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• $25K in ‘mindless destruction’ done at central Alberta golf course

  27-08-2018 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  Upwards of $25,000 in damage was done at a central Alberta golf course last week, where several golf carts and part of the course were damaged.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers confident same group of players can bounce back after last season’s ‘kick in the head’

  27-08-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Despite returning with basically the same group, Connor McDavid says he is confident the Edmonton Oilers can rebound from the team's disappointing 2017-18 season.
  
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• Council signals eventual end to left-turn lane from 104th Avenue to 109th Street

  27-08-2018 23:44 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton motorists accustomed to turning left onto 109th Street from 104th Avenue will likely have to find an alternative route in the coming years, Mayor Don Iveson says.
  
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• D-Day veteran, Dunkirk survivor Ken Sturdy dies at 98

  27-08-2018 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  Ken Sturdy became well-known after attending the Dunkirk movie premiere in 2017.
  
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• Behind Connor McDavid, Oilers confident in rebound season

  27-08-2018 22:54 via cbc.ca
  Connor McDavid did everything in his power to drag the Edmonton Oilers into last season's playoff race. But his 41 goals and usual dominant performances weren't nearly enough as the Oilers fell flat despite some gaudy pre-season predictions, finishing 17 points below the cut line.
  
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• Fraud, theft charges laid against man who raised $200G from investors in Red Deer

  27-08-2018 22:25 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta man alleged to have fraudulently raised $200,000 from six investors in Red Deer is facing criminal charges after an investigation by the Joint Serious Offences Team (JSOT).
  
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• Propane leak suspected in Cooking Lake house explosion, fire official says

  27-08-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  A house explosion near Cooking Lake, Alta., that killed a 39-year-old woman may have been caused by a propane leak, fire officials say.
  
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• 3 police chief vacancies in Alberta an opportunity for women, Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says

  27-08-2018 21:36 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s justice minister wants to see police forces take the opportunity to put women at the top as three of them across the province search for a new chief.
  
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• Coroner to examine death of Edmonton man shot by Vancouver police

  27-08-2018 21:20 via cbc.ca
  Twenty-six-year-old Abdi Gani Mahamud Hirsi, of Edmonton, was shot and killed on April 9, 2015 in the middle of what police described as a stabbing rampage.
  
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• Fringe Festival sets a record: 133,276 tickets sold

  27-08-2018 21:04 via cbc.ca
  The 2018 Edmonton Fringe Festival received a total of 817,000 visits during the 11-day event, up 9,000 from 2017.
  
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• Elevated Enviro: Back-to-school supplies

  27-08-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  School supplies can not only be pricey; many of them are also destined for the landfill. Courtney Powell from Elevated Enviro shares an initiative to address both issues.
  
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• Drumheller Institution investigates assault

  27-08-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  No one else was injured in the incident and officials are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the assault.
  
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• Alberta Metis advocate, politician Marlene Lanz dies at 74

  27-08-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Marlene “Tiny” Lanz, the sitting president of the Calgary and southern Alberta region of the Métis Nation of Alberta, died on Saturday, Aug. 25. She was 74.
  
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• Council committee endorses removing left-turn lane at busy downtown Edmonton intersection

  27-08-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  A city committee has endorsed a recommendation to make a big change to a major downtown Edmonton intersection. In the years ahead a left turn from 104 Avenue to 109 Street southbound will be gone. Vinesh Pratap explains.
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating body found in Rundle Heights

  27-08-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in northeast Edmonton’s Rundle Heights area woke up to police knocking on their doors after a body was found. As Kendra Slugoski explains, homicide detectives are investigating.
  
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• Edmonton Music Awards removes gender-based categories

  27-08-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Music Awards have removed four categories including gender-identifying Female and Male Artist of the Year awards.
  
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• Pet store owner charged after 500 animals seized at West Edmonton Mall

  27-08-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Humane Society has laid charges against the owner of a West Edmonton Mall pet store where 500 animals were seized in February.
  
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• Golfer taken to hospital after gunshot wound at Alberta tournament 

  27-08-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  A golfer encountered a bogey of a much different variety when he suffered a gunshot wound to the leg while participating in a tournament in northwestern Alberta. 
  
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• Leduc, Alta. liquor store targeted in armed robbery, police say

  27-08-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Leduc RCMP are searching for a suspect involved in the armed robbery of a liquor store on Sunday. 
  
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• Charges laid after massive animal seizure from West Edmonton Mall pet store

  27-08-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  On Feb. 27, Animal Protection Officers with the Edmonton Humane Society seized the animals from My Pet after a report from a witness who was worried the animals had been abandoned.
  
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• Weekend BBQ prepares kids with autism, parents for back to school season

  27-08-2018 18:01 via cbc.ca
  The first day of school can be a nerve-wracking time for any child, and for a child with autism, it can pose some extra challenges.
  
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• Federal government commits $3.3M towards improving Alberta’s rail safety

  27-08-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Federal Natural Resources Minister, and Edmonton Mill Woods MP, Amarjeet Sohi will make a funding announcement Monday that the federal government said will improve the safety of rail transportation in Alberta.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos player learns old skills after bus crash: ‘It’s almost like you’re restarting life again’

  27-08-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is on his hands and knees trying a skill he hasn't had to practise for 18 years – how to crawl.
  
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• Murder charge laid in June death of Fort McMurray man

  27-08-2018 17:38 via cbc.ca
  A Fort McMurray man has been arrested in connection with the death of John Bradley Healey, whose body was found on a rural road near the northern city in June.
  
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• Fort McMurray man charged with 1st degree murder in June death

  27-08-2018 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  Trevor Kirke Brown of Fort McMurray was arrested on Friday and charged with first degree murder in the death of John Bradley Healey.
  
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• 'Baby steps': Injured Humboldt Broncos player learns old skills after accident

  27-08-2018 16:27 via cbc.ca
  Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is on his hands and knees trying a skill he hasn't had to practise for 18 years — how to crawl.
  
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• School zone safety as kids head back to class in the Edmonton region

  27-08-2018 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  Students will be heading back to class soon in the Edmonton region, which means drivers need to pay attention to school zones. RCMP Const. Mike Hibbs joined us to talk about that.
  
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• Money Smarts: Sending kids back to school without breaking the bank

  27-08-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  Stocking up for the new school year can mean a lot of big expenses for families. Licensed insolvency trustee Frieda Richer shares her tips for sending kids back to class without breaking the bank.
  
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• No more papers, no more books: Back to school is high tech now

  27-08-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  Gone are the days of loading your kids up with pencils and paper for back to school – now it’s keeping up with the latest tech gadgets. Online security expert David Papp shares some tips on how parents can make sure kids are keeping up with technology as they head back to class.
  
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• Homicide unit investigates suspicious death in northeast Edmonton

  27-08-2018 15:19 via cbc.ca
  Homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death early Monday in the Rundle Heights neighbourhood of northeast Edmonton.
  
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• New ideas sought to modernize Fort McMurray's 'dated' downtown

  27-08-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  One businessman hopes the municipal council will make the right moves to turn Fort McMurray's downtown into a place people will want to visit.
  
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• Retailers-only Alberta gift fair sneak peek

  27-08-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  The largest gift fair in Western Canada is coming to Edmonton this week. The bad news: it’s closed to the public and only retailers can get in. The good news: Gillian Hodgson is here with a sneak peek at what will be offered, and therefor what you can expect to see showing up on store...
  
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• Heavy police scene at northeast Edmonton townhouse complex

  27-08-2018 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police were called to the Parkview Estates complex in the Rundle Heights area early Monday morning. Kendra Slugoski reports live from the scene, where residents said a body was found.
  
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• Too rude for the road: Here are the licence plates Alberta won't allow

  27-08-2018 14:15 via cbc.ca
  From politically incorrect to plain old lewd, some vanity plates are just too rude for the road.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, August 27, 2018

  27-08-2018 14:15 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Daintre Christensen’s Monday, August 27, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Your local CBC is headed to Mill Woods!

  27-08-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  We’re setting up shop in one of Edmonton's oldest communities for a one-week pop-up ... and we want to hear your stories.
  
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• Councillor calls for review of driver ban in vehicle-for-hire bylaw

  27-08-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Councillor Moe Banga wonders if city council created some unintended consequences when it amended the Vehicle for Hire bylaw a year ago that is forcing drivers to lose their chauffeurs licences.
  
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• Police scene at northeast Edmonton townhouse complex

  27-08-2018 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police were called to the Parkview Estates complex in the Rundle Heights neighbourhood early Monday morning.
  
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• Body found at northeast Edmonton townhouse complex, homicide detectives investigating

  27-08-2018 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police were called to the Parkview Estates complex in the Rundle Heights neighbourhood early Monday morning.
  
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• Woman killed, man and dog injured in Strathcona County house explosion

  27-08-2018 13:02 via globalnews.ca
  A woman died, and a man and a dog were taken for emergency medical treatment, after a house exploded near Cooking Lake, Alta. in Strathcona County on Sunday.
  
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• House explosion near Cooking Lake kills one, injures one

  27-08-2018 05:46 via cbc.ca
  A woman is dead and a man is in hospital after a house explosion near Cooking Lake on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Removing left-turn lane for LRT will have minimal traffic impacts: city report

  27-08-2018 03:45 via cbc.ca
  A busy intersection along the 104th Avenue corridor near downtown could lose a turning lane for the new LRT line, according to a city administration plan. But, the plan says, traffic impacts would be minimal.
  
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• Busy left-turn lane downtown could be removed for LRT: city report

  27-08-2018 03:45 via cbc.ca
  A busy intersection along the 104th Avenue corridor near downtown could lose a turning lane for the new LRT line, according to a city administration plan. But the plan says traffic impacts would be minimal.
  
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• Police conference talks opportunities, work environment for female officers

  27-08-2018 03:37 via globalnews.ca
  Female officers from 35 countries were in Calgary on Sunday to share their experiences in the line of duty.
  
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• Fate of rare WWII-era hangar up for discussion at city hall

  27-08-2018 02:57 via cbc.ca
  Hangar 11, located just west of NAIT, is one of the last surviving structures of its kind. But the 80,000 square-foot building sits on a site the city wants to redevelop, and might be torn down as a result.
  
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• Edmonton city council to discuss fate of rare WWII-era hangar

  27-08-2018 02:57 via cbc.ca
  Hangar 11, located just west of NAIT, is one of the last surviving structures of its kind. But the 80,000 square-foot building sits on a site the city wants to redevelop, and might be torn down as a result.
  
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• Woman killed, man and dog injured in house explosion near Cooking Lake

  27-08-2018 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  A woman died, and a man and a dog were taken for emergency medical treatment, after a house exploded southeast of Edmonton on Sunday.
  
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• City considers ban on left turns at 104 Ave intersection

  27-08-2018 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Aug 26 – A busy Edmonton intersection could see some major changes thanks to the future Valley Line LRT. The city wants to ban left turns — and as Albert Delitala tells us, the idea is getting some mixed reaction.
  
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• 1 dead, another injured in house explosion near Cooking Lake

  27-08-2018 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  Strathcona County Emergency Services responded to the home near Range Rd. 224 between Township Rd. 512 and 514.
  
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• Errant bullet from Alberta shooting competition hits nearby golfer

  27-08-2018 02:02 via cbc.ca
  RCMP in Grande Prairie are investigating after a male golfer was shot in the leg while participating in a tournament south of the city on Saturday. Nearby, an organized shooting competition was taking place, the police said.
  
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