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• Three Red Deer men on snowmobile trip missing in Revelstoke, B.C.

  29-12-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  A search and rescue mission is underway to find three missing snowmobilers from Red Deer last seen in Revelstoke, B.C., family members have told CBC.
  
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• Missing Alberta snowmobilers found on mountain near Revelstoke, B.C.

  29-12-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  A search and rescue mission has found three missing Alberta snowmobilers on a Revelstoke, B.C. mountain.
  
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• Neighbours heard screams from home of suspected domestic violence death - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 23:29
  Neighbours heard screams from home of suspected domestic violence death  Edmonton JournalA neighbour said he heard screams ring out from a west Edmonton home where a woman died Friday, in what police believe is a case of domestic violence.
  
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• Sarah McIver was arrested in China due to employer’s error, her aunt believes

  29-12-2018 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  McIver was detained earlier this month over a work-permit issue related to her teaching job, but her aunt Rhona McIver says Sarah is now on her way back to her hometown of Drumheller, Alta.
  
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• Alberta traffic tickets mailed after Canada Post delays

  29-12-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  With Canada Post's rotating strikes over, an estimated 120,000 tickets are now being mailed out in the province.
  
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• Large pileup near Spruce Grove prompts RCMP warning of poor road conditions

  29-12-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  A large pileup was spotted on Highway 16 near Spruce Grove and RCMP said it responded to a collision involving 30 vehicles on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Edmonton’s New Year’s Eve Downtown Festival to feature fireworks and family fun - Toronto Star

  29-12-2018 23:07
  Edmonton’s New Year’s Eve Downtown Festival to feature fireworks and family fun  Toronto StarThe city is holding its New Year's Eve Downtown Festival from 6 to 9 p.m..
  
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• 26-year-old woman killed in crash on Anthony Henday Drive

  29-12-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  A 26-year-old woman is dead after her car drifted off Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton and collided with a pillar at an overpass on Friday night.
  
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• Sarah McIver's aunt says she believes school officials in China made error

  29-12-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  The aunt of an Alberta woman who has been released from custody in China says she believes it was a mistake by her niece's employer that resulted in her arrest.
  
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• Calgary driver captures ‘crazy’ gravel windstorm in Pincher Creek area

  29-12-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta family headed towards the United States captured what they're describing as a "crazy" gravel windstorm encounter. 
  
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• Family says 3 Red Deer men missing on sledding trip to Revelstoke, B.C.

  29-12-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Braydon Kennedy, 21, Todd Kennedy, 45, and Ryan Pyper, 38 went sledding on Revelstoke's Boulder Mountain and family say they have not heard from the trio since Friday morning.
  
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• 3 central Alberta men missing on Revelstoke sledding trip found safe: Family

  29-12-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Braydon Kennedy, 21, Todd Kennedy, 45, and Ryan Pyper, 38 went sledding on Revelstoke's Boulder Mountain and family say they have not heard from the trio since Friday morning.
  
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• 26-year-old woman killed in collision on Anthony Henday Drive: Edmonton police

  29-12-2018 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  A 26-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle collision on the southeast leg of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive on Friday night.
  
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• A late Merry Christmas? City of Edmonton mailing out 112,000 speeding tickets dating back to September - Toronto Star

  29-12-2018 20:24
  A late Merry Christmas? City of Edmonton mailing out 112,000 speeding tickets dating back to September  Toronto StarThe city stopped sending photo radar tickets in the fall due to the Canada Post strikes. Now, some motorists are in for an unpleasant surprise.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers gift another player to a divisional rival as Valentin Zykov claimed by Vegas - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 19:38
  Edmonton Oilers gift another player to a divisional rival as Valentin Zykov claimed by Vegas  Edmonton JournalWhen Edmonton Oilers waived Valentin Zykov Friday morning, the initial assumption was that he had lost out in a numbers game as space was needed to make ...
  
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• Areas in northern Alberta under snowfall, extreme cold warnings

  29-12-2018 19:33 via cbc.ca
  Areas of Slave Lake, Whitecourt, Jasper National Park and Grande Prairie are all under a snowfall warning, says Environment Canada on their website.
  
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• Thick smoke in east Edmonton caused by refinery flaring, not fire - Global News

  29-12-2018 19:18
  Thick smoke in east Edmonton caused by refinery flaring, not fire  Global NewsSome people driving in and around Edmonton became concerned on Friday after huge, thick plumes of black smoke wafted through parts of the city.
  
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• Snow-filled storm system turns B.C.’s Interior into white wonderland   

  29-12-2018 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  More snow projected to fall throughout Saturday; snowfall warnings for several sections of the province.
  
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• Embracing technology in the ever evolving Edmonton music world - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 18:01
  Embracing technology in the ever evolving Edmonton music world  Edmonton JournalWe even suggest that students bring their teachers with them to try out the instrument, because we like to make sure they get what's right for them. We're very ...
  
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• Sabre-toothed squirrels, beavers and budgies: Best animal stories of 2018

  29-12-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  The Chinese zodiac considers 2018 the year of the dog, but canines weren’t the only creatures to make headlines in Edmonton this year.
  
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• Dining Out: Three Vikings brings Danish delights to 124th Street - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 18:00
  Dining Out: Three Vikings brings Danish delights to 124th Street  Edmonton JournalChalk up another winner for 124th Street with Three Vikings, a neighbourhood standout pub every 'hood in the city would be proud to embrace.
  
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• Edmonton morning weather forecast: Saturday, December 29, 2018

  29-12-2018 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Saturday, December 29, 2018 morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• A peek inside Edmonton's artifact centre - CBC.ca

  29-12-2018 16:30
  A peek inside Edmonton's artifact centre  CBC.caIf you're thinking you got too much stuff over Christmas, this next story may put it into perspective. The City of Edmonton has an artifact centre with 90000 objects, ...
  
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• A peek inside Edmonton's artifact centre

  29-12-2018 16:30 via cbc.ca
  If you're thinking you got too much stuff over Christmas, this next story may put it into perspective. The City of Edmonton has an artifact centre with 90,000 objects, none of which can re-gifted.
  
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• Social Seen: Shumka's Nutcracker - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 16:01
  Social Seen: Shumka's Nutcracker  Edmonton JournalShumka's NutcrackerWhere: Northern Alberta Jubilee AuditoriumWhen: December 22What: Shumka's annual Christmas productionFeaturing: Dancers with the ...
  
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• More than oilsands: Mayor has eye on new brand for Fort McMurray

  29-12-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Wood Buffalo Mayor Don Scott has set his sights on a charm offensive with Canadians.
  
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• 100 years ago, a train carrying Spanish flu pulled into Calgary. Within weeks, Alberta was in crisis

  29-12-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  While those in the prime of their life were victims of both the war and the flu, the war took young men. Women (mainly volunteer nurses and expecting mothers), Indigenous people, and members of the working class were hardest hit by the influenza.
  
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• How a struggling oil industry affects women and their families

  29-12-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  They wish more Canadians understood how layoffs and uncertainty in the oil industry affect women and their families.
  
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• Childless employees say their work-life balance is overlooked

  29-12-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Professionals without children may get the short end of the stick when it comes to work-life balance policies, new research from York University's School of Human Resource Management has found.
  
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• 3 people hospitalized, 8 arrested on drug charges at electronic dance music party in Edmonton

  29-12-2018 05:08 via globalnews.ca
  Three people were taken to hospital -- one in life-threatening condition -- from an electronic dance music concert in downtown Edmonton on Thursday while several other people were arrested on drug-related charges at the same event.
  
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• Evidence suggests man killed by officers in Edmonton on Wednesday had fired his gun: ASIRT

  29-12-2018 04:14 via globalnews.ca
  Evidence suggests the man shot and killed by Edmonton police on Wednesday afternoon had fired a gun during the officer-involved shooting, Alberta's police watchdog said on Friday.
  
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• Concerns grow over low Alberta business confidence

  29-12-2018 03:22 via globalnews.ca
  As 2018 wraps up, the province is touting a strong recovery, but not everyone is believing the mixed messages about an economic rebound.
  
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• Experts predict low gas prices in Alberta to be short-lived

  29-12-2018 03:09 via globalnews.ca
  Prices may have dropped fairly significantly over the last 12 months but Lethbridge drivers are still paying among the highest prices at the pump within Alberta.
  
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• Man shot dead by Edmonton police believed to have fired gun - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 03:03
  Man shot dead by Edmonton police believed to have fired gun  Edmonton JournalAlberta's police watchdog said a man shot dead by Edmonton police on Boxing Day had a gun and fired it after officers pulled over the truck he was in as part of ...
  
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• 'That's my crew': 10th annual McCauley Cup hockey game becomes family affair

  29-12-2018 02:47 via cbc.ca
  As the McCauley cup celebrates 10 years, a family is also celebrating the annual tradition of playing the game they love together.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: Dec. 28

  29-12-2018 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about unanswered questions facing Albertans in 2019.
  
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• Year-end conversation with UCP Leader Jason Kenney (Part 3)

  29-12-2018 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  In Part Three of our year-end conversation with Jason Kenney, Tom Vernon speaks to the UCP leader about the spring election that’s quickly approaching.
  
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• Overnight fire guts Banff home

  29-12-2018 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  The fire destroyed the top floor and crews say water damage has left the house uninhabitable.
  
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• Year-end conversation with Mayor Don Iveson (Part 3)

  29-12-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  In Part 3 of our year-end conversation with Edmonton’s mayor, Don Iveson reflects on some of the things that make Edmontonians upset.
  
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• Participants lace up their skates for the 2018 McCauley Cup

  29-12-2018 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  Police officers from Edmonton’s downtown division laced up their skates for a hockey tradition on Friday. Margeaux Maron reports on the 2018 McCauley Cup.
  
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• Alberta couple offers free room for cancer patients

  29-12-2018 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  After their own emotional battle with cancer, an Alberta couple has decided to open up their home to strangers. Sarah Kraus explains why.
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at home near Sturgeon County

  29-12-2018 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters faced a number of challenges as they battled a blaze in north Edmonton on Friday.
  
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• Couple in Fort Saskatchewan offers free room for cancer patients

  29-12-2018 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  A woman living in Fort Saskatchewan is offering up a free bedroom in her home to anyone undergoing cancer treatments who lives far from help.
  
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• Edmonton police believe woman’s death tied to domestic violence

  29-12-2018 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a 49-year-old woman in the city’s west end. As Tom Vernon reports, police believe the case is tied to domestic violence.
  
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• Man killed by police on Boxing Day fired gun, ASIRT says

  29-12-2018 01:43 via cbc.ca
  A wanted man fired a gun before being shot and killed by police on Boxing Day in southeast Edmonton, Alberta's police watchdog says.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash devastating for region: No. 2 in Edmonton's top stories of 2018 - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 01:42
  Humboldt Broncos bus crash devastating for region: No. 2 in Edmonton's top stories of 2018  Edmonton JournalEvery year, a few stories stand out as the most important in Edmonton — stories that get our attention and keep us talking. The Journal is counting down our ...
  
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• Drinking less alcohol may help smokers quit: study

  29-12-2018 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  New research out of Oregon State University has found a biological reason why cigarettes and alcohol go together so well.
  
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• Edmonton firefighters battle, lack of hydrants, cold temperature and fire - Global News

  29-12-2018 01:33
  Edmonton firefighters battle, lack of hydrants, cold temperature and fire  Global NewsA home on the outskirts of Edmonton was badly damaged by a fire on Friday morning.
  
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• More than just a hockey game: McCauley Cup celebrates 10th anniversary in inner city Edmonton

  29-12-2018 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  The same beat officers who patrol Edmonton's downtown streets laced up against inner city kids for the tenth year in a row on Friday.
  
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• More bad news for Edmonton Oilers as Alex Chiasson goes to IR; Kailer Yamamoto recalled - Edmonton Journal

  29-12-2018 01:23
  More bad news for Edmonton Oilers as Alex Chiasson goes to IR; Kailer Yamamoto recalled  Edmonton JournalThis just in:Another tough blow for Edmonton Oilers with the loss of one of their four primary goal scorers, Alex Chiasson. The PTO-signed-to-NHL-minimum man ...
  
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