Edmonton news

• Sex-trade worker with HIV charged with aggravated sexual assault

  28-11-2018 23:57 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police have charged a 28-year-old sex-trade worker with aggravated sexual assault for failing to disclose his HIV status before consensual sex.
  
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• Video shows Alberta RCMP pulling driver from car after low-speed highway pursuit

  28-11-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Video sent to Global News shows several vehicles driving slowly along the highway behind a number of RCMP vehicles with lights flashing which were in pursuit of a car. 
  
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• Watch as stolen vehicle flips after hitting road barrier in north Edmonton

  28-11-2018 23:40 via cbc.ca
  The treacherous roadways on Wednesday morning helped Edmonton police catch the driver of a stolen car.
  
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• Winter driving: B.C. gov’t introduces stricter chain-up rules

  28-11-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  New rules announced Wednesday; gov’t says it will balance needs for safety, reliability with short notice for trucking industry
  
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• B.C. government introduces stricter winter driving chain-up rules

  28-11-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  New rules announced Wednesday; gov’t says it will balance needs for safety, reliability with short notice for trucking industry
  
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• Edmonton city councillors missing up to 16% of city meetings

  28-11-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  New data provides insight into which Edmonton city councillors are constant fixtures at committee and council meetings and which ones are not.
  
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• Alberta smartphone app helps cancer patients understand care

  28-11-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  The My Care Conversations app allows patients to record conversations with their care providers during clinical visits and share them with trusted friends and family.
  
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• New commercial kitchen enhances hospitality training in Edmonton’s inner city

  28-11-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Corporate partners like Roger's Place, Cineplex and Aramark then look to hire graduates armed with elevated hospitality skills expected by luxury brands.
  
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• Tracking Edmonton city councillors’ attendance

  28-11-2018 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Decisions on big ticket items, such as public transit, infrastructure and waste management, happen at city meetings. But how often does your councillor show up? A Global News analysis found Edmonton councillors miss, on average, seven per cent of meetings. Julia Wong breaks down the numbers.
  
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• Steep oil price discounts place oilpatch credit ratings in danger, warns DBRS

  28-11-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Big Canadian oil and gas companies face downgrades in their credit scores if current steep price discounts for their products continue, warns credit rating agency DBRS Ltd. in a report released Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta Sen. Paula Simons tweets to lift 'mystery' from Red Chamber

  28-11-2018 21:08 via cbc.ca
  As Paula Simons wrapped up one of her longest days inside the Senate, the rookie senator cheekily tweeted her plans for the evening.
  
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• Construction process of Edmonton Ice Castles

  28-11-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Construction has now begun on Ice Castles, the popular icy wonderland at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton. Build crews have turned on water and begun growing icicles – the primary building material for the acre-sized attraction.
  
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• Councillor wants more temporary housing options for city's homeless

  28-11-2018 20:48 via cbc.ca
  With the number of homeless people camping in the River Valley on the rise, and the development of more supportive housing units still years away, a city councillor wants to examine more temporary, alternative options.
  
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• Edmonton restaurant owner calls for footwear policy change

  28-11-2018 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Some restaurants have a dress code that includes heeled shoes for women. Lisa Caputo, who worked in the industry for years and now owns Cibo Bistro in downtown Edmonton, is calling for change.
  
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• Recent temperatures mean good news for Edmonton’s ice castle

  28-11-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  Building crews have turned on the water, and the icicles that make up the castle are starting to form.
  
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• University of Alberta medical school changes 30-year admissions policy on Indigenous applicants

  28-11-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  The U of A said its admissions quota was originally established to address the underrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in health professions.
  
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• How often does your Edmonton city councillor attend meetings?

  28-11-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  A Global News analysis found quite a range in attendance records among Edmonton’s 12 city councillors. Julia Wong breaks down the numbers.
  
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• New Canadian surrogate rules: What’s being proposed?

  28-11-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Should women be allowed to be paid to carry someone else's baby?
  
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• Alberta’s last Progressive Conservative Richard Starke calls it quits

  28-11-2018 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  Richard Starke declined to join the United Conservatives after the PC party voted last year to merge with the Wildrose party.
  
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• Notley says Alberta will buy rail cars to move oil, wants Ottawa to chip in

  28-11-2018 19:20 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government is only weeks away from finalizing a purchase of rail cars to move oil and help close massive price gaps that have short-changed government coffers and Canadian oil producers — and she wants the federal Liberal government to contribute financially to the plan.
  
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• Alberta to purchase rail cars to move oil without feds: Notley

  28-11-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  Notley said Alberta wanted co-operation from the federal government to buy them, but with Alberta oil prices just about at record lows, it can't wait any longer.
  
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• 73% of Edmonton homeowners oppose any property tax increase: poll

  28-11-2018 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  A new Leger poll suggests nearly three-quarters of Edmonton homeowners do not want an increase to their property tax in 2019.
  
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• 2,000 Albertan’s protesting Justin Trudeau grew organically: Notley

  28-11-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley spoke to the Canadian Club of Ottawa on Wednesday and pointed the finger at the federal government for lost money on dwindling oil prices.
  
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• Council told winter will pass before efforts to get homeless out of river valley can happen

  28-11-2018 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  Councillor Scott McKeen made a motion at Tuesday's city council meeting to find out the reasons why so many more people are living in the river valley. Unfortunately winter will be almost over before he gets an answer.
  
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• Repairs to Sherwood Park community centre rocked by explosions pegged at $14M

  28-11-2018 18:16 via cbc.ca
  Restoring a Sherwood Park community damaged by a pair of explosions in an underground parkade earlier this month is expected to cost at least $14 million.
  
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• Sherwood Park explosions caused $14M in damage

  28-11-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Council approved the spending of $14 million in unbudgeted funds, as is policy for any spending over $2 million, to repair the damage caused by the explosions.
  
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• Judge awards larger cut of Humboldt GoFundMe money to families of dead

  28-11-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan judge has ruled on how the remaining balance from a GoFundMe campaign for the Humboldt Broncos should be split.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families should get rest of $15M fund by Christmas

  28-11-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  A Saskatchewan judge has ruled on how the remaining balance from a GoFundMe campaign for the Humboldt Broncos should be split.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe payments approved by Saskatoon judge

  28-11-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  A Saskatoon judge approves plan to pay survivors and families of the deceased from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Here are the most expensive — and cheapest — cities to rent in Canada

  28-11-2018 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  Rents are rising faster than inflation, as the vacancy rate dips to a near 10-year low, new CMHC report says.
  
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• Adopt A Pet: Lilly and Sailor

  28-11-2018 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Humane Society’s Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to German Sheppard Cross ‘Lilly’ and domestic shorthair ‘Sailor’: two pets who are ready for adoption.
  
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• Emergency alert test will blare on cellphones today

  28-11-2018 16:06 via cbc.ca
  Most Canadians can expect their mobile phones, televisions and radios to sound off today as the Alert Ready system undergoes a second round of testing.
  
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• Mother of murder victim alarmed by new Alberta domestic violence data

  28-11-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The mother of a Morinville, Alta. woman who was murdered by her partner is alarmed by new statistics about domestic violence in Alberta.
  
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• Fire prompts evacuation of west Edmonton apartment building

  28-11-2018 15:49 via cbc.ca
  Residents of a west Edmonton apartment building were evacuated from their homes Tuesday night after a fire broke out inside a fourth floor suite.
  
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• Slippery morning commute on Edmonton roads after freezing rain

  28-11-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Freezing rain on Tuesday night created icy road conditions in Edmonton, prompting officials to ask drivers to use extreme caution.
  
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• Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream

  28-11-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  The ‘Dare to Dream’ show is a family fun event taking place at the Edmonton Expo Centre. Jacob Marsh is one of the Disney skaters and chats about what fans can expect.
  
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• Cellphone emergency alert test planned across Canada

  28-11-2018 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  The message, which will be sent through the Alert Ready program, will be distributed on TV, radio and wireless devices. 
  
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• Métis community in oilsands buys 'pristine' land to hunt and trap

  28-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  McKay Métis purchased a reserve for hunting.
  
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• Black ice makes for dicey commute on Alberta highways, city streets

  28-11-2018 14:58 via cbc.ca
  Roads coated with sheer ice Wednesday morning made for a treacherous commute on Edmonton roads.
  
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• Great Gardens: Christmas Flowers

  28-11-2018 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  Classic Landscape general manager Perry Stothart shares advice on decorating your home for the holiday season with the “Christmas flower,” the Poinsettia.
  
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• Edmonton freezing rain causes slick road conditions

  28-11-2018 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  Freezing rain overnight made for treacherous road conditions in and around Edmonton Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Kent Morrison reports.
  
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• Freezing rain causes icy conditions on Edmonton roads

  28-11-2018 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  Freezing rain overnight created slick conditions in Edmonton late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.
  
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• Artist wants answers after work shipped by Canada Post destroyed

  28-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton wood artist Yanick Richard says he is struggling to get an answer from Canada Post after a piece he shipped to a client in Kelowna arrived three weeks late and destroyed in the package.
  
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• Ex-girlfriend of accused Calgary double murderer Edward Downey to continue testimony Wednesday

  28-11-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  A woman, whose evidence the Crown argues is key to understanding a double homicide plot, will continue her testimony in the double murder trial of Edward Downey Wednesday morning.
  
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• Councillor launches plan to end gender-based violence in Edmonton

  28-11-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Following the UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls International Conference, Coun. Bev Esslinger introduced a motion Tuesday to improve the safety of women and girls in Edmonton.
  
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• Watch as stolen vehicle flips after hitting road barrier in north Edmonton - CBC.ca

  28-11-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Watch as stolen vehicle flips after hitting road barrier in north Edmonton  CBC.caThe treacherous roadways on Wednesday morning helped Edmonton police catch the driver of a stolen car.
  
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• Slippery morning commute on Edmonton roads after freezing rain - Global News

  28-11-2018 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Slippery morning commute on Edmonton roads after freezing rain  Global NewsFreezing rain on Tuesday night created icy road conditions in Edmonton, prompting officials to ask drivers to use extreme caution.
  
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• Pedestrian killed after being struck by 2 cars in northwest Edmonton - CBC.ca

  28-11-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Pedestrian killed after being struck by 2 cars in northwest Edmonton  CBC.caA woman is dead after she was struck by two vehicles in northwest Edmonton Wednesday night.
  
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• Online tirade over needles in Edmonton yard prompts debate on supervised injection sites - Edmonton Journal

  28-11-2018 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Online tirade over needles in Edmonton yard prompts debate on supervised injection sites  Edmonton JournalAn online debate over supervised injection sites sparked overnight after an Edmonton reporter shared his story of finding a used needle in his backyard Tuesday ...
  
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• Edmonton weather: It's slippery out there, folks. Adjust accordingly. - Edmonton Journal

  28-11-2018 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: It's slippery out there, folks. Adjust accordingly.  Edmonton JournalEdmonton police are reminding motorists to allow extra time to get to work Wednesday with slippery conditions facing many Edmontonians thanks to ice rain ...
  
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