeeper Awet (Sammy) Tekie states what should be obvious: “That’s humanity. I always wanted to be on the helping side of human
  
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• A suddenly goaltender-rich Edmonton Oilers organization now has prospects to push starter Cam Talbot

  01-08-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  2018 Edmonton Oilers Prospects#18 Hayden Hawkey
  Not previously rated by the CoH (trade)
  As Cam Talbot enters the final season of his contract, the Oilers organization has moved to shore up the depth behind him.
  Not only did they sign UFA Mikko Koskinen out of the KHL. They also engineered two trades on the draft floor, both with Montreal. First they traded up to for the right to select Olivier Rodrigue. Then they sent a 5th Round pick in 2019 in exchange for the Habs’ Hayden Hawkey.
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• Empowering lessons: Enoch students find confidence, motivation in new summer school program

  01-08-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Enoch Cree Nation — The last time Montanna Shott sang for a large audience, she was a preschooler belting out Gretchen Wilson’s country music hit Redneck Woman at karaoke.
  On a late July afternoon, the 16-year-old wrestled with nerves before singing The Cranberries’ explosive track, Zombie, for an audience at Kitaskinaw School that included about 80 classmates, school staff, Enoch councillors and Chief Billy Morin.
  “She blew me away,” her mother Sherry McDonald said
  
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• Rock'n August Main Events - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 08:40 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Rock'n August Main Events
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  The festival of classic cars returns with five days of activities and entertainment to be enjoyed by all. For more than two decades, Rock'n August has brought people from across the country together to celebrate a simpler era in time. Classic cars ...
  
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• Police Beat: Robbers unsuccessfully hit Village Pub - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 08:40 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Police Beat: Robbers unsuccessfully hit Village Pub
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  RCMP are looking for information on two suspects after an attempted robbery of Village Pub in south St. Albert. St. Albert RCMP said the attempted robbery happened Saturday around 8:55 p.m. when two men entered the pub and demanded money from the ...
  
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• Local mechanic competes against Canada's best - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 08:40 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Local mechanic competes against Canada's best
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  A mechanic from St. Albert's Riverside Motosports tested his skills against seven other top technicians in Yamaha's Canadian Grand Prix recently. Rob Daye was one of only eight mechanics selected for the two-day competition that challenged his ...
  
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• Court Briefs: Child exploitation charges back in court - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 08:40 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Court Briefs: Child exploitation charges back in court
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  A St. Albert cab driver facing numerous child exploitation offences had his matters put over to Aug. 13 for a possible early resolution offer. Imam Buksh, 68, is charged with transmitting child pornography, luring a child for a sexual purpose, making ...
  
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• Business Beat: new pub replaces The Beer Hunter - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 08:40 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Business Beat: new pub replaces The Beer Hunter
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  A new pub has made its way into St. Albert. Connor's Irish Pub and Grill is taking over the spot where The Beer Hunter bar previously sat at 386 St. Albert Trail. The pub is expected to open its doors by Aug. 9, with its grand opening taking place Aug. 23.
  
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• Police find van stolen from Red Deer funeral home with man's body inside

  01-08-2018 06:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A van carrying a man’s body that was stolen from the rear of a Red Deer funeral home early Tuesday morning was found Tuesday evening.
  Mounties said the driver of a black 2014 Chrysler Town and Country van briefly left the vehicle around 6:30 a.m. when an unknown thief jumped in and fled the scene. The van was later found abandoned in the Glendale neighbourhood, the man’s body still in the back.
  “This vehicle theft was almost certainly a crime of opportunity, but with a very unf
  
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• One woman killed in Wetaskiwin County collision

  01-08-2018 06:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  One woman was killed in a Tuesday afternoon collision approximately 100 km southwest of Edmonton.
  Breton RCMP were called at 3:12 p.m. to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 20 near Winfield in Wetaskiwin County.
  A 19-year-old woman and sole occupant of an SUV travelling westbound on Highway 13 was killed when her vehicle collided with a semi-truck travelling northbound on Highway 20.
  The driver of the semi-truck was not injured. An RCMP collision anal
  
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• One dead after plane crashes in northwest Alberta

  01-08-2018 04:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Grande Prairie, Alta. — One man was killed in small plane crash in northwest Alberta Tuesday afternoon.
  The 43-year-old pilot was pronounced dead by attending medical services, said an RCMP news release.
  The man from Saskatchewan was the sole occupant of the Basic Ultralight plane.
  Police said no information will be provided by the RCMP in relation to the cause of the crash. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has taken control of the investigation.
  Emergency officials were dispatche
  
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• 'An icon:' Edmonton hot rod community remembers man killed in Friday collision

  01-08-2018 03:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s hot rod community is in mourning after the tragic loss of one of its pillars.
  Randy Rowlinson, 55, was killed Friday in a collision east of 124 Street on Yellowhead Trail. The death of the owner of automotive parts and repair shop Pro Stock Performance & Machine in northwest Edmonton has sent ripples through Edmonton’s automotive and racing community.
  Messages of condolence were posted on the company’s Facebook page.
  “It was a huge pleasure to know you sir,
  
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• Métis Nation of Alberta members receive free access to federal parks in Alberta

  01-08-2018 03:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new agreement will give members of the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) free access to national parks and national historic sites in the province.
  On Tuesday, MNA president Audrey Poitras signed an agreement with Parks Canada officials to offer the Indigenous Peoples Open Doors program to her nation’s citizens. The official start date is Wednesday with no expiry date.
  The program includes 18 parks and sites within Alberta for which MNA citizens will not have to pay entry fe
  
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• Jason Kenney advises UCP nomination candidates not to go 'over the top' attacking the NDP

  01-08-2018 02:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  “Don’t go over the top in attacking the NDP,” stated United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney in a memo addressed to nomination candidates.
  It’s part of a 10-point message, dated Friday and leaked to Postmedia, that goes on to tell aspiring nominees: “The public already wants to replace this failed government. They don’t need overheated rhetoric from us to be persuaded of the need for positive change.”
  The letter outlines advice from Kenney to
  
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• Honouring Humboldt victims: Jersey gala aims to raise $500,000 in name of four St. Albert players

  01-08-2018 02:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A charity gala planned for the fall will honour the Humboldt Broncos while giving attendees the chance to wear their favourite jerseys and meet two famous Canadians.
  The St. Albert Humboldt Remembrance Committee announced the Jersey Gala on Tuesday, which aims to raise more than $500,000 for memorial scholarships, memorial benches, and a hockey stick memorial to honour the four Humboldt Broncos players who played on various hockey teams in the area: Logan Hunter, Jaxon Joseph, Conner Lukan and S
  
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• Car thieves steal eight vehicles in five days - St. Albert Gazette - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 02:40 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Car thieves steal eight vehicles in five days - St. Albert Gazette
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  In the span of five days, eight vehicles in numerous neighbourhoods across St. Albert have been stolen, St. Albert RCMP said in a website alert issued.
  St. Albert RCMP investigating rash of Vehicle Thefts – The Morinville ...MorinvilleNews.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Appeal of Edmonton townhouses up as mortgage stress test rules kick in

  01-08-2018 02:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  New multi-family home sales in Edmonton are up one per cent with townhouse sales becoming more attractive as mortgage stress test rules make bigger purchases more difficult, shows a second-quarter market report.
  “The loss in buying power resulting from the mortgage stress test caused some prospective detached home purchasers to look for a new townhome,” said Urban Analytics (UA) senior market analyst Annalise Boytinck in a Tuesday news release.
  “Townhomes are an appealing optio
  
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• RCMP hunting for suspect in Wetaskiwin carwash kidnapping

  01-08-2018 02:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four of the five suspects involved in an alleged kidnapping with a firearm last week in Wetaskiwin have been charged, but the final suspect remains on the run, Mounties said Tuesday.
  The events unfolded at the Wetaskiwin Car and Truck Wash last Wednesday. RCMP previously said a woman was held inside the trunk of a Ford Fusion, but managed to escape at the car wash and hide from her attackers inside a maintenance room before police arrived.
  The vehicle fled the scene in an unknown direction
  
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• Iginla says goodbye - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 01:50 via stalbertgazette.com
  Iginla says goodbye
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  Jarome Iginla spoke from the heart while looking back with wonderment and appreciation over a Hall-of-Fame career that started in St. Albert. “I remember starting hockey at age seven, going into my first tryout dreaming how great it would be and it's ...and more »
  
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• Edmonton diaspora communities hopeful about new Ethiopian government

  01-08-2018 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton diaspora communities from the Horn of Africa are optimistic that a new government in Ethiopia will bring peace and stability to the region many of them had to flee.
  Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister last April. He quickly generated glowing headlines by ending the border war with Eritrea and ordering the release of thousands of political prisoners and condemning their ill treatment.
  He also lifted a state of emergency in place in the country and unblocked hundreds of
  
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• Emergency officials on scene after plane crashes in northwest Alberta

  01-08-2018 01:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Grande Prairie, Alta. — RCMP say they are on the scene of a small plane crash in northwest Alberta.
  Emergency officials were dispatched Tuesday afternoon to the crash east of Grande Prairie.
  Police say there was one person in the aircraft.
  There’s been no word on injuries.
  Police say they have contacted the Transportation Safety Board, which will investigate the crash.
  No further details were immediately available.
  
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• 'Pressure points': Five new provincial court judges to help ease backlogs

  01-08-2018 01:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province named five judges in northern and central Alberta Tuesday in a move aimed at helping to relieve strain on the court system, says Alberta’s justice minister.
  Four of the provincial court judge positions are new — one each in Grande Prairie and Wetaskiwin as well as two in Edmonton. The last appointment filled an existing vacancy in Peace River.
  “Those new positions were chosen by the provincial court in terms of location because those were pressure points,
  
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• RCMP still hunting for suspect in Wetaskiwin carwash kidnapping

  01-08-2018 01:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four of the five suspects involved in an alleged kidnapping with a firearm last week in Wetaskiwin have been charged, but the final suspect remains on the run, Mounties said Tuesday.
  The events unfolded at the Wetaskiwin Car and Truck Wash on July 25. RCMP previously said a woman was held inside the trunk of a Ford Fusion, but managed to escape at the car wash and hide inside a maintenance room from her attackers before police arrived.
  The vehicle fled the scene in an unknown direction but
  
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• With 72 pavilions, Heritage Festival says it's prepared for influx of visitors to largest event yet

  01-08-2018 01:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  The world’s cultures and flavours will fill Hawrelak Park this long weekend as the Edmonton Heritage Festival celebrates more than 90 different cultures through 72 pavilions — the most in its history.
  Heading into its 43rd year, the cultural festival is expanding with the addition of two new food pavilions as well as a new central area and stage, executive director Jim Gibbon said during the kickoff news conference Tuesday morning.
  Albania/Kosovo and Côte d’Ivoire, both i
  
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• Stick Curling Clinic: St. Albert 50+ Mixed Curling League - St. Albert Gazette

  01-08-2018 01:13 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Stick Curling Clinic: St. Albert 50+ Mixed Curling League
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  FREE. Friday, Oct. 5 – 9 a.m. to noon. Doors open at 8:30. Some curling experience recommended but not required. Instruction, on-ice practice and coffee. Must bring clean-indoor/curling shoes. Equipment available. Online RSVP is required by Oct. 1st.
  
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• Palestinian community will shift focus to Heritage Fest food drive after pavilion application rejected

  01-08-2018 01:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Canada Palestine Cultural Association has found a new way to be involved with the Edmonton Heritage Festival after their pavilion application was rejected for a third time.
  The Edmonton organization will be at the forefront of collecting food donations for Edmonton’s Food Bank during its biggest fundraising drive of the year, association spokesman Mousa Qasqas said.
  The group will also be meeting with Heritage Festival organizers in September.
  After the group received a rejection lette
  
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• Appeal of Edmonton townhomes up as mortgage stress test rules kick in

  01-08-2018 00:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  New multi-family home sales in Edmonton are up one percent with townhome sales becoming more attractive as mortgage stress test rules make bigger purchases more difficult, shows a second-quarter market report.
  “The loss in buying power resulting from the mortgage stress test caused some prospective detached home purchasers to look for a new townhome,” said Urban Analytics (UA) senior market analyst Annalise Boytinck in a Tuesday release.
  “Townhomes are an appealing option for p
  
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• Van containing man's body stolen from Red Deer funeral home

  01-08-2018 00:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  A van carrying a man’s body stolen from the rear of a Red Deer funeral home early Tuesday has yet to be located by RCMP.
  Mounties said the driver of the black 2014 Chrysler Town and Country van briefly left the vehicle around 6:30 a.m. when an unknown thief jumped in and fled the scene.
  “This vehicle theft was almost certainly a crime of opportunity, but with a very unfortunate and upsetting twist in that there is a deceased person in the back,” Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Ken
  
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