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• Groat Road Bridge reopened after 'crane wheel derailment'

  27-02-2019 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Following an emergency closure, Groat Road Bridge was re-opened Thursday just in time for the morning rush of river valley commuters.
  
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• Emergency closure of Groat Road Bridge after incident involving crane

  27-02-2019 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Edmontonians who use Groat Road Bridge will have to find another way home Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Petroleum association calls for less regulation, new pipelines - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2019 23:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Petroleum association calls for less regulation, new pipelines  Edmonton JournalThe Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) made a number of recommendations on Wednesday, ahead of this year's provincial election, aimed ...
  
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• Edmonton 'Denver boot' case ends in acquittal, though practice illegal in Alberta - CBC.ca

  27-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton 'Denver boot' case ends in acquittal, though practice illegal in Alberta  CBC.caThe owner of a company that patrolled private parking lots in Edmonton has been found not guilty of mischief for placing a "Denver boot" on a vehicle.
  
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• Edmonton 'Denver boot' case ends in acquittal, though practice illegal in Alberta

  27-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  The owner of a company that patrolled private parking lots in Edmonton has been found not guilty of mischief for placing a "Denver boot" on a vehicle.
  
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• Alberta woman who suffered burns as a child spreads message of inner beauty

  27-02-2019 23:13
  After suffering burns to the majority of her body as a two-year-old, Kelly Falardeau is sharing her message of self-acceptance in a new documentary, 'Still Beautiful.'
  
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• Mikisew Cree First Nation official says Frontier oilsands mine deal includes vote on future development

  27-02-2019 23:11
  The industry relations director for the Mikisew Cree First Nation says the community's support of the massive Frontier oilsands open pit mining project includes an ongoing voice in how future development unfolds.
  
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• Who is this First Nations boy? Edmonton group hopes to solve archival mystery by putting a name to a face - Toronto Star

  27-02-2019 23:07 via thestar.com
  Who is this First Nations boy? Edmonton group hopes to solve archival mystery by putting a name to a face  Toronto StarEDMONTON—Out of seven archival photos Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton has unearthed depicting Indigenous peoples and settlers from the city's ...
  
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• Edmonton’s Groat Road Bridge closed due to crane incident

  27-02-2019 23:07
  The Groat Road Bridge was closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon following an incident with a construction crane.
  
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• Alberta deficit down $1.9 billion as election edges closer - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2019 23:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta deficit down $1.9 billion as election edges closer  Edmonton JournalOn the verge of an election, Alberta's finance minister has unveiled a promising economic outlook despite the volatile oil differential that hounded energy ...
  
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• Kindness counts: How Edmonton students tackle cyberbullying on Pink Shirt Day

  27-02-2019 23:05
  Growing up in a world ruled by social media can be tough. Edmonton students share their thoughts on what it means to be bullied in the online age.
  
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• Police investigating after explosive defused in west end - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2019 22:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police investigating after explosive defused in west end  Edmonton JournalPolice are investigating after the bomb squad defused an explosive in the west end.Police responded to reports of an explosive device in the area of 97 Avenue ...
  
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• Bad weather a factor in B.C. plane crash that killed Alberta couple

  27-02-2019 22:50 via cbc.ca
  An investigation into a B.C. plane crash that killed two people in 2017 reveals the pilot flew through deteriorating weather conditions in mountainous terrain before he nosedived into a steep slope in a remote area.
  
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• Plane crashed in B.C. in 2017, killing Alberta couple, during bad weather: TSB

  27-02-2019 22:46
  The Transportation Safety Board says an Alberta pilot flew into deteriorating weather before his small plane crashed in southeastern British Columbia, killing him and his girlfriend.
  
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• Feds announce initial step to help large emitters cut greenhouse gasses

  27-02-2019 22:35
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi Wednesday announced a $1.8 million investment to support large industrial facilities manage their greenhouse gas emissions.
  
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• Plane crashed in B.C. in 2017, killing Alberta couple, during bad weather: TSB - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2019 22:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Plane crashed in B.C. in 2017, killing Alberta couple, during bad weather: TSB  Edmonton JournalThe TSB says an Alberta pilot flew into deteriorating weather before his small plane crashed in southeastern B.C., killing him and his girlfriend.
  
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• ‘Spider-Mable’ comic helps young cancer patients - CTV News

  27-02-2019 22:16 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  ‘Spider-Mable’ comic helps young cancer patients  CTV NewsEdmonton's favourite crime fighter is at it again, this time helping young cancer patients and their families.
  
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• Edmonton’s Groat Road Bridge closed due to crane incident - Global News

  27-02-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s Groat Road Bridge closed due to crane incident  Global NewsThe Groat Road Bridge was closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon following an incident with a construction crane.
  
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• Kindness counts: How Edmonton students tackle cyberbullying on Pink Shirt Day - Global News

  27-02-2019 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Kindness counts: How Edmonton students tackle cyberbullying on Pink Shirt Day  Global NewsGrowing up in a world ruled by social media can be tough. Edmonton students share their thoughts on what it means to be bullied in the online age.
  
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• Commuter Alert: Groat Road Bridge closed due to 'crane incident' - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2019 22:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Commuter Alert: Groat Road Bridge closed due to 'crane incident'  Edmonton JournalThe Groat Road Bridge is closed in both directions due to an “incident involving a construction crane,” city officials warned Wednesday afternoon.Adriana Amelio ...
  
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• Service dog guides blind runner at Edmonton's Hypothermic Half - Canadian Running Magazine

  27-02-2019 22:02 via runningmagazine.ca
  Service dog guides blind runner at Edmonton's Hypothermic Half  Canadian Running MagazineThis was Jenny the guide dog's second half-marathon.
  
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• Compliments brand chicken nuggets recalled due to salmonella risk

  27-02-2019 21:57 via cbc.ca
  Compliments brand chicken nuggets have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.
  
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• Alberta gearing up for wildfire season

  27-02-2019 21:54
  Officially running from March 1 to Oct. 31, the province is putting firefighters, equipment and aircraft in place ahead of the season.
  
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• Groat Road Bridge closed due to 'crane incident' - Edmonton Sun

  27-02-2019 21:50 via edmontonsun.com
  Groat Road Bridge closed due to 'crane incident'  Edmonton SunThe City of Edmonton has closed Groat Road Bridge on both directions due to an “incident involved a construction crane.”The bridge is closed to traffic and ...
  
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• City banking on province to help fund Terwillegar Drive upgrades

  27-02-2019 21:27 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton city council is banking on the province's help for funding to turn congested Terwillegar Drive into an expressway, a project council approved in December 2018.
  
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• Mass transit between Banff National Park and Calgary makes sense: study

  27-02-2019 21:25
  A feasibility study released Wednesday says bus or passenger rail service between Calgary and Banff National Park would make sense.
  
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• ‘Big Brother Canada’ Season 7: Meet the houseguests

  27-02-2019 21:01
  ‘Big Brother Canada’ Season 7 houseguests are vying for a grand prize of $100,000, a dream vacation and a $25,000 home-furnishing makeover.
  
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• Edmonton police charge man, 29, with murder of friend's six-month-old son - CBC.ca

  27-02-2019 20:52 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police charge man, 29, with murder of friend's six-month-old son  CBC.caA 29-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2016 death of a six-month-old boy.
  
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• Edmonton police charge man, 29, with murder of friend's six-month-old son

  27-02-2019 20:52 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2016 death of a six-month-old boy.
  
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• Edmonton police lay 2nd-degree murder charge in 2016 death of baby boy

  27-02-2019 20:46
  A 29-year-old man was taken into custody by Edmonton police on Tuesday in connection with the death of a six-month-old baby in July 2016.
  
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• Alberta deficit not as bad as expected - CTV News

  27-02-2019 20:35 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Alberta deficit not as bad as expected  CTV NewsAlberta's finance minister released the third quarter fiscal update Wednesday morning. The projected deficit for the 2018-2019 fiscal year is now $6.9 billion.
  
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• Former Alberta CFO charged with defrauding agri-business group $2.5M

  27-02-2019 20:30
  Last week, Edmonton police charged the former chief financial officer of a local agri-business organization with 12 counts of fraud over $5,000.
  
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• Alberta finance minister updates fiscal situation

  27-02-2019 20:06
  Joe Ceci says Alberta is on track to a balanced budget in 2023 but seeing that five-year path to balance in a quarterly update is unusual. Tom Vernon has the details.
  
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• Former CFO of Edmonton-based agri-business charged in $2.45M fraud - CBC.ca

  27-02-2019 20:05 via cbc.ca
  Former CFO of Edmonton-based agri-business charged in $2.45M fraud  CBC.caThe former chief financial officer of an Edmonton-area agri-business organization has been charged with fraud for allegedly misappropriating millions of dollars ...
  
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• Former CFO of Edmonton-based agri-business charged in $2.45M fraud

  27-02-2019 20:05 via cbc.ca
  The former chief financial officer of an Edmonton-area agri-business group has been charged with fraud for allegedly misappropriating millions of dollars in corporate funds.
  
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• Alberta extends deadline for farm workers to get mandatory truck driver training

  27-02-2019 19:50 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government is extending a deadline for farm workers to get new mandatory truck driver training.
  
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• Alberta announces budget on track for $6.9B deficit as election looms

  27-02-2019 19:48
  The budget had originally forecast a deficit of $8.8 billion, but the finance minister says a lower dollar and higher than expected bitumen royalties have helped.
  
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• Two Edmonton men sought after arrests in Fort McMurray drug sting: ALERT - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2019 19:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two Edmonton men sought after arrests in Fort McMurray drug sting: ALERT  Edmonton JournalTwo Edmonton men are being sought in the wake of a Fort McMurray drug operation that netted 10 arrests, says Alberta's integrated police team.A total of four ...
  
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• Deadline for Alberta farm workers to get mandatory truck driver training pushed to March 2020

  27-02-2019 19:12
  A coalition of the province's agriculture producers had expressed concerns about the March 1 deadline. 
  
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• No budget before spring election, government hints in Q3 fiscal update

  27-02-2019 19:10 via cbc.ca
  Increases in resource revenue and personal income tax have put Alberta on track to finish the fiscal year with a $6.9-billion deficit, $1.9 billion lower than forecast.
  
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• Edmonton comics not laughing about possible cut in radio royalties - CBC.ca

  27-02-2019 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton comics not laughing about possible cut in radio royalties  CBC.caCanada Laughs, which airs on SiriusXM channel 168, has provided 100 per cent Canadian *content* since its 2005 creation — providing exposure, airplay and ...
  
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• Edmonton comics not laughing about possible cut in radio royalties

  27-02-2019 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Canada Laughs, which airs on SiriusXM channel 168, has provided 100 per cent Canadian content since its 2005 creation — providing exposure, airplay and royalties that comedians across the country have come to depend on.
  
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• 15 people facing charges in Fort McMurray drug bust

  27-02-2019 18:55
  Fifteen men from Fort McMurray and Edmonton are facing dozens of charges in relation to organized crime and gang investigations in northern Alberta.
  
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• Pipe bomb recovered from Banff garbage: RCMP

  27-02-2019 18:54
  An exploded pipe bomb was found in a garbage can in Banff National Park on Tuesday, according to RCMP.
  
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• Global Edmonton’s Quinn Ohler wins Lethbridge College Rising Star alumni award

  27-02-2019 18:49
  News reporter and anchor Quinn Ohler is the recipient of this year's Rising Star award from Lethbridge College.
  
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• Why Canada needs better information about all the energy it produces

  27-02-2019 18:48 via cbc.ca
  Trouble analyzing the impact of Alberta's mandatory oil production cuts have renewed calls for more comprehensive and timely data to assess the Canadian energy picture.
  
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• Alberta homicide victim identified as 41-year-old Edmonton man

  27-02-2019 18:27
  Edmonton resident Trevor Emery Wortman, 41, has been identified as the man whose body was found on a lease site in Sturgeon County on Feb. 11.
  
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• Edmonton man found dead near Redwater was homicide victim: RCMP - CBC.ca

  27-02-2019 18:08 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton man found dead near Redwater was homicide victim: RCMP  CBC.caThe death of a man whose body was recovered from an unoccupied rural property northeast of Edmonton more than two weeks ago has been has been ...
  
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• Edmonton man found dead near Redwater was homicide victim: RCMP

  27-02-2019 18:08 via cbc.ca
  The death of a man whose body was recovered from an unoccupied rural property northeast of Edmonton more than two weeks ago has been has been confirmed as a homicide.
  
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• Alberta's economic growth to leap from last place in 2019 to country-leading in 2020: Conference Board

  27-02-2019 18:01 via cbc.ca
  Alberta will see only mild economic growth in 2019 as the province continues to absorb the effects of oil production cuts and depressed energy investment, but the outlook is much rosier for 2020, the Conference Board of Canada says in a new forecast.
  
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