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• Ethan Bear's debut with Oilers has Ochapowace First Nation beaming with pride

  01-03-2018 23:41 via cbc.ca
  ​About two dozen proud and excited fans were planning to attend an Oilers game in Edmonton on Thursday night to cheer on an Indigenous player making his NHL debut.
  
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• RCMP investigate after man’s body found behind Grande Prairie business

  01-03-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Police continue to investigate a sudden death in Grande Prairie, Alta. as they wait for an autopsy to be performed on a man's body discovered on Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta's private retail model lures cannabis retailer to Edmonton

  01-03-2018 23:10 via cbc.ca
  Cannabis retailer Fire and Flower has moved its operations from Ontario to Alberta because it likes the private bricks-and-mortar retail model adopted by the provincial government.
  
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• Edmonton police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect after ‘violent’ January attack

  01-03-2018 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple Canada-wide warrants have been issued for a man wanted in connection with a home invasion in Edmonton on Jan. 29.
  
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• N.W.T. filmmaker to shine light on historical abuse at former Edmonton segregated hospital

  01-03-2018 22:50 via cbc.ca
  Raymond Yakeleya has received $8,500 from the Heritage Council of Edmonton to explore the experiences of the former hospital's patients.
  
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• 2 men wanted after firearms incidents in eastern Alberta

  01-03-2018 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are looking for two Fishing Lake, Alta. men after two separate firearm incidents earlier this week.
  
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• Feb. 29, 1988: 'City of Champions!' added to welcome to Edmonton signs

  01-03-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  City pride was high as Mayor Laurence Decore unveiled the 'City of Champions!' signs at a city hall ceremony.
  
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• Bigstone Cree Nation taking federal and provincial governments to court over student funding

  01-03-2018 21:16 via cbc.ca
  The Chief and council of Bigstone Cree Nation have filed a statement of claim against the provincial and federal governments for what they’re calling a “failure to protect the treaty rights to education for Bigstone Cree peoples.”
  
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• Squishing science: Flat Earth International Conference coming to Edmonton

  01-03-2018 21:03
  Conference founder Robbie Davidson, who is from Edmonton, believes no one can fall off the edge of the earth because it's encircled in ice.
  
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• Alberta expands energy rebate program to help hospitality industry

  01-03-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta businesses, institutions and non-profits can now get as much as $100,000 in rebates under the province's energy efficiency program.
  
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• ‘We need relief’: Chair of Restaurants Canada says industry challenges are unprecedented

  01-03-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  The new chair of a national hospitality industry group details tough times for restaurants and bars, and calls for better cooperation from government.
  
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• Commissioner Gary Bettman teases major NHL event in Edmonton

  01-03-2018 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  Love him or hate him, when Gary Bettman talks – people listen. The NHL Commissioner was in Edmonton thursday with some high praise for the city. Jack Haskins reports.
  
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• Ethan Bear to make NHL debut as Edmonton Oilers host Nashville Predators

  01-03-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Ethan Bear was drafted in the fifth round, 124th overall in 2015. In the AHL with Bakersfield this season, he has six goals and ten assists in 34 games. He missed about a month with a concussion earlier in the season.
  
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• Alberta mother Sheri Arsenault, who lost son to a drunk driver, renews calls for changes to Criminal Code

  01-03-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  A Leduc woman is in Ottawa pushing for a change to the criminal code. As Kim Smith explains, it’s been six years since Sheri Arsenault’s son was killed by a drunk driver.
  
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• Calgary man wanted on Canada-wide warrants may be in Alberta or Quebec

  01-03-2018 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  David Midouin is wanted in relation to two armed robbery incidents that happened late last year in Calgary.
  
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• Higher restaurant prices not stopping Albertans from eating out

  01-03-2018 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  In the final two months of 2017, Albertans spent a record $789 million dining out in restaurants and bars — but the spending surge was largely due to higher menu prices because of increased minimum wages.
  
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• Survivors meet at Edmonton Indigenous school for Alberta consultations on ’60s Scoop

  01-03-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is holding its final consultation with Indigenous people today before it crafts an apology for the '60s Scoop.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos O-lineman D’Anthony Batiste retires

  01-03-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  After 13 seasons in professional football, Edmonton Eskimos offensive lineman D'Anthony Batiste has announced his retirement.
  
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• Winter storm could bring up to 25 cm of snow to Edmonton region

  01-03-2018 19:24 via cbc.ca
  A storm moving into Alberta Thursday is expected to bring between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow to the Edmonton region.
  
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• Commissioner Gary Bettman thrilled with Ice District progress; teases major NHL event in Edmonton

  01-03-2018 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  It had been a year since NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was last in town and he's thrilled to see all the progress being made in Ice District and around Rogers Place.
  
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• NHL commissioner says fans of all 31 teams think too many calls go against them

  01-03-2018 18:49 via cbc.ca
  Yes, Edmonton will get another chance to host an all-star game or an NHL draft, and, no, despite what fans might think, there is no league bias against the Oilers. Those were two messages NHL commissioner Gary Bettman brought to town Thursday morning when he held a question-and-answer session with fans at the Sutton Place Hotel.
  
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• Meet 4 of the ‘Big Brother Canada’ houseguests

  01-03-2018 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  Rozina of Toronto, Ont., Derek of Beaumont, Alta., William Kenny of Trepassey, Nfld. and Ali Martinez of Vancouver, B.C. will be entering the ‘Big Brother Canada’ house on March 7 to compete for $100,000 and other prizes.
  
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• Stony Plain gas line that caused evacuations now capped: RCMP

  01-03-2018 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Gas service has been restored in Stony Plain, Alta. after a gas leak was reported on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Evacuation called off as Stony Plain gas leak repaired

  01-03-2018 17:35 via cbc.ca
  A natural gas leak which forced the evacuation of a Stony Plain neighbourhood on Wednesday night has been repaired.
  
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• Suspicious package prompting Edmonton Tower evacuation was an empty duffel bag

  01-03-2018 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Tower in the city's downtown core was evacuated and the bomb squad called after a suspicious package was found Thursday morning — but in the end it turned out to be an empty duffel bag.
  
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• Edmonton Tower evacuated by police over suspicious package

  01-03-2018 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Tower in the city's downtown core was evacuated and the EPS bomb squad called in after a suspicious package was found early Thursday morning.
  
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• Police investigate threat, suspicious package at downtown Edmonton Tower

  01-03-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are trying to identify the individual who made a threat and left a suspicious package at a downtown highrise Thursday morning.
  
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• Police investigate suspicious package at downtown Edmonton Tower

  01-03-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious package uncovered in a downtown highrise Thursday morning.
  
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• Free shuttles from airport to new outlet mall part of EIA deal

  01-03-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Gamblers, shoppers, and car-racing fans will be able to get around a new entertainment site at the Edmonton International Airport grounds without having to worry about parking.
  
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• Get those shovels out: Winter storm, snowfall warnings issued for much of Alberta

  01-03-2018 15:52 via cbc.ca
  Winter storm and snowfall warnings were issued for much of the province by Environment Canada on Thursday.
  
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• The Tomato Magazine – Tomato Top 100

  01-03-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Publisher Mary Bailey stops by with the details on this year’s Downtown Dining Week, and she reveals some tasty tidbits about the Tomato Top 100.
  
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• 2018 Hair Massacure

  01-03-2018 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  Hair Massacure is an Alberta wide fundraiser working towards its 16th anniversary with over 12 million dollars raised for children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
  
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• Mountain Equipment Co-op to stop selling Vista Outdoor products

  01-03-2018 15:08 via cbc.ca
  Mountain Equipment Co-op says it will stop selling products from Vista Outdoor, bowing to pressure to distance itself from the sports and recreation company, which makes and distributes items including guns and ammunition, after last month's school shooting in Florida.
  
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• Canada's oilpatch handicap not helped by federal budget, observers say

  01-03-2018 15:05 via cbc.ca
  Oilpatch observers say there is nothing in the new federal budget to deal with Canada's competitive disadvantage with the United States in oil and gas.
  
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• Edmonton transit officer resigns after allegations of excessive force, racial profiling by black teen

  01-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  One of two Edmonton transit officers has resigned after complaints of excessive force and racial profiling made by a 15-year-old African-Canadian boy, CBC News has learned. Alberta's solicitor general has assigned an investigator to monitor city probe of complaint.
  
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• Help promote organ donation and go home with a Don Cherry style jersey

  01-03-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  The WHL is suiting up with Don Cherry to help promote organ donation. Tomorrow night is your chance to take part during the Edmonton Oil Kings game. We sit down with Don’s daughter, Cindy Cherry.
  
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• ‘Big Brother Canada’ Season 6: Meet the houseguests

  01-03-2018 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  'Big Brother Canada' Season 6 houseguests are vying for a grand prize of $100,000, a European dream vacation and a $30,000 home furnishing makeover.
  
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• Kelowna mayor says B.C.'s speculation tax could have 'dire unintended consequences'

  01-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Colin Basran says the tax is actually an empty homes tax that could drive away investment in his community.
  
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• Grande Prairie university degrees will reflect regional needs, college president says

  01-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Grande Prairie Regional College plans to offer up to five degree programs within two years, after receiving permission from the province last week to take the first steps toward becoming an accredited university.
  
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• Edmonton planners think about moving downtown festivals long-term

  01-03-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  As city planners look at how to design new downtown parks, the question has been raised about relocating some festivals for good that might have outgrown Churchill Square.
  
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• Alberta mother who lost son to a drunk driver renews calls for changes to Criminal Code

  01-03-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Sheri Arsenault will be presenting her arguments before the Senate Justice Committee Thursday morning as she calls for a mandatory minimum sentence for anyone who kills someone as a result of driving while being impaired.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, March 1, 2018

  01-03-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, March 1, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard sorry for ‘reckless’ treatment of women, band to take indefinite hiatus

  01-03-2018 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard has announced that he will be stepping away from his musical career "indefinitely" in the wake of mounting sexual assault allegations.
  
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• Winter storm warning for central Alberta, Edmonton due to ‘intense Pacific system’

  01-03-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Environment Canada warnings, initially for the western edge of the province, were expanded east Thursday morning to include central Alberta and the City of Edmonton. 
  
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• ‘Intense Pacific system’ prompts winter storm warning for parts of western Alberta

  01-03-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning for parts of western Alberta on Wednesday, saying "an intense Pacific system will begin pushing snow into west central Alberta beginning late this evening."
  
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• A First Nations scholar's journey from a northern Alberta reserve to Oxford — and back again

  01-03-2018 02:48 via cbc.ca
  Billy-Ray Belcourt’s journey from Driftpile Cree Nation to completing his master's degree in women’s studies at the University of Oxford sounds a bit like a Cinderella story — and in some ways, it was.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Feb. 28

  01-03-2018 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Heart Pledge Day at Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute

  01-03-2018 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  Ninety per cent of Canadians have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke. On Wednesday, efforts were made to make sure patients in one Edmonton hospital can get the best care possible. Su-Ling Goh has more.
  
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• 'We still have a long road': Sixties Scoop survivor on finding her identity, and her way home

  01-03-2018 02:15
  Nicky Papin will share her story at the Sixties Scoop Apology Engagement session on March 1
  
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• Alberta spending more but saving more: third quarter fiscal update

  01-03-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government may have seen the bottom of the fiscal hole created by the devastating recession. Numbers released by the finance minister show the economy is growing, and the deficit is shrinking. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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