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• Park-and-ride changes at Century Park coming March 1 - Global News

  30-01-2019 23:59
  Park-and-ride changes at Century Park coming March 1  Global NewsOn the first day of March, the City of Edmonton will be returning land at the Century Park park-and-ride lot back to the developer and transferring 454 ...
  
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• Century Park commuters will be able to lease stalls from developer - Global News

  30-01-2019 23:59
  Century Park commuters will be able to lease stalls from developer  Global NewsAfter the land is returned to the developer, the only paid reserved parking stalls at the park and ride will be operated by the developer.
  
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• Cold Lake RCMP investigating suspicious death of man

  30-01-2019 23:58 via cbc.ca
  Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in a home in the Cold Lake area on Wednesday.
  
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• Edmonton bakery partners with sex assault centre for Valentine’s Day cookie campaign

  30-01-2019 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Bloom Cookie Co.'s cookie-gram project was already in the works, but a disturbing phone call gave the bakery an opportunity to raise awareness for an important cause.
  
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• Legal experts say judges cannot be overly swayed by victim impact statements

  30-01-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  One legal expert said a large number of statements as in the Humboldt Broncos case is rare, but it speaks to the impact of the crime, which is relevant.
  
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• ‘We don’t want to curtail for any length of time’: Notley

  30-01-2019 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Jan 30: Speaking in Calgary Wednesday, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley discusses the future of her province’s curtailment on oil production.
  
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• RCMP investigating suspicious death northeast of Edmonton - CTV News

  30-01-2019 23:12
  RCMP investigating suspicious death northeast of Edmonton  CTV NewsA man was found dead after reports of gun shots in a Cold Lake First Nations home Tuesday morning.
  
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• Phishing scam costs Edmonton's economic development agency $375,000 - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 22:54
  Phishing scam costs Edmonton's economic development agency $375,000  Edmonton JournalEdmonton's arm's-length economic development agency says it fell victim to a $375000 phishing scam in late December.
  
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• Edmonton bakery partners with sex assault centre for Valentine’s Day cookie campaign - Global News

  30-01-2019 22:47
  Edmonton bakery partners with sex assault centre for Valentine’s Day cookie campaign  Global NewsBloom Cookie Co. is partnering with the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE) on a cookie-gram campaign for Valentine's Day that will raise funds and ...
  
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• Alberta eases oil production cap by 75K barrels per day

  30-01-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government announced Wednesday it was increasing the oil production curtailment limit for February and March to 3.63 million barrels a day.
  
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• Alberta eases oil production limits as prices increase

  30-01-2019 22:26 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government is easing mandatory limits to the province's oil production imposed at the start of January, crediting an increase in prices.
  
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• Edmonton Economic Development defrauded of $375K - CTV News

  30-01-2019 22:23
  Edmonton Economic Development defrauded of $375K  CTV NewsThe Edmonton Economic Development Corporation has lost $375000 in a fraudulent transaction.
  
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• Edmonton Economic Development defrauded of $375,000 in 'phishing attack' - CBC.ca

  30-01-2019 22:09
  Edmonton Economic Development defrauded of $375,000 in 'phishing attack'  CBC.caEdmonton Economic Development Corp. says it has fallen victim to a fraudulent financial transaction in the amount of $375000.
  
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• Edmonton Economic Development defrauded of $375,000 in 'phishing attack'

  30-01-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton Economic Development Corp. says it has fallen victim to a fraudulent financial transaction in the amount of $375,000.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock among Order of Hockey in Canada recipients

  30-01-2019 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Women's hockey star Jayna Hefford and head coaches Ken Hitchcock and George Kingston have been named to the Order of Hockey in Canada.
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Playoffs or bust for the Edmonton Oilers? - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 21:26
  Oil Spills podcast: Playoffs or bust for the Edmonton Oilers?  Edmonton JournalWith Peter Chiarelli out and Keith Gretzky in, for the interim, as GM, are the Edmonton Oilers really all in on making the 2019 NHL playoffs?
  
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• Edmonton photo radar tickets dropped 28% in 2 years: city

  30-01-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  New data released by city shows the number of photo or laser radar tickets issued in 2018 compared to 2016 decreased by 28 per cent, which was 144,161 fewer citations.
  
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• Edmonton homicide victim remembered as someone who 'fiercely defended friends' - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 21:17
  Edmonton homicide victim remembered as someone who 'fiercely defended friends'  Edmonton JournalMore than 200 people came to celebrate the life of Edmonton's fifth homicide victim last week.Gearárd Malcolm James Wright was killed on Jan. 20.
  
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• The more you snow: Edmonton police respond to 71 collisions during morning commute - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 20:40
  The more you snow: Edmonton police respond to 71 collisions during morning commute  Edmonton JournalEdmonton police responded to 71 crashes during a snowy commute on the roads Wednesday morning.Seven of the collisions recorded between 6 a.m. and ...
  
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• 12th annual Edmonton High School Culinary Challenge

  30-01-2019 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  Some of our nation’s best chefs are from right here in Edmonton. The High School Culinary Challenge pits young chefs against each other and hones their skills. Paul Campbell tells us more.
  
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• Andrew Au on marketing to tech-savvy demographics

  30-01-2019 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  Andrew Au is an expert at sorting through what tech- and AI-related buzzwords mean and how they impact society. His marketing company helps other companies understand modern, tech-savvy generations.
  
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• Portrait of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice going up at legislature

  30-01-2019 20:31 via cbc.ca
  An official portrait of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice is to be unveiled at the provincial legislature on Monday.
  
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• Closed LRT station elevator frustrates Edmonton parents with stroller

  30-01-2019 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton father is questioning the accessibility of Edmonton's transit stations after a closed elevator forced him and his wife to carry their baby and stroller down a steep set of stairs.
  
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• Man hospitalized after getting hand caught in Zamboni - CTV News

  30-01-2019 20:20
  Man hospitalized after getting hand caught in Zamboni  CTV NewsA staff member at the Meadows Recreation Centre was taken to hospital on Wednesday morning after his hand was caught in the auger of a Zamboni.
  
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• Edmonton photo radar tickets dropped 28% in 2 years: city - Global News

  30-01-2019 20:18
  Edmonton photo radar tickets dropped 28% in 2 years: city  Global NewsNew data released by city shows the number of photo or laser radar tickets issued in 2018 compared to 2016 decreased by 28 per cent, which was 144161 ...
  
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• Former premier Jim Prentice’s portrait to go up at legislature

  30-01-2019 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Prentice was Alberta's 16th premier when he was chosen by Progressive Conservative party members to be their leader in September 2014.
  
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• Edmonton photo radar tickets decreasing

  30-01-2019 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  New data indicates the number of photo radar tickets handed out in the past three years has decreased considerably.
  
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• Report man caught in machinery at Meadows Rec Centre

  30-01-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton fire crews were called at 10:25 a.m. after Alberta Health Services said a man was caught in machinery at the Meadows Recreation Centre Wednesday then taken to hospital. Kent Morrison reports.
  
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• Arrest of erratic driver in north Edmonton turns violent, leads to ASIRT investigation - CBC.ca

  30-01-2019 19:38
  Arrest of erratic driver in north Edmonton turns violent, leads to ASIRT investigation  CBC.caAn arrest of a 25-year-old man by Edmonton police early Sunday has led to an investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.
  
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• Arrest of erratic driver in north Edmonton turns violent, leads to ASIRT investigation

  30-01-2019 19:38 via cbc.ca
  An arrest of a 25-year-old man by Edmonton police early Sunday has led to an investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after incident at Meadows Rec Centre

  30-01-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton fire crews responded to reports a person was caught in machinery Wednesday at the Meadows Community Recreation Centre.
  
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• Snow, ice lead to chaos for morning commuters in Edmonton region

  30-01-2019 19:08 via cbc.ca
  Snow and ice on Edmonton streets and area highways led to dozens of collisions during the morning commute Wednesday.
  
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• Portrait of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice to be unveiled Monday - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 19:05
  Portrait of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice to be unveiled Monday  Edmonton JournalThe legislative assembly will unveil an official portrait Monday to honour former premier Jim Prentice, who died in a B.C. plane crash in 2016.Prentice served as ...
  
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• Slips, falls and litigation: Navigating legal liability when the going gets icy

  30-01-2019 18:51 via cbc.ca
  With a snow-thaw-freeze-and-repeat cycle making footholds tricky and falls likely, an Edmonton personal injury lawyer says suing for injuries can be its own slippery slope.
  
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• Lungs – Shadow Theatre

  30-01-2019 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  Be sure to check out Lungs at the Shadow Theatre from March 13th - 31st! 
  
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• Calgary police charge stepfather with assault of 4-year-old girl

  30-01-2019 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Police have charged a Calgary man in connection with the assault of his four-year-old stepdaughter.
  
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• Shadow Theatre – Miss Teen

  30-01-2019 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  When her awkward daughter inexplicitly wins the local Miss Teen Pageant, a struggling single mother seizes the opportunity to improve her family’s difficult circumstances. Determined to help her daughter succeed, she resorts to increasingly desperate measures, even as the glare from the spotlight threatens to expose her eccentric methods and tear the family apart.
  
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• Widow of Humboldt Broncos coach offers semi driver forgiveness: ‘We’ve all made mistakes’

  30-01-2019 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  'We choose to honour [Darcy’s] memory by extending the grace, compassion and forgiveness that he would have offered to you.'
  
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• Oil Spills: Connor McDavid staying put with Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 18:20
  Oil Spills: Connor McDavid staying put with Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton JournalContrary to rumblings from Toronto media et al, NHL superstar Connor McDavid says he wants to help spur the Edmonton Oilers to success.
  
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• Edmonton releases number of speeding tickets issued in 2018 - CTV News

  30-01-2019 18:17
  Edmonton releases number of speeding tickets issued in 2018  CTV NewsThe number of people who have been caught speeding by photo or laser radar and automated enforcement has been on the decline for the last few years.
  
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• NEW SOCCER LEAGUE: First game set; Volkswagen jumps on board! - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 17:56
  NEW SOCCER LEAGUE: First game set; Volkswagen jumps on board!  Edmonton JournalWATCH ABOVE as the Canadian Premier League lets us know who will go to head to head in the first game of their inaugural season.What do YOU think?
  
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• Edmonton born-and-raised Lazarowich takes Sundance shorts director prize - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 17:38
  Edmonton born-and-raised Lazarowich takes Sundance shorts director prize  Edmonton JournalPARK CITY, UTAH — You can lead a horse to Sundance, and indeed make it win.Edmonton born-and-raised filmmaker Alexandra Lazarowich took the Short ...
  
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• Sentencing hearing for semi-truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash enters 3rd day

  30-01-2019 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  The sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who pleaded guilty to 29 charges of dangerous driving in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, entered its third day.
  
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• Oilers in 60: Is it Saturday yet? Where's Connor McDavid? - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 16:49
  Oilers in 60: Is it Saturday yet? Where's Connor McDavid?  Edmonton JournalIt's been more than a week since the Oilers last played a hockey game and fans are either enjoying the time away or are going completely insane waiting.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Keeping your pets safe in the winter when the temperature drops

  30-01-2019 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  For our Adopt a Pet segment, the pets got stuck in winter traffic and didn’t make it to the station. Instead, Dr. Ted Purcell with the Edmonton Humane Society talked about cold weather safety.
  
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• Update on Groat Road bridge closures

  30-01-2019 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  Ongoing construction on the Groat Road bridge has been a major traffic disruption for some Edmonton commuter, and there are more closures this week. Kent Morrison has the latest details.
  
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• Edmonton Catholic Schools highlights bus driver shortage, need for funding - CBC.ca

  30-01-2019 16:00
  Edmonton Catholic Schools highlights bus driver shortage, need for funding  CBC.caEdmonton Catholic Schools is facing a bus driver shortage, and is hoping the province will provide more funding for transportation.
  
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• Edmonton Catholic Schools highlights bus driver shortage, need for funding

  30-01-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton Catholic Schools is facing a bus driver shortage, and is hoping the province will provide more funding for transportation.
  
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• Ask the Doctor: Difference between mental health concern and mental illness

  30-01-2019 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  In our Ask the Doctor segment, Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod discusses the difference between mental health concerns and a more serious mental illness.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Wind plus snow equals windy snow - Edmonton Journal

  30-01-2019 15:36
  Edmonton weather: Wind plus snow equals windy snow  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -9.1 C with 7 km/h ...
  
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