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• Drug bust in Grande Prairie yields 4 kilos of meth, 2 kilos of coke, over 6000 opioid tablets: RCMP

  10-01-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  Police officers seized thousands of opioid tablets and several kilograms worth of crystal meth and cocaine when they raided an apartment in Grande Prairie, Alta., earlier this week, the RCMP said on Thursday.
  
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• Talks between First Nations, RCMP continue to break impasse over pipeline construction in northern B.C.

  10-01-2019 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Hereditary chiefs are telling residents of the Unist'ot'en healing camp the deal would allow Coastal GasLink to access the area, so long as RCMP agree to leave the camp intact.
  
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• Edmonton officer charged after accidentally firing his gun

  10-01-2019 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  Police said an officer was cleaning his personal firearm when it went off.
  
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• Canada’s most dramatic temperature change recorded 57 years ago on Jan. 10 in Alberta

  10-01-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Back on Jan. 10, 1962, Chinook winds boosted temperatures 41 C in Pincher Creek, bringing the mercury up from -19 C to 22 C.
  
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• Man faces 60 new animal cruelty charges related to starving horses

  10-01-2019 23:01 via cbc.ca
  A man first charged five days ago in relation to dead horses found on an acreage west of Edmonton now faces further charges.
  
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• Edmonton officer charged after accidentally firing his gun - Global News

  10-01-2019 22:56
  Edmonton officer charged after accidentally firing his gun  Global NewsA member of the Edmonton Police *Service* is facing one charge after his gun accidentally went off in 2017. According to a police release, Const. Jack Klick was ...
  
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• 'We're in the dog fight': Oilers coach confident on post-season despite team's streaky play

  10-01-2019 22:51 via cbc.ca
  If there’s a silver lining to the Oilers' win-one-lose-one season, it’s that now — in the second week of January — playoffs are still part of the discussion.
  
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• Edmonton police constable charged with careless use of a firearm

  10-01-2019 22:46 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton police officer has been charged with careless use of a firearm after it was alleged he accidentally discharged a personal firearm in May 2017.
  
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• Alberta man charged in animal cruelty investigation turns himself in, faces 60 more offences

  10-01-2019 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  A 50-year-old man previously charged with three counts of permitting and/or causing unnecessary pain, suffering, or injury to animals, is facing 60 additional charges.
  
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• Trial set for Alberta man charged in $10.2M fraud investigation

  10-01-2019 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  A central Alberta man accused of bilking investors of $10.2 million in Canada and the U.S. in a pyramid scheme is to face a trial next year.
  
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• Edmonton homicide detectives investigating man’s death after Wednesday night shooting - Toronto Star

  10-01-2019 22:28
  Edmonton homicide detectives investigating man’s death after Wednesday night shooting  Toronto StarEDMONTON—The Edmonton Police *Service's* homicide unit is investigating the death of a man following a shooting in the city's north end Wednesday night.
  
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• Edmonton police identify victim in north-side suspicious death

  10-01-2019 22:23 via cbc.ca
  Paramedics found the victim lying on the sidewalk in front of a house at 77th Street and 166th Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta examiners stop conducting driving tests over disagreement on industry deprivatization

  10-01-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  The examiners plan to withhold services for two weeks, and whether that goes longer depends on the province, according to the Certified Driver Examiners Association.
  
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• Alberta driver examiners walk off job over disagreement on industry de-privatization

  10-01-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  The examiners plan to withhold services for two weeks, and whether that goes longer depends on the province, according to the Certified Driver Examiners Association.
  
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• Alberta national parks camping reservations open for 2019 season

  10-01-2019 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  If you're looking to camp at any of Alberta's national parks this season, the race is already on to book your site.
  
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• Cash, drugs, guns recovered in Grande Prairie drug bust

  10-01-2019 21:12 via cbc.ca
  Cash, firearms and more than $600,000 in illegal drugs were seized Tuesday by Grande Prairie RCMP after police were tipped off about a possible drug house.
  
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• Mini Pop Kids tour sparks nostalgia for 1980s music fans

  10-01-2019 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  If you grew up in the 1980s in Canada, you probably remember the original Mini Pop Kids, a group of performers singing family-friendly versions of chart topping hits.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers prepare to face Panthers as vital stretch of home games begins

  10-01-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  The next few games are crucial for the Oilers, who are just three points out of a playoff spot.
  
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• Premier dismisses opposition calls to fire environment minister

  10-01-2019 20:57 via cbc.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley says she will not fire Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips over her mistaken claims the RCMP had at least two open investigations about harassment of supporters of the Bighorn provincial parks proposal.
  
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• Old Strathcona business granted appeal in effort to get cannabis retail licence

  10-01-2019 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton business still has a chance to modify its licence from selling cannabis-related merchandise to cannabis itself, after an Alberta judge granted an appeal in its favour.
  
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• Sharing ‘Mini Pop Kids’ memories

  10-01-2019 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  If you’re an 80s kid, you probably bopped along to the music of the ‘Mini Pop Kids.’ As Kim Smith reports, now-adult fans of the family-friendly pop hit-makers are sharing the tunes with their kids.
  
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• Massive tower reaches final destination in Fort Saskatchewan

  10-01-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  It’s taken days, but a massive tower has reached its destination in Fort Saskatchewan. It’s part of a project at a petrochemical complex in the heartland district. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• City pushes for expropriation to build large park in downtown Edmonton

  10-01-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton wants to transform several downtown gravel lots into a 1.4-hectare park, but one owner doesn't want to give up their land.
  
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• City pushes for expropriation to build large park in downtown Edmonton - Global News

  10-01-2019 18:29
  City pushes for expropriation to build large park in downtown Edmonton  Global NewsThe City of Edmonton wants to transform several downtown gravel lots into a 1.4-hectare park, but one owner doesn't want to give up their land.
  
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• Infected Alberta pig farm using makeshift immunization program to fight deadly virus

  10-01-2019 18:21 via cbc.ca
  Feeding sows the feces of infected piglets is one of the few ways producers can slow the spread of a deadly pork virus which was detected in Alberta for the first time this week.
  
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• 'Cooking with gas': Alberta Premier Rachel Notley touts Heartland petrochemical plant

  10-01-2019 17:52 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's premier is visiting a petrochemical project outside Edmonton Thursday to tout some of the big things happening in the industry.
  
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• Alberta's heaviest load will help turn propane into recycled plastic

  10-01-2019 17:52 via cbc.ca
  After a three-day move, the heaviest load in Alberta history arrived at the work site east of Fort Saskatchewan where it will turn propane into recyclable plastic.
  
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• Alberta's heaviest load will help turn propane into plastic

  10-01-2019 17:52 via cbc.ca
  After a three-day move, the heaviest load in Alberta history arrived at the work site east of Fort Saskatchewan where it will turn propane into recyclable plastic.
  
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• Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to speak at petrochemical plant

  10-01-2019 17:52 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's premier will visit a petrochemical project outside Edmonton Thursday to tout some of the big things happening in the industry.
  
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• Finding dory: Edmonton man builds Newfoundland boats in landlocked Alberta - CBC.ca

  10-01-2019 17:44
  Finding dory: Edmonton man builds Newfoundland boats in landlocked Alberta  CBC.caWhen Paul Winter quit his steady job as a cement truck driver to build traditional fishing boats in landlocked Alberta, his wife thought he had gone off the deep ...
  
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• Finding dory: Edmonton man builds Newfoundland boats in landlocked Alberta

  10-01-2019 17:44 via cbc.ca
  When Paul Winter quit his steady job as a cement truck driver to build traditional fishing boats in landlocked Alberta, his wife thought he had gone off the deep end.
  
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• 630 CHED Welcomes: The 17th Annual Hair Massacure

  10-01-2019 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  On February 22, 2019 thousands of heads will be shaved, once again, in honour of the journey of sick children losing their hair due to chemotherapy.
  
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• Edmonton weather: My legs are cold - Edmonton Journal

  10-01-2019 16:06
  Edmonton weather: My legs are cold  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -16.1 C with 6 ...
  
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• City puts moratorium on custom fences similar to one that impaled two deer

  10-01-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton has placed a temporary moratorium on custom fences similar to the one that impaled two deer in November.
  
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• Private and government-sponsored Syrian refugees face same challenges, U of A study finds

  10-01-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Syrian refugees who settled in Edmonton struggled with learning English and finding employment, whether they were sponsored privately or by the federal government, says a University of Alberta researcher.
  
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• Young driver seriously injured after head-on crash on Winterburn Road

  10-01-2019 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  A head-on crash on Winterburn Road in west Edmonton sent a young driver to hospital with serious injuries late Wednesday night.
  
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• Suspicious death investigation in north Edmonton’s Mayliewan area

  10-01-2019 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  Police were investigating a suspicious death near 77 Street and 166 Avenue in north Edmonton’s Mayliewan neighbourhood on Wednesday night.
  
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• Public park may rise from ashes of Home of a Thousand Faces in Radium, B.C.

  10-01-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The home of Rolf the Woodcarver has been an icon in the East Kootenay village for 40 years.
  
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• 3 tall towers proposed for Edmonton's historic Old Strathcona - CBC.ca

  10-01-2019 14:00
  3 tall towers proposed for Edmonton's historic Old Strathcona  CBC.caThe historic low skyline of Old Strathcona around Whyte Avenue is under threat again with a developer proposing to build three towers between 80th Avenue ...
  
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• 3 tall towers proposed for Edmonton's historic Old Strathcona

  10-01-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The historic low skyline of Old Strathcona around Whyte Avenue is under threat again with a developer proposing to build three towers between 80th Avenue and 81st avenues.
  
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• 'A pretty bold statement': Albertans embark on motorcycle trek on ice road for good causes

  10-01-2019 13:30 via cbc.ca
  A group of bikers set off on what's sure to be a cold journey Thursday morning, riding their motorcycles down an ice road from Fort McMurray to Fort Smith, NT.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, January 10, 2019

  10-01-2019 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, January 10, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Driver in the Humboldt crash made a mistake — a horrific one — but one any of us could have made: Robyn Urback

  10-01-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  We've all made mistakes on the road. We've missed a stop sign or zoned out. You don't remember because these slip-ups were unremarkable — mercifully, no one got hurt. You got lucky.
  
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• Edmonton’s ‘freezing father’ breaks bread with health-care workers during frigid fundraiser

  10-01-2019 07:07 via globalnews.ca
  As the man known as Edmonton’s “freezing father” settles into his fifth night of camping out in the cold to raise money for the Stollery Children’s Hospital, he got the chance to break bread with some of the city’s frontline health-care workers. Margeaux Maron reports.
  
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• Youth injured in head-on collision in west Edmonton - CBC.ca

  10-01-2019 06:52
  Youth injured in head-on collision in west Edmonton  CBC.caEdmonton police are investigating after a head-on collision between two vehicles Wednesday evening sent at least one person to hospital.
  
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• Youth injured in head-on collision in west Edmonton

  10-01-2019 06:52 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are investigating after a head-on collision between two vehicles Wednesday evening sent at least one person to hospital.
  
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• Police investigate possible shooting fatality in north Edmonton

  10-01-2019 06:46 via globalnews.ca
  Homicide detectives were called in to investigate a suspicious death in north Edmonton on Wednesday night, after officers responded to reports of a shooting.
  
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• Police investigate person’s death after responding to reports of a shooting in north Edmonton

  10-01-2019 06:46 via globalnews.ca
  Homicide detectives were called in to investigate a suspicious death in north Edmonton on Wednesday night after officers responded to reports of a shooting.
  
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• Police investigate suspicious death of man in northeast Edmonton

  10-01-2019 06:42 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police's homicide unit is investigating a suspicious death of a man in northeast Edmonton Wednesday evening.
  
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• Youth seriously injured after head-on crash in west Edmonton

  10-01-2019 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  A head-on crash in west Edmonton sent a youth to hospital with serious injuries, police said Wednesday night.
  
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