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Given the prevalence of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system, it is important for criminal law practitioners to understand the interaction between mental health and criminal law. Registration is open: lesaonline.org/program/inters… #Criminal #Law #LESAWebinar #CPD
Have you marked your calendars yet? Join @Steven_Penney and @petersankoff in their upcoming FOURTH ANNUAL END OF YEAR REVIEW on Dec 15th at 11 am. petersankoff.com/monthly-subscr…
The collateral consequences of criminal convictions nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…
I highly recommend reading this case, which I will likely feature in a Cabinet of Curiosities Case Alert. Ryan's description, while quite good, cannot possibly capture the insanity that took place in this Nova Scotia trial.
I highly recommend reading this case, which I will likely feature in a Cabinet of Curiosities Case Alert. Ryan's description, while quite good, cannot possibly capture the insanity that took place in this Nova Scotia trial.
The @AlbertaCTLA is hosting the 2024 Alberta Criminal Defence Conference. Keynote speakers: Mona Duckett, KC and Chief Justice Ritu Khullar Early bird prices end tomorrow - Friday, November 17. eventbrite.com/e/2024-alberta…
An Edmonton Criminal law conference! Wow! I’m in! eventbrite.com/e/2024-alberta…
PM will nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to fill Supreme Court vacancy theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Examination-in-chief = the heart of your case. Join program chairs @DanielBrownLaw and @CynthiaSpry to perfect the art of this vital advocacy skill. Topics include: • Selecting witnesses • Refreshing memory • Entering exhibits...and much more! #TASCPD ow.ly/qAmj50PYI47
#ABKB is pleased to announce the appointment of Ayla Akgungor & Jonathan Martin as Justices of the Court of King's Bench in Edmonton, and Darren J. Reed & Chidinma Thompson as Justices of the Court of King's Bench in Calgary. Read the full news release: lnkd.in/gjDntPPt
Congratulations to the Honourable Alice Woolley and Honourable Kevin Feth on their appointments as Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Alberta. The Justices were previously appointed to the Court of King's Bench of Alberta in 2018 and 2019, respectively. #ABKB #abcourts
CTLA members: reminder of today's meeting at noon. Please check your e-mails for the link.
Congratulations to #UAlberta law alumna the Honourable Sheila Greckol, an outstanding advocate for human rights who changed Canadian legal history, who will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree this fall during convocation ceremonies. Read more: bit.ly/46jSPrS
In my latest op-ed, I explain how the chronic underfunding of Ontario’s legal aid plan (@LegalAidOntario), aging court infrastructure, and staffing shortages are just some of the many reasons why our justice system is in crisis. thestar.com/opinion/contri…
Advancing section 8 applications in complex criminal cases was the topic of a panel discussion at Friday's #SearchandSeizure program. Did you miss it? Sign up for the #LESAElist to be notified when on-demand presentations become available from this program lesaonline.org/sign-up-by-are…
Bill C-48 is contentious: jailing without a conviction; presumption of innocence; Charter right to reasonable bail; general principle that state prove that denying liberties is justified: why skip usual HoC study of Bills? Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/9972174/b…
Later today #UAlbertaLaw will host a reception in honour of this year's inspiring teaching award recipients, Amna Qureshi and Sina Akbari. Congratulations to both! Read more about Amna: bit.ly/3mJxKGn Read more about Sina: bit.ly/3MPPFpi
Collins Bay Institution to get an overdose prevention site: Too many prisoners die of overdoses. Prevention + treatment are important; interdiction + penalties are not adequate to save lives cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…
It is time to renew your Section enrollment for the 2023-24 year! Renew today and make sure you don’t miss any of the continuing professional development events delivered by our Sections this fall. cba-alberta.org/Sections/Secti…
This week’s top three summaries: R v Verhaeghe, 2023 ABCJ 134: #defence of self & property, R v Bonick, 2023 ABCJ 146: #duress, and R v DN, 2023 ONCA 561: 171.1(3)/172.2(3) #unconstitutional. #defencetoolkit #cdnlaw #criminaljustice #lawtwitter sitarmilczarek.com/the-defence-to…
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Tom Engel @TomEngel18
4K Followers 208 Following Lawyer (criminal defence, civil rights), President Canadian Prison Law Association, North River Ranger, Lead Vocals UC Law Gastroelectric Kazoo Band
Chad Haggerty @Chagg164
4K Followers 4K Following Annoying dad, Metis, criminal lawyer , he/him, former cop. “Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” - John Lewis
Richard Mirasty @MirastyRR
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Caitlin Dick @caitlinxandrad
1K Followers 888 Following Lawyer (criminal defence and appeals, police misconduct, and prisons), abolitionist, DM, aspiring beam of light. Tweets are commentary, not legal advice.
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Daniel Brown @DanielBrownLaw
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James Wegener @JamesWegener
436 Followers 493 Following Father. Husband. Practicing #criminallaw in #Alberta. Interested in #technology, #law, and #A2J.
Stacey Purser @StacePurse
732 Followers 617 Following Criminal Trial and Appeal Lawyer at Purser Law. Sessional in ICL @ualbertalaw Helping make the legal profession more female friendly, one associate at a time…
Mark Cherrington @MarkCherrington
9K Followers 3K Following [email protected] 7808506254 text/call. Helping vulnerable persons for 30 yrs. Human Rights Advocate. No government funding. See pinned tweet to help.#YEG
CDLA YYC @CDLACalgary
396 Followers 240 Following Official Twitter Account of the Calgary Criminal Defence Lawyers Association - retweets don’t necessarily mean endorsement.
DMBoisvert @BoisvertDm
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Kelsey Sitar @KelseySitar
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💥lucy💞💞 @ibrahemaesa
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The Transparency Repo.. @TheTranspRep
32 Followers 59 Following The Transparency Report is a research project focusing on the mis-use of police violence in Alberta. Have you complained against the police? Contact us!
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Monique Auffrey @moniqueauffrey
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Nicole Dinn @jurisnervous
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HAVOC @HavocStatement
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Mincher Koeman Law Ch.. @MincherKoeman
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Zachary Al-Khatib @ZaKhatib
2K Followers 467 Following I fight to protect people's rights, and for a better world for everyone. Tweets aren’t legal advice; likes & RTs aren’t endorsements.
Damian Rogers @abcrimlaw
290 Followers 240 Following He/him. Cyclist. Nordic skier. Criminal prosecutor. Personal account with my views, not my employer's.
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Yasir @YasirYH2
127 Followers 403 Following Proponent of Love, Equality, Feminism, Diversity, and Human Rights. | Law Student | Warm Hearted | Table Tennis Player |
Frank Frey @FrankFrey13
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Stewart @skam545
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Steve D @SteveD6188518
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Rob Library Guy @RobLibrary
72 Followers 597 Following Rob is Law Librarian, previously he was at Quest, CMPA Research Librarian, & Associate University Librarian, Learning and Research Services at Athabasca.
Mshelia Birma @Bi20471Birma
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Gmail Social & Promot.. @GmailLabels
395 Followers 3K Following Please read my replies, for some reason most my Tweets do not go on my post page and go directly to my replies page when it's just one tweet.
linda rich @Daisybugandcrow
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C Mills @C_Mills_whatthe
439 Followers 5K Following I'm here to learn more about, and interface with our legal community. I don't look at numbers of followers, view counts etc. I filter through health and safety.
Raymond Group Defence @rg_defence
13 Followers 40 Following Criminal Defence Lawyers serving Edmonton and all of Alberta.
Carline Petit-Homme @carline_maya
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Marcus Mueller @MarcusMueller3
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Patricia Hebert @PatriciaMHebert
600 Followers 915 Following Bruyer&MackayLLP, Collab Family Lawyer, Mediator, CBA rep to Action Committee on A2J, Kids Kottage Fdn, Social Justice Busy Body, Mama, She/Her. Tired.
Madalyn (she/her) @madalyn__m
120 Followers 687 Following
Rylan Kafara @rylankafara
2K Followers 2K Following PhD candidate | community-based activist ethnographer | studying care and encampments in the heart of the city | kicks out the jams on @thehistoryapunk
Court of King's Bench.. @KingsBench_AB
6K Followers 47 Following The Twitter feed of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta. / Compte Twitter de la Cour du Banc du Roi de l'Alberta. Terms of Use: https://t.co/6SRBKDH0Hw
Peter Sankoff @petersankoff
13K Followers 164 Following Lead Counsel at Sankoff Criminal Law. Founder of Criminal Defence Essentials. Author of Professor Sankoff's Guides and Professor @ UAlbertaLaw. Proud Dad.
Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield
10K Followers 4K Following Justice reporter @edmontonjournal/@edmontonsun. Courts, crime, policing & corrections. U.S. expat via Olympia, Vancouver, northern B.C. DMs open. Also on bsky.
Tom Engel @TomEngel18
4K Followers 208 Following Lawyer (criminal defence, civil rights), President Canadian Prison Law Association, North River Ranger, Lead Vocals UC Law Gastroelectric Kazoo Band
Chad Haggerty @Chagg164
4K Followers 4K Following Annoying dad, Metis, criminal lawyer , he/him, former cop. “Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” - John Lewis
Richard Mirasty @MirastyRR
1K Followers 2K Following proudly fluent Cree speaking indig lawyer from Green Lake/Big River, SK, U of O Law, nohtigew ohpegahahgahn *raised by an old lady* owe it to nohkum-ahkahmeymoh
Caitlin Dick @caitlinxandrad
1K Followers 888 Following Lawyer (criminal defence and appeals, police misconduct, and prisons), abolitionist, DM, aspiring beam of light. Tweets are commentary, not legal advice.
Moira Váně @moirarvane
2K Followers 2K Following Mom. Partner. Friend. Feminist. Lawyer. Volunteer. She/her. Dog and cat owner. VP Comms @ajcajj Bencher @lawsocietyofAB retweets ≠ endorsements
Daniel Brown @DanielBrownLaw
5K Followers 591 Following Criminal Lawyer; Past President @ClaOntario; @EmondPublishing author; op-eds @TorontoStar; adjunct prof @QueensULaw. Saving the world, one case at a time.
James Wegener @JamesWegener
436 Followers 493 Following Father. Husband. Practicing #criminallaw in #Alberta. Interested in #technology, #law, and #A2J.
Stacey Purser @StacePurse
732 Followers 617 Following Criminal Trial and Appeal Lawyer at Purser Law. Sessional in ICL @ualbertalaw Helping make the legal profession more female friendly, one associate at a time…
Mark Cherrington @MarkCherrington
9K Followers 3K Following [email protected] 7808506254 text/call. Helping vulnerable persons for 30 yrs. Human Rights Advocate. No government funding. See pinned tweet to help.#YEG
CDLA YYC @CDLACalgary
396 Followers 240 Following Official Twitter Account of the Calgary Criminal Defence Lawyers Association - retweets don’t necessarily mean endorsement.
Anita Szigeti @pouchbaby
4K Followers 100 Following I'm a lawyer and a Mom. Obsessed with coffee and baseball. Superpowers: fluent in Hungarian & dog breeds. Also fluent in mental health law, civil and criminal.
Kelsey Sitar @KelseySitar
832 Followers 1K Following Defence Lawyer @YYCDefence. President @CDLACalgary. Crim Pro Instructor @UCalgaryLaw. Always proud mama to two amazing kiddos. She/her. [email protected]
Alberta Prison Justic.. @PrisonApjs
880 Followers 295 Following The Alberta Prison Justice Society (APJS) is an organization devoted to addressing injustices in correctional institutions.
ProfessorSankoff'sCDE @ProfSankoffsCDE
510 Followers 131 Following Professor Sankoff's Criminal Defence Essentials offer fun, practical & interactive online lunch hour seminars for Criminal & Civil lawyers, Case Alerts & more!
Tim Jay @TimHoron
57 Followers 222 Following
Sharon Wright @SharonW21718397
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Robin Parker @robinparker_law
1K Followers 1K Following Litigator, mediator, investigator. Nomad lawyer: Ont & NWT. Co-founder @IndigenousVAs. @SchulichLaw & @UniofOxford. Loves a Temagami sunrise. She/her.
Eric Crowther @EricCrowtherLaw
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The.Loh.Down @TheLohDown1
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2K Followers 1K Following Reporter for @CBCEdmonton. Reach me at [email protected]
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Jay Merchant 🇦🇺.. @MerchantJW
897 Followers 2K Following Barrister-at-Law, Law School Lecturer (Evidence/Constitutional/Crime) @BondUniversity, former QLD Police Officer & OIC Prosecutions - BA,MBL,JD - Aus/Can Curler
Albert Brown @AlbertBrownJr
154 Followers 344 Following Father; Gaming Aficianado; Technophile; former Podcast Host; occassional Twitch Streamer.
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94 Followers 304 Following
Jason D. Tarnow @VancityCrimLaw
2K Followers 3K Following Criminal defence lawyer assisting clients in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
Tonya Kent @tonya_ck
2K Followers 839 Following criminal defence lawyer~intersectional feminist~CLA board member~anti racism advocate~reproductive justice *opinions are my own*
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Ben Perrin @profbenperrin
4K Followers 3K Following UBC law professor; "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial" (book and podcast); "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis" (book)
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🐌 John Wright 🐌 @BadLibrarian
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334 Followers 709 Following AB Tech Blogger, Occasional Painter, fan of B.C. Wine, saved from being a crazy cat lady by my Husband. she/her
ema2 🇨🇦 🇮�.. @emayeg2
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CBA Alberta @CBAAlberta
3K Followers 1K Following The essential ally and advocate of the legal profession in Alberta. Tweets are not necessarily CBA Alberta's position or opinions. RTs are not endorsements.
Chris Samuel @chris_samuel
345 Followers 526 Following Director, Legal Research and Writing Program for @UAlbertaLaw / President of @StrathearnCL / Dad to 👶🏼👶🏼🐱🐱
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1K Followers 5K Following Daughter, Wife, Sister, Aunt and Friend; Opinions are my own, willing to listen to other perspectives, open to learning! She/Her 🇨🇦 🌈 🌎 #GoodTwitter
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Will van Engen @wvanengen
308 Followers 270 Following Associate Counsel // Bottos Law Group // Edmonton AB
Jared Craig @jcraiglaw
192 Followers 279 Following Providing accused people with dedicated, passionate, and effective counsel is a fantastic job and a weighty obligation. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Shannon Phillips @SPhillipsAB
24K Followers 3K Following Lethbridge West NDP MLA. Alberta Official Opposition Finance Critic. Fmr Minister of Environment&Parks/Climate Change. Blackfoot Territory. she/her
Anne JW @AnneJW92
2K Followers 503 Following Grateful. Canadian. Citizen. 🇨🇦 (She/Her) The opposite of pro-choice is anti-choice. 'Progressive' is an adjective, not a noun.
Judy Gray @GrayJudygray
2K Followers 595 Following
daryl n cognito @darylcognito
1K Followers 1K Following Clinically interesting Legendary Calgary Podcaster & radical registered social worker (RSW) #yyc "Not Radicalized! Just rad!" Opinions express are your mom's
Yvonne Dean ☕🌈 @Frazzling
6K Followers 3K Following Politically engaged. Committed to ethics & ideas, not any one party. Please don't add me to your list. She/her.
Judges In Canada! @JudgesCanada
1K Followers 686 Following The CSCJA represents approximately 1,300 judges, sitting and retired, who serve on the superior courts and courts of appeal of each province and territory.
Anna Lund @AnnaJaneL
3K Followers 2K Following Associate Professor @UAlbertaLaw. She/her/hers. Tweets about debtor-creditor law, insolvency, civil procedure, Author of "Trustees at Work"
Maria Sokolova @msoko404
91 Followers 577 Following Human rights, refugee, public interest and appellate lawyerThis week’s top three summaries: R v Rabbit, 2023 ABCA 170: #gladue reduction, R v TJH 2023 YKCA 2: #CSO for s.151, and R v Gabad, 2023 ABKB 267: s.7 #witness protection records. #defencetoolkit #cdnlaw #criminaljustice #lawtwitter sitarmilczarek.com/the-defence-to…
This week’s top three summaries: R v Kitch, 2023 NSCA 33: #fraud elements and reasons, R v RW, 2023 ONCA 250: IAC and #re-election, and R v Taher, 2023 ONSC 1568: #motive to fabricate. #defencetoolkit #cdnlaw #criminaljustice #lawtwitter sitarmilczarek.com/the-defence-to…
This week’s top three summaries: R v CL, 2023 SKCA 58: s.10(b) informational duty, R v Castro Wunsch, 2023 ABCA 160: narrative & #hearsay, and R v RG, 2023 ONCA 343: #reopening the defence. #defencetoolkit #cdnlaw #criminaljustice #lawtwitter sitarmilczarek.com/the-defence-to…
This week’s top three summaries: R v LaChance, 2023 SKCA 48: #necessity and hearsay exp’n, R v Bruzzese, 2023 ONCA 300: #forensics absence, and R v Baker, 2023 ABCA 136: #murder parole eligibility. #defencetoolkit #cdnlaw #criminaljustice #lawtwitter sitarmilczarek.com/the-defence-to…
Took a huge man straight from the #yeg Remand Centre, & would scare any person in any back alley to treatment today. He is a father, and had been in custody for 15 months. He was very nervous. I told him I would continue to try and support him throughout his journey. #Community
Going to the pharmacy to bring medication to some of those who are elderly and homeless. As well as a disabled mom. And that should be about it unless of emergencies till early next week.
I want to extend thanks to the many defence lawyers who suffered to ensure a fairer tariff rate. And especially to the many who led us all: @BoisvertDm, @KimArial, @KelseySitar, Shawn King, Ian Savage, and so many more. I know it wasn't easy, but it was worth it.
Breaking: the Alberta government has agreed to pay more money to Legal Aid lawyers after months of job action. As of Jan. 1, the hourly tariff rate will rise from $100 and hour and $125. #ableg
If you want to have a say about the importance of proper funding for essential public services (including for @LegalAidAlberta perhaps?) take the survey and let @YourAlberta have your input #ableg your.alberta.ca/budget-2023/su…
Today is my 5 month anniversary of my bar call, and my first time receiving a gift from a client! Today is a good day!
The 8% increase was thanks to Federal Government. For low-income Albertans requiring legal aid assistance, an 8% increase barely restores the financial eligibility cut-offs to what they were in 2010 (when they were unceremoniously slashed by 30%). calgary.citynews.ca/2022/10/06/alb…
Today, in Question Period I asked about job action by legal aid roster lawyers over inadequate @LegalAidAlberta funding, legal aid Tariffs and eligibility criteria, and its impact on courts and access to justice. Here’s the response from Minister @shandro. #ableg
Would be good to see the AB government take an approach like this.
“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” scoop.me/housing-first-…
I have thought about this a long time, but I am going to start doing a youtube show, 1 every week from my office, hopefully with guests. I hope to start on the new year.
Took a father to residential treatment in Saskatchewan today. Long drive. Was a struggle to get him released. Lots if structure and supervision which isn't a bad thing. We also worked on getting him this:
If you're in touch with the reality in Alberta courtrooms, the need for sufficient Legal Aid funding is clear. Starving Legal Aid harms Albertans in poverty. Grateful our colleagues at the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association understand the important role defence counsel play
Defence lawyers having been fighting against unjust laws / unjust enforcement since forever. Glad to hear you’re finally joining forces with the @CDLACalgary and @AlbertaCTLA. Alberta can begin taking action against citizens fighting unjust laws by PROPERLY FUNDING LEGAL AID!!
The proposed amendments to Bill C-21 expand the number of banned firearms, criminalizing hundreds of thousands of law-abiding firearms owners. Alberta will take action. Please see our official statement: alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…
calgary.citynews.ca/2022/11/18/cal… Defence lawyer Kim Arial says the "situation in courts isn’t good, and it’s only getting worse for vulnerable Albertans." An invitation to @shandro and @ABDanielleSmith : "come on down to the courtroom in Calgary and see what’s actually happening."
Parents and victims risk having their family and criminal matters tossed out of court because of major delays and backlogs. But, @shandro denies the impact his lack of funding for legal aid has had. Retweet and tag @shandro to advocate for justice bit.ly/3ELteNV
Thankful that Justice Critic @MLAIrfanSabir has heard and understood our concerns since the beginning. Hopeful that @shandro will soon appreciate just how dire the situation is.
Inaction from the Alberta Government continues to cause backlogs & delays. The GOA claims family & criminal cases aren't affected by insufficient funding. They are. Those on the front lines are sounding the alarm. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… @shandro @ABDanielleSmith @RachelNotley
Here's my favorite line, which might have just been an incorrect paraphrase. TBC, there have been no "negotiations". The government's approach has been to ignore us completely. Telling us to pound sand. Makes me even more committed to continue.
So how about it, @ABDanielleSmith? Are either you, @shandro, or the @UCPCaucus actually interested in justice or are your claims empty and biased? Your actions will speak volumes whether you accept or decline.
Alberta criminal defence lawyers have yet to reach an agreement with the provincial government when it comes to legal aid funding and say vulnerable Albertans are unfairly being impacted. calgary.citynews.ca/2022/11/18/cal…
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