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• Canadian snowbirds found dead in Florida sparks investigation - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 23:11
  Canadian snowbirds found dead in Florida sparks investigation  Edmonton JournalMONTREAL — Police in Florida have launched a double homicide investigation after an elderly Canadian couple was found dead in their mobile home on ...
  
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• Record number of Alberta opioid deaths in 2018 taking its toll on Calgary firefighters​

  24-03-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  The latest numbers from Alberta Health show that more people died last year from opioid overdoses than the previous year.
  
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• One dead, two injured in shooting at Whyte Avenue lounge - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 21:03
  One dead, two injured in shooting at Whyte Avenue lounge  Edmonton JournalOne man was killed and two others were injured in an early-morning shooting at a Whyte Avenue hookah lounge.Police received a weapons complaint at ...
  
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• MEC's Edmonton Race Series opens April 14 - Canadian Running Magazine

  24-03-2019 19:31
  MEC's Edmonton Race Series opens April 14  Canadian Running MagazineMEC Edmonton has four road races and three trail races lined up for 2019.
  
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• 1 person killed, 2 injured in shooting at Whyte Avenue bar

  24-03-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police homicide detectives are investigating after one person was killed and two others injured in a shooting at a bar off Whyte Avenue early Sunday morning.
  
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• 1 man killed, 2 other people injured in shooting at Whyte Avenue bar

  24-03-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  A man was killed and two other people injured when a suspect shot a gun through the front windows of a bar off Whyte Avenue early Sunday morning, prompting a homicide investigation.
  
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• Edmonton’s NAIT hosts first official eSports tournament - Global News

  24-03-2019 19:12
  Edmonton’s NAIT hosts first official eSports tournament  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: eSports are taking off at NAIT, which hosted its first official video game tournament this weekend. As Albert Delitala explains, those taking part ...
  
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• Edmonton’s NAIT hosts first official eSports tournament

  24-03-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  "Some of them are in business, some of them are in hospitality, and they just come because they have the same passion for video games."
  
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• ‘I just stomped out SOS’: Alberta hiker saved by B.C. remote satellite camera technology

  24-03-2019 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  Hunkered down in the backcountry west of Rocky Mountain House, Adam Nichols eventually spotted an Alberta forestry camera near a trail. He decided to make tracks in the snow – in the hopes technology would transmit his message.
  
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• Alberta election Day 6: Where the leaders are on Sunday

  24-03-2019 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  It's another relatively quiet day on the Alberta election campaign trail, with the leaders in Edmonton and Calgary.
  
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• Alberta election Day 6: Alberta Party digital health cards, UCP forestry announcement, Liberal immigration platform

  24-03-2019 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  It was another relatively quiet day on the Alberta election campaign trail, with the leaders in Edmonton and Calgary.
  
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• Pipeline giant Enbridge spends $11M USD lobbying Minnesota leaders

  24-03-2019 18:01 via cbc.ca
  A new report shows Enbridge spent $11 million USD last year lobbying leaders in Minnesota, where the company is fighting to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline despite opposition from tribes and environmentalists.
  
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• Pipeline giant Enbridge spends $11M US lobbying Minnesota leaders

  24-03-2019 18:01 via cbc.ca
  A new report shows Enbridge spent $11 million US last year lobbying leaders in Minnesota, where the company is fighting to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline despite opposition from tribes and environmentalists.
  
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• 2 people killed after 'chaotic' shooting at Whyte Avenue area bar

  24-03-2019 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Two people are dead after a shooting early Sunday morning at a Whyte Avenue bar.
  
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• 1 person killed after 'chaotic' shooting at Whyte Avenue area bar

  24-03-2019 17:57 via cbc.ca
  One person dead after a shooting early Sunday morning at a Whyte Avenue bar.
  
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• JONES: Hitchcock wants to return as Oilers head coach - Edmonton Sun

  24-03-2019 17:16
  JONES: Hitchcock wants to return as Oilers head coach  Edmonton SunWith the countdown to the final game of the Edmonton Oilers season down to single digits, you have to wonder if it's the final countdown for Ken Hitchcock.
  
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• Søgaard stars for Tigers in Game 1 victory over Edmonton - CHAT News Today

  24-03-2019 17:13
  Søgaard stars for Tigers in Game 1 victory over Edmonton  CHAT News TodayEDMONTON, AB - Mads Søgaard's WHL playoff debut was one for the ages on Saturday night, turning in one of his best performances in a Tigers sweater.
  
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• New UCP candidate under fire for link to Christian group's conversion therapy-style programs

  24-03-2019 17:12 via cbc.ca
  A newly appointed United Conservative Party candidate has come under fire for claims that he promoted religious programming that dealt with "unwanted same-sex attraction."
  
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• Edmonton weather: The fog has lifted but grey skies remain - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 16:32
  Edmonton weather: The fog has lifted but grey skies remain  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Sunday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 0.4 C with 14 km/h ...
  
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• Artists for Life at Edmonton’s Winspear Centre

  24-03-2019 14:55 via globalnews.ca
  Artists for Life 10th and final fundraising party takes at the Winspear next weekend. The volunteer run arts-based organization puts on amazing events to raise funds for local charities. Artistic director and founder Joyce Labriola explains.
  
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• Edmonton has seven homicides through 2019's first three months: Here's how that compares - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 13:21
  Edmonton has seven homicides through 2019's first three months: Here's how that compares  Edmonton JournalEdmonton's total number of homicides through the first quarter of 2019 is similar to previous years.
  
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• New RCMP commanding officer a familiar face in Alberta - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 13:01
  New RCMP commanding officer a familiar face in Alberta  Edmonton JournalAlberta RCMP's new commanding officer is a familiar face in the province's policing community.Curtis Zablocki was sworn in as the deputy commissioner of ...
  
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• Booze flow: Protectionist policies prevent Alberta liquor movement across country - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 13:01
  Booze flow: Protectionist policies prevent Alberta liquor movement across country  Edmonton JournalOn paper, it would knock down a bureaucratic trade barrier from selling liquor to other provinces.
  
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• Voters will see new Alberta political parties on ballot for 1st time

  24-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  When Alberta voters mark their ballots for the April 16 provincial election, many will see the names of political parties brand new to them.
  
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• 'It's going to be fabulous': Plains Cree host looks forward to historic NHL broadcast

  24-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Earl Wood says he can't wait to be part of a historic broadcast of an NHL game in the Plains Cree language. The match between the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes will air on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network on Sunday.
  
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• Alberta man takes emotional 1,200-km bike ride for son who died in Mackenzie River

  24-03-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  When Laval St. Germain decided to ride his bicycle from Yellowknife to Norman Wells to donate money to a local search and rescue, he knew it would bring up emotional memories of the endurance bike rides he used to take with his son Richard.
  
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• With Saturday's 4-3 O/T loss to Ottawa, the Edmonton Oilers' focus has to swing to 2019-20: 9 Things - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 12:15
  With Saturday's 4-3 O/T loss to Ottawa, the Edmonton Oilers' focus has to swing to 2019-20: 9 Things  Edmonton JournalLets move on, shall we?When that shot bled in between Mikko Koskinen's torso and glove hand and into the net during over-time Saturday afternoon against ...
  
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• Mounties seeing smaller number of blood samples than expected under drug-impaired driving law

  24-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were expecting to see their national forensic labs flooded with requests for blood tests after Canada's new impaired driving law came into effect, but they've seen just a small number so far.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, March 23, 2019

  24-03-2019 06:49 via globalnews.ca
  Mads Sogaard turned aside 49 shots as the Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Edmonton Oil Kings 2-1 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Western Hockey League first-round matchup.
  
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• Two taken to hospital after police respond to gunshots in downtown Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  24-03-2019 03:41
  Two taken to hospital after police respond to gunshots in downtown Edmonton  Edmonton JournalA man and a woman were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after city police responded to reports of gunshots Saturday morning.Edmonton ...
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Weekend: Mar 23

  24-03-2019 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, March 23, 2019 edition of the Global News Hour at 6. Hosted by Quinn Ohler.
  
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• Edmonton man aids in his own backcountry rescue with help of BC trailcam technology | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  24-03-2019 02:23
  Edmonton man aids in his own backcountry rescue with help of BC trailcam technology | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caSat, Mar 23 – A B.C. company played a key role in the rescue of a hiker in central Alberta earlier this week. The Edmonton man was on a camping trip when he ...
  
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• Edmonton man aids in his own backcountry rescue with help of B.C. trailcam technology

  24-03-2019 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Mar 23 – A B.C. company played a key role in the rescue of a hiker in central Alberta earlier this week. The Edmonton man was on a camping trip when he got lost near Rocky Mountain House. But as Kristen Robinson reports, a piece of B.C. technology allowed him to get his own...
  
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• Near zero-visibility fog grounds flights at Edmonton International Airport

  24-03-2019 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Mar 23 – Thick fog caused dozens of flights to be cancelled or delayed at the Edmonton International Airport, where operations ground to a halt Saturday morning.
  
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• eSports tournament at NAIT highlights popularity of competitive video gaming

  24-03-2019 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Mar 23 – eSports are taking off at NAIT, which hosted its first official video game tournament this weekend. As Albert Delitala explains, those taking part say it’s about much more than placing first.
  
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• Weather: Mar 23

  24-03-2019 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  Global Edmonton’s weather forecast for Sat, Mar 23.
  
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• Edmonton police investigating suspicious stabbing death in Mill Woods

  24-03-2019 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Mar 23 – Edmonton police are investigating a fatal stabbing at a townhouse complex in Mill Woods.
  
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• Firefighters called to central apartment complex - CTV News

  24-03-2019 00:33
  Firefighters called to central apartment complex  CTV NewsFirefighters have been called to an apartment complex in the Queen Mary Park neighbourhood.
  
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• Calgary victim of Ethiopian Airlines crash remembered as selfless leader

  24-03-2019 00:07 via globalnews.ca
  Over 700 people attended a memorial service on Saturday for Derick Lwugi, a Calgary man who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10.
  
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