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• Plans in the works to transform, revitalize Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre

  21-01-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  The application is currently in the pre-application stage, according to the city, and Morguard is consulting with the local business community and community leagues about what they would like to see on the site.
  
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• Edmonton restaurant catering to ‘East-Coasters’ set to close its doors

  21-01-2018 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  After 18 years, Edmonton's Atlantic Trap and Gill is closing its doors.
  
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• Insurers say Canadian weather getting weirder

  21-01-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  An index compiled by the insurance industry indicates extreme weather in Canada is falling outside the range of normal variability more frequently.
  
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• U of C study looks at how Alberta is diversifying its economy

  21-01-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  A study out of the University of Calgary thinks that diversifying the economy should be the job of the private sector, not the government.
  
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• Tweet by UCP communications chair questioning need for Women's Marches called 'tone deaf' by organizers

  21-01-2018 21:14 via cbc.ca
  A controversial series of tweets from the communications chair of the United Conservative Party questioning the purpose of the Women's March is drawing criticism from those involved in the recent events that took place in Alberta.
  
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• Paul Coffey joins Edmonton Oilers as Skills Development Coach

  21-01-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  Paul Coffey joins the Oilers as Skills Development Coach.
  
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• Man living in shack on northern Alberta reserve pleads for housing with running water

  21-01-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  A man living in a shack without running water for more than 12 years on a northern Alberta reserve is asking for help.
  
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• Peter Watts: NAFTA talks will make for interesting week in Montreal

  21-01-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  Queen's University business professor David Detomasi and Edmonton Chamber of Commerce chief executive Janet Riopel provide perspectives on the resumption of NAFTA talks in Montreal.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers hire back Paul Coffey as skills and development coach

  21-01-2018 18:50 via cbc.ca
  Former Oilers player Paul Coffey is rejoining the organization as a skills and development coach, the team said in a media release Sunday.
  
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• Tech sector CEOs whose cities were overlooked say they'd have welcomed Amazon HQ

  21-01-2018 17:30 via cbc.ca
  Tech sector entrepreneurs whose Canadian cities were snubbed by Amazon in its search for a second corporate campus say they are disappointed, despite fears they would have seen increased competition for scarce skilled talent.
  
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• 'Pen pals for life:' Fort McMurray girl's message in a bottle discovered in England

  21-01-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Ten-year-old Jacquie Chmilar said it's hard to grasp the fact that a message in a bottle she tossed into the Atlantic ocean floated all the way from Newfoundland to England.
  
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• The arm of St. Francis will join many saintly bits and pieces already in Calgary

  21-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  There are fragments of saints spread all across Calgary, tucked away in Catholic altars, but the diocese isn't entirely sure who's here and where their bits might be.
  
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• Alberta well-positioned to deal with job losses from automation: study

  21-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta is tied for second place with British Columbia, and behind Ontario in a detailed study by the C.D. Howe institute examining if provincial economies area prepared to adapt to a changing labour economy driven by increasing automation .
  
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• Chamber of Commerce heads from U.S., Mexico, Canada to meet in support of NAFTA renewal

  21-01-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Leaders of the Calgary and Edmonton metropolitan Chambers of Commerce are among those set to gather in Montreal on Monday to send a strong message that they are collectively united in favour of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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• Trouble ahead in Canada's beer economy as 'escalator' tax takes hold

  21-01-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A yearly increase to the federal tax on beer that's set to start in April has brewers in Canada warning of climbing prices as "severe" threats face the beer economy.
  
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• Less than half the people deported from Canada in 2017 paid their own way home

  21-01-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Less than half the foreign nationals forced to leave Canada last year did so voluntarily and paid their own way home, according to data from the border services agency. Some advocates say the government should provide financial assistance to help migrants resettle back home.
  
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• Jesse Puljujarvi powers the Edmonton Oilers past the Canucks

  21-01-2018 06:55 via globalnews.ca
  Puljujarvi's three points pace the Oilers.
  
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• Jesse Puljujarvi powers Oilers past Canucks in return from bye

  21-01-2018 06:50 via cbc.ca
  Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and two assists and Patrick Maroon scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers had a strong showing in their return from a week-long break, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Saturday.
  
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• Alberta students innovate at Edmonton robotics competition

  21-01-2018 05:12 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of students from across Alberta gathered at NAIT on Saturday for the First Lego League robotics competition, where they were tasked with building and designing robots to take on table-top challenges.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Weekend: Jan 20

  21-01-2018 03:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, January 20, 2018 edition of the Global News Hour at 6. Hosted by Quinn Ohler.
  
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• Women’s March

  21-01-2018 03:22 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jan 20 – It’s a movement instigated last year after U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration. A show of force by women to fight for the causes closest to their hearts. On Saturday, Edmontonians turned out in droves for the second annual women’s march. Julia Wong has the details.
  
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• Kid Baker

  21-01-2018 03:22 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jan 20 – He’s putting Canada on the map when it comes to the world of cupcakes, cookies and doughnuts. At just 12 years old, a young Edmonton boy is competing in the internationally televised “Kid’s Baking Championship”, and his family couldn’t be more proud. Sarah Kraus met him in the kitchen.
  
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• Alberta singers, hoop dancer to bring message of reconciliation to 2018 Olympics

  21-01-2018 03:15 via cbc.ca
  Three Alberta artists will bring messages of healing, welcome and reconciliation to the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea.
  
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• Eight candidates compete for one council spot in Beaumont byelection

  21-01-2018 02:44 via cbc.ca
  Eight candidates who ran in the October 2017 Beaumont municipal election are back at it for a byelection. The byelection comes after former councillor Sabrina Powers resigned over an unpaid utilities and property tax bill.
  
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• Edmonton Women's March participants continue to push for equality

  21-01-2018 01:51 via cbc.ca
  Since the inaugural Women's March last year, some in the crowd for the second annual event in Edmonton have started to see change, but want to see more.
  
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• Young baker puts Canada on the map at baking championship

  21-01-2018 01:50 via globalnews.ca
  He's only in Grade 8, but Edmontonian Alex Czajka has already discovered his passion — in the kitchen. He bakes almost every day.
  
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• Thousands take part in Calgary’s Women’s March

  21-01-2018 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary's second Women's March attracted a large crowd on Saturday. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, organizers say the #MeToo movement helped give a voice to many people in our city who never would have spoken up in the past.
  
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• Edmontonians ‘making a point’ at second annual women’s march

  21-01-2018 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of people packed the grounds of the Alberta Legislature Saturday afternoon for the city’s second annual women’s march.
  
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• Alberta students display their engineering ability with Lego

  21-01-2018 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of elementary and junior high school students from across northern Alberta participated in the First Lego League Alberta Championship.
  
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• Dining Week aims to bring more visitors to Edmonton’s Chinatown

  21-01-2018 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  The inaugural Chinatown Dining Week kicked off Saturday and runs until Jan. 28. 
  
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