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• Golf, downtown dining and crashed ice: What's on in Edmonton

  08-03-2018 23:56 via cbc.ca
  Officially it's the second last weekend of winter. So you can spend it outdoors enjoying the end of the season or indoors getting ready for spring.
  
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• Alberta premier threatens to reduce oil shipments amid pipeline dispute with B.C.

  08-03-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is threatening to expand a fight with B.C. over the Trans Mountain pipeline by reducing the amount of oil her province ships.
  
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• Danielle Smith: Removing gender gap would eliminate choice for women

  08-03-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s the truth, the way I see it: We will always have a gender pay gap and it will never be eliminated.
  
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• Pipelines, economic diversification and a path to balanced budgets among Alberta throne speech highlights

  08-03-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  The energy sector will be the focal point for much of the upcoming session of the Alberta Legislature.
  
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• ‘We would hate to close’: Edmonton addictions centre struggling with $400K in repairs

  08-03-2018 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  Our House – a 60-bed addictions recovery facility for men – is trying to find a way to cover the cost of a major repair and renovation.
  
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• Edmonton sculptor gets 'surreal' opportunity to make dinosaurs for feature film

  08-03-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  In the first five seconds of the stop-motion film Early Man you’ll see a triceratops on the screen. That dinosaur was created by Edmontonian Verity Filipow, a model maker at Aardman Animations in England.
  
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• Alberta throne speech expected to touch on pipelines, energy, electricity

  08-03-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's NDP government will lay out its legislative agenda Thursday afternoon with a speech from the throne.
  
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• Alberta premier threatens to cut off oil to B.C. in fight over pipeline: throne speech

  08-03-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government is taking a page from the playbook of former premier Peter Lougheed by threatening to cut oil exports in its fight against B.C.’s efforts to stop the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• March 4, 1994: Canadian comedian John Candy dies of a heart attack

  08-03-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  John Candy died at the age of 43 of a heart attack while filming a movie near Durango, Mexico.
  
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• Dead dogs, cats discovered on southern Alberta property; SPCA investigating

  08-03-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  According to the landowner, a previous tenant abandoned the property in January and moved to the Vulcan area, leaving behind a large mess.
  
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• Alberta spas, salons and barbershops can now apply for liquor licences: AGLC

  08-03-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Effective immediately, spas, salons and barbershops are eligible to apply for a liquor licence from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission.
  
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• Women’s Advocacy Voice of Edmonton Committee on equality

  08-03-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  International Women’s Day highlights the work of ladies around the world and all that still needs to be done to reach true equality. Joyce LaBriola and Kaylin Betteridge joined Jennifer Crosby to highlight the work the Women’s Advocacy Voice of Edmonton Committee is doing on that front.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers finally finding success on the penalty kill

  08-03-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Over the last 10 games, the Oilers have gone 27/29 on the penalty kill.
  
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• Oil firm ceasing operations, leaving thousands of untended Alberta wells

  08-03-2018 19:49 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued an order against privately held oil and gas company Sequoia Resources Corp. after it warned it is ceasing operations "imminently" and won't be able to maintain thousands of wells and pipelines in the province.
  
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• Thorhild school grieves ‘immeasurable loss’ of teenage girl in bus crash

  08-03-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  An entire community was grieving on Thursday, one day after a teenage girl was killed in a collision between a school bus and a semi-truck north of Redwater.
  
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• Teen killed in bus crash identified; Thorhild school grieves ‘immeasurable loss’

  08-03-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  An entire community was grieving on Thursday, one day after 15-year-old Maisie Watkinson was killed in a collision between a school bus and a gravel truck north of Redwater.
  
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• $48M Groat Road upgrades will take 3 years to complete

  08-03-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  Upgrading a section of Groat Road and the Groat Road Bridge will take three years to complete, Edmontonians learned at an information session Wednesday.
  
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• Oil firm ceasing operations, leaving thousands of Alberta wells untended

  08-03-2018 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  In a letter posted on its website, the AER says Calgary-based Sequoia indicated in two meetings in late February that it wasn't able to abandon and reclaim its licensed properties as a result of "defaults in municipal tax payments."
  
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• Supreme Court will hear appeal of new trial decision in Cindy Gladue murder case

  08-03-2018 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal in the case of Ontario trucker Bradley Barton, who was acquitted in the death of Cindy Gladue in an Edmonton motel room.
  
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• McCann family frustrated by federal foot-dragging on zombie laws

  08-03-2018 18:43 via cbc.ca
  Bret McCann says he's frustrated that federal legislation aimed at purging the Criminal Code of so-called zombie laws is seeing no movement in the House of Commons after it was introduced one year ago.
  
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• 'Crazy' Croxall brothers could give Canada 1-2 finish on Crashed Ice tour

  08-03-2018 18:33 via cbc.ca
  Scott Croxall is back in Edmonton looking to repeat as ice cross downhill world champion three years after capturing his first title in the city. The Canadian will attempt to hold off longtime rival Cameron Naasz and his brother Kyle on Saturday (CBCSports.ca, 10 p.m. ET).
  
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• Canada issues travel warning for Playa del Carmen, Mexico after ferry explosion

  08-03-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  The warning came after the U.S. embassy in Mexico issued its own alert advising Americans of a potential security threat in the country’s popular tourist destination area.
  
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• Alberta RCMP Traffic Services: Seatbelt Safety Awareness Month

  08-03-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta RCMP remind you to buckle up every time you are in a vehicle because if you don’t; what’s stopping you? Constable Mike Hibbs offers up information and tips for ensuring a safe ride.
  
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• Supreme Court to review case of Ontario trucker aquitted in death of Edmonton woman

  08-03-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  A leave to appeal has been granted in the case of an Alberta trucker charged with killing an Indigenous woman in an Edmonton motel room, sending the case to Canada's top court.
  
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• Supreme Court to review case of Ontario trucker accused in death of Edmonton woman

  08-03-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  A leave to appeal has been granted in the case of an Ontario trucker charged with killing an Indigenous woman in an Edmonton motel room, sending the case to Canada's top court.
  
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• Opioids no better than acetaminophen, ibuprofen for chronic back and arthritis pain: study

  08-03-2018 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  A new study suggests that opioids are no better for treating some kinds of chronic back and arthritis pain than other, non-addictive painkillers.
  
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• Edmonton Valley Zoo: Vega the Eurasian eagle owl

  08-03-2018 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  In this month’s segment with the Edmonton Valley Zoo, staff brought in Vega the Eurasian eagle owl, which is the largest owl in the world.
  
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• ‘Works for Women’ lights up Edmonton towers on International Women’s Day

  08-03-2018 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Several buildings and billboards in Edmonton will be lit up in purple to mark International Women’s Day. Erin and Melissa from “Works for Women” explain the push for equality.
  
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• Four years later, Fight A Monster campaign restarts to help founder with incurable cancer

  08-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The Fight A Monster, Buy A Monster campaign has been relaunched, but this time it's to help its founder who was diagnosed with cancer.
  
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• WestJet Airlines chief executive Gregg Saretsky retires, replaced by Ed Sims

  08-03-2018 14:49 via globalnews.ca
  Gregg Saretsky joined WestJet in June 2009 as vice-president.
  
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• Mom, Pop & Tots Fair ready to take over the Edmonton Expo Centre

  08-03-2018 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  From safety tips and bedtime routines, to products and services, the Mom, Pop & Tot Fair has it all. There is even entertainment for the little ones!
  
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• Alberta legislature session to resume Thursday with throne speech

  08-03-2018 14:35 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta’s MLAs will return to the legislature Thursday, where UCP leader Jason Kenney will join his party members for the first time since being elected. Kent Morrison has more on what to expect from the session.
  
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• Kenney to take his seat as UCP leader, as Alberta legislature starts spring session

  08-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The spring session starts Thursday with the speech from the throne, but for political watchers the real action will begin Monday when UCP Leader Jason Kenney faces off for the first time against Premier Rachel Notley.
  
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• Fentanyl deaths still on the rise in Red Deer, new report shows

  08-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  New data from Alberta Health shows Red Deer has the second highest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the province compared to other cities, and frontline workers say a supervised consumption site can’t come quickly enough to prevent more deaths in the city in 2018.
  
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• WestJet Airlines chief executive Gregg Saretsky retires

  08-03-2018 13:58 via cbc.ca
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says chief executive Gregg Saretsky is retiring effective Thursday.
  
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• Effective immediately, WestJet Airlines chief executive Gregg Saretsky retires

  08-03-2018 13:58 via cbc.ca
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says chief executive Gregg Saretsky is retiring effective Thursday.
  
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• Cross-country skier Brian McKeever to carry Canada’s flag for Paralympics opening ceremony

  08-03-2018 13:48 via globalnews.ca
  Ten-time gold medallist Brian McKeever will carry Canada's flag in Friday's opening ceremonies of the Pyeongchang Paralympics.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, March 8, 2018

  08-03-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, March 8, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton businessman's employment of foreign worker under investigation following unrelated assault conviction

  08-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The case of an Edmonton businessman convicted of assaulting two teenage employees has prompted a federal investigation into his employment of a temporary foreign worker.
  
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• Brian Jean's legacy. What we got, and what Jason Kenney could have had.

  08-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  "Jason Kenney is right — the retirement of Brian Jean is a loss for the UCP caucus, and a loss that will be felt for years," writes Ian Brodie, political scientist and chief of staff to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on former Wildrose leader Jean's retirement from political life.
  
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• Kinder Morgan CEO unsure when construction will start on Trans Mountain expansion

  08-03-2018 10:11 via cbc.ca
  The chief executive of Kinder Morgan won't put a timeline on when construction will begin on the Trans Mountain expansion, a delayed project which would ship Alberta oil to British Columbia's coast.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: St. Albert students hope to help beat cancer with Bikeathon

  08-03-2018 07:17 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Our YEG At Night, we dropped by a St. Alberta high school to check in on some high school students who are pedaling on their bikes for a whole 48 hours to help a good cause.
  
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• Alberta's Brian McKeever named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympics opening ceremony

  08-03-2018 06:41 via cbc.ca
  Thirteen-time Paralympic medallist Brian McKeever has been named Canada's flag-bearer for Friday's opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
  
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• Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher beats Mike McEwen to score No. 1 seed in Brier Championship Pool

  08-03-2018 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's Brendan Bottcher has put his rink in great position heading into the Championship Pool at the Tim Hortons Brier.
  
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• 'I could kill someone': Teen sentenced for 'brutal' attack at Elk Island Youth Ranch

  08-03-2018 04:46 via cbc.ca
  A 16-year old ward of the province with a violent criminal record has been sentenced to 16 months in custody for the aggravated assault of a group home worker. His victim suffered brain damage and broken facial bones after the teen stomped on her head.
  
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• Edmonton climate change conference closes with call for action to other cities

  08-03-2018 03:31
  More than 800 politicians, scientists and academics attended the multi-day meeting
  
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• Alberta teen gets two years for brutal attack on youth worker, 63

  08-03-2018 03:12
  A teen boy who helped savagely beat a 63-year-old youth home worker has been sentenced to two years for aggravated assault.
  
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• Stephen Mandel outlines roles of Alberta Party caucus members

  08-03-2018 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  A day before the spring session of Alberta's Legislative Assembly gets underway, the Alberta Party's newly minted leader announced which of his caucus members will be fulfilling various duties.
  
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• Global Edmonton weather forecast: March 7

  08-03-2018 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  Meteorologist Jesse Beyer has our seven-day weather forecast starting Wednesday, March 7, 2018.
  
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• Edmonton program matches people with autism with work

  08-03-2018 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  Employment rates for people with autism are low, despite the majority of the community’s high capability of working. Su-Ling Goh explains how a program is giving them the opportunity.
  
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