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• Canada to face Turkey as part of Basketball Week in Edmonton

  04-07-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Sisters Katherine and Michelle Plouffe will play for the Canadian women's team against Turkey in the Edmonton Grads International Classic.
  
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• Town of Banff’s Canada Day ‘quiet fireworks’ show

  04-07-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Town of Banff opted for a quieter version of fireworks this Canada Day, which were supposed to be better for the environment.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos president not committing to name change after northern tour

  04-07-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Last week, Len Rhodes toured several communities in the Northwest Territories, including Yellowknife and Inuvik, to speak with Inuit people about their feelings on the name.
  
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• Australian couple captures video of close encounter with grizzly bear in Kananaskis

  04-07-2018 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  A group of hikers near Canmore, Alta. come face to face with a grizzly bear on an early June hike.
  
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• UCP says Criminal Code should be amended to support use of force in rural self-defence

  04-07-2018 23:01 via cbc.ca
  The United Conservative Party is calling on the federal government to amend sections of the Criminal Code and sentencing factors to help rural citizens protect themselves from crime.
  
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• When it comes to spiders in Alberta, you have lots to love and little to fear

  04-07-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  For Albertans with a deep fear of spiders, you may be living in the wrong place. Of the 1,500 or so known species, 580 can be found in Alberta, about 100 live in Edmonton and up to 20 are making their home in your backyard.
  
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• Australian couple captures video of close encounter with grizzly in Kananaskis

  04-07-2018 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Jul 4: Dale and Jessica Boshoff captured this footage of a grizzly while hiking in Kananaskis Country in June 2018.
  
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• Chemical engineer pleads with city to stop using calcium chloride on Edmonton roads

  04-07-2018 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Arthur Potts says the cost of potential future damage to vehicles and corroded concrete caused by the solution would be 10 times the $4.3 million it reportedly saved taxpayers.
  
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• Inventory up, prices down in Edmonton real estate market

  04-07-2018 21:57 via cbc.ca
  Inventory of Edmonton single family homes, condominiums and duplexes is at a five-year high, according to June 2018 statistics from the Realtors Association of Edmonton.
  
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• Capital foundations: Excavating Edmonton's architectural history

  04-07-2018 21:57 via cbc.ca
  In the more than a century since it was constructed during the wild days of the Canadian West, Edmonton's Fairmont Hotel Macdonald has survived ruin and near demolition to remain a jewel in the city skyline.
  
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• Squamish Nation, City of Vancouver to appeal Trans Mountain court ruling

  04-07-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Supreme Court struck down a bid to void a provincial environmental certificate for the project in May.
  
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• Kinder Morgan will get up to $1 billion to restart pipeline construction

  04-07-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  Kinder Morgan Canada will have access to up to $1 billion to restart construction, which will not need to be repaid by the company. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• WestJet reviewing baggage policy after customer calls it discriminatory

  04-07-2018 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  The company says it's reviewing the rules related to golf bags, recognizing that "the optics are poor."
  
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• Camrose woman brings back Cuban Lunch chocolate bar

  04-07-2018 20:20 via cbc.ca
  When Crystal Regehr-Westergard found out her mother’s favourite chocolatey peanut treat was obsolete, she set out to manufacture the candy bar herself.
  
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• Edmonton city council committee proposes ban on shisha smoking

  04-07-2018 20:19 via cbc.ca
  A city council committee is proposing banning shisha in public and commercial spaces.
  
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• Ban on shisha smoking in bars proposed by Edmonton city council committee

  04-07-2018 20:19 via cbc.ca
  Councillors propose banning shisha smoking in public and commercial spaces, bringing restrictions in line with tobacco smoking.
  
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• Brian Mason won't run in the next provincial election

  04-07-2018 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Brian Mason, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood and minister of transportation, will not be running in the next provincial election.
  
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• Brian Mason announces he will not be running in the next provincial election

  04-07-2018 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Brian Mason, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood and minister of transportation, announced he will not be running in the next provincial election.
  
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• Two Edmonton Eskimos named CFL top performers

  04-07-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  A blistering start to the season statistically has earned two Edmonton Eskimos the nod as CFL performers of the month for June.
  
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• NDP’s Brian Mason holds news conference about political future

  04-07-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason holds a news conference on Wednesday morning to discuss his political future.
  
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• Alberta NDP’s Brian Mason won’t be running in next election

  04-07-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  The longest-serving member of Alberta's 29th legislature will not be seeking re-election.
  
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• Canadian crude-by-rail exports rise to record high in April, NEB reports

  04-07-2018 18:01 via cbc.ca
  The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada grew to a record 193,500 barrels per day in April, up 13 per cent from the previous month.
  
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• Edmonton gas prices increase to as high as $1.36 per litre

  04-07-2018 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  Gas prices at some Edmonton stations increased around 20 cents a litre from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
  
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• Pipeline protesters still dangling from Ironworkers Memorial Bridge

  04-07-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  Greenpeace Canada is taking responsibility for the aerial blockade, which it says is to protest the Trans Mountain oilsands oil tanker traffic.
  
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• Les Miserables returns to Edmonton’s Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

  04-07-2018 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  Broadway Across Canada has brought Les Misérables back to the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Resident director Liam McIlwain , and Caitlin Finnie who plays “Cosette,” share further details.
  
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• Enbridge to sell natural gas processing business to Brookfield for $4.31B

  04-07-2018 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Enbridge has signed a deal to sell its Canadian natural gas gathering and processing business in parts of B.C. and Alberta to Brookfield Infrastructure and its partners for $4.31 billion.
  
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• Edmonton man fed up after paying more than $1K in fees to retrieve stolen trailer from police lot

  04-07-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton contractor is shocked that he had to shell out more than $1,000 to retrieve his stolen trailer from a police lot.
  
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• Ask the Doctor: Melanoma skin cancer is preventable

  04-07-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  In our Ask the Doctor segment, Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod talks about melanoma, or skin cancer, and how you can take steps to prevent it.
  
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• Trans Mountain outlines construction plan for next 6 months in Alberta, B.C.

  04-07-2018 15:27 via cbc.ca
  Trans Mountain has filed a six-month construction schedule with the National Energy Board for the expansion of its Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline.
  
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• Country for everyone at the Big Valley Jamboree: August 2 – 5

  04-07-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  One of the biggest and best country music events in Canada, the 26th Big Valley Jamboree includes Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line, Alabama and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Show producer Mike Anderson and Master of Ceremonies Danny Hooper share details of what festival goers can expect this year at the Big Valley Jamboree.
  
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• Fit Tips with Chris Tse: Advanced body weight exercises for a challenging workout

  04-07-2018 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  Personal Trainer Chris Tse shares four advanced body weight exercises for people looking to up the intensity of their workouts without using any equipment.
  
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• Man dead after confrontation with RCMP near Whitecourt

  04-07-2018 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a suspect who fled police near Whitecourt on Tuesday was later found dead.
  
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• Wobbly rescue kittens with rare brain disorder seek new homes

  04-07-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A trio of wobbly Edmonton rescue kittens are ready to start their new lives, preferably in homes with a little extra padding.
  
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• New Edmonton developments to have predictable contributions to community: report

  04-07-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton is creating firm guidelines for developers so when they want to build a new project, the surrounding community can bank on the value of amenities they'll get in return for approval.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, July 4, 2018

  04-07-2018 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, July 4, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• 'Grossly excessive' force but no charges for police involved in violent arrest

  04-07-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  In July 2017, Ronnie Mickasko led police on a high-speed pursuit through north Edmonton and into Strathcona County. When the chase ended, he was swarmed by more than a dozen officers and suffered severe head injuries. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team recommended criminal charges against up to three officers, but the Crown refused.
  
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• 60% of Albertans support Ottawa's Trans Mountain pipeline purchase, poll suggests

  04-07-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  About 60 per cent of Albertans support Ottawa’s decision to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, a new poll suggests.
  
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• Can a group of boys learn enough about diving to escape a Thai cave? Yes, says one dive master

  04-07-2018 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  "The number one thing you would need people to do is have a general comfort level in the water," said dive master Greg McCracken.
  
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• UPDATE: Edmonton family says missing 27-year-old man has been found

  04-07-2018 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  The family of Brad Terpstra said Wednesday morning that he has been found safe after going missing before the long weekend.
  
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• Edmonton family trying to find 27-year-old man who vanished 5 days ago after leaving work

  04-07-2018 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  The family of a 27-year-old Edmonton man not seen since he left work on Friday say they are doing everything they can think of to try and find him.
  
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• Calgary diver once trapped for days in Mexican cave holds out hope as Thai soccer team awaits rescue

  04-07-2018 04:22 via cbc.ca
  A Calgary-based explorer who was trapped in a partly flooded cave for days says her heart goes out to the members of a boys' soccer team as they await rescue from an underground cavern in Thailand.
  
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• 'It's huge': Australian couple films close encounter with grizzly near Canmore

  04-07-2018 03:05 via cbc.ca
  Jessica Boshoff and husband Dale Boshoff were just a few minutes into a hike with a friend on June 5 when they came upon the big bruin on the trailhead.
  
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• Infill roadmap a must to get Edmonton on right path, developer says

  04-07-2018 02:24 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton city councillors are giving their initial thumbs up to a new plan for infill, where the future could include more low-rise apartments, row housing, garden and basement suites and even tiny homes.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos president discusses public consultations on team’s name

  04-07-2018 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a debate that tends to pop up every year: should the Edmonton Eskimos change their team name? The club has said it uses the name Eskimos out of respect for people living in Canada’s North. On Tuesday, Eskimos president Len Rhodes spoke to Kevin Karius about a recent public consultation he took part in...
  
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• Family baffled by disappearance of Edmonton man

  04-07-2018 02:10 via cbc.ca
  Tracie Lemishka knew something was wrong when her son, Kenneth Bradley Terpstra, didn’t come home from work on Friday.
  
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• 'Bradley has been found': Missing Edmonton man found safe, mother says

  04-07-2018 02:10 via cbc.ca
  The family of Kenneth Bradley Terpstra say the 27-year-old, whose sudden disappearance baffled friends and family, has been found safe.
  
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• How Edmonton infill policy might soon be changing

  04-07-2018 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  There’s a push to get even more infill housing built in Edmonton. Vinesh Pratap reports on an updated action plan that could give homeowners the chance to have more people living on their property.
  
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• Oil prices could soon begin to surge

  04-07-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  There are predictions we could see oil prices surge to $100 per barrel in the coming months as a result of a major shift in U.S. foreign policy. Tom Vernon explains.
  
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• Jordan Pandey identified as victim in southeast Edmonton shooting.

  04-07-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  A 21-year-old man is dead after a drive-by shooting in southeast Edmonton on Monday. As Kim Smith reports, the victim has been identified as Jordan Pandey.
  
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• Edmonton police cleared of any wrongdoing in standoff that led to Woodall’s death

  04-07-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  The family of Const. Daniel Woodall says it now has some closure. A three-year-long investigation into the actions of police on the day he died has been release by Alberta’s police watchdog. Quinn Ohler reports.
  
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