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• Edmonton martial arts instructor charged with sexual assault

  10-08-2018 23:42 via cbc.ca
  Police have charged an Edmonton martial arts instructor with two counts of sexual assault after two women came forward with complaints.
  
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• 68 Edmonton locations ID’d as 30 km/h playground that should be 50 km/h

  10-08-2018 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  The city has done a double check of 406 playground speed zones that have been installed over the past year. It was done at the request of city council because to them, some didn't make any sense. In 68 locations they were right.
  
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• RCMP read statement from family of Jasper-area crash victims

  10-08-2018 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Aug 10: RCMP Cpl. Laurel Scott reads a statement prepared by Tim Dye, brother of Angela Dye Elkins, who died after a crash in Jasper National Park.
  
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• Charges laid after vehicle flees police, seriously injures pedestrian in central Edmonton

  10-08-2018 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  A 31-year-old man has been charged with a list of offences after a police chase through central Edmonton late last month that left a pedestrian with serious injuries.
  
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• ASIRT investigates after Edmonton police chase sends pedestrian to hospital

  10-08-2018 22:56 via cbc.ca
  A man faces several charges after a high-speed police chase near downtown Edmonton last month ended in a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian.
  
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• Family of Jasper crash victims thanks bystanders, public and medical staff

  10-08-2018 22:49 via cbc.ca
  The family of two victims killed in a highway crash near Jasper this week issued a statement Friday thanking bystanders to offered help at the accident scene and the general public for an outpouring of support.
  
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• Edmonton expat plans yearly trip home in August to volunteer at Folk Fest

  10-08-2018 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Luther Kadima first volunteered for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival 10 years ago. He has since moved to Toronto — but that didn’t stop him from centring his annual visit back home around the festival.
  
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• How a culture-infused military program opens doors for Canada's Indigenous youth

  10-08-2018 21:59 via cbc.ca
  Dylan Carrier-Henry wanted to be a police officer, but she lacked the self-worth and self-confidence to see herself wearing that badge with pride.
  
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• 68 of 163 standalone playground speed zones may not be necessary, city staff find

  10-08-2018 21:21 via cbc.ca
  The city is proposing a request-based review system whereby residents flag where playground speed zones may not be necessary.
  
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• ‘This family came to Canada seeking adventure’: Jasper-area crash victims’ family speaks out

  10-08-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP will release more information on a crash near Jasper earlier this week that left six people dead and several others injured.
  
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• Alberta RCMP to release more information on deadly Jasper-area crash

  10-08-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP will release more information on a crash near Jasper earlier this week that left six people dead and several others injured.
  
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• Perseid meteor shower to be 'really spectacular' against dark, smoky Alberta sky

  10-08-2018 21:10 via cbc.ca
  Pull up your lawn chairs this weekend: Alberta skies will be streaked with bright shooting stars — against an unusually dark sky.
  
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• 1st piece of rail installed along Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT in Mill Woods

  10-08-2018 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  The first section of rail for the Valley Line LRT has been installed in Mill Woods on 66 Street just south of 34 Avenue.
  
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• Edmonton senior who killed son-in-law may die in prison, judge says

  10-08-2018 18:21 via cbc.ca
  Roberto Robles will serve a life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 years for killing his son-in-law, an Edmonton judge ruled Friday.
  
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• Bob Layton: Edmonton’s bike lanes face possible tacky attack

  10-08-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Some motorists and cyclists are not happy with each other.
  
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• Edmonton senior who killed son-in-law to serve at least 10 years behind bars

  10-08-2018 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton senior who killed his estranged son-in-law two years ago will spend at least 10 years in prison before he is eligible for parole.
  
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• Weigh in on Sunshine Village development plans

  10-08-2018 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  Sunshine Village and Parks Canada agree that Sunshine needs another gondola and more parking. But what they can’t agree on is what that development would look like. They’re looking for public input. Mike sits down with Kendra Scurfield to talk about the development plans.
  
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• Colourful Cariwest parade caps hundreds of hours for volunteers

  10-08-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  For much of the year Yoshia Phillips spends her spare time sitting at her dining room table with glue gun in hand.
  
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• Bystanders pull driver from vehicle after crash in south Edmonton

  10-08-2018 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  Two pedestrians were quick to jump into action Thursday night, pulling a driver from a vehicle before it burst into flames.
  
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• AMA Travel: Details on a cruise through the Panama Canal

  10-08-2018 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  Roland Vanmeurs from Alberta Motor Association Travel is back. This week he’s talking about a trip to cruise the Panama Canal.
  
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• Chief urges Indigenous business leaders to support Trans Mountain pipeline

  10-08-2018 15:39 via cbc.ca
  Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam was the keynote speaker at the Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference in Yellowknife.
  
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• After decades of silence, Canada's one-time most dangerous woman slams justice system

  10-08-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Lisa Neve was once labelled the most dangerous woman in Canada. Nearly two decades later, she’s now speaking out about the justice system that nearly put away for life.
  
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• Edmonton family drops everything for year-long workaway

  10-08-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Tired of the day-to-day grind, an Edmonton couple and their daughter decided to take off on a year-long workaway, travelling for the year. Mike Sobel talks to Jacqueline Comer and her daughter Ruby Carter.
  
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• Witness recounts horrific scene of Jasper collision that killed 6 people

  10-08-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  As he rushed to help victims of a horrific highway crash, Gagan Sidhu saw a body inside one vehicle already engulfed in flames.
  
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• Maybe don't location-tag that Instagram, says Parks Canada

  10-08-2018 14:42 via cbc.ca
  Lake Louise or Moraine Lake are beautiful locations, and it can be tempting to snap the perfect photo for your social media profile, but one Parks Canada employee wants you to resist the temptation to add a location tag before you post that 'gram.
  
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• Maybe don't give an exact location-tag on that Instagram, says Parks Canada

  10-08-2018 14:42 via cbc.ca
  Lake Louise or Moraine Lake are beautiful locations, and it can be tempting to snap the perfect photo for your social media profile, but one Parks Canada employee says you might want to resist giving a precise location tag when you post that 'gram.
  
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• Flat-Earth faithful flock to Edmonton for international conference

  10-08-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  A few hundred people have gathered in Edmonton to dispute centuries of research and scientific evidence to discuss the idea that the Earth is flat.
  
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• Project to empower immigrant women expands to other Alberta cities

  10-08-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton initiative that has empowered hundreds of immigrant women to exercise their rights is expanding to Calgary, Lethbridge and St. Paul.
  
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• Lions come out roaring in second half, maul Eskimos to win 31-23

  10-08-2018 07:32 via globalnews.ca
  Travon Van's eight-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter staked the B.C. Lions to a comeback 31-23 win over the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night.
  
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• Lions turn tables on Edmonton with big 2nd half

  10-08-2018 07:31 via cbc.ca
  Travon Van's eight-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter staked the B.C. Lions to a comeback 31-23 win over the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night.
  
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• More details emerging about cavern under south Edmonton road

  10-08-2018 07:05 via globalnews.ca
  Traffic could soon be flowing better along a part of Calgary Trail where crews found a large void under the road last week. Albert Delitala has the latest.
  
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• RCMP arrest resulting in skull fracture, dog bites west of Edmonton probed by watchdog

  10-08-2018 06:29 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's police watchdog has been called in to investigate after a man suffered multiple injuries, including a skull fracture, while being arrested by officers with the Stony Plain RCMP on Sunday.
  
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• Heat wave can take its toll on some Edmonton workers

  10-08-2018 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  Much of Alberta remains under a heat warning and many Edmontonians are trying to beat the heat in pools or spray parks.
  
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• Edmonton Heritage Festival storage space issues generate heated comments

  10-08-2018 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s mayor had some unusually strong words to say on Thursday as frustration grows over some bureaucratic decisions. As Vinesh Pratap reports, the issue has to do with the Heritage Festival’s storage space.
  
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• New details emerge about some of the 6 people who died in Highway 93 crash

  10-08-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  More details are emerging about the victims of a horrific crash near Jasper, Alta. this week. As Julia Wong reports, two of the six people who died were American tourists and three others are believed to be Indian nationals.
  
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• New southside bike network avoids 109 Street

  10-08-2018 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  A new bike grid proposal for Garneau and Old Strathcona has the path moving off 109 Street. And that's expected to have cyclists plenty upset when a city council committee debates it next week.
  
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• Study explores development of children of lesbian mothers

  10-08-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  A 32-year study following the children of lesbian mothers from conception has found that by adulthood, they are just as successful emotionally, behaviourally and in other ways as other adults from the general population. Carole Anne Devaney reports.
  
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• 2018 Edmonton Folk Music Festival gets underway

  10-08-2018 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  The 2018 Edmonton Folk Music Festival is now underway with thousands of people heading to the event to take in dozens of acts. Margeaux Maron reports.
  
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• More details emerging about cavern under road in south Edmonton

  10-08-2018 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  Traffic could soon be flowing better along a part of Calgary Trail where crews found a large void under the road last week. Albert Delitala has the latest.
  
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• Banff restaurant worker confirmed as one of 6 people who died in Jasper-area crash

  10-08-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  We’re learning more about the victims of a fiery crash near Jasper, Alta. As Julia Wong reports, two of the six people who died were American tourists and three others are believed to be Indian nationals.
  
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• Amateurs welcome to dig for dinosaurs in northern Alberta

  10-08-2018 01:00 via cbc.ca
  A creek-side area in northern Alberta is such a rich deposit of dinosaur bones, even an amateur could find one.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: Aug. 9

  10-08-2018 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of the Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.
  
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• Youth, 17, charged with murder in death of man on Alberta Métis settlement

  10-08-2018 00:47 via cbc.ca
  A 17-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 22-year-old man on the Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement northeast of Edmonton.
  
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• Indian nationals possibly among victims of Jasper-area crash that killed 6 people: consular official

  10-08-2018 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  Some of the victims of Tuesday's horrific crash on a highway near Jasper, Alta. could be Indian nationals, according to an official with the Consulate General of India in Vancouver.
  
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• In Dreams – Roy Orbison In Concert

  10-08-2018 00:16 via globalnews.ca
  In 1988 the phenomenal Roy Orbison passed away, leaving behind a timeless legacy and a collection of beloved songs. Since then the only access to his otherworldly voice has been through his archive of iconic recordings. Until now. Introducing “In Dreams” – Roy Orbison in Concert, an extraordinary event that sees the man himself take...
  
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• Cariwest, Riverfest and Animethon: What to do with your weekend in Edmonton

  10-08-2018 00:00 via cbc.ca
  We’re into August proper now, but that doesn’t mean the best of the summer is behind us. In fact, there are a ton of festivals, events and happenings heating up this weekend.
  
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