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• Global News investigates: Calls for Alberta to license estheticians

  07-12-2017 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  In Alberta, you need a licence to cut hair. But if you want to be an esthetician, there are "no standard education requirements," according to the Alberta government.
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline doesn’t have to follow Burnaby, B.C. bylaw sections, can start work: NEB

  07-12-2017 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  With the decision in place, Trans Mountain can go ahead and start work at a number of sites.
  
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• Kinder Morgan cleared to start work on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion despite Burnaby's objections

  07-12-2017 23:13 via cbc.ca
  The National Energy Board has ruled in favour of Kinder Morgan Canada in its efforts to bypass Burnaby, B.C., bylaws that stand in the way of its $7.4 billion Trans Mountain expansion project.
  
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• Man killed in northern Alberta had been dead for weeks before he was found

  07-12-2017 22:57 via cbc.ca
  A man found shot to death earlier this month in his home on the Bigstone Cree Nation has been identified as Marvin Brian Auger.
  
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• Dec. 5, 1990: Gas price wars trigger long lineups at Edmonton stations

  07-12-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca
  A big price drop at an Edmonton gas station sparked long lineups as drivers looked to save on a tank of fuel.
  
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• Bob the carpenter lights up Edmonton home with eccentric Christmas display

  07-12-2017 21:58 via cbc.ca
  Around the corner and down a quiet residential street in Edmonton’s Queen Alexandra neighbourhood, there is something akin to a mirage — a home aglow with more than 150,000 individual Christmas lights.
  
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• Edmonton property taxes to rise by 3.2 per cent in 2018

  07-12-2017 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Property taxes in Edmonton will go up by 3.2 per cent next year, a slight decrease from the target council began debating in November, and significantly down from the five-per-cent hike that was projected in the spring.
  
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• Alberta court grants Unifor injunction blocking Suncor random drug test plan

  07-12-2017 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  A union that represents thousands of oilsands workers at Suncor Energy sites in Alberta has won a court injunction against random drug testing.
  
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• Court issues injunction against random drug tests for Suncor employees

  07-12-2017 20:51 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton judge has ordered oilsands giant Suncor not to proceed with plans to start random drug tests of its employees.
  
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• Edmonton to spend $3M more on controlling dandelions in 2018

  07-12-2017 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton city council agreed to spend $3 million more on turf maintenance for its sports fields: an extra $1 million will be used to bring back the herbicide iron chelate and $2 million will be spent on mowing more often.
  
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• Driving hungover can be as dangerous as driving drunk: police

  07-12-2017 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police say hours after a night out, once the hangover has set it, you could still be impaired and driving should be out of the question. Police came out with the warning about driving hungover with the holidays right around the corner. Kent Morrison has the details.
  
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• Alberta has no policy banning Saskatchewan licence plates at job sites: minister

  07-12-2017 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous said Alberta absolutely does not have any policy or restriction on Saskatchewan workers that mandates them to have Alberta licence plates. It comes after Saskatchewan banned Alberta licence plates from some of its construction sites. Jennifer Crosby speaks with Bilous about the great plate debate.
  
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• 24th annual auction for 630 CHED Santas Anonymous goes live Friday morning

  07-12-2017 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  The annual live on-air auction for 630 CHED Santas Anonymous is back again! For its 24th year, listeners can bid on packages that contain everything from a weekend getaway, to a theatre experience, to season tickets to the Edmonton Eskimos!
  
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• H0W-P3TTY: Alberta threatens lawsuit over Saskatchewan licence plate ban

  07-12-2017 20:11
  Saskatchewan won't return my calls to discuss issue, says Deron Bilous.
  
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• Edmonton to spend more money fighting dandelions

  07-12-2017 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  Budget deliberations continued at city hall on Thursday, when council passed a motion to spend more money on increased grass cutting and spraying dandelions. Vinesh Pratap has the details.
  
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• Gymnastics Canada suspends Edmonton-based coach in wake of sex-abuse allegations

  07-12-2017 20:05 via cbc.ca
  Gymnastics Canada has suspended Edmonton-based coach Michel Arsenault amid allegations he sexually abused some of his former students in Quebec in the 1980s and '90s.
  
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• Council votes to spend $3M to tackle dandelions in 2018

  07-12-2017 19:57 via cbc.ca
  Council voted Thursday to spend $3 million next spring to control dandelions, using a combination of mowing and herbicides.
  
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• Boyle Street warming bus back on the road thanks to $61,000 donation

  07-12-2017 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Boyle Street Community Services' warming bus will be on the streets of Edmonton after all this winter, thanks to a donation from the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation.
  
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• Argument in Walmart parking lot ends with hit and run: Red Deer RCMP

  07-12-2017 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Red Deer RCMP say charges are pending against a 37-year-old man after an argument in a Walmart parking lot ended with a hit and run.
  
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• Driving hungover can be as dangerous as driving drunk: Edmonton police

  07-12-2017 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Driving the morning after a night of drinking can be just as dangerous and getting behind the wheel impaired. That's the warning from Edmonton police as we head into the holiday season.
  
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• 'We won't be backing off,' Brad Wall says of Alberta government ultimatum over plate policy

  07-12-2017 18:36 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government refuses to talk to the Alberta government after banning Alberta licence plates on road construction sites, says Alberta's economic development minister.
  
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• Saskatchewan turning deaf ear to Alberta over plate spat, minister says

  07-12-2017 18:36 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan government refuses to talk to the Alberta government after banning Alberta licence plates on road construction sites, says the province's economic development minister.
  
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• Plate spat could trigger 'trade war' with Saskatchewan, Alberta minister says

  07-12-2017 18:36 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's Economic Development Minister continues to bait Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall while promising a court fight after Wall banned Alberta licence plates on road construction sites.
  
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• Laser pointed at plane trying to land at Edmonton-area airport

  07-12-2017 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  A pilot was attempting to land at the Villeneuve Airport, northwest of Edmonton, when the plane was struck by a green laser.
  
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• Gymnastics Canada suspends Alberta coach amid sexual-abuse allegations

  07-12-2017 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton gym has banned one of its co-founders — gymnastics coach Michel Arsenault — and Gymnastics Canada has suspended him amid allegations he sexually abused some of his former students.
  
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• U.S. trade panel rules Canadian softwood lumber harms American producers

  07-12-2017 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  In a 4-0 vote Thursday morning, the agency sided with the U.S. lumber coalition.
  
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• Here are the provinces with the highest and lowest family net worth

  07-12-2017 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  The share of seniors with a mortgage, meanwhile, has nearly doubled since 1999.
  
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• Musician Tom Wilson delves into his storied past in his book “Beautiful Scars”

  07-12-2017 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  For any band member, life on tour can be chaotic, unpredictable and often filled with unexpected curve balls. For musician Tom Wilson, his unusual existance began long before he got behind the mic. He tackles his own back-story in the book “Beautuful Scars” and joined us in the studio this morning with the details.
  
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• Oilers fail to find answers, drop another home game against struggling Flyers

  07-12-2017 16:18 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers are a four-alarm, 5W hockey team right now. Home team fans who watched playoff games for the first time in a decade last spring are confused. They want some answers. What’s wrong with this team? Why does this keep happening? Who’s to blame? When is this nightmare going to end? Where, oh where is the team we saw in April?
  
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• Kent Hehr faces complaint of being condescending to Calgary mother

  07-12-2017 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary woman is coming forward with complaints about Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr, saying he was disrespectful and condescending when she raised her concerns with him.
  
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• Parallels drawn between pot legalization and the waning days of alcohol prohibition

  07-12-2017 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  Every province had its own approach to battling booze in the early 20th century. And, like the way the federal government has approached the legalization of cannabis, the rules for ending prohibition of alcohol were up to each province.
  
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• 'It is a disgrace': Community opposes proposed oilsands landfill south of Fort McMurray

  07-12-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Residents in the northern Alberta hamlet of Conklin are uniting to oppose a proposed oilsands landfill steps away from their community.
  
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• RCMP issue warning after green laser pointed at plane northwest of Edmonton

  07-12-2017 15:15 via cbc.ca
  A pilot bound for the Villeneuve Airport northwest of Edmonton was able to navigate a safe landing after a green laser was pointed at the plane Wednesday night.
  
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• Attacker returns to Edmonton woman's condo building weeks after sex assault

  07-12-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman who was groped and grabbed in the elevator of her condominium building was shocked to see the man convicted of her sexual assault living down the hall again.
  
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• Winter warming bus for Edmonton's homeless reaches fundraising goal

  07-12-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The winter warming bus for Edmonton’s homeless will be back on city streets soon after a spontaneous campaign to fund it reached its goal on Wednesday.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, December 7, 2017

  07-12-2017 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, December 7, 2017 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta man who appeared as retired U.S. marine at Remembrance Day events denounced as impostor

  07-12-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian group that investigates and exposes people falsely claiming to be veterans alleges a man who took part in Remembrance Day events at three schools in Red Deer, Alta., is an impostor who never served in the U.S. marines.
  
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• Extra special delivery for Give Me Shelter campaign

  07-12-2017 07:56 via globalnews.ca
  On Wednesday, Global News received an extra special delivery for our Give Me Shelter campaign and we finally heard the story behind the beautiful bears that have been donated for years and how it all started.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: Alberta woman writes book about overcoming addiction and homelessness

  07-12-2017 07:43 via globalnews.ca
  She overcame addiction and homelessness and is now sharing her story. In the latest edition of Our YEG At Night, Global News caught up with Kathy Tuccaro who has just written a book about her experiences.
  
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• Edmonton police investigate after 42-year-old man stabbed north of Whyte Avenue

  07-12-2017 07:15 via globalnews.ca
  A 42-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed north of Whyte Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, according to Edmonton police.
  
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• Alberta pharmacist charged after thousands of opioid tablets are stolen from Safeway

  07-12-2017 07:04 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary woman who worked as a pharmacist in Okotoks is facing numerous charges following an RCMP investigation into opioid tablets that went missing from an Okotoks pharmacy.
  
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• Sexual harassment allegations made against former football star Warren Moon

  07-12-2017 07:03 via globalnews.ca
  A legendary NFL quarterback, who’s also a former Edmonton Eskimo, is facing allegations of sexual harassment. A former employee of Warren Moon’s is taking legal action over her claims.
  
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• Tension mounts over licence plate issue involving Alberta and Saskatchewan

  07-12-2017 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is threatening legal action against Saskatchewan after that province banned Alberta licence plates from some of its construction sites. Sarah Kraus explains.
  
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• Tension mounts over licence plate issue in Alberta & Saskatchewan

  07-12-2017 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is threatening legal action against Saskatchewan after that province banned Alberta licence plates from some of its construction sites. Sarah Kraus explains.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers can’t figure out Flyers and lose at home again

  07-12-2017 06:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers suffered another loss on home ice.
  
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• Calgary pharmacist charged after 33,000 opioid tablets stolen from Okotoks pharmacy

  07-12-2017 06:38 via globalnews.ca
  A 52-year-old pharmacist from Calgary has been charged in connection with "a significant amount of narcotics [that] had been diverted" from a Safeway pharmacy in Okotoks, the RCMP said in a news release Wednesday night.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers deliver lifeless 4-2 loss to Philadelphia Flyers - Edmonton Sun

  07-12-2017 06:35 via edmontonsun.com
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  Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl scores a short-handed goal against the Philadelphia Flyers' Brian Elliott in Edmonton on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.Larry Wong / Photo by Larry Wong/Postmedia. Head coach Todd McLellan warned his team the morning of ...
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• More options on the table for Northlands Coliseum, mayor says - CBC.ca

  07-12-2017 05:19 via cbc.ca
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  More options on the table for Northlands Coliseum, mayor says
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  There are more options on the table for the future of Northlands Coliseum. Mayor Don Iveson said the city will be looking for a private real estate company to either redevelop the land or revitalize the arena instead of boarding it up. "That might be ...
  Edmonton property tax hike expected to come in at 3.3% or under: IvesonGlobalnews.caall 4 news articles »
  
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• More options on the table for Northlands Coliseum, mayor says

  07-12-2017 05:19 via cbc.ca
  There are more options on the table for the future of Northlands Coliseum.
  
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• This Calgary doctor did brain surgery without cutting open her patient's skull, or even making an incision

  07-12-2017 04:39 via cbc.ca
  Elias Pharon, who suffered from uncontrollable essential tremors in his hands, struggling to even to feed himself for the past five years, has a firm grip again thanks to a breakthrough, non-invasive surgical technique performed on his brain by a team of Calgary doctors.
  
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