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• Birthday boy Kailer Yamamoto leads Oilers comeback win over Flames

  29-09-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  After falling behind, the Oilers rallied to beat the Flames.
  
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• Parents say kids can’t attend school after dozens of support staff walk off the job in Whitecourt

  29-09-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  120 support staff with Living Waters Catholic Schools went on strike Friday demanding better pay and job security.
  
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• UCP nominee Dale Johnson disqualified for firing employee following domestic dispute

  29-09-2018 21:20 via cbc.ca
  The United Conservative Party nominee for Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland was ordered to pay an employee he wrongfully fired who he was in a romantic relationship with.
  
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• Movie shines light on power of sport to heal wounds in Inuit community

  29-09-2018 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  ‘The Grizzlies’ is based on the true story of Russ Sheppard, who moved to Kugluktuk, in what is now Nunavut, to work as a teacher in 1998.
  
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• Peter Watts: How fast is your internet service?

  29-09-2018 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Tribe of OpenMedia discusses a recent CRTC ruling lowering the commission's goals on providing high-speed internet to upload and download online material.
  
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• Adoptable Pets with SCARS

  29-09-2018 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  Second Chance Animal Rescue features a 5-year-old Rotweiler.
  
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• Servus Credit Union shares tips for saving for the holidays

  29-09-2018 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Ted Kostelnik discusses options for savings accounts including tax free savings accounts and GIC’s.
  
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• Edmonton’s Cartago Pub shares some German inspired recipes

  29-09-2018 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Zakkory Brown discusses several menu and beer options.
  
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• EIFF Short films featured: Avocado & Suburbanight

  29-09-2018 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  Darwin Serink director of the “The Avocado” and Eva Colmers director or “The Suburbanight” discuss their films.
  
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• Edmonton’s Cartago Pub shares a recipe for currywurst

  29-09-2018 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Zakkory Brown cooks up a currywurst sandwich.
  
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• Reynolds-Alberta Museum revs up the wow factor

  29-09-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  If it has wheels chances are it's here. Take a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the storage facility at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alta.
  
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• Edmonton Stair Climb Challenge benefiting Change Adventure Camp

  29-09-2018 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians are being challenged to climb a million stairs and win prizes along the way, all while raising money for Change Adventure Camp.
  
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• Canadian police services still putting 'finishing touches' on pot consumption policy for officers

  29-09-2018 15:27 via cbc.ca
  Many Canadian police services are still finalizing rules surrounding officers' consumption of marijuana, less than three weeks before it's set to be legalized for recreational use, and Calgary so far is the only jurisdiction with a complete abstinence policy.
  
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• Lantern festival takes over Southgate Centre

  29-09-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  Claire Kolmatycki with Southgate Centre discusses “Let it Glow” a lantern festival benefiting the Make a Wish Foundation.
  
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• Summerside residents concerned by discovery of five dead ducks

  29-09-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A father and son are concerned that five dead ducks discovered near a suburban pond in south Edmonton may have been killed by a human.
  
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• Walmart avoids trial on wildfire-contaminated food in Fort McMurray

  29-09-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Walmart Canada and four senior managers charged in January 2017 with selling contaminated food after the Fort McMurray wildfire have reached an agreement in the case with Alberta Health Services, according to a court document.
  
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• EIFF: Short Films

  29-09-2018 07:54 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James speaks to some of the producers and directors of this year’s short film entries.
  
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• Pharaoh Ant Infestation in Edmonton Apartment

  29-09-2018 07:46 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton woman is living in an apartment infested with Pharaoh Ants. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• Sight Night 2018: Introducing Honourary Chair Hayden McMullan

  29-09-2018 07:19 via globalnews.ca
  Sight Night returns to Edmonton Saturday. The event aims to raise awareness about vision loss and how it impacts people who love to play sports. Phil Darlington reports.
  
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• ‘They crawl in our toilet paper’: grandmother desperate for help with ant infestation

  29-09-2018 07:17 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton woman is at her wit’s end after living with an infestation of pharaoh ants in her apartment for nearly a month.
  
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• Neighbours upset over Alberta Avenue infill construction that’s already lasted 4 years

  29-09-2018 04:16 via globalnews.ca
  An infill home under construction in Edmonton's Alberta Avenue neighbourhood is causing some friction among its neighbours, four years after construction began and without a clear completion date.
  
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• Police looking for B.C.'s most wanted man, who has ties to Edmonton and Calgary

  29-09-2018 03:39 via cbc.ca
  We piece together what is known about 27-year-old Brandon Nathan Teixeira who is on the run and charged with first degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of Nicholas Khabra.
  
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• Some Air Canada staff to be banned from using cannabis while off duty

  29-09-2018 03:25 via globalnews.ca
  Air Canada said the safety of customers and employees is the airline's top priority.
  
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• Calgary Herald faces fallout over commentary defending Brett Kavanaugh

  29-09-2018 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary Herald columnist's article about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has sparked a conversation about just how far free speech should go.
  
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• 'You feel welcomed': Indigenous dancers connect at Edmonton powwow

  29-09-2018 03:05 via cbc.ca
  More than 2,500 performers are expected at the National Indigenous Cultural Expo at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
  
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• Edmonton Fall Home Show

  29-09-2018 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  630 CHED welcomes the Edmonton Fall Home Show to the Edmonton EXPO Centre October 26th to 28th!
  
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• Interview with the producer of the Edmonton International Film Festival

  29-09-2018 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James speaks with the Edmonton International Film Festival’s producer on Friday.
  
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• How November got her growl back: Westmount School grotesque gets facelift

  29-09-2018 02:44 via cbc.ca
  Two “grotesques” at Westmount School are getting reconstructive surgery care of a stone carver who’s come all the way from Norway.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: Sept. 28

  29-09-2018 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about the fall of Bill Cosby.
  
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• Edmonton researchers test AI robot’s improv skills

  29-09-2018 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  What happens when you combine artificial intelligence with improv comedy? A computer science team wanted to find out so they used the Fringe Festival. Emily Mertz reports.
  
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• Eskimos host Bombers on Saturday in key CFL West showdown

  29-09-2018 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  The battle for playoff positions in the CFL West continues for the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday as they welcome the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium.
  
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• Edmonton woman struggling to cope with ant infestation in her apartment

  29-09-2018 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  A woman raising her two grandchildren in a south Edmonton apartment unit says she can no longer cook or shower at home because of ants. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• Alberta RCMP’s new commanding officer returns to province where he’s spent most of his career

  29-09-2018 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Justice says Assistant Commissioner Curtis Zablocki has been appointed the RCMP commanding officer for the province.
  
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• Police seek suspect after man randomly punched in face in Edmonton grocery store

  29-09-2018 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly two months after a man suffered serious facial injuries in what police believe was a "random" attack in an Edmonton grocery store, investigators have released a composite sketch of the suspect in an attempt to solicit tips from the public.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: Sept. 28

  29-09-2018 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.
  
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• Approving LNG Canada project could tap into glut of Alberta natural gas

  29-09-2018 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  A positive final investment decision for LNG Canada could eventually encourage other projects to follow suit, creating demand needed to soak up Western Canada's glut of natural gas, producers say.
  
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• Curtis Zablocki new Alberta RCMP commanding officer, leaving Saskatchewan

  29-09-2018 00:37 via cbc.ca
  Alberta has a new top Mountie. Alberta Justice says Assistant Commissioner Curtis Zablocki has been appointed the RCMP commanding officer for the province.
  
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• Can a robot perform improv comedy?

  29-09-2018 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  AI-enabled robot Blueberry answers reporter Emily Mertz’s questions about performing at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. PhD candidate Kory Mathewson also weighs in on the process and response.
  
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• Body found east of Edmonton identified, cause of death unknown

  29-09-2018 00:32 via globalnews.ca
  A little over two weeks after a man's body was discovered in a rural area east of Edmonton, the RCMP's Major Crimes Unit says it has identified him as 33-year-old Aldane Mesquita of Edmonton and is hoping someone from the public can provide a tip about what happened to him.
  
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• Police watchdog arrests Edmonton officer amid ‘serious and sensitive’ investigation

  29-09-2018 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  ASIRT said no charges have been laid, but the arrest was a part of a "serious and sensitive investigation."
  
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• Free admission one way new Royal Alberta Museum will honour Indigenous people

  29-09-2018 00:09 via globalnews.ca
  It's one of several steps the museum has taken to recognize that it sits on Treaty Six land and the fact that many of the stories presented in the museum are Indigenous.
  
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• Dead man found in Strathcona County identified by RCMP

  29-09-2018 00:06 via cbc.ca
  A dead man whose body was found earlier this month in an industrial area in Strathcona County has been identified as Aldane Mesquita of Edmonton.
  
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