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• Alberta man trying to run across Canada to have body studied by scientists during Calgary stop

  05-07-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  "Dave's able to exercise at an intense level and it's almost like he's walking. He could do it all day."
  
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• The way kids learn to ride bikes seems to be changing

  05-07-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Way back when, taking those training wheels off your bike was a rite of passage. But now, kids are skipping that step and getting right up on two wheels. Laurel Gregory looks at how learning to ride a bike is changing.
  
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• Cut cable disrupts phone, internet service in Drayton Valley, Brazeau County, Hinton

  05-07-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  A cut cable line Thursday afternoon has affected some telephone and internet services south of Edmonton in Drayton Valley and Brazeau County, and to the west in Hinton and Yellowhead County.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims may soon get interim payments

  05-07-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Lawyers are attempting to get victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash an advance payment from the $15 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign.
  
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• Man's body found at Edmonton paper recycling depot

  05-07-2018 21:47 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police were called to a north side recycling depot Thursday morning after workers discovered a man's body that had been inadvertently picked up during their rounds.
  
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• Alberta opioid response commission to provide update Thursday

  05-07-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government will provide an update Thursday on its work to battle the opioid crisis.
  
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• Alberta fentanyl overdose deaths may plateau in 2018, commission reports

  05-07-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  Alberta saw 228 fentanyl overdose deaths during the first 18 weeks of this year, but there is hope that the death toll may plateau, a commission tackling the opioid crisis reported Thursday.
  
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• 'Gas bar shenanigans' spike prices across Alberta, analyst says

  05-07-2018 21:24 via cbc.ca
  Soaring gasoline prices in Calgary and Edmonton pushed the national average to a five-year high, according to an online price monitoring firm.
  
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• Crystal meth remains a menace for Alberta law enforcement, says gang investigator

  05-07-2018 21:07 via cbc.ca
  While fentanyl and other deadly opioids continue to grab headlines and take lives, crystal methamphetamine remains one of the most prevalent drugs on Alberta streets.
  
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• Man’s body found in load of cardboard at Edmonton recycling centre

  05-07-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating after the body of a man was found in load of cardboard dropped off at an Edmonton recycling facility Thursday morning.
  
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• Body found in load of cardboard at Edmonton recycling centre

  05-07-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating after the body of a man was found in load of cardboard dropped off at an Edmonton recycling facility Thursday morning.
  
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• Red Deer RCMP look for 18-year-old after report of aggravated sexual assault on teen girl

  05-07-2018 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Police are looking for a Red Deer man after a report that a teen girl was sexually assaulted on July 1.
  
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• Alberta equalization payments debate

  05-07-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  A University of Alberta political science professor weighs in on the federal government’s controversial equalization payments.
  
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• Mail delivery au naturel: Calgary police nab naked man driving Canada Post truck

  05-07-2018 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  It was a clothes call for Calgary police on Wednesday when a report came in about a naked man driving a Canada Post truck, throwing clothes out of the window.
  
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• Alberta ‘gas bar shenanigans’ push national average price to five year high

  05-07-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  Soaring gasoline prices in Calgary and Edmonton have pushed the national average to a five-year high, according to an online price monitoring firm.
  
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• Alberta neuroscientists identify what makes parrots not so bird-brained

  05-07-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  The bird-brain insult may not be so insulting after all. Researchers have discovered that parrots, remarkably intelligent birds, share neural circuitry similar to primates.
  
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• Alberta research centre receives $1M donation from anonymous donor

  05-07-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  The University of Alberta's Parkland Institute has received a $1-million gift to its endowment fund from an anonymous donor.
  
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• RAW VIDEO: Sick Saskatchewan toddler enjoys song and dance

  05-07-2018 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  Two-year-old Maren Bradford from Moose Jaw, Sask. – seen in the upper left corner of this home video – has Leigh’s disease but loves to sing and dance with her older sister Ada.
  
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• Ready to roll: AGLC signs deals with 13 cannabis producers to provide province's pot

  05-07-2018 17:14 via cbc.ca
  The agency in charge of legal cannabis in Alberta says it will be ready for sales in the fall, having finalized contracts with licensed producers.
  
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• Edmonton’s Freewill Shakespeare Festival

  05-07-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Freewill Shakespeare Festival is continuing at Hawrelak Park until next weekend. Actor Troy O’Donnell tells us what’s on tap for the remainder of the festival.
  
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• 13 federally licensed marijuana producers selected for Alberta

  05-07-2018 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission has finalized contracts and agreements for distribution and warehousing with licensed marijuana producers. 
  
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• Grande Prairie runners fend off 3 grizzlies on Canadian Death Race trail

  05-07-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Two runners from Grande Prairie fought off a grizzly attack while training near Grande Cache, Alta., for the Canadian Death Race.
  
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• Glass Buffalo Magazine Summer Issue Launch

  05-07-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Glass Buffalo Magazine publishes emerging writers from the University of Alberta. Its launching its summer issue this month. Editor Matthew Stepanic discusses the magazine and its latest edition.
  
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• 5 plaques missing from Edmonton's Aboriginal Walk of Honour

  05-07-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Five plaques are missing from downtown Edmonton's Aboriginal Walk of Honour, which pays tribute to the success of Indigenous people who have worked in the film industry.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos' Ryan Straschnitzki arrives home after spinal treatment in Philadelphia

  05-07-2018 14:45 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in five months paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is together with his family in his hometown of Airdrie, Alberta.
  
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• Byelection candidates counter rosy evaluation of Fort McMurray rebuild

  05-07-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The rebuilding of homes after 2016 wildfire sparked some of the most intense debate during a Fort McMurray-Conklin candidates debate Wednesday with two candidates going after the rosy evaluation offered by their NDP competitor.
  
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• Notley seen as political leader most responsible for pushing Trans Mountain pipeline ahead, new poll suggests

  05-07-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A new poll conducted for CBC News suggests 42 per cent of Albertans think Premier Rachel Notley is the politician most responsible for pushing the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion ahead.
  
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• New poll suggests Notley seen as political leader most responsible for pushing Trans Mountain pipeline ahead

  05-07-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A new poll conducted for CBC News suggests 42 per cent of Albertans think Notley is the politician most responsible for pushing the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion ahead.
  
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• Canadian women’s basketball team bounces past Turkey 78-45 in Edmonton on road to World Cup

  05-07-2018 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  It was about as encouraging a start as the Canadian senior women's basketball team could ask for on their road to the World Cup.
  
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• Edmonton business in limbo 5 weeks after ‘heart-wrenching’ Whyte Avenue fire

  05-07-2018 05:31 via globalnews.ca
  More than a month after a fire tore through a Whyte Avenue building, the owner of one of the shuttered businesses is still in limbo.
  
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• Democrats in Edmonton use 4th of July to try to register voters ahead of U.S. midterm elections

  05-07-2018 05:03 via globalnews.ca
  While millions of Americans spent this 4th of July celebrating Independence Day in the U.S., some American Democrats living in Alberta's capital used the occasion to also try to register American ex-pats to ensure they're eligible to vote in the U.S.' looming midterm elections.
  
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• Crews called to battle grass fire on Edmonton’s northwestern outskirts

  05-07-2018 04:45 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton firefighters were called to a grass fire at the northern edge of the city on Wednesday night.
  
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• Anti-icing agent could be back on Edmonton streets this winter

  05-07-2018 03:47 via cbc.ca
  An anti-icing agent may be used on Edmonton streets again this winter after a pilot project showed the city saved $4.3 million by using a combination of calcium chloride, sand and salt.
  
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• North Edmonton residents rush to restock ransacked Green Shack

  05-07-2018 03:04 via cbc.ca
  A break-in led to bare shelves at north Edmonton neighbourhood’s Green Shack just one day before the summer program was scheduled to start.
  
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• Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy won’t meet with convicted pedophile Graham James

  05-07-2018 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  “I don’t feel that a restorative justice type of meeting with Graham James for my recovery would be beneficial,” Sheldon Kennedy told Global News.
  
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• 9-year-old from Atlanta credits hockey-crazed family for passion

  05-07-2018 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Brick Invitational has drawn a nine-year-old from non-hockey market Atlanta. It’s all thanks to a hockey-crazed family trying to build up the sport in Georgia. Quinn Phillips reports.
  
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• 29th annual Brick Invitational rolls at West Ed Mall

  05-07-2018 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Smyth is a proud parent this week as his son Alex plays for Team Brick Alberta against Boston at the 29th annual Brick Invitational at West Edmonton Mall.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos’ Ryan Straschnitzki returns home after spinal treatments in U.S.

  05-07-2018 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down when a semi-trailer and the bus carrying his hockey team crashed on a rural Saskatchewan highway in April. 
  
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• Global Edmonton weather forecast: July 4, 2018

  05-07-2018 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  Kevin O’Connell has our seven-day weather forecast beginning Wednesday, July 4.
  
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• Map outlines kid-friendly summer activities in Edmonton

  05-07-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  School is out and that means care givers could be looking for ways to keep kids busy. Using open data, the city has an interactive map with some great ideas. Emily Mertz has the details.
  
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• Edmonton business remains in limbo 1 month after fire

  05-07-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton business owner is in limbo after fire tore through a Whyte Avenue building more than a month ago. Most of the damage was confined to a nightclub but the fire forced the closure of two other businesses. Kim Smith reports.
  
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• Edmonton police encourage drivers to make a change, rather than give change

  05-07-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police want drivers to think twice before handing over their spare change to panhandlers. The service has ramped up its campaign to encourage people to donate to local organizations that help the homeless. Quinn Ohler reports.
  
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• Edmonton moves closer towards prohibiting the public consumption of shisha

  05-07-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a form of smoking that is still allowed in public places in Edmonton but now the city wants to restrict the use of shisha consumption. Vinesh Pratap has the details.
  
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• Young player and his family at Edmonton tournament raising level of hockey in Georgia

  05-07-2018 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  A nine-year-old hockey player from Atlanta, Ga. was recruited to play for Team Minnesota at The Brick Tournament. It's a dream come true for his hockey-loving family.
  
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• Alberta’s longest-serving MLA won’t run in 2019 election

  05-07-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  He’s Alberta’s transportation minister and also the province’s longest-serving MLA and on Wednesday, the NDP’s Brian Mason said he won’t run in the next provincial election. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Summer bugs bring out Alberta birds

  05-07-2018 01:50 via cbc.ca
  It’s more than just the high water levels that have had the Bow River buzzing where it flows through Calgary.
  
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• Hometown players, exciting soccer part of plan for FC Edmonton's new coach

  05-07-2018 01:50 via cbc.ca
  A team with local players, an exciting game strategy and maybe even a purpose-built stadium full of fans are all part of the vision for the new head coach of Edmonton's new professional soccer team.
  
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• Back in fashion: the sidesaddle makes a comeback at the Calgary Stampede

  05-07-2018 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  "To me, sidesaddle was the beginning of women's emancipation."
  
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• 2 people killed in Highway 16 crash near B.C./Alberta border

  05-07-2018 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are investigating after two people were killed in a head-on crash about two kilometres west of the B.C./Alberta border on Wednesday.
  
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• Interactive map pinpoints kid-friendly summer activities in Edmonton

  05-07-2018 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  Schools out for summer. If you're looking for ways to keep your kids entertained, the city has used open data to create a map of family-friendly activities.
  
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