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• Guests do the baking at Edmonton's first cannabis-users dinner club

  05-10-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton Cannabis Dinner Club holding its inaugural event on Oct. 20. Attendees are urged to partake in some pot then let a gourmet, five-course meal tackle the stoner cravings.
  
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• EIFF: Extended interview with ‘The Push’s Grant & Shawna Korgan

  05-10-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James finds out more about the challenges and rewards of making ‘The Push,’ a raw and moving film that follows Grant Korgan, who breaks his back while snowmobiling.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos player Layne Matechuk leaves hospital after 6 month stay

  05-10-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Layne Matechuk was one of two Humboldt Broncos left in hospital following the bus crash in April.
  
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• AHS report shows need for better cardiac services outside of Calgary, Edmonton

  05-10-2018 22:58 via cbc.ca
  The long-awaited report does not make any firm recommendation but says both Red Deer and Lethbridge have enough patients to support cardiac catheterization labs.
  
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• Edmonton Photographic Tradeshow

  05-10-2018 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  630 CHED is a Proud Partner of the 10th Annual Edmonton Photographic Trade Show!
  
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• New river valley trails open in northeast Edmonton

  05-10-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton's river valley trail system has expanded by 16 kilometres with Friday's official opening of new asphalt and gravel trails in the northeast.
  
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• Driver hit by own tour bus killed in Columbia Icefield parking lot

  05-10-2018 22:01 via cbc.ca
  A 52-year-old tour bus driver was killed in the Columbia Icefield parking lot after her bus rolled forward, striking her as she stood outside.
  
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• Driver killed after being struck by tour bus in Columbia Icefield parking lot

  05-10-2018 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Officers were called to the parking lot at 1:18 p.m. after receiving 911 calls there had been a collision. 
  
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• Woman's body found in North Saskatchewan River east of Edmonton

  05-10-2018 20:55 via cbc.ca
  Police have identified a woman whose body was found in the North Saskatchewan River east of Edmonton as Lindsay Marie Jackson, 25.
  
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• Edmonton company fined $100K after worker suffers serious facial injuries

  05-10-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety says an Alberta company has been fined after a worker sustained serious facial injuries.
  
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• Thales says Metro LRT signalling system is ready to run

  05-10-2018 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  The contractor in charge of the Metro LRT Line's signals says the system is ready to go, as designed. In fact, Thales suggested the city start incorporating the system back in August.
  
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• Alberta RCMP confirm death of missing Indigenous woman

  05-10-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Police said Lindsay Marie Jackson's body was located in the North Saskatchewan River on Wednesday near Duvernay, Alta.
  
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• From ‘Free Footie’ to ‘Free Hockey’

  05-10-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  It was a natural way to grow, especially in western Canada. The organizer of Free Footie, Tim Adams, is joined by Kris Wells to talk about free street hockey for kids and how Pride Tape plays a role.
  
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• Edmonton company hit with $100,000 fine over worker injured in Saskatchewan

  05-10-2018 20:32 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton company has been ordered to pay $100,000 after a worker was struck in the face by a metal gate in November 2016.
  
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• Thales says Metro Line LRT signalling system ready to run as designed

  05-10-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Thales – the signal contractor at the center of the long-running delays on the Metro LRT Line – says it’s now ready to run as designed. As Kent Morrison explains, the update comes less than two months before the City of Edmonton’s deadline for a fully functioning system.
  
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• 'The worst tax ever': Doug Ford and Jason Kenney hold campaign-style rally against carbon levy

  05-10-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney joined forces Friday for a raucous, campaign-style rally against the provincial carbon tax, where each aimed most of their comments at Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
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• Doug Ford joins Jason Kenney for anti-carbon tax rally in Calgary

  05-10-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  Both Doug Ford and UCP Leader Jason Kenney have been vocal opponents of the federal government's plan to impose a price on carbon.
  
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• Bob Layton: Thanksgiving is a time to thank unseen heroes

  05-10-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  An attitude of gratitude can go a long way.
  
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• Doug Ford joins Jason Kenney for Calgary anti-carbon tax rally

  05-10-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is continuing his Western Canada tour Friday with a stop in Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton Public Library and Capital City Records presents the Up + Downtown Music Festival

  05-10-2018 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Public Library and Capital City Records are putting on the Up + Downtown Music Festival Friday night. Raquel Mann with the library shares details.
  
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• The big question facing Alberta's newest industry: How much for the weed?

  05-10-2018 16:28 via cbc.ca
  If your idea of buying weed is going to a dealer's apartment and shelling out for whatever is on hand, a new reality is fast approaching.
  
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• How much for the weed? That's the big question facing Alberta's newest industry

  05-10-2018 16:28 via cbc.ca
  If your idea of buying weed is going to a dealer's apartment and shelling out for whatever is on hand, a new reality is fast approaching.
  
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• 2018 Best of Bridge cookbook featuring 175 easy weekday supper recipes

  05-10-2018 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Best of Bridge cookbooks are a staple in many Canadian kitchens, and this year Sylvia Kong and Emily Richards are two new contributors. They shared some of their favourite recipes, including a shrimp salad, coconut mango shrimp, and easy cupcakes.
  
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• Precision Drilling to buy Trinidad in all-shares white knight merger

  05-10-2018 15:58 via cbc.ca
  Two of Canada's largest oil and gas drillers have agreed to combine in a deal worth about $1.03 billion, positioning them to have the third-largest contract drilling fleet in the United States.
  
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• Precision Drilling to buy Trinidad Drilling in friendly deal valued at $1B

  05-10-2018 15:58 via cbc.ca
  Two of Canada's largest oil and gas drillers have agreed to combine in a deal worth about $1.03 billion, positioning them to have the third-largest contract drilling fleet in the United States.
  
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• Canada adds 63K jobs in September, unemployment rate dips to 5.9%

  05-10-2018 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  The data caps three months of wild swings for the Canadian job market after strong gains in July and a hefty net job loss in August.
  
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• AMA Travel 7 Islands Travel Contest: Jamaica five-star resort trip

  05-10-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  AMA Travel is giving away seven vacations to islands across the world. Roland Vanmeurs shares details on the five-star stay at a Secrets St. James resort in Jamaica’s Montego Bay. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Edmonton vigil honours missing and murdered Indigenous women

  05-10-2018 15:28 via cbc.ca
  More than 100 people gathered at Boyle Street Plaza in Edmonton Thursday night to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  
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• Treaty 6 job fair for young Indigenous people at the River Cree

  05-10-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  A job fair aimed specifically at young Indigenous people is taking place next week at the River Cree. Cold Lake First Nations Chief Bernice Martial and Eva with the Tribal Chiefs Employment & Training Association share more details on the Treaty 6 job fair.
  
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• Jobless rate dips to 5.9% in September on part-time job gains

  05-10-2018 15:05 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian job market bounced back last month with a gain of 63,000 positions, edging the unemployment rate lower to 5.9 per cent.
  
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• Syncrude presents Fashion with Compassion

  05-10-2018 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  When you purchase a ticket to Fashion with Compassion, you support women who are travelling to Edmonton to undergo cancer treatment. The funds are used for Sorrentino’s Compassion House. Enjoy an incredible meal and a high energy fashion show featuring inspiring looks from Edmonton boutiques and retailers as well as a high profile Canadian designer....
  
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• Province to review case of teen accused in stabbing of Edmonton bus driver

  05-10-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government has launched an internal review into the case of a 15-year-old Indigenous teenager accused of stabbing an Edmonton bus driver last week.
  
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• Precision Drilling buying Trinidad Drilling in friendly deal valued at $1 billion

  05-10-2018 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  Two of Canada's largest oil and gas drillers have agreed to combine in a deal worth about $1.03 billion, positioning them to have the third-largest contract drilling fleet in the United States.
  
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• Feds ‘completely on track’ to impose carbon tax despite provinces dropping out

  05-10-2018 14:14 via globalnews.ca
  Federal officials say there'll be no problem adding Manitoba to the growing list of provinces where Ottawa will have to apply a carbon tax — but they're still not ready to say exactly how the revenues raised by the tax will be given back to people in those provinces.
  
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• Councillor sees tension in Edmonton’s events strategy

  05-10-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  City council is at a crossroads when it comes to festival grants. Coun. Scott McKeen says there is a tension between staying true to old favorites or investing in one-off big events like Crashed Ice.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, October 5, 2018

  05-10-2018 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, October 5, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• EIFF Oct. 4: ‘The Need to Grow’

  05-10-2018 07:55 via globalnews.ca
  On October 4, 2018 at the Edmonton International Film Festival, Todd James reviews ‘The Need to Grow’ film about sustainable farming, and speaks with directors Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick.
  
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• RCMP seek tips after man allegedly urges 2 different girls into his truck north of Camrose

  05-10-2018 06:32 via globalnews.ca
  Camrose RCMP are asking the public for tips after receiving a complaint about girls being approached by a man in a pickup truck and allegedly being asked to enter in the vehicle.
  
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• 36-year-old man killed after SUV rolls in central Alberta

  05-10-2018 06:00 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP are investigating what led to a deadly single-vehicle rollover south of Willingdon, Alta., on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Northwest Territories premier believes talks to manage offshore Arctic drilling may signal end of ban

  05-10-2018 04:39 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government is opening talks with northerners on managing offshore energy exploration in the Canadian Arctic, a move some hope signals a coming relaxation of the current ban on potential development.
  
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• RCMP search for suspect who allegedly exposed himself near St. Albert school

  05-10-2018 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  Police are asking the public for help as they try to track down a man who allegedly exposed his genitals to a woman near a St. Albert elementary school.
  
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• 'Your name will be Day Star:' Don Iveson gets spirit name

  05-10-2018 03:12 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Don Iveson has a new name. It translates to Day Star from the Cree words kîsikâw acâhkos — a new spirit name bestowed on him Thursday by an elders advisory committee.
  
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• Alberta Golden Bears hockey team heads to Denver for a pair of games

  05-10-2018 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  The University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team is off to Denver for a couple of games against NCAA programs this weekend. Some time on the road should so some good with Ian Herbers returning behind the bench. As Quinn Phillips reports, he’s a new face for all but three players.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Oct. 4

  05-10-2018 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton film producer opens up about his long journey to the silver screen

  05-10-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  There are over 170 films being featured at the Edmonton International Film Festival, and many are the product of hard-fought battles to bring screenplays to life. Margeaux Maron caught up with a local producer about his long journey to the silver screen.
  
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• Could more drugs become decriminalized?

  05-10-2018 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  In Thursday’s Health Matters segment, Su-Ling Goh looks at a call for more drugs to be decriminalized to help protect Canadians. She also reports on a 24-7 mental health clinic in Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos offence looking for answers

  05-10-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos have lost two straight games and a big reason why is an offence that has struggled over those two games.
  
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• Discount on Alberta oil reaches record levels

  05-10-2018 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  The record-low reached by the discount on Alberta oil could cost producers billions in lost revenue. As Tom Vernon explains, world prices are going up but that’s not the case here.
  
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• Edmonton neighbourhood calls on city to re-invest in rec

  05-10-2018 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton community is calling on the city to go back to its roots and re-invest in smaller rec centres. But, as Kendra Slugoski reports, finding money for any rec centre isn’t going to be easy.
  
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• AGLC licenses 17 Alberta cannabis stores for Oct. 17

  05-10-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Federal legalization of marijuana is less than two weeks away. But on Oct. 17, only 17 stores across Alberta will be approved and ready to sell. As Vinesh Pratap reports, 11 are in the Edmonton area.
  
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