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• Victim's brother questions police responses to MMIWG cases during hearings in Edmonton

  07-11-2017 23:56 via cbc.ca
  Alberta families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are sharing their experiences with the national Inquiry, which is holding hearings in Edmonton this week.
  
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• Edmonton Christian couple says adoption nixed over views on sexuality

  07-11-2017 22:57 via cbc.ca
  An evangelical Christian couple is accusing Alberta of discrimination, claiming their application to adopt a child was rejected over their religious views on gay marriage and homosexuality.
  
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• 'Really heroic people': Documentary chronicling life on the streets screens in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  07-11-2017 22:37 via cbc.ca
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  'Really heroic people': Documentary chronicling life on the streets screens in Edmonton
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  Dawnellda Gauthier cowers on the concrete steps of a starkly lit parkade stairwell. Then she stares at the camera and explains the stairwell is where she spent her nights during the eight years she slept on the streets. A family photograph then fills ...
  
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• 'Really heroic people': Documentary chronicling life on the streets screens in Edmonton

  07-11-2017 22:37 via cbc.ca
  Us and Them, a documentary by Krista Loughton, follows the lives of four people struggling with homelessness over the span of more than a decade.
  
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• Teen dies suddenly at home, one week after Halloween crash that killed two others

  07-11-2017 22:29 via cbc.ca
  A 16-year-old girl has died one week after she was in a collision that killed two people and injured 14 others on Halloween.
  
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• For this artist, making art with an MRI is no different than taking a photo

  07-11-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Made with medical tech, Marilène Oliver's artwork will make you think about the skin you're in. She talks us through Tagged, a "mini retrospective" of her work.
  
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• Angela Kokott: UCP should avoid falling into GSA trap

  07-11-2017 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney has to avoid the GSA trap and anything else that has a whiff of so-con issues if he hopes to defeat the NDP.
  
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• Murder charge laid against Alberta man in shooting death of Abbotsford police constable

  07-11-2017 21:55 via cbc.ca
  The man accused of killing an Abbotsford police officer on Monday has been charged with first degree murder.
  
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• Oscar Arfmann charged with murder following death of Abbotsford police officer

  07-11-2017 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  Oscar Arfmann has been charged in connection with Monday's fatal shooting of an Abbotsford police officer.
  
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• Remembrance Day 2017 ceremonies in the Edmonton area

  07-11-2017 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here is a list of the Remembrance Day ceremonies happening in and around Edmonton this Saturday.
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison for killing young couple from Whitefish First Nation

  07-11-2017 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  The man who was charged in the July 2016 deaths of Dylan Laboucan and Cory Grey was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years.
  
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• Stollery’s Mighty Millions Lottery sells out

  07-11-2017 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Just hours before the early bird deadline on Nov. 3, all 70,500 tickets had been sold, the foundation announced on Tuesday.
  
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• Little girl remains in coma after Manning Dr. crash; mom wants to ‘trade places with her child’

  07-11-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  A nine-year-old girl critically injured in a Nov. 1 crash on Manning Drive continues her long road to recovery surrounded by her family.
  
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• Alberta UCP opposes Bill 24

  07-11-2017 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says the party doesn’t support Bill 24 but is adamant it doesn’t mean the UCP believes GSA students should be outed.
  
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• Edmonton inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women

  07-11-2017 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  A three day hearing began in Edmonton Tuesday into the inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• 9-year-old girl still in a coma after serious collision on Manning Drive in north Edmonton

  07-11-2017 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Adassa Craig, 9, remains in an Edmonton hospital with critical injuries after a crash on Manning Drive last week. Kendra Slugoski talked to a family friend and had this update on Global News at Noon.
  
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• Arrest warrant issued, 1st-degree murder charge laid in Lac La Biche death

  07-11-2017 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Lloyd Boudreau, 22, is wanted for first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Michael Mountain, in the northern Alberta community of Lac La Biche.
  
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• UCP will oppose bill aimed at students in gay-straight peer groups

  07-11-2017 19:44
  United Conservative leader Jason Kenney says his party won't support a law which lets students decide whether or not to tell their parents if they join a gay-straight alliance.
  
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• Speeding is bad but we do it anyway, Alberta drivers tell AMA

  07-11-2017 19:44 via cbc.ca
  Alberta drivers frown on speeding but they do it anyway, a new survey from the Alberta Motor Association shows.
  
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• UCP opposes GSA bill banning parental notification

  07-11-2017 19:36 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney says his MLAs will oppose Bill 24, proposed legislation which would make it illegal for schools to inform parents if their child joins a gay-straight alliance.
  
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• Alberta street gangs recruit with false promises, new study concludes

  07-11-2017 19:17 via cbc.ca
  Dispelling the myth that gang life promises money, status and respect is the best way to help Alberta youth escape criminal lifestyles, according to a new survey of street gangsters.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers to face Jordan Eberle for first time since off-season trade

  07-11-2017 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers begin a four game road trip Tuesday night in Brooklyn when they take on former Oiler Jordan Eberle and the New York Islanders.
  
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• China gives regulatory approval for merger of Agrium, PotashCorp

  07-11-2017 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Agrium, PotashCorp receive regulatory approval from China for merger; Agrium agrees to sell two assets to help win U.S. regulatory approval.
  
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• Case of diphtheria confirmed at Edmonton elementary school

  07-11-2017 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  A letter was sent home on Monday to families with students at Evansdale Elementary School in north Edmonton. The letter stated a student at the school had come down with a confirmed case of diphtheria.
  
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• WHERE Magazine Edmonton: What’s happening this November

  07-11-2017 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  Matthew Stepanic, editor of WHERE Magazine Edmonton, joined Dantre Christensen with details on what’s happening around Edmonton.
  
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• North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper, Swim Drink Fish working to change perceptions on Edmonton’s river

  07-11-2017 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  Mark Mattson, founder of Swim Drink Fish, and Kevin Lowe, director of North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper, joined Global News Morning to talk about how they are working to change perceptions of Edmonton’s river and encourage more people to take the plunge.
  
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• Edmonton councillors look at how to protect citizens’ air quality

  07-11-2017 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  A woman has successfully convinced city council's community services committee to help her with a nasty neighbour that endlessly chokes the neighbourhood with fumes from his truck.
  
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• Edmonton fencing phenom dominates junior world cup, sharpens skills for Olympic bid

  07-11-2017 17:05 via cbc.ca
  After honing her swordsmanship against some of the best elite players in the world, Edmonton fencing phenom Marina Guintchitskaia is sharpening her skills for the next level of competition.
  
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• Inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women opens hearings in Edmonton

  07-11-2017 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  The national inquiry on murdered and missing Indigenous women comes to Edmonton today, a week after issuing an interim report calling for a national police task force to open old investigations.
  
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• Future of FC Edmonton in doubt as North American Soccer League threatens to go under

  07-11-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The future of FC Edmonton is up in the air while the soccer league it plays in fights for its existence.
  
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• 'It's really special:' Edmonton professional paintball team takes world cup trophy - CBC.ca

  07-11-2017 15:55 via cbc.ca
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  'It's really special:' Edmonton professional paintball team takes world cup trophy
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  A professional Edmonton paintball team is at the top of their game after being crowned world cup champions at a tournament in Florida on Sunday. This is the second time Edmonton Impact, a team of 10 players, has won the NXL Paintball World Cup, which ...
  
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• 'It's really special:' Edmonton professional paintball team takes world cup trophy

  07-11-2017 15:55 via cbc.ca
  A professional Edmonton paintball team is at the top of their game after being crowned world cup champions at a tournament in Florida on Sunday.
  
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• Alberta ranks 2nd highest on health-care spending despite youthful population

  07-11-2017 15:25 via cbc.ca
  Alberta is one of the biggest health-care spenders in the country, according to a new report — and one economist says the expenditures are even higher than they appear.
  
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• 'Going in disappointed': Longtime rodeo fans gear up for final CFR at Northlands Coliseum

  07-11-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  This year will be the Canadian Finals Rodeo's last year in the Coliseum — which is in the back of the couple's minds as they prepare for the event, starting Wednesday.
  
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• Group promoting legal pot industry includes 2 former Alberta cabinet ministers

  07-11-2017 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis, former culture minister Lindsay Blackett and former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson are part of a group that is working to promote the legal recreational marijuana industry.
  
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• Two former Alberta cabinet ministers part of group promoting legal pot industry

  07-11-2017 14:30 via cbc.ca
  Two former Alberta government cabinet ministers and a police chief are part of a group that is working to promote the legal recreational marijuana industry.
  
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• Fort McMurray makeover: Volunteers surprise sick girl's family with home renovation

  07-11-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  ​Call it Extreme Makeover: Fort McMurray Edition. A Fort McMurray family with a sick daughter will see their old mobile home renovated, thanks to a charitable effort.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, November 7, 2017

  07-11-2017 13:22 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, November 7, 2017 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Health spending in Canada to reach $242B this year: report

  07-11-2017 11:36 via globalnews.ca
  Health spending in Canada is expected to reach $6,604 per capita this year.
  
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• Our YEG at Night: Music is therapy for singer Sean McCann

  07-11-2017 07:44 via globalnews.ca
  Singer/songwriter Sean McCann – a founding member of Great Big Sea – will be six years sober this week and he says music saved his life. He spoke about that with our Tina Simpkins in Our YEG at Night.
  
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• Edmonton wine expert says EEDC fails to provide adequate exposure for city’s culinary scene

  07-11-2017 06:23 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton wine expert says the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation has done an "abysmal" job in promoting and marketing the city's culinary scene.
  
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• Iveson asks for ‘rational’ request from Edmonton Police Service to deal with annexation plans

  07-11-2017 05:47 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's mayor is asking the city's police service to go back to the drawing board when it comes to what it's asking for in order to police newly annexed land from Leduc County.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: Sean McCann performs ‘You Know I Love You’

  07-11-2017 05:46 via globalnews.ca
  Singer/songwriter Sean McCann, a former member of Great Big Sea, has overcome sexual abuse and alcoholism. Nearing the six-year-anniversary of becoming sober, McCann performed the song “You Know I Love You” for Tina Simpkin in the latest edition of Our YEG At Night.
  
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• Diphtheria case confirmed at Edmonton elementary school

  07-11-2017 05:30 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton elementary school student with diphtheria exposed a small group of people to the potentially life-threatening bacterial infection.
  
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• 'I didn't kill these people,' co-accused in Klaus triple murders cries to RCMP officer during interrogation

  07-11-2017 04:54 via cbc.ca
  A trial in the triple murders of Gordon, Sandra and Monica Klaus is now focusing on co-accused Joshua Frank. He was interrogated for days after he was arrested in August 2014. Now those videotaped interviews are being viewed at the trial in Red Deer.
  
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• Accused killer tells of meeting Mr. Big in Red Deer triple-murder trial

  07-11-2017 04:54 via cbc.ca
  The focus of the triple first-degree murder trial has now turned to 32-year-old Joshua Frank. He was interrogated for days after he was arrested in August 2014. Now those videotaped interviews are being viewed at the Red Deer trial.
  
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• Alberta bishops warn of growing ‘calls to dismantle’ Catholic school system

  07-11-2017 04:37 via globalnews.ca
  Catholic bishops in Alberta and the Northwest Territories have issued a letter to church devotees to warn of what it says are growing calls to dismantle the Catholic school system.
  
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• ‘I have nightmares all the time’: Calgary clinic offers hope for veterans suffering from PTSD

  07-11-2017 03:42 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary's Operational Stress Injury Clinic treats veterans and RCMP officers and their families as they deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
  
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• Impaired school bus driver from Red Deer sentenced to 45 days in jail

  07-11-2017 03:39 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta woman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for being drunk while driving a school bus.
  
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• $4.3 million in policing costs for Leduc annex hard to justify: Edmonton mayor

  07-11-2017 03:17 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police say they need 25 more constables to effectively patrol lands the city plans to acquire from Leduc County.
  
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