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• The Ledge: NDP attacks Kenney's past in first days of election campaign

  22-03-2019 23:35 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney says he will not take action against candidates who were revealed on Friday to have expressed sexist and misogynist views in the past. 
  
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• Future Edmonton property tax hike one option to plug $93M Blatchford shortfall - Global News

  22-03-2019 23:10
  Future Edmonton property tax hike one option to plug $93M Blatchford shortfall  Global NewsCity council's utilities committee was presented with one unlikely option to build a special green utility for Blatchford: a 0.4 per cent property tax increase to cover ...
  
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• Future Edmonton property tax hike one option to plug $93M Blatchford shortfall

  22-03-2019 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  City council's utilities committee was presented with one unlikely option to build a special green utility for Blatchford: a 0.4 per cent property tax increase to cover off a missing $93 million.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Tobi Rieder offended by Bob Nicholson’s comments - Global News

  22-03-2019 23:09
  Edmonton Oilers Tobi Rieder offended by Bob Nicholson’s comments  Global News"I feel like it's disappointing and I'm offended by it," Edmonton Oilers forward Tobi Rieder said.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Tobi Rieder offended by Bob Nicholson’s comments

  22-03-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  "I feel like it's disappointing and I'm offended by it," Edmonton Oilers forward Tobi Rieder said.
  
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• Edmonton-based Dene artist part of Canada's 'meme explosion'

  22-03-2019 23:02 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton-based Nigel Henri Robinson, a Dene man from Cold Lake First Nations, is part of a growing movement of Indigenous meme makers across the country.
  
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• Alberta Party leader makes dental health announcement

  22-03-2019 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  Leader Stephen Mandel explained the Alberta Party’s plan to fund annual dental visits for children 12 and under and X-rays at the age of 10.
  
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• UCP leader on war room to battle oil industry myths

  22-03-2019 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Leader Jason Kenney announces details of the UCP’s war room that would respond to “all the lies and myths told about our energy industry,” if the party is elected April 16.
  
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• Man handed life sentence in 2015 killing of Camrose mother

  22-03-2019 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  The mother of a 22-year-old Camrose mother who was killed in 2015 trembled and cried in court Friday as she described how her daughter's murder has broken her and her seven-year-old grandson.
  
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• Notley says her government will commit to Springbank dam if re-elected

  22-03-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley says that her government will continue to support the Springbank dam if re-elected.
  
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• Notley responds to questions on Jason Kenney’s past and what he can do moving forward

  22-03-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference in Calgary Friday, Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said Jason Kenney “hasn’t come close to trying” when it comes to his past stance on LGBTQ issues.
  
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• Notley announces her government would build major reservoir upstream of Calgary

  22-03-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley announces her government would build a new major reservoir upstream of Calgary for flood mitigation if re-elected.
  
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• ‘Many people are aware of Mr. Kenney’s history’: Notley

  22-03-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley responds to her party’s stance on Jason Kenney’s past.
  
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• Edmonton inmate captured after escaping downtown healing centre - Global News

  22-03-2019 22:13
  Edmonton inmate captured after escaping downtown healing centre  Global NewsA 27-year-old inmate who escaped a downtown Edmonton healing centre earlier this week is back in custody.
  
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• Edmonton inmate captured after escaping downtown healing centre

  22-03-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  A 27-year-old inmate who escaped a downtown Edmonton healing centre earlier this week is back in custody.
  
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• 'A lot of sass': Bollywood drag night comes to Edmonton

  22-03-2019 21:50 via cbc.ca
  "Welcome to the first Bollywood drag night in Edmonton!" host Lady Tenderflake told the audience Thursday, before a drag queen named Agnes took the stage to lip-synch in Hindi.
  
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• Jason Kenney vows to stop 'the lies and the myths' of anti-Alberta-oil groups

  22-03-2019 21:48 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative leader Jason Kenney says he will spend millions of dollars in a campaign to stop "all the lies and the myths told about our energy industry."
  
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• The Pollcast: How the Alberta NDP won in 2015 and what they face today

  22-03-2019 20:50 via cbc.ca
  On the latest episode of The Pollcast, host Éric Grenier chats with Sally Housser, Rachel Notley's press secretary during the 2015 Alberta election campaign.
  
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• Alberta paleontologists confirm ‘Scotty’ is world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

  22-03-2019 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  “Scotty” lived in prehistoric Saskatchewan 66 million years ago. The bones of the 13-metre long dinosaur were discovered during a dig in the province in 1991.
  
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• Alberta election: Campaign calls for action on poverty reduction

  22-03-2019 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  A new campaign is calling for the issue of poverty to be part of the conversation this election — what to do about it and how to reduce it. Jennifer Crosby sits down with organizers Andrea Burkhart and Hunter Cardinal to speak more about the campaign.
  
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• ‘Moral blameworthiness’: Judge in Humboldt Broncos case outlines reasons for 8-year sentence

  22-03-2019 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Provincial court Judge Inez Cardinal sentenced Sidhu to eight years in prison on Friday, nearly a year after 16 people were killed and 13 others injured in the rural Saskatchewan crash.
  
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• Edmonton students rally for pedestrian safety after classmates struck by bus - CBC.ca

  22-03-2019 19:34
  Edmonton students rally for pedestrian safety after classmates struck by bus  CBC.caStudents at a west Edmonton school staged a traffic safety protest on Friday, two weeks after two of their classmates were struck by a school bus.
  
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• Edmonton students rally for pedestrian safety after classmates struck by bus

  22-03-2019 19:34 via cbc.ca
  Students at a west Edmonton school staged a traffic safety protest on Friday, two weeks after two of their classmates were struck by a school bus.
  
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• Edmonton school demands improved traffic safety after student hit by school bus

  22-03-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Grade 6 students from Bessie Nichols School held a "Citizens in Action Walk" in support of improved traffic safety on Hemingway Road
  
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• Alberta fish and game group concerned over Métis hunting deal with province

  22-03-2019 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  The deal, quietly released earlier this month, gives registered Métis the ability to hunt and fish year-round in certain areas, which the Alberta Fish and Game Association fears could put too much pressure on resources.
  
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• Edmonton students take to the streets to demand safety

  22-03-2019 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Two weeks ago, two teenage girls were struck by a school bus outside their southwest Edmonton school. On Friday, students took to the streets demanding action to keep them safe. Kent Morrison has the details.
  
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• Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash sentenced to 8 years in prison

  22-03-2019 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi driver who ran a stop sign and collided with the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos, sentenced to eight years in prison.
  
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• Edmonton AM hits the road for Leduc radio show

  22-03-2019 17:27 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton AM is hitting the road again, and this time we're heading to Leduc.
  
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• Edmonton travellers still delayed due to grounded 737 Max planes - CBC News

  22-03-2019 17:24
  Edmonton travellers still delayed due to grounded 737 Max planes  CBC NewsThe grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in Canada is still causing disruptions and delays for travellers, including a family from Edmonton whose trip to Hawaii ...
  
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• Special air quality statement lifted in Edmonton and area - Global News

  22-03-2019 17:17
  Special air quality statement lifted in Edmonton and area  Global NewsA special air quality statement warning of increased pollution levels in the Edmonton area was lifted early Friday morning.
  
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• Setting the bar: Edmonton's best builders honoured at CHBA-ER Awards of Excellence in Housing - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2019 16:18
  Setting the bar: Edmonton's best builders honoured at CHBA-ER Awards of Excellence in Housing  Edmonton JournalFor one night, Edmonton's home builders put a difficult housing market behind them.With an event theme of spring in Paris, it was about an industry being in full ...
  
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• Make It craft fair showcases homegrown, hand-sewn creativity - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2019 16:17
  Make It craft fair showcases homegrown, hand-sewn creativity  Edmonton JournalBlame the Booty Beltz.Entering its 11th year, this weekend's edition of the Make It craft fair, being held at the Edmonton Expo Centre, owes its success to an ...
  
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• Make It Edmonton is back this weekend at the Edmonton Expo Centre

  22-03-2019 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  Over 150 of your favourite Makies and some brand new ones are bringing their beautiful handmade goodies to the Edmonton Expo Centre. Shop for accessories, clothing, art, home decor, food and so much more! Enjoy delicious food carts and a beer garden too!
  
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• China has stopped all canola imports from Canada, industry group says

  22-03-2019 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Canola Council of Canada says China has stopped buying canola seeds from Canada.
  
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• Bantam hockey team ousted from league following dispute over cancelled game

  22-03-2019 15:19 via cbc.ca
  Hockey season is over but parents, coaches and players in Grande Cache are still angry about a missed game, the failed attempts to reschedule it, and the league’s decision to boot a team just a few weeks before playoffs.
  
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• Tips to growing your own food with Carson Arthur

  22-03-2019 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Carson Arthur is an expert on gardening, landscaping and all things outdoor living. He’ll be at the Home and Garden show this weekend, so he dropped by to share some tips on how to grow your own food.
  
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• Edmonton police charge suspect in series of violent carjackings - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2019 15:08
  Edmonton police charge suspect in series of violent carjackings  Edmonton JournalA 31-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of violent carjackings in southeast Edmonton that occurred over the last two months.Between ...
  
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• Alberta Election Day 4: Kenney in Edmonton to "fight back" against anti-oil special interests - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2019 14:39
  Alberta Election Day 4: Kenney in Edmonton to "fight back" against anti-oil special interests  Edmonton JournalIt's Day 4 of the 2019 Alberta election campaign trail. Here's what the province's political parties are doing today.Jason Kenney in EdmontonUCP Leader Jason ...
  
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• China has stopped buying Canadian canola seed

  22-03-2019 14:14 via cbc.ca
  Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase Canadian canola seed at the moment, according to the group that represents the industry in Canada.
  
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• Métis Nation of Alberta signs new harvesting agreement with province

  22-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government and Métis Nation of Alberta have reached a new agreement, which has expanded the harvesting area for Metis people in the province.
  
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• Edmonton food truck operators confused, frustrated over lack of city info - Global News

  22-03-2019 13:58
  Edmonton food truck operators confused, frustrated over lack of city info  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE (Aug. 25, 2018): As part of Global News at 11's Best of summer in Edmonton series, we asked you what the best food truck in the city is.
  
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• Edmonton food truck operators confused, frustrated over lack of city info

  22-03-2019 13:58 via globalnews.ca
  Food truck operators in Edmonton are filling each others email inboxes with a letter from city traffic operations that says they won't be able to get a fixed location in downtown this year.
  
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• Edmonton weather: We now resume our regularly scheduled forecasting - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2019 13:50
  Edmonton weather: We now resume our regularly scheduled forecasting  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -2.4 C with 4 km/h ...
  
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• Alberta election Day 4: UCP launching strategy to counter anti-oil groups

  22-03-2019 13:35 via globalnews.ca
  On Day 4 of the election campaign, UCP Leader Jason Kenney will release a strategy to counter anti-oil interests, while NDP Leader Rachel Notley will be in Calgary and Edmonton.
  
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• Friday's letters: Police red-light policy astounding - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2019 13:00
  Friday's letters: Police red-light policy astounding  Edmonton JournalRe. 'A life was potentially in danger': Police union unhappy with disciplinary decision, March 18We were astounded to read that an Edmonton police constable ...
  
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• Edmonton travellers still delayed due to grounded 737 Max planes

  22-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in Canada continues to cause disruptions and delays for travellers, including a family from Edmonton whose trip to Hawaii was marred by confusion and chaos at the airport.
  
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• Governing this province should be an honour, not an inheritance

  22-03-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  I suspect that the platform the UCP is presenting is built on little more than fear, anger, and wishful nostalgia.” political columnist Jen Gerson on the Alberta election.
  
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• New political party seeks to have Alberta separate from Canada

  22-03-2019 12:29 via globalnews.ca
  Some political parties occasionally have a difficult time trying to find a way to stand out from the other, but that does not appear that it will be a problem for the new Alberta Independence Party.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, March 22, 2019

  22-03-2019 12:24 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, March 22, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• ANALYSIS: In Alberta and elsewhere, New Democrats have mastered the art of the negative election ad

  22-03-2019 11:45 via globalnews.ca
  Whether it's the federal party or a provincial one, Canada's New Democrats aren't shy about throwing punches at their opponents in election campaigns.
  
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