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• ‘Most epic day I’ve had’: Canadian athletes decompress after 2018 Olympics with celebratory heli-ski

  06-04-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian athletes are celebrating the team’s best Olympic results to date and marking their accomplishments in style – 3,000 metres high in B.C.’s glaciated Purcell Mountains.
  
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• Eskimos’ new offensive quality control coach Kelly Bates ready for return to CFL

  06-04-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Kelly Bates hopes to make his second stint with the Edmonton Eskimos a longer one than the first time around.
  
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• Justin Trudeau defends his support for oilsands and pipelines during Fort McMurray visit

  06-04-2018 23:20 via cbc.ca
  While touring one of Fort McMurray's newest oilsands facilities Justin Trudeau defended his government's commitment to Alberta's oil and gas industry while balancing protecting the environment.
  
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• Fort McMurray residents dubious as Trudeau waves the flag for oilsands, pipelines

  06-04-2018 23:20 via cbc.ca
  While touring one of Fort McMurray's newest oilsands facilities Justin Trudeau defended his government's commitment to Alberta's oil and gas industry while balancing protecting the environment.
  
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• Danielle Smith: Climate change trial backfires on environmentalists

  06-04-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  According to Wall Street Journal independent columnist Phelim McAleer, the judge’s questions set the plaintiffs and their experts on their heels.
  
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• Months later, Edmonton police confirm man charged in August drug-house homicide

  06-04-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  Charges have been laid in a homicide last year at a northeast Edmonton drug house shut down this week by Alberta Sheriffs.
  
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• ‘Not guilty:’ Okotoks man charged in rural shooting to let a jury decide his fate

  06-04-2018 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  "He's a family man. He's the salt of the earth. They don't come any nicer.''
  
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• Edmonton police arrest man in connection to 2017 homicide

  06-04-2018 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  William John Robert Monkman has been charged with second-degree murder, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
  
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• 'Treaty Indian' letter shows disconnect between First Nations and government health care, academic says

  06-04-2018 21:50 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta Health Services letter addressed in error to "Treaty Indian" is a microcosm of the struggles Indigenous people face in the Canadian health-care system, says an associate professor in the University of Alberta's faculty of Native Studies.
  
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• ‘We will get this pipeline built’: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Kinder Morgan

  06-04-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is committed to bringing together Alberta and B.C. over the oil spat underway between the provinces. He said his government will get the Kinder Morgan pipeline built.
  
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• Oilpatch CEO says Trudeau needs to give real pipeline support, ‘not just words’

  06-04-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  Athabasca Oil CEO Rob Broen says if he met Trudeau, he would tell him the industry needs real leadership on oil export pipelines, "not just words.''
  
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• Canada’s oil industry is in better place now than with previous governments: Trudeau

  06-04-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  While in Alberta, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government was able to get pipeline approval by growing the economy and protecting the environment at the same time.
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighs in on Alberta/B.C. trade war

  06-04-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  While visiting an Alberta oilsands mine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked if there is more the federal government could and should be doing amid a pipeline spat between Alberta and B.C.
  
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• Why is Canada’s oil and gas sector lagging behind? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighs in

  06-04-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government plans to spend up to $280,000 for a new study on Canada’s competitiveness in the oil and gas industry as investment lags and the United States offers new incentives for companies to move south. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there are other parts of the world that don’t have the same labour...
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Kinder Morgan pipeline ‘is going to get built’

  06-04-2018 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion is in the national interest and is going to get built. He made the comments while visiting the Alberta oilsands.
  
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• Justin Trudeau says he will stand up for Canadian interests during NAFTA negotiations

  06-04-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  While visiting the Alberta oilsands, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on the NAFTA negotiations. He said he is working for a win-win-win between the three countries. Trudeau said Canada will stand up for Canadian interests, adding there is a good deal to be had.
  
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• Distracted pilot blamed in fatal CF 18 crash in Cold Lake, Alta. in 2016

  06-04-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  An accident report suggests that a military pilot was distracted and trying to see where a practice bomb had landed just before the deadly CF-18 fighter jet crash that claimed his life in November 2016.
  
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• Attempted vehicle break-in thwarted by mother feeding child in backseat

  06-04-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The woman told police she was feeding her baby at around 3 p.m. on Monday in the Bragg Creek Day Use parking lot when a dark blue Chevrolet Avalanche pulled up next to her and parked "very close" to her van. 
  
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• Alberta women’s shelters pleased with proposed overhaul to domestic violence laws

  06-04-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  The federal Liberals are looking to overhaul the justice system, and it would include how domestic violence cases are dealt with. Jan Reimer, executive director of the Alberta Council of women’s Shelters, joined Shaye Ganam with the details.
  
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• Uber drivers now allowed to pick up Edmonton International Airport travellers

  06-04-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Uber and the EIA have come to an agreement that will Uber drivers to pickup riders from the airport. 
  
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• 9 non-profits to move into The Orange Hub announced

  06-04-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  The city has announced the first wave of non-profits that will call the former MacEwan University arts and communications campus home.
  
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• EIA and Uber reach agreement

  06-04-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  Uber will now be an option for people heading to or coming from the Edmonton International Airport.
  
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• Alberta introducing stricter impaired driving legislation

  06-04-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  The province of Alberta is preparing to implement new impaired driving legislation. As Kent Morrison explains, beginning Monday anyone caught driving while impaired from alcohol or drugs will automatically receive a 90 day roadside licence suspension.
  
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• Edmonton home, scene of 2 murders, can no longer operate as rooming house

  06-04-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  For the second time in a week Alberta sheriffs are taking action against an Edmonton property. Fletcher Kent reports from the rooming house, which was the scene of two murder last year.
  
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• Uber gets green light to pick up fares at Edmonton International Airport

  06-04-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  Uber has struck a deal with the Edmonton International Airport allowing drivers to pick up customers.
  
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• Distraction, pilot error blamed in fatal CF-18 crash near Cold Lake, Alta.

  06-04-2018 19:16 via cbc.ca
  Distraction in the cockpit was likely to blame for a fighter jet crash near Cold Lake, Alta., that killed a Canadian Forces pilot, an investigation concludes.
  
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• Edmonton house, scene of 2 homicides, can no longer operate as rooming home

  06-04-2018 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  Court-ordered restrictions have been placed on a home near Commonwealth Stadium that no longer allows the property to operate as a rooming home.
  
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• Dogs who can donate blood needed in Edmonton this weekend

  06-04-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  Did you know dogs can give blood? Many can and new donors are needed in the Edmonton area, where the Canadian Animal Blood Bank is running a clinic at NAIT this weekend. 
  
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• 'Strict conditions' for notorious building in Alberta Avenue neighbourhood

  06-04-2018 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Sheriffs have put tenancy restrictions on a notorious property in Edmonton’s Alberta Avenue neighbourhood that was the scene of two drug-related homicides last September.
  
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• Bob Layton: Sikh safety on motorcycles

  06-04-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Should safety exemptions be made in the name of religion?
  
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• Albertans continue to die in large numbers from fentanyl use: report

  06-04-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  A new report by Alberta Health suggests Albertans are continuing to die at an alarming rate from accidental drug poisonings related to fentanyl.
  
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• Insurance industry will monitor Alberta's motorcycle helmet exemption for Sikhs

  06-04-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Insurance experts are waiting to see if the province's move to exempt turban-wearing Sikhs from using motorcycle helmets will inflate insurance premiums when it comes into effect on April 12.
  
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• Safe site for drug consumption one step closer in Grande Prairie

  06-04-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Grande Prairie outreach group HIV North is in the final stages of applying for federal permission to open a mobile site for supervised drug use.
  
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• Alberta Senator Doug Black talks crime, pipelines and business

  06-04-2018 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta elected senator Doug Black is in the province to meet with community leaders and discuss important issues. He joined Shaye Ganam to talk about several things, including rural crime, Justin Trudeau’s trip to Fort McMurray, and how not building pipelines is damaging for Canada’s reputation with the world business community.
  
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• AMA Travel: Spring Skiing Deals

  06-04-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  It may not be ideal patio weather but these temperatures are perfect for the ski hills. AMA travel rep Ashley Digiuseppe recommends you head for the hills and take advantage of some great promotions
  
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• AMA Travel: Spring savings at Alberta mountain ski resorts

  06-04-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  The conditions in the mountains are great right now, so Ashley from AMA Travel shares some spring skiing deals for Marmot Basin, Sunshine Village and Lake Louise, plus hotel discounts.
  
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• Alberta Golden Bears offensive lineman Mark Korte has football options

  06-04-2018 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  It's always good to have options, and the University of Alberta Golden Bears offensive lineman Mark Korte has plenty regarding his football career.
  
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• Trudeau visiting new oilsands mine during Fort McMurray stop on Western Canada tour

  06-04-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit a new Suncor oilsands mine in Alberta Friday, less than 24 hours after B.C. protesters called for him to revoke approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• Justin Trudeau to tour new Fort McMurray oilsands mine

  06-04-2018 15:04 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit a new Suncor oilsands facility in northern Alberta Friday. Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon is in Fort McMurray and has this preview.
  
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• Fort McMurray mayor will put pipeline delays on the agenda during Trudeau's visit to the Alberta city

  06-04-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  When Justin Trudeau arrives in Fort McMurray Friday morning, he’ll hear from the region’s mayor who says the federal government must do more to get pipelines built.
  
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• Fort McMurray mayor to put pipeline delays on agenda as Trudeau visits Alberta city

  06-04-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  When Justin Trudeau arrives in Fort McMurray on Friday morning, he’ll hear from Mayor Don Scott, who says he's "greedy for the future" of the Wood Buffalo region, and will urge the prime minister to do more to get pipelines built.
  
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• Canada adds 32,000 jobs in March, mostly full-time work

  06-04-2018 14:39 via cbc.ca
  Canada's economy added 32,000 new jobs in March, but the jobless rate remained steady at 5.8 per cent.
  
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• Mobile emergency alerts launch in Canada on April 6

  06-04-2018 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  Canadians with LTE smartphones will now get critical alerts about their safety on their mobile devices.
  
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• Former owner of Needle Vinyl Tavern charged with sexual assault

  06-04-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A former owner of the now defunct Needle Vinyl Tavern music venue in Edmonton has been charged with sexual assault dating back to an alleged incident with an employee in March 2017.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, April 6, 2018

  06-04-2018 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, April 6, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton police seize $20K in fentanyl, charge man with trafficking

  06-04-2018 06:42 via cbc.ca
  The man was alleged to be selling fentanyl, but telling his clients it was heroin, police say
  
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• Edmontonian speaks about caddying at The Masters golf tournament at Augusta

  06-04-2018 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, Edmontonian Danny Sahl caddied at Augusta for golfer Vijay Singh, who won The Masters in 2000.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers rally in third to beat Golden Knights

  06-04-2018 05:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers scored three third-period goals to upend the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 Thursday night at Rogers Place.
  
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• Oilers edge Golden Knights as McDavid pads points lead

  06-04-2018 05:48 via cbc.ca
  Connor McDavid had three assists to improve his NHL-leading point total to 106 as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers edge visiting Vegas Knights 4-3 - Edmonton Sun

  06-04-2018 05:46 via edmontonsun.com
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  Edmonton Oilers edge visiting Vegas Knights 4-3
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  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Edmonton Oilers, celebrates his first-period goal with Ty Rattie and Connor McDavid on goalie Malcolm Subban of the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (Shaughn Butts)Shaughn Butts ...
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