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• Edmonton dog owners being asked to help fight noxious weed

  16-06-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Field Scabious is taking over the Terwillegar Dog Park and Edmontonians are being asked to do their part to prevent its spread.
  
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• Group calls for change after rescue cats left in vehicle for 22 days

  16-06-2018 23:25 via cbc.ca
  A small group of animal advocates gathered outside the Edmonton Humane Society on Saturday, calling for changes to Alberta's Animal Protection Act after three rescue cats en route to the shelter were forgotten inside a vehicle for 22 days.
  
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• Community residents take center stage at Edmonton arts festival

  16-06-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Arts, culture and community are at the center of an Edmonton festival.
  
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• Western Major Baseball League announces name change, new All-Star game

  16-06-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  The Western Major Baseball League, home of the Edmonton Prospects, is the midst of a major rebranding.
  
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• First glimpses of Indigenous cultural attraction at Fort Edmonton Park

  16-06-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  The photos reveal a large swath of the park grounds covered with attractions and pavilions to showcase the First Nations and Métis Nation cultural heritage.
  
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• More drops than gains in Alberta high school performance report

  16-06-2018 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Fraser Institute released their rankings of the province's high schools - and the report cards aren't flattering for some schools.
  
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• RCMP lay charges after driver damages Pride crosswalk in Grande Prairie

  16-06-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Grande Prairie have laid charges after a truck damaged the recently repainted Pride crosswalk in that city.
  
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• Western Canada's baseball league announces rebrand, all-star game in Edmonton

  16-06-2018 19:21 via cbc.ca
  The Western Major Baseball League, which includes the Edmonton Prospects, will be known as the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) starting in 2019.
  
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• Central Alberta teen dies following collision with light pole

  16-06-2018 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  A 19-year-old man as died after the car he was driving left the road and collided with a light standard near Clive Friday night.
  
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• Homeless man who stabbed Red Deer woman 58 times found not criminally responsible

  16-06-2018 18:10 via cbc.ca
  Tina Pfeiffer bled to death in 2016 after opening her door to help Jordan Koizumi.
  
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• Canada's oldest municipal golf course teeing up new players

  16-06-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton's Victoria Golf Course opened back in 1907 and more than 120 years later, staff at Canada's oldest municipal course are looking to grow the game.
  
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• Mixed reactions to tree removal plan for Valley Line West LRT expansion

  16-06-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmontonians who live near the future path of the Valley Line West LRT extension are divided over the City of Edmonton’s proposed plan to remove about 1,120 trees in order to build the infrastructure.
  
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• Audit reveals weaknesses in Wood Buffalo's contracting procedures

  16-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Independent auditors have slapped Wood Buffalo municipal administrators on the wrist in a critical report that concludes taxpayer money was spent inappropriately on multi-million dollar projects that were tendered.
  
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• Bernier supporters demand his reinstatement after Scheer removes him from shadow cabinet

  16-06-2018 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  Maxime Bernier's supporters are demanding he be reinstated - and using money to show they mean business.
  
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• How Canada's supply management system works

  16-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada's system of supply management has been the target of heated political debate for the better part of half a century — but very few Canadians outside of the affected farm sectors actually understand how it works, or who foots the bill for stabilizing farmers' incomes.
  
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• Did you hear the one about the vegan cafe that moved next to a butcher shop?

  16-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Here's what happened when Hearts Choices Cafe Market set up shop next to one of the stalwarts of Cowtown's food scene.
  
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• Squirrel saved by Alberta tooth fairy

  16-06-2018 06:38 via globalnews.ca
  A certain squirrel is likely very happy that an Alberta woman decided to try learning a few dentistry skills to help him out with a problem. Sarah Kraus explains.
  
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• Sabretooth squirrel saved by Alberta tooth fairy

  16-06-2018 04:46 via globalnews.ca
  A certain squirrel is likely very happy that an Alberta woman decided to try learning a few dentistry skills to help him out with a problem.
  
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• Food hub could make locally sourced food more accessible to Edmontonians

  16-06-2018 04:34 via cbc.ca
  A new proposal for a food hub in Edmonton could make it easier for farmers to get their product to market — and for shoppers to get access to local food.
  
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• Alberta hockey coach seeing success wherever he goes

  16-06-2018 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  Wherever Stephen Zipp goes to coach hockey lately, he’s seeing success. John Sexsmith profiles the young coach with whose future appears to be very bright.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: June 15

  16-06-2018 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about why people keep journals.
  
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• Prairie Wrestling Alliance prides itself on relationship with fans

  16-06-2018 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  On June 23, the Prairie Wrestling Alliance will be hosting Night of Champions 16 , an event billed as the largest event of its kind in all of Canada.
  
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• Fox Creek will soon charge truckers to come into town

  16-06-2018 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  Fox Creek's town council has passed a bylaw requiring some truckers to buy a permit if they want to drive on municipal roads.
  
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• Truckers will soon have to pay new fee when passing through Fox Creek

  16-06-2018 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  Truckers passing through Fox Creek, Alta. will soon have to pay a new fee. Fletcher Kent explains.
  
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• Parenting and politics: Long commutes, public scrutiny make elected life hard for new moms

  16-06-2018 02:05 via cbc.ca
  Three years after Premier Rachel Notley appointed Alberta's first gender-balanced cabinet, women juggling politics and new parenthood remain challenged by the very different demands of the two roles.
  
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• Discovery of genetically modified wheat in Alberta prompts Japan to halt imports

  16-06-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  After the Canadian Food Inspection Agency disclosed a peculiar discovery of genetically modified wheat in southern Alberta, which isn’t authorized for commercial purposes, Japan has halted imports of Canadian wheat. Albert Delitala reports.
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Fort Road crash

  16-06-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  A 22-year-old motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on Fort Road. Kim Smith has the details.
  
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• Sex offender to spend 15 years behind bars after Lethbridge attack

  16-06-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Last year, Bird admitted to brutally attacking a young woman while she walked to work along 6th Avenue South in September 2016.
  
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• Edmonton firefighter speaks out about dramatic trench collapse rescue

  16-06-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A firefighter involved in a dramatic rescue at a construction site in Edmonton on Thursday says crews had just been training for that type of scenario when they were called to respond. Vinesh Pratap reports.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: June 15

  16-06-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Incredibles 2” and “Hereditary.”
  
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• History will likely be lost with west LRT construction in Edmonton

  16-06-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  200,000 watched a royal visit in 1939 from King George VI, when Edmonton's population was only 90,000. Trees planted for the occasion are likely going to be lost for west LRT construction.
  
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• Drivers need to give emergency vehicles space, rural firefighter pleads

  16-06-2018 01:21 via cbc.ca
  A Facebook post from the Millet Fire Department is getting the kind of attention emergency crews could only wish for when they're on the road.
  
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• Return of the Queen: Renovated riverboat ready to cruise the North Saskatchewan

  16-06-2018 01:15 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Queen is back and she is ready to rule the North Saskatchewan River once again. The riverboat, now dubbed The Edmonton Riverboat, began cruising Friday after three years of inactivity
  
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• Edmonton audit finds problems with affordable housing strategies

  16-06-2018 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  A new audit at City Hall says money isn't being tracked as well is could be in the city's affordable housing strategy. Coun. Mike Nickel says the result is, not enough is getting built.
  
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• How a program for disadvantaged kids could accidentally launch one of Canada’s greatest sporting successes

  16-06-2018 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  Alphonso Davies is widely expected to launch a successful professional soccer career when he turns 18. But the 17 year old's ascent on the pitch came via a free program for disadvantaged kids, Edmonton's Free Footie.
  
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• Man found dead on Fort McMurray road was homicide victim, RCMP say

  16-06-2018 00:32 via cbc.ca
  The victim, whose body was found early Wednesday on an access road, has been identified as John Bradley Healey, 36, of Fort McMurray.
  
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• Man found on Fort McMurray road was victim of homicide: RCMP

  16-06-2018 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  Two days after a man's body was found on an access road in Fort McMurray, Alta., the RCMP has identified him and say an autopsy shows he was the victim of a homicide.
  
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