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• Canadian Pacific breaks all-time record for shipping grain in October

  06-11-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Pacific broke an all-time record for the shipment of grain and grain products in the month of October — 2.64 million metric tonnes, to be exact.
  
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• Impaled deer prompts calls to fix fence in Cameron Heights neighbourhood

  06-11-2018 23:29 via cbc.ca
  Residents of Edmonton's Cameron Heights neighbourhood say a metal fence in the area is putting wildlife at risk, after a deer that became impaled on it was put down over the weekend.
  
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• Take a look inside the new Capilano Library ahead of Thursday’s grand opening

  06-11-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's brand new $11.8-million Capilano Library branch is set to open to the public on Thursday, but here's a little sneak peek inside the facility.
  
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• Edmonton Police Commission revealing new police chief

  06-11-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Police Commission has scheduled a media availability for Wednesday morning to introduce the new chief.
  
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• A look inside the new Capilano Library

  06-11-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  The brand new $11.8-million Capilano Library branch is set to open to the public on Thursday. Here’s a little sneak peek inside the facility.
  
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• If Calgary votes no in the 2026 Olympic plebiscite, what’s next?

  06-11-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Duane Bratt, a professor of political science at Mount Royal University said he doubts the city would continue to push for a bid in the wake of a no vote.
  
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• Estranged Alberta NDP backbencher to quit politics after next election

  06-11-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Estranged Alberta NDP backbencher Robyn Luff says she won't run in the spring election and won't be crossing the floor to join another party in the meantime.
  
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• Victims left with little recourse when escaping abusive partners out on bail

  06-11-2018 20:08 via cbc.ca
  Domestic violence survivors forced to flee when their former partners are released on bail are not getting the help they need to remain safe, say emergency shelter workers in Alberta.
  
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• ‘Opioids Don’t Discriminate’ interactive display in Strathcona County

  06-11-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  The “Opioids Don’t Discriminate” interactive display in Strathcona County aims to shed light on the wide range of people killed by opioid overdoses every day. As Kendra Slugoski explains, the hope is to challenge the stigmas of people who use drugs.
  
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• Death of man, 56, in northeast Edmonton a homicide, police say

  06-11-2018 19:53 via cbc.ca
  The death of a man found unresponsive in northeast Edmonton on Friday has been ruled a homicide, police said Tuesday.
  
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• 41-0? Minor hockey groups say kids’ games should be about fun, not scores

  06-11-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Time to consider a "mercy rule?" The issue of managing scores in youth hockey games surfaced after a team of eight-year-olds from Kitchener crushed a squad from Cambridge 41-0 last month.
  
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• Ousted Calgary MLA's bullying allegations 'unfounded,' NDP caucus says

  06-11-2018 19:19 via cbc.ca
  The decision to kick Calgary MLA Robyn Luff out of the Alberta NDP caucus was unanimous because MLAs believed her complaints of bullying and intimidation were "unfounded."
  
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• Crossover controversy: Eskimos left out of playoffs despite better record than all but one East team

  06-11-2018 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  Unfortunately for the Edmonton Eskimos, there is no provision in the crossover rules for when the five teams in the West have better records than all but the first-place team in the East.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos’ Reilly and Gable named Players of the Week in final regular season game

  06-11-2018 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  Two Eskimos have been named CFL Players of the Week for their performances in the team's 33-24 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the team's final game of the season. 
  
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• Speed limits being lowered on 15 sections of B.C. highways

  06-11-2018 18:06 via cbc.ca
  570 kilometres of road will have speed limits rolled back by 10 km/h, Transportation Minister Claire Trevena announced Tuesday morning.
  
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• Edmonton Metro LRT extension public hearing postponed

  06-11-2018 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  A public hearing on the Metro LRT Line extension was postponed Tuesday to Jan. 22. 
  
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• Edmonton city council hears final recommendations on Metro LRT extension

  06-11-2018 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  City council will hear speakers on the concept plans and crossing assessments of the Metro Line extension at Tuesday's public hearing. 
  
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• NDP had no choice but to turf backbencher from caucus, political analyst says

  06-11-2018 17:27 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta NDP had no choice but to oust backbencher MLA Robyn Luff from its caucus after she issued a political ultimatum and planned to boycott the legislature, says political analyst Duane Bratt.
  
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• CFL commissioner, group behind franchise bid set to make ‘special announcement’ in Halifax

  06-11-2018 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  There are no details on what Randy Ambroisie and the Maritime Football Limited Partnership are planning to announce. However, staff members with municipality revealed last week that they expect CFL to award a conditional franchise to Maritime Football within the next month.
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne adds more dates to North American tour

  06-11-2018 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  The Prince of Darkness announced four Canadian stops with opening act Megadeth on the 'No More Tours 2' tour.
  
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• CSIS says federal Trans Mountain pipeline purchase seen as ‘betrayal’ by many opponents

  06-11-2018 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  A heavily censored copy of a report from Canada's spy agency — originally classified top secret — characterizes resistance to the Trans Mountain pipeline project as a "developing intelligence issue."
  
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• Alberta baker rises to top in The Great Canadian Baking Show

  06-11-2018 16:01 via cbc.ca
  Eliminated by tough pie crusts, sunken soufflés and goopy ganache, only three bakers remain in The Great Canadian Baking show. And one of them is from Alberta.
  
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• Seeing pink? That's salt on the roads, Edmonton supervisor says

  06-11-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Crews out in full force on Edmonton streets over the past few days are using a variety of methods to clear snow and ice, including salt and a controversial anti-icing agent, calcium chloride.
  
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• 'This is not allowed here': Rogers Place concert goer told she can't kiss girlfriend

  06-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Allyson MacIvor will never forget her first concert experience at Rogers Place, but it wasn't the experience she wanted.
  
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• 'This is not allowed here': Edmonton concertgoer told she can't kiss girlfriend

  06-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Allyson MacIvor will never forget her first concert experience at Edmonton's Rogers Place, but it wasn't the experience she wanted.
  
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• 'This is not allowed here': Edmonton concert goer told she can't kiss girlfriend

  06-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Allyson MacIvor will never forget her first concert experience at Edmonton's Rogers Place, but it wasn't the experience she wanted.
  
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• Spy service says federal pipeline purchase seen as 'betrayal' by many opponents

  06-11-2018 14:35 via cbc.ca
  Canada's spy agency says many members of the environmental and Indigenous communities see the federal purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline as a betrayal, and suggests that could intensify opposition to expanding the project.
  
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• 2,000 days in solitary and counting: Federal reforms to segregation flawed, say prisoner rights advocates

  06-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The case of a former Edmonton inmate who has spent five-and-a-half years in segregation highlights defects in federally proposed changes to segregation laws, say prisoner rights advocates.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, November 6, 2018

  06-11-2018 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, November 6, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Dad’s exercise before conception may help child’s lifelong health

  06-11-2018 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers found paternal exercise has a significant impact on the metabolic health, including improved glucose metabolism, decreased body weight and a decreased fat mass, of their offspring well into adulthood.
  
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• Dad’s exercise before conception can help child’s lifelong health

  06-11-2018 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers found paternal exercise has a significant impact on the metabolic health, including improved glucose metabolism, decreased body weight and a decreased fat mass, of their offspring well into adulthood.
  
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• Ruck March for Remembrance aims to have an impact

  06-11-2018 07:46 via globalnews.ca
  Every year we lose dedicated soldiers, officer, firefighters and paramedics to illness, injury and suicide. As veterans and first responders, Ian Hall and Karl MacPhee want to make an impact with Ruck March for Remembrance. They dropped by Global News on Sunday to talk about the initiative.
  
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• This woman's newfound family is a houseful of strangers in the fight of their lives

  06-11-2018 07:30 via cbc.ca
  At a cancer treatment house 1,300 kilometres from home, Sarah Rosolen is finding strength in sisterhood.
  
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• Pedestrian killed in central Edmonton hit and run

  06-11-2018 07:06 via globalnews.ca
  On Monday, police said an 88-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene in Edmonton’s Chinatown over the weekend. Albert Delitala has the latest.
  
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• Robyn Luff removed from Alberta NDP caucus

  06-11-2018 07:00 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary MLA has been removed from the Alberta NDP caucus after she announced she would no longer be taking her seat in the legislature over what she described as a “toxic culture” in the party’s caucus. Albert Delitala has the latest.
  
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• Calgary MLA Robyn Luff removed from NDP caucus

  06-11-2018 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  "Owing to Ms. Luff’s actions, NDP MLAs have lost confidence in her ability to participate as a productive and trustworthy member of the government caucus."
  
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• Capitals beat Oilers to snap 2-game skid

  06-11-2018 04:02 via cbc.ca
  Alex Ovechkin scored on the power play, backup goaltender Pheonix Copley made 31 saves and the Washington Capitals ended their two-game losing streak by beating the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Monday night.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers fall behind early and lose in Washington

  06-11-2018 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Capitals ended the Oilers' five-game road winning streak.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Nov. 5

  06-11-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton health matters: breaking the silence around men’s mental health

  06-11-2018 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  Movember used to be all about moustaches and prostate cancer awareness. But in recent years, the annual event has also been spotlighting men’s mental health. Su-Ling Goh reports.
  
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• 'It should not have happened,' says mom of Edmonton man killed by police during 'stabbing spree'

  06-11-2018 02:09 via cbc.ca
  Mogadishu-born Abdi Gani Mahamud Hirsi came to Canada when he was seven years old. He was shot dead in his favourite city — Vancouver — at 26.
  
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• No Stone Left Alone ceremony held in Edmonton

  06-11-2018 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  In Edmonton, 700 children laid poppies on headstones in one of the city’s fields of honour. This year marked a special anniversary for No Stone Left Alone, reminding everyone how important it is to share the sacrifices made with the next generation. Quinn Ohler reports.
  
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• Safety concerns raised over concentration of Edmonton supervised consumption services

  06-11-2018 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  With the city’s newest supervised consumption site now open, questions have surfaced once again about the impact on the surrounding community. Vinesh Pratap reports.
  
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• Wildlife officer shoots through deers' antlers to free entangled animals

  06-11-2018 02:02 via cbc.ca
  A fish and wildlife officer in northern Alberta resorted to extraordinary measures to separate two deer whose antlers had become intertwined during the pre-rutting season.
  
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• Wildlife officer shoots through antlers to free 2 entangled deer

  06-11-2018 02:02 via cbc.ca
  A fish and wildlife officer in northern Alberta resorted to extraordinary measures to separate two deer after their antlers became intertwined during the pre-rutting season.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Nov. 5

  06-11-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the top stories from the Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 edition of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Nancy Carlson.
  
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• Tough times continue to weigh on Calgary and Alberta home sellers

  06-11-2018 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  Overall home sales declined almost 10 per cent in October across Calgary, with detached home sales down to levels not seen since the late 1990's.
  
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• Alberta needs legislation to ensure medically assisted death is accessed equally: advocates

  06-11-2018 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  Friends of Medicare is calling on the provincial government to create legislation that would ensure equal access to Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) at all Alberta hospital facilities.
  
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• 'We can ticket any time': Edmonton warns property owners to clear sidewalks

  06-11-2018 01:17 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton bylaw officers are ready to clamp down on property owners if they find sidewalks covered with snow and ice.
  
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• Elderly pedestrian struck by vehicle, killed in central Edmonton hit and run

  06-11-2018 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  An 88-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Edmonton’s Chinatown on Sunday evening, police said Monday. Albert Delitala has more from the scene.
  
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