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• Ditch and dashboard camera help Alberta RCMP end crime spree

  30-01-2018 23:27 via cbc.ca
  A ditch and dashboard camera helped Evansburg RCMP catch two people last week who now face a total of 60 criminal charges.
  
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• Danielle Smith: Gerald Stanley murder trial poses question ‘how far can you go to defend your property?’

  30-01-2018 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  I believe the facts of this case should centre around whether people have the right to protect their property with lethal force.
  
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• Alberta Premier Notley slams B.C. proposal to restrict shipments of diluted bitumen

  30-01-2018 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley did not mince words while reacting to the B.C. government’s move to ban the increase of oil exports until it can determine through an advisory panel that shippers are prepared and able to properly clean up a spill. The move creates more uncertainty for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion project. Notley...
  
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• Farmers need to talk about stress, depression, says #DoMoreAg co-founder

  30-01-2018 23:04 via cbc.ca
  A national program launched Tuesday in Edmonton aims at fostering honest conversations about the mental health struggles faced by farmers and producers.
  
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• Notley slams B.C. proposal to restrict shipments of diluted bitumen as unconstitutional

  30-01-2018 22:07 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley accused the British Columbia government of "political game-playing" Tuesday after B.C. announced a proposal to restrict shipments of diluted bitumen that creates more uncertainty around Kinder Morgan Inc.'s Trans Mountain expansion project.
  
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• Dramatic vehicle theft takedown at west Edmonton business

  30-01-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  A Subway restaurant owner caught someone trying to steal his truck, which was then surrounded by people to prevent a theft. Edmonton police then carried out a dramatic takedown, during which the armed suspect was shocked with a Taser and arrested.
  
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• Edmonton police warn Kijiji shoppers after uncovering scam targeting at least 7 victims

  30-01-2018 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton women is facing charges after police allege she defrauded several people through a scam involving the online buy-and-sell website Kijiji.
  
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• BC government strikes another blow to stop Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

  30-01-2018 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Any restriction on the flow of diluted bitumen, or dilbit as it is known, would prohibit an expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• 1,300 tickets handed out during Edmonton’s 1st seasonal parking ban of 2018

  30-01-2018 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  During the first seasonal parking ban of 2018, 1,318 parking tickets were issued and 168 vehicles were towed over two days in Edmonton.
  
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• Seasonal parking ban saw city hand out 1,318 tickets

  30-01-2018 21:27 via cbc.ca
  The city handed out 1,318 tickets and towed 168 vehicles during the recent two-day seasonal parking ban, says Edmonton's parking enforcement co-ordinator.
  
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• Woman charged with fraud in Edmonton Kijiji scam

  30-01-2018 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police charged a 51-year-old woman with defrauding seven victims out of nearly $7,000 through false Kijiji ads for vehicles, RVs and cargo trailers.
  
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• Charge stayed against driver of ETS bus that struck and killed girl, 13

  30-01-2018 20:58 via cbc.ca
  A traffic charge has been stayed against the driver of an ETS bus that struck and killed a 13-year-old girl in 2016.
  
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• Pyeongchang Paralympics a 'golden ticket' for Alberta skier Kirk Schornstein

  30-01-2018 20:19 via cbc.ca
  For Edmonton paralympian Kirk Schornstein, his strongest motivation comes from the word "no."
  
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• Emergency Alerts coming to Alberta smartphones

  30-01-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  The new wireless alerts will not require an opt-in and will be transmitted to users regardless of their service.providers.
  
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• Edmontonians Handed Tickets During Seasonal Parking Ban

  30-01-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Over 1300 tickets were handed out during the latest seasonal parking ban. Kendra Slugoski reports.
  
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• Shaw offers buyout packages to 6,500 employees as it looks to reduce customer service staff

  30-01-2018 19:49 via cbc.ca
  Shaw Communications has announced a massive staff-reduction program that asks some 6,500 employees to consider taking voluntary buyouts as the company reduces the size of its customer service staff.
  
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• Shaw offers buyout packages to 6,500 employees as it looks to cut workforce

  30-01-2018 19:49 via cbc.ca
  Shaw Communications Inc. has announced a massive staff-reduction program that asks some 6,500 employees to consider taking voluntary buyouts as the company looks to cut its workforce.
  
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• Shaw Communications offering buyouts to 6,500 Shaw and Freedom Mobile employees

  30-01-2018 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary-based company has sent notices to the targeted staff and expects about 10 per cent to take the offer.
  
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• Central Alberta man faces multiple charges after key leads police to stolen documents

  30-01-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  A 24-year-old man from Bentley faces numerous charges after police seize stolen documents and mail.
  
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• Lawyers file class action lawsuit for former patients at Indian Hospitals

  30-01-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  Lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indian Hospitals run decades ago by the federal government.
  
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• Wireless emergency alerts coming to Alberta April 6

  30-01-2018 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Beginning April 6 2018, a new emergency alert system that transmits messages directly to cell phones, whether people want the alerts or not, will be implemented in Alberta.
  
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• Canadians held in Cambodia for ‘dancing pornographically’ should be deported: lawyer

  30-01-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Ten Westerners - from Canada, the U.K., Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand - arrested last week in Cambodia for allegedly engaging in sexually suggestive dancing face up to a year in prison.
  
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• Dozens of patients file class-action suit, allege abuse at Canada's Indian Hospitals

  30-01-2018 18:33
  Proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that Canada 'remained wilfully blind' to abuse and neglect at 29 federally-run Indian Hospitals from 1945 to 1981.
  
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• Justin Trudeau to bring town hall tour to Edmonton Thursday

  30-01-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will bring his town hall tour to Edmonton’s MacEwan University.
  
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• Edmonton’s new electronic ‘driver feedback’ signs help pick locations for traffic enforcement

  30-01-2018 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton receives a weekly report of data collected by driver feedback signs around the city.
  
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• Canada contends for top spot in Winter Olympics, sending its ‘strongest team ever’

  30-01-2018 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's team heading to South Korea certainly has the depth of talent and experience to both battle for the top of the medal table and win more Winter Games medals than ever before.
  
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• Sexting adds sizzle and strain to relationships, Edmonton study suggests

  30-01-2018 17:33 via cbc.ca
  Sexting to add a little spice to your sexual encounters may actually be damaging your relationship outside the bedroom, a new study from the University of Alberta suggests.
  
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• Forts Got Talent presented by the Sheeptown Players Drama Society

  30-01-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  The 11th annual Fort’s Got Talent is set to hit the stage in Fort Saskatchewan, showcasing some of the community’s great local talent. Stuart McGowan has more details.
  
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• First responders mental health explored in ‘The Other Side of the Hero’ film

  30-01-2018 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  A new film details what first responders deal with through their families, spouses, co-workers and themselves, showing what can happen when a hero discovers they are not emotionally immune to all that happens in the course of their profession. Mark Carson, Braedon Platten and Sunny the therapy dog in training joined Global News Morning with...
  
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• Kent Hehr released from hospital after seizure

  30-01-2018 16:19 via cbc.ca
  Calgary Centre MP Kent Hehr was taken to hospital after a seizure due to low sodium levels in the blood.
  
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• Neighbourhood blading to begin in Edmonton, seasonal parking ban done

  30-01-2018 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  With the seasonal parking ban lifted at midnight Monday in Edmonton, neighbourhood blading will begin first thing Tuesday morning. Kendra Slugoski explains what residents can do to help crews.
  
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• The Chinook Series – February 8 – 18

  30-01-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s only international high performance arts festival bringing together dynamic, daring and cutting edge artists. See the best in theatre, dance and performing art.
  
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• Edmonton's historic Gibbard Block to get makeover

  30-01-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  La Boheme Restaurant Bed & Breakfast, in the Edmonton Highlands neighbourhood, is closing its doors in March after 37 years.
  
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• Premier-designate Scott Moe aims to mend rocky Saskatchewan – Alberta relationship

  30-01-2018 14:56 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's new premier-designate Scott Moe plans to address his province's contentious relationship with Alberta, and says he looks forward to a conversation with Premier Rachel Notley.
  
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• Man’s neck cut during fight in east Edmonton: police

  30-01-2018 14:56 via globalnews.ca
  A man in his 50s was taken to hospital Monday night, after being cut across the back of the neck during a fight at a home in the Strathearn neighbourhood.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, January 30, 2018

  30-01-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, January 30, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• 'Pornographically' dancing foreigners should be deported, not jailed, lawyer says

  30-01-2018 10:51 via cbc.ca
  Ten Westerners including two Canadian women arrested in Cambodia for allegedly posting photos on social media showing themselves engaged in sexually suggestive dancing may have offended local standards of morality, but should be expelled from the country rather than jailed, their lawyer said Tuesday.
  
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• $1.1B class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of former 'Indian hospital' patients

  30-01-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The lawsuit focuses on 29 segregated hospitals operated across the country by the federal government between 1945 and the early 1980s.
  
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• Edmonton mother marks son's 25th birthday with return to B.C. city where he was last seen over 10 years ago

  30-01-2018 06:48 via cbc.ca
  On what would be her son's 25th birthday, Georgina Degerness returned to the city where she last saw him to sing "Happy Birthday" and appeal for information about his disappearance more than 10 years ago.
  
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• Liberal MP Kent Hehr recovering in Calgary after seizure

  30-01-2018 06:23 via globalnews.ca
  Global News has confirmed that Calgary Liberal MP Kent Hehr suffered a seizure over the weekend.
  
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• Edmonton vigil remembers victims of Quebec mosque attack

  30-01-2018 06:08 via cbc.ca
  A candlelight vigil at the Alberta Legislature on Monday night commemorated the victims of a horrific act of Islamophobia that took place in a Quebec mosque one year ago.
  
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• Edmonton vigil pays tribute to Quebec City mosque shooting

  30-01-2018 04:41 via globalnews.ca
  Several people gathered at the Alberta Legislature grounds on Monday night to remember the six men who were gunned down at a Quebec City mosque one year ago.
  
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• Edmonton councillors want to explore pricey options for deeper pool

  30-01-2018 04:11 via cbc.ca
  City councillors are determined to explore all options before pulling the plug on the knee-deep wading pool in front of city hall, even though Mayor Don Iveson thinks the additional money could be better used elsewhere.
  
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• In a 'David and Goliath' disciplinary hearing, Edmonton lawyer says his only crime was being honest

  30-01-2018 03:21 via cbc.ca
  A lawyer who is facing disciplinary proceedings for speaking out about the ethics of Queen's Bench appointee says he wasn't breaching conduct, he was just being truthful.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers back on the ice after all-star break

  30-01-2018 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  After three days off for the NHL All-Star break, the Edmonton Oilers returned to practice Monday afternoon. The Oilers have 33 games left and find themselves 10 points out of a playoff spot. Quinn Phillips has the details.
  
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• Food bank still dealing with fallout from Fort McMurray wildfire

  30-01-2018 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  Every month, the Wood Buffalo Food Bank serves nearly 750 families and about 10 per cent of them are still out of their homes because of wildfire damage.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Jan. 29

  30-01-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  Meteorologist Jesse Beyer has the long-range weather forecast for the Edmonton area for Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.
  
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• Edmonton health matters: Jan. 29

  30-01-2018 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  In tonight’s edition of Edmonton health matters, Su-Ling Goh has the details of a study looking at your brain at work indoors versus outdoors, a reminder to get outside and an Edmonton woman using her experience to soften the blow of mental illness.
  
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• Fort McMurray food bank still in need after 2016 wildfire

  30-01-2018 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  When residents of Fort McMurray returned home after the 2016 wildfire, the food bank faced unprecedented demand. Twenty months later, the need remains high and one segment of the population stands out. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• MPs say harassment is part of culture of politics

  30-01-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  Sexual harassment in politics is at the forefront in Ottawa. In Alberta, a policy was introduced last January to address the issue and guide any complaints. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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