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• South Edmonton resident calls city road project a ‘comedy of errors’

  30-11-2017 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton project has gone off the rails, according to many people living in the Queen Alexandra neighbourhood.
  
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• Edmonton sees first influenza-related death of the season

  30-11-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  New flu numbers released by Alberta Health Services show the number of lab-confirmed influenza cases has more that doubled in the last two weeks while the first flu-related death in Edmonton this season has now been confirmed.
  
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• Kids still get into national parks for free, but adults will pay in 2018

  30-11-2017 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  The free parks pass program brought in to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday is coming to an end Dec. 31, 2017.
  
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• 'Politics outweighed other things today,' Ceci says about PST discussion

  30-11-2017 22:45 via cbc.ca
  Finance Minister Joe Ceci is rejecting a suggestion by economists from Canada’s banks that a consumption tax would be a good way to diversify Alberta’s revenue sources.
  
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• Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci on provincial sales tax: ‘That’s not on’

  30-11-2017 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Talk of an Alberta provincial sales tax is a non-starter for Finance Minister Joe Ceci.
  
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• Police investigating fake Fort McMurray RCMP Facebook account

  30-11-2017 22:19 via cbc.ca
  Police in Fort McMurray are investigating a Facebook page looked an official RCMP account but invited drug users to let police "test your cocaine before you snort it."
  
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• Dec. 2, 1987: Some Edmonton moviegoers outraged by 50-cent price hike - CBC.ca

  30-11-2017 22:02 via cbc.ca
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  Dec. 2, 1987: Some Edmonton moviegoers outraged by 50-cent price hike
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  Just when you finished buying all those holiday gifts and head out to a movie, ticket prices jumped from $6 to $6.50 in Edmonton Famous Players theatres. "I think it's outrageous. It just getting higher and higher,' one moviegoer said. Famous Players ...
  
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• Dec. 2, 1987: Some Edmonton moviegoers outraged by 50-cent price hike

  30-11-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Just when you’ve finished buying all those holiday gifts and head out to a movie, ticket prices jump from $6 to $6.50 in Edmonton Famous Players theatres.
  
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• Edmonton company steps up to get winter warming bus back on the road - CBC.ca

  30-11-2017 21:54 via cbc.ca
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  Edmonton company steps up to get winter warming bus back on the road
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  An Edmonton business owner has handed over a cheque for $1,000 to get the winter warming bus for the city's homeless back on the road. Having provided the service for about a decade, the bus has been parked this winter due to a lack of money. Lack of ...
  
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• Edmonton company steps up to get winter warming bus back on the road

  30-11-2017 21:54 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton business owner has handed over a cheque for $1,000 to get the winter warming bus for the city’s homeless back on the road.
  
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• Lethbridge police officer rescues 2 people, dogs from freezing water

  30-11-2017 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Lethbridge police are sharing the story of an officer who braved frigidly cold waters to rescue two people and their dogs.
  
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• Driver arrested in alleged naked kidnapping in Alberta is facing more charges

  30-11-2017 21:07 via cbc.ca
  There's another twist in the bizarre case of an Alberta family allegedly kidnapped earlier this month by a group of naked people.
  
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• OPEC tries to boost oil prices by extending production cuts through 2018

  30-11-2017 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  The crude output cuts are intended to keep supplies tight and bolster prices.
  
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• Second-hand ‘toke’ could lead to people failing workplace drug tests: university study

  30-11-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  On the same day Suncor and its union were in court fighting about random drug testing on the job, a University of Calgary study revealed employees could fail such tests due to second-hand smoke from marijuana.
  
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• Proposed bill demands transparency, accountability from Alberta auto industry

  30-11-2017 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  New proposed legislation aims to protect Albertans who are looking to buy or repair a vehicle by holding the automotive industry more accountable and transparent. 
  
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• Edmonton Oilers lose services of top goalie Cam Talbot to injury

  30-11-2017 20:03 via cbc.ca
  As the Edmonton Oilers try to turn around their disappointing season, they'll have to do it without goaltender Cam Talbot.
  
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• Fake Fort McMurray RCMP Facebook page prompts warning

  30-11-2017 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating several reports about a Facebook account "falsely representing the RCMP" after an apparent appeal to illicit drug users was posted.
  
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• Albertans rally against fertility service changes

  30-11-2017 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of Albertans who use fertility services want the provincial government to reverse a decision to stop offering uninsured procedures at an Edmonton hospital.
  
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• Black coffee, rambunctious radio: Edmonton AM broadcasts from Café Blackbird

  30-11-2017 19:25 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton AM left the studio behind on Thursday morning for a live broadcast at Café​ Blackbird in the heart of the Crestwood neighbourhood.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos reveal long free-agent list

  30-11-2017 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos have 37 pending free agents as the CFL released the 2018 pending free-agent lists on Thursday.
  
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• Alberta MLA compares Canada pot legalization to China’s communist revolution

  30-11-2017 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Nov 30 – Alberta MLA Ron Orr expresses concern that the legalization of marijuana in Canada could lead to a communist revolution similar to the one that happened in China.
  
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• Driver arrested in alleged naked kidnapping south of Edmonton facing more charges

  30-11-2017 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  One of three people arrested in a bizarre case of an Alberta family allegedly kidnapped by a group of naked people is facing additional charges.
  
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• Posters accuse former Needle Vinyl Tavern employee of lying over sexual assault allegations

  30-11-2017 18:42 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are looking into posters calling former Needle Vinyl Tavern employee Brittany Lyne Rudyck a liar.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot placed on injured reserve

  30-11-2017 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers have placed starting goaltender Cam Talbot on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury.
  
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• Alberta MLA says marijuana legalization could lead to communist revolution

  30-11-2017 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta MLA has drawn parallels between the legalization of marijuana in Canada and the communist revolution in China.
  
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• Protester interrupts Jim Carr’s speech at Vancouver energy forum

  30-11-2017 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley will discuss the future of the energy sector at a forum hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Thursday.
  
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• Business leaders, politicians to talk energy at Greater Vancouver Board of Trade forum

  30-11-2017 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley will discuss the future of the energy sector at a forum hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Thursday.
  
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• Rally happening Thursday to protest AHS cancelling Edmonton fertility services

  30-11-2017 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  A rally Thursday at the Alberta legislature will protest an Alberta Health Services decision to cancel non-insured fertility services like IVF and IUI at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Ski Club looks to reopen part-time in 2018

  30-11-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The president of the Edmonton Ski Club is hoping to open a few days a week this winter, starting in January.
  
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• Service Alberta Minister talks about bill targeting online ticket bots

  30-11-2017 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  The NDP has introduced a new Consumer Bill of Rights, one aimed at tackling a number of issues including banning ticket bots that target websites like Ticketmaster. Service Alberta Minister Stephanie McLean joined Erin Chalmers with the details.
  
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• Southwest Edmonton residents want fire hall built sooner after string of arsons

  30-11-2017 15:30 via cbc.ca
  In August, a house on Sarah Gibson’s street was intentionally set on fire. Within minutes the home had collapsed.
  
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• Premier Notley to be greeted by pipeline protesters in Vancouver

  30-11-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley will today deliver her first speech in British Columbia since the NDP formed government there in May.
  
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• How to feed Edmonton families this season with the JCI Christmas Hamper Program

  30-11-2017 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  JCI’s annual Christmas Hamper Program will bring joy to several Edmonton families this season. Chris Curtola and Emily Mardell joined Global News Morning with all the details and how you can get involved.
  
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• Ottawa wants conflict resolution panel for Trans Mountain pipeline project

  30-11-2017 14:20 via cbc.ca
  The federal government wants to see a new process established to resolve conflicts over permits that Kinder Morgan says is delaying construction on its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in British Columbia.
  
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• Warm winter clothes 'huge' help for Edmonton's homeless

  30-11-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Gloves, socks and hats that Edmontonians donated to CBC’s winter clothing drive are being handed out to people on the street.
  
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• City embarking on aggressive Edmonton tree protection plan

  30-11-2017 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  The long-term goal of the city is to get Edmonton's tree canopy doubled from the current 10 per cent. It's proposing an investment plan that, over decades, will be worth hundreds of millions.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, November 30, 2017

  30-11-2017 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, November 30, 2017 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• 12 years later, Edmonton family reconnected with treasured photo album lost in Winnipeg

  30-11-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman says she was shocked and delighted when a photo album filled with pictures of her family was found in Winnipeg after 12 years.
  
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• Alberta hits employers with heaviest fines in the country when someone dies on the job

  30-11-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta employers are being hit with the heaviest fines for violating occupational health and safety laws in connection with a workplace fatality, a CBC investigation has found.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: Festival of Trees preview

  30-11-2017 07:20 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s Festival of Trees kicks off on Thursday at the Shaw Conference Centre. The event is a major fundraiser for the University Hospital Foundation. Jennifer Crosby spoke to some of the people behind this tradition for the latest edition of Our YEG At Night.
  
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• Elk Island Public School Board eliminates half-day kindergarten

  30-11-2017 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Elk Island Public School Board says it will no longer offer half-day kindergarten due to a financial shortfall. Sarah Kraus has the details.
  
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• Calgary and Vancouver are, on average, Canada’s most indebted major cities: report

  30-11-2017 06:00 via globalnews.ca
  Average debt balances per person have kept growing in almost every quarter since 2015, data show.
  
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• 2 liars and 3 murders: trial wraps up in Red Deer

  30-11-2017 04:54 via cbc.ca
  Closing arguments have been made in the six-week triple murder trial in Red Deer. Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank are charged with the first-degree murders of Gordon, Sandra and Monica Klaus. The judge has reserved his decision until the new year.
  
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• Ottawa seeks conflict resolution panel for Trans Mountain pipeline project

  30-11-2017 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government wants to see a new process established to resolve conflicts over permits that Kinder Morgan says is delaying construction on its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in British Columbia.
  
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• Cross Country Ski Canada reacts to Russian athletes competing in Canmore World Cup amidst doping scandal

  30-11-2017 03:39 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a controversial decision that has top-level Canadian Paralympic officials disappointed – arguing athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete if they’re still under a suspension.
  
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• Architecture student develops easy-to-build shelters for wildfire evacuees

  30-11-2017 02:39 via cbc.ca
  An architecture student is developing shelters for families displaced by Canadian wildfires.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Nov. 29, 2017

  30-11-2017 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Crown says only one explanation in Alberta triple-murder trial makes sense

  30-11-2017 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown prosecutor in the Jason Klaus and Josh Frank triple murder trial told court only one explanation of the crime makes sense. Fletcher Kent has more from Red Deer.
  
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• Closing arguments made in Alberta triple-murder trial

  30-11-2017 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  After six weeks of evidence and countless descriptions of how Gordon, Sandra and Monica Klaus died, Crown prosecutor Doug Taylor told a Red Deer court Wednesday that only one account makes sense.
  
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• AMA calls on Alberta government to modernize registry services

  30-11-2017 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Motor Association wants to see more registry services move online. It may just be the first step to modernizing registry services in the province. Quinn Ohler reports.
  
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