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• Edmonton Oilers keeping it tight on the road

  08-11-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers' play on the road has been sharper and stingier than their efforts at Rogers Place, where they're just 3-6 on the season.
  
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• Notley's 'mansplaining' comment not unparliamentary, Speaker rules

  08-11-2017 23:54 via cbc.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley did not violate any rules when she called out an MLA for “mansplaining” an issue to her in question period on Tuesday, according a ruling from Speaker Bob Wanner.
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ carjacking suspect sought after evading Alberta RCMP on snowmobile

  08-11-2017 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP are asking the public for help as they try to find a suspect they believe is "armed and dangerous" involved in a violent carjacking in central Alberta earlier this week.
  
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• Alberta premier accuses male MLAs of ‘mansplaining’ and ‘hepeating’ over pipelines

  08-11-2017 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley, one day after accusing a male opponent of "mansplaining'' to her, is now calling out another for what she calls "hepeating.''
  
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• Alberta beefing up, harmonizing code of conduct rules for boards, agencies

  08-11-2017 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is bringing in stricter codes of conduct for those who work at its 136 core agencies, boards and commissions.
  
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• Woman recounts 'horrific' gunpoint kidnapping at MMIWG Inquiry in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  08-11-2017 23:03 via cbc.ca
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  Woman recounts 'horrific' gunpoint kidnapping at MMIWG Inquiry in Edmonton
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  Forced to lie on the ground with her hands tied and a gun pushed into her back, Virginia Littlewolfe-Hunter thought she was about to die. Kidnapped and attacked 50 years ago, her recollection was as vivid as if it happened yesterday. "I'm here today to ...
  
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• Woman recounts 'horrific' gunpoint kidnapping at MMIWG Inquiry in Edmonton

  08-11-2017 23:03 via cbc.ca
  An Indigenous woman who survived a horrifying kidnapping and attack at gunpoint as a teenager told her story in testimony Wednesday before the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Edmonton.
  
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• City of Edmonton to provide bike lane plan for Strathcona this winter

  08-11-2017 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  Councillor Henderson was assured by administration on Wednesday at the urban planning committee that a plan for a bike grid south of the river will come sooner than first proposed.
  
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• Agencies, boards, commissions to have codes of conduct, ethics rules under new bill

  08-11-2017 22:50 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government wants to subject 140 agencies, boards and commissions to codes of conduct and conflict-of-interest guidelines for board chairs and chief executives.
  
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• Opioid overdoses hitting Alberta First Nations disproportionately hard: report

  08-11-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  A new report says the rising number of opioid overdoses in Alberta is disproportionately affecting Indigenous people, including more deaths and visits to emergency rooms.
  
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• Astronaut Roberta Bondar's earthly photographs touch down in Sherwood Park

  08-11-2017 22:24 via cbc.ca
  Astronaut Roberta Bondar has captured our planet from space on IMAX cameras over dozens of space missions, but don’t expect any space shots when she brings her photography exhibit to Festival Place on Thursday.
  
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• Person found dead after Edmonton house fire didn't die in blaze, investigators say - CBC.ca

  08-11-2017 22:04 via cbc.ca
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  Person found dead after Edmonton house fire didn't die in blaze, investigators say
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  A person found dead after a fire in an Edmonton home last week didn't die in the blaze, investigators have determined. Firefighters were called to a burning home in the area of 98th Street and 156th Avenue around 9:45 a.m. last Friday. When crews got ...
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• Person found dead after Edmonton house fire didn't die in blaze, investigators say

  08-11-2017 22:04 via cbc.ca
  A person found dead after a fire in an Edmonton home last week didn't die in the blaze, investigators have determined.
  
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• Elderly man found inside Edmonton house after blaze wasn’t killed by fire

  08-11-2017 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  The death of a man whose body was found after a house fire in north Edmonton was not fire-related.
  
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• 2 Sherwood Park children chased by suspicious man in cube van, police say

  08-11-2017 21:55 via cbc.ca
  RCMP are asking the public for help after two Sherwood Park children were approached Monday in pair of separate incidents involving a man driving a white cube van.
  
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• Winnipeg mayor raises name of CFL Eskimos with Edmonton counterpart - CBC.ca

  08-11-2017 21:47 via cbc.ca
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  Winnipeg mayor raises name of CFL Eskimos with Edmonton counterpart
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  Winnipeg's mayor said he's spoken to his Edmonton counterpart about his city's Canadian Football League team —​ but not to make the customary playoff bet. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12-6) host the Edmonton Eskimos (12-6) in the CFL's western ...
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• Winnipeg mayor raises name of CFL Eskimos with Edmonton counterpart

  08-11-2017 21:46 via cbc.ca
  Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says he has told his Edmonton counterpart the Edmonton Eskimos could have a more inclusive name.
  
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• Globetrotter, stormchaser George Kourounis brings climate-change message to Edmonton

  08-11-2017 21:36 via cbc.ca
  George Kourounis stood on the precipice of a spitting lake of fire before rappelling down into the depths of the fiery inferno.
  
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• 4 charged in largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history - CBC.ca

  08-11-2017 21:20 via cbc.ca
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  4 charged in largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history
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  Four people have been charged in a record-setting fentanyl bust in Edmonton last summer. An investigation by the Edmonton police drug and gang enforcement unit led to the July seizure of 130,000 fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of $3.9 ...
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• 4 charged in largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history

  08-11-2017 21:20 via cbc.ca
  Four people have been charged in a record-setting fentanyl bust in Edmonton last summer.
  
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• Mental-health workers kept busy by searing testimony at MMIW inquiry

  08-11-2017 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Witnesses at the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are being supported by an extensive mental-health network.
  
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• Joshua Petrin sentenced in 2012 killing of Alberta man

  08-11-2017 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Joshua Petrin, who is serving a life-sentence in the killing of Saskatoon mother Lorry Santos, has been sentenced in an Alberta death.
  
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• Here are the provinces with the highest and lowest disposable income growth, according to StatsCan

  08-11-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  New data captures the aftermath of the oil bust.
  
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• St. Albert widow pleads for return of pendant containing wife’s ashes

  08-11-2017 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  St. Albert widow Corey Foy is asking for the return of a jewellery box and pendant containing the ashes of his late wife Elaine, who died of cancer last year.
  
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• Police lay charges in largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history - Edmonton Journal

  08-11-2017 20:50 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Police lay charges in largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canadian history
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  Staff Sgt. Karen Ockerman with the Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) Unit and Const. Jason Wells with the RCMP Clandestine Lab Enforcement and Response (CLEAR) Team show off the 130,000 fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of ...
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• Armed carjacking suspect who fled on snowmobile arrested without incident

  08-11-2017 20:36 via cbc.ca
  RCMP have arrested an "armed and dangerous" carjacking suspect after an incident Monday in central Alberta.
  
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• Alberta RCMP hunt for armed carjacking suspect who fled on snowmobile

  08-11-2017 20:36 via cbc.ca
  Alberta RCMP are hunting for an "armed and dangerous" carjacking suspect who evaded a police helicopter on a snowmobile and was last seen wearing white camouflage.
  
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• 4 people charged in historic Edmonton fentanyl seizure

  08-11-2017 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Charges have been laid against four people in what Edmonton police call the largest fentanyl pill seizure in Canada.
  
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• Co accused in Alberta murder of Klaus family says he had ‘no choice’

  08-11-2017 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  The co-accused in the deaths of a central Alberta couple and their adult daughter says he was blackmailed and threatened into killing the family by the couple's son.
  
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• Petition to keep IUI, IVF fertility services at Edmonton clinic surpasses 12,000 signatures

  08-11-2017 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  A petition opposing the closure of offering non-insured fertility services at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in north Edmonton is gaining support.
  
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• LGBTQ apology will keep remedies separate from regret: PM special adviser

  08-11-2017 20:16 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will back up his promised apology for state-sanctioned discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community with reparations for the harm they suffered over the decades, says the Liberal MP handling the file.
  
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• 82-year-old man dies in overnight fire in Athabasca County

  08-11-2017 20:10 via cbc.ca
  An 82-year-old man died late Tuesday night in a trailer fire in Athabasca County, north of Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos place five on West All-Star Team

  08-11-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Five members of the Edmonton Eskimos were named to the CFL West Division All-Star Team on Wednesday.
  
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• Edmonton police investigating suspicious death of man in late 50s - CBC.ca

  08-11-2017 19:26 via cbc.ca
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  Edmonton police investigating suspicious death of man in late 50s
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  Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man in his late 50s Tuesday in west Edmonton. Just before 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a call for assistance from emergency medical services about a disturbance at a home near 87th ...
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• Edmonton police investigating suspicious death of man in late 50s

  08-11-2017 19:26 via cbc.ca
  Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man in his late 50s Tuesday evening in west Edmonton.
  
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• Police investigate suspicious death in west Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  08-11-2017 19:25 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Police investigate suspicious death in west Edmonton
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  Emergency medical crews called police officers to help with a disturbance at a residence near 87 Avenue and 178 Street just before 9:30 p.m., police said in a news release Wednesday. Upon arrival, police found an injured man at the residence, located ...
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  08-11-2017 19:25 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating the death of man in west Edmonton Tuesday night.
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• Family of Alberta suspect in BC police shooting says Oscar Arfmann fought mental illness

  08-11-2017 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  A family member of an Alberta man charged with the first-degree murder of a British Columbia police officer say the accused had been struggling since losing his wife five years ago. 
  
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• Edmonton police investigate suspicious death in west end

  08-11-2017 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate a suspicious death in west Edmonton.
  
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• Province commits to fixed funding for air ambulance in northeastern Alberta

  08-11-2017 18:53 via cbc.ca
  A commitment by the province to pick up more of the cost of air ambulance service in northeastern Alberta will ease pressure on the charity that runs the helicopter service.
  
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• Hedwig, the owl who lived: Rescued Fort McMurray bird attracts Harry Potter fame

  08-11-2017 18:17 via cbc.ca
  When Sithara Fernando stared into the bright yellow eyes of an injured snowy owl, flapping furiously in the dirt, she immediately thought of Hedwig, Harry Potter's magical, mail-delivering companion.
  
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• Edmonton student diagnosed with diphtheria, city's first case in a decade - CTV News

  08-11-2017 17:04 via ctvnews.ca
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  Edmonton student diagnosed with diphtheria, city's first case in a decade
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  An elementary school student in Edmonton has been diagnosed with diphtheria, a serious and contagious illness that is rarely found in Canada. Several people who came into contact with the student at Evansdale School and at the child's home have been ...
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• Free entry boosts attendance at Art Gallery of Alberta - CBC.ca

  08-11-2017 17:01 via cbc.ca
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  Free entry boosts attendance at Art Gallery of Alberta
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  Attendance at the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is up 22 per cent after a cash injection from Edmonton city council helped provide more free admissions to the gallery. Admissions for April, May, June and July 2017 were 24,789, compared with 20,308 for ...
  
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• Free entry boosts attendance at Art Gallery of Alberta

  08-11-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Attendance at the Art Gallery of Alberta is up 22 per cent after a cash injection from Edmonton City Council to provide more free admissions to the gallery.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Take home a pet from this weekend’s adoption event with PetSmart

  08-11-2017 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  In our weekly Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell shares information about an adoption event being held with PetSmart this weekend and updated the fall lottery.
  
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• Professional bull riders roll into Edmonton for PBR Global Cup

  08-11-2017 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  Rogers Place will host the PBR Global Cup this weekend. Professional bull riders Zane Lambert and Lachlan Richardson – who is from Australia – talk about the sport and share their stories.
  
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• An Indigenous soldier's story: equal on the battlefield, but not at home

  08-11-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman honouring the heroic wartime deeds of her late grandfather is pleased to see a growing recognition of the contribution of Indigenous soldiers.
  
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• Ask The Doctor: How to avoid having a stroke

  08-11-2017 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  In our Ask the Doctor segment, Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod explains what causes strokes, what happens when people experience one, and what you can do to prevent it in the first place.
  
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• Storm chaser and host of “Angry Planet” George Kourounis in Edmonton

  08-11-2017 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  For years, George Kourounis has been a witness to our changing environment. His TV show “Angry Planet” has put him on the front lines of some of the most dangerous weather situations in the world. He’s in Edmonton this week to discuss climate change and joined us in studio.
  
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• Top U.S. creationist's invitation as keynote speaker for Alberta homeschooling convention draws fire

  08-11-2017 15:06 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta homeschooling group that came under fire in 2016 for booking controversial reality-TV couple Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar for its annual convention is again facing heat — this time for inviting leading U.S. creationist Ken Ham to speak.
  
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