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• Calgary schools dominate Fraser Institute’s rankings of top Alberta elementary schools

  14-04-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary schools dominate a new list ranking Alberta's top 100 elementary schools.
  
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• Why the heartbreak of Humboldt is touching teenagers in Uganda

  14-04-2018 23:48 via cbc.ca
  When word of the Humboldt Broncos bus accident reached Jinja, Uganda there was profound sadness at the St. James Orthopedic Clinic and among the hundreds of young patients it has helped over the past five years. The clinic is a partner with One4Another International, a Canadian-based charity which helps children with birth defects or injuries get on their feet, sometimes for the first time.
  
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• Stanley Cup visit to hospital lifts injured Broncos' spirits

  14-04-2018 23:23 via cbc.ca
  The Stanley Cup has visited the hospital bedsides of Humboldt Broncos who survived a deadly bus crash.
  
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• Estevan Bruins stop to pay respects at Humboldt Broncos bus crash site

  14-04-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  The Estevan Bruins hockey team stopped to pay their respects at the Humboldt Broncos bus crash site before resuming the SJHL playoffs.
  
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• Gay Edmonton woman from Uganda fears for her life after deportation notice

  14-04-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton woman is asking the federal government to reconsider its decision to deport her based on the fact she is a lesbian and her home country of Uganda views homosexuality as illegal.
  
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• Peter Watts: Bidding for 2026

  14-04-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Peter Watts offers his thoughts on what Calgary should consider before it decides whether to continue the process of bidding to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
  
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• Hospitalized Humboldt Broncos get visit from Stanley Cup

  14-04-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Stanley Cup visited the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon on Saturday where some Humboldt Broncos players are recovering.
  
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• 'Big little brother:' Broncos head coach remembered for kindness, faith

  14-04-2018 21:10 via cbc.ca
  Darcy Haugan was four years younger than his sister, but Deborah Carpenter says she always looked up to him as they were growing up.
  
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• Alberta youth discuss suicide more than any other topic on Kids Help Phone

  14-04-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  Officials with Kids Help Phone say they want to increase the ways young people can connect with them in Alberta.
  
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• In the kitchen with Salz Bratwurst Co.

  14-04-2018 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  The folks with Salz Bratwurst Co. dropped by Global News Morning Weekend Edmonton on Saturday to cook up some sausages.
  
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• Blintzes, bagels, matzo ball soup: Rooster serves up taste of Jewish tradition

  14-04-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  The food Rothman is cooking at the Rooster Café & Kitchen is food cooked from recipes handed down from bubbies and babas and Jewish friends of Jewish friends.
  
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• Edmonton’s Laura Crocker loses in tiebreaker, Fujisawa advances at Players’ Championship

  14-04-2018 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa defeated Edmonton's Laura Crocker 8-3 in a tiebreaker game Saturday morning at the Players' Championship.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan remembered for kindness, faith

  14-04-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  Funeral to be held for Humboldt Bronco head coach Darcy Haugan, 42, who died in a crash between the SJHL team's bus and a semi-trailer.
  
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• Quebec politicians decry federal response to Kinder Morgan pipeline extension

  14-04-2018 18:36 via cbc.ca
  Jean-Marc Fournier and Philippe Couillard have called on Ottawa to work with provincial governments on the pipeline impasse.
  
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• Government, industry and consumers gather for CannabisCon

  14-04-2018 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  The conference is hoping to educate consumers and businesses alike on marijuana legalization.
  
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• Where will the money go? Unprecedented donations keep pouring in for Humboldt Broncos

  14-04-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  As donations from an online fundraising campaign for the Humboldt Broncos surpass $11 million, people are thinking about where that money will go and how it can best be used to help the families of those killed in the April 6 bus crash, as well as rebuild the lives of those who were injured.
  
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• Hey Edmonton: 5 reasons to jump on the Toronto Raptors bandwagon

  14-04-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Being a Toronto Raptors fan in Edmonton can be a lonely deal. But Edmonton, I’m telling you. There’s good basketball happening over there at the Air Canada Centre in the Ontario capital. And the only Canadian team in the National Basketball Association deserves your attention.
  
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• SCARS introduces us to Nash the dog

  14-04-2018 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  The folks from the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society dropped by Global News Morning Weekend Edmonton on Saturday to introduce us to a dog named Nash as well as two cats who are looking for their new forever homes.
  
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• He has 8 heart conditions. She has a rare cancer. Together they're running the Boston marathon

  14-04-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  A Fort McMurray man with eight heart conditions is running in the Boston Marathon. As if that wasn't enough, Blake Crossley is dedicating the run to a three year-old girl with a rare form of lung cancer.
  
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• Preview of the Edmonton Flamenco Festival

  14-04-2018 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  Jane Ogilvie, the organizer of the Edmonton Flamenco Festival, dropped by Global News Morning Weekend Edmonton on Saturday to talk about the event.
  
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• Organ donor registration spiked following the Humboldt Broncos tragedy: Here's what you need to know

  14-04-2018 16:35 via cbc.ca
  Organ donor registration spiked following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, but Canada has "one of the worst" participation levels in the world. Here's what you need to know, both about how to register, and the misconceptions that have put us so far behind other nations.
  
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• Dr. Seuss character Cat in the Hat heads for Edmonton court date

  14-04-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Judges, lawyers and court clerks across Alberta are in the thick of rehearsing scripts, running their lines and sewing costumes for the annual Law Day.
  
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• More than 1,000 people fill Airdrie hockey rink in support of injured Humboldt Broncos player

  14-04-2018 16:13 via cbc.ca
  The hockey rink in Airdrie, Alta., where Ryan Straschnitzki used to practice was packed with hundreds of people clad in jerseys on Friday night for a candle light vigil in support of the Humboldt Broncos player who was injured in last week's crash.
  
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• Celebration of life for Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet to be held Saturday

  14-04-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Rushed to hospital following the crash, Logan Boulet was taken off life support overnight last Saturday, and his organs were donated to six people in need.
  
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• Learning about functional fitness

  14-04-2018 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  With spring finally in the air, it’s a good time to get off the couch and to start moving. Shara Vigeant from SVPT Fitness + Athletics dropped by Global News Morning Weekend Edmonton on Saturday to talk about functional fitness.
  
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• Visitation for Humboldt Bronco Logan Boulet draws dozens in Lethbridge, Alta.

  14-04-2018 15:51 via cbc.ca
  Lineups extended into a Lethbridge funeral home's parking lot as mourners attended the visitation of Humboldt Broncos bus crash victim Logan Boulet.
  
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• Hockey sticks for Humboldt Broncos stolen from Wetaskiwin front porch

  14-04-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Like many other Canadians, Dion Simon wanted to pay tribute to the victims of the Humboldt Broncos crash so he put two hockey sticks on his home’s front porch Monday night. Two nights later, they were gone.
  
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• Spruce Grove shinny game played in honour of Parker Tobin and Conner Lukan

  14-04-2018 07:34 via globalnews.ca
  A special game of shinny was played in Spruce Grove, Alta. on Friday night in honour of Conner Lukan and Parker Tobin, two of the Humboldt Broncos hockey players who were killed in a crash involving their team bus.
  
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• Edmonton's new bike lanes installed at 'municipal light-speed,' NYC transportation guru says

  14-04-2018 04:30 via cbc.ca
  A transportation expert responsible for turning Times Square into a walkable, gargantuan retail hub praised Edmonton’s quick work installing the city’s bike lane network.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: A sneak peek at the Global Edmonton wardrobe sale

  14-04-2018 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  This year, funds from the Global Edmonton clothing sale go to the Terra Centre. Carole Anne Devaney takes you on a tour in tonight’s Our YEG At Night.
  
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• U.S., allies target chemical weapon sites with strikes in Syria

  14-04-2018 03:05 via cbc.ca
  U.S. President Donald Trump, along with France and the U.K., launched what he called "precision strikes" against targets associated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons, saying the strikes were a bid to deter future chemical attacks.
  
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• How Edmonton’s Terra Centre supports pregnant and parenting teens

  14-04-2018 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  Since 1971, more than 5,000 students have been through the program at the Terra Centre, which offers support to pregnant and parenting teens. Carole Anne Devaney and Laurel Gregory have more.
  
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• One week after Humboldt Broncos bus crash, 10 people remain in hospital

  14-04-2018 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan Health Authority officials say 10 people remain in hospital, and two are still in critical condition, in relation to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 people.
  
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• Bob Layton weighs into the Trans Mountain pipeline debate

  14-04-2018 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  As tension heats up over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, Bob Layton weighs in on Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s proposed plan to buy the pipeline.
  
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• Pipeline meeting ‘not something’ P.M. would have tried with Quebec: Mulcair

  14-04-2018 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  Former federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would never treat Quebec the way he is treating British Columbia in the ongoing battle over pipeline.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: April 13

  14-04-2018 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  Meteorologist Jesse Beyer has the long range weather forecast for the Edmonton area for Friday, April 13, 2018.
  
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• Up to 40 electric transit buses coming to an Edmonton street near you

  14-04-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  New electric buses could soon be buzzing along Edmonton streets. The city says they’ll start arriving next year. As Albert Delitala explains, the benefits are supposed to go beyond just saving fuel.
  
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• Edmonton Motors moving out of downtown

  14-04-2018 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  A prime piece of downtown-area real estate will soon make way for redevelopment. Jasper Avenue mainstay Edmonton Motors will be moving, leaving behind questions about what will happen next on the site. Vinesh Pratap reports.
  
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• See what’s up for grabs at the Global Edmonton wardrobe sale

  14-04-2018 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  The fifth annual Global Edmonton wardrobe sale is this Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. This year, the sale supports The Terra Centre. Jesse Beyer has a closer look at the items up for grabs.
  
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• ANALYSIS: not much room for compromise on Kinder Morgan, but miracles can happen

  14-04-2018 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  Keith Baldrey: "All three leaders have entrenched positions regarding the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project and are in no position to abandon them."
  
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• Edmonton’s Terra Centre helps pregnant and parenting teens

  14-04-2018 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  Getting your kids up and out the door can be exhausting, but it’s even more difficult for teen moms who live in poverty, juggling school and paying bills. Carole Anne Devaney showcases the Terra Centre, which offers support to pregnant and parenting teens.
  
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• Determined to take a swing at spring, Edmonton driving range opens in the snow

  14-04-2018 02:03 via cbc.ca
  Meanwhile, soccer enthusiasts hope they can give winter the boot and start the outdoor season in May
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Reviews of ‘Rampage’ and ‘Indian Horse’

  14-04-2018 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Rampage” and “Indian Horse.”
  
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• Take a tour inside Edmonton’s Terra Centre

  14-04-2018 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Terra Centre is a local organization devoted to helping pregnant and parenting teens. This year, the proceeds from the Global Edmonton wardrobe sale will go to the Terra Centre. Carole Anne Devaney and Laurel Gregory take us on a tour.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: April 13

  14-04-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the top stories from the Friday, April 13, 2018 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.
  
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• Ripe for redevelopment: Downtown Edmonton dealership plans to move

  14-04-2018 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  Ripe for redevelopment: Downtown Edmonton dealership plans to move, raising questions about what will happen to the site after the dealership leaves.
  
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• The Ledge: Of pipelines, premiers and prime ministers

  14-04-2018 00:28 via cbc.ca
  Episode 13 of The Ledge digs into the happenings from the Alberta legislature. It’s not all about pipelines, but most of it is.
  
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• Calgary auto dealership shifts gears and caters to the female car buyer

  14-04-2018 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary dealership is helping drive change in what's usually a male-dominated business by hiring more women for every part of its business.
  
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• Cannabis queries? Edmonton conference has answers

  14-04-2018 00:07 via cbc.ca
  Upcoming cannabis legalization has left Edmontonians with many questions about how it will affect them. Panellists at a cannabis convention at the Shaw Conference Centre hope to answer some of those questions.
  
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