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• B.C.'s natural gas supply could be reduced as much as 50% this winter

  22-10-2018 23:42 via cbc.ca
  FortisBC is warning customers that the gas pipeline explosion earlier this month will reduce natural gas supply between 20 and 50 per cent of normal levels going into the winter.
  
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• Federal Conservatives argue Energy East would prevent dependence on Saudi oil

  22-10-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  The federal Conservatives are invoking the risk of dependence on oil from countries like Saudi Arabia as an argument to revive the Energy East pipeline, even though the pipeline was intended to carry oil almost entirely for export.
  
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• Naked streaker jumps into rodeo ring in Edmonton

  22-10-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  A man bared all by jumping into the ring at a Professional Bull Riders rodeo show in Edmonton, Alberta on October 21. The man ran around and rolled in the dirt before escaping over the fence and into the crowd.
  
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• New gallery exhibit sheds light on flu epidemic that killed 4,000 in Alberta

  22-10-2018 20:59 via cbc.ca
  One hundred years ago, a devastating flu swept into Alberta and killed more than 4,000 people. The Spanish flu confounded doctors with its lightning-fast progression, and the fact that it most affected adults aged 20 to 45.
  
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• Trudeau to unveil carbon tax plan Tuesday for provinces that don't comply

  22-10-2018 20:43 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil Tuesday the federal government's plan for wayward provinces that do not comply with the national climate plan.
  
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• Construction begins on Edmonton’s End of the World development

  22-10-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  A popular lookout over the North Saskatchewan River known to Edmontonians as "End of the World" is about to go through some major changes.
  
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• Edmonton residents impacted by Canada Post strike

  22-10-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton is one of four cities across Canada being impacted by a rotating strike by Canada Post employees. Vinesh Pratap reports.
  
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• Teen pleads guilty to lesser charges at Edmonton Mac’s murders trial

  22-10-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  A teenager charged in connection with two separate Mac’s employees killings made a surprising plea. As Kendra Slugoski explains, he admitted to five of the six charges – but not first-degree murder.
  
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• Man dead after Sherwood Park workplace accident

  22-10-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Labour said the man fell from the top of a loaded trailer at around 10 a.m. on Oct. 16.
  
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• Edmonton’s Dynasty Century Palace Restaurant briefly shut down due to cockroaches

  22-10-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Dynasty Century Palace Restaurant in downtown Edmonton was briefly shut down last week by Alberta Health Services for unsanitary conditions, including cockroaches in the kitchen and improper food storage.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid named NHL star of the week

  22-10-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  The 21-year-old became the first player in NHL history to record a point on nine consecutive team goals to begin a season and is tied for third in league scoring.
  
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• 'It's really limited my ability to feel': Former inmate recalls time in solitary confinement

  22-10-2018 19:19 via cbc.ca
  A former inmate recounts spending six months in an eight-by- 10 foot segregation cell at the Edmonton Institution and said sometimes he was left in there for days on end.
  
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• 2 men charged with kidnapping in Red Deer abduction

  22-10-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  Red Deer RCMP have charged two men in the abduction of a 48-year-old woman whose day-long disappearance prompted an urgent plea for assistance from police.
  
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• Woman found after alleged Red Deer kidnapping; 2 men charged

  22-10-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  A woman was allegedly kidnapped in Red Deer last week, resulting in two men being arrested and charged.
  
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• Canada Post’s rotating strikes: Everything you need to know about it

  22-10-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has begun a series of rotating strikes in four cities after negotiators failed to reach a last-minute deal Sunday evening.
  
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• Community rallies for Alberta teen in desperate need of living liver donor

  22-10-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Noah Orchard, 18, has cystic fibrosis and Type 1 Diabetes, and a recent complication sent him to the hospital.
  
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• Suspect shot in confrontation with RCMP on Samson Cree Nation

  22-10-2018 17:45 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a suspect was shot during a Monday morning confrontation with RCMP in Maskwacis.
  
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• Officer-involved shooting south of Edmonton Monday morning injures 1

  22-10-2018 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police were searching for suspects after a reported shooting when a confrontation broke out and one of the suspects was shot by police.
  
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• Man dies after fall at Sherwood Park worksite

  22-10-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
  The worker — a man his 60s — died after falling from the top of a loaded trailer.
  
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• Yellowhead Tribal College: Offering more than an education to all

  22-10-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  Yellowhead Tribal College is an inclusive and open learning institution in Treaty 6 territory. Established in 1986 by the Yellowhead Tribal Council, the college offers accredited programs in a flexible, supportive academic environment that nurtures Indigenous culture and traditions.
  
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• 'No mail' Monday as Edmonton's Canada Post workers walk off the job

  22-10-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  Mail will not be delivered in Edmonton Monday after hundreds of local postal workers walked off the job as part of a series of rotating strikes across the country.
  
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• 'No mail' Monday after Edmonton Canada Post workers walk off the job

  22-10-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  Mail was not delivered in Edmonton and affiliated municipalities Monday after hundreds of local postal workers walked off the job as part of a series of rotating strikes across the country.
  
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• Nunavut politician to ask legislature to consider civilian RCMP oversight

  22-10-2018 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  Nunavut politician Adam Arreak Lightstone wants the territory to review how it investigates violence complaints against the RCMP in light of recently released documents and videos.
  
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• Plaque initiative connects Westmount residents with neighbourhood history

  22-10-2018 15:20 via cbc.ca
  As the 100th anniversary of the neighbourhood approaches, the Westmount Heritage Committee had been looking for ways to mark its centennial. They came up with a plaque initiative, which connects current residents to the first people who lived in their houses.
  
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• Trial begins Monday for teen facing murder charges in Edmonton Mac’s killings

  22-10-2018 14:52 via globalnews.ca
  The trial is scheduled to begin Monday for a youth charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the 2015 shooting deaths of two Mac's convenience store workers in Edmonton.
  
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• 'Braiding western science and Indigenous knowledge': New environmental monitoring program launches

  22-10-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A new college program marries Indigenous traditional knowledge and western science to empower the next generation of environmental monitors in the oilsands.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, October 22, 2018

  22-10-2018 13:22 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, October 22, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Letters Oct. 22: ISIS fighters not welcome here - Edmonton Sun

  22-10-2018 13:00 via edmontonsun.com
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  Letters Oct. 22: ISIS fighters not welcome here
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  All I want for Christmas is two new coaches. One for the Eskimos and one for the Oilers. PETER BLACHA. (Next year will be Edmonton's year … which is the same thing we said last year and the year prior to that … ) ...
  
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• 'Shameful': Cannabis customers floored by the amount of plastic packing on their pot

  22-10-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  For every gram of cannabis sold, there can be as much as 70 grams of packaging waste, according to some of Canada’s first cannabis customers.
  
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• Canada Post hit by rotating strikes in Victoria, Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax

  22-10-2018 07:38 via cbc.ca
  The union representing 50,000 Canada Post employees has begun a series of rotating strikes.
  
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• Canada Post hit by rotating strikes in Victoria, Edmonton, Halifax, Windsor, Ont.

  22-10-2018 07:38 via cbc.ca
  The union representing 50,000 Canada Post employees has begun a series of rotating strikes in four cities.
  
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• Canada Post hit by rotating strikes in Victoria, Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax - Financial Post

  22-10-2018 07:28 via business.financialpost.com
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  Canada Post hit by rotating strikes in Victoria, Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax
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  OTTAWA — The union representing 50,000 Canada Post employees has begun rotating strikes in four cities across the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the 24-hour strikes began Monday at 12:01 a.m. local time in Victoria, Edmonton and ...
  Canada Post rotating strikes start today in Victoria, Edmonton, Windsor and HalifaxSaskatoon StarPhoenix
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• Edmonton bikers support teenager struggling with severe mental illness - CBC.ca

  22-10-2018 05:23 via cbc.ca
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  Edmonton bikers support teenager struggling with severe mental illness
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  An Edmonton boy is still struggling to get the mental health support he needs, after his story was made public earlier this month. But this weekend, the 15-year-old learned he has support from the community in abundance. A pack of about 45 motorcycles ...
  
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• Edmonton bikers support teenager struggling with severe mental illness

  22-10-2018 05:23 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton boy is still struggling to get the mental health support he needs after his story was made public earlier this month. But this weekend, the 15-year-old learned he has abundant support from the community.
  
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• Early Christmas for Beaumont girl with brain cancer

  22-10-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Oct 21 – Christmas has come early for a young Beaumont girl with terminal cancer. The festivities double as a fundraiser for her treatments and to help her check the last few items off her bucket list. Albert Delitala reports.
  
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• Early Christmas for Beaumont girl with terminal brain cancer

  22-10-2018 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  Janaya Chekowski-McKenzie pulled up to the Beaumont Curling Club in a limousine on Sunday, helping her tick off an item on her bucket list: to become "world famous."
  
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• JONES: Edmonton Eskimos would be visitors in own home - Edmonton Sun

  22-10-2018 03:50 via edmontonsun.com
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  JONES: Edmonton Eskimos would be visitors in own home
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  Effectively, the Eskimos have decided that if they somehow manage to defy the odds and get to the Edmonton 2018 Grey Cup game as a crossover team, they'd attempt to buy their own dressing room back. That's right. Buy back their dressing room. As it ...and more »
  
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• 11-year-old Alberta girl paralyzed after fall at Troll Falls

  22-10-2018 03:39 via globalnews.ca
  After a fall during a family hike to Troll Falls left her paralyzed, an 11-year-old Alberta girl and her family are learning to adapt to new circumstances.
  
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• Derek Fildebrandt becomes leader of new Freedom Conservative Party in Alberta

  22-10-2018 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  "We will give Albertans a clear choice that is neither the big government NDP or the old establishment Tories, but is, instead, dedicated to a free and autonomous Alberta, within Canada, that will build a new Alberta Advantage for the 21st century."
  
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• Southern Alberta animal sanctuary struggles to feed rescue horses amid hay shortages

  22-10-2018 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  "The farmer said it wouldn't have been worth the gas to try and harvest what grew in his area. So he didn't make any bales."
  
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• Suspicious death outside Edmonton community hall

  22-10-2018 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Oct 21 – Edmonton police are investigating the city’s latest suspicious death after a shooting at a community hall. It happened around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Warmer weather a 'godsend' for Alberta farmers - Edmonton Journal

  22-10-2018 02:07 via edmontonjournal.com
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  Warmer weather a 'godsend' for Alberta farmers
  Edmonton Journal
  After snowy, wet conditions hammered the Alberta prairies earlier this month leaving half of the province's crops unharvested, a recent trend of warmer weather has some farmers feeling more optimistic. “It's been a godsend,” said Humphrey Banack of the ...
  
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• 'I feel cheated': Telco customer set to speak on Day 1 of CRTC hearing into misleading sales practices

  22-10-2018 02:00 via cbc.ca
  Over the next five days, the CRTC will hear from consumers, advocacy groups and telecom service providers, all attempting to influence how the regulator ensures Canadians are protected from aggressive and misleading telecom sales.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers in good shape through tough opening portion of season - Edmonton Sun

  22-10-2018 01:35 via edmontonsun.com
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  Edmonton Oilers in good shape through tough opening portion of season
  Edmonton Sun
  At first glance, a trip to Europe followed by three road games in North America and then returning home to host four elite teams seemed a pretty daunting task for the Edmonton Oilers. There were concerns the Oilers could find themselves in a deep hole ...
  Edmonton Oilers recall Cooper Marody as injuries start to pile upEdmonton Journal
  Edmonton Oilers won't survive very long as a one-man teamOttawa C
  
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• School districts reverse course on class size request fees - Edmonton Journal

  22-10-2018 01:31 via edmontonjournal.com
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  School districts reverse course on class size request fees
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  Public school boards in Edmonton and Calgary are refunding Postmedia more than $650 in fees the school districts charged to release class sizes data earlier this year. Janet French. Updated: October 21, 2018. Edmonton Public Schools is one of two ...
  
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• Edmonton postal workers could join rolling strike Monday - Toronto Star

  22-10-2018 00:09 via thestar.com
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  Edmonton postal workers could join rolling strike Monday
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  EDMONTON—Postal workers in Edmonton could go on strike Monday morning unless they can reach a last-minute agreement with Canada Post. “Canada Post had the opportunity this weekend to stop any postal disruption on Monday, but instead, as they ...
  
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• Alberta Ballet retells ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ through Western Canadian lens

  22-10-2018 00:09 via globalnews.ca
  "By creating our own, we're creating a real piece of Alberta Ballet to move forward into the future with and it's really exciting."
  
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