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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: Nov. 2

  02-11-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the top stories from the Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.
  
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• Edmonton police charge dating site user with sexual assault

  02-11-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  A man who is active on online dating sites has been charged with sexual assault and other offences by Edmonton police.
  
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• Dating site user charged with sexual assault by Edmonton police

  02-11-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  A man who is active on online dating sites has been charged with sexual assault and other offences by Edmonton police.
  
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• Carbon taxes on coal-fired power plants to affect only some emissions

  02-11-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  Ottawa is still negotiating with provinces that have coal plants on how they will be phased out and whether they will be allowed to keep operating any of them by reducing equivalent emissions elsewhere.
  
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• Edmonton police looking for possible victims after Tinder date ends in assault

  02-11-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  On Oct. 14, a woman reported to police that she had been sexually assaulted by a man she met on the dating app Tinder.
  
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• Remains found at site of plane crash in Revelstoke confirmed to be of Alberta couple

  02-11-2018 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the remains are those of Dominic Neron of Parkland Country, Alta., and Ashley Bourgeault of Edmonton.
  
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• Oilers backup goaltender's stock gets bump after blanking Blackhawks​

  02-11-2018 22:51 via cbc.ca
  The local twitterverse was lit Thursday night after the Oilers backup Mikko Koskinen all but single-handedly shutdown the Chicago Blackhawks.
  
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• PSAC downgrades drilling forecast for 2019

  02-11-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Petroleum Services Association of Canada has forecast another drop in oil well drilling in Canada, representing a third year of plateaus in drilling activity.
  
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• Man charged with impaired driving after truck crashes into Red Deer pub

  02-11-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  Charges have been laid after a truck plowed into a Red Deer pub in September.
  
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• Alberta judge sentences woman to 90 days for ‘substantial and criminal’ animal abuse

  02-11-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  A southern Alberta woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for animal abuse that the judge called "substantial and criminal." 
  
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• Alberta judge sentences woman to 90 days for ‘criminal’ animal abuse

  02-11-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  A southern Alberta woman who abused her animals was sentenced Friday to 90 days in jail for what the judge called her ``substandard and criminal behaviour.''
  
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• Highway 2 northbound at Leduc reopens after truck flips, spills potatoes

  02-11-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  The road was shut down after a semi-truck rolled, detached and slid off the road. The truck's haul, tens of thousands of potatoes, spilled as well.
  
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• Imperial reviews Alberta oilsands project approvals as heavy oil price discounts persist

  02-11-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  Two new oilsands projects with the combined capacity to produce up to 200,000 barrels per day have been approved by the Alberta Energy Regulator but proponent Imperial Oil Ltd. isn't saying when or if it will build them.
  
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• Salmonella likely linked to long English cucumbers cause more illnesses in western Canada

  02-11-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  An outbreak of Salmonella infections has so far involved five provinces in Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec.
  
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• 1 person killed, 1 injured after highway crash near Gibbons

  02-11-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  One driver was killed and another driver was taken to hospital after their two vehicles collided on an Alberta highway near Morinville Thursday evening.
  
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• Pins found in Devon Halloween candy

  02-11-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Parents in Devon, Alta. are being asked to thoroughly check their children's Halloween treats after pins were discovered in a few pieces of candy on Wednesday night.
  
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• Pins found in Alberta Halloween candy

  02-11-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Parents in two Alberta communities are being asked to thoroughly check their children's Halloween treats after pins were discovered in a few pieces of candy this week.
  
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• Nisku business owner offers $10,000 for classic muscle car stolen from warehouse

  02-11-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  A Leduc businessman is offering a $10,000 reward after his 1972 Chevelle SS was stolen from his Nisku business on Monday night.
  
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• RCMP investigating after pins found in Halloween treats

  02-11-2018 20:22 via cbc.ca
  RCMP are investigating after pins were found in some treats handed out to children on Halloween night in the community of Devon, southwest of Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton’s 1st board game café celebrates 5 years as gaming grows in popularity

  02-11-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Board game cafes have popped up across Edmonton over the past five years, and it all started with Table Top Cafe — which is celebrating its anniversary this weekend.
  
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• From coast to coast to coast: Sherwood Park man set to finish record hike

  02-11-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Dana Meise has spent the past decade walking across the country, a 21,000 kilometre pursuit to become the first person to touch all three coasts on the Trans-Canada trail. More than 30 million paces into the trek, a single step almost jeopardized the dream.
  
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• Edmonton couple covered in tumours want strangers to see past the bumps

  02-11-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  Gail Appelgren and Tim Golumbia are sharing their stories with the hope of reducing the stigma around their condition.
  
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• Ottawa expanding pilot project aimed at reducing homelessness in 38 communities

  02-11-2018 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault on Friday announced $885,000 to expand a pilot project by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.
  
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• Snow, slippery streets grind Edmonton traffic to hault

  02-11-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  The roads in Edmonton were a disaster on Friday night as overnight rain and snow made for slippery conditions. Kent Morrison has the details. Plus, Jesse Beyer has a weather update.
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator CEO Jim Ellis to resign in January

  02-11-2018 18:27 via cbc.ca
  President and CEO Jim Ellis joined the regulator in 2013 as the first CEO of the newly formed regulator.
  
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• Defence not calling witnesses in trial of man accused in deaths at Alberta work camp

  02-11-2018 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  Daniel Goodridge has pleaded not guilty due to a mental disorder to charges of first-degree murder, assault with a weapon and interfering with human remains.
  
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• Oilers send Evan Bouchard back to juniors

  02-11-2018 17:38 via cbc.ca
  Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard will play his final year of junior hockey before rejoining the NHL team next year.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers return Evan Bouchard to London Knights

  02-11-2018 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  The rookie registered his first NHL goal against Washington on Oct. 25 -- his only point in seven games.
  
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• Freezing rain warnings for central Alberta, snowy roads in Edmonton area

  02-11-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  Freezing rain and snow blanketed much of Alberta overnight, leaving highways icy and visibility poor during the Friday morning commute in Edmonton.
  
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• Bob Layton: Dare Calgary host the Olympics?

  02-11-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Olympic elephant in the room is cost overruns.
  
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• Edmonton Public Library celebrates opening of Capilano branch

  02-11-2018 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  Each month, the Edmonton Public Library will stop by to discuss some of the exciting upcoming events. Caroline Land stops by to talk about the new Capilano branch.
  
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• Daylight Time in January? Canada considered it amid the 1970s oil crisis

  02-11-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  When the United States enacted daylight time as a response to the energy crisis in December 1973, Canada had to debate whether to follow suit.
  
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• No Stone Left Alone to be held Nov. 5 in Edmonton

  02-11-2018 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  No Stone Left Alone is an initiative that aims to place a poppy on the headstone of every Canadian who has served their country. This year’s ceremony in Edmonton is being held on Monday, Nov. 5. Mike Sobel sits down with Randall Purvis to learn more about the ceremony.
  
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• Edmonton police warn of 'especially slippery' commute

  02-11-2018 15:10 via cbc.ca
  The morning rush hour in Edmonton was dicey Friday as freezing rain and a dusting of snow covered roads and highways across Alberta in black ice.
  
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• 51 collisions Friday morning in Edmonton's snowy, slippery commute

  02-11-2018 15:10 via cbc.ca
  The morning rush hour in Edmonton was dicey Friday as freezing rain and a dusting of snow covered roads and highways across Alberta in black ice.
  
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• 206 collisions reported on Edmonton's slippery roads

  02-11-2018 15:10 via cbc.ca
  The morning rush hour in Edmonton was dicey Friday as freezing rain and a dusting of snow covered roads and highways across Alberta in black ice.
  
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• AMA Travel: Explore the wonders of Newfoundland

  02-11-2018 14:46 via globalnews.ca
  Roland Vanmeurs with AMA Travel is back! This week, he’s talking about all that Newfoundland has to offer.
  
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• Greyhound exit leaves gap for homeless, domestic violence shelters

  02-11-2018 14:43 via cbc.ca
  Organizations that help the homeless and those fleeing domestic violence say they have lost a vital resource with Greyhound's exit from the West — and they're not sure how well a patchwork of alternatives will be able to fill the gap.
  
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• Kenney's plan to screen new party members for hateful, extreme views is unprecedented

  02-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The United Conservative Party calls them growing pains. Well, they’re certainly a pain. And they seem to be growing.
  
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• Blanket Alberta in Warmth campaign collecting for Edmontonians

  02-11-2018 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Emergency Relief Service Society is collecting blankets for Edmontonians in need, such as new residents, the homeless, and poor students. Shauna Heatherington and Dalia Abdellatif explain.
  
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• Enbridge reports third quarter loss on one time charges, adjusted profit up

  02-11-2018 13:42 via globalnews.ca
  The pipeline and utility company says the loss amounted to five cents per share for the quarter compared with a profit of $765 million or 47 cents per share a year ago.
  
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• Voices inside his head told Daniel Goodridge 'to kill anyone in his path'

  02-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A forensic psychiatrist and a forensic psychologist both say accused killer Daniel Goodridge should be found not criminally responsible for killing former co-workers because he was psychotic at the time.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, November 2, 2018

  02-11-2018 12:47 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, November 2, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Paralyzed, terminally ill man forced off Covenant Health property for assisted-dying services

  02-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman says her terminally ill best friend, who was effectively paralyzed, had to sign his assisted-dying request form in a bus shelter because Covenant Health would not allow him to do so in its facility.
  
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• Oilsands companies pull back on production as 'crisis' hits sector

  02-11-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  With no immediate relief in sight from a collapse in Canadian oil prices, oilsands companies are beginning to turn down the taps and produce less oil.
  
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• A look at potential property tax increases for Edmonton over next 4 years

  02-11-2018 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  Sarah Kraus takes a look at what the potential property tax increase could look like for Edmontonians over the next four years.
  
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• Sherwood Park grannies helping African grandmothers raising orphaned children: ‘We feel a connection with them’

  02-11-2018 05:23 via globalnews.ca
  “We had heard about the needs of the African grandmothers, and most of us firmly believe that had we been born in Africa 75 years ago, their story would be our own."
  
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• Koskinen earns 1st NHL shutout as Oilers beat Blackhawks

  02-11-2018 04:55 via cbc.ca
  Mikko Koskinen made 40 saves for his first career NHL shutout and Drake Caggiula scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers pulled out a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.
  
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• Koskinen and Caggiula lead Edmonton Oilers to shutout win over Blackhawks

  02-11-2018 04:45 via globalnews.ca
  Mikko Koskinen backstopped the Oilers to a win over Chicago.
  
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• Alberta regulator apologizes for spooking public with $260-billion cleanup cost estimate

  02-11-2018 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  The estimated liabilities he cited in his February presentation are $200 billion greater than the previous calculation made public by the regulator.
  
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