Edmonton news

• EPCOR tunnelling problem will make a mess of 105 Street until December

  27-03-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  A massive upgrade to the storm water drainage system in downtown Edmonton has run into an even bigger problem.
  
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• B.C. city to take Trans Mountain pipeline fight to Supreme Court of Canada

  27-03-2018 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Burnaby is turning to Canada's highest court in the dispute over construction of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• Myer Horowitz Theatre renovation ‘on hold’ at University of Alberta

  27-03-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  A multi-million-dollar renovation to the Myer Horowitz Theatre at the University of Alberta is on hold after a failed attempt to get the student body to pitch in on the renovation costs.
  
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• Supervised consumption site to open at Edmonton's Royal Alex Hospital in early April

  27-03-2018 21:50
  It will be the city's second supervised consumption site.
  
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• Hospital-based safe consumption site to open in Edmonton next week

  27-03-2018 21:14 via cbc.ca
  The first safe consumption site in an acute-care hospital in North America will open at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton next week.Inpatients will be able to access health and counselling services, in addition to drug treatment services, starting Monday.
  
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• Alberta hockey player 'empowered' by breastfeeding openly in locker room

  27-03-2018 21:12 via cbc.ca
  A Grande Prairie hockey player wants other mothers to know they can openly breastfeed in front of anyone, anywhere, anytime — including in the dressing room.
  
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• Alberta cannabis sales website contract awarded to Ohio-based company

  27-03-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  An Ohio-based company will build and manage the website Alberta will use to sell cannabis online.
  
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• Strathcona County RCMP hitting the streets on horseback again in 2018

  27-03-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Strathcona County are saddling up for another summer season of hitting the streets on horseback.
  
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• Central Alberta RCMP seek masked men in robbery, assault on elderly man

  27-03-2018 20:47 via cbc.ca
  Central Alberta RCMP are searching for three masked thieves who assaulted an elderly man earlier this month and fled the scene on a stolen ATV.
  
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• Solve This! Engineering problems for kids

  27-03-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  A new book from National Geographic Kids breaks down science and technology challenges in a way children can enjoy and understand. Joan Marie Galat gives us a taste.
  
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• 'A threat to the autonomy of our province': Burnaby mayor to take pipeline fight to Canada's top court

  27-03-2018 20:32 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Derek Corrigan also says the city shouldn't have to pay to police a protest against the project, since the city never wanted it in the first place.
  
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• Suspect in shooting of Calgary police officer is dead

  27-03-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  A suspect who was barricaded in a garage after a police officer was shot in the northeast Calgary neighbourhood of Abbeydale is dead, police say.
  
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• Eyewitness watches Calgary police officer hit the ground after shots fired

  27-03-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  A suspect who was barricaded in a garage after a police officer was shot in the northeast Calgary neighbourhood of Abbeydale is dead, police say.
  
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• Calgary police officer shot several times, in hospital in stable condition

  27-03-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  Calgary police are warning the public to take shelter if they're near an area in the northeast neighbourhood of Abbeydale where a suspect is believed to be holed up after an officer was shot multiple times.
  
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• IPSOS says federal Conservatives ahead of Liberals

  27-03-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  If a federal election were held today, we’d have Prime Minister Andrew Scheer, according to an IPSOS poll. Jennifer Crosby breaks down the numbers with Justin Archer, partner at Berlin Communications.
  
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• Adam Larsson earns Masterton nomination as Edmonton Oilers take on Blue Jackets

  27-03-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers will try to slow down the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night.
  
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• Edmonton’s stake in 2026 FIFA bid

  27-03-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  FIFA and the World Cup are about so much more than soccer. The event is worth billions and Edmonton is hoping to be one of the 2026 host cities. Jack Haskins has a look inside the bid books.
  
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• Mouse mischief: Live mice released in Edmonton restaurants

  27-03-2018 20:02 via cbc.ca
  Police are looking for two people who they believe released mice in two Edmonton restaurants earlier this year.
  
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• 1st hospital-based supervised consumption site

  27-03-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital will become North America’s first hospital-based supervised consumption site on April 2. Kendra Slugoski has more.
  
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• If PCs won 2015 election, Alberta deficit would be $3B instead of $8.8B: Fraser Institute

  27-03-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's deficit would be less than half of what it is right now had Albertans elected a Progressive Conservative government rather than an NDP government, a Canadian public policy think tank concludes in a new study.
  
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• Welcome Wagon Family Event

  27-03-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Welcome Wagon presents an Edmonton Family Event on April 29th at Chateau Nova Kingsway! Admission is free and there will be exciting door prizes, special displays and gift bags.
  
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• Edmonton Women’s Show

  27-03-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Join us for the spring Edmonton Women’s Show at the Edmonton Expo Centre  on April 21st and 22nd. Check out the guest speakers, features, vendors, and all the entertainment that will make this the best Woman’s Show to date! Grab your friends, mom, sisters, daughters & grandmother and join us!
  
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• 3 people charged in connection to Morley chop shop

  27-03-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said Tuesday that charges were pending against a fourth person.
  
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• Runaway Bridesmaids

  27-03-2018 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  These gals are tired of always being the bridesmaid and never the bride and are going to do something about it. Four women are off on a bachelorette party trip never to be forgotten, as they celebrate their friend’s upcoming marriage, while also searching for husbands of their own! Join us for a hilarious romp...
  
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• RCMP allege murder conspiracy and an unfortunate case of mistaken identity in Didsbury

  27-03-2018 17:44 via cbc.ca
  A child custody dispute, a conspiracy to commit murder and a serious case of mistaken identity. Those are the allegations laid out by Didsbury RCMP against four people arrested March 23 in central Alberta.
  
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• Vet warns pet owners of spike in porcupine encounters

  27-03-2018 15:45 via cbc.ca
  A Ponoka veterinarian is warning pet owners about porcupine encounters, after seeing a spike in treating quilled-up dogs in recent weeks.
  
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• Avenue Edmonton Magazine: April 2018 edition

  27-03-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  In this preview of the April 2018 edition of Avenue Edmonton Magazine, editor Steven Sandor talks about Spring Style Trends. Also, a great article on actor Nathan Fillion and him growing up in Edmonton
  
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• Royal Alexandra Hospital safe injection site opening Tuesday

  27-03-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's second supervised consumption site will open at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, just days after the first location saw a high number of visitors.
  
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• Edmonton’s 2nd safe injection site opening at Royal Alexandra Hospital

  27-03-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's second supervised consumption site will open at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, just days after the first location saw a high number of visitors.
  
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• Edmonton supervised consumption site opening at Royal Alexandra Hospital April 2

  27-03-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  On April 2, another supervised consumption site will open at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital, becoming the first hospital-based service in North America.
  
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• Fewer transit riders in 2017 leaves city out projected $4.1M

  27-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Fewer people rode buses or the LRT in Edmonton last year than city administration anticipated, leaving the city short $4.1 million in its operating budget.
  
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• My father's death, and why we all need to think about what we cost the health-care system

  27-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  “Certainly, I’m not so hard-hearted as to condemn those with the misfortune to suffer sickness. That’s not what I’m talking about. It’s the expectation of some that they are entitled to every available test, every available procedure, and every new medication.” Former MLA Donna Kennedy-Glans on ideas for fixing Alberta’s healthcare system.
  
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• 'Essentially, a hotel': Neighbour fed up with Airbnb house in southwest Edmonton

  27-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A homeowner says she is frustrated by the lack of rules surrounding short-term rentals in Edmonton after a home in her neighbourhood was turned into a full-time Airbnb business.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, March 27, 2018

  27-03-2018 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, March 27, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Historic Edmonton clock finds new home at Royal Alberta Museum

  27-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  After sitting idle for nearly two decades, the downtown Edmonton Canada Post clock will keep time once more.
  
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• UAlberta creates online toolkit for male spouses of breast cancer patients

  27-03-2018 02:54
  Wendy Duggleby says many men struggle with how to support their partners, especially if they struggle emotionally or undergo changes in their appearance.
  
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• Pet owner wants answers after fatal dog attack, five months after complaint lodged

  27-03-2018 02:51 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman who lodged a formal complaint about a neighbour’s dog five months ago is now mourning the loss of her 14-year-old beagle, who she says was killed by the same dog last week.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: March 26

  27-03-2018 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, March 26, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton residents creating 'small urban farms' in empty city lots

  27-03-2018 02:30
  Residents who are granted a license can grow their own greens on city lots between April 1 and Oct. 31 for a one-time fee of $100.
  
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• Alberta Health Services ratifies deal with union for 19,000 workers

  27-03-2018 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's provincial health authority has ratified a three-year collective agreement with the Health Sciences Association of Alberta. 
  
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• Health Matters: March 26

  27-03-2018 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  In Monday’s edition of Health Matters, Su-Ling Goh tells us about a Kelowna woman in need of a kidney being told by Canadian immigration officials that she must go back to Indonesia and also previews the Global Wardrobe Sale which raises money for the Terra Centre.
  
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• Legal victory has Alberta premier confident about Trans Mountain pipeline

  27-03-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  Another court victory has Alberta Premier Rachel Notley confident that construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will begin this year. Tom Vernon has the latest.
  
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• LRT construction to have impact on Connors Road

  27-03-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  With growth comes growing pains and that was clear on Monday for Edmontonians making their way downtown via Connors Road. Vinesh Pratap reports on the impact of LRT construction.
  
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• Edmonton woman catches mom in company scam

  27-03-2018 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  While there are precautions you can take to lower the chance of becoming a victim of fraud, it’s almost impossible to see a con coming when the person scamming you is a member of your own family. Jack Haskins reports.
  
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• Edmonton police warn public about release of violent offender

  27-03-2018 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Police Service has issued a public warning about Shaun Bradley Cardinal, a convicted violent offender who is being released and is expected to live in the area.
  
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• Meet the American who hiked the 3,000-km path of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline

  27-03-2018 02:01 via cbc.ca
  Ilgunas’s hike across the Great Plains was a little bit different than the average hike. He would be travelling over hayfields and cornfields, some of which were private property.
  
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• Video shows 15 sheep carcasses found on Alberta property

  27-03-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  About 15 dead sheep have been discovered on a rural property east of Edmonton. Kim Smith reports. WARNING: This story contains graphic images.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: March 26

  27-03-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Nancy Carlson from Monday, March 26, 2018.
  
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• St. Albert park-and-ride facility gets $30 million from province

  27-03-2018 01:35 via cbc.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley announced Monday that the province is providing $30 million to build a park-and-ride transit facility on the southern edge of St. Albert.
  
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• Edmonton’s 1st supervised consumption site opens

  27-03-2018 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  This was the first weekend for Edmonton’s first supervised injection site. Staff tell Fletcher Kent there were 59 unique visits.
  
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