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• Heat warning issued for parts of northern and central Alberta, including Edmonton

  21-05-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  A heat warning was issued for parts of northern and central Alberta on Monday afternoon, including for the city of Edmonton.
  
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• Canada’s Stanley Cup drought reaches 25 years after Jets defeated

  21-05-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  The last time a Canadian hockey team won a Stanley Cup was in 1993 when the Montreal Canadiens won against the Los Angeles Kings.
  
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• The Last Straw: Alberta's big cities compete to reduce straw use on July 14

  21-05-2018 23:49 via cbc.ca
  Called The Last Straw Campaign, the competition was organized by Waste Free Edmonton and Plastic Free YYC and is supported by Coun. Ben Henderson in Edmonton and Coun. Druh Farrell in Calgary.
  
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• Edmonton police search for ‘armed and dangerous’ assault suspect

  21-05-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Warrants have been issued for the arrest of a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with an assault at a south Edmonton home on Sunday night.
  
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• Law enforcement to attend Edmonton Pride Festival out of uniform ... - Edmonton Journal

  21-05-2018 23:45 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Law enforcement to attend Edmonton Pride Festival out of uniform ...
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  The RCMP and the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) won't don uniforms during pride festivities, which run from June 8 to June 17 says a news release Monday.
  Edmonton police strip off uniforms for pride parade | The StarToronto Starall 3 news articles »
  
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• Alberta Premier Rachel Notley pulls out of Western Premiers’ Conference

  21-05-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Breaking News: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has decided to skip this week’s Western Premiers’ Conference in Yellowknife.
  
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• Last Canadian NHL team out of the running for Stanley cup, but fans still hopeful

  21-05-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Sunday’s elimination of the Winnipeg Jets in the playoffs marks the 25th year since a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup. As Erica Vella reports, a quarter of Canada’s population haven’t seen a Canadian team win the silver trophy.
  
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• Alberta Premier Rachel Notley backs out of Western Premiers’ Conference over pipeline spat

  21-05-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  “With 10 days remaining before Kinder Morgan’s deadline, Premier Notley’s only priority is working with the federal government and Kinder Morgan to secure the construction of the pipeline."
  
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• Canadian soccer star barred from playing men’s soccer overwhelmed by support

  21-05-2018 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian soccer star Stephanie Labbé has been rewarded a trip to Europe to take in one of the biggest soccer games of the year, the UEFA Champions League Finals.
  
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• Dog killed in bear encounter at Jasper National Park

  21-05-2018 20:57 via cbc.ca
  Parks Canada is reminding visitors to keep their pets on a leash after a dog was killed by a bear Wednesday in Jasper National Park.
  
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• Homes evacuated, road closed after hazardous material spill near Boyle

  21-05-2018 20:24 via cbc.ca
  A semi-trailer carrying hydrochloric acid flipped on its side, spilling the hazardous material just outside of Boyle.
  
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• Cannabis potency tests improving as legalization gets closer

  21-05-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  A team of researchers is working to streamline the process of analyzing cannabis products so they can be cleared to go to market.
  
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• Nick Lees: Active Edmonton trio leading local MS fundraisers - Edmonton Journal

  21-05-2018 20:21 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Nick Lees: Active Edmonton trio leading local MS fundraisers
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  UPLOADED BY: Nick Lees ::: EMAIL: [email protected] ::: PHONE: 780-482-3603 ::: CREDIT: Supplied ::: CAPTION: Leading upcoming local walk and bike tours seeking to raise funds to end MS are (l to r) walker Julia Nimilowich and cyclists Karma ...
  
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• Semi hauling hydrochloric acid crashes, spills chemical on northern Alberta highway

  21-05-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Several homes in northern Alberta were evacuated as a precaution after a semi-truck hauling hydrochloric acid crashed on Monday morning.
  
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• Man, 27, charged with first-degree murder of woman on Fishing Lake Métis Settlement

  21-05-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Elk Point RCMP responded to shots fired at a home in the community, more than three hours east of Edmonton, around 12 p.m. Saturday.
  
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• Injured Humboldt Broncos player glad he’s alive, works on recovery

  21-05-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Straschnitzki was badly hurt in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash: a spinal injury, broken ribs, a broken collar bone, and a punctured lung.
  
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• City police search for escaped convicted killer | Edmonton Journal - Edmonton Journal

  21-05-2018 19:01 via edmontonjournal.com
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  City police search for escaped convicted killer | Edmonton Journal
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  Police are searching for a woman serving a life sentence for murder who walked away Saturday from a downtown Edmonton facility.Staff at Buffalo Sage ...
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• 1st-degree murder charge laid in woman’s death in eastern Alberta

  21-05-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  A 27-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder following a woman's death in eastern Alberta over the weekend.
  
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• East entrance to High Level Bridge to temporarily close for Victoria Day gun salute

  21-05-2018 18:07 via cbc.ca
  The east entrance to the High Level Bridge will be closed Monday between 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. during a ceremonial gun salute for Victoria Day.
  
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• Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé taking legal action against Premier Development League

  21-05-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé is taking legal action against the Premier Development League, which refused the 2016 Canadian Olympic bronze medallist a chance to play for the Calgary Foothills men's semi-pro soccer squad because it follows gender-based eligibility requirements.
  
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• After toddler’s dad dies, her mom shares a powerful message about drug addiction

  21-05-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  This two-year-old is growing up without a father. Her mother's powerful message about the deadly toll of mental illness and drug addiction.
  
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• REVIEW: Slayer kills it one last time at Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton Journal

  21-05-2018 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
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  REVIEW: Slayer kills it one last time at Shaw Conference Centre
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  It's time that we all got this right. Not Slayer but SLAAAAAYER, yelled hoarsely and randomly at any public occasion, be it wedding, pet store opening, or, well, Slayer concerts. In this case, the last Slayer concert in Edmonton, ever. Once word got ...
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  Slayer Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton AB, May 20Exclaim!all 5 news articles »
  
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• Cooked in smoke: tips for high-quality barbecue from Calgary's Rocky Mountain Smokers

  21-05-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Some nights, Kris Valckx wakes up every hour to check on his smoking beef brisket.
  
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• Injured Bronco ​Ryan Straschnitzki is grateful, determined and sometimes angry

  21-05-2018 16:34 via cbc.ca
  Seven weeks after being paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team crashed, he has embarked on the thing a lot of athletes dread — two-a-day workouts.
  
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• A Turkish coup, a family torn apart, a dramatic escape on foot: 'Can you believe the things we went through?'

  21-05-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  A family, separated in the aftermath of Turkey's failed 2016 coup, has reunited in Edmonton following a woman's dramatic escape with her young children in tow.
  
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• Trans Mountain: Meet the people who live along Canada's most controversial pipeline

  21-05-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The route of Kinder Morgan's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline runs from Edmonton to Vancouver. CBC's Nick Purdon and Leonardo Palleja traveled it and spoke to regular people who live beside the pipe about what's at stake for them and their communities.
  
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• Salute To Excellence

  21-05-2018 06:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Salute to Excellence program has celebrated outstanding Edmontonians in arts and culture, community service, and sports since 1951. This year’s Salute to Excellence Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is celebrating 67 years of honouring outstanding Edmontonians. These awards annually highlight the important achievements of individuals or groups who improve the quality of life in...
  
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• 'We care about them': Edmontonians rally against presidential election in Venezuela

  21-05-2018 03:07 via cbc.ca
  As controversial presidential elections were underway in Venezuela on Sunday, a small group of Edmontonians joined a series of protests happening around the world.
  
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• Edmonton Sikh parade draws tens of thousands to Mill Woods neighbourhood

  21-05-2018 03:04 via cbc.ca
  The streets of Edmonton's Mill Woods neighbourhood were flooded with parade floats and tens of thousands of people from the Sikh community Sunday.
  
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• Edmonton police searching for escaped killer

  21-05-2018 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  Staff at the Buffalo Sage Wellness House say they saw Kecia Spade, a convicted murderer, leaving the minimum security facility around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
  
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• May long weekend a hot one in Edmonton

  21-05-2018 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, May 20 – Edmontonians enjoyed the Victoria Day long weekend by heading outdoors to enjoy the heat and what’s traditionally known as the start of summer for Canadians. Albert Delitala reports.
  
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• Extended winter runoff setting back seeding for southern Alberta farmers

  21-05-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  Randy Howg said it is going to cost him at least $15,000 just in propane to clear his land of flood water in the wake of a mid-April snowfall in southern Alberta.
  
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• Woman of Vision: Marni Panas

  21-05-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, May 20 – A transgender woman and LGBTQ activist, Marni Panas is a fierce defender of equal rights and this months Woman of Vision. Lesley MacDonald reports.
  
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• Motorcycle memorial ride remembers 40-year-old Edmonton man who died

  21-05-2018 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, May 20 – Dozens of Edmonton motorcyclists gathered for a memorial ride to honour a 40-year-old man who was killed while riding earlier this month. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Feline celebrity Nala to visit Edmonton for cat festival - Edmonton Journal

  21-05-2018 00:40 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Feline celebrity Nala to visit Edmonton for cat festival
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  With 3.6 million followers, she outdraws the 2.5-million people who follow the much meme-ified Grumpy Cat. Next Saturday, the feline 'gram queen will be in Edmonton to meet her adoring fans at the fourth Edmonton International Cat Festival. But Nala ...
  
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