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• Man charged 8 months after fatal Red Deer hit and run

  14-11-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit and run in Red Deer in March.
  
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• Suspect in fatal hit-and-run charged nine months after Red Deer death

  14-11-2018 23:11 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to a fatal hit and run in Red Deer last spring.
  
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• Jason Kenney says Carpay membership decision lies with UCP board, not with him

  14-11-2018 23:03 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney says he doesn’t have the authority to expel the Calgary lawyer who compared the Pride flag to a Nazi swastika from the party.
  
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• New pipelines are the answer to oil price problems: Natural Resources minister

  14-11-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says he shares Albertan's "frustration'' at billions of dollars being lost to the Canadian economy due to oil price discounts linked to export pipeline capacity constraints.
  
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• Pro wrestling shouldn't be governed by Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, committee decides

  14-11-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  Professional wrestling should no longer be governed by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, a city council committee decided on Wednesday.
  
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• NCAA list ranks Edmonton basketball player as one of century’s best three-point shooters

  14-11-2018 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  A new list from the NCAA ranks Edmonton basketball player Steve Sir as one of this century’s best three-point shooters. Kevin Karius explains.
  
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• Rookies help bring success to Sherwood Park Crusaders

  14-11-2018 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Sherwood Park Crusaders currently sit in second place in the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s North Division Standings. As John Sexsmith reports, part of the reason for their success has been the play of a couple of rookies.
  
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• Edmonton café standing by $3.50 charge for lemon water after sour customer review

  14-11-2018 21:30 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton restaurant has been flooded with complaints after a customer — sour at being charged $3.50 for hot lemon water — posted a negative review online.
  
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• Edmonton wrestling events no longer need commission regulation

  14-11-2018 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  On Wednesday morning, a decision was made to end the regulation of wrestling in Edmonton, which was in place for nearly 100 years.
  
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• The Salvation Army kicks off its Christmas Kettle Campaign

  14-11-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Salvation Army kicked has kicked off its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign. Margeaux Maron has the details.
  
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• Grey Cup festivities taking over section of Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue

  14-11-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  It will be like a mini-city within our city. The Grey Cup festivities are taking over a section of Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue and that means shutting the road down to traffic. Kendra Slugoski reports.
  
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• AGLC changes way it divvies up tight cannabis supply

  14-11-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is changing the way it distributes cannabis to businesses after some retailers complained they can’t buy any pot while their competitors can. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• Alberta education minister delivers GSA policy ultimatum

  14-11-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  David Eggen gave 28 private schools that haven’t complied with Bill 24 until the end of the school year to post policies on safe schools and GSAs or they’ll lose funding. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Residents and drivers question massive amount of traffic signs on south Edmonton street

  14-11-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Within a 15-block distance, there are about 220 different signs — from playground zone notifications and speed limits to bike lane advisories, traffic advisories and more.
  
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• Edmonton road renewal leads to lots of street signs

  14-11-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  In a 15-block span, there are about 220 traffic signs along 106 Street in south Edmonton. Why so many signs? Kent Morrison spoke to residents, cyclists and the city, hoping to find out.
  
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• What’s next for Calgary, Canada and the Olympic Games after 2026 Olympic bid rejection?

  14-11-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  "Sport in a positive sense really brings a country together,'' Canadian Olympic Committee president Tricia Smith said Wednesday. "I think it's just a part of us, our humanity. So I suspect we will see another bid from Canada.''
  
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• Alberta launches lost-revenue counter in campaign for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  14-11-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government launched a real-time lost-revenue counter on Wednesday which shows $80 million is being lost across the country every day without the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Alberta government launches revenue counter in campaign for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  14-11-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government launched a real-time lost-revenue counter on Wednesday which shows $80 million is being lost across the country every day without the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Transit buses to detour around Groat Road bridge construction until mid-2020

  14-11-2018 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  Starting in December, transit buses will not be able to cross the Groat Road bridge until work to refurbish the roadway wraps up in the summer of 2020.
  
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• ‘How to Learn Anything’ season 2 begins!

  14-11-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton-based host of the heart-pounding web series ‘How to Learn Anything’ tells Emily Mertz about the adventures he challenged himself with in season two.
  
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• Alberta unveils ‘real-time lost-revenue counter’ amid pipeline delays

  14-11-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government has released a "real-time lost-revenue counter" in hopes of making it clear just how much Canadians are losing due to pipeline delays.
  
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• 28 Alberta schools not meeting GSA requirements will lose funding next year

  14-11-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  The non-compliant schools must post the policies on their websites by June 30, 2019. If they don't, Eggen says they'll lose their taxpayer funding for the next school year.
  
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• Alberta education minister threatens to pull funding for 28 private schools over GSAs

  14-11-2018 19:41 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's education minister is threatening to pull funding from 28 private school authorities if they don't comply with legislation permitting gay-straight alliances.
  
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• Delays at Sturgeon Refinery add to Alberta heavy oil price discount woes

  14-11-2018 19:39 via cbc.ca
  A new refinery touted as part of the solution to Alberta's oversupply of heavy oil likely won't begin processing oilsands bitumen until year-end, several months later than expected.
  
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• Canada-wide cannabis shortages could last years, producers warn

  14-11-2018 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  Provinces including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have all reported varying degrees of shortages.
  
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• Edmonton man helps broker historic peace deal in Ethiopia

  14-11-2018 19:11 via cbc.ca
  Imprisonment in an Ethiopian prison cell. That was the singular thought racing through Ahmed Abdulkadir’s mind as he returned to his home country for the first time in more than 30 years.
  
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• Skewed Amazon HQ bid process has city officials glad Edmonton wasn’t in that league

  14-11-2018 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  The large subsidies that Amazon was able to get from New York and Virginia prove to Mayor Don Iveson that Edmonton doesn't want to play the subsidy game.
  
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• Sturgeon Refinery won’t be running until end of 2018, adding to Alberta heavy oil price discount woes

  14-11-2018 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  That means 80,000 barrels per day of diluted bitumen is instead joining the queue to be placed on overcrowded pipelines leaving the province.
  
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• Substance abuse a costly issue in Alberta: study

  14-11-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  A Canadian Centre on Substance Use Addiction and University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research study suggests substance use cost Alberta $5.4 billion in 2014.
  
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• Calgary Olympics No vote sets city looking to a future without the Winter Games

  14-11-2018 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Citizens were asked in Tuesday's non-binding plebiscite if they wanted to host a Winter Games again. Out of 767,734 eligible voters, 304,774 voted and 171,750 said No.
  
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• Calgary Olympics No vote not an easy decision, says Alberta tourism minister

  14-11-2018 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda says the provincial government respects the decision of Calgarians in a plebiscite that dashed local hopes for a 2026 Winter Olympics.
  
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• Woman dies while helping motorist along Trans-Canada Highway in N.B.

  14-11-2018 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  A 33-year-old woman died while trying to help a motorist who crashed into the ditch along the Trans-Canada Highway on Tuesday.
  
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• $2M in wildfire rebuild relief approved for Fort McMurray evacuees

  14-11-2018 16:42 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray residents still struggling to rebuild after the 2016 wildfire will get $2 million in financial assistance from the local municipality.
  
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• Groat Road Bridge work means detours for city buses until summer 2020

  14-11-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Ongoing construction on the Groat Road Bridge means starting next month no Edmonton, St. Albert or Strathcona County buses will be able to cross for the next year and a half.
  
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• B.C. police searching for suspect in serious Edmonton domestic assault

  14-11-2018 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  New Westminster police are actively looking for a suspect in an alleged serious domestic assault that happened in Edmonton.
  
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• Hundreds of signs line Edmonton’s 106 Street

  14-11-2018 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  Anyone who has driven down 106 Street north of 61 Avenue might have noticed an abundance of signs in the area. Within about 15 blocks, there are about 220 different signs. Here is a look at a stretch of 106 Street from about 63 Avenue to 70 Avenue.
  
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• Wrestling to no longer be regulated in Edmonton

  14-11-2018 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  In a time when it seems everything is regulated, a decision has been made to stop regulating one form of entertainment in Edmonton – wrestling. Vinesh Pratap reports.
  
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• Setup begins, road closures in place ahead of Grey Cup Festival in Edmonton

  14-11-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Grey Cup is right around the corner and the setup is already underway in Edmonton. The festivities mean road closures and bus detours. Julia Wong has the details.
  
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• Fort McMurray dog that killed chihuahua designated as vicious animal

  14-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Despite pleas against the label from the dog’s owner, Kellie Brannan, Wood Buffalo municipal council upheld the by-law designation Tuesday night.
  
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• 28 Alberta schools not meeting GSA requirements will lose funding next year: minister

  14-11-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  The province is getting tough on schools that aren’t complying with gay-straight alliance rules. It’s been nearly a year since legislation was introduced requiring publicly funded schools to create policies allowing for GSA clubs. Julia Wong has the details on the province’s next move.
  
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• Won't name 2 MLAs accused of inappropriate behaviour because of privacy: premier

  14-11-2018 14:46 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the NDP caucus won't reveal the names of two legislature members accused of inappropriate behaviour.
  
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• 'Time for the health minister to step up': Critics call for end to Covenant Health assisted-dying policy

  14-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman must finally order an end to a Covenant Health policy that has traumatized some terminally ill patients seeking an assisted death, critics say.
  
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• Outlander fans spilt on Carolyn’s social media post about the show

  14-11-2018 11:28 via globalnews.ca
  The star of the show, Sam Heughan, and the mayor of Banff react to Carolyn’s social media post
  
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• Ask the Doctor: Prevention and lifestyle key to men’s health

  14-11-2018 10:45 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod talks about men’s health issues such as mental health, injuries, and how lifestyle factors and prevention is key to stay healthy.
  
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• Edmonton road closures begin as Grey Cup Festival preparations ramp up

  14-11-2018 10:35 via globalnews.ca
  In two weeks, Edmonton will play host to 2018 Grey Cup festivities. Preparations are underway downtown, where Julia Wong spoke with festival director Duane Vienneau about the fun events taking place.
  
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• Hockey fights Cancer: Special Edmonton Oilers toques being sold at Rogers Place

  14-11-2018 10:24 via globalnews.ca
  When the Edmonton Oilers take on the Las Vegas Golden Knights, fans will have the opportunity to purchase limited-edition 40th anniversary lavender toques, with proceeds going to the Kids with Cancer’s ‘Brainworks’ program and the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation. Natalie Minckler and Val Figliuzzi explain.
  
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• Tuck Everlansting at the St. Albert Children’s Theatre

  14-11-2018 09:46 via globalnews.ca
  The St. Albert Children’s Theatre is putting on ‘Tuck Everlasting,’ which is based on the bestselling novel about the adventurous Winnie Foster and the mysterious Tuck family. Ben Brown and Jillian Aisenstat explain.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, November 14, 2018

  14-11-2018 08:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, November 14, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton mayor questions economic handouts associated with Amazon HQ2 winners

  14-11-2018 06:07 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton didn't stand a chance at winning the bid for Amazon's second headquarters, but the mayor and a city councillor are standing behind the city's strategy.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers break out against Habs to end 4-game slide

  14-11-2018 05:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers pulled away from Montreal to end their four-game slump.
  
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