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Amazing Race Canada winners take on squirrel in Edmonton home – CBC.ca

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4 years ago

August 22, 2020

Harry Miller

An Edmonton couple who won Amazing Race Canada in 2019 found themselves involved in an amazing chase this week.

Anthony Johnson and James Makokis arrived home after a week away to discover signs of an intruder.

Papers were askew, someone had helped themselves to a snack in the kitchen and the suspect’s prints were discovered in the fireplace. Worse yet, the culprit, a squirrel, was still in the house.

The married couple, who braved many difficult challenges on the reality show, filmed their squirrel ordeal and shared it on social media.

“This was the second time this has happened to us,” Johnson explains in the video as he presents the evidence.

“We went back to the fireplace and we saw his prints at the scene of the crime which is where he tried to climb out last time.”

They then cut to a video of the chase. It shows Johnson armed with a broom and bucket as Makokis offers encouragement between horrified shrieks. They even try to reason with the squirrel at one point.

“Go outside please,” Makokis pleads.

They enlist help from their dog Lucy who only adds to the chaos as the squirrel hightails it to an upstairs bedroom with Johnson in pursuit.

The couple have already proven they’re quick thinkers on national television and those skills were evident as they removed a screen from the bedroom window before encouraging the squirrel in that direction.

“I was just going ‘go, go, go!’,” Johnson said. “And then he saw his freedom point and jumped out the window.”

There was no grand prize for the couple in this challenge but they were rewarded with a few good laughs.

Local exterminators tell CBC News that squirrels will sometimes leave willingly but there is a risk that they could become more agitated and cause further damage.

They say the best course of action is to contact a professional who can trap and remove the critter humanely.

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N.S. Tory leader won’t ask Poilievre to join campaign |

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November 5, 2024

Anne Joseph

Tim Houston, who is seeking a second term as Nova Scotia premier, said he had no plans to invite Poilievre to join him on the campaign ahead of the Nov. 26 provincial election. He explained the provincial Progressive Conservatives have no formal ties with the Tories in Ottawa — and he made a point of saying he is not a member of the federal party. Experts say it also is because the latest polls suggest Atlantic Canadians have not warmed to Poilievre. (Nov. 5, 2024)

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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney challenged at poll when out to vote in election

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November 5, 2024

Anne Joseph

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — It has been a rough few days for Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. First, his 19th-ranked Tigers lost to Louisville on Saturday night, then he was told he couldn’t vote Tuesday at his polling place.

Swinney, whose given name is William, explained that the voting system had locked him out, saying a “William Swinney” had already voted last week. Swinney said it was his oldest son, Will, and not him.

“They done voted me out of the state,” Swinney said. “We’re 6-2 and 5-1 (in the Atlantic Coast Conference), man. They done shipped me off.”

Dabo Swinney had to complete a paper ballot and was told there will be a hearing on Friday to resolve the issue.

“I was trying to do my best and be a good citizen and go vote,” he said. “Sometimes doing your best ain’t good enough. You have to keep going though, keep figuring it out.”

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Fatality inquiry into Alberta boxer’s knockout death recommends better oversight

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November 5, 2024

Anne Joseph

EDMONTON – The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer is recommending changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored.

Timothy Hague, who was 34, competed in a boxing match licensed by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission in June 2017 when his opponent, Adam Braidwood, knocked him unconscious.

Hague came to and was able to walk to the dressing room, where he vomited, and was then taken to hospital where he underwent surgery for a large brain bleed.

His condition did not improve, care was withdrawn and Hague died two days after the fight.

Justice Carrie Sharpe with Alberta’s provincial court made 14 recommendations, including that combat sports be overseen by a provincial authority instead of a patchwork of municipal bodies and that there be concussion spotters at every event.

She also recommends that if a fighter receives a blow to the head in a technical knockout, they must provide a brain scan to prove they are fit to compete again.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.

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