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• Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly on his approach to CFL free agency

  30-11-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  It's a large list with big name players on it, including the biggest name in Edmonton. Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly - and 34 other Edmonton Eskimos - is a free agent.
  
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• Shaw doubles internet speed as service providers race to keep top-end users

  30-11-2018 23:55 via cbc.ca
  News that Shaw Communications is doubling the internet speed for its top-tier customers in Western Canada at no additional cost signals an increasingly competitive market for data-hungry users, experts say.
  
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• VirtualGym would offer Alberta seniors access to customized in-home exercises

  30-11-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  VirtualGym gives personalized feedback as users exercise by following an avatar on screen who demonstrates each move. The team hopes offering exercise instructions in-home will improve seniors' access.
  
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• Case of truck company charged in Humboldt Broncos crash adjourned til new year

  30-11-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  The case of an owner of a trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been adjourned until the new year.
  
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• When political ads look and sound like news

  30-11-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  It's no accident when campaign ads mimic real news.
  
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• Best before dates and canned food: Is it safe if it’s past the due date?

  30-11-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  When you come across a can in your cupboard that’s past its due date, do you think it’s still good to eat? According to a couple of University of Alberta food microbiologists, there’s a good chance it is.
  
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• Alberta First Nation supports federal government in carbon pricing lawsuit

  30-11-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is hoping to intervene in the Saskatchewan government's constitutional challenge of the federal government's plan for a national price on carbon.
  
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• Alberta workplaces no longer allowed to mandate high heels

  30-11-2018 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Employers in Alberta are no longer allowed to mandate high heels in the workplace. Jennifer Crosby sits down with Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray to learn more about the legislation.
  
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• Drayton Valley businesses invite prime minister to talk oil, economy

  30-11-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Small business owners in Drayton Valley are putting more pressure on governments. They say a bad economy has become unbearable. They have asked the prime minister to come and see just how bad it is. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• Frustrations over strays may have led to cat killed by arrow, rescue agency manager says

  30-11-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  The gruesome discovery of a tabby cat killed by an arrow in a Hinton trailer park came as no surprise to Rebecca Longmire.
  
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• Deficit revised to $7.5B but Alberta grapples with oil price differential

  30-11-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci delivered the province’s second quarter fiscal update. So what does it mean for the province’s bottom line? Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Lawyers seek new trial for Travis Vader in deaths of missing Alberta couple

  30-11-2018 19:50 via cbc.ca
  Lawyers for a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors have asked for a new trial.
  
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• Pro-oil demonstration as natural resources minister speaks to Edmonton business leaders

  30-11-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Protestors demonstrated in downtown Edmonton Friday morning outside the building where Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi was speaking before business leaders.
  
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• National Citizens Alliance refuses to pull down video of man claiming Rohingya Muslims are ‘not people’

  30-11-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  The head of the political organization, which holds controversial views on immigration and multiculturalism, says the party will not take the video down, saying it is protected by free speech.
  
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• Province takes step to ban mandatory high heels at workplaces in Alberta

  30-11-2018 18:57 via cbc.ca
  From punishing stilettos to modest kitten spikes, policies that force Alberta women to wear high heels on the job will soon be banned in Alberta.
  
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• Projected deficit dips, revenues steady in Alberta budget update

  30-11-2018 18:57 via cbc.ca
  A snapshot of Alberta's finances shows the projected deficit continues to drop and revenues are holding steady, but the nose-dive in the price for Alberta oil could mean a much darker picture in the long term.
  
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• Mandatory high heels taken off the menu in Alberta

  30-11-2018 18:57 via cbc.ca
  From punishing stilettos to modest kitten spikes, policies that force Alberta women to wear high heels on the job will soon be banned in Alberta.
  
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• Finance minister updates Alberta's deficit, economic forecast

  30-11-2018 18:57 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci is holding a news conference Friday morning to update the province on the government’s finances.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers claim Zykov off waivers from Carolina

  30-11-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Oilers claimed 23-year-old Russian winger Valentin Zykov off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
  
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• Alberta workplaces no longer allowed to mandate high heels for employees

  30-11-2018 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  Employers in Alberta are no longer allowed to mandate high heels in the workplace.
  
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• Bob Layton: How the Canada Post strike may date back to me

  30-11-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Many strikes hurt the public more than the employer.
  
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• 'Build that pipe': Protesters rally outside Sohi's speech to Edmonton chamber

  30-11-2018 17:49 via cbc.ca
  Shouting "Pipelines now" and "Build that pipe," protesters rallied outside a downtown building Friday where federal Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi gave a speech to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.
  
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• Stop-work, compliance orders levied against company after fatal Leduc industrial accident

  30-11-2018 17:14 via cbc.ca
  The Leduc worksite where three men were killed in an industrial accident was turned back over to management this week, but little work is being done inside the facility.
  
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• Winter Registration is now open at City Arts Centre & City Rec Centres

  30-11-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  There are a wide variety of programs for all ages offered by the City Arts Centre and throughout Rec Centres across Edmonton. Courses include the Cartoon Workshop for ages 8 – 13 and Art Masters for various age groups. Sign up and take a painting, pottery or cooking class!
  
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• Travis Vader appealing McCann manslaughter convictions

  30-11-2018 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  Travis Vader is scheduled to appeal his two manslaughter convictions on Friday for the 2010 deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann.
  
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• Lawyers ask for new trial for Travis Vader in deaths of missing Alberta couple

  30-11-2018 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  Lawyers for a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors have asked for a new trial.
  
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• Lake Louise Ski Resort to be sentenced for cutting down endangered trees

  30-11-2018 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary judge is scheduled to sentence the world-renowned Lake Louise resort in Banff National Park Friday for cutting down endangered trees five years ago.
  
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• Killer was freed 8 days before stabbing elderly Edmonton couple

  30-11-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Edward Roberts was released from custody by an Edmonton judge on August 25, 2016. He was charged with assaulting his father with a pair of scissors. Eight days later he fatally stabbed Joao and Maria Nascimento with a steak knife. Roberts has pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter.
  
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• 'Shock-and-awe': Notley's rail message to Ontario focuses on Alberta's oil crisis | OPINION

  30-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  When Premier Rachel Notley talks about shipping more oil by rail, she says she wants to buy enough locomotives and cars for two trains of bitumen each day to the West Coast.
  
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• 'Shock-and-awe': Notley's rail message to Ontario focuses on Alberta's oil crisis

  30-11-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  When Premier Rachel Notley talks about shipping more oil by rail, she says she wants to buy enough locomotives and cars for two trains of bitumen each day to the West Coast.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Tomorrow is December. And with it, aptly, comes snow. - Edmonton Journal

  30-11-2018 14:41
  Edmonton weather: Tomorrow is December. And with it, aptly, comes snow.  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -0.8 C with 4 km/h ...
  
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• Edmonton hotel accused of racial discrimination against 4 young men - CBC.ca

  30-11-2018 14:00
  Edmonton hotel accused of racial discrimination against 4 young men  CBC.caAn Edmonton man says he and three friends were victims of racial discrimination after being denied access to a swimming pool in a downtown hotel.
  
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• Edmonton hotel accused of racial discrimination against 4 young men

  30-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton man says he and three friends were victims of racial discrimination after being denied access to a swimming pool in a downtown hotel.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, November 30, 2018

  30-11-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, November 30, 2018 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta government releasing 2nd quarter fiscal update

  30-11-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is releasing its 2018-19 second quarter fiscal update on Thursday morning.
  
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• OPEC could make Canadian oil price crisis even worse

  30-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The oil price crisis in Western Canada could deepen next week depending on whether Saudi Arabia, Russia and other countries decide to cut oil production and — if so — by how much.
  
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• 2 people charged with attempted murder after pickup truck lit on fire in Barrhead County

  30-11-2018 07:53 via globalnews.ca
  Two people are facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, after police alleged a person and their truck were doused with gasoline and the truck lit on fire in central Alberta.
  
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• Preview of Body Worlds exhibit in Edmonton

  30-11-2018 07:17 via globalnews.ca
  Margeaux Maron has a preview of Body Worlds: Animals Inside Out, a new exhibit set to open at Edmonton’s Telus World of Science.
  
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• Edmonton Police Service takes to pitch for Woodall Cup

  30-11-2018 07:10 via globalnews.ca
  For the fourth year in a row, the Edmonton Police Service took to the pitch to honour one of its fallen officers. The Woodall Cup soccer event raises money for the Zebra Child Protection Centre.
  
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• Ponoka threatens to withhold taxes until province offers new cash for rec facility

  30-11-2018 06:34 via cbc.ca
  The Town of Ponoka is threatening to withhold school taxes from the province until it agrees to provide new funding for a recreation facility.
  
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• RCMP charge 2 with attempted murder after truck set on fire at Barrhead dump

  30-11-2018 06:11 via cbc.ca
  RCMP have charged two people with attempted murder after a truck was set on fire in Barrhead County northwest of Edmonton Wednesday morning.
  
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• Delta police warn about street drugs with toxic levels of fentanyl

  30-11-2018 06:03 via globalnews.ca
  Fentanyl strikes again, this time in Delta
  
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• Oscar Klefbom buries winner late as Edmonton Oilers edge Kings

  30-11-2018 05:59 via globalnews.ca
  Oscar Klefbom scored a late power play goal as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
  
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• Oilers late power-play marker solidifies victory over lowly Kings

  30-11-2018 05:55 via cbc.ca
  Oscar Klefbom scored his second straight game winner and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Thursday. Klefbom broke a 2-2 tie with 2:20 remaining in the third on the power play with a blast from the point.
  
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• Wife’s MS has Alberta MP urging more support for people with episodic disabilities

  30-11-2018 05:42 via globalnews.ca
  Conservative MP David Yurdiga says people suffering from disabilities that worsen and ease, like his wife and daughter, are not treated fairly under Canadian law and he wants to change that.
  
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• EEDC looking at how Expo Centre’s Hall D could generate more business

  30-11-2018 04:59 via globalnews.ca
  Now that the EEDC has the Expo Centre back in the black, the president and CEO says they're looking at how to increase use of the arena in Hall D.
  
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• Edmonton police budget request balloons 25 per cent by 2022

  30-11-2018 03:23 via cbc.ca
  The cost of public safety is on the rise, if the Edmonton Police Commission is accurately estimating its needs for the next four years.
  
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• Homeless beaver laying down roots in Edmonton during recovery

  30-11-2018 03:03 via cbc.ca
  Sawyer the beaver has his own pool, a little slide, all the wood he could want as he recovers from an injury suffered two weeks ago.
  
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• 1-year-old Okotoks toddler needs rare organ transplant to live

  30-11-2018 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  Surgery complications meant Lukah would then need a multi-visceral transplant, which includes a new liver, intestines, arteries, bowels and blood connections.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Nov. 29

  30-11-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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