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• Edmonton doctor wants more done to deal with icy sidewalks - Global News

  22-12-2018 23:57
  Edmonton doctor wants more done to deal with icy sidewalks  Global NewsDr. Darren Markland said Edmonton sidewalks can be safer for pedestrians during the winter months if the city implemented some different tactics.
  
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• New owner for Happy Harbor Comics keeps popular shop open

  22-12-2018 23:53 via cbc.ca
  Happy Harbor Comics — known as much for fostering a community of book lovers as for its stacks of comics and its sales — will remain open after an entrepreneur from Grande Prairie bought the store.
  
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• Top 10 stories of 2018 - CityNews Edmonton

  22-12-2018 23:44
  Top 10 stories of 2018  CityNews EdmontonAs the year comes to a close the world prepares to welcome 2019, we're counting down the top 10 most popular stories online.
  
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• Edmonton police respond as ‘yellow vest’ rally, counter-protest turns violent

  22-12-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  During the protests, a Global News camera caught a confrontation on video, where a group of people could be seen grabbing and pushing each other and at least two punches were thrown.
  
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• Short-staffed Edmonton Oilers defence corps in tough vs. high-powered Bolts - Edmonton Journal

  22-12-2018 23:38
  Short-staffed Edmonton Oilers defence corps in tough vs. high-powered Bolts  Edmonton JournalUnder the best of circumstances, a date against the Tampa Bay Lightning is a huge challenge for any NHL club. Alas, this season's visit to Edmonton of the ...
  
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• Fight at yellow vest protest and counter-protest

  22-12-2018 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Dec 22 – A fight breaks out during a yellow vest protest and counter-protest at the Alberta Legislature grounds.
  
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• New police chief: 'We need to jail the people we're afraid of, not the ones we're mad at' - Edmonton Journal

  22-12-2018 22:48
  New police chief: 'We need to jail the people we're afraid of, not the ones we're mad at'  Edmonton JournalDale McFee, a Saskatchewan deputy minister who previously served as police chief in Prince Albert, will be sworn in as Edmonton's 23rd chief of police on Feb.
  
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• Escape and recapture of inmate from Edmonton Institution for Women - Canada NewsWire

  22-12-2018 22:42
  Escape and recapture of inmate from Edmonton Institution for Women  Canada NewsWireEDMONTON, Dec. 22, 2018 /CNW/ - Correctional *Service* Canada. On December 21, 2018, at about 8:45 p.m., Edmonton Institution for Women, a multi-level ...
  
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• Matthew Robertson keeps improving for Edmonton Oil Kings in critical season - Edmonton Journal

  22-12-2018 22:06
  Matthew Robertson keeps improving for Edmonton Oil Kings in critical season  Edmonton JournalThis season is pivotal to Edmonton Oil Kings defenceman Matthew Robertson.Yet despite being his draft year, Robertson is trying to keep his focus on helping ...
  
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• Fort St. John earthquakes were caused by fracking: BC Oil and Gas Commission

  22-12-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  The magnitude 3.4, 4.0 and 4.5 quakes struck about 20 kilometres south of the city on Nov. 29.
  
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• What can you do on Christmas in Edmonton? Here are a few ideas - Toronto Star

  22-12-2018 21:46
  What can you do on Christmas in Edmonton? Here are a few ideas  Toronto StarEDMONTON—It's the one day of the year when nearly nothing is open. But there are a few holdouts this holiday season that offer a few more options than just ...
  
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• More talk than action on increasing caribou protection: federal report

  22-12-2018 20:12 via cbc.ca
  An Environment Canada report says that despite much talk on preserving caribou habitat, little progress has been made to close gaps in the protection of the threatened species.
  
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• It only took one Santa to get the (bike) wheels rolling for 84 Alberta kids

  22-12-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  It started off with one. Now seven secret Santas are wheeling their way into the hearts of dozens of children in Rocky Mountain House.
  
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• Family of injured Broncos player looks to 'erase that year' and focus on better times ahead

  22-12-2018 19:21 via cbc.ca
  Injured Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki is keeping his dark side in check as he and his family celebrate their first Christmas since a bus crash last spring that left him partially paralyzed.
  
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• Calgary lost gifts prompt act of kindness

  22-12-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  Dec 22 – When Kyle Larocque went to replace gifts he said were stolen from his truck, one Calgary retailer stepped up to cover a portion of the costs. Michael King reports.
  
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• Criminals and anti-social people like giving gifts and that could help with rehabilitation

  22-12-2018 19:00 via cbc.ca
  New research shows even people who exhibit consistent anti-social or even criminal behaviour report feeling higher levels of happiness when they give gifts compared to receiving them.
  
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• Edmonton family tradition makes sure no one eats alone at Christmas

  22-12-2018 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  The No One Eats Alone dinner is a family tradition in north Edmonton that provides a Christmas dinner for those in need.
  
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• Adopt A Pet: Bella and Sock

  22-12-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  Ali Cassis from the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society introduces us to Bella and Sock, who also brought her three puppies.
  
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• Christmas Bureau Adopt-A-Teen

  22-12-2018 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  The Christmas Bureau is asking for your help to meet its goal for its Adopt-A-Teen program. Andrea Peyton and Stephanie Perilli explain what the program is all about.
  
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• Edmonton family tradition makes sure no one eats alone at Christmas - Global News

  22-12-2018 17:18
  Edmonton family tradition makes sure no one eats alone at Christmas  Global NewsThe No One Eats Alone dinner is a family tradition in north Edmonton that provides a Christmas dinner for those in need.
  
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• This is Pop! Canada Volume One

  22-12-2018 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  Local musician and personality Benny Blitzkrieg is bringing attention to new releases by independent bands through “This is Pop! Canada Volume one.”
  
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• Edmonton No One Eats Alone Dinner

  22-12-2018 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  Jack Shultz is continuing a family tradition started by his grandmother nearly 50 years ago of providing a free Christmas dinner for those in need.
  
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• Learning proper Christmas Etiquette

  22-12-2018 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  Jeannie Vaage is an expert on etiquette and she shares proper etiquette when you’re trying to enjoy Christmas with friends and family.
  
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• One winning ticket sold for Friday night’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot - Edmonton Journal

  22-12-2018 16:17
  One winning ticket sold for Friday night’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot  Edmonton JournalTORONTO — This should be an especially happy holiday season for at least one Lotto Max player.There was just one winning ticket for the $60 million dollar ...
  
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• Alberta information commissioner says her office at 'breaking point'

  22-12-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says her office is failing to properly serve Albertans because it is swamped with public complaints.
  
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• Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign

  22-12-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Major Al Hoeft shares details about the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Kettle Campaign and why it’s such an important fundraiser.
  
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• YEG Christmas cards poke fun at Edmonton, raise cash for good cause - CBC.ca

  22-12-2018 15:00
  YEG Christmas cards poke fun at Edmonton, raise cash for good cause  CBC.caThere is now an especially Edmonton way to express your holiday greetings.
  
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• YEG Christmas cards poke fun at Edmonton, raise cash for good cause

  22-12-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  There is now an especially Edmonton way to express your holiday greetings.
  
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• Saturday's letters: Boycott B.C. and Quebec holidays - Edmonton Journal

  22-12-2018 14:00
  Saturday's letters: Boycott B.C. and Quebec holidays  Edmonton JournalKudos to the energy firms for backing out of an event to be held in Whistler next month after the B.C. municipalities tried to bill them for climate-change related ...
  
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• 'It's just not right': Mother seeking food bank aid denied because of where she lives

  22-12-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A mother from the Alexander First Nation, northwest of Edmonton, was turned away empty handed from a nearby food bank because her home doesn’t fall in the territory it serves.
  
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• 'Try it, you'll like it': Indigenous relations minister defends much-maligned Bill C-69

  22-12-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett is calling for patience from oilpatch boosters who have sought to undermine the government's overhaul of environmental law — telling them to embrace better relations with Indigenous peoples or risk seeing even more energy projects held up by the courts.
  
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• Humboldt's 'long, tough struggle' to balance remembering and moving on

  22-12-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Voted as Canada’s News Story of the Year by the Canadian Press, the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6 united the country in grief and made headlines around the world. The community is still struggling to balance moving on with remembering those lost.
  
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• Big telcos offer bonus-data deals but 3 provinces get the best bargains

  22-12-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The holiday season has sparked wireless wars amongst Rogers, Bell and Telus, which are all doubling the data on select phone plans. But not all customers are thrilled because of glaring regional price differences.
  
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• Puljujarvi moving onto centre stage with the Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Sun

  22-12-2018 08:23
  Puljujarvi moving onto centre stage with the Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton SunIt looks like Jesse Puljujarvi's big opportunity is a go.The Finnish winger skated with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for the second day in a row ...
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of woman found in Edmonton shed

  22-12-2018 06:10 via globalnews.ca
  Four-and-a-half years after a woman was founded dead in a west Edmonton storage shed, a 35-year-old man has plead guilty to manslaughter in connection with her death.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of woman found in Edmonton shed - Global News

  22-12-2018 05:10
  Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of woman found in Edmonton shed  Global NewsWARNING: This story contains graphic and disturbing *content*. Four-and-a-half years after a woman was founded dead in a west Edmonton storage shed, ...
  
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• Oilers’ Mikko Koskinen prepares for first Christmas in Canada

  22-12-2018 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  You could say the Edmonton Oilers' Mikko Koskinen is the goaltender of Christmas past, present and possibly the future.
  
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• Stem cell donor found for Calgary teen suffering rare diseases: family

  22-12-2018 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  In a Facebook post published Friday, the Mance family called the news a “Christmas miracle.”
  
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• Edmonton teen granted wish to ‘pay it forward’ through Make a Wish program

  22-12-2018 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  When a 14-year-old girl battling cancer was granted a wish from Make a Wish Northern Alberta, she could have picked any dream experience but instead, she was inspired to give back.
  
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• Thousands hit Edmonton stores on final shopping days before Christmas

  22-12-2018 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  Shoppers in Edmonton descended on malls in search of last-minute Christmas gifts on Friday, a day industry experts consider to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
  
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• Lost gifts prompt act of kindness at Calgary store

  22-12-2018 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  When Kyle Larocque went to replace gifts he said were stolen from his truck, one Calgary retailer stepped up to cover a portion of the costs.
  
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• City running contest to find best photo of Edmonton in 2018

  22-12-2018 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  Do you have a photo that perfectly captures Edmonton in 2018? Emily Mertz tells us about a contest being run by the city.
  
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• Bob Layton: Dec. 21

  22-12-2018 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about Christmas and 630 CHED Santas Anonymous.
  
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• B.C. cities join global movement asking oil companies for climate change costs

  22-12-2018 02:39 via cbc.ca
  Staff and contractors in Victoria have been crunching the numbers on climate change costs for the coastal city and it's not looking good, the mayor says.
  
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• Teen has wish granted and uses it to help others

  22-12-2018 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta grants 14-year-old’s unique wish to help other cancer patients. Margeaux Maron explains.
  
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• Edmonton teen granted wish to ‘pay it forward’ through Make a Wish program - Global News

  22-12-2018 02:16
  Edmonton teen granted wish to ‘pay it forward’ through Make a Wish program  Global NewsWhen a 14-year-old girl battling cancer was granted a wish from Make a Wish Northern Alberta, she could have picked any dream experience but instead, she ...
  
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• Thousands hit Edmonton stores on final shopping days before Christmas - Global News

  22-12-2018 01:58
  Thousands hit Edmonton stores on final shopping days before Christmas  Global NewsShoppers in Edmonton descended on malls in search of last-minute Christmas gifts on Friday, a day industry experts consider to be one of the busiest shopping ...
  
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• City announces holiday garbage collection schedule - Edmonton Journal

  22-12-2018 01:26
  City announces holiday garbage collection schedule  Edmonton JournalHoliday garbage collection will come early for some residents in Edmonton in the coming weeks after the city made changes to its schedule.There will be no ...
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Dec. 21

  22-12-2018 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Aquaman.”
  
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• Edmonton judge dismisses Omar Khadr’s request to ease bail conditions - Global News

  22-12-2018 01:10
  Edmonton judge dismisses Omar Khadr’s request to ease bail conditions  Global NewsAn Edmonton judge has dismissed a request by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr for relaxed bail conditions and a Canadian passport.
  
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