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• Silver Skate Festival continues tradition of embracing winter

  10-02-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  The weather was ideal for the start of the 28th annual Silver Skate Festival on Saturday.
  
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• 'We have to do better': Hundreds gather in Edmonton to support family of Colten Boushie

  10-02-2018 23:28 via cbc.ca
  Around 200 people gathered in front of the Edmonton Police Service headquarters in downtown Edmonton on Saturday to show support for the family of Colten Boushie, after Gerald Stanley was acquitted Friday of responsibility for the Indigenous man's death.
  
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• Alberta deputy premier gathering information on potential Olympic bid

  10-02-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  While promoting tourism and trade and investment opportunities, deputy premier Sarah Hoffman is also weighing an Alberta Olympic bid while in South Korea.
  
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• Medical professionals meet to discuss opioid issues among Canada’s seniors

  10-02-2018 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  A Montreal conference is aiming to address opioid poisoning among Canada's seniors.
  
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• 'Perfect' snow, weather kicks off 29th annual Canadian Birkebeiner

  10-02-2018 21:29 via cbc.ca
  The 29th annual Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival began Saturday with some of the best snow conditions in 20 years, organizers say.
  
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• Dressed up dogs: Mayday is doing it right

  10-02-2018 19:35 via cbc.ca
  It doesn’t take much to dress up a tube steak, yet ask where to go for an award-winning wiener and suddenly people are scratching their heads — or were, before Mayday Dogs showed up.
  
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• Delta Edmonton South Drink Menu

  10-02-2018 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  Delta Edmonton South bartender Luke Johnson makes a special drink featured at the hotel’s 4404 Restaurant.
  
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• Delta Edmonton South’s Eggs Benedict

  10-02-2018 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Alex Kaygorodov from Delta Edmonton South shows us his twist on Eggs Benedict.
  
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• Alberta Ballet Opus Cactus

  10-02-2018 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Ballet’s upcoming performance Opus Cactus is bringing the heat of the American southwest. Artistic director Jean Grand-Maitre explains what viewers can expect from the performance.
  
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• Delta Edmonton South ‘Farm to Table’

  10-02-2018 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Delta Edmonton South has a local “Farm to Table” twist. Chef Alex Kaygorodov cooks a breakfast classic with a spin.
  
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• Furniture donations down at Edmonton aid societies

  10-02-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  While Kijiji sales of furniture are booming online, local support agencies that rely on furniture donations are feeling the pinch.
  
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• Raising the basic personal amount — not the minimum wage — is the way to help low-income workers

  10-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Lifting the basic personal amount would put more money in the hands of the working poor, help stimulate the economy and would also not have the effects on labour costs or small business profit margins that we see with steep minimum wage increases.
  
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• Ottawa could offer incentives to get B.C. to relent on Trans Mountain

  10-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The minister of natural resources says he's not closing the door on offering incentives to British Columbia in an effort to cool the heated battle raging over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Ottawa could offer incentives to get B.C. to cave on Trans Mountain

  10-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The minister of natural resources says he's not closing the door on offering incentives to British Columbia in an effort to cool the heated battle raging over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Luxury vehicle sales in Canada still booming but higher interest rates could pose challenge

  10-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Analysts say a combination of a strong economy with good job growth, affordable financing and more new vehicles on the market has led the luxury segment to outpace sales growth in the overall auto sector.
  
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• Dog bites: It may not be them, it could be you

  10-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  It's possible that dogs are more likely to bite people who have nervous or anxious personalities, a new study suggests.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers dropped by the Ducks

  10-02-2018 07:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers fell behind again and couldn’t fight all the way back, losing 3-2 to the Anaheim Ducks Friday night. The Ducks opened the scoring 2:27 into the first period. Hampus Lindholm’s shot was going wide but deflected in off Andrej Sekera’s leg. It was the 33rd time in 53 games this season the...
  
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• Edmonton hockey team’s anti-bullying initiative

  10-02-2018 07:19 via globalnews.ca
  A minor hockey team is making a small change to its uniform in hopes of making a big impact to combat bullying.
  
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• 2 women jailed for dirty dancing in Cambodia return to Canada

  10-02-2018 06:19 via cbc.ca
  Two Canadian women who spent almost two weeks in a Cambodian jail arrived in Toronto on Friday evening with the lawyer who helped secure their release.
  
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• Albertans rescue deer caught in barbed wire fence

  10-02-2018 05:21 via cbc.ca
  Three men from east-central Alberta are being praised for jumping into action to help an injured deer Thursday morning.
  
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• Edmonton's 'Cadillac system' of garbage collection likely coming to an end, mayor says

  10-02-2018 04:46 via cbc.ca
  Cardboard, glass, plastic, kitchen scraps and toxic waste — Edmontonians will be asked to sort more trash at home after an auditor's report shows the city's aging waste management system doesn't do the job well anymore.
  
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• Canadians jailed in Cambodia for ‘pornographic dancing’ deny charges as they return home

  10-02-2018 04:43 via globalnews.ca
  One of the women detained called the experience "terrifying" and insisted she did not take part in any "pornographic dancing."
  
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• Northern Alberta community receives grant to fight high energy bills, food costs

  10-02-2018 03:38 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government hopes an energy efficiency grant to Fort Chipewyan will alleviate the high living costs that plague the northern Alberta community.
  
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• Twitter comes with new ways for Canadians to share their Olympic excitement

  10-02-2018 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  Twitter Canada has more ways than ever to help Canadians share their excitement over the Winter Olympics. Emily Mertz looks at how Twitter users can virtually cheer on Team Canada.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Feb. 9

  10-02-2018 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta task force aimed at defending province from B.C.’s ‘attack’ on Trans Mountain pipeline

  10-02-2018 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  There appears to be no end is sight to the Trans Mountain pipeline dispute between Alberta and B.C. As Tom Vernon explains, Premier Rachel Notley has enlisted some help to help push Alberta’s point.
  
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• Guinness World Records sets new criteria for World’s Longest Hockey Game east of Edmonton

  10-02-2018 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  Forty brave players are at an outdoor rink east of Edmonton trying to set a new record at the World’s Longest Hockey Game. Kevin Karius talks a bit about the criteria Guinness World Records has laid out for setting a new mark.
  
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• Alberta MLA who left politics last week faces serious criminal charges

  10-02-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Thanks to a new court ruling, Global News can now report that Don MacIntyre, the UCP MLA who left politics last week, is accused of sexual assault and sexual interference. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• Curtain rising again for Edmonton’s Roxy Theatre

  10-02-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  The building on 124 Street that housed the Roxy Theatre was destroyed by fire three years ago. As Vinesh Pratap reports, new construction on the theatre could start very soon.
  
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• Residents of west Edmonton apartment building forced out by fire: district chief

  10-02-2018 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  One person suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at a west Edmonton apartment building on Friday afternoon and an official with Fire Rescue Services said it wasn't immediately clear if the building's residents would need to find somewhere else to sleep for the night.
  
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• Edmonton’s Roxy Theatre to be rebuilt on 124 Street

  10-02-2018 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  It was a sight that left people in Edmonton's theatre community saddened but plans are underway to bring the Roxy Theatre back to 124 Street again.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Feb. 9

  10-02-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Peter Rabbit” and “Fifty Shades Freed.”
  
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• Government workers rally in Edmonton against Phoenix Pay System

  10-02-2018 01:22 via cbc.ca
  Government of Canada employees in Edmonton rallied outside of Canada Place to voice their displeasure with the payroll system that pays them.
  
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• Alberta premier tells B.C. government to ‘come to Alberta’

  10-02-2018 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Feb 9: While speaking to steel workers in Calgary, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley told the B.C. government to come to Alberta to meet the province’s workers amid pipeline battle.
  
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• Former Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick among players at World’s Longest Hockey Game

  10-02-2018 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  If the Pittsburgh Penguins need to add some depth down the stretch, maybe they can tap the shoulder of one of their former draft picks currently taking part in the World's Longest Hockey Game east of Edmonton.
  
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• Task force to suggest ‘further measures to defend Alberta’ against B.C. ‘attack’

  10-02-2018 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has created a task force of Canadian experts who will suggest ways to respond to B.C.'s "unconstitutional attack" on the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• $250 fee won't stop church from marking Ash Wednesday in LRT stations

  10-02-2018 00:26 via cbc.ca
  This year the city is requiring Christopher Pappas, rector at Holy Trinity Anglican Church and organizer of Ashes to Go, to pay a $250 vendor fee to perform Ash Wednesday blessings in LRT stations.
  
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• Notley announces task force in response to Alberta-B.C. pipeline kerfuffle

  10-02-2018 00:25 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced Friday she's creating a task force to firm up what measures could be taken in response to B.C.'s proposed restrictions on diluted bitumen shipments.
  
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• Edmonton man says Catholic Archdiocese fired him after investigation into same-sex relationship

  10-02-2018 00:15 via cbc.ca
  A former pastoral associate with the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton says he was fired from his job because he is in a same-sex relationship with another man and has a daughter.
  
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