Calgary senior, missing since Thursday, found safe
Calgary police say a woman, who went missing from her home last week, has been found safe.
She was reported missing on Tuesday, police said in a release. In an update on Wednesday morning officials say she was found safe.
They thank the public and media for their assistance.
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Hundreds of deer descended on a Sask. farmer's property. Then the coyotes came.
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Edmonton
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'All-Star Stu' starts in goal, Kane is away as Oilers go for 7th straight victory
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Woman struck by vehicle in north Edmonton expected to survive
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Vancouver
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Caught up in holiday travel chaos? YVR wants to hear from you
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Stun gun used in alleged unprovoked attack in New Westminster, suspect at large
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Fire erupts at under construction house in Vancouver, displacing multiple families
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Atlantic
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Mix of snow and rain expected for the Maritimes Thursday
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Halifax police seek help identifying potential witness to Christmas Eve homicide
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N.S. RCMP respond to reports of shots fired, break-and-enter in Inverness County
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Greater Victoria goose cull plan moving forward
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Missing Victoria teen may be in 900-block of Pandora Avenue
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Toronto
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Montreal
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Trans, non-binary community deplores Quebec delay in issuing gender-neutral health cards
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Woman's killing investigated as Montreal's first homicide of the year
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Ottawa
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SNOWFALL WARNING
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Snow event declaired for parts of Waterloo region, street parking prohibited
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Saskatoon
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Hundreds of deer descended on a Sask. farmer's property. Then the coyotes came.
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Northern Ontario
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Sault woman accused of impaired driving on closed highway
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Winnipeg
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