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• Edmonton-based soldier shares story of losing close friend under her command in Afghanistan - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Edmonton-based soldier shares story of losing close friend under her command in Afghanistan
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  After her close friend was killed by an improvised explosive device while under her command, Capt. Ashley Collette is telling her story of being deployed in Afghanistan. Claire Theobald More from Claire Theobald. Published on: November 3, 2017 | Last ...
  
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• Derek Fildebrandt pining to return to UCP benches

  03-11-2017 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Brooks-Strathmore hopes for a return to the UCP after court matter is resolved.
  
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• Edmonton's Harbin Gate on the move this weekend

  03-11-2017 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Valley Line LRT construction crews have started removing the Harbin Gate from 102nd Avenue just east of 97th Street in downtown Edmonton.
  
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• Repeated failures of Edmonton's Metro LRT Line signalling system raise safety questions

  03-11-2017 22:50 via cbc.ca
  The safety of the problem-plagued Metro LRT Line is being questioned after an incident Monday in which the signalling system failed and the crossing gate inexplicably lifted as a train was about to cross a busy intersection near the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
  
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• Missing 45-year-old man found unharmed: Edmonton police - Globalnews.ca

  03-11-2017 22:39 via globalnews.ca
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  Missing 45-year-old man found unharmed: Edmonton police
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  Benjamin Wornardt was last seen in the area of Brintnell Boulevard at about 2 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2017. Supplied by EPS. X. - A A +. Listen. Two days after he was last seen in northeast Edmonton, police said a 45-year-old man was found safe and unharmed on ...
  
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• Boyle Street Community Services needs warm clothing donations for Edmonton’s homeless

  03-11-2017 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  With cold weather settling in, an Edmonton organization that provides services to the city's most vulnerable population is in dire need of donations.
  
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• Alberta’s ReidBuilt Homes falls into receivership

  03-11-2017 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  Alvarez & Marsal Canada says in a posting on its website that it was named Thursday as receiver for insolvent ReidBuilt Homes and several subsidiaries by the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.
  
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• Santa’s Parade of Lights

  03-11-2017 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  Come celebrate the glow of lights, the wonder of winter and the arrival of Santa Claus, outdoors at twilight on November 18 at Jasper Avenue! Starting at 5:30, Santa’s Parade of Lights will illuminate downtown so come out and join the fun! It’s free and everyone is welcome!
  
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• Proposal to increase parking fines no 'cash grab,' mayor says

  03-11-2017 21:55 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Don Iveson bristles at any suggestion that raising parking fines is an attempt to raise revenue for the city.
  
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• Canada's economy blows past expectations with gain of 35300 jobs - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 21:31 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Canada's economy blows past expectations with gain of 35300 jobs
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  OTTAWA — The economy added 35,300 jobs in October but the unemployment rate crept higher, with more young people looking for work, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said the number of full-time positions swelled by 88,700, while part-time ...and more »
  
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• Syncrude facing new charges in deaths of 31 great blue herons

  03-11-2017 21:14 via cbc.ca
  Syncrude faces two new federal charges in the death of 31 great blue herons at its oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray in August 2015.
  
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• Social Seen: Dial R for Refinery - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Social Seen: Dial R for Refinery
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  Clair Davies, left, and Stefannie Ireland during the Art Gallery of Alberta's Dial R for Refinery party in Edmonton on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Codie McLachlan / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Codie McLachlan hits some of our city's best bashes ...
  
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• Dining Out: Alder Room stands at vanguard of Edmonton's exciting restaurant flowering - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 20:53 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Dining Out: Alder Room stands at vanguard of Edmonton's exciting restaurant flowering
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  Chef Ben Staley's new restaurant, Alder Room, has made enRoute magazine's list of the top 10 new restaurants in Canada. Ed Kaiser / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. It's 5 p.m. Friday on Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton. We survey life's rich ...
  
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• Rachel Notley wants Trans Mountain pipeline expansion delays dismissed

  03-11-2017 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Trans Mountain wants the board to clear the work to begin on the project and Notley agrees.
  
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• Edmonton’s Project Red Ribbon aims to stop impaired driving during holiday season

  03-11-2017 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  An annual campaign to stop impaired driving in Edmonton during the holiday season kicked off Friday.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers search for scoring as they face Devils

  03-11-2017 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers try to cool off the Devils.
  
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• 9-year-old girl with ‘infectious smile’ still critical after Manning Dr. crash

  03-11-2017 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Adassa Craig, 9, is in the Stollery Children's Hospital with critical injuries after a collision Wednesday morning on Manning Drive in northeast Edmonton.
  
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• Scammers sell fake tickets to Edmonton volunteer appreciation concert - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 19:47 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Scammers sell fake tickets to Edmonton volunteer appreciation concert
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  The Needle Vinyl Tavern at 10524 Jasper Avenue has two stages, street art by AJA Louden and a full restaurant. Fish Griwkowsky/Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. There appears to be no honour among Edmonton thieves as scammers are selling ...
  
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• Edmonton’s Lois Hole Hospital for Women to stop offering IUI, IVF fertility services

  03-11-2017 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  The women's clinic at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in north Edmonton will stop offering non-insured fertility services such as intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization.
  
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• Edmonton’s Harbin Gate being dismantled this weekend for Valley Line LRT construction

  03-11-2017 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  The iconic Harbin Gate is being dismantled and put into storage while construction of the Valley Line LRT takes place on 102 Avenue in downtown Edmonton.
  
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• One person dead in north Edmonton house fire - CBC.ca

  03-11-2017 19:11 via cbc.ca
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  One person dead in north Edmonton house fire
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  One person is dead after a house fire in north Edmonton Friday morning. The person was discovered inside a burning home in near 98th Street and 156th Avenue in the Beaumaris neighbourhood, said Edmonton Fire Rescue Services spokesperson Maya ...
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• Alberta law society schedules reinstatement hearing for ‘knees together’ judge Robin Camp

  03-11-2017 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  The Law Society of Alberta has a reinstatement hearing scheduled for a former judge who asked a rape complainant during a trial why she didn't keep her knees together.
  
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• One person dead in north Edmonton house fire

  03-11-2017 19:08 via cbc.ca
  One person is dead after a house fire in north Edmonton Friday morning.
  
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• Want to report a poacher? Now you can do it online

  03-11-2017 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans can now report poachers online using a computer or their smartphone.
  
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• North Edmonton fatal house fire

  03-11-2017 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  One person died after a house fire in north Edmonton Friday morning. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• 'Vibrant and beautiful girl' fighting for life after Manning Drive crash

  03-11-2017 18:54 via cbc.ca
  The mother and daughter injured in a crash with a bus on Manning Drive Wednesday have been identified as Mary Noah, 33, and her nine-year-old daughter Adassa.
  
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• Perfect storm as Taylor Hall's red-hot Devils visit Edmonton to face slumping Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 18:47 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Perfect storm as Taylor Hall's red-hot Devils visit Edmonton to face slumping Oilers
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  NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 07: Taylor Hall #9 of the New Jersey Devils and Adam Larsson #6 of the Edmonton Oilers pursue the puck during the second period at the Prudential Center on January 7, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images.
  Edmonton Oilers Game Day: Roles reversed as high-flying Taylor Hall and New Jersey Devils hit Rogers PlaceEdmonton Sun
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• In-vitro fertilization among services to be cut by Edmonton's publicly run fertility clinic - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 18:39 via edmontonjournal.com
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  In-vitro fertilization among services to be cut by Edmonton's publicly run fertility clinic
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  Non-insured services are being cut at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women. Tom Braid / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Edmonton's publicly run fertility clinic at the Royal Alexandra Hospital will stop offering non-insured services such as in-vitro ...
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• 1 person found dead in north Edmonton house fire

  03-11-2017 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency crews were called to a house fire in the Beaumaris neighbourhood in north Edmonton at around 9:40 a.m. 
  
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• ‘FUBAR’ creators bring the headbangers into the internet age with new TV series

  03-11-2017 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  In the new Viceland series, "FUBAR: Age Of Computer," beloved headbanger character Terry and fellow Alberta hoser bud Dean explore the wonders of the Internet for the first time.
  
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• Alberta adds jobs in October but unemployment holds steady

  03-11-2017 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  The jobless rate was little changed in Alberta in October, even though 12,000 full time jobs were created.
  
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  03-11-2017 18:06 via news.google.com
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• Controversial former judge Robin Camp seeks to practise law again in Alberta

  03-11-2017 17:46 via cbc.ca
  Controversial former judge Robin Camp — who asked why a woman didn't keep her knees together to prevent an alleged rape — wants to practise law again in Alberta.
  
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• Fire crews on scene of northeast Edmonton house fire - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 17:28 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Fire crews on scene of northeast Edmonton house fire
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  Edmonton Fire Rescue are on scene at a blaze in a northeast single family home. Paige Parsons More from Paige Parsons. Published on: November 3, 2017 | Last Updated: November 3, 2017 10:27 AM MDT. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services fire truck.and more »
  
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• Saskatchewan applies for intervener status over Trans Mountain pipeline delays

  03-11-2017 17:25 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Attorney General and Justice Minister says a municipal jurisdiction can't stand in the way of a federally-approved pipeline expansion.
  
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• Alberta teen charged with bringing replica gun to school

  03-11-2017 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  A St. Albert teenager has been arrested and charged for allegedly threatening a classmate with a gun. 
  
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• Edmonton drivers express frustration as gas prices climb significantly

  03-11-2017 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  The city has been hit with its first significant snowfall of the season, making for harsh road conditions, and now the price of gas has skyrocketed.
  
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• FUBAR creators bring the Alberta headbangers into the modern age

  03-11-2017 16:02 via cbc.ca
  Three years ago, "FUBAR" star David Lawrence got into costume for his beloved headbanger character Terry — long, scraggly wig, plaid shirt and black leather cap — and started video chatting with fans online "just for fun."
  
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• Syncrude facing new federal charges for great blue heron deaths in 2015

  03-11-2017 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  Two new federal charges were laid against Syncrude Canada in connection with the deaths of 31 great blue herons two years ago.
  
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• So, what exactly is a Gay Straight Alliance?

  03-11-2017 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  "I think there is a big misunderstanding of what GSAs are like and how they work. The GSAs I have been a part of, it's just a place you can go where you can be yourself..."
  
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• St. Albert teen charged for threatening classmate with fake handgun - CBC.ca

  03-11-2017 15:35 via cbc.ca
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  St. Albert teen charged for threatening classmate with fake handgun
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  A St. Albert teenager is facing weapons charges after a student at St. Albert Catholic High School threatened a classmate with a fake handgun. The 17-year-old student brought the replica gun to class on Monday afternoon, RCMP said in a news release on ...
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• St. Albert teen charged for threatening classmate with fake handgun

  03-11-2017 15:34 via cbc.ca
  A St. Albert teenager is facing weapons charges after a student at St. Albert Catholic High School threatened a classmate with a fake handgun.
  
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• Alberta's unemployment rate dips to 7.8% as province gains 12,000 full-time jobs

  03-11-2017 15:16 via cbc.ca
  Alberta added thousands more jobs in October, according to the latest monthly estimate from Statistics Canada, and the unemployment rate ticked slightly downward.
  
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• Alberta gains 12,000 full-time jobs as unemployment rate dips to 7.8%

  03-11-2017 15:16 via cbc.ca
  Alberta added thousands more jobs in October and unemployment ticked slightly downward — but the province still hasn't fully rebounded to what it was in 2014 just before the oil-related downturn, Statistics Canada says.
  
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• AMA Travel: Wine, dine and explore the jungle of South Africa with the 7 Continents Travel Contest

  03-11-2017 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  Tammy from AMA Travel shares information about the Seven Continents Travel Contest South Africa prize: a two-week adventure which is valued at $13,000.
  
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• Gas prices rise significantly in Edmonton

  03-11-2017 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton drivers were in for a surprise Friday morning, with the price of gas rising to $1.249 at some stations. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Game Day: The return of Taylor Hall - Edmonton Sun

  03-11-2017 14:09 via edmontonsun.com
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  Edmonton Oilers Game Day: The return of Taylor Hall
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  New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall celebrates scoring a goal against the Arizona Coyotes during NHL hockey action on Oct. 28, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Adam Hunger / AP. New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers: 6:30 p.m. MT, Rogers Place; TV: Sportsnet, ...
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• Injured worker files court document threatening WCB staff, families - Edmonton Journal

  03-11-2017 13:19 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Injured worker files court document threatening WCB staff, families
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  An Edmonton man has filed a statement of claim that threatens WCB staff and their families. Paige Parsons More from Paige Parsons. Published on: November 3, 2017 | Last Updated: November 3, 2017 6:18 AM MDT. The WCB has enacted security protocols ...
  
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• Renewable energy jobs provide new opportunities for Alberta workers

  03-11-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Trades and careers in renewable energy, like wind and solar power, could play a part in easing Alberta's employment crunch, providing jobs in the near future and for decades to come.
  
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• Moose standing stoically in snowstorm brings Jasper traffic to standstill

  03-11-2017 12:56 via globalnews.ca
  A moose crossing a road in Jasper National Park on Thursday brought traffic to standstill, as it and several other animals navigated a snowstorm that is expected to drop 40 centimetres of snow on the Alberta foothills this weekend.
  
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