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• Rancher vows not to pay carbon tax on propane bill until Trans Mountain is built

  04-01-2019 23:31 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta rancher says she will refuse to pay the carbon tax on her propane bill until there's action on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Heavy snowfall creates extreme avalanche risk in Jasper National Park

  04-01-2019 23:23 via cbc.ca
  A dump of 60 to 80 cm of snow has led Parks Canada to close Highway 93 until Sunday while crews conduct avalanche control work.
  
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• Concurrent life sentences for man convicted in Edmonton Mac’s murders ‘fit and proper’: judge - Global News

  04-01-2019 23:23
  Concurrent life sentences for man convicted in Edmonton Mac’s murders ‘fit and proper’: judge  Global NewsAn Edmonton judge says it's "fit and proper" for a man convicted of the first-degree murders of two Mac's convenience store clerks to serve his life sentences ...
  
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• Analysts say Canada’s 2 major railways well-poised for trade headwinds in 2019

  04-01-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's two major railways are well-positioned to weather potential economic headwinds and the U.S.-China trade war, analysts say, as ongoing investments in new cars and track bolster crude-by-rail and commodities shipments.
  
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• Concurrent life sentences for man convicted in Edmonton Mac’s murders ‘fit and proper’: judge

  04-01-2019 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton judge says it's "fit and proper" for a man convicted of the first-degree murders of two Mac's convenience store clerks to serve his life sentences simultaneously.
  
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• FORBES: Changes on Edmonton's radio dial - Edmonton Sun

  04-01-2019 21:40
  FORBES: Changes on Edmonton's radio dial  Edmonton SunBy MARTIN FORBESOver the Christmas break I tracked down a few media pals for a brief catch up on their stations activities.The big one? Capital FM is no ...
  
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• Nutritiional tips for a healthy 2019

  04-01-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  GetJoyFull founder Emily Mardell shares some great advice about improving your nutrition in the new year.
  
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• Plunging Calgary office values linked to high oil and gas unemployment

  04-01-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  A commercial realtor said companies will have to start replacing the thousands of energy industry workers laid off in the 2014 oil price crash before the city's downtown vacancy rate will recover.
  
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• From Edmonton to Ecuador, The Globe picks 10 places to visit in 2019 - The Globe and Mail

  04-01-2019 20:02
  From Edmonton to Ecuador, The Globe picks 10 places to visit in 2019  The Globe and MailThe hardest part of travel these days? Settling on a destination. Let us help. Here are The Globe's picks for where to go in 2019, whether you're looking for luxury ...
  
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• Heavy snow, dangerous avalanche conditions through Alberta mountain parks

  04-01-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy snow and dangerous avalanche conditions have led to travel advisories in the Alberta mountain parks Friday.
  
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• Heavy snow, dangerous avalanche conditions through Alberta mountain

  04-01-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy snow and dangerous avalanche conditions have led to travel advisories in the Alberta mountain parks Friday.
  
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• Pilots in Alberta plane crash had used hay field before fatal crash: Transportation Safety Board

  04-01-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Transportation Safety Board says two pilots in a fatal small plane crash in a southern Alberta field had landed and taken off from the site several times.
  
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• Collision with hay bales caused fatal Alberta plane crash, says TSB

  04-01-2019 19:09 via cbc.ca
  The left fuel tanks of the small plane burst into flames after the plane struck stacked hay bales while attempting to take off from a field near Black Diamond.
  
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• Racist letter shocks Indigenous family in Edmonton-area community - The Globe and Mail

  04-01-2019 18:55
  Racist letter shocks Indigenous family in Edmonton-area community  The Globe and MailAn Indigenous family says they are shocked by a hateful letter telling them to move away — the second such letter in the Edmonton area in recent months.
  
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• City of Edmonton launches public survey in effort to improve rave safety

  04-01-2019 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  The city has launched a week-long online survey that it says will be used to help take steps toward improving safety at large-scale EDM events in Edmonton.
  
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• A home in London is now pricier than Edmonton, a city more than twice its size - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 18:09
  A home in London is now pricier than Edmonton, a city more than twice its size  CBC.caAfter a year of double-digit gains, the cost of buying an average home in London is now more expensive than Edmonton, a city that's more than twice its size.
  
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• Lions employee suspended for violating team and CFL social media policies

  04-01-2019 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Lions have suspended director of player personnel and player development Torey Hunter 90 days for violating the team's and the CFL's social media policies.
  
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• Snowfall warnings in place for area north of Edmonton - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 17:56
  Snowfall warnings in place for area north of Edmonton  CBC.caSnowfall warnings are in place for most of the area around Edmonton, Environment Canada announced on Friday.
  
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• Snowfall warnings in place for area north of Edmonton

  04-01-2019 17:56 via cbc.ca
  Snowfall warnings are in place for most of the area around Edmonton, Environment Canada announced on Friday.
  
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• City of Edmonton launches public survey in effort to improve rave safety - Global News

  04-01-2019 17:17
  City of Edmonton launches public survey in effort to improve rave safety  Global NewsThe city has launched a week-long online survey that it says will be used to help take steps toward improving safety at large-scale EDM events in Edmonton.
  
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• Bob Layton: Do you text while driving?

  04-01-2019 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  Bob Layton asks, will higher penalties mean fewer distracted driving deaths?
  
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• Increase in impaired driving charges, stopped vehicles during Edmonton Holiday Checkstop campaign

  04-01-2019 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police checked 4,812 vehicles during its December 2018 Checkstop campaign compared to 3,530 the previous year.
  
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• Kelley Keehn on the post-holiday financial hangover and developing better money habits

  04-01-2019 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  January can be a difficult month on the bank account, with post-holiday bills rolling in and the reality of debt surfacing. Financial expert Kelley Keehn shares tips for changing your behaviour in order to save more and develop better money habits.
  
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• Increase in impaired driving charges, stopped vehicles during Edmonton Holiday Checkstop campaign - Global News

  04-01-2019 16:12
  Increase in impaired driving charges, stopped vehicles during Edmonton Holiday Checkstop campaign  Global NewsEdmonton police say there was an increase in both the number of vehicles stopped and the number of impaired driving charges laid during this holiday season's ...
  
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• Alberta's job market loses 17K jobs in December: Statistics Canada

  04-01-2019 16:04 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's job market shed 17,000 jobs in December, according to the latest figures released Friday by Statistics Canada.
  
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• Edmonton weather: We could tell you, but you know - Edmonton Journal

  04-01-2019 15:42
  Edmonton weather: We could tell you, but you know  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -2 C with 9 km/h ...
  
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• AMA Travel: Tips for picking the best promotion from cruise lines

  04-01-2019 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  In January, many cruise companies put out big promotions to entice would-be travellers. Ashley from AMA Travel shares tips on what to look for when picking an ocean or river cruise to go on.
  
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• Black plume over Edmonton, no hazard from refinery flare - rdnewsnow.com

  04-01-2019 15:38
  Black plume over Edmonton, no hazard from refinery flare  rdnewsnow.comEDMONTON- Alberta Environment says a 12-hour refinery flare that left a black plume visible for kilometres over Edmonton's eastern skyline didn't create a ...
  
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• Congolese Edmontonians anxiously await DRC election results

  04-01-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Congolese Edmontonians are voicing concerns about Sunday's election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after complaints of irregularities and a government crackdown on electronic communications.
  
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• Man found not criminally responsible for work camp killings still a safety risk: report

  04-01-2019 15:29 via cbc.ca
  A report says a man found not criminally responsible in November for the stabbing deaths of two people at a northwest Alberta work camp is not entitled to an absolute discharge.
  
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• Top 5 investment scam risks in Alberta to look out for in 2019

  04-01-2019 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Securities Commission has released its top five investment scam risks and things to watch for in 2019. Alison Trollope shares some of the scams and how you can protect yourself.
  
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• Unemployment still at 43-year low in December, but wages barely budge

  04-01-2019 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Workers' pay is still growing more slowly than inflation.
  
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• 2019 in Alberta politics: New year, same issues

  04-01-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Say hello to the New Year, much like the old year.
  
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• Wind, snowfall, avalanche warnings in southwest Alberta and Rockies

  04-01-2019 14:52 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issued heavy snowfall warnings for Banff and Jasper, where between 40 and 60 centimetres of snow was expected.
  
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• BridesMade company aims to help bridesmaids save money on dresses

  04-01-2019 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  Groomsmen rent tuxes, and now bridesmaids can rent dresses too! BridesMade aims to help wedding parties save money by renting or selling previously new dresses. Lana Chapman explains how it works.
  
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• Elderly woman dies after early morning apartment fire in Coaldale

  04-01-2019 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Coaldale RCMP said crews attempted to treat the woman, but she died from what is believed to have been smoke inhalation.
  
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• 'No member wants to use lethal force': Officer-involved shootings can take toll on Edmonton police, union says

  04-01-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Two men have been fatally shot by Edmonton police within a week. The loved ones of the men killed are mourning, but Edmonton Police Association President Michael Elliott says the officers involved in the shootings might also be experiencing trauma.
  
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• Friday's letters: Footbridge lacks proper access - Edmonton Journal

  04-01-2019 14:00
  Friday's letters: Footbridge lacks proper access  Edmonton JournalFew projects better exemplify the ineptitude of our city administration than the Fort Edmonton footbridge.The city spent almost $30 million building this admittedly ...
  
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• Serious crash prompts road closure in southeast Edmonton

  04-01-2019 13:53 via cbc.ca
  A serious two-vehicle collision Friday morning shut down a stretch of road in southeast Edmonton.
  
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• Both drivers injured in early morning crash were impaired, police say - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 13:53
  Both drivers injured in early morning crash were impaired, police say  CBC.caA serious two-vehicle collision Friday morning shut down a stretch of road in southeast Edmonton.
  
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• Both drivers injured in early morning crash were impaired, police say

  04-01-2019 13:53 via cbc.ca
  Both drivers injured in two-vehicle collision in southeast Edmonton early Friday were impaired at the time of the crash, police say.
  
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• 2 people injured in crash in southeast Edmonton

  04-01-2019 13:53 via cbc.ca
  A serious two-vehicle collision Friday morning closed a stretch of road in southeast Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, January 4, 2019

  04-01-2019 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, January 4, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Serious crash shuts down part of 91 Street near Anthony Henday Drive

  04-01-2019 13:10 via globalnews.ca
  The KIA Soul and Ford truck were severely damaged in the collision on 91 Street in southeast Edmonton.
  
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• David Staples: Edmonton heads into a dangerous 2019 - Edmonton Journal

  04-01-2019 11:02
  David Staples: Edmonton heads into a dangerous 2019  Edmonton JournalThe year 2019 is a dangerous one for Edmonton.The city is strongly represented at both the provincial and federal levels, but a combination of anti-NDP ...
  
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• Edmonton's Doreen Ryan, 87, always an athlete at heart - Edmonton Journal

  04-01-2019 11:01
  Edmonton's Doreen Ryan, 87, always an athlete at heart  Edmonton JournalOnce an athlete, always an athlete.Doreen Ryan — who as a speed skater competed for Canada in two Olympics, is an honoured member of the Alberta Sports ...
  
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• 'I'm going to have an empty chair beside me': Church friend remembers men killed in fire at Edmonton group home - Edmonton Journal

  04-01-2019 11:00
  'I'm going to have an empty chair beside me': Church friend remembers men killed in fire at Edmonton group home  Edmonton JournalA friend who mentored one of the men killed in a fire at an Edmonton group home on Christmas Eve will remember him for his enthusiastic singing and his kind ...
  
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• Edmonton weather: Do you really want to know? - Edmonton Journal

  04-01-2019 09:00
  Edmonton weather: Do you really want to know?  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -2 C with 9 km/h ...
  
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• Trans-Canada reopens in B.C. after avalanche-clearing closure

  04-01-2019 08:04 via globalnews.ca
  Between 20 and 50 cm of snow is expected on that stretch of Highway 1 into Friday evening. 
  
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• Man found not criminally responsible for Alberta work camp killings still a safety risk: report

  04-01-2019 06:25 via globalnews.ca
  A report says a man found not criminally responsible in November for the stabbing deaths of two people at a northwest Alberta work camp is not entitled to an absolute discharge.
  
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