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• Iveson stresses urgent need for new construction deal with province

  27-04-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday, Mayor Don Iveson listed the Lewis Farms rec centre and upgrades to Terwillegar Drive as being two projects that are dependent on a new funding program with the Notley government.
  
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• Bob Layton: The real heroes

  27-04-2018 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  I hope we are able to capture more alleged mass murderers alive.
  
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• April 30 deadline to fix Edmonton’s Metro LRT Line looms

  27-04-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Metro LRT Line was originally supposed to open in April 2014. Four years later, it's still not running at full speed or frequency.
  
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• Northern Alberta braces for ice-jam flooding, evacuations along the Peace River

  27-04-2018 22:34 via cbc.ca
  Residents of Fort Vermilion in northern Alberta are being warned that an ice jam on the Peace River could cause severe flooding as soon as Saturday.
  
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• Meat recalled from more Edmonton suppliers due to possible E. coli contamination

  27-04-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Meat from additional Edmonton distributors has been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination.
  
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• Meat recalled from 3 more Edmonton suppliers due to possible E. coli contamination

  27-04-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Meat from three more distributors has been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination, Alberta health officials said Friday.
  
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• 3 more meat suppliers linked to Alberta E. coli outbreak

  27-04-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Three more meat distributors have been linked to E. coli outbreak in Alberta, Alberta Health Services said Friday.
  
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• Albertans try to spell Winnipeg Jet Dustin Byfuglien’s last name

  27-04-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Global News asks people in Lethbridge, Alta., how to spell one Winnipeg Jet’s last name.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers part ways with assistant coaches

  27-04-2018 20:51 via cbc.ca
  Ian Herbers and Jim Johnson have been let go from their assistant coaching jobs with the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced Friday.
  
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• Country music stars, NHL players to pay tribute to the Humboldt Broncos

  27-04-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos tribute concert features a star studded line-up of Canadian country music stars and NHL players.
  
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• St. Albert’s Paul Kane High School to be replaced by 2022

  27-04-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  The province has announced St. Albert's Paul Kane High School will being replaced with a new school in four years.
  
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• 'A big loss for our community': Three people from Maskwacis killed in highway crash

  27-04-2018 20:07 via cbc.ca
  A couple from Maskwacis was killed in a motorcycle accident, as was the woman riding in the pick-up truck that hit them who'd gotten out to help — when a third vehicle plowed into the wreckage.
  
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• 3 dead in highway crash near Maskwacis

  27-04-2018 20:07 via cbc.ca
  A man and two women are dead after a three-vehicle crash on a central Alberta highway on Thursday night.
  
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• Mickell Bailey found guilty in Edson triple murder

  27-04-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Twenty-one year old Mickell Bailey was found guilty Friday of three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of three people near Edson. Kent Morrison reports.
  
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• Todd McLellan returning as Edmonton Oilers head coach next season with revamped staff

  27-04-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Todd McLellan will be back for his fourth season as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. But the rest of his coaching staff will look a lot different next season.
  
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• Edmonton businesses pull pork products as CFIA recall grows

  27-04-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  A pork recall expands to include a number of Edmonton businesses after an E. coli outbreak. Julia Wong spoke to two shops that pulled all pork products from the Meat Shop at Pine Haven from shelves.
  
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• 3 killed in Alberta highway crash ‘hits Maskwacis community hard’: RCMP

  27-04-2018 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Two people on a motorcycle and a passenger of a truck who stopped to help were killed Thursday night on a highway intersection near Maskwacis, Alta.
  
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• How donated skin saved Spencer Beach's life

  27-04-2018 19:41 via cbc.ca
  Fifteen years have passed since Spencer Beach almost died in a flash fire that left him with third and fourth-degree burns over 90 per cent of his body.
  
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• Edmonton woman says airline humiliated her because of non-contagious rash

  27-04-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton woman says she was publicly humiliated and booted off an Air Canada flight after a rash was mistakenly labelled as contagious.
  
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• Mickell Bailey found guilty of 3 counts of second-degree murder

  27-04-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  Mickell Bailey has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of Roxanne Berube, Daniel Miller and Jazmine Lyon.
  
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• On Location: All Seniors Care Living Centres

  27-04-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  MacTaggart Place, Edmonton’s brand new luxury retirement community, will be holding a wine and cheese reception and open house from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., showcasing All Seniors Care Living Centres’ care services activities, and amenities. They’re all designed with your highest expectations in mind and continues the All Seniors Care Living Centres tradition of...
  
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• On Location: Lowe’s

  27-04-2018 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Head to Lowe’s and celebrate the savings during the anniversary sale starting on Thursday, May 4! Save $300 on a Piedmont 4-Piece Patio Conversation Set – now only $599! PLUS save $300 on a RubberMaid 7-by-7 foot Roughneck Shed, now only $699! But hurry, these anniversary deals only happen once a year and end on...
  
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• Edmonton mosquitoes hatching a month behind schedule

  27-04-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Hatching is only beginning now, so swatting season will be delayed too.
  
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• Edmonton's Jelena Mrdjenovich ready to fight her 50th career bout

  27-04-2018 17:55 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton’s Jelena Mrdjenovich is getting ready to compete in the 50th professional bout of her career.
  
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• Verdict expected in Edson triple murder trial

  27-04-2018 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  A verdict is expected Friday in the trial of Mickell Clayton Bailey who's facing three counts of first-degree murder. 
  
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• Mickell Bailey found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Edson triple murder trial

  27-04-2018 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  A judge has found Mickell Clayton Bailey guilty of three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of three people at a rural home near Edson in November 2015.
  
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• TD, Royal Bank both raise their fixed mortgage rates

  27-04-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Two of Canada's biggest lenders have hiked their benchmark mortgage rates, with Toronto-Dominion Bank raising its posted five-year fixed rate by 45 hundredths of a percentage point and Royal Bank moving its up by 20.
  
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• City of Edmonton: Step Frenzy this Sunday & upcoming programs

  27-04-2018 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  Experience all that a “Step” workout has to offer with a special 2-hour class presented at the Kinsmen Sports Centre on Sunday. Plus we chat about upcoming summer programs that you can register for.
  
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• Brian Burke stepping down from Calgary Flames

  27-04-2018 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  Brian Burke will part ways with the Flames on May 1.
  
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• Alberta Motor Association: India Land and River Cruise

  27-04-2018 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  Scratch this one off your bucket list with the President Selection Cruise to India this October! Roland Van Meurs talks about a magical river cruise combined with a land tour. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Grande Prairie family hits back at childhood cancer with sold-out fundraising fight

  27-04-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  The second-annual Fight for Hope boxing championship in Grande Prairie is expected to raise more than $200,000 for sick children.
  
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• More Edmonton businesses affected by CFIA pork recall

  27-04-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  The recall notices were issued Thursday for Acme Meat Market and Certain Real Deal Meats.
  
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• More Edmonton businesses affected as CFIA expands pork recall

  27-04-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  The recall notices were issued Thursday for Acme Meat Market and Certain Real Deal Meats.
  
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• Kids ‘n’ Us Conference: 30th Anniversary

  27-04-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  Juno award-winning country artist George Canyon talks about the upcoming Kids ‘n’ Us conference and how it addresses the unique needs of children with type 1 diabetes and their families.
  
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• Edmonton litter audit to cover more ground than years past

  27-04-2018 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  The litter audit, which started in 2007, will cover 140 new locations in 2018; previous audits looked at the same 123 sites since 2009.
  
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• $15M class action lawsuit launched over E. coli contamination

  27-04-2018 15:06 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton law firm has filed a $15 million lawsuit against an Alberta meat shop at the centre of a recent E. coli outbreak. The outbreak is believed to be responsible for at least 36 poisonings and one death in the Edmonton area.
  
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• More than 600 Edmonton intersections need upgrades, report shows

  27-04-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The city has identified 659 intersections in Edmonton that need crosswalks, pedestrian signals or other upgrades to help make them safer.
  
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• Calgary app aims to solve widespread health-care issue

  27-04-2018 14:28 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary-based tech company has received praise from Silicon Valley for its solution to a widespread problem found in hospitals around the world.
  
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• Our YEG At Night: Luke Combs

  27-04-2018 14:09 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Apr 27 – Luke Combs visited Edmonton for the Big Valley Jamboree Kickoff Party. Stephanie Holmes sat down with the country music star to learn more about him.
  
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• 'We are ready to go to trial': Beaver Lake Cree Nation running out of money to conclude 10-year legal battle

  27-04-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A northern Alberta First Nation want the federal and provincial governments, which they are suing over development on traditional lands, to pay their court fees so it can afford to take the ongoing case to trial.
  
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• Beaver Lake Cree Nation running out of money to conclude 10-year legal battle

  27-04-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A northern Alberta First Nation want the federal and provincial governments, which they are suing over development on traditional lands, to pay their court fees so it can afford to take the ongoing case to trial.
  
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• Iveson to pitch Asia air travel on China trip

  27-04-2018 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Mayor Don Iveson thinks partnering with Calgary on air access to Asia makes a whole lot more sense than trying to compete with our southern neighbour.
  
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• Good Samaritans intervene when cab driver is attacked in Edmonton

  27-04-2018 13:03 via globalnews.ca
  Some friends are being credited with helping to save an elderly cab driver’s life in Edmonton. As Sarah Kraus reports, they intervened when the driver was being stabbed.
  
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• Albertans see their economy as 'held hostage' and 'too dependent on oil' — and yet, 'improving slowly'

  27-04-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  As we've seen from a recent CBC News poll, the economy is on a lot of Albertans' minds these days. But what, exactly, are they thinking about? Check out these word clouds from focus groups of centrist, right-wing and left-wing voters.
  
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• 'Urgent actions' needed to address violence against Indigenous women and girls — UN report

  27-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women had some strong words for Canada at the end of her 13-day visit, saying the country has “unfinished business that requires urgent actions.”
  
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• Drones allow farmers to limit pesticide use, spot problems with crops

  27-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The time-honoured tradition of farmers walking the fence line and strolling through their fields to check on crop and livestock health might soon be a thing of the past. More and more farmers are using drones to get a bigger, more accurate picture of what is really happening on their farms.
  
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• CRA does not require a death certificate to declare you dead

  27-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  What does it take to for the Canada Revenue Agency to declare you dead? Apparently, little more than a phone call.
  
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• Highway north of Grande Prairie closed after diesel fuel spilled when semi-truck crashed

  27-04-2018 05:53 via globalnews.ca
  A stretch of highway in northern Alberta is expected to be closed for "several hours" as environmental and hazmat crews work to clean up diesel fuel that spilled when a semi-truck crashed Thursday evening.
  
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• Semi rollover spills diesel onto highway near Grande Prairie

  27-04-2018 05:35 via cbc.ca
  A semi-truck rolled on a highway near Grande Prairie on Thursday evening, spilling diesel fuel on the road.
  
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• New treatment program could nearly eliminate wait times for certain medical specialists, doctors say

  27-04-2018 04:39 via cbc.ca
  Alberta doctors are lauding a new initiative that has essentially eliminated the wait to see gastrointestinal specialists.
  
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