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Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark Mar 30, 2024

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In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that’s every woman’s worst fear.

www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598

https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/

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Instagram: @nancy.hixt

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/

Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca

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'This isn't going to do anything': 4 Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat & TikTok Mar 28, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Paul Davis, Online Safety and Social Media Educator, about four of Ontario's largest school boards $4 billion lawsuit against major social media companies, alleging their products have rewired how children think, behave and learn and that educators and schools have been left to “manage the fallout.”

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Blacklocks Check: Trudeau says ''Premiers are misleading'' Mar 28, 2024

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Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss the carbon tax. Justin Trudeau calls premiers ''misleading,'' Cabinet must cancel a planned 23 percent increase in the carbon tax, Chinese emigres yesterday pleaded with China inquiry to counter harassment campaigns targeting dissidents in Canada, a committee majority passed MP Chong's motion that it ''undertake a study of the matters revealed in the Winnipeg lab documents with the border concerns they represent in relation to Canada's national security as well as the obstacle encountered in obtaining these documents.'' All this and more!

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4 Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok Mar 28, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Rachel Chernos Lin, TDSB Chair, about why the TDSB and three other of Ontario’s largest school boards are suing the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.

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Trudeau proposes new reforms for renters amid housing crunch Mar 28, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto, about the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement of a 'renters bill of rights' and what that means for those wanting to get in the housing market.

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Hamilton’s Horwath to use ‘strong mayor powers’ to develop housing over Stoney Creek parking lots Mar 28, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Hamilton, Ontario Mayor Andrea Horwath.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties raided amid sex trafficking allegations Mar 27, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Kelli Williams, Co-host of Beyond the Blinds, a pop culture podcast that deep dives into Hollywood’s seedy underbelly, about what was revealed in the Diddy Court Docs.

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'The worst sound is silence': What happens when a ship goes dark? Mar 27, 2024

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Alex Pireson speaks with Sal Mercogliano, Maritime historian with Campbell University and former merchant mariner and host of ‘What's Going On With Shipping?’ on YouTube, about a cargo ship that lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people are missing and presumed dead. But what happens onboard the ship when everything goes dark?

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Ford government tables most expensive budget in Ontario’s history Mar 27, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Ontario's Finance Minister, Peter Bethlenfalvy, about the Ford government's most expensive budget in Ontario's history, with a $214.5 billion spending package that runs a deeper-than-expected deficit this year amid economic uncertainty.

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Baltimore bridge collapse: What we know so far Mar 26, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Ed Norris, former police commissioner in Baltimore, former commander of Maryland State Police, now hosts the morning show on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore.

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