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• Ex-UCP board member says he was bullied out of party for helping election commissioner investigation

  13-03-2019 23:41 via cbc.ca
  One of the six individuals who resigned from the Livingstone-MacLeod United Conservative constituency association board last week says was being bullied because of his participation in an investigation involving the party's leadership race.
  
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• Downtown Edmonton farmers market confirms new indoor-outdoor space on 97 Street - Global News

  13-03-2019 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Downtown Edmonton farmers market confirms new indoor-outdoor space on 97 Street  Global NewsCity Market Downtown will be moving to a year-round, indoor-outdoor location at 97 Street and 103A Avenue on Saturdays and Sundays.
  
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• Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers expanding to meet increased demand

  13-03-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers says demand continues to increase for its services, so it is expanding to offer more languages classes and support for clients.
  
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• Downtown Edmonton farmers market confirms new indoor-outdoor space on 97 Street

  13-03-2019 22:29
  City Market Downtown will be moving to a year-round, indoor-outdoor location at 97 Street and 103A Avenue on Saturdays and Sundays.
  
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• China yet to explain why it blocked canola imports from Winnipeg company: trade minister

  13-03-2019 21:35
  Canada still hasn't seen the evidence China used to block canola shipments from one of Canada's largest grain producers, International Trade Minister Jim Carr said Wednesday in an interview.
  
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• Natural Resources Minister Sohi says Indigenous consultations on TMX proceeding on schedule

  13-03-2019 21:23
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says consultations with Indigenous groups about the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are progressing well and he still expects to wrap up the court-ordered process by May.
  
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• Edmonton’s new Stanley A. Milner Library to open February 2020 - Global News

  13-03-2019 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s new Stanley A. Milner Library to open February 2020  Global NewsThe new library is expected to open early next year after more than $89.5 million in renovations.
  
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• Fraudster who orchestrated $5M Ponzi scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison

  13-03-2019 20:57 via cbc.ca
  Timothy Carruthers has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to 22 counts of fraud. The court has also ordered him to make restitution to his victims, although he declared bankruptcy in 2017.
  
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• Edmonton’s new Stanley A. Milner Library to open February 2020

  13-03-2019 20:51
  The new library is expected to open early next year after more than $89.5 million in renovations.
  
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• Ottawa vows Indigenous consultation on Trans Mountain expansion will wrap in 90 days

  13-03-2019 20:32 via cbc.ca
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says Indigenous consultation efforts on the Trans Mountain expansion project are expected to wrap up in 90 days, paving the way for a new cabinet decision on the project by summer.
  
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• Ottawa in a 'strong position' to finish Indigenous consultation on Trans Mountain in 90 days: Sohi

  13-03-2019 20:32 via cbc.ca
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says Indigenous consultation efforts on the Trans Mountain expansion project are expected to wrap up in 90 days, paving the way for a new cabinet decision on the project by summer.
  
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• Pothole season in Edmonton is late but just around the corner

  13-03-2019 20:23
  Pothole season in Edmonton is slightly behind schedule this year, but the head of infrastructure maintenance says we all should know what's coming.
  
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• Grounded Boeing 737s leave Alberta passengers' plans up in the air

  13-03-2019 20:08 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray resident Ryan Short and his wife were changing planes in Calgary Wednesday morning after flying in from Edmonton on their way to Palm Springs for a late winter holiday.
  
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• Alberta NDP working on legislation to strengthen public health system

  13-03-2019 20:04
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman said she is working on legislation to strengthen the public health system.
  
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• Student athletes seek meaning beyond their sports, says campus faith group

  13-03-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  A campus faith group for athletes says its attendance has doubled in the last year at the U of A, with swimmers, wrestlers and football players meeting to pray and talk about life and sports.
  
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• Edmonton man behind multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme sentenced to six years - Edmonton Journal

  13-03-2019 19:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton man behind multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme sentenced to six years  Edmonton JournalGreed was the one factor motivating a man who defrauded nearly two dozen people out of a total of $5 million dollars during a multi-year Ponzi scheme, a judge ...
  
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• Edmonton Oilers might approach Ken Holland and like Keith Gretzky's "openness," Friedman reports - Edmonton Journal

  13-03-2019 19:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers might approach Ken Holland and like Keith Gretzky's "openness," Friedman reports  Edmonton JournalThis in from Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, who reports that Oilers Entertainment Group CEO Bob Nicholson is casting a wide net in his search for GM and is ...
  
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• A pair of celebrity penguins live under West Edmonton Mall

  13-03-2019 19:36 via cbc.ca
  Two West Edmonton Mall penguins stepped out of the Sea Life Caverns and into the limelight this month.
  
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• Crews battle fire at northeast Edmonton waste centre

  13-03-2019 19:32 via cbc.ca
  A pile of electronic material is burning at the City of Edmonton waste management centre in the northeast.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers riding positive energy into game against Devils

  13-03-2019 19:08
  "We're putting our work boots on before our skill boots," head coach Ken Hitchcock said.
  
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• New football program a touchdown for Edmonton girls - Global News

  13-03-2019 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  New football program a touchdown for Edmonton girls  Global NewsAn Edmonton woman has created the city's first female midget tackle football division, in an effort to make the sport more inclusive.
  
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• New football program a touchdown for Edmonton girls

  13-03-2019 19:00
  Edmonton girls are being encouraged to stick with the sport of football.
  
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• Canned Olympic bid, Star Trek uniforms among Alberta’s Teddy nominations

  13-03-2019 18:42
  The pig-shaped Teddy Awards are handed out annually by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in honour of the “worst waste offenders.”
  
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• Canned Olympic bid and Star Trek uniforms nab Alberta Teddy nominations

  13-03-2019 18:42
  The pig-shaped Teddy Awards are handed out annually by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in honour of the “worst waste offenders.”
  
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• Fire crews battle blaze at Edmonton Waste Management Centre

  13-03-2019 18:16
  The fire was contained to one pile Wednesday morning but was not considered under control as of 10:30 a.m.
  
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• Fourth Alberta workplace fatality in 8 days

  13-03-2019 17:39
  The Occupational Health and Safety department confirmed a 57-year-old worker in Spruce Grove became the fourth person to die at an Alberta jobsite in just over a week.
  
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• Crude by rail volumes fall as Calgary-based Imperial Oil cuts Alberta shipments

  13-03-2019 17:35
  Crude-by-rail shipments from Western Canada fell in February to the lowest level since May of last year.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis shares higher after Peltz comes aboard

  13-03-2019 15:51
  Shares in Aurora Cannabis are jumping after the company announced the appointment of activist investor Nelson Peltz as a senior adviser.
  
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• Adopt A Pet: Wednesday, March 13

  13-03-2019 15:50
  The Edmonton Humane Society’s Dr. Ted Purcell is joined by Penny and Patches during this week’s Adopt A Pet segment.
  
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• Juno Awards to recognize Rocky Mountain House band teacher

  13-03-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A music teacher from Rocky Mountain House, Alta.  is being recognized at this year's Juno Awards.
  
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• Shell Eco Marathon Americas

  13-03-2019 14:41
  A University of Alberta engineering team is preparing for the Shell Eco Marathon Americas in California next month. Team members Carter Trautmann and Elizabeth Gierl explain what it’s all about.
  
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• Alberta funds 16 green transport projects, including zero-emissions truck

  13-03-2019 14:29 via cbc.ca
  Alberta is ponying up $100 million to kick-start new green transportation projects, including a truck that can drive long distances while delivering net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
  
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• Ice climber dies of injuries after avalanche near B.C.-Alberta border

  13-03-2019 14:01 via cbc.ca
  The woman was on a guided ice climbing trip in Yoho National Park when the slide happened Monday.
  
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• St. Albert to consider expanding smoking ban to all city property

  13-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The city of St. Albert has started a public survey to see just how strict residents want the updated smoking bylaw to be. They have proposed banning tobacco and vaping on all city property, including sidewalks and park trails.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Melt, baby, melt - Edmonton Journal

  13-03-2019 13:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Melt, baby, melt  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured – 2.7 C with 12 ...
  
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• Edmonton Pro Wrestling Fundraiser

  13-03-2019 13:41
  Pro Wrestling YEG and The Prairie Wrestling Alliance are partnering to host an event with all proceeds from ticket sales going to the Kids with Cancer Society.
  
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• Winter X Games coming to Calgary in 3-year deal

  13-03-2019 13:32
  The Winter X Games will be coming to Calgary for a minimum of three years.
  
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• Negotiations underway to bring Winter X Games to Calgary: sources

  13-03-2019 13:32
  The Winter X Games could be on their way to Calgary.
  
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• Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max 8, bans jet from airspace following fatal crashes

  13-03-2019 13:27 via cbc.ca
  Canada is grounding all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and banning the jet from entering its airspace until further notice as safety concerns continue to mount following two deadly crashes.
  
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• Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max 8, bans jet from airspace following fatal crash

  13-03-2019 13:27 via cbc.ca
  Canada is grounding all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and banning the jet from its airspace until further notice in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board, including 18 Canadians.
  
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• Geography not an issue, UCP 's Len Rhodes says about Edmonton-Meadows candidacy

  13-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Len Rhodes doesn’t believe his ethnicity, his St. Albert residency or his appointment as the UCP candidate over three people who live in the riding will hurt his electoral chances in Edmonton-Meadows.
  
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• Bill to protect public health care on NDP agenda for new legislature session

  13-03-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Anchored by a bill to protect public health care, CBC News has learned the NDP government intends to introduce several pieces of legislation when the new session of the Alberta legislature begins March 18.
  
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• If Dene want an apology for tuberculosis treatment, they might have to ask for it

  13-03-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apology to Inuit last week, Sonny MacDonald wants the government to acknowledge the mistreatment and disappearance of hundreds of Dene and Métis of the Northwest Territories at TB hospitals.
  
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• Three to See Thursday: Cat Empire, Joy Ride 2019 and the trippy Climax - Edmonton Journal

  13-03-2019 10:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three to See Thursday: Cat Empire, Joy Ride 2019 and the trippy Climax  Edmonton JournalThe Cat Empire: On their Stolen Diamonds tour, the Australian rock band brings their brand of feel good, high-energy, smile-inducing, euphoric roots pop to ...
  
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• EDMONTON OILERS GAME DAY: New look New Jersey since last time - Edmonton Sun

  13-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonsun.com
  EDMONTON OILERS GAME DAY: New look New Jersey since last time  Edmonton SunNEW JERSEY DEVILS (25-36-9) AT EDMONTON OILERS (31-31-7) ROGERS PLACE, 7:30 P.M. TV: SPORTSNET, RADIO: 630 CHED WHO ARE THESE ...
  
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• David Staples: Why PCL, Canada's biggest construction company, avoids corrupt countries - Edmonton Journal

  13-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  David Staples: Why PCL, Canada's biggest construction company, avoids corrupt countries  Edmonton JournalCanada's largest construction company, PCL Construction of Edmonton, refuses to do business in corrupt countries.Why not bid on projects in such places?
  
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• On the world stage, Canadian oil majors promote a carbon tax

  13-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Executives from a pair of Canadian oilsands companies extolled the virtues of a carbon tax this week at CERAWeek, a conference sometimes dubbed the Super Bowl of the global energy sector.
  
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• Boeing has grounded its 737 Max jets. Here are some of the disruptions Canadians can expect

  13-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Boeing has grounded its entire fleet of 737 Max aircraft in a move expected to cause significant disruptions for domestic airliners now forced to scramble to rebook thousands of Canadian passengers.
  
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• Matt Benning fighting for the playoffs and for his future with Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  13-03-2019 08:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Matt Benning fighting for the playoffs and for his future with Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton JournalAt the NHL trade deadline, there were plenty of rumours that Matt Benning might be heading out of town, perhaps to the Toronto Maple Leafs.But Benning, who ...
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, March 12, 2019

  13-03-2019 06:49
  RED DEER, Alta. - Vince Loschiavo's power-play goal 7:28 into the third period was the winner as the Edmonton Oil Kings held off the Red Deer Rebels 3-2 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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