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• Thermostat shows Edmonton school portable at 29.5 C Thursday

  24-05-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  About 95 per cent of Edmonton Catholic schools and about 90 per cent of local public schools do not have air conditioning, district spokespeople told Global News.
  
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• Edmonton police warn of violent offender being released

  24-05-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  EPS said Adam Donovan Adie has an extensive history of extreme physical violence, including sexual violence, against women as well as assaults with weapons against men he knows and who are strangers.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warnings, watches issued for parts of central Alberta

  24-05-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Parts of central Alberta were put under severe thunderstorm warnings or watches on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• While you're out in the yard, who's stealing stuff from your house?

  24-05-2018 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Police in Edmonton are warning homeowners to lock their home and garage doors while they’re outside gardening.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos top inaugural CFL poll as team to win ’18 Grey Cup

  24-05-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  A total of 74 media members participated in the poll. The CFL revealed the results Thursday.
  
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• New conditions for ex-gymnastics coach charged with sexual assault

  24-05-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  An ex-gymnastics coach from Edmonton is facing new conditions related to sexual assault charges for alleged crimes dating back to the 1980s and early '90s in Montreal.
  
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• Jason Kenney says he regrets calling Trudeau an 'empty trust fund millionaire'

  24-05-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney has apologized to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for claiming the PM "can't read a briefing note longer than a cocktail napkin."
  
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• Former Notley chief of staff rehired as 'executive adviser' while facing FOIP probe

  24-05-2018 21:38 via cbc.ca
  According to an employment contract now posted online, John Heaney was hired on Oct. 9, 2017, to serve as an adviser to Treasury Board and Finance. He now splits his time between the finance and energy ministries.
  
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• Red Deer RCMP searching for suspects after series of break-ins, vehicle theft

  24-05-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating a string of garage break-ins and the theft of a vehicle in Red Deer. 
  
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• Court throws out Trans Mountain pipeline challenge from City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation

  24-05-2018 20:57 via cbc.ca
  B.C.'s Supreme Court has dismissed legal challenges to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project from the City of Vancouver and the Squamish Nation.
  
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• Edmonton man gets 8 years in prison for role in weapons trafficking scheme

  24-05-2018 20:46 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty in Alberta’s first case of "straw purchasing" received an eight-year prison sentence Thursday for his role in an illegal weapons trafficking scheme.
  
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• Edmonton economy can't rely on pipeline project, mayor tells chamber

  24-05-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton's mayor wants the city to broaden its economic reach past the traditional benefits of the oil sands, government offices and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Vancouver, Squamish Nation lose court challenges over Trans Mountain expansion

  24-05-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed their petitions aimed at quashing an environmental assessment certificate issued by the province for the project.
  
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• City of Vancouver, Squamish Nation lose court challenges over Trans Mountain expansion

  24-05-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed their petitions aimed at quashing an environmental assessment certificate issued by the province for the project.
  
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• Should Star Trek captain be the new voice of Edmonton transit? Iveson thinks so

  24-05-2018 20:15 via cbc.ca
  If Mayor Don Iveson had his way, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Star Trek Enterprise would be the voice of Edmonton’s transit system.
  
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• TV show puts spotlight on Alberta fire departments

  24-05-2018 20:04 via cbc.ca
  The Yellowhead County and Lesser Slave Lake fire departments are the stars of Hellfire Heroes, a new show that airs Tuesdays on Discovery.
  
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• High and extreme wildfire risk across Alberta Thursday

  24-05-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  It is expected to be another hot day and with that comes conditions ripe for wildfire. Julia Wong has the latest on several fires burning across the province on Global News at Noon Edmonton.
  
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• Moody's warns Trans Mountain failure would be major blow to Alberta economy

  24-05-2018 19:49 via cbc.ca
  An influential international credit rating agency says the Trans Mountain pipeline dispute is “credit negative” for Alberta, even taking into account Ottawa’s pledge to compensate the project’s backers for money lost due to attempts to block the project.
  
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• Edmonton police looking for bicyclist who may have seen Callingwood homicide

  24-05-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton homicide detectives are looking to speak with a man who was riding a bike in the Callingwood area at the same time Ibrahim Zoker, 23, was shot and killed.
  
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• Cyclist may have witnessed Callingwood homicide, police say

  24-05-2018 17:59 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are asking the public for help in locating a man they'd like to speak with who was seen in the Callingwood neighbourhood last week around the time Ibrahim Zoker, 23, was shot and killed.
  
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• Edmonton driver stopped for speeding 147 km/h on Manning Drive

  24-05-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police said they caught a driver travelling more than double the speed limit in the north end of the city during a 24-hour crackdown. 
  
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• Edmonton researcher wants your garden slugs

  24-05-2018 17:21 via cbc.ca
  Think you're fast enough to catch a slug? Lien Luong is asking Edmontonians to go on the hunt.
  
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• 27th Edmonton Corporate Challenge

  24-05-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Corporate Challenge is a two week Sport & Recreation competition with a focus on participation, sportsmanship, team building and fun for all fitness levels with venues throughout the city.
  
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• Northern Alberta hamlet told to prepare for possible wildfire evacuation

  24-05-2018 15:32 via globalnews.ca
  Wildfire season in central and northern Alberta is in full swing thanks to hot and dry conditions, with fires stretching from our city all the way north to Janvier. Julia Wong has details.
  
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• West Edmonton Mall mixing up food court model with RAAS Eats

  24-05-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  West Edmonton Mall is changing up the typical food court model with RAAS Eats, which brings together small and emerging eateries in one place. Blogger Linda Hoang explains.
  
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• Pain on the train: VIA Rail passengers frustrated with delays on cross-Canada journey

  24-05-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  On Wednesday, Mike Gardiner and hundreds of other VIA Rail passengers were parked on the sidings in Irma, Alta. They were already more than 30 hours late on their journey from Toronto to Vancouver, and the frustration was growing.
  
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• Indulgence: Showcasing the Best in our Culinary Community

  24-05-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  At Indulgence, restaurants are paired with a local producer to create a signature dish. Guests can sip and sample as each dish is complemented with a Canadian wine, local craft beer or distiller.
  
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• Indulgence food and wine event celebrates Edmonton’s culinary scene

  24-05-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  On June 11, Indulgence brings together some of the best food and wine Edmonton has to offer. Ernest’s executive chef Michael Hassall and Indulgence chair and chef Tracy Lynn Zizek share details.
  
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• Missing Skeleton Lake boater presumed dead by Boyle RCMP

  24-05-2018 14:31 via cbc.ca
  Emergency crews in the northern Alberta community of Athabasca County are searching Skeleton Lake for a missing boater presumed dead.
  
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• Murder victim's father lunges across courtroom to threaten accused killer

  24-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The father of homicide victim Joshua Barnes is now facing a charge of uttering threats after allegedly attacking the 17-year old accused of second-degree murder.
  
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• Alberta government paid utility companies more than $8M last month to cover price cap pledge

  24-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government paid electrical utilities more than $8.3 million last month as its consumer price cap was exceeded for the first time.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, May 24, 2018

  24-05-2018 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, May 24, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta's income tax 'advantage' exists for the poor and the rich, but not those in between

  24-05-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Whether Alberta should return to a "flat tax" on income has been the subject of debate recently. But even if the province reverted to its old system, most Albertans would still pay more than people in B.C. and Ontario.
  
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• RCMP look for boater who is believed to have died on northern Alberta lake

  24-05-2018 07:08 via globalnews.ca
  A search is underway for a boater last seen in Skeleton Lake in northern Alberta on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Arrest made in connection with 3 grass fires in northeast Edmonton

  24-05-2018 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police have a man in custody, after witnesses reportedly saw him intentionally starting grass fires just east of the Anthony Henday. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• Northern Alberta hamlet on alert as wildfire danger rises in Fort McMurray, Lac La Biche areas

  24-05-2018 05:35 via cbc.ca
  Lightning and parched conditions have sparked multiple wildfires in northern Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht will not have contract renewed

  24-05-2018 05:10 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht’s contract is not being renewed when it expires later this year.
  
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• Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht will not get contract renewed

  24-05-2018 05:10 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht’s contract is not being renewed when it expires later this year.
  
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• Residents of northern Alberta hamlet told to prepare for possible evacuation over wildfire

  24-05-2018 04:27 via globalnews.ca
  Officials told residents of the hamlet of Janvier to prepare for a possible evacuation Wednesday night as an out-of-control wildfire was burning south of the community.
  
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• Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht’s contract not being renewed: sources

  24-05-2018 04:15 via globalnews.ca
  He's been on the job for nearly seven years but Global News has learned Rod Knecht's term as chief of the Edmonton Police Services is coming to an end.
  
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• NDP leader Jagmeet Singh sides with B.C. over Alberta in Trans Mountain dispute

  24-05-2018 03:47 via globalnews.ca
  Until recently, Singh had called for a more thorough environmental review process on the proposal to twin an existing pipeline that runs between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C. He now says he is 100 per cent opposed
  
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• Danielle Smith: The crisis no one talks about

  24-05-2018 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  At some point – soon I am hoping – feminists are going to realize they have solved all the problems they set out to solve for girls and we can turn our attention to real problem now facing society: the boy crisis.
  
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• Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan defends $2M nearly empty military prison

  24-05-2018 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  Global News found that the prison, nicknamed Club Ed, costs $2 million per year to run and for around half the time since January 2017, has had no prisoners.
  
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• How a drone might be able to help rejuvenate Alberta’s forests

  24-05-2018 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  More and more wildfires are wiping out Alberta forests but a new tool could be used to address that. Kendra Slugoski takes a look at direct-seeding with a drone.
  
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• New Alberta program sees seniors get health advice from other seniors

  24-05-2018 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  A unique program is teaming up seniors with other seniors in an effort to have people get health advice from someone they can relate to. Su-Ling Goh explains.
  
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• Future of Accidental Beach could hinge on Edmontonians’ behaviour

  24-05-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  Is there a future for Edmonton’s Accidental Beach? As Vinesh Pratap reports, discussions are moving forward but the future of the attraction could hinge on how people behave at the Cloverdale site.
  
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• Extra $10 million needed to charge and park Edmonton’s new electric buses

  24-05-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton is going to have to spend an additional $10 million to house 40 new electric buses because of a design flaw with the garage they're intended to be housed in.
  
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• Edmonton girl hailed a hero after stunning ATV rescue

  24-05-2018 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  A little girl was able to accomplish an incredible feat this weekend. Emily’s mother was pinned under a quad after an accident but the 10-year-old didn’t give up. Quinn Ohler has their story.
  
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• Calgary expats enjoying front-row seat to Golden Knights’ Cinderella story

  24-05-2018 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  In just their inaugural season, the Vegas Golden Knights are going to play in the Stanley Cup Finals. The team's unlikely run is earning is earning them fans of all stripes.
  
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• Military prison costs taxpayers $2M a year

  24-05-2018 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  New information obtained by Global News shows the detention facility at the Edmonton Garrison is empty a lot but costs taxpayers a pretty penny. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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