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• Saskatchewan says no meeting necessary with Alberta over licence plate dispute

  20-03-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan's minister of trade says there is no need to meet with Alberta officials to discuss a short-lived ban on Alberta licence plates on government construction projects.
  
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• Edmonton police lay charges in connection with deadly hit and run in 2017

  20-03-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly 10 months after Edmonton police withdrew charges against a 31-year-old man in connection with a deadly hit and run, they have laid new charges against him.
  
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• Contractor fraud investigations double in Alberta since 2015

  20-03-2018 23:47 via cbc.ca
  Randy Kwong thought he had done everything right when he hired a contractor to install a metal railing on his deck last summer.
  
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• Mountie fires gun at reportedly stolen vehicle on First Nation, Alberta police watchdog probe ensues

  20-03-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating what led to an RCMP officers shooting a gun at a reportedly stolen vehicle on a First Nation is central Alberta over the weekend.
  
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• Finance minister promises Alberta's budget will balance in five years, but plan counts on Trans Mountain pipeline

  20-03-2018 23:26
  Joe Ceci said revenue from embattled Trans Mountain pipeline project and Enbridge Line 3 replacement will be built in to Alberta's 2018 budget
  
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• Finance minister promises Alberta's budget will balance in five years

  20-03-2018 23:26
  Joe Ceci said revenue from embattled Trans Mountain pipeline project and Enbridge Line 3 replacement will be built in to Alberta's 2018 budget
  
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• New charges laid in last spring's hit-and-run death of Edmonton teen

  20-03-2018 23:19 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton man whose murder charge in connection with hit and run last spring was later withdrawn by police has now had new charges filed against him.
  
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• Is Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT designed with growth in mind?

  20-03-2018 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  Further scrutiny of the design specifications by Global News has revealed that once the first phase of the line is built in 2020, there may not be a chance for the city to increase passenger capacity or train frequency along the busy corridor.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers set for showdown with Hurricanes

  20-03-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers continue their road trip in Carolina on Tuesday.
  
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• Danielle Smith: Senate bill would take foreign money out of Canadian elections

  20-03-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  A bill in the Senate is aimed at eliminating the ability of foreign entities to fund groups that take part in influence campaigns during elections.
  
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• 2 men charged after 2 oil sites robbed in central Alberta

  20-03-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  While on route to one call about a theft at an oil site, RCMP received a second call about a theft in progress at another site.
  
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• Saskatchewan no longer planning 'plategate'-inspired trade meeting with Alberta

  20-03-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's Ministry on Trade and Export Development says licence plates on job sites are no longer an issue.
  
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• The Great Canadian Trade Fair & Sale

  20-03-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Great Canadian Trade Fair & Sale is back again this spring and is being held April 13th to 15th at Millennium Place in Sherwood Park! Friday, April 13: 1 pm – 8 pm Saturday, April 14: 10 am – 7 pm Sunday, April 15: 10 am – 5 pm
  
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• Alberta’s Kevin Koe announces revamped curling team

  20-03-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  Kevin Koe has revamped his curling team for next season, adding B.J. Neufeld at third and Colton Flasch at second.
  
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• Oilsands technology alliance aims for cuts in industry’s need for steam

  20-03-2018 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  COSIA members hope to cut GHG intensity by 10 to 30 per cent over the next five years, while also sharing technologies to lessen the industry's impacts on land and water and deal with tailings ponds.
  
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• Forget real budget shoes: Alberta finance minister goes digital for 2018

  20-03-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci took a different spin on his traditional budget shoes unveiling. As provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon tells us, the minister has gone digital.
  
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• Valley Line West LRT to top agenda at Edmonton city hall

  20-03-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  LRT expansion is topping the agenda at Edmonton’s city hall, where council will hear from the public on Valley Line west plans. As Kendra Slugoski explains, some changes from the preliminary design are recommended.
  
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• Alberta factoring in Trans Mountain pipeline in budget forecasts

  20-03-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Finance Minister Joe Ceci says Alberta will rely on anticipated revenue from an expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline to balance the budget within five years.
  
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• Balanced budget tied to Trans Mountain completion, Alberta finance minister says

  20-03-2018 18:57 via cbc.ca
  Although the Alberta government has made efforts to diversify the economy, Finance Minister Joe Ceci revealed the path to balance relies on the completion of two major pipeline projects: Enbridge Line 3 and the controversial Trans Mountain expansion.
  
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• Electricity deal clinches $100M bitcoin mining operation in Medicine Hat

  20-03-2018 18:47 via cbc.ca
  The City of Medicine Hat has agreed to supply electricity and lease land to a Toronto-based cryptocurrency mining company in a deal that will result in $100 million in construction spending in the southern Alberta city.
  
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• Alberta government commits $34.5M towards ag societies

  20-03-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government has announced additional funding for agricultural societies and rural programs.
  
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• 'Absolutely dismal': Northern Alberta Métis community grapples with housing crisis

  20-03-2018 17:30 via cbc.ca
  A northern Alberta Métis community surrounded by multi-million dollar oilsands operations says the community is battling a housing and homelessness crisis.
  
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• Albertans left 'unprotected' by stretched ambulance fleet, paramedics union says

  20-03-2018 17:27 via cbc.ca
  Documents the Health Sciences Association of Alberta obtained through a freedom of information request show demand is up almost 20 per cent since 2012-2013, but there's only 3.4 per cent more paramedics.
  
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• Alberta ambulance system in critical condition, says paramedics union

  20-03-2018 17:27 via cbc.ca
  Documents the Health Sciences Association of Alberta obtained through a freedom of information request show demand is up almost 20 per cent since 2012-2013, but there's only 3.4 per cent more paramedics.
  
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• Red Deer man pleads guilty to manslaughter in February 2016 death

  20-03-2018 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  Shane Dion McPhee was sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the Feb. 2016 death of William Blaine Baker.
  
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• 500 pets abandoned at West Edmonton Mall store up for adoption

  20-03-2018 16:58 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of animals seized from a pet store will be up for adoption this weekend at the Edmonton Humane Society, as the investigation into why they were abandoned continues.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society to adopt out over 500 animals seized from WEM pet store

  20-03-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Humane Society is hosting an adoption event on Friday and Saturday to re-home over 500 animals, many of which were seized from a West Edmonton Mall pet store last month.
  
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• Meet Kapri: Edmonton's newest pop music sensation

  20-03-2018 16:28 via cbc.ca
  When Kapri was invited to a Toronto press junket announcing the nominees for the 2018 Juno Awards, she was shocked to hear her name called.
  
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• Trudeau government introduces gun bill that would tighten control of sales, licensing

  20-03-2018 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  The proposed measure - part of a wide-ranging firearms bill tabled in the House of Commons - is intended to assist police in investigating gun trafficking and other crimes.
  
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• Toronto police release identity of woman found dead in North York condo

  20-03-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Police said they also found a woman inside a unit with obvious signs of trauma.
  
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• Edmonton man dead in Toronto murder-suicide

  20-03-2018 15:07 via cbc.ca
  Essozinam Assali, 27, was found inside the building with what police called "obvious signs of trauma." She is Toronto's 10th homicide victim of 2018.
  
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• Kids with Cancer Society: 19-month-old Felicija had rare rhabdomyosarcoma

  20-03-2018 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  In this month’s Kids with Cancer Society segment, we meet Amanda Lachowicz, whose 19-month-old daughter Felicija was treated for a rare kind of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, and talked about the Fight for Hope boxing match.
  
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• Public hearing on proposed high-rises in Strathcona extended into April

  20-03-2018 14:07 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton city council extended Monday's public hearing on the rezoning proposal of two tall towers in Strathcona until April 9th, allowing more time to hear resident concerns.
  
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• Africa Centre executive director sacked amid allegations of sexual harassment

  20-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The executive director of the Africa Centre has been fired amid allegations of abuse and sexual harassment, CBC news had learned.
  
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• 1st Chinese-Canadian NHL player Larry Kwong remembered in Calgary

  20-03-2018 13:28 via globalnews.ca
  Tributes have poured in from across the hockey world following the death of Larry Kwong – renowned for being the first Chinese-Canadian to play in the NHL.
  
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• Rural buses to connect villages, towns to Grande Prairie

  20-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Grande Prairie is applying for provincial funding to run a rural bus pilot project that would connect the city to towns and villages in a 50-kilometre radius.
  
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• Edmonton city councillor sees something fishy in Coliseum closure report

  20-03-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  The final agreement that will lead to Northlands Coliseum being demolished is before city council Tuesday.An upset Councillor Tony Caterina says the council report and the legal document say two different things.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, March 20, 2018

  20-03-2018 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  It’s the first day of spring – but does it feel like it? Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, March 20, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Spring has sprung: What does the season typically look like in Edmonton?

  20-03-2018 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  By the numbers, Edmontonians can look forward to nicer conditions based on the seasonal averages for the next few months.
  
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• Jason Kenney's relationship with carbon taxes: It's complicated

  20-03-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The United Conservative Party is talking about scrapping the NDP's Climate Leadership Plan while bringing back a PC-era price on carbon for large emitters. What would that mean for Alberta? We delve into the details.
  
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• Cold Lake First Nations members call for more financial accountability

  20-03-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Members of Cold Lake First Nations are raising questions about how leadership is spending the band’s money.
  
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• Our Yeg at Night: ‘Outside Mullingar’ play an Irish love story

  20-03-2018 06:55 via globalnews.ca
  The play “Outside Mullingar,” directed by John Hudson, is an Irish love story that will make you laugh and maybe cry. Here’s a preview in Our YEG at Night.
  
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• Why telling a U.S. border guard you’ve smoked pot could be dangerous, even once it’s legalized

  20-03-2018 05:21 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's plan to legalize marijuana could lead confusion and even banishment at the U.S. border, a Washington state-based immigration lawyer warns.
  
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• Here’s why B.C. pays such insane gas prices, and why even a new pipeline might not help

  20-03-2018 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  "Absolutely it would lower the price," said one expert. But another said something very different.
  
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• Can Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion lower B.C. gas prices? Depends who you ask

  20-03-2018 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  "Absolutely it would lower the price," said one expert. But another said something very different.
  
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• U of A president should cut pay before charging students more, minister says

  20-03-2018 01:47 via cbc.ca
  Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt is suggesting University of Alberta president David Turpin should take a pay cut before charging students more for tuition and residence fees.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: March 19

  20-03-2018 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, March 19, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Why Alberta parents are getting inked for Down syndrome

  20-03-2018 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  Su-Ling Goh looks into the story behind a tattoo named after a book that spurred a viral #luckyfewtattoo movement in the United States.
  
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• Health Matters: March 19

  20-03-2018 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  Su-Ling Goh looks at how because of technology, the chances of surviving a stroke are now better than ever and the story behind a tattoo named after a book that spurred a viral movement in the U.S.
  
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• Alberta NDP making adjustments to AISH eligibility rules

  20-03-2018 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is proposing changes to financial trusts to further assist people with disabilities. Tom Vernon explains.
  
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