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• Edmonton Oilers drop OT decision to Ottawa Senators

  23-03-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Brady Tkachuk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Ottawa Senators beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Saturday afternoon at Rogers Place.
  
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• Edmonton police investigating suspicious death after stabbing in Mill Woods

  23-03-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton homicide detectives were called to investigate a suspicious death after a stabbing at a townhouse complex in Mill Woods on Friday night.
  
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• Suspicious death under investigation in southeast Edmonton - CBC.ca

  23-03-2019 20:45
  Suspicious death under investigation in southeast Edmonton  CBC.caPolice are investigating after a man found injured in a southeast Edmonton home died in hospital Friday evening. His death is considered suspicious.
  
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• Suspicious death under investigation in southeast Edmonton

  23-03-2019 20:45 via cbc.ca
  Police are investigating after a man found injured in a southeast Edmonton home died in hospital Friday evening. His death is considered suspicious.
  
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• Enbridge spent $11M lobbying Minnesota over Line 3 pipeline in 2018

  23-03-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  Minnesota Public Radio News reports that it marks the second consecutive year Enbridge has outspent all other lobbyists in the state.
  
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• Edmonton police investigating stabbing death in city's southeast - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 20:21
  Edmonton police investigating stabbing death in city's southeast  Edmonton JournalEdmonton police are treating the stabbing death of a 35-year-old man in the city's southeast as suspicious.
  
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• Michelle Obama delivers honest, hopeful message on Edmonton book tour stop - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 20:19
  Michelle Obama delivers honest, hopeful message on Edmonton book tour stop  Edmonton JournalI was determined to be someone who told the truth, using my voice to lift up the voiceless when I could, and to not disappear on people in need,” Michelle ...
  
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• Flights resume after delays due to thick fog at Edmonton International Airport

  23-03-2019 19:02 via cbc.ca
  Flights have resumed departing from the Edmonton International Airport Saturday afternoon, after dozens were delayed and diverted Saturday morning due to severe fog. As of 11:30 a.m. MT, all 28 scheduled flights for the day were still waiting to depart and eight flights bound for Edmonton were diverted and "a handful" of flights were cancelled, the airport authority says.
  
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• Near zero-visibility fog grounds flights at Edmonton airport Saturday morning

  23-03-2019 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada said areas of dense fog with near-zero visibility will persist until around noon.
  
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• Near zero-visibility fog grounds flights at Edmonton airport

  23-03-2019 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada said areas of dense fog with near-zero visibility will persist until around noon.
  
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• This woman was angered by a racist slur. Now she wants others to find forgiveness

  23-03-2019 17:30 via cbc.ca
  Amanda Nothando was riding the bus to Edmonton’s largest multicultural festival when two strangers on the bus compared her to an animal.
  
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• Alberta election Day 5: Where the leaders are on Saturday

  23-03-2019 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  After a busy first few days on the Alberta election campaign trail, most party leaders have a lighter schedule on Saturday.
  
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• Alberta election Day 5: Notley’s plan to door-knock interrupted by protester

  23-03-2019 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Leader Rachel Notley was supposed to knock on doors in her Edmonton riding, however her plan was kiboshed by a lone protester with a megaphone.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Advisory issued as dense fog envelops region - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 16:12
  Edmonton weather: Advisory issued as dense fog envelops region  Edmonton JournalEdmonton and surrounding areas are under a weather advisory as a blanket of fog envelops the region.
  
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• 6 ways to spend spring break in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  23-03-2019 15:30
  6 ways to spend spring break in Edmonton  CBC.caThe kids have been keen for it to finally arrive, but now that it's here, how to avoid the "I'm bored" March break blues? We've got six suggestion that might help.
  
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• 6 ways to spend spring break in Edmonton

  23-03-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  The kids have been keen for it to finally arrive, but now that it's here, how to avoid the "I'm bored" March break blues? We've got six suggestion that might help.
  
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• Teachers put sardines on the menu for Alberta election campaign

  23-03-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Teachers' Association is is rolling out a campaign to distribute 400,000 cards with a picture of a can of sardines on the front and the text: "Classroom sized sardines. Packed in for savings."
  
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• Edmonton early weather forecast: Saturday, March 23, 2019

  23-03-2019 14:09 via globalnews.ca
  It’s very foggy out there! Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Saturday, March 23, 2019 early morning weather forecast for the Edmonton region and the rest of Alberta.
  
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• OPINION | Going negative hard and early in a campaign is a dangerous tactic

  23-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  “What’s the voter to make of this? Notley and the NDP government are all about ‘love, hope and optimism’ but the NDP campaign is heavy on ‘anger, division and fear.’ ” Political columnist Graham Thomson on campaign negativity.
  
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• Going negative hard and early in a campaign is a dangerous tactic

  23-03-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  “What’s the voter to make of this? Notley and the NDP government are all about ‘love, hope and optimism’ but the NDP campaign is heavy on ‘anger, division and fear.’ ” Political columnist Graham Thomson on campaign negativity.
  
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• ASIRT investigating police shooting in Calgary’s southeast

  23-03-2019 13:50 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police responded to the 2700 block of 86 Avenue Southeast around 1:30 a.m. after reports of an armed home invasion.
  
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• First week of Alberta election features Calgary as key battleground

  23-03-2019 13:18 via globalnews.ca
  As of Friday, the NDP and the Liberals held four events in the city, followed by the Alberta Party with three, the UCP with two and the Freedom Conservative Party with one.
  
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• Towering Alberta Buddha brings prairie blessings from on high

  23-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Standing more than 21 metres over a Westlock, Alta., field, a golden Buddha stands as a reminder of the importance of seeking peace in life.
  
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• Opinion: Re-opening Alberta for business should be priority this election - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 13:00
  Opinion: Re-opening Alberta for business should be priority this election  Edmonton JournalBuilt into the mindset of every successful entrepreneur is a belief that they control their own destiny, that they have the solutions and ideas the market needs.
  
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• 'I hope to be part of the solution': Albertans rethink approach to energy, environment

  23-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta energy sector's future is cloudy, but some are banking on an economy based on world-leading bright ideas. Energy Futures Lab is one of the groups that believes Alberta can be the key to solving climate change problems by becoming a leader in new energy technologies.
  
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• 'I felt like a criminal': Airbnb hosts ask guests to lie, sneak around in covert rentals

  23-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Use the back door. Avoid the lobby if you're carrying luggage. Don't talk to neighbours. Say you're visiting a cousin. And most importantly, don't mention Airbnb. As cities and buildings around the world crack down on short-term rental platforms, hosts are asking guests to lie about who they are and why they're there.
  
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• Beyond Jessie's Girl: Rick Springfield keeps evolving as actor, musician - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 08:00
  Beyond Jessie's Girl: Rick Springfield keeps evolving as actor, musician  Edmonton JournalThe Australian-born actor and musician, locked in some people's minds as Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital and others as the singer-songwriter who gave ...
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, March 22, 2019

  23-03-2019 07:19 via globalnews.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Ian Scott stopped all 21 shots his way as the Prince Albert Raiders opened the Western Hockey League playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday.
  
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• This weekend is lit: a chance to catch the aurora borealis

  23-03-2019 05:37 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta may get a dazzling light show this weekend.
  
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• 3 UCP candidates under fire over comments and memes about women, letter about people from ‘superior stock’

  23-03-2019 05:27 via globalnews.ca
  Just days after the United Conservative Party candidate for Calgary-Mountain View resigned over comments she made about race and the treatment of white supremacist terrorists, the party's leader was forced to answer a question about a tape that reportedly captured comments her replacement made about women.
  
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• Watch: Notley campaign stops in Edmonton-Meadows - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 05:07
  Watch: Notley campaign stops in Edmonton-Meadows  Edmonton JournalAlberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley began her day in Calgary Friday where she announced a plan to invest $1 billion from Alberta's Climate Leadership Plan to ...
  
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• Watch: Urban farm set to open at Edmonton Valley Zoo - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 04:00
  Watch: Urban farm set to open at Edmonton Valley Zoo  Edmonton JournalA bigger, modernized working farm, will open to the public Saturday at the Edmonton Valley Zoo after two years under construction and will offer a chance for ...
  
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• Ham it up: Edmonton zoo opening new urban farm - CBC.ca

  23-03-2019 02:38
  Ham it up: Edmonton zoo opening new urban farm  CBC.caThe Edmonton Valley Zoo is opening its doors to its upgraded urban farm on Saturday. It features Juliana pigs (miniature pigs), chickens, ponies, goats and baby ...
  
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• Too soon for Boot Hill, says Oilers coach Hitchcock - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 02:13
  Too soon for Boot Hill, says Oilers coach Hitchcock  Edmonton JournalSomebody pointed out Friday a lot of people have written the Edmonton Oilers off this year, which Ken Hitchcock doesn't think is necessarily accurate.Written ...
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings gear up for 2019 playoffs

  23-03-2019 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  John Sexsmith takes a look at the Edmonton Oil Kings as they gear up for the 2019 playoffs.
  
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• Prairie farmers in limbo with China halting canola purchases, says Alberta farming chair

  23-03-2019 01:51 via cbc.ca
  Farmers are in a bind since Chinese importers announced today they will no longer buy canola seed from Canada said John Guelly, the chair of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.
  
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• Ham it up: Edmonton zoo opening new urban farm

  23-03-2019 01:38 via cbc.ca
  The Edmonton Valley Zoo is opening its doors to its upgraded urban farm on Saturday. It features Juliana pigs (miniature pigs), chickens, ponies, goats and baby doll sheep.
  
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• U.S. wants Alberta man accused of smuggling handguns extradited - Edmonton Journal

  23-03-2019 01:35
  U.S. wants Alberta man accused of smuggling handguns extradited  Edmonton JournalU.S. law enforcement officials are seeking to extradite an Alberta man they claim conspired to smuggle handguns with defaced serial numbers into Canada, ...
  
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• A chat with the hosts of Masters of Flip

  23-03-2019 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Home and Garden Show takes place in Alberta’s capital this weekend. Margeaux Maron caught up with the hosts of Masters of Flip at the event.
  
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• Community league plaza could be impeded by Hawrelak Park rehabilitation

  23-03-2019 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  A big investment for Edmonton’s Hawrelak Park is now in limbo. Sarah Kraus explains.
  
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• Calgary family out thousands of dollars after vacation is delayed due to Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounding

  23-03-2019 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary family is out thousands of dollars after their vacation was delayed due to the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX 8 planes.
  
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• Kenney outlines how he would kickstart Alberta’s energy sector

  23-03-2019 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney was in Edmonton on Friday to talk about how he would kickstart Alberta’s embattled oil and gas sector.
  
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• Appeal Court to decide on B.C. pipeline law that would impact Trans Mountain

  23-03-2019 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. filed the reference case to ask the court whether it can create a permitting system for companies that wish to increase the amount of heavy oil they are transporting through the province.
  
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• Man given life sentence for 2015 killing of Camrose mother

  23-03-2019 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  The fourth person involved in the vicious murder of a young mother has been sentenced. In 2015, Mackenzie Harris was chased, down, beaten and her body was dumped in a field near Calmar. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• Southwest Edmonton students rally for improved road safety

  23-03-2019 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  Young people in southwest Edmonton rallied for change on Friday morning. As Julia Wong reports, students took to the streets to call for improved safety on streets.
  
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• 'From us and them to we': Edmonton police unveil new Indigenous relations strategy

  23-03-2019 01:02 via cbc.ca
  It hasn’t always been an easy relationship between Edmonton’s police service and the city’s Indigenous communities. Now, under its new chief Dale McFee, the police are determined to change that — and step one is to stop making it about us and them.
  
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• Community league plaza could be impeded by Hawrelak Park rehabilitation: ‘It is a fear’

  23-03-2019 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  A large infrastructure development designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edmonton community leagues could be delayed by a plan to replace Hawrelak Park's utilities.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: March 22

  23-03-2019 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  In the latest edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “The Hummingbird Project” and “Falls Around Her.”
  
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• Edmonton’s first off-the-grid business building opens its doors - Global News

  23-03-2019 00:04
  Edmonton’s first off-the-grid business building opens its doors  Global NewsAn Edmonton-based home builder has become the first commercial office space to be run completely off the power grid in our city.
  
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• CFL rules committee recommends second challenge for head coaches

  23-03-2019 00:01 via globalnews.ca
  If a CFL head coach's first challenge is successful, the league's rules committee is recommending he get a second one this season.
  
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