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• Last Humboldt Bronco in hospital released after 333 days

  04-03-2019 23:28 via cbc.ca
  Morgan Gobeil suffered a serious head injury in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018. He's been released from hospital after 333 days. Gobeil was one of 13 hockey players injured in the crash.
  
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• South Dakota governor offers bills aimed at possible Keystone XL pipeline protests

  04-03-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday that she's proposing legislation before construction begins on the Keystone XL oil pipeline that would create a way to go after out-of-state money that funds pipeline protests.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Morgan Gobeil released from hospital

  04-03-2019 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Morgan Gobeil's family says a former Humboldt Broncos coach brought a sign with “Believe” on it to the Saskatoon hospital just days after the tragedy.
  
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• 100 signs along 106 Street in south Edmonton coming down - Global News

  04-03-2019 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  100 signs along 106 Street in south Edmonton coming down  Global NewsAbout 100 street signs along a cluttered section of 106 Street in south Edmonton are in the process of being removed. The City of Edmonton said that number ...
  
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• Food incubator for entrepreneurs, producers to fire up Edmonton’s local food scene

  04-03-2019 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Public will house 13 commercial kitchens, dry, cold and frozen storage, event and office space. It also offers retail space and growth support for local food producers and entrepreneurs.
  
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• Two teens arrested after shots fired, police helicopters deployed in Wetaskiwin - Edmonton Journal

  04-03-2019 21:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two teens arrested after shots fired, police helicopters deployed in Wetaskiwin  Edmonton JournalTwo youths are facing multiple charges after shots were fired before RCMP and Edmonton city police helicopters were deployed in the Maskwacis area Saturday ...
  
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• Teens arrested after shots fired at home on Samson Cree Nation

  04-03-2019 21:32 via cbc.ca
  Two teenage boys face a number of charges including several related to firearms, stolen vehicles and property offences after shots were fired into a rural home on the Samson Cree Nation reserve Saturday night.
  
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• 100 signs along 106 Street in south Edmonton coming down

  04-03-2019 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton said that number represents about 30 per cent of the total number of signs along 106 Street between 63 Avenue and 76 Avenue.
  
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• 2 teens arrested in central Alberta drive-by shooting investigation

  04-03-2019 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  A pair of teenage boys have been charged in connection to a shooting in Maskwacis, Alta. over the weekend.
  
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• Status of commercial real estate in Edmonton

  04-03-2019 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  From debate over business taxes to new office towers cropping up in downtown Edmonton, Dave Young with CBRE Edmonton gives us an update on the commercial real estate climate in Edmonton.
  
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• Design work on long awaited road to central Arctic tundra to begin

  04-03-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government will kick in more than $5 million to start work on an all-season road into the centre of the Northwest Territories.
  
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• Pitch for new food business incubator gets $600,000 from city

  04-03-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  The project would transform the Capital Place Art Building into a food business incubator and production facility with a public market, retail and event space, and 13 shared commercial kitchens.
  
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• Edmonton invests $600,000 to turn old warehouse into new food hub - CBC.ca

  04-03-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton invests $600,000 to turn old warehouse into new food hub  CBC.caPlans to transform a 70-year-old warehouse in central Edmonton into a new hub for cultivating Edmonton's food scene are getting served up some financial ...
  
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• Edmonton invests $600,000 to turn old warehouse into new food hub

  04-03-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  The project would transform the Capital Place Art Building into a food business incubator and production facility with a public market, retail and event space, and 13 shared commercial kitchens.
  
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• 4.6 magnitude earthquake in central Alberta

  04-03-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Natural Resources Canada says a 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook central Alberta at around 6 a.m. Monday. Kendra Slugoski spoke with people in Sylvan Lake.
  
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• Alberta’s Koe, Canada’s Gushue unbeaten at 2019 Tim Hortons Brier

  04-03-2019 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's Kevin Koe and defending champion Brad Gushue moved to 3-0 atop Pool B at the Canadian men's curling championship Monday.
  
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• Jason Kenney says UCP would cut Alberta's corporate taxes to lowest in Canada

  04-03-2019 19:23 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney outlined a plan on Monday to reduce the corporate tax rate to 8% by 2022 if his party forms government.
  
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• Jason Kenney says UCP would cut Alberta's corporate tax rate to 8%, the lowest in Canada

  04-03-2019 19:23 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney outlined a plan on Monday to reduce the corporate tax rate to 8% by 2022 if his party forms government, something Rachel Notley condemned as an 'historic giveaway.'
  
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• Jason Kenney says UCP government would cut Alberta’s corporate tax rate

  04-03-2019 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says a United Conservative government would drop the corporate income tax rate to eight per cent from 12 per cent by 2022.
  
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• Cold, underfed livestock and pets keep Alberta SPCA busy in frigid cold

  04-03-2019 18:03 via cbc.ca
  A "staggering" number of animal welfare calls kept investigators busy last month, says the Alberta SPCA.
  
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• Say hello to CBC Edmonton's News at 6 host: Nancy Carlson

  04-03-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Nancy Carlson joins the CBC team as the producer and host of News at 6.
  
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• Alberta NDP MLA Eric Rosendahl won’t seek re-election

  04-03-2019 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  West Yellowhead MLA Eric Rosendahl says he will not seek re-election in the riding.
  
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• UCP leader Jason Kenney tweet backfires as #BetterOffWithRachel trends

  04-03-2019 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  UCP leader Jason Kenney asked Albertans if they were better off today than they were four years ago, which sparked a flurry of positive responses.
  
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• Where to eat in Edmonton: River Cree Resort infuses Indigenous flavour - Vancouver Sun

  04-03-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Where to eat in Edmonton: River Cree Resort infuses Indigenous flavour  Vancouver SunExecutive chef Shane Chartrand, featured on the hit Food Network show Chopped, incorporates his culture and heritage into the menu at River Cree Resort and ...
  
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• Sexual and labour human trafficking increasing in Alberta

  04-03-2019 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  ACT Alberta works with government to identify and respond to human trafficking in the province. Executive director Amy Wilson shares how prevalent it is in Alberta, and talks about the upcoming Spero Gala.
  
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• 'A very short, sharp shock': Earthquake rattles central Alberta

  04-03-2019 16:07 via cbc.ca
  The quake occurred about four kilometres southwest of Red Deer at 5:55 a.m., Earthquakes Canada confirmed in a report on its website.
  
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• 4.6 magnitude earthquake hits central Alberta near Red Deer

  04-03-2019 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  Natural Resources Canada said a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit central Alberta near Sylvan Lake and Red Deer just before 6 a.m. on Monday.
  
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• Long-awaited emergency shelter coming to Red Deer

  04-03-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government is funding the creation of an emergency shelter in Red Deer, a service some in the city agree is desperately needed.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Cold today, above zero by end of the week? - Edmonton Journal

  04-03-2019 14:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Cold today, above zero by end of the week?  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -23.3 C with 3 km/h ...
  
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• Mom, Pop & Tots Fair Show rolls into Edmonton

  04-03-2019 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Mom, Pop & Tots Fair Show is coming to the Edmonton Expo Centre. Show organizer Louise Reinich and Krissia Gonzalez and Fabrina Fabiana Geuschnig from Bambini Learning Group share details.
  
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• Program aims to end 'PJ paralysis' in Calgary and Edmonton hospitals - CBC.ca

  04-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Program aims to end 'PJ paralysis' in Calgary and Edmonton hospitals  CBC.caHealth workers in Calgary are trying out a new way to improve care in hospitals — by getting patients to change into their own clothes. It's an Alberta Health ...
  
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• Program aims to end 'PJ paralysis' in Calgary and Edmonton hospitals

  04-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The idea is that by encouraging long-term patients to change out of hospital gowns and into personal garments on a daily basis, their health outcomes will be improved.
  
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• Leduc-Beaumont: oil and gas, young families make riding a microcosm of Alberta

  04-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  NDP MLA and Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson and UCP candidate Brad Rutherford see the riding, with its growing population, young families and dependence on the oil and gas industry, as representative of the province at large.
  
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• Cold, weird Vancouver weather, derailments delaying prairie grain to market

  04-03-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  The extreme cold on the prairies and the bizarre snowfall in Vancover over the past several weeks is putting stress on grain shipments heading to export, says an agriculture advocacy group.
  
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• Councillor wants city to tackle vaping ads targeted at teenagers - Edmonton Journal

  04-03-2019 11:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Councillor wants city to tackle vaping ads targeted at teenagers  Edmonton Journal'When some proprietor thinks it's fine to put up a four-foot by four-foot vape ad next to a slurpee machine, then the rules are too loose in my view.'
  
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• Elise Stolte: New commercial kitchen scheme plays to Edmonton's traditional strength - Edmonton Journal

  04-03-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Elise Stolte: New commercial kitchen scheme plays to Edmonton's traditional strength  Edmonton JournalLow-cost commercial kitchens are in such short supply, Laura Saueracker drives to Tofield from Edmonton every Wednesday to make jam.It's a 45-minute drive, ...
  
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• WHL Roundup: Sunday, March 3, 2019

  04-03-2019 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  Bowen Byram scored just 29 seconds into overtime as the Vancouver Giants edged the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• 300 girls train alongside Olympian at Edmonton hockey festival - CBC.ca

  04-03-2019 04:42 via cbc.ca
  300 girls train alongside Olympian at Edmonton hockey festival  CBC.caAbout 300 girls got a unique lesson Sunday at Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton when they skated alongside Olympian and Canadian women's hockey ...
  
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• 300 girls train alongside Olympian at Edmonton hockey festival

  04-03-2019 04:42 via cbc.ca
  About 300 girls got a unique lesson on Sunday at Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton when they skated alongside Olympian and Canadian women’s hockey champion, Natalie Spooner.
  
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• West Yellowhead MLA joins list of Alberta government members not running

  04-03-2019 04:03 via cbc.ca
  Another member of Alberta's NDP government caucus says he won't be seeking reelection.
  
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• Alienated: Alberta project seeks to find common language on climate change

  04-03-2019 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  The project — supported by 75 organizations including government, foundations, universities, churches and industry — is attempting to find a way for different people to at least talk, if not agree.
  
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• Hempfest Cannabis Festival

  04-03-2019 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Mar 3 – The third annual Hempfest Cannabis Festival was held in Edmonton this weekend. It was the first time the expo has come to Edmonton since cannabis became legal. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Alberta man’s bowl of noodles freezes, suspends fork midair in frigid temperatures

  04-03-2019 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  The video shows noodles and a fork suspended in the air, hardened in place during Calgary's cold snap.
  
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• Alberta man’s bowl of noodles freezes, suspends fork mid-air in frigid temperatures

  04-03-2019 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  The video shows noodles and a fork suspended in the air, hardened in place during Calgary's cold snap.
  
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• Hempfest Cannabis Expo takes over downtown Edmonton venue

  04-03-2019 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of people took in the Hempfest Cannabis Expo on Sunday, the first time the annual event has been held since cannabis was legalized in Canada last October.
  
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• Search for missing Edmonton woman ends - Global News

  04-03-2019 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  Search for missing Edmonton woman ends  Global NewsThe search for a missing Edmonton-area realtor ended Sunday afternoon after police and co-workers told Global News that Maya Day was found safe.
  
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• Search for missing Edmonton woman ends

  04-03-2019 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  A missing Edmonton woman was located safe Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Search for missing Edmonton realtor underway

  04-03-2019 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  Maya Day was scheduled to host an open house Saturday at 2 p.m. in Magrath, Alta., but co-workers say she failed to show up.
  
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