Edmonton news

• Danielle Smith: Finding common ground in the pipeline debate

  28-03-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  It seems to me there is a win-win here if everyone would just talk to each other.
  
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• Small northern Alberta community gets bigger with historic land purchase

  28-03-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  The tiny northern Alberta community of Fort McKay is planning on getting a lot bigger after buying $1.6 million in land from the Alberta government.
  
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• Alberta pharmacists warn about growing drug shortages

  28-03-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  A new pricing arrangement that goes into effect April 1 will see prices on almost 70 generic drugs drop by 40 per cent.
  
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• Fentanyl being sold as heroin seized in Fort McMurray: ALERT

  28-03-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  The investigation began in December 2017 after information was received about fentanyl trafficking in the northern Alberta city.
  
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• Conservatives push for study on rural crime in wake of gun reform bill, Boushie shooting

  28-03-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs wants the government to launch a study at committee to look at rural crime.
  
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• 87 applications received so far for Alberta cannabis retail stores

  28-03-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton region has nearly double the applications of the Calgary region.
  
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• Stakeholders want Edmonton to move quicker with new bus network design

  28-03-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton is releasing details about its Bus Network Redesign amid criticism about the length of time it'll take to implement. 
  
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• Edmonton man charged with child pornography by police in Niagara Region

  28-03-2018 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Niagara Regional Police said they arrested a 21-year-old Edmonton man on Tuesday.
  
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• Premier Notley ‘hopeful for speedy recovery’ of Calgary police officer wounded in shooting

  28-03-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  "Our best wishes go out to the officer and his family," Premier Notley said. "We are very hopeful for his speedy recovery."
  
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• Police provide support to Abbeydale residents, Notley sends well wishes after Calgary officer shot

  28-03-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  "Our best wishes go out to the officer and his family," Premier Rachel Notley said. "We are very hopeful for his speedy recovery."
  
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• Getzlaf and Getzlaf: Ducks captain inspires distant Edmonton-area cousin battling ALS

  28-03-2018 21:05 via cbc.ca
  Danny Getzlaf has good reason to cheer for the Anaheim Ducks when they roll into Edmonton Oilers territory. It’s in his blood.
  
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• Jubilee Auditoriums in Edmonton, Calgary receive $9.3M in upgrades

  28-03-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Albert NDP has announced $9.3 million in funding to improve two major theatres in the province.
  
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• Autopsy doesn’t provide answers in Strathcona County death

  28-03-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  An autopsy hasn't revealed how a man died before his body was found in Strathcona County over the weekend. 
  
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• Head-on collision shuts 17 Street in southeast Edmonton

  28-03-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Two people were sent to hospital after a head-on collision on 17 Street near Whitemud Drive late Wednesday morning.
  
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• Alberta premier calls Burnaby appeal to Supreme Court over pipeline ‘showboating’

  28-03-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Rachel Notley says a decision by the city of Burnaby, B.C., to take its fight over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to the Supreme Court is showboating.
  
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• Rachel Notley calls Burnaby decision to go to Supreme Court a ‘show piece’

  28-03-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Mar 28: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Burnaby’s decision to go to the Supreme Court over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is a “show piece.”
  
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• Man in critical condition after violent overnight crime spree in Edmonton

  28-03-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Police are working on what they call a “complex investigation” involving a number of crimes and a man left in life-condition. There are several scenes connected to this situation. Vinesh Pratap reports from one of the scenes in northeast Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos release Marcell Young

  28-03-2018 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos said goodbye on Wednesday to one of their longest serving players as they released defensive back Marcell Young.
  
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• Amanda Lindhout recounts horrors of captivity: ‘I sometimes wake up screaming’

  28-03-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta journalist read her victim impact statement Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for Ali Omar Ader, describing the abuse and sexual assault she endured while captive in Somalia.
  
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• Shot driver on life support after northeast Edmonton crime spree

  28-03-2018 19:10 via cbc.ca
  A driver is in life-threatening condition after he was shot following a road-rage incident in north Edmonton Tuesday night.
  
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• Police investigating home invasion, kidnapping and shooting in northeast Edmonton

  28-03-2018 19:10 via cbc.ca
  A string of violent incidents that took place overnight in northeast Edmonton — including a home invasion, robbery, kidnapping and shooting — is under investigation this morning by city police.
  
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• Breaking new ground: Métis in Alberta buy their land from province for 1st time in Canada

  28-03-2018 19:00 via cbc.ca
  The Métis community of Fort McKay, Alta., has become the first in Canada to buy all of the land it's on from a provincial government. The $1.6 million transaction is being announced today.
  
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• 5 people in custody, 1 in hospital after violent night in Edmonton

  28-03-2018 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  As of Wednesday morning, police said a “number of incidents” occurred overnight that included a home invasion, a robbery, a kidnapping and a shooting.
  
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• Budget cuts are hard pill to swallow, say Alberta pharmacists

  28-03-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  Under a new deal with the provincial government, a number of fees will be cut and direct funding to pharmacies will be reduced, with some money held back each quarter in order to deal with any budget shortfalls.
  
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• Amanda Lindhout recounts horrors of captivity at the sentencing of her kidnapper

  28-03-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  Amanda Lindhout recounted the horrors of being held captive in war-torn Somalia and the resulting effects that have left her emotionally crippled by PTSD at the sentencing hearing of her kidnapper today.
  
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• Canada breaks record for annual opioid-related deaths as crisis worsens

  28-03-2018 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  More Canadians die because of opioids than motor vehicle accidents, according to new government data.
  
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• Inspired by ailing father, U of A student opens Asian fusion restaurant

  28-03-2018 17:27 via cbc.ca
  Gao Feng Zhang juggles the pressures of the classroom, and personal hardship, while running his own restaurant in south Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Oswald & Amber

  28-03-2018 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  In our Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to Amber the kitten and Oswald the dog, plus talks about the poisoning risks some Easter items like chocolate and plants can pose to pets.
  
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• Matthew Good B.C. concert delayed after singer collapses on stage in Edmonton

  28-03-2018 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  The band confirms he has been battling pneumonia and he was taken to the hospital.
  
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• Union calls on University of Alberta to halt staff cuts

  28-03-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  "Reckless" layoffs underway at the University of Alberta, spurred by an across-the-board cut approved last fall, will threaten student services and should be re-examined, says the union representing non-academic staff
  
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• Man hikes entire Keystone XL route over five months

  28-03-2018 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  Over the course of five months, writer Ken Ilguanas hiked – and sometimes trespassed – the 3,000 kilometre proposed Keystone XL pipeline route from northern Alberta to Texas. He documented the journey in his book “Trespassing Across America: One Man’s Epic, Never-Done-Before (and sort of illegal) Hike Across the Heartland” and is in Edmonton to...
  
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• 'I'm truly blessed': Zimbabwe-born Edmonton boxer bound for nationals

  28-03-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The first time Phillip Matombo sparred with his Edmonton coach, a few jabbing punches left him defeated in tears.
  
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• Ask The Doctor: March is kidney month

  28-03-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  In our Ask the Doctor segment, Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod wraps up the month of March with one more look at the vital work your kidneys do for your body and the complications involved with chronic kidney disease.
  
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• Grande Cache climbing out of troubled times, mayor says

  28-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The picturesque mountain town of Grande Cache is slowly recovering from years of financial trouble, thanks to a new coal mine deal and provincial grant money meant to diversify the local economy.
  
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• Gardening in Edmonton: Which seeds to start indoors in March

  28-03-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Perry Stothart from Ellerslie Gift and Garden and the Classic Landscape Centre shares tips for getting your gardening going now by starting plants indoors.
  
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• Historic blacksmith shop in Old Strathcona could be lost to wrecking ball

  28-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The A. Minchau Blacksmith shop, south of Whyte Avenue on 101st Street, is boarded up, the painted letters above the door faded into a ghost sign. The current owner, Cejay Ventures, is asking the city for a permit to demolish the structure.
  
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• Edmonton councillor’s LRT bus bridge questions to be answered next week

  28-03-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  A city council report on April 3 will detail questions Councillor Bev Esslinger has on extending the Metro Line LRT northwest through Blatchford and what she hopes will eventually be Griesbach.
  
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• QEII highway northbound near Olds, Alta. re-opened after collision

  28-03-2018 13:47 via globalnews.ca
  Highway 2 northbound was closed at Highway 582 near Carstairs early Wednesday morning due to a serious collision involving a jackknifed semi tractor trailer.
  
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• QEII highway northbound near Olds, Alta. partially re-opened

  28-03-2018 13:47 via globalnews.ca
  Highway 2 northbound was closed at Highway 582 near Carstairs early Wednesday morning due to a serious collision involving a jackknifed semi tractor trailer.
  
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• Crash shuts QEII highway northbound near Olds, Alta.

  28-03-2018 13:47 via globalnews.ca
  Highway 2 northbound was closed at Highway 582 near Carstairs early Wednesday morning due to a serious collision involving a jackknifed semi tractor trailer.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

  28-03-2018 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, March 28, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Singer of Our Lady Peace talks to crowd after Matthew Good collapses on stage in Edmonton

  28-03-2018 07:40 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian rocker Matthew Good collapsed on stage while performing in Edmonton on Tuesday night. He was on tour with Our Lady Peace. The singer of that band, Raine Maida, spoke to the crowd after the incident unfolded.
  
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• Our YEG at Night: Pandas Hockey faces off against Golden Bears football

  28-03-2018 07:08 via globalnews.ca
  In this edition of Our YEG at Night, the University of Alberta Panda’s hockey team took on the Golden Bear’s football team in a fun bit of rivalry to raise money for the campus food bank.
  
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• Canadian rock musician Matthew Good collapses on stage while performing in Edmonton

  28-03-2018 07:03 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian musician Matthew Good collapsed on stage while performing in Edmonton on Tuesday night and a concertgoer who was just a few rows away said “everything just came to a halt” afterwards.
  
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• Matthew Good collapses on stage in Edmonton

  28-03-2018 06:12 via globalnews.ca
  Fans of B.C. rock musician Matthew Good took to social media on Tuesday night to offer their thoughts and prayers to the 46-year-old after he collapsed onstage while performing at Edmonton Northern Jubilee Auditorium.
  
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• Matthew Good carried off stage after collapsing during show in Edmonton

  28-03-2018 05:56 via globalnews.ca
  During a show in Edmonton on Tuesday evening, Matthew Good collapsed on stage and had to be carried off.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers blown out by Columbus Blue Jackets

  28-03-2018 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Blue Jackets score seven straight to rout the Oilers.
  
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• Oilers allow 7 unanswered goals in loss to Blue Jackets

  28-03-2018 05:51 via cbc.ca
  Thomas Vanek scored three goals and added an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets came away with a 7-3 victory in a wild game against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
  
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• Oilers allow 7 straight unanswered goals in loss to Blue Jackets

  28-03-2018 05:51 via cbc.ca
  Thomas Vanek scored three goals and added an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets came away with a 7-3 victory in a wild game against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
  
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• Canadian rock musician Matthew Good collapses during Edmonton performance

  28-03-2018 05:42 via cbc.ca
  According to Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida, whose band is touring with Good across Canada, the rocker was taken to hospital after collapsing mid-song.
  
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