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• Showdown between a lynx and a beaver caught on camera by Yukon photographer

  03-04-2018 23:56 via cbc.ca
  Gerry Trudeau missed it at first, but there it was — just behind the beaver, partially hidden in the trees, and staring intently — a lynx.
  
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• 20 Edmonton intersections receive F grade for congestion

  03-04-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  At least 20 Edmonton intersections have received a failing grade because of how congested they can be during peak hours.
  
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• Premier Rachel Notley headed to Toronto, U.S. to drum up support for pipelines

  03-04-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  The premier said it's imperative to keep up the pressure to get the Trans Mountain expansion completed so that more oil can move from Alberta to the coast.
  
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• Easter weekend rollover crashes kill 2 on northern Alberta highways

  03-04-2018 23:27 via cbc.ca
  Alberta RCMP are investigating the deaths of two men in separate rollover crashes on the Easter weekend, one near St. Paul and the other near Hairy Hill.
  
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• Danielle Smith: Environmental extremism has won in Canada

  03-04-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  So much for Premier Rachel Notley’s Climate Leadership Plan buying us social licence, writes Danielle Smith.
  
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• Calgary MLA Brandy Payne says family influenced decision not to run for re-election

  03-04-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  Brandy Payne has been associate health minister for more than two years, steering efforts to reduce deaths and overdoses caused by opioids.
  
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• New bill aims to clarify roles, plans for major Alberta municipal emergencies

  03-04-2018 22:49 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government introduced draft legislation Tuesday to better clarify the roles of municipal staff and elected officials during an emergency like a wildfire, flood or tornado.
  
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• Alberta in line for $3.3B in federal infrastructure funding

  03-04-2018 22:49 via cbc.ca
  Alberta communities will receive nearly $3.4 billion in federal funding over the next decade for public transit, green infrastructure and other projects, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced Tuesday in Edmonton.
  
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• Free range parenting: When are kids old enough to be unsupervised?

  03-04-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  If a child is playing outside, riding a bike or walking to school alone, are they being neglected? A new law in Utah says no, and the decision is challenging assumptions about when kids are old enough to be unsupervised. Laurel Gregory reports.
  
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• Canadian light oil prices hit with same discounts afflicting oilsands prices

  03-04-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  The same factors that have inflated the discount paid for Canadian oilsands heavy crude compared with U.S. oil are also driving a substantial rise in the discount for light Canadian oil, according to a report Tuesday.
  
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• Red Deer RCMP find truck possibly linked to fatal hit and run

  03-04-2018 22:42 via cbc.ca
  A truck believed to be involved in a deadly hit and run in north Red Deer last month has been seized by Red Deer RCMP.
  
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• Passengers angry and frustrated as cruise ship renovations ruin vacation

  03-04-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  The Norwegian Sun had just pulled out of port in Miami in mid-March for a 15-day cruise through the Panama Canal when passengers started noticing the sound of grinders and hammers as the air was filled with dust from decks being sanded down and resurfaced. Matters didn't improve.
  
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• Alberta premier heads to Toronto, U.S. to build support for pipelines

  03-04-2018 22:25
  Details of who the premier will meet with and when have not been released.
  
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• Video of very animated Calgary chiropractic patient goes viral

  03-04-2018 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  Chinook Chiropractic Clinic posts videos of particularly loud adjustments on YouTube. One patient is so animated during her visits that her whole family comes to watch her reaction.
  
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• Driver shot in north Edmonton crime spree in stable condition

  03-04-2018 20:55 via cbc.ca
  A 38-year-old man shot in a violent road rage incident in north Edmonton last week has been upgraded to stable condition, Edmonton police say.
  
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• Shooting victim during Edmonton crime spree in stable condition: police

  03-04-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police say a man who was shot during a crime spree remains in hospital in stable condition. 
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos unveil 2018 coaching staff

  03-04-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, Jason Maas announced his staff for year three as head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos and it is not all that different from years one and two.
  
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• Alberta judicial appointments ‘imminent’ amid renewed calls to action

  03-04-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's office said Tuesday that new judicial appointments in Alberta are 'imminent.'
  
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• ‘You’re killing me!’: Calgary woman’s hilarious reaction to going to the chiropractor

  03-04-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  For 30 years this patient has been going to the chiropractor, despite being terrified of the process. In November 2017, as she attended a session with Dr. Carson Smith of Chinook Chiropractic in Calgary, Canada, she yelped and screamed throughout.
  
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• City committee discusses Edmonton pot bylaws

  03-04-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Recreational cannabis use is set to become legal in Canada this summer. While Alberta has outlined its plans to deal with legal pot, municipalities have the chance to sculpt their laws, including store locations and where cannabis can be consumed. The topic is being discussed at Edmonton City Hall on Tuesday. Kendra Slugoski has the...
  
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• Federal government commits $3.3B for Alberta infrastructure projects

  03-04-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Federal government has announced it will commit $3.3 billion over the next decade to fund infrastructure projects across Alberta.
  
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• Man charged after batteries stolen from Edmonton road sign

  03-04-2018 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  There are about 130 road signs in Edmonton that are used to inform motorists of things like construction, traffic jams and Amber Alerts. Most of the signs are powered by solar energy and require six-volt battery units.
  
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• Albertans would be hardest hit by interest rate hikes, Royal Bank says

  03-04-2018 18:41 via cbc.ca
  Households in Alberta will feel the most pressure from rising interest rates, because residents in the province carry the highest debt loads in the country, according to a new report from the Royal Bank of Canada.
  
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• Suspect charged in Edmonton road sign battery thefts

  03-04-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  A 41-year-old man has been charged following a surge in thefts of batteries from City of Edmonton road signs.
  
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• Alberta disbands child intervention council, citing duplication

  03-04-2018 18:34 via cbc.ca
  Without an official announcement, the Alberta government has disbanded a panel tasked with reviewing Alberta’s child welfare system.
  
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• Minchau Elementary School reopens after winter break flooding

  03-04-2018 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  More than two months after sustaining extensive flood damage, Minchau Elementary School in southeast Edmonton is open to students again.
  
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• ‘Blasphemous’ ice cream shop Sweet Jesus is coming to Edmonton

  03-04-2018 18:05
  Toronto-based chain that upset right wing bloggers is planning locations in Southgate Centre and West Edmonton Mall
  
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• Alberta man killed in head-on collision with tractor trailer

  03-04-2018 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta man was killed in a collision north of Calgary last week. 
  
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• The spring that hasn't sprung: Prairie cold snap could last through April

  03-04-2018 16:53 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada's senior climatologist says he's surprised how long winter is lasting on the Prairies and warns cold temperatures could persist through the end of April.
  
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• RCMP officer injured in gunfight west of Edmonton released from hospital

  03-04-2018 16:19 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta Mountie who was wounded in a gunfight that ended with the death of a fleeing suspect has been released from hospital.
  
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• IOC announces list of interested countries for 2026 Winter Games

  03-04-2018 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  The IOC's announcement coincides with the release of an exclusive Global News/Ipsos poll which suggests that a majority of Calgarians would ultimately support a bid for the 2026 Games.
  
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• ABCD Interschool Spirit Dance Off

  03-04-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton public high school students will help future students by participating in a dance off to raise money for full-day kindergarten programming.
  
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• Big Brothers Big Sisters wait list growing in Grande Prairie

  03-04-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  More than 50 boys and girls in Grande Prairie are waiting to meet a role model through the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program.
  
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• Crime Stoppers by the Numbers

  03-04-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  During this month’s Crime Stoppers segment, Jerry Belikka gives us an update on how many criminals the organization has helped to capture since start of the year.
  
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• 'I wasn't given any justice': Sexual assault charge stayed over trial delay

  03-04-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta woman who was the complainant in an aggravated sexual assault case feels she was revictimized by the justice system. The case took too long to go to trial and the charge was stayed under the first successful Jordan application in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta man with cognitive challenges given credit card, racks up $8,000 debt

  03-04-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta man with cognitive impairments racked up $8,000 in credit card debt, leaving his friend and advocate to ask how he was given the card in the first place.
  
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• Man who lost 326 pounds says wildfire motivated him to lose weight

  03-04-2018 07:29 via globalnews.ca
  A Fort McMurray man says the 2016 wildfire that devastated his city also saved his life because it motivated him to lose more than half his body weight.
  
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• 400-pound family treasure goes missing en route from Newfoundland to Fort McMurray

  03-04-2018 07:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Falle family lost nearly everything they owned when a wildfire ripped through Fort McMurray and as they try and rebuild, another sentimental piece of furniture has vanished.
  
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• Fort McMurray family hopes to find missing table shipped to them from Newfoundland

  03-04-2018 07:06 via globalnews.ca
  When a family’s home was destroyed in the Fort McMurray wildfire nearly two years ago, a family in Newfoundland made them something special for their new home. But as Sarah Kraus explains, the 180-kilogram package shipped out from the East Coast never made it to its destination.
  
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• Man found dead near Redwater identified by family and friends

  03-04-2018 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  Family members and friends have identified the 25-year-old man who died near Redwater Saturday morning.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers blanked by Minnesota Wild

  03-04-2018 05:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers lost their final road game of the season.
  
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• Wild inch closer to playoffs with shutout of Oilers

  03-04-2018 05:00 via cbc.ca
  Zach Parise scored twice and Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves to blank his original team, pushing the Minnesota Wild to the brink of the playoffs with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
  
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• Woman charged with arson after fire in Leduc hospital washroom

  03-04-2018 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  Four days after a fire broke out in an emergency room washroom at the Leduc Community Hospital, a 45-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the incident.
  
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• Fans line up for Trailer Park Boys autographs at Edmonton liquor store

  03-04-2018 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Trailer Park Boys TV show became a cult hit when it started almost 17 years ago and some of the characters on the show still have a hardcore following. On Monday, fans lined up outside an Edmonton liquor store for a chance to get autographs from some of the characters.
  
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• Mother who lost son to impaired driving concerned with Alberta’s new rules

  03-04-2018 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  A Leduc woman who has been pushing for stronger laws around impaired driving says she's not pleased with Alberta's newest legislation set to come into effect next week.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: April 2

  03-04-2018 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, April 2, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton braces for coldest start to April in 16 years

  03-04-2018 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  The first week of April is expected to be the coldest one experienced in Edmonton in 16 years. Jack Haskins looks at how the below-seasonal temperatures are creating a problem for some local businesses.
  
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• Success of Edmonton entrepreneur’s new business literally driven by his bus

  03-04-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton man’s rather unique business venture is on a roll, both literally and figuratively speaking.
  
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• US-China trade dispute has impact on Canada

  03-04-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  The trade dispute between the U.S. And China will have an impact here in Canada. Tom Vernon takes a closer look at the numbers, especially in the agricultural sector.
  
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• Alberta flu season kills 86 so far

  03-04-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  It’s been one of the deadliest flu seasons on record in Alberta. Eighty-six people who became ill with the influenza virus died. Kim Smith reports.
  
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