Edmonton news

• Calgary MLA Rick Fraser registers as Alberta Party leadership candidate

  08-01-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  Calgary-South East MLA Rick Fraser is expected to announce his bid to lead the Alberta Party Tuesday, although his announcement was pre-empted by the Elections Alberta website.
  
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• Alberta reaches tentative deal with nurses that would impose 2-year wage freeze

  08-01-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  The union for Alberta's nurses is asking them to ratify a tentative deal that includes job security and a two-year wage freeze.
  
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• 106-year-old Alberta man dies just months after 79th wedding anniversary

  08-01-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Less than three months after celebrating his 79th wedding anniversary with his wife by his side, a 106-year-old Alberta man has died.
  
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• ‘It doesn’t stop getting cold at Christmas’: SantaYEG holding clothing drive until Jan. 31

  08-01-2018 23:07
  SantaYEG holds clothing drive till Jan. 31
  
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• Danielle Smith: Turning waste into energy is a better way to manage trash

  08-01-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  The days of shipping off garbage and making it another community’s problem are coming to an end.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers currently in a period of evaluation; coaching change not on the table: Chiarelli

  08-01-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli tells Bob Stauffer on Oilers Now that the organization is currently in a period of evaluation. He adds that he has full confidence in Todd McLellan and that a coaching change is not currently on the table.
  
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• It's official: No more Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton

  08-01-2018 22:15 via cbc.ca
  "Lots of great discussions" - but no deal - came out of negotiations between the rodeo association and the Oilers Entertainment Group.
  
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• $8M safety barriers going up in median of Edmonton ring road

  08-01-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is in the process of putting up cable safety barriers around the entire Edmonton ring road as an added safety measure.
  
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• No immediate wage increases for Alberta nurses in terms of mediated settlement

  08-01-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  In a notice on its website, the United Nurses of Alberta is recommending its 30,000 members accept the terms of a mediated settlement.
  
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• No immediate wage increases for Alberta nurses in tentative contract agreement

  08-01-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  In a notice on its website, the United Nurses of Alberta is recommending its 30,000 members accept the terms of a mediated settlement.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers owner is selling his luxury Vancouver condo for a cool $38 million

  08-01-2018 20:18 via cbc.ca
  It’s the condo that hockey built.
  
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• Edmonton artist wants to turn downtown skyline into giant slideshow

  08-01-2018 20:14 via cbc.ca
  When Slavo Cech looks at the brick and mortar facades of Edmonton’s downtown high rises, he sees a blank canvas.
  
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• Edmonton downtown street closed for LRT construction

  08-01-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  A section of downtown Edmonton will be an annoyance for drivers as a section of 102 Avenue is now closed for two years.
  
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• OEG won’t be bidding on Canadian Finals Rodeo

  08-01-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  It looks like the Canadian Finals Rodeo won't be finding a new Edmonton home at Rogers Place.
  
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• Investigation underway after 2 under-construction north Edmonton homes go up in flames

  08-01-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  An early morning fire destroyed two homes under construction in north Edmonton. Now fire investigators are sifting through what’s left, trying to determine how it started. Kendra Slugoski reports.
  
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• 4 Edmonton Catholic schools experience flood damage over Christmas break

  08-01-2018 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  Mother Margaret Mary High School, St. Rose Junior High School, St. Hilda Junior High School and J.H. Picard School all experienced flooding between Dec. 27 and Jan. 3.
  
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• Downtown Edmonton street closes for LRT construction

  08-01-2018 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's 102 Avenue between 96 Street and 103 Street has been shutdown for about two years for Valley Line LRT construction.
  
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• Alberta man Austin Vielle pleads guilty to Lethbridge triple murder

  08-01-2018 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  Southern Alberta man Austin Vielle has admitted to the triple murder of three friends in a Lethbridge townhouse almost three years ago.
  
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• Cree artist fosters next generation of Indigenous performers in Calling Lake

  08-01-2018 17:35 via cbc.ca
  After two decades working in Canada’s performing arts industry, Lance Cardinal felt compelled to bring his expertise back to his home community.
  
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• AMPLIFY HER

  08-01-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  Amplify Her is a feature documentary, graphic novel and animated motion comic series exploring the rise of female artists in the electronic music scene. The film will open tomorrow at Metro Cinema
  
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• St. Albert girl in desperate need of bone marrow donor finds a match

  08-01-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The family of a 12-year-old St. Albert girl, who has been searching for a bone marrow donor since August, has found a match.
  
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• Telus World of Science: New Year, new exhibits

  08-01-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  New and exciting fun awaits you at the Telus World of Science including Engineering Day and the brand new exhibit POPnology. Plus, sign up now for science centre summer camps before they fill up!
  
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• Telus World of Science gets ready for new POPnology exhibit

  08-01-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Telus World of Science has wrapped up the Science Behind Pixar exhibit and is now getting ready for it’s next big show, POPnology. We chat about that and other upcoming events for 2018.
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Edmonton, northern Alberta

  08-01-2018 15:23 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning Monday morning for a large band of the province, as a low pressure system is expected to wallop Alberta with a winter storm.
  
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• Major section of 102nd Avenue closed for next 3 years

  08-01-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Downtown Edmonton will have to deal with more construction as 102nd Avenue between 96th and 103rd streets is closed for three years while TransEd builds the new Valley Line LRT.
  
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• Edmonton police 'plain wrong' to keep murder victim names secret: lawyer

  08-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An analysis of 2017 homicide statistics from Alberta's three largest police forces reveals the Edmonton Police Service is the most secretive in the province when it comes to naming homicide victims.
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Edmonton region with 10-15 cm expected

  08-01-2018 13:54 via globalnews.ca
  The snow will begin Monday afternoon over northwestern portions of the province and then track eastward through the Edmonton region overnight, before leaving Alberta on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 2 under-construction homes destroyed by fire in north Edmonton

  08-01-2018 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  Two homes being built in north Edmonton's Crystallina Nera neighbourhood were destroyed by fire early Monday morning.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, January 8, 2018

  08-01-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, January 8, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Victims of triple murder suffered 244 knife wounds at hands of close friend, court hears during guilty plea

  08-01-2018 13:01 via cbc.ca
  Austin Vielle, 24, pleaded guilty Monday in a Lethbridge courtroom to three counts of second-degree murder, but was so drunk at the time he killed his three friends, there are no answers as to what led to the fatal attack.
  
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• Court hears victims suffered 244 wounds in 'frenzy of violence' as triple murderer pleads guilty in Lethbridge

  08-01-2018 13:01 via cbc.ca
  Austin Vielle, 24, pleaded guilty Monday in a Lethbridge courtroom to three counts of second-degree murder, but was so drunk at the time he killed his three friends, there are no answers as to what led to the fatal attack.
  
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• Family of Edmonton woman who went missing a month ago hopes she'll come home

  08-01-2018 03:49 via cbc.ca
  The family of an Edmonton woman who went missing one month ago is still hoping she’ll be found. Nadia Atwi, 32, was last seen by her husband at their home near 48th Street and 146th Avenue around 6:30 on the morning of Dec. 8.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jan. 7

  08-01-2018 03:39 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of the Saturday, Jan. 7 2018 edition of the Global News Hour at 6. Hosted by Quinn Ohler.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Jan. 7

  08-01-2018 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  The Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Jason Harvey

  08-01-2018 03:22 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jan 7 – It’s been about two years and seven months to the day Const. Dan Woodall was killed in our city. Another police officer, Sgt. Jason Harley, was injured during the same attack, but he’s kept a low profile. Now, he’s opening up about his career transition. Julia Wong sat down with him...
  
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• Bone Marrow Match

  08-01-2018 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jan 7 – A 12-year-old St. Albert girl who needs an urgent bone marrow transplant has found a match. As Kim Smith reports — the odds of this happening are extremely rare.
  
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• 'We’re all humans:' Photographer highlights stories from the street

  08-01-2018 03:15
  Jerry Cordeiro has taken nearly 8,000 portraits as part of Humans of Edmonton Experience.
  
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• 'It’s about having that conversation': Sex-positive centre ramping up to hold workshops at new building

  08-01-2018 02:54
  Society now has a building for events on less mainstream sex
  
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• Environment minister says she's not responsible for 'eat less meat' tweet

  08-01-2018 02:21 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's environment minister says she's not responsible for a controversial tweet advising people to eat less meat.
  
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• Petition demands halt to naked swim event in Calgary

  08-01-2018 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  On Saturday, a petition was set up calling for the event to be cancelled. By Sunday afternoon, it has garnered more than 2,000 signatures.
  
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• Sylvan Lake celebrates local golden boy Tyler Steenbergen

  08-01-2018 01:39 via cbc.ca
  Steenbergen scored the game-winning goal in Friday's final at the world junior hockey championships in Buffalo, N.Y.
  
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• Sylvan Lake celebrates hometown hero and gold medal goal-scorer Tyler Steenbergen

  08-01-2018 01:39 via cbc.ca
  There’s a new item on the menu at the Sylvan Lake ice rink — the Steen-burger.
  
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• 90,000 people visit Telus World of Science Pixar exhibit in Edmonton

  08-01-2018 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  The Science Behind Pixar exhibition has come to an end at the Telus World of Science.
  
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• Edmonton police officer injured in shooting that killed Const. Woodall starting new career

  08-01-2018 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton police officer injured during the 2015 shooting that killed Const. Daniel Woodall has transitioned into a new career on the other side of the law.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sinking fast after loss in Chicago

  08-01-2018 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers miserable slump continued Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
  
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• ‘It’s slowly now starting to come back’: Calgary restaurants expand their operations

  08-01-2018 00:04 via globalnews.ca
  Some Calgary restaurants are expanding their operations and adapting to consumer demands.
  
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