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• Small Alberta hamlet receives 1st-ever war memorial in time for Remembrance Day

  11-11-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  A small hamlet northwest of Edmonton celebrated Remembrance Day this year with its first-ever war memorial, a fitting occasion on the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
  
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• RCMP investigate man's death on Sunchild First Nation reserve

  11-11-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  A man is dead after being found injured Friday night on Sunchild First Nation. RCMP were called to the community approximately 60 kilometres northwest of Rocky Mountain House around 9 p.m. for a report of an injured man.
  
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• RCMP investigate man's death on Sunchild First Nation

  11-11-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  A man is dead after being found injured Friday night on Sunchild First Nation. RCMP were called to the community around 60 kilometres northwest of Rocky Mountain House at around 9 p.m. for a report of an injured man.
  
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• Weather: Nov 11

  11-11-2018 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Global Edmonton’s weather forecast for Sun, Nov 11.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Weekend: Nov 11

  11-11-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Sunday, November 11, 2018 edition of the Global News Hour at 6. Hosted by Kim Smith.
  
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• Law students defend classroom comments from Edmonton homicide detective

  11-11-2018 21:44 via cbc.ca
  A group of law students is defending comments made in a lecture by a veteran Edmonton homicide detective after another student filed a formal complaint calling for his suspension.
  
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• Sounds of Mons Bugle mark armistice

  11-11-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Nov 11 – Hundreds of people gathered at the Alberta Legislature on Sunday to honour the memory of those who lost their lives in the First World War. As Albert Delitala tells us, there was a historic instrument at the event that played a huge part in the marking of the armistice in 1918.
  
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• Hamlet receives war memorial donation

  11-11-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Nov 11 – The hamlet of Riviere Qui Barre saw more than 80 men go off to fight in the First and Second World War. For years, the town did not have a gathering place for Remembrance Day because there was no cenotaph. That is, until a generous donor stepped in this year. Julia...
  
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• RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigates man’s death on Sunchild First Nation

  11-11-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  A man found seriously injured on an Alberta First Nation following an altercation on Friday has died of his injuries, police said.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers GM Chiarelli hoping Yamamoto, Puljujarvi build confidence in Bakersfield

  11-11-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  GM Peter Chiarelli says Jesse Puljujarvi and Kailer Yamamoto need to get more touches and ice time in the AHL than they've been getting with the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL.
  
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• Calgary lawyer challenging gay-straight alliance bill compares pride flags to swastikas

  11-11-2018 20:02 via cbc.ca
  John Carpay's comment comparing rainbow pride flags to swastikas should get him disbarred and removed as a member of the United Conservative Party, says an LGBTQ advocate.
  
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• Illness forces Fleetwood Mac to reschedule Alberta concerts at last minute

  11-11-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Just hours before they were set to perform at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Saturday, news spread that Fleetwood Mac had been forced to reschedule its Alberta concerts this week because a band member became ill.
  
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• Canadian oil price discounts costing economy billions of dollars

  11-11-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers estimates Canadian oil price discounts are costing the economy billions of dollars.
  
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• Economic cost of Canadian oil price discounts counted in billions of dollars

  11-11-2018 17:06 via cbc.ca
  Imagine producing a bumper crop of a product in high demand around the globe, only to learn you must settle for a discounted price because there's no easy way to get your product to market.
  
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• 91-year-old warplane electrician walks down memory lane

  11-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  As Marion Marten walks around the ticket gate onto the display floor at the Aviation Museum in Edmonton, it’s like she’s stepping into a time machine back to 1943.
  
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• No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Day special

  11-11-2018 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  A ceremony that began in Edmonton in 2011 has spread across the country. No Stone Left Alone Memorial Foundation honours the sacrifice and service of Canada’s military by educating students and placing poppies on the headstones of veterans every November.
  
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• How Canadian soldiers reacted to news of an armistice in 1918

  11-11-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  For some Canadian soldiers on the front line, news of the end of the First World War began with rumours.
  
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• Recitation of “In Flanders Fields” at Edmonton

  11-11-2018 14:08 via globalnews.ca
  “In Flanders Fields” is recited at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Edmonton on Sunday.
  
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• For Fort McMurray veteran, the best medicine for his PTSD are his fellow soldiers

  11-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  When counselling didn't work for him, Andrew Gorman started confiding in other service members. Then he started healing.
  
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• Edmontonians to gather for Remembrance Day ceremony at University of Alberta on Sunday

  11-11-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of people are expected to gather at the University of Alberta's Butterdome on Sunday morning to pay tribute to Canadians who have lost their lives in military conflicts.
  
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• Edmontonians gather for Remembrance Day ceremony at University of Alberta’s Butterdome

  11-11-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of people are expected to gather at the University of Alberta's Butterdome on Sunday morning to pay tribute to Canadians who have lost their lives in military conflicts.
  
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• Edmontonians hear the Last Post and spend 2 minutes in silence for Remembrance Day

  11-11-2018 13:59 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians at the Butterdome hear the Last Post and spend two minutes in silence for Remembrance Day on Sunday morning.
  
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• Alberta Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell addresses military veterans on Remembrance Day

  11-11-2018 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell addresses military veterans at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Edmonton on Sunday.
  
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• Edmontonians gather at the Butterdome to mark Remembrance Day

  11-11-2018 13:43 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians gathered at the University of Alberta’s Butterdome on Sunday to mark Remembrance Day.
  
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• 2018 Remembrance Day ceremony at Edmonton’s Butterdome

  11-11-2018 13:30 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians gathered at the University of Alberta’s Butterdome on Sunday to mark Remembrance Day.
  
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• Indigenous veterans: They fought for freedom, democracy and an equality 'they could never share'

  11-11-2018 03:27 via cbc.ca
  For more than two decades, Scott Sheffield’s work has focused on Indigenous peoples' participation in the Canadian military. He said their contributions are sometimes forgotten and misunderstood.
  
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• Farmfair International to remain in Edmonton despite drop in attendance

  11-11-2018 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  FarmFair International is to remain in Edmonton in the years ahead, despite a significant drop in attendance following the departure of the Canadian Finals Rodeo.
  
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• Fleetwood Mac concert cancelled 90 minutes before band to take stage in Edmonton

  11-11-2018 03:01 via cbc.ca
  Albertans looking forward to seeing legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac in concert this long weekend will now have to wait until April.
  
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• Both sides of Calgary 2026 Olympic bid rally in final countdown to plebiscite

  11-11-2018 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  With three days to go until the Calgary 2026 Olympic bid plebisicite, both sides of the debate are rallying their troops and making pitches to the undecided.
  
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• Daughter of woman pushed in front of CTrain speaks about life-changing injuries: ‘She is a fighter’

  11-11-2018 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, police charged a 35-year-old woman with attempted murder after Rozalia Meichl, 64, was pushed in front of a train arriving at the Victoria Park/Stampede CTrain station.
  
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• Oilers send Puljujarvi, Yamamoto to minors amid 3-game losing skid

  11-11-2018 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  Two of the Edmonton Oilers' recent first-round draft picks were sent down to the team's American Hockey League affiliate on Saturday.
  
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