Edmonton news

• Trudeau visits Hehr's Calgary Stampede breakfast as groping allegation lingers

  07-07-2018 23:23 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made the Calgary Stampede rounds, with his first stop MP Kent Hehr's pancake breakfast.
  
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• Edmonton camp for kids with disabilities, chronic illnesses a place for hope

  07-07-2018 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Starlight Performance Camp is a one-day camp for children with live with disabilities or chronic illnesses.
  
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• Global News All In: The Edmonton Eskimos game-day experience from the fans’ perspective

  07-07-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Jul 7 – After receiving hundreds of video submissions and photos on social media, Global News and the Edmonton Eskimos are proud to premiere Global News All In: One Empire. Watch the full 30-minute special, produced by Kevin Karius and Fred Anderson.
  
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• Convicted sex offender from Alberta may have more victims: B.C. RCMP

  07-07-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Fort St. John, B.C. have released a picture of a convicted sex offender who officers believe may be linked to other unsolved investigations.
  
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• Food not living up to the rhetoric at Barney's Pub & Grill

  07-07-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  The menu at Barney’s Pub & Grill in Leduc reads like a foodies’ answer to prayer. I don’t know what happened on the way from the menu to the kitchen to the table, but Leduc, we have a problem.
  
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• Peter Watts: A new initiative to ease relocation of military families in Canada

  07-07-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Defense minister, Harjit Sajjan, speaks about Seamless Canada, a project to make it easier for military families to transition to a new base or assignment across the country.
  
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• Police search for toddler missing near river in northwestern Alberta

  07-07-2018 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Police are searching for a toddler who went missing near Wapiti River in the Municipal District of Greenview on Friday night.
  
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• Man dies in rollover crash on highway south of Fort McMurray

  07-07-2018 18:38 via cbc.ca
  A man was killed and two women were airlifted to hospital after their car flipped on Highway 881, north of the Janvier turnoff, Friday night.
  
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• In the Global Edmonton kitchen with Halley’s Club

  07-07-2018 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  Halley’s Club is a fusion of nostalgic supper club and showcase theatre. Matthew Graydon and Dave Pavelich join Kent and Kevin in the Global Edmonton kitchen.
  
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• Big Valley Jamboree takes over Alberta this August

  07-07-2018 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  Chris Scheetz from CISN Country joins Kent Morrison this morning to talk all things Big Valley Jamboree, ahead of the massive country music festival this August long weekend.
  
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• Chris Joseph thanks hockey community for ‘picking us up’ after Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  07-07-2018 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  The father of Humboldt Broncos’ Jaxon Joseph, Chris Joseph, thanked the hockey players and organizers of a charity hockey tournament held Friday for their work on helping “pick up” the families of players following the fatal bus crash and for their constant support.
  
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• ‘Let’s have some fun’: Mother of Humboldt Broncos’ Logan Hunter thanks organizers of charity tournament

  07-07-2018 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  Shauna Nordstrom, the mother of Humboldt Broncos’ Logan Hunter, thanked organizers of a charity hockey tournament Friday for putting together the game to raise money for the families, saying the tournament was about the “moment” and that her son lived “moment to moment.”
  
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• Edmonton’s Spine-Tingling Tales ‘creep everyone out’

  07-07-2018 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  A little creepy, a little spine tingling. That’s how Kerry McPhail describes “Spine Tingling Tales,” an event that shares spooky tales in an Edmonton cemetery.
  
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• Edmonton's cannabis rules could spark changes to tobacco smoking laws

  07-07-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  As Edmonton city council debates the rules on cannabis, there’s a push for putting cigarettes, cigars and vaping on the same playing field.
  
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• Pigeon Lake Music Festival returns after successful 1st year

  07-07-2018 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  After an entertaining inaugural event, the Pigeon Lake Music Festival returns in 2018 looking to build off its first-year success. The festival features a star-studded lineup including rock legends and award-winning artists. Kevin sits down with Kyle Knutson to talk more about the festival.
  
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• St. Albert charity hockey tournament honours fallen Humboldt Broncos

  07-07-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Four hockey teams are facing off in St. Albert this weekend to honour four fallen Humboldt Broncos players. More than 84 local junior or minor hockey players are playing in the St. Albert Memorial Charity tournament to remember Stephen Wack, Jaxon Joseph, Logan Hunter and Conner Lukan.
  
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• Global News at 11 best of summer in Edmonton: Best park

  07-07-2018 07:20 via globalnews.ca
  What is Edmonton’s best park? Here is the city’s best park, as voted by Global News viewers and readers.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos honoured through charity hockey tourney in St. Albert

  07-07-2018 06:19 via globalnews.ca
  Exactly three months after a horrific bus crash that has claimed the lives of 16 people, injured others and devastated the global hockey community, a charity hockey tournament hit the ice north of Edmonton to pay tribute to the Humboldt Broncos and raise money for their families.
  
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• Driver killed, 2 passengers airlifted to hospital after vehicle rolls near Janvier, Alberta

  07-07-2018 05:20 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP is investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash that occurred on Highway 881 outside of Janvier, Alta. on Friday evening.
  
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• Search teams look for 2-year-old boy who disappeared near northwestern Alberta river: RCMP

  07-07-2018 04:42 via globalnews.ca
  A search effort is underway in northwestern Alberta after a two-year-old boy disappeared by the Wapiti River in the Municipal District of Greenview, the RCMP said Friday night.
  
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• Free Edmonton to Elk Island shuttle to start July 28

  07-07-2018 04:00 via cbc.ca
  A trip to Elk Island National Park isn't far from Edmonton for most people — unless you don't have a car. But a new free bus service coming to Edmonton will make the trip easier.
  
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• Why is the Derrick Golf Club so important for golf in Alberta?

  07-07-2018 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  The McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour has been in existence for almost 30 years now. The tour’s executive director says the Derrick Golf Club is developing some of Alberta’s best junior players. John Sexsmith reports.
  
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• Sask. man gets 10 years for crash that killed 3 Edmonton women

  07-07-2018 02:48 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan man who pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal negligence causing death for a crash that killed three Edmonton women has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
  
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• Eskimos seek their first win streak of the season as they visit the Argos

  07-07-2018 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos visit James Franklin and the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon as they look for a second-straight win.
  
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• A look at the making of All In

  07-07-2018 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  For the Edmonton Eskimos’ 2018 home opener, Global News asked fans to submit video from their gameday experience for a special documentary. Margeaux Maron takes a look at the making of All In.
  
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• 'Seconds, please!': Edmonton filmmaker explores food, family and culture in video series

  07-07-2018 02:23 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton-based filmmaker Shawn Tse Tse has brought the themes of immigration, family, and food together in a six-part video series called, "Seconds, Please!"
  
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• Warnings issued in parts of central, southern Alberta as meteorologists track thunderstorm

  07-07-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of central and southern Alberta late Friday afternoon as Environment Canada said meteorologists were tracking a storm "capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain."
  
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• Buzz builds over possible development coming to long-vacant site in downtown Edmonton

  07-07-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  Could development finally be coming to a downtown Edmonton eyesore? Vinesh Pratap has details on what’s being considered for a site at 100 Avenue and 105 Street.
  
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• Man accused of groping teens at World Waterpark in Edmonton has charges dismissed

  07-07-2018 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  A man accused of groping several teens at the West Edmonton Mall’s waterpark is now free. As Julia Wong reports, a judge has dismissed all charges against him.
  
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• New lease on life for long-vacant downtown Edmonton site?

  07-07-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  A long-vacant site in downtown Edmonton, that at one time was home to a historic apartment building, could have a new lease on life.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos fundraiser gets underway near Edmonton just hours after charges laid in deadly crash

  07-07-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  A charity hockey tournament in support of the Humboldt Broncos gets underway on Friday. As Sarah Kraus explains, the event starts just hours after the RCMP announced charges had been laid in connection with the deadly crash involving the hockey team’s bus.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos victims’ families happy with charges, but they won’t ‘take away our heartbreak’

  07-07-2018 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  But while the families are pleased with the charges, they say there isn’t closure yet.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: July 6

  07-07-2018 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews Ant-Man and the Wasp.
  
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• Alberta nurse fined after pleading guilty to privacy breach involving health records

  07-07-2018 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta nurse has been fined $3,000 after pleading guilty to accessing two people's health information without authorization on dozens of occasions.
  
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• Special hockey tournament in St. Albert for Humboldt Broncos players

  07-07-2018 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  A memorial hockey tournament is taking place this weekend to honour the four Humboldt Broncos players killed earlier this year who had previously played in St. Albert. Sarah Kraus explains.
  
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• Death of man found at Edmonton recycling plant non-criminal, police say

  07-07-2018 00:33 via cbc.ca
  The death of a man whose body was found Thursday at an Edmonton recycling depot was non-criminal, Edmonton police say.
  
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• Homeless man found in recycling was crushed to death: Edmonton police

  07-07-2018 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  A 35-year-old homeless man whose body was found amongst a load of cardboard at a recycling centre died after being crushed, Edmonton police said.
  
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• Saskatchewan man gets 10 years for crash that killed 3 Edmonton women

  07-07-2018 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  Brandon Stucka was sentenced after crashing a stolen truck crash in western Saskatchewan killing three Edmonton women.
  
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• Accidental Beach under water due to high North Saskatchewan River streamflow

  07-07-2018 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  The popular Accidental Beach sandbar on the North Saskatchewan River is now submerged, due to the water level rising quickly this week.
  
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• Trudeau responds to parallels with Kent Hehr on groping allegations

  07-07-2018 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted further to questions on allegations he groped a reporter 18 years ago.
  
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• Significant changes to be implemented on truck drivers in Alberta

  07-07-2018 00:09 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta’s Transportation Minister Brian Mason says they’ve been working on improving regulations for truck drivers even before the tragic Humboldt bus crash.
  
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