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• Premier hopes federal budget helps close First Nations funding gap

  26-02-2018 23:59 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants Ottawa to address the gaps in services provided to Indigenous people who live on reserve in the province and the rest of the Canada in Tuesday's federal budget.
  
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• Tentative deal reached between AHS and health workers’ union, includes 2-year wage freeze

  26-02-2018 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  The union representing 19,000 health workers in Alberta -- including paramedics, dialysis technicians, psychologists and pharmacists -- says it has agreed to a tentative three-year deal with Alberta Health Services that would see a wage freeze imposed on its members for the first two years.
  
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• Fire, explosion at downtown Fort McMurray restaurant was arson, RCMP say

  26-02-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  A fire that caused an explosion at a burger restaurant in Fort McMurray was deliberately set, RCMP say.
  
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• What role will Pontus Aberg play for the Edmonton Oilers?

  26-02-2018 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  Over the weekend, the Edmonton Oilers traded Mark Letestu to the Nashville Nashville Predators for winger Pontus Aberg. GM Peter Chiarelli discussed his plan for Aberg.
  
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• What is Chiarelli’s plan for the Edmonton Oilers heading into the next NHL Draft?

  26-02-2018 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  As the Edmonton Oilers look ahead to the NHL Draft, GM Peter Chiarelli said he is looking to make changes with the general theme of a faster, quicker team that can move the puck better.
  
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• Is Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli happy with the return on Patrick Maroon trade?

  26-02-2018 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  After the NHL trade deadline on Monday, Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli discussed the Patrick Maroon trade. He would have liked a prospect who was closer to playing, but said it was a tough market.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers trade Patrick Maroon ahead of NHL trade deadline

  26-02-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers traded winger Patrick Maroon to the New Jersey Devils on Monday. Over the weekend, the team also traded Mark Letestu and Brandon Davidson. GM Peter Chiarelli talks about the moves.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers trade Patrick Maroon to New Jersey Devils

  26-02-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers have traded winger Patrick Maroon to the New Jersey Devils before Monday's NHL trade deadline.
  
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• Explosion at downtown Fort McMurray strip mall result of suspected arson: RCMP

  26-02-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help as they investigate a structure fire and explosion in downtown Fort McMurray early Friday morning.
  
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• 108-year-old with 36 great-grandchildren finally gets what he wants — a namesake

  26-02-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  Allcock's great-granddaughter Jenna Lehne says at 20-weeks pregnant, she knew she was going to name her second son after her great-grandfather.
  
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• Poor season turned Edmonton Oilers into sellers at trade deadline, GM says

  26-02-2018 21:35 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers traded winger Patrick Maroon to the New Jersey Devils on Monday in a last-minute deal announced just before the deadline.
  
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• Oilers trade Patrick Maroon to New Jersey Devils

  26-02-2018 21:35 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers traded winger Patrick Maroon to the New Jersey Devils on Monday in a last-minute deal announced just before the deadline.
  
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• Edmonton firefighters brave cold to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy

  26-02-2018 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  A group of Edmonton firefighters is being left out in the cold this week to show support for those living with a debilitating disease.
  
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• Former AMA executive sentenced to 5 years for defrauding company of $8M

  26-02-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  A fraud that lasted more than three years has sent former Alberta Motor Association executive Jim Gladden to prison for the next five years.
  
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• Grain industry raising concerns over growing backlog of rail shipments

  26-02-2018 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Grain shippers and producers are raising concerns about a growing backlog of rail shipments that they say is leading to lost sales and unreliable exports.
  
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• 15M mentions later, here are your social media highlights from 2018 Winter Olympics

  26-02-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian ice dancing darlings Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir captured imaginations online during the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, as did U.S. skier Gus Kensworth and questions around the sport of curling.
  
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• Grain industry raising concerns over growing backlog of grain shipments

  26-02-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Grain shippers and producers are raising concerns about a growing backlog of rail shipments that they say is leading to lost sales and unreliable exports.
  
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• Report suggests growing gap between greenhouse gas projections and promises

  26-02-2018 20:01 via cbc.ca
  A recently released report by the federal government to the United Nations suggests the gap is growing between Canada's greenhouse gas promises and the likely result of its policies.
  
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• Former Calgarian in Coquihalla crash describes frightening six-vehicle collision

  26-02-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Former Calgarian Jordan Kawchuk was on one of the Greyhound buses when it was caught up in the massive pile-up on the Coquihalla Highway Sunday night. He described the ordeal to Global News.
  
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• Former AMA executive sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing $8M

  26-02-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  A former Alberta Motor Association vice president will spend the next five years in prison, after defrauding the company of $8 million. Fletcher Kent has the latest from the law courts.
  
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• Allergic to water: Grande Prairie boy diagnosed with rare disorder

  26-02-2018 19:50 via cbc.ca
  Even his own tears can make Benjamin Hood break out in hives.
  
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• Alberta to invest $1B in 8 years on bitumen upgrading projects

  26-02-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is investing $1 billion in oilsands bitumen upgrading to get a bigger bang for the buck on its oil.
  
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• Alberta to invest $1 billion to upgrade oilsands bitumen

  26-02-2018 19:08
  The goal is to have Alberta’s thick bitumen upgraded in the province so that more of it can flow through pipelines, leading to an increase in volume and sales.
  
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• Alberta woman dies from injuries suffered during winter storm collision

  26-02-2018 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a woman was killed after the vehicle she was in collided with a semi truck near Lethbridge on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Canada’s energy sector ‘falling behind,’ says industry association

  26-02-2018 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  Tim McMillan, CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, says Canada is "falling behind" and must act now to restore investor confidence.
  
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• Want to be Edmonton's goat boss? Now is your chance

  26-02-2018 18:21 via cbc.ca
  The city is looking for a candidate with the right kind of gruff to become Edmonton’s first official “Goat Coordinator.”
  
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• Alberta to invest $1B on bitumen upgrading projects

  26-02-2018 18:17 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government will spend up to $1 billion on a series of grants and loan guarantees to build between two and five partial oil upgraders in the province.
  
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• Alberta releasing recommendations on energy diversification

  26-02-2018 18:17 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government is revealing recommendations from a committee tasked with finding opportunities to diversify the province's energy sector.
  
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• $1B upgrader plan aimed at getting Alberta off boom-bust rollercoaster

  26-02-2018 18:17 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government will spend up to $1 billion on a series of grants and loan guarantees to build two to five partial oil upgraders in the province.
  
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• ‘Oh my God’: bus passengers heard screaming in panic in Coquihalla crash video

  26-02-2018 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  More than 100 people were caught up in the crash on the highway around 8 p.m. Sunday.
  
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• Alberta man charged with uttering threats against former prime minister, mayor

  26-02-2018 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Alberta have charged a man with uttering threats against several people, including former prime minister Stephen Harper.
  
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• Three Hills man charged after threats made against Nenshi, Harper

  26-02-2018 17:42 via cbc.ca
  A rural Alberta man has been charged with uttering threats against former prime minister Stephen Harper, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and members of the Lethbridge Police Service.
  
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• How much is your artwork worth? Find out at this Edmonton event

  26-02-2018 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  If you’ve ever wondered if the artwork you own has any value, this is your chance to find out. Rob Cowley, president of Consignor Canadian Fine Art, has brought their “Search for Valuable Works of Art” to Edmonton and joined Global News Morning to evaluate a few pieces in studio.
  
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• Threat to Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton

  26-02-2018 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  A threat was made to Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital on the same night two other children's hospitals in Canada were put on lockdown.
  
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• Assembly of First Nations elects first woman as Alberta Regional Chief

  26-02-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  In the nearly four decades that the Assembly of First Nations has existed, a woman has never occupied Alberta's Regional Chief position. Marlene Poitras changed that Thursday when she earned two thirds of the vote from 39 Alberta chiefs.
  
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• Own property in B.C.? You could be on the hook for a massive tax hike next year

  26-02-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The B.C. government's new property tax increase will not only target foreign owners but anyone from outside the province, as well.
  
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• Taking a look at the top trends before they hit store shelves

  26-02-2018 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  Do you wonder what the next big fashion item will be, or perhaps the latest trend when it comes to home decor? The Alberta Gift Fair is currently underway. We get a sneak peak at some of the products.
  
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• Police dispatched to Stollery Children's Hospital after threat made

  26-02-2018 14:35 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police were on scene at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital Sunday evening investigating a firearms threat.
  
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• 2018 NHL trade deadline tracker

  26-02-2018 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  The NHL trade deadline is at 1 p.m. MT.
  
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• Tlicho is his first language, but court records show Indigenous man went on trial without an interpreter

  26-02-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A legally blind man from Behchoko, N.W.T., is facing sexual assault charges, but when he went to court the proceedings were done in English — a language he says he does not fully understand — and he had no interpreter.
  
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• Tlicho is his 1st language, but court records show Indigenous man went on trial without an interpreter

  26-02-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A legally blind man from Behchoko, N.W.T., is facing sexual assault charges, but when he went to court the proceedings were done in English — a language he says he does not fully understand — and he had no interpreter.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, February 26, 2018

  26-02-2018 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, February 26, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Coquihalla Highway southbound from Merritt closed after serious multi-vehicle crash

  26-02-2018 07:32 via globalnews.ca
  BC Emergency Health Services said seven patients have been taken to hospital in serious condition.
  
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• Coquihalla Highway reopens after serious multi-vehicle crash

  26-02-2018 07:32 via globalnews.ca
  As of 8:25 a.m. Monday, the road has now reopened.
  
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• Coquihalla Highway closed southbound from Merritt after serious multi-vehicle crash

  26-02-2018 07:32 via globalnews.ca
  A six-vehicle pileup on British Columbia's Coquihalla highway has sent dozens of people to hospital in conditions the Provincial Health Services Authority says range from stable to critical.
  
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• Alberta Children’s Hospital put on lockdown Sunday

  26-02-2018 06:16 via globalnews.ca
  There was a large police presence at the Alberta Children's Hospital at around 9 p.m. on Sunday.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers blow late lead but get shootout win over Ducks

  26-02-2018 06:04 via globalnews.ca
  Another wild night in California for the Edmonton Oilers. They survived a late comeback from the Anaheim Ducks to score a 6-5 shootout victory Sunday night. Listen: Connor McDavid on 630 CHED View link » The Oilers scored on their first shot on goal when Leon Draisaitl beat Ryan Miller just 13 seconds into the...
  
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• McDavid nets SO winner as Oilers overcome late collapse against Ducks

  26-02-2018 05:31 via cbc.ca
  Ryan Strome scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers recovered to beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 in a shootout Sunday after giving up two goals in the final 21 seconds of regulation.
  
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• Hundreds rally at Churchill Square to demand justice for Fontaine and Boushie after not-guilty verdicts

  26-02-2018 04:32 via cbc.ca
  More than 200 people turned out to Churchill Square in Edmonton Sunday to demand justice for Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Weekend: Feb 25

  26-02-2018 03:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Sunday, February 25, 2018 edition of the Global News Hour at 6. Hosted by Quinn Ohler.
  
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