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• Explosives unit called after suspected grenade found in Lloydminster

  08-05-2018 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Officers were called to a business area on the Saskatchewan side of the border city on Monday after a report of a possible explosive device. Police quickly secured the area and contacted the RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit
  
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• Some criminal lawyers could strike if Alberta doesn’t fund legal aid fix

  08-05-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  The organization that represents criminal trial lawyers in Calgary says they could strike if the Alberta government doesn't come up with serious cash to fix the legal aid system.
  
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• ‘Not an empty threat:’ Alberta defence lawyers warn of strike in legal aid fight

  08-05-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  The president of a defence lawyers group says strike action is possible if the Alberta government doesn't come to the table with serious cash to fix legal aid.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos announce 2017 profit and extend contracts for GM and coach

  08-05-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  As the 2018 season is about to begin on the field, the Edmonton Eskimos on Tuesday declared the 2017 season a financial success.
  
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• Certain landscaping materials increase fire risk, experts warn

  08-05-2018 23:32 via cbc.ca
  With forest fires causing massive residential damage in recent years, fire safety professionals are urging people to think twice about surrounding their homes with highly flammable materials.
  
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• 'Not an empty threat': Criminal defence lawyers warn of potential strike

  08-05-2018 23:25 via cbc.ca
  The Calgary-based Criminal Defence Lawyers Association says the legal system is "broken" and delays to accessing justice are becoming worse, not better.
  
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• New bill aims to prevent financial collusion between Alberta political parties

  08-05-2018 23:01 via cbc.ca
  A proposed amendment to Alberta’s elections financing act appears to be a warning to the United Conservative Party to not use money donated to its legacy parties in the next provincial election.
  
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• Not a clean sweep: City of Edmonton searching for solution to snow-removal litter problem

  08-05-2018 22:51 via cbc.ca
  Snow-removal machines sweep snow and sand off Edmonton streets, but their brushes leave behind a trail of blue and black bristles. The city is searching for a solution that leads to less waste but hasn't found one yet.
  
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• 'Crazy busy': Spay-neuter clinic in Maskwacis sees nearly 500 pets

  08-05-2018 22:41 via cbc.ca
  A team of 170 volunteers saw 480 pets over the weekend for sterilization surgeries in Maskwacis, south of Edmonton. Task force members also examined, vaccinated, de-wormed and tattooed animals.
  
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• WestJet profitability streak threatened by possible pilot strike

  08-05-2018 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  WestJet earned $37.2 million or 32 cents per diluted share in its latest quarter, down from a profit of $46.7 million or 40 cents per diluted share a year ago.
  
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• Jim Carr confident feds will convince Kinder Morgan to proceed on Trans Mountain

  08-05-2018 22:07 via cbc.ca
  Natural Resources Minister says the government and the company have just a few more weeks to find a way for Ottawa to alleviate enough of those jitters that the company will resume spending on pipeline construction this summer.
  
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• $70M committed to Alberta greenhouse emission-reducing projects

  08-05-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government has announced $70 million in funding through its Oil Sands Innovation Challenge to help oilsands producers reduce emissions.
  
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• City of Wetaskiwin vows to preserve archives despite sale of civic building

  08-05-2018 20:55 via cbc.ca
  Wetaskiwin’s city manager confirmed Tuesday the city’s archives will live on, whether in their current building or a new location.
  
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• Everyone is biased – but are you aware of your own?

  08-05-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  University of Alberta PhD candidate Candy Khan says there is no such thing as neutrality. She joined Jennifer Crosby to talk about the biases we all hold, whether we realize it or not.
  
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• Pilots demand better working conditions outside WestJet headquarters

  08-05-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  At WestJet’s annual general meeting Tuesday, pilots lined up in solidarity hoping to add pressure to contact talks. Jill Croteau was there and has the details.
  
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• COMMENTARY: Don’t treat school kids as ‘suspects’

  08-05-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  Charles Adler says he's '100% against' a United Conservative Party proposal that would require schools to inform parents when kids join a gay straight alliance.
  
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• COMMENTARY: Don’t treat LGBT school kids as ‘suspects’

  08-05-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  Charles Adler says he's '100% against' a United Conservative Party proposal that would require schools to inform parents when kids join a gay straight alliance.
  
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• ‘A bear’s best friend:’ Alberta naturalist Charlie Russell dies at 76

  08-05-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Russell spent 12 years living with grizzly bears on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, studying their behaviour and learning to live alongside them.
  
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• Alberta mom shares struggles her teen daughter faced before suicide

  08-05-2018 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  In December, 14-year-old Nevaeh Charette took her life after struggling with mental illness following a traumatic brain injury. Quinn Ohler has covered the story for several years and joined Global News at Noon to talk about the devastating pain Nevaeh’s family is going through, and how other parents can spot the warning signs in their...
  
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• Thousands of dead fish wash ashore at central Alberta lake

  08-05-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  There's a pungent smell at a lake northwest of Rocky Mountain House, where thousands of dead fish line the shore. Many are now worried bears living around the area will be drawn, as the local birds and bugs have been, to a feast of rotting perch.
  
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• Woman found dead in Strathearn suite may be victim of domestic violence

  08-05-2018 20:09 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death in southeast Edmonton Monday afternoon as a domestic violence incident.
  
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• LGBTory group encourages healthy discussion on gay-straight alliances

  08-05-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  LGBTory is an advocacy group for LGBT supporters of conservative political parties in Canada. Harrison Fleming is the Alberta Coordinator. He joined Global News at Noon Edmonton to talk about the gay-straight alliance motion passed at the United Convervative Party policy convention this past weekend.
  
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• Edmonton city council votes to remove 26 playground zones

  08-05-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton city councillors approved scrapping 26 playground zones. As Fletcher Kent reports from city hall, councillors will also be allowed to recommend others to get rid of or add.
  
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• Edmonton police investigate death of woman in Strathearn, arrest man ‘estranged’ from her

  08-05-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, the Edmonton Police Service said officers found the woman dead when they arrived at a residential suite on Monday.
  
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• Suspicious domestic violence death of woman in Edmonton’s Strathearn area

  08-05-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating a deadly case of domestic violence in east Edmonton. Kendra Slugoski reports live from the Strathearn area, where a women was killed on Monday.
  
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• Edmonton app Frettable transcribes live sound into sheet music

  08-05-2018 19:57 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton man who created an app that transcribes the sound of an instrument into sheet music hopes it reduces geographic barriers for composers.
  
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• Pilots demand better working conditions outside WestJet headquarters as airline holds AGM

  08-05-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  About 150 pilots in uniform all lined up outside WestJet's headquarters in Calgary on Tuesday morning to show they are serious about encouraging management to negotiate a fair contract.
  
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• Province charges central Alberta zoo after ice cream eating bear video

  08-05-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  A video, posted on social media in January by Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail, showed a one-year-old captive Kodiak bear named Berkley leaning out a truck's window and being hand-fed ice cream by the owner of the local Dairy Queen.
  
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• First of its kind facility in Calgary ushers in ‘new era’ in mental health support

  08-05-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, a brand-new facility aimed at helping people with mental health and substance use issues opened in Calgary.
  
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• No demographic immune to rental affordability challenges: report

  08-05-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Rental Housing Index released its report Tuesday, which finds renters among the middle-income earners are now feeling the “affordability squeeze.”
  
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• Rent affordability challenges now being felt in small communities

  08-05-2018 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Rental Housing Index, a report released by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, reveals that renters in small communities are experiencing the same challenges as those in cities.
  
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• Over 40 per cent of Canadians spending a third or more of income on rent

  08-05-2018 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Rental Housing Index, a report released by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, finds that nearly 20 per cent of Canadians are spending more than half their income on housing.
  
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• Alberta zoo charged over video of bear eating ice cream at Dairy Queen

  08-05-2018 17:07 via cbc.ca
  The province has laid two charges under its Wildlife Act against a central Alberta zoo after a bear was taken through a drive-thru for ice cream.
  
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• Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation using new media to showcase their culture

  08-05-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Before Chief Tony Alexis was a chief, an elder asked him if he ever became one to use the media to highlight the positives of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.
  
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• City of Edmonton: 11th Annual Get Ready in the Park

  08-05-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  This free, family-friendly event invites the public to talk with emergency responders from Edmonton and the Metro region to learn preparedness tips for a variety of emergencies.
  
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• Shell to sell entire interest in Canadian Natural Resources for $4.3B

  08-05-2018 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  Royal Dutch Shell is selling its stake in Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. for about $4.3 billion, saying proceeds from the sale will contribute to reducing net debt.
  
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• Edmonton JW Marriott tower reaches full height

  08-05-2018 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  A ceremony will be held inside the JW Marriott-Legends Private Residences Tuesday morning to celebrate the topping off of the tower. 
  
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• Edmonton city council to take 2nd look at playground zone rules Tuesday

  08-05-2018 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton city council is set to take a second look at the playground zone rules Tuesday after a new motion was introduced by Ward 9 Coun. Tim Cartmell.
  
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• Jack Talks: National Mental Health Week

  08-05-2018 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  Jack.org supports over 2500 young leaders across Canada to help fellow youth to recognize if they or their peers are struggling with mental health and to ask for help
  
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• Wabamun Lake residents to learn how to stabilize shoreline after winter property damage

  08-05-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  After major structural and shoreline damage this winter, Wabamun Lake cottage owners will be getting their hands dirty this weekend at a workshop on how to do repairs.
  
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• Nearly 100K register to donate organs after Humboldt Broncos crash

  08-05-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos bus crash "jolted" Canadians into registering as organ donors.
  
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• Alberta RCMP Traffic Services: Motorcycle Safety Month

  08-05-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  May is Motorcycle Safety Month and the Alberta RCMP shares motorcycle safety tips that will help motorists avoid behaviours that increase the risks of collisions. Know your role for safe roads.
  
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• Edmonton city council to take a second look at playground zone rules

  08-05-2018 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton city council is set to take a second look at the playground zone rules Tuesday. As Kendra Slugoski explains, councillor Tim Cartmell wants every playground zone re-examined because he “one size does not fit all.”
  
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• Police and crisis teams in Grande Prairie paying for themselves, study finds

  08-05-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A Grande Prairie crisis response unit that pairs RCMP officers with AHS psychiatric nurses is more than paying for itself, according to an ongoing study by the local college.
  
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• The Art Gallery of Alberta: Art on the Block

  08-05-2018 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  This is your chance to bid on art and art-inspired items with a silent auction that includes over 140 items with more than 100 works of art donated by recognized Canadian artists.
  
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• Edmonton police work was jeopardized by harassment on the job, says former civilian employee

  08-05-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  A former electronic surveillance technician with the Edmonton Police Service has filed a statement of claim in court, alleging his superiors did not address the harassment and bullying he was subjected to by a co-worker, and that their inaction jeopardized his safety, as well as police investigations.
  
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• Sherwood Park blaze latest to keep Edmonton-area firefighters busy

  08-05-2018 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  A home on the north end of Sherwood Park near Appleton Way and Clover Bar Road was gutted by fire late Monday night.
  
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• Blaze destroying Sherwood Park home latest to keep Edmonton-area firefighters busy

  08-05-2018 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  A home on the north end of Sherwood Park near Appleton Way and Clover Bar Road was gutted by fire late Monday night.
  
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• Kenney accused of 'trying to demonize' environmental groups while ignoring foreign-owned business influence

  08-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Democracy Watch is calling Jason Kenney's vow to cut off the foreign money spent on criticizing Alberta's energy industry unrealsitic. In a fiery speech Saturday, the United Conservative Party leader promised to fight what he called the "green left."
  
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• Children in Crisis: What happens when a child needs emergency care for a mental health breakdown?

  08-05-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Since November, Sabrina has taken her 12-year-old son to the emergency department at the Stollery Children's Hospital at least six times for a mental health breakdown.
  
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