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• Racing bikes stolen from Edmonton facility recovered south of the city

  07-08-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  On Aug. 2, police found nine specialty racing bicycles that are believed to be the same that were taken from Edmonton.
  
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• Alberta RCMP recover 9 racing bikes stolen from Malaysian cycling team

  07-08-2018 23:44 via cbc.ca
  Nine of the 10 racing bikes stolen from a Malaysian cycling team were found at an abandoned property near Nisku, RCMP said.
  
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• City backs down, says donors won't have to pay renewal fees for memorial benches

  07-08-2018 23:24 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton says it will revisit a controversial decision to remove memorial plaques from benches after families refused to pay renewal fees decades after the commemorative plaques were installed.
  
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• National parks could do more to prevent tourist-wildlife close calls, photographer says

  07-08-2018 23:06 via cbc.ca
  Greg Harvey has seen plenty of people get too close to animals. “People do all kinds of stupid things, and unfortunately there’s a cure for a lot of things, but there’s not a cure for stupid,” Harvey told CBC Radio’s Edmonton AM.
  
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• Folk Fest makes peace with police after EPS wanted to increase presence this year

  07-08-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  The executive producer of the Folk Fest and Edmonton police have come to a mutual understanding of security staffing for this weekend's event at Gallagher Park.
  
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• Alberta highway contracts to focus more on company performance, less on cost

  07-08-2018 22:35 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government will change the way it evaluates contractor bids for highway maintenance contracts, putting more emphasis on company performance and less on cost, Transportation Minister Brian Mason announced Tuesday.
  
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• Edmonton police search for missing 10-year-old girl

  07-08-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Fatima Ali was last seen at a home in the area of Beaumaris Road and 158 Avenue at around 4 p.m. Monday.
  
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• Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline now $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says

  07-08-2018 21:56 via cbc.ca
  Kinder Morgan Canada documents say expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline will cost the federal government an additional $1.9 billion beyond the company's original construction estimate, and will take another year to complete.
  
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• Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline could go $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says

  07-08-2018 21:56 via cbc.ca
  Kinder Morgan Canada documents say expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline could cost the federal government an additional $1.9 billion beyond the company's original construction estimate, and will take another year to complete.
  
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• Saudi Arabian crude oil imports to Canada easy to replace, says energy economist

  07-08-2018 21:25 via cbc.ca
  Canada can easily replace the oil it imports from Saudi Arabia should relations with the Middle Eastern kingdom deteriorate to the point that trade in crude is halted, says an energy economist.
  
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• Canada can easily replace Saudi Arabian crude oil, economist says

  07-08-2018 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Canada can easily replace the oil it imports from Saudi Arabia should relations with the Middle Eastern kingdom deteriorate to the point that trade in crude is halted, says an energy economist.
  
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• Heritage Barns of Flagstaff looks to preserve part of rural Alberta’s history

  07-08-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  They are a symbol of rural Alberta: old barns weathered by sun and wind and years of use, standing guard over the picturesque landscape. And even though they’re built to last, they won’t last forever. Sydney Hampshire has compiled a book preserving this part of our history.
  
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• Medicine Hat man facing hate crime, firearms charges

  07-08-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  A southern Alberta man is facing a number of charges, including inciting hate in public, after police were called to a Medicine Hat business.
  
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• Deadly couple of days on Alberta roads

  07-08-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  It’s been a deadly couple of days on Alberta roads. Six people were killed in two separate crashes on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Plus, two young boys were killed when a tractor pulling a trailer rolled in southern Alberta over the weekend.
  
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• Fundraiser for German tourist shot in head closed after ‘overwhelming’ response surpasses goal

  07-08-2018 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  The gofundme page raised $10,380. The goal was $8,500.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos release defensive lineman Gerald Rivers

  07-08-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos on Tuesday morning announced the release of defensive lineman Gerald Rivers.
  
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• Central Alberta crash leaves 3 people dead, 1 injured

  07-08-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Three people, including a five-year-old child, were killed in what police believe was a head-on crash in central Alberta on Monday night. The crash also left another child in hospital.
  
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• Head-on crash near Sylvan Lake kills 3, sends child to hospital

  07-08-2018 19:22 via cbc.ca
  A head-on collision between an SUV and a truck south of Sylvan Lake on Monday killed three people, including a five-year-old child.
  
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• Tractor pulling trailer rolls near Taber, killing 2 boys

  07-08-2018 19:07 via cbc.ca
  RCMP are investigating a fatal tractor accident south of Taber, Alta., that claimed the lives of two boys.
  
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• 2 children killed after tractor towing a trailer rolls in southern Alberta

  07-08-2018 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the trailer had hay bales on it and that some of the eight individuals involved were riding on the hay bales. The trailer reportedly rolled over those riding on the hay.
  
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• Canada's oil price discount rises to widest gap since 2013

  07-08-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  The price gap between the thick and heavy Canadian oil benchmark and the more widely used American one has risen to its widest level in more than five years.
  
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• Aimia adds Air Transat, Flair Airlines to its list of new Aeroplan partners

  07-08-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  Aimia Inc. has signed Aeroplan partnership agreements with two more Canadian airlines that will take effect in about two years, after its current agreement with Air Canada ends in 2020.
  
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• Team Canada opens Hlinka Gretzky Cup with dominating 10-0 win over Team Switzerland

  07-08-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Playing on Canadian ice for the first time since 1996 in what's now called the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Team Canada made it a memorable and lopsided homecoming, opening with a 10-0 win over Team Switzerland.
  
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• Edmonton golf tournament raises money for abused companion animals

  07-08-2018 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  This month, golfers will tee off at the first Puttin’ Fore Paws golf tournament. Money raised will go to help homeless and abused companion animals find a second chance in a new home. Daintre sits down with Kylie Adams and Chris Smith to learn more.
  
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• U-Haul van crashes into south Edmonton hobby shop

  07-08-2018 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating after a U-Haul van was used to crash into the front of a southside hobby shop early Tuesday morning.
  
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• United Way’s Tools for School collects supplies for students in need

  07-08-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  In some areas of the Alberta capital region, the need for backpacks filled with school supplies is as high as eight in 10 students. United Way’s Tools for School aims to reduce one known barrier preventing children and youth from successful learning and participation in school. Mike sits down with Assistant Deputy Education Minister Nicole...
  
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• Morinville RCMP investigate alleged sexual assault of girl at weekend powwow

  07-08-2018 15:39 via cbc.ca
  Morinville RCMP are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a girl at a weekend powwow at Poundmaker’s Lodge.
  
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• Tech items for kids heading back to school

  07-08-2018 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  Kids of all ages will soon be heading back to school. Tech expert Michael Hainsworth has a few ideas for tech items for back to school.
  
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• The mall could be tracking you as you shop

  07-08-2018 15:23 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian real estate company already under investigation for using facial recognition technology in its shopping centres may also be tracking the movement of shoppers inside the mall using mobile phones.
  
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• Cellphone tracking has been used in at least 1 Canadian mall, former employee says

  07-08-2018 15:23 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian real estate company already under investigation for using facial recognition technology in malls may also be tracking the movement of shoppers using mobile phones.
  
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• Air Transat and Edmonton-based Flair Airlines join Aeroplan loyalty program

  07-08-2018 15:12 via cbc.ca
  Aeroplan's parent company, Aimia Inc., announces that two more Canadian airlines have signed up to use the loyalty program starting in 2020.
  
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• Edmonton Indonesian community looks to help earthquake victims

  07-08-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  As rescuers in Indonesia search for survivors of a pair of deadly earthquakes a week apart, Edmonton's small Indonesian community is searching for ways to support the relief effort.
  
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• Wildfire evacuees inspire Edmonton couple to vacation in Fort McMurray

  07-08-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray isn’t on many bucket lists when it comes to vacation.
  
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• Dee Dee's wheelchair confines her to home. Her family is fundraising for freedom

  07-08-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Dee Dee House can't walk or talk. Her family wants a $2,500 all-terrain stroller to help her do simple things, like visit her cousin across the road. The stroller isn't covered by assistance programs, so the family has started a fundraiser to buy it themselves.
  
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• Organizers estimate 345,000 people came to 2018 Edmonton Heritage Festival: ‘We are really thrilled’

  07-08-2018 06:29 via globalnews.ca
  It's not the record-breaking numbers seen last year, but organizers of the Edmonton Heritage Festival say they are very pleased to have brushed aside concerns over road construction near Hawrelak Park and transportation concerns to bring in 345,000 people to this year's event.
  
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• Canada opens Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton with 10-0 win over Switzerland

  07-08-2018 06:17 via cbc.ca
  Playing on Canadian ice for the first time since 1996 in what's now called the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Team Canada made it a memorable and lopsided homecoming at Rogers Place on Monday, opening with a 10-0 win over Team Switzerland.
  
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• Edmonton Heritage Festival attendance short of last year's record

  07-08-2018 05:56 via cbc.ca
  It wasn’t enough to shatter records, but an estimated 345,000 people stopped by Hawrelak Park for the Edmonton Heritage Festival over the long weekend.
  
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• How a Canadian city marked the most severe crime levels any major one has seen in over a decade

  07-08-2018 05:34 via globalnews.ca
  Red Deer, Alta., just recorded the most severe crime levels of any Canadian city with a population over 100,000 in more than a decade. But thanks to local police efforts, the city may be turning a corner.
  
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• How a Canadian city is dealing with its highest crime levels in over a decade

  07-08-2018 05:34 via globalnews.ca
  Red Deer, Alta., just recorded the most severe crime levels of any Canadian city with a population over 100,000 in more than a decade. But thanks to local police efforts, the city may be turning a corner.
  
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• Semi-tanker truck crashes in northwestern Alberta, traffic delayed as crews clean up oil spill

  07-08-2018 04:45 via globalnews.ca
  Crews were called in to clean up an oil spill on Highway 40 south of Grande Prairie, Alta. on Monday night after a semi-tanker truck collided with a pickup truck, according to the RCMP.
  
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• Helicopter to be used in search for Alberta woman reported missing in Golden, B.C. area

  07-08-2018 04:11 via globalnews.ca
  A search for an Alberta woman last seen Saturday in the Golden, B.C. area is ongoing. On Monday, police said an RCMP helicopter will be used to support the search effort.
  
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• Premier backs Palestinian bid for tent at Edmonton Heritage Festival

  07-08-2018 03:15 via cbc.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley says she supports the Canada Palestine Cultural Association getting its own pavilion at the Edmonton Heritage Festival.
  
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• Premier backs bid for Palestinian tent at Edmonton Heritage Festival

  07-08-2018 03:15 via cbc.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley says she supports the Canada Palestine Cultural Association getting its own pavilion at the Edmonton Heritage Festival.
  
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• Beiseker hopes to revive Citizen on Patrol program

  07-08-2018 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  A recent uptick in rural crime has Beiseker, Alta., residents looking to revive their Citizens on Patrol program.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Aug. 6

  07-08-2018 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• 2018 edition of Big Valley Jamboree wraps up

  07-08-2018 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  The 2018 edition of the Big Valley Jamboree has come and gone and now the focus shifts to the cleanup.
  
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• Cyclists call tacks found on Edmonton bike lanes ‘upsetting’

  07-08-2018 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  Some Edmonton cyclists are voicing their concerns after tacks were found on some downtown bike lanes. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Aug. 6

  07-08-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Carole Anne Devaney from Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.
  
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• Early August heat wave hits Edmonton

  07-08-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Much of Alberta was issued a heat warning on Monday, including Edmonton. The soaring temperatures are expected to last well into the week. Albert Delitala shows us how people are handling the heat.
  
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• Cyclists mystified by tacks strewn in downtown Edmonton bike lanes

  07-08-2018 01:44 via cbc.ca
  As some Edmonton cyclists removed tacks from a downtown lane this weekend, others were removing them from their tires.
  
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