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• Downtown Edmonton resident deals with heat woes during extreme cold: ‘It’s not livable’

  30-12-2017 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton man says he's been forced to move out of his downtown condo building due to ongoing heating issues, as the temperature in the city dips below -30 C.
  
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• Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton credits #MeToo for doubling number of new clients

  30-12-2017 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton is reflecting on a busy year where the topic of sexual assault was on everyone's minds.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos 2017 season in review

  30-12-2017 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  After a year of injuries and streaks, 630 CHED's Morley Scott looks back at the season and what to expect in 2018.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers still trying to bring penalty kill to life

  30-12-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers focused on their penalty killing at Saturday's practice.
  
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• Edmonton fire crews battle overnight house fire in frigid temperatures

  30-12-2017 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton firefighters battled frigid temperatures overnight as they worked to douse a blaze at a home on the city's north end.
  
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• Central Alberta lodge destroyed in overnight fire

  30-12-2017 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Elks Lodge in Leslieville, Alta. was destroyed by an overnight fire. The fire broke out Friday night and crews remained on scene Saturday to douse the blaze.
  
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• Doughnuts from Okotoks Safeway may have been infected with hepatitis A

  30-12-2017 19:25 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Health Services says an employee at the store located at 610 Big Rock Lane had a confirmed case of hepatitis A and may have passed the infection on by way of bulk doughnuts purchased between Dec. 1 and Dec. 21.
  
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• Leon Draisaitl experiences season's worth of emotions in Oilers 4-3 overtime loss

  30-12-2017 19:16 via cbc.ca
  In a game with many storylines, the saddest of the night was written all over the face of Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers star centre went through a season’s worth of emotions in a single night. After it was over, he carried the full weight of his team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on his young shoulders.
  
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• Alberta Safeway food handler found to have hepatitis A: AHS

  30-12-2017 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Health Services is issuing a public alert after a food handler at a Safeway in Okotoks was found to have hepatitis A.
  
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• Overnight fire engulfs north Edmonton home - Edmonton - CBC News - CBC.ca

  30-12-2017 18:52 via cbc.ca
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  The fire at 108th Street and 178th Avenue started in a garage at around midnight Saturday. Flames were shooting 10 to 15 metres into the air from the garage, an Edmonton Fire Rescue spokesperson said.
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• Central Alberta hamlet devastated by ‘suspicious’ overnight lodge fire

  30-12-2017 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  Just after 7 p.m. Friday, fire crews were called to the Elks Lodge in Leslieville, Alta, a community of fewer than 250 people located about 35 kilometres east of Rocky Mountain House.
  
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• Central Alberta hamlet devastated by overnight lodge fire

  30-12-2017 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  Just after 7 p.m. Friday, fire crews were called to the Elks Lodge in Leslieville, Alta, a community of fewer than 250 people located about 35 kilometres east of Rocky Mountain House.
  
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• Overnight fire engulfs north Edmonton home

  30-12-2017 18:42 via cbc.ca
  The fire at 108th Street and 178th Avenue started in a garage at around midnight Saturday. Flames were shooting 10 to 15 metres into the air from the garage, an Edmonton Fire Rescue spokesperson said.
  
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• SCARS Edmonton with 2 big furry dogs

  30-12-2017 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  Two big furry dogs are once again up for adoption from Edmonton’s Second Chance Animal Rescue Society.
  
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• In the Global Edmonton kitchen with chef Vinod Lohtia

  30-12-2017 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Vinod Lohtia, a personal chef and culinary teacher, is planning a big culinary tour to India this year. He’s also teaching cooking classes. He joins Kent and Kevin in the kitchen this weekend.
  
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• Edmonton's extreme cold expected to break by New Year - CBC.ca - CBC.ca

  30-12-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
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  Hang in there, Edmonton — bone-chilling temperatures will stick around all weekend, but will let up by the New Year.and more »
  
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• Edmonton's extreme cold expected to break by New Year

  30-12-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  Hang in there, Edmonton — bone-chilling temperatures will stick around all weekend, but will let up by the New Year.
  
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• Stories that got Edmontonians talking in 2017

  30-12-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  From the Oilers' great — then poor — performance to an accidental beach, Edmontonians had a lot to talk about in 2017.
  
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• Winter warning to travellers at Edmonton airport

  30-12-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton International Airport is a melting pot of shock and relief, as travellers either escape the cold for tropical destinations or step into arctic air after returning from Christmas vacations.
  
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• Saddle Lake 'miracle' women honoured in new museum exhibit

  30-12-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The women from Saddle Lake First Nation who their battle with the federal government over Indigenous women’s rights are being honoured by the Royal Alberta Museum.
  
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• Edmonton ceremony honours Order of Canada appointment for Fred Sasakamoose, first Indigenous NHL player

  30-12-2017 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  Hours after Fred Sasakamoose was officially appointed to the Order of Canada, the National Hockey League's first Indigenous player was honoured at a special ceremony in Edmonton on Friday.
  
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• Wall of Glass: Chicago goalie Jeff Glass wins NHL debut over Edmonton Oilers

  30-12-2017 06:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers rallied but lost in overtime.
  
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• Blackhawks dance by Oilers with Patrick Kane's nifty OT winner

  30-12-2017 05:55 via cbc.ca
  Patrick Kane put in his own rebound to score the winner 50 seconds into overtime as the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Friday.
  
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• What wind chill and weather warnings really mean, according to a meteorologist

  30-12-2017 05:16 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor explains exactly how weather warnings get issued, and how they work.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: Dec. 29

  30-12-2017 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about the loosening of certain rules in Saudi Arabia and Canada’s plan to legalize recreational marijuana.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Dec. 29

  30-12-2017 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• In conversation with Mayor Don Iveson 2017: Part 6

  30-12-2017 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  It’s been a busy 12 months at Edmonton City Hall. As we approach the end of the year, Vinesh Pratap sat down for a conversation with Mayor Don Iveson. Here is part six of six of that conversation.
  
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• Northern Alberta county under state of emergency due to natural gas disruption

  30-12-2017 02:25 via cbc.ca
  A large swath of northern Alberta is under a state of emergency Friday night due to low natural gas pressure.
  
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• Northern Alberta county under state of emergency due to low natural gas pressure, system outages

  30-12-2017 02:25 via cbc.ca
  A large swath of northern Alberta is under a state of emergency Friday night due to low natural gas pressure.
  
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• Whyte Avenue is the preferred route for Centre LRT: City administration

  30-12-2017 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  We’re learning more about another LRT line being planned for Edmonton and how Whyte Avenue might play a big role. Julia Wong explains.
  
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• Cold weather causes natural gas supply outages in part of northern Alberta

  30-12-2017 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  A reception centre was set up in northern Alberta on Friday afternoon for people affected by natural gas supply outages that officials say were brought on by the "persistent cold weather."
  
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• Cold weather causes gas outages in northern Alberta county, local state of emergency declared

  30-12-2017 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  A local state of emergency was declared in Mackenzie County and a reception centre was set up in northern Alberta on Friday afternoon for people affected by natural gas supply outages that officials say were brought on by the "persistent cold weather."
  
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• Albertans to be hit by carbon tax increase on New Year’s Day

  30-12-2017 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans’ furnaces are likely cranked up during this prolonged cold snap and beginning on Monday, those couple of extra degrees will cost you more on your carbon tax bill. Tom Vernon has the details.
  
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• Edmontonians look for ways to avoid cabin fever during cold snap

  30-12-2017 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  After a week of this bone-chilling cold, many Edmontonians are getting a little stir crazy, Sarah Kraus looks into some ideas for indoor activities in the city to keep you and your family entertained.
  
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• B.C. dog owner describes how lost dog, sold on Kijiji in Edmonton, ended up returning home

  30-12-2017 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  Trish Armstrong-Gibson, who lost her dog in Edmonton over the holidays describes in a phone interview Friday how her family was able to get their dog back after the dog was sold online to a new family.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Dec. 29

  30-12-2017 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton Carole Anne Devaney from Friday, Dec. 29, 2017.
  
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• Edmonton deep freeze continues as city reaches coldest temperatures of the year

  30-12-2017 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton, like much of Canada, was one giant ice cube on Friday night with wind chills expected to make it feel like the mid-minus forties later on.
  
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• Spruce Grove, Alta. to open first after-hours GSA

  30-12-2017 01:33 via cbc.ca
  Hallie Tucker came home from Spruce Grove, Alta.'s only high school one day and told her mom Jody all about the bullying.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Dec. 29

  30-12-2017 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews All the Money in the World and Downsizing.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: Dec. 29

  30-12-2017 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the top stories from the Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Nancy Carlson.
  
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• Twitter questions Jason Kenney claim that Alberta has seen 2 years of population decline

  30-12-2017 00:57 via globalnews.ca
  United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney has come under fire for a tweet in which he incorrectly stated that Alberta’s population has declined for the past two years.
  
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• It’s so cold in Calgary, it’s too chilly for penguins at the Calgary Zoo

  30-12-2017 00:37 via globalnews.ca
  It just keeps getting colder in Calgary. It was even too cold for the penguins to go outside at the Calgary Zoo on Friday.
  
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• Edmonton-based company tests for listeria following 36-product recall

  30-12-2017 00:36 via cbc.ca
  A food production company in Sherwood Park, HQ Fine Foods, is trying to figure out how their product was contaminated with Listeria. On Dec. 28, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled 36 varieties of sandwiches produced at HQ Fine Foods after an initial recall of 19 varieties on Dec. 21.
  
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• Drunk driving to be largely decriminalized in Alberta in 2018

  30-12-2017 00:35 via cbc.ca
  Changes are coming to the way drunk drivers are policed and prosecuted in Alberta with the provincial government set to issue a directive to police that will largely decriminalize impaired driving, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Whyte Avenue preferred route for Centre LRT: City administration

  30-12-2017 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Centre LRT is being touted as a way to connect the south side of the river from east to west. It would specifically connect downtown, the University of Alberta, Old Strathcona and Bonnie Doon.
  
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