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• Athabasca RCMP investigate fatal collision

  14-09-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Athabasca RCMP and a RCMP Collision Analyst continue to investigate a crash which left one woman dead.
  
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• Unsigned Nurse, injured Sekera absent as Oilers hit the ice

  14-09-2018 23:35 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli says he has a Plan B if contract talks remain at a stalemate with defenceman Darnell Nurse.
  
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• Feds a few days, not months, away from announcing Trans Mountain plan: Sohi

  14-09-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi said Friday that a path forward on the Trans Mountain pipeline will be announced in the next few days. Parliament resumes sitting Monday.
  
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• Attempted murder charge laid following downtown Edmonton shooting

  14-09-2018 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  A 29-year-old man has been charged with several offences, including attempted murder after a shooting in the downtown core early Wednesday morning. 
  
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• Campers say parking lot living 'not that bad' in expensive mountain town

  14-09-2018 22:23 via cbc.ca
  In the picturesque mountain town of Canmore, Alta., one of the busiest places is often the parking lot behind the grocery store and rec centre.
  
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• Advocacy group calls for review of seclusion rooms in Alberta schools

  14-09-2018 22:15 via cbc.ca
  Seclusion rooms for students with disabilities should be regulated or banned from Alberta school, says an advocacy group for people with disabilities.
  
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• Recent snowfalls that delayed harvest, damaged crops worry Alberta farmers

  14-09-2018 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  Early season snow can squash crops that grow upright, like wheat and barley, make them harder to harvest and decimate their quality, leaving farmers with a less valuable product.
  
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• Man wanted for murder in B.C. may have connections to Edmonton, Calgary

  14-09-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Brandon Nathan Teixeira, 27, is accused of fatally shooting 28-year-old Nicholas Khabra on Oct. 23, 2017, near King George Boulevard and Crescent Road.
  
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• Companies receive just $11,000 in duty relief after Ottawa collects $286M in counter-tariffs

  14-09-2018 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa has paid out just over $11,000 in duty relief despite collecting more than $286 million after it slapped on retaliatory tariffs, according to figures obtained by Global News.
  
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• Here’s how Canadian businesses are affected by Canadian retaliatory tariffs

  14-09-2018 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  The ongoing cross-border trade war has disrupted supply chains and cost companies millions of dollars. Here's a look at what it's been like for some Canadian companies.
  
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• Parents suing Alberta education officials say son locked naked in seclusion room

  14-09-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  A mother and father hope policies around seclusion rooms will change and they've launched a lawsuit against the Alberta government and a school district over the treatment of their son.
  
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• City turns off digital displays of decibel levels after noise complaints spike

  14-09-2018 20:35 via cbc.ca
  The city has shut off the lights at four LED display boards that capture vehicle noise levels after complaints that some drivers were revving their engines to post higher numbers.
  
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• Fatal collision shuts down Mill Woods Road in southeast Edmonton

  14-09-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Mill Woods Road near the Richfield and Tweedle Place neighbourhoods in southeast Edmonton was shut down by police after a fatal collision Friday morning.
  
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• Calgary man plans to be world traveler after winning $6.1M lottery

  14-09-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary man is going to travel the world after winning a multi-million-dollar lottery.
  
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• ‘Smoke bomb’ technology aims to thwart would-be thieves

  14-09-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton jewelry store is one of about a dozen companies around the province employing a unique type of security. As Sarah Kraus explains, they’re using smoke technology to blind burglars.
  
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• 'They want a place to belong': Mill Woods community members want a youth centre

  14-09-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Several organizations offer programs to youth in the Mill Woods area, but many say there needs to be a one-stop-shop for youth to come together in the southeast area.
  
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• Kinder Morgan hires TD to sell Canadian business, say sources

  14-09-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Kinder Morgan Inc. has hired investment bank TD Securities to facilitate a potential sale of its Canadian business, which could fetch the U.S. pipeline operator as much as $2.4 billion, people familiar with the situation told Reuters this week.
  
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• Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Orangeville

  14-09-2018 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  A 36-year-old Alberta man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested in Orangeville, police say.
  
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• Woman, 58, dead after Mill Woods scooter crash

  14-09-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  A 58-year-old woman died Friday morning when the scooter she was riding was struck by an SUV on Mill Woods Road, say Edmonton police.
  
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• Woman, 58, dead after Mill Woods motorcycle crash

  14-09-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  A 58-year-old woman died Friday morning when the motorcycle she was riding was struck by an SUV on Mill Woods Road, say Edmonton police.
  
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• Jerk chicken to corn cheese: Exploring the Mill Woods food scene

  14-09-2018 19:00 via cbc.ca
  Twyla Campbell takes a food tour of Mill Woods and discovers there's an "international smorgasbord" of delicious offerings to be enjoyed.
  
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• Brenden Escott

  14-09-2018 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  Brenden is the producer and fill-in host of Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer at 630 CHED in Edmonton.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos visit bus crash memorial site

  14-09-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos players and personnel pay their respects at the bus crash memorial site.
  
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• Bob Layton: Needing a better tax plan

  14-09-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is suggesting what he thinks is a better way of taxing us.
  
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• The Style Guys – Kitchen finds that look great and save you time

  14-09-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Save some time in the kitchen with some great gadgets and appliances. Style Guy Aly Velji offers up a few great finds to help make food prep a breeze and some stylish appliances that make creating meals easy and don’t need to be hidden away when not in use.
  
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• RCMP pursuit from Edmonton to Sherwood Park ends with crash, arrest

  14-09-2018 16:28 via cbc.ca
  A carjacking suspect was arrested Friday morning when a high-speed chase — which started with a robbery in Edmonton — came to an end in Sherwood Park after a police truck and another vehicle crashed into a grove of trees.
  
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• Man in custody, two Mounties injured, after double chase near Edmonton - Toronto Star

  14-09-2018 16:20 via thestar.com
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  Man in custody, two Mounties injured, after double chase near Edmonton
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  SHERWOOD PARK, ALTA.—A pair of Edmonton-area RCMP officers were injured overnight while trying to stop a man suspected of pulling off two robberies. Mounties say they tried to stop a suspect entering Sherwood Park after he had allegedly stolen a ...
  RCMP pursuit from Edmonton to Sherwood Park ends with crash, arrestCBC.ca
  Man arrested in Strathcona County after robberies, police pursuitsG
  
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• Man arrested in Strathcona County after robberies, police pursuits

  14-09-2018 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  A 27-year-old man is in police custody after armed robberies in Edmonton and Sherwood Park. 
  
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• Polish students hold 2nd No Stone Left Alone ceremony for Canadian WWII soldiers

  14-09-2018 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday morning, school children in Kraków, Poland, honoured several Canadian Second World War soldiers buried in a local cemetery during their second annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony.
  
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• City unveils plans for massive Metro LRT bridge

  14-09-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The city unveiled a proposed bridge to carry the Metro Line LRT extension north, just ahead of a council vote on the project next month
  
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• Edmonton pilot program to slash traffic noise backfires - CTV News

  14-09-2018 15:49 via ctvnews.ca
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  Edmonton pilot program to slash traffic noise backfires
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  Edmonton's pilot program of using sound detectors to monitor noisy drivers backfired after the sensors actually attracted more sound. Some drivers started competing to set the sound monitoring display boards off by revving up their engines. An earful ...
  
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• 'We're worried we're going to get flooded again': Mill Woods residents wait for drainage work to finish

  14-09-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  As drainage work continues, Mill Woods homeowners are fighting to get guarantees new housing developments won't put additional strain on the area's drainage system. Mill Woods residents will get a new LRT line before drainage work is complete in the Milbourne neighbourhood.
  
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• Support homebound Edmontonians through Meals on Wheels

  14-09-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Every day, Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious meals to low income seniors and home bound residents in our city. As the weather turns colder, the need grows and Meals on Wheels counts on financial support from the community. An upcoming fundraiser has sold out, but organizers still have raffle tickets available; including a VIA rail...
  
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• Edmonton weather: *looks at the weekend forecast* This is just cruel. - Edmonton Journal

  14-09-2018 14:35 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Edmonton weather: *looks at the weekend forecast* This is just cruel.
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  Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 0.4 C with 15 km/h winds out of the south, southeast. So much for this being a 24-hour event. After the early onslaught of snow we just received things aren't expected to improve ...
  
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• Oilers Roundtable: Looking ahead at the Oilers season - Edmonton Sun

  14-09-2018 14:18 via edmontonsun.com
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  Oilers Roundtable: Looking ahead at the Oilers season
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  As training camp opens for the the Edmonton Oilers, sports writers Terry Jones, Jim Matheson, and Robert Tychkowski sit down to discuss the upcoming season. Connor McDavid speaks to the media during the opening day of the Edmonton Oiler's training ...
  Todd McLellan challenges Edmonton Oilers to solve their identity crisesEdmonton Journal
  JONES: Edmonton Oilers focused on having better seasonThe London Free Pres
  
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• UCP hitting the doors, hosting sold-out fundraiser in Lethbridge

  14-09-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The United Conservative Party is holding a caucus retreat and sold-out fundraiser this weekend in Lethbridge, a city represented by two NDP MLAs including Environment Minister Shannon Phillips, an outspoken critic of the official opposition.
  
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• Fire at large under-construction home in west Edmonton's Parkview area - Globalnews.ca

  14-09-2018 13:42 via globalnews.ca
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  Fire at large under-construction home in west Edmonton's Parkview area
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  A large home being built at 9004 - 139 St. in west Edmonton's Parkview neighbourhood caught fire on Friday, September 14, 2018. Dave Carels, Global News. X. - A A +. Listen. Firefighters were called Friday morning to a house fire in west Edmonton's ...
  
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• Fire at large under-construction home in west Edmonton’s Parkview area

  14-09-2018 13:42 via globalnews.ca
  The fire broke out at around 3:30 a.m. in a large house under construction near 139 Street and 90 Avenue in west Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, September 14, 2018

  14-09-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, September 14, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Milan Lucic works on state of mind as he and Oilers prepare to bounce back from difficult year

  14-09-2018 06:43 via globalnews.ca
  Reporters at the first day of the Edmonton Oilers' training camp on Thursday were greeted by a smiling and relaxed Milan Lucic when it was his turn to answer questions from the media.
  
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• Relatives cite mental-health concerns in search for vanished Surrey family of 4

  14-09-2018 05:56 via globalnews.ca
  Family members say the Andersons had until recently been living in their van, and were growing increasingly paranoid.
  
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• Fort McMurray SPCA suspends employee accused of mistreating dog in organization’s care

  14-09-2018 04:57 via globalnews.ca
  The Fort McMurray SPCA says one of its employees has been charged by the RCMP following an investigation prompted by a social media post alleging mistreatment of an animal in the organization's care.
  
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• Edmonton Huskies celebrate the past, present and future

  14-09-2018 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Huskies have a bye this weekend, so they’re celebrating. As John Sexsmith reports, they’re celebrating the past, present and future.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers seek fresh start to move past disappointing season

  14-09-2018 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  After a disappointing season that saw the team miss the NHL playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers’ fresh start got underway with the first day of training camp ahead of the 2018-19 season. Kevin Karius has more.
  
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• Preview of the Kaleido Festival

  14-09-2018 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  A growing festival is a reflection of the strong sense of community pride in Edmonton’s Alberta Avenue neighbourhood. Margeaux Maron previews this year’s Kaleido Festival.
  
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• Railways hope more trains, track and staff will void grain shipment snags

  14-09-2018 02:41 via cbc.ca
  They're not guaranteeing improved grain transportation by this winter, but Canada's two biggest railways say they believe new locomotives, hopper cars and extra staff will make a difference getting crops to market in the months ahead.
  
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• Edmonton post-secondary schools hash out cannabis policy

  14-09-2018 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  While the University of Alberta plans to create designated pot-smoking zones, NAIT used its smoke-free campus policy as a jumping off point to its new impairment policy. Kent Morrison explains.
  
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• Alberta government pushes Trans Mountain in newspaper ad

  14-09-2018 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  Two weeks after federal court of appeal struck down the approval for Trans Mountain pipeline, the Alberta government is searching for ways to get the project back on track. Tom Vernon has the latest.
  
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• New technology helps school boards track school buses and kids

  14-09-2018 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  Sarah Kraus takes a look at the latest technology being used by school boards to track school buses and kids.
  
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• Metro LRT: Thales deadline and bridge proposed over Yellowhead

  14-09-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  An updated design for the Metro LRT Line extension now includes a tall cable bridge over the Yellowhead.
  
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