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• Edmonton family opens HEARTS free store for those in need

  16-12-2017 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  A local family has opened up a free store for those who may be struggling in Edmonton. The HEARTS free thrift store held its grand opening this weekend.
  
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• Cam Talbot solid as Edmonton Oilers win day game in Minnesota

  16-12-2017 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Cam Talbot returned from an injury and made 29 saves to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• One person dead after collision on Highway 63, south of Fort McMurray

  16-12-2017 22:14 via cbc.ca
  Police received a 911 call about the collision at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. At least one person died, police confirmed.
  
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• Fatal collision temporarily closes section of Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray

  16-12-2017 22:14 via cbc.ca
  Police received a 911 call about the collision at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. At least one person died, Cpl. Teri-Ann Deobald confirmed.
  
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• Northlands Coliseum farewell weekend was ‘right thing to do’

  16-12-2017 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians of all ages came out to celebrate and say goodbye to the Coliseum on Saturday — a facility that holds significance for many, for a variety of reasons.
  
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• Hundreds of Edmontonians stream into Santas Anonymous depot for delivery day

  16-12-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  This year, the organization is handing out gifts to approximately 24,000 children in 9,000 families in the city, according to executive director Lana Nordlund.
  
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• Delivery weekend continues on Sunday for 630 CHED Santas Anonymous

  16-12-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Delivery weekend continues on Sunday with roughly 1,000 packages still to be delivered.
  
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• Federal government’s changes to the Income Tax Act face continued criticism

  16-12-2017 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has spoken out about upcoming federal income tax changes.
  
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• Peter Watts: New voting technology tested in Calgary-Lougheed byelection won’t be perfect on the first try

  16-12-2017 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Pamela Renwick, director of operations and communications for Elections Alberta, comments on the new technology that was used to assist the voting process during the recent Calgary-Lougheed byelection.
  
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• Whitecourt community hosts memorial hockey game to honour brothers killed by father

  16-12-2017 19:25 via cbc.ca
  The community of Whitecourt took to the ice Saturday to remember two boys killed by their father one year ago. The Whitecourt Wolverines played a memorial hockey game in honour of the team's owners, Tracy and Brent Stark.
  
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• Memorial hockey game underway today in Whitecourt for brothers killed by father

  16-12-2017 19:25 via cbc.ca
  The community of Whitecourt is taking to the ice today to remember two boys killed by their father one year ago. The Whitecourt Wolverines will play a memorial hockey game in honour of the team's owners, Tracy and Brent Stark
  
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• Canadian women’s Rugby Sevens captain Jen Kish: ‘This will be my last season’

  16-12-2017 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian women's rugby sevens captain Jen Kish says she has one more season left in her before she retires. 
  
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• Driver fighting for life after collision with moose on Alberta highway

  16-12-2017 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  One person is in life-threatening condition after their car collided with a moose on Highway QEII near Blackfalds early Saturday morning.
  
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• Last hockey game marks end of an era at Northlands Coliseum

  16-12-2017 17:51 via cbc.ca
  A new generation of hockey stars raced across the ice at Northlands Coliseum on Friday for the arena's last puck drop.
  
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• Edmonton’s Melisizwe Brothers perform at Apollo Theatre

  16-12-2017 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Melisizwe Brothers are back home in Edmonton after making a huge splash at the world-famous Apollo Theatre.
  
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• Festive creations with The Alder Room

  16-12-2017 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  Ben Staley, the chef and owner of The Alder Room, joins us in the Global kitchen to talk positive buzz, rice pudding, and non-alcoholic drink pairings.
  
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• Delivery day for Santas Anonymous

  16-12-2017 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of children in the Edmonton area will have a gift under the tree thanks to 630 CHED Santas Anonymous. Julia Wong is at Santa’s depot for delivery day!
  
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• The Ledge: Shots fired in trade battle, sudden session wrap, and Kenney wins a seat

  16-12-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca
  After the Alberta government introduced major legislation late in the session, the Official Opposition United Conservative Party dug in its heels and was prepared to sit for as long as it took.
  
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• ‘Up Late With Santa!’ at Citadel Theatre

  16-12-2017 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  The performance is modelled after a late-night talk show hosted by Santa himself. Co-producers Graham and Matt Currie tell us more about the grown-up show and how it’s helping wildlife.
  
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• Edmonton's Food Bank taking people Beyond Food and back into ... - CBC.ca

  16-12-2017 16:31 via cbc.ca
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  Edmonton's Food Bank taking people Beyond Food and back into ...
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  The food bank takes its mission Beyond Food by helping Edmontonians get back into the workplace.and more »
  
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• Edmonton's Food Bank taking people Beyond Food and back into the workplace

  16-12-2017 16:30 via cbc.ca
  The food bank takes its mission Beyond Food by helping Edmontonians get back into the workplace.
  
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• Food 4 Good’s Edmonton community food centre

  16-12-2017 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  Food 4 Good is the food programming division of the Jasper Place Wellness Centre. Ashley Bouchard joins us to share more about the services offered.
  
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• Canadians Kripps, Lumsden snag silver at bobsleigh World Cup

  16-12-2017 13:02 via cbc.ca
  Canada took a silver of medal at a bobsleigh World Cup stop at the Igls track in Innsbruck, Austria, on Saturday, with Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden staking claim to the second-place spot.
  
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• 'Look how far we've come': Inuit artist collective to represent Canada at Venice Biennale

  16-12-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  In 2019, Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn, as part of the artist collective Isuma, will represent Canada at one of the most prestigious art exhibitions in the world, the Venice Biennale.
  
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• The internet can be a powerful tool for good, but only if everyone can get online

  16-12-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  One of the internet's greatest attributes is its potential to be a democratizing tool. But everyone needs to have access to it, and currently, too many people don't, including women, children, marginalized people and Indigenous populations.
  
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• Canadian players in Russia are looking to form nucleus of Team Canada

  16-12-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Twenty-five Canadians chosen by Hockey Canada for this week's Channel One Cup tournament in Moscow are being sized up by general manager Sean Burke and head coach Willie Desjardins for the team that will go to the Winter Games in Pyeongchang.
  
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• Bell says CRTC promise of free phone unlocking doesn't apply to everyone

  16-12-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Canadians were supposed to be freed from cellphone unlocking fees come Dec. 1, but some with a Bell-locked phone have found they've had to fight for their freedom.
  
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• Rugby 7s captain Jen Kish puts off retirement for 1 more season

  16-12-2017 06:29 via cbc.ca
  Canadian women's rugby sevens captain Jen Kish says she has one more season left in her before she retires. The 29-year-old Edmonton native turned to social media on Friday to announce that she plans to compete for one final season before hanging up her cleats.
  
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• Sick Santa home just in time for Christmas

  16-12-2017 06:17 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 15 – After being in the hospital for six months, Londonderry Mall’s Santa is deemed healthy enough to return home, in time to spend the holidays with his family. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• ‘A Christmas miracle’: Sick Londonderry Mall Santa comes home from hospital

  16-12-2017 05:52 via globalnews.ca
  After being inundated with pictures and warm wishes from strangers, Santa Claus is officially out of the hospital, and back home - just in time for Christmas.
  
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• Touching video shows Alberta toddler deliver Christmas present to ‘recycling man’

  16-12-2017 05:18 via globalnews.ca
  A three-year-old boy from Wainwright, Alta. is exemplifying the true meaning of Christmas with his kind gesture towards a civic employee.
  
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• Young Alberta boy gives Christmas gift to ‘recycling man’

  16-12-2017 05:12 via globalnews.ca
  A three-year-old boy from Wainwright, Alta. delivers a Christmas present to the ‘recycling man’ he waves at through the window every week.
  
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• Alberta heart transplant recipient known as ‘Baby Jessica’ remembered as ‘symbol of strength’

  16-12-2017 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  “She lived it the best way that she could."
  
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• Grant Fuhr talks about Northlands Coliseum as Edmontonians get ready to say farewell to former home of the Oilers

  16-12-2017 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  As Edmontonians get ready to say farewell to Northlands Coliseum, Kevin Karius asked Oilers legend Grant Fuhr to talk about saying goodbye to the arena.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: Dec. 15

  16-12-2017 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton thanks the volunteers who help out at worthwhile causes in Edmonton during the holiday season.
  
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• RCMP investigating Fort McMurray parking lot road rage stabbing

  16-12-2017 02:41 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray RCMP are investigating a Friday morning road rage incident in a parking lot that resulted in one person being stabbed.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Dec. 15

  16-12-2017 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton teacher uses her own money to buy her students holiday gifts

  16-12-2017 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a gesture inner-city kids will likely never forget and it comes from a special Grade 5 teacher in Edmonton. Every year, the teacher buys each student a gift with her own money. We convinced the teacher to let Global News photographer Eric Beck into her classroom.
  
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• Edmonton launches enforcement blitz against owners of off-leash dogs on bike path - Edmonton Journal

  16-12-2017 02:12 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Edmonton launches enforcement blitz against owners of off-leash dogs on bike path
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  Sgt. Seamus Mastre talks to Annie Wiminga Scott in the off-leash dog park as his team launches an enforcement blitz to educate or fine dog owners who let their pets run off-leash on nearby bike paths. Greg Southam / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment ...
  
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• Man stabbed in road rage incident in Fort McMurray parking lot: RCMP

  16-12-2017 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP say a suspect has been arrested after a man was seriously injured in a Fort McMurray stabbing that police believe was the result of a road rage incident.
  
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• Edmonton man shares surveillance video in effort to warn other about Christmas package thefts

  16-12-2017 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  The holiday season is a peak time for package deliveries but as one Edmonton man found out, you’re not the only one watching for gifts to arrive on your doorstep. He’s now got a warning for others about what happened to him. Kim Smith reports.
  
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• AUPE speaks out about unprovoked assaults at Edmonton Remand Centre

  16-12-2017 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  There was a lockdown at the Edmonton Remand Centre after a number of unprovoked assaults. The AUPE’s president spoke about the union’s concerns.
  
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• Edmonton police seek suspects after massive electronics heist

  16-12-2017 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  Police are search for two suspects after hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of electronics were stolen from a south Edmonton Staples.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Dec. 15

  16-12-2017 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.
  
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• Edmonton drivers struggle with icy conditions on Friday

  16-12-2017 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Friday proved to be challenging for Edmonton-area drivers trying to get around amid icy conditions. As Fletcher Kent reports, some December rain saw a lot of drivers and pedestrians slipping and sliding.
  
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• Presents from prison: Pê Sâkâstêw inmates help serve Christmas hampers in Maskwacis

  16-12-2017 01:42 via cbc.ca
  Samson Cree Nation hosted its Christmas food hamper giveaway Friday, with the help of volunteers and inmates from the nearby Pê Sâkâstêw correctional facility.
  
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• New U of A program helps under-represented students who seek health-care careers

  16-12-2017 01:34 via cbc.ca
  She was given the opportunity to work with the Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the U of A to create Venture Healthcare — a two-week internship program for students who are under-represented in health professions.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Dec. 15

  16-12-2017 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
  
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• UCP leader Jason Kenney speaks to Global Edmonton after byelection victory

  16-12-2017 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney will be able to sit in the Alberta legislature after winning his seat in Thursday’s Calgary-Lougheed byelection. He spoke to Global News’ Gord Steinke on Friday.
  
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• Edmontonians say farewell to Northlands Coliseum this weekend

  16-12-2017 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  The doors will soon close to Northlands Coliseum and the celebration of the former home of the Edmonton Oilers begins tonight. Kevin Karius spoke to Northlands CEO Tim Reid about the goodbye on Global News at 5 Edmonton.
  
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