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• Pinty’s chicken products recalled due to possible Listeria Contamination

  09-08-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Health Canada says a frozen food company is recalling a line of chicken strips in British Columbia and the Prairies due to possible bacterial contamination.
  
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• Teen charged with 2nd-degree murder after attack on northern Alberta Métis Settlement

  09-08-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  A 17-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder after an assault on the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement earlier this week.
  
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• Four people killed in Jasper collision identified by friend as Banff restaurant workers

  09-08-2018 22:56 via cbc.ca
  Anand Singh Panwar, Pavan Kathiat, Ganesh Analaw and Gelek Wangmo were killed in the collision on Highway 93 near Sunwapta Falls, according to a friend who knew one of them and a GoFundMe campaign created to raise money for funeral costs.
  
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• 4 victims of Jasper collision ID'd as Banff restaurant workers

  09-08-2018 22:56 via cbc.ca
  One woman and three men who died Tuesday — when their SUV struck a van in Jasper National Park — have been identified as restaurant workers from Banff, Alta.
  
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• 4 people killed in Jasper collision ID'd as Banff restaurant workers

  09-08-2018 22:56 via cbc.ca
  The woman and three men who died Tuesday — when their SUV struck a van in Jasper National Park — have been identified as restaurant workers from Banff, Alta.
  
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• Disabled First Nation woman to get all-terrain stroller needed to get around on reserve

  09-08-2018 22:44 via cbc.ca
  A disabled First Nations woman confined to her home on a central Alberta reserve will be getting the all-terrain stroller she desperately needs, thanks to the success of an online fundraiser.
  
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• ‘I want my dad around longer’: Calgary family uses social media to try to find a kidney

  09-08-2018 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  Bruce Malcolm needs a new kidney, and his family has started a social media campaign to find him a donor.
  
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• Chopped and stitched: Longtime Edmonton Folk Fest volunteer sews volunteer clothes into quilt

  09-08-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Brendi Walls has been an Edmonton Folk Music Festival volunteer every year since 1980. In that time, she’s accumulated a lot of volunteer clothes.
  
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• Chopped and stitched: Longtime Edmonton Folk Fest volunteer sews clothes into quilt

  09-08-2018 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Brendi Walls has been an Edmonton Folk Music Festival volunteer every year since 1980. In that time, she’s accumulated a lot of volunteer clothes.
  
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• Calgary pilot captures incredible images of B.C. wildfires: ‘It looked like a volcano erupted’

  09-08-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  Matt Melnyk said in all his years of flying, he had not seen anything like it, adding it was pure luck that he was able to see it because of the calm conditions in the sky.
  
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• 'I'm pissed off': Mayor Don Iveson reacts to 'bone-headed' decisions by city

  09-08-2018 22:22 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton mayor returned from vacation to a slew of unpopular decisions made by city administration.
  
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• 'Right thing to do': Friend helps Jasper crash survivors reunite with loved ones

  09-08-2018 21:07 via cbc.ca
  When Louisiana businessman Ronnie Remedies got a text message saying his friends had been involved in a deadly crash in Alberta's scenic Jasper National Park, he says it was like being punched in the stomach.
  
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• Heritage Festival exploring Jerry Forbes Centre as storage solution after city gave them the boot from Hawrelak Park

  09-08-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  Work has already begun on a solution for the Edmonton Heritage Festival now that it has been evicted from the Hawrelak Park storage facility that it has used for years. It could wind up at the Jerry Forbes Centre.
  
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• Friend heartbroken after American family involved in deadly Jasper crash identified: ‘They were always together’

  09-08-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  A Louisiana woman who was close friends with a woman seriously injured in a deadly crash in Jasper, Alta. earlier this week said she was devastated when she learned the news.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast live from Dairy Queen on Miracle Treat Day

  09-08-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  It’s Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen. All net proceeds from Blizzard sales in Edmonton will go to the Stollery Children’s Hospital. Mike Sobel has his weather forecast from a local DQ.
  
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• Friend heartbroken after American family involved in deadly Jasper crash identified

  09-08-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  We are learning more about the American family involved in a deadly crash near Jasper on Tuesday evening. Two members of the family died, while two others are in hospital and a baby escaped unscathed. Julia Wong has the details.
  
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• Smoky conditions to continue in Calgary and area

  09-08-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Aug 9: Intense smoke from wildfires burning in B.C. continues to cover Calgary in a haze. As Sarah Offin reports, an air quality statement remains in effect for the majority of Alberta.
  
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• Smokey conditions to continue in Calgary and area

  09-08-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Aug 9: Intense smoke from wildfires burning in B.C. continues to cover Calgary in a haze. As Sarah Offin reports, an air quality statement remains in effect for the majority of Alberta.
  
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• Heritage Festival told by city to vacate Hawrelak Park storage barn

  09-08-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s Heritage Festival is looking for a new home – not for the actual event – but for all the storage and space needed to stage the annual event. Festival organizers have been using a barn they built in Hawrelak Park but the city says they can’t use it anymore. Vinesh Pratap has more.
  
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• 'Completely closed off': Road detours hurting Allendale businesses

  09-08-2018 19:26 via cbc.ca
  Emergency road work on Allendale Road in south Edmonton is causing grief for a restaurant supply business that's now accessible only through a series of detours.
  
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• 'Completely closed off': Road detours hurting Allendale business

  09-08-2018 19:26 via cbc.ca
  Emergency road work on Allendale Road in south Edmonton is causing grief for a restaurant supply business that's now accessible only through a series of detours.
  
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• Eskimos visit Lions Thursday aiming for fourth straight win

  09-08-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos look for a fourth straight win as they visit the B.C. Lions on Thursday from B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.
  
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• Edmonton becomes 1st Canadian city to use artificial intelligence travel tool

  09-08-2018 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Tourism has partnered with an artificial intelligence tool that allows you to tailor a dream vacation within minutes.
  
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• Stay cool! How to chill your house in three easy steps

  09-08-2018 18:32 via cbc.ca
  Physicist Jamie Marshall reveals three strategies for keeping your house cool during a Calgary heat wave.
  
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• Team Canada playoff bound after 4-3 win against Sweden at Hlinka Gretzky Cup

  09-08-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Josh Williams and Alexis Lafreniere each had a goal and an assist as Canada narrowly defeated Sweden 4-3 to close out the round robin portion of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta Indigenous Games to take over Edmonton

  09-08-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Indigenous Games get underway in Edmonton next week. Hundreds of Indigenous youth from across the province will compete in five days of sporting events. Mike talks to Jacob Hendy about the games.
  
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• Get to know more about the lemurs at the Edmonton Valley Zoo

  09-08-2018 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  Did you know the Edmonton Valley Zoo is home to three species of lemurs? Shaye Ganam sits down with zookeeper Carley Pettitt to learn more about the lemurs.
  
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• Heat warning in place for Edmonton, surrounding areas

  09-08-2018 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  A heat warning and special air quality statement are in place for Edmonton and surrounding areas. Mike Sobel has the details on the air quality risk in his morning weather forecast.
  
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• Miracle Treat Day supports Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital

  09-08-2018 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  It’s Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen. All net proceeds from blizzard sales on Thursday go to the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. Mike Sobel talks to Mike House and Troy Bader for the details.
  
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• Edmonton police owe LGBTQ community an apology, former police commissioner says

  09-08-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Decades after Edmonton police conducted raids in parks and bath houses, some LGBTQ community members say police need to issue a formal apology, as other police services have done.
  
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• From 30 years ago: The day Wayne Gretzky went to L.A.

  09-08-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  It was the biggest news of the day: Wayne Gretzky was leaving Canada, after being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.
  
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• From 1988: The day Wayne Gretzky went to L.A.

  09-08-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  It was the biggest news of the day: Wayne Gretzky was leaving Canada, after being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.
  
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• Woman, 19, killed in car crash near St. Paul, Alta.

  09-08-2018 07:28 via cbc.ca
  A 19-year-old woman was killed Wednesday evening after the car she was driving collided with a vacuum truck near St. Paul, according to police.
  
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• 1 person dead after 2-vehicle crash near St. Paul, Alta.

  09-08-2018 07:15 via globalnews.ca
  The 19-year-old woman driving the car was pronounced dead on scene. 
  
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• 2 victims identified in deadly Jasper-area crash that claimed 6 lives

  09-08-2018 07:03 via globalnews.ca
  Two Americans have been identified among the six people killed in a head-on crash near Jasper earlier this week. They were part of a family of five involved in the crash. Albert Delitala has the details.
  
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• Edmonton Fringe Festival acts shift into high gear to promote shows

  09-08-2018 06:35 via globalnews.ca
  The 37th annual Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival held a preview of their ticketed shows on Wednesday.
  
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• Wildfire in Kootenay National Park continues to grow

  09-08-2018 06:31 via cbc.ca
  The fire had reached 1,420 hectares in size by Wednesday afternoon and is being battled by 120 wildland firefighters along with 11 Helicopters and two pieces of heavy equipment, according to an update from Parks Canada.
  
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• Low attendance at Alberta's first Hlinka Gretzky Cup

  09-08-2018 05:31 via cbc.ca
  The world's best young hockey players are competing in Alberta this week, but despite the display of impressive talent, attendance has been low at some games.
  
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• Former dangerous offender Lisa Neve speaks about her once notorious designation: ‘You lose all hope’

  09-08-2018 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  Lisa Neve was once Canada's most dangerous woman. In 1994, she was jailed indefinitely and became one one of only four Canadian women in history to be given a dangerous offender designation.
  
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• Boxing a family affair for Edmonton’s Santoro clan

  09-08-2018 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  The sport of boxing is a family affair for Edmonton’s Santoro clan. John Sexsmith reports.
  
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• Alberta report explores issue of expensive orphan drugs

  09-08-2018 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  Su-Ling Goh tells us about an Alberta report that takes a closer look at the issue of expensive orphan drugs.
  
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• B.C. mom says Greyhound left her 14-year-old son stranded in Alberta

  09-08-2018 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  Scott's mother Shawna Hicks alleges Greyhound's decision put her son in danger.
  
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• Edmonton Fringe Festival fast approaching

  09-08-2018 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival kicks off in a little over a week and for many of the shows’ stars and producers, the real hard work has just begun. Margeaux Maron reports.
  
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• Alberta’s former deputy premier speaks out about infamous $20K cellphone bill

  09-08-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  Thomas Lukaszuk, Alberta’s former deputy premier, is stepping back into the spotlight to clear the air about that infamous $20,000 cellphone bill a few years ago. Tom Vernon reports on what Lukaszuk wants Albertans to know.
  
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• GlobalFest play talks ‘Truth,’ healing and friendship

  09-08-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  Truth, a short play taking the stage at the GlobalFest Human Rights Forum, explores what it's like to be an Indigenous person in Canada.
  
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• Once considered the most dangerous woman in Canada, Lisa Neve says she’s turned her life around

  09-08-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  She was once considered the most dangerous woman in Canada but Lisa Neve has turned her life around. Quinn Ohler spoke with her after she spoke to a Senate committee in Edmonton about the rights of federal prisoners.
  
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• Head-on crash near Jasper leaves 6 people dead

  09-08-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Six people are dead following a devastating crash near Jasper, Alta. Vinesh Pratap has the details.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Aug. 8

  09-08-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.
  
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• Wildfire uncovers historical artifacts in Waterton Lakes National Park

  09-08-2018 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  In the aftermath of last summer's Kenow wildfire, archaeologists have discovered artifacts believed to date back to the 1700s.
  
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• Senior hit by SUV in northeast Edmonton dies in hospital

  09-08-2018 01:20 via cbc.ca
  A 78-year-old man hit by a vehicle in northeast Edmonton Saturday morning has died in hospital.
  
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