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Prison consulting firm aims to help inmates avoid harm

Prison consulting firm aims to help inmates avoid harm

The duo behind DeadEyes.NoLies Inc. provides support for people about to be released from prison.
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First woman appointed provincial chief justice retiring after 30 years on bench

First woman appointed provincial chief justice retiring after 30 years on bench

After three decades on the bench, Catherine Fraser, Alberta's chief justice, is hanging up her robe.
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Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope's apology

Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope's apology

People who provide mental health support have been significantly busier after pope apologized for evil committed by Catholic Church.
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Tim Hortons offers coffee and doughnut as proposed settlement in class action lawsuit

Tim Hortons offers coffee and doughnut as proposed settlement in class action lawsuit

Lawyer contends Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut is a favourable settlement because it offers compensation that has a real value.
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Video: No injuries after car nosedives from Burnaby mall parking lot

Video: No injuries after car nosedives from Burnaby mall parking lot

Firefighters were called to Greater Vancouver mall after a Subaru sedan plunged from a parking lot.
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RCMP investigating e-scooter collision resulting in injured youth

RCMP investigating e-scooter collision resulting in injured youth

Airdrie RCMP say a youth was reportedly struck by a vehicle while operating an electric scooter on a sidewalk.
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Staff shortages force bed closures at Northern Alberta health centre

Staff shortages force bed closures at Northern Alberta health centre

Closing beds will allow Cold Lake Healthcare Centre staff to “focus on providing quality care to our patients.”
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In-person service for mail-in passport requests now available at 300 sites in Canada

In-person service for mail-in passport requests now available at 300 sites in Canada

Travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing.
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Man with “superhuman strength” gets 101 days

Man with “superhuman strength” gets 101 days

“He was very easily handling us. It surprised me," says RCMP officer during trial of Northern Alberta man.
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Danielle Smith, focus of rivals' debate criticism, deemed UCP leadership front-runner

Danielle Smith, focus of rivals' debate criticism, deemed UCP leadership front-runner

Political observers say the United Conservative leadership debate demonstrated that former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith is the front-runner.
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