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• Edmonton Oilers launch 40th anniversary 'retro' jersey, announce free fan event

  04-09-2018 23:50 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers announced they'll be celebrating the team's 40th season with a new "retro" jersey and a free fan day.
  
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• Study suggests global GHG emissions would drop if world’s oil producers followed Canadian industry rules

  04-09-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  New research suggests Canadian oil is among the world's most carbon-heavy, but Canada's industry also has rules that could make a big dent in global greenhouse gas emissions if they were adopted worldwide.
  
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• Canadian oilpatch rules could cut global emissions, study concludes

  04-09-2018 23:32 via cbc.ca
  New research concludes that Canada has one of the most carbon intensive oil industries in the world, but is also a world leader in regulations that could reduce the industry's climate-change impact.
  
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• Liberals block Tory plans to set up Trans Mountain pipeline probe

  04-09-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  As part of the proposal, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi would have been summoned to explain what's next for the Trans Mountain expansion project.
  
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• Driver killed in pickup truck rollover south of Edmonton

  04-09-2018 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  The driver of a pickup truck was killed early Tuesday morning when his vehicle was involved in a rollover west of Millet, Alta., according to the Wetaskiwin RCMP.
  
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• Tim Hortons seizes 4 Alberta locations amid franchise dispute

  04-09-2018 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  David Hughes was the owner of the four locations in Lethbridge, Alta., but the locks on his stores were changed over the weekend.
  
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• Brief court appearance for teen charged in shooting of German tourist on Alberta highway

  04-09-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  The 60-year-old tourist was driving in a black Dodge Durango with his family near Morley, Alta., on Aug. 2, when the shooting happened.
  
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• Misericordia emergency room leak fully repaired

  04-09-2018 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  The emergency room was closed on Aug. 20th after a leaky toilet flooded the department.
  
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• Justin Trudeau to stop in Edmonton, appear on 630 CHED ahead of Wednesday fundraising event

  04-09-2018 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  The event is a fundraising event for the party and is being billed as “An Evening with the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau.”
  
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• Edmonton can't 'write the obituary' on summer just yet, senior climatologist says

  04-09-2018 21:51 via cbc.ca
  Edmontonians who felt summer "came to an incredible halt" in August weren't wrong, says David Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada.
  
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• Driver dies in single-vehicle rollover in central Alberta

  04-09-2018 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Wetaskiwin RCMP say a male driver died early Tuesday when a pickup truck rolled into a ditch on Highway 616 west of Millet.
  
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• Prime minister to visit Edmonton days after court halts Trans Mountain expansion

  04-09-2018 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit Edmonton on Wednesday, less than a week after a Federal Court of Appeal ruling halted the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Notley to meet Trudeau Wednesday, hopes to talk Trans Mountain pipeline

  04-09-2018 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley hopes to discuss the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline project when she meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday in Edmonton, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Notley to meet Trudeau on Wednesday, hopes to talk Trans Mountain pipeline

  04-09-2018 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley hopes to discuss the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline project when she meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday in Edmonton, CBC News has learned.
  
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• RCMP tout success of Alberta rural crime strategy

  04-09-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said the program has been successful because their strategy involved targetting repeat offenders as well as working with volunteer community crime watch groups.
  
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• Whyte Avenue smoke shop vandalism caught on video

  04-09-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  It was a tough weekend for employees of an Edmonton cannabis paraphernalia store, after it was targetted by a vandal. Sarah Kraus explains what happened.
  
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• Alberta property crime dips with $10M RCMP strategy, officials say

  04-09-2018 20:02 via cbc.ca
  Officials say a multi-million-dollar crime reduction strategy launched in Alberta in the spring is already showing substantial results.
  
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• Whyte Avenue smoke shop vandalism caught on video: ‘It was very scary’

  04-09-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton smoke shop employee said she was petrified when someone came into the store while it was open this weekend, pushed over several shelves and did upwards of $50,000 worth of damage.
  
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• When a teenager helped unearth a dinosaur nest in Alberta

  04-09-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  A teenager's discerning eye and knowledge of dinosaurs helped paleontologists unearth a major fossil find near Lethbridge, Alta., more than three decades ago.
  
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• Edmonton police urge drivers to slow down as students go back to class

  04-09-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  More than 150,000 students – some begrudgingly – headed back to class Tuesday. But as Vinesh Pratap reports, it was Edmonton drivers who were given the first lesson of the day.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers to celebrate 40th season with fan event, special retro jersey

  04-09-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Hockey fans will be able to attend the free event to watch a scrimmage, test their hockey skills in the Hockey Zone, meet mascot Hunter in the Kids Zone and check out various Oilers artifacts that will be on display.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh calls on Trudeau to end Trans Mountain pipeline expansion plans

  04-09-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking in Ottawa Tuesday, federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to permanently scrap any Trans Mountain pipeline expansion plans.
  
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• Safety first as thousands of children head back to school

  04-09-2018 18:38 via cbc.ca
  It was back to school Tuesday for more than 150,000 Edmonton public and Catholic school students.
  
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• Non-resident workers negatively impacting Fort McMurray: study

  04-09-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  A new study suggests people who work in Fort McMurray but don't live in the city may be having a negative impact on the community. 
  
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• Divers encounter rough, murky waters in Gregoire Lake recovery mission

  04-09-2018 18:03 via cbc.ca
  Shallow, rough waters are hindering efforts to recover the body of a 16-year-old boy who fell into a northern Alberta lake.
  
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• Conservatives call on Trudeau to put forward ‘concrete’ plan to fix Trans Mountain

  04-09-2018 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  A group of Conservative MP’s called on the Trudeau government Tuesday to announce a formal plan for how the federal government plans to resume construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• Elimination of annual backcountry pass worries hikers and guides

  04-09-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  An unexpected Parks Canada decision to eliminate its annual backcountry pass in Alberta parks will end up costing guides and avid hikers a lot more money.
  
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• Edmonton police urge drivers to slow down as kids head back to school

  04-09-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police are reminding drivers to slow down and pay attention to school zones, as more than 150,000 students head back to class Tuesday morning.
  
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• Education Minister David Eggen on first day back to school

  04-09-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of students headed back to class on Tuesday morning. Education Minister David Eggen joined Erin Chalmers to talk about the upcoming year.
  
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• 'We're all too young for this': Friends remember teen killed in rollover on Low Level Bridge

  04-09-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Brayden Hoblak was killed when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled it on the Low Level Bridge on Aug. 29. Those close to him say he was a class clown who had his whole life ahead of him.
  
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• Rising oil price will spur drilling by small, intermediate producers, analysts predict

  04-09-2018 14:46 via cbc.ca
  Rising oil prices that encouraged more spending by small and intermediate oil and gas companies in Western Canada in the first six months of 2018 are expected to lead drilling budgets to grow even further this fall.
  
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• Volunteers needed for the 2018 Caught by Crime Stoppers fundraiser

  04-09-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Jerry Bellikka, vice president of the Crime Stoppers Association of Edmonton & Northern Alberta, joined Shaye Ganam to encourage people to volunteer for the popular Caught by Crime Stoppers fundraiser event.
  
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• 'Utterly outrageous': Liberals shoot down opposition bid to force ministers to lay out pipeline plan

  04-09-2018 14:37 via cbc.ca
  Liberal MPs have blocked a bid by the opposition parties to call key ministers to committee to lay out the next steps on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Natural Resources committee meeting today to talk about pipeline decision

  04-09-2018 14:37 via cbc.ca
  Federal MPs on the natural resources committee will meet this afternoon for an emergency session to discuss last week's game-changing court decision to tear up federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Rising oil prices expected to spur spending by small, intermediate producers

  04-09-2018 14:03 via globalnews.ca
  Rising oil prices that encouraged more spending by small and intermediate oil and gas companies in Western Canada in the first six months of 2018 are expected to lead drilling budgets to grow even further this fall.
  
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• Alberta chefs and farmers work together as restaurant industry embraces local

  04-09-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  When it came to embracing the local food movement, the owners of Edmonton’s RGE RD restaurant went all in, developing relationships with local producers before opening the doors to their establishment.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, September 4, 2018

  04-09-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, September 4, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Dog days of summer go out with a splash in St. Albert

  04-09-2018 07:17 via globalnews.ca
  The 7th Annual Grosvenor Dog Swim, in support of the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society, took place on Monday. Quinn Ohler has the story.
  
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• IN PHOTOS: Dog days of summer go out with a splash in St. Albert

  04-09-2018 06:34 via globalnews.ca
  The annual Grosvenor Dog Swim inSt. Albert drew a crowd in support of Second Chance Animal Rescue Society.
  
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• Edmonton protesters confront far-right group that CBSA report suggests is ‘not afraid to use violence’

  04-09-2018 06:06 via globalnews.ca
  Members of a far-right group who Canadian border officials say has members that "adhere to extreme right-wing ideology and are not afraid to use violence" was confronted by several dozen protesters in Edmonton's central McCauley neighbourhood on Monday.
  
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• 4 people taken to hospital after car collides with van northwest of Viking, Alberta

  04-09-2018 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  Four people were taken to hospital after a car collided with a van on Highway 14 in central Alberta on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Alberta Motor Association pushing for new roadside safety legislation

  04-09-2018 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  "Near misses, circumstances where our tow truck drivers are required to jump out of harm's way or it comes close to a collision is a regular occurrence, unfortunately, on our roads."
  
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• Calgary-area cidery displays ‘uncommon’ giving spirit with food bank drive

  04-09-2018 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  For the second year in a row, the city's first and only cidery is collecting and accepting donations of apples, crabapples, pears and berries on behalf of the Calgary Food Bank
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Sept. 3

  04-09-2018 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• St. Albert pool offers its own version of the dog days of summer

  04-09-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  The dog days of summer are over for people in the Edmonton area but for some dogs in St. Albert, the real summer fun was being had on Monday. Quinn Ohler explains.
  
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• Edmonton bakery has big plans for bug-infused food

  04-09-2018 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton bakery that uses crickets and mealworms as ingredients has some big plans for its bug-infused food. Albert Delitala explains.
  
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• Edmontonians protest against group known for far-right views

  04-09-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  A few blocks away from where thousands of people gathered for an annual Labour Day barbecue in Edmonton, a protest was held against a group known for its far-right views. Kim Smith reports.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Sept. 3

  04-09-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Nancy Carlson from Monday, Sept. 3, 2018.
  
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• Cover your plants: Frost advisory issued for many parts of Alberta

  04-09-2018 01:35 via cbc.ca
  While it's technically still summer, it should come as no surprise to any true Albertan that a frost advisory has been issued for much of the central and northern parts of the province.
  
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• Illness prompts Foo Fighters to postpone Alberta shows, concerts rescheduled for October

  04-09-2018 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  It sounds like the Foo Fighters need some flu fighters after illness prompted the band to postpone its two Alberta shows this week, according to a news release from Rogers Place.
  
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