Holiday Train Decked With Lights Stops In Hat
The Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train with 5,000 lights makes a half hour stop in Calgary at 11 30 a m while crew changes. More than 16000 in cheques will be given to the Calgary Inter faith Foodbank. The train began in Montreal last Wednesday and travels to Vancouver Thursday.
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Calgary
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Inter-faith
Len Cocclicchio
CPR
Montreal
Vancouver
Cocclicchio
Warm weather keeps birds sparse in Medicine Hat count
A Sunday Christmas bird count around Medicine Hat and area logged about 13 000 birds with volunteers noting 39 species down from 45 in 1998. Canada geese dominated the tally, while rare finds included a black throated blue warbler and a Townsend solitaire.
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Medicine Hat
Jan Sackman
Police Point Park
Sackman
Hatchick
Dave McCord
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bear Teddy Tribute for Joanne Inspires Community Drive
Alan Ebert organized a teddy bear tribute after his wife Joanne died of breast cancer. Friends sent 90 bears to his home to honor her memory and he plans to donate them to underprivileged children in hospitals and crime victims at Christmas, possibly making the drive annual.
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Hamilton
Alan Ebert
Ebert
Joanne
Alberta hostages freed in Ecuador pipeline raid
Eight workers from United Pipelines of Edmonton and one American were released near Lago Agrio Ecuador after more than three months in captivity. Families welcomed the news as ambassador John Kneale prepared to meet the freed men. A ransom report linked to FARC surfaced but could not be confirmed.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ecuador
Jane Dunbar
Rod Dunbar
Rod
Francois Lasalle
Department of Foreign Affairs
Canada
John Kneale
United Pipelines of
City Investing
Calgary
Neil Barber
Steven Brent
Colin Fraser
Barry Meyer
Grant Rankin
Brant Scheeler
Leonard Carter
Montezuma
Utah
Dunbar
Chrissie
Ken Foster
United Pipelines
Lago Agrio
Quito
Foster
CBC News
FARC
Venezuelan mudslides kill over five thousand in crisis
The death toll from Venezuela's mudslides and floods surpasses 5,000 as relief workers scour debris and looting spreads. Rescue teams at Caracas airport contend with injuries while beaches become cemeteries and the disaster overwhelms the country’s response capacity.
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LA Guaira
Venezuela
Caracas
Caribbean
United States
Canada
Allan Stewart
Red Cross
Pan-American Health Organization
Stewart
Lake Maracaibo
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Canadian Press
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Wuar
Ann Landers
Ann
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Denny Johnson
Red Deer
Dustin Paul
Arena
Paul
Rebels
Tigers
Broncos
Los Corales
Vargas
Murray
Cypress Centre
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Lien
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