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• Edmonton Grey Cup organizers release details on 3 attractions

  02-02-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Grey Cup festival organizers announced three major attractions for the street festival Friday afternoon.
  
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• 'The community has welcomed us': innovative townhome complex opens in northwest Edmonton

  02-02-2018 23:24 via cbc.ca
  A new 16-unit affordable rental housing project in North Glenora was officially opened Friday.
  
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• Two vital wetlands now protected in Alberta and Saskatchewan

  02-02-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Two vital tracts of wetlands in Alberta and Saskatchewan are now under the protection of the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
  
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• LRT users get early look at high-tech Valley Line LRT car on display at Bonnie Doon Mall

  02-02-2018 22:58 via cbc.ca
  The LRT cars that will run on the Valley Line will have low floors, top-of-the-line heating and cooling, and electronic displays that provide travel information.
  
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• Final design for long-promised Fort McMurray seniors facility unveiled

  02-02-2018 22:20 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray got it's first peak at the new designs for a long-promised seniors care facility on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Serious crash closes highway west of Edmonton

  02-02-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Highway 16A has been shut down between Edmonton and Spruce Grove due to a serious collision.
  
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• Highway west of Edmonton reopened after serious crash

  02-02-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Highway 16A has been shut down between Edmonton and Spruce Grove due to a serious collision.
  
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• Robert Larsson, father of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson, dies at 50

  02-02-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Robert Larsson, the father of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson, has died at the age of 50.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers coach offers support to Adam Larsson and family following father’s death

  02-02-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan said Adam Larsson will be away from the team for some time after his father’s death. He offered kind words to Larsson and his family following practice on Friday.
  
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• Community organizes private Edmonton screening of Black Panther for 100 Black youth

  02-02-2018 20:56
  A GoFundMe campaign called Help YEG Youth See 'Black Panther exceeded its original goal in less than 24 hours.
  
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• Experts question Alberta’s threat to suspend electricity talks over B.C. bitumen restrictions

  02-02-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  The head of Gray Energy Economics Inc. said both provinces would benefit from co-operation on electricity production.
  
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• Edmonton figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond gets hero's send off for the Olympic games

  02-02-2018 20:25 via cbc.ca
  Kaetlyn Osmond has been skating at West Edmonton Mall for the last 12 years. On Thursday evening, members of the public, her skating club, family and friends gathered to send her off in style to the Olympcs, which start next week.
  
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• Man dies after fire breaks out in northeast Edmonton apartment

  02-02-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  A man died after a fire broke out at the Burlington Arms apartment building in the Belvedere neighbourhood on Friday morning.
  
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• Aging Edmonton church transformed into affordable net zero family housing

  02-02-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  An aging Edmonton church is getting a second lease on life, after donating some of its land for an affordable housing project. As Kim Smith explains, the North Glenora Townhomes is designed for large families and multi-generational households.
  
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• $3.2M in carfentanil seized from southwest Edmonton house

  02-02-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Carfentanil is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, and Edmonton Police have seized millions of dollars worth of the deadly drug. As Julia Wong explains, it was found in a southwest home after a fire call.
  
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• Pyeongchang 2018: A look at Canada’s largest-ever Winter Games delegation

  02-02-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  The team of athletes includes 122 men and 105 women.
  
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• Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt can’t rejoin UCP caucus after pleading guilty to illegal deer hunt

  02-02-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt has been officially kicked out of the United Conservative Party caucus after pleading guilty to a charge related to an illegal deer hunt late last year.
  
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• Edmonton police seize $3.2-million stash of carfentanil in record bust

  02-02-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police have seized $3.2 million in carfentanil after a fire call led to the discovery of a massive stash of the deadly drug inside a basement suite in the city’s southwest.
  
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• Edmonton police seize $3.2M in carfentanil from 1 house

  02-02-2018 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police seized $3.2 million worth of carfentanil from one southwest home over the weekend.
  
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• MLA Derek Fildebrandt won't be allowed to rejoin UCP after pleading guilty to illegally shooting deer

  02-02-2018 17:51 via cbc.ca
  Less than an hour after Derek Fildebrandt pleaded guilty to illegally shooting a deer on private land, United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney has announced the embattled Alberta MLA will not be allowed to rejoin the caucus.
  
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• Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt pleads guilty to illegally shooting deer

  02-02-2018 17:51 via cbc.ca
  Derek Fildebrandt has pleaded guilty to a charge involving illegally shooting a deer on private land and must pay $3,000 in penalties.
  
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• 'Very dangerous' avalanche risk warnings issued for Rocky Mountain parks

  02-02-2018 16:48 via cbc.ca
  Avalanche experts are warning backcountry visitors not to push their luck as a snow storm is expected to create very dangerous conditions in parts of the Rockies this weekend.
  
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• Alberta’s Groundhog Day 2018: Balzac Billy predicts an early spring

  02-02-2018 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's Balzac Billy made his seasonal prediction at the annual Groundhog Day breakfast at Blue Grass Nursery and Garden Centre Friday morning. 
  
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• Grande Prairie college expanding its curriculum to meet needs of a changing city

  02-02-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A northern Alberta college is expanding its curriculum offerings, adding more professional programs to its blue-collar curriculum, in a bid to keep pace with the needs of a rapidly growing city.
  
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• Valley Line LRT mock-up car on display in Edmonton

  02-02-2018 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  A mock-up version of the Bombardier low-floor light rail vehicle cars will be on display at Bonnie Doon Mall from Friday until Tuesday.
  
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• AMA Travel Pin and Win contest grand prize: Luxury Mayan Riviera trip

  02-02-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Shelley Stevens from AMA Travel shares details on the PIN & Win contest grand prize: a all-inclusive trip with Air Transat to the adults-only Diamond Luxury Boutique Hotel in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, which is valued at over $7,000.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Snow, wind and cold — a triple winter whammy - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2018 15:15 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Edmonton weather: Snow, wind and cold — a triple winter whammy
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  A pedestrian makes their way through the bitter cold near Jasper Avenue at 101 Street in Edmonton Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. David Bloom / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. If you like wintery weather then today is the day for you! Edmontonians can ...
  
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• Tour this tiny Edmonton home: Could you live in 280 square feet? - CTV News

  02-02-2018 15:04 via ctvnews.ca
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  Tour this tiny Edmonton home: Could you live in 280 square feet?
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  It could be mistaken for a well-appointed garage or outdoor shed but this 280-square-foot structure along a dirt road outside Edmonton is a home. The 11-metre by 3-metre turquoise tiny house built on a metal trailer is home to Kenton Zerbin and his ...
  
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• Saskatchewan Huskies, Alberta Golden Bears reach milestone in ‘fierce’ rivalry

  02-02-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Huskies and Alberta Golden Bears men’s hockey teams will play their 500th game in their long-running rivalry.
  
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• Human rights coalition set to interview 12 remand inmates about alleged abuse

  02-02-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A human rights coalition looking into the alleged abuse of inmates at the Edmonton Remand Centre has sent a letter seeking support from Alberta Justice.
  
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• McDavid scores twice, but special teams find ways to lose as Oilers buried 4-3 by Avalanche

  02-02-2018 14:53 via cbc.ca
  To paraphrase Paul Simon, there must be 50 ways to lose a hockey game. The Edmonton Oilers found many of them on Thursday in a 4-3 overtime loss against the Colorado Avalanche.
  
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• 20-30 cm of snow expected for western Alberta prompts snowfall warning

  02-02-2018 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada said heavy snow will develop Friday morning over portions of northwestern Alberta and will slowly spread east and then begin to sink to the south.
  
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• Silver Skate Festival – February 9 – 19

  02-02-2018 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  The 28th Annual Silver Skate Festival is a 10 day family oriented festival in Hawrelak Park. See snow sculptures, experience the winter village, music, horse-drawn sleighs and winter sports!
  
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• 'Canada turning its back on me': Trudeau faces more heckling during Edmonton town hall - Toronto Star

  02-02-2018 14:05 via thestar.com
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  'Canada turning its back on me': Trudeau faces more heckling during Edmonton town hall
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  Trudeau entered the hall in Edmonton's MacEwan University to mixed chorus of applause and boos. His answers were interrupted periodically through the night by angry shouts, although Trudeau never lost his composure. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was ...
  Decriminalization won't be part of opioid fight, PM tells Edmonton town hallCBC.ca
  Trudeau gets questions about veterans, racism, pi
  
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• Truth and Reconciliation will light up Flying Canoë Volant Festival

  02-02-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Giant four-metre lanterns will show messages of reconciliation penned by Edmontonians at the festival three years go.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, February 2, 2018

  02-02-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, February 2, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• The NDP and a possible path to a second victory

  02-02-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  “Whatever Albertans think of her government’s record, Notley is an honest and sympathetic character from a family with deep roots in Alberta politics." Ian Brodie, former chief of staff to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, writes on the NDP's strengths and weaknesses.
  
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• Canada's first Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant coming to West Edmonton Mall - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2018 11:01 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Canada's first Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant coming to West Edmonton Mall
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  The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is opening its first Canadian restaurant at West Edmonton Mall partly because it has experience with the mall's owners, a company official says. The 43-outlet seafood chain will own rather than franchise the Edmonton outlet ...
  
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• Hunger striker at Edmonton Remand Centre says officials haven't met any demands - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Hunger striker at Edmonton Remand Centre says officials haven't met any demands
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  Nineteen inmates at the Edmonton Remand Centre participated in a hunger strike over conditions at the provincial jail earlier this year. Ed Kaiser / Edmonton Journal. Share Adjust Comment Print. A man who went four days without eating as part of a ...
  
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• Is Facebook bad for democracy?

  02-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Some things are clearly bad for democracy: overbearing dictators, the rise of fascism, military rule. But social media? Really?
  
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• Prime minister’s town hall event in Edmonton sees him field questions on pipelines, veterans and racism

  02-02-2018 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced some tough questions from a military veteran, an Indigenous woman concerned by racism and people worried about a lack of progress on pipelines during a town hall meeting in Edmonton Thursday. Vinesh Pratap reports.
  
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• Decriminalization won't be part of opioid fight, PM tells Edmonton town hall - CBC.ca

  02-02-2018 06:58 via cbc.ca
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  Decriminalization won't be part of opioid fight, PM tells Edmonton town hall
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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will not decriminalize possession of opioids to help fight a national overdose crisis that has killed thousands of Canadians. Trudeau was asked about the issue during a town hall at MacEwan University ...
  Justin Trudeau's town hall in Edmonton sees him field questions on pipelines, veterans and racismGlobalnews.ca
  Trudeau gets questions about veterans, rac
  
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• Decriminalization won't be part of opioid fight, PM tells Edmonton town hall

  02-02-2018 06:58 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will not decriminalize possession of opioids to help fight a national overdose crisis that has killed thousands of Canadians.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: Preview of the World’s Longest Hockey Game

  02-02-2018 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  The countdown is on tho the World’s Longest Hockey Game event east of Edmonton. On Feb. 9, 40 players will lace up their skates and try to break a world record. But before that, the ice needs to be perfect. Here’s a look at that in the latest edition of Our YEG At Night.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers rally in third but lose in OT to Avalanche

  02-02-2018 06:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers rallied but lost in overtime.
  
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• Usual suspects to blame in another Edmonton Oilers loss - Edmonton Sun

  02-02-2018 06:02 via edmontonsun.com
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  Usual suspects to blame in another Edmonton Oilers loss
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  Edmonton Oilers' Jesse Puljujarvi (98) looks for a shot on Colorado Avalanche's goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) during second period NHL action in Edmonton on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Codie McLachlan / Canadian Press. Once again they started slowly ...
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• Justin Trudeau quizzed by sometimes testy audience at Edmonton town hall - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2018 05:55 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Justin Trudeau quizzed by sometimes testy audience at Edmonton town hall
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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a sometimes testy audience Thursday night at a town hall in Edmonton. The 1,400-strong crowd at MacEwan University lobbed tens of questions at the PM. What's he doing to follow through with actions on Indigenous ...
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Edmonton, promises Trans Mountain 'is going to be built'Globalnews.ca
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• Justin Trudeau quizzed by sometimes testy audience at Edmonton ... - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2018 05:55 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Justin Trudeau quizzed by sometimes testy audience at Edmonton ...
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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a sometimes testy audience Thursday night at a town hall in Edmonton.The 1400-strong crowd at MacEwan University lobbed tens of questions at the PM.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Edmonton, promises Trans Mountain 'is going to be built'Globalnews.ca
  Trans Mountain pipeline project will be built, prime minister vows ...CBC.ca
  Premier says Alberta suspendi
  
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• Justin Trudeau's town hall in Edmonton sees him field questions on pipelines, veterans and racism - Globalnews.ca

  02-02-2018 05:08 via globalnews.ca
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  Justin Trudeau's town hall in Edmonton sees him field questions on pipelines, veterans and racism
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  WATCH: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced some tough questions from a military veteran, an Indigenous woman concerned by racism and people worried about a lack of progress on pipelines during a town hall meeting in Edmonton Thursday. Vinesh Pratap ...and more »
  
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• Justin Trudeau’s town hall in Edmonton sees him field questions on pipelines, veterans and racism

  02-02-2018 05:06 via globalnews.ca
  The prime minister faced tough questions from a disabled veteran, an Indigenous woman angry about racism and people worried about stalled oil pipelines during a town hall meeting in Edmonton.
  
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