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• Alberta RCMP officer accused of impaired driving after being cleared of same charge in another incident

  11-06-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Just days after being found not guilty of impaired driving in connection with a separate incident, an RCMP officer in northern Alberta has been charged with the same offence.
  
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• CPP Investment Board approached about Trans Mountain, CEO says no decision yet

  11-06-2018 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  The head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says the federal government's financial adviser has raised the possibility of getting involved in the Trans Mountain pipeline project but there's been no political pressure applied. 
  
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• 'This tragedy is just beyond belief': Separate crashes, 8 months apart, claim Edmonton parents

  11-06-2018 22:49 via cbc.ca
  Two crashes, less than a year apart, on the same highway in Edmonton have claimed the lives of a mother and father, leaving behind their three young children.
  
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• Former Samson Cree chief and a founder of Peace Hills Trust honoured by university

  11-06-2018 22:20 via cbc.ca
  A former chief of the Samson Cree Nation who helped found the first and largest Indigenous-owned financial institution in the country is being honoured by MacEwan University for his entrepreneurial contributions to the community.
  
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• Girl, 12, dies in ATV rollover southeast of Edmonton

  11-06-2018 21:24 via cbc.ca
  RCMP are investigating an ATV rollover that killed a 12-year-old girl near the town of Viking, 120 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.
  
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• Trade panel ruling slams Alberta’s craft beer subsidy program

  11-06-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's subsidy plan to boost its own craft beer industry has been hammered again by a trade panel ruling. 
  
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• #bigasspothole: Edmonton mom uses Twitter hashtag to get sinkhole fixed

  11-06-2018 20:52 via cbc.ca
  Laurie Wang says she managed to fast-track pothole repairs in her back alley with just three little words.
  
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• Edmonton early afternoon weather forecast: Monday, June 11, 2018

  11-06-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Tina Simpkin’s Monday, June 11, 2018 early afternoon weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Family identifies climber who died while scaling rock face near Banff

  11-06-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  "He was in his element and now he is truly part of that element," the man's parents said.
  
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• Edmonton landlord and small business owner shocked at big tax hike

  11-06-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Several small business owners in west Edmonton, along with their landlord, are speaking out about some big tax increases. As Vinesh Pratap explains, some have seen their taxes double.
  
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• Politicians weigh in on move to ban police, military from Edmonton Pride Parade

  11-06-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney says banning police and military personnel from Edmonton's Pride Parade is regrettable and should be reconsidered. 
  
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• Banning police, military from Pride Parade is insulting: Jason Kenney

  11-06-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney says banning police and military personnel from Edmonton's Pride Parade is regrettable and should be reconsidered. 
  
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• Alberta’s craft beer subsidy program tanked by trade panel ruling

  11-06-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  An appeal panel under the Agreement on Internal Trade has upheld an earlier decision that provincial subsidies to assist smaller Alberta craft brewers are unfair and violate inter-provincial free trade rules.
  
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• Large strip mall fire shuts down part of Stony Plain Road

  11-06-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Fire crews continued to battle a blaze at a west Edmonton strip mall Monday afternoon, more than six hours after it began. Kendra Slugoski has the details.
  
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• Edmonton kratom retailer frustrated by 'aggressive' Health Canada raids

  11-06-2018 19:55 via cbc.ca
  Health Canada's crackdown on a controversial supplement has put two Edmonton stores in its crosshairs.
  
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• Wind warning for Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park

  11-06-2018 19:54 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the cities of Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park for Monday and Tuesday.
  
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• Girl, 12, killed in ATV rollover southeast of Edmonton

  11-06-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are investigating after a 12-year-old girl was killed in an ATV rollover southeast of Edmonton on Sunday.
  
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• Suspicious death investigated after man with ‘significant injuries’ found in west Edmonton

  11-06-2018 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death after a 36-year-old man suffering 'significant injuries' later died in the west end.
  
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• Pedestrian trying to flag down help killed on rural highway southeast of Red Deer

  11-06-2018 19:47 via cbc.ca
  A pedestrian was killed early Monday morning on a highway southeast of Red Deer as she tried to flag down a passing motorist after the vehicle she was travelling in got stuck in a ditch.
  
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• Woman trying to flag down help hit and killed in central Alberta

  11-06-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  One of the passengers got out and was attempting to flag down a passing vehicle when she was struck by that vehicle.
  
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• Alberta ordered to amend or repeal craft brewer rebate program

  11-06-2018 18:03 via cbc.ca
  A Government of Alberta program to help small craft brewers has been ruled non-trade compliant under the Agreement of Internal Trade, a setback to the province’s much-touted program to diversify the economy.
  
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• Alberta ordered to amend or repeal craft brewer grant program

  11-06-2018 18:03 via cbc.ca
  A Government of Alberta program to help small craft brewers has been ruled non-trade compliant under the Agreement of Internal Trade, a setback to the province’s much-touted program to diversify the economy.
  
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• 'He didn't want to miss a moment': Banff photographer Matt Snell ID'd as climber killed at Tunnel Mountain

  11-06-2018 16:57 via cbc.ca
  The climber who died at Tunnel Mountain on the weekend was a talented photographer who, after moving to Banff, bloomed into an adventurer who "lived life to its fullest," according to his mother.
  
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• Father’s Day hosting ideas with the Style Guys

  11-06-2018 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  This Father’s Day, how about hosting an easy-to-arrange afternoon of food and cocktails with your dad? Style Guys Jason Krell and Aly Velji have you covered! No need for dad to cook either!
  
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• Early morning fire shuts down part of Stony Plain Road

  11-06-2018 15:47 via cbc.ca
  A dozen fire crews were called to a commercial property in northwest Edmonton after a restaurant caught fire early Monday morning.
  
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• TELUS World of Science’s Dinosaurs Unearthed: Down to the Bone exhibit

  11-06-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Dan Alfano with the TELUS World of Science Edmonton dropped by to talk about their “Dinosaurs Unearthed: Down to the Bone” exhibit.
  
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• Restaurant fire shuts down part of Stony Plain Road

  11-06-2018 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton was closed Monday morning due to a fire at a restaurant near 154 Street.
  
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• Large strip mall fire shuts down part of Stony Plain Road, forces people to stay inside

  11-06-2018 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton was closed Monday morning due to a fire at a restaurant near 154 Street.
  
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• Surprising Canada rolls into 3-on-3 basketball World Cup playoffs

  11-06-2018 15:08 via cbc.ca
  Canada's 3-on-3 basketball team is on quite the run at the World Cup. The surprising Canadians have advanced to the quarter-finals in Manila, Philippines after winning twice more on Monday to finish up pool play with a perfect 4-0 record.
  
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• 'Tears are always behind our eyes': Alberta mothers of impaired-driving victims unite to fight federal bill

  11-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A group of Alberta mothers called a press conference near Edmonton Sunday to raise concerns about proposed federal legislation that could change how impaired drivers are sentenced in Canada.
  
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• Homicide unit investigating suspicious death in northwest Edmonton

  11-06-2018 14:45 via cbc.ca
  Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man discovered Sunday in northwest Edmonton.
  
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• Homicide unit investigates suspicious death in northwest Edmonton

  11-06-2018 14:45 via cbc.ca
  Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man discovered Sunday in northwest Edmonton.
  
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• 3rd Annual In Her Shoes Gala to support domestic violence survivors

  11-06-2018 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  The In Her Shoes Gala is a fundraiser in support of Edmonton’s WIN House, which provides a safe place for women and children fleeing domestic violence and abuse. The evening includes dinner, live entertainment and a fashion show.
  
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• 'I do not want to sexualize my body,' says former addict denied income support to finish high school

  11-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Advocates say bureaucratic roadblocks faced by young Edmonton women attempting to escape sexual exploitation, abusive relationships and homelessness can be harmful and even "deadly."
  
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• 'I do not want to sexualize my body,' says former addict denied income support to attend Edmonton high school

  11-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Advocates say bureaucratic roadblocks faced by young Indigenous women in Edmonton attempting to escape sexual exploitation and homelessness can be harmful and even "deadly."
  
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• Funding barriers hurt Edmonton women escaping addiction, sex trade, warn advocates

  11-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Advocates say bureaucratic roadblocks faced by young Indigenous women in Edmonton attempting to escape sexual exploitation and homelessness can be harmful and even "deadly."
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, June 11, 2018

  11-06-2018 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, June 11, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Invisible 'safe zones' around abortion clinics have a tangible impact on patients and providers

  11-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Protesters may not be physically blocking people from accessing these services, but their presence and their interference at the doors of health facilities act as enormous psychological barriers, which can sometimes lead patients to delay care.
  
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• Alberta RCMP wants to ‘improve relationship’ after protesters block Edmonton Pride Parade

  11-06-2018 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta RCMP spokesperson said he hopes that a brief protest at Edmonton's pride parade will open a dialogue between police and those members of the LGBTQ community who feel 'unsafe'.
  
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• Weather warnings in effect for central, northern Alberta

  11-06-2018 04:57 via cbc.ca
  Weather warnings are in effect for parts of central and northern Alberta following a stormy weekend.
  
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• 180 km bike ride through Alberta prairies raises $1.7M for multiple sclerosis research

  11-06-2018 04:25 via cbc.ca
  Sunday’s cold, wet weather made for a gruelling finish for the cyclists who took part in the Johnson MS Bike ride from Leduc to Camrose this weekend.
  
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• Alberta mothers join MP in calling for changes to impaired driving laws

  11-06-2018 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  St. Albert - Edmonton MP Michael Cooper wants the federal government to reconsider proposed changes to the way impaired drivers are prosecuted in Canada — and he's not alone.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: June 10

  11-06-2018 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Sunday, June 10, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• RCMP, military want 'more dialogue' after being banned from future Edmonton Pride parades

  11-06-2018 02:25 via cbc.ca
  The decision by the Edmonton Pride Festival Society to ban police and military members from walking in future pride parades drew mixed reactions on Sunday.
  
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• Members of RCMP, military call for 'more dialogue' after being banned from Edmonton's pride parade

  11-06-2018 02:25 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Pride Festival Society’s decision to ban police and military members from walking in future pride parades drew mixed reactions on Sunday.
  
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• Edmonton Drug Court Graduate to be reunited with grandchildren

  11-06-2018 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jun 10 – For more than a decade, Edmonton’s drug court treatment program has helped 100 people rebuild their lives by replacing hard time in a jail cell with intensive therapy and support. Kim Smith met with one graduate to find out why.
  
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• Alberta mothers push Liberal government to change Bill C-75

  11-06-2018 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jun 10 – Three Alberta-based mothers who all lost their sons to impaired drivers are speaking out against parts of the federal government’s Bill C-75. Albert Delitala reports.
  
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• Alberta storms see wind speeds reach 122 km/hr in Lloydminster

  11-06-2018 01:47 via cbc.ca
  Eastern Alberta saw the highest wind speeds when a series of storms swept across the province on Saturday, with gusts reaching 122 kilometres an hour in Lloydminster and 117 km/hr in Medicine Hat, according to Environment Canada.
  
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• Alberta storms see wind speeds reach 122 km/h

  11-06-2018 01:47 via cbc.ca
  Eastern Alberta saw the highest wind speeds when a series of storms swept across the province on the weekend, with gusts reaching 122 kilometres an hour in Lloydminster and 117 km/h in Medicine Hat.
  
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• Wild weather in Alberta

  11-06-2018 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  Some wild winds swept across parts of Alberta this weekend. As Reid Fiest reports – the weather system attracted storm chasers from across the continent.
  
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