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• Neighbours remember woman who died in Edmonton house fire

  30-03-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Fire investigators continue to investigate what caused a fatal house fire in west Edmonton on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Woman stabbed at West Edmonton Mall

  30-03-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police were called by mall security at 11:25 a.m., after a woman was stabbed by a stranger inside the Urban Planet store at West Edmonton Mall.
  
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• Sky-watcher catches big, bright and loud fireball near Anzac on video

  30-03-2018 23:37 via cbc.ca
  Paul Smith was nodding off in his vehicle at 2 a.m. on March 19 while watching and taking photos of the Aurora Borealis when he awoke to a bright light.
  
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• Man's death in shootout with RCMP brings relief to family of slain Calgary woman

  30-03-2018 22:10 via cbc.ca
  The family of a Calgary woman killed last weekend is expressing relief following the death of the man sources say was wanted in her murder.
  
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• Man killed, another injured in head-on crash with semi near Grande Prairie

  30-03-2018 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  A 22-year-old man from Grande Prairie was killed and another man critically injured after a collision between a semi and a pick-up truck east of Grande Prairie in northern Alberta.
  
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• Scanner audio captures moments when Alberta RCMP officer shot

  30-03-2018 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Mar 30: Mason Davis captured this audio from a police scanner during the tense moments when an Alberta RCMP officer was shot and a murder suspect killed west of Edmonton near Evansburg.
  
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• Raw video of RCMP chasing Calgary murder suspect Adam Bettahar on Highway 16

  30-03-2018 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  Video of Alberta RCMP chasing Calgary murder suspect Adam Bettahar on Highway 16 between Evansburg and Edson, recorded at around 5:50 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• Lillehammer ruling out bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

  30-03-2018 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  At least five serious bids are likely to be on the table: Calgary, Canada; Stockholm, Sweden; Sapporo, Japan; Sion, Switzerland; and Milan-Turin, Italy.
  
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• Grande Prairie man killed in head-on collision near Debolt

  30-03-2018 20:49 via cbc.ca
  A 22-year-old man from Grande Prairie died Thursday in a head-on collision that left another man injured.
  
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• John Chick announces retirement after eight CFL seasons

  30-03-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Eskimos defensive end John Chick retires from football after eight seasons in the CFL.
  
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• Cree woman's work with youth earns her Alberta 30-under-30 nomination

  30-03-2018 19:28 via cbc.ca
  Saige Arcand’s grandmother, Adele Arcand, has helped First Nations across Canada heal from intergenerational trauma since 1990. Saige Arcand wanted to do the same, but using her own gifts.
  
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• Want to know everything Google knows about you? (Spoiler alert: It's even more than you think)

  30-03-2018 19:26 via cbc.ca
  Web developer Dylan Curran explains how to get all of the data Google and Facebook are storing about you. You should probably be sitting down for this.
  
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• Evansburg RCMP officer recovering after shootout with murder suspect west of Edmonton

  30-03-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  Evansburg RCMP officer Sgt. Brian Topham, 59, has been identified as the Mountie who was airlifted to hospital after being injured in a fatal exchange of exchange of gunfire west of Edmonton.
  
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• Bob Layton: May Day

  30-03-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Is MP Elizabeth May anti-petroleum or pro-publicity?
  
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• Edmonton grandmother’s gag gift confirmed as Tom Thomson painting

  30-03-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Many of Tom Thomson's paintings hang in the hallowed halls of Canada's finest galleries, but until recently, one of his sketches was collecting dust among a pile of artworks in an Edmonton grandmother's basement.
  
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• Union hasn't given up fight against relocation of Vegreville immigration centre

  30-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The union representing workers at the Vegreville immigrant and refugee case processing centre is still trying to fight the relocation of 236 jobs to Edmonton before the fall move date.
  
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• 'It's horrible': Woman who suffered E. coli poisoning wants Edmonton restaurant shut down

  30-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A woman who says she experienced E. coli poisoning after eating at a south Edmonton restaurant wants it shut down.
  
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• Why it's almost impossible to have a rational conversation about pipelines

  30-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  It's all but impossible to have a rational conversation about how to balance fair economic concerns against real environmental dangers in this country. The discussion is too polarized. The competing camps are too obstinate.
  
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• To defeat a single pipeline is victory without personal sacrifice. It's a win with no real impact

  30-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  It's all but impossible to have a rational conversation about how to balance fair economic concerns against real environmental dangers in this country. The discussion is too polarized. The competing camps are too obstinate.
  
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• To defeat a single pipeline is victory without personal sacrifice, a win with no real impact

  30-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  It's all but impossible to have a rational conversation about how to balance fair economic concerns against real environmental dangers in this country. The discussion is too polarized. The competing camps are too obstinate.
  
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• Man wanted for murder killed, Mountie wounded after shots exchanged in central Alberta

  30-03-2018 07:00 via globalnews.ca
  A 21-year-old man wanted for the first-degree murder of a Calgary woman was killed and a Mountie was injured after shots were exchanged near Evansburg, Alta. on Thursday night, according to sources. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• Jacob Markstrom makes 35 saves to deny Edmonton Oilers a victory in Vancouver

  30-03-2018 06:48 via globalnews.ca
  The Canucks edged the Oilers 2-1 on Thursday night.
  
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• Jacob Markstrom backstops Canucks to tight victory over Oilers

  30-03-2018 06:45 via cbc.ca
  Defenceman Derrick Pouilot snapped a 1-1 tie with his third goal of the season early in the final period as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Thursday night for their third consecutive win.
  
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• City report picks LRT expansion over improving Terwillegar Drive to handle growth

  30-03-2018 04:43 via globalnews.ca
  In a showdown between improving Terwillegar Drive and expanding LRT south from Century Park to Heritage Valley, LRT wins, says a new city report.
  
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• Calgary murder suspect dead, officer hurt in shootout west of Edmonton, sources say

  30-03-2018 04:15 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been directed to investigate an officer-involved shooting in the Evansburg area west of Edmonton, it said in a tweet Thursday night.
  
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• ASIRT investigating officer-involved shooting near Evansburg, Alta.

  30-03-2018 04:15 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been directed to investigate an officer-involved shooting in the Evansburg area west of Edmonton, it said in a tweet Thursday night.
  
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• Alberta Mountie wounded, man wanted in Calgary homicide killed: sources

  30-03-2018 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  A 21-year-old man wanted for the first-degree murder of a Calgary woman was killed and a Mountie was injured after shots were exchanged near Evansburg, Alta. on Thursday night, according to sources.
  
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• Alberta Mountie wounded, man wanted in Calgary homicide killed

  30-03-2018 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  "We focus our sympathy towards everyone affected by this event and send our good wishes to our recovering member."
  
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• Calgary family claims baby daughter injured by IV, demands change from AHS

  30-03-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary family is calling for change after they say their days-old baby girl was the victim of an IV complication that seriously injured her hand.
  
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• Infill site inspections, complaints on the rise in Edmonton

  30-03-2018 03:50 via cbc.ca
  The city’s Infill Compliance Team completed 1,281 inspections in mature neighbourhoods between April and December of last year — a 130 per cent increase from the same time period in 2016.
  
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• Oilers’ Jujhar Khaira’s makes return to Vancouver at special time

  30-03-2018 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  Jujhar Khaira has been a bright spot for the Oilers this season. Whenever he plays in Vancouver, it’s a big deal because he’s from Surrey.
  
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• As Blue Jays’ new season begins, Twitter Canada looks into how baseball fans use the social media platform

  30-03-2018 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays started their 2018 regular season on Thursday and as Emily Mertz explains, Twitter Canada released some cool Jays stats and emojis to makr the occasion.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: March 29

  30-03-2018 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Thursday, March 29, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Award-winning inner city health program in danger of shutting down

  30-03-2018 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  An award-winning inner city health program in danger of shutting down and as Su-Ling Goh reports, it has to do with upcoming changes to pharmacy funding.
  
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• Floodwaters creeping up to water treatment plant in Taber, Alberta

  30-03-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  The day after the Town of Taber declared a local state of emergency, Premier Rachel Notley said her government is willing and ready to lend a hand with the flood threat in southern Alberta if called upon.
  
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• Officials investigate Edmonton restaurant after E. coli outbreak

  30-03-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  AHS is investigating after five people who ate at Mama Nita’s Filipino Cuisine in southeast Edmonton got E.coli infections. Julia Wong has more.
  
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• Alberta exempts Sikhs from motorcycle helmet law

  30-03-2018 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government will be granting Sikhs an exemption, allowing them to not wear helmets while riding motorcycles. As Sarah Kraus explains, it’s based on freedom of religion.
  
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• Public input wanted on Edmonton bus route changes

  30-03-2018 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s Transit System is getting an overhaul and the city wants your thoughts on the new plan that hopes to improve efficiency. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• Edmonton police call it a crime rampage

  30-03-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton man is still fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in what police are calling a criminal rampage. Kent Morrison reports.
  
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• Northern Alberta braces for bitter cold amid warnings of -40 overnight wind chill

  30-03-2018 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  Winter may be over but spring has certainly not yet sprung for much of northern Alberta as people in that part of the province were being told to prepare for bone-chilling temperatures overnight.
  
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• 1 person dies in northwest Edmonton house fire Thursday

  30-03-2018 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  The only person inside a home in northwest Edmonton that caught fire Thursday afternoon was rushed to hospital but died of their injuries.
  
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• Perks of finding love later in life

  30-03-2018 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  By the time Canadians reach their senior years, the rate of new marriages drops dramatically. But as Laurel Gregory explains, love still flourishes for some and can even improve health later in life.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: March 29

  30-03-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the top stories from Thursday, March 29, 2018 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton.
  
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• Nearly $1M in stolen vehicles recovered by Edmonton police

  30-03-2018 00:44 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Police Service's Targeted Response to Auto Theft Prevention (TRAP) team have charged 56 people and recovered 68 stolen vehicles, valued at about $968,000.
  
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• Edmonton police recover nearly $1M in stolen vehicles

  30-03-2018 00:44 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Police Service's Targeted Response to Auto Theft Prevention (TRAP) team have charged 56 people and recovered 68 stolen vehicles, valued at about $968,000.
  
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• ‘Our neighbourhood is in fear:’ Edmonton woman wants action after beloved dog killed by pit bull

  30-03-2018 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton family is grieving the loss of their dog after they say a neighbour’s pit bull viciously attacked their 14-year-old beagle.
  
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• Warrant issued for man wanted in northeast Edmonton homicide

  30-03-2018 00:34 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are looking for a man wanted for first-degree murder in connection with a man found dead in the city’s northeast Sunday evening.
  
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• Suspect in northeast Edmonton homicide arrested

  30-03-2018 00:34 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police have arrested a suspect wanted for first-degree murder in connection with a man found dead in the city’s northeast Sunday evening.
  
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• Edmonton police issue warrant for man wanted in northeast homicide

  30-03-2018 00:34 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are looking for a man wanted for first-degree murder in connection with a man found dead in the city’s northeast Sunday evening.
  
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