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• Alberta mom sentenced for breaking 2-year-old girl’s ankles - Global News

  01-03-2019 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta mom sentenced for breaking 2-year-old girl’s ankles  Global NewsAn Alberta mother found guilty of breaking the ankles of her two-year old daughter has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.
  
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• Alberta school seclusion-room ban to take effect in fall, education minister - Edmonton Journal

  01-03-2019 23:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta school seclusion-room ban to take effect in fall, education minister  Edmonton JournalAll school boards across the province must submit a list of schools with a seclusion room and ensure they are decommissioned by August 30. Dustin Cook.
  
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• Wife charged with murder after husband found dead in Red Deer County

  01-03-2019 23:32
  A woman has been charged with murdering her husband after his body was found in a home in central Alberta earlier this week.
  
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• Woman charged with husband's murder in Red Deer County

  01-03-2019 23:20 via cbc.ca
  A 36-year-old Red Deer County woman has been charged with the murder of her husband, RCMP say.
  
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• Alberta mom sentenced for breaking 2-year-old girl’s ankles

  01-03-2019 22:58
  An Alberta mother found guilty of breaking the ankles of her two-year old daughter has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.
  
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• Murder suspect in north Edmonton killing turns himself in to B.C. RCMP - Edmonton Journal

  01-03-2019 22:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Murder suspect in north Edmonton killing turns himself in to B.C. RCMP  Edmonton JournalA man sought by police after a northeast Edmonton shooting death has turned himself in.On Tuesday, police called for gunshots to a home near Belmont Park ...
  
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• Opening date set for Century Mile Racetrack and Casino near Edmonton airport

  01-03-2019 21:52
  The new facility, located near the Edmonton International Airport, is set to open on April 1.
  
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• Edmonton landlord with lengthy criminal history remains in custody - CBC.ca

  01-03-2019 21:47 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton landlord with lengthy criminal history remains in custody  CBC.caA notorious Edmonton inner-city landlord is in trouble with the law again. Abdullah Shah, also known as Carmen Pervez, is accused of paying people to attack a ...
  
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• Edmonton landlord with lengthy criminal history remains in custody

  01-03-2019 21:47 via cbc.ca
  Notorious Edmonton landlord Abdullah Shah, also known as Carmen Pervez, appeared before a judge Friday after being charged with assault and conspiring to commit last week.
  
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• Parkland Fuel CEO links Alberta oil curtailments to lower refinery margins

  01-03-2019 21:37
  His comments echo complaints by major producers with refining assets which have all said the Alberta curtailment program is an unwanted intervention in the marketplace.
  
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• MacEwan University president resigns after two years in top job

  01-03-2019 21:27 via cbc.ca
  MacEwan University president Deborah Saucier has resigned from her position.
  
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• Number of vacant new homes reaches record high in Edmonton: ATB

  01-03-2019 21:16
  ATB Financial says January was the fifth consecutive month Edmonton reached a record high in new vacant homes.
  
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• April 7 will be inaugural Green Shirt Day

  01-03-2019 21:11
  Mariko Boulet, Logan’s sister, Brenda Brown with the Canadian Transplant Assoc., and Peggy John, donation manager for Canadian Blood Services, speak about Green Shirt Day.
  
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• Green Shirt Day: Logan Boulet and organ donation

  01-03-2019 21:07
  Bernie Boulet, Logan’s mother, talks about his decision to be an organ donor. After he was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, that decision inspired thousands of others.
  
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• Opening date set for Century Mile Racetrack and Casino near Edmonton airport - Global News

  01-03-2019 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  Opening date set for Century Mile Racetrack and Casino near Edmonton airport  Global NewsThe new facility, located near the Edmonton International Airport, is set to open on April 1.
  
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• Family of Humboldt Bronco Logan Boulet announce April 7 as Green Shirt Day ‘to honour his legacy’

  01-03-2019 20:25
  April 7 was the day Lethbridge's Logan Boulet passed away; one of 16 people killed in the Humboldt Broncos crash. Now, April 7 will be known as Green Shirt Day to promoting organ donation.
  
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• Education minister signs order banning seclusion rooms in Alberta schools

  01-03-2019 20:21
  Alberta's education minister says a ban on student seclusion rooms in schools will take effect this fall, but there can be exemptions.
  
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• Seclusion rooms to be banned in Alberta schools this fall: education minister

  01-03-2019 20:06
  Alberta’s education minister says a ban on student seclusion rooms in schools will take effect this fall, but there can be exemptions. Fletcher Kent has the details.
  
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• 'Fence the lumber': Edmonton police charge 4 suspects in $3.5M theft ring - CBC.ca

  01-03-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  'Fence the lumber': Edmonton police charge 4 suspects in $3.5M theft ring  CBC.caEdmonton police have recovered $3.5 million worth of stolen property in a year-long investigation they dubbed Project Timber.
  
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• 'Fence the lumber': Edmonton police charge 4 suspects in $3.5M theft ring

  01-03-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police have recovered $3.5 million worth of stolen property in a year-long investigation they dubbed Project Timber.
  
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• Man fighting for his life after ‘random assault’ in south Edmonton

  01-03-2019 20:00
  A 65-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after what police say was a random assault in south Edmonton. Albert Delitala has the details.
  
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• Meth, fentanyl, weapons sized after 6-month Edmonton drug investigation

  01-03-2019 19:52
  Three people have been charged with more than 30 drug-related offences after a six-month investigation by Edmonton police.
  
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• City looks at tightening rules banning taxi, Uber drivers guilty of serious crimes

  01-03-2019 19:51 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton is looking at tightening bylaw restrictions that deny licences to vehicle-for-hire drivers convicted of serious crimes.
  
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• Jason Kenney says regulatory approvals will be 'fastest in North America' under UCP

  01-03-2019 19:46 via cbc.ca
  Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney took to a podium Friday in downtown Calgary to attack the economic record of the governing NDP and talk about his plans for the economy if the UCP takes power, but made no new policy announcements.
  
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• Top medical examiner shocked after former Calgary pathologists dubbed 'body snatchers' in Texas

  01-03-2019 19:35 via cbc.ca
  Two former Calgary medical examiners are accused of harvesting organs from dead children without their parents' consent in Texas, for use in personal research.
  
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• Bust of $3.5M lumber theft ring results in 80 charges against 4 people

  01-03-2019 19:29
  Police say the suspects were targeting big rigs, which were parked overnight in various industrial areas, and selling stolen lumber to unknowing clients outside of Edmonton.
  
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• Eggen issues order to ban seclusion rooms in Alberta schools

  01-03-2019 19:24 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Education will do inspections and ensure schools are complying with order issued by Education Minister David Eggen.
  
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• Edmonton officer cleared of wrongdoing after police dog bites off woman's ear - CTV News

  01-03-2019 19:21 via ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton officer cleared of wrongdoing after police dog bites off woman's ear  CTV NewsEDMONTON -- Alberta's police oversight unit says it was unexpected for a police dog to drag a suspect out from under a truck by the head and ripping off an ear.
  
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• Edmonton officer cleared of wrongdoing after police dog bites off woman’s ear

  01-03-2019 19:10
  Alberta's police oversight unit says it was unexpected for a police dog to drag a suspect out from under a truck by the head and ripping off an ear. 
  
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• 'Beluga grads' bringing their kids to his shows, and Raffi couldn't be more pleased

  01-03-2019 19:04 via cbc.ca
  His songs have served as the soundtrack for many a Canadian childhood. Raffi will be performing in Edmonton this weekend at the Winspear Centre.
  
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• Meth, fentanyl, weapons sized after 6-month Edmonton drug investigation - Global News

  01-03-2019 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  Meth, fentanyl, weapons sized after 6-month Edmonton drug investigation  Global NewsThree people have been charged with more than 30 drug-related offences after a six-month investigation by Edmonton police.
  
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• Oxford nears sale of Edmonton mall, office towers - BNNBloomberg.ca

  01-03-2019 18:36 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  Oxford nears sale of Edmonton mall, office towers  BNNBloomberg.caOxford Properties Group is close to an agreement to sell a large shopping centre and two office towers in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, in a deal that could fetch ...
  
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• St. Albert daycare closed after suspected break-in damages water pipe

  01-03-2019 18:03 via cbc.ca
  A St. Albert daycare says it was forced to close after a suspected break-in left the centre with extensive water damage.
  
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• Bob Layton: I believe Jody Wilson-Raybould

  01-03-2019 18:00
  Jody Wilson-Raybould and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau disagree over what happened.
  
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• Spring break activity ideas at the Edmonton Public Library

  01-03-2019 16:48
  Rena Backstrom with the Edmonton Public Library shares the programs, classes and events for kids taking place over spring break.
  
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• Jerome Iginla’s No. 12 jersey to be retired Saturday in tribute from Calgary Flames

  01-03-2019 15:56
  The Calgary Flames will retire former captain Jarome Iginla’s No. 12 during a Saturda yceremony ahead of the team’s game against the Minnesota Wild.
  
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• Jarome Iginla’s No. 12 jersey to be retired Saturday in tribute from Calgary Flames

  01-03-2019 15:56
  The Calgary Flames will retire former captain Jarome Iginla’s No. 12 during a Saturda yceremony ahead of the team’s game against the Minnesota Wild.
  
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• Three Alberta Party candidates win appeal of their 5-year ban on running

  01-03-2019 15:46
  Three Alberta Party candidates have been cleared to run in this spring's provincial election
  
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• AMA Travel: Going solo? Here’s some tips for vacationing on your own

  01-03-2019 15:41
  Traveling on your own doesn’t have to be intimidating. Shelley from AMA Travel shares some tips from their Go Solo program, as well as some vacation ideas.
  
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• 40th anniversary of Mill Woods explosion: What have we learned?

  01-03-2019 15:23
  A pipeline explosion in Mill Woods forced more than 19,000 Edmonton residents to evacuate their homes in 1979, and led to changes in safe digging practices. Mike Sullivan from Alberta One Call and Jonah Porter from Edmonton Area Pipeline and Utility Operators’ Committee share more as the city marks the 40th anniversary of the event.
  
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• Oilers beat Senators 4-2, marking Ottawa’s sixth straight loss

  01-03-2019 15:12
  Both teams made mistakes, but offered plenty of entertainment for the 18,358 on hand at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.
  
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• Tough competition: Notley pipeline plea overshadowed by SNC-Lavalin affair

  01-03-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  When Premier Rachel Notley appeared before the Senate committee reviewing the contentious federal Bill C-69 Thursday morning, she had plenty of facts and figures as well as a compelling argument. What she didn't have was an audience.
  
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• Headed for a warm weather vacation? Pharmacist shares tips to stay healthy

  01-03-2019 14:41
  Alberta’s long stretch of brutally cold weather is making many want to escape to warmer destinations. Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist Deepak Narang shared some tips ensure you have a safe and healthy holiday.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Extreme cold warnings to the north, -30 wind chill in the city - Edmonton Journal

  01-03-2019 14:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Extreme cold warnings to the north, -30 wind chill in the city  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -23 C with 8 km/h winds ...
  
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• Training facilities busy as new rules for bus and truck drivers come into effect

  01-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  New mandatory training for Class 1 and 2 drivers licences could result in shortages of truckers and bus drivers in Alberta.
  
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• Man suffers non-life threatening stab wound overnight - CTV News

  01-03-2019 13:23 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Man suffers non-life threatening stab wound overnight  CTV NewsA man is in hospital after a stabbing in southwest Edmonton on Thursday night.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, March 1, 2019

  01-03-2019 13:23
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, March 1, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Watch: 40 years after the Mill Woods Explosion - Edmonton Journal

  01-03-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Watch: 40 years after the Mill Woods Explosion  Edmonton JournalPeter Clark talks about the massive explosion that changed his life and led to the formation of Alberta One Call, better fire resistant clothing and emergency ...
  
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• My not-so-amazing black widow spider adventure in Edmonton apartment - Edmonton Journal

  01-03-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  My not-so-amazing black widow spider adventure in Edmonton apartment  Edmonton JournalI bought a plant and ended up with a nasty house guest. On Wednesday night after arriving home from work, I planned to kick back and relax on the couch.
  
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• Edmonton suffers through coldest February in 40 years - Edmonton Journal

  01-03-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton suffers through coldest February in 40 years  Edmonton JournalEdmontonians just went through the city's coldest February in 40 years.This year's average February temperature was close to nine degrees colder than the ...
  
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